Hello everyone, I’m new here!

I wanted to learn more about Celtic recon paganism from some organizations that center around it. I was wondering what some of the top Celtic recon pagan orgs are, since I don’t get much off of google :/

Additionally, since I’m coming from Norse Paganism, I was wondering if there are some NO GO orgs that should be avoided? What comes to mind on the Norse side is stuff like the AFA. I’d just rather black list them altogether.

Thanks for any help you can provide!

I’m new and looking for good books to start with for myth and practice.

Is there any evidence that Cernunnos had a wife? While researching him you come across a lot of sources saying he was born on the Winter solstice and he marries a Spring Goddess, perhaps Beltane. This has always seemed more like a modern interpretation that doesn't carry much historical weight, but I could be wrong; I'm very much still learning. Was hoping someone here might point me in a good direction.

I've been starting my work as a Brighid devotee and I've been thinking about learning irish celtic poetry to compose my own. Anyone has any idea where could I start my research?

Hiya folks!

So I'm a newbie to all of this, and I've been looking for podcasts based around Celtic reconstructionism but I haven't been able to find any!

Does anyone know of any?

Thanks!

Was she the daughter of the morrigan or was this just commonly accepted?

May the blessings of the Gods and Goddesses (especially Brigid on this day) be upon you! Blessed Imbolc!

I am a new Irish Polytheist, and this is my first Imbolc as one. Is it too late to place a strip of cloth out on a bush for Brigid to bless? I have read that it is supposed to be the eve beforehand. Is this correct or is there still time? Also, I have found that red and white cloth is traditional, but I have also seen green mentioned. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Sláinte!

Failte, everyone. As a little context, I'm a poet and a writer and I've been following an irish reconstructionist path for about 4 years now. Recently, after succesfully starting a closer relationship with An Morrigan, I've been meaning to do the same with Brighid. As part of this, I recently purchased a really nice ring I would like to dedicate to her as a way to strengthen that relationship as a jewelry piece dedicated and blessed by her. However, I haven't been able to find sources of any kind about rituals to dedícate/consecrate ítems to the gods and I would like to ask you if you have any sources I could use, any rituals you'd recommend or, if possible, both. Thanks a lot and may the gods bless you

I know it’s gone down a couple times before, but always just for a few hours, not several days like this. I’d be pretty sad if it’s gone, that was my primary online resource for Scottish-specific gaelpol Q&A. Anyone else know something about this? Or an alternative? I’d always meant to back it all up, but sadly never got around to it

I'm reading "A Circle of Stones" by Erynn Rowan Laurie, and I've seen many celtic reconstructionists say that the book is good, but that some of the info is inaccurate/outdated. Is there anyone here who has read the book and is able to specify what exactly is inaccurate? I've scoured the internet and haven't been able to find any sort of detailed description.

Anyone have tips for working with Cliodhna, Irish goddess of love and beauty? As a lesser known deity there's not much easily accessible information about her, only her being the daughter of Mananan, falling for a mortal, being washed away by Cliodhna's Wave, and having colorful birds around her.

pretty much what the title says. does anyone here have any experience with connecting with spirits native to a particular region/culture while in a different region/country? i love learning about the spirits from various celtic folklore, but its hard to imagine connecting to any of them considering I'm in America.

Hey all, hope this is the place for this. As the title says i’m making a wood burned wind chime.. charm? talisman idk what to call it, it’s a portrait of Brigid on the front with her arm reaching to the back holding a key. i’m looking for some blessings/ideas of where i could find any. the intention i have is for the struggle of free people so if you know any for ones for sovereignty, house/land protection that’s the dream! (any source breadcrumb is greatly appreciated.) My brain kind of stops at saint Brigid and the story of the cloak she covers Ireland with to get the land back which i played into the design but would love to branch out/or if you know a blessing for that tale idk. Let me know if this isn’t the right spot for this question. Thank you for reading i hope you have a good one.

Hey! I’ve been looking into paganism a lot the past couple years, and recently I’ve been drawn here specifically. While searching the FAQs and perusing the internet for more information, I found a wiki page of the goddess mentioned in my title. It’s just a small blurb that says this:

In Irish mythology, Bec (modern Irish Beag, meaning "small") was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She was known for having a magic well, that would grant wisdom with one drink and foretelling for a second.[1] The well was guarded by her three daughters. When Fionn mac Cumhaill approached the well to ask for a drink, her daughters tried to prevent him from getting the water; "one of them threw water over him to scare him away and some of it went into his mouth. From the water he gained wisdom."

That’s the entire wiki article, and I can’t find anything else on her. Is this accurate? Does anyone have any more information about her? I know it’s not a lot to go on, but I feel drawn to her for some reason.

Thanks!

I hope yer Grianstad na Gheimhridh/ Meáin Geimhridh or Winter Solstice/Midwinter in English is well. Beannacht Dé libh agus bí sábháilte agus sláinte. Agus aire daoibh don Sídhe agus na sióga

I live on the banks of the Hudson River. I’m sure there are folks living in environments even more removed from Celtic homelands.

I’m wondering what native (for where you live) plants you have substituted for ones Celtic lands.

I ask because I’m against introducing or continue using invasive species. I’m fairly certain the gods want us to mess up or ecosystems.

I thought it would be an interesting conversation.

I have been researching deities to built my practices, and I've stumbled upon Ceridwen. But different books and sites have different descriptions to her, some saying she was a powerful witch, others saying she is a Godess. I'm a bit confused.

Hey all! I'm curious what books/articles/poems/novels have been most impactful on your spiritual path? Is there something that really captured your heart and made you want to seek out more info about mythology?

Does anyone know of evidence that the ancient Celtic cultures celebrated the solstices? I know the name Yule is actually imported from other pre-christian traditions and I don't know if the celts had something similar or is all "evidence" of Yule a romanticized new age holiday?

I feel they may have had a feast, but I do not know of any legends that contain reference to it.

What are folks thoughts on Corrghuineacht? Is it something you have ever studied up on or even tried?

Can someone help me make sense of this? So he was the eldest son of the Dagda and he was made king among the Túatha Dé, when the High king of Ireland told his sons that they would not get anything unless they win it themselves they go to the Brúgh na Boine and fast for the Túatha Dé. Then Bodb consults with the rest of them and give the sons of the king wives, spears, swords, a horn, a rath, etc.

Why would they do that? What did they offer to the men of dea that they would give them these gifts?

Hey Guys, I was wondering if we have any info on how how Gaelic Polytheists did their Sacrifices to the Gods?

For example the Old Norse had Blot. This involved a Horgr(Stone Altar), Circuambulation of Flame around said Horgr, and then the Offering was Sprinkled etc etc

Do we have any Gaelic Sources in this level of Detail for Offerings or Rituals?

Over nine years ago, AmethystFae created this sub to be the first Celtic Reconstructionist community on Reddit. Over the years, more than ten thousand people have joined, and the subreddit is now in the top 5% of largest Reddit communities ever — an impressive feat for such a niche religious movement!

After a few years of running this community, one of the moderators left, and a major life event prevented AmethystFae from keeping up with moderation herself. Spam had started to clog the top of the feed, and eventually Nazis made a post here that prompted me to call on the community to help get a hold of AmethystFae to right the ship. That was when AmethystFae decided to promote me to moderator before departing Reddit.

It was not a job I had asked for, but I've been the sole owner and moderator ever since.

A lot has changed since this subreddit's founding. The Celtic Recon community has largely fallen dormant and been surpassed by new Celtic polytheist groups. Numerous new subreddits have been created for different types of Celtic Paganism. But this old message board still stands, offering a place for people to gather that's true to the vision it was originally created for.

After about five years of running this place, I feel it's time for me to step aside and let new leadership chart a fresh course. Thankfully, the moderators over at r/CelticPaganism have offered to take over the subreddit from here.

Please welcome u/sidhe_elfakyn and u/AshaBlackwood as your new moderating team! They plan to continue running this community as a Celtic Polytheist group with a focus on authentic sources, to complement their popular r/CelticPaganism board. I'm sure they will do a great job!

Disclaimer: I don’t identify as Paganacht (or Pagan at all, really). However I do draw a lot of influence from Irish mythology and folklore as part of my personal (very pantheistic and somewhat Jungian) view of the world.

I’ve read or listened to a lot on Irish mythology over the years, but just over the past few days listened to the Candlelit Tales telling of the Book of Invasions.

They talked a good bit about something that’s always nagged at me: the Tuatha De Danann essentially played a colonizing role with the Fír Bolg. We all pull for them during the second battle of course… but then we get to the Sons of Mil where murder Ith and try to sink the Milesian ships after being granted a reprieve by them (which was never so blatantly violated in previous stories). Then the Tuatha De are driven out by the Milesians, which if they were the ancestors of the Irish is presumably a good thing (from the perspective of the Irish).

I get that good and evil are later moral constructs that don’t necessarily come into these tales — but at the end of the day the myths tell us that a force came to Ireland, overthrew the existing power structures and subjected the native people to their rule, had a hard time when someone tried to do the same to them, went back to being corrupt, and then lost the island to our (if you’re Irish) ancestors.

It would just seem strange to me that those ancestors turned around and started worshipping their vanquished foes. And I’m interested to hear… what do you all think of this?

We do know how Norse Pagans conducted Blot as there are several Sources that describe this, are there any sources that describe how the Indigenous British Celts did offerings?