Celtic Mythology - How to Work with Irish Pagan Gods
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I'm so glad I found your youtube channel. I have been drawn to Irish culture and mythology since I was born, due to my ancestry being primarily through Ireland. And now, I want to start my relationship with Ireland and it's history, and you have been such a pillar lately for me. So thank you! :D
Just meditate. Ask your guides to lead you. I was born into the Catholic family. I was baptized, but my mom fell away from the church before I did my first communion. I grew up listening to my mom and her brothers and sisters complain about the church. They all attended catholic school and they spoke in detail of the abuse the nuns would put them thru. My mom was left handed but she would be rapped on the knuckles if she didn’t use her right hand. I could give more examples but hopefully u get the picture. By the time I was 18 I’d say I was pretty immersed into paganism, during a meditation once while trying to contact spirit guides someone kept stepping along side of me but I’d quicken my pace and leave him behind. In another meditation he appeared in modern styled clothes and introduced himself as Chris. Now I stopped believing in Catholicism, a long time ago, but I had this St. Christoper medal I loved. I mean loved! Don’t know why. Never could figure it out. Putting it all together I realized St. Christopher has been one of my guides since I was baptized.
As a storyteller, the tales are central to my relationship with Lugh and the rest of the TDD. 😁
Brian, could you please tell me more about contacting Lugh?
@@c.hunter9069 Contacting Lugh is a lot like contacting any deity; it’s about building a lived relationship.
Learn his stories, in a deep way.
Spend time in prayer (talking to him and listening also).
Make appropriate offerings (make sure your offering isn’t doing double-duty as trash or toxic).
Participate in activities related to him with him in mind.
Go to places associated with him (I’d suggest hill tops, crossroads, markets, sporting fields, the edge of crop fields, boundary places, or a shrine made for him) and do one or more of the above there.
Basically, like any relationship, be respectful, find common ground, be ready to put in time and work
loraobrien.ie/irish-deity/
Hello. I understand that this is way too long after you've posted this, but I wish to thank you. I am not from Ireland, but my herritage is of the most importance to me. I visited Ireland, and felt a strange kind of connection with it. I knew that I was supposed to be there, but I was still confused, until I saw this video. This might sound ridiculous, but I feel I know which spiritual path to take. Thank you so much!
I came here long after finding my connection to the Celtic pantheon but am just always trying to find more information, I'm with you in that I'm not from Ireland but my heritage is important to me. I've got Scottish, Celtic, and German ancestry and although I've no idea what I have the most of, I just felt a connection towards my Celtic roots and slowly realized I'd kind of had a patron waiting for me to figure things out and start to work with them. Thankfully I got one of the most patient ones possible because boy am I terrible at this all still 😹😹😹
Rocked it as always! ❣
For me, it was a kind of easy answer. I didn't choose my diety, she chose me and I just fell in love when I started learning about her. It was a process but it was pretty natural and there was a looooot of guidance. I'm probably an anomaly though... but yes it is a lifelong process, I'm still learning so much and growing as a worshipper.
very interesting and educational, thanks for taking time out to create and post....
I watch your videos night and taking notes, and all of the sudden its nearly 5am in the morning. lol love it.
"Working in right relationship" Beautifully said! I just have a practice of striving for that although good intentions can go wrong. :S
Thank you 😊
"I'm not saying you should have romantic relationships with your Gods..."
*loki has left the chat*
I have found over the years in my relationship with Brighid that reading stories or poetry/invocations etc. that I have found here and there has had the unexpected benefit of Her gently guiding me to the ones She "approves of" for lack of a better term. The ones that don't meet Her requirements (whatever they are) sort of just fade out of my practice and memory. I'll stumble on them in old journals sometimes and think, yeah... that one wasn't a hit with Her that year!
Another child of brigid!!! She's so good at "guiding" in gentle ways I swear, I love this. Especially since stories and poetry are kinda a big thing for her. I'm so glad to see someone else who's lucky enough to know her.
@@minacapella8319 There are so many out there! And I highly recommend the class taught by Orlagh at the Irish Pagan School which was founded by Lora. I learned so much it's not possible to describe properly in words. She is gentle, yes, but I have discovered she is crazy practical and can be quite firm when the occasion calls for it too!
@@ruisryan oh definitely. I'd love to take the class if I ever had finances for that, but for now I'm stuck being fairly poor.
Thank you for this info! My family (one side) is very Irish, lol, prior to leaving South Sligo for cities, they'd been there for longer than anyone really knows, but certainly several hundreds of years, and as DNA testing has shown, no English in the blood. Hah! 👀Just a lil bit of Scottish. Part of fam came by way of Scotland waaaaay back when, they say. Much of the fam is still there (Dublin, Mayo, all over)-- it was just my pup pup that had come over to the States as the eldest. That is all to say that I feel and have always felt very connected to Celtic Mythology, music, they had me in step dancing classes... It's taken on a different form now that I consider myself a pagan (witch is what I usually go with). Anyway, he didn't teach Gaeilge to any of his children, and I suppose I could ask my mother's cousins/my cousins once removed, but then they'd know I'm into Paganism, lol. I'm not in the broom closet, but like... I don't go into specifics. I'm glad to have found you; I've been getting synchronicity after synchronicity that has brought me to Cernunnos, but I'm not able to find much. This is only the 3rd or so vid I've watched of yours, and I know you have many, but can you verify the Gaeilge pronunciation, and tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree with Celtic Mythology? I understand the knowledge surrounding Cernunnos is old and limited...
I lit my ancestors down this morning grandmother's candle
As someone who is looking into paganism, where can I find accurate portrayls of Celtic paganism? Thank you!
What are things we can offer to the gods, what are ways we can serve them? Does it differ for each one?
loraobrien.ie/offerings-to-pagan-gods/
Let me ask this ~ and my apologies if this has already been covered ~ but would the connection with Irish deities not be more specific to the land of Ireland than anywhere else? I ask because, living in North America I wonder how strong the connection might be in a foreign land? Pure curiosity here.
When you say to build a relationship & not just take, but also give, what kind of give do you mean? Is it like your time spent meditating & talking with them, or physical offerings, like herbs? I know that if your guide or ancestors want something specific they will tell you. But what is it that you yourself like to give to Irish Gods?
I see it as the same as a relationship with a parent or older relative. I "give" by giving my time and attentions, just like with my mom. The more I talk with, and sometimes it feels like I'm just talking to Her instead of with Her, it pleases Her. She sees me as a child to be guided but that isn't possible unless I am willing to just be with Her.
Does that make any sense? It's late but I can't sleep. So down the Irish pagan UA-cam holes!
I keep having a dream about a woman with a she bear and I read alittle about the goddess artio. I did Google her but I havent found any stories is there any sites or trails i can go down
I lit ancestors candle and my grandmother's candles today and the Flames were dancing what would that mean
If there was no draft or possible disturbance from anything, even your breath, then it could be a number of things. It could be energies present in the room, it could be the presence of a spirit responding (especially if you are speaking in the area). It really depends on the situation from my personal experience.
Question: I am most drawn to irish paganism, but I worship bastet, is this alright? Or should I not be an irish pagan/not worship bastet?
Im pretty new to paganism
I think you should do the work thats put in front of you to the best of your ability ;-) But id also suggest looking at the interview video i did with Morgan Daimler on this channel, called How to Stay Safe when working with gods and fairies. Green cover image with Morgans face.
Oh, I definitely agree with Lora. Safety when you are new and/or experienced is good to learn about as a beginner.
I am currently worshipping Thor odin Tyr and freyja, Thor being my patron. But i’m also looking into celtic paganism as well. I’ve asked my norse dieties if it’s ok with them, and they all said yes and won’t hold any grudge.
@@gandalfthegrey I agree, I still marvel at how nothing horrible happened when I first started my path since I had no sense of safety
@@game-enjoyer13 yeah, I feel that unlike SOME gods, a lot of the Norse gods aren't that selfish as long as you pay them proper respects and don't turn your back on them. Considering the Norse also blended with a lot of people, I think that also has an effect on how they view that sort of thing. They can probably appreciate the melding of different cultures, if done respectfully
I have been told Celtic deity's are localized. It is harder to connect to them if your not in the local area. Is this true? I'm in the US and I have been drawn more to Celtic paganism, will It be harder to connect to them?
I am of Irish descent and i have been worshiping Apollo, from what I know you're not supposed to mix Hellenic and Celtic pantheons, how would I go about starting to worship in the Celtic pantheon instead of the greek?
Ancient polytheistic people "mixed" pantheons all the time. Beware of fundementalism...it's not only found in monotheism.
@@Entererofthethreshold Thank you for your insight!
I think I am related to her lah dee dah self. She’s annoying and I adore her. Talking family here.
Do you think it is okay for an American of Irish descent to get an Ogam tattoo?
Jake McCurdy It is okay for anyone of any race gender ethnicity or heritage to worship gods of any pantheon or culture. Don’t listen to all these religious extremists. (Odinists, for example, try and say that only white germans can worship the norse gods, and they use that in their neo-nazi practices) If you want to get a tattoo, get it. You aren’t gonna get smited by Thor or anything
Nature is not important to all sides of our religion (pagan) depending on what side you are i.e there are god's if different kingdoms but also the god of all the kingdoms ( the god of gods, plus I forgot to mention goddesses )
Lugh I mean
There's practically nothing on Oghma. Should I just wing it?
Developing relationship is the key. I use my Journeying practice for this purpose - literally meet the Gods and ask them. You can start here (free) - irishpaganschool.com/p/journeys-one and then move onto Level Two and go find Oghma, when you've got the technique down.
He's my favourite deity atm, the cool thing about him is that he is the god of wisdom and is depicted as being connected to his followers through a chain that runs from his mouth along this chain he will send wisdom and truth and so I've found revelations on his nature from the most seemingly mundane things. So in short, yes, wing it and trust yourself.
I am a Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods my grandfather was a Celtic druid pagan I have a tattoo of the Celtic druid god luagh
Lookup Dagda and any extensions. He is master of the elements of Earth Sky/Space Fire and Water. He is our most honored and revered ancestor. Our Great Father his cauldron is never empty though we fest from it day and night his harp echoes down the glen in the singing of birds. You are a free child of Dagda and you must find and honor you, Great ancestor, the Keltic Cross is a symbol of his power. Dagda has seen off the interloper and is calling his children to return to the hollow hills and hedges that they may be renewed in the great spirit of living and enjoying the experience and helping others to discover who they really are. If you are coming from a christen background Keltic Gods should be honored and respected for the values they represent, they are not trying to dominate you but to reveal you for who you are and not just a clone with a stamp on his forehead.
Did you just Dagdasplain to me Philip? How about you don't presume I don't know about him (or the other 'Keltic' gods?!) But look up some of the other work I have done. Such as co-editing and publishing the most comprehensive Dagda book ever written - Harp, Club and Cauldron?
@@Ogham If the question is, where does one start with Keltic Gods then I think I answered the question. I have purchased and given to friends 5 or 6 copies of that book and thank you for writing it. Dagda yerns for his children to cast aside their foreign bondage and the culture of self-centered greed.
I had a Celtic cross come out of the ether or air and it had a dead language on it something dark.. I’m not sure? But Lilith appeared and came to me that night
Change it from Pagan to "Indigenous" it is more precise in modern language béarla internationally
How about you don't dictate to strangers how they identify their own spirituality? Could we try that instead?
@@Ogham Mise Ollamh Chlíodhna, Dál gCais Lochlannach. Tuigeann Sí?