Where I live, the flowers are far from blooming, the trees nowhere near budding. The only ploughs we might be charming would be the snowplows, and really that should have been done […]
Brigid’s Day
Pantheonic Ramblings
When I was growing up, books of mythology were always among my favorites. Often these books would include a list of gods, a “cast of characters” that comprised the pantheon of deities […]
About the Mothers: The Matrae and Matronae
![Matrae. By Urban (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://hearthfirehandworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/matrae-from-bibracte_deesses.jpg?w=100&h=80&crop=1)
The Matrones/Matronae or Matres/Matrae (Mothers) are Celtic and Germanic goddesses widely worshipped in Gaul and Britain; they were almost always depicted in groups of three. They are protectors of home, family and […]
Goddess and Gods: Blodeuwedd
![By Gwyn-ap-Nudd [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://hearthfirehandworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/blodeuwedd_and_gronw-wikimedia-commons.jpeg?w=100&h=80&crop=1)
The myths of Wales, like those of Ireland, are a mixed blessing. On the one hand, they have been far better preserved than those of their continental Celtic cousins. On the other, […]
Hearthfire Handworks 