Colmcille was born in Ireland on December 7, 521 into a royal family. He was well schooled at several monasteries, became a monk, and later ordained as a priest. Colm, in Latin, is Columba. Cille means “of the churches.” When a wealthy cousin gave him some land, he was able to travel throughout the north of Ireland teaching pagans about Christianity. Within 10 years he … [Read more...] about The Monk, the Monster and the Murders
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Looking Through The Mists
In the early 1980s, when Marion Zimmer Bradley was preparing to write The Mists of Avalon, she needed some help with the research, and the expert she contacted was Jamie George. Born in Scotland, Jamie moved to England and opened a bookstore in Glastonbury. In the late '70s he started leading tours around Glastonbury, and this gradually widened to include … [Read more...] about Looking Through The Mists
Haunted by Spirits of a Sacred Site
Brian J. lives in Colorado, but in the early 1990s he was staying in the Borders area of the U.K. near the boundary between Scotland and England, and he went on a road trip to the Clava Cairns. "As soon as I stepped onto the site, a supernatural force washed over my soul," Brian told me. Back in 1999, I was the editor of a magazine about spiritual travel, Power Trips, and … [Read more...] about Haunted by Spirits of a Sacred Site
Mysteries of the Cloud People
A few miles east of the modern city of Oaxaca, Mexico is Monte Alban. At an elevation of more than 6,000 feet, the citadel was the ancient capital of the Zapotecs, the indigenous people who still inhabit the area. The top of a mountain was flattened in order to build the complex that includes two huge truncated pyramids, hundreds of terraces and a dozen clusters of … [Read more...] about Mysteries of the Cloud People
Answer the call from the enchanted landscapes of Scotland, England and Wales
Our friends who reside on the Isle of Avalon reminded us that February 2nd was the day the wheel of the year turned to Imbolc - a time to clear away the debris of winter and celebrate the return of the goddess to the land. Snowdrops herald the Spring that is to come - one that will occur not only in the outer world of nature, but also - hopefully - within our hearts. As if … [Read more...] about Answer the call from the enchanted landscapes of Scotland, England and Wales