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The Celtic Summer Solstice Part 1: Customs

Why is there no known Celtic myth for the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year? Unlike Samhain, Imbolc, and Calan Mai, midsummer seems absent from ancient tales. But perhaps its myth was never lost, just hidden in the gestures and customs passed down through generations. In this first video of a 5 part series, I’m going to explore the rituals and traditions practiced across Celtic…

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Druid Reincarnation Through the Ages

In this video, we explore one of the most intriguing and misunderstood aspects of Celtic spirituality — the Druidic belief in reincarnation. While it’s often mentioned in passing, few have looked closely at what the ancient sources actually say about it. We’ll trace this idea from Roman testimonies, through archaeological clues, and into the vivid shape-shifting stories of medieval Ireland and…

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The Oldest Welsh Fairytale Explained: Elidyr and the Fairy Realm

The story of Elidyr and the Tylwyth Teg is the oldest Welsh fairy tale on record. It tells of a boy’s journey through ancient liminal spaces, encountering a deep realm of where the fairies have their own high ideals and ethics. But what does this story actually mean? What does it tell us about encounters with the extraordinary, about truth, childhood, and lost wisdom? Get the short guide ‘The 5…

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The Physicians of Myddfai: An Interpretation

How can a simple Welsh folktale about a shepherd who falls in love with a magical lake maiden reveal deep insights about relationships, time, nature, and the delicate balance between different worlds? How did this extraordinary union gave birth to the legendary Physicians of Myddfai? Using the ‘5 Keys of Celtic Myth’ approach, I break down this fascinating story to reveal its practical wisdom…

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Welsh Myths of Calan Mai

Calan Mai (Beltane) is a time of flowers, birdsong and sunshine, but Welsh myths set at this time tell of conflict, horrific violence and monstrous threats to the very fertility of the land and the people. What does this mean? What’s at the heart of this contradiction?

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Celtic Wisdom Traditions

My work may or may not be for you. This video will hopefully help you decide either way.

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The Integrity of Celtic Myths

How do we preserve the integrity of Celtic myths in a modern, largely English-speaking culture? Who gets to say what these myths mean? Are people within Celtic speaking cultures marginalised when it comes to what their own myths mean?

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An invitation from a druid

If you want to get in touch with Evan, you can email him at escutshaw [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Battle Scars and Sacred Stars: The Story of the Picts

Two thousand years ago, an unstoppable empire met an immovable people. Rome’s mighty legions had conquered most of Celtic Britain . . . except for the tribes of the far north. We have little direct evidence for Pictish culture, but there are strong suggestions that long before Christianity reached Scotland, the early Picts were using Neolithic sites built with mathematical precision — not just to…

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The Celtic Equinoxes?

The Wheel of the Year was a concept invented in the mid-20th century to describe a cycle of 8 seasonal pagan festivals, many of which were taken from Irish culture. More recently, the whole concept of an eight-fold year has been questioned, the assumption being that some festivals have no basis in history. But the situation, in the Celtic cultures at least, is a bit more nuanced.

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The Celtic Rites and Sacred Time

The Wheel of the Year, the cycle of seasonal festivals that have been observed across the world, is one of the key features of historical Celtic culture. In many ways, the wheel embodies both a practical and mystical knowledge that was pertinent at different stages of the year. So what was this knowledge? What were the foundational themes common across the different Celtic regions? To join us,…

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Disagreeing about Religion and Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Arthur's Myth: Death, Cauldrons and The Holy Grail

The older Welsh myth of Arthur is often overshadowed, both by the obsession with the chivalric Arthur of medieval Europe, and then more recently by the search for the historical Arthur. These subjects can be interesting in their own right, but they rarely ask the important questions: how did a Welsh figure become the centrepiece of an elaborate and profound mythology that’s still popular across…

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Celtic Source Programme 2024-2025

CS-Programme-24-25Download You can sign up for the different memberships here.

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What is a Bard? Old and New Traditions

A wide rangeing conversation with singer Genevieve Andersen about the role of the bard in Welsh culture, past and present, and the ethics of being inspired by other people’s traditions.

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End-of-year Review

2023-24 has been a busy year for Celtic Source. Here’s where we’ve been. Where do you want to go next?