Dearbhaile Bradley

Yesterday I went to buy miso in Earthfare (wholefood shop) and the one I usually buy wasn’t on the shelves so I asked at the counter if they’d any rice miso as I’m allergic to barley. And what I learnt is that there is no food coming out of Japan since the earthquake, that the miso we can buy now is last year’s. It stopped me in my tracks. What do we know of Japan now other than the name Fukishima? We have no idea how the people are suffering. There are something in the region of ten million people affected by nuclear radiation poisoning in Japan right now and who knows what other effects the earthquake has had. (more…)

Yes I know I’m over a week late posting this but I don’t suppose that matters to anyone but me! I celebrated Lughnasadh at the ‘baby’ Green Gathering in Chepstow. Lughnasadh is named in honour of the Celtic god Lugh, which means “light” or “shining.” In Old Irish the word “Lunasa” means “August.” So just as Bridget is the goddess of Imbolc, Lugh is the god of Lughnasadh and like Bridget has a whole host of attributes including rulership of creativity. But where Bridget is associated with the first stirrings of spring and the potential to create, Lugh is associated with late summer, harvest and completion of creative projects. It is achievement, the creative gifts fully developed rather than potential that is associated with Lugh. (more…)