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Celtic Conversations with Deirdre Ni Chinneide

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book – The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred – and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. My guest today is Deirdre Ni Chinneide and we had a delightful conversation about her background and how she came to live on Inismor, the stories of the island, the marriage between the Celtic and the Christian, the gifts

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Celtic Conversations with Edward Sellner

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book – The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred – and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. My guest today is Ed Sellner and we had a delightful conversation about the rebirth of interest in Celtic spirituality, his upcoming book on saints and animals, does resurrection apply to animals, the story of St. Cuthbert and the

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Celtic Conversations with Kayce Stevens Hughlett

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. (Also available at Soundcloud, Stitcher and iTunes). My guest today is Kayce Stevens Hughlett and we had a delightful conversation about discovering oneself through travel, how it is never too late to journey, the divine presence in the elements, the wildness of Ireland, the

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Celtic Conversations with Pius Murray

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book – The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred – and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. My guest today is Pius Murray and we had a delightful conversation about a more embodied way of being, presence in the landscape, the story of St. Colman and his time as a hermit, Pilgrim Paths Ireland, slowing down

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Celtic Conversations with Jenny Beale

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. (Also available at Soundcloud, Stitcher and iTunes). My guest today is Jenny Beale and we had a delightful conversation about finding Celtic spirituality in New Zealand, St. Brigit of Kildare and her goddess tradition, the story of Brigit and her cloak, sacredness of the

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Celtic Conversations with Carl McColman

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. (Also available at Soundcloud, Stitcher and iTunes). My guest today is Carl McColman and we had a delightful conversation about a universal Celtic spirituality, the three strands of the tradition, a third way that embraces pagan roots and Christian branches, our incarnate and transcendent human

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Celtic Conversations with Sharon Blackie

I am delighted to introduce a new podcast series, Celtic Conversations, inspired by my new book The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred and my time living in Ireland. I am hosting a series of conversations with authors, artists, and guides about Celtic spirituality. So find a cozy space and pour yourself a cup of tea. (Also available at Soundcloud, Stitcher and iTunes). My guest today is Sharon Blackie and we had a delightful conversation about peregrinatio, the Celtic Otherworld, kinship with animals, the hybrid theology between pagan and Christian traditions, the sacredness of the land, the local nature of Celtic

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