Thank Our Lucky Stones NEW on YouTube | Mary McGillis

Do you know your ancient birthstone? You will when you watch this vlog! First in the Thank Our Lucky Stone vlog series, the entire book will revealed in the series for you to discover your 12 lucky stones and YOUR Soul Stone on YouTube! #thankourluckystones #marymcgillis #celticconnectioncanada Award winning author Mary McGillis’ NEW YouTube vlog … Continue reading →

St. Brigid the Goddess

The following stories are to honour the Goddess Brigid, who heard the Earth sing and dream of beauty. Imbolc, aka the feast day of St. Brigid, is one of the four traditional Celtic sun or fire festivals, this one celebrating the beginning of Spring on February 1st. Remember, the Celts like to fest, and their … Continue reading →

Celtic Connection 2019 Calendar

Check out our Celtic Connection 2019 Calendar of Events … celebrate the changing of the seasons! At our equinoxes the days and nights are equal, reminding us to reflect on balance in our lives. Beautiful Carol Wakeford teaches that our lives are best when balanced with one third rest, one third play and one third … Continue reading →

Thank Our Lucky Stones Book Launch

Thank Our Lucky Stones

  Huge thanks to all who came out to support author Mary and purchase a copy of  the book … a grand time was had by all and Thank Our Lucky Stones is officially here! Thanks to Susan for the lovely space to launch, Sandy Turner for the awesome treats, Mary Marsden and Dr. Sharp … Continue reading →

Beautiful Way to Celebrate Bealtaine

Yes! Celebrate the Light Half of the Year tonight! My favourite beautiful way to celebrate Bealtaine, this beautiful fire festival, is with a bonfire. For Celts, the day begins at sunset, so the Bealtaine fires are set tonight. Imbolc, the Spring Equinox and now Bealtaine … all to celebrate the return of the sun and … Continue reading →

What is a cairn?

*An excerpt from my new upcoming book, Thank Our Lucky Stones (Mary Loretta McGillis) The Clava Cairns in the Highlands of Scotland A cairn is a human-made pile or stack of stones. There is a centuries old Scottish tradition of carrying a stone from the bottom of the valley and placing on top of an … Continue reading →

Happy Solstice…

Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy 12 Days of Christmas, Happy New Year’s Eve and Happy 2017! Over the years I have shared what the Solstice means to me; from what I have gleaned from other people’s understandings and writings, and now, here we are, coming up to Solstice again! The words I have written in … Continue reading →

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