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Gaulish Polytheism

A collection of 8 issues

Closing and opening a household

I'm going to be moving soon, from the space I've lived the longest I've ever lived somewhere, to a place that I hope will be a truly wonderful home. So, I need to close my current household, notably by closing down my hearth shrine,

A lament for sweet-water Đirona

Petitioning Abellion For His Favour at the Apple Orchard

I am currently writing the tests to move from the rank of Student to Initiate in Toutâ Galation. The following is adapted from an answer I prepared for this test. I first briefly wrote about this ritual on this very blog in September 2021: "Orchardcraft." One of my

Mythless

There’s a frequent joke shared in Heathenry spaces which I share below: In the first square, the Hellenist Polytheists say: “Heathens, I can explain!”; in the second, the Norse Heathens say: “You have all those myths? We just have one book!”; in the third, the Anglo-Saxon Heathens say: “A

A few notes on the theorized original characteristics of the Gaulish religion(s)

I’ve been slowly making my way through Les religions gauloises by Jean-Louis Brunaux over the past several months. I really loved reading Les druides, which I had to return to the national library but am hoping to pick back up again soon. Les religions gauloises similarly does not disappoint.

A Shrine for Cathubodua

Đirona's Crown

Notes on Ancient Fire by Segomâros Widugeni (2018)

I picked up Ancient Fire, An Introduction to Gaulish Celtic Polytheism, by Segomâros Widugeni on a whim, and I have to say I enjoyed reading the book. Widugeni’s book is 1) blissfully concise, 2) clear, and 3) is full of citations. As people might intuit from other posts on