Focail Gaeilge | Irish Words
The native language of any country is a vessel to translate the soul of that same country and its people. If a country were to lose their native language, it would lose an entirely unique way of thinking and feeling about the world. Indigenous native languages give us foundations, roots, and sources of ancient wisdom that reach back thousands upon thousands of years. Indigenous languages are what connect us back to the origin of that country itself. In this series, I introduce a word in Gaeilge (Irish) and explore that word through a Depth Psychology lens. This is to support our curiosity, explore our inner world— our own psyche, and deepen our understanding of our place in the world. When we embrace our native language, we are also embracing a sense of our ground, having confidence in our sense of place, our speech, our imagination, our psyche, and our soul. One’s native language is the unique song that the country sings, the song of the soul...
Latest Focail Gaeilge | ‘Irish Words’
We are on the threshold of a new season. The natural world around us is still full and ripe, yet we feel a change is coming. The trees are getting ready to lose their leaves again, and vegetation will begin to change colour and die away...
His name means ''Son of the Sea,'' he is considered the God of the sea and one of the Túatha De Danann…
Going through difficult times in our lives really brings home the importance and value of kindness…
The Grey wolf was an integral part of the Irish countryside and culture until 1786, when the last wild wolf in Ireland was said to have been killed…
The moon has a face we can see and an unseen side in the shadows. This is a wonderful symbol for our own psyche…
Solstice, blessings to you all! This is a beautiful time of the year when we can celebrate the sun…
Before the famine, Ireland saw one of the worst storms ever recorded in Ireland. It was a storm that led to…
Teallach is the Irish word for hearth. The hearth was always of central importance in Celtic society…
The haystacks stood in the field for a month or so, and then it was time to bring them home from the fields to the shed or haggard- the traditional storage area for the crops…
Water is life-giving. We meet it from the very beginning, in the womb. We emerge into the world when the waters break…