Culann’s Hound 36: Synchronicity
Synchronicity, the principle of meaningful coincidence, was the brainchild of the psychoanalyst Carl Jung. He used it to explain paranormal phenomena. Imagine that …
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Culann’s Hound 35: Undivided Love
Last week, I discussed the Lewis Chessmen. The ancient Celts and Scandinavians had board games of their own, with some …
Culann’s Hound 34: Secrets and Gifts
Among the most beloved treasures in the British Museum are the Lewis Chessmen, carved from walrus ivory and whale teeth in …
Culann’s Hound 33: Union
Willingly I would sink down into the house of Hades, O woman like the goddesses, once I had come to your …
Devil’s Delight: Georgette Heyer’s Eighteenth-Century Romances
Georgette Heyer is best-known for her frothy Regency romances, set during the early nineteenth century (in the days of Jane …
Culann’s Hound 32: An Unknown Hero
When I visited the British Library in London, I was surprised to find it uncrowded. The British Museum is mobbed …
Culann’s Hound 31: These Dreams
The Emain Macha of my tale is Navan Fort in County Armagh, a hilltop site first occupied in the Neolithic period. At times …
Culann’s Hound 30: Warp-Spasm
“Warp-spasm” is translator Thomas Kinsella’s word for ríastrad, the distortion Cúchulainn undergoes when he falls into a battle rage: The …
Culann’s Hound 29: Crossroads
The Irish mór rígain or “Great Queen” (Morrigan) was a goddess of warfare and fate. Like many Irish deities, she sometimes manifested …
Culann’s Hound 28: Bitter Honey
Modern artwork of Aoife and other warrior women tends to be highly sexualized, and (to my knowledge) no ancient images of …
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