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The Irish Pagan School Podcast — 203 episodes

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1

Who is the Main God in Irish Paganism?

2

Can you Use Irish Paganism to learn about Scottish Paganism

3

Why would a Dagda devotee not like Lugh?

4

How to connect to Irish Paganism without Irish Ancestry

5

Making Time for Your Spirituality

6

Ogham in Medieval Manuscripts

7

Why Did Jon Say No to the Morrigan?

8

The Life and Death of Irish Gods

9

Does Studying at the Irish Pagan School make you Pagan?

10

Bealtaine in the Irish Tradition

11

Do Titles Matter in Paganism?

12

Who is Danu?

13

Is it Magic or just Spicy Psychology?

14

Where to Start with Irish Paganism, and How to Go Slowly

15

When is Imbolg?

16

Can You Follow Both an Irish Pagan Path and a Buddhist Path?

17

Ireland's Dangerous Water Hound

18

When is A Corvid Just a Corvid

19

How many Altars is Too Many Altars?

20

Why do people ignore Prophecy?

21

Magic of the Ulster Cycle

22

Who is Lughnasa REALLY About?

23

Did the Otherworld Influence the Táin Bo Cuailgne?

24

Did the Bulls in the Táin Bo Cuailgne Hate Each Other?

25

Who Was the Chief Druid in Ulster During the Ulster Cycle?

26

Is Cú Chulainn a Tragic Hero? Exploring the Myth & Legacy

27

The Dearg Dú - Irish Mythology’s Bloodthirsty Spirit

28

Is the Headless Horseman Irish?

29

Why is the Summer Solstice Important in Irish Paganism?

30

Do Cats Have Their Own Royalty?

31

Can you Die from Fright in Ireland

32

Was Queen Medb Really Just a Jealous Woman?

33

What Happens to Irish Pagans After Death?

34

Alp Luachra – A Monstrous Parasite from Irish Mythology

35

Are Bards Just Built Different?

36

Can You Survive Meeting a Púca?

37

When did the Dagda's Story End?

38

The Monster Beneath the River Barrow

39

Glas Gaibhnenn - How Could One Cow Feed an Entire Tribe?

40

What Do You Do with Perishable Offerings?

41

The Leannán Sidhe: Can a Fairy Fall in Love with a Human?

42

Sadhbh the Deer Mother: The Tragic Tale of Oisín's Mother

43

Who is Crom Cruach?

44

Are There Different Types of Leprechauns in Irish Mythology?

45

Everything You Think You Know About Saint Patrick is Wrong

46

Could you stand up to a Monster from the Otherworld?

47

My Journey with Ogham - Lora O'Brien

48

What are the Names of the Dagda?

49

Dagda's Symbols

50

The Dagda's Cauldron

51

Where Does the Dagda's Power Come From?

52

Is The Dagda Father All of the Irish Gods?

53

Kings of Ireland

54

The Dagda as a Father Figure

55

Irish Goddess Brigid

56

Making Offerings to Pagan Gods & Goddesses

57

How Old Are the Stories in Irish Lore?

58

Is the Dagda Real? (Irish Gods and Goddesses)

59

The Dagda - God of the Tuatha Dé Danann

60

Are You in the Right Place to Learn About the Morrigan?

61

Does Lora Really Hate Americans? Addressing Misunderstandings and Building Bridges

62

Happy New Year 2025

63

Can We Answer All Your Irish Paganism Questions in 10 Minutes? Here's Why We Can't

64

Were Ancient Irish Sites Known to Historical Figures? Exploring Grianán Aileach

65

Is Winter Solstice in Ireland Important?

66

Can You Speak for a Deity? Exploring Spiritual Ethics

67

Escaping the Magic of the Other Crowd

68

Where Do Druids Come From?

69

Why is the Dagda Called the Good God?

70

Do You Need to Be Irish to Worship Irish Gods?

71

The Power of Words: Jon O'Sullivan on Bards and Satire

72

When is it Okay to Take Stones from Sacred Sites?

73

The Truth About Lugh and Leprechauns

74

The fairy tree of Clogheen

75

Fear, Hope, and Community

76

Understanding the Relationship Between the Tuatha Dé Danann and Milesians

77

What Does the Triskelion Symbolise in Irish Paganism

78

The 'Celtic Gods' Problem.

79

Being Christian & Pagan

80

Two Chairs - A Dagda Bard Story

81

Addressing Misconceptions About Inclusivity in Irish Paganism

82

Why Do Some People Misunderstand the Morrigan

83

Is Community Important

84

My favourite Morrigan Moment

85

Sovereignty Goddess Myth or Mirror of Irish Women's History Dr. Gillian Kenny & Lora O'Brien

86

The Banshee Is Not a Fairy! Dr Gillian Kenny & Lora O'Brien - Irish Pagan School

87

Women in Medieval Ireland - Exploring Women's History with Dr Gillian Kenny ✨ Lora O'Brien

88

The True Nature of Irish Fairies: Myth, Folklore & Modern Misconceptions - Lora & Dr Gillian Kenny

89

Seeing the Othercrowd

90

Fairies and the Stolen Cow

91

Joining A Fairy Hunt

92

Can I Worship Both the Norse and Irish Pantheons?

93

How did Witch Hunts in Ireland Differ? With Dr. Gillian Kenny

94

Want to Know More About the Morrigan Intensive?

95

The Lost world of Gaelic Ireland With Dr. Gillian Kenny

96

Who was Grainne Mhaol Ireland's Pirate Queen? With Dr. Gillian Kenny

97

The Dagda's Harp

98

Being a Bad Pagan - Jon O'Sullivan - Irish Pagan School

99

The Badb's Call

100

Is It Just Stories?

101

What Super Power Would I Choose?

102

The Power of Satire

103

The Dagda King in Both Worlds

104

A Sad Hard Truth About Irish Paganism

105

Did the Irish Druids Use 'Shrooms Jon O'Sullivan Irish Pagan School

106

Being a Resolute Pagan

107

Recovery and Spirituality

108

Limiting Beliefs

109

The Tragedy of Setanta Mac Súaltam

110

The Dagda and the Sea Monster

111

Talking Banba, Fotla, and Eriu

112

Prioritising Our Spiritual Connection

113

Ireland's Horned God

114

Death Messengers in Ireland

115

Being Pagan at New Years

116

Irish Witchcraft, Herbalism, Paganism & Ditch Witchcraft

117

Guardians & Gatekeepers

118

The Widow's Key

119

Thoughts on Violent Conflict

120

Inviting the Good Neighbours in

121

Wrong Opinions about Ireland Are Harmful

122

Making Mistakes in Irish Paganism

123

The Power of Names

124

Sacred Objects - Using Everyday Objects for Ritual Purpose

125

The Morrigan: War, Cattle Raids, and Complexity

126

Ancestors at Samhain

127

Herb Magic, Invasive Species, Sustainability & Irish Witchcraft

128

Angels, Demons and Tuatha Dé Danann

129

Exploring Persona, Shadow, and How They Connect to the Morrigan

130

Reconnecting with the Morrigan

131

Ogham Pronunciation - Letter by Letter

132

Ethical Paganism: Navigating the Commercialisation of Paganism

133

Bonus - Guided Journey Episode - The Wise Man

134

What is my Name in (Irish) Gaelic - Gaeilge?

135

Story: A Warrior's Path

136

Creating a Sacred Altar for the Morrigan

137

Did the Ancient Irish Revere their Ancestors?

138

Ogham - Unraveling the Old Irish Script

139

Becoming a God, & Being Irish and Pagan

140

How to Learn the Irish Language

141

Community, Responsibility, and Integrity... a Rant

142

Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg and More

143

Thoughts on the Morrigan and Transformation

144

Story: The Seventh Day

145

Why We Don't Diagnose Your Dreams or Journeys

146

A Brief Brigid Banter

147

Jon Talks About Bad Spiritual Behaviours

148

Do the Gods Help with Addiction?

149

A Morrigan Talk with Jon O'Sullivan

150

How Stoic Philosophy can Inform our Spirituality

151

Thoughts on Aliens, Fair Folk and more

152

Date or Timeline of the Tuatha Dé Danann

153

Do the Dagda and Lugh Get Along?

154

The Dagda and Excess Consumption or Alcohol Use

155

Difficulty with Being Labelled Pagan

156

Eating Food in Otherworld Journeying

157

The Dagda, Donn and Altar Space

158

Being an Everyday Pagan

159

Do Morrigan People and Dagda People Attract?

160

Imagination or Visualisation... Is it Real?

161

The Dagda and Emotion

162

Is the Dagda a 'Sky Father'

163

Thoughts on Cultural Identity and Being Irish

164

A Question of Morality in Irish Paganism

165

What Does the Dagda Look Like?

166

Getting to Know Me a Little Bit More Jon O'Sullivan @ IPS

167

What does IPS Stand For?

168

Updates: Thesis Changes, Ogham in Irish Cultural Identity, Ogham Academy & The Irish Pagan School

169

A Beginner's Guide to Creating Magical Wards - from Experienced Witches!

170

Samhain in Ireland

171

What is Irish People's Relationship to the Irish Language? (Gaeilge)

172

Is the Badb a No-Nonsense or Scary Goddess?

173

Are you a Changeling?

174

Irish Stereotypes

175

The Problems with Maiden Mother & Crone Goddess in Celtic Paganism

176

22 Irish Pagan Books for your Irish / Celtic Paganism

177

Irish Fire Festivals - Foods that are proper for Bealtaine, Lunasa, Samhain and Imbolc

178

Working with Na Morrigna - Is the Badb a No-Nonsense or Scary Goddess?

179

Don't Look Up! & Satire as a Tool for Social Change

180

Who invented Ogham?

181

What is Irish Paganism & How to Start

182

What are the Irish beliefs about the Sight?

183

Irish Witchcraft Practices - How Did We View Witches in Ireland?

184

Irish Key Magic & Rituals for New Home

185

Irish Sídhe Fairy Forts Waterford & Cork

186

Learn About Ogham with our Free Online Class

187

The Sheep Charm (Dublin & Kerry) Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

188

Can you be a Celtic witch and Atheist?

189

How to work with the Morrigan / An Mórrígan

190

What Do We Call The Fairies In Ireland?

191

What is Irish Witchcraft... and How Do You Practice?

192

Ancestry and Cultural Appropriation

193

Can You Work with the Morrigan as a Male?

194

Daily Practice as a Morrigan Priestess

195

Danu, Anu & the Morrigan

196

Does the Morrigan Help with Magic and Activism?

197

The Witch of Caslin's Hill (is this the Badb?)

198

Can You Call on the Morrigan For Help?

199

How To Set Up An Irish Pagan Altar

200

Irish History Timeline – A Guide to the Phases & Dates

201

Irish Pagan Beliefs

202

3 Pagan Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them!)

203

What is Celtic Paganism?