Siobhan Ball
Contributing Writer at The Mary Sue
She/Her. Journalist, jeweller, too many degrees. OCD, AuDHD and general neurodiverse nightmare @themarysue @autostraddle @dailydot @broadly @kitchenwitchJB
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2 months ago |
wildhunt.org | Siobhan Ball
In the wake of Imbolc, Brigid is still on my mind, and I find myself thinking about beer. Not just the nature of her relationship with it, or rather exactly which her that relationship properly belongs to, but why beer was important enough to merit divine notice in the first place – a question which will take us far beyond Ireland and Indo-European peoples, as beer’s importance to humanity is significantly broader, and older, than that.
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Feb 14, 2025 |
thecollector.com | Siobhan Ball
The most powerful goddess among the Tuatha dé Danaan, the Morrigan is a complex and often misunderstood figure from Irish myth. One woman or several, bearing either a name or a title (the meaning of which itself is disputed), the Morrigan’s identity is fluid and her domain is vast.
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Jan 19, 2025 |
wildhunt.org | Siobhan Ball
Imbolc is unique among the quarter days in that it’s almost entirely a domestic affair. Where the other festivals are marked by large communal celebrations, Imbolc’s traditions centre on the home and family, with only the occasional folk custom like the Bridéog doll parades engaging broader community ties. Imbolc is also a word whose origins escape us. It may come from the Old Irish term for ewe milk.
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Nov 17, 2024 |
wildhunt.org | Siobhan Ball
One of my favourite things, both as a historian and a Pagan, is discovering elements of pre-Christian belief and practice that have been woven into European Christianity. These syncretic rituals and folk beliefs tell us so much about the lives of ordinary people, before, during, and after the process of Christianisation: the things they valued, the things they feared, the rhythms of their year.
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Oct 20, 2024 |
wildhunt.org | Siobhan Ball
Editor’s note: There’s a brief mention of mythological sexual violence. Apple season is coming to a close up here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with November rapidly approaching, it’s time to direct your attention to Pomona, the Roman mistress of the orchards. One of the older Roman gods without a Greek counterpart, referred to as numens, or spirits, Pomona was later considered a nymph or a hamadryad – Greek terms that referred to lesser goddesses of trees and natural places.
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