Lora O'Brien's guest appearances

Lora O'Brien

That Witch Life

Perceptionists Anonymous

Sarah Marshall

Freddy Silva

Phyllis Curott

Chris Allaun

Bernadette Montana

Jason Mankey

Sarah R.

Frodo Okulam

Janet Farrar

Gavin Bone

Katelan Foisy

Gabriela Herstik

Theresa Reed

Amy Blackthorn

Sara Walka

OwlTail

We had the pleasure of interviewing Author modern Draoí – a practitioner and priest of native Irish magic and spirituality, Lora O'Brien! This is both a powerful conversation around cultural appropriation and the power in listening to native voices, but also a magical one filled with tales of deities and fairies.  We can't wait for you to check it out! And be sure you head over and check out what else Lora is doing. Its all truly incredible!  More about Lora and her work:  Lora is an Author, Teacher, and Guide: born and raised in Ireland, with 25+ years personal and professional experience in our history, heritage, archaeology, mythology, and pre-christian Irish Spirituality. Book publications include - Irish Witchcraft from an Irish Witch, 2004 (2nd Edition, 2020); A Practical Guide to Irish Spirituality, 2013; Rathcroghan - a Journey, 2015; Tales of Old Ireland - Retold, 2018; Harp, Club &amp; Cauldron - A Harvest of Knowledge [editor, essay], 2018; Politics, Kinship and Culture in Gaelic Ireland [essay], (Wordwell) 2018; A Practical Guide to Pagan Priesthood, (Llewellyn) 2019; and The Irish Queen Medb, 2020. She is a modern Draoí – a practitioner and priest of native Irish magic and spirituality. Lora has been consciously following a Pagan path since 1994, and dedicated specifically to the Irish Goddess Mórrígan in 2004. She managed one of Ireland's most important sacred sites - Cruachán/Rathcroghan - for a decade, and is a co-founder and Reverend legal celebrant with Pagan Life Rites Ireland. With her partner, Jon O'Sullivan (An Scéalaí Beag), she runs EelandOtterPress.net, and the IrishPaganSchool.com - an online learning environment where you can connect to the heritage, culture and spirituality of Ireland in an authentic and meaningful way, every day. Lora has three children, one grandchild… but never enough plants in her life to keep her happy. Though she’s not really one for a lot of responses to personal private messages - consider that your fair warning - you can find her in the comments section on her YouTube Channel content a couple of times a week, sending regular Irish Resources emails to her busy mailing list at LoraOBrien.ie, engaging with her Patron Members at Patreon.com/LoraOBrien, and personally moderating some very active community groups over on Facebook: The Morrigan’s Cave, Learn Ogham, Journeys in the Irish Otherworld, and the Irish Pagan School Community. If you would like a personal consultation with Lora, to answer your questions on Irish spirituality, you can access that service here - https://irishpaganschool.com/p/lora-q-a Want to book a reading with Emily or join The Forgotten Storytellers? Follow her on Instagram @LikerOfWords OR email her at emilydavis@damselnomore.com Want to book a or coaching session with ChristyAnn? Follow her on Instagram @Sailor.Awen    Follow us on Instagram @PerceptionistsAnonymous  Email us at PerceptionistsAnonymous@gmail.com    ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/perceptionistsanonymous/support

We had the pleasure of interviewing Author modern Draoí – a practitioner and priest of native Irish magic and spirituality, Lora O'Brien! This is both a powerful conversation around cultural appropriation and the power in listening to native voices, but also a magical one filled with tales of deities and fairies. We can't wait for you to check it out! And be sure you head over and check out what else Lora is doing. Its all truly incredible! More about Lora and her work: Lora is an Author, Teacher, and Guide: born and raised in Ireland, with 25+ years personal and professional experience in our history, heritage, archaeology, mythology, and pre-christian Irish Spirituality. Book publications include - Irish Witchcraft from an Irish Witch, 2004 (2nd Edition, 2020); A Practical Guide to Irish Spirituality, 2013; Rathcroghan - a Journey, 2015; Tales of Old Ireland - Retold, 2018; Harp, Club &amp; Cauldron - A Harvest of Knowledge [editor, essay], 2018; Politics, Kinship and Culture in Gaelic Ireland [essay], (Wordwell) 2018; A Practical Guide to Pagan Priesthood, (Llewellyn) 2019; and The Irish Queen Medb, 2020. She is a modern Draoí – a practitioner and priest of native Irish magic and spirituality. Lora has been consciously following a Pagan path since 1994, and dedicated specifically to the Irish Goddess Mórrígan in 2004. She managed one of Ireland's most important sacred sites - Cruachán/Rathcroghan - for a decade, and is a co-founder and Reverend legal celebrant with Pagan Life Rites Ireland. With her partner, Jon O'Sullivan (An Scéalaí Beag), she runs <a href="http://EelandOtterPress.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EelandOtterPress.net</a>, and the <a href="http://IrishPaganSchool.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IrishPaganSchool.com</a> - an online learning environment where you can connect to the heritage, culture and spirituality of Ireland in an authentic and meaningful way, every day. Lora has three children, one grandchild… but never enough plants in her life to keep her happy. Though she’s not really one for a lot of responses to personal private messages - consider that your fair warning - you can find her in the comments section on her YouTube Channel content a couple of times a week, sending regular Irish Resources emails to her busy mailing list at <a href="http://LoraOBrien.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LoraOBrien.ie</a>, engaging with her Patron Members at <a href="http://Patreon.com/LoraOBrien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/LoraOBrien</a>, and personally moderating some very active community groups over on Facebook: The Morrigan’s Cave, Learn Ogham, Journeys in the Irish Otherworld, and the Irish Pagan School Community. If you would like a personal consultation with Lora, to answer your questions on Irish spirituality, you can access that service here - <a href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Firishpaganschool.com%2Fp%2Flora-q-a&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf29b221fe4494a1c35ce08d88c6616b0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637413717379055643%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=G0%2FAFVBXeKLWFo7VAQSzbY0pjXrd7dkD92LM9e%2FCaGA%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://irishpaganschool.com/p/lora-q-a</a> Want to book a reading with Emily or join The Forgotten Storytellers? <a href="https://www.instagram.com/likerofwords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow her on Instagram @LikerOfWords</a> OR email her at emilydavis@damselnomore.com Want to book a or coaching session with ChristyAnn? <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sailor.awen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow her on Instagram @Sailor.Awen </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/perceptionistsanonymous" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram @PerceptionistsAnonymous </a> Email us at PerceptionistsAnonymous@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/perceptionistsanonymous/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/perceptionistsanonymous/support</a>

S5 Ep9 Traditional Irish Paganism ft. Lora O‘Brien

Pagan Priesthood

A special thanks to our episode sponsors: The Witches Resistance and Mystical Existence! See links below for special listener discounts. Leadership is essential to Magickal community, but there is no manual for it…or is there? Special guest Lora O’Brien joins us to discuss her new book A Practical Guide To Pagan Priesthood, the importance of Pagan clergy, as well as its responsibilities and challenges. Plus, hear the the origins of Courtney and Lora’s online food fight…which reaches a (sort of) dramatic climax in the game: Did Courtney Make It, Eat It, or Draw The Line? Kanani shares Magickal household hints and Hilary talks about using thyme Magick. Join us at Patreon.com/thatwitchlife to hear Lora’s response to a listener question about the use of birds in divination in ancient Ireland. Show notes and audio transcript at thatwitchlife.com.Ko-fi.com/thatwitchlifepodcastetsy.com/shop/thatwitchlifepodcast*For Magickal supplies made by and for Witches, supporting causes that matter, visit witchesresistance.com and enter code thatwitchlife at checkout to receive a 10% discount between now and 10/31/20.*To turn your bath ritual from ordinary to extraordinary, visit mysticalexistence.com and enter code TWLP at checkout to receive a 15% discount until 11/10/2020.

A special thanks to our episode sponsors: The Witches Resistance and Mystical Existence! See links below for special listener discounts. Leadership is essential to Magickal community, but there is no manual for it…or is there? Special guest Lora O’Brien joins us to discuss her new book A Practical Guide To Pagan Priesthood, the importance of Pagan clergy, as well as its responsibilities and challenges. Plus, hear the the origins of Courtney and Lora’s online food fight…which reaches a (sort of) dramatic climax in the game: Did Courtney Make It, Eat It, or Draw The Line? Kanani shares Magickal household hints and Hilary talks about using thyme Magick. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thatwitchlife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join us at Patreon.com/thatwitchlife</a> to hear Lora’s response to a listener question about the use of birds in divination in ancient Ireland. Show notes and audio transcript at <a href="http://www.thatwitchlife.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thatwitchlife.com.</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/thatwitchlifepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ko-fi.com/thatwitchlifepodcast</a><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThatWitchLifePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">etsy.com/shop/thatwitchlifepodcast</a> *For Magickal supplies made by and for Witches, supporting causes that matter, visit <a href="http://witchesresistance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">witchesresistance.com</a> and enter code thatwitchlife at checkout to receive a 10% discount between now and 10/31/20. *To turn your bath ritual from ordinary to extraordinary, visit <a href="https://www.mysticalexistence.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mysticalexistence.com</a> and enter code TWLP at checkout to receive a 15% discount until 11/10/2020.

Episode 52: Pagan Priesthood With Lora O'Brien