The Well Maidens and the Waters of Wisdom in Celtic Myth

Essay | I am very interested in the holy elixirs and ritual beverages that appear throughout myth and religious traditions around the world and that were believed to carry transformative qualities.

Maiden at the Well (Lilian Greuze). Photogravures by Léopold-Émile Reutlinger, early 1900s.

Hello on this frosty Sunday morning. I’ve got the fire going and have made a nest out of cushions and furs to read today’s pie…