Ireland is the richest source of Celtic  myths and legends.

Down through the Ages, Ireland remained remote and cut off from mainland Europe, holding onto its rich folklore and spirituality.

It’s peoples worshipped all aspects of the natural world in which they recognised the Divine, in much the same way as I do here at Bealtaine Cottage.

The reason for the wealth of myth and legend that pervades Ireland, today and it’s people lies not just from its isolation from mainland Europe for much of its history.

Ireland remained free from pressures exerted by other cultures such as the Roman Empire.

So much so, that the great writer, John B. Keane referred to his people as having only a “thin veneer of Christianity…” in that they merged their pre-Christian practices with their newly inducted Christianity.

And so I offer this up as a simple explanation for the gardens at Bealtaine Cottage having evolved through a similar understanding of the natural world and the supreme forces of Nature.

This is no ordinary Permaculture garden as you can see, but one deeply nourished and inspired by the Goddess.

For me there is a spiritual, otherworldly, ethereal force at work and play here.

This is the rational (for me) way of explaining the extraordinary growth and extreme revving-up of biodiversity that has happened at Bealtaine.

All beyond my control…not that I ever wanted to control this magnificent force!

I leave that to the Planet-Wreckers!

As I re-emerged through my journey with Mother Earth, I came to an intuitive understanding of the need to stop digging Her…to let Her be!

So I mulch and cover Her with as much tenderness as befits the Great Mother.

You will never see any of Her precious skin exposed.

Her mantle remains in place.

And so this brings me to the second part of this story…

The wonderful success of No-Dig Gardening…

And here is the first of over twenty photographs and the story of growing success at Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland…continued over at Bealtaine Cottage Good Life… bealtainecottage.org

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