Colette O'Neill… Author, Publisher, photographer. Creator of Goddess Permaculture.
The virtual world of social media appears to be taking over much of what people refer to as “life!” I challenge this assertion, for having spent the past few years on the most virulent form of social media, FaceBook, I have concluded that much of what passes for interaction is little more than soapbox spouting, […]
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Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah. It makes absolutely no difference what people think of you. Rumi Another five days. Bealtaine. The beginning of Summer. This Bealtaine is the celebration of thirteen years of the Bealtaine project. A project once considered the silly dream of a ridiculous woman. Against all financial advice it was […]
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Welcome to the Cottage Podcast! This is Saturday morning at Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland. Beauty is here on the bed as you can see…she’ll be here all day! After some adjustments, I’ve managed to sort the Podcast in terms of volume. Here it is, complete with the photos I promised to take this morning. There’s an […]
Read MoreA fabulous sunset on Bealtaine 2015. A Bealtaine filled with much love and sunshine, as visitors came and went all through the day. First arrivals walked up the lane at 10am, with the last leaving at 8pm. At Bealtaine the star cluster known as Pleiades rises in the early morning sky, just before dawn. The Pleiades […]
Read MoreThe photographer from Irish Country Magazine has just left…the magazine photo-shoot is over! You can read all about Bealtaine Cottage in the Dec/Jan edition, which will be on the shelves at the end of November! As we walked around the gardens, the conversation turned to the story of how Bealtaine emerged from rushy fields and […]
Read MoreAs the days move inexorably towards the fullness of August, visitors come and go. I hear the same words being spoken, from many disillusioned souls, who make their way to Bealtaine Cottage…in search of inspiration and ways to live the better life they dream of having. Seeking a way back that takes them forward is […]
Read MoreFollowing on from comments and emails you have written about planting The Forest of Bealtaine, I have realised the international importance of this healing project. You, my dear friends, have been planting this forest all over the world and have gently reminded me of the connectedness of which I so often write. I am dedicating […]
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The post you’ve all been waiting for…the Bealtaine Cottage Compost Toilet. Easy to install and simple to use. No running outside on cold mornings to tramp across wet grass to use the toilet! This is located in the bathroom…not quite a bathroom though as I took out the bath and installed a shower instead! There’s […]
Read MoreMarija Gimbutas was a most extraordinary Archaeologist, perhaps the first archaeologist to look at how life was lived in the days before war! Yes, it is amazing to think that such a world ever existed, but one needs to listen to some of the recordings of her work to understand the magnificence of […]
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