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Celtic Wisdom for Reconnecting with Place with Seán Ó Gaoithín

Author
Victoria Loorz
Published
Sat 05 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://share.transistor.fm/s/bcb743ee

In this episode of The Holy Wild, Victoria Loorz speaks with Sean Ó Gaoithín, the lead gardener at Glenveagh National Park, Irish forest-tender and a third-level Hedge Druid, about his journey of ecological restoration, ancestral reconnection, and spiritual practice. They share how sacred relationship with land is remembered through language, biodiversity, and embodied gestures like Gaia Touch. Together, they explore insights on rewilding efforts in Donegal, the ancient Celtic festivals, declaring peace with nature through prayerful movement, and how despair and hope can both be holy as we return to sacred kinship with Earth.

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 08:38 The Seeded Wild Forest
  • 11:45 Donegal
  • 13:01 Indigenous Language As A Doorway
  • 16:12 "Ecology Is My Religion"
  • 17:46 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
  • 20:09 A Gardener Hopes For Eden
  • 25:01 Hope and Despair are both Holy
  • 26:06 Invasive Species
  • 28:45 Gaia Touch Earth Yoga
  • 31:34 Transmitters and Receivers
  • 34:43 The Fairies of Particular Places
  • 40:48 Declaring Peace
  • 43:51 Weeds Are Part of Biodiversity
  • 47:44 Generational Shift
  • 50:49 Sean's Druid Journey
  • 54:41 Order of Bards Ovates and Druids
  • 57:36 Celtic Annual Cycle
  • 60:54 The 7 Directions
  • 66:37 Being Drawn Home
  • 71:16 Sacred Invitation
  • 73:32 Ethan and Cherry Tree
  • 76:43 Outro

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