Foltchaoin

A little story-time, I went into my college biology program an atheist, and I left a polytheist. This is often a bit mind-boggling to people, and for good reason. There's an attitude both within scientific fields and without that scientists are "too logical" for religion or spirituality. Of course, there are religious scientists everywhere. I live in the south and trust me I've met plenty of Christian science professors. But this idea that spirituality and science are complete and total opposites is a false one. Science is a man-made discipline and comes with all the faults and limitations that that entails. There are things we cannot use science to understand because we cannot apply the scientific method to it (spirituality and religion are the most obvious examples of this). There are many things we don't understand because nobody has asked the right questions yet (like women's health). Science is a tool that can be used to manipulate outcomes and enforce de...

  Hello! I'm Zoe, at the time of writing I'm 24 and have been a Gaelic polytheist for around 2 years or so. I am a devotee of Flidais, though have not undergone any sort of formal oath to Her. I have relationships with other deities, mostly Brigid and  Manannán mac Lir right now. My personal passions include nature (of course), but animals mostly. I have a bachelor's in biology with a minor in environmental studies, but sadly not much other experience. I did volunteer at a wildlife rehabilitation center for a little while, and I loved it. I would love to work in a related field, when the world allows.   The purpose of this blog is to be a space to put my thoughts into the world. Expect musings, informal book reviews, and experiences. Maybe more, who knows, I'll see where the wind takes me. This blog is named after Flidais (Foltchaoin is her epithet), but don't expect content only about Her. Speaking of Flidais...  As a devotee to Flidais, I notice that hardly an...