Go Back and Refresh

The Nine Maidens of Cailleach

Retrace your steps. Return to the beginning. There have been many trials and tribulations along the way, but you can always start over with a fresh perspective.

It is said nine maidens kept the holy well on Nun’s Island in Ireland for the Goddess Cailleach. In the guise of the weary crone of winter, Cailleach would come down from her mountain cairn high atop Slieve Gullion to drink from the sacred waters each spring. Her youth regained, she would transform into the fertile maiden of spring. Take time out for a retreat to renew your physical body and your priorities. You have an opportunity to break old, outworn patterns. Stepping back from a situation will breathe new life into it.