Jenny Butler

21st Century Irish Paganism provides an overview of the beliefs and practices of practitioners of Paganism in modern Ireland. Modern-day nature-based spirituality or religiosity, as distinct from pre-Christian contexts of indigenous religions, is examined here in relation to beliefs, rituals, festivals, sacred sites, and the creation of art and ritual objects. Beliefs in magic, deities, fairies and other spiritual beings are explored. This book provides valuable insights into the lived experiences of Irish Pagans including those who are followers of Druidry and other forms of Celtic spirituality, Wicca and other kinds of Pagan Witchcraft. The book presents a detailed documentation and analysis of this vibrant and dynamic culture that relates to Irish landscape, mythology and history in unique ways. The richly descriptive accounts of magical rituals and festival celebrations that the author took part in, along with interview extracts from Pagan practitioners themselves, combine to shed light on the motivations for this kind of spiritual expression and the attraction that Pagan religion holds for its followers. As the first extensive academic study of Irish contemporary Paganism, this book reveals important information about current cultural and social change in Ireland.

Worldview, Ritual, Identity

21st Century Irish Paganism

Live, Give, Care and Share is book of inspirational poems channeled by Jenny Butler from the spirit world. She has felt compelled to share these thought-provoking words with you in the hope that you too will be uplifted, and in turn, live your lives hoping to affect people who you meet in your everyday life. Each poem carries a message that you will understand when the time is right for you. When the words ring true, you will know that you are listening to your inner self and learning to live, give, care, and share. The true message of these poems is, of course, to learn to love others in a truly selfless way.

Live, Give, Care and Share

Deanna Kerrigan

Andrea Wirtz

Stefan Baral

N'Della N'Jie

Anderson Stanciole

Robert Oelrichs

Chris Beyer

A global economic analysis of HIV infection amongst sex workers, finding that evidence based and rights affirming interventions are not implemented to the level that their efficacy warrants, and that doing so at scale would be cost effective and deliver significant returns on investment.

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers

Jenny Butler

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