Just a quick note to let our valued listeners know that the website is nearing a re-launch. Most of it is going to be fully functional, with the exception of the forums. We may have to wait a while for them to be reactivated. We are slowly building up the data that we had on the site before the database corruption that caused the crash before.

When the site is ready to be launched, all of our existing members should receive an email telling them that is is ready for them.

Thanks again for waiting

Gary & Ruth

The Celtic Myth Podshow website has had to be shut down temporarily due to some serious security errors in the code used to power the forums and the blogs. We would like to sincerely apologise to you for the inconvenience that this causes and has caused to you. We shall be working over the next couple of days to re-build a secure site for you, our listeners.

We are starting to put together a basic website for you to keep up to date with the episodes and shownotes whilst the blog and forums and being de-bugged.

Subscribe to the Celtic Myth Podshow in iTunes (install from here) or copy the following link and paste it into any other Podcatcher (such as Juice from here) to receive the show. You can also go to our episodes page here. Our next episode is still due out on the 29th March 2008.

If there is any way we can help whilst this maintenance is taking place, please email either Gary or Ruth and we will do our best to help you.

Thank you for your patience

Gary & Ruth

The modern belief that eggs are delivered by a rabbit, comes from the legend of the Goddess Eostre.  Eostre was walking one fine Spring day and came upon a beautiful little bird. The poor bird’s wing was badly injured and Eostre, feeling great compassion for the little creature, wanted to heal it. But the little bird’ wing was so badly damaged that Eostre knew it would never be able to fly again even after She healed it. So, Eostre decided to help the bird by healing it in a way that would give it mobility and a little something more? She turned it into a rabbit!

During the transformation, the rabbit retained the ability to lay eggs. The rabbit was so grateful to Eostre for saving its life that it laid a sacred egg in Her honor, joyously decorated it and then humbly presented it to the Goddess. She was so pleased and so touched by the rabbit’s thoughtful gift that She wished all humankind to share in her joy. In honoring her wishes, the rabbit went all over the world distributing these beautifully decorated little gifts of life and continues to do so even today.