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Dr Jenny Butler
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Today I presented my paper “‘Enchanted Waters Run Through Every Wind That Blows’: Sacred Landscape and Magical Practice in Irish Contemporary Paganism“ at the CESNUR 2025 conference in South Africa.

#paganism #irishpaganism #contemporarypaganism #neopaganism #wicca #witchcraft #druids #druidry
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today Reet Hiiemäe, Andrus Tins and I had our CHRYSES: Mapping Environmental Health Crises - Public Understanding through Myths and Science Project Roundtable, “Mental Mapping of Environmental Health Crises” at the World Anthropological Union Congress in Antigua, Guatemala.
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Today I presented my paper, “Mental Maps and Narratives of the Safe and Unsafe During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in the Panel “From the Local to the Global: Rethinking Health-Illness-Care Processes from the Perspective of Community Experience” at the World Anthropological Union Congress in Antigua.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I was interviewed about contemporary Paganism for RTÉ Radio 1 Divine Sparks with Áine Lawlor, my segment starts at 46:10 on the podcast:

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

#samhain #paganism #contemporarypaganism #irishpaganism #religion #spirituality

Image: Czesław Stasiełowicz
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
On the Virgin Media Player, you can see me chatting to Elaine Crowley and Martin King on Ireland Am about mythology connected to Samhain at 00:58 (8.45am) on Friday 31 October.

#samhain #myths #legends #mythicalcreatures #otherworld
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A #vampire portrait of me titled The Undead Folklorist by Emlyn Boyle 🦇🖤🦇
October 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I presented my paper, “The Veil Becomes Thin: Contemporary Irish Pagan Practices at Samhain”, at this symposium. We plan on publishing something collaboratively, so I look forward to that. #samhain #paganism #irishpaganism #magic #ritual #magick #samhain2025
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My TEDx trophy (not sure what to call it!). It was genuinely an amazing experience taking part in TEDxTralee! I enjoyed meeting all the speakers and hearing their talks and stories. All brave, inspiring, wonderful women!♥️
#TEDx #tedxtralee #TedxSpeaker #tedxtalk #TEDx2025
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My short story, SOMNOLENCE REVERIE, was published by The Words Faire, an independent press in Dayton, Ohio. You can read it here:

www.thewordsfaire.com/theexhibitio...

#shortstory #fiction #irishwriting #aliens #ufos #extraterrestrials #alienabduction #amwriting

Image by Betidraws
October 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
October 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
October 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I found out today that I received a First Class Honours in my Autism Studies course @ucc.ie. I could leave now with a Certificate or continue--which I intend to do--to the second year for the qualification of a Diploma in Autism Studies #autismstudies #neurodiversity #Autism
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On the 25th anniversary of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), I was elected as incoming Secretary General. I congratulate the new Executive Committee and look forward to working together, from 1 January, with the incoming EC #easr #studyofreligions #iahr2025 #iahrkrakow
August 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I presented my paper titled ‘“The Gods Have Returned to Erin”: Irish Paganism, the Celtic Twilight, and Eastern Religiosity’ in the panel “Glocal Dynamics in Paganism: Global Influences and Local Adaptations” at the XXIII IAHR World Congress #IAHR2025 #paganstudies
August 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've been invited to give a TEDx talk for TEDx Tralee: Empowering Resilience at Siamsa Tíre next October.
tedxtralee.com

#TEDx #TEDxtalk #siamsatire #tralee
August 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My short story, “Christmas Dog”, was published in the anthology SCARS produced by Beyond Words Literary Magazine

#shortstories #shortstory #fiction #fictionwriter #fictionwriters #irishwriter #irishwriters #publishedauthor #publishedwriter #sliceoflife #storiessetindublin #dublincity
July 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Following the International Society for #Folklore and #Ethnology - #SIEF Congress at the University of Aberdeen I’m happy to announce that I have been elected to the Executive Board of the SIEF Ritual Year Working Group.
July 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We had such interesting discussions in our roundtable at the University of Aberdeen on “Unwriting ecological relationality in the humilocene: Exploring the wisdom embodied in land-based craft traditions” in the #SIEF25 Place Wisdom Working Group stream today.
Photo: Cruikshank Botanic Gardens
June 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m giving some guest lectures this week at the Ethnology Department of Université Côte d’Azur.

#ethnology #anthropology #folklore #culturalstudies #visitinglecturer
April 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I'm giving a presentation today as part of this seminar on Borders and Boundaries at Université Côte d'Azur

#PaganStudies #ethnology #studyofreligions #paganism #anthropology #contemporarypaganism #sacredlandscapes #sacredsites #naturereligion #CotedAzurFrance
April 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
November 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM