Aontacht - Creating Unity In Community

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AONTACHT is a free, full-length magazine dedicated to the diversity of experience and opinions found in the Druidic and Celtic Spiritual communities. Each issue presents a different theme around which our submissions are based ranging from in-depth academic articles to personal accounts, poetry, short stories, artwork, recipes, reviews, and event listings. Aontacht also features a Q&A Interview and a new eco-feature, entitled "Wild Earth".

AONTACHT is global -- because of the internet, our readers hark from all over the world. We represent both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Aontacht is open to everyone; your opinions, feedback and submissions are what make the magazine a success par excellence. The entire publication flourishes thanks to dedicated volunteers and your submissions.

AONTACHT means 'unity' in Irish Gaelic and represents our wish to bring divergent peoples, opinions and paths together into the same dialogue. Unity does not mean sameness or mono-culture, but a unique harmonization of diversity. We recognise that modern 'Celtic Spirituality' is a diverse community, encompassing a wide variety of practices, traditions, ways of knowing and beliefs. Diversity is a healthy sign of life, be it an ecosystem or a community.

PURPOSE AND AIMS

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

CONTACT INFORMATION

VOLUNTEER

Purpose and AimS

Through the progression of time, Celtic Spirituality has branched and blossomed out to all corners of the world, and while it has become a beautiful tapestry of traditions, its myriad-ness has also caused debate and some arguments throughout the communities. The goals and aims of the Aontacht magazine address this, seeking to show our commonality, celebrate our individuality and express mutual cooperation and love for our sacred Earth.

The purpose of the magazine is to create 'Unity in Community', that is--to further bring together all Celtic Spirituality communities, particularly Druidic but also including Reconstrustionalist, Christian and any other Celtic-focused spiritual paths.

Our aim is to create a place where we can each express our personal spirituality to one other, in hopes that while we continue to grow, we also do not forget about each other. It is important to maintain individual integrity while integrating with the whole. This requires truly understanding ourselves and our own tradition--and remaining authentic to that truth, but also listening to others and respecting their differences. Respect does not require that we agree, but does require treating others with dignity.

Our agenda is non-political, projecting a neutral, inclusive bias. The submissions published do not necessarily reflect the views of Production Team members or Druidic Dawn, but we do try to give voice to all. Aontacht is available to both Druidic Dawn and non-community members, and seeks to engage all Celtic Spiritual and Druidic organizations, groups and solitary individuals.

Our audience is international; therefore the magazine is aimed at inclusion and is careful not to be biased to any one area, nation, race, gender, creed, affiliation or hemisphere. We especially try to include both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres together, which is why Aontacht is theme based, not seasonal or festival.

Our approach to 'truth' is varied, recognising that there are many different ways of 'knowing', e.g. subjective truth (personal, experiential knowledge), cultural truth (traditional and historical knowledge), and ecological truth (empirical knowledge).

submissions

You Can Submit:

Articles, personal reflections, rituals, poetry, prayers, short stories, original artwork, recipes (e.g. food, incense, household remedies, etc.), craft instructions, book and media (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.) reviews, advertisements (free at this time), event listings, short earth and eco-related pieces (for our 'Wild Earth' feature), sacred site visit accounts, meditations, guided journeys ... anything original with you!

Basic Guidelines:

Submit original work only. Essays & articles should be between 1,000-2,000 words (footnotes and bibliography included). There is no word limit for poetry; however, please do not submit epic verse!

You may submit multiple pieces. Only electronic submissions are accepted and should be either compressed (.zip/.rar) and attached (preferred for photos & artwork), or pasted into the email body. Document submissions should be in Plain Text (.txt), Rich Text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) formats only; Photos/artwork as .jpg or .png.

Please cite your sources and clearly mark when using UPG [Unverified Personal Gnosis].

Articles should be relevant to the Celtic and Druidic communities and must match the theme of the issue. All other types of submissions do not have to match the theme, although this is preferable.

Run a grammar/spell check on your work before submittal.

Keep work friendly. No racism, bigotry, violence or hatred.

Submissions must be emailed to the Aontacht Production Team by the given deadline date. Email submissions to aontacht@druidicdawn.org
Submissions must be received by the deadline in order to be included. Deadline dates and themes for upcoming issues are advertised well in advance in previous issues. An official Call for Submissions is posted on Druidic Dawn's public forum prior to the deadline--this Call elucidates on the theme and what material we are looking for.

Include a few sentences of biography and a photograph with your emailed submission, if this is your first time. This information is published on our Contributors' Pages (in the issue your piece is published). At the same time, a bio and image are not mandatory for us to publish your submission. If you wish for any reason not to be included on this page, simply let us know when submitting.

Subject Areas:

Pre-Christian: Discussion of history, anthropology, archaeology and more, but also of the current Reconstructionist or Traditional movements happening today.
Modern Druidry: Discussion of Druidism within the last 300 years; includes Revivalist and Neo-Druid.
Modern Celtic: Talk on surviving beliefs, folklore and superstitions still alive today on the Celtic isles, i.e., Fairy Faith.
Celtic Christian: Look into this truly beautiful and unique branch of Christianity.
Inter-Faith: How people incorporate other cultures into their Celtic/Druidic practice, or getting along with those of other faiths.
Other Subject Areas: Any thing that is pertinent to the pre-chosen topic/theme, ranging from spirituality, history and archaeology, philosophy, psychology, ecology, personal practice, ancient practice, ritual, bardic arts, seership, sacred sites, etc.

Volunteer

Aontacht is completely produced by volunteers. Our Production Team members take their work seriously, as a personal service to the wider Community and Celtic Spirituality. Honourable ethics and professional standards are what we look for in Team members. But also Aontacht is a communal, collaberative project. We need volunteers of all sorts with all types of different skills-- and if you feel the Aontacht vision aligns with your own, and you would like to help in some way, please email us at one of the addresses below. Your contributions make the world of a difference!