Tag Archives: Ancestors

Ireland’s Samhain

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland was published in 1887. In it, Lady Wilde lets us look into the minds of the Irish peasantry of the time. She did this by interviewing the elders of a dying faith … Continue reading →

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Mor (Twin of Hazel or the Sea)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

(Black Rock, County Kerry, Ireland. Photograph by K. Glavin) “In the midst of the Irish Sea, almost equidistant from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and concentrating in itself the psychical and magnetic influences from these three Celtic lands, and from Celto-Saxon … Continue reading →

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Gort (Ivy Vine)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Although it grows upon other plants or on the walls of buildings, the ivy must remain rooted in the ground in order to survive. But it is a tree of transformation, starting as a small, weak, herb-like plant, which … Continue reading →