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The Cat in Celtic Lore: Demon, Witch, or Lover?
The Cat in Celtic lore is a beast both loved and abhorred. Those in pursuit of Otherworldly powers coveted him, but not in a way that lacked cruelty. For those who despised powers said to exist outside of the church, … Continue reading
Posted in Bestiary, Ghosts
Tagged Apparition, Arthur, Cat, Cat Eyes, Cat Head, Cat Ritual, Cuchulainn, Demon, Devil, Dog Head, Evil Spirit, Ghost, Phantom Cat, Poltergeist, spell, Succubus, Witch
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The Celtic Werewolf
The Celtic Wolf is a complex and Otherworldly creature. Wolves, it would seem, have always had varied personalities as diverse as their human counterparts. Where one shapeshifting wolf could be seen as evil, for example, the next might very well … Continue reading
Posted in Bestiary
Tagged Apple, Arthur, Blackthorn, Cuchulainn, Gwydion, Morigan, Shapeshifter, spell, Werewolf, werewolves, Wolf
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Koad (Salmon or the Grove)
(Bluebells in Portglenone Forest in spring. David Iliff[i]) “Nemeton. A Gaulish word apparently meaning ‘sacred grove’ or ‘sanctuary’ appears whole or in part in several place names. Nemetona, Nemontana [goddess of the sacred grove; see NEMETON] Gaulish and British goddess whose … Continue reading
Posted in Tree Ogham
Tagged Arthur, Aspen, Caw of Scotland, Celtic Tree Oracle, crane bag, Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects, Culwch, Ebad, Grove, Jeffery Gantz, King of Scotland, Koad, Mabinogion, Magical Alphabets, Manannan, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham, Olwen, Robert Graves, Shears, Trees for Life, White Goddess, Ysbaddaden
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Quert (Apple)
“Apple. The Pome fruit and tree bearing this fruit is celebrated in numerous functions in Celtic mythology, legend and folklore; it is an emblem of fruitfulness and sometimes a means to immortality.” – James MacKillop (Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology) … Continue reading
Posted in Tree Ogham
Tagged Apple, Apple Sex Symbol, Arthur, Avalon, Book of Invasions, Brigit, Celtic Symbols, Connla, Cu Roi, Cuchulainn, Cultivated Apple, Fairy, Glass Castle, Grape, Guns Germs and Steel, James MacKillop, Jarod Diamond, Madness, Merlin, Milesians, Ninth Wave, Oak, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham, Otherworld, Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Quert, Sabine Heinz, Salmon, Sidhe, Thomas the Rhymer, Tree Wisdom: the Definitive Guidebook, Tuatha De Danann, White Animal, Wild Apple
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