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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
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Tagged Apple, Arthur, Blackthorn, Cuchulainn, Gwydion, Morigan, Shapeshifter, spell, Werewolf, werewolves, Wolf
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Straif (Blackthorn) II
“If the Hawthorn and Blackthorn have many berries, the ensuing winter is expected to be severe.” – A.W. Moore (Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man. 1891) The Roots: The fourteenth letter of the Ogham, in its tree form, is Straif. … Continue reading
Posted in Tree Ogham
Tagged Blackthorn, Fairy, Myth, Ogam, Ogham, Omen, spell, Straif, Witchcraft
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Straif (Blackthorn)
“Better the bramble than the black-thorn, better the black-thorn than the devil. He who would go in the bramble for me, I would go in the thorn for him” – Proverb (Alexander Carmichael: Carmina Gadelica Vol. II. 1900) The Roots: … Continue reading
Posted in Tree Ogham
Tagged Aine, Ancient Legends Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland, Ban-Sidhe, Banshee, Black Magic, Blackberry, Blackthorn, Carmina Gadelica, Celtic Tree Oracle, Devil, Evan Wentz, Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries, Fairy Queen, Gods of Fighting Men, Hawthorn, James MacKillop, Lady Gregory, Lady Wilde, Leanan-Sidhe, Lunantishee, Magical Alphabets, Meaning of Trees, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Otherworld, Oxford Dictionary or Celtic Mythology, Prunus, Robert Graves, Sidhe, Straif, Thorn, Tree Wisdom: the Definitive Guidebook, Tuatha De Danaan, White Goddess, Witch Trials
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