Tag Archives: Fairies

The Changeling

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

Changeling. The widespread belief that fairies or other malevolent spiritual forces might secretly substitute one infant for another is amply represented in Celtic oral tradition. Irish corpán sídhe, síodhbhradh, síofra; Scottish Gaelic tàcharan, ùmaidh; Manx lhiannoo shee; Welsh plentyn a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bestiary, Ghosts | Tagged Celtic, Changeling, child, Devil, Fairies, Fairy, Folklore, infant, Ireland, Katherine Briggs, Lady Wilde, Legend, stolen, tradition | 1 Comment

Ur (Heather)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“When we reflect upon the many unique characteristics of the Heather- its stern beauty of delicate purple bells nestling to a green mantled burly growth of brushwood; its distinctive vitality and strength of endurance; the wild rugged solitude of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Alexander Wallace, Bee, Beltane, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, Cluricaune, Fairies, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Gort, Heath, Heather, Heather in Lore Lyric and Lay, Highlands, Macdonald Clan, Magical Alphabets, Ngetal, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham Tract, Paul Kendall, Robert Graves, Rowan, Samhain, Scotland, Thomas Croker, Tom Cowan, Ur, White Goddess, Yearning for the Wind | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Ancestors, Ancient Legends Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland, Anne Jefferies, Canadian Corrections: 3rd Edition, Celts, Cernnunnos, Druid Animal Oracle, Ethnocide, Fairies, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Golden Bough, Gort, Irish History, Ivy, James Frazer, Labyrinth, Magical Alphabets, Ogham, Ogham Tract, Owain Lawgoch, Peter Berresfod Ellis, Robert Graves, Snake, St. Patrick, Thomas Croften, Thomas Hayden | 2 Comments

Tinne (Holly)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Salvation, claimed the Romantic philosophers and writers, lay not in a tame and planted landscape, but in the raw wilderness.” – John Vaillant (the Golden Spruce). The Roots: The holly – much like the oak- is associated with gods of … Continue reading →