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Tag Archives: Fairies
The Changeling
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
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Ur (Heather)
“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
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Gort (Ivy Vine)
“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
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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
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Tinne (Holly)
“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
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Tagged Anne Ross, Celtic Warrior, Celts, Creiddylad, Cult of the Severed Head, Drink of the Gods, Elemental Castings, Fairies, Fire in the Head, Forest, Golden Bough, Golden Spruce, Holly, Holly King, Human Sacrifice, James Frazer, John Vaillant, Joseph Campbell, Mabinogion, Oak King, Ogham, Relationship with Nature Vancouver Holly, Robert Graves, Steve Comar, Summer Solstice, T. Thorn Coyle, Tinne, Tree Alphabet, Underworld, Winter Solstice, Yerba Mate
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