Tag Archives: Golden Bough

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 →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Alexander Carmichael, Ancestors, Beech, Celtic Tree Oracle, Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects, Finn Mac Cool, Golden Bough, James Frazer, Joseph Campbell, Lady Charlotte Guest, Lady Gregory, Lady Wilde, Magical Alphabets, Manannan Mac Lir, Manannan's shirt, Mor, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham, Ogham Tract, Robert Graves, Samhain, Sea, Twin of Hazel, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, White Goddess, Witch Hazel | 1 Comment

Uillend (Elbow or Honeysuckle)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

(photograph by Sannse) “Turn hither, O Fergus my master!” he cried. Fergus did not answer, for he heard not. He spoke again, “Turn hither, Fergus my master!” he cried; “and if thou turn not, I will grind thee as a … Continue reading →

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Ohn (Gorse or Broom)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen’s Day was killed in the furze; Although he be little his honour is great, so, good people, give us a treat.” – Peter Ellis (the Druids)[i] The Roots: … Continue reading →

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Ngetal (Reed Grass)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Ngetal is the month when the terrible roar of breakers and the snarling noise of pebbles on the Atlantic seaboard fill the heart with terror, and when the wind whistles dismally through the reed-beds of the rivers. In Ireland the … 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 →

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 →