Tag Archives: Magical Alphabets

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

Iphin (Honey or Gooseberry)

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

(Photograph by Frank Vincentz) “I was to go out fishing tonight,” said the younger as he came in, “but I promised you to come, and you’re a civil man, so I wouldn’t take five pounds to break my word to … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Alexander Carmichael, Battle of the Trees, Carmina Gadelica, Cattle Raid of Cooley, Celtic Myth and Legend, Celtic Tree Oracle, Charles Squire, Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects, Elbow, George Douglas, Goibne, Golden Bough, Habitrot, Honeysuckle, J.F. Campbell, James Frazer, Jay O' Scalleigh, Joseph Dunn, Magical Alphabets, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Robert Graves, Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, Smith's Hook, Tain Bo Cualnge, The White Goddess, White Goddess, Witchery of One, Woodbine | 3 Comments

Oir (Gold or Spindle)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Lochlann was the mythical undersea home of the later Fomorian invaders of Ireland, against whom the Tuatha de Danaan fought a bloody war. The god Tethra ruled it. It seems that legends of the war between these two nations were … Continue reading →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Celtic Tree Oracle, Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects, Dublin, Famorian, Gods and Fighting Men, Gold, Ireland, James MacKillop, Lady Gregory, Lochlainn, Lochlin, Magical Alphabets, Manannan, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Oir, Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Robert Graves, Spindle, The White Goddess, Tuatha De Danaan | 3 Comments

Koad (Salmon or the Grove)

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

(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 | 1 Comment

Ioho (Yew)

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“The Irish Druids made their wands of divination from the yew-tree; and, like the ancient priests of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, are believed to have controlled spirits, fairies, daemons, elementals, and ghosts while making such divinations.” – W.B. Evans-Wentz (The … Continue reading →