Tag Archives: Myth

Quert (Apple) II

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

“Manannan, king of the Land of Promise, gives Cormac a magical, sleep-inducing silver branch with three golden apples and, before long, Cormac travels to the otherworld where he discovers a marvellous fountain containing salmon, hazelnuts, and the waters of knowledge.”  … Continue reading →

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Fearn (Alder) II

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Alder is one of the most sacred primal woods. Its wood is associated with the British divinity Bran the Blessed, who goes down into the Underworld and becomes the oracular mouthpiece of the ancestors.”  – Caitlin Mathews (Celtic Wisdom Sticks: … Continue reading →

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Beithe (Birch) II

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“B has primacy over all other letters, we are told, because the very first use of ogam was as a warning inscribed upon a wand of Birch, sent to Lugh that his wife, was about to be carried off if … Continue reading →

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