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Tag Archives: Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom
Mor (Twin of Hazel or the Sea)
(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
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Uillend (Elbow or Honeysuckle)
(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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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
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Oir (Gold or Spindle)
“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
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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
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Koad (Salmon or the Grove)
(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
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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
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An Introduction to the Forfeda (Extra Letters)
Read this post first: Ogham: the Forfeda, Diphthongs, or Extra Letters “Some students find that using the forfeda enriches their experience with the ogam. Many of them would never dream of doing an ogam reading without them. Others find them … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Carmichael, Brenda Sullivan, Calder, Carmina Gadelica, Celtic Shaman, Celtic Tree Oracle, crane, crane bag, Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects, Diphthongs, Dr. Anne Ross, Dr. Berry Fell, Finn's Wheel, Forfeda, Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell, Macalister, Manannan, Mor, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham, Ogham Tract, Power of Myth, Robert Graves, Scots Fir, White Goddess
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