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Tag Archives: Ogham Tract
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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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
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Iphin (Honey or Gooseberry)
(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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Tagged 7 Pigs, Amanita Muscaria, Ancient Legends, and Superstitions of Ireland, Asail, Asal, Bones of Asal's Pigs, Celtic Tree Oracle, Children of Tuireann, Christopher Bird, crane bag, Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects, Easal, Edward Clodd, Gods and Fighting Men, Gooseberry, Guelder Rose, Honey, Iphin, J.M. Synge, James MacKillop, Lady Gregory, Lady Wilde, Magic Pigs, Magical Alphabets, Manannan, Mystic Charms, Ogham Tract, Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Peter Tompkins, Raul France, Robert Graves, Scotch Fir, Scots Pine, Secret Life of Plants, Sympathetic magic, The Aran Islands, Tom Tit Tot: An Essay on Savage Philospohy in Folktale, White Goddess
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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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Eadha (Aspen)
“The following curious story reminds one a little of Slavic tales of dead men who dwell in their tombs as in houses. Some of the Slav tomb-dwellers are harmless, others malignant. The malignant ones are dead persons who rise up … Continue reading
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Tagged Aminita muscaria, Aspen, Carmina Gadelica, Cattle Raid of Cualnge, Celtic Tree Oracle, Cormac mac Cuilennain, Crucifixion, Cuchulainn, Eadha, Fairy Queen, Fe, Gaul (hero), George Henderson, James Macpherson, Magical Alphabets, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham Tract, Oithona, Paul Kendall, Poems of Ossian, Poplar, Robert Graves, Sidhe, Survival in Belief Amongst Celts, Tree Wisdom: the Definitive Guidebook, White Goddess
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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
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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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Ohn (Gorse or Broom)
“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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Tagged Blodeuwedd, Book of Ballymote, Broom, Cad Goddeu, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, David Rankine, Fairy, Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Furz, Golden Bough, Gorse, Gwydion, James Frazer, Lleu, Magical Alphabets, Magpie, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham Tract, Ohn, Robert Graves, Sorita d'Este, Thomas Crocker, Visions of the Cailleach, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, Whin, White Goddess
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