Tag Archives: Paul Kendall

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 →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Banba, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, Cuchulainn, Deidre and Naisi, Druid Animal Oracle, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Ioho, Magical Alphabets, Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Paul Kendall, Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Thomas Crocker, Thomas Rolleston, Thomas the Rymer, Tree Wisdom, Trees for Life, Tristian and Iseult, Wooing of Etain, Yew | 1 Comment

Eadha (Aspen)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“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 →

Posted in Tree Ogham | 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 | 1 Comment

Ur (Heather)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“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 →