Tag Archives: Salmon

Artist and Chief James Swan: on First Nations legendary creatures and animal spirits (Part 1/3)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

(True Reflections. James UuKwaqum Swan) Ahousaht is located on Flores Island, off the west coast of Vancouver Island. The community is only accessible by boat or air, but as anyone who has ever been there can tell you, it’s well … Continue reading →

Posted in Bestiary, First Nations, Vancouver Island, Voices & Visionaries | Tagged Ahousaht, Animal Spirits, First Nations, Hishuk ish tsawalk, James Francis Swan sr, James UuKwaqum Swan, Luke Francis Swan, Manhousaht, Mrs Rosie Swan, Nootka, Nuu-chah-nulth, Salmon, Sasquatch, Sea Monster, the Teachings in the Tides, Tree Spirit, Vancouver Island | 2 Comments

Quert (Apple)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Apple. The Pome fruit and tree bearing this fruit is celebrated in numerous functions in Celtic mythology, legend and folklore; it is an emblem of fruitfulness and sometimes a means to immortality.” – James MacKillop (Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology) … Continue reading →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Apple, Apple Sex Symbol, Arthur, Avalon, Book of Invasions, Brigit, Celtic Symbols, Connla, Cu Roi, Cuchulainn, Cultivated Apple, Fairy, Glass Castle, Grape, Guns Germs and Steel, James MacKillop, Jarod Diamond, Madness, Merlin, Milesians, Ninth Wave, Oak, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham, Otherworld, Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Quert, Sabine Heinz, Salmon, Sidhe, Thomas the Rhymer, Tree Wisdom: the Definitive Guidebook, Tuatha De Danann, White Animal, Wild Apple | 1 Comment

Coll (Hazel)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“All ancient cultures, whether they prayed to one god or many, acknowledged trees as being able to elevate the human consciousness to higher forms of perception, and to receive messages from the higher planes (or the deeper Self), hence the … Continue reading →