Tag Archives: Samhain

The Haunting of Vancouver Island: Book Trailer and Giveaways

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Shanon Sinn

It’s officially Halloween, and The Haunting of Vancouver Island is one year old! And what better way to celebrate, than by sharing it with the rest of the world through a short, but deadly sweet, book trailer. There will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts, Vancouver Island, Xtra: News and Reviews | Tagged #thehauntingofvancouverisland, All Hallows Eve, Amazon, Barbara Smith, BC Bestseller, Bolen Books, Chapters, Davide Cozsi, Ghost Tarot, giveaway, giveaways, Great Canadian Ghost Stories, Halloween, Indigo, Munros Books, Nanaimo, Ouija, Samhain, Shanon Sinn, Strong Nations, supernaturalism, The Haunting of Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Winter Solstice | 4 Comments

Ireland’s Samhain

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland was published in 1887. In it, Lady Wilde lets us look into the minds of the Irish peasantry of the time. She did this by interviewing the elders of a dying faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts | Tagged Ancestors, Ancient Legends Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland, Animal Ritual, Cat Sacrifice, Divination, Fairy Religion, Ghosts, Halloween, Ireland, Irish, Lady Wilde, Samhain, Spirits, Undead, Witchcraft | Leave a comment

Fear Dorcha: Shadow Creature from the Land of the Celts

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

The Fear Dorcha is a mysterious, malignant, fairy being, found in Celtic myth and legend. Despite modern associations with the word, the term “fairy” was once used to refer to spirits such as the Fear Dorcha. Unlike modern fairies, however, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts | Tagged Black Druid, Black Sorcerer, Dark Man, Evil Spirit, Fairy, Fairy Abduction, Far Darrig, Far Doroche, Far Gorta, Far Liath, Fear Doirche, Fear Dorche, Fear Doroche, Fionn, Ghost, Samhain | 1 Comment

The Bat in Celtic Folklore

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

In the land of the Celts – from lonely moors to haunted castles –the bat has long been associated with witches, ghosts, and other tragic beings of the night… In the 1949 Encyclopedia of Superstitions by Edwin and Mona Radford … Continue reading →

Posted in Bestiary | Tagged Bat, bats, Celtic, Celts, Cyhiraeth, Death, enchantress, Fairy, Folklore, Halloween, Ireland, lore, Moon, night, Phooka, Possession, Samhain, Witch, Witches | 4 Comments

Mor (Twin of Hazel or the Sea)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

(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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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 →