This omen deals with swans, birds that are seen as omens of…
A Swan Omen Charm
This omen deals with swans, birds that are seen as omens of…
Author Archives: Lairbhan
When Your Ritual Goes Up In Flames…Literally
I conducted my first ritual when I was 12 years old. My friend had introduced me to neopaganism through Scott Cunningham’s Book Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner and I had gone on to read Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft and Sybil Leek’s Diary of a Witch. Now, months later, we had decided the time was right to …
Prayers to the Morrigan
So for the last several weeks I have been engaged in an effort to learn more about and honor Morrigu. As part of this effort I have made a small shrine to her and have been making regular offerings; I have also been meditating regularly on her.(…)
Omen Charms
Omens based on birds and animals are widespread in Celtic belief. The following charms list omens of luck for the coming year relying on hearing or seeing specific animals. If we study this information we can learn details of what animals and(…)
Book Review: Thinking Wild
I recently was offered the opportunity to review the book Thinking Wild, Its Gift of Insight: a way to make peace with my shadow for(…)
Augury Charm
Divination was a widespread and complex process among the Gaelic(…)
Badb, Morrigan of Prophecy
“Delbaeth…has three daughters, the famous war-furies Badb, Macha, and Mórrígu, the latter sometimes called Anand or Danand.” (Macalister, 1941).
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Morrigu
“Badb and Macha, greatness of wealth, Morrigu
springs of craftiness,
sources of bitter fighting
were the three daughters of Ernmas.”(…)
Fairywort Charm
The Carmina Gadelica has a charm which mentions a plant it calls “Fairywort” – earnaid in Scottish Gaelic – that has always interested me. There is much debate as to which plant Fairywort would be with cowslip, flax, and foxglove being the leading(…)