Divination was a widespread and complex process among the Gaelic(…)
Augury Charm
Divination was a widespread and complex process among the Gaelic(…)
Author Archives: Lairbhan
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(…)
Ivy Charm
Ground ivy is a plant that is commonly found in many areas and is often used for landscaping. It’s a hardy plant that remains green even in winter, and is sometimes used for decoration during the winter holidays; the shape of the leaf gives the(…)
Song Parody "24 Runes" ~ For Odin
Inspiration is a funny thing, I can sit for hours trying to write and have nothing come to me, or I can be doing some mundane task and have a sudden burst of insight. This morning as I was putting my daughter on the bus for school a song(…)
Matronae
Many aspects of my own practices, Irish pagan and Heathen, are separate ones but there are points of cross-over. My honoring of the daoine sidhe/land vaettir is one, and my honoring of Artio is another. A third is my worship of the Matronae,(…)
Prayers to Flidais
This first prayer is one I use when making offerings, but it could easily be adapted to use as an invocation in ritual:
Prayer to Flidais Foltchaoin
Flidais of the soft hair
Lover, wife, and mother
whose magical(…)
Prayer for the Year
This is one of the more interesting prayers in the Gadelica because it involves praying for calm seas at specific points throughout the year. In the original Gadelica version the dates listed are the…