Category Archives: By Land Sea and Sky

Sacred Horses

Horses have long been seen as sacred animals in Irish paganism. Evidence shows the presence of horses in Ireland as far back as 3000 BCE and we know that during the Celtic period they played an important role (O hOgain, 2006). Horses were a status symbol, a very practical means of transportation, work animals, and also served in warfare, the Irish fighting mounted and with chariots. Many Irish Gods are associated with horses, including…

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Book review – Tvaer Galdraskraedur or Two Icelandic Books of Magic

I haven’t done a book review in a while, so I thought it was time to offer one. I recently read Tvaer Galdraskraedur or Two Icelandic Books of Magic, a book offered by Strandagaldr (Icelandic Musuem of Sorcery and Witchcraft). Since I very much enjoyed it I thought it would be a good choice to review.

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Fun with Novel Writing

Just thought I’d share: I participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for the first time last November and wrote an urban fantasy novel. After a few friends read it and encouraged me to publish it I decided to go ahead and go for it. I’d been editing and revising it but, in attempting to get one of the NaNo prizes – a free hardcover – I appear to have just accidentally published my novel on Lulu. Ummm. Oops? LOL So here it is – my first ever novel http://www.lulu.com/shop/morgan-daimler/murder-between-the-worlds/paperback/product-21381405.html

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Mead-Fire – A Poem

I drink the cup he offers
the horn-rim cold against my lips,

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Cu Sidhe

There are many different types of fairy animals, both the more intelligent beings like the puka who can take animal form and animals that are part of fairy. One of the more interesting ones is the fairy hound, or cu sidhe (pronounced koo shee).

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The Roan

The Seal Folk, called Roan, Roane or Rón in Ireland and Selkies or Silkies in Scotland. Stories of these faeries originate on the coasts of Ireland and Scotland and persist today in these areas, as well as in any coastal areas where seals can be found. As ocean faeries, they are primarily associated with the sea and beaches, and their stories often originate with fisherman and people whose livelihood is tied to the ocean. Roan are creatures of the Between, existing between land and sea, between human and seal form.

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Believing in Santa – a Pagan’s perspective

Today I’m linking to my blog over on Hartford FAV’s http://hartfordfavs.com/2013/12/22/believing-santa-pagans-perspective/ where I discuss Santa Claus in today’s(…)

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Irish Winter Holiday Traditions

The winter solstice is nearly upon us again, and this year many people in the Celtic pagan groups I belong to are asking how to celebrate this holiday in an Irish pagan way. This certainly presents some challenges as the modern holiday has(…)

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Land Spirits

Having blogged about the daoine sidhe and alfar we’re on to the third part, the spirits of the land. This is an important one for me to discuss because I find a most people conflate land spirits with Otherworldly beings; most popular authors I know(…)

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Mine Fairies

Mine Faeries     This type of faery can be found all over Europe as well as in countries settled by European peoples, such as the United States. Called Coblynau in Wales, Kobolds(…)

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