Blessings Darlings!
In a Facebook group the other day (yes, one of the vile swamp of dysfunctional ones – those are where I get inspiration for many of my rants) someone was going on about doing a prosperity spell, but to be careful …
Walking the Tightrope
Human beings are complex organisms physiologically, psychologically, spiritually, and socially. Maintaining a sense of balance in all these aspects of ourselves can often feel like we’re walking a tightrope strung between two mountain peaks. Although we know there is a … Continue reading →
I Wonder…
A vagrant thought inspired by grief Continue reading →
Savages
And so they come with tooth and claw, They thirst for violence And She will be the same no more Amid this pestilence They slash and cut and bite her flesh And care not for her pain So now her … Continue reading →
Keeper
In sorrow now she cries aloud A tortured sound from far away The spirit of this land once proud Now waits upon the dawning day When savages no longer roam And scour her clean of things they crave Driving her … Continue reading →
A step on the path
The dilemma facing many seeking new spiritual paths is often twofold. First there is the sheer number of different paths, each with their own gods (or lack thereof), rituals, ceremonies, rules, etc. Second for the most part you have to … Continue reading →
Most FB Support Pagan/Witch Groups Are Vile Swamps of Dysfunction
Blessings Darlings!
I enjoy discussing religion, politics, magic, gardening, prepping, cooking, food, science, and a whole lot of other stuff. And if there is a topic, there are probably hundreds of Facebook groups for that. Some of those groups are good, and promote great discussions, and everyone learns new things and grows. But those groups are really bloody rare.
They seem especially rare for Pagan and Witch topics. Discussion and citing sources and …
Christian Symbols to Protect from Fairies
The relationship between the Good People and the sacred objects and words of Christianity are complex. Some fairies are utterly unbothered by the symbols and ritual actions of the new religion, some are very concerned about their own place within Christian cosmology, while others seem to violently abhor anything relating to the ‘new’ religion. Those who show an aversion to these symbols and…
Táin Bó Cúalnge
Series: Irish Texts Society Volume XLIX
Editor: Cecile O’Rahilly
Publisher: The Irish Texts Society and Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies
Published: First Published 1967, this copy 1984.
Pages: 357 includes the original text, translation, notes to the text and introduction and Index + Introduction.
**Notes from Celtic Scholar: This short review is not about the actual text of the Táin Bó Cúalnge or the translation but mostly about the Introduction and the notes at the end.
Fairy Taboo – #3 Names
Another taboo that we see among many of the Good People relates to names. Names have power and we find in many cases both an aversion to saying the names of certain types of the Daoine Maithe as well as an avoidance of personal names. Even nicknames have power and when we look at anecdotal evidence we find that often rather than giving a name to a fairy that a person might have regular encounters…