scapulimancy – Slinneanachd – Slinnairachd – divination by shoulder blade in Scottish Folk magic an exploration of the evidence and method.
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CailleachdeadFolk DeitiesFolk MagicSacred walksaunterstravaig
The Cailleach – Scotland’s Midwife – Tigh Na Bodach
by ScottThe struggles and revelations of Scotland’s people are stamped into the landscape, like wrinkles on the palms of old lady history.…
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AncestorsAnimismdeadFolk MagicFolk Practicesnecromancysamhainsecond sight
Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three) – folk charms, herbs for the dead and second sight
by ScottThe mist the dew, the dew the mist The mist, the dew, in the eye of my love In the eye…
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AncestorsAnimismdeadFolk MagichalloweenMighty deadnecromancysamhainsecond sight
Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two) – The dead as a witch familiar
by ScottIt is the familiar spirit of the place; It judges, presides, inspires Everything in its empire; It is perhaps a fairy…
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Scottish Folk Magic and the Dead (part one) – Funerary customs and death related lore.
by ScottIntroduction I introduced a series of writing exploring the role of the oft neglected dead in Scottish folk magic. If you…
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AncestorsAnimismdeadFolk Magichalloweennecromancysamhainsecond sight
Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)
by ScottDondering around the countryside, sauntering through glen, dirt track, woods and burns. Battling the wind and falling leaves. Passed graveyard and…