Exploring animism in Scottish folklore, practices and customs. Exploring how animism and this way of life thought relates to us now and our ancestors and land we find ourselves on.
I’ve been struggling with ideas of Scottish appropriation from our culture for a while now. Some of you may have read…
Saining is the Scottish Folk magic act of purification. It’s similar to the idea of smudging but very different. Importantly it’s…
They say moving house is one of the most stressful things. It’s right up there with death and divorce. Having moved…
The mist the dew, the dew the mist The mist, the dew, in the eye of my love In the eye…
It is the familiar spirit of the place; It judges, presides, inspires Everything in its empire; It is perhaps a fairy…
Dondering around the countryside, sauntering through glen, dirt track, woods and burns. Battling the wind and falling leaves. Passed graveyard and…
I have recently been reflecting about a conference I spoke at a while ago. A few people were discussing a problem…
The ever-changing colours of the seasons and hue of the year is something that’s always fascinated me. When I lived in…
This post about the fairy faith been a long time in the coming. I can only apologise for that, I have…
What is Martinmas? Change is inevitable. A time of change to the Scottish, is a chance for speculation and divination, worry,…