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      When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House…

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      Radicalising the Ancestral Scottish Diet

      Ancestors

      Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three)…

      Ancestors

      Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two)…

      Ancestors

      Scottish Folk Magic and the Dead (part one)…

      Ancestors

      Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

      Animism

      The Ugly One With all the Jewels –…

      Animism

      Saining not Smudging- Purification and Lustration in Scottish…

      Animism

      When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House…

      Animism

      Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three)…

      Animism

      Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two)…

      Animism

      Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

      folk charms

      The Frith – Divination from Augury

      folk charms

      Snaim – The three knot charm

      folk charms

      Chapbook on Scottish folk magic and herbalism (for…

      folk charms

      Scottish Gaelic Divination Prayer \ Charm – The…

      Folk Festivals

      The colours of the seasons – red, black…

      Folk Festivals

      Martinmas – Sacrifice, Initiation, and Blood

      Folk Festivals

      Samhuinn – Halloween, Winters Start, Guising, Divination and…

      Folk Festivals

      Races, Carrots, dancing and the devils portion –…

      Folk Festivals

      Lùnastal – The First Sorrow – (Part 1)

      Folk Festivals

      An Fheill Sheathan, Midsummer, Johnsmass, summer solstice

      Folk Magic

      Divination by shoulder blade – scapulimancy–Slinneanachd/Slinnairachd

      Folk Magic

      Self-making – Disability in Scottish Folk Magic –…

      Folk Magic

      A Memory of Water – Folk Magic is…

      Folk Magic

      Interview – Isobel Gowdie Concept Album – with…

      Folk Magic

      When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House…

      Folk Magic

      Spoken Word Folk Magic Audio Project Launch ……

      necromancy

      Divination by shoulder blade – scapulimancy–Slinneanachd/Slinnairachd

      necromancy

      Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three)…

      necromancy

      Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two)…

      necromancy

      Scottish Folk Magic and the Dead (part one)…

      necromancy

      Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

  • Folk Crafts
    • Folk Crafts

      Tallow Rendering – for Cooking, Salves and Enfleurage

      Folk Crafts

      Straw craft , Wheat Weaving, Corn Dollies and…

      Folk Crafts

      Spin the wheel and seal your fate –…

  • Folk “Deities”
    • Folk Deities

      The Cailleach – Scotland’s Midwife – Tigh Na…

      Folk Deities

      Who the hell is Sidhe? – Fairy Faith…

      Folk Deities

      From Dead to Deity – How did the…

      Folk Deities

      Nicneven – A Wild Witch Chase – In…

      Folk Deities

      The Cailleach – A Tale of Balance Between…

      Folk Deities

      The Cailleach – A Tale of Balance Between…

      Folk Deities

      Airmed – herbal working ancestor – an inspiration

  • Folk Festivals
    • Folk Festivals

      The colours of the seasons – red, black…

      Folk Festivals

      Martinmas – Sacrifice, Initiation, and Blood

      Folk Festivals

      Samhuinn – Halloween, Winters Start, Guising, Divination and…

      Folk Festivals

      Races, Carrots, dancing and the devils portion –…

      Folk Festivals

      Lùnastal – The First Sorrow – (Part 1)

      Folk Festivals

      An Fheill Sheathan, Midsummer, Johnsmass, summer solstice

      Folk Festivals

      Samhradh Samhradh – Là Bealltainn – May Day

  • Herbal Recipies
    • House Cleaning Tonics
      House Cleaning

      Spring Cleaning – Herbal House Cleaning Recipes

      Tonics

      Midwinter Glow – Herbs for Resistance

      Tonics

      Spring Cleaning – Herbal Teas and Folk Practitioners…

  • Interviews
    • interview

      Interview Guising traditions : A deeper dive into…

      interview

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Cailleach's Herbarium
  • Folk Practices
    • Ancestors Animism folk charms Folk Festivals Folk Magic necromancy
      Ancestors

      When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House…

      Ancestors

      Radicalising the Ancestral Scottish Diet

      Ancestors

      Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three)…

      Ancestors

      Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two)…

      Ancestors

      Scottish Folk Magic and the Dead (part one)…

      Ancestors

      Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

      Animism

      The Ugly One With all the Jewels –…

      Animism

      Saining not Smudging- Purification and Lustration in Scottish…

      Animism

      When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House…

      Animism

      Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three)…

      Animism

      Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two)…

      Animism

      Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

      folk charms

      The Frith – Divination from Augury

      folk charms

      Snaim – The three knot charm

      folk charms

      Chapbook on Scottish folk magic and herbalism (for…

      folk charms

      Scottish Gaelic Divination Prayer \ Charm – The…

      Folk Festivals

      The colours of the seasons – red, black…

      Folk Festivals

      Martinmas – Sacrifice, Initiation, and Blood

      Folk Festivals

      Samhuinn – Halloween, Winters Start, Guising, Divination and…

      Folk Festivals

      Races, Carrots, dancing and the devils portion –…

      Folk Festivals

      Lùnastal – The First Sorrow – (Part 1)

      Folk Festivals

      An Fheill Sheathan, Midsummer, Johnsmass, summer solstice

      Folk Magic

      Divination by shoulder blade – scapulimancy–Slinneanachd/Slinnairachd

      Folk Magic

      Self-making – Disability in Scottish Folk Magic –…

      Folk Magic

      A Memory of Water – Folk Magic is…

      Folk Magic

      Interview – Isobel Gowdie Concept Album – with…

      Folk Magic

      When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House…

      Folk Magic

      Spoken Word Folk Magic Audio Project Launch ……

      necromancy

      Divination by shoulder blade – scapulimancy–Slinneanachd/Slinnairachd

      necromancy

      Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three)…

      necromancy

      Scottish Folk Magic and the dead (part two)…

      necromancy

      Scottish Folk Magic and the Dead (part one)…

      necromancy

      Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

  • Folk Crafts
    • Folk Crafts

      Tallow Rendering – for Cooking, Salves and Enfleurage

      Folk Crafts

      Straw craft , Wheat Weaving, Corn Dollies and…

      Folk Crafts

      Spin the wheel and seal your fate –…

  • Folk “Deities”
    • Folk Deities

      The Cailleach – Scotland’s Midwife – Tigh Na…

      Folk Deities

      Who the hell is Sidhe? – Fairy Faith…

      Folk Deities

      From Dead to Deity – How did the…

      Folk Deities

      Nicneven – A Wild Witch Chase – In…

      Folk Deities

      The Cailleach – A Tale of Balance Between…

      Folk Deities

      The Cailleach – A Tale of Balance Between…

      Folk Deities

      Airmed – herbal working ancestor – an inspiration

  • Folk Festivals
    • Folk Festivals

      The colours of the seasons – red, black…

      Folk Festivals

      Martinmas – Sacrifice, Initiation, and Blood

      Folk Festivals

      Samhuinn – Halloween, Winters Start, Guising, Divination and…

      Folk Festivals

      Races, Carrots, dancing and the devils portion –…

      Folk Festivals

      Lùnastal – The First Sorrow – (Part 1)

      Folk Festivals

      An Fheill Sheathan, Midsummer, Johnsmass, summer solstice

      Folk Festivals

      Samhradh Samhradh – Là Bealltainn – May Day

  • Herbal Recipies
    • House Cleaning Tonics
      House Cleaning

      Spring Cleaning – Herbal House Cleaning Recipes

      Tonics

      Midwinter Glow – Herbs for Resistance

      Tonics

      Spring Cleaning – Herbal Teas and Folk Practitioners…

  • Interviews
    • interview

      Interview Guising traditions : A deeper dive into…

      interview

      Interview – Isobel Gowdie Concept Album – with…

  • Shop
    • Tales of the Taibhsear Spoken word Album
    • Tales of the Taibhsear – Chapbook
    • Check out
  • About
    • Scottish Folk magic fundamentals – or why i write what i write – or my BIAS FAQ …
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Animism

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.

  • AnimismappropriationFolk TalesUncategorized

    The Ugly One With all the Jewels – A tale of Scottish Appropriation

    by Scott 26th March 2019
    26th March 2019

    I’ve been struggling with ideas of Scottish appropriation from our culture for a while now. Some of you may have read…

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  • Animismplant communicationSaining

    Saining not Smudging- Purification and Lustration in Scottish Folk Magic Practice

    by Scott 26th October 2020
    26th October 2020

    Saining is the Scottish Folk magic act of purification. It’s similar to the idea of smudging but very different. Importantly it’s…

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  • AncestorsAnimismFolk MagicFolk Practices

    When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House and Animism in Scottish Folklore

    by Scott 23rd October 2018
    23rd October 2018

    They say moving house is one of the most stressful things. It’s right up there with death and divorce. Having moved…

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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 Scott 9th August 2018
    9th August 2018

    The 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 Scott 9th August 2018
    9th August 2018

    It is the familiar spirit of the place; It judges, presides, inspires Everything in its empire; It is perhaps a fairy…

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  • AncestorsAnimismdeadFolk Magichalloweennecromancysamhainsecond sight

    Scottish folk magic and the dead (an introduction)

    by Scott 24th August 2018
    24th August 2018

    Dondering around the countryside, sauntering through glen, dirt track, woods and burns. Battling the wind and falling leaves. Passed graveyard and…

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  • AnimismFolk MagicHerbal Recipiesplant communicationterroirWildcrafting

    Plant Communication | Animism & Genius Loci | Terroir & Phenomenology.

    by Scott 9th August 2018
    9th August 2018

    I have recently been reflecting about a conference I spoke at a while ago. A few people were discussing a problem…

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  • AnimismFolk FestivalsFolk MagicFolk Practices

    The colours of the seasons – red, black and white

    by Scott 9th August 2018
    9th August 2018

    The ever-changing colours of the seasons and hue of the year is something that’s always fascinated me. When I lived in…

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  • AncestorsAnimismfolkFolk DeitiesFolk MagicFolk Practices

    Who the hell is Sidhe? – Fairy Faith and Animism in Scotland. A Challenge to Divinity

    by Scott 9th August 2018
    9th August 2018

    This post about the fairy faith been a long time in the coming. I can only apologise for that, I have…

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  • AncestorsAnimismFolk FestivalsMartinmassamhain

    Martinmas – Sacrifice, Initiation, and Blood

    by Scott 12th August 2018
    12th August 2018

    What is Martinmas? Change is inevitable. A time of change to the Scottish, is a chance for speculation and divination, worry,…

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