healing wells

The Scottish Folk Magic of Healing Wells, Springs and Lochs

by Scott Richardson-Read 17th January 2024

Scottish healing wells or stroopie wells hold a deep and long history. Stroopie comes from the Gaelic word tobar-shrùbaidh meaning healing well the last word shrùbaidh sounds like stroopie. We know from archaeology and other deposits throwing of gifts and offerings into bodies of water, wells, bogs, lochs, rivers and springs has been going on for a very long time and its still present in some living traditions today. Water is also part of the ideas of Scottish Cosmology and deep reverance in our myths and lore. In Scotland a lot of wells once associated with healing have been associated with …

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healing wells

The Scottish Folk Magic of Healing Wells, Springs and Lochs

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