Celtic Legends
The Salmon of Knowledge (An Bradan Feasa), Honestly Sourced
The Salmon of Knowledge honestly sourced: the hazels of wisdom, Finnegas, and how young Fionn burned his thumb, from the…
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Celtic legend, spirit beings, art, seasonal practice and the mystic life — retold with pleasure and sourced with care. We tell you which story this is, where it was written down, when, and what got added later.
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Celtic vs Norse Mythology: The Key Differences
Celtic vs Norse mythology differs above all in sources: scattered Celtic manuscripts against a comparatively unified Norse corpus.
Celtic Legends
Ceridwen and the Cauldron of Inspiration, Honestly Dated
The Ceridwen cauldron story: the brew of Awen, Gwion Bach, the shapeshifting chase, and the rebirth of Taliesin, honestly dated.
Spirit Beings
Abhartach: The Irish Undead and the Dracula Question
The abhartach is an undead tyrant of Co. Derry lore, recorded in 1875 - and the claim he inspired Dracula…
Spirit Beings
Bean Nighe: The Washer at the Ford
The bean nighe is the Washer at the Ford, seen laundering the grave-clothes of the doomed - a death omen,…
Spirituality & Magic
The Triple Goddess: A Modern Idea, Honestly Dated
The Triple Goddess as Maiden, Mother and Crone is a 20th-century idea, not an ancient Celtic religion.
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The Salmon of Knowledge (An Bradan Feasa), Honestly Sourced
The Salmon of Knowledge honestly sourced: the hazels of wisdom, Finnegas, and how young Fionn burned his thumb, from the…
Myth & Folklore
Celtic vs Norse Mythology: The Key Differences
Celtic vs Norse mythology differs above all in sources: scattered Celtic manuscripts against a comparatively unified Norse corpus.
Celtic Legends
Ceridwen and the Cauldron of Inspiration, Honestly Dated
The Ceridwen cauldron story: the brew of Awen, Gwion Bach, the shapeshifting chase, and the rebirth of Taliesin, honestly dated.
Art & Creativity
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Art & Creativity
Keeping a folklore sketchbook: a practice
A research-led sketchbook practice for folklore artists: copy real sources by hand, draw from primary art, and track provenance so…
Art & Creativity
12 writing prompts from Norse and continental folklore
Twelve writing prompts from Norse and continental folklore, each tied to a real source — the Eddas, the Grimms, the…
Art & Creativity
Colour and symbol in folklore illustration
How palette and motif carry meaning in folklore illustration — grounded in what the sources actually name, with a caution…
Books & Reviews
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Tabletop RPGs and story games rooted in folklore
Tabletop RPGs genuinely rooted in folklore — Vaesen, Dolmenwood, Pendragon and Wanderhome — which engage a real tradition, and which…
Books & Reviews
Folklore scholarship for the serious reader
Real folklore scholarship you can actually read — Mac Cana, Hutton, Briggs, Simpson and Roud, Purkiss — and how to…
Books & Reviews
Folklore in poetry: from the medieval to the modern
Folklore as poetry, medieval to modern: Heaney's Sweeney Astray, Kinsella's Táin, Ní Dhomhnaill and Armitage — a faithful text versus…
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Home & Décor
Small-maker gifting for folklore lovers
Gifting for a folklore lover the maker-first way: real craft over themed merchandise, right book editions, honest jewellery, and gifts…
Mystic Lifestyle
Amulets and talismans: folklore protection vs modern jewellery
Amulet versus talisman, and which folk-protection charms are genuinely old (iron, rowan, hag stones) versus the invented "ancient meanings" of…
Mystic Lifestyle
Autumn and winter layering: natural fibres and old dyes
Layering for autumn and winter the folkloric way: wool, linen and hemp as real cold-weather tech, and the madder, woad…
Spirituality & Magic
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The Triple Goddess: A Modern Idea, Honestly Dated
The Triple Goddess as Maiden, Mother and Crone is a 20th-century idea, not an ancient Celtic religion.
Spirituality & Magic
A beginners guide to identifying and caring for crystals
Strictly mineralogy: identify stones by hardness, cleavage, habit and streak, spot common lookalikes and fakes, and clean and store each…
Spirituality & Magic
The tarot court cards as character and symbol
The sixteen court cards read as an iconographic system: Page, Knight, Queen and King across the four suits, and how…