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The Devil you say!

Posted on 19 April 2013 by Verdelet Qayin13 February 2022

the Devil you say One of the “traditional witchcraft” lists on Yahoo had a discussion some years ago (2009, to be more precise) of the role of the Devil/Lucifer in witchcraft. Many seemed confused/alarmed by the notion that the God … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore | Tagged dangerous ideas, deities and demons, dualfaith observances, Verdant Sprouts, witchcraft

The Road to Fairyland

Posted on 16 April 2013 by Nemed Cuculatii16 April 2013

Do you seek the road to Fairyland I’ll tell; it’s easy, quite. Wait till a yellow moon gets up O’er purple seas by night, And gilds a shining pathway That is sparkling diamond bright Then, if no evil power be … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond the Fields We Know, Lore | Tagged faery, lore, Teaching, Woodcraft

Green Grow the Rushes-o, a Song of the Faith

Posted on 16 April 2013 by Ash nicSidhe22 April 2019

Robert Cochrane wrote to Joe Wilson that “My religious beliefs are found in an ancient song, ‘Green Grow the Rushes-O’”. He identified this as an archers song from the middle ages. “Green Grow the Rushes-O” is a counting or teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore, Teaching | Tagged Joe Wilson, other traditions, Robert Cochrane, songs

Samhain Night, aka Hoof and Horn

Posted on 31 October 2012 by Nemed Cuculatii31 October 2012

Samhain Night also known as “Hoof and Horn” Recorded on: “Once Around the Wheel,” 1987; Ian Corrigan (Association for Consciousness Exploration, 1643 Lee Rd #9, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118), As I rode out one morning all on All Hallows’ Eve … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore | Tagged chants, songs, Teaching

Various Aphorisms (Proverbs)

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Nemed Cuculatii23 September 2011

More accurately, folk wisdoms, but I’m not going to quibble over it… The following text was posted to the old PODSNet systems many years ago. The author is listed as Sekhet. Various Aphorisms (Proverbs) For witches this be Law – … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore | Tagged Files from Sidhe Mail BBS, lore, noted elsewhere, Teaching

Besom Chant

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Nemed Cuculatii23 September 2011

[another from the archives of Sidhe Mail BBS, member of PODSNet] 16 Jan 90 Besom Chant “Besom, besom long and lithe Made from ash and willow withe Tied with thongs of willow bark In running stream at moonset dark. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore, Teaching | Tagged broom, chants, Files from Sidhe Mail BBS, lore, other places, spells and charms

Fair Weather

Posted on 10 September 2011 by Nemed Cuculatii10 September 2011

The weather will be fair … If smoke rises. If you hear a screech owl. If crickets holler. The temperature will rise. If the winter new moon rises far in the South it will be unusually warm. If there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Land Sea & Sky, Lore | Tagged lore, weather

On the Subject of Oaths

Posted on 17 November 2009 by Ash nicSidhe17 November 2009

Over at Tradwitch.com (link goes to the internet archive of this thread, due to Tradwitch.com now being offline) from a couple of years ago: “This leads to the dual quandary of “I can neither confirm nor deny…” and “they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore | Tagged oaths, other places

Witchcraft by J.M. Buckley

Posted on 27 January 2002 by Nemed Cuculatii27 January 2002

[This text is from the files of Sidhe Mail BBS, and was originally received through the file distribution of PODS – the Pagan Occult Distribution System, an international network of computer BBS’s.] From The December 1891 issue of “The Century … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond the Fields We Know, Lore, Teaching | Tagged Files from Sidhe Mail BBS, noted elsewhere, other people's thoughts, Teaching, The Century Magazine, witchcraft

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