A Quick Announcement
Hey everyone, Red here with a somewhat bittersweet message, as this announces my departure from Blood and Hawthorn. I want to be clear that I continue to hold a lot of love for this site and for my co-authors Wren, Varga, and Glory. I remain incredibly proud and supportive of them and what we have…
The Nine Maidens
If you’ve taken even the most cursory glance at Celtic regional folklore, it’s likely you’ve come across a remnant of the Nine Maidens cultus. The word ‘Celtic’ is frequently bandied about as some sort of unified group of peoples with fancy knotwork and plaid and bagpipes, and I don’t want to start off on the…
Nicneven and the Cailleach Bhéarra: Queen of Winter
This article is part of a series on Nicneven. The links to part one and part two can be found here and here. New Year, New Post: We’re going to venture a little off the beaten path in this next piece, and into the dangerous territory of unverified personal gnosis. Just stay with me on…
Fairies and the (Restless) Dead
(This is an archived post written by Red, who has since moved to witchcraftinred.com.) The land of Elphame and the classification of its denizens is something of a mysterious subject, but as December wraps us in her cold embrace and the Wild Hunt tears through our skies, let us explore a sliver of the thread…
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