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The Otherworld, The Underworld, The Sidhe

Otherworld Map
The Otherworld
From the dawn of religious thought there has been belief in an Underworld and/or an Otherworld. A place were we are trapped when we die disturbed or without resolution that sits upon our world, sometimes referred to as Limbo, Hades, The Waiting Place, and the Inbetween. Many believe in a Hell and […]

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Dublinia Museum

Dublina Viking & Medieval History Museum
* http://www.dublinia.ie/ * St Michaels Hill * Christchurch, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 01 679 4611 *Located within and connected to the infamous Christ Church Cathedral of Dublin (a.k.a. “The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity”) is now one of Dublin’s most spectacular and interactive museums/tourist attractions. Christ Church is […]

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Memorial Tribute To A Great Scholar: Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits (R.I.P. 1949 - 2010)

Posted by Leaf on August 13th, 2010 filed in Authors, Living Myths and Legends, Neo-Paganism, Pagan traditions, artists

A Tribute To Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits, Scholar & ArchDruid Emeritus
Rest In Peace : October 1, 1949 - August 12, 2010
Isaac @ Newgrange, Irelandphoto given to me by Isaac, photographer unknown
I fondly remember when I first met Isaac back at the Gathering of the Tribes in Atlanta Georgia in 1991. At the time, I was […]

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The Ritual Offering Pits at Saveok

Offering Pits at Saveok Water Archaeology Site:
Saveok Mill, Greenbottom, Cornwall, England
Within the last 10 years, one of the world’s best archaeological examples of Ritual Witchcraft has been exposed in Cornwall, England. This site, Saveok Water Archaeology, has several site features suggesting ritual offerings, purification pools, and spellcraft dating as early as the mesolithic upwards […]

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Saveok Water Archaeological Site (Cornwall, England)

Saveok Mill Archaeological Site
Saveok Mill Site
Greenbottom, Cornwall, England * http://www.archaeologyonline.org/index.html *
A small local farm in Greenbottom, Saveok Mill has placed itself on the archaeological map when resident Jacqui Wood discovered very curious archaeological features in her backyard when clearing the ground for a metal-work furnace on her land as one of her experimental archaeology […]

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Cornish Witchcraft

Posted by Leaf on July 9th, 2010 filed in Folklore & Folk Culture, Neo-Paganism, Pagan traditions, Religions

Cornish Witches
Cornwall is notorious for its fabled land of pixies, elves, faeries, witches, and magical folk. The entire area of England is just absorbed in magic and folklore … and most people … even if not magically connected will state that very fact … especially with Cornwall being the tromping grounds of King Arthur, Excalibur, […]

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9 Maidens Stone Circle

Nine Maidens Stone Circle:
Near Lanyon Farm and Madron, Cornwall, England
Not far from the Ding Dong Mine and Men-at-tol lies two stone circles next to one another. The one on a small hill-rise I could not determine the […]

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Men-At-Tol

Men-At-Tol
Near Madron and Lanyon Farm, Penwith, Cornwall, England
The infamous holey-stone known as “Men-an-tol” is located in tip of Cornwall near Madron and Lanyon Farm. This is one of England’s most highly photographed megalithic sites. The name “Men-An-Tol” means “holed stone”. Its purpose is unknown, but theorized […]

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Madron Well

Madron Well, Wishing Tree, and Baptistry
Madron, Cornwall, England
This is one of Cornwall’s most actively sacred sites and blessing wells. It is throughout Cornish history known as a Cornish sacred site that was dedicated to Madron or Mabon, the Earth Goddess, as a site for the granting of wishes, answering of prayers, and its healing waters. […]

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6.12.10: Chronicles: WPP: Day 8 - Pixies of Penzance, Walk-a-bout, Hengestones, Madron Well

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I have to say I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t hear any ruckus or moving’s about in the castle last night - except for a British […]

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