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I grew up surrounded by Italians (and I love Italian food ever since), so learning more about their folk magic is close to my heart. If you’re also interested, but are worried because you’re not Italian. Here is something from the book that could calm you. ”So what if you are not Italian? Immerse yourself
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those three words
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It is definitely not for the faint of heart. I felt a bit anxious reading it, but I couldn’t put the book down and read it over the weekend. TW: Blood, pus, graphic description of surgery (including amputations, open fractures and mastectomy), pain and suffering (before the doctors knew anesthesia) and also autopsy of people
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According to Russian tales from the end of 11th century, god washed himself in a bath, got sweaty, dried it with a bundle of straw and threw it from heaven to earth. Then satan argued with god, who should create a human from the bundle of straw. The devil created the human and god gave
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I’ve been dedicating my study to witchcraft for many years now. And the more I learned about traditional witchcraft and practices of other cultures, the more I felt pulled to learn about my own land and its history. It took me some time to gather resources because there aren’t many. And the ones I found
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when did everyone become so shattered
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I’ll begin with a quote from tbe book ”Irish Reconstruction Polytheism is about learning as much as we can about what the ancient culture was like and what the religion was like in order to bring the core of it forward in a workable modern way. We are not trying to bring ourselves back or
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The book begins with explaining who Manannán is, the meaning of his name, his appearance in mythology and his relationships. Then it continues with a long chapter about the god’s appearance in mythology (Lebor Gabala Erenn, Altram Tige Dá Medar, Serglige Con Culain, Tochmarc Etaine, Tochmarc Luaine, Echtra Bodach an Chóta Lachtna, Duanaire Finn, Imram
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This book looks closely at one of the Irish gods. The author covers his name, its many variations and meanings that explain more about who the Dagda is. They also focus on his physical description and relationships with other deities. The Dagda appears in many myths and Morgan Daimler writes especially about Lebor Gabala Erenn,
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As always, the strength of this short, but mighty book is Daimler’s knowledge of lore. The author writes about Brigid’s relationships and associations, and triplicities of the Goddess. Brigid appeared in many countries by many names, as a pagan goddess and catholic saint. You get familiar with her stories and mentions in The Cath Maige