hometown 4.6.8+hometown-1.3.0I base my practice in Irish folk tradition and chaos magic. More info @ JuniperDivination.com
New on the site: the Fenian Cycle, the third of the four cycles of Irish mythology. Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna, the Salmon of Knowledge, the Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne, Oisín in Tír na nÓg. Of all four cycles, this is the one that stayed alive longest in living oral tradition.
In Irish folk tradition, the evil eye was something people were born with. It was tied to surname, birth on Whit Sunday, or being the seventh child. Most who had it didn't know. It was called 'overlooking' or 'blinking.'
Sources from the Dúchas Schools' Collection describe what caused it, what it affected, and the cures used across different counties.
#IrishFolklore #FolkMagic #EvilEye #Folklore
https://juniperdivination.com/the-evil-eye-in-irish-folklore
Tarot, oracle, Lenormand, La Sibylle des Salons, and playing cards all read with cards, but each answers a different kind of question. Lenormand is read in pairs, so "Book + Snake" becomes a phrase like "a secret." Tarot builds meaning from symbol and position instead. Oracle has no fixed structure at all.
All five compared by structure, reading style, learning curve, and what each handles best:
https://juniperdivination.com/difference-between-tarot-oracle-lenormand-playing-cards?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=card-divination-comparison
#Tarot #Divination #Cartomancy #Lenormand #Witchcraft #Occult #Pagan
An overview of the Cycle of the Kings from Irish mythology; sacral kingship, geasa, and the High Kings of Tara.
https://juniperdivination.com/irish-mythology-cycle-of-the-kings
#IrishMythology #CelticMythology #Paganism #Polytheism #IrishFolklore
New on the site: the Ulster Cycle, the second of the four cycles of Irish mythology. King Conchobar's court at Emain Macha, the Cattle Raid of Cooley, Cú Chulainn, and Deirdre of the Sorrows. Drawn from the translated medieval texts rather than the popular retellings.
https://juniperdivination.com/irish-mythology-ulster-cycle
#IrishMythology #IrishFolklore #CelticMythology #CelticPaganism
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Really interesting article on occult correspondence courses. I normally think of the commercialization of the occult and witchcraft as a new-ish phenomenon, but there really is nothing new under the sun.
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/magic-by-return-of-post/
