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ceo-draiochta · 5 months

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Hi friend!

Do you have any information on irish good luck traditions specifically about the horseshoe? I would like to gift one to my friend who seems to have incredibly bad luck (particularly with bad things happening that are extremely expensive to deal with). It isn’t just him but his whole family. In any case I found a site that imports used horseshoes from Ireland and restores them. I thought I read somewhere that horseshoes need to be given as gifts to work and I’ve heard the irish tradition is hanging them so they look like a U and not an upside U. Do you have any more information on this? I would also like to buy one for myself but I’m afraid it won’t work since I’m buying it for myself. Any authentic information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Horseshoes and luck in Ireland

Hello there friend! Thank you so much for the question.

Horseshoes are widely seen to be associated with luck and in Ireland it is no exception, all my sources here are from the National Folklore Collection, found online at duchas.ie (linked sources in brackets). Most of what you already know of horseshoes or crú capaill is pretty accurate already.

Finding them leads to good luck Finding a horseshoe leads to good luck, it is important that it has been used to some capacity. The terminology used seems to be "to come across" a horseshoe, which indicates a level of unexpectedness such as finding one on the the side of the road or, as you in your case, being gifted one at random (link)(link). It seems that this will lead to seven years of good luck (link).

Traditional locations to hang them It seems that hanging them over a door was customary, the implication seems to be the front door to the house and was said to bring luck (link) (link). This seems to have been particularly done after the completion of a new house (link).

Upside down or right-side down You are always supposed to keep them right side up with the "legs" pointing upwards (link)

What to take from this A random happening across a horseshoe leads to good luck so I would recommend getting that for your friend, but maybe don't tell them until they've opened it or you have already, don't remind them of it. It is unclear if the luck from it being placed over the door is directly connected to the from finding it, but still make sure they do that and put it right side up over their front or bedroom door. You could still get one for yourself and put it over your door and see if you can still get luck from it. Report back!

Hope that was in anyway helpful! Also please feel free to share that website!

#irish paganism #celtic paganism #gaelic paganism #ireland #resources #magic #draíocht #mine #folklore #irish folklore #gaelpol #witchblr #witch #draoi #luck

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lightofthemagdalene · 10 months

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Smells Like Home

We’re in Wyoming, something that often happens around Lughnasadh I’ve noticed. It’s been much greener this year than it’s been within recent memory, and the smell is phenomenal. I took the opportunity to gather some of the most fragrant plants in the hopes of making Wyoming incense/smoke cleansing bundles!

These include

Sagebrush

Yellow Sweet Clover

Ponderosa Pine

Juniper

All of these are excellent for clearing and purifying the air, and also they just smell dang good. I save trimmings for sachets which can be put in any small space to provide freshness and clarity.

Scent is a wonderful way to evoke memories and reconnect with our past. Wyoming has always been a second home for me, and putting things together like this really helps me feel connected even when I have to go away. Finding local (safe to burn) flora is a great way to both connect to your environment and to practice witchcraft without contributing to the overuse of white sage!

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wormworker · 5 months

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Henlo fellow draoi and witches...

PLEASE do your research before purchasing crystals and herbs.

Crystals are rarely ethically sourced, and herbs can be the same. (Locally-sourced herbs are more effective in your practice anyway.) Jewelry and other meaningful tokens can also be used in place of crystals.

Many many MANY plants and herbs are extremely toxic to your pets, particularly cats, even if small fibers or pollen gets in their fur. (examples: aloe, mistletoe, holly, chamomile, parsley, mint) Honestly there are so many to keep track of that I'd recommend keeping your herb practice in a room or place your cats have no access to, or being very careful that the herbs are sealed, thoroughly clean the area after, be very careful not to spill any, and wash your hands.

Some herbs and the way they're used are a closed practice because of the cultures they belong to. Smudging with white sage, for example, is a closed practice originating from and exclusive to some Native cultures of Turtle Island.

#draoi #draiocht #witchcraft #pagan #paganism #witch #apothecary

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duine-aiteach · 1 month

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I love literally translating things. Sometimes it’s very fun to see what words have been chosen. For example: An Leon, an Bandraoi agus an Prios Éadaigh. The Lion, the Magic Woman, and the Clothes Press.

I mean, they’re not wrong. A wardrobe is a press for clothes. It’s just that we have a dedicated word for the cupboard where we put clothes that doesn’t sound like either word so it’s funny to hear it so stripped down.

#was looking at my piles of books and reminded that I have not yet read past the first page #but now it’s in england so I can pretend to want to read it while looking at it #rather than lamenting that it was at home in Ireland #my own post #I know that draoi is wizard or druid not just magic but magic woman sounds better than woman wizard

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llovelymoonn · 2 years

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sometimes friendships just end. doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt

@draoi-aerach \\ fredrik backman us against you (via @wherepoetsdie) \\ in the mood for love (2000) dir. wong kar-wai \\ charles lamb the old familiar faces \\ musubu hagi \\ claire schwartz poetry rx: i loved my friend \\ langston hughes poem \\ @avainblue in this post

kofi

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bloctg4 · 9 months

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ábhatar: an draoi aer deiridh

seachtain fandom: lá a ceathair!

aon mholadh agat do fandom le aistriú?

any suggestions for a fandom to translate?

lá 1: she-ra sí-rá lá 2: twilight clapsholas lá 3: doctor who dochtúir cé lá 4: avatar: the last airbender ábhatar: an draoi aer deiridh lá 5: ??? lá 6: ??? lá 7: ???

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leafatlaw · 11 months

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On friendship, D&D, and growing up. (Blood in the Bayou style)

A tumblr post by @/bettlejuices // Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious by The Amazing Devil //Unkown // D&D is Gay(But so am I so that tracks) //tumblr post by @/adampvrrish //tumblr post by @/draoi-aerach //Unkown //Tweet by Hozier //The laughing Man by Saint Vincent //Yours, Mine, Hours by Mccaffery //Stranger Things Set //DnD and Asexuality by Skull Puppies

Hey, @enby-ralsei hope you enjoy your @jrwi-art-exchange ! <33333

#sparrow spins #jrwi bitb #hey not exactly them playing dnd but close enough right?#web weaving #web weave #on friendship #blood in the bayou #bitb #jrwi webweave

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aiteanngaelach · 4 months

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Ceo draíochta - Diarmaid Ó Luineacháin

Ceo draíochta sheol oíche ar fán mé Ar mín-tseamair do tharlag chun suain I gcoillthibh... 'Om shíorchasadh i gcoillthibh gan áitreabh Chun go draoi-loch na Blarnan do chuas. Do shuíos-sa cois crainn go raibh bláth air Taoibh liom gur tháini' sí suas An ríg-bhruinneal mhíonla ba bhreátha Dár shíolraigh ó Adam anuas.

#irish #gaeilge #ireland #the doegan records project #is aisling é an t-amhrán seo

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nubsneos · 9 months

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Magic:

meh/mehg/mehgam/mehger/mehgself or mehgus - from magic

mou/mau/matz/matzu/mauself or magtis - from magic

sor/sors/sorti/sortis/sorself or sortibus - from sorcerer

ser/sero/serto/sertos/seroself or sertei - from sorcerer

con/coni/conur/coniur/coniself or coniura - from conjure

iu/iuo/iuro/iurae/iuoself or iuratum - from conjure, vow

kon/koj/jur/juro/kojself or konjuro - from conjure

in/inca/incan/cant/incaself or incantare - from incantation

keh/ken/khne/kneti/kenself or khenti - from incantation

en/ench/chan/chant/enchself or enchanto - from enchant

chau/chaunte/chaunteth/chaunteden/chauself or chauntynge - from enchant

be/beh/behk/behks/behself or behekst - from hex

deu/deuz/deuza/deuzaz/deuzelf or diuzis - from hex

dhe/dew/dhews/dhewsom/dewself or dhewsaz - from hex

hek/heks/heksen/heksenei/heksself or heksenkrans - from hex

hlew/lewg/hlewga/hlewgana/lewgself or hlugneti - from warlock

wae/waer/gewaer/waerl/waerself or warlice - from warlock

war/waru/waerlog/waerloga/waruself or waerum - from warlock

char/har/harme/charme/harself - from charm

wey/weyd/weydet/weydeti/weydself weidetei - from wizard

vi/vis/visa/visaz/visself or visazar - from wizard

wei/weid/weydt/weydtos/weidself or weisdomaz - from wizard

dru/dryw/draoi/drywdes/drywself or druwidobom - from druid

Wolf:

lu/lup/lupu/lupus/lupself or lupi - from wolf

lýk/lýko/lýkos/lýkan/lýkanthself - from lycan

ku/kwo/wail/wailos/kwoself - from wolf

way/waylo/waylos/waylos or wayloso/wayself - from wolf

cane/cani/canis/canes/canem or caniself - from canine

vil/vilk/vilku/vilkus/vilkself or valkuku - from wolf

wik/wiko/wikos/wikwos/wikself of wikosyo - from wolf

sva/svan/svanam/svanu/svanself or svabhih - from canine

so/soa/sona/soona/soaself or sune - from canine

hu/hun/hund/hound/hunself - from hound

hun/hund/hunth/fahund/hundself or farhund - from hound

fer/fera/feral/feralis/feraself or feralibus - from feral

#nubsneos #pronouns #neopronouns #wolf neopronouns #magic neopronouns #magic #wolf #wolves #asks and requests

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unseelie-grimalkin · 1 year

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hewwo! i juwst wanna awsk: since fwan iws based own cuchuwainn, have u evew thought abouwt twiona being emew? touches fingews togethew i think vewy cute yes thawt'd be vewy cute

There are so many layers to answering this, UwUnon (I'd take credit for dubbing you that, but that'd be @bella-daonna).

So, in a way: yes. Yes, Tríona has some inspiration from Cu Chulainn's wife, Emer, because I read a very fascinating essay breaking Emer down (you can find this here). However, in the same breath, I gotta say that my girl has some Láeg in there too.

Which, yeah, does mean I've been reading Láeg/Emer/Cu Chulainn fic because Tríona/Flannán is basically that trio but in two people.

From Emer, Tríona gets a spine of steel, a "No Nonsense Please" attitude, and this sort of narrative framing to have her parallel Flan, in the same way, Emer parallels Cu Chulainn: both have their spheres of influence and skills and they're both very good at them (showcased as experts in their respective fields that others learn to defer to, eventually; Cu Chulainn with warriors, Flannán with his court, Emer with noble ladies, Tríona with druids). In the same way that Cu Chulainn is a hound at war, Emer is swift to keep ahead of him (not up with him; from my understanding, Emer is always ahead of her husband, in some capacity), and that's something I try to reflect in Flannán and Tríona both.

But from Láeg, however...you get "One Foot Stuck in the Mounds" as a character trait, you get "I would traverse horrors for you", "I am at your side no matter what idiocy you're getting yourself in" in Tríona. There is this post about Láeg that really, really nestled its way into Tríona's vibes overall, one that I'll let speak for itself (I'm certain that, if a certain someone reads that post, I will get DMs yelling at me for hurting her wife). From Láeg being a spiritual parent of Tríona, you get this sense of loyalty that is very "I am extremely respectful of you [Cu Chulainn/Flannán] in my acts of service, but I will snipe you disrespectfully with barbs, maybe even especially when you're being an unmitigated ass", which is often met with Láeg/Tríona being given titles of respect for it from Cu Chulainn/Flannán ("a mo phopa Láeg"/"a mo draoi Tríona").

My big moral takeaway, for anyone reading, is that being a fan of Flannán is an entry gate to reading the actual Ulster Cycle, Ulster Cycle fanfiction, and Ulster Cycle shitposts.

#ship: the fox and the hound #caitríona rowan #flannán mac lugh

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lightofthemagdalene · 2 years

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Week one of black raspberries is coming to a close! Five weeks to go if we’re lucky! The elderflowers are starting to shed, and the gooseberries are slowly but surely ripening for us to look forward to!

Black raspberries are an excellent source of vitamin C and have more antioxidants than blueberries! There’s even been some indication of them reducing the risk of colon cancer.

The raspberry leaf is also a diverse and useful part! Magically they are also useful to represent things such as healing and protection, and medicinally they can be used in teas to assist in the treatment of things such as cardiovascular disorders, intestinal distress, or uterine/menstrual discomfort and irregularities!

From a magical perspective black raspberries (like standard raspberries) are useful for spells focusing on healing, protection, wealth, and prosperity. I wouldn’t use these as a key feature in anything romantic (as I might with red raspberries), but when it comes to health related witchcraft I would absolutely choose these over their red cousins! Taking their strong dark hue into account these berries can also serve as a yummy energetically neutralizing agent in any spell structure. I also find they make excellent offerings for any land based spirit or deity! Additionally, if you work with a sovereignty deity and live somewhere where these are native I highly recommend trying them out as an offering!

Things black raspberries can be used for: syrups, ice cream, cookies, cake, cake or pie filling, juices, jams, and so much more! Keep in mind these have a much higher seed to flesh ratio, so they will leave a lot of seeds in anything they’re left whole in!

Something to consider when enjoying any variety of raspberry is the concept of patience. Of long term development and growth. A first year raspberry cane produces no flowers or fruit, it simply exists to grow as tall as it can and help absorb nutrients to strengthen its roots and structure so that it can produce fruit in the following year. That tasty little berry took a long time getting itself ready so it could develop just right, and that’s something we can take into account when serving, cooking, or otherwise utilizing these happy lil friends in any form of craft.

#Duir #for Duir #foraging #native foraging #green witch #wild witch #black raspberries #kitchen witch #kitchen witchcraft #green witchcraft #wild witchcraft #Irish witch #draoi #herbalism #food magic

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wormworker · 5 months

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"smart witches are safe witches, never leave a burning candle unattended!"

shut up bitch

i do not light the candles i

eat. them.

#draoi #draíocht

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hpdrizzle · 2 years

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DRIZZLE FIC: spring rain in england

Title: spring rain in england Author: @draoi-aerach Prompt: 5: Unexpected flooding from Spring rain Pairing(s): James Potter/Lily Evans Word Count: 1800 Rating: G Summary: There’s a small flood which makes James spiral a little. Fortunately, his wife is there to be the voice of reason

(spring rain in england)

#fest entry #drizzle fest #pairing: james/lily #lily/james #rating: g #type: het #type: fic #fest 2022 #hp drizzle fest 2022 #drizzle fest 2022 #character: james potter #character: lily evans

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maevefinnartist · 2 years

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when someone in my pagan circles calls themselves a "draoi" it's immediately a red flag to me because it's never "I speak irish and am using the correct terminology for an irish-speaking practitioner of witchcraft", it's always "Lora O'Brien said I should"

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animystsoul · 2 months

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"one of the order of priests among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland," 1560s, from French druide (16c.), from Latin druis, fem. druias (plural druidae), from Gaulish Druides, from Celtic compound *dru-wid- "strong seer," from Old Celtic *derwos "true" (from PIE root

*deru- "tree," especially oak) + *wid- "to know" (from PIE root *weid- "to see"). Hence, literally, perhaps, "they who know the oak" (perhaps in allusion to divination from mistletoe). Anglo-Saxon, too, used identical words to mean

"tree" and "truth" (treow).

The English form comes via Latin, not immediately from Celtic. Old English had dry

"magician," presumably from Old Irish drui. The Old Irish form was drui (dative and accusative druid; plural druad), yielding Modern Irish and Gaelic draoi, genitive druadh

"magician, sorcerer."

The tree, an enormous body between the fineness of its principles in the earth and the fineness of its aerial consequences. [Paul Valéry, untitled notebook, 1906, transl.

Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody]

From etymology online

#Druid #witch #Wicca #magick #alchemy #spiritual journey #ecospirituality #animism #ecospiritualism #ecofeminism #land #magic

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bloctg4 · 9 months

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