Hole of Horcum and the Giant Wade
One of the most well-known local tales surrounds the vast natural hollow of the Hole of Horcum….
Lake Gormire
Lake Gormire – the only natural lake in the North York Moors – is cloaked in mystery with some…
The Devil and Sutton Bank
The devil makes an appearance in many tales connected to the dramatic landscape of Sutton Bank, be…
Traditions of Wells
Yorkshire Legends and Traditions of Wells England Springs and wells of water have, in all lands…
Wells
BUTTONS, BRAS AND PINS (The Folklore of British Holy Wells) By Rowan First published at Lughnasa…
Henbane
Henbane is one of the legendary “witch” plants, renowned in folklore for its claimed…
Alder
The alder is a very ancient tree that has grown in the British Isles for thousands of years. The…
Apple
All apple trees are descended from the crab apple, which was likely the tree mentioned in the tree…
Ash
N~Nuin~Ash The ash tree has deeply penetrating roots and tends to sour the soil, which makes it…
Betony
Stachys is a genus of about 300 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants and shrubs in…
Birch
The silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) is the most common tree in much of Europe. It is one of the…
Blackthorn
The blackthorn has a long and often sinister history, associated with witchcraft and murder, but…
Bluebells
Said to attract fairies to dance in your garden.
Horse Chestnut / Buckeye
The North American species are known as buckeyes and the Eurasian species as horse-chestnuts. Some…
Catnip
Nepeta is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The members of…
Cedar
Ancient Celts on the Mainland used cedar oil to preserve heads of enemies taken in battle. To draw…
Cinnamon
Is a wonderful herb to either burn as an incense or make into a sachet. Fill a green or gold…
Clover
A sacred Faery plant, clovers of all kinds will attract them. Lay seven grains of wheat on a…
Ferns
Uncurled fronds of the male fern were gathered at Midsummer, dried and carried for good luck. All…
Yew
I~Ioho~Yew The yew tree lives the longest of all of the trees of the Celtic Tree Ogham. They are…
Yarrow
A wonderful herb to use in love spells! Also works to draw courage and to purify (exorcism). Drink…
Wormwood
An accumulative poison! A Druid sacred herb which was very magickal as well as sacred to Moon…
Willow
S~Saille~Willow The willow in the Tree Alphabet, stands for the female and lunar rhythms of life….
White Poplar
E~Eadha~White Poplar Of all the trees of the Celtic tree Ogham, the white poplar is most concerned…
Vine
M~Muin~Vine The grape vine governs the month of August, the month in which the festival…
Trefoil
Also known as shamrock, or searaog. A Druid sacred herb, which symbolizes all triple deities….
Tree Lore
Certain trees are considered to be under the protection of the ‘fairies’, and to…
Cloves
Their magickal properties include banishing evil (exorcism), clearing your head, protection, love,…
Club Moss
Only the priest or priestess could were allowed to gather club moss. The plants and spores were…
Elder
Druidic Alphabet – R (Ruis). The elder tree can grow to thirty feet in height, and is…
Fir, Silver
Also known as the Birth Tree. Burning needles or sweeping around the bed with a branch blessed and…
Foxglove
The source of the modern heart drug Digitalis, this is a Poisonous plant and can have seriously…
Furze
O~Ohn~ The furze is a yellow-flowering shrub that grows profusely on the open moors and hillsides…
Hawthorn
Druidic Alphabet – H (Huathe) The Hawthorn is a rather small tree that grows with a dense,…
Hazel
C~Coll~Hazel The hazel tree presides over the month of July. Hazel trees frequently grow as a…
Heather
U~Ur Heather is often connected with death and completion in the Celtic tree Ogham, but its name,…
Holly
T~Tinne~Holly Holly is male, and symbolizes paternity and fatherhood, and the fight. With the Ivy…
Oak
D~Duir~Oak The oak was a central tree to the Druids, and is the king of the forest. Our modern…
Peony
Peony seeds were once used to protect children from fairies. A garland of the seeds were placed…
Peppermint
Peppermint makes a wonderful tea to increase your psychic ability (drink some before reading the…
Pine
Sacred to the Druids, the pine was known as one of the seven chieftan trees of the Irish. Burn the…
Poppies
Said to invoke the Faery into your dreams.
Lavendar
Wonderful for use in love spells. Lavendar has long been known to be a particularly attractive…
Mistletoe
Mistletoe the most sacred herb of the Druids, a traditional Christmas symbol, it was revered by…
Moss
IRISH MOSS — This herb is great to use in spells for money, luck, and protection. You can…
Primrose
When planted in a garden or hung dried on the front door, primroses will attract the company…
Pussywillow
or Great Sallow – Deciduous shrubs and small trees of the northern hemisphere, of several…
Roses
Roses attract the Faery to a garden. Their sweet scent will lure elemental spirits to take…
Rowan
L~Luis~RowanThe rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia L.) thrives in poor soils and can…
Thyme
A Druid sacred herb. Repels negativity and depression. Wearing thyme will increase your ability to…
St. John’s Wort
A Druid sacred herb. The Celts passed it through the smoke of the summer solstice fire, then wore…
Silver Fir
A~Ailim~Silver Fir The silver fir, from the family ‘Abies,’ is a variety of pine…
Seed Pods
Odd and even ash keys (seed-pods) were often used in divination.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood has many magickal uses, including protection, spirituality, exorcism, healing, and wish…
Sage
This is useful for protection, healing, wealth, fulfilling wishes, and spells to increase…
Rosemary
This is a wonderful all-purpose herb that you can’t afford to be without! Rosemary can be…
Reed
Ng~NgEtal~Reed or Broom The broom is a wide, bushy shrub that grows in abundance in the British…
Mugwort
A Druid Sacred herb. Was placed in barns to protect cows from the influence of faeries. The herbs…
Ivy
G~Gort~IvyThe ivy is not considered a tree, but depends on a host tree for support. Ivy belongs to…
Honey Fungus
Honey fungus or Armillaria is a genus of parasitic fungi that live on trees and woody shrubs. It…
The Devil’s Arrows
Location : United Kingdom – Boroughbridge, North Riding of Yorkshire The three huge standing…
Hell’s Kettles – County Durham
Hell’s Kettles, also known as ‘Kettles of Hell’ or ‘Devil’s Kettles’ located at Oxen-le-Hall, in…
The Petrifying Well
Over the years millions of people have come to see for themselves the amazing powers of The…
Thomas the Rhymer / True Thomas
Thomas was a real man who lived in Scotland in the 13th century. Known as Thomas Learmont or…
The Devils Footprints
The Devil’s Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in South…
Witch of Wookey Hole
Wookey Hole is a village close to Wells in Somerset, England. The name Wookey is thought to come…
The Crier of Claiffe
For centuries ferrymen rowed passengers across Lake Windermere, between Ferry Nab and Sawrey. This…
Banshee
The banshee is a type of fairy known both in Ireland and Scotland. In Scotland she is sometimes…
Boggart
Household spirits from the north of England, and similar to brownies and bogies, although their…
Brownie
The best known of the industrious domestic hobgoblins. The brownie’s land is over all the…
Peg Powler
Peg Powler is a hag, who dwells in the River Tees. Although the crown of green tresses is normally…
Pooka
Variants: phouka, puca No fairy is more feared in Ireland than the pooka. This may be because it…
Oakmen
Oakmen are male dwarf faeries who are the guardians of sacred oak groves. They are not very…
Fairies
Time and Age The passage of time for faeries is clearly not the same as it is for mortal men. Some…
Will-o’-the-Wisp
Also called Fairy Lights, Elf-fire, Hobbedy’s Lantern or Night Whispers. No one is quite sure what…
Gentle Annis
The weather spirit responsible for the south-westerly gales on the Firth of Cromarty. The Firth is…
Gentry
The most noble tribe of all the fairies in Ireland. A big race who came from the planets and…
Wichtlein
Wichtlein behave in much the same way as goblins. They announce the death of a miner by tapping…
White Ladies
The use of White Ladies for both ghosts and fairies is an indication of the close connection…
Tylwyth Teg
(terlooeth teig) . Tylwyth Teg is a general name for the fairies in Wales, it means the…
Trows
Trows (Alternatively trowe; a Scots term for troll) live on the Shetland and Orkney…
Aes Sidhe
The Hosts of the Sidhe or Hollow Hills. The inhabitants of the Otherworld. They were thought to…
Bean-Nighe
(ben-neeya) She occurs both in Highland and Irish tradition as one of the variants of the…
Bean-Tighe
Sometimes called the “King of the Dead”. He is similar to the Ankou in that he collects souls upon…
Bendith Y Mamau
Bendith y Mamau (bendith er mamigh) ‘The Mothers’ Blessing’ which was the…
Black Annis
A blue-faced hag, akin to the Cailleachs Bheare and Bheur, who eats people. She is supposed to…
Blue Men of the Minch
The Blue Men used particularly to haunt the strait between Long Island and the Shiant Islands….
BODACHAN SABHAILL
(botuchan so-will) ‘The Little Old Man of the Barn’. A barn Brownie who took pity on…
Bogies
‘Bogies, ‘Bogles’, ‘Bugs’, or ‘bug-a-boos’ are names…
Bogles
Generally evil-natured Goblins although they are more disposed to do harm to liars and murderers….
Bwca
The Welsh name for the Brownie. Often mischevious and fond of playing pranks on humans. He is…
Caillagh Ny Groamagh
The Manx version of the Highland Cailleach Bheur and the Irish Cailleach Bera. The Manx Cailleagh,…
Spring-Heeled Jack
Spring-Heeled Jack, a high-jumping man-like creature first seen in the 1840’s near London….
Water Leaper (Llamhigyn Y Dwr)
The Water Leaper, also known as Llamhigyn Y Dwr, is a creature from Welsh folklore that lived in…
Knocker
The Knocker, Knacker, Bwca (Welsh), Bucca (Cornish) or Tommyknocker (US) is the Welsh and Cornish…
Robin Goodfellow
(Anglo-Celtic) Since, if you “speak of the Devil” he will appear, Puck’s…
May Day – May 1st
May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several public holidays. In many countries, May Day…
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night is a traditional Pagan holiday, Roman Catholic Saint’s day, and Satanic [1]…
Alban Hefin – June 21
Around June 21Alban Heruin, or “The Light of the Shore,” is also referred to as Litha,…
Beltane
April 30 / Mayday is celebrated on the first of MayPronounced “bel-ten-ya” or…