Posted on December 4, 2025
by Mabh Savage
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Belatedly for the 2nd December and second day of my Bird Advent: A sneak peek at a bird folklore article I’ve written for the upcoming edition of Moonscape magazine… Text in the image reads: The tale of the Seven Whistlers tells of seven birds… Continue Reading “A Bird a Day: Curlew”
Category: mythology, Nature, pagan, prose, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: a bird a day, bird advent, bird folklore, bird magic, bird mythology, bird spirituality, bird superstition, bird symbolism, birds, curlew, curlew action, curlews, folklore, folklore thursday, pagan, pagan books, paganism, the magic of birds
Posted on May 1, 2020
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Category: pagan, seasons, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: bealtaine, bealteane, beltaine, Beltane, folklore, folklore thursday, may, May Day, May eve, pagan, pagan festivals, paganism
Posted on March 22, 2018
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Photo by me, Magpie through a rainy window, copyright 2017. One for Sorrow Two for Joy Three for a Girl Four for a Boy Five for Silver Six for Gold Seven for a Secret Ne’er to be told. Ok, most of us will know… Continue Reading “Magpies”
Category: childhood, education, mythology, Nature, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, bird folklore, birds, corvids, country life, crow, crows, folklore, folklore thursday, magpie, magpies, nature, nursery rhymes, outdoors, poetry, superstition, writing
Posted on July 6, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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This beauty was in my garden first thing, calmly surveying her surroundings and ignoring my cat who was clumsily stalking her. I’m fairly sure this is a female; the males usually have a much bushier tail. In Norse mythology the squirrel Ratatoskr is actually… Continue Reading “A Visit from Ratatoskr”
Category: history, mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, folklore, folklore thursday, garden, magic, myth, mythology, nature, norse, norse mythology, outdoors, pagan, Poetic Edda, prose, prose Edda, Ratatoskr, squirrel, squirrels, thursday, writing, Yggdrasil
Posted on March 2, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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After accepting that mummy simply did not have the skill nor the will to fabricate a Harry Potter costume overnight, Nathan decided he would ‘wear a word’ which is a great option this year. Especially for those of us with dubious organisational skills and… Continue Reading “World Book Day”
Category: childhood, parenting, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: alan garner, books, childhood, dress up, folklore, folklore thursday, magic, parenting, weirdstone of brisinghamen, world book day, world book day 2017, writing
Posted on February 16, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Image copyright: Columba Oenas, Stock Dove; Jim Gifford via Wikimedia Commons. Doves are generally known as birds of peace; the bearer of the olive branch at the end of the flood. The great thing about researching my book of magical birds, is finding juxtapositions… Continue Reading “Doves and Pigeons”
Category: mythology, Nature, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: bird magic, birds, books, doves, folklore, folklore thursday, folklorethursday, magic, pigeons, thursday
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