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What We Know About Flidais From Irish Mythology

 Things we know about Flidais from Irish mythology:- her epithet is Foltchaoin "soft haired"- she has 4 daughters according to the Lebor Gabala Erenn: Arden, Dinand, Bé Chuille, and Bé Teite- Fand is also her daughter according to the Metrical Dindshenchas - her son is Nia Segamain according to the Banshenchus which also says her husband's name was Adammair- same source says that she gave

What We Know About Brighid From Mythology

 This is the first in a new series I'm going to be doing sharing information on various deities from Irish mythology, focused on what the mythology itself tells us. This won't include modern beliefs or folklore, but hopefully will help people understand the foundational material we are working with. Things we know about the Irish goddess Brighid from mythology:- her father is the Dagda

2024 year in review

As we are wrapping up 2024 I wanted to share what I've been doing this year, work-wise. For people who are interested in making a career of being an author this may give some insight into how that works for me. For everyone else it will just show you what I'm doing as someone for whom this is a primary career. ArticlesI had three articles published: “The Good Neighbors: Fairies in an Irish

Recommended Fairy Resources

 I'm asked fairly often to recommend resources for studying or working with fairies, so I've tried to put together a list of my own favourites. This is by no means an exhaustive list but I feel like its thorough and it covers all my preferred go-to options, from books to online material. My own focus is Irish and secondarily Scottish, so the majority of my sources here lean into that, but I

Is It A Fairy?

    Categorizing spirits is always a messy business, and also one that is rarely entirely agreed on. Nonetheless I think its helpful to have some general idea of what qualifies something as a fairy versus something else, especially given how nuanced this subject is. The simplest answer is that when it comes to folklore, generally if the storyteller or person who experienced it calls it

Theosophy and the Cottingley Fairies: the reshaping of fairy belief in the early 20th century

 This article was written for and published in 'The Cottingley Fairy Photographs: New Approaches to Fairies, Fakes, and Folklore'. After the book's publication it was released on academia.edu and shared for patrons only on my Patreon. I am now making it public on both my patreon and my blog. I encourage people who find this subject interesting to read the book which contains a variety of

7 Signs of a Good Fairy Book

 Several years ago I wrote about 7 Signs of  a Bad Fairy Source so I thought today I'd take a look at the opposite and talk about things to look for in good books on the subject. With, of course, the understanding that 'bad' and 'good' are subjective and that this is my opinion on what can constitute a good source of information.Young's 'The Boggart' is an excellent source for boggart

Mystic South 2024

 cool door in the hotelThis past weekend I attended the Mystic South conference for the second time (the first time was in 2017). Mystic South is a large esoteric/pagan/witchcraft/occult conference that takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA each summer and features a wide range of workshops, some rituals, and a dance - the Phoenix Ball - as well as a market area. It offers a great chance for

Fairy Facts: Bean Sidhe

 For this installment of fairy facts I wanted to discuss a popular but often misunderstood being, the Bean sidhe. I will note at the start that there is an ongoing debate about whether or not the Bean sidhe is a fairy or a separate type of being, but I am including her here because of the long standing translation of bean sidhe as fairy woman and her wider association with the Otherworld. I

Fairy Facts: Redcaps

 For this instalment of fairy facts we're looking at one of the more infamous Otherworldly beings, the Redcap or Red Cap. Name: Redcaps or Red CapsDescription: a short, older man with long thin arms ending in eagle-like talons, wearing faded clothes, iron tipped boots, and the requisite red cap. The cap may be the color of dried blood or coated in fresh, dripping blood. Found: