Just some vibrant little Zelfs frolicking in the garden to brighten up your feed!
Very excited to be speaking at the Welshpool Magical Conference in just a couple of months!
March 14th, Welshpool
Come join us! The lineup of speakers is wonderful, and Welshpool is always a fabulous place to visit.
For more details and to book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1481834289...
A very Merry Midwinter to you all! May you find a glimmer of light in this, the longest night.
Just a few shots of our wonderful gathering here on Ynys Môn today! With a special visit from Mari Lwyd Môn of course! 😁
The Druids are preparing to celebrate Alban Arthan (Winter Solstice) today at Bryn Celli Ddu. @mharastarling.bsky.social @kristofferhughes.bsky.social
The Mabinogi Study Group is part of the offerings I put out on my Patreon!
This specific offering is available to members of Cylch Swynol (£5 a month) and Cylch Hudolus (£10 a month).
To join us, head here:
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Did you know I host a Mabinogi Study Group?
Each month we come together to explore the themes, characters, magic, and wisdom of Welsh myth and lore. Interactive sessions, not classes!
This month we’re exploring the fourth branch of the Mabinogi!
December 28th, 9pm GMT
Fancy joining us?
Girls just wanna have fun! 😁 night out with my girlie Mari Môn last week! 😁 she’s gotta let her bells and ribbons down before the busy pwnco season ahead!
Join us in conversation about one of my favorite topics…Anglesey!! 😁
The folklore and magic of this beautiful island I call home. Come swim in the waters of Môn with us! On the three ravens podcast!
Just a Troll, enjoying the sunset 🥹
Rather fabulous day today out and about filming for Welsh TV 😁
Tiwniwch i mewn i ‘Heno’ ar S4C unai nos fory neu nos Fercher, ac efallai welwch chi fi!!
Our final County Episode for 2025 is OUT NOW! 🖤
This week we're headed over one of the oldest suspension bridges in the world to explore the #history and #folklore of magical #Anglesey!
Enriched by extracts from this Saturday's Local Legends chat with @mharastarling.bsky.social it's a corker!
That one person who came to my “Welsh Curses” talk who suddenly realised they were, in fact, not going to learn how to cuss out their neighbours in Welsh. And instead how to make their life hell with charmed cheese:
In case you’re interested: The radio documentary was part of the BBC World Service’s “Heart and Soul” series. It’s available to listen to now on BBC Sounds and such!
People messaged me to let me know that my story, and my words touched and moved them on a visceral level. That the experiences shared help give words to experiences they have also had.
And that’s what I’m choosing to focus on. Not the nastiness. The joy, the love, the magic of it all 🥰💖
I was recently featured in a BBC radio documentary which explored modern Druidry.
When the BBC social media pages shared about the documentary, the comments were flooded with all sorts of nastiness.
But my inbox, instead, was flooded with love and support. What a dichotomy indeed.
What a week it has been!
After almost 8 years of living in Chester…travelling back and forth to visit family on Anglesey, and missing home so very much…
I am back on my island home! We moved back last Friday, and my heart is singing with joy 🥹
To this new chapter!
Hi everyone, Kristoffer here, venturing onto this platform to see what it's all about, is it worth the time and effort? Or just another password for me to misplace and forget :-)
Her time has come…winter has arrived…soon her bells shall echo through the streets. Are you prepared to answer her call?
Croeso’n ôl Mari Môn 🖤
Ooh gosh that’s always a tough one! I personally work with both with no issues (usually for different reasons!) But my personal recommendation would be: If you already have a good relationship with Arawn, perhaps ask Him how He would feel about it! Ask for a sign or indication of how He’d feel.
“I asked ChatGPT…”
Yeah? Well, I asked the Mari Lwyd and she said “stop rotting your brain, and BRING ME ALL YOUR BEER!!!”
Historical fiction that draws on Welsh Witch lore?! Yes please!
This new book by Mari Ellis Dunning is out now! Set in the early modern period, following a woman who approaches a local wise woman for help.
Incorporating Welsh witch lore and inspired by real history. A lot of fun for sure!
In Welsh lore all pigs originate from the Otherworld. Cattle and cows are deeply associated with fairies. Many denizens of the Otherworld travel with their hunting hounds. Animals often act as guides to the “other”.
When people envision “the fae” they almost always imagine a humanoid being. From elegant elven riders, to goblin-like household fairies.
But terms like “fairy” are a broad term for all otherworldly entities. And that includes otherworldly animals.
Fairy cows, dogs, horses, and pigs are a thing!
Felt cute, might lurk in the graveyard later and feed stolen communion wafers to an ancient toad 🐸
Thrilled to be presenting "Celtic Wisdom for Times of Change" online through the College of Psychic Studies on Sunday, October 19. Registration is open, details at the link below! I hope you can join us! #celticmythology #witchsky #druidsky
www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/workshops/my...
Though in reality, I think they’re happy about how far we’ve come. I always think of this:
How I imagine my impoverished ancestors who lived through famines and plagues look at me when I’m complaining about how hard and stressful it is sticking to a calorie deficit, and not eating junk food daily:
My brain still cannot fathom that not only have I had enough determination to write three books, but that they’ve all been published too! 😂😅 as someone who struggles to motivate myself to breathe correctly most of the time, I am rather proud!
🌸 A sprig of Mugwort carried in your coat pocket will prevent fatigue.
🌸 The vervain root, when powdered and placed in a silk pouch, carried around the neck, will supposedly cure all diseases.
🌸 Seaweed when hung up in the kitchen will banish all evil spirits.
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Some Herbal/Plant Based Charms and Folk Beliefs from Wales…
🌸 White Bryony, known in Welsh as “Meipen Fair” or “Maip Bendigaid”, planted in the front garden will ward away evil.
🌸 Elderberry leaves plucked at night rubbed on warts then burnt cures them.
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