Tag Archives: cailleach

Jolly Yule to You!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Christmas Eve, 2011 Dear Readers, We here in the Avalonia office would like to wish you a Jolly Yule celebration, with much happiness, joy and bountiful blessings to one and all!    We have a very busy and exciting 2012 … Continue reading →

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Loch Ness — Who is Ness?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Scotland – a land of legend, magic and beauty!  Good warming scotch, bagpipes, sexy kilts, legendary warriors, battles, castles and lochs.  The most famous of these lochs are without a doubt Loch Ness – famous for sightings of “Nessie” the … Continue reading →

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The Faerie Queens – Call for Submissions

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Work has just begun on a brand new anthology which will be published by Avalonia in the Summer of 2012 entitled THE FAERIE QUEENS.    As the name suggests this new book will bring together essays from different authors and … Continue reading →

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A Time For Brigid’s Flames

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Dear Readers, As we approach the month of February, with the first promises of Spring awakening hope here in the cold, wet and green hills of Wales, we start emerging from our own winter slumbers too. It is a traditional … Continue reading →

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Halloween’s Greetings!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

We would like to wish all of our readers a blessed and happy Halloween! Its a time of so much magic, folklore, superstition and mythology!  For modern Pagans, Witches and Wiccans it is one of the major Sabbats, the first … Continue reading →

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Samhain Magical Bundle Offers

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Samhain, or “Halloween”, is the death festival, marking the descent of Winter, when the Summer goes to its rest. The leaves are falling from the trees in drifts, and life draws away from the surface of the earth, descending deep … Continue reading →

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Hekate Wears Tartan! by David Rankine

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

This article, by the occult author and magician David Rankine can also be found in the second edition of Hekate Her Sacred Fires, the ground breaking anthology published by Avalonia earlier this year. It is being made available here in … Continue reading →

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Cailleach’s White Cloak

Posted on December 20, 2009 by

For those of you who are experiencing the beautiful winter wonderland, as well as those who are facing the real harsh reality of the results of the snow and ice which is currently affecting much of the UK, the stories … Continue reading →

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First Review of “Visions of the Cailleach” by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine

Posted on May 7, 2009 by

The Visions of the Cailleach by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine was published less than a month ago by Avalonia.  The response so far has been overwhelmingly positive, with many people expressing a surprise at the level of detail it … Continue reading →

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::: Celebrating Beltane ! (Avalonia Newsletter)

Posted on April 30, 2009 by

Dear All, We hope you are having a fantastic Walpurgis Night! Of course this is one of the oldest festivals in the British Isles, which was originally one of the great Druidic feast days. An idea we touched upon in … Continue reading →

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