Tag Archives: folklore

Win a Copy of FROM A DROP OF WATER

From a Drop of Water, edited by Kim Huggens, is a phenomenal collection of essays exploring the manifold mysteries and symbolism of water in myth, magic and folklore.  For more information see: From a Drop of Water Avalonia is offering people … Continue reading

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Love-Spell-a-Day #2

In the second of a week long “Love-spell-a-Day” blog we have decided to do in celebration of all things love for St Valentine’s day.  Today’s spell comes from the forthcoming book “The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet” which is a 17th century … Continue reading

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Introducing “The Gods of the Vikings” by Marion Pearce

In her new book THE GODS OF THE VIKINGS, the author Marion Pearce sets the major Norse gods like Odin, Thor, Loki, Tyr, Baldur, Freya and Frigg into a context of both time and place, telling their tales in a … Continue reading

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From a Drop of Water by Kim Huggens

The excellent magical anthology From a Drop of Water edited by Kim Huggens was published by Avalonia in 2009.  It contains a wide range of essays all related to the mythology, magic and symbolism of water, what follows is an … Continue reading

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Halloween’s Greetings!

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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Autumn Equinox News (From Avalonia)

Dear Readers … Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are nearing the time of the Autumn Equinox, a day when light and dark is in balance, marking the transition from the light half of the year, to the dark. A … Continue reading

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The Secrets of Avalon ~~ Coming Soon!

Coming soon from Avalonia …. The Secrets of Avalon …. by August Hunt (With foreword from John Matthews) For more information on this exciting new project come visit and join the facebook page (see link below) or go directly to … Continue reading

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VS. ~~ Contributions invited

Esoteric author and scholar Kim Huggens is currently invited contributions of essays to the forthcoming anthology VS.  “In most religions there exists a concept of duality, a recognition that what is ‘one thing’ is not ‘another thing’. From this dualism arises … Continue reading

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Water; Magic Mysticism and Folklore

In the anthology From a Drop of Water, edited by Kim Huggens (Avalonia, 2009) a variety of contributors share their research, experience and insights into the mystical and magical world of Water. “Water has always been important in ritual practice, … Continue reading

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The Isles of the Many Gods

For more information see: http://manygods.avalonia.co.uk/ (which includes a full list of the more than 240 deities listed in this amazing reference work) or http://www.avaloniabooks.co.uk (for sales and publishing details)

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