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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

alias, the Bard of Cumberland. Druid /|\ Bard. Folk and nature lore, Druid myth, poetry, visual art; writer @cumbrialakeland; tales from Cumbria and beyond... bardofcumberland.com Ulverston, England Joined November 2018
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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

10 hours ago

A blessed #Beltane to all 💚 May the warmth of the sun, nurture you; The cool waters, cleanse you; Nature's bounty, replenish you; The song of the trees, comfort you; The knowledge of the bees, guide you ~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae #blessings #wisdom #druidry image by…

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

23 hours ago

"But what exactly is magic and what inspired our ancestors to begin its practice? Magic begins in darkness – the darkness of the earth, the sky and the body – and an awareness of it is born with light. Seeing green shoots appearing out of the dark soil, the sun, moon and stars…

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

a day ago

"A Celtic Blessing" by Nigel Ball When your legs no longer work, May the Ants carry you. When your tongue no longer tastes, May the Bees bring you honey. When your eyes no longer see in the darkness, May the Fireflies dance brightly in your thoughts. When you can no longer keep…

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seanchaidh Stephen @StephenGeoRae

a day ago

Tempestarii were weather making wizards and witches who possessed the power to raise or prevent storms at will. Anyone reputed as a 'weather maker' was the subject of both respect and fear in rural areas #walpurgisnacht #fairytaletuesday art: Alan Clarke

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a day ago

🌖🌗🌘Morgan Le Fay - by William Henry Margetston #FairyTaleTuesday

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Land of Lore Films @LandofLoreFilms

a day ago

'The Red Lady of Woodland' is an apparition I witnessed in the spring of 2019; a type of female ghost attributed to a woman of vanity or a woman killed in a fit of passion folklore @BardCumberland #fairytaletuesday #ghoststories #surrealist #indiefilm #lakedistrict

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

a day ago

Druid Tree Lore 6. Blackthorn : known as 'Mother of the Woods', often depicted in lore as a tree of ill omen, but in Ireland it’s used in protection spells. Never cut blackthorn, or faeries will burn down your house! #trees #folklore #faeries #druids

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

a day ago

A hare, well regarded in Buck Crag, was shot by hunters using fragments of a silver coin. At which moment, an old lady passing-by, carrying wool for spinning cried out: "They have shot my familiar spirit", and she fell dead #FairytaleTuesday #Cumbria art: Gustave Doré

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Hookland @HooklandGuide

2 days ago

We walk the wraith way, disturb clouds of chalk dust that curl into phantoms. Our feet are drumming summons to those who walked this ghost line before us. Lurching forward with coffin cart certainty, our route is ritual. Our route is marched amid a crowd of the dead. – #DAKilroy

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

2 days ago

''Who is the crone? She is the most dangerous, the most radical, the most revolutionary woman in existence. Whether in fairy tales or in consensual reality, the old one goes where she wants to and she acts as she wishes; she lives as she chooses. And this is all as it should be.…

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

2 days ago

Cernunnos, the Horned God "Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House, underneath; He comforts souls, on their journey to The Otherworld" ~ Stephen G. Rae youtube.com/@LandofLore #mythology #poetry #indiefilm

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3 days ago

'Robin Hood and the Sorcerer', the first episode of Robin of Sherwood, was broadcast on this day in 1984. It was written by Richard Carpenter and starred Michael Praed as the hooded man. Nothing's forgotten, nothing's ever forgotten.

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

2 days ago

In mythology, Merlin used magic to bring stone across the sea from Ireland, to create Stonehenge; and it was built by local giants, thereafter called 'The Giants' Dance' #mythologymonday #druids 📷 #Stonehenge illuminated by lightening, by my good friend Geoff Beattie

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

2 days ago

"Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I've heard it in the chilliest land…

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#WOMENSART @womensart1

3 days ago

'Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US artist and printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998), a close friend of Frida Kahlo #WomensArt

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Westwood Books @westwood_books

6 days ago

This is our bookshop, Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria. It’s a large building, on a main road at the edge of town, that has been a bookshop now for 18 years. But we need your help. Even though the shop has been here for so long, we still get comments like… 🧵

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

2 days ago

Druid Tree Lore 5. Birch : known for its protective magical abilities. Brooms made of birch twigs were commonly used to drive out the spirits of the old year and to ‘beat the bounds’ of property for protection #trees #folklore #magic #druids

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

2 days ago

Newly-weds should dance three times around an oak tree, and make a small cross on it for good luck. These trees are called 'marriage oaks', and one such tree grew at Brampton, but was sadly cut down #mythologymonday #cumbria

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

3 days ago

"There is an energy that ebbs out from the leaves. Even after they fall to the ground, they still call to me and whisper my name, although it is not the same as that my mother gave me. It is ancient and in a tongue I forget… a lyrical language like a long ago melody crooning to…

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Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland

3 days ago

#InternationalDayoftheDandelion In Cumbrian dialect, 'pissibed' is dandelion; 'bessy-clock' is the dandelion seedhead Dandelion is used as a tool for divination: 🏵 it's said that if you can blow all the seeds off the dandelion with one blow, then you are loved with a…

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