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Putting the hare out of the corn

August 2026 "The last bit of corn in the last of the farmer's fields was the visible symbol of the end of the harvest, and the cutting of this last bit was, all over Ireland, attended with some ceremony." - Kevin Danaher, The Year in Ireland The end of August is when the year stops being about ...

by Lora O'Brien — Aug 23, 2026 charms clearing growth seasonal

Who you work beside

August 2026 "Gathering folks together is an aspect of this time that really should not be ignored." - Irish Witchcraft from an Irish Witch by Lora O'Brien August is the month where the truth of the year becomes visible, what grew and what didn't, what carried through on its own and what needed ...

Aug 17, 2026 beginners charms free harvest seasonal

Salt at the Threshold

24 May 2026 'Certain hags in Wales, as well as in Ireland and Scotland, changed themselves into the shape of hares, that, sucking teats under this counterfeit form, they might stealthily rob other people’s milk.' Giraldus Cambrensis, 12th century, cited in 'The Cailleach and the Cosmic Hare' by S...

May 24, 2026 charms growth protection seasonal sis

When it keeps slipping away

April 2026 "I hinder the blood, I slay the disease." — from a 15th-century Irish medical manuscript, RIA ms 24 B 3. Trans. David Stifter. Irish healing charms were rarely vague about what they were doing. They named the condition directly, stated the intention clearly, and worked to stop whatev...

by Lora O'Brien — Apr 25, 2026 charms

What you plant now, tends you later

April 2026 "Anything sown during a full moon was supposed to grow wild." — from the Schools' Collection, National Folklore Collection, UCD April is when the ground actually receives what you put into it. Not the gesture of intention in February or the stirring of March, but the actual moment wh...

by Lora O'Brien — Apr 11, 2026 charms growth

Clearing what the winter left behind

“I smite his sickness,I conquer wounds.” - from the St Gall Incantations March has an edge to it. The days are stretching, the land is waking, and the body often feels restless before the mind catches up. This is the month of hares here in Ireland, when you start to see them out in the fields, ...

by Lora O'Brien — Mar 15, 2026 charms seasonal

Speaking Irish Magic Out Loud

Why do Words Matter so Much? In Ireland, spoken magic has always been a serious business, whether it was a fierce curse in court or a quiet blessing at a doorway. Our ancestors knew that words shape reality, because they shape how people see themselves, each other, and what they think is possible...

by Lora O'Brien — Feb 19, 2026 beginners charms