any ancient Celtic magical alphabet

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PANTHEISM: The belief in many deities who are really one because they are all merely aspects of the single creative life source. Celtic Paganism is pantheistic.

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DRUID - ‘oakwise’ member of an order of Celtic priests, poets, healers and judges in pre christian Britain, Ireland and France. (NAD)

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THREEFOLD BLESSING - a Celtic custom in which the Triple Goddess blesses the feet, womb or genital area and head. (CMM)

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NINE - a Celtic sacred number which represents the beginning tendency of all things. The square root of nine is three, the basic sacred number of Celts. (CMM)

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MUSIC MAGICK - also called a Song Spell. This is a spell created in song, a popular Celtic method of spell casting seen used in the myths of many bards. (CMM)

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CANDLEMAS - Festival held on Feb 1st. One of the Celtic "Fire Festivals". Celebrates the first signs of spring & the return of the sun.

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SACRED WHEEL WICCA: An eclectic neo-Pagan path based on Celtic beliefs, that focuses on balance and learning. Celtic beliefs are a part of their teachings. They state that they are a Wiccan religion dedicated to the health of Mother Earth, and to all her children in whatever forms they may take.

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OGHAM -

1. this was the ancient alphabet of the Celtic people which consists of series of marks in relationship to center line. It is used today in sacred writing and for divination. (CMM)

2. early Celtic writing based on Latin with perpendicular and oblique dashes above and below a straight line. (NAD)

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ABERFFRAW- The ancient royal seat of Wales on the isle of Ynys Mon (Anglesey). Today, some Celtic witches like to ust the name as a synonym fot the Other-world.

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Torque: A neck piece worn by Celts of high rank. Several have been excavated and have been found to be made of precious metals and embellished with jewels and Celtic desings.

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OTHERWORLD: Also known as Annwyn, Annwfn, Summerland, and Land of the Dead. Each Celtic tradition had its own euphemisms for this place. See names given above for more detail.

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RATH: A circular earthen fortress sometimes outlined with rocks. These ancient sites, found all over the Celtic lands, are sacred to the faeries and even today most natives of the region will not disturb them.

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FEIS: Once meaning a gathering for Brehon judgemnet, but today means a dance contest of a Celtic games competition. A feis was often a reason for holding a fair.

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FIR FER: The rules which governed Celtic battle. The Gaelic words mean "fair play."

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GOLDEN STATUE, THE: The first known law declaring universal freedom of religion, enacted in Ireland in late Celtic times.

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KELTOI: The Greek name for the ancient Celts. Greek writings give us our first glimpse into the culture of the Celtic people dating from around 700 BCE.

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NINE: A Celtic sacred number which represents the beggining and ending of all things. The square root of nine is three, the basic sacred number of the Celts.

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CYFARWYDD: The Welsh word for "storyteller." The traveling cyfarwydd was an integral part of the social structure of the Celtic world, and was largely responsible for the survival of the oral traditions. Also see Seanachai.

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SACRED WHEEL WICCA: An eclectic neo-Pagan path which was organized in Delaware within the past decade. Calling themselves Wiccan, they focus on balance and learning. Celtic beliefs are a Part of their teachings. They state that they are a Wiccan religion dedicated to the health of Mother Earth, and to all her children in whatever forms they may take.

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DRUIDRY: The pathways based on the practices, rituals, and magick of the early Celtic priestly class known as the Druids. Many expressions of the tradition exist, and their differences have often been cause for dissension in the Pagan community.

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THREE FOLD LAW, THE: The only karmic principle of Celtic Paganism. It states that any energy released by the by the caster either positive or negative will return three times over. Also called the Pagan Rede or Law of Responsibility.

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