THREEFOLD LAW - the only karmic principle of Celtic Paganism. It states that any energy released by the witch (or anyone else for that matter), either positive or negative will return to the sender 3 X’over. (CMM)

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Beltane:

Celtic fire festival beginning the summer half of the year; starts at sunset on May 4th and is also known as Bealtaine, Galan- Mai, Roodmas, Walpurgistag, St. Pierre’s Day, Red Square Day, etc. Celebrated by most Neopagans and many Marxists as a major religious holiday.

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Ancient Druids:

From the root “dru-,” meaning “oak tree, firm, strong;” the entire intelligentsia of the Celtic peoples, including doctors, judges, historians, musicians, poets, priests and magicians; 99.9% of what has been written about them is pure hogwash.

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Runes:

Letters in the old Celtic, Teutonic and Scandinavian alphabets; the word is based on roots meaning “secret” or “occult.” If you try to practice any form of magic within these cultural contexts, especially for deceptive purposes, then your career will lie in runes.

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Samhain:

Celtic fire festival beginning the winter half of the year and being the Day Between Years; starts at sunset on November 7th and is also known as La Samhna, Nos Galen-gaeof, All Hallow’s Eve and Halloween. Celebrated by most Neopagans as a major religious holiday.

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Imbolg or Imelc:

Celtic fire festival beginning the second quarter of the year (or spring); starts at sunset on February 3rd and is also known as Candlemas, St. Bridget’s Day, Bride’s Day, Lady Day, etc. Celebrated by most Neopagans as a major religious holiday.

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Lughnasadh:

Celtic fire festival beginning the third quarter of the year (or fall); starts at sunset on August 6th or 7th and is also known as Lammas, Apple Day, etc. Celebrated by most Neopagans as a major religious holiday.

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SAXON TRADITION: A Germannic tradition practiced by the people of Saxony. The Saxon path also shares some common elements with the Celtic traditions, including a veneration of trees. Their invasion of southern England brought their Pagan influence in contact with the Celts.

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CARMINA GADELICA: A collection of Gaelic lyric poetry and lore with a Pagan emphasis, collected from oral sources in the late nineteenth century by musicologist and folklorist Alexander Carmichael. It is also a primary source for knowledge about Celtic folk magick. This work compares with the famous Carmina Burana in scope.

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LAMMAS - August 1st. Witch Festival. The Old Celtic name for this festival is Lughnassadh. It is the Festival of the First Fruits, and is the first of the three harvests. This festival also marks the change of the Triple Goddess energies from that of Mother to Crone.

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DRUIDRY: The paths 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. Also known as Druidry.

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LAMMAS - August 1st. Witch festival - the old Celtic name for this festival is Lughnassadh. It is the Festival of the first fruits and is the 1st of the 3 harvests. This festival also marks the change of the Threefold Goddess energies from that of Mother to Crone.

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TORQUE (Tork) _ 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 or intricate Celtic designs. The Irish word for torque is spilled munice and the Welsh word is spelled mwnci. There are pronounced virtually the same. (CMM)

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MEGALITHS - the large standing stones of the Celtic countries which were probably erected as holy sites and for astronomical observation points. Stonehenge on England’s Salisbury Plain is the best known example of a surviving megalith. (CMM)

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MANTLE - a cloak worn by the Celts whose color, fabric and condition was often an outward sign of wearer’s rank in society. Also a vestment of power, hence the Celtic - expression “inheriting the mantle”. A mantle is often referred to as a “Kersey” in Scotland. (CMM)

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MENHIRS - the standing stones from Celtic countries which are made of single stones or a circular series of stones. Menhir literally means “long stones” and surviving one’s range in height from a few feet to as high as 64 feet. Brittany if famed for it many Menhir circles. (CMM)

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IMBOLC: Celtic name for Candlemas. This sabbat is celebrated around Feb 02, (Lady Wolfen Mists birthday is on Feb.02 just in case you'd like to know ;->It is a festival of lights that celebrates the 'quickening" and the resurgence of life in the ground

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LAMMAS: August 1st. Witch Festival. The Old Celtic name for this festival is Lughnassadh. It is the Festival of the First Fruits, and is the first of the 3 harvests. This festival also marks the change of the Threefold Goddess energies from that of Mother to Crone.

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SABBAT: Any one of eight Wiccan solar festivals, marked by the 4 solstices and equinoxes, as well as 4 dates in-between them. They are (Celtic style names, others exist) Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, and Samhain.

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REINCARNATION -

1. one has lived another lifetime. (TRASB)

2. rebirth in various bodies from one lifetime to the next. (NAD)

3. a basic tenet of Paganism, the belief that the souls of human beings return to the earth plane in another human body or even in another life form, after death. Celtic Paganism embraces portions of this belief, only without the ideas of karma (divine justice) operating in most other cultures. (CMM)

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ALBION - An lold Greco-Celtic name for Britain, one which is still used poetically today. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word albus meaning "white" and reffering to the famous cliffs of Dover.

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BREHON: Called Breithamhain in Old Irish, these were the judges of the old Celtic world whose decisions were held in high regard. The Brehon Laws were the law codes which governed old ireland.

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