Show Notes
WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN.
There’s a particular joy in beach treasure: a rare shell, a shark’s egg sack, or an interesting rock - but what is extra special is finding a stone steeped in folk belief and holding it up to spy through it to the sea beyond. Witch stones, or, as they are commonly called, hag stones, have for centuries been believed to have magical uses. They have been called hex stones, lucky stones, pledge-stones or druid stones. In German, they are Hühnergötter, or "chicken gods,” but in Latin they were called silex pertussis, meaning "perforated flint. “ Some know them as Odin stones or eye stones, Cailleach stones, adder stones, or wish stones. Names vary from place to place, but they all tie into folk superstitions and beliefs. People felt there was something divine or otherworldly about a stone with a naturally occurring hole, and so they became symbols and tools of magical prowess, protection or warding against witchcraft...
S O U R C E S:
https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/hag-stones https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/hag-stones-and-lucky-charms/ The Witching Stones: The Lore and Craft of the Essential Crystals, Gemstones … By Nicholas Pearson A history of amulets in ten objects By Science Museum Group Journal and Annie Thwaite https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2019/09/hag-stones-are-they-example-of.html https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/hagstone/ https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-hagstone-2562519 https://norse-mythology.org/tales/the-mead-of-poetry/
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