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Queering The Oak King and Holly King Myth

The Oak King and the Holly King were first proposed as seasonal archetypes by Robert Graves* in his book The White Goddess, published in 1948. In it, he compares the stories of Gawain and the Green Knight and Gwynn and…

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Tools - The Horn

Tools - The Horn

 

 

Horns can be used in a variety of different ways in ceremonies. In the Lunasdha ceremony, I normally put uprooted corn into a horn before it is cut in the ceremony itself. I also have a…

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