Hailing from Carlow, Ireland, David Halpin is a writer with a deep knowledge of Ireland’s fairy lore and pagan heritage. On his facebook blog, Circle Stories, he explores these themes in great depth. David is also the creative force behind Occult Book Review on Twitter and YouTube.

What I really love about David’s work is he is an active participant in preserving the lore and mythology of Ireland. He goes out and sees the stones and raths and teases their stories from them. Which provides us with a vital link to our past.

In the show David talks how fairy spirits of alleged different forms can manifest in the same ways. He gives his thoughts on the parallels with UFOs and we get into the differences and similarities between cities and rural places with fairies and go down a bit of a rabbit hole after the Pooka.

In the plus show we get into the dangers of summoning the Good People and David regals us with a story of brushing up against the strange while on a trip to a remote stone circle. We also discuss fairy ointments and from there discuss the use of psychedelics in Irish mythology and folk practice and go off on interesting tangents on the Djinn, Our Lady of Fátima and consciousness.

Enjoy

Show notes:
Circle Stories   / circlestoriesdavidhalpin  

Occult Book Review  / occultreview  

Wolf-Men and Water Hounds: The Myths, Monsters and Magic of Ireland https://www.waterstones.com/book/wolf...

The Duchas archives, home of the Irish folklore collections https://www.duchas.ie/en

Cillín, a burial ground for unbaptised children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cill%C3...

Corpse toothache cure https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4569057...

The Spancel of Death    • #57 / Aoife Anastasia Nally, The Span...  

Athgreany stone circle https://visitwicklow.ie/listing/piper...

The Amadán   / 904390903242920  

Biddy Early https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddy_E...

Puck Fair https://puckfair.ie/

Púca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca

Krampus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

St Knut’s day and Nuuttipukki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_K...

Poulaphouca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulaph...

Living with Djinns https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780863566...

Fairy mist or ‘Ceo draíochta’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9...

David on WMiT https://whatmagicisthis.com/2023/02/2...

Cenobites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenobit...)

Aos sí https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C...

Tuatha Dé Danann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatha_...

Gaoithe Sídhe https://beanfeasa9.wordpress.com/an-s...

Eddie Lenihan Storyteller TV show    • Biddy Early & The Changeling - Eddie ...  


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