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post Aug 21 2008, 12:07 AM
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I'm fairly new to working magic, though I do have some knowledge of Finnish and Scottish folklore. Unfortunately, resources about Finnish folk magic are rare--in English, a least. I have found some free ebooks available through Google books, namely Suomen Kansan Muinaisia Loitsurunoja (in Finnish, by Elias Lonnrot) and its partial English translation in The Pre- and Proto-Historic Finns with The Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I and II. Also I have found an online article called "Finnish Paganism" (in English, by Anssi Alhonen) referring briefly to Finnish wizards called tietäjä. (I have links to them in Neophyte Hall under "Which Path Suits Me Best?".). I have also found the "Carmina Gadelica," which is a Gaelic/English collection of Scottish Highland hymn-charms.

Do you know of any online or printed resources that specifically describe HOW a Finnish tietäjä and a Scottish folk witch practice magic? And also any that describe in detail their herbalist/magical methods and recipes for healing and for spells? I can't find any resources that discuss these things.

I'm a bit leery about the book Finnish Magic: A Nation of Wizards, A World of Spirits (by Robert Nelson) as it seems to have a bad reputation amongst Finns.

Also, I'd prefer to read about non-Wiccan-influenced descriptions of Finnish and Scottish folk magic.

Any ideas?

Thanks for yout help!

--"Rabbit"

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Are there any good books on Finnnish magick that you can recommend?

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Rabbit   Finnish And Scottish Folk Magic   Aug 21 2008, 12:07 AM
Agni   I'm Finnish and know a bit about the ways of t...   Oct 11 2008, 02:40 AM
Agni   I'm Finnish and know a bit about the ways of t...   Oct 11 2008, 02:45 AM
Rabbit   I'm Finnish and know a bit about the ways of ...   Dec 8 2008, 02:14 PM
Agni   WOW -- a fellow Finn! Nice to meet ya.. Ar...   Dec 9 2008, 02:18 PM
Rabbit   Nice to meet ya.. Likewise! Of course, af...   Dec 10 2008, 02:25 AM
Rabbit   Does anyone have any hands-on experience with prac...   Dec 10 2008, 02:33 AM
Jenfucius   Does anyone have any hands-on experience with pra...   Dec 13 2008, 08:02 PM
Agni   Are there any good books on Finnnish magick that ...   Nov 10 2008, 06:47 PM
Jenfucius   How about history books about Finnish paganism or ...   Nov 15 2008, 02:47 PM
Agni   How about history books about Finnish paganism or...   Nov 19 2008, 08:57 PM
Jenfucius   Okay thanks for trying Agni. Its too bad so much ...   Nov 20 2008, 05:25 PM
ComaOfLoss   I have a book by Lönnrot (the man who compiled Kal...   Nov 23 2008, 05:56 AM
Jenfucius   Thanks ComaOfLoss! Its interesting that the bo...   Nov 23 2008, 05:13 PM
Rabbit   Thanks ComaOfLoss! Its interesting that the b...   Dec 8 2008, 02:01 AM
Jenfucius   There actually is quite a lot of "occult...   Dec 8 2008, 06:09 AM
Rabbit   Your post was awesome Rabitt. It is quite informa...   Dec 8 2008, 01:53 PM
ComaOfLoss   Old thread, but I came by a translation that is no...   Nov 30 2011, 06:07 AM

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