#hag stone

[dare-valley]

#fairy hole #fairytale forest #fairy circle #fairy ring #fairy tales #fairy aesthetic #goblincore #woods #forest #trees #hag stone #witchy #hole #nature #enchanted #enchanted forest

[greenpanda-basicfakewitch]

"Hag Stones."

A Stone with a hole in it's center, or as the Celtics reffered to it as a "Hag Stone." A seeing stone.

Seen in popular media such as "Coraline." and "Spiderwick chronicles."

In Coraline it was used to find 'Lost' things, helping Coraline find the three missing ghost eyes to beat the other mothers game. But when first told Miss Spink and Forcible and two differing opinions. "It's good for BAD things." > April "It's good for LOST thing." > Miriume.

"In Spiderwick chronicles, it was a tool used to help a human see Fearies. Because only people with the sight or allowed to see the Fea can see them while most of the time they remain hidden. Only a "Seeing stone." Can help someone see the Fea clearly.

But thats in Fictional Media, what about real Hag Stones and their superstitions in real life?

"Celtic in origin. Referred as Hag Stones. Also known as Holey Stones or Witch Stones, are stones that have naturally occurring holes and usually found near oceans or other bodies of water. They are said to be powerful protection tailismans and when worn or carried they protect the bearer from curses, hexes negative spirits and harm. They have also been used to prevent nightmares, being strung on a bedpost or placed underneath pillows. It is also believed that if you peer through the hole of the stone that you can see the Fae Folk and otherworldly entities. If one broke, it is thought to have used its power to protect life.

*With that last addition, it makes sense on why this was used in media such as Spiderwick Chronicles and Coraline from it's tie to the Fea and other supernatural entities.

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[spiralhouseshop]

We just restocked our natural hag stones and they are a big bigger than the ones had before. Get yourself a hag stone for peering at faeries or making charms, or whatever creative thing you can come up with.

#hag stone #adder stone #witchblr #witch shop #witchcraft #traditional witchcraft #witch store #witchcraft* #folklore #folk magic

[lailoken]

This giant Hagstone, almost twice the size of my head, is one of the precious treasures granted to us by the river that nurtures our land. I've never worked with a Fluvial Spirit so prone to granting gifts—from bones, to hagstones, to ancient artifacts.

I occasionally use this stone for rites of 'Passing Through'.

#hangstone #hag stone #river spirit #spirit gifts #folk magic #traditional withcraft

[elvthron]

This must be the biggest hagstone I’ve ever found.

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[theantiquefairy]

#cottagecore #aesthetic #farmcore #grandmacore #cottage core #naturecore #nature #witch #homestead #spring nature #oceancore #washington #washington state #pnw #pnwonderland #hobbitcore #hobbit #goblincore #seeing stone #hag stone #the spiderwick chronicles #bookblr #bookcore #simple life #simple joys #hygge #hygge aesthetic #hyggelife #simple things #simplelife

[cunning-frog]

Holed Stones in English Folk Magic

Sources at the end

Stones with naturally occurring holes in them have many uses in magic all over the world. In England they have been used for protection and luck as well as in medicine. Holed stones are known by many different names, In England they have been and are known by numerous names such as Hag stones, Witch stones, Serpents'/Snakes' eggs, Adder stones, and Lucky stones. For the sake of clarity, I will be referring to them as ‘holed stones’.

Luck and Protection

Holed stones are used as amulets for protection against Hags, witches, faeries, and other spirits, when they are used in this way they are referred to as hag or witch stones. People would hang a holed stone above the door of their home or barn, and sometimes passageways within the home. People would also keep a small holed stone in a pocket for luck and protection.

Holed stones have also been known for being lucky, being worn around the neck for luck or tossed over the shoulder after spitting through the stone's hole to grant a wish. It was also said that is a person tied a holed stone to their house keys, those who resided in the home would be prosperous.

In communities where fishing and/or sailing was common the use of holed stones for protection was common, tying them to the bows of boats or inside of smaller rowing boats for protection while at sea. Holed stones were also used to protect against drowning, Christopher Duffin (2011) writes, “The coxswain of the Ramsay lifeboat [during 1929], also a fisherman by trade, always wore a small discoidal [holed] stone around his neck, threaded with copper wire. The amulet, passed down through three generations of fishermen, was credited with preserving the life of the wearer through terrible maritime circumstances.”

Medicine

As these holed stones protected against hags, witches, faeries, and other spirits they would often be used in medicine, as magic was often thought to be the cause of illness.

One of the illnesses holed stones were used to treat is ‘hag-riding’, in the book A Dictionary of English Folklore it is defined as  “a frightening sensation of being held immobile in bed, often by a heavy weight pressing on one’s stomach or chest […] In folklore, it was thought of as a magical attack, though whether by demonic incubus, ghost, harmful fairy, or witch varied according to place and period.” (Simpson & Roud, 2003) Today hag-riding is understood to be sleep paralysis. To treat hag-riding a holed stone would be hung above the bed of the sufferer or, if the sufferer is an animal, placed in a stable.

This belief applied to both humans as well as other animals; hag stones were often used in the treatment of ill livestock. In Lancashire holed stones would be tied to the back of cows to protect them from all forms of harm, “self-holed stones, termed ‘lucky-stones,’ are still suspended over the backs of cows in order that they may be protected from every diabolical influence.” (Harland and Wilkinson 1873).

Sources:

 Thwaite, A.-S. (2020). Magic and the material culture of healing in early modern England [Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository]. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.63593

Jacqueline Simpson & Steve Roud (2003). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095941856

Vicky, King (2021, November 11). Hag Stones and Lucky Charms. https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/hag-stones-and-lucky-charms/

Pitt Rivers Museum, Accession Number: 1985.51.987.1 https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/prm-object-239947 (c) Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, Date Accessed: 21 January 2024

Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653., 2013, A commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams, Oxford Text Archive, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/A00665

Christopher J. Duffin (2011) Herbert Toms (1874–1940), Witch Stones, and Porosphaera Beads, Folklore, 122:1, 84-101, DOI: 10.1080/0015587X.2011.537134

Photo source:

Harland, J., & Wilkinson, T. T. (1873). Lancashire Legends: Traditions, Pagents, Sports, & C. With an Appendix Containing a Rare Tract on the Lancashire Witches, & C., &c. G. Routledge. https://archive.org/details/cu31924028040057

File:Hag Stones (8020251781).jpg. (2023, February 2). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 04:11, January 26, 2024 from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Hag_Stones_(8020251781).jpg&oldid=729610598.

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[raining-tulips]

I've got a theory about doorways. Doorways are liminal spaces, right?

Ever since I got a cat three years ago, I started leaving my bedroom door cracked so he can get in and out at night. It was when I started doing this that I began to catch wisps of movement and shadow in the corner of my eye through the door. Most the time I told myself my eyes were playing tricks on me - but at the same time, I just knew that there was a man in the hall, or just outside the door. I'd just hear it in my head. "There's a man there."

I saw this wispy shadow last night, and then again in the on-suite bathroom (also left cracked so kitty can use the litterbox). Again, I just knew it was "the man."

So I did some tarot readings this morning/afternoon about this "man" and I started to realize...if doors are liminal spaces, if some view them as portals...it almost feels like they are like hag-stones. Legend says if you look through the hole in a had stone, you can see the fae realm. I think my cracked bedroom door is no different; I can see into the spiritual realm.

Maybe I've hit nothing groundbreaking and just stated the obvious. Maybe this is an experience that's unique to me, or only a few. Either way, it feels like a tool I can use again when I want or need.

#personal #upg #witchblr #witchcraft #witchy #witchy vibes #hag stone #spirit work #spirit witch #liminal spaces #portals #spellwork #ritualwork #witchcraft community

[muggu]

Hey check out this cool rock I found

#hag stone #rock appreciation post #seaside #nature photography

[casketjones]

#swordtember 2023 #swordtember #art #weapon design #hag stone

[baskervilleshound]

When it is finals week, the lucky charm comes out. An adder stone/hag stone my mom found on the beach and gave to me years ago!

If you have not heard of adder stones, they are rocks in which a hole naturally occurs. In many different regions of the world, folklore describes them to be lucky, to ward off evil spirits, protect the wearer, and even to allow those who look through the hole to see past the human veil, and into that of the spirt world.

I’ve really always loved the lore surrounding adder stones, so they definitely do appear in my book, The Luster of Life.

Anyways, basically my mommy gave me a rock and it became special to me, so I wear it when I feel stressed (like right now. During finals). But hey, if it truly is lucky, I sure could use it to pass these tests jejdjdjdjdjjd

#adder stone #folklore #lore #baskerbanter #the luster of life #myths #hag stone #mythology #superstition

[folkiewitchiewoman]

#hag stone #witchy #witchcore #cottage witch #goblincore

[athird3ye]

Found a hag stone earlier 🖤🪨

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[fetusflytrap]

Hag stone? I can see right through it

#witchcraft #Celtic pagan #Celtic witchcraft #hag #hag stone

[lailoken]

A lovely May Day gift from the River Spirit that nurtures our land.

#hagstone #hag stone #may day #mayday #river spirit #spirit gifts #traditional withcraft

[ravenhexxx]

#witchcraft #witch #witches #witchy #male witch #hag stone #witch stones #holey stones