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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Aug 14, 2026

It's #FolkloreFriday 🌿

This week's folklore focus — the hazel in Welsh and Celtic mythology, and why its symbolism is more coherent and more interesting than it might first appear.

Nine hazel trees overhang the sacred pool at the source of wisdom. Their nuts fall into the water and feed the salmon that carries knowledge upstream. The bubbles rising where the nuts fell are called the bubbles of mystic inspiration. The hazel is the origin point of the whole chain — without it, the pool is empty, and the salmon has nothing to carry.

The same tree was used for water-divining across the Celtic and Welsh traditions, its forked branches sensitive to water beneath the surface. The tree that feeds hidden wisdom also finds hidden water. The associations are consistent, pointing toward the same quality — a sensitivity to what lies beneath ordinary perception.

The Celtic tree month of Hazel runs now through August, and this week feels like exactly the right time to sit with what the tradition understood about it.

#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore #CelticMythology

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated House of the Long Shadows (1983) in Movies

Nov 23, 2020

House of the Long Shadows (1983)

1983 | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

7.0

(3 Ratings)

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Vincent Price

Peter Cushing

John Carradine

When Four Horror Icons Collide

House of the Long Shadows- is a excellent movie. It has four horror legends and icons in it. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and John Carradine. It mixes horror, suspense and comedy and it does a excellent job with it.

The plot: An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.

Its a must see film.

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Stevie Nicks recommended The Mabinogion Trilogy in Books (curated)

"These four fantasy-fiction books by American author Evangeline Walton (The Prince of Annwn, The Children of Llyr, The Song of Rhiannon and The Island of The Mighty) are based on traditional Welsh myths. Someone sent them to me back in 1978 because I’d written a song called Rhiannon 5 years earlier. Walton started her work around 1934 and finished in 1974, which was right around the time that I wrote Rhiannon, so I felt like when her work ended, mine began."

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Doctor Who: Green Death

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The Doctor and UNIT are called to investigate mysterious deaths at a Welsh mine. Those who died had...

Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Aug 2, 2026

August has arrived, and with it Gŵyl Awst, the first Welsh harvest festival that marks the first soft turn toward autumn. 🌿

This month's newsletter brings a rather exciting author update (I may have written THE END...), two book birthdays, the 850th National Eisteddfod, the Hazel tree month, and a full roundup of free paranormal, fantasy, and romance reads. Come and have a read!

https://morgan-sheppard-author.kit.com/posts/bramble-and-bloom-august-s-newsletter
#WelshFolklore #TalesFromWales #FolkloreFantasy #Newsletter #AuthorUpdate #BookUpdate

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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Oct 5, 2026

October at the writing desk, and the season is doing what it always does.

Only in Fairy Tales is with the editor and CP — the waiting stage, the manuscript becoming what it needs to be in someone else's eyes. The dark half of the year suits this particular kind of patience well; something in October makes the drawing-in feel natural rather than frustrating.

The candle gets lit earlier. The Welsh unseen are good company this month. 🍂🌿

#WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy #IndieAuthor

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gayga (2128 KP) rated Human Traffic (2000) in Movies

Apr 8, 2019

Human Traffic (2000)

2000 | Comedy, Drama

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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I’m probably the last person in the world to watch Human Traffic! I was somehow under the impression it was like Trainspotting, which I found as boring as fuck! However, I loved HT much better, not that I’m biased - being Welsh (I’m Swansea rather than Cardiff!)

I wasn’t a party person myself but watching Jip, Nina, Lulu, Koop and Moff I really felt like I wanted to be. I think it captured the feeling of the 90’s. Will be excited to see the sequel!