{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d95d79b7c161001000ab3a/6a2dca06e6540bec0f2c0714?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pine Cones: Hagstones | Rowan & Pine Shorts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63d95d79b7c161001000ab3a/1781385554843-956a5b29-4199-477b-b30f-4cb7317416be.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong><em><s>WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN.</s></em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>There’s a particular joy in beach treasure:&nbsp;a rare shell, a shark’s egg sack, or an interesting rock -&nbsp;but what is <em>extra</em> special is finding a stone steeped in folk belief and holding it up to spy through it to the sea beyond.&nbsp;</p><p>Witch stones, or, as they are commonly called, hag stones, have for centuries been believed to have magical uses. They have been called hex stones, lucky stones, pledge-stones or druid stones. In German, they are Hühnergötter, or \"chicken gods,” but in Latin they were called silex pertussis, meaning \"perforated flint. “ Some know them as Odin stones or eye stones, Cailleach stones, adder stones, or wish stones.</p><p>Names vary from place to place, but they all tie into folk superstitions and beliefs. People felt there was something divine or otherworldly about a stone with a naturally occurring hole, and so they became symbols and tools of magical prowess, protection or warding against witchcraft...</p><p><br></p><p>S O U R C E S:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/hag-stones\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/hag-stones</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/hag-stones-and-lucky-charms/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/hag-stones-and-lucky-charms/</u></a></li><li>The Witching Stones: The Lore and Craft of the Essential Crystals, Gemstones … By Nicholas Pearson&nbsp;</li><li>A history of amulets in ten objects By <a href=\"https://sciencemuseum.academia.edu/ScienceMuseumGroupJournal?swp=tc-au-39054870\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Science Museum Group Journal</u></a> and <a href=\"https://cambridge.academia.edu/AnnieThwaite?swp=tc-au-39054870\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Annie Thwaite</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2019/09/hag-stones-are-they-example-of.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2019/09/hag-stones-are-they-example-of.html</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/hagstone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/hagstone/</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-hagstone-2562519\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-hagstone-2562519</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://norse-mythology.org/tales/the-mead-of-poetry/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://norse-mythology.org/tales/the-mead-of-poetry/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>C O N T A C T</p><p><a href=\"mailto:rowanandpinepod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>rowanandpinepod@gmail.com</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine</u></a></p><p>Part of <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/podmoth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Podmoth Media Network</a></p><p>Additional sounds from Pixabay</p><p>Featured Podmoth pod: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/TheLostSignal?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=ce7c9d28-eff8-4dd7-ad27-bd86e62e8ae2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Lost Signal</a></p>","author_name":"Emily & Niamh"}