{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/69fd11272b71c054a3774ef9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Otterman’s Ghost (The Curse of Camusfeàrna) | WyrdLore","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/1778192444919-d91f96fd-107b-4cb7-982a-7b069b495a94.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<strong>WyrdLore</strong>, we follow the journey of naturalist&nbsp;<strong>Gavin Maxwell</strong>, a man of the \"faithless generation\" who moved to the remote West Highland coast armed with scientific detachment, only to have his scepticism shattered by the inexplicable.</p><p><br></p><p>From the shadow of the Isle of Skye, we explore a world where the&nbsp;<strong>Wyrd</strong>&nbsp;is a neighbour—where witches walk as cats and the sound of a shipwreck can arrive days before the event itself. We detail the forty-eight hours of poltergeist activity that transformed Maxwell’s worldview and the \"captive echoes\" of&nbsp;<strong>King Haco’s Viking fleet</strong>&nbsp;still heard at the narrows of Kyleakin.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Into the Wyrd:</h3><ul><li><strong>The Empirical Wall:</strong>&nbsp;How a flying jar of marmalade and a sliding stack of LPs broke a lifelong barrier of scepticism.</li><li><strong>The Viking Echo:</strong>&nbsp;The metallic clang of swords and the muttering of Old Norse voices at the lighthouse cottages—a \"warlike party\" frozen in time.</li><li><strong>Watchman, What of the Rowan Tree?:</strong>&nbsp;The significance of the guardian tree and the chilling \"witch’s moon\" night when poet&nbsp;<strong>Kathleen Raine</strong>&nbsp;placed a curse upon the bark.</li><li><strong>The Price of Fire:</strong>&nbsp;The tragic end of the sanctuary at Camusfeàrna and the burial of&nbsp;<strong>Edal</strong>&nbsp;the otter at the foot of the Rowan.</li><li><strong>Highland Entities:</strong>&nbsp;Identifying the presence—was it a&nbsp;<strong>Bòcan</strong>&nbsp;(the shapeshifting stalker), a \"sour\"&nbsp;<strong>Gruagach</strong>&nbsp;(the slighted house spirit), or the&nbsp;<strong>Frìth</strong>&nbsp;reacting to a malignant wish?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Help keep the lights on and join our Discord here: buymeacoffee.com/wyrdwessex</p><p><br></p><p>Buy our merch here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/saxonforageruk/shop?asc=u</p><p><br></p><p>Written by Craig Brooks and hosted by Craig Brooks and Andy Stevens</p><p>Edited by Craig Brooks</p><p><br></p><p>Main theme: NRA-LAB Intro</p><p><br></p><p>Don't open the WyrdLore!</p>","author_name":"Craig Brooks"}