Clan of Tubal Cain

Seasons greetings!

 Before Sunrise this very morn, the Clan of Tubal Cain assembled at what can be one of the very few Herm Stones in the British Isles. Although the Sun quickly became obscured, the tumultuous rite and observances were deeply moving and ushered in a sense of what Bill Gray would have undoubtedly called, Perfect Peace Profound. 

On returning to the Clan homestead, I re-read Roy Bower’s comments he had made regarding Herm stones and noted that it had been penned between 20^th December and Misrule, so I thought it appropriate to include his quotations here: 

Extract of correspondence between Robert Cochrane and Joseph Wilson (20 Dec 1965)

 I have recently been delving into the symbolism of the ley systems, and corresponding Hermes posts that are scattered throughout Europe - and also America.

Extract of correspondence between Robert Cochrane and Joseph Wilson (12th Night 1966)

 The Herme post is the solitary altar stone that one often finds upon these ancient roads, and if they are approached correctly may be used as places to gain whatever you desire by means of prayer and of magic.

They are sites of ancient power now nearly forgotten, but still places where more than one world meets. I will see if I can send you some photographs later of such places, since they will help you to find the Amerind equivalent - and there you will find the answers to all your questions, although the form it will take at an Indian site will be somewhat different to how it comes to me. It is at such places that one may see the Goddess become Seven, and then return to One.

After checking the Encyclopedia Britannica online, I found that the ancient Romans placed sculptured stone busts of Hermes, their God of communication, and protector of travelers, atop stone pillars on the highways and byways.

Some academics believe that the word Herme is derived from Herma (Greek for rock or stone) and these stones were used specifically as milestones and boundary markers, as well as wayside shrines for the devout.

To conclude, I am happy to report that as Robert Cochrane quite correctly said, if one knows how and when to approach these sacred altars, one’s efforts will surely be rewarded.

F/F/F

Stoatfire

Magister of Tubals Forge

Lincolnshire

The Clan of Tubal Cain wishes each and every one of you peace and plenty in the Holiest of moments

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The Clan of Tubal Cain

Greetings all,

I would like to mention that we have a new original piece of artwork by James D. Kincaid, it can be found via the following link;

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/kincaid.html

It is entitled Azoth of the World Tree and has a interesting text to go with it, James told us “It is one that will take some getting used too, but flows very well when read phoenetically.”

Also we have uploaded another piece of artwork by Carol Stuart Jones entitled ‘The Summoning’, it is available here;

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/csj.html

I hope you enjoy their work !

FFF
Tau

Greetings Good People,

On the Eve of St Andrews day, the Clan of Tubal Cain headed North across the Scottish Border to to meet with Marcus Claridge, Warden of the Sangreal Sodality in Britain and Godson to W G Gray,
Magician and correspondent of Roy Bowers.

Our meeting took place at Rosslyn Chapel, an enigmatic point of rendezvous if ever there was one.

Marcus is a sincere and remarkable gentleman and it proved to be a monumental re-convergence of the lineages, a powerful moment of reflection and projection of future potentials for all involved.

On St Andrews Day, the temperature in Melrose (our bolt hole) dropped dramatically and transformed the surrounding countryside into a crystalline paradise, providing an ethereal and haunting atmosphere to explore the locations connected to the Ballads of Tam Lin and Thomas the Rhymer.

To commemorate our pilgrimage into the Faerie Realm, we feel it appropriate to place the earliest versions of these incredible ballads on our website and shortly hope to include Mp3 downloads of beautiful and original arrangements of the ballads, sung by one of the Ladies of Tubals Forge.

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/tam_lin.html

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/thomas_rymer.html

Stoatfire, our Scribe and Magister of Tubals Forge, informs us that R.J. Stewart (a mentor of Stoatfire’s) insisted that the entire Magical dynamic of the Scottish Faerie tradition is encoded into
these ballads, and focussed study and contemplation upon them, leads one’s consciousness down the
old Hawthorn Road.

The Clan of Tubal Cain Heartily recommend R J Stewart’s:

Earthlight
Power within the Land
Robert Kirk: walker between the worlds
The Underworld Initiation

Further information can be found at: http://www.rjstewart.net/

Anyone wishing to fully explore the Ballads of Tam Lin and Thomas the Rhymer should take a serious look at Abigail Acland’s website:

http://www.tam-lin.org/ (for Tam Lin)
http://www.tam-lin.org/texts/thomas.html (for Thomas the Rhymer)

We hope that you find this material as enigmatic and inspiring as we do.

F.F.F.
Blackthorn (Magister of Tubal Cain)

Greetings,

We have placed a link to Carl the Wicked Saxons home page on our links section for those who wish to learn more about the man.

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/friends_and_links.html

or to go directly

http://sahsisk.org.hosting.domaindirect.com/Witchcraft/SaxonTraditionalWitchcraft.htm

Safe Travels
FFF
Tau

Greetings all,

We would like to present the following Galdor from Carl Lilley otherwise known on the forums as Carl The Wicked Saxon.

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Tau
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A poem by Carl Lilley, The Wicked Saxon, concerning the Wild Hunt/Furious Host and its Yuletide passing composed in the Old Saxon (continental Saxon) language using alliterative verse and traditional Germanic poetic meter.

Poem

Lôkoð ni up wini * Wôden ridid

Lôkoð ni up erlas * Ênheri farad

Gêres wendung * Giulas langa naht

Wintar bringad * Wôdenes Heri

Horngalm, hildigalm * hôfslaga biovan

Ênôgigodes * Ênheri samnad

Galgohêrren * gêstlîc gisîði

Wîgiuuala * wurgiles lâcos

Rîsad tô ridan * Rûnagodes weg

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Translation

Look not up friends, for Woden rides!

Look not up men for, the Fighters¹ fare!

The year’s wending, Yule’s long nights,

Winter brings, Woden’s host.

Horn soundings, battle cries, hoof beats up above,

The One-eyed god’s host assembles.

The Gallow Lord’s ghostly companions,

The battle slain and the noose’s offerings²,

Rise to ride the Rune god’s way.

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Greetings all,

We have added the following link to the relevant section of the website.

Cuveen of the Four Wentz Ways

Residing in rural North Lincolnshire, we are two Son’s of the Coal Black Smith who have been working together for many years within the Elder Craft and are looking to expand our working group.

The cuveen has developed it’s own ways of working within Craft, influenced by Northern and local streams and informed by outside sources we have encountered on our journey.

We tread the ‘Crooked, Well Worn Path’ and honour The Old Covenant, working with the Guardians and Spirits of our Craft and Land in a reverential style which places an emphasis on direct contact and experience.

If you wish to meet with us then please contact us with the proviso that any correspondence by e-mail will be short and only with a view to arranging a meeting as we believe there is more to be gained from face to face contact for both parties.

Anyone who wishes to contact the Cuveen of the Four Wentz Ways can initiate contact through our caerochren@hotmail.co.uk email address and we will forward your emails on to these fine people.

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Tau

Greetings all,

We have a fascinating new article from Douglas Lewit on the subject of Blacksmith Gods.

This can be found on the main site here;

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/blacksmith_god.html

Douglas is a talented amateur blacksmith and keen observer of folklore and witchcraft.

“Anyone interested in blacksmith gods and blacksmith folklore should really read the works of Mircea Eliade, especially his book The Forge and the Crucible.  Eliade did a lot of research in this area, and he spent some time living with the Yakut of Siberia, an interesting tribe of people descended from the original Mongols.  The blacksmiths of the Yakut tribe are so revered that they believe that blacksmiths are the only people who are totally immune to the dark spells of the evil shaman.  And the good shamans wear special protective charms that are made of iron and forged by the local blacksmith.  The Yakut also believe that the Lord of the Underworld is a blacksmith who lives in an iron house in the middle of a lake of molten slag.  Eliade’s books are not easy to read because they are extremely academic.  However, they are full of amazing historical information and can provide the witch with some important clues to the origins of the folklore of modern Witchcraft.  - Douglas Lewit“

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Tau

Early last Sunday morning, inspiration took a sudden hold of me, my art pad and pencils, provoking me to create these simple images of Evan John Jones and Roy Bowers.

Intriguingly, the muse insisted upon a Pop Art style (made famous by Andy Warhol) and while undertaking the task, Chubby Checker’s “Let’s twist again, like we did last Summer” leapt out of history and trilled through my brain.

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/csj.html

Vivid thoughts of the escalating Vietnam War and the assassination of the black Nationalist leader Malcolm X filled my mind, now reeling from this dreadful song. Twiggy in a mini (car and skirt) sporting spider like false eyelashes and painfully thin posture to the onlooking dedicated followers of fashion in London’s Carnaby Street.

Stern newspaper headlines declare the convictions for Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, Roger Daltrey and the Who scream “hope I die before I get Old” to their generation, who hedonistically head for Brighton on mirror clad Italian Scooters.

The Russian Cosmonaut, Alexei Leonov, is the first Terrestrial to “tread infinity” via spacewalk. The Post Office Tower open’s in London and Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds are “go”.

Children are presented with nerve shattering and mind boggling Spirographs to keep them busy (and quiet) or indestructible Tonka toys to hurl down the stairs, and if this is not enough, the BBC purchase The Magic Roundabout from France and introduce 5 minute blasts of surrealism into young minds.

“Round and round and up and down we go…” sings Chubby, enthusiastically, and visions of the grueling ascent to the summit of New Timber Hill (rocks in hand) and Roy’s Cuveen then arduously treading The Mill into darkening trance states.

I could almost hear them singing Chubby’s song around the fire, laughing and joking in their ease and camaraderie, out of sight and out of mind and time.

All Hallows is upon us, and I would like to ask you to join me in remembering Roy and John in the context of their day.

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Carol Stuart Jones
Maid of The Clan of Tubal Cain
Derbyshire/UK

The Published articles of Robert Cochrane: 1931 to 1966

Well, Hallowmass is nearly upon us, and we thought we would take this opportunity to add the five published articles that Roy Bower’s penned between 1963 and 1965, which were published in Psychic News, the Pentagram and New Dimensions magazines.

http://www.clanoftubalcain.co.uk/html/roy_bowers.html

We would also like to thank all of you for supporting our Clan and this website in the last 6 months, and thanks to you, we are all still here and busier than ever.

May the Dark Queen bestow her wisdom upon all who traverse the corpse roads this Season.

F.F.F.

Blackthorn

A Magister of Tubal Cain

Derbyshire / U.K.