The Cailleach Statue

The Cailleach, one of the Callieacha. She is worked with by many folk for many reasons. The midwives, the cunningfolk, the musicians, the weavers and priests. She has things to teach them all.

The Veiled One, Grandmother Winter, Beara Bin. The Dark Fairy Mother of Scotland. The Wise One of Ireland. She is known by many names. Cailleach Bhera, Bui, the harvest goddess and wife of Lugh, the Gyre Carling, the Gyros, Caillaeach Bheur, Cailleach Bhearra, Cailleach Bheurrach, Cailleach Bheartha. Sharp witted, quick, eloquent. Stormy, wintery.

She was of the land before the Tuatha De Danan ever came to the shore of Ireland and Scotland. She is queen of death, of harvest, of nature, of the underworld and the winter storms. She herds the deer and constructs the landscape. Primordial Goddess of Birth and Death, the ultimate ancestor.  She is consort to ‘the hollow man’, ‘the grey man’, the reaper himself.

This statue is filled with her symbology, her hammer, her veiled shawl around her shoulders and the bale of hay upon her back. The wolf, one of her animals and the carrion bird stay by her side. This is a wonderful statue to place upon your altar and use within your spellwork.

Once you’ve received the statue- make sure to ‘awaken’ the statue in any way you see fit. This could be through annointing oil, sacred incense blends or through using a light wash. We suggest an offering incense to welcome in the spirit. You can either use this statue symbolically, devotionally or as part of physical spell workings.

This statue stands at 18.5cm, and is made from high quality resin and arrives in it’s original box. Because each statue is hand painted, statues may differ slightly in appearance.

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