Hag Stone (Witch's Stone, Holey Stone)
$5.98
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A hag stone is a naturally perforated rock formed by water erosion over time, revered in folklore as a powerful talisman for protection, vision, and healing.
Spiritual Healing Properties
- Multi-Layered Protection: Worn as an amulet or hung over doors and windows, they shield against negative energies, nightmares, curses, and malevolent entities.
- Sight Beyond the Veil: Peering through the natural hole is believed to let you see into the spiritual world, spotting faeries, spirits, or hidden truths.
- Physical and Energetic Healing: Historically rubbed on the body or worn on a cord to maintain health, ward off disease, or historically cure ailments like snakebites.
- Element of Water: Because running water carved the stone, it embodies the patient, transformative wisdom of Earth and Water, anchoring good fortune and safe travels.
Other Names for Hag Stones
Over centuries and across different cultures, hag stones have collected numerous mystical names:
- Adder Stone / Snake Egg / Snake Stone: Named from old beliefs that the holes were drilled by snake tongues or formed by clusters of serpents.
- Witch Stone / Hex Stone: Associated with protecting against or seeing through witchcraft.
- Fairy Stone: Linked to the realm of the Fae and nature spirits.
- Odin Stone: Named in honor of northern European mythology and traditional sacred stones.
- Holey Stone / Eye Stone / Holy Stone: Named for the central eye-like hole used for peering into other realms.
- Gloine nan Druidh: Scots Gaelic for "Druids' glass"
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