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The Tradition of Household Spirits - Ancestral Lore and Practices (Paperback, Original)
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The Tradition of Household Spirits - Ancestral Lore and Practices (Paperback, Original)
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Discovery Miles 3 490
You Save R114 (25%)
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Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a
house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants
- Shares many tales of house spirits, from cajoling the local land
spirit into becoming one's house spirit to the good and bad luck
bestowed by mischievous house elves
- Explains the meaning behind door and window placement, house
orientation, horsehead gables, the fireplace or hearth, and the
threshold
- Reveals the charms, chants, prayers, and building practices used
by our ancestors to bestow happiness and prosperity upon their
homes and their occupants
Why do we hang horseshoes for good luck or place wreaths on our
doors? Why does the groom carry his new bride over the threshold?
These customs represent the last vestiges from a long, rich history
of honoring the spirits of our homes. They show that a house is
more than a building: it is a living being with a body and soul.
Examining the extensive traditions surrounding houses from medieval
times to the present, Claude Lecouteux reveals that, before we
entered the current era of frequent moves and modular housing,
moving largely from the countryside into cities, humanity had an
extremely sacred relationship with their homes and all the spirits
who lived there alongside them--from the spirit of the house itself
to the mischievous elves, fairies, and imps who visited, invited or
not. He shows how every aspect of constructing and keeping a house
involved rites, ceremony, customs, and taboos to appease the
spirits, including the choice of a building lot and the very
materials with which it was built. Uncovering the lost meaning
behind door and window placement, the hearth, and the threshold,
Lecouteux shares many tales of house spirits, from the offerings
used to cajole the local land spirit into becoming the domestic
house spirit to the good and bad luck bestowed upon those who seek
the help of the "Little Money Man." He draws on studies and classic
literature from old Europe--from Celtic lands and Scandinavia to
France and Germany to the far eastern borders of Europe and into
Russia--to explain the pagan roots behind many of these traditions.
Revealing our ancestors' charms, prayers, and practices to bestow
happiness and prosperity upon their homes, Lecouteux shows that we
can invite the spirits back into our houses, old or new, and
restore the sacred bond between home and inhabitant.
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