The Spirit World - British Goblins CT013

The Spirit World British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 1 by Wirt Sikes In this episode, we look at the similarities between Welsh Ghosts and American Spiritualism, as well as how the ghosts can be classified. Sikes tells us the story of Lady Stradling's ghost, the legend of Catrin Gwynn, the story of the Haunted Bridge and Cadogan's ghost. He finishes the episode by discussing the laws of the Welsh Spirit-World and how the duties that cause ghosts to walk once more upon the earth. Running Order: Section 1 1:15 Modern Superstition regarding Ghosts 1:50 American 'Spiritualism' 4:21 Section 2 7:17 Welsh Beliefs 7:21 Section 3 10:22 Classification of Welsh Ghosts 10:26 Section 4 11:30 Departed Mortals 11:33 Haunted Houses 12:42 Lady Stradling's Ghost 14:28 Section 5 15:42 The Haunted Bridge 15:46 The Legend of Catrin Gwyn 16:38 Section 6 18:07 Didactic Purpose in Cambrian Apparitions 18:12 An Insulted Corpse 18:22 Section 7 19:59 Duty-performing Ghosts 20:04 Section 8 23:45 Laws of the Spirit-World 23:50 Cadogan's Ghosts 25:28   Names Used in this Section All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you. Pope Miranda Lady Stradling Catrin Gwyn Coblynau (Thomas) Cadogan Newburyport, Mass. New Bedford Cambridge Hardvard College Prophet Jones Monmouthshire Sadducees Wesley & Luther Arsinoe (umlaut) of Herodotus Ebbw Vale, Glamorganshire Duffryn House, Cardiff Sir Thomas Button St. Donat's Castle Pont Cwnca Bach, Yscanhir, Carmethenshire Rheidol Yn enw y daioni, peidiwch (in the name of heaven, sir, don't go!) White Catti of the Grove Cave Machynleth Gelli Gogo Tregaron, Cardiganshire Mrs. Morgan of Newport Hob y deri dando Ystur-mant Noe, Pembrokeshire Walter John Harry Ebwy Fawr Morgan Lewis Llanvihangel Llantarnam   British Goblins can be found on Archive.org You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia. Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts. Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.

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