Day 5 - Describe your favorite story/myth that involves your deity. Discuss why this one is your favorite, and if this story/myth somehow influences your practice.
There aren't many surviving stories or myths of the Bucca because of the attempted assimilation of a lot of Cornish folklore and folktales. The only one that could be based on the Bucca is the Tolcarne Troll - a kind faced man in a “tight leather jerkin” that lives in Tolcarne rock. Whenever the troll chose too, they could make themself visible.
Using an incantation pronounced the proper way and holding three dried leaves ( one of the ash, one of the oak, and one of the thorn), one could call up the troll and ask for information on a past life - all they had to do was set an age or period and the troll would tell them everything.
While the Tolcarne troll is called a mix of odin, a hidden guest and a troll, for me it rings true of the Bucca and Their history in the area. I’ve yet to ask Them about it directly though :-)
No comments:
Post a Comment