#hagstone

So a primitive rendering, but that’s what I was going for. I really wanted to carve it, but the stone was just too hard without special tools

Anyway, after finding this hagstone in the gravel at the base of a Marian statue—I could just see Mary in the stone immediately. I felt that the hole was her face, like how motanka dolls have a blank face. I am not an artist, so I had to find something to give me an idea of how to draw the lines. Finally after endless searches I found a line drawing I could use for guidance.

I think to most people she would just appear as an abstract design, and that’s fine. I know what she is.

A hag stone, also known as a witch stone, adder stone, holey stone, or eye stone, is a naturally occurring stone with a hole running through it, usually created by water erosion. These stones have been revered in folklore and magickal traditions for centuries due to their unusual appearance and the belief that they hold protective and mystical properties.

History and Lore

• Ancient Origins: Hag stones have been found across many cultures and continents. In Celtic regions, they were often associated with Druids and used in rites and protection rituals. The Welsh called them glain neidr or “adder stones,” believing they were created by serpents.

• Medieval Europe: During the Middle Ages, hag stones were believed to ward off witches, curses, and evil spirits. Farmers would hang them in stables and barns to protect livestock from being “hag-ridden” or attacked by malicious spirits.

• Maritime Tradition: Sailors used hag stones as protective talismans against storms and sea monsters. They would tie them to the rigging of ships or carry them as personal charms.

Uses

• Protection: Traditionally, hag stones are hung above doorways, tied to keys or bedposts, or carried as amulets to ward off negative energies, curses, or the “evil eye.”

• Seeing the Unseen: A common belief is that looking through the hole of a hag stone allows one to see into other realms—such as the fae world—or to spot spirits and magical beings otherwise invisible.

• Dream and Sleep Protection: Tied above beds, they are believed to prevent nightmares and protect against sleep paralysis or spirit visitation.

• Fertility and Health: In some folk traditions, hag stones were believed to cure illness or enhance fertility when worn close to the body.

In Magick and Witchcraft

• Tool of the Craft: In modern witchcraft and neopagan practices, hag stones are used in spells and rituals for protection, clairvoyance, and elemental magick, especially water and earth-based workings.

• Fae Magick: Hag stones are particularly potent in faerie lore, believed to be keys to fae sight or gateways to the otherworld.

• Charging and Consecration: Many practitioners cleanse and charge hag stones under moonlight, particularly during the full moon, to enhance their magickal properties.

• Divination: Some witches use them in scrying or as focus objects in meditative practices.

The hole in the hag stone represents a gateway or portal—a liminal space that bridges the physical and spiritual worlds. It symbolizes perception beyond the veil, spiritual insight, and protection through awareness.

Altar Cache #2: Saining Water

Hasgstone for boundary. Key for passage. Iron for jurisdiction..

This piece was constructed using a large iron Key, two hagstones from local waterways, and one hagstone from the Baltic shores, all strung together with chain & rings of steel. It has been ritually consecrated as a ward, for placement above or near the prime doorway of a domicile. It is intended to reinforce the sovereignty of the home and to stand watch at the crossing point.

This ward is one of a kind and available for sale to whomever should reach out first.

“Kyle didn’t need to be told twice”

Happy Halloween! I’ve been working on these six pages for the last MONTH. Decided to redraw this comic I made for @the-east-art and @browniefox ‘s birthday a while back but uh. I got a little too carried away, so I had to move it to Halloween :P Art!

Kyle and Marion are two characters from their story Hagstone, and this the first time Kyle gets a real moment alone with Marion. It’s a very good read! Bonus of them below :3c