Generally a harmless, mischievous Irish spirit. Although it could change shapes, it would often manifest in the form of a black horse. The Irish Druid priests believed that Pookas would destroy crops not gathered by Samhain.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Matthew Ash McKernan, author of the new Wyrdcraft.
The weird, wild, and wonderful English psych-rock band Hawkwind said it well in their song, "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago." What this "wrong...