“I do believe in an everyday sort of magic – the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we’re alone.”
Skills I've developed since buying remote property a year ago.
- Snake wrangler
- Mammoth demon spider executioner
And
- Chainsaw operator
I'm pretty darn proud of myself.
"If you need to find the way out of the woods, you have to stop looking. In fact, get completely lost! When you're lost, or going mad, the path finds you. Sometimes."
🎨 Brian Froud
In Druid lore, the owl is generally depicted as female. The barn owl is the 'white old woman of the night', the Cailleach, the goddess of death, and the owl's call is an omen of death
#folklorethursday#owls#druids
art: Kate Leiper
#FairyTaleTuesday
In Irish folklore the banshee modern Irish bean sí, is defined as "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman" who heralds the death of a family member, by shrieking, or keening. Her name is linked to the tumuli that dot rural Ireland & harbors dead spirits
Did you know that everyone has a tree? Just one tree that, somewhere, knows your name. And dreams of you. It may be a hedgerow hawthorn, an aromatic Mediterranean cypress, or an Indonesian teak surrounded by the cries of chainsaws.
The barn owl is known as the ghost owl, death owl, night hag & corpse bird. It is a messenger from the Underworld in Celtic lore, & its piercing cry portends death or great misfortune. Even just seeing the barn owl’s ghostlike face is thought to bring bad luck. #FairytaleTuesday
When you see an owl, it is a message from the spirit world. Owls represent wisdom, inner knowledge, and a reminder to search inside yourself for answers, you may realize certain truths that were hidden from you before. #OwlishMonday 🦉
It's been a wild month in my query box, in my publishing life, in my personal life...mostly good and wonderful things, so this is not a complaint thread. This is a #querytip thread meant to help #amquerying writers. YMMV, these are opinions, not facts. 1/
As we move from the Fall equinox into the dark time of the year, the wild realm of Nature prepares by slowing down and turning inward. As the leaves fall, all things must die before they can be reborn. We face our shadows, turning inwards to face the next stage of our onwards.