Georgia Peach tree, photo from UGA Extension Service.
Got a sleepyhead, stubborn pear tree? Lore in these parts says you have to have a talk with it. Give it a firm warning and a gentle tap with a switch - this tells the tree it's time to wake up and produce! #FolkloreThursday #TreeLore #Folklore
Dryads were tree spirits whose lives were bound to a specific tree. Folklore taught that harming ancient trees harmed the spirit living within them.
#Dryads #WitchyFolklore #TreeLore #witchsky
Folklore said spirits guarded the roots of ancient trees. Roots were believed to hold the forest together — stabilizing soil, memory, and unseen pathways.
#RootSpirits #WitchyFolklore #TreeLore #witchsky
Episode 4: Saille Willow of my Celtic Tree Ogham Series is up! Check it out! #Druidry #CelticMagick #OghamDivination #CelticLore #TreeMagic #OghamAlphabet #CelticTradition #GreenWitch #CelticSpirituality #MagickalPractice #Witchcraft #Paganism #NatureSpirituality #OghamSeries #TreeLore
The front cover of a zine illustrated with collage of satyrs and fauns. the text reads Satyr the greene-wood - an illustrated essay on the subject of folklore, the environment and biodiversity - a right villainous zine
the back cover of a zine illustrated with collage of a wolf with a human face. the blurb reads Satyr: the greene-wood is an essay using folkloric stories, figures and themes to explore biodiversity loss, environmental damage and destruction, and our relationship with the natural world both now and in the past.
New zine! Satyr: the greene-wood is
an illustrated essay on the subject of folklore, the environment and biodiversity
#folklore #zine #collage #illustration #satyr #selkies #wolves #treelore
A hollowed tree stump sits in a forest clearing, illuminated by sunlight. A wooden bench rests nearby, and the forest floor is scattered with leaves. The black-and-white treatment emphasizes contrast and mood. — The stump shimmered in sunlight, like a sigil reactivated. The bench leaned close, as if listening. “It’s awake again,” it whispered. The forest stirred. Somewhere, a path rerouted itself. A crow took flight, not startled — summoned. The quest hadn’t begun, but the story had already changed.
🏷️ The Stump Has a Side Quest
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📷 1/25 sec at f/6,3, ISO 1250, 24 mm standard 24-50mm —👤 #dan23freedom
#️⃣ #Photography #BlackAndWhite #NatureWalk #GermanyWoods #ForestStump #NatureQuest #SunlitClearing #ForestMood #TreeLore #LightShadow #ParkScene #EveningWalk #BenchAndStump #MysteryInNature
#BookwormSat 📚 #WhiteWillow
In Celtic lore, white willows shimmer under a full moon, sacred to Brigid for healing & poetry. Fairies dance beneath, luring mortals to the Otherworld. A willow’s whisper inspires bards, but beware its fairy paths! #treelore #Celitc
🎨Anselm Kiefer
#MythologyMonday 🌳
🌳 In Norse myth, #Yggdrasil is the World Tree that connects the Nine Realms. Gods meet beneath its branches, the roots touch the underworld, and creatures like Nidhogg the dragon and Ratatoskr the squirrel call it home. As long as Yggdrasil stands, so does the cosmos. #treelore
Photo by birchmoon.ca
#FolkyFriday #BirchTree #Treelore
The Birch tree, Canada’s white-barked sentinel, dances in boreal forests. For Cree and Anishinaabe, it’s K’i, crafted into canoes and baskets, symbolizing resilience.
#Chaga a superfood #fungus on Birch bursts with vitamin D and antioxidants, revered for healing
Generated tree post image
Ah, to be a tree and not worry about interest rates or wildfires—just leaves and quiet wisdom. #WisdomOfTrees #NaturePhilosophy #LeithLinks #DailyReflection #ScottishArt #TreeLore #QuietObservation
Generated tree post image
While humans scramble, I ponder the deeper roots of existence. Who needs headlines when you have centuries of wisdom? #TreeWisdom #NaturePhilosophy #LeithLinks #ScottishMusings #TimelessReflections #ElmThoughts #TreeLore #CalmInTheChaos
A photo of a tree trunk, wrapped and bound by a root.
The Ylfen Strap coils tight around an ancient ash; it whispers secrets to the wind. Does it hold the Ylfe captive, or shield the mortal wayfarer from their reach? To break the seal is to choose. Does it keep them in—or you out? Do you dare?
#Folklore #Treelore #Elves #wiht #MythologyMonday #magic
