Dowsing for Treasure and Criminals: Extra Uses for Divining Rods
Dowsing is often used to find water, minerals, or even lost items. Where divination usually seeks to provide information, here the information is of a directly practical or tangible sort. Rather than ...
4 Apr 20min
Walnut Trees in Folklore: Evil Shade and Helpful Remedies
When it comes to the walnut tree, we're probably more familiar with their produce than the actual tree. Walnuts are easily recognisable, and present in everything from nut selections to coffee cake. ...
28 Mar 23min
Poplar Trees: Folk Belief, Remedies, and the Arbor Tree
Poplar trees are perhaps one of the lesser-known trees that I've featured on this blog. Many people can recognise an oak tree on sight, but how many could recognise the poplar? Indeed, how many woul...
21 Mar 20min
Polish Folk Magic with Joanna Tarnawska
Joanna Tarnawska is an animist, folkloric witch, and psychologist residing in the mountains of Lower Silesia, Poland. Her practice intertwines animism, bioregional traditions, and lore, drawing inspir...
20 Mar 1h 3min
Yew Trees: Death, Churchyards, and Helpful Tools
Back in November 2020, I explored the folklore of the yew tree; specifically, the common yew, or English yew (Taxus baccata). Yes, it's a poisonous tree. Yes, it's linked with death. And yes, people ...
14 Mar 19min
The London Plane: A Tree Suited to City Life
Periodically, I choose a plant, tree or fungus to explore, only to find there is very little folklore about them. Invariably, there are two reasons for this. First, the plant, tree or fungus has littl...
7 Mar 18min
Childhood Games: Classics, Crazes and the Occult in the Playground
In January, I asked people if they wanted to share any children’s folklore as part of my February theme. As a branch of study, this largely refers to folklore created, shared, and maintained by childr...
28 Feb 30min
Dolls and Doll Magick with Najah Lightfoot
Najah Lightfoot is the multi award-winning author and regular contributor to the Llewellyn annuals. Najah’s magickal staff is on display and part of the permanent collection of the Buckland Museum of ...
25 Feb 57min
