friday fantasy folio 1, december 23, 2021 In this first Friday Fantasy Folio letter, I share my research on the Nameless Day in Celtic mythology and its association with mistletoe. (You can read the letter in its letter form here.) If you'd like to receive these bi-weekly letters, join the … [Read more...] about The Nameless Day: Mistletoe and the Celtic Zodiac
Folklore
What Is Your Tree Personality? The Celtic Zodiac
In the first Friday Fantasy Folio letter, I sent Mistletoe Musings to the Circle of Story. The letter went out on December 23rd, the Nameless Day in Celtic Astrology. You can read more about mistletoe and the Nameless Day here. I love personality types and typing. They've been a fascination of … [Read more...] about What Is Your Tree Personality? The Celtic Zodiac
The Tree of Silver, Prologue
The saudad are the story-keepers of these lands. They walk the threads of fate and remember. Seeing stories as threads of a larger weave keeps their telling in perspective. The teller cannot forget that each thread depends upon the others for its meaning. Each thread connects to countless … [Read more...] about The Tree of Silver, Prologue
The Legend of Neverune, the Divided Kingdom
For your dose of fantasy today, I bring you a legend from the ancient world, Eldura. Countless legends cross this land. They dwell beneath its stones, along its rivers, and in the very foundations of the earth. One such tale recounts the division of the ancient kingdom of Neverune, the most … [Read more...] about The Legend of Neverune, the Divided Kingdom
Myths and Legends: Harpies and the Alkonost
Our most common depictions of harpies show a figure with a female face and large, birdlike wings. The harpies' bodies vary in their proportion of human to avian qualities: most have talons and tail feathers. Some have longer, humanoid legs while others have short, birdlike legs. But when we … [Read more...] about Myths and Legends: Harpies and the Alkonost
Elm Tree Mythology: The Wonders of the World of Trees
Mythology, Folklore, and Fiction of the Elm Tree In this post, I cover some of my research into elm tree mythology and folklore. I also share some of my recent fiction inspired by the lore of the elm! One of my hopes for this site was that I would have a place to share interesting research and … [Read more...] about Elm Tree Mythology: The Wonders of the World of Trees