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In Far Eastern folklore, the Moon Rabbit or Moon Hare is said to mix the elixir of immortality with a mortar and pestle. It's easy to see how the phases of the Moon came to be associated with renewal of life, but rabbits?

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'It matters little to be born in a duck-yard when one comes from a swans egg!' 🐣

The Ugly Duckling is a classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of the of a swan chick, self discovery, and acceptance. Read the story here: https://t.co/UzTvDSUk5E

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Ēostre or Ostara is a Germanic goddess who is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languages. The first scholar to make a connection between the goddess Eostre and hares was Adolf Holtzmann: 'probably the hare was the sacred animal of Ostara'.

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Wild animals & their young:
Badger – boar, sow & cub
Stoat – jack, jill & kit
Hare – buck, doe, kit
Otter - dog, bitch, pup
Hedgehog – male, female, hoglet
Fox – dog, vixen, cub
Deer – buck, hind, faun
Squirrel – buck, doe & pup

(🎨R Sheppard)

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Long associated with childbirth, the stork is a fertility symbol that is also linked to birth & springtime. The tale of storks delivering newborn babies to their mothers is told to children throughout North America & Europe.

Vintage illustration, source unknown.

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Easter Sunday: The dance of the Sun at dawn and a cake dance in the afternoon
by Bridget Haggerty https://t.co/sAqGJeH53k

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14th century, and a man named Sir John Schorne of Buckinghamshire was a great healer. Among his miracles, he caught the devil and forced him into a boot. The origin of the Jack In The Box! (Not really.)
"Round and round the..."

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Bears are revered creatures in Finnish myth. The Otso, or Kings of the Forests, are highly intelligent & divine bear spirits. Some legends claim they're created when a human flees civilization & becomes transformed by the forest.

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My of a Cŵn Annwn features in Remy Dean's article for about the folktales known as the Mabinogion - https://t.co/xKfA139Ij2

More of my work here - https://t.co/yQnLAmZVf2

Thank You

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In Japan, Bashōnosei are banana tree spirits that make faces appear in banana leaves. They scare humans by assuming their forms and suddenly appearing next to them. One famously mocked a monk, asking “Can even inanimate plants attain buddhahood?”

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Harebells – also known as Dead Man's Bells, Witch's Bells and Fairy Thimbles – are often associated with fairies. Ringing the flowers summons fairies to their gatherings, and it's best not the pick them, for you risk angering the fairy folk! 🧚‍♂️

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Bog myrtle was believed to keep away mischievous fairies, and sprigs or wreaths of it were hung over the beds of children that were suspected to have been bewitched by the fairy folk. Once used as an ingredient in gruit: used for bittering and flavouring beer.

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✨🌿✨Magic of brambles...
Crawl (east to west) through an arch formed where a branch tip has touched the ground & taken root, to cure illness.
9 leaves floated in water from a holy well or spring, each one passed over a burn 3 times, was said to speed healing.

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Fiddlehead --the plant put forth a wonderful seed at midnight and was carefully collected. It was known as 'wish seed' which gave the power to discover hidden treasures. ✨"Awakening" from my Shimmirians art series ✨

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In Welsh mythology, Cŵn Annwn were white hounds with red ears. They originated from a place known as Annwn, or "Otherworld", a realm of spiritual beings ruled by King Arawn. Cŵn Annwn were known to hunt wrongdoers or accompany souls on their way to Annwn.

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Everything can come to monstrous life in Japan, including vegetables. Here's a selection of yokai squash. In one legend, a pumpkin monster called Sunamura no onryō appeared in the village of Sunamura at night and chased people https://t.co/2IOXujjM6n

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✨🍃✨Magic of Nettles...
Carry a sprig to protect against lightning, and to give courage.
Cures a fever if you grasp and pull up by the roots, whilst saying the name of the person inflicted.
The most powerful plants grow in places that are always in the shade.

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is in the air & it's important to have faerie sanctuaries in your For they provide the essential link between the energy of the sun & plants. So leave a corner of your garden wild & uncultivated for them, with tiny gifts of glittering treasures!

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Fritillaria meleagris is sometimes called Lazarus Bell, or Leopard (Leper) Lily. These folk names are derived from the jingling bells lepers were made to carry to warn others of their approach.

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Amaranth, meaning never fading, was a sacred flower to the Greeks & Romans who considered the long lived blossom a representation of immortality, often using it to honor heroes at their funerals.

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