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@folkwitchfriday.bsky.socialJoin in the conversation tomorrow! Folk magic has always had a cadence. From old blood-stopping verses and knotting rhymes to quiet couplets muttered while sweeping, rhythm gives words weight. Do you use spoken charms, old nursery rhymes, or rhythmic breath to seal your working?
@folkwitchfriday.bsky.socialWonderful rhyme shared!
@pj-richards.bsky.social🌿🌊🌿'Undine' - written by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué - illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
"Forget not that I am here with thee as a guide."
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@folkwitchfriday.bsky.socialFolk magic has always had a cadence. From old blood-stopping verses and knotting rhymes to quiet couplets muttered while sweeping, rhythm gives words weight. Do you use spoken charms, old nursery rhymes, or rhythmic breath to seal your working? Join in the conversation! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
@witchways.bsky.socialI talk to the spirit of the house itself. I rest my hands on the doorframes of the main supporting wall and greet the spirit, thanking it for the home I love. I also say good morning to the crows when they return from nighttime roosts, and the huge protective tree in my yard. #FolkWitchFriday 1/2
@taionthegnome.bsky.social#Witchsky #FolkWitchFriday
The way I see animism directly informs how I interact with the world. Everything has spirit yet not everything is awake. The more awake something is and the more it's involved in my life the more I interact with it. The more I check in to see if it needs something.
@theswampwytch.bsky.socialTo live animism is to remember you are nature walking around. We don’t stand apart looking in; the divine spark flows equally through bone, timber, wind, and stone. When everything shares vitality, every daily encounter becomes a conversation between kin. #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky #OccultSky
@gnome-and-tonic.bsky.socialI think the most profound difference that Animism helps me see is the fact that the world is relational rather than just... objects floating in space. Each thing affecting another. Not only physically, but emotionally, in waves, all connected in communication.
@theswampwytch.bsky.socialSwamp animism is simple: It has a mind and a will. From sunning gators to dragonfly sentinels, the Okefenokee is crowded with spirits and old watchers. When I take photos or share lore, it’s not content - it’s reciprocity offered back to the living waters. #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
@theswampwytch.bsky.socialFor me, the world is crowded with conversation. Greeting dragonflies, asking trees before cutting, & giving saliva as an exchange of life-force. Inanimate doesn't exist; even tools & poppets awaken - the living presence stirred & strengthened by the way we address & handle them. #FolkWitchFriday
@raggamog.bsky.socialHawthorn was one of the most sacred, powerful, and feared plants in the landscape. To the ancient Celts, hawthorn was revered as a guardian of the boundary between the physical world and the supernatural Otherworld. Trees, rivers, and animals all had their own spirits and autonomy.
@folkwitchfriday.bsky.socialTopicK: How does animism guide your daily footsteps?
@observethedate.bsky.social@theswampwytch.bsky.socialJoin in the conversation tomorrow! Share your Ways!
@folkwitchfriday.bsky.socialWonderful sharing for #FolkWitchFriday!
@folkwitchfriday.bsky.socialIn folk practice, the world is alive with voice and presence. It’s lived through daily relationships / manners - speaking to the yard, greeting the water, or asking before cutting.
How does animism guide your daily footsteps?
@pj-richards.bsky.social🐉🥚🐉Hatchling Dragons...
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