Tools of the Calling, of the Work. An oak staff, brass bell, and sickle, bound in red cloth. To me, red is lifeblood and fire, the mental spark and sudden awakening. The red layers complex intention onto every working tool. #FolkWitchFriday #FolkWitch #OccultSky #WitchSky #CunningWoman #FiberMagic
To Call on the Swamp as a Guardian is to claim a heavy, ancient armor. From the dense, stony scutes of the alligator to the rot-resistant, unyielding wood of the Cypress, the Swamp teaches us how to build boundaries that never crack. #MythologyMonday #FolkWitch #WitchSky
Spanish Moss is "The Veil" in my magical writings. It isn't a parasite - it's an air plant; absorbing only what the wind, fog, & bark from tree bring to it. The ultimate architecture for listening to unseen currents. What might it teach you? #SwampLifeSunday #Nature #Okefenokee #FolkWitch
I've had these two staffs for over 30 years now. I called out to find the right tree, and both responded (at different times). All carving and finishing done by me. One ventured on a pilgrimage to Europe with me in 2000. #FolkWitchFriday #FolkWitch #WitchSky #OccultSky
One of my tools looks like an ordinary small river rock. It's actually far more than that. A battery of power, faith, and magic. The Land provided the perfect shape to hold and anchor the work. #FolkWitchFriday #FolkWitch #Pellor #WitchSky
The jaw & crown are purified, ready to meet again. Before the final set, the skull can be filled with intention — a custom load to seal its purpose as a guardian. This is where the physical bone becomes a living tool. The craft is in the reassembling. #FolkWitch #SouthernConjure #WitchSky #OccultSky
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom recently joined the UGA Coastal Ecology Lab for a fantastic journey into the Okefenokee Swamp. If you get a chance to see the whole segment, do it! Here is the promo for it: #Nature #Okefenokee #FolkWitch #WitchSky #Ecology youtu.be/n10G5Qp0Wio?...

How American Alligators Shape ...
How American Alligators Shape the Okefenokee Swamp

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An alligator bellow is one of the most incredible sounds of the Okefenokee. Alligators bellow for several reasons - to attract mates, establish their size, intimidate their rivals, & to socialize. There's nothing quite like hearing this in person! #FolkWitch #Nature #Okefenokee #WitchSky
While the head simmers, the claws are resting in a bed of borax to cure. If the scutes are the armor and the head is the guardian, the claw is the grip. Saving these to fix into hands that hold fast to blessings and tear through tricks. The grit continues! #FolkWitch #WitchSky #SwampMagic #Nature