Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

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  Episode Fifty-Three: Astrology Pt.2 [With Megan] - Whimsigoths 12.08.2026 1t 25min

  PLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or 🫵 WIIIIITCHThis is the second of our Feminist History of Astrology with Niamh's bestie Megan. We recap the ancient astrology covered in Part 1 before getting into where it all went south, starting with the moral panic of the Witchcraft laws in Elizabethan England which led to the infamous Witch Trials, the discreditation of Astrology into a fringe pseudoscience practiced by the lower echelons of society, and right through to how it became reputedly the pasttime of bored houswives and gullible women and LGBTQIA+ people. We then navigate the sience behind both why people connect to astrology and the misconceptions held by the scientists who seek to discredit it.WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVENS O U R C E S:“New Age to Post Modern Age: the cultural location of metaphysical belief” - Fiona Smyth, Dublin City University, 2001https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/forget-economics-try-astrology-instead-fmf8dqxnrgxhttps://www.russh.com/feminism-and-astrology/https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/06/25/clockwork-sky-astrology-in-early-modern-victorian-england/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/astrology-gen-z-star-signs-moon-b2683469.htmlAge of AquariusThe English Witchcraft Act of 1563 Revisited* Alexandra Gajda ,George Southcombehttps://publicdomainreview.org/essay/divining-the-witch-of-york-propaganda-and-prophecy/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-nancy-reagan-astrology-20160306-story.htmlhttps://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/law-witch/englandMENTIONED:Penn Badgley vs Matt Rife CHECK OUT THE CREATORS COLLECTIVEFeatured ad: Death Kissed TravelerC O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast Trailer 06.08.2026

  Hi! We have recently had a few changes behind the scenes at R&P, mainly that we have switched podcast networks. Our new network, the Creators Collective, can be found here - (and in the podcast bio). Please check out the hige selection of amazing spooky podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: The Brothers Grimm | Rowan & Pine Shorts 31.07.2026 13min

  WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN. Check out the video version of this episode on Patrreon for all tiers“As for speaking, there was no one to speak to, and as for laughing, she had no mind to it; so she sat on and looked at nothing but her work.” — The Six Swans, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1812), translated by Margaret Hunt ”The Brothers Grimm are household names: spoken with the same familiarity as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, or Rapunzel. In German‑speaking Europe, their books were second only to the Bible in popularity, and by the twentieth century they had become the most famous collectors of folk and fairy tales in the western world...S O U R C E S:https://explorethearchive.com/brothers-grimm-fairy-taleshttps://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/marchapril/feature/how-the-grimm-brothers-saved-the-fairy-taleTwo Hundred Years After Once Upon a Time: The Legacy of the Brothers Grimm and Their Tales in GermanyJack Zipes Marvels & Tales, Vol. 28, No. 1, SPECIAL ISSUE: In Honor of Donald Haase (2014), pp. 54-74 (21 pages)Critical Observations on Recent Psychoanalytical Approaches to the Tales of the Brothers Grimm Jack Zipes Merveilles & contesVol. 1, No. 1 (May 1987), pp. 19-30 (12 pages)Silenced Women in the Grimms’ Tales: The “Fit” Between Fairy Tales and Society in Their Historical Context Chapter Author(s): RUTH B. BOTTIGHEIMER Why Fairy Tales Matter: The Performative and the Transformative Maria Tatar Western Folklore , Vol. 69, No. 1 (Winter 2010), pp. 55-64 (10 pages)C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkAdditional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth pod: Brutal Bizarre & Boozy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Fifty-Two Pt.2: Damsels [feat. Fairy Tale Fix] - Unsuspecting Ass 22.07.2026 54min

  CW - Mention of sexual assaultPLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or we'll pelt you with gallnuts.This is the second of our TWO PARTER with our white knights, Kelsey and Abbie from Fairy Tale Fix! We will continue to deconstruct the Damsels in Distress Archetype and how the influence of Christian and family values have sanitised some of the juciest tales of our youth. We rewind the clock to the Italian origin of Rapunzel - Petrosinella - before having some pop culture chats about our favourite badass women.Please go show Kelsey and Abbie some love and tell 'em we sent ya!WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVENS O U R C E S:https://owlcation.com/humanities/mythology-and-archetypes-a-damsel-in-distressFeminist Fairy-Tale Scholarship: A Critical Survey and Bibliography Donald Haase, Marvels & Tales, Vol. 14, No. 1, Fairy Tale Liberation—Thirty Years Later (2000), pp. 15-63 (49 pages)The Story of Petrosinellahttps://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/andromeda-the-beauty-of-the-mediterraneanRapunzel by the Brothers Grimm"Some Day My Prince Will Come": Female Acculturation through the Fairy Tale Marcia R. Lieberman College English, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Dec., 1972), pp. 383-395 (13 pages)MICHAEL A. SOLIS THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS: RESCUING WOMEN FROM AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY https://www.kevindincher.com/2024/08/fairy-tale-damsels-in-distress.htmlMENTIONEDSong of The Lioness series by Tamora PierceC O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkAdditional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth pod:Brutal, Bizarre And Boozy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Fifty-Two Pt.1: Damsels [feat. Fairy Tale Fix] - F*ck Perseus! 15.07.2026 1t 12min

  CW - Mention of suicidePLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or we'll make you wanna poke your other eye out.This month we have a TWO PARTER and Niamh has called in some white knights, Kelsey and Abbie from Fairy Tale Fix! We will get to know them and all about their fantastic "WTF fairytale podcast" before diving in to the Damsels in Distress Archetype and how it has grown and evolved with society. We pick out our bingo card of DID tropes before hearing the Irish myth, "Deirdre of the Sorrows" and her beautifully tragic ending.Join us again next week for Part 2 because we just yapped that much! WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN.MENTIONEDThe Girl who Pretended To Be A Boy -AKA The Princess Who Would Be A Prince Andrew Lang collectionA Choice of Magic by Ruth Manning SandersS O U R C E Shttps://owlcation.com/humanities/mythology-and-archetypes-a-damsel-in-distressFeminist Fairy-Tale Scholarship: A Critical Survey and Bibliography Donald Haase, Marvels & Tales, Vol. 14, No. 1, Fairy Tale Liberation—Thirty Years Later (2000), pp. 15-63 (49 pages)https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/andromeda-the-beauty-of-the-mediterranean"Some Day My Prince Will Come": Female Acculturation through the Fairy Tale Marcia R. Lieberman College English, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Dec., 1972), pp. 383-395 (13 pages)https://www.kevindincher.com/2024/08/fairy-tale-damsels-in-distress.htmlhttps://bardmythologies.com/deirdre-of-the-sorrows/C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkAdditional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth pod:Brutal, Bizarre And Boozy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: Hagstones | Rowan & Pine Shorts 26.06.2026 12min

  WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN.There’s a particular joy in beach treasure: a rare shell, a shark’s egg sack, or an interesting rock - but what is extra special is finding a stone steeped in folk belief and holding it up to spy through it to the sea beyond. Witch stones, or, as they are commonly called, hag stones, have for centuries been believed to have magical uses. They have been called hex stones, lucky stones, pledge-stones or druid stones. In German, they are Hühnergötter, or "chicken gods,” but in Latin they were called silex pertussis, meaning "perforated flint. “ Some know them as Odin stones or eye stones, Cailleach stones, adder stones, or wish stones.Names vary from place to place, but they all tie into folk superstitions and beliefs. People felt there was something divine or otherworldly about a stone with a naturally occurring hole, and so they became symbols and tools of magical prowess, protection or warding against witchcraft...S O U R C E S:https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/hag-stoneshttps://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/hag-stones-and-lucky-charms/The Witching Stones: The Lore and Craft of the Essential Crystals, Gemstones … By Nicholas Pearson A history of amulets in ten objects By Science Museum Group Journal and Annie Thwaitehttps://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2019/09/hag-stones-are-they-example-of.htmlhttps://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/hagstone/https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-hagstone-2562519https://norse-mythology.org/tales/the-mead-of-poetry/C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkAdditional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth pod: The Lost Signal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Fifty-One: Monuments & Ley Lines w/Heather Wildflower 10.06.2026 1t 43min

  PLEASE LIKE/RATE/SUSBCRIBE or we'll make you walk across the burial ground of your supposed ancestors.This month we have the incomparable Heather, AKA heather.wildflower to talk to us about Megalithic Prehistoric Sites, Standing Stones & Circles, and Ringforts & Cashels. Dotted around the landscape of Ireland, Great Britain and Europe, these surviving remnants of our past have been the subject of folklore and reverence for generations. We get into their astronomical alignment as well as some of the magical experiences Heather has had while visiting them. We also discuss Ley Lines and their controversial reputation among the archeological and scientific community.Find links to Heather's socials and other work here.S O U R C E SSTONE CIRCLES Muiris O'Sullivan, Liam Downey Archaeology Ireland, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Spring 2011), pp. 17-20 (4 pages)https://theeverlivingones.blogspot.com/2015/11/shining-stones.htmlClocha Geala/Clocha Uaisle: White Quartz in Irish Tradition Tok Thompson January 2005 Béaloideas 7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/ancient/features_ancient_stonecircles.shtmlhttps://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220914-carnac-alignments-brittanys-mysterious-standing-stoneshttps://reppinnature.com/blog/f/carnac-the-world%E2%80%99s-largest-collection-of-megaliths-whyhttps://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/185805/folklore/clava-cairnshttps://aliisaac.substack.com/p/controversy-at-newgrangehttps://www.knowth.com/tara-earth-energies.htmhttps://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotlight-research/cult-dead-medieval-irelandC O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkAdditional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth pod: The Lost Signal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: Blue Moon 🌑 | Rowan & Pine Shorts 29.05.2026 8min

  It has finally arrived. The formal beginning of the lighter half of the year, Bealtaine 2026, heralded the rise of the Flower moon, This name was originally given by the Algonquin people to the full moon in May thanks to the abundance of blooming flowers. Other names include the hare moon, the corn planting moon, and the milk moon. But this month has another, more significant moon to watch out for - the Blue moon.A Blue Moon is different from the monthly or seasonal moon names like the flower moon - it isn't restricted to a time of year. It is a movable feast. A full lunar cycle is a little over 28 days long. However, a calendar year is 365 days, which means that during some years, you may end up with thirteen full moons instead of twelve, depending on where in the month the lunar cycle falls. This is the Blue Moon.S O U R C E S:https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-blue-moon-2561873https://vocal.media/history/myths-and-folklore-surrounding-the-blue-moon-yanq0729https://www.farmersalmanac.com/blue-moonhttps://www.ips-planetarium.org/page/a_hiscock1999https://www.patheos.com/blogs/witchonfire/2019/01/blue-moon-debate-astrological-april-2019/https://www.kasamba.com/lp/2015/07/article/C O N T A C T:https://linktr.ee/rowanandpinerowanpinepod@gmail.comTheme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusicAdditional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured:The Ugly Radio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Fifty: The Divine Feminine & Divination - Trad wife trash talk 14.05.2026 1t 39min

  Well, we made it to Episode 50! Emily gets one last episode in before she embarks on her new era of motherhood, and we are ANNOYED.The Divine Feminine has been co-opted poorly by the Conservative Trad Wife movement, which is nefariously convincing young women to be complicit in their own loss of autonomy. We talk about what Divine Femininity REALLY means - the strength, nourishment and community that complement the structure of the Divine Masculine, which exists in all of us. We then talk about women's intuition and tap into some divination practices as a means of connecting with our inner selves. This one is more of a chat than a structured facts piece, but we hope you enjoy before it's back to mythology and folklore next month!S O U R C E S/ C L I P Shttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DWSJJ9NgNPo/?igsh=MWIweXUyczQ4dTlwbg==https://youtube.com/shorts/fFOmb_H85rU?is=WBbRnd8gKVNtKTFnhttps://helenaaeberli.substack.com/p/the-modern-myth-of-the-divine-femininehttps://digmedia.lucdh.nl/2023/12/11/divine-feminine-and-tradwives-the-rise-of-anti-feminist-female-influencers/Judy Tobler Goddesses and Women's Spirituality: Transformative Symbols of the Feminine in Hindu ReligionMarsha Aileen Hewitt DO WOMEN REALLY NEED A "GOD/ESS" TO SAVE THEM? AN INQUIRY INTO NOTIONS OF THE DIVINE FEMININE Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1998), pp. 149-156 (8 pages)Robbie Davis-Floyd,Elizabeth Davis Intuition as Authoritative Knowledge in Midwifery and Homebirth Medical Anthropology Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 10, No. 2, The Social Production of Authoritative Knowledge in Pregnancy and Childbirth (Jun., 1996), pp. 237-269 (33 pages)https://gendersociety.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/feeling-the-gendered-labor-of-fortunetelling/C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth pod: Bad Acts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: The Plague Cult of St. Roch | Rowan & Pine Shorts 14.11.2025 15min

  WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN.He walks through the fevered cities of medieval Europe - half man, half myth - healing the dying, blessing the dead. A saint, they said… though in the fields and forests, the old women knew better. They left bread for his dog and icons in the wells.St Roch, or San Rocco, was a medieval nobleman who gave up his wealth and title to care for plague victims. After succumbing to pestilence, some time in exile, and help from a very special dog, his fame evolved into a distinctly witchy practice of iconography, offerings, and ritual not so different from its pagan predecessors...S O U R C E S: https://jothornely.medium.com/when-the-saints-go-arting-in-roch-1c402639bb0ahttps://reliquarian.com/2020/04/04/saint-roch-the-saint-par-excellence-against-disease/https://www.catholiccompany.com/blogs/magazine/st-roch-patron-of-dogs-6114https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/salvation-time-plague/2020-05"The Golden Legend ," by Jacobus de Voragine, A.D. 1275C O N T A C T:https://linktr.ee/rowanandpinerowanpinepod@gmail.comTheme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusicAdditional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured:The Ugly Radio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  BONUS: Ghost Story Spooktacular | Appalachian Witch, The Black-Eyed Children 31.10.2025 20min

  This is the audio of our Ghost Story Spooktacular from Instagram - for those of you too scared of social media.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Forty-Nine: HALLOWEEN Dante's Inferno - The ghost co-host 👻 31.10.2025 1t 36min

  PLEASE like/comment/rate/subscribe, or we will hang you over a trench by your naughty bits.Miss Emily is BACK for our Halloween 2025 episode! Spooktober concludes with Niamh's guided tour of the Afterlife. We look at some comforting imaginings, such as the Egyptian Field of Reeds and the Celtic Tír na nÓg, cut right through Norse Hel and the Greek Underworld to arrive at the ICONIC self-insert fanfiction that is The Divine Comedy and specifically (as you probably know it) Dante's Inferno.. This is a tangenty one, don't say we didn't warn ya.S O U R C E SAttitudes to Death: Some Historical Notes Kenneth Boyd Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Sep., 1977), pp. 124-128 (5 pages)https://www.worldhistory.org/article/701/ancient-mesopotamian-beliefs-in-the-afterlife/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Field_of_Reeds/https://www.oriire.com/article/the-twelve-gates-of-duathttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Sukhavatihttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Places/The_Underworld/the_underworld.htmhttps://vikingr.org/norse-cosmology/valhallalahttps://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/the-divine-comedy-inferno/poem-summaryhttps://sacred-texts.com/neu/yeats/fip/fip78.htmC O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: The Greek Underworld | Rowan & Pine Spooky Shorts 28.10.2025 16min

  Hidden beneath the living world, beyond the reach of sunlight, lies the sunless kingdom of Hades and Persephone — the Greek Underworld.It’s not a place of fire and brimstone, but of chill stillness, memory, and silence. The Greeks imagined it as the mirror opposite of life and its inverse state. S O U R C E Shttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Places/The_Underworld/the_underworld.htmGarland, Robert -  The Greek Way of Deathhttps://www.metmuseum.org/essays/death-burial-and-the-afterlife-in-ancient-greeceHomer - The Odyssey, Book 11Sampled Audio (We own nothing):Clash of the Titans (1981) CharonTheFerryman.movOrpheus & Eurydice - Jim Henson Co.C O N T A C T:https://linktr.ee/rowanandpinerowanpinepod@gmail.comTheme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusicAdditional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Forty-Eight: Spooky Shadow People - The Feeur (with Megan) 22.10.2025 1t 19min

  Megan is BACK to talk about her experiences with Shadow People - beings at the edge of sight: nothing but an outline, a fast-moving silhouette that may suggest a human or animal but never offers detail. We look at the meaning of shadows across cultures and what they can tell us about ourselves.S O U R C E S:https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3788890/shadows-of-ourselves-the-unexplained-phenomena-of-shadow-people-dead-time/https://www.mythweb.com/encyc/gallery/shade_c.html#:~:text=The%20insubstantial%20remains%20of%20the,Hades%2C%20ruler%20of%20the%20Underworld.https://marshagomes.wordpress.com/2021/12/12/caribbean-folklore-part-10-the-moongazer-phantom/https://hauntedsavannahtours.com/the-mystery-of-shadow-people-stories-theories-and-investigations/#:~:text=Djinn%20(Genies):%20An%20intriguing,while%20others%20are%20merely%20eerie.https://www.janetchui.com/astrology-shadow/https://time.com/6259846/sleep-paralysis-ghosts/https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/shadow-boxing/201307/shadow-peopleMarie D. Jones, Larry Flaxman - Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels Diane Ahlquist - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life After Death: A Fascinating Exploration of Afterlife Concepts and Experiences Briggs, Katharine Mary An encyclopedia of fairies : hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures Monique Joiner Siedlak · The Shadow Realm: A Journey Into the Mysterious World of Shadow PeopleN. V. Shesterkina, Е. N. Vaganova - The Mythological Concept ‘Shadow’ (On The Material Of Folk Riddles)C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: The Man Who Wasn't There | Rowan & Pine Spooky Shorts 🎃 17.10.2025 11min

  “Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there! He wasn’t there again today, Oh, how I wish he’d go away!” - Antigonish by William Hughes MearnsYou’ve probably heard these lines before - whispered in a film, included in a book of ghost poems, or even whispered as harmless childhood nonsense..But there’s something about them - something sticky. Sixteen lines, no real story, and yet it clings. Because it names something we all know, but rarely say aloud: the feeling of not being alone when you should be.S O U R C E S:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mysterious-haunting-antigonish-county-macdonald-farm-1.6631829https://jayvelosobatista.com/whats-a-vardoger/(Used as a recital throughout the episode) I Met a Man Who Wasn't There (Antigonish by Hughes Mearns)https://orionphilosophy.com/the-shadow-carl-jung/C O N T A C T:https://linktr.ee/rowanandpinerowanpinepod@gmail.comTheme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusicAdditional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: Sedna | Rowan & Pine Shorts 26.09.2025 11min

  Her right hand traces the fjord in her thighShe counts the things she is afraid of:Nothing,Her own fingers—Ringed sealsTrapped in the freezing sea.Sedna by Allyson YoungThe legend of Sedna flows through the icy waters of the Arctic, told and retold in many places, bending to each culture. But no matter the version, one thing remains the same: Sedna is the mother of all sea creatures, and as goddess of the deep she decides when the seals, the whales, the walrus, and the fish will rise to meet the hunters of the North.S O U R C E S:https://www.polarlife.ca/traditional/myth/sedna.htmhttps://cmszabo55.medium.com/untangling-suffering-sedna-creatrix-under-the-sea-a11cfc660b51https://www.tumblr.com/bestiarium/683396691391561728/the-myth-of-sedna-the-mother-of-the-sea-inuithttps://guidetogreenland.com/travel-blogs/Christina-gamborg-holm/storytelling-up-north-the-inuit-legend-of-sedna/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/InuitMythology Prokop, Carol Ann - Written in stone : a comparative analysis of Sedna and the Moon Spirit as depicted in contemporary Inuit sculpture and graphicsSedna: The Goddess of the Sea & Marine Animals - (Inuit Mythology Explained)C O N T A C T:https://linktr.ee/rowanandpinerowanpinepod@gmail.comTheme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusicAdditional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Getting Down and Wordy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: Finfolk | Rowan & Pine Shorts 17.09.2025 18min

  “Twilight arrives on an Orkney shore. In the space between land and sea, the Finfolk are said to slip silently from their hidden kingdom, seeking humans to drag below the waves.”The Finfolk are a race unique to Orkney and Shetland, creatures of contradiction much like the islands themselves: part sea, part land, both wild and ordered. Amphibious and powerful, they can step from waves onto shore as they choose, living comfortably between two worlds. .Unlike the mermaids we might picture, Finfolk are fully humanoid - men and women alike -though their daughters sometimes appear with mermaid tails. Their bodies are draped with fins that fall like clothing, making it difficult to tell them from land-dwellers at a distance. Up close, the fins reveal their otherworldly nature. They are strong, athletic, and extraordinary sailors, able to cross the tempestuous North Sea in mere strokes of an oar...S O U R C E S:https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/the-finfolk-of-orkney-folklorehttps://www.orkneyology.com/tales-from-tom2.htmlhttps://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/orkney-blog/an-orkney-folk-tale-the-mermaid-bride/https://archaeologyorkney.com/2021/01/08/finfolk-and-the-odyssey-a-perspective-on-the-north-atlantic-and-the-mediterranean-worlds/THE Scottish Antiquary OR Northern Notes and Queries Published Quarterly EDITED BY The Rev. A. W. CORNELIUS HALLEN, https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/orkney-folklore-the-strange-story-of-annie-norn-and-the-finfolk/C O N T A C T:https://linktr.ee/rowanandpinerowanpinepod@gmail.comTheme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusicPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Getting Down and Wordy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Episode Forty-Seven: Selkies (collab with It Came From The Maritimes) - weird uncle stories 10.09.2025 54min

  Sea-Tember returns! This time Niamh calls in Evan & Chelsea from It Came From The Maritimes to help shed some fascinating insight into the Selkie myth; seals who shed their skins to walk (and dance) upon land. We take a trip through Scotland, Ireland and Iceland, navigating people's problematic attraction to seal-folk. We also learn about the liminality of the shore as well as a certified Creepy B*tch, Selkolla.Check out It Came From The Maritimes here (and tell 'em we sent ya!). Thank you SO much to Evan & Chelsea for providing a Canadian perspective and being such fun first pod guests!S O U R C E S:THE FOLK-STORIES OF ICELAND Einar Ólafur Sveinsson https://legendsoflove.wordpress.com/2022/02/22/selkies-the-magical-seal-people-of-scotland-and-ireland/Orkney Folk-Lore W. Traill Dennison https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/the-finfolk-of-orkney-folklorePerilous Shores: The Unfathomable Supernaturalism of Water in 19th-Century Scottish Folklore The Sea Calls: A Selkie's Liminal Existence Frances Avery,“The Seal Changes Into a Woman" (Schools Collection,  National Folklore Collection, UCD.)The Seal Woman in Its Irish and International Context -Darwin. Selkie (Poem) by Brittany E Burns Selkies in Scottish Folk Tale  - Bc. Hana ZámečníčkováSupernatural Encounters in Old Norse Literature and Tradition Daniel Sävborg, Karen Bek - Pedersen C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpinePart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/Additional sounds from PixabayFeatured: Getting Down and Wordy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pine Cones: Judicial Astrology | Rowan & Pine Shorts 31.08.2025 15min

  The year is 1607.A child has gone missing from a small English parish. Some whisper he has fallen in the river. Others say he’s been taken. There are no police to search, no telegraph to spread the alarm, no TV bulletin to circulate a picture. His family has nothing but their grief — and their faith.So they do what countless others did in those years: they carry their question to an astrologer.We explore the lives and fortunes of John Forman, William Lilly, Nostradamus and Evangeline Evans - controversial figures who made their names as beiing astrological authorities garnering massive followings. But there is a reason that forensic astrology is seen as pseudoscience to our modern eyes...S O U R C E S:Use of Forensic Astrology in Crime Fiction: A study of the works of Manjiri Prabhu Rakshanda Muzafar https://rubedo.press/propaganda/2020/3/26/william-lilly-and-the-plagues-of-londonHistory of Astrology 2nd Edn. 2022 by Future Publishing Ltd https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/?https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/adams-evangeline-smith-mrs-george-e-jordon-jr-1859-1933Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England Keith Thomashttps://www.history.co.uk/biographies/nostradamusAdams, Evangeline(8 February 1868–10 November 1932) William E. BurnsWilliam Lilly Great Fire of Londonhttps://slate.com/human-interest/2020/09/forensic-astrology-crime-solving.html1.C O N T A C Trowanandpinepod@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/rowanandpineWe ask that you listen to an episode or two before contacting us for collaborations. :)Part of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/X: @PodMothNetworkIG: @PodMothAdditional sounds from Pixabay, TabletopMusic.Featured Podmoth podcast: What The French Toast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Spill the Tea Leaves #3 |Astrology Birth Chart Bonding 21.08.2025 30min

  This is an Episode 46 outtake where Megan ~G~, the Astrology believer, reads our birth charts for Niamh, the sceptic (and for all you sucka MCs...) and delves into our Big 3 - Sun, Ascendant, Moon. This reading gives insight into personality traits, life mapping, strengths and weaknesses as well as why we make such a great friendship combo! The information was taken from:https://cafeastrology.com/free-natal-chart-report.htmlOur signs are:NiamhSun - CapricornAscendant - VirgoMoon - TaurusMeganSun - ScorpioAscendant - GeminiMoon - Gemini Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.