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• Pine Cones: Hagstones | Rowan & Pine Shorts 26.06.2026 12мин

  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.
• Episode Fifty-One: Monuments & Ley Lines w/Heather Wildflower 10.06.2026 1ч 43мин

  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.
• Pine Cones: Blue Moon 🌑 | Rowan & Pine Shorts 29.05.2026 8мин

  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.
• Episode Fifty: The Divine Feminine & Divination - Trad wife trash talk 14.05.2026 1ч 39мин

  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.
• Pine Cones: The Plague Cult of St. Roch | Rowan & Pine Shorts 14.11.2025 15мин

  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.
• BONUS: Ghost Story Spooktacular | Appalachian Witch, The Black-Eyed Children 31.10.2025 20мин

  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.
• Episode Forty-Nine: HALLOWEEN Dante's Inferno - The ghost co-host 👻 31.10.2025 1ч 36мин

  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.
• Pine Cones: The Greek Underworld | Rowan & Pine Spooky Shorts 28.10.2025 16мин

  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.
• Episode Forty-Eight: Spooky Shadow People - The Feeur (with Megan) 22.10.2025 1ч 19мин

  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.
• Pine Cones: The Man Who Wasn't There | Rowan & Pine Spooky Shorts 🎃 17.10.2025 11мин

  “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.
• Pine Cones: Sedna | Rowan & Pine Shorts 26.09.2025 11мин

  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.
• Pine Cones: Finfolk | Rowan & Pine Shorts 17.09.2025 18мин

  “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.
• Episode Forty-Seven: Selkies (collab with It Came From The Maritimes) - weird uncle stories 10.09.2025 54мин

  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.
• Pine Cones: Judicial Astrology | Rowan & Pine Shorts 31.08.2025 15мин

  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.
• Spill the Tea Leaves #3 |Astrology Birth Chart Bonding 21.08.2025 30мин

  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.
• Episode Forty-six: Astrology Part 1 - Final Boss Scorpio (with Megan) 13.08.2025 1ч 25мин

  PLEASE LIKE/RATE/SUSBCRIBE or Megan will predict your date of death and tell your enemies!Please welcome Megan to her first ever podcast appearance! As an Astrology believer, Niamh has roped her in to explain to her sceptic ass all those common terms and misconceptions about the practice. Niamh will then take it right back to the (literal) beginning with a deep historical dive on how Astrology went from Mesopotamian star charts on stone tablets, to Greek belief in determinism, a tool of Roman emperors and Egyptian mystics, to Rennaisance-era christian secret. Keep an eye out for a special bonus chat where Megan reads Niamh's birth chart to absolute filth on your feeds next...https://music.apple.com/ie/playlist/rowan/pl.u-jV890dkTDE5YzgW?lsS O U R C E S:A History of Astrology (2nd Edn, 2022)https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/john-deehttps://scorpiomystique.com/cafeastrology.comhttps://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenistic_Astrology/Goddess SeleneGoddess LunaGoddess Chang'eC 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.
• Pine Cones: Corpse Roads | Rowan & Pine Shorts 25.07.2025 12мин

  Corpse roads, also known as coffin roads, lych ways, bier ways, or burial paths, were historic routes used to carry the dead from rural homesteads to churches with burial rights. Born of necessity in remote parts of medieval Europe, these sombre trails wove through moor and woodland, over streams and stiles, the last journey of the dead.SOURCES:https://www.ouririshheritage.org/content/knowyour5k/the-coffin-road-murrin-hillhttps://ruralhistoria.com/2024/01/02/corpse-roads-coffin-roads-a-medieval-legacy/https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044844/5043706/5095251?HighlightText=coffin+path&Route=stories&SearchLanguage=gahttps://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4672108/4670982/4673041?HighlightText=coffin+path&Route=stories&SearchLanguage=gahttps://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/2016/03/20/corpse_roads/http://greydogtales.com/blog/corpse-roads-again-walking-the-dead/https://historischekringlaren.nl/de-doodwegen-naar-het-sint-janskerkhof/https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/02/24/forget-the-scenic-route-take-a-detour-down-a-corpse-roadhttps://www.scribd.com/document/796106645/Ley-Lines?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. :)Additional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/X: @PodMothNetworkIG: @PodMothFeatured Podmoth podcast: Saturdays are for the Gouls Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode Forty-Five: Inanna, The Final Girl - Full bush/no bush (with Ewan) 09.07.2025 50мин

  PLEASE LIKE/RATE/SUSBCRIBE or we'll nominate you in our place to decend to the Great Below...Niamh is carrying the torch without Emily for the foreseeable and of course that means a Ewan episode! We take a hard look at the Final Girl trope - that horror genre staple that sees the underestimated, underskilled, underappreciated female protagonist left standing alone, covered in blood and forever changed at the end of the story. As with all stories, there is a mythical origin - specifically the Mespotamian goddess Inanna, AKA Ishtar: goddess of love and war, patroness of sexworkers, scorned woman and feminine icon. We contrast Inanna with her modern counterparts: Ripley (Alien), Sidney (Scream), and Sarah (The Descent) - full spoilers for all those movies herein!https://music.apple.com/ie/playlist/rowan/pl.u-jV890dkTDE5YzgW?lsS O U R C E S:Men,Women & Chainsaw -  Carol J CloverGood for Her: A Contemporary Analysis of the Final Girl Trope Through the Lens of Neoliberal Feminism Fujii, Kylie M.   San Diego State University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  2022. 29212908.What's the Story, Mother?: The Mourning of the Alien Stephen Scobie Science Fiction Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Mar., 1993), pp. 80-93 (14 pages)https://people.uncw.edu/deagona/myth/descent%20of%20inanna.pdfhttps://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/inanaitar/https://www.worldhistory.org/Inanna/Alien (IMDB)Scream (IMDB)The Decent (IMDB)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. :)Additional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/X: @PodMothNetworkIG: @PodMothAdditional sounds from PixabayFeatured Podmoth podcast:Saturdays Are For The Ghouls  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Pine Cones: Witch Bottles | Rowan & Pine Shorts 27.06.2025 13мин

  There’s something unsettling about a sealed room, especially one hidden inside a home. In 1976, a phone call to the National Museum of Ireland reported the discovery of a “cave” during construction work outside Wicklow Town. Dr Joseph Raftery, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, sent young archaeologist Eamonn Kelly t to investigate, on what would turn out to be his first ever fieldwork assignment. The report was misleading: it wasn’t a cave, or even a souterrain, but a sealed-up brick oven connected to a fireplace in Coolbeg House. The structure had been blocked off in the early twentieth century.Inside that bricked-up oven was a strange and silent cache.SOURCES:https://daily.jstor.org/is-there-a-witch-bottle-in-your-house/TRAPPING WITCHES IN WICKLOW Eamonn P. KellyArchaeology Ireland, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Autumn 2012), pp. 16-18 (3 pages)An American Witch Bottle M.J. Becker Archaeology, Vol. 33, No. 2 (March/April 1980), pp. 18-23 (6 pages)https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/09/02/witch-bottles-hidden-curses-objects-of-protection-objects-of-vengeance/The Material Culture of Ritual Concealments in the United StatesM. Chris Manning Historical Archaeology, Vol. 48, No. 3, MANIFESTATIONS OF MAGIC: THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND MATERIAL CULTURE OF FOLK RELIGION (2014), pp. 52-83 (32 pages)https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/good-and-evil-witch-bottles-countermagical-devices-through-history-006649https://mysticaltimesblog.com/the-dymock-curse-gloucestershire/?utm_source=chatgpt.comC 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. :)Additional Sounds: PixabayPart of @Podmoth Media NetworkCheck out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/X: @PodMothNetworkIG: @PodMothFeatured Podmoth podcast: Caffeinated ConspiraciesGet early, ad-free & bonus content on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Freaky Folklore 1: Bigfoot Boss | NSFW Patreon Preview 22.06.2025 5мин

  Welcome to our inaugural Smutty Summer offering of Freaky Folklore! This episode Niamh recaps and reviews Bigfoot Boss by Luna Cantrip: a fun, smutty monster romance with surprising depth (if questionable clothing choices).This content is firmly NSFW and is posted with full respect and love to the monster smut community <3Check out the FULL episode on Patreon now!https://linktr.ee/rowanandpineContact us:rowanandpinepod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.