Crow & Crone: Twin Archetypes

Crows and Crones appear frequently together in myths and folktales around the world. In recent history they been negatively associated with evil and darkness, however, looking more closely at the roles they played in ancient folktales and myths, we discover that they are imbued with divinity, prophetic power and omniscience during times of great change.

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Owl Eyes Goddess Sight: Where Wisdom Holds Intellect and Creaturely Intuition in Sacred Balance

What sacred knowing might we remember if the human mind dared to meet the wild gaze of nature, not in conquest, but in kinship? In this exploration, we turn to the myth of Athena and her owl, a symbol of wisdom born from two intertwined perspectives, inviting us to reconsider the nature of knowledge itself. By acknowledging both the rational and the mysterious, the human and the more-than-human, we open ourselves to a deeper, more holistic understanding of the world. This myth calls us to honor the ancient wisdom of balance, urging us to seek insight through relationship rather than dominance, and to remember that true wisdom is always a dance between worlds.

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Rewilding the Self through Story

“Who Cooks For You?” is an African American folktale about rewilding the Self to live a more authentic life. It is inspired by Virginia Hamilton’s retelling of this story in her book Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales.

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