#woodswitch

@fen-fox.bsky.social

1 month ago

I've been seeing her tracks around the farm for the last few days, but today I can see the girl's butt under the porch. I left her a bit of salt as a gift before I left her to herself. Good to see one of the neighbors. #livingwild #woodswitch #witchery #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk #witch

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Fen Shaw

@fen-fox.bsky.social

1 month ago

Gaze into my cauldron. After boil maple sap for hours on end, figures appear in the foam. Secrets are revealed. #witchery #witchsky #pagansky #witch #hedgewitch #woodswitch #cunningfolk #backwoodswisdom

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Fen Shaw

@fen-fox.bsky.social

1 month ago

"The cardinal sings the sap up" is old northern folklore that means when you first hear the cardinal singing its spring song, it is time to tap your trees. We have begun the spring quickening with maple season. #northernwitch #witchsky #pagansky #seasons #bushcraft #witchery #mapleseason #woodswitch

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K. Cook & Cats, Co.

@iamkaymichelle.bsky.social

2 months ago

I'm loving these little vignette/flashback things. They're very evocative, and again, the woods-witch of it all is very resonant to me. I feel close to it, if not a part of it.

It seems like a very tactile youth (she was just listening at her mother's pregnant belly for baby-sounds), and while mine was, as well, I just got hit a lot. This seems to be 'good touch,' which seems like something I especially could have used.

Her mother is very engaged with her. Think what you will of her worldview or philosophy; she's locked into whether Agnes is absorbing this, and what Agnes feels about it, which is inspiring to this former-teacher and hopefully future-parent.

Cut to now. I would say that this isn't like, mind-blowing experimental art-film; it's just very evocative and dynamic filmmaking and storytelling. This is, again, my first exposure to Chloe Zhao (didn't see Eternals; why would I? lol). I'd say I'm quite struck by her storytelling voice, as I perceive it. The camera looooooooves Agnes (Jessie Buckley). And soooo do I.

FYI if you haven't seen this, her name is spelled Agnes, but you say it like "AN-yez," which is objectively a sexy and cool-as-hell pronunciation. Loving that every time someone says it, which happens constantly in #Hamnet.

We see how a #woodswitch upbringing makes an Agnes 🧙‍♀️

#FilmSky #MovieSky

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K. Cook & Cats, Co.

@iamkaymichelle.bsky.social

2 months ago

I think it is definitely meant to be creepy and funny. I just happen to find it even funnier, because I for sure think of Event Horizon, in the third act when everything goes fucking insane, and there's just Latin chanting in the sound mix for a quarter of an hour.

Shakespeare's students in background VO, rotely chanting Latin is both hysterical & slightly-creepy, & this whole early portion of #Hamnet has a slightly-creepy vibe I LOVE.

Again, not kidding re: the #woodswitch stuff. I've dabbled. Romantically, anyway.

The chanting is like #EventHorizon #lol 😆