Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

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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 S
STONE 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.html
Clocha 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.shtml
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220914-carnac-alignments-brittanys-mysterious-standing-stones
https://reppinnature.com/blog/f/carnac-the-world%E2%80%99s-largest-collection-of-megaliths-why
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/185805/folklore/clava-cairns
https://aliisaac.substack.com/p/controversy-at-newgrange
https://www.knowth.com/tara-earth-energies.htm
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotlight-research/cult-dead-medieval-ireland
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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-2561873
https://vocal.media/history/myths-and-folklore-surrounding-the-blue-moon-yanq0729
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/blue-moon
https://www.ips-planetarium.org/page/a_hiscock1999
https://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:
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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 S
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWSJJ9NgNPo/?igsh=MWIweXUyczQ4dTlwbg==
https://youtube.com/shorts/fFOmb_H85rU?is=WBbRnd8gKVNtKTFn
https://helenaaeberli.substack.com/p/the-modern-myth-of-the-divine-feminine
https://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 Religion
Marsha 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 T
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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-1c402639bb0a
https://reliquarian.com/2020/04/04/saint-roch-the-saint-par-excellence-against-disease/
https://www.catholiccompany.com/blogs/magazine/st-roch-patron-of-dogs-6114
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/salvation-time-plague/2020-05
"The Golden Legend ," by Jacobus de Voragine, A.D. 1275

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This is the audio of our Ghost Story Spooktacular from Instagram - for those of you too scared of social media....

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