#cunningfolk
Starting this Thurs 16 Oct a brilliant show @theoldschoolgallery Alnmouth curated by @moirafrith & @stephenfowler_rubberstamper with lots of wonderful artists. This is detail of Marion Elliots print & poster by Stephen. #cunningfolk #printmaking
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A piece on the figure of the "dyn hysbys", the Welsh equivalent of one of the cunning-folk:

"Warding off witchcraft with paper: an everyday solution for everyday problems"

#folklore #magic #witchcraft #cunning
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Warding off witchcraft with paper: an everyday solution for everyday problems
Blighted with a curse making your animals sick and your butter not churn? A simple paper charm might counter this witchcraft.
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September 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
This is one of the many things Daniel Abraham's Dagger and Coin series does really well - there are cunningfolk who can do bits magical healing but big magic is incredibly rare because it mainly belonged to the dragons who created the human peoples. Extraordinary series.
October 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Notable wise folk, white witches, conjurers, pellars, wizards, magic-workers, etc. of England and Wales.

#CunningFolk
March 3, 2024 at 7:52 PM
"The British Isles has a long history of the Cunningfolk - Wisewomen, Cunning Men, who provided their services to their communities. Wales in particular has a rich cultural history of such individuals and families.
March 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Merry solstice 🕯☀️
December 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
To add something lighter to the mix, we're also playing The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood, a city-comedy that orbits the wise-woman and her terrible cold reading skills which the community accept. For some reason. #comedy #CunningFolk
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July 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🪄Next up in the season we delve into the realm of cunning folk - or, at least, those who get labelled as such. It's the wonderful comedy of
The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood.
(There are two things to know about the wise-woman...) Performing Wednesday 22nd October #CunningFolk #WyrdRevels
July 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fed up the beasts well and spent the weekend in town. I gave a class on cheese making, and took a class on wilderness first aid. Got home late last night to the trees calling. Spring is whispering from the roots. Sap is rising. Shivers... #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk #livingseasonally
February 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hawthorn was one of my 1st teachers. The berries can be used in tea, jelly, wine, and vinegars for your salads. All of these are good anti-inflammatories, lowering blood pressure, and calming the body and mind. She has healed us since before humans recorded history. #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk
February 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Two more plant allies that hang out all winter long, uva-ursi and pipsissewas. Both are good for anything to do with the urinary tract, with uva-ursi being a powerhouse, and pipsissewas as a more gentle healer. Wort cunning in the dead of winter. #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk #herbalism
February 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
With the moon almost full, and the wolves howling up in the Black Jack, the forest is calling me. I saw a chaga in the birch stand, so I'll harvest some while I'm out and about. I become a creature of the night. #wildwitch #moonbathing #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk
February 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It's a bit late, but I'm doing my last harvest of witch hazel for the year. I use her in so many of my skin tinctures throughout the seasons I need plenty. This year I asked her for a few more tips. She agreed being prepared is probably a good thing. #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk #wortcunning
February 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A sauna is a living being, the rising steam a life force of its own called a loyly. A birch vihta, or branches with leaves, can be scrubbed across the skin to prevent inflammation and relieves muscle/joint pain during the sauna (or even in a bath). #witchsky #pagansky #cunningfolk #herbalhealing
February 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We will all fight for that one last breath that will never come and then transcend into the role of ancestor. How will your descendants see you when they call for your guidance? Will you be a warrior, a sage, a light in the darkness? We are the power. #witchsky #pagansky #resistance #cunningfolk
February 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Some wild medicinals need more care than others. Skunk cabbage, a unique plant of the swamps, gives us a medicine that is VERY powerful for deep pain and to calm whooping cough. EXTREME care must be taken to remove 100% of the moisture from the plant. #witchsky #cunningfolk #healingplants #wildwitch
February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I gathered some eastern red cedar needles and "berries". I'll soak them in grapeseed oil to use as a chest rub for chest colds. In their green state they can be used sparing as a spice or put in grain alcohol for homemade gin. #herbalhealing #witchsky #naturemedicine #cunningfolk #greenwitch
February 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Dreaming of the magic of syruping. Staring deep into the bubbling sap, seeing images in the foam, being enveloped in the sweet steam, sipping on sap tea. The liminal time of winter ending and spring beginning opens us up to the energies of the trees. #witchsky #homestead #greenwitch #cunningfolk
February 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We had our annual wassail yesterday. 24 hours of singing, dancing, reciting poetry, screaming like banshees...to call in the good spirits and send the bad ones packing. The orchard is a sacred keeper, giving us nourishment in the coming hard times. #witchsky #greenwitch #cunningfolk #homestead
February 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I have a mild foot injury today, so I headed down the water's edge to gather myself some alder catkins and cones. A strong foot bath of alder pulls out the soreness while toughening the feet. With alder being a tree of Imbolc, this seems appropriate. #witchsky #healingherb #cunningfolk #greenwitch
January 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I was just listening to this one this morning at work. #cunningfolk is theme I've been drawn to lately...that and #crossroads legends.

It's a good video.
January 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Chickweed in the snow tells us a valuable lesson. She cannot feed the whole world, but she can give 1 person a nutritious meal, and that person can pay it forward. No matter how small we think we are, we have power to change lives, one at a time. #resist #witchsky #greenwitch #cunningfolk
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Eggshell vinegar. Put eggshells into apple cider vinegar. Let set for a couple weeks. Take a shot daily for healthy bones and joints. Dogs, cats, horses, goats... can all just have eggshells crumbled over their food for the same results. #folkmedicine #witchsky #homestead #cunningfolk
January 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I did my first maple syruping class of the season yesterday and had 24 people show up. I have NEVER had that many people. I usually have around 10 to 12 people. People seem to be looking to learn the old ways. #oldways #livewiththeland #homestead #witchsky #cunningfolk
January 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM