Nature’s Spirits Revealed
Leon Stam is a instrumental transcommunication investigator (contact with spirits through devices like radios and televisions) with some 20 years experience. In 2003, after purchasing a digital camera he began noticing mysterious shapes, figures and faces appearing in the photos he had taken. Different Nature collects together these and many photos taken by Leon since which appear to show some sort of visual Otherworldly communication. It is interesting stuff… What can you see?
Filed under Nature | Comment (0)Fairy Castles on the Moon?
An interesting article on the NASA website talks about the behaviour of shadows on the moon. One phenomenon astronauts observed is a glowing halo around the shadows cast by their helmets. This is the ‘Opposition Effect’ – caused by tiny grains of moondust sticking together to make fluffy tower-like structures, which researchers have christened ‘Fairy Castles’. Intriguing stuff – you can read the full article here.
Filed under Nature | Comment (0)Faerie Folks Are In Old Oaks
There is an old rhyme that runs ‘Turn your cloakes for Faerie Folks are in old Oakes’, and oak is also one of the ‘Fairy Tree Triad’ of Great Britain.
Oak is known to be ‘King of the Forest’ – a single tree can live to be incredibly ancient and grow to a tremendous girth. One hollow oak was 20 metres round at the base – ample enough in fact for it to contain an alehouse!
The Greenman is more often than not depicted wreathed in Oak leaves, and acorns with a face drawn on them are considered lucky as they contain his spirit and the seed of potential. It was believed Oakmen lived in saplings sprouted from felled Oaks. They are unpleasant creatures who take delight in offering seemingly delicious food to travellers which is actually glamoured poisonous fungi.
There are several well known ‘Fairy Oaks’, individual trees with their own stories relating to the Fae. One such is found in Flintshire (Wales) – in the 18th Century a couple left their baby under its boughs believing the child to be a changeling. The next morning however they found the baby still there, thus it couldn’t be a changeling otherwise its Faerie parents would have taken it away.
Fairyland Trust Fundraiser
The Fairyland Trust has been given an opportunity to create a permanent Fairyland at a former wild flower nursery in north Norfolk. The 10 acre site includes a river, woods and gardens and would allow the Trust to run workshops and events all year round, enrich the existing wildlife habitats and train new volunteers, as well as continuing the sale of local wildflowers for people to create their own bit of Fairyland. They are looking for people to become ‘Founders of Fairyland’ – by donating a few pounds each month to help raise the deposit and improve the facilities.The Trust is a unique organisation combining environmental education with the wonder and magic of Faerie. As mentioned in an earlier post, you can also raise money by becoming a Fairy Queen.
Filed under Nature | Comment (0)Trees Have Rhythm Too!
No really! This is the sound of a cottonwood tree, captured by composer and bio-acoustician Bernie Krause. While out recording the sounds of bats he picked up a peculiar signal, which got stronger nearer a cottonwood tree. After drilling a small hole and inserting a microphone Krause managed to record the high frequency signal. What you can hear has been slowed down to get it within human hearing range. Apparently the noise occurs when cells in the tree pop while trying to maintain pressure during a drought. However, I can’t get the image of tap dancing wood nymphs out of my head! I’ll leave you to decide which explanation you prefer…
via: eMusician.com
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