As we celebrate International Women’s Day each year, it has become a tradition for me to delve into the dynamic realm of ecofeminism, sharing insights, theories, activities, and projects that intersect environmental advocacy with feminist […]
Category: Water spirits and well guardians
Digging in the stones, trees, mud, wetlands and folklore surrounding the Belgian Black Madonna (de Zwarte Madam)
(Originally I planned this as an academic article, but I decided to rewrite it into a blog and share it publicly on this website; I refer to previous work by other researchers. I also used […]
Finding black scary water spirits – in Norway and Belgium
Ponds, springs and pools were gateways to the underworld for the former inhabitants of the southern Campine region in Flanders (Mechelen, Lier…). The Nekker is a black water spirit and lives in in particular in […]
Stories from the Wood Wide Web 