I’ve recently developed a new fascination: magical realism as a genre to understand the depths of other places. I’m captivated by the way authors create new folklore, or weave existing folklore into their stories, and […]
Tag: water spirit
Ecofeminism anno 2025: Water-Land Interfaces and the Emergence of Hydrofeminism
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 […]
The water lily, the serpent and the nøkk, an ecofeminist trinity?
This website celebrates it’s 6th birthday today. Since I decided around autumn equinox 2018 to be vulnerable and share my observations, experiences and thoughts about deep human nature connection, the website has been changing a […]
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 […]
The mermaids of the Sun Moon Lake are Taiwanese Circular Society actors
In August 2023, I spent two weeks in Taiwan. The primary reason for my visit was to attend the wedding of two friends—interestingly, a pair whom I had introduced to each other, back in Japan […]
The Kappa, a Japanese mythical urban water engineer?
And I found another water spirit, this time in Asakusa in Tokyo, when I visited Japan in March 2023. Do you know an urban water engineer? An urban water engineer specializes in the design, implementation, […]
Myth-ecology, technology and hydrofeminism in Ireland: Púca in The Machine
three artists explore the more-than-human beneath poulaphuca reservoir, wicklow, 2021-22 In Ireland, ancient myths and modern machines coalesce, manifesting a unique myth-ecology, a narrative bridge spanning the past’s spiritual fervor and the present’s technological vigor. […]
Stories from the Wood Wide Web 