& #39;A grove there was, untouched by men& #39;s hands from ancient times...& #39; wrote roman poet Lucan referring to a celtic sacred forest. And he continues writing: & #39;whose interlacing boughs enclosed a space of darkness and cold shade, and banished the sunlight far above& #39;. #FolkloreThursday

That forest, in where & #39;altars were heaped with hideous offerings, and every tree was sprinkled with human gore& #39;, is a iconic representation of the idea of the woods within classical antiquity worldview. Savage and creepy places filled with a dark mysticism. #FolkloreThursday

Civilized world engross that perception of the forest as the home of witches, werewolves and fairies, as it& #39;s painted in folktales. And sometimes this perspective evolves into some kind of ecophobia. The liminal space becomes a diabolical place. #FolkloreThursday

But the forest& #39;s still one of the most powerful boundaries. Its archetypal energy, from the Arthurian lore to Grimm brothers& #39; tales, is huge The space in which the coven take place and from where you can hear the call of the wild. Woods are enchanted places. #FolkloreThursday