Folk Wisdom... Folk Arts... and words that want to be shared

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

Beltane

Winter was long, dark, still.
Some days I let go,
To sink into stone, and like a stone, wait.

And now, undaunted by any human despair,
This relentless lusty earth has turned,
Surging out green.

A love-cry from deep in her belly rings out
In...

by J.A.

My Grandmother Jozefa would relish the time of year when the dandelions began to arrive in great numbers.

Dandelions meant dandelion honey could be made and used as a drizzle to pour on ice cream or dessert, or a syrup for pancakes, or turned into dandelion juice by diluting the...

European folktales tell us that the Fae (fairy folk) care greatly about the landscapes they live within.

They are happy to collaborate and cooperate with humans who also honour and care for those landscapes. If however humans don’t honour the shared landscape, the Fae can be tricky to deal...

I never thought I was a “creative” person until after I turned 40 years old. It was after attending a Reiki class in Wakefield Quebec with my sister that I became aware of crystals and gemstones and the strength and awareness I experienced wearing my first quartz crystal (that I found...

Volunteer Spotlight

Angela has been on our board as Chair from the very beginning of Ninth Wave Arts, offering her energy and experience from her many years working in management at Canada Post. She’s helped out at MiddleWorld Mystery events and shopped hard at our markets to support the...