# ![@StephenGeoRae Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1646206008.png) @StephenGeoRae The FolkLore Press

The FolkLore Press posts on X about art, forest spirits, in the, goat the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[ncaa football](/list/ncaa-football)  7% [countries](/list/countries)  1% [finance](/list/finance)  1% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  1%

**Social topic influence**
[art](/topic/art) #5221, [forest spirits](/topic/forest-spirits) #5, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7%, [goat](/topic/goat) 7%, [animals](/topic/animals) 5%, [red](/topic/red) 5%, [forest](/topic/forest) #1080, [sea](/topic/sea) 3%, [everytime](/topic/everytime) 2%, [barrie](/topic/barrie) 2%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

""Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead." James M. Barrie 📷 Fairy Glen Isle of Skye by Jack Anstey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021328080548081673)  2026-02-10T20:59Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. "Cernunnos the Horned God" by Stephen G. Rae art: Iren Horrors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2003867008203395218)  2025-12-24T16:34Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"'Wolves and women are relational by nature inquiring possessed of great endurance and strength. They are deeply intuitive intensely concerned with their young their mate and their pack' Clarissa Pinkola Estes art: Gerald Hausman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022764094034518459)  2026-02-14T20:05Z 12.6K followers, 23.8K engagements


"In the Scottish Highlands chief amongst the Forest Spirits is the Uruisg (Urisk) a half human and half goat being similar to the Faun Ofelia meets who informs of her three tasks. #folklore #naturespirits #Scotland Pan's Labyrinth [----] dir. Guillermo del Toro #botd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1976406011796926852)  2025-10-09T21:54Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Cernunnos the Horned God by Stephen G. Rae Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath; He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. #cernunnos #mythology #poetry art: Cernunnos by Emile Corsair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1977851341469802798)  2025-10-13T21:38Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath; He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. Cernunnos the Horned God by Stephen G. Rae art: The Council of Cernunnos by Emily Balivet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1981721104071758142)  2025-10-24T13:55Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The three Spirit Nights of the year are Beltane Summer Solstice and Samhain. On these nights the veil between our world and The Otherworld is exceptionally thin and those with special insight can cross over art: Susan Schroder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2016416057049690535)  2026-01-28T07:40Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements


"TheNuckelavee it's name derives from the Orcadian word 'knoggelvi' meaning "devil of the sea". It's a demon fromfolklore that combines both equineand human elements and has a poisonous breath. art: Joan Llopis Domnech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2018433304379154438)  2026-02-02T21:16Z 12.5K followers, 17.7K engagements


"Norns theNorse goddesses of fate; represented as three sisters named Urd Verdandi and Skuld. They lived underneath the world tree where they wove the tapestry of fate shaping the course of human destinies art: Johan Egerkrans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2019736799594361128)  2026-02-06T11:35Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements


"In Druidry Owl is a bird of magic; prophecy; wisdom. Owl is a symbol of the divine feminine; of the moon; and light in the darkess of night. art: Jaco Putker"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2019848893366940059)  2026-02-06T19:01Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements


"'Ghilli Dhu' is a male faerie living in Scottish forests where birch trees grow in abundance camouflaging himself in leaves and moss and only coming out at night. He comes to the aid of lost children but is wrathful with other trespassers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2020192597453480007)  2026-02-07T17:47Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements


""Red is the color of lust but green is what lust leaves behind in heart in womb. Green is what is left when ardor fades when passion dies when we die too" The Green Knight [----] Dir. David Lowery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021256829242581482)  2026-02-10T16:15Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath; He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. Cernunnos the Horned God; a poem by Stephen G. Rae art: The Council of Cernunnos by Emily Balivet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2014720401805381768)  2026-01-23T15:22Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Every creature in Druidry offers gifts of inner knowledge and healing. But it's a very particular kind of healing; what is often described as 'medicine' by the indigenous peoples. art: Aleksandr Emelyanov"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2019767208990130510)  2026-02-06T13:36Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"tgara-Loki (or Skrmir) is the ruler of the castle tgarr inJtunheimr and is one of theJtnar. His name means 'Loki of the Outlands' to distinguish him fromLoki the shapeshifting god. art: tgara-Loki by Johan Egerkrans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2020905675614765400)  2026-02-09T17:00Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"In the Scottish Highlands chief amongst the forest spirits is the Uruisg a half-human and half-goat being similar to a Faun. Generally nocturnal the Uruisg avoids human contact. art: "The Woods At Blights Hollow" by Corey Brickley"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1993692408190476768)  2025-11-26T14:44Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#botd [----] H.R. Giger; perhaps best known for his work on 'Alien' but also createdairbrushedimages that blended human physiques with machines in an art style known as 'biomechanical' art: Gebrmaschine 1967"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2019333626610204914)  2026-02-05T08:53Z 12.6K followers, [---] engagements


"There's a submerged village in the Tarn at Great Urswick. A resident witch turned the townsfolk into pigs and the houses were engulfed in water as divine punishment and you can read more in "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021277087059894397)  2026-02-10T17:36Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Alternative film poster for 'The Wicker Man' by Jessica Seaman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2020575313500029085)  2026-02-08T19:07Z 12.6K followers, 10.9K engagements


"In the Scottish Highlands chief amongst the Forest Spirits is the Uruisg (Urisk) a half human and half goat being similar to the Faun Ofelia meets who informs of her three tasks. Pan's Labyrinth [----] dir. Guillermo del Toro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1986191595448729667)  2025-11-05T21:59Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"'Cernunnos the Horned God' by Stephen G. Rae Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath; He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. art: Cernunnos by Emile Corsair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1987191660674212053)  2025-11-08T16:13Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath; He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. 'Cernunnos the Horned God' by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1996685111199449529)  2025-12-04T20:56Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Chieftain of the forest spirits; Guardian of wild animals; the Tree Shepherd; Master of the House underneath He comforts souls on their journey to The Otherworld. "Cernunnos the Horned God" by Stephen G. Rae art: Luke Hillestad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1998302797603942876)  2025-12-09T08:04Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"In the Scottish Highlands chief amongst the forest spirits is the Uruisg a half human and half goat being; similar to the faun Ofelia meets who informs of her three tasks. Pan's Labyrinth [----] Dir. Guillermo del Toro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1998513026564255770)  2025-12-09T22:00Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"In the Scottish Highlands chief amongst the forest spirits is the Uruisg a half-human and half-goat being similar to a Faun. Generally nocturnal the Uruisg avoids human contact. art: "The Woods At Blights Hollow" by Corey Brickley"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2003766825897894141)  2025-12-24T09:56Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The new "Witches of Scotland" tartan @witchesofscotl1 The design was created by Clare Campbell to memorialise those who suffered as a result of The Witchcraft Act [----] to [----] in Scotland #FolkloreSunday #Scotland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2020472604054716832)  2026-02-08T12:19Z 12.6K followers, 29.1K engagements


"In Irish folklore the trickster 'gean-cnach'is the 'love talker' a malefaeriesimilar to aleprechaun known for seducing men and women although he is particularly fond of shepherds and milkmaids #FairytaleTuesday art: Maximilian Pirner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021145309158539619)  2026-02-10T08:52Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"In the Scottish Highlands Lord of the Forest is the Uruisg (Urisk) a half human and half goat Nature Spirit similar to the Faun Ofelia meets who informs of her three tasks. Pan's Labyrinth [----] dir. Guillermo del Toro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021216984759693547)  2026-02-10T13:37Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Little Red dare not fear for the last wolf in Scotland was killed by Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel in [----] at Killiecrankie. She only has to worry about the werewolves now art: Adam Oehlers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021574563394453856)  2026-02-11T13:18Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Wulver is a wolf-man found in Shetland but unlike werewolves from folklore it was never human. Wulver is not aggressive if left to its own devices and is often seen fishing. art: Dark Natasha"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021686051559891147)  2026-02-11T20:41Z 12.6K followers, 42.9K engagements


"Perhaps more fantastical fiction than modern folklore the 'Dogdyke Werewolf' was discovered in [----] on Langrick Fen Lincolnshire. The skeleton of a half-wolf and half-man creature found buried in peat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2021949220136354062)  2026-02-12T14:07Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Instead of wolfmen and werewolves how about a were-sheep Belle Sheephead is her name and you can find out more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022030607011000798)  2026-02-12T19:30Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#FridayThe13th [--] gods are having dinner in Valhalla. UninvitedLoki shows up as the 13th guest. He persuades Hoor the blind son of Odin to shoot Balder (another son) with a mistletoe-tipped arrow and Balder dies. This act is now associated with unlucky '13'. art: Sam Flegal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022224638882066647)  2026-02-13T08:21Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Wag-at-the-Wa' is a tiny Brownie being from Scottish folklore that although living in the kitchen does very little work and read more in: "Boggarts Brownies Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022261678491025856)  2026-02-13T10:48Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Catman is similar to the 'love-talker' of Scots and Irish folklore. He possesses both feline and human features coming out at night and roaming neighbourhoods to seduce human men and women. #Caturday #StValentinesDay art: Jorge Mascarenhas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022575685131186223)  2026-02-14T07:36Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Trauco is the 'seducer of the woods' a fruit-eating goblin from South American folklore able to seduce humans by his gaze or breath and read more in: "Boggarts Brownies Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae #Goblins #StValentinesDay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022591899299708959)  2026-02-14T08:41Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#FolkloreSunday cats 😺 In Scots Gealic folklore 'caitsth' is the 'faeriecat' - a faerie that takes the shape of ablack catwith a distinctive white spot on it's chest and there's also: 'lucha sth' - faerie mouse 'cu sth' - faerie dog"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2022939452536991863)  2026-02-15T07:42Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


""He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then as if his chest had been a mortar he burst his hot heart's shell upon it" Herman Melville; Moby-Dick #WorldWhaleDay art: Sergey Shikin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2023007433606725964)  2026-02-15T12:12Z 12.6K followers, [---] engagements


"In folklore Aitvaras is a powerful nature spirit that lives with humans in the form of a black cat outdoors as a rooster or in the wilderness in the form of a dragon or serpent with a fiery tail. art: Sandara on DeviantArt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2020993061484998703)  2026-02-09T22:47Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Druids were described as those with raven knowledge raven possess the attributes of healing prophetic knowledge and initiatory power ravens were once only white they helped humans master fire and were turned black by the flames 📷 Shane Lamb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2023093964551930364)  2026-02-15T17:56Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Christmas #Caturday & Trolls. Grla is a Troll from Icelandic lore who lives in the mountains with her three husbands scores of children and Yule Cat; who collects cooks and eats any naughty children around Christmas time. She is mother of the Yule Lads"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1999894131129434568)  2025-12-13T17:28Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#OwlishMonday Stikini from Seminole myth are witches that transform into giant owls. By day they resemble people but at night they vomit-up their internal organs hang them in a tree and become these owl monsters that feed on humans #mythologymonday #florida art: D. Zhbankov"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2000549605919133865)  2025-12-15T12:52Z 11.3K followers, [----] engagements


""black-luggie hammer-head rowan tree and red thread put the warlocks to their speed" Laird of Fail infamous warlock Master of the Dark Arts. He could freeze objects in time and cause people to sing or laugh uncontrollably #WizardWednesday #Scotland art: Richey Beckett"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2001217988989419534)  2025-12-17T09:08Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Fairy Glen Isle of Skye 📷 Jack Anstey; unknown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2002044938503196934)  2025-12-19T15:54Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The word dryad is derived from the Greek word drus meaning oak (meaning Druid). Dryads were originally oak tree spirits although over time they have come to represent all types of tree spirits and nymphs. art: Dryad by Lorenzo Mastroianni"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2002149786565423525)  2025-12-19T22:51Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#Caturday and Bjorn the headless viking still walks the Lakeland fells with a sack of cats folklore on film @LandofLoreFilms #folklore #ghosts #shortfilm http://youtube.com/@LandofLore http://youtube.com/@LandofLore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2002316461562331400)  2025-12-20T09:53Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"#Caturday - In Icelandic folklore the Yule Cat Jlaktturinn is a giant cat on the prowl at Yuletide. It looks for people who are insufficiently dressed in new attire for the Yuletide festivities and eats them whole"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2002470495049093557)  2025-12-20T20:05Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements


"At the beginning of theancient Egyptian religion Horus wasthe god of war and the sky and was married to the goddessHathor. As the religion progressed Horus was seen as the son of Osiris and Isis and the opponent of Seth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2003052171928207778)  2025-12-22T10:37Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Pan inGreek mythology was a fertility deity generally represented as a vigorous and lustful figure having the horns legs and ears of a goat. A minor god of wild places shepherds and flocks music and companion of nymphs. art: Jan Rentel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2003825024474730800)  2025-12-24T13:48Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Tolkien's Ent is similar to thetree deities of folklore: Oak Man Dryad Leshy 'Oak Man' by Stephen G. Rae twig leaf acorn; chlorophyll flows root branch twig leaf acorn; hardened skin cracked misshapen twig leaf acorn; cellulose heart oak man art: Alan Lee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2004136885523013673)  2025-12-25T10:27Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Druids were referred to as 'those with serpent knowledge' they would carry snake eggs as a magical charm for power insight and journeying into The Otherworld art: The Wizard (The Sorcerer) by Edward Coley Burne-Jones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2005208061577932902)  2025-12-28T09:23Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Merlin driven mad with grief when his men were slaughtered in battle finds refuge in the Caledonian Forest. His loneliness interrupted by visits from forest creatures and nature spirits and thereafter gains the gift of prophecy. art: Alan Lee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2005402375666962705)  2025-12-28T22:15Z 11.9K followers, 20.4K engagements


"Pcais a goblin-like being a bringer both of good and bad fortune; and is a shapeshifter able to take the appearance of horse goat cat dog and hare. more: "Boggarts Brownies Hobs and their Goblin Kin" by Stephen G. Rae Art: Pascal Mogurou https://folklorepress.co.uk/ https://folklorepress.co.uk/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2005739898427330771)  2025-12-29T20:37Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Shellycoatis a type ofBrownie from folklore that inhabits rivers and streams. It's name is derived from the coat of shells it wears more: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae 🖼 artist unknown https://folklorepress.co.uk/ https://folklorepress.co.uk/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2005756518898233475)  2025-12-29T21:43Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements


"What kind of creatures are the 'Sale Fell Ape' and 'Ginger Beast' that are roaming the Lakeland Fells more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae #cryptids #folklore #booklovers http://folklorepress.co.uk http://folklorepress.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2006148873668927595)  2025-12-30T23:42Z 11.9K followers, [---] engagements


"#WizardWednesday 🧙♂ "black-luggie hammer-head rowan tree and red thread put the warlocks to their speed" Scotland's Laird of Fail infamous warlock and Master of the Dark Arts. He could freeze objects in time and cause people to laugh uncontrollably art: Richey Beckett"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2006297974876344366)  2025-12-31T09:34Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements


""I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies the myths dragons. It all exists even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now" John Lennon #FaerieFriday #JohnLennon art: Amy Ferguson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2007048245856580093)  2026-01-02T11:16Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Wolf Moon Ice Moon or the Moon after Yule. Tomorrow's full moon is the #WolfMoon named for the lupine howling that haunted midwinter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2007207652275957778)  2026-01-02T21:49Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Stephen G. Rae is currently writing a folklore of Scotland: Big Ears was a large demonic cat invoked during a macabre ceremony that saw cats roasted over a fire until this demon appeared granting wishes. #caturday #folklore #Scotland art: Jorge Mascarenhas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2007406986850435526)  2026-01-03T11:01Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements


""The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe: 'We are one'" Sharon Brubaker art: Winter The Green Man's Lament by Ed Org"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2007933145983730041)  2026-01-04T21:52Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"In Norse mythology Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory) are the pair of ravens that fly around the world and bring tidings to Odin the god associated with war battle wisdom and sorcery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2008212511821013019)  2026-01-05T16:22Z 11.9K followers, 29.1K engagements


"Woden the patron of rulers and wisdom; the King of the gods; the enchanter. The earlier form of Odin. art: Michael Peters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2008226177237086518)  2026-01-05T17:16Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


""Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead." James M. Barrie 📷 Fairy Glen Isle of Skye by Jack Anstey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2008507577211232419)  2026-01-06T11:54Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


""Symbolism is the language of the Mysteries. By symbols men have ever sought to communicate to each other those thoughts which transcend the limitations of language" MPH "The Yggdrasil Tree" by J. Augustus Knapp for "The Secret Teachings of All Ages" by Manly P. Hall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2008833877713002712)  2026-01-07T09:31Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Aibheaeg the fire goddess of Irish mythology venerated at the 'well of fire' whose water cured toothache if a white quartz stone was left as an offering. At the advent of Christianity in Ireland she was demoted to the Fairy Queen of Donegal. art: Kinuko Y Craft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2009370163020275988)  2026-01-08T21:02Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Scthach "The Shadow" and "Warrior Maid" is a figure from Scots andIrish mythology. She was a warriorfrom the Isle of Skye who trained the Ulster hero C Chulainnin the arts of combat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2009554833775427792)  2026-01-09T09:16Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"In a cave on the Isle of Arran faeries lived. A local man frequently took some wool and would sit with them knitting folklore on film @LandofLoreFilms #folklore #shortfilm #ayrshire http://youtube.com/@landoflore http://youtube.com/@landoflore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2009558773149626677)  2026-01-09T09:32Z 11.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Artemis is thegoddessof thehunt the wilderness nature wild animals and the care of children. She roams the forests and the mountains attended by her entourage ofnymphs art: Kinuko Y. Craft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2009916074855411826)  2026-01-10T09:11Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Stikini from Seminole myth. Witches that transform into giant owls. By day they resemble people; at night they vomit up their internal organs and hang them in a tree to become these owl monsters that feed on human hearts. art: Mary Metzger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2010713291438350651)  2026-01-12T13:59Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Redcap is a murderous goblin from Anglo-Scottish Borders folklore folklore on film @LandofLoreFilms #FairyTaleTuesday #comedy #film http://youtube.com/@LandofLore http://youtube.com/@LandofLore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2011036792418685244)  2026-01-13T11:25Z 11.9K followers, [---] engagements


"A rare book dealer is hired to find the last two copies of a text that holds the key to summoning the devil and subsequently finds himself at the heart of paranormal events #bookologythursday #film The Ninth Gate [----] dir. Roman Polanski"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2011756319728906545)  2026-01-15T11:04Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"In mythology the White Stag is a messenger from The Otherworld. Faeries walk this human realm in the form of white deer. art: Guardian of the forest by Sebastian Meyer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2011874383589994726)  2026-01-15T18:53Z 12K followers, 13.1K engagements


"An origin of the werewolf myth In the"Epic of Gilgamesh" Gilgamesh refuses to become a lover of the goddess Ishtar because of her cruel treatment of a previous suitor; a shepherd whom she turned into a wolf. art: Irina Lesik"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2012096372623782273)  2026-01-16T09:35Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements


"In a cave on the Isle of Arran faeries lived. A local man named Fullarton frequently took some wool and would sit with them knitting 🧶 folklore on film @LandofLoreFilms #faeriefriday #folklore #ayrshire http://youtube.com/@landoflore http://youtube.com/@landoflore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2012116184200532452)  2026-01-16T10:54Z 11.9K followers, [---] engagements


"art: 'Night Hunter' by Vitali Skvorkin for #Caturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2012444997157572636)  2026-01-17T08:40Z 12K followers, [----] engagements


"Tempestarii were weather making witches and/or wizards who possessed the power to raise or prevent storms at will. Anyone reputed as a 'weather maker' was the subject of both respect and fear in rural areas. art: John William Waterhouse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2013971598382883098)  2026-01-21T13:47Z 12K followers, [----] engagements


"Scots folklorist F. Marion McNeill believed that faeries were a folk memory from our Neolithic ancestors - that they had a malevolent nature moved at night stole babies to rear as their own and were skilled in magic #faeriefriday #folklore #scotland art: Yuliya Litvinova"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2014647148151751096)  2026-01-23T10:31Z 12K followers, [----] engagements


"The 'last fairies in Cumbria' were seen dancing on Sandwick Rigg in [----] more: 'Folklore of the Lake District' by Stephen G. Rae #faeriefriday #folklore #lakedistrict art: detail from Dancing Fairies by August Malmstrm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2014648320040255661)  2026-01-23T10:36Z 12K followers, [----] engagements


"The word dryad is derived from the Greek word drus meaning oak (meaning Druid). Dryads were originally oak tree spirits although over time they have come to represent all types of tree spirits and nymphs. art: Dryad by Lorenzo Mastroianni"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2015030523102445795)  2026-01-24T11:54Z 12K followers, [----] engagements


"#WeekendReads 📚 why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae more: #books #folklore #lakedistrict http://folklorepress.co.uk http://folklorepress.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2015031412894666870)  2026-01-24T11:58Z 12K followers, [---] engagements


"#WeekendReads 📚 "Boggarts Brownies Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae tales of over [---] goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore more: #books #folklore #goblins http://folklorepress.co.uk http://folklorepress.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2015031701899018353)  2026-01-24T11:59Z 12K followers, [---] engagements


"@LakesStiles @Matt_GetOutside @lamrt @HenrySwan13 @Kunstloch1 If around Wast Water then possibly a water dragon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1296460005001105408)  2020-08-20T14:52Z 12.1K followers, [--] engagements


"#WyrdWednesday in the Scottish Highlands chief amongst the forest spirits is the Uruisg a half human and half goat being. Similar to the faun Ofelia meets who informs of her three tasks. #folklore #Scotland Pan's Labyrinth [----] Dir. Guillermo del Toro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1970731618114441566)  2025-09-24T06:06Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Freyja the Norse goddess associated with love beauty fertility sex war gold andmagic. She rides on a chariot pulled by two giant cats is accompanied by the boar Hildisvni and possesses acloak of falcon feathers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2010842695216836999)  2026-01-12T22:33Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements


"It's Penguin Awareness Day 🐧 A devious penguin plans a grand theft. It involves putting Wallace in danger. Will Gromit stop the feathered fiend #animation #comedy #film The Wrong Trousers [----] dir.Nick Park"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2013600519873282071)  2026-01-20T13:12Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements


"My late grandfather would recall that on a summer's evening the merfolk would bask on rocks that stretch out to the sea beyond Turnberry lighthouse. Their mesmerising song capturing the heart of many an Ayrshire lad and lassie. #folklore #Scotland art: Arthur Rackham"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2014282977585381708)  2026-01-22T10:24Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements


"In Greek mythologyIrisis a sky goddess and the personification of the rainbow. She is a messenger of the gods travelling from one end of earth to the other at the speed of wind connecting the gods to humanity. art: Arthur Rackham"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2014485078085099912)  2026-01-22T23:47Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements


"If Salvador Dal did #caturday He often referred to himself as a "cat inside a man""  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2015093265616265273)  2026-01-24T16:04Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements


"J. R. R. Tolkiens own illustration for The Hobbit: "It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons" #FolkloreSunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2015381448266551542)  2026-01-25T11:09Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Sphinxis amythical creaturewith the head of a human the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. She challenges those who encounter her to answer ariddle and will kill and devour them if they fail to solve it. art: Winged Scholar by Betty Jiang"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2015907867916640462)  2026-01-26T22:01Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Bellona the Roman Goddess of war; she is generally depicted wearing a military helmet and armour whilst carrying a shield and brandishing either a spear a sword or a bloody whip. She is likely the daughter of Jupiter God of Sky and Thunder. art: Bellona by Shanina Conway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2016286023404130403)  2026-01-27T23:03Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements


"The Fairy Steps. Carved into limestone rock local tradition says that if you can negotiate them without touching the sides fairies will grant you a wish from: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2016425256320131353)  2026-01-28T08:16Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements


""The great tree thrives on the leaves that it casts to the ground. Druidry today does not pretend to present a replica of the past rather it is producing a new season's growth" Cairistiona Worthington art: The Druids by Julia Tar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2016774318206644535)  2026-01-29T07:24Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Grindylow is a 'river hag' or 'water wraith' and similar to Jenny Greenteeth and Nelly Longarms. Don't get too close to the water's edge; she drags children into the water to drown and eat them from: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2016788300334260459)  2026-01-29T08:19Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@SueBursztynski @LandofLoreFilms Keeping them out of mischief 😄"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2017217914164621468)  2026-01-30T12:46Z 12.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Brigantia was the tribal goddess of the Brigantes tribe of northern England. Her name 'High One' or 'Queen' is associated with water and rivers. from the book: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2017231505110561272)  2026-01-30T13:40Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements


""Red is the colour of lust. But green is what lust leaves behind in heart in womb" - in local legend the Green Knight and Sir Gawain lived in the Forest of Inglewood more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae art: Julek Heller"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2018013602527977654)  2026-02-01T17:28Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements


"#otd [----] a day that became known as "the day the music died". Rock 'n roll stars Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa. Holly was only [--] years old. 📷 Bill Francis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2018703918247662002)  2026-02-03T15:11Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements


"In Greek myth the threeGorgons Medusa Stheno Euryala were offspring of the Sea God Phorcys and his sisterCeto. In a later Roman version Medusa was a beautiful maiden punished with a head of snakes by a jealous Minerva for her union with Neptune. art: Medusa by Zoe Lacchei"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/2020182087136079896)  2026-02-07T17:05Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Available from 29th July 2025; available in print and ebook; online or can be ordered at your local bookstore: Folklore of the Lake District by Stephen G. Rae ghost stories folk tales nature lore dialect verse #book #ebook #folklore #lakedistrict https://folklorepress.co.uk/ https://folklorepress.co.uk/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StephenGeoRae/status/1950088704690618711)  2025-07-29T06:59Z 12.6K followers, 13K engagements

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