Season 3 Episode 2: Written In The Stars - Folklore Of The Night Sky

Merry Met Folks! Welcome to the second episode of Season 3. I was pleased to hear listeners enjoyed the new format and so I will be continuing with my nature rambles and ballad explorations for at least this season. For this episode patrons chose, 'Written In The Stars'  and this month I take you on a little stargazing in our local fields, sing a lament to the moon, talk about the folklore found in the night sky and tell the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimera.So grab yourself a coffee and follow me into the night! On occasion there are dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always,  I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household. To 'Rewild Yourself Through Story', join me on patreon for digital zines, a book club, audio stories, previews, earlier extended versions of this podcast and online workshop. www.patreon.com/ddstoryteller For more stories woven with folklore and the old ways you can find me via the following channels: www.facebook.com/ddstoryteller www.instagram.com/dd_storyeller References Books Moore, Patrick, (2009)Legends Of The Stars, The History Press. Simpson, Jaqueline & Roud, Steve (2000) A Dictionary ofEnglish Folklore, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Struthers, Jane (2009) Red Sky At Night: The Book Of Lost Country Wisdom, Ebury Press, Websites: The Origin Of The Zodiac - http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/zodiac.htm The Zodiac - https://www.britannica.com/topic/zodiac Blue Moons - https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/once-in-a-blue-moon/ South African Star Myths -https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/south-african-star-myths 10 Superstitions About The Stars - https://science.howstuffworks.com/10-superstitions-about-stars.htm Music Attribution: Intro & Outro Music: Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound Effects via www.orangefreesounds.com & https://freesound.org/people/Guz99/sounds/583740/ Production:With thanks to Clare Mansell eO9viRQNsMO4o1kXglRe This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cerridwenscauldron.substack.com/subscribe