Eps. 81: The Folklore of Fireflies

In this episode of The Moon in Carolina, host Shelby Bundy explores what people across thousands of years and dozens of cultures have believed about fireflies — and finds the same belief arriving, independently, again and again: that small lights moving through the dark are the souls of the dead, keeping close. From the Japanese hotaru poems of the 8th-century Man'yoshu to the Cherokee tradition connecting fireflies to sacred fire and intentional guidance, and into the hollow coves of Appalachia where the Blue Ghost firefly still moves in late May, the soul-light belief spans centuries and cultures.🖤 You can find Shelby at www.shelbybundy.com 📚 Shop my Booklist: The Moon in Carolina at BookShop.org✨ Courses:Learn Myth, Astrology, Tarot, Shadow Work, and all things magickal at TenthHouseRising.com. New courses are offered each season. Live sessions with recorded replays are available. Membership includes weekly live calls & astrology chats, full moon gatherings, three monthly webinars, an active community, and much more!  ✍️ Follow me on Substack!Weekly musings, bonus podcast episodes, seasonal living & more.🔮 Visit TamedWild.com🤍 Free Workbooks are Here!  🎙️ Podcast Details:Instagram: @themoonincarolinaProduction by Julio MonteroMusic:  Folklore, by Taizo Audio