The Cunning Folk - Keepers of Lore, Healers of the Hedge

This episode is dedicated to the people of Palestine. If you're able, please consider donating to humanitarian relief or signing a petition to demand ceasefire. Bearing witness is powerful- but action, even small, is sacred.Long before the witch hunts scorched through Europe, there were the cunning folk- midwives, herbalists, diviners, and wise women who walked the hedgerows between the seen and unseen. In this episode of Hex & Muse, we trace the forgotten legacy of these sacred practitioners: the charm-makers, the bone-readers, the women who brewed healing from the wild.Rooted in folklore, magic, and ancestral memory, this is a journey into the lives of those who held power quietly and were feared for it.We explore: ▸ Folk medicine, protection charms & ritual tools ▸ The slow shift from reverence to suspicion ▸ How patriarchy rewrote wisdom as threat ▸ The spiritual inheritance we reclaim todayThis isn’t just history- it’s a remembering. A spell for the ones who came before us.✧ Donate to Gaza ReliefAnera (American Near East Refugee Aid) – Donate Here Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) – Donate Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) – Donate Now Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Muslim Global Relief – Gaza Emergency Appeal 🕊 Sign a Petition for CeasefireOxfam – Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire (Global) Amnesty International – Ceasefire & End the Blockade Petition Islamic Relief UK – Permanent Ceasefire Petition 📖 Learn More: History, Context & VoicesVisualizing Palestine – Data-Driven Graphics & MapsDecolonize Palestine – Myths, Terms & HistoryJewish Voice for Peace – Human Rights & SolidarityIMEU – Stories & AdvocacyAl Jazeera – News & Explainers on PalestineMondoweiss – Palestinian Journalism & EssaysUN OCHA – Humanitarian Reports & Data Hex & Muse is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my deepest respects to their Elders past and present - and to all First Nations people, whose stories and spirits continue to shape this land.Follow along for more folklore, magic, and mythic musings:Instagram: @hexandmuse Website: www.hexandmuse.comHex & Muse is a spellbound journal of folklore, magic, art, and the sacred feminine - told through cinematic storytelling and whispered histories.From my altar to yours… thank you for listening.