Beware this time of year, the darker half, when things are not always what they seem. Be careful walking in the woods, especially at night or on a rainy day when the sun is nowhere to be found. The creatures of fairy are out and about as always, but while the fairies of the lighter half of the year build and grow things, the fairies of the darker half of the year tear things down and destroy them. This is the way Nature designed it, and it must be so or our world would soon become overcrowded with too much life and not enough death from which to make new things.
It’s a damp musty scent you’ll notice first, not sweet like
fallen leaves, but musty and sour. The
air is still, and the birds that have not left for warmer shores are
silent. There’s a clicking sound, a
rasping sound, a dragging sound. There’s
a sticky, wet feel to the air. These are
the signs to look for, and you must leave immediately if you come upon
them. Eventually, we’ll all see the grim
side of Nature, but avoid it while you can.
Twisted trunks and bark and whole trees strangled and
devoured. Hallowe’en is almost here, and
the dark fairies are hungry! Tread
softly. Carry a lantern if you can
because they do not like fire. Surely
you knew that the Jack-o-lantern on your porch is much more than a decoration? Light it at night so that the strangling ones,
the faeries who reach and twist and crush will pass you by. This time.
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| A tree being strangled by the Darker Half. |
