Tales From The Enchanted Forest

When Tawhaki Met the SkyFairy

It's almost like When Harry Met Sally, except Tawhaki literally climbs through the sky to get his girl. Straight from Edith Howes’ 1913 book titled, Maoriland Fairy Tales, we bring you a fairy story from New Zealand all about how having great upper body strength and carpentry skills can win you magic and love.  Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com [https://talesfromtheenchantedforest.com/] You can also find us on: * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fromenchanted.bsky.social] * Mastodon [https://mstdn.ca/@talesfromtheenchantedforest] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtheenchantedforest/?igshid=3mwp9519opx0]   * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@talesfromfoxandsparrow?lang=en]

Wizards and Witches at Pengersick Castle: Cornish Tale II

Welcome back to part two of our wild haunted ride at Pengersick Castle in Cornwall! Last time we left off with pirates and revenge and this time we'll pick up with Lord-Enchanter Pengersec and the Witch of Fraddam! He's less of a boy wizard and more of a reclusive-locked-up-in-his-tower-summoning-spirits type of wizard, but still makes for a great legend!  We are continuing using Robert Hunt’s Popular Romances of the West of England which tells three stories based on ‘How Pengerswick became a Sorcerer,""The Lord of Pengerswick an Enchanter” and “The Witch of Fraddam and Pengerswick" as well as William Bottrell’s "Legends of Pengersec" from his Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall. So settle in for Wizards and Witches at Pengersick Castle! Part two of our series on Pengersick castle. Be sure to listen to part one: Murder and Magic at Pengersick Castle!  Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com [https://talesfromtheenchantedforest.com/] You can also find us on: * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fromenchanted.bsky.social] * Mastodon [https://mstdn.ca/@talesfromtheenchantedforest] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtheenchantedforest/?igshid=3mwp9519opx0]   * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@talesfromfoxandsparrow?lang=en]

Murder and Magic at Pengersick Castle: Cornish Tale I

Strange things are afoot at Pengersick Castle in Cornwall and they include (but are not limited to) murder, vengeful spirits, pirates, enchanters, witches, love potions, civil war and generational trauma! That's right, we are going to dive deep into the stories of Lord Pengersec using Robert Hunt’s Popular Romances of the West of England which tells three stories based on ‘How Pengerswick became a Sorcerer,""The Lord of Pengerswick an Enchanter” and “The Witch of Fraddam and Pengerswick" as well as William Bottrell’s "Legends of Pengersec" from his Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall. So settle in for Murder and Magic at Pengersick Castle, Part One!  Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com [https://talesfromtheenchantedforest.com/] You can also find us on: * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fromenchanted.bsky.social] * Mastodon [https://mstdn.ca/@talesfromtheenchantedforest] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtheenchantedforest/?igshid=3mwp9519opx0]   * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@talesfromfoxandsparrow?lang=en]

Jikininki: The Japanese Flesh Eater

A monk comes across an odd priest and an even odder town. You see, on the first night after a death, the entire village empties out for fear of the flesh eater. Curious, the Monk chooses to stay and that night, he beholds a frightening sound...then a frightening shape...then- what happens next? Well, you'll have to listen or read the 1998 book, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, by Lafcadio Hearn to find out more! Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com [https://talesfromtheenchantedforest.com/] You can also find us on: * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fromenchanted.bsky.social] * Mastodon [https://mstdn.ca/@talesfromtheenchantedforest] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtheenchantedforest/?igshid=3mwp9519opx0]   * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@talesfromfoxandsparrow?lang=en]

Katabasis: Orpheus and Eurydice

R.F Kuang's Katabasis has reignited the discourse around journeying into the underworld as a storytelling device. We've covered many stories in the past with the theme of Katabasis (namely Inanna and Persephone), so why not deep dive into the various versions of Orpheus' myth especially with Supergiant Games' Hades II coming out! Join us as we trace Orpheus and Eurydice's story from Pindar to Virgil and Ovid all the way to Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Hadestown as we ask the age old question- why did Orpheus turn?  Show notes for this episode can be found on our website at: https://talesfromtheenchantedforest.com/2025/09/24/katabasis-the-myth-of-orpheus/ You can also find us on: * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fromenchanted.bsky.social] * Mastodon [https://mstdn.ca/@talesfromtheenchantedforest] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtheenchantedforest/?igshid=3mwp9519opx0]   * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@talesfromfoxandsparrow?lang=en]