Author: Michelle van den Hout
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Dufftown: A Place of Quiet Histories and Hidden Stories
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Discover Dufftown beyond whisky. Explore walks, history, folklore and hidden stories in the heart of Speyside, from castles and battles to fairies and ancient sites.
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Threshold Places: Why Liminal Landscapes Still Call to Us
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In uncertain times, many people feel drawn to the edges of the world: places where land, water, forest and sky meet. Across cultures and centuries, certain landscapes have always held a special meaning. Hilltops, burial mounds, river crossings, forest edges and standing stones were often treated as more than ordinary…
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Inverness: A City of Thresholds at the Heart of the Highlands
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Inverness is often called the capital of the Highlands, yet it still carries the atmosphere of a town rather than a city. Set where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth, it has long been a place of crossing points, journeys and stories. Its name comes from the Gaelic Inbhir…
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Story as Medicine: Why We Need Myth in Uncertain Times
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“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” — Carl G. Jung In uncertain times, stories return. Myth has always shaped societies. Anyone who has spent time with Joseph Campbell’s work knows this well. Stories are not just entertainment alone; they are…
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Where the Fair Folk Still Walk: Scotland’s Enchanted Faerie Landscapes
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“Fantasy, myth, legend, truth, all are intertwined in the story that is Scotland.”— Laurence Overmire Scotland is a land shaped as much by story as by stone. Its glens, hills, islands, and waterways are steeped in folklore, home to selkies and kelpies, witches and saints, spirits of place, and, of…
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The Cailleach: Scotland’s Ancient Winter Goddess
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High above the hills and lochs of Scotland, the wind carries stories of a powerful figure who shaped the land: the Cailleach, the winter goddess, keeper of stone, storm, and snow. Her legend is etched into mountains, islands, and waterways, from the Hebrides to the Highlands, her presence is whispered…