Emily van der Hell

✨ Magic rooted in nature, shaped by your own hands. ✨

When you step into the forest, the air changes. The trees whisper, the plants speak and the earth offers all you need. That’s the heart of my craft.

I’m a nature witch, and my practice is simple: use what’s around you. The plants that grow at your feet. The trees that watch over you. The tools you make with your own hands, carrying your spirit in every curve and knot.

Nature gives us everything we need for our craft and I love sharing the wisdom I’ve gathered about plants, trees and the old stories that connect us to them.

You don’t need to buy endless tools or ingredients. You already walk through a world full of magic. All you have to do is listen.

You don’t need more things - you need deeper roots. 🌿✨

Here you’ll find:
✨ Witchcraft with what you already have
🌱 Working with the plants and trees native to your land
🔨 Crafting tools by hand, infused with your own energy
📜 Exploring folklore, legends and Norse & Celtic myths

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Emily van der Hell

Just when the garden begins to prepare for autumn, the roses decide to put on one last spectacular show. 🌹✨

The pale pink blooms are opening in abundance, filling the air with their beautiful fragrance and reminding me that nature often saves some of its greatest beauty for the changing of the seasons.

In folk magic, pale pink roses are often associated with gentle love, friendship, compassion, harmony, and emotional healing. Their soft energy is less about passion and more about kindness, self-love, and opening the heart with tenderness. 💗

For now, I’m simply enjoying their beauty, their scent, and this unexpected gift of late-season abundance. 🌿

#Roses #RoseMagic #GardenLife #AutumnGarden #NatureWitch

1 day ago | [YT] | 17

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Emily van der Hell

Canadian goldenrod in full bloom, with a tiny fly enjoying the view. 💛🪰

#NaturePhotography #Goldenrod #Wildflower #WoodlandWalk #NatureLover

3 days ago | [YT] | 21

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They called it the Witch Tree. 🌿

For centuries, people believed the Elder Tree held powerful magic, offered protection, and connected the worlds of the living and the unseen.

In a few hours, we’ll explore the folklore, mythology, healing traditions, and enduring mysteries of this remarkable tree.

I hope I see you later. 🤗🖤

Book excerpts from „Lady Elder Tree: Northern Plant Animism & Witchcraft“ by Joseph S. Hopkins and Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen

#ElderTree #ElderLore #FolkMagic #TheWitchTree #Folklore #TreeLore #GreenWitch #Witchcraft #Paganism #NatureMagic

5 days ago | [YT] | 37

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Emily van der Hell

Apparently, even a bumblebee knows when it’s time for a little afternoon nap. 🐝🌹

I found this little one tucked deep inside a rose, taking a well-deserved rest after buzzing from flower to flower. Only its tiny fuzzy behind was sticking out. 😄

Just stop for a second and notice that the garden is full of its own little lives and stories.

#Bumblebee #RoseGarden #GardenLife #NatureLover #TinyWorld

6 days ago | [YT] | 28

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Emily van der Hell

Your familiar would be a …

… Crow, Wolf, Falcon or something else? Please comment below.

Mine would be a fox and a lot of birds. 🦊🐦‍⬛🦉🦅

1 week ago | [YT] | 14

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A Gathering in the Woods 🧚

I stumbled upon this little gathering of red arum in the forest, standing together so perfectly that I couldn’t help but wonder if I had wandered into a fairy tale.

They looked almost placed there, like tiny woodland guardians keeping watch beneath the trees.

The forest has a way of creating little scenes that feel too perfect to be ordinary.

And sometimes, the best thing you can do is simply stop and notice. ✨

#FairyTaleForest #WoodlandMagic #ForestPhotography #NaturePhotography #Forestcore #NatureMagic #EnchantedForest #WoodlandCreatures #Folklore #NatureLovers

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The Forest’s Canvas 🍄🎨

I came across this beautiful Artist’s Conk in the woods, surrounded by what looked almost like a dusting of cocoa powder.

But this mushroom has another little secret.

Its pale underside can be written or drawn upon, leaving dark lines that slowly develop as the surface changes. This is why it has earned the name Artist’s Conk.

The second photograph shows an example of a drawing made on one of these remarkable mushrooms.

A canvas provided by nature.🌲✨

#Fungi #Mushroom #NatureArt #ForestMagic #WoodlandMagic #Forestcore #NaturePhotography #ForestFolklore