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Feature Illustration by Charles Vess Article From 2014 Spring Issue #26 Subscribe // Print // Digital Once, there was a clockwork princess who lived in a land of forgotten things. The...

The enchantment was born in the first green spires of Copenhagen. They flashed past on the drive from the airport, back before you could...

My grandmother was a mysterious woman—quiet and stern, her burdens etched harshly across her face. Her home was unremarkable, uncluttered, and as sensible as...

Feature Image: Study for Maidens Picking Flowers by the Stream (1911), by John William Waterhouse Image Courtesy Wikimedia Commons There was something strange about the cottage at...

It begins with the pink moon in spring. It begins with fireflies in the hedges and falling in love for the first time. It’s passion,...

  • Adorn your long and flowing (or short and pixie-perfect) hair with flowers, one tucked above each ear with a headband or ribbon between,...

Portrait of Oscar Wilde (1882), by Napoleon Sarony IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo If we were in Paris (we really should be in Paris!), I...

We asked Celeste Onorati, astrologer and founder of Jai Mala Rose—a handmade custom rose-petal-bead jewelry and mala company—to share her thoughts on what the stars...

This piece is a retelling of the Greek myth of Persephone, with the author speaking as Persephone's mother, Demeter. Demeter implores Persephone to come back to the surface and fulfill her duties, and chides her for her behavior in the Underworld. Demeter also speaks about her feelings towards Persephone's husband, Hades, and Aphrodite, and encourages Persephone to consider the feelings of her lover, Adonis. Overall, the piece explores themes of responsibility, love, and family dynamics in the context of Greek mythology.

We found Ellen Evert Hopman's Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore to be an invaluable resource as we prepared our Outlander issue, which is chock full of herbal magic and...