Dear Shadow Tribe,
The Appalachian Mountains are one of the oldest mountain chains on Earth, filled with ancient energies and dark mysteries, as well as unique ecosystems, flora and fauna. Here we have our own rules for surviving, passed down to us by our grandmothers. There are many of these lists, but no official ones. They varied from county to county, hollow to hollow, family to family.
The ones I heard growing up:
1) Don’t whistle after dark or in the forest. The sound carries, and something may answer.
2) Don’t answer if you hear your name called at night or in the forest, but cannot see the source. The dead, or something wearing their voice, is calling you. Do not go. Same goes for the sound of a crying baby in the forest (a reality: foxes, bobcats and many other animals can make sounds like babies).
3) Shut the doors, close windows and draw curtains after dark. You don't want something looking in.
4) Stay out of the forest from dusk to dawn if you can, especially if you are alone. Night is when both animals and the older stories are most dangerous.
5) If the woods go completely silent, leave. Animals and insects go quiet for a reason.
6) If you see someone who looks not quite right, walk the other way.
7) Don’t rock an empty rocking chair. An empty chair that moves is said to invite a ghost or spirit to sit. People stop them with a hand if the wind starts them.
8) Plant above-ground crops on a waxing moon, roots on a waning moon. Many still consult the Old Farmers Almanac (Amazon link).
9) If you see something that does not belong, you didn’t see it. Don’t point, don’t announce it while you are still out there, just keep walking. Don't give it the attention it wants.
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The ones I heard growing up:
1) Don’t whistle after dark or in the forest. The sound carries, and something may answer.
2) Don’t answer if you hear your name called at night or in the forest, but cannot see the source. The dead, or something wearing their voice, is calling you. Do not go. Same goes for the sound of a crying baby in the forest (a reality: foxes, bobcats and many other animals can make sounds like babies).
3) Shut the doors, close windows and draw curtains after dark. You don't want something looking in.
4) Stay out of the forest from dusk to dawn if you can, especially if you are alone. Night is when both animals and the older stories are most dangerous.
5) If the woods go completely silent, leave. Animals and insects go quiet for a reason.
6) If you see someone who looks not quite right, walk the other way.
7) Don’t rock an empty rocking chair. An empty chair that moves is said to invite a ghost or spirit to sit. People stop them with a hand if the wind starts them.
8) Plant above-ground crops on a waxing moon, roots on a waning moon. Many still consult the Old Farmers Almanac (Amazon link).
9) If you see something that does not belong, you didn’t see it. Don’t point, don’t announce it while you are still out there, just keep walking. Don't give it the attention it wants.
Between Shadows and Light,
Cade Shadowlight ☠
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