Hulder

Today I wanted to write about the Hulder, a forest, cave, and/or lake spirit from Scandinavia. Hulder are often depicted as seductive mermaids living in cave pools who sudduce miners and lure them to their deaths. Hulder are also known as Tallemaja ‘pine tree mary’ in Sweden or the ulda to the Sámi. They are

Akka

Continuing with spooky season I wanted to write about Akka, an Estonian, Finnish, and Sámi spirit or group of spirits/goddesses responsible for both birth and death. Maderakka is one of the five Akkas, she creates bodies and is the goddess of women and children, she has three daughters: Sarakka, goddess of love and fertility, Juksakka,