traditional celtic folk music makes me go buck fucking wild. i don’t know what it is, if it’s just in my blood or if it’s a past life or just ‘cause it’s objectively soulful but I hear that fiddle and I immediately transform into this heartbroken irish widow in 1787 with a shawl draped over my shoulders staring over the cliffs of moher, waiting for my ghostly lover to return from sea
There are many plants that are part of the bindweed family, including the morning glory and sweet potato, but this post is going to specifically discuss Convolvus arvensis. Commonly called field bindweed, bellbind, possession vine, or according to the Brothers Grimm “our Lady’s little glass,” bindweed is a twining vine with pale trumpet-shaped flowers that open at dawn and close at night, as well as arrow-shaped leaves.
Bindweed is a vigorous plant that will spread and become difficult to get rid of, so it is not recommended that you try to grow it in your garden. Instead, look for it growing wild, in your garden and those of your neighbors. If you live on the West coast of the US where it grows in droves, it shouldn’t be hard to find. Try not to pull it up by the roots unless you specifically need that part of the plant. Wildharvesting is the way to go with this one. If you must grow it, grow it in a container, preferably indoors. This plant is a dangerous invasive species that will completely overrun the area if you let it take hold.
Bindweed has been known since long ago for its properties to purify and cleanse the body as well as to calm the mind. Bindweed can also be used to make cultivable chemical-laden and overly-used agricultural land, freeing it of heavy metals and restoring the fertility and balance of the soil. Thus, bindweed is a good detoxifying agent that eliminates toxins internally as well as externally. The plant is also a rich source of many compounds like tropine, pseudotropine, aspartic acid, cysteine, alanine and Arginine. The plant also serves as a purgative and anti-bacterial as well as anti-fungal agent, the tribes of the United States have used it as a spider bite remedy, and extracts from it are even believed to help treat diabetes or arrest the growth of tumors!
Bindweed vines can be used for binding spells (including handfasting) and for creating “bridges” and connections between realms. Some say that it can be substituted in any recipe calling for High John the Conqueror, root for root. The seeds have been used in earlier times to induce hallucinations, however, they are also toxic. Don’t try it!
air: lightheaded mornings, fragile teacups, skincare routine, dreamer, being at peace with yourself, flowy clothing, meditation, voice of an angel, cloud watching
earth: foggy mountainsides, nostalgia, old soul, gives great advice, mom friend, interested in science, the satisfaction of working hard, handfuls of flowers
fire: hothead, sleep is for the weak™️, brutal honesty, neon lights, cigarettes, always up for a fight, old scars, leather jackets, tight hugs, unyielding, warm hands
water: marble temples, bare feet, hard thinking, spiral staircases, quiet power, overflowing yet hidden emotions, no makeup, sad eyes, knows when you’re lying
*bonus, space: dark clothes, stays up late and sleeps in late, spends most their time alone, deep thinker, eyes full of stars, lots of stories to tell, cat person, untold secrets
Screenwriting tip: If you ever find yourself wondering “Where does my act II begin?” think of National Treasure. Think of Nicholas Cage gazing at the declaration of independence and murmuring “I’m gonna steal the declaration of independence” and then walking off like a dramatic hoe. Now look at your script. Where does your character decide to steal the declaration of independence? That is the start of your act II. You’re welcome.
It doesn’t matter how terrifying or monstrous or deadly you make your eldritch monster, there’s gonna be a person who hauls themselves out of the sewers to tell you that they will personally fuck it.
This post has so many notes and it’s mostly people calling out their friends for being sewer-dwelling awful cryptid fuckers and I love it. Expose them.
Goldnwulf 