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The Walnut Tree of Benevento is one of Italy’s most enduring and unsettling legends, rooted in a place where history and myth have long overlapped. For centuries, a great walnut tree said to stand near the Sabato River was believed to be the gathering site of the Janare, the witches of Benevento. According to folklore, these women would meet beneath the tree at night to perform rituals, dance, and cast spells. Whispered incantations were said to grant them flight, allowing them to travel unseen through the dark. The tree became a symbol of forbidden knowledge and fear, passed down through generations. The legend likely has deeper historical origins. During the Lombard era, Benevento was an important political and religious center, and scholars suggest that pagan rituals once took place in the area. As Christianity spread, these practices were condemned and reimagined as acts of witchcraft, transforming sacred rites into sinister tales. The Walnut Tree itself no longer exists, yet its presence survives in memory and tradition. #edgarallenpoets #facebookrepost #strega #BlessedBe #bruja

Paula de Eguiluz (fl. 1636) was a healer of African descent on the island of Hispaniola. After gaining her freedom, she became known in Cuba and New Spain as a powerful healer and diviner, blending African spiritual knowledge with Indigenous remedies and Catholic prayer. People sought her out for cures, protection, and guidance—especially those who had nowhere else to turn. Her reputation quickly drew the attention of the Spanish Inquisition. Paula was accused multiple times of brujería, charged with using spells, potions, and forbidden rituals. She was arrested, interrogated, and punished, yet each time she was released, she returned to her work. The trials never stopped her practice; they only spread her name further. What made Paula dangerous to the authorities was not fear or superstition, but independence. She was a formerly enslaved Black woman exercising spiritual authority in a rigid colonial world. Despite imprisonment and public punishment, Paula de Eguiluz continued healing until the end of her life—becoming a lasting symbol of resistance, survival, and ancestral knowledge that refused to be erased. #facebookrepost

Most Valkyries are remembered for choosing the slain… but Brynhildr is remembered for something far more dangerous: she disobeyed Odin himself. In the old sagas, Brynhildr was ordered to decide a battle a certain way. Instead, she followed her own heart and granted victory to the wrong warrior. For that defiance, Odin cursed her with a magical sleep and surrounded her with a ring of fire. Only the bravest hero could reach her. Sigurd did. He walked through the flames and woke her with truth and steel, and for a moment they burned brighter together than any legend before or after. But love and fate in Norse lore rarely end gently… Oaths broke. Jealousy rose. And Brynhildr’s fury helped bring down kings and heroes alike. She is remembered as the Valkyrie who chose freedom over obedience, love over fear, and authenticity over destiny even when it cost her everything. 🖤🔥⚔️ #Valkyrie #Brynhildr #NorseMythology #VikingSoul #NordicDaughter #FolkSaga #facebookrepost

This is absolutely incredible news for wildlife conservation! 🐆✨ Mexico just announced something that has researchers jumping for joy, and it proves that when we protect nature, nature bounces back in the most amazing ways. The third largest cat species on Earth is making an epic comeback, and it's happening closer to the United States than you might think. If you're in southern Texas, you're now just a road trip away from one of the planet's most magnificent predators thriving in the wild! #facebookrepost

A recent Brazilian clinical trial, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and widely reported in December 2025, marks a groundbreaking development in exploring cannabis for Alzheimer’s treatment. Researchers at the Federal University of Latin American Integration conducted a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving elderly patients aged 60-80 with mild Alzheimer’s disease. Building on prior animal studies showing low-dose THC restoring cognition in aged mice and a 2022 case report where microdosing improved symptoms in one patient over 22 months, this trial tested daily oral microdoses of a balanced cannabis extract containing approximately 0.3 mg THC and 0.3 mg CBD—far below psychoactive levels. Over 24-26 weeks, the treatment group showed stabilized cognitive function, as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), while the placebo group experienced typical decline. This pausing of progression represents the first human trial evidence of microdosing cannabinoids potentially halting Alzheimer’s-related cognitive deterioration without significant side effects. Described as unprecedented, the approach leverages the endocannabinoid system’s role in neuroprotection, which naturally diminishes with age. Though promising, the study’s small sample size and limited scope to certain cognitive metrics highlight the need for larger, longer trials to confirm efficacy and safety. Current Alzheimer’s therapies offer minimal benefit and often severe side effects, making this low-risk cannabinoid option a hopeful avenue amid rising dementia cases globally. #scienceacumen #facebookrepost

“…. if I am hungry, no one is safe.” In 1862, as the Dakota people were starving during a man-made famine, trader Andrew Myrick mocked their suffering. He told them to “eat grass—or their own dung.” 🌾 It was a moment that exposed the cruelty of power and the depth of injustice faced by the Dakota Nation. When the Dakota War began, Myrick was among the first to die. His body was later found with grass stuffed into his mouth—a grim, symbolic answer to his own words. This is not a tale of revenge glorified, but a stark reminder: when human dignity is stripped away and hunger is used as a weapon, history answers with consequences. Remembering these truths honors those who endured, resisted, and survived. 🪶 #NativeAmericanHistory #DakotaWar1862 #IndigenousTruth #RememberThePast #VoicesUnforgotten #facebookrepost

After more than 120 years, the Yurok Tribe is finally bringing their land home 🌲❤️ Nearly 47,000 acres along the Klamath River—land taken from their ancestors—now belongs back where it always should have been. For generations, this land was damaged by heavy logging. But to the Yurok people, it was never just land. It is history, culture, spirit, and home. Now, the tribe is healing it the way their ancestors once did—using traditional knowledge to restore forests and protect the salmon that have sustained their people for thousands of years 🐟. Backed by a $56 million investment, this isn’t just a land return—it’s a promise to the future. A reminder that justice can take time, but it matters. A reminder that Indigenous wisdom protects the Earth. A reminder that home is something worth fighting for. This is more than a win for the Yurok Tribe. It’s a win for the land, the river, and generations yet to come 🌎✨ #nativepride #california #yourktribe #facebookrepost

This image holds two histories side by side. One taken from land, the other taken from freedom. Together they tell a truth often separated but deeply connected. What was built came at a cost that still echoes 🖤📖 #facebookrepost #WeAreAllOne

A powerful demonstration of ecosystem restoration! The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s has triggered a remarkable trophic cascade, restoring balance to the northern range ecosystem. 🐺 Following the wolves' eradication in the 1920s, the overpopulation of elk led to excessive browsing, preventing young aspen trees from growing tall enough to replace the aging canopy. For decades, the trees struggled, and young saplings were nearly non-existent. A new study confirms the success of the reintroduction: for the first time in 80 years, a new generation of fully-fledged overstory aspen trees has been recorded. The presence of wolves has reduced elk numbers and shifted their grazing patterns, giving the young aspen a chance to flourish and marking a significant milestone in ecological restoration. #fblifestyle #Yellowstone #trophiccascade #facebookrepost

Indeed - Václav Havel is saying something simple and very true about human nature. He thought that inside every person, there is a quiet, good heart. It is a natural instinct to be fair, to help, and to cooperate. But life often teaches us to ignore that instinct. We get tired, we become cynical, or we are told that being good is for fools. That good heart doesn't disappear. It just goes to sleep. It becomes dormant, waiting for someone to remind it that it is okay to wake up. That is exactly what Havel is doing with this quote. He is giving that quiet heart permission to beat loudly again. He is telling people, plainly, that being decent is not naive. Helping your neighbor, telling the truth, and playing by the fair rules are not silly ideas. They are the most sensible and practical things we can do. They are the basic glue that holds a family, a town, or a country together. Without that glue of simple goodwill, everything else falls apart. He is not dreaming of a perfect world. He is giving us the instruction manual for building a real one. #humanityandpeace #facebook #facebookrepost