Animism is the belief --- widespread among many native religions --- that every tree, rock, and place contains a spiritual essence. Assuming that the people who created Leo petroglyph ascribed to this belief, doesn't it make sense that they would use their mounds, effigies, and petroglphys to call out the existing power/beauty of natural spots?
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Month: May 2019

Animism and petroglyphs

May 19, 2019
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| Aimee Easterling's Inspiration, Series: Moon Blind

I dropped by Leo petroglyph again Saturday, this time with enough leeway so I could walk the nearby trail. Just below the petroglyph, a stream runs through a stunning gorge full of fascinating rock formations, lichens, mosses, and liverworts. Which got me thinking — are all of our landscapes as breathtaking when left to their…

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Fort Ancient musings

May 12, 2019
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| Aimee Easterling's Inspiration, Archaeology

My husband, my mothers-in-law, and I spent an illuminating afternoon at Fort Ancient yesterday. Unfortunately, our brains grew saturated before we made it halfway through the museum, and we didn’t get to spend nearly enough time walking through the astonishing earthworks either. But I saw enough to get my mind whirring, which will have to…

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Six more months of great books

May 8, 2019
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| Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance/Fantasy Romance Reviews

There’s something about the tight story structure of a great novella that snags my interest even though short stories often aren’t my cup of tea. Which is a long way of saying — two-thirds of my recommendations this time around are novellas. I hope you like the format as much as I do! Romancing the…

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Birds of ancient Ohio

May 2, 2019
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| Aimee Easterling's Inspiration, Archaeology

One of my favorite things about Ohio is the remnants of Adena and Hopewell cultures protected as parks or just waiting to be stumbled across in the woods. Yes, I’m talking about the 10,000 mounds scattered across the state, all dating from one to three thousand years ago. What we mostly don’t see unless the…

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