Eco-Mythic Tales

The Tale of the Spring That Breathed

Legend has it that, in the valley between the oak grove and the mountains, there was a spring that breathed like a living creature.

Apr 16 • Sofia Batalha

The Old Wolf Crone and the Tallow Candle

If you still believe that “We are all one.” That true spirituality is universal and that we don’t need to separate or differentiate so much; this story…

Feb 28 • Sofia Batalha

The Tale of the Cave of Forbidden Fruits

The earth holds what pride forgets

Jan 21 • Sofia Batalha

The Goddess Who Dies and Returns

Fabulation on an ancient iberian goddess

Dec 27, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

The Judgment of the Living and the Dead

or “The Wolf Who Taught Us to Pray”

Dec 21, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

Eternal against her own will

Dec 10, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

The Moorish Woman Without Hands

Based on the Moorish tale of Carcayona, the handless maiden, and ecological mourning, I have woven together a story and some notes.

Dec 1, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

The Listening Spiders

Our stories have always been intertwined.

Nov 17, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

Four Skins of Eco-Mythical Tales

Skin-cloaks, Skin-veils, Skin-skirts, Skin-drums

Nov 13, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

Martinho who Lit the Heart of the Earth

The people say that Martinho did not perform a miracle, he just remembered.

Nov 11, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

{from the book Tales of the Serpent and the Moon}

Sep 16, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

Eco-Mythical Manifesto

For an Untamed Imagination

Jul 30, 2025 • Sofia Batalha

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