The Mysterious Hare

A look at the role of the hare in relation to the gods and goddesses, witchcraft, shape shifting, magick and divination. Hare symbolism is explored.
Aside from the video and audio recordings of myself, I take no credit for the images and artwork shared here, nor do I claim ownership of them. All shared images were found publicly available. They are included for educational purposes only. When possible I have identified the artists or sources below (roughly in order of appearance):
Fight Night, Mick Cawston
Night Hare, struckdumb
Artic Hare Molting, National Geographic
Wenet Bronze Sculpture, Behance
Hare Glyph, ancient Egyptian relief sculpture
Michabo The Great Hare, DeviantArt
Artemis relief sculpture, ancient Greece
Hecate, Vlad Savin
Andraste, Wendy Andrew
Saint Melangell Icons, Aidenart and Catholic Online
Saint Melangell and the Hare, Jemima Jameson
Madonna of the Hare (Rabbit), Titian
Virgin and Child with Rabbits, 16th c. stained glass, Anonymous, (photo Jean-Gilles Berizzi)
Frau Holle vintage illustration, photo credit: www.udagen.de
The Goddess Holda, Carrie Kirkpatrick
Eostre and the Hare’s Egg, MoonDragon Cards
Ostara, Josephine Wall
Kaltes, Susan Eleanor Boulet
Moon Gazing Hare, acrylic painting by Rebecca of Moon Goddess Garden
The Hare on the Moon, Joanna May
Complete Moon Phases, Stanford Solar Center
The Handsome Hare, Night Is My Day
The Familiars, Poison Apple Print Shop
The Mountain Hare, BBC Earth
Celtic Hare, Joanne of Celtic Wildwood
Lion and Hare, Blue Note Art
Jataka Illustration painting, Konawin Zedi Pagoda
We Are All Moongazing, Jackie Morris
Bronze Hare Sculptures, Sue Maclaurin
Fabric Hares, Mr. Finch

[@rebeccagibson2257]

What a fantastic video! I'm writing about hare folklore and I had no idea hares are found in so many cultures. Thank you so much!

[@afterthestorm221]

Received a lovely unexpected visit this morning by a curious little fellow. Thank you both for helping me understand the possible meaning & message. 💚🐇🐰🥕

[@P-Mouse]

In the black furrow of a field I saw an old witch-hare this night; And she cocked a lissome ear, And she eyed the moon so bright, And she nibbled of the green; And I whispered "Wh-s-st! witch-hare," Away like a ghostie o’er the field She fled, and left the moonlight there. W. De la Mare

[@Sumit-sp1fr]

Hare Rama Hare krishna ...

[@mariahlarson92]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@KarasowProductions]

Thank you for all those wonderful informations about the hare and those beautiful pictures! I love this video and I love your cute fluffy angora-bunny!!

[@kathiburns3695]

I love the artwork.

[@AngelaDibble-qc2ot]

This was fantastic. So much information covered so eloquently.

[@thesolesibyl]

I am so pleased you enjoyed it 💜

[@thecosmicfish]

Fascinating! I learned so much! 🙂🐇

[@Rafu_Aeru]

As a Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac, I approve of this information. Great video!

[@thesolesibyl]

I’m honored a rabbit of your esteem gave your seal of approval. 🐰

[@rexgeorg7324]

Very interesting 14:21 Frau Holle

[@cuhurun]

A fantastic video containing an amazing overview of Hare lore, really enjoyed it, thank you. Would just like to raise a quick point though in relation to the use of the tribal name Iceni... bearing in mind our only reference to the term is via classical Roman texts and the appearance of the letters ECE minted on some later Iceni coinage, the letter C in Latin is hard and should be pronounced K. Thus, Ikeni or Ekeni, is the correct pronunciation. Warmest regards, from an archaeologist born in the county of Norfolk, UK.

[@thesolesibyl]

cuhurun duly noted! Thanks for watching and for sharing a bit of your expertise. 🙏

[@cuhurun]

@@thesolesibyl ; it's my very great pleasure, and thank you again for uploading this excellent video. Imparting knowledge is a great gift, especially in relation to such special animals... and please say hi to your rabbits for me and perhaps give them an extra munchie treat, too : )

[@charlotte.4929]

Amazing, thank you!

[@brunettelatina3966]

I was led to your channel because my lop has odd behaviors, as soon as I fall into a deep sleep he hops on my bed and wakes me up, do u think he detects my nightmares?

[@MeadowlarkMystic]

This was fascinating!! Where I live we have Jack Rabbits. They are quite large and wild and fast. Thank you!

[@thesolesibyl]

So glad you enjoyed it. You are quite right; jack rabbits are actually hares, not rabbits! I think they are amazing.

[@pinkyvoo4307]

In slavic folclore, goddess Lelya has strong connections with hares, as she is goddess of spring, love and attraction. Also in some folk tales Yarilo, one of the main summer gods, could transform himself into the hare. Unfortunately, pagan slavic culture suffered a lot of loss after christening and we know way too little about actual gods of old times, their magic and hierarchy. Thank you for the video, it was very informative and interesting.

[@thesolesibyl]

Thank you for sharing this folklore!

[@dubistverrueckt]

Thank you for bringing to our attention the respect and admiration that our ancestors had for the wonderful hares (and rabbits as well!) I have been lately studying them and found that they have something extraordinary that I can't quite voice or fully understand yet, but that makes them precious and unique. I am not surprised at all that they ancients had taboos against killing and eating them - most Siberians still do to this day! but in America they are now killed massively and wastefully - often without using the poor dead hare or rabbit carcass for anything. If confronted, the "hunters" get offended that you "dare" tell them not to kill "prey" "bottom of the food chain" and even "pests", "varmints" and "plague". Gardeners and Farmers shoot, trap and poison them. And these are NATIVE wild animals! This happens with total support from Universities and State and Federal "Wildlife" "agencies"! Yet now the new and extremely rabbit hemorrhagic disease threatens ALL species of wild and domestic rabbits and hares with high fatality rates and extinction for already endangered species of rabbits and hares the world over and the potential to make all rabbits and hares endangered. There is NO cure, no practical vaccines for hares at all. The recommendation is thus that we reduce the pressures we put on those species to give them the best chance at surviving these viruses, but, noooo, we are doing the opposite, destroying them for kicks "because they reproduce like rabbits lol". Perhaps when The Mysterious Hare becomes a tale lost in history and no hares are around to appreciate then will all these killers see their grave error. But by then, it will be too late...

[@from-Texas]

Thank you! Also, reincarnation. The Winnebago trickster cycle. And Mayan Popol Vue creation myth.

[@thesolesibyl]

Yes! Thanks for adding this...there is so much fascinating symbolism, history, mythology & folklore associated with the hare.

[@haveagoodone2935]

In Texas we have the jackalope.

[@markcoffey5066]

You seam to know what u r talking about compared to some so called experts

[@Sumit-sp1fr]

Are kangaroos from family of rabbits

[@thesolesibyl]

Sumit no, but I can see why you might think so! They share some common features, don’t they?

[@03Blackbeard]

Your rabbit has a wicked look in his eye.

[@thesolesibyl]

03Blackbeard 😏

[@What-sr2pk]

All rabits are freaks