What Does Pinterest Have to Do with Faeries?

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way my mind decided that Pinterest is… inhabited.

Not in a “tiny winged beings hiding behind your recipes” kind of way (although, let’s not rule anything out). More like this: if social platforms had souls, Pinterest would be the one with moss on its shoes, pressed flowers in its pockets, and a habit of whispering ideas instead of shouting them.

Which raises the (maybe not so) obvious question: What does Pinterest have to do with faeries?

At first glance, the answer is: absolutely nothing. Pinterest is a search engine. A visual filing cabinet. A place to save cottagecore kitchen ideas, herbal remedies, dream houses, and things you swear you’ll make someday.

And yet…

If you’ve ever felt that peculiar click when you open Pinterest—the sense of wandering rather than scrolling—you may already know what I mean.

Pinterest Is a Liminal Space

Faeries, in Celtic lore, don’t live in obvious places. They live at thresholds.

Hedges. Forest edges. Doorways. Dusk. Dawn. The places between places.

Pinterest feels like that.

It’s not quite social media. It’s not quite a search engine. It’s not about performing or reacting or arguing. You don’t arrive there to be seen. You arrive to look.

And looking—real, slow, open-ended looking—is a liminal act.

You’re not deciding (at least not right away). You’re not producing. You’re wandering.

Faeries adore wandering.

It’s Visual Before It’s Verbal

Faeries don’t explain themselves in paragraphs. They communicate in impressions, symbols, moods, flashes of beauty that land somewhere beyond the rational mind.

Pinterest works the same way.

You don’t type, “Explain the meaning of my life.” You type “misty forest path” or “altar ideas” or “wild garden” and see what appears.

Images bypass logic. They slide straight into the subconscious.

Which is precisely where magic lives.

That’s why Pinterest often feels strangely nourishing even when you don’t do anything with what you save. You’re feeding your inner landscape—the part of you that understands metaphor, pattern, and possibility.

Faery food, if you will.

Pinterest Isn’t About Keeping Up

Most platforms are obsessed with the latest trends.

What’s happening. What’s breaking. What just popped up three minutes ago.

Faeries, on the other hand, are not particularly impressed by pop trends. They live sideways to time. Circularly. Seasonally. Mythically.

Pinterest reflects this beautifully.

Pins don’t expire. Pinterest boards age like wine. Something you saved three years ago can resurface and suddenly make sense now.

Pinterest is less like a newsfeed and more like a spell you’re slowly assembling.

One image at a time.

Desire Without Demand

Here’s something subtle but important: Pinterest allows desire without pressure.

You can want a stone cottage, a thriving garden, a more magical life—without being told to hustle, monetize, optimize, or explain yourself.

Faeries understand desire in this way.

They are not interested in your five-step plan. They are interested in what makes your eyes light up. What pulls you forward. What you’re secretly hoping for.

Pinterest gives us permission to want and enjoy without immediately turning it into a task.

That alone makes it faery-friendly.

The New Earth Aesthetic Lives in Pinterest

If you’ve noticed that Pinterest seems unusually rich in images of wild beauty, slow living, herbal wisdom, handmade things, sacred spaces, and earth-honoring lives — you’re not imagining it.

Pinterest quietly holds the visual mythology of the New Earth.

Not as doctrine. Not as preaching. But as imagery.

And faeries have always been guardians of that mythology.

They show us worlds where humans live in kinship with land, plants, animals, and unseen realms—not because it’s trendy, but because it’s natural.

Pinterest doesn’t argue for this worldview.

It simply shows it.

Pinterest as a Modern Faery Path

I sometimes think of Pinterest boards as modern faery trails—energetic pathways worn into being by repeated attention and longing.

Every saved image is a footprint. Every board is a path.

And if you follow one long enough, it tends to lead you somewhere unexpected.

Not always to a product, or even to a plan.

But to a feeling. A remembering. A quiet yes.

Why This Matters (Especially If You’re Building Something)

If you’re a creator, a teacher, a healer, or someone trying to bring something gentle and beautiful into the world, Pinterest can feel like home because it doesn’t shout.

It rewards resonance over volume.

Magic over metrics.

Faeries, after all, don’t yell. They shimmer.

An Invitation

Next time you open Pinterest, try this: Don’t search for something practical.

Search for what you miss. See what appears.

And if it feels like you’ve wandered into a mossy clearing where ideas are waiting rather than chasing you—well…

That might explain everything.

Because if faeries were going to hang out anywhere online, Pinterest would probably be that place.

How I Use Pinterest

Curious about what I share and save on Pinterest? Check out my boards here. Or copy and paste this link: https://www.pinterest.com/wulfworks/

You’ll see the images on this page, along with images from my past blog posts, plus other magical witchy stuff, gluten-free vegan recipes and graphic art examples.