nature spirits
Woodland supernatural beings
Nature spirits are supernatural beings believed to inhabit natural features—trees, rivers, mountains, springs.
Found across world cultures and folklore, they range from benevolent guardians to mischievous or dangerous entities: dryads in trees, naiads in water, spirits of place.
The shrine honored the nature spirits of the forest.
Modern paganism and animist traditions maintain belief in them.
- dryadsTree-dwelling nature spirits
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- sylphsAiry mythical beings
- green manSignal to cross safely
- nymphsMinor female nature deities
animism · Pan · Gaia · genius loci · sacred groves · gnomes · little people · tengu · salamanders · yokai · kami · elementals · wild magic · kitsune · pixies · fairy rings · spirit offerings · offerings
- fairy paintingpixies, sprites, fae, faeries, wings
- Zulu traditionsancestors, diviner, traditional healer, ancestral worship, shades
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, vampire, demon
origin/domain
nature spiritsghosts
Spirits of the deceased
ancestral spirits · revenants · specters · wraiths · shades