Dark Naturalism

Dark Naturalism is an aesthetic that mixes in the natural world, with its darker elements to create an atmosphere of a naturalist mystery, worship and beauty.

Visual[]

Dark Naturalism's visuals revolve around nature with a sense of obscure mystery. It interlocks with Dark Academia. Something like ghost and cryptid hunters, and mysterious forces in the woods. Handwritten threats with pressed or dried flowers, stained with a kiss of lipstick and sprayed with perfume or cologne; tied with a strip of ribbon, a blade of grass, or sealed with wax. Studying religious history and admiring its architecture, music and stories.

Music[]

Musicians[]

Adrian von Ziegler
Birdy
Bon Iver
Chelsea Wolfe
Daughter
Emma Ruth Rundle
George Ezra
Foals
Florence + the Machine
Hozier
Lana Del Rey
Lord Huron
Mumford & Sons
Of Monsters and Men
Peter Gundry
Rag n' Bone Man
Regina Spektor
Woodkid
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Tomáš Dvořák

Playlists[]

lost in the depth of a forest
forest academia
floating in a dense forest in oregon
drowning in the pines
Mystical
driving to cannon beach
mainly coldplay - but gloomy
🔮 Mystic 🔮 by Gaby Sena
Cottagegore | dark naturalism | gloomcore | forestpunk [Spotify] by Triopse | Captain Drown
Cottagegore | dark naturalism | gloomcore | forestpunk [YT] by Triopse | Captain Drown
Misty Solitude

Activities[]

Casually sharpening pencils with a pocket knife
Reading nature poetry to the trees on campus as you lay under their shade.
Leaving offerings for the fae and making risky deals with them to ensure your academic success.
Studying by the open window of your house, feeling the breeze.
Reading murder mysteries in a field of green grass.
Leaving little bouquets as gifts to classmates and professors you hate.
Doing a crazy amount of research on supernatural forces.
Going out on little field trips to try and get a glimpse of the unknown.
Respectfully loitering around churches.
Waiting to catch a glimpse of the doberman.
Learning and admiring culture.
Majoring in horticulture.
Finding and collecting bugs.
Scooping up the spiders and crickets that get inside your school and taking the time to release them outside.
Enjoying ghost anthropology and witchcraft.
Disapearing into the woods for hours at a time
Knowing your local trails
Feeling embraced by the fog
Respectfully collecting bones you find on your field trips