It's been said that the Snow Hag - sometimes also called Snow Nanny - haunts travelers and explorers by surrounding them with endless snow storms that can last for days on end.

Lost, blind, beaten and hungry for warmth - just any warmth - they finally loosen up their will to continue.

That's when the Snow Hag appears.

With a promise of comfort, of rest, of warmth, she whispers their names.

"Shh... shh.... it's ok"

"It will just take a little while, and you'll feel warm and safe..."

Whispering words of encouragement, she gently pulls them closer to their demise.

"It's warm... It's warm..."

"I'm warm... I'm warm..."

Fail to break out of her spell, and the poor travelers will never know how close they were to their destination, and the warm embrace of their loved ones.

Don't you fall for her lies!!

If you, traveler on an inner journey, has left your place of comfort, searching for a renewed self, Don't settle for a half-traveled journey, a half-baked transformation.

Keep going, fellow traveler Leave what's cold and dead and decayed behind Until you reach the place of true nourishment and warmth Where you and your beloved will bathe and grow.

Yuki Onna (Snow Hag) by Johnnybel 10/10 editions 10,000 x 7,000 pixels at 300 dpi Printable file provided to the collectors