Picus |work| Jun 2026

For the Romans, the world was alive with meaning. Every bird call, every rustle of leaves, could be a message. Picus reminds us to listen more closely to the wild things around us.

But Picus took this a step further. He was a mortal king who had mastered the art of augury. He carried a —the lituus —which was the symbol of the augur’s power to map out the heavens. When he looked at the sky and read the flight of birds, he could see the future. For the Romans, the world was alive with meaning

Never spurn a witch.