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Listen in as I chat with Vanessa Couto, the creator and host of Romancing the Threshold, about fairy tales, folklore, and the romance genre 💕

#fairytales #folklore #romance #podcast #beautyandthebeast

Finally finished with this piece of the fairy queen, Una.

#MyArt #Art #ArtistUnder1000 #OCSky #Folklore

An infamous London witch was Mother Damnable, whose cottage allegedly stood on the site of Camden Town Tube Station. She's said to have poisoned one lover & baked another in an oven. On the day of her death, locals witnessed the Devil strolling into her house. #WyrdWednesday #folklore #Halloween

2/2 Hecate is a goddess of in-between spaces, guardian of doorways and communicating with the dead is in her realm. As such, necromancers may call on her.
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1/2 Hecate is the goddess of #witchcraft, #ghosts, necromancy, crossroads and #magic. Her symbols are twin torches and a key, and dogs are sacred to her. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3590... #WyrdWednesday #art #wallart #witches #homedecor #interiordesign #mythology #folklore

The philosopher's stone was the most sought after goal in alchemy. It would transform metals & be the elixir of life that biblical patriarchs passed down. This was thought to be why they lived such long lives. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3777... #art #illustration #WyrdWednesday #folklore #spooktober

Ireland’s corn until the people of the goddess #Danu, the #TuathaDéDanann, mustered sufficient magic to drive Carman’s sons from the land.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
Here’s more on Carman/Carmun: emeraldisle.ie/carmun-the-s...
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Many ghosts need to be blessed by the living in order to pass on.

...a little deception to get that blessing isn't actually discouraged.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Sneezing_Maiden

#Abyzou is a deeply unsettling #demonic entity, significant within #folklore but relatively unknown outside of it.

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Il a trompé le Diable deux fois. Résultat : une éternité à errer avec un navet illuminé ! 🎃

Découvrez Stingy Jack, l'homme derrière la légende des citrouilles d'Halloween.

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#Halloween #Folklore

Long before “lying flat” became a modern slogan, Tang scholars had their own language of withdrawal.

Bai Juyi and the Xiangshan Nine Elders gathered in Luoyang in old age, turning away from the exhausting pursuit of rank toward poetry, friendship,

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#painting #folklore

So, what is a Zemi?

The Zemis in the poem are the homes to the spirits of the forest and the natural world; trees, water, wind, earth, animals, bird and insects.

Enter their world, in the pages of ‘The Zemis’.

#caribbeanfolkloremonth #thezemis #epicpoem #poetry #folklore

[Sanju no Oharai | Listening note]
From 2:13, three frames show the shrine maiden dancing on the grass. At 2:25, people in the rice field start to look up — the first time we see their faces.

#AIMusic #MusicSky #folklore #mythology

What is your favourite #Halloween costume? 🎭🧙‍♂️

2,000 years ago in Samhain, dressing up wasn’t for fun - it was survival. 🍂 💀 👻

@trixstart.com #Gothic #Animation #ShortFilm ! 🎬✨

#History #myth #Folklore #FilmSky #IndieFilm #Animation #DarkFolklore #Halloween #HorrorSky #Horror youtu.be/E6yKCdWh350