@lyranorthwoods.substack.comYesterday I shared a quiet lesson from three unfamiliar mushrooms. If you missed it, the story is waiting for you — a small conversation between me, the forest, and the odd little teachers who arrived just in time for autumn.
#Mushrooms
#Foraging
#Folklore
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@desconocido-pod.bsky.socialIt's that spooky time of year again! INTRODUCING 'Desconocido!' A monthly podcast featuring strange stories from Latin America! Tune in NEXT WEEK on OCTOBER 12th for tales of folklore, ghosts, cryptids, UFOs, and other bizarre topics!
@thelostfolktale.bsky.social🔥👻It's Spooky Season👻🔥
👀Sneak peek at a new enemy type...
🔥The Fire Sprites🔥
📜The name comes from Spiritus in Latin
👻Roughly meaning "Spirit"
🧚Sprites can also be referred to as Fairies
@baharcomics.bsky.socialPreview of a comic I did for a Folklore Anthology.
I always love drawing in weird colors and letting my imagination run wild so I had the most fun drawing and coloring this story!
@wizardofclaws.bsky.socialAn amazing #interview today with #veganauthor Rissa Miller on her #poetry, #shortfiction, and #kidlit — the perfect read to get you in the #spooky #Halloween spirit!
#booksky #animalrights #folklore
@neu-kelte.bsky.socialThe poet who performed the invocation, frightened by the apparition of Fergus‘s ghost in the king‘s court where he was reciting the lost tale of this cattle raid to the Cooley Peninsula, fell over dead upon its conclusion.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyWhen Queen Fehmöhme died out of grief over her lost treasure, her dwarven subjects grieved over her death in turn.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Death_of_Queen_Fehm%C3%B6hme
@jpreedman.bsky.socialmybook.to/goblinha
NEW RELEASE in my #folklore series! THE WARLOCK OF GOBLIN HALL is based on the Scottish legend of Hugo de Gifford, a real noble of the 13th c,who was said to have built Yester Castle's hall with the aid of evil goblins. #kindleunlimited #booksky
@daveshootsbooks.bsky.socialJust in time for #Halloween! This 1995 #dictionary of #superstitions tells you about the origins and meaning of #OldWivesTales, and even includes #spells! $20. #Booksky #folklore #witches #badluck #SocialHistory
@kellyjarviswriter.bsky.socialDo you know spilling milk is considered a bad omen?
Find more food folklore and superstitions in our latest roundup: “From Gingerbread to Goblin Fruit” 🥖🫐🍗
@forgottenbeauty.bsky.social3/3 Orpheus wandered half crazed until he was killed and ripped apart by frenzied Maenads. Nymphs found his head & kept him so his music could live on forever.
🎨John William Waterhouse redbubble.com/shop/ap/3404... #MythologyMonday #art #folklore #mythology #homedecor #gifts #wallartforsale
@kotodamaink.bsky.social[Amatsu Norito | Behind the scenes]
The voice started sounding operatic, so we added "avoid operatic style" — and it got even more operatic. Once we stopped naming what to avoid, it settled down. (This happened once, on this track.)
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyYou've read the tales, now get the books!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #book
https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
@njt1.bsky.socialBritain’s smallest pub, The Nutshell in Bury St Edmunds #Suffolk dates back to 1867. Home to a cursed mummified cat & haunted by a monk but patrons have seen the ghost of a young boy No one is sure where the ghostly lad comes from
#Gothtober #Folklore #31daysofhalloween
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyDo not be quick to cast spells on strangers - for you never know who might be able to defend themselves against your magic.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dissolved_Binding
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