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#FairyTaleTuesday
The Childten of Lir, is a haunting Irish tale. A king's jealous 2nd wife puts a spell on his children, changing them into swans for over 900 years,until such time as the Man from the North and the Woman from the South - two mountain peaks - are joined together.

#sleepyhollow is trending
Sleepy Hollow is One of my favourite tales and films. Here's a great sketch by Tim Burton. 🎃 82 days away till #Halloween

#WyrdWednesday
Wyrd Sisters is a 6 part animated TV Fantasy adaptation of the book by Terry Pratchett, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films, broadcast on 18 May 1997. It follows the plot of the novel, which stars 3 witches who own a very nasty cat named Greebo plus a young witch.

#FairyTaleTuesday
Crystal balls & Aztec mirrors were used for scrying. During the Victorian era from 1837-1901 Crystallomancy was popular. Crystal gazing worked best when the Sun was at its most northern decline. The Crystal ball would become cloudy right before a vision.

#MythologyMonday
In Ireland It's not an easy feat to catch a Leprechaun. They’re clever, cunning & possess supernatural powers to vanish into thin air. If you catch a Leprechaun he’ll trade you 3 wishes in order to be released. One wrong wish can result in endless bad luck.

#FolkloreThursday
In Hebridean folklore, the Sithchean, or fairies, are a magical race of small humanoid creatures that dwell in knolls & places of importance like Fairy glen. Evidence of the Sithchean can be found throughout the Hebrides

#MedievalMonday
Ye olde headache remedy ?

#wyrdwednesday
In Greek legends Persephone, Queen of the Underworld was abducted by Hades who desired a wife. While she was picking flowers she was bewitched by a narcissus flower planted by Gaia. Hades, arrives with his hell hounds and takes Persephone down into the underworld

#wyrdwednesday
In Irish folklore Tír na nÓg is an island of paradise a magical realm of eternal youth, beauty, health, abundance and joy. Its inhabitants are the Tuatha Dé Danann the gods of pre-Christian Ireland, who engage in the feast of Goibniu which gifts them immortality

#MythologyMonday
In Greek legend, Medusa Ancient "guardian, protectress", was one of the 3 monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. She lived a lonely life.Medusa's stare could turn men into stone.