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🪶🪙🪶The delightful Detectorists zine 'Waiting For You' published by @corse_present is out now!
🍀Also inside you'll find the art I drew as a thank you to folk musician Davey Dodds who wrote the Magpie song and kindly allowed me to quote some of his lyrics in #DeeperOlderDarker

🌿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌿A Scottish charm to protect newborn babies from Witchcraft was to take a green Ash twig, put one end in the fire till the sap bubbled out then collect, cool and mix with a little honey before giving a spoonful to the baby.
#SuperstitionSat

🌿🦄🌿For #FF I'm giving a mention to the magical stepping stones that get me through the week...
#MythologyMonday
#FairyTaleTuesday
#WyrdWednesday
#FolkloreThursday
#FaustianFriday
#SuperstitionSat
And #Hookland for a daily dose of re-enchantment💚

🔥⚒️🔥Blacksmiths were believed to wield a powerful magic rooted in their work with fire, iron and horses. An ancient hymn known as 'St Patrick's Breastplate' summons divine protection against "spells of Women, Smiths and Druids".
#FolkloreThursday

🌟🍀🌟It was believed to be very disrespectful - and therefore unlucky - to point at a star.
#SuperstitionSat #SolsticeStar

❄️🌹❄️"At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth;
But like of each thing that in season grows."

🤍Love's Labour Lost
#ShakespeareSunday

❄️🌱❄️Even though they're a welcome sign of springtime, Snowdrops were thought to be an ill-omened flower when brought into a house, and might presage a death. 🥚Less frightening was the belief that bringing them inside would prevent poultry eggs from hatching.
#FolkloreThursday

🍂🍁🍂Beautiful Autumn fae by Cicely Mary Barker for #FairyTaleTuesday

🌊🧜‍♀️🌊A Mermaid from the river Mersey was said to swim through a subterranean passage to Rostherne Mere, where an ancient church bell had been lost in the waters. She would ring it to welcome in the dawn on Easter Sunday, before sitting upon it to sing.
#FolkloreThursday

✨🍀✨Four-leaved clovers are widely reputed to bring good luck - but carrying one also protects against enchantments and bestows the ability to see Faeries!
#FolkloreThursday