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Past healers could be charged not because they harmed, but because they helped. Handing out herbs & trinkets unsanctioned by the prevalent god was considered the work of demons even if the tinctures or charms seemed to cure & save people. #FolkloreThursday
🎨Raphael Kirchner
Cinderella's slipper, the roses of the Beast, the wicked queen's mirror, all iconic, but the object from fairy tales most imprinted in my imagination is the treacherous key from Bluebeard that refuses to be cleansed of blood. #FairyTaleTuesday
Art: Gustave Dore
When the Sun used to live as a man among the San of the Kalahari the world was dark. When he lifted his arms bright light escaped from his armpits. Eventually he was flung into the sky & now lights the entire world.
Brian Froud Illustration
#MythologyMonday
After the harvest Roggenwolf (Rye Wolf), a German field spirit, must be left a sheath of rye as shelter during the winter to ensure they won’t destroy future crops or attack/kidnap the locals. #FolkloreThursday
Phenomenal 🎨The Midday Man by Janna Sophia https://t.co/86LQnxRZn3
It is prudent to tickle a newborn's nose with pepper as soon as possible—for babies aren't safe from the fairies until after their first sneeze. #FolkloreThursday
Art: Brian Froud
Foxglove gets its name from the legend that the Fae gave the fox the flower blossoms to pad its feet so it would be a more silent hunter.
#FolkloreThursday
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Before you start building a new home put a pile of rocks or stakes at the potential corners. If you return & the markers are disturbed, pick a different site; the fae aren't happy. They may even move your stakes to the spot they'd prefer you build. #FolkloreThursday
Art: A. Lee
Foxglove gets its name from the legend that the Fae gave the fox the blossoms to pad its feet so it would be a more silent hunter.
#FolkloreThursday