Author Betsy Cole (#Published #Fantasy #writer)さんのイラストまとめ

#Salt was so important in Ancient cultures; the Romans actually paid their soldiers in salt. The word 'salary' takes its root from the Latin word 'salt.' Many traditions called for salt as the main ingredient in ancient #rituals; purification & protection spells. #folkorethursday

Aboriginal Australian #Myth, tells of the (genderless) Rainbow Serpent. Referring to the intersex serpent as the creator or giver of life; due to its connection with water. Where a Wagilag sister gives birth &her blood flows into the Rainbow Serpent's waterhole. #FolkloreThursday

The ever-debated Agartha is a group of cities residing in Center Earth; the capital being Shambhala. A civilization composed from the remnants of the utopias Lemuria & Atlantis. Entrances exist at the Poles& in mountainous caverns honeycombed through the planet. #folklorethursday

In Aztec Myth the god Xochipilli is a personal fav! This artistic god's name literally means "Flower Child." A Twin god responsible for creativity, painting, writing, dancing &other pleasures of the soul. Statutes depict him in pure ecstasy with 'dream' flowers. #FolkloreThursday

Wonder why Japanese bathrooms are so clean? According to lore, the Akaname is a long-tongued #creature made out of your scum. They use their tongues to lick filth & grime from bathrooms at night. Their #magic power is getting those hard to clean spots you can't! #folklorethursday

In Slavic lore, the Leshy are giant &hairy shape-shifting woodland spirits. With the ability to imitate human voices; they cry out &confuse wanderers who mean harm to the forest. They often wind-up killing their victims accidentally (like being tickled to death) #Folklorethursday

I adore the Norse #goddess Freya, who brought the human world black magic! Riding on a chariot drawn by cats, she brought the #gods "Seidr" (witchcraft/shamanism). The magic of altering the course of destiny by re-weaving part of destiny’s web itself! #FolkloreThursday #mythology

The Celtic festival of #Beltane; when the bounds between the human & other worlds are temporarily erased. Bonfires are lit for protection; their flames, smoke & ash, are deemed to have protective powers. Simply circle (often with cattle) or leap over the flames!#FolkloreThursday

In Mesopotamian #Myth, the Assyrians called upon #fire to undo the effects of evil witchcraft aimed at them. They believed that fire destroyed sorcery or evil/black magic. They would burn sorcerers at the stake; long before the hunts of the Salem Witch Trials. #FolkloreThursday

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