Kathleen Raganさんのイラストまとめ

#BookWormSat All deep,earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea,while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.(Melville Moby Dick) I just had to! It's my all time favorite!

#FairyTaleTuesday Sun goddess Amaterasu,guardian of the Japanese people,shut herself away,but people set up a mirror for her to see her own beauty. As she was dazzled,they tied the door open so she remained with them.Her emblem--the rising sun on the Japanese flag #summersolstice

#FolkloreThursday On Friday of a waxing moon,take 2 candles representing you and your future partner.Write your name on the bottom of your candle and the desired traits of your future partner on the bottom of the other.Annoint both with attar of roses.Light.(&stop kissing frogs!)

#FairyTaleTuesday My fav illustrations of possibly the most famous Slavic tale: Vasillisa the Brave - with Baba Yaga of course! By Marianna Mayer (PS I'm SOOO happy to be back with Fairy tale friends!)

"And one day we will write it otherwise, that he would not come, that he stayed, chose otherwise, or went out again onto the moors to live free of fate. But you must know now, that it turned out as it must turn out. Such is the power of necessity in tales.(AS Byatt) i❤️reading

@terriwindling How absolutely gorgeous. And one of my favorites...John Bauer!

#FairyTaleTuesday The woman shouted"Yesterday I ate three tigers for breakfast!"Scared,the Tiger ran away.Egged on by Jackal,Tiger returns only if their tails are tied together.The woman laughs,"Thank you,Jackal!You get his bones."Away runs Tiger with Jackal tied behind.(Punjab)

On Halloween,she stood by Miles Cross at 12 and cast a compass around her. As the fairy court rode past,she grabbed her love and held him tight.He turned to fire,an adder, a red-hot glaive which she threw into water. So she rescued Tamlane from the eldrich crew.#FairyTaleTuesday

Always there comes an hour when one is weary of prisons, of one's work and of devotion to duty, and all one craves for is a loved face, the warm and the wonder of a loving hand. (Camus) i❤️reading

@EnchantedEzine @Tatiana19796 Are sea witches predominantly in European tales? I keep thinking of nerieds but don't know of them in other cultures.