The Book of Were-Wolves, being an account of a terrible superstition by Sabine Baring-Gould

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In Slavic Dziwozona, a swamp dwelling female demon was said to kidnap human babies & replace them with her own disfigured changelings. She’s described as an ugly, old woman with a hairy body.

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In Key West, conch shells are placed outside the door to bring good luck and keep the sea out of your house.

art by Jacob de Gheyn (1596–1641)

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A sailor would never turn his shoes upside-down on the deck for fear the boat would copy and turn over too...

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St Elmo's Fire, a weather phenomenon not only found on seafaring vessels, was considered a good omen bringing an end to storms and calmer seas. This is something I'd love to witness! I would think a small piece of such a mast would be powerful in weather Work.

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An albatross was thought to carry the souls of dead sailors, so it was bad luck to kill one. However, it is considered good luck if you see one. [Engraving by Gustave Doré for an 1876 edition of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge.]

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Some Selkies draw their roots to Irish/Scottish folklore while some say it came from the Norse & Celtic mythology. They are said to be half-human and half seal.

They can shed their seal skin and transform into humans. They also sing beautifully in the water.

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Ah, but it’s the beginning that really sets the blood racing!

“One Thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of Darkness, it was an age of Fear. It was the age…of GARGOYLES!”

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This might make me lose followers but after doing some time thinking I’m kinda on the fence w/ Bridgets transition to a girl only because the backstory of Bridget was all about proving villages superstition of same gender twins was a bad omen. Bridgets goal was to become a

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I love characters being manipulated by mob mentality and at risk of being publicly killed over superstition as a child as the crux of a transition story 20 years too late because it's more marketable now to the West.
I hope the twin brother is still hot and male.

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Do you know what folklore is? What superstition comes down to? It's the long memory of the land; it's the story trapped in us as people. Oh you can laugh at the paths being called Witch Ways if you want, but you're laughing at a deep power. – Katherine Giddings

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On Durham farms, a goat was kept with the cattle as it was believed they would eat adders who may otherwise have harmed the cows...

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According to 9th Century bishop, Agobard of Lyons, people believed in airship sailing individuals from a region called Magonia. They were said to pay storm makers to raise terrible hail storms, before swooping in to steal grain and other crops for their own uses.

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In my adopted Cumbrian dialect, 'fellin-girse' is green hellebore

it was grown on Cumbrian farms as a cure for numerous livestock ailments
in folk magic it's also used to call forth demons and curse enemies


art: Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl

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was fascinated by the beauty & lore of the where he made many expeditions to the backcountry prospecting for gold. The grizzled prospector heading into the mountains with his trusty burro was a beloved symbol of hope & independence for DeGrazia.

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Installing FGO again, Who expect Arcueid released as a Mooncancer!? this is Robbery... so Here's my Catalist for the Summoning, Superstition always Work!!

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At Lammas the Grain Mother/Harvest Queen/Earth Mother/Ceres & Demeter is in her aspect. Demeter, is the ripe corn harvest and her daughter Kore is the grain - the seed in the deep & dark earth, hidden in the winter, re-appearing in the spring as new growth.

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