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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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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Metacat Fluff
I love these wet noses and soft paw pads. They are so cute that they win the hearts of everyone. There are many superstitions about the mysterious abilities of cats. Moreover, these cats live in the nft universe and know a little more about it than we do.

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How to have power over men & animals

• bury a toad in an ants nest
• once flesh removed, throw the bones into a stream at midnight St. Mark's Eve
• bones that swim upstream are kept, they have the power of magic


🎨le Dictionnarie Infernal 1863

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I really liked Ruli this episode,her determination to try and help,her refusal to believe in superstition that would cause harm to others,and her bravery really shined today

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Hi and thank you so much for this opportunity! I'm into pre-colonial Filipino notions of spirituality and its relation to queerness, and I would love to work on a story idea that spins a twist on the "pagpag" superstition 💝💝

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Irish "Gaoth Sidhe" (Fairy Wind) is a sudden gust of wind rising out of nowhere. Lots of omens and superstitions linked to it. In fact, the word Sidhe,"fairy"also means "gust of wind" My drawing and my song "The Wind Song" Listen 🎵: https://t.co/nF21SJdODb

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In Argentina there is a saying ' viento del este, lluvia como peste' which means: east wind will surely bring rain, cause gusts from the east are usually humid & stormy

Pic by J W Waterhouse

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Edward Dimon of Marblehead, MA, was quite a wizard. He would use his powers to watch & call out to ships at sea, encased in violent storms, guiding them thru to safety. He did this miles away from the village cemetery.

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In South Wales, Friday was the fairies’ day, it was their whim to make the weather differ
'When the rest of the week is fair, Friday is apt to be rainy, or cloudy; & when the weather is foul, Friday is apt to be more fair.’ (W. Sikes 1880)


🖼️: M.Tarrant 1924

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In Iceland, there's an old belief that dreaming of a white sheep means it's going to snow the next day. Perhaps because of this association, knitting with wool outdoors is traditionally discouraged, as it's believed to prolong winter.

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“The Ceffyl Dŵr or water horse is a superstition common...to all the Celtic race...An evil spirit, who...would induce the unwary stranger to mount him and soaring over river and mountain would suddenly melt into...mist and precipitate his rider to destruction”

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