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Guardians Of The Barleycorn acrylic and oil on paper 22x17 inches.#FolkloreThursday

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Feldgeister are corn demons from German folklore. During harvest season, Feldgeister flee deeper into the fields to escape the mowers. Direct contact to the Feldgeist causes illness. https://t.co/JRlY0di5R0
by Jannaphia and Igor Krstic

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time of thanks & balance. We celebrate the earth’s bounty & accept the soil is dying. Nearly all myths & legends at this time of year focus on life, death & rebirth. Demeter & Persephone, & Inanna visits the Underworld
🎨Frederic Leighton Monika Meglić

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Cornucopia: a enduring symbol of abundance & Origin: when Greek God Zeus was an infant, he accidentally broke off the horn of Amaltheia, the goat suckling him. The horn was then given the divine power to provide unending nourishment- a horn of plenty

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January full moon is called the Puck Moon. It symbolises renewal and the awakening of the moon.

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On a ship in the North Atlantic, a sailor froze in terror as he saw a stranger writing in the log book, before vanishing. The message said Steer North East, so they did, only to find a ship in danger. Among the rescued survivors was the "stranger"...

🎨Monamy

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In Irish legend Oisin journeys to the fabled land of youth or Tir na nOg in the company of Niamh of the Golden Hair.#FolkloreThursday

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On it seems essential to point to our recent interview with and on their excellent folklore comics. Read it here: https://t.co/C7l0psHe4x and support them on Patreon here: https://t.co/EtrEVa0Wq8

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Shirime is a strange Japanese yōkai with an eye in the place of his anus. He will call out to you, turn around, and strip off his clothes, pointing his bare buttocks with a huge eyeball opened up where his anus should have been at you. Don't talk to strangers!

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The lore of Perchta has changed throughout Germanic lore. In current culture, Perchta is portrayed as a "rewarder of the generous & punisher of the bad." Doled out by scooping her victim's insides, ripping out the intestines & stuffing them back up with trash!

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The August Moon is the Fox Moon, named because of the meeting between and the Fox King. and are part and parcel for this moon.

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Agartha is a legendary kingdom that is said to be located in the Earth's core. It is related to the belief in a hollow Earth. It is believed in various religious stories that the city will be revealed upon receiving God through attunement.

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In Scottish folklore, Kelpies are shape shifters known to take human & horse form, said to drag people to their death.
Fear of them help warn young women & children not to trust handsome male strangers.

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Ubume are the spirits of women who died before or after childbirth. If they’re child survived they will try to protect the child. If the child had also died they will carry it around until they can pass it off to some stranger.

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Dreary Pohjola is that strange, inhospitable land far to the north where Dame Louhi guards the magical sampo, at least until Kalevala’s heroes, Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen, decide to travel north themselves and take it from her.

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The first full moon of April is the Moon, the Hare is a manifestation of the Goddess she sings a plays her music of Spring to the watching moon, through the night and into the day.

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Wolfwalkers! Follows Robyn, a young apprentice hunter who journeys to Ireland with dad to wipe out the last wolf pack! Meets Mebh (member tribe said to have ability to transform into wolves) & her mum goes missing! https://t.co/JPQQp41Ue0 https://t.co/oO8U5BQf6H

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Our Ancient Goddess Hecate was a goddess of crossroads.

Hecate’s Wheel symbolizes the 3 stages of womanhood: Maiden, Mother and Crone. The Wheel symbolizes these phases with a Labyrinth, representing the power & knowledge in moving through life.

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Today's theme is & for According to legend mutineers invented the 'round robin'. A contract with the signatures arranged in a circle. If the mutiny was discovered, it was impossible to know who the leader was!

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Maori moko are sacred unisex tattoos that were designed to reflect culture and beauty. Historically, the moko revealed a person’s lineage, tribe, occupation, status, and history. The moko also symbolically connected an individual to the ancestors and lineage.

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