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In Japan, Bashōnosei are banana tree spirits that make faces appear in banana leaves. They scare humans by assuming their forms and suddenly appearing next to them. One famously mocked a monk, asking “Can even inanimate plants attain buddhahood?”

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Harebells – also known as Dead Man's Bells, Witch's Bells and Fairy Thimbles – are often associated with fairies. Ringing the flowers summons fairies to their gatherings, and it's best not the pick them, for you risk angering the fairy folk! 🧚‍♂️

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Bog myrtle was believed to keep away mischievous fairies, and sprigs or wreaths of it were hung over the beds of children that were suspected to have been bewitched by the fairy folk. Once used as an ingredient in gruit: used for bittering and flavouring beer.

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✨🌿✨Magic of brambles...
Crawl (east to west) through an arch formed where a branch tip has touched the ground & taken root, to cure illness.
9 leaves floated in water from a holy well or spring, each one passed over a burn 3 times, was said to speed healing.

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Fiddlehead --the plant put forth a wonderful seed at midnight and was carefully collected. It was known as 'wish seed' which gave the power to discover hidden treasures. ✨"Awakening" from my Shimmirians art series ✨

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In Welsh mythology, Cŵn Annwn were white hounds with red ears. They originated from a place known as Annwn, or "Otherworld", a realm of spiritual beings ruled by King Arawn. Cŵn Annwn were known to hunt wrongdoers or accompany souls on their way to Annwn.

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Everything can come to monstrous life in Japan, including vegetables. Here's a selection of yokai squash. In one legend, a pumpkin monster called Sunamura no onryō appeared in the village of Sunamura at night and chased people https://t.co/2IOXujjM6n

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✨🍃✨Magic of Nettles...
Carry a sprig to protect against lightning, and to give courage.
Cures a fever if you grasp and pull up by the roots, whilst saying the name of the person inflicted.
The most powerful plants grow in places that are always in the shade.

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is in the air & it's important to have faerie sanctuaries in your For they provide the essential link between the energy of the sun & plants. So leave a corner of your garden wild & uncultivated for them, with tiny gifts of glittering treasures!

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Fritillaria meleagris is sometimes called Lazarus Bell, or Leopard (Leper) Lily. These folk names are derived from the jingling bells lepers were made to carry to warn others of their approach.

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Amaranth, meaning never fading, was a sacred flower to the Greeks & Romans who considered the long lived blossom a representation of immortality, often using it to honor heroes at their funerals.

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It's time to find comfort in starting that book that you’ve always dreamt of reading.


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Lavender has a prominent place in folklore. In the Victorian era, small floral bouquets of lavender flowers, known as talking bouquets, were gifted as tokens of love, expressing feelings that could not be spoken in public. (Image: Rawpixel)

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Mannerist painter known for his portraits made of fruits, vegetables, flowers.

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor painted as Vertumnus, Roman God of the seasons (L)

Four Seasons in One Head, National Gallery of Art, USA (R)

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Protecting themselves from the strigoi (undead beings plagued by the traumatising manner of their deaths or unjust burial ritual, haunting villages to rehydrate with human blood) Transylvanian children in threatened villages sleep with garlic cloves necklaces.

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Happy birthday In one of his most beloved tales, The Wild Swans, the heroine Elisa must pick stinging nettles and weave shirts for her enchanted brothers from them. Surprisingly, nettle was historically a textile base.

🖼 Susan Jeffers

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In Romanian mythology the iele were similar to nymphs, spirits who would display wrath if interrupted by making intruders mute for life or hounding them to death through dancing. It was said that the silver thistle (Carlina acaulis) greatly reduced their powers

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The affects the entire world...even How has life for these ancient spirits from Japanese changed in modern times? Join us for "yokai-on-the-street" interviews to find out: https://t.co/ejq8pvFNZ5

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St. John's Wort, a flowering plant often used as a natural antidepressant, is named for its tendency to flower near the Summer Solstice & the Feast of St. John in June. St. John's Wort was hung outside one's door to protect the home from spirits or sickness.

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It is unlucky to uproot Periwinkle from a grave 🌱

The dead will appear to the person who takes it and his dreams for the next twelve months will be very wretched and miserable.

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