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After sustaining a mortal wound at Camlann, Arthur is carried off to Avalon, the isle of apples, for his wounds to heal. The legends of Avalon make it a locus for magic, the place where Excalibur was forged, & a destination for Joseph of Arimathea.

Art: Archer

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2019-07-18

An adorable image from our from 1917. Little girl with magic telescope. Little folk provide a magic telescope so that a human girl can see - 'Oh, what did she see ?' Illustration by Duncan Carse in Lucy Scott's Dewdrops from Fairyland ©Mary Evnas

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2019-07-18

The Ladies Lament...
The tragic ballad of Sir Patrick Spens

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2019-07-18

Hermann Hendrich died 1931. Along with my love for folklore, tree-lore, & witchery, the 1st painting, The Will-o’-the-Wisp & the Snake, inspired a poem I titled “The Ladies of Lancashire”. You can read it here:

https://t.co/CNjIFXOZQO

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2019-07-18

Among Pixies and Trolls (1913) by John Bauer (1882-1918). Swedish folklore and fairy tales.

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2019-07-18

Fishermen in Hokkaido once believed that when the sky turned red, it warned of the appearance of the giant red octopus Akkorokamui, which can swallow a ship in a single gulp. They carried scythes on board for defense art by

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2019-07-11

Charon ferryman of the Greek Underworld.His role was to ferry the souls of the dead to the afterlife by payment of a single coin. If a soul didnt have a coin they were destined to wonder the river Acheron/Styx banks as ghosts, lost forever

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2019-07-12

The snow queen flies through the world on a winter's night. (More Edmund Dulac: https://t.co/3EvtlF6Bqd and Adrienne Segur: https://t.co/8rvFQZ3A4J)

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2019-07-12

In Newfoundland, a dwy is a mist or fine shower. [Etchings by David Blackwood]

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2019-07-11

The use of clouds for divination, Aeromancy, is a vital element of many magical traditions, however in Renaissance magic, Aeromancy is classified as one of "The 7 Forbidden Arts,” along with Necromancy, Geomancy, Hydromancy, Pyromancy, Chiromancy & Spatulamancy.

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2019-07-11

First mentioned in the alchemical writings of Paracelsus, in Germanic folklore the Undine are female water nymphs who can only gain a human soul by marrying a human man. They lurk in bodies of water singing beautifully to lure their suitors

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2019-07-11

For - what are your favourite folk stories, lores and myths, especially ones connected to the Romantic poets?

We are looking into Lamia - starting with Isobel Lilian Gloag's Keats-inspired The Kiss of the Enchantress (ca 1890).

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2019-07-11

July weather ruled by Sirius & madness of the Dog Days:

"King Sol has now got Sirius for his page:
Some heads go wrong & others madly rage
Which robs them of Reason, Wealth & Time,
Oft Murder too – yet most wink at the Crime"
(Moore’s Almanac 1752)

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2019-07-11

11 July. Stinging nettles now very plentiful:
When rubbing a sting with a dock leaf, use this rhythmic spoken charm:

"Out nettle, in dock.
Dock shall have a new smock.”

(Traditional)
🎨 C M Barker Dead Nettle Fairy

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2019-07-11

The Beguiling of Merlin, 1872-78, Edward Burne-Jones. Created between 1872 and 1877. The painting depicts a scene from the Arthurian legend about the infatuation of Merlin with the Lady of the Lake, Nimue. 📖🖋🖌🎨🕰

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2019-07-11

Fantasy author has used both sides of Cúchulain’s character to create his multi-layered teenage hero, Max MacDaniels, the “Hound of Rowan”.
https://t.co/3WneQww8nl

Art by

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2019-07-05

Some believe that cats' pupils wax and wane with the moon. [Edward Bawden, 'Cat and an Orchid', pencil and watercolour]

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2019-07-05

When a cat's fur snaps with electricity, bad weather is on its way. [Andy Warhol, 'Sam', 1954.]

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2019-07-05

The World Turtle is a theme that recurs in Hindu and Chinese mythology, but also appears in the folklore of the Iroquois in North America. It supposes that the entire world is supported on the back of an enormous turtle. 🐢

Art: John Clowder Akupara

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2019-07-04

A dolphin rescues Arion, a poet accosted by hostile sailors who was forced to leap into the sea to save himself. The dolphin perished after the journey but was given a burial and monument and was placed in the heavens among the constellations.

N.C. Wyeth, 1938

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2019-07-04