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Redcaps, fiendish little fellows who get their name from dipping their red caps into the blood of their enemies

You can see more creature studies on my blog: https://t.co/KhoDkE73GW

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2019-06-07

There is a stone that whoever kisses. Will grow eloquent with "The Gift of Gab". He may chat himself into a lady's chamber or become a "Noble Spouter"
Don't try to hinder, or bewilder. For he is a pilgrim of the Blarney stone."
💕

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2019-06-06

In Silver on the Tree, while time-traveling to the Roman period, Merriman, is addressed as “the Druid” by a centurion, and says:
“We have some skill with stone, here, and none can match our great stone circles, with their homage to the Light.”

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2019-06-06

Yonaki ishi are stones that cry loudly at night. In some tales they are possessed by the spirit of a murder victim, in others it is the stone itself that is crying out. art by https://t.co/DRa9o0i6kU

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2019-06-06

'Shundarsh' - to dance at the turning-stone at the height of the full moon. A Parlour-Witch term, here eagerly demonstrated by Ursula Brifthaven Stoltz, a determined and often joyful white-hare witch

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2019-06-06

In Izanami was the primordial goddess of the earth who died in childbirth. Her lover Izanagi went to rescue her from the Underworld.

But she liked it there & tried to seal him away w/ her. Now she reigns as goddess of darkness.

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2019-06-06

Read the future folk story Tourist and get your copies
A different kind of comic
https://t.co/HNbmbEuyxk

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2019-06-06

The Golem is a creature made of stone and earth. In early Jewish Adam was initially made as a golem until God breathed in the breath of life. In the middle ages, golems were believed to be 'activated' by ecstatic experiences.
(art by Yuki Sato)

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2019-06-06

The tree month of starts on 10th June. King of the forest, it was sacred to the druids & used in their magic. The oak’s energy brings courage, strength, endurance & triumph, as the mightiest oak has grown from the smallest of acorns. Img: C. Barker

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2019-06-06

prompt is earth and stone so here's an oldie: Long Meg and her Daughters, the rad name for some petrified witches who became the Bronze Age standing stone circle in Cumbria. In some stories the stones are uncountable, in others they move when your back is turned

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2019-06-06

In early alchemy, an homunculus is a small, man-made representation of a human or human-like creature. Usually made with human sperm and blood, they are often created by an alchemist looking to hone his craft into the creation of life.

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2019-06-06

In his essay “The Fairy-Telling Craft of Princess Tutu,” Bill Ellis argues that Ahiru’s transformation into the title character—and by extension all Magical Girl transformations—share a common archetypal ancestor in the story of Cinderella.

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2019-06-06

For our favorite demon in the whole world - the Shirime! A Shirime is a demon from Japanese legend that looks like a person, but has an eyeball where its anus should be. As one does.

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2019-05-31

From the 2nd Branch: Gwales (Grassholm) is an island off the Pembrokeshire Coast & the site of Brân the Blessed & his companions’ 80yr feast. Brân’s severed head entertained the party so that no one wanted to leave, despite an open door just by, facing Cornwall.

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2019-05-30

A priest a witch?

Following my earlier tweet about the strangely witchy West Country, here's a weird case from my notes.
In 1898 a woman from Chew Magna, Somerset, caused a scene in church by saying she'd shoot the parson, because he'd 'overlooked' her family.

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2019-05-31

The theme this week is strangers in strange lands, and I’m sharing a few Alices... here’s how visualized in 1916.

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2019-05-30

When Thor fought the frost giants of Jotunheim, their clashes would be heard as thunder here on Midgard.

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2019-05-30

We’re looking forward to a midsummer making session, suitable for families with artist & folklorist exploring fungi folklore -join us to discover its’ special significance at this time of year - https://t.co/6RNUol2Pm8 fairy ring image by

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2019-05-30