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Next time you hear “Ring a Ring o' Rosie,” grab a beak mask! Some believe the innocent song reflects the 1665 Great Plague of London; rosie being the rash that had an odor they tried to cover up with “a pocket full of posies.” (Img: K Greenaway)

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One of the most well known Malay nursery rhymes is Bangau oh Bangau (Stork oh Stork), a cause-and-effect song explaining that the stork is thin ultimately because the snake eats frogs. It also alludes to the ability of frogs to call rain, a common old belief

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In the Sea (1883) by Arnold Böcklin (Switzerland, 1827-1901). The Art Institute of Chicago. "Mermaids and tritons frolic in the water with a lusty energy and abandon verging on coarseness."

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& more alchemical symbolism (from Manly Palmer Hall's collection & images) Can you spot the First Matter + the Philosophers’ Stone + the Elixir of Life? via : https://t.co/zVH6SpeSqL

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Mummified head of St Catherine, preserved in the Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, Siena, and still shown to visitors. Said to have worn a wedding ring, being married to Jesus.

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St Anthony was tempted by demons in the desert. Artists love this scene. In one legend 2 friendly demons help him find his way back out of the desert.

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On the hunt for Wiltshire's witches - historic fake news! https://t.co/BCiSmdKoQB

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plates from the alchemical album, 'The Vessels of Hermes', from the collection of Manly Palmer Hall : https://t.co/o4spdSpyef
pics: the sublimation by the eagles after putrefaction & the Androgynous

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La Virgen de Guadalupe, Lady of the stars, the moon and the sun, flowers and foliage. Patron saint of Mexico. According to story she appeared to Juan Diego (his original name was ‘Cuauhtlatoatzin’, “the Talking Eagle’) in December 1531 as a native Princess. 1/5

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When St Kevin stretched his arms through the window while at prayer a blackbird landed on his palm & laid her eggs. Without wearying, he let her nest there until the eggs hatched & the birds flew away. Art: Clive Hicks-Jenkins https://t.co/CxcjblCEzp

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St Kyriakos of Ancona. Helped Helena, mother of Constantine, recover the true cross from under a temple dedicated to Venus. That led to his martyrdom by angry pagans but he had the last laugh. His church in Ancona sits over the site of another temple to Venus.

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Wishing it was a morning like this today and not the stormy weather we've been having!

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Narcissus Poeticus is the last daffodil to flower, well into March. It features in Greek legend, as Narcissus was turned into the white daffodil by Nemesis, & is also the flower that Persephone was gathering when she was abducted by Pluto.
Img: Cicely Barker

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Thanks for another great session! Today's theme was the the folklore of women and all things feminine for This is signing off. Wishing you all an amazing week! (Fog Women by Hermann Hendrich 1854-1931)

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Lamia was a mortal woman& Zeus' lover who became a sleepless child-eating serpentine monster after her own children were killed by the jealous Hera. Always in sleepless anguish&grief over the fate of her children, Zeus gave her the ability to remove her own eyes

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Sewing, thread, a web around women; the Fates to Ariadne to Sleeping Beauty. Sewing forbidden on All Soul’s Day, each stitch a stab to the dead. Unlucky to mend a garment while wearing it. Magical hemp shirts, shirts sewn from nettles to restore lost brothers.

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Welcome back and thank you for the previous session. This is and we are celebrating with the folklore of women. Some amazing tweets this morning, so keep them coming! [Image The Triple Hecate by William Blake]

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A couple of my favorite fierce ladies were Anne Bonny & Mary Read. These dangerously bold & adventurous left behind the stereotypes of the 18th century & successfully joined the Golden Age of Piracy!

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