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Hope is blind, seated on a globe & playing a lyre with only one string. The artist Watts said '#Hope is here suggesting not expectancy, but listening to the music from the remaining chord.'
Recently, Barack Obama claimed it inspired him to enter politics.

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2022-03-03

For Jacob Boehme although light derives from fire, it is “kindly, gentle, and fruitful”. By making a place for the fire to burn, be it a lamp or a hearth, the fire can be made into a light that warms, nourishes, & protects ourselves and others. This is our duty.

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I long since wanted to show the full illustration i drew last year as a cover for "Lurker at the Threshold" by (link in the comment)!

I had so much fun drawing so many ghosts 👻💀🕯️

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After Emily Dickinson's death, her sister kept her promise & burned most of the poet's correspondence. Dickinson however left no instructions about the 40 notebooks & loose sheets in a locked chest. Recognising the poems' worth her sister saw them published.

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fascinates me, how myths & legends may affect our world today.

I love finding & telling stories that hover between fact & fantasy, whilst scratching at the surface of a truth.

was a wonderful outlet for a few of these.

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The last hosted day. To every host: THANK YOU 🤗
To all : you have made this a wonderful welcoming, fun, fascinating community. You are more than contributors, you are family.
I will never love a hashtag more than ❤

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Julian of Norwich (1343– after 1416),, was an English anchoress of the Middle Ages. This theme is repeated throughout her work: "Jesus answered with these words, saying: 'All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."

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Spring beckons, the vernal equinox draws near, – the hopes & promise of Imbolc are realised with the advent of Ēostre/Ostara. An ancient Germanic Spring goddess of birth & new beginnings. Her arrival heralds the sun’s return, signs of rebirth & renewal abound.

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Hansel and Gretel 🎨 by Arthur Rackham

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2022-02-25

Some believed swallows were the spirits of children who had died, and come back to visit the house and protect it...

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2022-02-25

It is prudent to tickle a newborn's nose with pepper as soon as possible—for babies aren't safe from the fairies until after their first sneeze.

Art: Brian Froud

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2022-02-25


Frog in the Middle.
One child sits in the middle, the others dance around singing,
‘Frog in the middle, you can’t catch me! Frog in the middle, you can’t catch me!
Frog has to catch them whilst still sitting down.

Kate Greenaway’s Book of Games

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2022-02-24

The protection their innocence engendered was thought to extend to the whole ship, so sailors thought it good luck to travel with children.

Vladimir Kush's Departure of the Winged Ship

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The Sith; no, not *those* ones! Powerful creatures walk between worlds & must never be crossed. Even witches offered tribute to these creatures. They were responsible for developing landscapes or stopping them!

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"Hide n' seek" might be one of the oldest games in the world, dating back to the 2nd century BCE. In Greece, it was called "apodidraskinda", and played much the same way we play it today.

It may be that it teaches young children to hunt, track, and yes, hide.

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The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

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Amazing what a spooky tale can do to awaken your inner child . Tales told by torchlight under the covers hold long in the memory . The Tailypo is one such tale . Enjoy and let the memories flood back .
https://t.co/XHyjCZ5tU6

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“Oranges & Lemons” is a popular children’s nursery rhyme & singing game about some of London's churches. Throughout the song, the bells of each church ‘speak’ to one another. Centuries old, it was first published in 1744 in Tommy Thumb’s “Pretty Song Book.”

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(1/2) Cockfighting is a favorite recreational and ritual activity among Dayak Iban males. Its origin are authenticated and validated in myth. Ibans participate in cockfighting because their deities and spirit heroes (i.e. the Panggau People) enjoy it.

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Oscar Wilde wrote a fairy tale called "The Selfish Giant" about a giant who won't let anyone enter his garden. Miss Spring can't enter the garden, so Old Man Winter stays there. Then children sneak in to play & the snow melts, bringing Miss Spring at last.

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