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Witches going to their Sabbath [aka, The Departure of the Witches or The Vision of Faust] (1878) by Luis Ricardo Falero (Spain, 1851–1896).

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Late wallpaper designed by Walter Crane:
Swan & Rush & Iris, 1875, (royalty)
Iris & Kingfisher, 1877, (abundance)
Fig & Peacock, c.1895,
(fertility)
Cockatoo & Pomegranate, 1899, (pairing of a comical bird with the sacred fruit of the Underworld)

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This week's theme is the folklore of Share your favourite bird-lore with us on Thursday! (Artist: W Heath Robinson)

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Telling the bees ritual - when someone dies ‘a member of the household… is told to visit the hives, and rattling a chain of small keys tap on the hive and whisper three times: Little brownies, little brownies, your mistress is dead.”
https://t.co/WbohQCL6Ax

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"The fairies from the enchanted islands regularly attended the markets at Milford Haven and Laugharne. They made their purchases without speaking, laid down their money and departed. Sometimes they were invisible, but were often seen"
Wirt Sikes, British Goblins

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Whenever I think of fortune, I think of the trickster Leprechaun. Legend has it, they find buried gold coins & store them in a pot; hidden at the end of a rainbow. If a human catches one, they grant 3 wishes. But be careful, they will use your greed against you!

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Grootslang is a monster created by God as fusion of an elephant and a snake. When he saw how dangerous it was, he separated it in the two different creatures. One survived and people believe it is hiding in the cave Richtersveld in South Africa. Art by Jocarra.

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'Spring's Flowery Cloak' by Margaret Winifred Tarrant, one of hundreds of Tarrant illustrations we have via our exclusive representation of the Medici Society archive

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According to one writer, Parisian miners in the 19th century hoped to find the "liard de pharaon", a coin from the time of Ancient Egypt.

Whoever unearthed it would be destined for a life of luxuriance.

Ref: Les merveilles du monde souterrain (1868)

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Jasmine is said to attract love & money if grown either in or around the home. It is a powerful
aphrodisiac & is symbolic of the moon, dreams, & the mysteries of the night.
Mary Cicely Barker,
A Flower Fairy Alphabet,
c.1930

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It's -- as well as and so I will share with you all three: some heroines of Angela Carter's short story collection, The Bloody Chamber- Old illustrations, but always dear to me ✨🙏

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Selkies (seals in the sea & women on land) often have tragic stories involving human men hiding their seal skin rendering them unable to enter the ocean & return home. Trapped. Most common in Scotland these tales can also be found in Iceland & Faroe Islands

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A few of my favorite fierce ladies, were Pirates; Anne Bonny, Mary Read, & Ching Shih (1st female Pirate Lord) These bold & adventurous left behind the stereotypes of the 18th century & successfully joined the Golden Age of Piracy!

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Medb, Irish warrior queen of legend: strong & clever, she outlives many friends & many foes in many stories. Led the infamous Táin Bó Cúailnge, or Cattle Raid of Cooley. She was killed while bathing with a piece of cheese fired from a sling.
Image credits below

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Merrows/Murdhuacha: The gentle Irish version of mermaids. Beautiful w/fish tails & webs btwn their fingers, they appear before storms & fall in love w/mortal sailors. When they come ashore they wear red feather caps, but if it's stolen they can't return to sea

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2018-03-08

“Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie.”
Walter Crane’s for his children’s book, Song of Sixpence, published in 1909.

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In old German lore:
The shy little once did the snow a great kindness by offering up its colour when all the brighter flowers had sneeringly refused. In return the snow protected the snowdrop from all the harshness of winter. Illust: Cicely Barker

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CLOVER and other three-leaved plants were once considered gifts from the FAIRIES to protect us and bring luck.

Art: Cicely Mary Barker circa 1930

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I thought I'd uncovered a hidden fairy arsenal in the backyard, but it seems the previous human occupants probably buried rusty nails and bits of metal in their flower garden because they thought it would turn pigment-impaired hydrangeas blue.

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