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Mandrake is part of the nightshade family. Its long root resembles the human form. Since ancient times it is believed to have magical properties, the power to increase wealth, overcome infertility & aphrodisiacal qualities. Best not ingest as it is highly toxic.

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Belladonna, or deadly nightshade: a poisonous herb. Mixed with morphine from the opium poppy, it would induce the anaesthetic ‘twilight sleep’, believed to have been used by Queen Victoria during childbirth. Symbolism: silence, death, falsehood.

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Bellona was an ancient Roman war goddess with a close but ambiguous relation to Mars. The deadly belladonna plant was sacred to her and her devotees and priests would use small amounts to induce hallucinations.

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It's the berries of the Belladonna that is most deadly. This plant can shut down the bodys ability to regulate breathing & heart rate, leading to ⚰ Not all doom & gloom though! It can treat some illnesses/diseases with the right dosage.
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At the Salem trial of Sarah Goode, she was asked to confess by Rev. Nicholas Noyes. Her reply: "I'm no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life God will give you blood to drink." 25 years later, he choked to death on his own blood.

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2021-06-19



“All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!”
Macbeth: Act 1, Scene3


The prophecy of the witches.

(Art: Daniel Gardner)

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2021-06-18

The Crystal Ball, Waterhouse, 1902. 🔮

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2021-06-18


The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse appear in the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament in the Bible in which the events relating to the 2nd Coming of Christ, also referred to as the Last Days are revealed.
🎨Viktor Vasnetsov

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2021-06-18

Also used cards when telling people's fortune. I guess it's something to do with her having been born at Halloween.

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2021-06-18

In Greek mythology, Nyx is one of the primordial goddesses, feared even by Zeus, & mother of the Moirai (three fates) Hypnos (sleep) & Thanatos (death). Her realm is Night, the unconscious, & all that is mud & darkness. She can bestow humans with sleep or death.

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Artemis / Diana 🏹🖤

Artemis, Greek Goddess of wild animals, the hunt, Moon and childbirth. She was identified by the Romans with Diana.

“Artemis of the wilderness, the lady of wild beasts.”
– Homer, Iliad


🎨 Diana the Huntress by Guillaume Seignac

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In the tale 'The Handless Maiden', the girl's real hands are cut off by her father in a deal with the devil. Only when she throws her handless arms into a forest spring to save her child, a symbol of her creative force, from drowning, do her real hands grow back.

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To avoid catastrophe if you utter the Scottish play that shall not be named, exit the theatre, spin around 3 times, spit, curse and then knock on the theatre door to be allowed back in…
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📷 Wynne, MacArthur and Atienza in 'Macbeth' (1952)

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The aerico is a demon in Greek and Albanian folklore which spreads diseases like the plague and malaria. It is believed to normally exist invisibly in the air, but takes a humanoid form sometimes. They are believed to be created by the Horseman of Pestilence.

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To help avoid potential harrassment from the vättar, one should first declare "Se up därnere!" ("Look out down there!") before urinating on the ground or chucking water out of the house. 🖼️Reine Rosenberg

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2021-05-29

While not always confined to German households, Kobolds are often domestic in nature, much like a Scottish brownie. Believed to be a lingering pagan deity removed to a smaller stature, they were prominent enough that even Martin Luther took them seriously.

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Riveted sheet copper alloy cauldron, found in the remains of a ruined chapel, from an abandoned village, lost in the marshes. Northeye,

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Dworowy is a Slavic folklore creature who protected the household. He was portrayed as an old man with a long white beard and often with multicoloured hair. He liked offerings of shiny things, sheep’s wool and good bread.

Art by Paweł Zych

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2021-05-28

Leave out milk, bread, and honey and you'll have less housework to do: the brownie is a Scottish spirit that at night will tidy up the home a bit if given offerings. If ignored or offended, they become boggarts, so be kind.

🖼: T. DiTerlizzi

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