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White Bryony (dioica) - English mandrake - has been used since Medieval times in place of the mandrake root in image magic. Carved to resemble the human-shaped mandrake root, it is used to draw a lover, induce conception, & bring wealth & power. Img: C. Barker

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2019-10-17

roma as a bachelorette in stardew valley ☺️

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2019-10-14

Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town

Best bachelorette, Ann!!

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2019-10-14

One Cherokee legend tells of Spearfinger, an ogress who lived in the mountains and took the appearance of an old woman. With skin hard as a rock, so no weapon could penetrate, and a stony forefinger of bone, she’d cut her victims and eat their livers.

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2019-10-10

Tsukumogami are very old objects that have gained a spirit and become animate. It can happen to all kinds of things like tools, musical instruments, household goods, and kitchen implements like this rice cooker by our own

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2019-10-10

Peg Powler: A water spirit of the River Tees in North East England. Taking the form of an old woman with green skin & green hair, she grabs the ankles of those on the water's edge,pulls them in & drowns them. Green foam on the water is said to show her presence

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2019-10-10

Urashima Tarō saved a sea turtle, and as a reward, was carried to the Dragon Palace under the sea to spend time with the Princess then. After what seemed like a few days, he returned to the surface to find that centuries had gone by while he remained a young man

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As a medical student, Ebenezer Sibly became interested in F. A. Mesmer's theories of animal magnetism.

Animal magnetism, or mesmerism, was a belief in an invisible healing force in all living things, and precursor to James Braid's development of hypnotism.

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2019-10-10

I love the idea of it fits theme so well. May the fairies of Halloween bring you every wish!! Day 10

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2019-10-10

Four wise old witches for today's theme, Elders.
Say hi to Ulfrún, Hotaru, Renard and Grizel.
🍂Their stories are featured in A Compendium Of Witches https://t.co/Q7pFguSlW5

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White horses have a connection with wisdom of old age and death in many cultures.

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In exchange for sex, the Cumaean Sibyl of Greek mythology extracted from Apollo a promise that she’ll live for as many years as grains of sand in her palm. He had the last laugh: she eventually grew so old she herself shrunk to the size of a grain of sand...

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They crowded round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity...
1905

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2019-10-10

For this week's theme on :
Thors third challenge when he visited Utgard-loki was to wrestle the old nurse Elli. Who proceeded to bring down Thor!
Later it was revealed that Elli was indeed old age itself and not even the mighty Thor can win against ageing.

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Methuselah has become a synonymous for longlivity. According to the Bible, e.g Book of Genesis, Book of Enoch he lived 969 years. Some scholars believe his age is a mistranslation, while others believe it was used to describe the past of the Genesis.

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Baba Yaga by Bojana Dimitrovski

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Who’s ready for the new !! Goodluck !! Hope u like my work!!

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2019-10-09

The tool of every
self-portrait
is the mirror
You see yourself in it
Turn it the other way
and you see the world

Agnes Varda

The Cape | Loretta Leigh

https://t.co/wfbHpiWwL3

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2019-10-06

Ding dong, today took long! Here’s day 3, “bait.” Huldra’s are seductive forest creature in Scandinavian folklore. They are known to lure men into the forest to keep them as slaves, lovers, or worse..

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2019-10-04

Grimm’s The Seven Ravens is a variation of The Wild Swans with another really wonderful heroine who rescues her brothers. In this tale, the 7 brothers have been transformed into ravens.

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2019-10-03