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“DeGrazia’s Superstition Mountain Collection” is currently on display through January 26th, 2022! The legends, history, natural beauty, and native cultures of the Superstitions inspired the artist to create several essays, drawings, and paintings.

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2021-07-07

Attack on plagued.superstition woo !! Pixel art is fun aaa

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2021-07-05


An old Yorkshire superstition warns that, if a loaf of bread fails to rise, there must be a corpse nearby. It was also inadvisable to cut off both ends; that would call the devil to fly over the house.
[Image: acorn bread by for

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2021-07-01

🌿🐜🌿Ants in Cornwall - known as Meryons or Muryans - were believed to be diminishing Faeries living out the last and smallest stage of their earthly existence before disappearing from this world - therefore misfortune would befall anyone who harmed an ant.

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2021-06-26

It is unlucky to kill a blue dragonfly. A little awkward because it will bring you luck if you place the wings of a blue dragonfly between the pages of a religious book. (Evans, 1845. Shaw, C18th)

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2021-06-26

We’ve always loved ladybugs. Historically, they meant luck, plus they dressed in style. Their noble title wasn’t from the peerage, though, but from religion, ie “Our Lady.” The British call them Ladybirds (ie “Bird of Our Lady”), but it seems poor taxonomy. 😉💕#SuperstitionSat

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2021-06-26

Aww that’s so nice of you 🥺 I’m all good now! I just gathered about 33 for... “superstition” purposes

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2021-06-20

The East Slavs have many superstitions about the summer solstice, one of them is that for three days after the Day of St. Dorotheus the souls of the dead can walk the earth and communicate with the living for the veil between our worlds becomes thin 🕯💀🦇

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2021-06-19

heard there was an event going on today, so I thought I'd post something. I have no pictures of myself because of superstition, but here are some of my black peeps

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2021-06-18

🦑Gorgons, & Hydras, & Chimaeras—dire stories of Celaeno and the Harpies—may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition—but they were there before. They are transcripts, types—the archetypes are in us, & eternal🎨Art-Richard Wright🦑#Lovecraftian

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2021-06-16

Episode 23: Outskirts of the Grimmwood: a place steeped in superstition, danger and ancient evils. Every witch, were and wampire you’ve ever heard of dwells somewhere within the depths of this twilight forest.

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2021-06-15

Mandrake Root from Leonhart Fuchs’ 1543 “Neu Kreuterbuch”, a king of 16th C botanicals. Fuchs depicted plants as specimens, especially evident with the mandrake, depicted as an actual root rather than a magical emblem of superstition. It’s also 500 years old, and gorgeous

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2021-06-15

The fern flower can be found once a year, on Kupala’s night. This glowing bloom carried under shirt, can provide knowledge of people’s thoughts, of the future, ability to understand the speech of all living beings, see the trees walk in the forest, and more.. 🐍

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2021-06-13

Save the date, “DeGrazia’s Superstition Mountain Collection” opens on July 6th, 2021! From the late 1940’s to the late 1970’s was a frequent visitor to the mysterious mountain range. The legends, natural beauty, & the native cultures fascinated the artist.

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2021-06-10

In Galicia, white is characteristic of supernatural animals that announce an imminent ☠️
E.g., the CADELA PEREGRINA is a huge, white female 🐕 that drags her teats on the ground and puts 🔥 through her mouth. The person who meets her at night will die shortly.

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2021-06-06

Greetings, myth lovers! We are saying goodbye to today, so our theme is mermaids, sea monsters, and other sailors' superstitions--or are they? Do you know any myths & legends relating to the tall tales of sailors & fishermen?
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2021-05-31

it was once believed that placing crossed objects in front of a door would deter from the household. Below are two 19thc. homemade steel blades that were found crossed in the roof of a cottage (pic & description from Spellbound catalogue)

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2021-05-22

🦑Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimaeras—dire stories of Celaeno and the Harpies—may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition—but they were there before. They are transcripts, types—the archetypes are in us, and eternal.🎨Kostya Che🦑#Lovecraftian

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2021-05-20