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“Rowan tree & red thread make witches tine their speed”- an ancient rhyme. Known also as witchentree & witchwood, the Rowan was planted by homes to protect them from harm, & by churches in to watch over & protect the dead.
Image: Cicely Barker

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2018-08-09

The sweetness of life, the sorrow of death in the folklore of berries

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2018-08-02

The in at 3:47 am on 13th July, rules all white flowers. Their petals bring gentle healing to a new moon that is sensitive, nurturing, tearful & introspective, & opposes the lord of darkness, Pluto, in
Images: Cicely Barker

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2018-07-12

Whistler's - Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander 1872-4. Sir James Lavery - Her first Communion 1902. Whistler stayed with Lavery in 1902. with
Patrick Bourne.

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2018-07-10

I improved more than I thought and that makes me glad! Since I've redone Cicely's app art Iori might be next, I'm not sure...

Thanks for the interest in Libetellus @ our new potentials! Hope to have fun with you in the future!

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2018-07-07

White Bindweed belongs to Saturn, ruler of witchcraft. No gardener’s friend, its strong, tangled vines are used in binding spells on the dark of the moon. They also form a bridge between this world & the unseen realms in threshold magic. Image: Cicely Barker

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2018-07-05

Love-in-Idleness & Heart’s-ease are folk names for the Wild Pansy. This flower is the basis of Oberon’s love potion in A Night’s Dream, causing fairy queen Titania to fall in love with the first thing she sees after sleeping. Image: Cicely Barker

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2018-06-21

Coming soon... FLOWER FAIRIES: BOTANICAL MAGIC, a collection of original illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker, sponsored by . Opens on the 8th August at the Garden Museum.

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2018-06-06

's Cicely and my Mimi fused together
SHES STRONG

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2018-06-05

This week's colour: Mallow.

A 21st-century take on one of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies, with added sugar.

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2018-06-02

The tree month of Hawthorn begins on 13 May. The May tree, it gifts love & healing to the heart & is sacred to the goddess Brighid when she brings new growth & fertility. Known as a faery tree, the hawthorn should never be harmed. Illust: Cicely Barker

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2018-05-10

I don’t often post Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973) pictures . My fault because I became sick of seeing them when I was a bookseller. Time to forget that nonsense. Beautiful Iris.

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2018-05-01

The sister of Cicely Mary Barker ran a kindergarten and the little children became Cicely's much loved models. She painted the plants from life and if she couldn't find the specimen needed, it was often provided by Kew Gardens staff.

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2018-04-19

I'm super behind on commissions and birthday gifts 😭
But I started on this a while back and I wanted to share it. FEH styled Cicely! I'm probably still gonna edit some parts but yeah... it was fun to do!

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2018-04-19

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

Art: Cicely Mary Barker circa 1930

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2018-04-12

Spring.
Mary Cicely Barker.
Snowdrop Fairy.

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2018-03-20

In the on cold days like these, we're daydreaming about Cicely Mary Barker's flower fairies."

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2018-03-16

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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2018-03-15