# charm bees fairytaleflash curses spooky indiehorror indiefilms celticmyth womanwarrior art

Venus-ruled mallow is used in love potions. Combine a mallow root with a rose quartz, 9 rose petals, & 2 ash juniper berries, & anoint with rose water to attract love. Conversely, a salve made from mallow leaves & rosemary oil can protect against black magic.

58 327
2022-08-17

"A Calabash of Poi" tells of a goddess, Pele, visiting a rich and poor family while disguised. She curses the former and blesses the latter. (Source: In the Path of the Trade Winds: Legends of Hawaii by Cora Wells Thorpe).

Art by Mark Fredrickson, (2020)

3 10
2022-08-16

An enchantment & a curse: In “Diamonds and Toads” a fairy rewards one sister for her kindness; flowers & gems fall from her mouth as she speaks. But her unkind sister is cursed for her rudeness; she spews toads & vipers when she talks
🎨 Gordon Laite (1925-1978)

17 80
2022-08-16

"For a Swarm of Bees" is an metrical used with the intention of keeping honey bees from swarming away. 🐝 At the end of the charm, are referred to as sigewif, "victory-women", associating bees with Valkyries or Shield Maidens in Old Norse folklore.

5 25
2022-08-16

The Princesses in White Land. 3 trolls had imprisoned three princesses - buried them up to their necks in sand. If the hero went up into the castle by the shore and let each troll beat him for one night, the princesses would be freed.

4 36
2022-08-16


One of the most feared of all Yokai, the omukade are giant evil centipedes who are the archenemies of dragons. Their carapace is even tougher than dragon scales, but they have a distinct weakness: human saliva is toxic to them.

1 10
2022-08-16

Tto the rich man’s son, he commanded, “Stay where thou art, and sit beneath the earth all thy days, so long as the sun is in the sky!" And the rich man’s son instantly transformed into the first mole. https://t.co/i9cfgE87eL

9 28
2022-08-16

Magic of the Ancients: Five Incredible Texts of Spells, Curses, and Incantations
A number of influential texts or grimoires were developed over the centuries, many of which became the books of choice for secret societies
https://t.co/hI5Y8j3nsW

24 84
2022-08-16

"You have been deceived by your own cold heart - a curse upon your house and all within it. Until you have found someone to love you as you are, you shall remain forever a beast."


~Enchantress, 'Beauty And The Beast'.🎨Brent Hollowell.

20 89
2022-08-16

Midir of Ireland's Tuatha Dé Danann falls in love & marries Étaín. 1st wife her into becoming pool of water, worm, then beautiful butterfly (14 yrs)! She falls into wine & is drunk & reborn 1012 yrs later! Midir finds her & they change into swans! 🦋🍷🦢

8 44
2022-08-16

In the classical world, demons were bound where children were buried to serve any magical purposes: “By mighty Necessity I conjure you by those who lie here. By the invincible power of Iao, Barbathiao Chermari, rise up now, you demons who lie here!”

1 14
2022-08-16


Illustration by Emily Gertrude Thomson, 1850-1929

3 8
2022-08-10

Have you seen our new poster for HEX?

If you haven't heard, it's a slow-burn, psychological thriller set during the English Civil War.

You can watch it for FREE here: https://t.co/gnqQspW9J6

5 7
2022-08-10

Scáthach was a legendary warrior queen of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Brave youth would travel to her fortress of Dún Scáith, which translates to Castle of Shadows, in hopes that she would train them.

🖼Unknown Artist

6 31
2022-08-10

It's good to know that wooded violin playing summons the unicorns.


by Jessica Albert

49 128
2022-08-10

Fatima is a true warrior; she yells at her captors, kills the man who tried to rape her, and leads men into battles and raids! (Source: The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat al-Himma by Melanie Magidow).

Art by Jason Porath

2 14
2022-08-10

- Mysterious Valkyrie Eir was one of the highest-ranking Norse goddesses.
She was an Asynjur who possessed the ability to predict the future and heal. God Odin said Eir knew the fates as well as himself. https://t.co/SDTGKZp9hS

5 35
2022-08-09

After spending her wayward youth as a bandit who robbed people in the woods, Hervor Angantysdotter led a group of ”vikings” and eventually visited her dead father’s burial mound, raised his spirit, and acquired his magical sword Tyrfing. 🖼 CG Kratzenstein-Stub

14 59
2022-08-09


Ogres are an iconic fantasy creature with an ambiguous origin. The classic ogre is a hideous and fat giant famed for their gluttony and strength which is extreme even by giant standards. Ogres are usually stupid, but some are dangerously intelligent and crafty.

1 9
2022-08-09