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I adore the Norse Freya, who brought the human world black magic! Riding on a chariot drawn by cats, she brought the "Seidr" (witchcraft/shamanism). The magic of altering the course of destiny by re-weaving part of destiny’s web itself!

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Hel was the daughter of Loki and a giantess. Half dead and half alive, she was sent by Odin to host an eternal feast for the dead. While not as regarded as Valhalla or The Summerlands, going to Hel was a good thing.

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Athenians built a temple for Agnostos Theos, or the Unknown God, who represented all the deities whose names were lost or never known. Offerings made here aimed to prevent these forgotten beings from becoming upset at their neglect.

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In Greek myth Demeter was goddess of agriculture, growth, harvest & fertility. She also presided over the cycle of life & death. Persephone, her virgin daughter, was abducted to the underworld by Hades. Here Evelyn de Morgan depicts Demeter mourning her loss

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2018-05-10

I never turned anyone into a pig. Some people are pigs. I make them look like pigs. ~Louise Gluck, Circe's power
Complete poem: https://t.co/jhkfKyjUUd ]

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2018-05-10

HEKATE

Goddess associated w/ crossroads, magic, herbalism, ghosts, necromancy, & sorcery. Her shrines were built at crossroads & offerings were made on full moons for protection. She was 3-formed: new moon, half moon, full moon.

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Ryujin is a Japanese Dragon God. Often honoured as the god of the Sea, he controls the tides using magical jewels. He lives in a palace built out of red and white coral and his servants consist of sea turtles, fishes & jellyfish. His jewels appear in many myths

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Loviatar, blind Finnish goddess of disease. Her nine children are all deadly illnesses: Colic, Pleurisy, Fever, Ulcer, Plague, Consumption, Sterility & Cancer. But even Loviatar couldn't bear the presence of the nameless ninth child, & so she banished it.

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Xingtian challenged the Supreme Deity to a duel to see who would rule, and his head was cut off & buried under a mountain. Undaunted, Xingtian turned his nipples into eyes & his navel into a mouth, & relentlessly terrorizes the Supreme Deity as a martial god.

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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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Hearth & Home Folklore for
In English lore - When the flame in the hearth fire turns blue, an otherworldly presence has entered the room.

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2018-05-04

Ekwensu is an evil deity of the Igbo people of Nigeria. Possession by Ekwensu can lead a person to commit acts of great evil against humanity. Without excusing the person, the Igbo acknowledge that there are levels of inhumanity humans cannot reach on their own.

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2018-05-04

'Anyone who gathers the first dew of May will be protected against the evil eye'. May folklore from Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe: A Treasury of British Folklore by https://t.co/7V85OrHtp0

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2018-05-03

Every day, Balinese households craft an offering to the Sang Hyang Widhi. Called 'Canang Sari', they are made in gratitude for peace, and is seen as a small but essential form of worship, since it takes a small yet constant effort and time to craft one daily.

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In Greek mythology, the Naiads are a type of female nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams & other bodies of fresh water. Often boys & girls at coming-of-age ceremonies cut &dedicated their hair locks to the local naiad of the spring

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To win good favour with pixies/faeries - leave out a bowl of the creamiest milk or clearest water. Many household spirits react well to kindness and will not suffer insult; maybe we should learn something from that? Lessons of folklore aren’t obsolete.

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2018-04-30

In my corner of the world in Southern England as children we were scared half to death on dark nights of Black Shuck, a ghostly black dog with glowing eyes; it was said that to meet him is to be warned that your death will occur before the end of the year

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2018-04-27

Hello, And happy It’s Crystal of with you for the next 90 minutes! This week’s theme is and folklore. Tweet me your hottest legends and lore! (Image: Arthur Rackham)

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