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In 2004, Pemba Dorji wrote this of his experience in scaling Mount Everest: “When I paused at a mound of rocks, I saw some spirits in the form of black shadows coming towards me, stretching their hands & begging for something to eat."

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2021-01-20

TWO-FACED DEVILS The devil is literally two-faced in many medieval depictions, such as Giovanni da Modena, The Inferno, c.1410 & Hell, Hans Memling c.1485. Devils are sinners who face downwards & Demonic bodies are often disordered with faces at the top & bottom

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2021-01-19

To the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, Raven is both blessing and curse: he is the Creator, given of life and knowledge to humanity, but also a coy trickster, looking for food and comfort where hard work is required.

🖼: G. Rabena

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2021-01-13

'He had been struck by something, possibly destiny, or or only a degenerative nerve disease called rabies.'
― Stephen King, Cujo

by Jeanie Tomanek

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2021-01-13

'The White Rabbit is the first Wonderland character Alice encounters... ' https://t.co/Dp4oW5LXyV

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2021-01-13

The Beast of Bray Road is a large, red-eyed, bipedal cryptid resembling a bear or a wolf, sighted on rural roads in Wisconsin & Illinois as far back as 1936. It attacks vehicles, leaving long claw marks. Theorists claim it's either a werewolf or a wendigo.

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2021-01-13

Ahools are giant carnivorous bats with 10-foot wingspans believed to inhabit rainforests in Java, Indonesia. According to eyewitnesses, they swoop down to snatch up humans with their claws & devour them. Some believe they're descended from pterosaurs.

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2021-01-13

My undying passion for the study of reanimated medieval corpses in the culturally Swedish Åland Island region of Finland has not led me to fame and fortune but rather to a filthy puddle behind a dumpster.
 
https://t.co/SwzT3ARfya

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2021-01-06

A caterpillar cultivation garden, chrysalises and recently emerged butterflies, migration- scenes from a butterfly’s life cycle included in the mythical world of Der Traumgarten, Märchen von Blumen und Sommervögeln (1955 ed.) by artist Ernst Kreidolf (1863–1956)

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2021-01-07

When jealous Hera discovered her husband Zeus had taken the mortal Semele as a lover, she tricked her into making Zeus promise to reveal himself in his true divinity thus killing her instantly.

Image: 'Zeus, Semele and Hera' - Jan-Erasmus Quellinus.
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2021-01-06

Not For Kids: Shocking Original Endings to Some of Our Favorite Disney Fairy Tales
https://t.co/E0TpnVn6V6

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2020-12-30

In olden days, the Sámi of the Kola Peninsula believed that all deers came back to life, so hunters respectfully covered bones of those killed in the hunt with their skins to make it happen.

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2020-12-30

In early 19th Century USA, German communities still celebrated Belsnickel as the main gift bringer, whereas the Dutch developed Santa Claus. Santa won world-wide fame but for a twist of history we could be celebrating the wilder Belsnickel

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2020-12-24

Merry Christmas to all involved with this year!

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2020-12-23

For perhaps a few vintage cards to put you in the holiday mood.

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2020-12-16

Santa coming down a chimney has its roots in medieval Europe. It was believed witches invaded homes that way. In Scottish lore, house spirits called brownies enter homes via chimney to do chores. In Irish lore, the evil bodach comes down chimneys to kidnap kids.

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2020-12-16

Fenrir is the four-legged offspring of Loki. And Odin hates him very much.

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2020-12-10

'Jack Frost attacking Bony'. The horror of Napoleon's invasion of Russia Jun-Dec 1812, and eventual terrible defeat for his Grande Armée, finally beaten into retreat by the Russian winter in a campaign costing 500 000 French lives and 400 000 Russian lives.

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2020-12-10