Exomancer’s spell A starry sort of magic Blessing our vessel #scifaikusaturday #vssdaily #scifi #whistpr #haiku #poem #poetry #dailyhaiku #writing

1/2 On being asked for a War Poem -W.B. Yeats I think it better that in times like these A poet's mouth be silent, for in truth We have no gift to set a statesman right; www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715... #BookwormSat #art #vintage #illustration #poetry #bookchatweekly #giftidea #poem

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‘No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;  Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs— The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires.’~ Wilfred Owen This #BookWormSat, join us to mark Remembrance Day with war and peace in literature.

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In Wabanaki #folklore, Swamp-woman is a ghost living in the swamp who lures her victims in with mournful cries, then kills them. In some versions she eats children. 🎨Herbert James Draper redbubble.com/people/forgo... #PhantomsFriday #art #giftidea #homedecor #interiordesign #mythology #wallart

1/3 Odin saw the Norns one day & wanted the knowledge of the runes. The runes come from the well below Yggdrasil so Odin hung himself, pierced his side & stared into the waters. redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkyFriday #mythology #art #illustration #folklore #Norse #Norsevember

Ancient Europe followed a lunar calendar. November roughly corresponds with their 'Blod-Monath', or 'Blood Month'. At this time the livestock were slaughtered for the coming winter months. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3754... #art #vintage #illustration #FolkyFriday #folklore #gifts

It's #FolkyFriday friends, with our theme this week being "Blood Month and Folkloric Sacrifices!" 🖤 From St Brice's Day to the Minoan Labyrinth, Wicker Men to the Threefold Death, someone must volunteer as tribute! Tag related lore, art and customs #FolkyFriday for sharing from 10am-6pm UK time!

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A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel happiness That even lovers drown. - WB Yeats 🎨Edward Burne-Jones redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkloreThursday #folklore #poetry #art #poem #gifts #bookchatweekly

A crap photo of a very cool snowberry clearwing moth this summer. 😍 #InsectThursday #moths #gardening #pollinators #insects

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Cyparissus was beloved of Apollo. His companion was a tame stag that he accidentally killed. His grief was such that he was turned into a cypress tree, which became a symbol of mourning. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3526... #art #LegendaryWednesday #mythology #folklore #illustration

1/3 Orpheus was Apollo's son and a musician. He married Eurydice, but she was snake-bitten and died. He sang about his grief and moved everything in the world, from the rocks on up. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1435... #LegendaryWednesday #art #gifts #mythology #homedecor #wallartforsale

Biblis fell in love with her twin brother. He fled her affections and her grief drove her mad. She followed him until she died. On her death she turned into a spring due to all the tears she had cried. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3379... #LegendaryWednesday #mythology #art #homedecor

The chimera is a fire-breathing creature made of goat, dragon & lion parts. In some versions it is sibling to the sphinx, & in others it is mother. Bellerophon captured Pegasus to help him defeat the chimera. redbubble.com/people/forgo... #WyrdWednesday #art #giftideas #mythology #folklore

1/2 Prometheus created man out of clay, but when he wanted to give them fire, the gods objected. He gave it to them anyway. 🎨Arthur Rackham www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3476... #WyrdWednesday #gifts #art #vintage #illustration #homedecor #giftideas #mythology #folklore #fairytale

A Cherokee legend tells of Grandmother Spider, who stole fire from the sun. She hid it in a clay pot and took it to her people so they could see in the darkness. redbubble.com/people/forgo... #WyrdWednesday #mythology #folklore #art #decor #fairytale #giftideas #homedecor

💫This week's theme is grief! Join us Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday with your mourning legends, your lamentation traditions, bereavement rituals, tales of sorrowful woe, & deities of misery. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology💫

Penny for the guy, you Wydlings? With Bonfire Night falling on #WyrdWednesday, we go one better and give you: “Burn, Baby, Burn!” As this week’s topic. Let’s hear some fiery stories from lore, myth, lit and history!

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/2Freya, Norse goddess of love, sex & magic, found herself drawn to the forge of 4 dwarves making a necklace called Brisingamen. She tries to buy it, but they tell her she must spend a night w/ each of them. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3316... #FairytaleTuesday #illustration #art #mythology

1/2 In this retelling of #Norse #mythology, The goddess Freya fell in love with the hero Svipdag but he was turned into a sea dragon. She searched the world until she found him in the sea. 🎨John Bauer redbubble.com/shop/ap/3580... #FairyTaleTuesday #illustration #art #fairytale #homedecor #gifts

1/5 In #Norse #mythology, Fafnir was a powerful dwarf who guarded his father's riches with his brothers. The gods killed one of his brothers while he was in the form of an otter. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3706... #FairytaleTuesday #illustrationart #art #homedecor #giftideas #Norsevember

1/7 Ragnorak, or The Twilight of the Gods, is the end of the world, when a series of catastrophes destroy the world and cause the demise of several of the gods. redbubble.com/shop/ap/1440... #FairytaleTuesday #Norsevember #art #homedecor #mythology #wallartforsale #folklore #Norse

In #Norse #mythology, Gullinkambi is one of the three roosters of Ragnorak. Their crowing is said to signify the beginning of the end. 🎨Edward Julius Detmold redbubble.com/shop/ap/3606... #FairytaleTuesday #illustration #art #homedecor #vintage #folklore #fairytale #Norsevember #gifts

My cat, clawing the shit out of my couch while looking dead at me, not in the least bit concerned about me yelling at him: "Time change this" 😼😺

1/2 In #Norse #mythology Gnipahellir, or Gnipa Cave, is where Garmr lives. He is the hellhound guarding the gates to Hel & is chained there until Ragnorak, when he breaks free. Some sources have him the same as Fenrir. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3377... #FairytaleTuesday #art #illustration

1/5 The #Norse god Loki fathered monsters with the giantess Angrbooa. First was Hel, a female presiding over the underworld of the same name. 🎨Franz von Stuck www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3540... #FairytaleTuesday #mythology #art #illustrationart #vintage #folklore #giftideas #Norsevember

1/2 In #Norse #mythology, Bifrost is a rainbow bridge that acts as a portal between the realms of mortals (Midgard) & gods (Asgard). It is guarded by the god Heimdall. 🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/shop/ap/3316... #FairytaleTuesday #art #vintage #illustration #homedecor #folklore #gifts

1/2 In #Norse #mythology Odin has two ravens named Huginn and Muninn - thought and memory. They fly all over the world each day to bring Odin news. 🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FairytaleTuesday #art #illustration #fairytales #homedecor #gifts #folklore #Norsevember

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New tonight Boreas and the Fallen Leaves - Evelyn de Morgan www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1755... #art #mythology #folklore #gifts #giftideas #Christmasgift #wallartforsale

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Achlys is the Greek personification of the death mist that clouds your eyes before death. In some cosmologies she is the counterpart to the Roman Caligo. 🎨Evelyn de Morgan www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1736... #art #Mythology #homedecor #MythologyMonday #giftideas #folklore #wallart

In Irish #mythology, the Tuatha De Danann cloak themselves in a mist called Féth Fíada. They would use this to move among mortals invisibly. 🎨Hilda Hechle www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3485... #MythologyMonday #art #giftideas #folklore #homedecor #Christmasgift #fairies #fairytale

In Roman #mythology, Caligo is a primordial embodiment of mist, darkness and the abyss. She is the consort of Khaos, and was the first of the primordial gods. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1755... #MythologyMonday #art #homedecor #folklore #ChristmasGiftIdeas #fairytale #wallartforsale #decor

In #Norse #mythology, Mist is one of the Valkyries named in the Poetic Edda. At one point, Odin calls for her to bring him ale: "Hrist and Mist | bring the horn at my will" www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3510... #MythologyMonday #art #decor #folklore #giftideas #wallart #Norsevember

Greetings, Myth Lovers! This Monday's theme is MIST, FOG & BRUME! Tell us a misty myth that features fog of any kind using the hashtags #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

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A Danny Elfman #Christmas www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Pm... #dark #spooky #story

The fair maid who the first of May goes to the field at break of day and bathes in the dew of the hawthorne tree will ever after handsome be www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3378... #FolkloreSunday #art #folklore #gifts #homedecor #giftideas #InteriorDesign #superstition

1/2 The Necklace of Harmonia let the woman wearing it remain young & beautiful, but also brought great misfortune. It was made by Hephaestus when he discovered Aphrodite having an affair w/ Ares. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3702... #FolkloreSunday #mythology #art #giftideas #folklore #decor

On St Johns Eve some areas gather St Johns wort & leave it in water outside overnight. The resulting flower water is used to wash their faces & is good for the skin. redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkloreSunday #art #folklore #vintage #illustration #gifts #decor #superstition