💫 Join me Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday where the theme is unsolved mysteries! With your unresolved legends, your enigmas, phenomenons, true-crime tales, unexplained art, & mysterious deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology 💫

💫Thank you for the #LegendaryWednesday forest posts. They were fantasticly woodsy. Hope everyone has a great week!! I will announce next week's theme on Monday. Follow & I will follow back. See you #Wednesday! #Legend #poetry #folklore #fairytale #mythology #art #quote #film💫

Cornelius Agrippa was a 16th-century German physician, knight, and occultist. His writings drew upon Kabbalah, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism. Agrippa was said to be accompanied by a huge black dog he liked to talk to; many people claimed the dog was his familiar. 🎨Theodor de Bryd #WyrdWednesday

#LegendaryWednesday #DailySpookLore #AncientSky #BookSky #MythologySky #FolkloreSky #OccultSky #SorcerySky #MagicSky #Mythology #Folklore #Occult #Sorcery #Kabbalah #Hermeticism #Neoplatonism #CorneliusAgrippa

#LegendaryWednesday Japanese tree spirits - Kodama - live in ancient forests. Sometimes heard, but rarely seen, sentient trees bleed when chopped down & walk during the twilight hours ... 📷Aokigahara Forest 🎨Unknown Artist

A legend of Sherwood Forest- Robin Hood May have been a real outlaw, or code name. I enjoy seeing him as a spirit of the woods and of rebellion against injustice, like an immortal fairy of the forest #legendaryWednesday @legendaryWednesday

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In Welsh folklore, the warrior Owain (a champion of King Arthur's court) meets the Woodward of the Wood, a one-eyed giant who rules all the animals of a fairy forest. Even lions, huge serpents, and monstrous dragons obey the Woodward, terrified of his iron club. 🎨Diego Peres #LegendaryWednesday

#LegendaryWednesday In Thomas Millington's tale, the orphaned children were abandoned in Wayland Wood & left to die by their uncle - so that he could claim their inheritance. The uncle got his come-uppance, losing all his money and ending his days in a debtor's prison. 📷Sculpture - John Bell

The Chinese version of Thai Nang Tani, Chinese Banana Ghosts fulfill promises when summoned, but ask for a favor in return. If the favor is not returned, the ghost is freed from the banana tree and is free to haunt the fool who betrayed them. #LegendaryWednesday

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#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `With a sense of relief washing over her, Jessie followed the Ghillie Dhu as he led her through the labyrinth of trees. He moved with the grace of a woodland spirit, his steps sure and swift, while Jessie ...` Here`s the whole story: hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/11...

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `With a sense of relief washing over her, Jessie followed the Ghillie Dhu as he led her through the labyrinth of trees. He moved with the grace of a woodland spirit, his steps sure and swift, while Jessie struggled to keep pace […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

There is something waiting for us at the edge of the woods, and it is our fate to meet it. ~Clarissa Pinkola Estés Women Who Run With the Wolves art by Brin Kennedy

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"There lies the fastness of Southern Mirkwood," said Haldir. "It is clad in a forest of dark fir, where the trees strive one against another and their branches rot and wither." -LOTR www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3513... #LegendaryWednesday #art #Tolkien #bookchatweekly #literature #illustration

Jungle myths often portray the canopy as a living ceiling. Gods, spirits, and ancestors dwell above, while humans tread carefully below. #LegendaryWednesday

3/3 Other equivalents are the Gaulish Dusios, Celtic Cernunnos, and Wiccan Horned God. They embody the wild, untamed self as well as untamed lands. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/7385... #LegendaryWednesday #art #vintage #fineart #giftideas #homedecor #mythology #folklore #wallart

2/3 Pan's Roman equivalent was the god Faunus. Faunus was closely related to Sylvanus as both were gods of wild forests. The god appeared as a faun, with horns & goat's feet, & was responsible for livestock fertility. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3548... #LegendaryWednesday #art #mythology

1/3 The god Pan is the ultimate wild man from #mythology. Pan is the Greek god of the wilds, forest, shepherds, rural music & remote places. He is accompanied by nymphs. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3802... #legendarywednesday #art #gifts #vintage #illustration #homedecor #folklore #fairytale

art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite #legendarywednesday #bookchatweekly

A witch ought never be frightened in the darkest forest… because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her. ~Terry Pratchett

2/2 Jason's ship, the Argo, had the gift of prophecy because an oak timber from Dodona was included in its creation. 🎨Edmund Dulac www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3753... #LegendaryWednesday #art #vintage #illustration #mythology #folklore #fairytale #gifts #illustrationart

1/2 Dodona forest in ancient Greece was sacred. The trees spoke with the voice of Zeus and were consulted as a great oracle. 🎨John Bauer redbubble.com/shop/ap/3670... #LegendaryWednesday #art #vintage #illustration #homedecor #folklore #mythology #wallart #fairytale #illustrationart

In Norse #mythology Mirkwood is a dark & dangerous forest that acts as a portal between worlds. It is populated with elves, dwarves & trolls. Mirkwood has influenced many authors including JRR Tolkien. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3515... #art #illustration #LegendaryWednesday #folklore

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Jessie Macrae was a spirited child, with boundless curiosity that often led her on adventures beyond the boundaries of her Highland home. Her parents often warned her of the dangers lurking in the woods ... Here`s her story: hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/11...

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Jessie Macrae was a spirited child, with boundless curiosity that often led her on adventures beyond the boundaries of her Highland home. Her parents often warned her of the dangers lurking in the woods, with tales of ancient […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

#LegendaryWednesday #yokai

#LegendaryWednesday #yokai

#LegendaryWednesday #yokai

#LegendaryWednesday #yokai

Medieval Europeans believed forests rearranged themselves at night. Trees shifted just enough to confuse the unwary. #LegendaryWednesday

Hamadryades, 8 #Dryad daughters of the forest-spirit Oxylos ("Of the Forest") & a nymph Hamadryas ("One With Tree") of Mt Oita. Each dryad presided over a specific type of #tree. #legendarywednesday #fairytaletuesday #trees #nature #art (Painting by Evelyn de Morgan 'The Dryad' 1884-5 wiki commons)

Shamantin is a spirit of the West African forests. She uses her very long legs to catch those who wander beneath her cotton tree abode to teach them where water sources are, which plants are edible & which have medicinal properties🧵 #LegendaryWednesday

Wednesday # #WednesdayGreen #AquilineWednesday #BookshopWednesday #EgyptologyWednesday #GothicWednesday #HillfortsWednesday #HollowayWednesday #WaterTowerWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #ReliefWednesday #RoseWednesday

#LegendaryWednesday in the Dutch tale of Kriebeltje the Forest Gnome, the woods are threatened by the evil 'Stink Stank (SS)' & their leader the Little Moth who boasts: 'I broke everything & my friends helped me'. Kriebeltje & his animal allies defeat the destroyers and so the forest is rejuvenated

Blackthorn trees (used for shillelaghs and wands) were said to be the home of fairies… that would plague anyone cutting the wood. Researchers found that the thorns can fragment under the skin and cause lingering problems! #LegendaryWednesday

Wistman's Wood in Dartmoor, Devon, is said to be the kennel of the Yeth or Wisht Hounds, a pack of demonic dogs with either glowing yellow or red eyes, who would hunt for lost souls or lone travellers. "Wist" or"Wisht" in Devonshire dialect means eerie, uncanny or pixie-led. #LegendaryWednesday

Cernunnos, a dominant and powerful Celtic God, is k/as "Lord of Wild Things." Depicted as an antlered entity, the God is associated with fertility, the natural world, wealth and the underworld. Often portrayed holding torcs (neck rings) and a ram-horned serpent #LegendaryWednesday

🍃"There is an old tale goes that Herne the Hunter Sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest, Doth all the winter-time, at still midnight, Walk round about an oak, with great ragged horns;..."🍂 ✍️ William Shakespeare,The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 4, Scene 4 #LegendaryWednesday

💫 Join me Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday where the theme is the forest! With your dark forest legends, your lost in the woods traditions, jungle tales, rainforest art, & woodland deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology 💫

💫Thank you for the #LegendaryWednesday New Beginning posts! They were refreshing! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a Happy #NewYear! See you next #Wednesday! #Legend #poetry #folklore #fairytale #mythology #art #quote #film💫

Superstitions abound around the mystical moon and its celestial activity. One old custom from the 16th century was to count the money in your pocket under the new moon to ensure it increases, and another was to blow a kiss to the new moon to have a lucky month.✨

#LegendaryWednesday Detail from a William Morris Cotton Prints Exhibition poster

#LegendaryWednesday the first Monday after Twelfth Day was Plough Monday, the start of the agricultural year. An old rhyme urged tenant farmers to return to the fields to prepare spring crops: "Plough Monday, next after that Twelfth tide is past/Bids out with the plough, the worst husband is last"

Thus the liminal nature of Conaire is immediately understood at his birth.` Source: Bridgette Slavin `The Irish Birdman: Kingship and Liminality in Buile Suibhne` 2/2

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Mes Buachalla was connected to the #otherworldly áes síde. She became pregnant through a union with a supernatural bird-warrior, #Nemglan. He placed a geis on his son #Conaire (later as "Conaire the Great" High King of #Ireland) to not harm birds. 1/2

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Mes Buachalla was connected to the #otherworldly áes síde. She became pregnant through a union with a supernatural bird-warrior, #Nemglan. He placed a geis on his son #Conaire (later as "Conaire the Great" High King […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

The river of life spawned humanity, and though the gods tried to create life, it was Oshun alone who could create life and the beginnings of humanity in her river. Fertile and generous, Oshun's waters are purifying and cleansing, though they can run rapid too. #LegendaryWednesday

In many legends, the youngest child carries the future. Not because of strength, but because the world has not yet hardened them. #LegendaryWednesday Art: kallakerart