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Fleurish Folk
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Comparative #myth, researching women in #fairytales & #folklore 🌸 🇨🇦 #amwriting * No DM's thx.
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Fleurish Folk @fleurishfolk.bsky.social · Apr 22
The etymology of the feminine word "Hag" suggests its earlier meaning meant "diviner or soothsayer". In N. European paganism *Hægtesse may have meant a "magic woman with prophetic & oracular power".

🪄 * hagatusjon, Hexe, haghetisse, & hagzusa.

🎨 Marie Abrams Lawson, ca 1937
#Witchsky #myth #pagan
"Poisonous Leaves" 🍃🍂 🦇 From 'Leaves, Their Place in Life and Legend' by Vernon Quinn, 1937 🎨 #Illustration by Marie Abrams Lawson
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beachydreams.bsky.social
Don't forget our 🐦friends & fill your feeders before temps drop & the 🌬 kicks up. You won't want to go out then lol.🥶 You'd think during snow storms birds would hunker down but nope, thats when they hit my feeder the most.🤷🏽‍♀️
Tip: If you don't want squirrels, use Safflower seeds, they don't like it.👍🏼
a bird feeder sits on a snowy deck
Alt: Birds flying around a feeder hanging off of a snowy deck getting a snack.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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folkloretwitcher.bsky.social
“However many years she lived, Mary always felt that 'she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow'.”

🌸Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden🐞
🎨Charles Robinson (1914) #BookWormSat
Illustration by Charles Robinson (1914) - The Secret Garden
January 23, 2026 at 9:50 PM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
The Checklist to End Tyranny:
#dissent #democracy #standup #bluewave

www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/u...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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folkloringpodcast.bsky.social
Ukranian Neo-folklore exhibit in Paris: pragmatika.media/en/news/ukra... #folklore #ukraine #neofolklore #france #paris
Ukrainian neo-folklore: from archaic, through modernism to boho-funk - PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA
The Month of Ukrainian Design and Craft has started in Paris as part of the Season of Ukrainian Culture in France. The central event was the international project "Ukrainian Neo-Folklore: Aesthetics a...
pragmatika.media
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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hilaryrsparkes.bsky.social
I love Owls but if one hoots near your house 3 times it could mean trouble. New post on my blog looks at Owls in late 19th and early 20th C Jamaican death lore
#Owls #folklore

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Owls in Jamaican folklore
As mentioned previously, Owls have something of an ominous reputation in folklore. This month’s post looks at associations between Owls and death in some Jamaican folklore from the late nineteenth …
natureandsupernaturalnature.wordpress.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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deedeechainey.bsky.social
On Being Heard in the #ImmersiveWeb: A Journey Through Fairy Tale, Embodiment and #Inclusion

Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. #XR will, too—when we build tools that amplify all voices.

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On Being Heard in the Immersive Web: A Journey Through Fairy Tale, Embodiment and Inclusion
Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. XR will, too - when we build tools that amplify all voices
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July 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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drdarrengray.bsky.social
Still time to get those proposals in for this excellent conference #horror peeps! 😁👇 #HorrorSky
horrorstudies.bsky.social Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 9d
Deadline for proposals - January 30th

Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University

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January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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hilaryrsparkes.bsky.social
On a dank drear day which couldn't be more January if it tried, some snowdrops in local park as a reminder that Spring will arrive
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
Václav Havel: The Power of the Powerless
#windowsigns #cdnpoli

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"The Power of the Powerless" - Vaclav Havel
Hannah Arendt Center News
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January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
Best speech I've ever heard from any politician, save a couple from Churchill during WWII.

Very proud to be (and always remain) a Canadian.
minibubbly.bsky.social Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 5d
For all of its great prime ministers, #Canada has never had one who was known for their ability to deliver stirring speeches, much less ones with global import and impact. In a remarkable 16-minute-long speech delivered

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www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
Mark Carney just shook up the world
His speech in Davos might be the most important one ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister. Its consequences will determine his place in history — and ours.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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vote-blue24.bsky.social
If you don't want Cankles Caligula's Brownshirts following you or reading your posts, here's a convenient blocklist for all of the U.S. government’s official accounts on Bluesky to date. You're welcome! bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Ice Age art!

A lovely little horse figurine sculpted from mammoth tusk around 15,000 years ago!

Known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’ it was found in 1886 in the cave of Les Espélugues, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. 📷 by me.

#Archaeology
My photo shows a small horse statuette in a museum display case. The horse, viewed in profile, was masterfully carved from mammoth ivory around 15,000 years ago. The sculptor has depicted many realistic details such as the eyes, nostrils, and ears flattened against the head. The coat is represented by finely incised lines and dots. The mane is sculpted in relief, with incised lines on both sides. The four legs and tail are incomplete. The surface of the ivory has a shiny brown patina. Dimensions: Length 7.3 cm x Height 3.5 cm. The statuette is known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’. It was discovered in 1886 in a rock fissure in the Espélugues cave, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. Part of the collections at the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale, Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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mariapopova.bsky.social
The strength of the sensitive – E.M. Forster on the personal and political power of empaths and the relationship between democracy and creativity www.themarginalian.org/2024/10/31/e...
The Strength of the Sensitive: E.M. Forster on the Personal and Political Power of Empaths and the Relationship Between Creativity and Democracy
“I believe in… an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate and the plucky. Its members are to be found in all nations and classes, and all through the ages, and there is a secret u…
www.themarginalian.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
Dinner time...
From: "Our Farm. The troubles and successes thereof"
Story by F. W. Pattenden - Illustrated by Louis Wain, ca 1888

#cats #caturday #kitty #art #vintage #victorian
#louiswain #farmlife
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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dreamswarm.bsky.social
‘All Animals are equal but some are more equal than others’ the new mantra of the corrupt pigs after they take over Animal Farm in George Orwell’s work
#wyrdWednesday
@wyrdwednesday.bsky.social
Cartoon from Animal Farm: pigs in dinner jackets under a sign reading ‘all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others’
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70 meter long medieval masterpiece created by artisan women, is actually an embroidery in crewel (wool yarn) on a linen ground. Depicting the Norman conquest of England, it was made in the 11th century & will be displayed at the British Museum this year. #WomensArt
Four images of the Bayeux Tapestry showing embroidered scenes of soldiers, horses and other figures
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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fleurishfolk.bsky.social
The Green Knight, preparing to battle Sir Beaumains

🎨 N. C. Wyeth #illustration (1922) #Arthurian #myth
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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srednieel.bsky.social
Welp 2026 is off to a start. Stop your doomscrolling and look at sky puppies.
Bumble Bee sky puppy. Bat with adorable face crawls on someone’s fingers Shy sky puppy hides behind his natural cloak Smiley sky puppy face The goodest boy Sky puppy clings to a tree
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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affirmationcoyote.bsky.social
Coyotes have a way to shut up loud-mouths that humans cannot unfortunately emulate.
Two young coyotes playing. One has fastened his snout entirely around the snout of the smaller.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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resistancestudies.bsky.social
Less than a month left to submit your abstract for our Special Issue on 'Situated Resistance & Hope in the Everyday'. Submit now before the holidays! https://resistance-journal.org/call-for-papers/situated-resistance-and-hope-in-the-everyday/
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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fleurishfolk.bsky.social
Along with Ms. Good, we're also mourning the loss of America. #policestate #brownshirts #roguenation
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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hilaryrsparkes.bsky.social
Winter solstice blessings and yay to the returning light 🌞🌞🌞
pillar candle decked with holly and ivy on chunky mercurised candlestick
December 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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fleurishfolk.bsky.social
Carol Singing Christmas Cats - by Louis Wain, ca 1927
#Caturday #music #Christmas #cats 🐾
December 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
The Green Knight, preparing to battle Sir Beaumains

🎨 N. C. Wyeth #illustration (1922) #Arthurian #myth
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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fleurishfolk.bsky.social
"The dragon flew out and caught the #queen on the road and carried her away". 🐉 #FairyTaleTuesday

🎨 Arthur Rackham, The Allies Fairy Book, ca 1916
"The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apple"
"The dragon flew out and caught the queen on the road and carried her away". From the Serbian fairy tale of "The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples" in The Allies Fairy Book from 1916 illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM