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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
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
If you bought packaged bread from #Loblaws between 2001 - 2021 (many Canadians did) - you're eligible to apply for a slice of the #pricefixing settlement from George Weston Ltd. only until Dec. 12 to apply. #cdnpoli #Bread
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
You could get at least $50 from the bread price-fixing settlement. But the deadline is coming up | CBC News
Your chance to get a piece of a $500-million class action settlement, following a years-long bread price fixing scheme will soon expire.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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coffinboffin.bsky.social
HALLOWEEN FAIRIES - by yours truly
Fairies weren’t always cute – they used to drink human blood and kidnap children
theconversation.com/fairies-were...
Fairies weren’t always cute – they used to drink human blood and kidnap children
The ‘Disneyfication’ of fairies has helped us forget their darker origins.
theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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thewildhunt.bsky.social
Alan U. Dalul reviews “Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns & Other Places of Transformation in Myths, Fairy Tales & Film” by by Holly Bellebuono with a foreword by Jack Zipes.

wildhunt.org/2025/09/once...

#fairytales #pagan #bookreview #onceuponaplace
Once Upon a Place: The magic of space in fairy tales - Arts & Culture, Book Reviews, Culture, Paganism, Reviews, TWH Features, Witchcraft
Witchcraft & Pagan News - Alan U. Dalul reviews "Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns & Other Places of Transformation in Myths, Fairy Tales & Film" by by Holly Bellebuono with a foreword by Jack Zipes...
wildhunt.org
September 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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A drawing of a hare in profile, spotted on the side, with vines in the background. A full moon hovers near the top of the image. The words “I will always be the girl who talks to animals” frame the right side of the image.
May 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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alexdavis1981.bsky.social
Join us for some ghostly goings-on this November, with four weeks of online sessions exploring the key aspects of the form! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-gh... #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourse #onlinecourse #onlinecourses
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social
In November's gusty gale
I will flop my flippy tail
and spout hot soup.
I'll be a whale!
Spouting once
spouting twice
spouting chicken soup with rice.

kellyjarviswriter.com/blog/f/cauld...

#poetryfriday #poemoftheday #chickensoup #chickensouprecipe #blog #fairytale #folklore #mauricesendak
Cauldrons of Story and Pots of Soup
Nothing takes the chill out of a cold evening better than a warm bowl of soup. I have always loved the idea of soup bubbling away on the stove, filling the house with warmth and love. I can still reca...
kellyjarviswriter.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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karsloan.bsky.social
Here lies Arthur, the once and future king - Legend states he's not dead, nor is he awake, but lays #sleeping peacefully in Avalon, & the time will come when he awakens & returns "once more to this earth, and all shall be peace and concord amongst men". #FolkyFriday #Arthurian
James Archer (1823–1904) The Death of King Arthur - La Mort d'Arthur, ca 1860
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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thequietplace.bsky.social
Poppy is linked to gods of sleep (and death) like the twins Hypnus and Thanatos. It was also a component of “dwale” if mixed with vinegar. A sleep inducing recipe from the 12th century. The Middle English word (pronounced dwahluh) comes from Old Norse “dwol” meaning sleep or trance #FolkyFriday 🌱
A cluster of bright red poppy flowers with a bee collecting pollen in the centre of one of them
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Hey, it's #ProjectFeederWatch season. Mine are going up today. www.birdscanada.org/you-can-help... #birds
Project FeederWatch
www.birdscanada.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Larch #trees are one of the few conifers that shed their needles in #winter. 🌲 In Sami & Siberian #mythology the larch takes the place of an Ash as the World-tree, & the smoke from burning larch is said to offer protection by warding off evil spirits. 🔥

#FolkloreSunday #folksky #forest (📷 by me 🙂)
Three sister Larch trees, Haliburton, Ontario Canada Photo by me, Karen Sloan https://www.flickr.com/photos/karensloan/51668986925/
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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warksfolklore.bsky.social
Display of poppies at Bubbenhall
#ArmisticeDay
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.

Which is your favourite?

From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photos show four ornate Visigothic bronze belt buckles arranged in a 2 x 2 grid. Each buckle has a rectangular plate decorated with colourful glass (red, blue, green) inlaid into metal cells using cloisonné technique, and a chunky curved metal loop and prong. They adorned leather belts which Visigothic women wore over a tunic (probably) as a status symbol. Excavated between 1942 and 1949 by Antonio Molinero from the necropolis of Duratón near Segovia, Spain. They are on display at the Casa del Sol Museum in Segovia.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
The Caladrius was a #bird who'd stand at the end of a sick person's bed. 🛌 If the bird met a patient's gaze, it would inhale any illness, rise to the sun burning that sickness away, & the patient would heal. But, if the bird averted its gaze, the patient would not recover. 🪶 #Mythology #Folklore
The Caladrius- Jacob Meydenbach - Hortus Sanitatis, ca 1491
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
The twelve boys were changed into twelve crows, & flew off.

🎨 Henry Ford Justice, ca 1899, Grimm’s Fairy Tales
#folklore #Fairytales #birdsky
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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karsloan.bsky.social
It was previously thought that #grief was exclusive to humans. Studies proved many animals show grief or grief-like states regarding death. Many of us knew this already.
This haunting painting, Anguish, (A. Schenck, ca 1878), shows a grieving ewe mourning the #death of her lamb. #LegendaryWednesday
August Friedrich Schenck's 1878 painting Anguish, where a grieving ewe mourns the death of her lamb.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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philspeculates.bsky.social
The British Isles is a rich source of #folklore. Some locations are particularly interesting - they are where folklore, #history and coincidence collide. The results of #research in preparation for my novels.
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/post/superna...

#booksky #writingcommunity #author
Supernatural Locations in England
There are locations in Britain which defy rational explanation, places which qualify as supernatural (beyond natural). They are a fantasy writer's delight - because their explanations appear to be so...
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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natdelpilar.bsky.social
NEW POST! ✨ Does anyone else also feel like the modern world leaves little room to embrace liminal spaces?

open.substack.com/pub/theiride...

#mythology #theiridescence #folklore #writer #writing #substack #liminal #transformation #community #crossroads #witchy #magic #culture #death #autumn #fall
Where Have All The Crossroads Gone?
Humans used to find magic and power in the "in-between" —places that were neither here, nor there. Are we losing tolerance for the liminal?
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Call for Abstracts: Small Museums and Art Galleries in Canada (Edited Book)

Abstract deadline: January 1, 2026

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November 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Check out our collection of #prehistoric European #archaeology, with free & #OpenAccess research such as:

🛞 Iron Age Iberian elites
🪨The origins of stone circles in Britain
⛏️ Copper mining in Chalcolithic Serbia

& more! 🏺
cambridge.org/core/journal...
Stonehenge overlaid with the text 'Prehistoric Europe, Antiquity'.
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A unique fire worshipping scene for #BonfireNight 🔥
Reconstructing a wall painting from the Sogdian palace of Sanjar-Shah, Tajikistan reveals a procession of priests approaching a large fire altar, offering a rare insight into ancient fire worship.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Illustration of a scene depicting a room with a large altar to one side, a large fire burning on it. To the right one individual kneels whilst three stand. They all wear long-belted garments and facemasks and have short hair and beards.
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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In some traditions, November’s #FullMoon is the Mourning Moon, and marks a time of reflection and release. Often the last full moon before the #WinterSolstice, it invites us to grieve what is lost, honour what has been & clear space for renewal in the year ahead. #WednesdayWisdom
Collage showing three images inspired by the November Mourning Moon. Left: a vintage illustration by Margaret W. Tarrant of an owl and three elves singing beneath a bright full moon. Top right: a golden full moon rising above dark branches. Bottom right: autumn bracken tinged with soft evening light.
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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karsloan.bsky.social
In Norse #mythology (Ragnarök), a giant name Surtr, along with his bright sword, will do battle against the Æsir, particularly with god Freyr, leading to flames brought forth that will engulf the Earth. 🔥 #fire #WyrdWednesday
The Giant with the Flaming Sword (1909) by John Charles Dollman via: Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) (1909) This illustration facing page 2, digitized by the Internet Archive at: https://archive.org/details/mythsofthenorsem00gueruoft
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Might be of interest to some of you!
fleurishfolk.bsky.social Fleurish Folk @fleurishfolk.bsky.social · Oct 15
Romancing the Gothic: Online Talk Series - #Gothic, Horror, #Folklore & the Supernatural
🪄 Deadline for submissions: December 20, 2025
#amwriting #booksky #submissions
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/09/...
cfp | call for papers
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
fleurishfolk.bsky.social
In Slavic #mythology a Raróg is a #fire demon sometimes depicted as a fiery falcon. According to Czech #folklore it hatches from an egg incubated on a stove for 9 days & nights, then appears either as a fiery falcon or a fire breathing dragon. 🥚 🔥 🐉 #WyrdWednesday
A Raróg (Russian: Рарог) or Raróh (Ukrainian: Рарог) Mhapon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAROG.jpg
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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warksfolklore.bsky.social
Bridesmaids' dresses get the #Halloween treatment at Lily Rose bridal boutique in Kenilworth.

They do really cool seasonal window displays there.
Shop mannequins in bridesmaid dresses accessorised with black wings, a black bird cage and black cat
October 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM