Nick Andrews, Prince of Lore
@twitchnicklore.bsky.social
Religion & Folklore Literacy and Communication
Folksy Prairie Boy • Amateur Folklorist
Classical/Folk Musician • Balcony Farmer
Possible Erlkönig • He/Him
Folksy Prairie Boy • Amateur Folklorist
Classical/Folk Musician • Balcony Farmer
Possible Erlkönig • He/Him
Pinned
Knowing about religion & folklore also gives us insight into the development of human thoughts & ideas. It helps us understand how language, social norms, taboos, foods and other cultural markers came to be. What values we emphasised & what morals deemed important.
“The baby has known the dragons intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon."
― G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles
― G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles
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Three days, three traditions: Allhallowtide links Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day.
Also called Hallowtide or Allsaintstide, it is a three‑day Western Christian season. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Also called Hallowtide or Allsaintstide, it is a three‑day Western Christian season. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Three days, three traditions: Allhallowtide links Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day.
Also called Hallowtide or Allsaintstide, it is a three‑day Western Christian season. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Also called Hallowtide or Allsaintstide, it is a three‑day Western Christian season. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
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We are made from dust and to dust we must return.
Ashes to ashes, earth to earth, dust to dust.
May those still with us find peace & comfort and may those who have departed be met with abundant love and rest eternal.
#AllSoulsDay
Ashes to ashes, earth to earth, dust to dust.
May those still with us find peace & comfort and may those who have departed be met with abundant love and rest eternal.
#AllSoulsDay
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
We are made from dust and to dust we must return.
Ashes to ashes, earth to earth, dust to dust.
May those still with us find peace & comfort and may those who have departed be met with abundant love and rest eternal.
#AllSoulsDay
Ashes to ashes, earth to earth, dust to dust.
May those still with us find peace & comfort and may those who have departed be met with abundant love and rest eternal.
#AllSoulsDay
I posted a favourite saint thread on my other account; check it out!
I no longer practice Catholicism and I’m agnostic, but I still fuck with the saints; here’s my faves
October 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I posted a favourite saint thread on my other account; check it out!
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so much of the Bible takes place in Egypt and yet there's not a single mummy attack during any of those arcs, in case you were still under the illusion that prophets care about what the fandom wants
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
so much of the Bible takes place in Egypt and yet there's not a single mummy attack during any of those arcs, in case you were still under the illusion that prophets care about what the fandom wants
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The report also found that a growing number of Americans (59%) said they have a net-positive view of religion’s role in society, up from 49% in 2022.
religionnews.com/2025/10/20/i...
religionnews.com/2025/10/20/i...
Is religion's power on its way back in the USA? A growing number of Americans say yes.
(RNS) — A new study found that about a third of Americans say religion’s influence in society is growing — up more than 10 percentage points from a year earlier.
religionnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The report also found that a growing number of Americans (59%) said they have a net-positive view of religion’s role in society, up from 49% in 2022.
religionnews.com/2025/10/20/i...
religionnews.com/2025/10/20/i...
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Absolute legends: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps
Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Absolute legends: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Several LGBTQ+ groups participated in the pilgrimage, which was listed in the Vatican’s official calendar of events for the Holy Year, the once-every-quarter century celebration of Catholicism.
religionnews.com/2025/09/08/l...
religionnews.com/2025/09/08/l...
LGBTQ+ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome and celebrate a new feeling of welcome
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Several LGBTQ+ groups participated in the pilgrimage, which was listed in the Vatican’s official calendar of events for the Holy Year, the once-every-quarter century celebration…
religionnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Several LGBTQ+ groups participated in the pilgrimage, which was listed in the Vatican’s official calendar of events for the Holy Year, the once-every-quarter century celebration of Catholicism.
religionnews.com/2025/09/08/l...
religionnews.com/2025/09/08/l...
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Why the King James Version likely isn’t for you
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
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September 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Tl;dr: Shaming those who hope their oppressor will die is wildly out of touch with the lived realities of powerless people who face oppression.
Maybe it isn't good for our souls, but it's better than believing we deserve to be oppressed. It's better than acceptance.
3/3
Maybe it isn't good for our souls, but it's better than believing we deserve to be oppressed. It's better than acceptance.
3/3
September 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Tl;dr: Shaming those who hope their oppressor will die is wildly out of touch with the lived realities of powerless people who face oppression.
Maybe it isn't good for our souls, but it's better than believing we deserve to be oppressed. It's better than acceptance.
3/3
Maybe it isn't good for our souls, but it's better than believing we deserve to be oppressed. It's better than acceptance.
3/3
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Once I was talking to a priest friend about how I don't like Lent, and she told me that for many marginalized communities it's a time to remember that oppressors are mortal.
"Dust you are, and to dust will you return" applies to the rich and powerful as well as the poor and vulnerable.
2/3
"Dust you are, and to dust will you return" applies to the rich and powerful as well as the poor and vulnerable.
2/3
September 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Once I was talking to a priest friend about how I don't like Lent, and she told me that for many marginalized communities it's a time to remember that oppressors are mortal.
"Dust you are, and to dust will you return" applies to the rich and powerful as well as the poor and vulnerable.
2/3
"Dust you are, and to dust will you return" applies to the rich and powerful as well as the poor and vulnerable.
2/3
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Blessed Acutis is now officially Saint Acutis, making him officially the very first Millenial saint.
Blessed Carlo Acutis is on track to be the Catholic Church’s first Millenial Saint. The Italian teenager died of leukemia in 2006. He spent much time documenting Eurcharistic Miracles & Marian apparitions. He was Beatified in 2020, the patron of youth, computer programmers & influencers.
September 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Blessed Acutis is now officially Saint Acutis, making him officially the very first Millenial saint.
This is a really fun list! The first section is free, but I recommend subscribing for the rest!
At long last I have published my Cryptid Tier List johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cryptid-ti...
Cryptid Tier List
An incomplete yet substantive ranking
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is a really fun list! The first section is free, but I recommend subscribing for the rest!
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There was a French folk saint called St Foutin who was an unofficial patron of fertility and virility. Devotees would pray for healing by engraving waxen images of genitalia and suspending them from the ceiling (to the chagrin of regular worshippers).
August 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
There was a French folk saint called St Foutin who was an unofficial patron of fertility and virility. Devotees would pray for healing by engraving waxen images of genitalia and suspending them from the ceiling (to the chagrin of regular worshippers).
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In magic we strive to fulfill our mundane needs in a magical way. Using herbs, stones, bones, or other curio (along with prayer, energy work, and intention) we attempt to conjure forth the hidden spiritual properties within those items to create an environment that…
wildhunt.org/2025/08/the-...
wildhunt.org/2025/08/the-...
The Eye, the Flame, and the Shield: Protection in American Folk Magic - Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft
Witchcraft & Pagan News - In magic we strive to fulfill our mundane needs in a magical way. Using herbs, stones, bones, or other curio (along with prayer, energy work, and intention) we attempt to con...
wildhunt.org
August 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In magic we strive to fulfill our mundane needs in a magical way. Using herbs, stones, bones, or other curio (along with prayer, energy work, and intention) we attempt to conjure forth the hidden spiritual properties within those items to create an environment that…
wildhunt.org/2025/08/the-...
wildhunt.org/2025/08/the-...
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In Chinese folk culture, when two trees grow together, their branches entwining as one, they are called Lianli Trees (连理树)—symbols of eternal love and unbreakable bond. Also known as Xiangsi Trees (相思树), "couple trees," or "life-and-death trees," they represent not only romantic devotion 1/2
July 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In Chinese folk culture, when two trees grow together, their branches entwining as one, they are called Lianli Trees (连理树)—symbols of eternal love and unbreakable bond. Also known as Xiangsi Trees (相思树), "couple trees," or "life-and-death trees," they represent not only romantic devotion 1/2
This is a fascinating insight into how differently the churches in Germany have reacted to the far right compared to the United States
religionnews.com/2025/06/25/a...
religionnews.com/2025/06/25/a...
As Germany’s far right builds ties with US conservatives, churches push back
BERLIN (RNS) — Catholic and Protestant leaders are challenging a connection built on a common rejection of immigrants.
religionnews.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is a fascinating insight into how differently the churches in Germany have reacted to the far right compared to the United States
religionnews.com/2025/06/25/a...
religionnews.com/2025/06/25/a...
Been thinking a lot about how to best use this account but I am planning to do more with it! Stay tuned!
June 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Been thinking a lot about how to best use this account but I am planning to do more with it! Stay tuned!
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Many religions and mythologies have triads of gods, but the concept of a triple deity is also surprisingly prevalent. A triple god or goddess is a deity who has 3 distinct aspects, or three deities who function as one.
You maybe be familiar with the best know classical example; The Fates.
You maybe be familiar with the best know classical example; The Fates.
June 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Many religions and mythologies have triads of gods, but the concept of a triple deity is also surprisingly prevalent. A triple god or goddess is a deity who has 3 distinct aspects, or three deities who function as one.
You maybe be familiar with the best know classical example; The Fates.
You maybe be familiar with the best know classical example; The Fates.
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The first photograph of a Dalai Lama was taken in 1921; it depicts “the Great Thirteenth,” Tubten Gyatso (1876–1933).
The image was published in various Western media, even making its way on to a multicolor lithograph trade card for the German company Liebig in 1935.
🗃️ 📜 #Tibet
The image was published in various Western media, even making its way on to a multicolor lithograph trade card for the German company Liebig in 1935.
🗃️ 📜 #Tibet
March 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The first photograph of a Dalai Lama was taken in 1921; it depicts “the Great Thirteenth,” Tubten Gyatso (1876–1933).
The image was published in various Western media, even making its way on to a multicolor lithograph trade card for the German company Liebig in 1935.
🗃️ 📜 #Tibet
The image was published in various Western media, even making its way on to a multicolor lithograph trade card for the German company Liebig in 1935.
🗃️ 📜 #Tibet
I should probably actually use this account instead of being lazy
March 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I should probably actually use this account instead of being lazy
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The exhibit at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan represents the first time the annex has been completely recreated outside of Amsterdam, where the space is a central part of the Anne Frank House museum.
https://religionnews.com/2025/01/29/full-scale-replica-of-anne-franks-hidden-annex-open…
https://religionnews.com/2025/01/29/full-scale-replica-of-anne-franks-hidden-annex-open…
Full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex opens in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — The exhibit at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan represents the first time the annex has been completely recreated outside of Amsterdam, where the space is a central part of…
religionnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The exhibit at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan represents the first time the annex has been completely recreated outside of Amsterdam, where the space is a central part of the Anne Frank House museum.
https://religionnews.com/2025/01/29/full-scale-replica-of-anne-franks-hidden-annex-open…
https://religionnews.com/2025/01/29/full-scale-replica-of-anne-franks-hidden-annex-open…
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Get thee to a nunnery ✝️
January 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Get thee to a nunnery ✝️
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Thought on the wedding at Cana. Jesus, God incarnate, makes more drinks to keep the party going. We've often tried to mystic-ize the passage - but what if it's really just about God blessing human material pleasures? If we are destined for a physical rez then the material body and passions are good⚓
January 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thought on the wedding at Cana. Jesus, God incarnate, makes more drinks to keep the party going. We've often tried to mystic-ize the passage - but what if it's really just about God blessing human material pleasures? If we are destined for a physical rez then the material body and passions are good⚓
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“We are at risk of losing part of our soul as a nation, so this is a time of great concern,” Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS, saying immigration policy must acknowledge the importance of fundamental human dignity and inalienable rights.
In Newark, Catholic bishops host interfaith leaders to oppose mass deportation
(RNS) — On Monday, the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, and the multifaith community organizing group Faith in Action held a day of prayer and dialogue with immigrant families at St. Lucy’s…
religionnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“We are at risk of losing part of our soul as a nation, so this is a time of great concern,” Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS, saying immigration policy must acknowledge the importance of fundamental human dignity and inalienable rights.
I’m obsessed with the idea you can take a photo of heaven
Leaked photo of heaven is going viral on social media
January 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m obsessed with the idea you can take a photo of heaven