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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 3h

The Tree of Knowledge (Ets ha-Da’at):magic spells from Jewish potion book.Journeys of the Written Word is a tiny little codex from 16C Italy.It has 125 magic spells for all sorts of purposes: curses, healing potions, love charms, amulets.
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The Tree of Knowledge: magic spells from a Jewish potion book

A 16th-century collection of some 125 magic spells for all sorts of purposes: curses, healing potions, love charms, amulets.

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 7h

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 1d

Japanese firm inspects haunted properties, performs exorcisms for tenant reassurance
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Japanese firm inspects haunted properties, performs exorcisms for tenant reassurance

Abnormality-detecting firm uses range of equipment to detect ‘negative energy’, expel ‘psychological shadows’.

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 1d

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 1d

Rebellion, Activism, Imagination: Why We Need Witches More Than Ever
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Rebellion, Activism, Imagination: Why We Need Witches More Than Ever - Reactor

Witches teach us how to push back — and raise hell — in the face of authoritarianism.

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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: MEDITATION & CONTEMPLATION. Which myths feature a form of meditation, contemplation, concentration, or reflection? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from […]

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Photograph of a row of stone statues of praying Buddhas.

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Bevan Thomas @bevanthomas.bsky.social · 1d

A hand of glory is an artifact of European sorcery: the pickled hand of a hanged criminal that holds a candle made from that criminal's fat. Its candlelight temporarily paralyzes everyone who sees it save the person wielding the hand. The hand is often used for robberies.
#FolkloreSunday

The image is a hand of glory from the 18th-century French spellbook "Petit Albert."

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Paranormal Database @paranormaldatabase.bsky.social · 1d

'The toadmen of East Anglia: a Suffolk rural ritual'... www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/su... #folklore

The gruesome ritual that won power over horses

The Toadman is a horseman said to have won uncanny mastery over heavy horses through a forbidden rite with a toad’s bone.

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 1d

Folk magicians worked smaller wonders. The cunning man healed with herbs and charms, the wise woman found lost cattle or love. Theirs was kitchen magic - practical, sometimes dangerous, but deeply human. #FolkloreSunday

Art: Joe Gilronan

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

The Cailleach, of Celtic myth, is winter’s Faerie Queen and ancient hag. At Samhain she strikes the earth with her blackthorn staff, withering fields and forests to sleep. Her breath brings frost; her touch, stillness. Until Imbolc, she rules with ice and shadow. #FolkloreSunday

Close-up of autumn leaves edged with white frost, their colours of green, yellow, orange and brown glowing against a blurred grey background.

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 2d

The Egyptian Staff of Osiris (1224 BC) depicts two spiraling snakes rising up to meet at a pine cone. A symbol of spiritual awakening, enlightenment, and connection to the divine. #Folklore

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 2d

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 3d

The Mexican god “Chicomecoatl” is sometimes depicted with an offering of pine cones in one hand, and an evergreen tree in the other. As a symbol of fertility, nourishment, and abundance, as she is the Aztec goddess of agriculture and sustenance #Folklore

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David Perry @perrytrails.bsky.social · 3d

The goddess Ix Chel in Cancun. She ruled over the Moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, tides, and harvest. She was a multitasker.
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#cancun #playadelcarmen #islamujeres #rivieramaya #travel #gaytravel #Maya #gaytraveler #gaytraveling #worldtravel #slowtravel #solotravel #mythology #vacation

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nomadslife.bsky.social @nomadslife.bsky.social · 3d

American cryptids and Folklore, the headless horseman 🎃🏇

#paranormal #folklore #cryptids #supernatural #headlesshorseman #halloween #cryptid #urbanlegends

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The Headless Horseman.

The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.. ( From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who...

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Stephen G. Rae @stephengrae.bsky.social · 3d

It's #BookshopDay 📚 so may I introduce you to:

"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae

come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
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#folklore #magic #lakedistrict

The front cover of the book entitled Folklore of the Lake District by Stephen G. Rae

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 3d

'Black Cat' - Hasegawa Sadanobu IV, late 1900s.
#Caturday #JapaneseArt

Black cat licks its paw. Muted yellow background.

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 3d

Myths, mischief and mysterious spirits in Ireland's 'Ancient East' apple.news/A7WQELCyzQw-...

Myths, mischief and mysterious spirits in Ireland's 'Ancient East' — Metro

Myths, mischief, and mysterious spirits.

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 3d

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200-foot scorpion effigy mound in Mexico may align with the solstices apple.news/AV_OSIjTDSoC...

200-foot scorpion effigy mound in Mexico may align with the solstices — Live Science

A 205-foot-long, scorpion-shaped mound in Mexico likely helped Mesoamericans mark the summer and winter solstices, a new study finds.

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 3d

Woman 'disappears' from car after being picked up from side of the road apple.news/AkQtE8X_xQf6...

Woman 'disappears' from car after being picked up from side of the road — The Mirror

The woman is said to have vanished from the back seat of a car

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 4d

www.kpbs.org/events/2025/... Introducing Yokai: Supernatural Creatures from Japanese #Folklore

Introducing Yokai: Supernatural Creatures from Japanese Folklore

Learn about Japanese folklore with author Charles Kowalski. San Diego Public Library on Instagram

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 4d

Ireland,special sweet pies were baked for Michaelmas, and was traditional to hide a ring in one. To find a ring in Michaelmas pie was a sign of good fortune, or a ring in your Michaelmas pie was also a sign you would be wed in the coming year. #Folklore

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 4d

For centuries it was said that -
He who eats goose on Michaelmas day; Shan’t money lack or debts pay
Even at the dawn of the 18th century, the belief was already so old that its origins had become obscure. #Folklore

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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 4d

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