In spite of Venus' meddling, in spite of the impossible tasks she set forth, in spite of the mismatch of human woman and god of love, in spite of everything, Psyche proved her love for Cupid and through the completion of her tasks, was elevated to goddess. #FairytaleTuesday
The Summer Solstice, the time when the veil between us and the Otherworlds is at its thinnest, when, if we are lucky, we can find that mystical portal and see into the realms of the spirit and the fae ...
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Newly-weds should dance three times around an oak tree, and make a small cross on it for good luck.
These trees are called 'marriage oaks', and one such tree grew at Brampton, but was sadly cut down.
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#digitalart : Stephen G. Rae
In #JapaneseFolklore kamikiri mushi are a type of magical insect with razor-sharp hands and beak. They sneak into homes and cut off people's hair while they are sleeping. Some believe that kamikiri attacks are to prevent people unknowingly marrying a yokai.
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“This is the solstice, the still point
of the sun, its cusp and midnight,
the year’s threshold
and unlocking, where the past
lets go of and becomes the future;
the place of caught breath, the door
of a vanished house left ajar.”
-Margaret Atwood (Eating Fire)
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She finds him, every time, in every life: in sects dedicated to Shakti and Shiva, the goddess Shakti finds her beloved Shiva in every life, whether as the immolating Sati, the divide Parvati, or as Shakti herself. True love knows not the limits of a lifetime. #FairytaleTuesday
The Vikings loved giving cats as wedding gifts. Not only were they thought to be invaluable to brides setting up their new homes, but they were also sacred to Freya, the #Norse goddess of love, whose chariot was pulled by two giant cats. #FairytaleTuesday #CatsOfTwitter #cats
In ancient Greece, it was believed that a bride needed to wear a veil to make her less susceptible to curses and hexes of jealous evil spirits who wanted to steal her happiness. If her face was obscured, the hexes would have no power over her.
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#FairyTaleTuesday : In a tale from South Germany collected by Ignaz and Joseph Zingerle, titled Die Schlange ('The Snake'), a count's wife gives birth to a serpent son who lives in his own chamber. When the snake is twenty years old, it requests his mother to find him a wife.
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What happens if you fall in love with a supernatural creature who lives in an underwater realm? 'Agneta and the Sea King' is a Swedish fairy tale about the sad love story between the daughter of a lord and a merman with eyes like the depths of the sea.
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According to East Slavic superstitions, if someone comes at night to ask you to marry them, they are definitely supernatural and most likely evil.
In fact, it might be the Devil himself.
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🕸️Nona Limmen
'Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.'
-Mary Oliver, The Uses of Sorrow.
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🎨Art credit: Rebecca Chaperon
According to one of the Welsh Triads, King Arthur had three wives, all called Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere): the daughter of Cywryd of Gwent, the daughter of Gwythyr, and the daughter of Gogrfan the Giant. In another Triad, only the daughter of Gogrfan is mentioned.
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On #FairyTaleTuesday a princess must pass a test before she can marry.
The Queen demands she sleep on a bed of 20 mattresses and 20 quilts w a pea tucked underneath-to cause a true princess disturbed sleep.
Her restless sleep proved her fit & wed the prince ❤️
🎨Gennady Spirin
#SummerSolstice 2023 is on 21 June 10:57 EDT, 15:57 BST. In Latin ‘Solstitium’ means ‘sun-stopping’ as the sun reaches its highest point in the sky & appears to stand still, giving us the #longestdayoftheyear . #Stonehenge aligns with the #SummerSolstice #sunrise . #FairytaleTuesday
