The Oak King
@StephenGeoRae
is Stephen G. Rae, contemporary artist;
Druid, poet & storyteller; folklorist, writer @BardCumberland; indie filmmaker @LandofLoreFilms; writer @cumbrialakeland
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Tempestarii were weather making wizards and witches who possessed the power to raise or prevent storms at will. Anyone reputed as a 'weather maker' was the subject of both respect and fear in rural areas
#walpurgisnacht #fairytaletuesday
art: Alan Clarke
A wildcat dwells in The Otherworld, it's called ‘Little Cat’ and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow, reducing said thief to ashes!
#FolkloreSunday
In Scots Gaelic lore, the Cat Sìth is a faerie that takes the shape of a large black cat with a distinctive white spot on it's chest. Some tales suggest that it's not a faerie, but a witch that can transform into a cat nine times.
#folkloresunday #scottishfolklore
In Norwegian folklore, Mara is a creature that induces nightmares by riding on people's chests at night. It was believed that daughters who were born as a result of infidelity would become a Mara. Pentagrams in the bedroom were thought to keep Mara at bay.
#FolkyFriday
In #JapaneseFolklore baku are chimera #yokai known as dream-eaters. If you wake from a bad dream it is possible to call on the baku to eat the nightmare. It also acts as a protective spirit and wards off evil spirits, allowing good luck to find you. But beware...
#FolkyFriday
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'One of the most cursed places I ever visited as a child, was the cave that was once home to Sawney Bean and his cannibal family' ~ Stephen G. Rae
folk tales and tall tales
youtube.com/@LandofLore
#folklore #folkhorror #horror #cannibals #shortfilm #indiefilm
Little Red Riding Hood dare not fear, for the last wolf in England was killed at Humphrey Head in 1390, chased down from the Coniston fells to it's grim place in history. She only has to worry about the werewolves now 🐺
#fairytales #surrealism #indiefilm
Deadly nightshade, also known as witch-flower, snake-berry, fool's cap, mad dog berry. It's one of our most poisonous plants
To give witches the power of flight, it's added to an elixir that includes bats blood and the fat of a child
#wyrdwednesday
art: Isaac Levitan