Jaguarjin
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04-03-2011 15:30:03
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#AMagicFairyToldMe about the The Faerie Queene…
“For whatsoever from one place doth fall,
Is with the tide unto an other brought:
For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.”
Edmund Spenser
#MondayMythology
Mandrake root was often used as a key ingredient of magical rituals, and in the Middle Ages it was used in flying potions or conception elixirs. It’s said that the mandrake will scream as it’s being pulled from the ground, and all who hear its scream will perish
#MythologyMonday
Hawaiian myth describes niu as a kinolau, or manifestation of the god Kū. Coconut, a staple Origen plant, is key for survival, and wai niu, or coconut water, is considered sacred, and used on special occasions or ceremonially, as it is untouched by human hands.
#MythologyMonday
When Odysseus landed on Circe’s island, it seemed deserted, so he asked his men to explore. Soon, the men saw Circe, she offer them wine, then used her magic wand to transform the wine into a potion that turned them into pigs, but with human sensibilities intact
