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"When the earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people shall come unto the earth from many colors, classes, creeds. By their actions and deeds they shall make the earth green again. They will be known as Warriors of the Rainbow." Hopi Prophecy Happy #EarthDay

@KindraRavenMoon Thank you 😸❣️

My husband made this pyrography and paint by hand for my birthday today. Happy #springequinox everyone.

“A light exists in spring, not present on the year at any other period.” Emily Dickinson

“And the spring arose on the garden fair, / Like the spirit of love felt everywhere.” Shelley, The Sensitive Plant #springequinox

The #SpringEquinox on 20 March is the astronomical start of #Spring. #Equinox means “equal night”. At this moment day & night are equal in length but from now on the days will grow longer as the light half of the year unfolds. #BookologyThursday #BookChatWeekly #FolkloreSunday

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself. ~Emily Dickinson (1855) 🎨 Charles van Sandwyk

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” — Shakespeare #LegendaryWednesday

The Sidhe of Ireland are said to play silver harps whose melodies were described as both sweet and unsettling. Acoustics shows that overlapping frequencies create beating patterns that feel uncanny, the same effect that folklore calls “fairy music.” #fairytaletuesday

“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all—” Emily Dickinson

@MrPitbull07 @HELLANBIGLOVE The most amazing thing I've read in a long time. I'd be so proud if I were his mum. What a brave, wonderful child 🥹

In Wales, Tylwyth Teg—the fair folk—were said to live in hollow hills. Many of those hills sit atop limestone caverns &the ground can ring like a bell when struck. Stand there long enough, and you’re left wondering what might be moving beneath your feet. #folkloresunday

In old Celtic belief, the hawthorn was a doorway to the Otherworld. Modern ecology quietly agrees: hawthorn hedges host over 300 insect species, creating literal portals of biodiversity where two ecosystems meet. The “fairy tree” really is a threshold. #folkloresunday

🚨: There have been thousands of generations of humans, and you are alive to witness the first photo of a Sunset on another World.😮 This is a real photo of the sunset on Mars.

Good morning, wizards ☕ 🪄

“A thing is about to happen which has not happened since the Elder Days: the Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers 📷Giles Pease 📍Wistman's Wood, an ancient oak woodland located on Dartmoor in Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A striking woman stepped out from behind a tree. She had pastel pink hair, periwinkle eyes and pale green lips. She wore a dress made entirely of flowers. This was Spring. -Gardens of the Seasons open.substack.com/pub/bookportal… #LegendaryWednesday

The real “Sleeping Beauty” story may come from a medieval legend about a princess with a rare neurological condition causing long periods of unconsciousness. Her “awakening” was seen as miraculous, not romantic. #FairyTaleTuesday

In Renaissance Venice, blonde hair was so prized that women sat for hours with their hair spread over lemon‑soaked hats, bleaching it in the sun. The look was called biondo veneziano — Venetian blonde. #FairyTaleTuesday

Snails were used in divination in rural Ireland. Their silver trails on hearthstones were read like runes, believed to reveal the initials of future lovers. People said the snail was guided by the sí—the fairy wind—so whatever letter it traced was magical. #folkloresunday