Wyrd Wednesday
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Here's to spread the Wyrd - join us for a different theme every Wednesday!
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a group of women are holding hands in a circle in front of a fire .
ALT: a group of women are holding hands in a circle in front of a fire .
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Another wonderful and dramatic conclusion to #WyrdWednesday! We loved seeing your posts about sacrifices.
Be on the lookout for our next topic on Monday. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate.
Be on the lookout for our next topic on Monday. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate.
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#WyrdWednesday seems like a lovely tag to which I'll enjoy contributing..hm:)
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
#WyrdWednesday seems like a lovely tag to which I'll enjoy contributing..hm:)
Another wonderful and dramatic conclusion to #WyrdWednesday! We loved seeing your posts about sacrifices.
Be on the lookout for our next topic on Monday. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate.
Be on the lookout for our next topic on Monday. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate.
a group of women are holding hands in a circle in front of a fire .
ALT: a group of women are holding hands in a circle in front of a fire .
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November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Another wonderful and dramatic conclusion to #WyrdWednesday! We loved seeing your posts about sacrifices.
Be on the lookout for our next topic on Monday. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate.
Be on the lookout for our next topic on Monday. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate.
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Among its many magical uses, hag stones, witch stones, and fairy stones are known for protecting homes from evil spirits, pigs from swine-fever, milk from turning sour, and sailors from witches clinging to their ships.
art by Lily Seika Jones #folklore
art by Lily Seika Jones #folklore
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Among its many magical uses, hag stones, witch stones, and fairy stones are known for protecting homes from evil spirits, pigs from swine-fever, milk from turning sour, and sailors from witches clinging to their ships.
art by Lily Seika Jones #folklore
art by Lily Seika Jones #folklore
Thanks to @cwreeve.bsky.social for the last round!
@prairiebones.bsky.social is gleefully sacrificing her time to repost your stories, art, and other media about...well...sacrifices!
@prairiebones.bsky.social is gleefully sacrificing her time to repost your stories, art, and other media about...well...sacrifices!
a fire pit with a lot of rocks and fire coming out of it
ALT: a fire pit with a lot of rocks and fire coming out of it
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November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thanks to @cwreeve.bsky.social for the last round!
@prairiebones.bsky.social is gleefully sacrificing her time to repost your stories, art, and other media about...well...sacrifices!
@prairiebones.bsky.social is gleefully sacrificing her time to repost your stories, art, and other media about...well...sacrifices!
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To drink from the Well of Wisdom, the Norse god Odin had to give up one of his eyes to Mimir, the Well's guardian. In some versions, this is simply a sacrifice, but in others it's a trade - the eye gives Mimir access to Odin's knowledge just as the drink gives Odin access to Mimir's.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
To drink from the Well of Wisdom, the Norse god Odin had to give up one of his eyes to Mimir, the Well's guardian. In some versions, this is simply a sacrifice, but in others it's a trade - the eye gives Mimir access to Odin's knowledge just as the drink gives Odin access to Mimir's.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
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A farmer woman in Johnsbach knew that the Wild Maidens of the mountains should not be made upset.
So she sacrificed her place in her marital bed to one of them in order to keep the peace.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Curse_and_Blessing_of_the_Wild_Maidens
So she sacrificed her place in her marital bed to one of them in order to keep the peace.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Curse_and_Blessing_of_the_Wild_Maidens
Curse and Blessing of the Wild Maidens
wiki.sunkencastles.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A farmer woman in Johnsbach knew that the Wild Maidens of the mountains should not be made upset.
So she sacrificed her place in her marital bed to one of them in order to keep the peace.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Curse_and_Blessing_of_the_Wild_Maidens
So she sacrificed her place in her marital bed to one of them in order to keep the peace.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Curse_and_Blessing_of_the_Wild_Maidens
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In Slavic lore, villagers left bread and milk at forest shrines so the Leshy would not steal their children. Every offering was a bargaining chip with terror. #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In Slavic lore, villagers left bread and milk at forest shrines so the Leshy would not steal their children. Every offering was a bargaining chip with terror. #WyrdWednesday
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November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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A necromantic ritual was repeatedly disturbed by an unseen observer - so the summoner asked for permission to sacrifice them.
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_House_%22Adam_und_Eva%22_at_Danzig
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_House_%22Adam_und_Eva%22_at_Danzig
The House "Adam und Eva" at Danzig
wiki.sunkencastles.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A necromantic ritual was repeatedly disturbed by an unseen observer - so the summoner asked for permission to sacrifice them.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_House_%22Adam_und_Eva%22_at_Danzig
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_House_%22Adam_und_Eva%22_at_Danzig
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the trunk of the Seize Tree is said to be furred with human skin, the remains of those offered as sacrifice to the beast below - a practice of the past which has thankfully died out …well, certainly become far less common
#WyrdWednesday #BledbrookeTales
#WyrdWednesday #BledbrookeTales
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the trunk of the Seize Tree is said to be furred with human skin, the remains of those offered as sacrifice to the beast below - a practice of the past which has thankfully died out …well, certainly become far less common
#WyrdWednesday #BledbrookeTales
#WyrdWednesday #BledbrookeTales
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In order to learn the secrets of the dead, the Norse god Odin sacrificed himself. He hung for nine days and nights on Yggdrasil, the World Tree, with his enchanted spear in his side, denied food and water until Odin received an ecstatic vision of the sacred runes.
🎨Franz Stassen
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🎨Franz Stassen
#WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In order to learn the secrets of the dead, the Norse god Odin sacrificed himself. He hung for nine days and nights on Yggdrasil, the World Tree, with his enchanted spear in his side, denied food and water until Odin received an ecstatic vision of the sacred runes.
🎨Franz Stassen
#WyrdWednesday
🎨Franz Stassen
#WyrdWednesday
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For decades, until 2010, someone appeared at Edgar Allan Poe's grave in Baltimore before dawn on Jan. 19, his birthday.
The mysterious visitor (aka The Poe Toaster), who was never identified, would leave behind three roses & a half-filled bottle of cognac as a tribute to the writer
#WyrdWednesday
The mysterious visitor (aka The Poe Toaster), who was never identified, would leave behind three roses & a half-filled bottle of cognac as a tribute to the writer
#WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For decades, until 2010, someone appeared at Edgar Allan Poe's grave in Baltimore before dawn on Jan. 19, his birthday.
The mysterious visitor (aka The Poe Toaster), who was never identified, would leave behind three roses & a half-filled bottle of cognac as a tribute to the writer
#WyrdWednesday
The mysterious visitor (aka The Poe Toaster), who was never identified, would leave behind three roses & a half-filled bottle of cognac as a tribute to the writer
#WyrdWednesday
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Eir is the surgeon of the gods, a valkyrie and healer among the Æsir. She offers her knowledge through blood sacrifice, a price most healers understand and can make easily. #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Eir is the surgeon of the gods, a valkyrie and healer among the Æsir. She offers her knowledge through blood sacrifice, a price most healers understand and can make easily. #WyrdWednesday
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The object of adoration and ire throughout her tale, Psyche is a sacrifice to the gods yet is spared by one, who marries her. When curiosity betrays that god, Psyche quests across the ancient world to save him, all while learning he is lovely Cupid. #WyrdWednesday
🖼️: K. Craft
🖼️: K. Craft
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The object of adoration and ire throughout her tale, Psyche is a sacrifice to the gods yet is spared by one, who marries her. When curiosity betrays that god, Psyche quests across the ancient world to save him, all while learning he is lovely Cupid. #WyrdWednesday
🖼️: K. Craft
🖼️: K. Craft
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There is much Irish folklore of how robin got their redbreast. One scrap of lore says it was when robin flew into hell bringing water to the lost souls... 🎨Anster-Fitzgerald
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There is much Irish folklore of how robin got their redbreast. One scrap of lore says it was when robin flew into hell bringing water to the lost souls... 🎨Anster-Fitzgerald
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
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When black snails cross your path
Black clouds much moisture hath
~Rhyme from Devon
When a snail crossed their path, miners in Devon often avoided bad luck and stormy weather by offering the snail a tiny bite of their meal.
#Folklore #WyrdWednesday
Black clouds much moisture hath
~Rhyme from Devon
When a snail crossed their path, miners in Devon often avoided bad luck and stormy weather by offering the snail a tiny bite of their meal.
#Folklore #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When black snails cross your path
Black clouds much moisture hath
~Rhyme from Devon
When a snail crossed their path, miners in Devon often avoided bad luck and stormy weather by offering the snail a tiny bite of their meal.
#Folklore #WyrdWednesday
Black clouds much moisture hath
~Rhyme from Devon
When a snail crossed their path, miners in Devon often avoided bad luck and stormy weather by offering the snail a tiny bite of their meal.
#Folklore #WyrdWednesday
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Firefighters entering collapsing towers on September 11 knew they were unlikely to return. Modern sacrifice still walks into flame without myth to soften it. #WyrdWednesday
Art: O'Neill Art Gallery
Art: O'Neill Art Gallery
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Firefighters entering collapsing towers on September 11 knew they were unlikely to return. Modern sacrifice still walks into flame without myth to soften it. #WyrdWednesday
Art: O'Neill Art Gallery
Art: O'Neill Art Gallery
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1/3 A Dutch folktale from just across the border with Belgium tells of a young girl haunted by her father's ghost. His pale, tormented face and pitiful cries reveal that he is trapped in purgatory.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
1/3 A Dutch folktale from just across the border with Belgium tells of a young girl haunted by her father's ghost. His pale, tormented face and pitiful cries reveal that he is trapped in purgatory.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
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The spirit of the river Neckar demands a sacrifice every year on St. John's Night.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Neckar_Sacrifice_in_the_St._John%27s_Night
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Neckar_Sacrifice_in_the_St._John%27s_Night
The Neckar Sacrifice in the St. John's Night
wiki.sunkencastles.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The spirit of the river Neckar demands a sacrifice every year on St. John's Night.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Neckar_Sacrifice_in_the_St._John%27s_Night
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Neckar_Sacrifice_in_the_St._John%27s_Night
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In a forest near the Augustenruhe in Marburg, you can find little offerings under some tree roots which have been consistently placed there for years. On the left, the current state in autumn 2025; on the right, the same place in 2020. #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In a forest near the Augustenruhe in Marburg, you can find little offerings under some tree roots which have been consistently placed there for years. On the left, the current state in autumn 2025; on the right, the same place in 2020. #WyrdWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday #Celtic: Once the goddess Fand and the mortal Emer were contending with one another in self-sacrifice.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#WyrdWednesday #Celtic: Once the goddess Fand and the mortal Emer were contending with one another in self-sacrifice.
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"Pevensey Historical Pageant. Episode III. The Coming of Christianity to Sussex. A.D. 686." July 1908. Bexhill Observer 20.6.1908. #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Pevensey Historical Pageant. Episode III. The Coming of Christianity to Sussex. A.D. 686." July 1908. Bexhill Observer 20.6.1908. #WyrdWednesday
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Efnysien is the baby-murdering, animal-mutilating, anti-hero of the Second Branch. His actions near eradicated the Irish, and cost his own brother's life.
But in an ultimate act of self-sacrifice he destroyed the Cauldron of Rebirth, ending the war that had ravaged his people.
Efnysien is the baby-murdering, animal-mutilating, anti-hero of the Second Branch. His actions near eradicated the Irish, and cost his own brother's life.
But in an ultimate act of self-sacrifice he destroyed the Cauldron of Rebirth, ending the war that had ravaged his people.
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#WyrdWednesday
Efnysien is the baby-murdering, animal-mutilating, anti-hero of the Second Branch. His actions near eradicated the Irish, and cost his own brother's life.
But in an ultimate act of self-sacrifice he destroyed the Cauldron of Rebirth, ending the war that had ravaged his people.
Efnysien is the baby-murdering, animal-mutilating, anti-hero of the Second Branch. His actions near eradicated the Irish, and cost his own brother's life.
But in an ultimate act of self-sacrifice he destroyed the Cauldron of Rebirth, ending the war that had ravaged his people.
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Midvinterblot by Carl Larsson & Midvinterblot by Unleashed
#wyrdwednesday
#wyrdwednesday
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Midvinterblot by Carl Larsson & Midvinterblot by Unleashed
#wyrdwednesday
#wyrdwednesday
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In order to protect someone from becoming a night hag, a cow must be sacrificed
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz
The Trude at Unterholz
wiki.sunkencastles.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In order to protect someone from becoming a night hag, a cow must be sacrificed
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz