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Michelle Cunningham ⛤
@oldstoneways.bsky.social
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Queer Witch | Pagan Writer | Folklore Collector | Lover of Stones | She/they

UK / Aus / Can
Tla’amin, Homalco & Klahoose Territory
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Candles and pins are common features in folk magic. A damsel desirous of seeing her lover would pierce a candle with two pins, taking care that they crossed through the wick, whilst reciting:

“It is not this candle alone I wish to stick, but my love’s heart I mean to prick”

#folkyfriday #witchsky
Black ink image of an extinguished candle stuck through with a large pin, standing upright on a small wooden base. Surrounding the candle are folded pieces of paper featuring magical sigils and text. This drawing is part of the collection at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall (object number R/6/848).
December 13, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Definitely a kitty-witch. Possibly a gallytrot. #folkyfriday
A meme instructing to tag yourself in a 1800s list of supernatural entities from the British Isles. Below is a list of a few hundred creatures, including: boggleboes, puckles, nymphs, kitty-witches, pucks, knockers, gyre-carlings, and thrummy-caps.
November 29, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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Bonehorse Rising, by Maria Strutz @mariastrutz.bsky.social
A navy blue and white linocut print of a horse skull beneath a crescent moon, drinking from a calm expanse of water that holds a slightly distorted reflection. Flowers above are reflected as starfish below, and a seal swims playfully beneath the surface.
November 26, 2024 at 9:50 AM