This strange little 19th-century doll was found in a crevice of the brickwork in the cellar of a house on East Street, Hereford. In a fold of her dress was a handwritten note, which contained a potent curse (quoted in second image) #Folklore #curses #Witchcraft #Witches

Heksens Hårbånd (The Witch’s Headband) in Lille Skensved, Denmark

Legend says an angry old witch’s hair ribbon turned to stone, now streaked across the rock she threw at the church.#folklore #witches #churches #stone #section-Atlas
Heksens Hårbånd (The Witch’s Headband)

Featured in this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo beginning 06/05/25! Sapphic shape-shifter novel.
“I could barely breathe while devouring this.”
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As usual at this time of the year, i wish a happy #PrideMonth to all #queer #witches .

Art: @davidrevoy

I really need to re-connect with my #spiritual practice. I’ve felt so disconnected & adrift — I’m blaming the world at large for this general malaise.

I’m being asked about #witches & #covens by a friend’s husband, who wants to be part of something. I’m thinking “Get in line, buddy.”

So I gave him my 30 second elevator pitch on what I think & it’s probably not helpful.

Spinning, Dyeing, Knitting

#witches #knitting #wool #knit #cozy #cottagecore #witch #mastoart #fediart #cats

These are all in my Redbubble shop on various items (totes, greeting cards, etc!) https://www.redbubble.com/people/elisabethalba/explore

#humor #witches #cleansing #alt
What the White House will need, again.

Today's hike was up and around Pendle Hill, probably most famous for the Witch Trials 400 years ago which resulted in nearly a dozen people (mostly women) being put to death for witchcraft.

Near Pendle today there is a sculpture trail, supposedly inspired by the witches' stories, although the connections are I think fairly tenuous.

They may appear to be only sculptures but we took no chances and were of course suitably polite to the fae creatures of the forest.

For most holidays we write a whole new ritual and there’s no guarantee that any particular element will recur from year to year. I’ve been to Ostaras without eggs and Samhains without the names of the dead. But I’ve never been to a Beltane without the Maypole. That one remains.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/05/the-maypole-dance.html

When you can only afford two dolls for your kids' Christmas.

Tartan — Witches of Scotland

The #Witches of #Scotland #tartan has been created to memorialise those who suffered as a result of The #Witchcraft Act 1563 to 1736 in Scotland. This tartan is being woven to make products to help create a ‘living memorial’.

https://www.witchesofscotland.com/tartan

Energy blackouts aside, my newest game review is finally up and running on my blog. Its about an obscure DS that was probably cashing in on the twilight vampire craze at the time.

https://www.ghastlymirror.xyz/blog/witches-vampires-secrets-of-ashbury-review/

Happy Beltane!!!

4 of Wands from the Everyday Witch Tarot, illustrated by Elisabeth Alba, written by Deborah Blake, published by Llewellyn Worldwide.

I have made some art, like this monoprint, about some of the many folk traditions around May Day. May Eve is celebrated with bonfires for Walpurgisnacht and Hexennacht (Walpurgis night and Witches’ Night as celebrated in Germany). May Eve is the feast day of Saint Walpurga in celebration of her canonization May 1, 870. But folklorists tie it to a more ancient celebration

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Have you listened to our podcast yet? The Shropshire Witches Podcast is dedicated to sharing forgotten folklore and the history of those left out of traditional narratives. You can listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or via the link below.

https://media.rss.com/the-shropshire-witches-podcast-pod1/feed.xml