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A glimpse into the crossing point which has its own altar. A gathering of tall arches, like cousins all slightly different. Milborne Port.
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The Veil begins to thin as we approach Samhain. It was dark and mysterious on Glastonbury Tor this morning setting the mood nicely.
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VAMPIRE GRAVES
Graves that indicate disturbance could suggest that a #VAMPIRE is lying within according to folklore. Vampire hunters must look for deep holes, sunken graves, crooked crosses or tombstones and the presence of an eerie bluish light at night #31DaysofHalloween
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A Visit to the Haunted Chamber, by English painter William Frederick Yeames (1869). In private collection.
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👁🐈⬛ Got a black magic woman!
Mesmerizing witchy paintings by Polish artist Marzena Ablewska-Lech. More of her amazing art here:
instagram.com/marzenaabl?dlr…
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SCOTLAND'S FAIRY COFFINS
In 1836 in a rocky crag known as Arthur’s Seat, a little cave was found containing 17 tiny coffins, 4 inches long, inside were miniature wooden figures. They remain mysterious, associated with witchcraft, fairy funerals & mock burials #31daysofhalloween
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🦇🎃🕯Burning the candle at both ends. One of my favorite vintage Halloween postcards, embossed with a fortune telling spell, c. 1910.
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#WitchWednesday 'Macbeth' was cursed from the beginning, a coven of witches objected to Shakespeare using real incantations, so they put a curse on the play. In Scots lore, the three Witches were Fairies
more: "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com/
art: Daniel Gardner
Here, it’s almost always raining
That is the west Atlantic’s curse
A little church in fall down’s march
A fortune more than Bishop’s purse
Light, from outside’s blue sky, seeps
In through the beautifully small
Painted windows made for glory
Watching ceiling render fall.






































