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Steerpike

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Though I am not currently in New Jersey, my heart will always be there.

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juergen_hubert, to Germany
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Now there is no longer any magic or witchcraft in the world, for the Sixth and Seventh Book of Moses are kept under lock and key.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic #witch #witchcraft @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tomes-of-magic-47102573

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore The PCs must work with the descendants of the Grimm Brothers to re-enchant the world: The Sixth and Seventh Book of Moses Heist. It writes itself!

18+ AimeeMaroux, to 13thFloor
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It's the / Sol's Day / ! ☀️

"For Helios' (the Sun's) lot is toil every day and there is never any respite for him and his horses, from the moment rose-fingered (the Dawn) leaves Okeanos and goes up into the sky."
Mimnermus, Fragment 12

🏛️ in his quadriga, 320 BCE, Musée du Louvre

@antiquidons @mythology

Steerpike,
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@AimeeMaroux @antiquidons @mythology So Helios was in cahoots with Selene to have lunar and solar eclipses so they could get some time off?

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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A possible infestation by the Insects from Shaggai was spotted in Thuringia in 1454.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devil-worshipers-78578775

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore Gee thanks Capistrano: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Capistrano#Anti-Jewish_incitement

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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It is so hard to get good familiars these days!

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/witches-in-air-29005162

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore Is there a motif of oxen resisting witchcraft in German folklore?

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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Today's Patreon-exclusive translations from German folklore cover "treasure fires" - a mysterious phenomenon known to appear in the countryside where quick-witted observers can make their fortune.

Be informed so that you will know what to do if you stumble across them!


https://www.patreon.com/posts/treasure-fires-102187546

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert There's the example in Dracula:

"Then as time went on, and I had got somewhat bolder, I asked him of some of the strange things of the preceding night, as, for instance, why the coachman went to the places where he had seen the blue flames. He then explained to me that it was commonly believed that on a certain night of the year—last night, in fact, when all evil spirits are supposed to have unchecked sway—a blue flame is seen over any place where treasure has been concealed."

Steerpike, to 13thFloor
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Does it count as if it's a made-up citation?

Steerpike, to folklore
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OK, @juergen_hubert's story means I have to bring out St. Dunstan. This version of the story is from: https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/05/stories-of-st-dunstan-4-dunstan-and.html

mina, to random
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Der sogenannte

"Phönix aus dem Arsche"

©Igor Zeinalov

Steerpike,
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@mina My sister was attacked by a swan as a child. Poor Leda must have been terrified :(

Steerpike, to history
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Since today is the anniversary of the establishment of the Paris Commune, I highly recommend the TTRPG Red Carnations on a Black Grave. @ipr is Aviatrix Games' distributor: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Red-Carnations-on-a-Black-Grave-Print-PDF.html.

Steerpike, to random
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The Japanese ohaguro-bettari is a yokai that appears to be a beautiful woman in her wedding gown, often found near shrines or temples. The ohaguro-bettari calls over young men, who are horrified to learn when she turns to them that her face is a featureless white dome with a gaping mouth of blackened teeth. Dying one's teeth black with iron filings and vinegar was popular with 10th-19th century aristocrats and samurai.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohaguro
https://yokai.com/ohagurobettari/

juergen_hubert, to poland
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A sunken road near Münsterhof is haunted by a strange, headless ghost.

@folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/headless-50176377

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @folklore Wait, how can a headless man look at someone piercingly?

carnage4life, to random
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Last year Vice filed for bankruptcy and was sold to its creditors for $350M after being valued at $5.7B in 2017.

Today the company announced hundreds of layoffs and it will no longer have a website but instead will publish content on social media.

Online journalism is in chaos.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/02/22/vice-media-shuts-down-layoffs/

Steerpike,
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@carnage4life In case these are useful:

https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/

https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/new-survey-gauges-profitability-of-local-medias-digital-revenue/

https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-make-profit-modern-media-landscape%C2%A0

Steerpike, to random
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@juergen_hubert You were looking for a fediverse LinkedIn?

https://gardenstate.social/@ajsadauskas@aus.social/109719069639248578

stefan, to random
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@nohappynonsense welcome to GardenState.social! Let me know if you have any questions!

Curious how you found us? Always trying to figure out how to attract more people.

Steerpike,
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@stefan Is it worth reaching out to NJ.com or the Star-Ledger, get someone to write an article?

phistorians, to history
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This detailed ivory relief is thought to depict the goddess Roma ~ C5th–C6th CE

Roma appeared with a helmet and staff, and holds the globe in her hand while being crowned by the goddess Victory.

This is part of a diptych showcasing a personification of Constantinople but I’m afraid I don’t have a picture of that side. But pairing these two together would make perfect sense in a world where Constantinople was increasingly the central city and Rome a historic symbol…

🏛 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

@histodons @antiquidons

Steerpike,
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@phistorians @histodons @antiquidons This story fascinates me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Valerius_Soranus#Execution

mythologymonday, to 13thFloor
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Greetings, myth lovers! Join us on for the theme in . Which myths feature mirrors, both crafted and natural? Tell us a story in your toot and tag us, using the hashtag . See you tomorrow!

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod

Steerpike,
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@mythologymonday

Jorge Luis Borges invented the myth of the mirror people in his Manual de zoología fantástica.

An excerpt:
"The first to awaken will be the Fish. Deep in the mirror we will perceive a very faint line and the color of this line will be like no other color. Later on, other shapes will begin to stir. Little by little they will differ from us; little by little they will not imitate us. They will break through the barriers of glass or metal and this time will not be defeated.”

18+ AimeeMaroux, to HazbinHotel
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Anyone in the Fediverse watching ?

I have enjoyed the first 4 episodes and the songs in particular.
Is it perfect? No. Is it a breath of fresh air in an entertainment landscape filled with formulaic bullshit? Hell yes!

What do you think, ? What do you love about Hazbin Hotel and what do you love less?

Steerpike,
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@AimeeMaroux Oh yes! I somehow came across the spinoff series (on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/SpindleHorse, different characters same setting) so when I saw Hazbin Hotel I jumped on it. I worry about Angel Dust crowding out the other characters, but we'll see.

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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The Night Raven: Supernatural bird - or time-traveling jet fighter?

You decide!

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/avian-companions-44289799

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore Why were nine pieces OK, or is this just Arbitrary Night Raven Law?

bevanthomas, (edited ) to random
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"Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that, for destruction, ice
Is also great,
And would suffice."

Steerpike,
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@bevanthomas Have you read his "The Witch of Coos"? https://www.robertfrost.org/the-witch-of-coos.jsp

Steerpike, to random
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The first Mastodon account with less than 1,000 followers (according to @StefanThinks's Mastodon Most Followed [https://most-followed-mastodon-accounts.stefanhayden.com]), as of 3:13 PM US Pacific Time December 25th, 2024 is @Onmyom. Brought to you by my not being willing to do much while sick and my perverse inclination to use tools in ways not intended.

Daojoan, (edited ) to random
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My joy list for today:

  • finding a parking spot immediately on Xmas eve
  • the smell of fresh croissants
  • avocados
  • playing Wolfenstein 3D
  • listening to cat snores

https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/111623845631075154

Steerpike,
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@Daojoan Thank you for posting this. I'd never thought of the idea of a joy list before.

mythologymonday, to 13thFloor
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for 's theme: BONES. How are bones featured in mythology? Use the hashtag and write out a story. See you soon! 🦴🦴🦴

Art by Clar Monaco

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

Steerpike,
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@mythologymonday @mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

There is a Jewish tradition that the luz bone houses the soul, though scholars differ on exactly where in the spine the luz is located. It will not decay and will be the source of recreating the body at the time of resurrection.

stefan, to random
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Trying very hard not to fund the MCDM RPG. I have no business spending money on something I would barely use. I'll stick to the discount barrel.

Steerpike,
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@stefan <looks at his own Dropbox full of RPG PDFs he's never played> No judgment.

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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Once, the Wild Huntsman had pursued a woman for seven years. But thanks to the assistance of a horse groom, he was able to catch and kill her in the very last night.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/wild-huntsman-44393109

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore The Mirow story reminds me of one where a bystander jokingly asks for a share of the catch and is horrified when he receives it.

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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Doctor Faust was the most infamous warlock of German folklore.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/warlock-supreme-47115927

Steerpike,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore Wait, go back to the 'chain out of grains of sand' part.

IIRC there's one version of the story that has him torn to pieces with his eyeballs pinned to a wall.

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