#apotropaic — Public Fediverse posts
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I often wonder why people in the past seemed to always have a compass handy. Sure, I always carry a photographic scale and measuring tape, but I record stuff. I can't make up my mind whether this is "just #graffiti" or whether the top one might be #apotropaic. #compassmark #DuiskeAbbey
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It is said that the rowan tree can provide protection against malevolent beings. Hang a sprig above your door and you’re set.
It’s possible we all need to get one. Just saying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan#Folk_magic
#RowanTree #FolkMagic #Evil #Fascism #Witchcraft #Folklore #Apotropaic #Magic #Scotland
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It is said that the rowan tree can provide protection against malevolent beings. Hang a sprig above your door and you’re set.
It’s possible we all need to get one. Just saying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan#Folk_magic
#RowanTree #FolkMagic #Evil #Fascism #Witchcraft #Folklore #Apotropaic #Magic #Scotland
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It is said that the rowan tree can provide protection against malevolent beings. Hang a sprig above your door and you’re set.
It’s possible we all need to get one. Just saying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan#Folk_magic
#RowanTree #FolkMagic #Evil #Fascism #Witchcraft #Folklore #Apotropaic #Magic #Scotland
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It is said that the rowan tree can provide protection against malevolent beings. Hang a sprig above your door and you’re set.
It’s possible we all need to get one. Just saying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan#Folk_magic
#RowanTree #FolkMagic #Evil #Fascism #Witchcraft #Folklore #Apotropaic #Magic #Scotland
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It is said that the rowan tree can provide protection against malevolent beings. Hang a sprig above your door and you’re set.
It’s possible we all need to get one. Just saying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan#Folk_magic
#RowanTree #FolkMagic #Evil #Fascism #Witchcraft #Folklore #Apotropaic #Magic #Scotland
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Honiton, Devon
Two thatched grade II* cottages C17 or earlier. Old thatch c. 4' thick. Replacement thatch roof set on old walls with new ridge to allow original timbers to be left in situ. Cat skeleton found, probably apotropaic.
📸 : Brian Ralph -
A 'pss, pss, pss,' with emphatic,
finger-down, flinging of the hands
usually does the trick. Disbands
the offenders. Sure, dramatic,
but sound. Everyone understands.Painting SOLD at https://xxyxxy.com
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Okay, so there's a joke in the community about having "Talismans" on your bike, and I want to turn into the skid and take it a little more literally. I already have a Nazar on my saddlebag, but I'd love to inscribe some wards/glyphs/sigils/runes as I build it up, and I'm looking for ideas.
I'm building the wheels, and wheelbuilders already frequently hang a loop around the hub, so that could be an interesting place to hang something.
Etching protective glyphs along the fender is kind of what got me down this rabbithole.
I know rotating circles are supposed to be powerful, so inscribing something along the rims might be interesting.
I'm open to ideas from any culture or tradition, but would prefer to avoid christian/angelic iconography. Just not my speed.
This bike is moving in a bit of a goblincore direction, and I'd like to lean into that.
I'm open to trading mechanic expertise for favors, or skillsharing!
#XBiking #BikeToot #WitchCraft #Apotropaic #Magick #Talisman
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"Charmless": repost of some short #FlashFiction I wrote in 2016 about a response to an #apotropaic image. Is it as charmless as it's made out to be?
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Two-sided .925 sterling silver talisman with the face of Terrible Humbaba on one side, and his epithet in Sumerian cuneiform on the other.
Humbaba / Humwawa is a giant monster made by Utu the sun, and set by the god Enlil to protect the cedar forests where the gods lived. "When he looks at someone, it is the look of death."[Gilgamesh and Huwawa] "Humbaba's roar is a flood, his mouth is death and his breath is fire! He can hear a hundred leagues away any [rustling?] in his forest! Who would go down into his forest!"[Epic of Gilgamesh]
Some texts describe his face as leonine, others say he is more exotically monstrous. My image is based on photographs clay figurines which were carried for protection.
Each piece is hand-made, cast and finished from a mold which I also made. Each piece is unique, with unique variations in texture and finish, including some small defects which are an inevitable part of the process.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/691330566/humbaba-huwawa-protection-two-sided
#OccultArt #TalismanicJewelry #Witchcraft #Pagan #Jewelry #ArtJewelry #JewelryArt #WitchJewelry #Humbaba #Humbawa #Apotropaic #MagicalJewelry #JewelersOfInstagram
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Two-sided .925 sterling silver talisman with the face of Terrible Humbaba on one side, and his epithet in Sumerian cuneiform on the other.
Humbaba / Humwawa is a giant monster made by Utu the sun, and set by the god Enlil to protect the cedar forests where the gods lived. "When he looks at someone, it is the look of death."[Gilgamesh and Huwawa] "Humbaba's roar is a flood, his mouth is death and his breath is fire! He can hear a hundred leagues away any [rustling?] in his forest! Who would go down into his forest!"[Epic of Gilgamesh]
Some texts describe his face as leonine, others say he is more exotically monstrous. My image is based on photographs clay figurines which were carried for protection.
Each piece is hand-made, cast and finished from a mold which I also made. Each piece is unique, with unique variations in texture and finish, including some small defects which are an inevitable part of the process.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/691330566/humbaba-huwawa-protection-two-sided
#OccultArt #TalismanicJewelry #Witchcraft #Pagan #Jewelry #ArtJewelry #JewelryArt #WitchJewelry #Humbaba #Humbawa #Apotropaic #MagicalJewelry #JewelersOfInstagram
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Nice!
#Museum30 #Hidden has to be our cache of childrens’ shoes discovered hidden round the chimney. Brought to light when the museum was restored, they’re probably #apotropaic, placed there to stop evil spirits entering the house. They’d work in conjunction with our many #witchmarks
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/priesthousewh/status/1589198474507014144
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Nice!
#Museum30 #Hidden has to be our cache of childrens’ shoes discovered hidden round the chimney. Brought to light when the museum was restored, they’re probably #apotropaic, placed there to stop evil spirits entering the house. They’d work in conjunction with our many #witchmarks
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/priesthousewh/status/1589198474507014144