Category Archives: Folklore

Krampus Night

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If you’ve been naughty this year you might want to stay indoors tonight.

~ Krampus

“According to folklore, Krampus purportedly shows up in towns the night before December 6, known as Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night. Krampus, in Tyrol also called Tuifl, is a demon-like creature represented by a fearsome, hand-carved wooden mask with animal horns, a suit made from sheep or goat skin and large cow bells attached to the waist that the wearer rings by running or shaking his hips up and down. Krampus has been a part of Central European, alpine folklore going back at least a millennium, and since the 17th-century Krampus traditionally accompanies St. Nicholas and angels on the evening of December 5 to visit households to reward children that have been good while reprimanding those who have not.”

Text and pic: metro.co.uk

 

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Photo: a participant dressed as the Krampus creature during “Krampus night” in Neustift im Stubaital

Santa’s Horned Helper: The Fearsome Legend of Krampus, Christmas Punisher

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Tomorrow night is Krampus night!

“In ancient times, a dark, hairy, horned beast was said to show up at the door… The Krampus could be heard in the night by the sound of his echoing cloven hooves and his rattling iron chains. The strangest part was that he was in league with Santa Claus.

The Christmas Terror

The unnerving beast was no demon, however. He was the mythical Krampus, companion to Saint Nicholas (known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, etc.) While Saint Nicholas now has the reputation of loving all children and visiting them at Christmastime, judging their character and giving gifts to the ‘nice’ ones and lumps of coal to the ‘naughty’ ones, Krampus plays the dangerous sidekick.”

Source: Santa’s Horned Helper: The Fearsome Legend of Krampus, Christmas Punisher

SCHLADMING, AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 22, 2014

SCHLADMING, AUSTRIA – NOVEMBER 22, 2014

The Goddess Isis

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Isis

 

 Isis is a goddess who is a totally timeless expression of the Divine Feminine; she is as relevant today as she was in ancient times. Devoted to empowering others, Isis supports the awakening of humanity as we head into a new World Age. She brings value and respect to the roles of wife and mother, is the patron of magic, nature, and healing, and is considered a protector of the dead. As a matter of fact, the singer Rihanna recently had a very large tattoo done below her breasts of Isis with her wings outstretched as a tribute to her late grandmother. It is said that Isis stretches her wings over the foot of the casket to protect the dead…

Deborah King – read more here.

“There are a million words one could write about all this but my point tonight is that i saw this and was once again perplexed/furious at the appropriation of this word/term by a group that would be better known by the increasingly used Daesh.   Click that link to get why it’s important.

Meanwhile, Isis as well as being a powerful witch and shaman, one of the original Goddesses and associated with possibly the most powerful soul-mating saga ever, is an asteroid – number 42, if you care to look yours up on Astrodienst.

She is currently at 15 Libra, lined up nicely (see Horoscopes for more on this) for the Venus/Mars bingle with Uranus/Pluto over the next month and opposite Uranus right now.

If you look at enough images of her you can see how she was transmuted into the Hebrew Lilith and/or the Celtic Morrigan – winged women, the both of them. And sundry demons of course – don’t forget that even the name for Venus as Morning Star (Venus Lucifer – Lucifer means light-bearer) got massively warped.”

From Mystic Medusa

See Spirits of Nature: Venus 5 degrees Virgo

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Venus is currently at 5 degrees Virgo. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is: “A man becoming aware of nature spirits and normally unseen spiritual energies.”

Have you noticed the spirit world in a peculiar way this week? This Sabian Symbol is active, AND we’re approaching Halloween. Autumn is the time of year when the veil between our world and the spirit world is at it’s thinnest point of the year.

Walk around in nature and take in the change of season. The air smells different, the light is lower… it’s truly an amazing time! Spirits are nothing to be afraid of by the way. They often appear on waking or sleeping or in the corner of your eye.

From the expert on Sabian Symbols, Lynda Hill:

“This Symbol implies strong feelings of another level of awareness around you. Your rational mind is, at times, being overshadowed by intuitive thoughts and feelings. Your imagination or spirituality is showing a clearer path to understanding and knowledge. Equipped to see the invisible, you penetrate into the mystical levels of life. There may be messages to bring back into your waking consciousness.

This can show a creative, attuned mind that can perceive subtle phenomena, shifts and changes in the environment. Tap into your clairvoyance, but don’t be thrown off track by it.

Creative fantasies. Fairy tales. Seeing things or just imagining them? Fantasizing about people or experiences. Attuned minds. Seeing entities. Fairies. Nature spirits.

The Caution: Confusion or lack of true perspective. Time wasted. Being a space cadet. Losing the plot. Mental institutions. Not being taken seriously. Schizophrenia. Skepticism.”

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