Fact of the Day

Did you know . . .

Therianthropy is a mythical ability of someone shifting into other animals. Drawings found at Les Trois Freres, in France show ancient beliefs in the idea. Of course, we all know the most common example of one. Especially, if you follow my books.

Did you know . . .

The term Therianthropy came from the Greek therion, meaning “wild animal” and Anthropos means human being. 

Mythical Creature Day – Huldra

Huldra is associate with Scandinavian, Norwegian, Swedish, Sami (Lapplanders) and German folklore. Huldran is a wood nymph and described to look like a beautiful woman with long hair, but she has a cow’s tail and a hollowed out back. Some of the myths speaks of her luring men into the woods and keeping them until they agree to marry her. Some of the folklores state that once married in a church in God’s name she gains the strength of ten. The mere description of her peeked my curiosity and I found myself spending almost an hour flipping through images of Huldras. I finally narrowed it down to one to share with you.

Image came from” https://www.pinterest.com/pin/288723026090383840/

Facts came from: http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Huldra

Witchcraft Day - Runes

Runes. What do you think of when you hear this? Do you think magic? Think stones? I always thought of stones. Once again, I wasn’t up to date on the terminology. Runes can be stones, but they are more than that. They are also a letter of the ancient Germanic Alphabet.  None of those are what drew me to the term. I heard someone, not sure where (most likely on television), mention they have special magical powers. It intrigued me into reaching into the little bit of me that likes to research for knew knowledge. With a little digging I found out a bunch of interesting facts. After looking at many, many sites I found this one the most intriguing. http://www.psychicsuniverse.com/articles/spirituality/psychic-abilities/what-are-runes-their-history

Here is what I learned.

Runes are tools used for divination. They open a psychic awareness. There are 24 tiles (stones) containing carving of characters. (This is where the alphabet came into play. Not only that, but before the stones were used for divination they were used to communicate.) Runes can be used to gain messages and spiritual insight. A lesser known aspect is using them as an alternative method for conversing with your Higher Self and the Universe.

There are loads more of information on the website and to find that I looked through many other sites. I hope your interest were peeked enough you might do a bit of exploring on your own.

Inspirational Thought

I believe we each strive to accomplish many things among our life time, but what kind of mindset does it take to achieve these desires of ours. Many things. But in my opinion, the biggest is to have a thought that inspires you. Drives you to push forward through the obstacles that life is bound to give you. These thoughts don’t have to be some big and popular saying, simply something that motivates you.

One of Mine is: Anything is Possible.

So what is yours. I’d love to hear some of them. Post them if you’d like.

Happy Thanksgiving

Today I simply say 

Happy Thanksgiving 

Enjoy your time with your family and eat lots of food. 

Next week I’ll pick up on the Demon Post on Thursday.