christiesauctions:

Agathon Léonard (1841-1923)
‘Le Vampire’ ‘La Chauve-Souris’, an Important Symbolist Figure, circa 1903

20th Century Decorative Art & Design

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bijoux-et-mineraux:

Hematite colored Quartz with Hematite Rosettes

stina8753:

With the Strength of the Elements I Stand Proud
May the Wisdom entwine with my soul
May the Knowledge infuse in my Blood
May I hold true to my Path and the Call

A Druid is a Seeker of Truth
In all places
In all times
In all ways

As a Sacred Oak is true
In its roots that reach deep…

cypresstreeman:

Antlered Crown and Standing Stone – Damh the Bard

Verse 1

I am the face within the leaves,

I am the voice within the trees,

I am boy, I am man,

The face of the changing land,

And I have been your constant guide,

From your caves on the mountainside,

We have walked hand in hand.

Verse 2

Everywhere that I have been,

My passing turns the grey to green,

The birds sing to the dawn,

And the land has awoken.

Now my Lady lays with me,

Our love weaves its tapestry,

Eternal threads, unbroken.

Chorus

I am lover, I am father,

I am Horned God and King,

I’m the life in all of Nature,

That is reborn every Spring,

Call of stag and cry of eagle,

I am Child of Barleycorn,

And I am the Antlered Crown and Standing Stone!

Verse 3

I am the oats, the corn and grain,

A bearded man with a crooked cane,

Cut me down, I must die,

For the land to be born again,

But don’t you cry and don’t you grieve,

For soon the Wild Hunt I will lead,

On the night of Samhain.

Verse 4

The air is cold,

The sky is grey,

Where am I this Winter’s day,

Bones of trees, fallen leaves,

The time of the Winter Queen,

But through the wind and snow and rain,

Know a part of me remains,

The Holly stands, evergreen.

(Damh the Bard 2012)

I love this song

urbandruid:

I’ve really been enjoying this app.

mortisia:

Death’s-head Hawkmoth

The name refers to any one of the three species (A. atropos, A. styx and A. lachesis) of moth in the genus Acherontia. These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. These moths have several unusual features. All three species have the ability to emit a loud squeak if irritated.

The two of the tree species named after the Moirai in Greek mythology (the Fates) Lachesis (allotter) and Atropos (unturnable). The word Styx (also meaning “hate” and “detestation”) is a river in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. 

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