Most people know Persephone due to her abduction by the god Hades. But how does she balance her role as spring goddess and Queen of the Dead?  Let’s find out more in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the images on the blog post here: http://www.icysedgwick.com/persephone-spring-goddess Pick up your copy of the The Stolen…

You’ll find the Jack-in-the-Green as part of May Day celebrations around England. But he’s sometimes confused with or linked with the famous ‘Green Man’ found in English churches. Are these figure representations of ancient pagan gods? Let’s find out more in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the images on the blog post here:…

We often associate eggs, rabbits, and fancy hats with Easter. But where did these links come from? And was the festival really named after an ancient pagan goddess? Let’s find out more about all these Easter traditions in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the images on the blog post here: http://www.icysedgwick.com/easter-lore/ The article…

When you think of fortune telling, you’ll probably think of tarot cards. You wouldn’t think of playing cards – they’re for poker and bridge, right? Wrong! You can absolutely use them for fortune telling too. Let’s find out about playing cards in both fortune telling and folklore in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See…

People often turn to fortune-telling for comfort in times of crisis. They might suddenly try augury, phrenology, tasseography, and many more, just to get a sense of control over an uncertain future. Let’s find out more about different types of fortune-telling in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the images on the blog post…

When you think of fortune telling, you might think of tarot cards. Perhaps you think of a woman poring over strange images in a darkened room. Or maybe you think they’re evil, only capable of foretelling doom.  Let’s find out if this is really the case in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the…