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[ofcloudsandstars]

✨🎵❄️Winter Solstice❄️🎵  🎶❄️Music Post❄️🎶✨

A little winter jingle for your ritual’s ambiance or your home! Except for Witchmas most of these are ambient sound tracks to put your space in the spirit of winter cheer!

❄️ Mysterious and Fae-like ❄️

Winter’s Breath

Dark Winter Music

Shivers in the Cold

Crystal Unicorns

Ice Elves

Winter Whispers

❄️ Playful Winter ❄️

Romantic Winter

Snowflake Realm

Winter Ball Dance

Sleigh Ride

Festive Holiday-Inspired Background Music

Once Upon a December Music Box

❄️ Classical  ❄️

The Nutcracker

The Snow is Dancing (Debussy)

Harry in Winter

Christmas at Hogwarts

Winter Waltz

Ice Dance (Piano Ver)(Music Box)

❄️ Meditative and Icy ❄️

Beautiful White Winter

Magical Winter Music (with Blizzard and Chimes White Noise)

Winter Wonderland Music (with chimes and bells)

❄️ Witchmas ❄️

Jingle Bells, Cast Your Spells, Make the Whole World GAY

Cloven (Krampus)

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (eerie)

Let it Snow

What Night is This?

Solstice Carol

Night of the Krampus

Silent Night, Solstice Night

[lockscreeninsp]

DnD alignments lockscreens! Like/reblog if you save

[asterosian]

He deserves to get the hormones and surgery he needs to feel comfortable in his own body

[disappointingorgasm]

Who’s he?

[asterosian]

The trans boy reading this post

[adz]

my aunt who owns horses constantly posts these excellent horse memes

[cherrycheezy-deactivated2020052]

Anime Styles By Decade - Drawing Meme Challenge

inspired by relseiy on ig (insert disclaimer about accuracy / styles differing / etc etc etc) this was hard to do! ( > _

[railroadsoftware]

did anyone actually ever read those animorph books

[sonypraystation]

just stared at the covers for a concerningly long amount of time before putting it back where i found it

[clementive-deactivated20150318]

In Which Diversity Isn't a Myth

Ok. I’m tired of the typical vampire, werewolf and fairy.I’m also tired of the occidental-centrism in mythology. Hence, this list. 

I tried to included as many cultural variants as I could find and think of. (Unfortunately, I was restricted by language. Some Russian creatures looked very interesting but I don’t speak Russian…) Please, add creatures from your culture when reblogging (if not already present). It took me a while to gather all those sites but I know it could be more expansive. I intend on periodically editing this list. 

Of note: I did not include specific legendary creatures (Merlin, Pegasus, etc), gods/goddesses/deities and heroes.

Dragons

The Chinese Dragon

The Japanese Dragon

The Korean Dragon

The Vietnamese Dragon

The Greek Dragon

The Indian Dragon

The Polish Dragon

The Austrian Dragon

The British Dragon

The Ancient Dragon (Egypt, Babylon and Sumer)

The Spanish Basque Dragon

Of the Cockatrice (creature with the body of a dragon)

Alphabetical List of Dragons Across Myths (Great way to start)

Little creatures (without wings)

The Legend of the Leprechauns, The Leprechaun

Chanaque /Alux (the equivalent of leprechauns in Aztec/Mayan folklore)

Elves

Elves in Mythology and Fantasy

Elves in Germanic Mythology

Kabeiroi or Cabeiri (Dwarf-like minor gods in Greek mythology)

Norse Dwarves

The Myth of Loki and the Dwarves

Ten Types of Goblins

Goblins

Tengu: Japanese Goblins

Gnomes 

More on Gnomes

Pooka: an Irish phantom

Creatures with wings (except dragons)

Fairies

All sorts of Cultural Fairies

Fairies in Old French Mythology 

A Fairy List

Bendith Y Mamau (Welsh fairies)

Welsh Fairies

Peri (Persian fairies)

Yü Nü (Chinese fairies)

The Celtic Pixie

Angels in Judaism

Angels in Christianity

Hierarchy of Angels

Angels in Islam

Irish Sylph

Garuda (Bird-like creature in Hindu and Buddhist myths)

Bean Nighe (a Scottish fairy; the equivalent of a banshee in Celtic mythology)

Harpies

Spirited Creatures

Druids

Jinn (Genies in Arabic folklore)

Types of Djinns

Aisha Qandisha and Djinn in Moroccan Folklore

Oni (demons in Japanese folklore)

Nymphs

Spirits in Asturian Mythology

Valkyries

Lesovik

Boggarts: The British Poltergeist

Phantom black dogs (the Grim)

Demons in Babylonian and Assyrian Mythology (list)

Demons in the Americas (list)

European Demons (list)

Middle-East and Asia Demons (list)

Judeo-Christian Demons (list)

Nephilim, more on Nephilim

Mahaha (a demon in Inuit mythology)

Flying Head (a demon in Iroquois mythology)

Ghosts

Toyol (a dead baby ghost in Malay folklore)

Malay Ghosts

Yuki-onna (a ghost in Japanese folklore)

The Pontianak (a ghost in Malay mythology)

Funayurei (a ghost in Japanese folklore)

Zagaz (ghosts in Moroccan folklore)

Japanese Ghosts

Mexican Ghosts

Horse-like mythical creatures

Chinese Unicorns

Unicorns

The Kelpie (Could have also fitted in the sea creatures category)

The Centaur

The Female Centaur

Hippocamps (sea horses in Greek mythology)

Horse-like creatures (a list)

Karkadann, more on the Karkadann (a persian unicorn)

Ceffyl Dwfr (fairy-like water horse creatures in Cymric mythology)

Undead creatures

The Melanesian Vampire 

The Ewe Myth : Vampires

The Germanic Alp

The Indonesian Vampire

Asanbosam and Sasabonsam (Vampires from West Africa)

The Aswang: The Filipino Vampire

Folklore Vampires Versus Literary Vampires

Callicantzaros: The Greek Vampire

Vampires in Malaysia

Loogaroo/Socouyant: The Haitian Vampire

Incubi and Sucubi Across Cultures

Varacolaci: The Romanian Vampire

Brahmaparusha: The Indian Vampire

Genesis of the Word “Vampire”

The Ghoul in Middle East Mythology

Slavic Vampires

Vampires A-Z

The Medical Truth Behind the Vampire Myths

Zombies in Haitian Culture

Shape-shifters and half-human creatures (except mermaids) 

Satyrs (half-man, half-goat)

Sirens in Greek Mythology (half-woman and half-bird creatures)

The Original Werewolf in Greek Mythology

Werewolves Across Cultures

Werewolf Syndrome: A Medical Explanation to the Myth

Nagas Across Cultures

The Kumiho (half fox and half woman creatures)

The Sphinx

Criosphinx

Scorpion Men (warriors from Babylonian mythology)

Pooka: an Irish changelings

Domovoi (a shape-shifter in Russian folklore)

Aatxe (Basque mythology; red bull that can shift in a human)

Yech (Native American folklore)

Ijiraat (shapeshifters in Inuit mythology)

Sea creatures

Selkies (Norse mermaids)

Mermaids in many cultures

More about mermaids

Mermen

The Kraken (a sea monster)

Nuckelavee (a Scottish elf who mainly lives in the sea)

Lamiak (sea nymphs in Basque mythology)

Bunyip (sea monster in Aboriginal mythology)

Apkallu/abgal (Sumerian mermen)

An assemblage of myths and legends on water and water creatures

Slavic Water Creatures

The Encantado (water spirits in Ancient Amazon River mythology)

Zin (water spirit in Nigerian folklore)

Qallupilluk (sea creatures in Inuit mythology)

Monsters That Don’t Fit in Any Other Category

Aigamuxa, more details on Aigamuxa

Amphisabaena

Abere

Bonnacon

Myrmidons (ant warriors)

Troll, More on Trolls

Golems 

Golems in Judaism

Giants: The Mystery and the Myth (50 min long documentary)

Inupasugjuk (giants in Inuit mythology)

Fomorians (an Irish divine race of giants)

The Minotaur

The Manticore, The Manticore and The Leucrouta

The Ogre

The Orthus (two-headed serpent-tailed dog)

The Windigo

The Windigo Psychosis

Rakshasa (humanoids in Hindu and Buddhist mythology)

Yakshas (warriors in Hindu mythology)

Taqriaqsuit (“Shadow people” in Inuit mythology)

Stick Indians

References on Folklore and Mythology Across the Globe

Creatures of Irish Folklore 

Folklore and Fairytales

An Overview of Persian Folklore

Filipino Folklore

Myths, Creatures and Folklore

Alaska Folklore

Spanish (Spain) Mythology

Mythical Archive

Mythology Dictionary

List of Medieval and Ancient Monsters

Native American Animals of Myth and Legends

Native American Myths

Bestiary of Ancient Greek Mythology

Mythology, Legend, Folklore and Ghosts

Angels and Demons

List of Sea Creatures

Yoruba Mythology

Ghosts Around the World, Ghosts From A to Z

Strange (Fantastic) Animals of Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Mythology

Creatures from West Africa

On the Legendary Creatures of Africa

Myths, Creatures and Folklore

References on writing a myth or mythical creatures

Writing a MYTHology in your novel?

How to Write a Myth

10 Steps to Creating Realistic Fantasy Creatures

Creating Fantasy Creatures or Alien Species

Legendary Creature Generator

Book Recommendations With Underrated Mythical Creatures

(I have stumbled upon web sites that believed some of these mythical creatures exist today… Especially dragons, in fact. I just had to share the love and scepticism.)

[saccharinesylph]

good

[kaijufluffs]

[systemic-dreams]

Some Russian mythological creatures since OP had trouble finding some:

Zmei Gorinich - Slavic dragon with multiple heads, breathes fire, lives in a mountain, sometimes known as smok

Baba Yaga - Slavic witch, usually ugly or deformed, has magic powers, can be good or evil, kinda neutral really, lives in a hut with giant chicken legs with her sisters, rides in a mortar carrying a pestle or in a bucket carrying a broom. may potentially steal your children.

Koschei - Kinda like Voldemort except he keeps his soul inside a needle, which is in an egg, which is in a duck, which is in a hare, which is in an iron chest, which is buried under a green oak tree, which is on the island of Buyan in the ocean. Also a bit like Ice King since he usually comes to steal your princess.

Jar-ptitsa or Firebird - Slavic phoenix about the size of a peacock. Its feather have magical properties and glow even when removed from the bird. Considered one of the folk wonders of the world. Brings doom or blessings depending on how much of a shit the owner is.

Kolobok - Slavic gingerbread man. Except he’s round and more of a doughnut man. Rolls away from his parents into the forest and encounters several animals that want to eat him. Incredibly sassy.

Rusalka -  Slavic mermaid. Before the 19th century, considered a benevolent water nymph capable of bestowing fertility. After the 19th century, seen as a condemned maiden who committed suicide or was brutally murdered near water. Vengeful and spiteful and magic…

Domovoi - Akin to a house elf or spirit. Appears as tiny grandfather and lives in the dark recesses of the house. Cleans up or destroys it depending on the offerings and treatment from the family.

Vodyanoi - Aggressive water spirits, similar to a bunyip. Like a mermaid but with a frog face. Will drown people if they get too close to the water. Will destroy dams and stuff so the villagers will make offerings to it to keep quiet.

Leshy - Big tree man like an ent. Do not ask for directions, he is the equivalent of Apple Maps and will also steal your children. Guardians of leafy places like forests, groves, etc

Kikimora - Domovoi’s wife. Kind of a House elf. Sometimes described as kikimora bolotnaya which means Swamp Kikimora implying her house was destroyed and she now inhabits the swamp.

[thoodleoo]

no punctuation we read like romans

[caecilius-est-pater]

NOPUNCTUATIONORLOWERCASEORSPACESWEREADLIKEROMANS

[terpsikeraunos]

INTER·PVNCTVATION·WE·INSCRIBE·LIKE·ROMANS

[imaginarycircus]

words doesn’t classical matter order in greek;

[tanoraqui]

we, in a manner akin to that of a man who once was, in Rome, an orator of significant skill, who was then for his elegance of speech renowned and now for his elaborate structure of sentences cursed by generations of scholars of Latin, the language which he spoke and we now study, Cicero, write, rather than by any efficiency, functionality, or ease of legibility have our words, our honors, the breaths of our hearts, be besmirched.

[raisel-the-riveter]

Carthage must be destroyed.

[amroyounes]

Blame the algorithm

[stachionalgeographic]

Impressed but still horrified

[hygge-comfort]

someone needs to try these IMMEDIATELY and tell me which is the best one!

[autumnalsoul]

The woods, no longer vocal, A silent gloom invest, And in their robes of beauty, Are now no longer dressed. The year’s fair prime is ended, Its pulse beats low and cold; Its charms, so lately splendid, Are withered, changed and old! Farewell then, lovely Autumn! We may not meet again! For winter must rule o'er us, And spring and summer reign. The snows of time are on me, Their silent footfalls tell My soul to look beyond me Where there is no farewell!

C. B. Langston, Farewell to Autumn (via autumnalsoul)

[autumnalsoul]

Please send help

Hi! I was wondering if u could help me out? :( Half of my grade for my final project depends on the likes I get on this video. Could u maybe like it & post this for others to see? SORRY IM SO DESPERATE IM GONNA BREAK DOWN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD_M7PZhNHQ&t=28s

Hey, everyone! If you have the time, check this video out and like it - let’s help this girl out! Also, the song is really catchy and relevant.

[soft-butch-cassidy]

depression tips™

shower. not a bath, a shower. use water as hot or cold as u like. u dont even need to wash. just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. sit on the floor if you gotta.

moisturize everything. use whatever lotion u like. unscented? dollar store lotion? fancy ass 48 hour lotion that makes u smell like a field of wildflowers? use whatever you want, and use it all over. 

put on clean, comfortable clothes. 

put on ur favorite underwear. cute black lacy panties? those ridiculous boxers u bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? put em on.

drink cold water. use ice. if u want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.

clean something. doesn’t have to be anything big. organize one drawer of ur desk. wash five dirty dishes. do a load of laundry. scrub the bathroom sink. 

blast music. listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

make food. don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. take the time and make food. even if it’s ramen. add something special to it, like a hard boiled egg or some veggies. prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. 

make something. write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. even if you don’t think you’re good at it.

go outside. take a walk. sit in the grass. look at the clouds. smell flowers. put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

call someone. call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. talk to a stranger on the street. have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. if you can’t, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. even if you don’t say much, listen to them.

cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. take pictures of them. talk to them. tell them how u feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out.

[astrologynshit]

Reblog as much as you can

[9unseelie]

Absolutely helpful. I think I’ve done three or four of these things today, makes you feel better.

[so-sorry-mom]

I do a lot of these things to cope, very helpful post.

[scarecool]

Artist : 毒蘑菇 , Source : Pixiv 1, Pixiv 2

[emilyisobsessed]

my dog took a bullet for me

[imthevideogameboy]

THE SWIVEL OF THAT BUTT THO

[rehfan]

Not all heroes wear capes

[uss-edsall]

While sailing in the Mediterranean sea, in 1962, the American aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) flashed the Italian Amerigo Vespucci with light signal asking «Who are you?», the full rigged ship answered «Training ship Amerigo Vespucci, Italian Navy». The US ship replied «You are the most beautiful ship in the world».

[thehoneyedmoon]

Great, now I ship actual ships.

[adulthoodisokay]

this makes me want to cry

[theinturnetexplorer]