#dunsany

[stairnaheireann]

Fáilas

Fáilas was one of the four cities of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with Gorias, Findias, and Murias, whence they came to Ireland. Morfessa was the instructor of learning there. In their departure the Tuatha Dé Danann took the magical stone of Fál with them. That stone would cry out to choose the rightful King of Ireland.

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[thaliajoy-blog]

Working on a vintage fantasy princess rn (Lirazel of Elfland) 😋

[frogshunnedshadows]

I bought a used book, and opened it up, and these two images fell out. No idea what they're from, or when, but I thought they had a good Dunsany vibe to them, so now I share them with you.

[virovac]

Azathoth is not the creator god

Its his JESTERS and performers who create universes as in his court, not even necessarily intentionally,  but perhaps just a byproduct of their performances.

He does not dream stuff into existence. That’s conflating him with Lord Dunsany’s works, who while an inspiration for Lovecraft, had his own mythology.

[celticculture]

[triste-le-roy]

Cover to Lord Dunsany’s Carcassonne—John W Luce & Company Limited Edition (unknown artist/designer, 1920).

(via A Shiver in the Archives)

[americaneldritch]

CTHODIAC HORRORSCOPES

The wisdom of the Cthodiac derives from heliocentric divining conceits which are, in turn, based on ancient geocentric principals; essentially, this chart serves as a guide to better understand which of the gods are not paying any attention to you at all. The prophetic power of the horrorscope applies to all, equally, because everyone is the same. Brief, selfish & wretched; barely sentient. You would be predictable even without the use of the stars that just so happen to anticipate your every action. It’s all purely symbolic, of course; there’s nothing to be learned, and nothing to be gained.

Cthulhu (21 Jan. –19 Feb.): your dreams don’t mean anything, ignore them. That is not dead which can eternal deny.

Dagon (20 Feb. – 20 March): though you find comfort in your depths, you will be lost if you do not brave the shallows. Ignore the worms, they’re always traps.

Sheol Nugganoth (21 March – 20 April): you shall be praised, & revered. Use your station to deminish others. Take advantage of their insecurities in order to further your own agenda.

Hastur (21 April – 21 May): you will the life of the party, and you shall be the death of it as well. It’s alright to laugh at your own jokes, even if no one else does. The final punchline looms.

Nug & Yeb (22 May – 21 June): your duality is tearing you apart. Let it. Become modular. A killer in the night, a shepherd in the morn. Diverse arts compound to a reconciliation of false binaries.

Tsthoggua (22 June – 22 July): the Dweller at the Threshold has his eye on you. You will never see behind the veil that he protects, but the Dweller can be consumed. Put him inside of you.

Ulthura Yon (23 July – 22 Aug.): bathe in the light where you can find it. The darkness is illimitable, and warm rays are scarce. If a hand should feed you, bite it hard enough that you would eat again.

Ghatanothoa (23 Aug. –23 Sept.): there will be fools. Guide them in their natural progression towards dust. Patience will release you from your prisons. Yog Sothoth (24 Sept. – 23 Oct.): you are the gate, and the key. Be mindful who is let inside. Chaos and disorder will beseige your most carefully laid plans. Defy entropy with novelty.

Yig (24 Oct. –22 Nov.): your greatest detractors will writhe at your feet when you reveal your truest self. Mind your affect on others; those who would surround you would become you.

Nodens (23 Nov. – 21 Dec.): Do not mind the hours, or the wake of ruin that succeeds you. Chase your thrills to the highest realms of heavens, and to the darkest nadirs of cthonia.

Nylarthotep (22 Dec. – 20 Jan.): just keep doing what you’re doing, you fucking maniac.

Originally published in American Eldritch: Deus ex Gothica. 

[what-mad-universe]

http://neversleepsnetwork.com/podcast/chapter-twelve-all-the-gods-save-one/ In the lost lands of the central sea, a place beyond time, perhaps even existing only in dreams, there is a place where the people have a god they do not worship, lest his waking end the world. Their faith was described in two books and several stories written at the turn of the century by an Irish nobleman that have left a deep mark on the modern fantasy genre, even though he remains obscure outside of genre circles. But Lord Dunsany is likely “your favourite fantasy author’s favourite fantasy author”. Join us as we explore his Pegana mythos.