The Deviant Moon

28 year old postgraduate living in the UK. I research and write articles and reviews about the cultural influence of magic, myths and fairy tales as well as horror film. This blog is a mixture of my own work and other related posts.

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Throughout the history of religious art, spiritual beings are often portrayed with wings. In ancient Greece, butterfly-winged figures were personifications of the soul. In ancient Egypt, a birdlike form with outstretched wings was often depicted hovering above the mummy. This was the Ba, the symbol of the life-force, which accompanied the living through life, lived on after death, and could travel the world at will. To wear wings is to experience freedom in all its forms, to move effortlessly through the creative and spiritual realms. A faery’s emotions and thoughts are reflected in the ever-changing light of their wings. Such lights — reflections and refractions — may be read for symbolic meaning. To wear wings is to ally yourself with the Faerie realm. Wings lighten the heart and give the soul flight. Here is the Owl Queen. In the gloaming, she softly shimmers. Always silent, yet leaving a dusting of laughter in her wake. — World of Faerie, by Brian Froud. [Artwork: The Queen of Owls, by Brian Froud.]

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Richard Dawkins should know it pays to believe in fairy tales - Telegraph

The self-important atheist ought to consider the truths that lurk in fictions

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Listen to a range of audio plays of classic fairy tales from The Roundhouse

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Journey Back to Oz (1972)

by Hal Sutherland

Approximate Run Time: 88 minutes

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Fan art of Le cirque des Rêves (the Circus of Dreams) from The Night Circus.

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Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Maleficent (2014)

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I HAVE BEEN WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS MOVIE

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How to tell you're reading a gothic novel – in pictures

Are some novels more gothic than others? We return to the genre's roots in the 18th century for this definitive guide to gothic fiction

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Tove Jansson’s illustrations for Alice in Wonderland

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contemporarylegend.org

The Website for the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research

I just heard the weirdest thing…

Contemporary (“urban”) legends are one of the most pervasive forms of folklore in active circulation, but they are far from a modern phenomenon. The same processes of using narrative to communicate and negotiate anomalous experiences can be traced back thousands of years. Contemporary legends are contemporary to the teller and audience, not solely to the scholar. And what had been thought of as purely local narratives were found to exist in multiple manifestations throughout the world.

In order to gain a better understanding of the dynamics and function of these “contemporary” genres, scholars have recognized the need for worldwide links among legend and rumor scholars. The International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR) encourages study of so-called “modern” and “urban” legends, and also of any legend that circulates actively. Members are especially concerned with ways in which legends merge with life: real-life analogs to legend plots, social crusades that use legends or legend-like horror stories, and search for evidence behind claims of alien abductions and mystery cats. We invite all who have an interest in these areas to join us.

Subscribers get the ISCLR newsletter, FOAFtale News, and the annual peer-reviewed journal, Contemporary Legend.

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