Lily's Lore and Legends

Just for Fun Tarot Card Pull - November 6, 2024 This week I felt drawn to pull three cards instead of one, so I did! I used my  Anime Tarot Deck and Guidebook: Explore the Archetypes, Symbolism, and Magic in Anime by Natasha Yglesias , this deck is one of my newer ones and I am completely in love with it, both with the art and the interpretation. The cards pulled were the Five of Wands, Four of Wands, and XII (12) - The Hanged Man. (Before anyone says that the Five and Four are because the deck is new, I pulled all three from different parts of the deck and none of them were touching or close. Random draws are just like that sometimes.) Per the author's guidebook, the  Five of Wands  means: * Attributes: Adversity, Transition, Uncertainty, Competition, Tension * Reversed Attributes: Ignorance of Conflict, Resolution Per the author's guidebook, the  Four of Wands  means: * Attributes: Success, Security, Celebration, Rewards, Joy * Reversed Attributes: Self-Doubt, Unmet Expectati

EMF Measurement - Lily's Lore Lingo EMF measurements are measurements of ambient (surrounding) electromagnetic fields that are performed using particular sensors or probes, such as EMF meters. These probes can be generally considered as antennas although with different characteristics. In fact, probes should not perturb the electromagnetic field and must prevent coupling and reflection as much as possible in order to obtain precise results. There are two main types of EMF measurements: broadband measurements: performed using a broadband probe, that is a device which senses any signal across a wide range of frequencies and is usually made with three independent diode detectors; frequency selective measurements: in which the measurement system consists of a field antenna and a frequency selective receiver or spectrum analyzer allowing to monitor the frequency range of interest. EMF probes may respond to fields only on one axis, or may be tri-axial, showing components of the field in

Just for Fun - Tarot Card Pull - October 30, 2024 This week's card is the Nine of Cups, from one of my favorite decks,  Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani . This deck is "inspired by deities, folklore, & fairy tales from around the world" and there is a stunning  companion lore book  that I highly recommend, whether you own the tarot deck or just want a beautiful lore book for your collection. Per the author's guidebook, the  Nine of Cups  means: * Upright: Dreams realized, fulfillment, pleasure, recognition, triumph * Reversed: Greed, devastation, pessimism, addiction, self-loathing The card art represents Taj Al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya from Arabic folklore and the guidebook has a brief overview of the scene depicted. I love that this card was pulled at the end of October and at the end of fairy tale lore here at Lily's Lore and Legends. I know I rushed through everything a bit faster than I would like, that seems to be the norm for me lately, but

  Fairy Tale Lore from Around the World - Halloween 2024 Special Edition Fairy tales are wonderful things, aren't they? Adorable stories of children learning valuable life lessons while encountering cute critters who sing and evil women offering tempting treats to innocent souls. But fairy tales weren't always so movie-like with bright songs and happily never afters. They really were rather grim, even before the brothers stepped in. This year for Halloween, I'm looking at fairy tales from around the world and attempting to see where their tales originally spun themselves into the local lore. Read the Lore Little Red Riding Hood Jack and the Beanstalk Hansel and Gretel Watch the Video Join the Conversation Head over to the Lily's Lore and Legends Discord server and tell me your thoughts on these or any other fairy tales you adore.  Tarot Pulls This month, I used my Tarot of the Divine deck for my just for fun tarot pulls as the deck is inspired by mythology, folklore, a

Fairy Tale Lore from Around the World - Hansel and Gretel Fairy tales are wonderful things, aren't they? Adorable stories of children learning valuable life lessons while encountering cute critters who sing and evil women offering tempting treats to innocent souls. But fairy tales weren't always so movie-like with bright songs and happily never afters. They really were rather grim, even before the brothers stepped in. This year for Halloween, I'm looking at fairy tales from around the world and attempting to see where their tales originally spun themselves into the local lore.  For my third and final bit of lore, I decided on the favorite of a few readers - Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel Possible Origins Hansel and Gretel is a bit different than the other fairy tales we've looked at so far. Instead of having a single oral story, this one appears to a more of a patchwork of fairy tale tropes all rolled into one beautiful tale. The Grimms didn't even maintain th

Fairy Tale Lore from Around the World - Jack and the Beanstalk Fairy tales are wonderful things, aren't they? Adorable stories of children learning valuable life lessons while encountering cute critters who sing and evil women offering tempting treats to innocent souls. But fairy tales weren't always so movie-like with bright songs and happily never afters. They really were rather grim, even before the brothers stepped in. This year for Halloween, I'm looking at fairy tales from around the world and attempting to see where their tales originally spun themselves into the local lore. After asking around for people's favorite tales, I decided on the interestingly delightful Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack and the Beanstalk Possible Origins Jack and the Beanstalk isn't a tale I have picked up recently, truth be told, last time I thought of it was when I watched "Once Upon a Time" but in my defense, Captain Hook was fiiiiinnnnneeeeeee af, oh wait, we aren't m

Pocket Lore - Margate, South Africa This is a fun piece of #pocketlore I found while scrolling Pinterest regarding a fight off the coast of Margate, South Africa between two orcas and a large, unknown creature on October 25, 1924. That particular post did not link back to a site and a quick search didn't help. Oh well. Or....oh whale 😂 (please don't delete me). Image text reads:  TODAY IN CREEPY HISTORY 25 OCTOBER 1924 MORNING - MARGATE, SOUTH AFRICA ACCORDING TO A NEWS ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE DECEMBER 27, 1924, EDITION OF THE LONDON'S DAILY MAIL ENTITLED "FISH LIKE A POLAR BEAR" ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 25, 1924 VISITORS ON THE BEACH IN MARGATE, SOUTH AFRICA WITNESS A STRANGE SIGHT. 2 KILLER WHALES ARE SEEN BATTLING AN UTTERLY BIZARRE CREATURE, WHILE IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE FISH OR WHALE IT'S COVERED IN SNOW WHITE FUR AND HAS A TRUNK! IT'S REPORTED AT ONE POINT DURING THE TITANIC BATTLE THE BEAST LAUNCHES ITSELF 20 FEET OUT OF THE WATER! AFTER 3 HOURS