Category Archives: Mythology and Folklore

Staurolite: Fairy crosses/stones

Posted on August 25, 2012 by leafworks

Purchase one here Fairy Stone / Fairy Cross / Staurolite Localities: Fairy Stone State Park, Virginia, USA; North Georgia, USA; Little Falls, Minnesota, USA; Taos, New Mexico, USA; Switzerland; Russia; Australia; Brazil; France; Italy; Scotland. Description: Popular to its folklore … Continue reading →

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Pendulums

Posted on August 7, 2012 by leafworks

Pendulums One of the most common forms of divination, pendulums are used to tell the sex of unborn children, detect pregnancy, tell the future, answer life’s questions, prophecy, divining, and a common place magic trick. No one really fully understands … Continue reading →

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Sinterklaas

Posted on December 28, 2011 by leafworks

Sinterklaas, Odin, Father Christmas, Sint Nicolaas, Sint Nikolaas, Kris Kringle, De Goedheiligman (The Good Holy Man), or Santa Claus, are they all one in the same? Outside of parallels to Odin, the “Santa Claus” we know today seems to be … Continue reading →

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Lady Befana

Posted on December 24, 2011 by leafworks

Lady Befana, the Italian Witch Santa  was a folkloric myth of a old woman who would travel around the countryside delivering gifts to children throughout Italy. It is believed that once long ago a woman named Befana was approached by … Continue reading →

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