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Tracey-anne's Blog: January 18, 2015 Fae Aesthetic, Half Elf, Rainbow Photography, Fairy Ring, Goblin Core, The Ancient Magus Bride, Fantasy Magic, Fairy Aesthetic, + Core + Aesthetic

Have you ever been enchanted by the magic of mystical fairy rings? My home is my castle by Catrin Welz Stein. A great deal of folklore surrounds fairy rings. Their names in European languages often allude to supernatural origins; they are known as ronds de sorciers ("sorcerers' rings") in France, and Hexenringe ("witches' rings") in German. In German tradition, fairy rings were thought to mark the site of witches' dancing on Walpurgis Night. The Almost Moon by Francesca Dottavi. In Tyrol…

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In English folklore, mushroom rings were known as fairy or pixie rings. These were caused by the wee folks dancing in a circle. As they wore down the grass, they left a circular pattern of basidia (a type of mushroom) behind. Faerie Ring, Fairy Circle, Lichen Moss, Mushroom Ring, Fairy Ring, Mushroom Fungi, Alphonse Mucha, Fairy Dust, Fairy Land

The best known-and perhaps most inspired-literary mushroom of all is the one nibbled by Alice in her Adventures in Wonderland. Eating from one side of the mushroom makes her grow larger, eating from the other side makes her shrink. It's possible that author Lewis Carroll knew of the properties of Fly Agaric. One effect of this hallucinogenic fungus is to make objects appear larger or smaller in the user's eye. In recent times it's no surprise to find fungal references at "Hogwarts School of…

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