Wailing woman

A group of women form a circle, lamenting and eulogizing; weeping and beating their chests; wailing and jumping to the beats played on the “Parai” (an instrument made of the cow skin). This is an ancient mourning practice called the “Oppari”, an art form that is predominantly performed in the state of Tamil Nadu and…

[Gawain is a 4th level cleric and inquisitor dedicate to the cult of St Richard the Prior. What follows is an account written by his player (with some edits by me). His associates are Paul (Frogling Barbarian 4), Robert van Hoppen (Frogling Fighter 4), Adran Wildedagger (Karslish Rogue 4), and Flint Lichtbringer (Dwarf Paladin 3).] Assigned to purge Nightwick of its evil once and for all. Traveled with my faithful man servant and squire Robert. Upon my arrival at the squalid village of…

The wailing woman

God has placed prayer heavily on my heart, and I am sounding the alarm! The Spirit of the Lord says, “Rise up, wailing women! Your cry reaches Heaven, and it’s unlocking breakthrough, healing, and deliverance. What feels like a wall is really a doorway into My presence! Your prayers are shaking the spiritual realm, and I am moving on your behalf. Now is not the time to shrink back—press in! Your cry is shifting atmospheres, and the Spirit of God is responding!" Arise, wailing women—victory…

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it’s nothing new that ancient wailing women were seen as irrational for bearing their souls to the Promise Maker, and it’s nothing new that the mountains praise and the birds worship, breathing in the fresh air of open cathedrals, we too can meet our Maker among the dirt and dust and it’s nothing new that faith can change and grow in the desert where bread and water meet us unexpectedly in the flesh, calling out to us by name—naming each burden we carry before our parched mouth and brok...

Lydia the Banshee!!

A brand new title from the bestselling author of WHO'S AFRAID? Maria Lewis is reinventing ghosts, werewolves and witches with a contemporary, feminist twist.

If you've been getting a night's sleep that's a little too good lately and are looking for something nightmare-inducing, you've come to the right place. Meet Stefan Koidl—an artist based in Hallein, Austria whose specialty is the unsettling, the creepy, and the weird.