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Categories Recommended Film Books Articles on Art Miracles in the Backlands: Aspects of Africa in Brazilian Ex-Voto Sculpture by Beate Echols From Fairy Tales to Fantasia: The Art of Kay Nielsen by Terri Windling On the Pre-Raphaelites: Then and Now by Terri Windling Victorian Fairy Painting by Terri Windling A Tribute to Adrienne Ségur by Terri Windling & Ellen Steiber Media and Multi-Media Arts Baba Yaga in Russian Film by James Graham Performance Arts Daughters of Elvin: Medieval Music, Masks, and Dance by Guy Cracknell Fairy Tale Theatre: The Art of Transformation by Howard Gayton Playing Fairy: Puck and Pan On-Stage by Kristen McDermott Theatrical Superstitions Through the Ages by Kristen McDermott J.M.
Sparrow Salvage. February 2009. Once upon a time, man tred carefully in Earth’s ancient forests. Hunters felt a powerful arcane connection to the Divine while in the forest and were intuitvely aware of it’s sacredness. They also realized the woodlands provided a sanctuary for the animals, trees and plants that sustained them in life, so they treated the land with reverence and respect. After leaving the forests, hunters suffered the loss of connection to the enchanted forest world and sought to bring this magic home with them. They crafted objects and jewelry from the wood, gems, animals they obtained while hunting.
These 'hunting trophies' were displayed in the home as mementos. They crafted amulets and talismans to adorn themselves with. They honored the sanctity of animal’s spirit, therefore the spirit of the animal retained it’s dignity in death. It is not a coincidence that early explorations of the unconscious were undertaken in the vicinity of Earth’s ancient forests.