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Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga has been reduced to a folklore figure, but sources strongly suggest that she was originally worshipped as a goddess; and that is certainly how I see her. Those who have heard of Baba Yaga, know of her often as the antagonist in the story of 'Baba Yaga and Vasilissa the Brave.' They know of her flying around in a mortar, living in a home that spins on chicken legs (or a single leg, depending on the country). It is lesser known that she is associated heavily with animals like the pelican and the snake. As well as cats, geese and black hounds. Not an easy goddess to work with by a long shot, and never one I would have consciously chosen to work with. But the truths she shows me, while they always make me feel older, enrich my life regardless. Tolere, Vavale. * 27.5 x 39 centimetres on cold-pressed illustrator's board fineliner, pencil, watercolour pencil, acrylic, gouache |
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This is like a masterpiece.
I love it.
The piece itself is just so strong!
And I love the cat and the birds mixed in.
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Believe as you may.
Do not expect others to accept everything you believe.
If you can truly be yourself
even under such ridicule
without seething in negativity
then you have nothing to fear.
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September has come, it is hers...
I remember the story of Baba Yaga as a kid. Freaky stuff.
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"Baba Jaga" is known very well in Poland, though I've always seen her more as an old witch than a goddess. But now that you mention it I see a connection between her and nature (maybe this more "dark" side of nature), so she probably could have great power.
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