Tag: heart
by immimii
A heart-shaped island in the Okavango Delta, Bostwana.
Picture: Karin Duthie / Alamy
“Object, said to be a toad, stuck with
thorns for witchcraft purposes; found with the heart here exhibited. 1892. E.B.T. coll. d.d. Lady Tylor 1917. 1917-53-601”
This thing literally oozes magic. I’m guessing it’s from the British
Isles, like other pieces from Sir Edward Burnett Tylor’s donation to
the Pitt Rivers Collection (note the onion above the toad, from
Somersetshire, the archaic name of Somerset County). That being said,
nails driven into objects to imbue them with magical power, or activate
that power for good or ill, is a practice that can be seen in various
cultures, from Somerset to the Congo.
You were the moon of my existence; your moods dictated the tides of my heart.
Sherry Thomas
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