Faeries, Fact, and Fiction with Rose Aurora
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Sfinga and B. Key are joined by their dear friend, the impeccable sorceress, Fairy Seer, and Trollkvinne Rose Aurora. Trained in trolldom, rootwork, and a sorcerous lineage of Celtic origin, Rose brings her deep erudition and practical cunning to evaluate some of the prominent tropes about the Fair Folk. How do the Good Neighbours differ from spirits of land and nature? How are the living and the dead alike abducted into Fairyland? What are the most important taboos and misconceptions about the nature of these mercurial beings? When exactly is a changeling just a glamoured log? Support us on patreon.com/TheFrightfulHowls and follow us at twitter.com/FrightfulHowls.
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