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Because the news has never been so anxiety-provoking, let's take a look at pictures celebrating one of my favorite Discworld characters, the witch Tiffany Aching (Tiphaine Patraque in FR). Following the books' description, with her "midnight outfit" (I loved tooling leather constellations) and a blue hat for her "hat full of sky", she is an excellent reminder to fight against obscurantism.
Did you know her ?

Photo:Synelune

Tiffany Aching Cosplay (inspired by Pratchett works) sitting in the heart of the forest
Tiffany Aching Cosplay (inspired by Pratchett works) holding the excellent Pratchett's book "I shall wear Midnight"
Tiffany Aching Cosplay (inspired by Pratchett works) sitting on a little bridge above a river in the heart of a forest

Revisiting the memorial stone of the ‘last woman burned as a witch’ in Scotland in film and archival photos. (‘Janet Horne’ probably never existed but her myth persists because there were so many like her whose lives and deaths went unrecorded.)#AshesAndStones

https://allysonshaw.com/2025/02/12/memory-femicide-and-the-useful-dead

An antique photograph in grainy black and white of a rural location. A well dressed family of a woman and three children, two boys and a girl all stand in back of a weathered stone in the ground, a small boulder which is now called the 'Janet Horne' memorial stone. Legend has it this spot represents the location where the 'last witch' was killed in Scotland. A long stone building and piles of lumber are in the background.

This week's Minoan Tarot cards:

Youth of Rhytons: Genuine affection and loving kindness. Don't let yourself feel awkward or ashamed about expressing this to others. It shows your beautiful true self and is a blessing to the world, especially in uncertain times.

Six of Rhytons: Look to the past for advice about how to handle the present. History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. Look back to figure out how best to move forward. That may mean doing something that was done before, but it may also mean avoiding repeating the errors of the past.

Deck details and more card pix at https://www.minoantarot.com/ (I made this deck myself - it's my art).

Two Minoan Tarot cards side by side on a golden wood surface. Both cards are painted in shades of blue. The Youth of Rhytons shows a boy standing, facing left, holding a large royal blue pitcher. The Six of Rhytons shows a crumbling fresco painting of six dark blue pitchers.