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Romancing the Mushroom

March 25, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

  Romancing the Mushroom   pine mushrooms live a thousand years in one autumn             Den Sutejo 1633-1698 (translated by Makoto Ueda) Autumn in Melbourne is a fine time to take a trip to the Prahran Market and visit the wild mushroom man, Damien Pike. For many years he’s been sourcing and selling mushrooms. Much … [Read more…]

Posted in: artists, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, Mythology, Nature Tagged: Alice in Wonderland, Ancient Mythology, Damien Pike, elves, F.W. Rolfe, fairies, fungi, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Melbourne, Mycology, Prahran Market, R.T. Rolfe, The Romance of the Fungus World, witches

Phoenix Rising

January 4, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

  Phoenix Rising   ‘Hope. It’s like a drop of honey, a field of tulips blooming in the springtime. It’s a fresh rain, a whispered promise, a cloudless sky, the perfect punctuation mark at the end of a sentence. And it’s the only thing in the world keeping me afloat.’ Tahereh Mafi   Moira Finucane … [Read more…]

Posted in: Historical, Melbourne, Mythology, Observations, writers & creatives Tagged: 2021, Ancient Myths, burlesque, Finucane, hope, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Moira Finucane, Mythology, Phoenix, Phoenix Rising, Phoenix Year, Tahereh Mafi

Trees of Paradise

December 23, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

  ‘He who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long’. Martin Luther – Professor of theology, author, composer, Augustinian monk.   Trees of Paradise Historians believe our Christmas trees might be a close relative of the Medieval Trees of Paradise that appeared in Western Europe around late December in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Historical, Mythology, Nature Tagged: Adam and Eve, Celtic Mythology, Christmas, Christmas mythology, Christmas trees, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Luther, Martin Luther, Trees of Paradise

Pagan Rituals

December 19, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

Pagan Rituals Many present day Christmas traditions were derived from ancient cultures. Originally created by our ancestors, the same rituals manifest across the Western World every December. In the past these traditions were mysterious and sacred rites. They were backed by superstition, belief in magic and the desire to protect communities from fear of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, current news, Historical, Mythology, Observations, Social Comment Tagged: Ancient Celts, Ancient Myths, Celtic Druids, Celts, Christmas, Christmas mythology, Christmas rituals, COVID-19, Druids, Lesley Truffle, Mistletoe, Mistletoe myths, Saturnalia, Xmas

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