Cinderella details

 

These are just my own theories and based on various myths. Everyone is familiar the story of "Cinderella," a folktale famously of rags to riches. While the modern version is based on the children's book originally written down in 1697 by Charles Perrault and then later by the Brothers Grimm in 1812, it's got roots further back in time and in other places. It's believed that "Cinderella" was an oral folktale in the Middle Age. There is a similar older version story written by the Greek author and geographer named Strabo, between the years 7BCE and 23 CE. It's about a Greek slave girl who ends up marrying the king of Egypt (source, Wikipedia). There's even versions of the theme in Asia.

The story has a fairy godmother, although in the older version there wasn't. Instead, Cinderella spoke to the grave of her mother, and it's where a tree grew. This warm character of the fairy godmother that appears in the modern version of the story, is maternal and kind, which makes sense, as this is the spirit of Cinderella's own mother. 

As for the slippers, some believe that the magic in the story altered. Cinderella's slippers were so dainty that the wicked stepsisters chopped off bits of their own feet to fit the slipper. They did this because they wanted to marry the prince but he was sickened. Gruesome horrible self mutilation, which is very similar to the fashion trends of foot binding. More horror to come. Later at the wedding of Cinderella and the prince, the stepsisters have their eyes gorged out by birds. 

To read more go to the link of Cinderella at Wikipedia here.

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Beaver moon

The November full moon itself has come to be known as the "beaver moon" because it's when beavers prepare for winter by stocking up in their dens. Beavers are also native to Europe although many were driven to extinction and now beavers have been reintroduced to help wildlife. Beavers make dams and this can help to avoid flooding in some areas. These animals can create natural wetlands and they improve the health of water. Some believe reintroducing beavers could damage woodlands but this is a weak argument as beavers are not a vast population destroying forests, their numbers are controlled by natural predators. The predators of beavers include foxes, badgers, pine martins, wolves, domestic dogs, owls, pike, large wild cats and other birds of prey.

While the November moon is called a Beaver Moon, it has other names such as Frost Moon, Mourning Moon, Dark Moon and Darkest Depths Moon. This sounds pretty creepy, which is why they've stuck with Beaver Moon as the official name instead. But why is it called Dark moon, darkest depths moon and mourning moon? The ancient Celts called it that because the November full moon is the last one before the Winter solstice. While this is generally the case with a November moon, sometimes the full beaver moon may overlap and occur in early December. Each year isn't the same. Others call the November full moon "freezing moon," "bears moon", "frog moon" and "fog moon."

This is a time of the paranormal. While the end of Autumn makes way for Winter, days growing shorter and nights longer, it gets colder and colder, darker, and threatening illnesses, hunger and the dreaded cold. Illness, hunger and the cold are three main killers during the Winter, and so everyone stocks up on keeping warm and fed. Medicines, alcohol, herbs and spices including ginger and onions can help the immune system. People used to try and do what they could to keep the wolf away from the door. This November full moon 2024 is going to be the last supermoon of the year. We have just passed the phase of Halloween and Samhain, including Remembering the war dead. The veil is still lowered because the Winter solstice is approaching and that is when paranormal activity is full.

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Ghosts of Caerphilly Castle

 Located in south Wales is Caerphilly Castle. One of many haunted castles, this one is picturesque and one of the biggest in the UK. Built during the 13th century by Gilbert de Clare or "Red Gilbert" as some called him. This massive castle is in Glamorgan and with a large moat filled with wildlife that is a popular tourist attraction today. While the castle is full of history it's got a dark side. 

Among the sinister goings on includes the sighting of the Gwrach y Rhibyn, or the Spirit of Rhibyn, who looks like a terrifying hag with long black hair, leathery wings and talons. This entity is an omen of death and is similar to the Banshee. Some say that she prefers water, and this castle has a large moat. She wanders around the castle and marshes, causing mist to appear while shrieking.

Another interesting thing to mention about the region is the place of full of legends, within the county of Monmouthshire. Among those are legends of King Arthur, the Cuckoos of Risca, the giant named Jack O'Kent who built Harold's Stones, tragic love stories, Saint Nicholas a.k.a. Santa Claus, fairies and dragons. Speaking of tragic love, Caerphilly Castle has one. 

The beautiful Alice of Angouleme was the wife of "Red" Gilbert de Clare. She became lonely after being abandoned by her husband so often, that she fell in love with a handsome man named Gruffudd the Fair, who was a prince of Brithdir. Their romance was in secret until one day, when he confessed to a monk about his love for Alice who was married to the neglectful Red Gilbert. The monk betrayed Gruffudd and told Red Gilbert all about it. Angry Red Gilbert sent Alice away and murdered Gruffudd. Once Alice heard about it, she either died of a broken heart or took her own life. Her spirit has appeared at the castle, always wearing green. There are many more green lady ghosts throughout the UK. These are regarded as guardians of the location they're seen. I believe that Alice has been reunited with Gruffudd and yet she's got spectral duties to fufill at the castle where she was happy with Gruffudd, and waits for his return each night. 

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Spooky quicks November 2024

The time is spooky, as we've just Halloween but the season isn't over. Today is All Saints Day, and a time to pray to deceased people and even spirits. Then there's the Day of the Dead and other ways of honouring the deceased, including ancestors. It's a creepy time when veil has lowered and mists come in. I want to catch up on more recent news of the paranormal.

For years there's been recorded eerie mysterious sounds coming from the deepest Pacific Ocean, but now scientists believe they know what it is. It's believed the sounds come from a large number of whales. It was discovered by using AI to solve recordings of these sounds. 

A winged creature has confused Bristol Zoo. CCTV night vision camera picked up a strange animal with wings and horns wandering around. The animal looks like a deer with transparent wings. 

Another Loch Ness weirdness happened twice last month. Sonar picked up an anomaly in the water that no one can explain. It was 200 metres under the water not far from the coast where the castle is. 

A few weeks ago in Illinois, a truck driver encountered the legendary Bigfoot creature. It happened last month at around 6am, as the 47 year old experienced driver travelled along a route, and he saw something strange. He described seeing a large hairy creature staring at him, and it was 8 feet tall and had glowing orange eyes. There was no other traffic around and no one else except for him and the entity. Encountering this strange creature was very unnerving. 

More next month.

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