Velumnoctis - ✴ 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊 ✴

Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) - The South Wind, 1928

David Herrerias “Endor´s witch in Νεκρομαντεῖον (Nekromanteion)”

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The Nekromanteion (Greek: Νεκρομαντεῖον) was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone.

According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of the dead.

Carl Gustav Carus (German, 1789-1869) "Gotisches Fenster mit Fernrohr (Fausts Studierstube)" (1852-60)

Charcoal on paper

Natural History Museum, London

photo via roodpa

Enceladus, Icy Moon

Andreas Feininger

'Witches' Conclave' from the book "The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man" (1882)

Gustave Dorés’ beatific vision, from Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy.