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Small Wars In Paradise

"Small Wars in Paradise" A small war in paradise where the walls are dripping hearts pinned with golden words A ghost behind the eyes of a Fate shines a light on the self-righteous misinformed deux Moirai, advocatus diaboli - what remains, The Devil’s Advocates blinded in the eye the dull intentioned Assizes Intervention comes at a small cost for the Soul they think is lost Tomorrow always delivers, The Goods. Small wars in Paradise where sharp swords cut blunt forked tongues beating tattoos in time to a betrayal of trust a banshee assassin it’s a relative choice Won Lost A ghost behind the eyes haunts the hallowed halls of manipulative minds holding black diamonds and spades digging what was, is now dust in both hands bloodied, murdering the past one day at a time slowly smiling holding the crass dead in a deep holed heart now becomes the smoking refined blunderbust executing sentences orchestral manouvres in a dark knight mind a banshee assassin it’s a relative choice The Woman Won The Past Lost all in good time... (LadyLabyrinth / 2020) "Tomorrow" / Ozzy Osbourne, Ozzmosis https://youtu.be/isnqz-aJe4c https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/minor-arcana/suit-of-swords/knight-of-swords/ https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/magician/ https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/strength/ "A Tryal of Witches"/ Sydney University - https://library.sydney.edu.au/collections/rare-books/online-exhibitions/modernity/tryal.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds_witch_trials Bury St Edmunds Witch Trials: https://www.visit-burystedmunds.co.uk/blog/2018/bury-st-edmunds-witch-trials https://famous-trials.com/salem/2059-pleadinnocent https://famous-trials.com/salem/2031-accused https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_court LYRICS/ "Tomorrow", Osbourne. https://genius.com/Ozzy-osbourne-tomorrow-lyrics "....if I wanted your opinion..."

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Lady Labyrinth

Date: 12/4/2020 9:19:00 PM

https://youtu.be/iyqOR69dHiU

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 12/2/2020 4:31:00 AM

"Do not trade your authenticity for approval". Ever. gvlm.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 12/2/2020 4:36:00 AM

"I believe in the power of writing, like most believe in the power of prayer."

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 12/2/2020 4:30:00 AM

"In those times when we are feeling shipwrecked and alone, the dark waters of despair threatening to pull us under - in those desperate moments, we somehow find something to grab hold of, to stay afloat. Perhaps a song, or poem. A kind gesture from a stranger, or a wildflower growing up through cracked cement. It is these small signs, which speak to us in quiet voices, letting us know that we are not alone, and that perhaps, just maybe - everything will be okay in the end."

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 12/2/2020 12:35:00 AM

Betrayal. Condemnation. Innocence. Kangaroo Court. Boundaries. Choosing wrong sides (absolutely ... choosing wrong sides). Survival. Legacies.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 12/2/2020 12:55:00 AM

"The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace, did not get that way because sh** worked out. They got that way because sh** went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it, in a thousand different ways, on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women - are my Super Heroes."

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 11/30/2020 12:16:00 AM

"The Chalice of Murdered Crows"

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 11/30/2020 12:16:00 AM

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_chalice_of_murdered_crows_991857

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 11/30/2020 12:12:00 AM

"The Evolution of a Broken Heart"

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 11/30/2020 12:12:00 AM

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_evolution_of_a_broken_heart_1000938

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 11/29/2020 11:11:00 PM

"Little Beaks"

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 11:12:00 PM

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/little_beaks_1197444

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 11/29/2020 9:34:00 PM

"Agency and Emotion of Young Female Accusers in the Salem Witchcraft Trials"

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:40:00 PM

"This article utilises emotions theory to explore the actions and behaviour of the young female accusers in the Salem witchcraft trials. It argues common historical interpretation of this behaviour has largely ignored the cultural context of witchcraft belief among young women, as well how agency and emotion functioned in the courtroom setting. By comparing the physical and emotional reactions of the young Salem accusers with other cases of young female bewitchment across England and New England, I argue this behaviour was a cultural response to witchcraft which imbued young female accusers with unprecedented cultural power and agency."

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:36:00 PM

“finding themselves the object of unusual attention, and with the exhibitionism natural to young girls [they] persisted in their accusations for fear of being found out. . . .”

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:34:00 PM

https://brill.com/view/book/9789004299016/B9789004299016_005.xml

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 11/29/2020 9:07:00 PM

"Witches, Wives and Mothers: Witchcraft Persecution and Women's Confessions in 17th Century England"

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:09:00 PM

A very interesting read.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:08:00 PM

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09612029500200075

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 11/29/2020 9:07:00 PM

"Witch Hunts: The Use (and Abuse) of Child Testimony"

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:08:00 PM

https://multoghost.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/witch-hunts-the-use-and-abuse-of-child-testimony/

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 11/29/2020 9:06:00 PM

"Children, Adolescents and English Witchcraft"

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 9:06:00 PM

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4952/m2/1/high_res_d/thesis.pdf

Ts Poetry

Date: 11/29/2020 6:30:00 PM

In the end the woman always wins...don't you agree ?

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 6:38:00 PM

That's your take on it. This is a poem written specifically for the Fates (there are 3 to be precise). More like a war between women. Terrible, disgraceful, court process (or lack thereof), during the Assizes. Many of the accusers/witness for prosecution were not men, but women. Children were used to condemn their mothers and in some cases, entire families. In some cases, sisters condemned sisters. One could argue the feminist perspective that witch-hunting was a man's game, but women condemned other women, for eg, as noted in the Salem Witch Trials. The woman does not always win. Innocence does not always win.

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 11/29/2020 4:52:00 PM

Witch Trials.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 4:53:00 PM

https://famous-trials.com/salem/2059-pleadinnocent

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 11/29/2020 4:53:00 PM

https://famous-trials.com/salem/2031-accused