The Bloody Mary Mythos.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:29 pm
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/issues/199 ... ature.html
http://www.mythology.com (Bloody Mary book coming and Reflected souls)
Follow these links and then read the following:
Some Bloody Mary versions, specifically the ones in which she kills her children and comes hunting for them, bear a striking resemblance to the Weeping Woman legend of Mexico and the surrounding area. Tales of female spirits who come to harm other people's babies and children because they no longer have their own can be traced back to the Aztecs and appeared in many other cultures as well. The Greek Lamia and Jewish Lilith figures are just two of the more widely known examples. None of these stories seem to have too much to do with mirrors or summoning someone's image, so appear to be another case of two separate folklore branches influencing each other.
Follow that train of thought for a second...Bloody Mary, Lamia, Weeping Woman, Lilimarie, Lili-Marie, Lilith. Could it be that there is a connection to Bloody Mary and the cult called the Ba’al’s Nightlands? Could mirrors be used as a gateway? Am I just babbling? (Probably!)
http://www.mythology.com (Bloody Mary book coming and Reflected souls)
Follow these links and then read the following:
Some Bloody Mary versions, specifically the ones in which she kills her children and comes hunting for them, bear a striking resemblance to the Weeping Woman legend of Mexico and the surrounding area. Tales of female spirits who come to harm other people's babies and children because they no longer have their own can be traced back to the Aztecs and appeared in many other cultures as well. The Greek Lamia and Jewish Lilith figures are just two of the more widely known examples. None of these stories seem to have too much to do with mirrors or summoning someone's image, so appear to be another case of two separate folklore branches influencing each other.
Follow that train of thought for a second...Bloody Mary, Lamia, Weeping Woman, Lilimarie, Lili-Marie, Lilith. Could it be that there is a connection to Bloody Mary and the cult called the Ba’al’s Nightlands? Could mirrors be used as a gateway? Am I just babbling? (Probably!)