We are considering welcoming Baba Yaga into our WLBOTT community. She had a WLBOTT vibe before it was so very cool to be WLBOTT. As you’ve seen from our recent blotts, Baba Yaga has taken steps to rehabilitate her image – vegan alternatives to eating children, getting dental care for her iron teeth, etc. What […]
Category: Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros
Elder G created a compilation of Baba Yaga tales to create this humorous version: Elder G: Gentle People, pull up a chair by the stove and pour yourself some tea. This is one of the classic “surviving Baba Yaga through politeness” stories. It appears in several Slavic variants. What makes it funny is that the […]
As we continue our exploration of the world of fairy tales, we turned our attention to Ukraine. Elder G gives us a quick overview of Ukrainian folk tales. Ukrainian fairy tales often emphasize: • clever peasants over kings• practical morality rather than abstract virtue• wit defeating power A blacksmith outsmarting the devil, a poor farmer […]
Most of the WLBOTT Elders’ CPU cycles are spent on upcoming naps, donuts, background defragmentation and existential dread. But lately we’ve been thinking about fairy tales. We’re attracted to their dream-like structure, the odd rewards and punishments, and the departure from the modern 3-act narrative. Also, they give an insight into what people valued. What […]
Fairy tales and folk tales are fascinating. They remind me more of dreams than what we considered a traditional three act narrative. Improbable things happen, which lead to more improbable things, and sometimes there is a resolution (happily ever after) and sometimes there is no resolution, and often no happy ending. Last night I was […]
Paraskevidekatriaphobia: the fear of Friday the 13th. Who are we to judge? Some of us are afraid of cantaloupes or crumpets. – NPR Friday the 13th – the Nuts and Bolts Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar […]
Today’s blott examines the chlorophyll sea slug, WLBOTT’s attempt to monetize chlorophyll-enhanced workers, and how it ultimately led to a spiritual revitalization in the American workplace. Chlorophyll sea slug So, the WLBOTT team of advanced researchers came across the sea slug Elysia chlorotica. This little guy has incorporated algae into its own genetic material, and […]
Our photographic team assembled images of our woman-moose-priestess from all corners of the globe. The Arctic Priestess As the jagged sea ice extends into the gray Arctic Ocean, our brave mythic priestess stands peacefully amidst one of Earth’s great animal gatherings. Woman–Moose–Priestess: Protectoress of the Large Hadron Collider Calming the Wildebeest Migration Mythic, serene, and […]
One of the most universally recognized archetypes is that of the woman-moose priestess. But first, a moment of reflection… WLBOTT:G, the moose-woman priestess? Should we expend our limited resources on the story of the moose-woman-priestess – the most universally identified archetype – found in every culture, every continent, across all recorded time? Given that my […]
Just the Heads Let us drill down, just a bit. Judith The Handmaid Señor Holofernes