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Meaning of 3 - Rule of Threes
I don't know if Marianne Stokes knew about the rule of threes but I am sure she used it just like most of us do.
Tolovaj, on 09/21/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
Thank you!
In particular, I like your mentioning the darkness -- like the whole Earth mourningly showed their respect for Mary, Joseph, Jesus and their God and Holy Spirit and yet it hadn't occurred to me until what you wrote -- that was ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/21/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
The druids were intellectuals on a par with the Greek philosophers, and so they had had an eye on Christianity for many years.They .c-laimed to have psychic powers (my word not theirs) and so claimed to have observed the crucixion from afar. ...
frankbeswick, on 09/21/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
There was nothing special about these people's that distinguishedbthem from other
Irish, but there was something about the druidic faith that disposed many druids to convert. I am not sure what it was,but it may be the incarnation, which meant ...
frankbeswick, on 09/21/2023
10 Similarities of Myth of Persephone with a Fairy Tale Red Riding Hood
Demeter was a goddess of agriculture, so in a way, she ruled all living beings in the world. I call that an ultimate superpower. Well, until the underworld stays out ...
Tolovaj, on 09/20/2023
10 Differences Between The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault and Brothers Grimm
No, I never found such a connection, DerdriuMarriner. I believe the library in Paris was Perrault's best resource and that library for sure had a copy of Pentamerone.
Tolovaj, on 09/20/2023
Benefits of Web 2.0
I checked hundreds of such lists and none is 100% reliable for several reasons. I learned a hard lesson to trust only my own experiments which proved to be stressful and time-consuming but so is life, isn't it?
If you really need to start with ...
Tolovaj, on 09/20/2023
Pentamerone, or The Tale of Tales
Yes, sometimes, authors were known by their pen names or other 'false' identities, at least to a certain part of the audience. Even Charles Perrault published his masterpiece under the name of his son.
Tolovaj, on 09/20/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
Thank you!
I look forward to your answer even as I already watch this and your other wizzley spaces ;-D!
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/20/2023
Meaning of 3 - Rule of Threes
Your wizzley on Marianne Stokes includes her rendition of the coffin scene of Snow White. That scene involves only three of the seven dwarfs.
Is it possible that Marianne Stokes was acquainted with the rule of threes?
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/20/2023
Reformation Divided: a review
Probably not, there is no evidence of Waldensian immigration into Britain.
frankbeswick, on 09/20/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
Your question requires more thought and discussion than I have time for at nearly 9pm, British time. The question needs me to put some thought into the answer. Watch this space.
frankbeswick, on 09/20/2023
Reformation Divided: a review
It's my understanding that Waldensian beliefs and practices were ancestral to modern Baptists.
Were the the first Welsh Baptists descendants -- or family members, friends or relatives -- of Waldensian emigrants from France or Italy?
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/20/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
Your introductory paragraph contextualizes St. Brigid of Kildare within Druid and then Christian contexts of Leinster province in Kildare county.
Were the Leinster and Kildare peoples known for their devotion to Druidism and then to ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/20/2023
Reformation Divided: a review
Methodism and Congregationalism were strong in Wales, as was the Baptist movement.
frankbeswick, on 09/20/2023