Soaring in the air, as on a highland Scots island somewhere between the Arctic and the sky, the ravens begin to caw in the ancient graveyard . . . one on each shoulder of the angel by the entrance and ten atop the gate . . . where to now . . . for the stars to tell . . . another few days and Samhain . . . then they’ll know.
my series post for today published to my Substack at the link if you’d like to see it.
https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/very-eerie-halloween-art-for-samhain
Satan Watching the Sleep of Christ. (detail) ca.1874. Scots. Joseph Noel Paton, painter (1821-1901). Collection of the Kirkcaldy Galleries. via artuk.org.