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[angelici-scriptis]

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Hello, this is my spiritual-focused sideblog. Here’s some stuff about me:

I go by Nyx at the moment. I used to go by Meiven here. My pronouns are They/Them until I find a neopronoun I like. I’m an adult and nonhuman.

I’m chronically fatigued. I often have minimal or no energy to spare.

I offer Free Tarot Readings [CLOSED] sometimes so long as my Guidelines are followed and my energy levels are respected.

Please do not follow for my tarot. It is immensely infrequent and I do not like the feeling of being perceived only for my reading skills.

Regarding my practice: my interests align in tarot and spirit work (angels and death entities mostly).

I am most familiar and closest with Angels, specifically the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Azrael, and Raphael. I am not Christian, I just like angels.

I have had a calling to Death since my childhood but only now am I starting to honor/build a relationship with Death.

I am currently in the process of rebuilding my entire practice from scratch after so many years so I’m testing out things I haven’t done before.

Additionally, if you use generative AI in ANY capacity and/or participate in racism, zionism, ableism, or homo/transphobia—under NO EXCEPTION— you are NOT welcome on my page. Reconsider your impact.

Dividers by @pepsipoet

[enodia-polymorphous]

Small-batch Deity Ointments

Hello!! I make small-batch deity ointments which can be used for ritual, trance, daily connection (like applying a devotional perfume), and anointing the self, candles, and other ritual items. I currently have stock of my Ointment of Bast and Hekate's Ointment.

Ointment of Bast contains calendula, blue lotus, jojoba oil, frankincense, and beeswax. Ideal for those curious about or worshipping Bast, and for Kemetic pagans / polytheists who are drawn to this scent profile! I made this after Bast because of my devotional relationship with her but also because she is a Lady of Perfumes and Ointments. In Ancient Egypt, oils and ointments were often used for hygiene, beauty, and religious purposes.

Hekate's Ointment contains hyssop, mugwort, eyebright, rosemary, jojoba oil, and beeswax. Ideal for those curious or worshipping Hekate, and any witches as well! Hekate is a goddess I serve in devotion and service and I think ointments fit her perfectly as a goddess of pharmakeia.

I like using ointments over oils as ointments are easier to store, apply, and are typically described as being more sensory friendly!

You can find these ointments at my Etsy or Kofi! DM me if you have any questions!

[bluebearrcrochet]

───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── This was a special request from a special person (deity) in my life and I was jazzed to make it when I found these lovely fox eyes I knew would be just perfect. I was going to do little "eyelids" over both eyes but I finished one and took one look at that face and knew it had to stay. Loki reminds me of feeling all cozy in the autumn time with a cup of cinnamon tea, which is what made me choose the accent color (his feet). I was still/ am still learning color changes and making them look smooth, so I am pretty sure his bellypatch was a freehand back and forth and then sewn on (rather than working with both colors at the same time, as the pattern has you do). The long scarf was requested by him when I was all done and its in reference to a 14 foot scarf (a scarf for people) that I dedicated to him back in college. He told me not to weave the ends in and I respected that.

───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── ʚɞ Bernat Blanket Myst-ical in Cactus Flower ʚɞ Bernat Blanket in Harvest ʚɞ Eyes: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4298784371/woodland-themed-safety-eyes-safety-eyes ʚɞ Pattern: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4301208715/fox-plush-crochet-pattern-with-wolf

[angelici-scriptis]

Twice so far I’ve had to do double-takes thinking I’ve seen my cats lounging around, the same day my sibling tells me unprompted they’ve dreamt of the cats again

[angelici-scriptis]

It’s such a subdued feeling in me but it feels like a star is born inside me and the light rises up through my throat threatening to spill over but then remembrance comes that they’re gone and the star sputters out lifelessly

And then I go on with my life

[angelici-scriptis]

Twice so far I’ve had to do double-takes thinking I’ve seen my cats lounging around, the same day my sibling tells me unprompted they’ve dreamt of the cats again

[goddamnitlopori]

Felt like experimenting with the idea of a spectrum to describe the phenomena of nonhumanity or related things, as only having labels to work off of has its pitfalls when so many overlap. And so, the KINsey scale was born. Intended to be used per each identity/kintype. Feel free to reply or reblog with your own personal codes! My bonobo type is 3E-F5orange (tho that does fluctuate a bunch). Further explanation of my reasoning behind this....

I can't help but notice there are millions of new terms being coined every week, because what we already have is clearly unsatisfactory for many. And the differences between a of the popular labels are very blurred and overlap a bunch, sometimes to the point of being functionally the same! For example the element of choice for otherkin however small, especially for the psychologically inclined, means you could be fretting about whether you're kin or otherhearted or otherlink or something else entirely. When it shouldn't matter that much. And with the more popular labels comes an implied hierarchy with classic otherkin/therian being at the top, and its cousins being lower down.

Classic otherkin especially, need to adhere to a particular narrative. Or else they're "delegated" to being hearted or something. To fit in. So increasingly I and some others have been thinking of ourselves as being "animal people", just animal people (replace animal with anything else that fits, fairy etc), a species first approach if you will. There are endless backstories and reasonings for why we are the way we are, but the result is the same. It allows for greater personalisation when you're like "I'm an x-person, and this is how". If your identity straddles the line between involuntary and voluntary, or if it was a sudden thing in your 30s rather than childhood, there's no pressure to pick a term and adhere to its norms. You're an individual and no less a real x-person than someone who has been struggling with something they've had no say in since toddlerhood. I'm a bonobo person, therian is the most convenient wordage but my backstory doesn't really tell you whether I really mean it, only how I got here. I don't always conform to the expected narrative.

Of course, I understand people also enjoy having labels, so I'm not hinting at removing them altogether. But spectrums supplementing those could be a viable compromise imo. I'm kinda dubious that we really need so many microlabels and umbrellas when it's already so muddy. It means you need to study what all of these are and have the memory of a computer in order to know wtf someone is talking about. If we prune that a little bit, it may allow for more legible communication.

[enodia-polymorphous]

Connect with Hekate Einalia! Guided Deity Meditation

Today's meditation is with Hekate Einalia (of the Sea). This is one I've facilitated in the Sanctuary of the Crossroads before and now it's here for anyone to use.

I hope you enjoy listening! Feel free to leave a comment to help other worshippers, devotees, and curious seekers find it :)

You can also sponsor a future meditation: https://ko-fi.com/c/476fb75406

[seasons-in-hell]

Charles Napier Kennedy

The Woman Who Loves Death (1898)

[angelici-scriptis]

It’s not time yet, but I really need to revisit and update my writings on angels/angel kins

Previous thought processes and beliefs have biodegraded nearly completely and a new layer of life settles beneath the mulch

Just haven’t felt compelled to dedicate time into expanding that area again

[angelici-scriptis]

My connection to Death follows my region’s seasons quite closely and now that spring-to-summer is full force, I don’t feel Them as easily

To combat the lull of life (lol), I recently devoted my action of creation [of art] to Him and now every small moment I take in between the hustle and bustle to make art, I feel a little brook of energy connect us again :)

[etheribot]

The Samhain Ultramarathon | 100 Days of Witchcraft

"Etheri, why are you talking about Samhain already? It's still Spring where you live..." shhh...

October 31st is my favorite day to be a witch! I find myself looking forward to it throughout various times of the year. So, this year, I decided to make a little "challenge" for myself in the days leading up to Samhain, and I wanted to invite others to participate ^.^

Starting July 23rd, I'd like to invite you all to join me for what I'm calling "The Samhain Ultramarathon!"

The challenge itself is to touch your Craft for 100 days in a row! Starting July 23rd, the task is to doing something, anything witchy each day, counting down to October 31st. Some days can be as simple as just updating your grimoire or lighting a stick of incense, while other days can be more elaborate spells or rituals. The ultimate goal is to touch your practice at least once a day, even for just one minute, for 100 consecutive days! It'll be like a spiritual marathon... hence the name :P

I'm sharing this now, over two months out, to give anyone who may want to participate time to coordinate! If you want to share your preparations and if you want to share your "marathon experience" once the challenge itself starts, please use the tag #TheSamhainUltramarthon !

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[oathtoblood]

― Virgil, Copa

[derangedrhythms]

The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we answer it in the affirmative, if we accept it as one of the great eternal forms of life and transformation.

Hermann Hesse, from a letter (1950) quoted in ‘Hermann Hesse: A Pictorial Biography’, tr. Theodore and Yetta Ziolkowski

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I've been slowly breaking through a considerable mental block when it came to developing my personal witchcraft practice for a LONG time now, and I finally took a real tangible step towards development and I'm very happy about it!!

I made a protection ward for my space, it's not perfect but it's mine. My Spirits have always provided me with protection, I am eternally grateful and I know they don't mind doing so, but for a while I've wanted to also be able to stand on my own two feet sometimes! Share some of the burden

[ducissatenebrarum]

Memento mori: doodled skeleton #death holding an hour glass (Engelberg, Stiftsbib 339)

[omnia-mors-aequat-nstrwa]

Flags of the funeral procession "Memento Mori" (19th-20th centuries)