Autumnal

MtF Trans GrimTrad and TradCraft Occultist I bite fingers

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My boobs are finally coming in. Which is great. But I’m also at that phase of transition where I don’t think I pass. But apparently a lot of people do. Thus I am left with the option of pissing on the floor because I’m too masc for the women’s room and too fem for the men’s room.

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"i just don't like masculine women" literally i'm so sorry for you loss. i hope you get well soon

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I’m so tired of being on Tumblr and seeing TERF shit all over my feed. Incredibly unfortunate.

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O my head, my temples, my side!

How I long to turn over,

and lie now on this, now on that,

to rest my back and spine,

while ceaselessly my tearful wail ascends.

For even this is music to the wretched,

to chant their cheerless dirge of sorrow.

So behold, you disheveled and unhonored ones.

March with me in step out of the jaws of Hades.

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Big Announcement

My friend @thesumeriancontrarian’s book Liber Laverna is live on Amazon now! It was a pleasure to work on it as an editor. Can’t wait to see you at Babalon Rising in a few weeks. Hard cover edition coming soon as well!

For too long, Laverna has remained a whispered name, a forgotten shadow in the annals of history. Goddess of thieves, deception, and the unseen, she has been invoked in secrecy by those who walk the hidden paths—outcasts, tricksters, and seekers of wisdom found in darkness. Liber Laverna is a modern exploration dedicated to uncovering the lost mysteries of this enigmatic goddess. This book delves into her history, symbols, and the role she played in ancient Italy, alongside the ways her worshippers may have honored her in secret. But more than a historical account, this is a practical grimoire, a book of rituals, philosophy, and techniques for those who seek to embrace Laverna’s gifts in the modern world.

May the Lady of the lifted purse look favorably upon you!

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/gUXlcpL

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:-)

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A Prayer to Kronos

Nousi Nousi Sphē Sphē, Sietho!

Hail to you, first born Lord, brother and lover of She who binds all things!

Hail to you, by whose hand Earth, Heaven, and Sea were formed!

I humbly seek your favor now, dweller in Tartaros, lover of that endless abyss.

Lend us your mind, Ankylomêtēs. From whence Nous arose. Grant us your cruel counsel!

Sow us deep within the earth, that our roots might entwine with strength and purpose.

Nourish us, that the winds may bend, but never break us.

Come down upon our enemies like the sickle comes down upon the grain.

And separate the worthy from the worthless.

Amen.

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Hekate and the Black Dog

One of Hekate’s most common correspondences in the ancient and modern world is with dogs. Their barking was said to be the epiphany of her name. They serve as one of her three holy animals and this aspect of her has translated heavily into our modern view of her. Dogs were associated with her for many reasons, and I will share a few that relate foremost to my practice as a necromancer and devotee of Hekate.

Another reason why Hekate is associated with dogs is her epithet Borborophorba; eater of filth. Dogs roamed cemetery grounds and though grisly, they devoured the dead. Most importantly of this, dogs played a critical role in cleansing the miasma of criminals.

When a murderer was captured and executed in Ancient Greece, their body could not remain within city limits. It was considered to be polluted with a miasma so great, it would bring down the wrath of the gods and bring misfortune upon the city for as long as the body remained. As such, these bodies were drug out and left to rot at a crossroads, a holy place of Hekate where the Deipnon would be given. With fresh meat left out, the stray dogs that roamed would feast upon the body until nothing remained.

In this way, the dog rid the miasma that the corpse brought, much to the relief of those in the city.

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The Deipnon

What is the Deipnon?

The Deipnon is a lunar celebration of Hekate that occurs every new moon. During this celebration, homes were swept of their filth, ashes were cleaned from their fireplaces, thresh floors were replaced, etc… Offerings of food, normally consisting of bread, onions, and garlic were left at household altars called Hecataea. These shrines were placed at the entrance of the home. This is a reason why Hekate is associated with liminality, thresholds, and the three-way crossroads, as these entrances often lead directly to the road, forming a three-way pass.

These offerings would then disappear by morning as the poor would eat the Deipnon offering as well as stray dogs. This is one of the many reasons why Hekate is associated with dogs.

With some of the history of the Deipnon covered, let's get into my ceremony, and how I celebrate Hekate’s Deipnon.

Throughout the day fast and clean, drink only water and practice chastity. Sweep the floors and remove any filth in your home, remove trash, clutter etc… Open your windows! Those chores you have been putting off? Now is the time to do them. As you clean your home pray to Hekate Borborbophorba, for She is the Eater of Filth. Do these things as an offering to Her. Give up your garbage and dust to be devoured. Wash and groom yourself thoroughly. Offer the dirty water that runs off your skin. Ask Hekate Borborbophorba to devour it all, to devour your dust, your filth, those things that do not serve you. Wash your hands with khernips and asperse your home with it using a yew branch. Purify yourself by calling upon Hekate Brimo. Ask Her to direct her primal fire to consume you, to purify you as a forge melts and burns up the impurities in metal. After having undertaken these purifications you can now go before Her and perform Her Deipnon.

Procure a food offering of bread, onions, and garlic. Also bring a libation of wine or pomegranate juice. Go to a liminal place or a threshold at night, preferably midnight. Sprinkle the place with khernips and dust your hands with cinnamon. Lay out the offerings and circumambulate deosil thrice, pouring khernips. Place the offerings in the circle you have now formed and speak the following thrice.

“O double horned godess,

O queen of splendid night

She who lights the three way pass with torches fiery light

Hear me on this day, in these sacred hours

For I pray to you, the stable one, the mighty one

Hear me!

Arouse yourself for I am your priest and minister of good office, as Klotho has spun out her threads for you, so ascend blessed goddess

Behold me and attend this offering, this Deipnon, for I know the 28 shapes the supreme one, IAO hath formed so that you might complete every living thing in your splendor. APHEIBOĒŌ MINTĒR OCHAŌ PIZEPHYDŌR CHANTHAR CHADĒROZO MOCHTHION EOTNEU PHĒRZON AINDĒS LACHABOŌ PITTŌ RIPHTHAMER ZMOMOCHŌLEIE TIĒDRANTEIA OISOZOCHABĒDŌPHRA!

Come also with your troupe of restless dead. For you are called ATALOS, compassionate one. Atalos, allow those restless, who have not yet found their place beyond Kerberos and the adamantine gate to also quench their hunger and thirst.

But protect me, my space, and my belongings from their ravenous hunger and dry throats today and as you grow from obscurity into light, and once again come into the darkness. For you are called APOTROPAIA, the shield from harm.

Amen”

Leave this place at once and do not look back, lest you risk seeing the goddesses terrifying form. Know She is there, in every shadow, every crossroad, whether you sense Her or not. Honor Her as you honor the restless dead.

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James Ensor, Peculiar Insects (1888) drypoint, 11.9 x 15.9 cm., Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels.

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Transfem transition goals

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The Consecration of Helios for all Things

Before I made this account and started this blog I thought quite a while about what my first post would be, and I ultimately came to this spell. Much like the forces this ritual calls upon, I want solar power to come down here, and illuminate the magick of the PGM to other people in ways it can be worked in our modern world, ethically and thoughtfully. In short, I wanted to dawn this blog with solar magick, enjoy!

This is a cornerstone of my magickal practice, and a ritual I come back to time and time again. It is a catchall ritual which can be as the title suggests, for all things. Some ideas would be to consecrate your divination tools to give true readings, to grant solar blessings to people, and to create magickal oils. My favorite use of this ritual though is to cast on myself as a charitesion. When used in this manner others will begin to orbit you like the planets orbit the sun. Try it!

I would suggest foremostly opening this consecration with the Orphic Hymn to Helios and any other devotional work you see fit. I prefer to do this consecration at dawn or dusk on a sunday, though any day will function well. If you are to do this spell beyond these conditions you should work this magick at least within the hour of the sun. For the duration of this consecration, burn frankincense and manna, or just frankincense. Waft the object you are consecrating through the incense smoke when you ask for the blessings of the secret names of Helios, in exception of the 10th and the 12th hours as these are malefic faces of Helios we do not want to receive the blessings from. If you are consecrating something in a bottle, such as an oil, ensure the vessel it is being kept in is open while you waft it through the smoke.

PGM IV. 1596-1715 

“I invoke you, the greatest god, eternal lord, world ruler, who are over the world and under the world, mighty ruler of the sea, rising at dawn, shining from the east for the whole world, setting in the west. Come to me, thou who rises from the four winds, joyous Agathos Daimon, for whom heaven has become the processional way. I call upon your Holy, and Great, and hidden names which you rejoice to hear. The earth flourished when you shone forth, and the plants became fruitful when you laughed; the animals begat their young when you permitted. Give glory and honor and favor and fortune and power to this NN which I consecrate today for NN (the purpose). I invoke you, the greatest in heaven ĒI LANCHYC AKARĒN BAL MISTHRĒN MARTA MATHATH LAILAM MOUSOUTHI SIETHŌ BATHABATHI IATMŌN ALEI IABATH ABAŌTH SABAŌTH ADŌNAI, the great god, ORSENOPHRĒ ORGEATĒS TOTHORNATĒSA KRITHI BIŌTHI IADMŌ IATMŌMI METHIĒI LONCHOŌ AKARĒ BAL MINTHRĒ BANE BAINCHCHYCHCHOUPHRI NOTHEOUSI THRAI ARSIOUTH ERŌNETHER, the shining Helios, giving light throughout the whole world. You are the great Serpent, leader of all the gods who control the beginning of Egypt and the end of the whole inhabited world, who mate in the ocean, PSOI PHNOUTHI NINTHĒR. You are he who becomes visible each day and sets in the northwest of heaven and rises in the south-east.

In the 1st hour you have the form of a cat; your name is PHARAKOUNĒTH. Give glory and favor to NN. In the second hour you have the form of a dog, your name is SOUPHI. Give strength and honor for this NN (object/person). In the third hour you have the form of a serpent, your name is AMEKRANEBECHEO THŌYTH. Give honor to the god NN. In the 4th hour you have the form of a scarab; your name is SENTHENIPS. Mightily strengthen NN in this night/day for the work for which these consecrations are sung. In the 5th hour you have the form of a donkey; your name is ENPHANCHOUPH. Give strength and courage and power to the god, NN. In the 6th hour you have the form of a lion; your name is BAI SOLBAI, the ruler of time. Give success to NN and glorious victory. In the 7th hour you have the form of a goat; your name is OUMESTHŌTH. Give sexual charm to NN. In the 8th hour you have the form of a bull; your name is DIATIPHĒ, who becomes visible everywhere. Let all things done by NN person, consecrated object) be accomplished. In the 9th hour you have the form of a falcon; your name is PHĒOUS PHŌOUTH, the lotus emerged from the abyss. Give success and good luck to NN. In the 10th hour you have the form of a baboon; your name is BESBYKI. In the 11th hour you have the form of an Ibis; your name is MOU ROPH. Protect NN for lucky use, from this present day for all time. In the 12th hour you have the form of a crocodile; your name is AERTHOĒ. You who have set at evening as an old man, who are over the world and under the world, mighty ruler of the sea, hear my voice in this present day, in this night, in these holy hours, and let all things done by this NN, be brought to fulfilment, especially because I have consecrated it for those reasons. Please lord KMĒPH LOUTHEOUTH ORPHOICHE ORTILIBECHOUCH IERCHE ROUM IPERITAŌ YAI. I conjure earth and heaven and light and darkness and the great god who created all SAROUSIN, you Agathon Daimonion the helper, to accomplish for me everything done using this N,N thing."

When you complete the consecration, say, “The one Zeus is Sarapis.” 

Further reading, The Secrets of Helios by Alison Chicosky