This post is going to be an introduction post about my conpan god, Takyjei, f.k.a. Tirijeiscoci. By the way, yes I am @/awolfwandering42 on Amino.
(Disclaimers: There is no historical records of a deity ever going by this name so therefore take everything I say with a grain of salt. These thoughts may not even be divinely inspired though I would like them to be. Also you can contact Takyjei at any time, I am not the end all be all authority on him, he is. You are also free to offer to him at any time, just keep in mind he just likes offerings and is very opposed to being worshipped, though if he indicates with you that he wants worship I am not going to stop you.)
So Takyjei actually usually takes on two distinct forms for me, one being the crowned hunter and the other being the nurturing bear. In crowned hunter form he is a humanoid figure with a crown of golden antlers. His main color in this form is green. This form has slightly tanned pale skin with long wavy black hair, a green cloak, lots of leather accessories, a white or cream button up shirt, brown pants, and armored shoes. He is always absolutely adorned in jewels in this form, calling back to original title I had for him which is the ‘hunter god’. His other form, the nurturing bear, is a brown colored bear arms that are like growing young trees.
For he exists as a god of cycles he presides over life and death. He also exists as a god who is very kind and nurturing but can and will destroy if needed. He’s a god of necessity, kind but also fair. A god of forests, both the living and the dead. He is one of eight gods born from the shards of a jealous god, though he does not maintain contact with the other seven. Of those he is a god of the created/physical earth, for all the other ones are gods that pertain to the other elements, half of the physical as Takyjei is, the other half of the void.
He was recommended to me by my Agathos Daimon/guardian spirit, Alexios/Alexei. It has been a thing since the beginning of my practice that I wanted to contact unknown gods. Takyjei was the perfect candidate for such a thing so that’s how my relationship with him started. He made it clear from the beginning of our relationship that he does not enjoy being worshipped, by me at least. Though he enjoys the company and the gifts. There is also this little language thing he made that goes along with a whole magic system but I have not taken the time to learn most of it yet but I’ll update the blog as it happens. He’s very peaceful and my familiars like him so that’s a good sign. Next post will hopefully be about his myths !!
(Disclaimers: There is no historical records of deities ever going by these names so therefore take everything I say with a grain of salt. These thoughts may not even be divinely inspired though I would like them to be. Also you can contact them at any time, I am not the end all be all authority on them, they are. You are also free to offer to them at any time.)
We meet again fellow wanderer,
A lot has changed since the last we talked about my gods. I've honestly really slacked off in a lot of the different parts of my life, but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things so lets see how things go.
Takyjei takes the animal form of a tiger now which is fun as well as the fact that a lot of his mythology has changed around a bit but that might be for later.
Since the last post I have really been able to pinpoint what form Takyjei takes in my mind as well as his divine designations. He's mostly a god of liminality and continuation as opposed to just a forest/hunter deity. He really is more active in my life though and still remains a constant though I don't usually intentionally make time for him. But also I've been seeing how different spirits interact with him.
Anyways might make more posts about him later tonight !!
Southern Gothic magical girl whose big bad is the personification of the disenfranchisement of the South and their monsters of the week are generational trauma/curses
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hi all! i just moved and was cleansing my new home; prepping it to be lived in and all that. i got to thinking about what other people do for themselves and, well, that's where this came from! the order of step one and two is unimportant, plus keep in mind that everyone does things differently. every culture has their own idea about how to cleanse a space/person, and none of them are wrong.
STEP ONE: CLEANSING
Immediate Disclaimer: Anyone/anyplace that uses the term "smudging" (using it out of it's cultural context) is a source you should be wary of. Smudging is a set of very specific rituals that were created and are used by indigenous americans. The use of sage, palo santo, sweet grass, hawk feathers, evil eyes/hamsa are all practices specific to certain cultures. If you're just someone not of those cultures trying to cleanse your space, I recommend the following techniques.
-Burning lavender, rosemary, or cedar bundles
-Burning incense
-Burning frankincense/myrrh
-Putting salt at the boundaries of your home, inside or out
-Putting ground eggshells at the boundaries of your home, probably best to do this outside for the smell
-Actually cleaning your home
-Sprinkle essential oils on the corners of a room or in doorways
-Selenite is also a great cleansing stone, although I usually use it for individual items instead of a whole space
-Moon water can also be a good replacement for essential oils
-Ring sacred (to you) or enchanted bells throughout the home
STEP TWO: WARDING
This is a step that varies a lot more from person to person. There are certainly plenty of spells out there available to you, but some people have created their own spells, others will use certain iconography, herbs, etc. Either way, know that it is not necessary for you to do every one of these things--I honestly doubt a space will get any more or less safe depending on how many of these you do. Also, for your own safety, make sure you're doing the appropriate non-witchy things to keep yourself safe. Just because you have a nice sigil above your unlocked door doesn't mean that someone will be automatically unable to rob you. Anways, here are just some of my ideas.
-Put a bundle of rosemary above a doorway
-Create a spell jar/bag with any of these materials or these, I also recommend including some of yourself in a jar like this
-Sprinkle black salt around entryways
-Use a spell like this or this
-Draw a rune (i use algiz) on entryways (i use essential oils and blood for this, but to each their own)
-Draw a sigil like this or these on entryways
-Pray to a certain deity for protection, or put their iconography up (for example, an ansuz rune for odin)
-Burning incense and using essential oils will ward away negativity, but they don't last for long periods of time in my experience
-Make use of a crystal grid to manifest your intentions
-Salt and eggshells also help to ward off negativity entering your space!
STEP THREE: UPKEEP
Now, how do we keep the wards and cleansing sustained? Well, there are a variety of methods. A lot of these can be done as your intuition tells you they need to be renewed, or done at a regular interval that works for you. Still, upkeep is important!
-Redo the spell you did every full moon or at another important time for you
-Refresh herbs and salt/eggshells when they get old or fall apart
-Break open your spell jar/sachet and recleanse the ingredients or just add new ones
-Clean up any salt/black salt/eggshells and put down new lines
-Add more essential oil/moon water to the locations you put them in before
-Redraw sigils/runes when they fade or get scratched off
-Pray to the deity who is looking out for you often/do devotional activities
-Burn more incense, herbs, or frankincense/myrrh, or cleanse with bells again
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