A Raven's Knowledge

Canada • Pagan • Artemis devotee • Beginner witch • Free pendulum readings - open • Free one, two, or three card tarot/oracle readings - open• Main blog: Ravensknowledge

[princesshamlet-deactivated20210]

fuck disappearing under mysterious circumstances i want to start APPEARING under mysterious circumstances. walking through a deserted eerie forest? im there. exploring an abandoned 1930s mine that no human has set foot in for 55 years? there too. touching down on mars? guess whose annoying face you see poking out from behind a rover

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Queen in the Fields at Dusk, with Wolf by George Cotronis

This artist on Instagram

[s-c-r-ee-ch]

A mosaic depicting Apollo on his chariot

[blamethemoon-blog]

I don’t care how silly it sounds, Bob Ross is absolutely part of my pop culture pantheon, so I made this tarot spread in honor of his wisdom.

HAPPY LITTLE TREES: The Joy of Painting Spread

1. This is Your World - Your power in the situation

2. Happy Accidents - A possible positive outcome from the situation

3. Bravery Test - A risk you may need to take to succeed

4. Beat the Devil Out of It - What needs to be cleansed or removed from the situation

5. A Whisper Floating Across a Mountain - Advice from the cards

“The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.”

[bewitchedbynight]

**Find My Kind** Spell

Here is a simple spell I thought I’d share for attracting like-minded people and luring towards yourself more genuine friends/friendships.

Quick Tip: A cup of Chamomile or Mint tea would be quite nice to start, finish or to drink throughout this spell, as chamomile is good for abundance and mint attracts prosperity.

Ingredients:

Basil  - crushed, powdered, plain, whatever! Rose or Clear Quartz (alternative = silver coin) Vanilla Essence or Oil Lavender -  sprigs or powdered, doesn’t matter. A Candle  - white is great. so is orange or brown. A Pen  -  green, orange or red would be best. An Envelope A Piece of Paper

Method:

1. Keep the quartz in your possession throughout the spell - in a pocket or next to the candle is fine.

2. Dab the vanilla essence in the four corners of your piece of paper.

3. Draw 3 circles/suns on the piece of paper with your pen, interlocking with each other like in this picture:

– write your full name in the middle section outlined here in red. 4. If you want, you can write on the other side of the paper the qualities you want the people you attract to have. A similar sense of humour, loyalty, any particular appreciations/hobbies etc.

5. Fold up the piece of paper and put it in an envelope along with the basil and lavender.

6. Pass the envelope through the flame of the candle as many times as you wish (if in a circular manner, aim it to be clockwise) and repeat this mantra:

I call upon my people Listen to my voice The blood that runs through all our veins Will now give us no choice

Now is the time For us to be bound To attract like to like and within each other Our light shall be found

I call my kin Come to my side Let our minds intermingle Let our lives intertwine

– Repeat the last phrase as much as you like. 3 or 9 times would work quite well, but it’s up to you.

7. You may decide to burn the envelope - if this is what you choose, then wrap the ashes in a lettuce leaf and bury it in a flourishing garden or at the base of a big, old tree. If you do not want to burn the envelope, kiss it and bury it in your garden, close to your front door or at the roots of a large tree.

8. Keep the quartz on or around you when going to meet new people, or if you’re feeling in the mood to meet new people. If you don’t want to wear it on your person then keeping it in the bedroom or near the phone or computer should be fine as well.

Good times to perform this spell: Waxing Moon or Midday

~ BewitchedByNight

[polkadotmotmot]

Mariajosé Gallardo - Rattenkonig, 2019

[thebacchichuntress]

Offerings to Artemis

I’ve decided to compile a list of offerings from a few resources (granted, not all are listed because I can’t seem to find the link again), and some UPG experience, for my own personal reference and that of other potentially interested parties. If anyone has anything they’d like to contribute, please by all means, let me know or add on to the list.

Offerings to Artemis:

Cypress

Amaranth

Mugwort

Birch/Pine

Wildflowers

Frankincense

Port/Cider/Mulled Wine

Game Meat/Animal Blood

Honey/Honey Cakes

Fresh Fruit (Berries, apples, etc.)

Nuts (Particularly walnuts)

Incense (I find woodsier scents preferable)

Animal Shaped items

Music/Dance

Work/Tasks (Ex. I made arrows once, they were prop arrows, but the effort behind them was real; the shafts just wouldn’t have survived being fired)

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Sources:

http://www.neokoroi.org/religion/gods/artemis

http://www.theoi.com/Summary/Artemis.html

~~~

Be Well,

- The Bacchic Huntress

[lovecorekiss]

On bees and honey: Bees and their direct associations with some of the theoi. (2/3)

The initial struggle with getting this post out was exactly this section. I kept putting in too much information, and not summarising at all. This section is about the direct associations to the theoi, and there’s likely more I haven’t found. I’d definitely recommend looking more into it for your exact god.

Zeus 

Zeus has strong connections to the bee within his myths; as a baby he is fed honey by his surrogate mother, and he never stops loving his bees. The insect was called “the nurses of Zeus.” And, he also protects the bees. When someone comes to the bees in the Cretan caves, he nearly kills the man - only stopping due to Themis and the Moirai. In myth, he also the patron of the bee - for he gives the bee the bronze colour and hardness of honey, and gifts the bee their string.

His sons were often fed honey in myth too, and such examples are Meliteus and Dionysus.

It was said by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyrius before the vine was every cultivated, Honey was the wine before wine - a sacred and old substance. Zeus, to overthrow Kronos, got him drunk on honey. 

Lastly, he even bares the cult title of Melissaios. (Heschy. μ 718 Schmidt)

Demeter and Kore/Persephone 

In her mysteries, the initiates were addressed as bees. Her connections to bees are also linked by the bee’s role in fertility and the bee’s chthonic aspects, both of which Demeter has. And by extension, this applies to Kore too especially within the Eleusinan mysteries. Lastly, bees are always seen near plant life and flowers.

Their connection becomes even more interesting, as the bee formulates life and is tied to the cycles of death and rebirth, much like the seasons. For as we all know by now, Persephone goes into the underworld for the winter and comes back for the spring. She is described as honeyed, and honey itself was offered to Demeter. 

While not exactly Demeter, I decided to add this one in anyways. There’s a rather interesting myth about Ceres and her priestess Melissa: Melissa gives away the secrets she swore to keep secret. As a result, Melissa is transformed into a swarm of bees. 

Artemis 

As the mistress and goddess of animals, it makes sense that bees are tied to her. Ephesian Artemis, in her cult, was closely tied to bees. In statues, she was depicted with bees around her, and her sacred city’s earliest coins had the bee. Her priestesses were called Melissai, and the officials connected to her cult were called King Bees. Along with that, in a fragment of a lost play, Aeschylus, mentions bees as being associated with the worship of Artemis, calling her Head priestesses “Bee-Keepers”.

Dionysus

With the bee relating to the death and rebirth of the soul, it’s not surprising they’re tied to him too. In myth, while he was an infant - Dionysus was given honey. It wasn’t as much as Zeus, but alas. 

Apollon and the Muses

As covered by the previous post in the series, Apollon’s ties to bees are rather evident. The bee’s ties to project, and the Pythia being called the “Delphic bee”, and their connections to poetry, etc. His tie to honey goes even deeper with the three bee-like nymphs, which end up connection both Hermes and Apollon to bees. 

Hermes 

In the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, Hermes is given three nymphs, with features of bees, that are skilled in the art of prophecy. Theoi.com identifies them as the thriai, but the study disagrees. Anyways, bees are tied to Hermes via these bee-like nymphs.

Aristaios 

Aristaios - “most useful” or “most excellent”, a son of Apollon who is heavily tied to bees. He’s the god of beekeeping, honey, and other such useful things. Within myth, he brings his bees back to life via a bull after they’re killed. 

Eros 

As stated in the last post, bees act as a messenger between a nymph and her potential lover in myth, and parallel’s Eros’s sweetness and anger. 

Nymphs 

Nymphs in general are associated with bees, and are even said to take the form of bees. Honey in general is an excellent offering to them.

Bibliography 

Carlson, R. D. (2015). The honey bee and apian imagery. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Cook, A. (1895). The Bee in Greek Mythology. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 15, 1-24. doi:10.2307/624058

ARISTAIOS. (n.d.). Retrieved August 07, 2020, from https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Aristaios.html

Rienties, M. (1970, January 01). PBP: Nymphs, Naiads and other nature spirits. Retrieved August 07, 2020, from http://baringtheaegis.blogspot.com/2012/07/n-is-for-nymphs-naiads-and-other-nature.html

[kristina100000]

vibe

[servantofthefates]

Hi Diana, Thank you for all the wonderful information you share with us. I was wondering what does it mean when you ask a timing question and every card that comes out is Major Arcana? I’ve really only used the minor arcana for telling time. Thank you once again!

Tarot’s Major Arcana and Timing

The Fool – Whenever you are ready

The Magician – It has already begun

The High Priestess – You know exactly when

The Empress – During harvest season

The Emperor – It is almost done

The Hierophant – It is finished

The Lovers – As soon as you make the choice

The Chariot – In just a few moments

Strength – The minute you accept it

The Hermit – Only after you meditate on it

The Wheel of Fortune – During your first or next Saturn return

Justice – When you least expect it

The Hanged Man – When the circumstances change

Death – Whenever it is ready

Temperance – After the storm

The Devil – It is happening right now

The Tower – Soon, unexpectedly and suddenly

The Star – The more you believe, the sooner it will happen

The Moon – It cannot be determined at the moment

The Sun – In the summer or by sunrise

Judgement – Soon and inevitably

The World – In divine timing

[s-c-r-ee-ch]

Statue of Apollo covered in tulle netting

A copy of the Greek bronze original by Leochares (330 BCE)

Blanton Museum of Art

[hope-fenrys]

“Eye of Artemis”

Moss, antlers, and flowers🌿

Done by me

(No animals harmed, these antlers have been in my family for 5 generations. All found sheds)

[magicalmerry]

This is profoundly beautiful! This strikes such a chord in me, I love this so much~

[sea-sorceress]

Oceanic Offerings

Offerings to leave to the Ocean:

Lighting candles, incense – etc. Anything in shades of blue, green, or white is acceptable and relates to the Ocean, but any colors of your choosing will also do. Seashell candles or incense burnt in certain seashells is also an acceptable option. (Please refrain from burning candles or incenses around flammable objects).

Flowers. Especially flowers that share some association with the sea - such as Rosemary, but any flower will do. (Please don’t deal with plants unless you know what you are using in regards to the possibility of anything being poisonous).

Saying – or singing – prayers, chants, songs, poems – etc.

Sigils, runes, or symbols in the sand. Such as making a symbol near the seashore and allowing the tide to wash over the symbol.

Finding things washed ashore and putting them back into the Ocean. Such as a seashells, seaweed, or a seahorse. (Please be careful  when dealing with living things, such as refraining from collecting a seashell homing a hermit crab. Don’t touch any animal washed ashore that could harm you).

Seashells. (If you find that you have too many seashells that you’ve collected over time and don’t have any particular use for them, take them back to the beach).

Pouring libations onto the sand.

Pursing an interest in the Ocean. Buy/Check out books at a local library on anything Ocean related.

Donating to an Ocean organization. 

Picking up litter at your local beach. Not littering / picking up any litter anywhere, even if not near the Ocean helps the environment as a whole.

Purchase an Ocean / Mermaid themed Oracle or Tarot deck - or practicing any divination methods that involve the Ocean, such as Sea Scrying, Seashell Runes, etc.

Baking a neat Ocean themed dessert or snack.

Decorate an area in or outside your house with Ocean themed decor. You can decorate your room, bathroom, or garden with seashells, driftwood, etc.

Please always be responsible when offering anything at the beach. Don’t leave any litter behind - even if it’s not your own - and use biodegradable objects. Leave nothing but your footprints. 

[quantum-natura]

10 Crystals For Empaths

Crystals have been used for thousands of years to protect and enhance personal vitality. They have the ability to focus energy and generate minute electrical currents that interact with the currents in the human body and environment. Crystals are an amazing way to cleanse, amplify, and protect one’s energy.

As a highly sensitive empath, I absorb energy from everything. Not only am I affected by the emotions and attitudes of other people, but I’m extremely sensitive to things like geopathic stress and electromagnetic stress. This often leads to exhaustion, irritability, and overwhelm. 

Geopathic stress: Stress created by electromagnetic radiation, ley lines, and underground water. It’s also present in “sick building syndrome”. Injurious to health, it can affect the immune system as well as the body’s innate psychic protection and may attract ghosts or hold impressions of previous events.

Electromagnetic stress: Disharmony caused by the subtle emanations of electrical, microwave, computer, phone and radio frequencies, as well as power lines.

The following list features 10 of my favorite crystals that have been the most beneficial in managing sensitivities and raising my vibration:

Labradorite 

Known as one of the most protective stones, labradorite creates an interface around the aura that filters out energies that are not beneficial and enhances spiritual connection. It allows one to be aware of other’s feelings and emotions without being overwhelmed by them. Labradorite enhances psychic abilities, aligns physical and subtle bodies, and strengthens the aura.

Tip: If you’re prone to nightmares and restless sleep, try holding a labradorite palm stone at bedtime. I sleep with one every night and it has helped me immensely. Just remember to cleanse it in between uses!  

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: rainbow moonstone, black moonstone, spectrolite

Celestine

Also known as celestite, this high vibrational stone links one to higher realms and stimulates spiritual insights. It facilitates inner peace, helps to disperse anxieties and calm the emotions while promoting clarity of mind. This beautiful crystal heals the aura, assists in conflict resolution, and helps maintain a harmonious atmosphere in times of stress. 

Tip: Try meditating with one of these stones and record any insights you might have in a journal afterwards. I’ve been amazed at some of the profound breakthroughs I’ve had while spending time with this amazing crystal.

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: blue lace agate, angelite, phantom quartz, apophyllite 

Lithium Quartz 

This variety of quartz is a natural antidepressant. Its powerful healing energies gently lift the conditions underlying the depression to the surface, neutralizing ancient anger and grief. It can reach back into past lives to dissolve the roots of emotional dis-ease that is pervading the present life. Lithium quartz is an excellent cleanser for the body’s energy centers and is extremely useful as a healer for plants and animals.

Tip: If feeling lethargic or low on energy, carry a small lithium quartz point with you in your pocket. Lithium quartz can function like an emotional battery for those that are sensitive to its vibration. 

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: quartz with hematite, elestial quartz, vanadinite, zeolite 

Black Tourmaline

Black tourmaline, also known as schorl; protects agains cell phones, electromagnetic smog, radiation, ill wishing, and negative energies of all kinds. Black tourmaline is the most effective block to psychic attack and is extremely efficient at absorbing negative energy. It helps one adopt a positive attitude regardless of the circumstances.

Tip: Black tourmaline is super effective as a gem elixir that can be added to cleansing sprays and used to purify the aura. 

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: shungite, black kyanite, jet, tourmalinated quartz

Rose Quartz

Known as the stone of unconditional love and forgiveness, gentle rose quartz opens the heart and transforms negative emotions into positive ones. It’s an excellent stone to use during crisis or trauma, as it quickly brings peace. It transmutes negative emotional conditioning and supports positive affirmations. It purifies and opens the heart at all levels and brings deep inner healing and self-love.

Tip: Wear a rose quartz pendant over your heart to promote self-love, tranquility, and emotional healing. 

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: rhodochrosite, pink danburite, rhodonite, pink petalite, pink kunzite 

Fluorite

A strongly protective stone, especially against electromagnetic and geopathic pollution, as well as psychic attack. Fluorite stabilizes energy and shuts off mental manipulation. This stone cleanses and stabilizes the aura. Fluorite grounds and integrates spiritual energies and assists in dissolving illusions and negative mental patterning. Emotionally, fluorite has a grounding effect. 

Tip: Place a piece of fluorite on a computer or between yourself and the source of electromagnetic fog. 

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: amazonite, green aventurine, bloodstone 

Smoky Quartz

Smoky quartz is one of the most efficient grounding and anchoring stones. It helps alleviate fears, soothes an active mind, and promotes emotional calmness. This protective stone gently neutralizes negative vibrations, absorbs electromagnetic smog, and blocks geopathic stress. Smoky quartz is a powerful antidote to stress and assists in tolerating difficult times while bringing in positive energy. 

Tip: To dispel stress, place a stone in each hand and sit quietly for a few moments. Cleanse the stones thoroughly between uses.

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: hematite, smoky elestial quartz, apache tear obsidian 

Amethyst

Amethyst is an extremely powerful and protective stone with a high vibration. It guards against psychic attack, transmuting energy into love. A natural tranquilizer, amethyst blocks against geopathic stress and negative environmental energies. Its serenity enhances higher states of consciousness. Amethyst has strong healing and cleansing powers, and enhances spiritual awareness. 

Tip: Place a cleansed amethyst point towards you to draw in positive energy, and point one away from you to dispel negative energy. 

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: ametrine, lepidolite, rutilated quartz, lilac kunzite, purple fluorite  

Selenite

Selenite is a high vibrational stone that is said to occupy the space between light and matter. It’s an excellent crystal for repairing and re-energizing the aura. Selenite is a calming stone that instils deep peace and is excellent for spiritual work and meditation. Selenite does not allow outside influences to penetrate. A large piece within the house promotes a peaceful atmosphere. 

Tip: Place other crystals, talismans, and pendants on a piece of selenite overnight for cleansing. 

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: dessert rose selenite, peach moonstone, himalayan rock salt

Carnelian

An excellent stone for grounding one in present reality, carnelian is one of the oldest known healing stones. It energizes and restores vitality to the immune system. Carnelian promotes positive life choices and immense motivation, and assists one in trusting perceptions. This is a useful stone for overcoming negative emotional or mental conditioning. It calms anger and assists in banishing emotional negativity, while sharpening concentration. Mentally, carnelian improves analytic abilities and clarifies perception. 

Tip: Carnelian placed near the front door of a home invokes protection and invites abundance.

Stones with similar vibrational qualities: citrine, tigers eye, golden calcite, orange-brown selenite, amber  

I hope you find these crystals as beneficial as I do. Enjoy!

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[hanged-priestess]

Questions to Ask When the Major Arcana Appears

the fool - am I jumping into this too quickly? can I trust my gut? what do i hope to gain from this? is this in my best judgement to proceed? 

the magician - am I balancing parts of my life? am I focusing too much on the material world before me? am I properly utilizing the tools I have at my disposal?

the high priestess - am I trusting my intuition? am I allowing my imagination to roam free? have I grown out of touch with my spirituality? how may I further enhance my spirituality? 

the empress - how do I nurture others? do I, in turn, properly nurture myself? how do I express my feminine power? am I expressing myself creatively? 

the emperor - how am I handling authority in my life? how can I become a leader? am I taking strides to ensure material success? how do I express my masculine power?

the heirophant - am I honouring traditions? what can I teach others? what can I learn? how may I go about finding groups of likeminded people? where am I deriving my sense of security?

the lovers - are parts of me at war within myself? how can I unite very different parts of my life? what can I do to help build cooperation within my relationships? 

the chariot - how can I take control of my situation? how can I resolve my conflict? how can I tackles the challenges coming my way? which direction should I choose?

strength - how can I overcome my weakness? what makes me courageous in my situation? from where do I draw my inner power? how can I best work with my instinct? 

the hermit - what is driving me forward in life right now? where can I be truly alone? what do I need to reflect on? what wisdom can I draw from past experiences? 

wheel of fortune - what changes am I willing to except? how much of my life is left to fate? how do my every day actions influence the bigger picture of my life? 

justice - how can I make the best decision? how do I find balance in my life? what can I do to rectify my past mistakes? am I weighing all the pros and cons or am I overlooking something?

the hanged man - what should I hold onto and what should I let go of? how can I look at this with a new perspective? what am I willing to sacrifice? how do I let go of old habits and step out of my comfort zone? 

death - how can I use recent events to transform myself? what do I need to accept the end of? what will be born from the ashes? how can I mourn the ending of one thing and celebrate the beginning of another?

temperance - what led to the feeling of harmony? what can I do to hold onto it, grow from it, and become harmoniously whole? how do I remain patient through these experiences?

the devil - am I allowing myself to fixate unhealthy on something? what do I fear? am I too tied to the material world? how do I free myself from the bondage I have allowed myself to fall into? 

the tower - what have I been ignoring? why did I refuse to take action, what can I do to avoid this again? how do I free myself from my own ruin? how do I grow from this disaster?

the star - how am I using my gifts? what is inspiring me? what makes me happy and how can I embrace that? how can I continue on the right track to making my wishes come true? 

the moon - am I listening to my dreams, my feelings, my instincts? am I trusting them? how am I connecting to the invisible workings of the world? how am I using my creativity? 

the sun - am I approaching my problem with a positive attitude? how are my efforts being appreciated by others? how do I step into the spotlight to showcase my talents? 

judgment - how self-aware am I, truly? what actions have I taken that are wise? unwise? am I being honest with myself? what can I learn from my past and how can I grow? 

the world - how have my efforts payed off? how am I progressing in life, does it feel right? what in my life is coming to an end? what is beginning? what are my next steps? in what ways do I feel fulfilled? 

Major Arcana | Wands | Cups | Swords | Pentacles

[wulfhalls]

god of the sun

[neemakraa]

aesthetic meme: myths [1/5] ↝ artemis, greek goddess of the hunt and the moon

the night sky is a wolf’s mouth today, and artemis, bathed in solitude, is on her wild hunt. i meet her by the silver lake and ask her about her alone and what does she do about love. she chuckles as she gestures to the exquisite forest “what about love? i have enough. how can any one person compare to such splendor? i traded my duties for belonging to myself, for this wolf wild heart was not made to surrender.