hedge witch

"I'm asking you to imagine that reality is stranger and more complicated than you or I could possibly know. And sometimes we catch glimpses of it in dreams, or in deja vu. When you feel like what's happening now has happened before. Well, maybe it has, but a little differently, and somewhere else."

[landsccape]

[kuutamosonaatti]

Penny Dreadful 2.06 Glorious Horrors

[xshayarsha]

Eva Green reciting an excerpt from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Maud in Penny Dreadful (2014-2016)

[spellgazed]

Runes: Elder Futhark

Runes are an Ancient Germanic Alphabet that many use for divination. They can also be used as sigils because each Rune holds its own meaning. Witches write out the Runic Alphabet on small stones, bones, or marbles and gently toss them into a vessel and scry based on where they land or what falls at all.

The Elder Futhark is the oldest form of the Runic Alphabet, and is consisted of three aspects of three different deities being Freyja’s, Heimdall’s, and Tyr’s Aetts. Each Rune has a meaning and its own correspondences. The Younger Futhark are also referred to as Scandinavian runes, is considered to be a reduced form of the Elder Futhark, but still remains a runic alphabet with sixteen characters. These were most prominently used through the ninth century.

Freya’s Aett:

ᚠ Fehu: Freya’s Rune, domestic cattle, power and position gained by your own hand, earned prosperity or regard. ᚢ Uruz: Auroch’s Horns, forces beyond our control are afoot, so stay serene and let it the process flow. ᚦ Thursiaz: Thor’s Rune, thorns and defense, protection within and around oneself or space, security. ᚱ Raido: The Chariot, travel, intellect, logic, the arts, journey, action, effort, change, progress, and movement. ᚲ Kenzaz: The Torch, bending nature towards your will, paving your own way through with blazing passion.. ᚷ Gebo: Sacrifice, substitution, replacement, exchange, trade, offering up something for something better in return. ᚹ Wunjo: Strength in bliss, companionship, splendor, delight, pleasure, happiness, company, and camaraderie.

Heimdal’s Aett:

ᚻ Hagalaz: Precipitation, particularly Hail, Duality. Purging Chaos. The union of opposites. Fire and ice. ᚾ Naudiz: Determination, character, endurance, independence, desperation, self-reliance, force, and effort. ᛁ Isa: Ice, perfect stillness, introspection, sanctuary in seclusion, contemplation, being frozen. ᛃ Jera: Harvest, time, reaping what is sown, enjoying the fruits of your labors, abundance from work. ᛇ Ahwaz: Stability, reliability, firmly planted, grounded, connected, to be deeply rooted,     ᛈ Pertho: The grail, mystery, magick, femininity, secrets, reproduction, fertility, nether regions. ᛇ Eiwaz: Horns of a stag, labor and sacrifice for development and growth, high strength of will. ᛋ Sowilo: The Sun, transformation, productivity, maturity. movement, achievement.          

Tyr’s Aett:

ᛉ Algiz: Odin’s Rune, defensive protection, intellect and wisdom, divine connection, and interaction. ᛏ Tiwaz: Tyr’s Rune, authority, power, leadership, honor, admiration, regard, and reverence. ᛒ Berkanano: The Birch, new beginnings, openings, and journeys ahead. Growth and cycles. ᛖ Ehwaz: Horses, coordination, movement, independent cooperation to achieve the same goal. ᛗ Mannaz: Memories, union, fellowship, connection, the collective of humanity, harmony and peace. ᛚ Laguz: Leek, fluidity, emotion, insight, subconscious, processing, & divinity of the lake’s waters. ᛝ Ingwaz: Masculinity, fertility, potential, new perspectives, and opportunities, ripe with chance. ᛟ Othila: The hearth and home, sacred family, ancestral property, stability, inheritance, home. ᛞ Dagaz: Duality, balance, union of opposites, the day and night, oppositions finding peace.

[spellgazed]

Timing: Sabbats

Yuletide:

Beverages: Ale, Eggnog, Spiced Ginger, & Wine. Creatures: Donkey, Doves, Goats, Robins, & Turkey. Deities: Artemis, Brigid, Holly King, Morrigan, & Odin. Flowers: Chamomile, Comfrey, Fir, Holly, & Mistletoe. Herbs: Cinnamon, Frankincense, Myrrh, & Sandalwood. Minerals: Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Pearls, Quartz, & Ruby. Nutrients: Berries, Fruits, Nuts, Pastries, & Poultry. Practices: Hanged Yule Balls, Yule Tree, & Yule Log. Saplings: Birch, Evergreen, Oak, Pine, & Yew. Shades: Gold, Red, Green, Silver, Yellow, & White. Symbols: Candles, Holly, Mistletoe, & Yule-Logs. Timing: December Twenty First till January First.

Imbolc:

Beverages: Cream, Herbal Teas, Milk, & Spiced Wines. Creatures: Cattle, Dragons, Lambs, Phoenix, & Sheep. Deities: Aphrodite, Bastet, Brigid, & Cerridwen. Flowers: Carnation, Chamomile, Iris, Pansy, & Poppy. Herbs: Angelica, Basil, Bay-laurel, Heather, & Myrrh. Minerals: Amethyst, Calcite, Carnelian, & Malachite. Nutrients: Grain, Poppy, Raisins, Seeds, & Tomatoes. Practices: Making Brigid’s Cross or Doll & Feasts. Saplings: Birch, Blackthorn, Rowan, and Sycamore. Shades: Browns, Greens, Whites, and Yellows. Symbols: Candles, Brideogs, Brigid’s Cross, Bonfires. Timing: First through the Second of February.

Ostara:

Beverages: Eggnog, Juices, Lemonade, & Wines. Creatures: Chicks, Dragons, Lambs, Rabbits, & Robins. Deities: Demeter, Eostre, Persephone, & Prosperina. Flowers: Daffodils, Honeysuckle, Lilacs, & Tansies. Herbs: Lavender, Marjoram, Meadowsweet, & Wheat. Minerals: Amazonite, Amethyst, Aquamarine, & Rose Quartz. Nutrients: Beans, Eggs, Grain, Ham, Nuts, & Seeds. Practices: Bake, Cleanse, Feast, Forage, & Manifest. Saplings: Acorn, Dogwood, Elder, Olive, Pine, & Willow. Shades: Pastel Blues, Greens, Pinks, Purples, & Yellows. Symbols: Butterflies, Chicks, Clovers, Eggs, & Hares. Timing: The First and Second of March.

Beltaine:

Beverages: Ales, Honeyed Teas, May Wine, & Meads. Creatures: Bees, Doves, Hares, Lambs, Swallows, & Swans. Deities: Apollo, Bacchus, Cernunnos, Freya, & Odin. Flowers: Daffodils, Lilacs, Lilly of the Valley, & Violets. Herbs: Honeysuckle, Lavender, Meadowsweet, & Mint. Minerals: Bloodstone, Emerald, Rose Quartz, & Sapphire. Nutrients: Aphrodisiacs, Grains, Honey-Cakes, & Poultry. Practices: Bonfires, Visiting Holy Wells, & the May-Pole Ritual. Saplings: Hawthorn, Holly, Rowan, and Sycamore. Shades: Pastel Blues, Greens, Pinks, Whites, & Yellows. Symbols: Bonfires, Faeries, Garlands, Maypoles, & Rabbits. Timing: The First Day through the Second Of May.

Litha:

Beverages: Juices, Lemonade, Nectars, & Sun-Tea. Creatures: Cattle, Eagles, Hares, Hawks, & Horses. Deities: Demeter, Freya, Juno, Lugh, Ra, & Vesta. Flowers: Calendulas, Lavender, Roses, & Sunflowers. Herbs: Meadowsweet, Mint, Mugwort, & Yarrow. Minerals: Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, & Tigers Eye. Nutrients: Apricots, Grapefruit, Lemons, & Oranges. Practices: Baking, Bonfires, Foraging, & Picnics. Saplings: Fir, Elder, Holly, Laurel, Oak, & Rowan. Shades: Browns, Gold, Oranges, Reds, and Yellows. Symbols: Bonfires, The Fae, Oak Trees, & The Sun. Timing: June Nineteenth through the Twenty-Third.

Lughnasadh:

Beverages: Ciders, Meads, Sun-Tea, & Sun-Water. Creatures: Boars, Calves, Corvids, & Roosters. Deities: Ceres, Cernunnos, Cerriddwen, & Lugh. Flowers: Acacia, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, & Sunflower. Herbs: Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood, & Wheat. Minerals: Amber, Carnelian, Citrine, & Tiger’s Eye. Nutrients: Berries, Breads, Corn, Grains, & Poultry. Practices: Baking, Bonfires, Gardening, & Harvesting. Saplings: Apple, Hawthorn, Heather, Myrtle, and Oak. Shades: Bronze, Gold, Oranges, Reds, & Yellows. Symbols: Bonfires, Cornhusks, Cornucopias, & The Sun. Timing: The First of Every August or February annually.

Mabon:

Beverages: Apple Cider, Ginger Tea, or Mulled Wine. Creatures: Blackbirds, Deer, Owls, Salmon, & Wolves. Deities: Cernunnos, Demeter, Persephone, & The Morrigan. Flowers: Chamomile, Marigolds, Rosehips, & Sunflowers. Herbs: Cinnamon, Frankincense, Ginger, Sage, & Thistle. Minerals: Amber, Citrine, Jasper, Obsidian, & Tiger’s Eye. Nutrients: Corn, Gourds, Grains, Pumpkins, & Squash. Practices: Apple Picking, Bonfires, & Dumb Suppers. Saplings: Aspen, Cedar, Maple, Oak, Pine, & Rue. Shades: Browns, Copper, Oranges, Reds, & Yellows. Symbols: Cornucopia, Leaves, Pinecones, & Seeds. Timing: The annual occurrence of the Autumnal Equinox.

Samhain:

Beverages: Apple Cider, Cranberry Juice, & Mulled Wine. Creatures: Bats, Cattle, Crows, Felines, & Ravens. Deities: Hades, Hecate, Hel, The Morrigan, & Rhiannon. Flowers: Chamomile, Marigolds, Rosehips, & Sunflowers. Herbs: Cinnamon, Frankincense, Mugwort, & Valerian. Minerals: Amber, Citrine, Jasper, Obsidian, & Tiger’s Eye. Nutrients: Gourds, Grains, Pumpkins, Poultry, & Squash. Practices: Apple Picking, Bonfires, & Dumb Suppers. Saplings: Aspen, Cedar, Maple, Oak, Pine, & Rue. Shades: Blacks, Browns, Oranges, Purples, & Reds. Symbols: Bats, Coffins , Jack o’ Lanterns, & Ghosts. Timing: October Thirty First.

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dark academia / baroque headers for notion hello dark academia lovers! here are some headers I made for notion, if you're interested in more let me know in the notes, and if you use please like/reblog :) thank you so much <3

[brightmaiden]

A selection from the series Orpheus and Eurydice by Hokyoung Kim.

[greeksblog]

Saint-Saëns

Danse macabre, Op. 40

[autumnforeternity]

"It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it."

[greeksblog]

|Life in the forest|

[a-strange-work-of-art]

— movie set : call me by your name (2017), dir. luca guadagnino

📍moscazzano, italy

[palaceofsymbols]

Arnold Böcklin, The Isle of the Dead, 1880.

The Venus Grotto at Ludwig II’s Schloss Linderhof.

“It is essential to create such paradises, such poetical sanctuaries where one can forget for a while the dreadful age in which we live.”

Ludwig II on Schloss Linderhof.

What’s commonplace is Revelation’s beast:

Its vanquisher my saint of saints

In precious triptychs limned with rarest paints;

Whilst genuflecting, rich robes at my side,

I’ll give up flowing worlds for that unique

Blue solitaire Bavarian kings seek.

Robert de Montesquiou, “Banality (Dry-Point),” Les Hortensias Bleus, 1894.

The aristocrat was a key figure of Decadent mythology, Baudelaire’s “last champion of human pride,” an endangered twilight species of the curiously refined withering in the harsh glare of the ascendant bourgeoisie, expanding liberal democracy and burgeoning homogenous mass culture. The Decadent might even identify as a Monarchist, which was really a way of saying he wanted nothing to do with the petty ugliness of the modern world.

If Monarchist was a byword for dreamer, then Ludwig II was the monarch of dreams. King of Bavaria from the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s when he was deposed and possibly killed for being ‘mad’ (and for squandering exorbitant sums), Ludwig II had no interest in the practical business of governing – he was melancholic and solitary, shunning the world in favor of dreams, art and historical fantasy. A kind of real-life des Esseintes with a king’s budget at his disposal, where Huysmans’s reclusive protagonist would outfit a single room to simulate one of his fancies, Ludwig would build an entire palace. He took the Decadent’s preference for artifice to its extreme, re-creating Versailles, re-imagining a Medieval castle as a Wagnerian vision and building a hidden grotto like something out of Andersen’s Little Mermaid – or possibly what you’d find if you landed on Böcklin's Isle of the Dead – complete with a golden shell-shaped boat, stalactites, swans, atmospheric lighting and furniture made of crystal and seashells. 

In Republican France, where it was easier to satisfy your penchant for picturesque absolutism in another nation’s monarch than in your own political backyard, Ludwig II was venerated by all the aesthetes, from Robert de Montesquiou, who called him “the 13th Caesar,” to Paul Verlaine, who called him “the only true king of this century.” They couldn’t help but admire him – it was as if he had sprung from their imaginations, stranger than fiction, a sensitive, tragic Hamlet drifting pensively through scenes pulled from Symbolist paintings. Ludwig served as a symbol of more-beautiful-than-life fairytale nobility soaring in lofty splendor above the common herd, the very thing the Decadent lamented as disappearing from the world. Of course, such a thing never existed. Medieval castles never looked liked Neuschwanstein, Ludwig wasn’t continuing any actual tradition; he was imitating imagined ideals. He was just as enraptured by the fantasy as his admirers, the artists who painted and wrote it. And ultimately, he was an artist too, one who designed his fantasies, had them built and lived in them, leaving his Symbolist visions writ large on the historical imagination.

[snowywhiteghastlypale]

This is the hauntingly beautiful Shelley Memorial at Oxford. Commissioned to “depict” how his drowned body looked washed ashore. I hope to view this in person one day. Photo source: http://hcshakespeare.blogspot.com/

[mymodernmet]

Giant Sculpture Opens Its Chest To Reveal a Fern-Covered Tunnel People Can Walk Through

[sach-ito]

[sad-house-of-mortality]

Image by -Nadia -Maria

[beittie]

Tattooed women in the Victorian Era