☽𝑬𝒙 𝒉𝒐𝒄 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒐☾

Mora Sininho Rosa | Portuguese | Lesbian Lusitanian Pagan, Sacerdos of Nabia and Ataegina, Writer, Illustrator, Culture and Folklore Enthusiast [She/They]

[rosasininho]

☽About☾

I cannot resist the content creator instinct of doing an introduction post, so bear with me even though the vast woods of Tumblr know nothing of my name.

My name is Rosa - I have spawned on this social media because Twitter is dead and I remember Tumblr as a comfort from my teens - I consider myself a content creator (and have an almost masters to attest for such), semi-relevant in Portugal (TikTok and Instagram). I come to Tumblr not so much to expand my content creation, but more as a place separate from the ones I am used to - at the same time, I want to use this to share the knowledge I share in my portuguese socials.

Things that I am:

A Writer - mostly fantasy and YA (yes I will dump my OCs here);

An Academic - focus on Communication and Literature;

A Non-Binary Lesbian - who studies and writes queer theory;

A Pagan - specifically a lusitanian polytheist (although I ocasionally dip my feet in Greek and Celtic polytheism for reasons you will find out;

A Witch - or Bruxa, if you want to get cultural with it, since I practice portuguese folk witchcraft;

An Illustrator - devotional art with some fandom stuff here and there;

And of course, a Reader of all the things above;

Things that I do:

procastinate publishing my book;

two masters at the same time, because I'm a masochist;

kiss my partner;

rant and theorize about little known Gods in the hopes someone will vibe with them;

rant and retell portuguese myths (mostly the fae ones) in the hopes anyone will recognize that my country is it's own thing with it's own culture (and not bootleg Spain);

draw the Gods over and over again;

fight fascists on the internet (and give them mau-olhado in real life);

If you are interested in Culture, Literature, Folklore, Mythology, LGBTQ+ themes, Writing, Witchcraft - Follow along for the ride of me trying to figure out Tumblr again

[piristephes]

Deméter dos Pães/Demeter of Bread

Meu pão favorito coberto de mel, Deméter de grãos, nutriz dos famintos, mãe da estação. Tu semeias o trigo, o centeio e aveia. Tu trazes sorrisos, a barriga cheia. Pois mortal nenhum pode negar sua mãe, Deo de terras fruticosas, feitora dos pães. És o sustento dos mortais, a riqueza primeva, Com Kore ao lado, na natureza impera. Pois se tem algo que une a comunidade, É a manteiga derretida em um pão de verdade.

english:

My honey-filled most favourite bread, Demeter of grain, helper of the famished, mother of seasons. You sow the wheat, rye and oats. You bring smiles, a belly most full. For no mortal can deny their Mother, Deo of fruitful lands, bread-maker. You are the sustenance of all, the primeval wealth, With Kore beside, reigning nature around. For if there's something that unites community, It's butter-covered bread shared truthfully.

[cultkinkcoven]

If you are a pagan devoted to a deity, please live.

Continue writing about them, please keep saying their names. Please keep worshiping them. If you can’t find the strength within yourself to live for yourself, please try to live for them.

I know it’s getting scary. I think it’s going to get scarier. But please, if nothing else. Live.

Thousands of years, hundreds of genocides and crusades and decimation of culture, and yet somehow my Lords still have followers. Somehow I’ve found them. Somehow these names still have meaning. Through all of us they still remain.

Despite the efforts of centuries of suppression and control, My Lord is still alive, because I am alive.

In our fringe little cults, even when we must whisper because we cannot scream.

and maybe one day we’ll be free to frolic in fields or dance in forests while we chant without fear.

but for now, just live. Please.

[khaire-traveler]

The gods (of any "pagan" pantheon) have seen their worshippers go into hiding. The gods have followed them there. They'll continue to follow us - accompanying us, supporting us, wherever we find ourselves.

[detailedart]

Moon over the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece.

[whimsifae]

the most fun a girl can have is finding parallels, noticing patterns, making connections, contemplating

[mikeybooch]

Hecate the goddess of witchcraft; the worker from afar, the night-wanderer, the guardian of the crossroads, and keeper of the keys of death. I wasn’t pleased with the design I gave her for my Witch Wednesday initiative on instagram so I reworked it a little more to my liking. Hopefully you enjoy her new look as well.

[puekjh]

Just a reminder that you're queer enough. There's no one way to be queer, and there's no one way to be whatever label you identify with. There's no one way to be unlabeled either.

You're valid and no one can tell you otherwise. And you're still valid if you switch labels or maybe even realise that you aren't queer at all. Everyone's experience is different and you shouldn't be ashamed of your own experience.

[rosasininho]

I know I don't write here as much as I would like, but anyways, I'm ordained as a Sacerdos (or Priestess, if you prefer) of Nabia and Ataegina now.

First time including english translation in video for all the overseas pagan friends!

[rosasininho]

A Pagan Alternative to the Saint Cyprian Prayer

[This is the prayer to St. Cyprian present in "O Livro da Sagrada Cruz de Caravaca" adapted to replace the mentions of the Christian God so it can be used by pagan folk witches - I personally adapted it to Ataegina since I am devotee of Her]

This prayer is used against hexes and curses and as general protection. PT:

Em nome da Rainha, da Donzela e da Morta. São Cipriano, que pela graça divina te fizeram ancestral de todos os bruxos. Vós que possuistes os mais altos segredos da magia, construí agora um refúgio para mim contra os meus inimigos e suas ações nefastas e malignas. Pelo merecimento que alcançastes, perante os Deuses do céu e da terra, anulai as obras malignas, fruto do ódio, os trabalhos que os corações empedernidos tenham feito ou venham a fazer contra a minha pessoa e contra a minha casa. Com a permissão do Divino, atendei à minha prece e vinde em meu socorro. Pelo Sangue de Ataegina Invicta. Assim Seja.

ENG:

In the name of the Queen, The Maiden and the Dead. Saint Cyprian, who by divine grace was made the ancestor of all witches. You who possessed the highest secrets of magic, build a refuge for me against my enemies and their malign and harmful actions. For the merit you have reached, before the Gods of the heavens and the earth, erase all evil deeds, fruit of hate, works that the rotten hearts have done or come to do against myself and my home. With the permission of the Divine, answer my prayer and come to my aid. By the blood of Ataegina Invicta. So mote it be.

[Feel free to replace the name of Ataegina with the deity you see fit. Again, I use this in my personal practice, where I see Saint Cyprian as ancestor to folk witches. Sharing it here in case people want to use it as well, not as an all-truth or christian erasure. Enjoy]

[thrashaliencat]

Happy Autumn Solestice!

I'm not much of a celebrator, but I had the rare wish to draw something for it.

Say hi to Ataegina! Lusitanian Goddess of life, death, and spring.

"The spring in the Underworld"

Fertility Goddesses are the ones usually celebrated from what I've been told.

I mostly referenced her likeness through @rosasininho drawings of the Gods.

[rosasininho]

Oh I love this!! The more art there is of the Gods, the more people can know them <3

[my-name-is-apollo]

Illustrations by Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone

The four winds

Hermes

Athena, Aphrodite and Hera compete for the golden apple

Apollo appears to Orestes

[buriedpentacles]

When I say "connect with nature" I don't just mean the aesthetic forests with deer and beautiful flowers.

I mean the weeds growing through concrete, the fungus that grows on the rotten shed, the nettles that always seem to return and the scary, spindly cellar spider in the corner of the bathroom.

Nature is not always pretty or magical - the pigeons and seagulls you swat at are nature too, the wasps and flies that hover by your meals are animals too, store-bought strawberries and the leaves that fall from your neighbour's tree are not all that different from the Giant Sequoias and it's seeds.

If you want to connect and understand nature, I mean *really* connect to it, in it's entirety, you have to seek out and learn about the ugly, scary and mundane things as well. You don't have to like it, just don't forget that it's there.

[fordarkmornings]

Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (Belgian, 1816-1889)

Secret Love, 1857

[vibeswithrenai]

I drew some dividers inspired by Greek goddesses, feel free to use them if you like it! (credit given would be appreciated)

Hera

Hestia

Demeter

Aphrodite

Athena

Artemis

Persephone

[kebriones]

Pictures from the Eleusis archaeological site (by yours truly, taken today)

Below on the left is the well that was made on the spot where Demeter sat after several days of searching for Persephone, and where the locals found her. Right is a huge column. Pictures don't really do justice to the size of the broken pieces you see around. These were massive buildings.

This flower which is everywhere:

Omg chibi column i love you so much:

Assorted photos: (i was really struggling today to take pics because the sun was too bright, my phone was dying and there were a lot of people around.)

[cottageaesthetic]

[heart-locket-musicboxless]

There are three kinds of LGBT headcanons:

Actual queer coding / metaphors ("Nimona is trans because her creator made her as a way to express his feelings as a trans person")

Vibes ("Link is genderless because I said so")

It's funny ("Phoenix Wright is asexual because he's the Ace Attorney")