Storm's Voice

Writing things to help me get back to my spiritual practices. 20 years old | brazillian | all pronouns | polytheistic | Athena | working 24/7. Feel free to request drawings for personal use :)

[stormsvoice]

For those of you that asked for drawings, it'll be done, lately I haven't had much time because of work, but I didn't forget those drawings :)

[lost-opium-artblog]

Týr walking puppy Garm.

[sephospaganplace]

I'm going to put a stop to this shit right now.

The gods are not going to punish you for the way the election turned out.

There's already a trend I'm seeing where people are claiming the gods are mad, and mad at us specifically, and I NEED you to please, please try and listen to me when I say that this is a part of grief. We are scared and looking for someone to punish us, to tell us that we're bad, to validate how scared we feel.

This is even MORE prevalent if you've grown up with abusive parents.

Listen, I cannot speak on behalf of the gods, nobody can, especially random people on tiktok.

Try to see that this is a part of doom-scrolling, it's also a part of the grieving process, it's also a part of fear.

You are not in trouble.

[sephospaganplace]

It's also important to keep in mind that these people on tiktok have a vested interest in wording things in the scariest way possible, in order to get views. In order to make money. It's a fear tactic and it is exploiting your fear and anxiety so they can make a profit. Do not let them. We're afraid and we're angry and we're uncertain and when we do that, we naturally try to reach out to others, to see if they feel the same, to share those feelings, that's part of what doom scrolling is. There are people who know that, and who will take advantage of that, and who will on purpose make it worse so that they can turn a profit.

Do not let them! Block them, ignore them, get off tiktok for a while, anything you need to do to keep yourself and your mental health safe. You are NOT in trouble!!! Don't let anyone, ANYONE exploit your fears and anxieties so they can get views or make money.

[khaire-traveler]

This is such an important reminder. Please, please, PLEASE keep this in mind!

[theoi-crow]

Fear makes people engage in content and engagement is how they make money!

This is all based on the Facebook experiment back in 2012 where Facebook manipulated the news feeds of about 700,000 people to disproportionately manipulate the emotions of those people: (LINK)

But the research also found that the more negative news people got on their Facebook news feed, the more they spent time on Facebook, & the more popular Facebook became. This was confirmed in 2014. This is what other sites are using, especially news agencies and social media influencers.

Block, do not engage and make firm boundaries if you do. They are manipulating your emotions because fear makes you engage more with their content and engagement is how they make money.

The gods are not mad at you, they come from the ancient world and sometimes shit happens!

It's not your fault and they will always protect you!

Breathe, they got your back! Don't fall for predatory emotion manipulation tactics, block and know your gods aren't mad.

They are not mad, but they are ready to protect and help!

[stormsvoice]

I presented myself as Storm's Voice while meditating, in the middle of it someone or something that I have no idea who or what could possibly be said "this name sucks 😒" excuse me? 🤨 I almost told them to fuck off, but didn't know who it was so I hold myself ✊😔

[daily-spooky]

[lets-go-every-witchway]

Simple Glamour Tea Spell

** Writing in the moment, scheduled to post waaay after casting**

Here’s the first of my tea spell bags that I brought with me this week! If I was at home I would have used a pink teacup, but seeing as I’m staying at my boyfriend’s workplace I thought I’d take advantage of the clear glass mugs so you can see how stunning this colour is <3

Ingredients:

Lavender: beauty, happiness, love, peace, purification

Rose: beauty, feminine energy, love, luck

Hibiscus: love, lust, sexuality, freedom, passion

Being in a workplace rather than at home, it was a bit tricky this morning to find a moment of privacy to conduct a tea spell the way I did with my prosperity, harmony & protection spell.

I had an inkling this would be the case, so I tried to charge each ingredient with my intention while I was making the tea bags at home. 

Today, I filled the mug with boiling water from the coffee machine (no fancy kettle to heat water to the best temperature for the ingredients, boo), and waited for it to fully infuse.

I then brought the mug to my face, closed my eyes and whispered my simple intentions for this spell:

I am beautiful. I am happy. I am loved.

Repeated three times and took my first sip, letting the tea infuse me with my intentions. Once people started wandering around again, I held the mug between my hands and looked at my notes where I’d written the correspondences for each ingredient. In between sips I focused on different correspondences, envisioning them in my mind. 

There were a lot of distractions around today, so I’m not sure how this spell went. Time will tell! I will probably try this again in a quieter environment and with more structure to see how that changes things.

[aphrodite-lovely]

💕SHAMPOO SPELL💕

a glamour for self-love and beauty

1. step into the shower and wet your hair, taking a few deep breaths in and out.

2. begin to gently massage an appropriate amount of shampoo into your hair, while saying (aloud or in your head) the following incantation:

shampoo and water, let my mind clear beautiful i am, beautiful i appear

3. finally, rinse your hair, and visualize negative energy being washed away.

and you’re done!! reblog if you found this useful, & send me suggestions for more spells! <3

[thereinart]

I think Queen Omphale and Heracles is a story with potential. If I was a writer I could reach stars with them I just know it

But I'm a doodler so have those :3

[maybeallieart]

An embroidery of the Wikipedia page for embroidery.

[stormsvoice]

I've been learning about composition in drawing and I'm looking foward to improve, I wish to contribute more with our comunity, so if you guys feel interest you can request any type of ilustration about the myths/the Gods from any pantheon you want and I'll post here to anyone that wants to use it, but ONLY for personal use :)

[rivermoonmythos]

as a mormon child i never got why people loved religion so much, until i converted to hellenism- i've never been so happy about belief and my place on the planet, ive never felt so loved

[stormsvoice]

Often life gets me and I don't find the energy to do magic, and even tho I know the practice doesn't have to be fancy at all I feel kinda of down by that, I feel lost almost all the time and always trying to figure out what the deities want to teach me/tell me, feels like I have to do the same thing two times ... there's no conclusion, just venting a bit

[stormsvoice]

Quick drawing of Athena at work

[stormsvoice]

Some weeks ago Athena came to me in a meditation section with visions about the hero Herakles, I'm still reflecting about the reason and what she wants to teach me with his myths, but something that I found interesting is that recently I've been getting a lot of spiritual attacks while sleeping, which causes me to wake up in the middle of the night, and maybe by coincidence or not, the podcast I'm listening to has a short episode where it tells the cercopes myth and the title is "Let Hercules sleep in peace", it's silly and probably not that much related, but made me giggle.

[stormsvoice]

Does anyone have any tip or advice in writing prayers? I wanted to start writing my own prayers, I feel more comfortable with an already structured text than just talking

[thespectralcottage]

Getting Back Into Your Practice

Sometimes life is shitty and your spiritual practice doesn't take priority. Thats okay. Here are some tips for how to get back into your practice once you're feeling up for it.

Cleanse and Clean Your Space This is defiantly the first think you should focus your energy on. This can take as long as needed and as intensive as you want or feel is needed. Spiritual and physically cleanse your space. Pick up items, open windows and start your cleansing method of choice.

Redo Wards and Protections Once you've cleansed its important to redo your protection. Cleanse to get rid of, protect to keep it away. Even if nothing has *hit* your protections and wards, its important to keep up to date on them being energized.

Keep Actives Low on Spoons Now that you've done the basics, stick to low spoon actives and slowly build from there. Even if you feel super energized and ready to get into it- you want to take things slow. This'll help you from losing steam..

Slowly Add Back In Your Daily Practice This is totally unique person to person, but dont expect to be back into your multi step daily routine right away. Add in each step one at a time, or slowly so you wont feel overwhelmed.

Come Up with a Ritual Youre EXCITED About You want to focus on the parts of witchcraft you love. Do something you've always wanted to try, something you always love doing, or anything that will make you excited for the working.

Pick a New Topic, Not an Older One Getting into your practice and going to an older topic might feel disheartening. Pick a new topic like astrology, plants, or an aspect of witchcraft you havent gotten too into before. Then go back to the older topic you left on.

Do Some Divination on What You Need Right Now Spend time with your spirit team, deities or ancestors and figure out what you should be focusing in on right now. Maybe you need more rest, maybe theres a ritual they want you to work on.

Remember You Dont Have To Do Magic Daily Dont put too much stress into doing something every single day. Take breaks. Youre still a witch.

I hope these helped. Remember to take things slow and dont let the pressure of getting back into it weigh you down. Magic is suppose to help not hinder.

[gotstabbedbyapen]

It's always "Hades isn't bad or cruel, his deeds are just metaphors of the inevitable death" or "Hades kidnapping Persephone represent the premature death".

But when the argument "Zeus has numerous affairs and many children because he represent the fertile rain" is brought up, all nuance is suddenly out of the window and Zeus is just a womanizer who can't keep it in his pants.