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when you realize that routines are actually rituals of devotion to yourself & your dreams they become much easier to follow
This is one slice of an incredible high resolution, enhanced color image of Pluto, recently released by NASA. You can see the full, larger version here.
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Lord Hades deep dive
Herbs • cypress, mint, myrrh, patchouli, bay, pumpkin, yew, wormwood, cinnamon, lavender, willow, oak, marigold, dandelion, rose, lily, daisies, rowan, poppy, daffodils, calendulas, salt and spices, Cypress, white asphodel, mint, narcissus
Animals• Dogs (Cerberus, specifically), black lambs, serpents, screech owls, black sheep, black bulls, moths (reincarnation, cycle of life),
Zodiac • Autumn (dry becoming cold) – Earth – Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Winter (cold becoming wet) – Water – Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
Colors • Black, grey, silver, gold
Crystal• hematite, onyx, obsidian, onyx, black tourmaline, jet
Symbols• precious jewels and money, drinking horn, Sceptre, Keys, Helm of darkness, night-time, autumn and winter, caves, mines, forests, crossroads, cemeteries, cornucopia, shovels (digging of graves, digging into dirt)
Jewelry you can wear in their honor• gold, silver, rubies, emeralds, anything metal and expensive due to his wealth and stone aspects. Any stones or metals. you can veil in muted colors in his honor.
Diety of• stones, metals, wealth, the underworld, 'winter; funeral rites.
Patron of• the underworld, stones, gems, crystals.
Offerings• honey, milk, shells or bones of animals, oolong and black tea, bread, and cake, apples, pomegranates, meat, especially lamb meat, he likes oils, like olive oil and such, a drinking horn, Black mirrors, Black cloth, dirt, dirt from commentaries, garlic, baked goods, sharp cheeses, money, family heirlooms, pomegranate mead/rum, black coffee, Statues or art of Cerberus, small fossils, art is drawn or for him, Shredded snakeskin, owl/vulture feathers., sheded dog fur (good origin hair, no stealing/shaving ur dog simply to give it to him), scales (balance scales), cornucopia, coins,
Devotional• saving money, spending responsibly, donating to charities for the dead, cleaning graveyards and gravestones (properly, respectfully, with permission for both the dead and the owners of the property), Offerings to the dead, as well as money to the spirits of the dead to let them pass on, collecting expensive jewels and crystals/stones, making an altar to tend dead spirits, Studying other cultures’ burial methods and cemetery rites, do a job for cementary, do mortuary or funeral services as a job (for the summer, or for how long u want in his honor), treat spirits kindly and help them move on, do ancestral worship, worship your land spirits in his honor, growing deathly plants (safely), writing poetry/stories for him, donate to those who can't afford a funeral, help with funerals, donate to suicide prevention organizations (that are trustworthy), donate to dog shelters, walk dogs in his honor, work at a dog shelter or babysitting dogs in his honor, visit caves that let you mine for stones/gems, make a playlist for him and hum/sing it in his honor, start a coin collection,
Ephithets• ‘Renowned’, ‘Good Counsellor’, ‘the Beautiful‐haired One’, ‘Of Good Repute’, ‘Leader of the People’, ‘Lord over All’, ‘Receiver of Many’, ‘Host to Many’ and Pluton (‘Wealth’).
Equivalents (alike but not the same)• Pluto, Dis Pater, Orcus
They are reaching out• seeing dead animals or funeral symbols, seeing his symbols everywhere, smelling pomegranates, getting more job opportunities. He and his wife are usually a package deal.
Vows/omans• taking care of the underworld, marriage vows
Number• 6 (not seeing his wife for 6 months, then seeing her for 6 months), and commonly associated with death
Morals• lawfully neutral
Courting• Lady Persephone
Past lovers/crushes• Leuce, Minthe, Theophile
Personality• Like a working dad hanging up your macaroni on his desk, he is very formal and has a sweet spot.
Home• hades/hadestown (he lives in the underworld but is allowed up to Mount Olympus
Mortal or immortal • immortal
Fact• Due to being a Cathonic god you cannot eat after them, you dispose of offerings into water into the ground, and him and his wife Persephone are usually together.
Curses• being broke, losing money, being unable to pass on, losing your job.
Blessings• more money, getting more job opportunities, getting more money.
Roots• "the unseen" which An extensive section of Plato's dialogue 'Cratylus' is devoted to the etymology of the god's name, the 'unseen one', in which Socrates is arguing for a folk etymology not from "unseen" but from "his knowledge (eidenai) of all noble things", you can see he originated from the greek region.
Friends• Persephone, Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, all the Olympians
Parentage• Cronos, Rhea
Siblings• Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia.
Pet• Cerberus, in his chariot four black steeds Orphnaeus (savage and fleet), Aethon (swifter than an arrow), great Nyctaeus (proud glory of Hell's steeds), and Alastor (branded with the mark of Dis).
Children • Macaria, and in some cases Zagreus, Dionysus, and the Erinyes
Appearance in astral or gen• black hair, crown, kings coat, with a beard and with his scepter
Festivals • Halloween, The Chthonia Fertility Rites
Season • fall, winter
Day • Saturday, Tuesday, or Monday would be good, but he doesn't have an official day.
Status• King of the underworld, an olympion.
What angers them• disrespect to their family (wife, kids, etc), insulting the dead, messing with graveyards
The music they like• he likes old-timey, death music, I was listening to a playlist and there was a lot of goth music!
Planet• pluto
Tarot cards• death, the devil (and personally the chariot and the emperor)
Reminds me of• hot coca, death, dirt, bones, dead animals on the road, and goths.
Scents/Inscene • Cypress, amber, pomegranate, and winter scents
Prayers•
1.
Great Hades, master of the dark afterworld, honored host of our beloved dead, husband of fair-haired Persephone, holder of the riches of the deep earth, eldest son of full-hearted Rhea and Cronus of the shining sickle, I praise you. Hades, kind one, unyielding one, gracious granter of respite to the suffering, of welcome to those who have passed from our world, I thank you for your gift of shelter and hospitality.
2.
Noble Hades, lord of the afterworld, upon your head the shining helm that veils the one it crowns in darkness, within your grasp the fearful staff with which you split the world asunder. Hades, I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings. Hades, holder of all the wealth within the world, yours are all the priceless treasures buried in the earth’s deep bones, the silver and the gold, the copper and the iron, the many-colored gems. I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings. Within your realm, O Hades, are treasures too of life and abundance. The precious seeds of fruit and grain, the soft black soil that clings to root and leaf, without these gifts would mankind fail to flourish. I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings. Kindly host of the dead, receiver of all who pass from the earth into your deep, abyssal realm, granter of rest for the weary, sweet reunion for those too long parted by your well-wrought gates. I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings. Fair-minded Hades, even-handed one who holds in hand the lot of all whose earthly lives have ended. The greatest of kings, the lowest of beggars, all receive reward or sanction by your will. I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.
3.
Great Hades, master of the darkened deep, master of the realm beneath our feet who hears the echoes of our steps, who takes the echoes of our lives. Hades, you know the need for an end to life, you know the worth of a well-deserved rest, you know the thanks of men and women weary from long lives of worry and toil, you know the joy of sweet reunion as friends long parted join together once again within your storied land. The dim and misty underworld is yours, O Hades; yours are the Fields of Asphodel, yours the endless pits of Tartarus in which are cast the wicked and the vile. Yours too are the Fortunate Isles, the land of fair Elysium where dwell the righteous and the good. Hades, the receiver of burnt offerings, receiver of the blood of beasts, well-honored god: in the end, all come to you. Hades, I praise you.
4.
Great-hearted Hades, lord of the afterworld, noble husband of gracious Persephone, daughter of the earth who shares your golden throne; advocate of the dead whose wrath falls on those who deny them due burial, or whose dishonor endures beyond the grave. Relentless Hades, agent of vengeance, friend of the Furies, long is your arm, long your memory. Lord of riches, lord of wealth, yours is the abundance of the depths, the cold, unyielding treasure of metal and stone; yours is the black dirt turned by the plow each spring, the sun-warmed soil that hides the seed. Hades, dark-haired son of Kronos, ruler of the world beyond us, inevitable host of men and women and all, I thank you for your care of those who have passed; I praise you, I honor you, I revere your name.
Due to him being a Chthonic deity here are tips for worship• You can do water in the ground, I'd personally light incense in his honor, over dirt, and let the ashes fall into the water in his honor. You can throw offerings into water into a pit in the dirt for him, in front of statues offerings were left at his feet. if you have no backyard, or any place to dispose of dirt, I'd get a bag of dirt and place offerings in it then throw it out (make him aware of it, with respect.), Offerings are often buried, poured down the drain, or into the trash (This is done to ‘complete’ the offering.), please NEVER eat after him or anything associated with him other than Kore (Persephone's overworld name, ONLY her overworld aspect),
I know he was offered blood, but please don't unless you're a devotee of Mimmum of 5 years!! that is offering your source of life and it has to be sterile and everything and is VERY VERY sacred, you're offering your life to him, so please make sure to do research and have someone help you if you do decide to.
Links/websites/sources • https://www.tumblr.com/h-x-d-e-s/190189758200/on-worshipping-hades# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology_and_the_classical_elements#:~:text=Spring%20(wet%20becoming%20hot)%20%E2%80%93,Water%20%E2%80%93%20Cancer%2C%20Scorpio%2C%20Pisces https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hades-Greek-mythology https://www.worldhistory.org/Hades/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Hades/ https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20111010143853768#:~:text=Epithets%20which%20euphemistically%20address%20his,Pluton%20('Wealth'). https://www.reddit.com/r/Hades/comments/17yhisn/offerings_to_hades/?rdt=60435 https://www.tumblr.com/twelfthremedy/625927031204577280/hades-offerings https://asklepiad-apollon.tumblr.com/post/182810115143/historically-accurate-offerings-to-the-theoi-buthttps://www.reddit.com/r/pagan/comments/khc513/it_makes_me_sad_that_hades_doesnt_have_a_festival/ https://greekpagan.com/tag/hades/
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[Image id: Figure from Power, Promise, Potential, and Possibilities of Parks, Recreation, and Leisure.
What Recreators Can Do
It costs approximately $30,000 to incarcerate a juvenile offender for one year. If that money were available to Parks and Recreation, we could do the following:
Take him swimming twice a week for 24 weeks,
And give him four tours of the zoo, plus lunch,
And enroll him in 50 community center programs,
And visit the nature center twice,
And let him play league softball for a season,
And tour the gardens at the park twice,
And give him two weeks of tennis lessons,
And enroll him in two weeks of day camp,
And let him play three rounds of golf,
And act in one play,
And participate in one fishing clinic,
And take a four-week pottery class,
And play basketball eight hours a weeks for 40 weeks,
After which we could return to you: $29,125 and one much happier kid.
Reprinted, by permission, from E. O’Sullivan, 1999, Setting a course for change (National Recreation and Park Association).
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Real shit tho guys, witchblr puts so much emphasis on divining a little bit often that no one ever talks about the big divining sessions for when you need as much information as possible.
To all the new magic practitioners out there, when you have a few types of divination you're competent in and you have a big issue you want to divine about, GO ALL OUT. Invoke the gods, light the candles, summon the spirits of your ancestors, and use every method you can think of.
Here's an outline for an All Out Divining Session that has all the bells and whistles, so you can see what's what.
First, clean out a big space to divine on. My working altar isn't big enough for lenormand spreads and I don't feel comfortable casting stones on the surface of it because it's a family heirloom, so I clean the big open section of floor in from of the altar.
Cleanse the room you're divining in, check and reinvigorate the wards if necessary. Absolutely nothing is getting in except what I want there.
Spread a fresh cloth to lay your tools on and gather your materials, preparing all of your divining tools. If they need reblessed, reblooded, cleaned or fixed, now is the time to prepare them.
Ready yourself. If you want ritual purity before you directly petition someone for aid in your divination, now is the time to become pure. Change clothes, bless yourself, pray for clarity and Sight, drink your mugwort tea or inhale your Seer's sage smoke.
Cast a circle, light the candles. Invoke whoever is most relevant to the divination: Ancestors, deities, spirits, the holy dead, whoever. Ask them to help you See.
Divine. Go through every method you have one by one. Take your time and go over every omen.
TAKE NOTES. I have a draft book just for this purpose. As I divine I write down just the results of the divination, like drawing a tower out of my tarot deck. If any little revelations come to me, I jot them down. Then, on the next couple of pages, I write down what each thing means, like that the tower means sudden change and misfortune. Then write down what each piece of divination might signal in your life, and a few different ways combining all of these omens might work out- pick the scenario you think is most likely.
Come back to your notes when the whole situation is over and see if any of your predictions were correct. Where did you go wrong or right? Which portents did you read correctly? How did all of the pieces fit together? Reflecting on your past predictions will make you a better diviner.
Not all of these steps are necessary, they're really just the basis of how far you can go. Some gods don't need ritual purity before approaching them, some methods of divining may be left out because they won't be helpful. If you don't plan on petitioning anyone to help you divine or give you their wisdom, you probably don't need to be as stringent about being presentable and safe (though I really reccomend bringing in an entity of some kind because those divining sessions can be crazy good). You don't need to take narcotics to See. This is an outline, not a checklist.
Above all, keep trying! Your first couple of sessions might be confusing or disappointing, but you will get better with every whisper of the fates!
Don’t be afraid to combine types of divination!
Maybe you pull some tarot cards, but you feel you need more nuance? Scry on the area that feels to vague!
Unsure how to interpret your cast stones? Pull a line of bibliomancy to get an extra anecdote.
Can’t figure out what the role of the figure you keep seeing in your dream work plays in your life? Maybe pull from the Major Arcana.
Look at your transits for the overarcing situation then look to cartomancy for advice.
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