#altar art

[theinvitedrider]

[christinevioletart]

Hathor Pen and ink on paper 2024

Called by her original name, 'Hwt Hrw' translates to House of Horus as according to myths, she is the mother or consort of Horus. First, Hathor is the goddess of fertility symbolized by the cow horns and correspondence with the Sycamore tree (the white sap of the tree reminds of breast milk). She is also a protector of women and a goddess of beauty and sensuality. Hathor's energy is found in the sound of a lyre, the movement of a woman's hips dancing or the act of wearing make-up. She is also part of a goddess triad together with Sekhmet and Bastet as they can be interpreted as 3 sides of the same archetype. There are available prints of Hathor for your walls and altars on my website.

[x-twii]

[misspjsuperior]

International Women's Day :

The Divine Feminine is indeed international, superseding foolish borders created in man's imagination then forged in real blood. The apparition of La Virgen de Guadalupe unto “Juan Diego” is such an example. Her words in native Nahuatl to a humble Aztec man on the slopes of Tepeyac, the site of a destroyed Aztec goddess temple, bolstered the spirit of a brutalized Indigenous population who yet persists through continued colonization today, allowing original peoples of Mezoamerica to continue traditions and pass knowledge under the mantle of Her protection/disguise. The Florentine Codex of 1590 written in part by Catholic occupiers blatantly complains how after the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe the native Mexican people were still worshipping Mother Mary by the title Tonantzin (an honorific similar to “Our Lady” in the Nahuatl language) and with many of their same ancient rituals.

Although Mary mother of Jesus was internationally used as a tool of obstruction in hopes to be a replacement, She often became more co-conspirator with, rather than destroyer of, the people wherever She was taken by Europeans. Caribbean Vodun is perhaps the most famous example of such specific syncretization. Mary was already an international phenomenon for Europeans before their own international plunders, originating from a Middle Eastern Jewish tribe. The Gospel story itself tells how Mary had to flee empires within empires in Her lifetime as a refugee from one land to another to protect Her child. This intuitive, courageous resolution to move about is part of the actual divine meaning in the ancient etymology of the word “Virgin” which you can read more about on Patr3 on. The Roman Empire who executed the son of the Virgin Mary by their extremely common method of crucifixion is the same responsible for the creation of the Catholic Church who would then be in charge of crowning European rulers for centuries. They twisted the story of the Virgin and the meaning of Virginity from wild and free, unmarried, untamed, unclaimed by any man, controlled by no man, to the shameful sexual shit we know today.

Continuing my musings on international Goddesses via my visual work is Kali Ma of the Hindu pantheon. This brilliantly fierce Mother of Time, slayer of ego, recycler of souls, originates from the Indian peninsula of South Asia. Kali is still found in name and visage among the Romani people across Europe, a testament to their heritage. These nomadic folks have mistakenly been called “gypsy” (widely considered derogatory) with the incorrect assumption that their heritage lies in Egypt. See my previous Kali post about the theory that the term “calendar” was appropriated in ancient Rome from from the Romani people and their lunar “time calling” rituals with Kali. These histories truly make Kali an international divine feminine figure.

Although the compassionate Guan Yin (also spelled in the Roman alphabet as Quan Yin or Kwan Yin) is famous for hailing from China, She actually came from India originally as well. She was first honored as the male bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara as a personification of empathy and mercy prior to transforming to Her feminine form during the Song Dynasty in China. In the time between the deity had attributes of both genders but became increasingly associated with mother goddesses in Chinese culture. By the 12th century, She was interpreted as a female form in flowing robes as far as Japan where She is known as Kannon. If you Google search “Kannon” you will likely be first served the Wikipedia article for Guan Yin. Her transformation is well documented. She is a spirit who has traversed the distances and time and through gender as well making Her not just an international Goddess but also effectively a Trans Goddess. May we embody the empathy and compassion for all our sisters internationally no matter how they started life!

Goddess Art by PJ Superior: available as fine altar sized prints:

https://misspjsuperior.etsy.com/listing/1685298056

[hellenicdreaming]

I drew a cow for Apollo and then added it to his Altar 🧡 💛

[honoringthor]

Going to try to make and sell devotional prints for altars. If I can figure it out.

This is Demeter.

She’s a work in progress, maybe. Done in watercolor, poppy crown

If you have any suggestions feel free to make a suggestion.

They’ll probably be watercolor/mixed media

I plan on Thor, Set, Eros, Nephthys, Tyr, Vali, Hermes, Dionysus (probably won’t do Lilith)

I have another blog @sayjoart if you want to see more of my art.

Also this blog under #myart

[sassyllamaspirit]

Beaded snake

(I’m probably going to age myself with this post 😂 )

When I was pre-teen, everyone had to have these pony beaded critter keychains. We made them by the dozens!

Tonight I got in touch with my younger self and created a snake for my Loki altar. It was so nice to just doing something easy, fun, and creative. My kiddos made things too, so bonding family time too. It was a good devotional act as well as a fun piece of altar art.

We do a lot of pearler bead art here, that’s what I had on hand, so that’s what I used to creat my little snake.

[lokabrenna13]

#julyforloki This evening I worked on a 3" x 5" abstract paper collage. He wanted it immediately after I started working on it. I'm personally fond of the Jotunheim like vibe I'm getting from it. It will be mounted on part of the piece in the second slide, which will be cut and placed in a 4" x 6" frame once it dries more fully. I'll share the finished piece when its complete.

Hail Loki! I love You!

#loki #lokean #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractcollage #mixedmediaart #mixedmedia #jotunheim #altarart #papercollage #pagan #northerntradition #godspouse #divinelove #paganartist #nature