#ecstatic ritual

[artsytoad]

Linda Garland, Shamana (cover of Ecstatic Ritual: Practical Sex Magic)

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[dalelans]

What happens at Pawling Farm stays

Jeune walks on the path up the basin ridge picking berries singing slow hands and mushrooms of  trees buckle against the curve of a

small planet and her gravity  cutting songs sung in the woods rough throat songs enough songs for the little-ones-who-spring-forth and tonal resonance and resonances of love mighty caritas and agape

autumnal deep within the treeline neoteny hymnal with cheap whiskey dried-up spider webs

black soilic bog singing back to us extrinsic and causal 

bingeing life-filtered airs ecstatic on the hill ash trees on the circumference  uphill colors and bike trail  Tim and I later a bunch of times in the morning he drops a few µgs on a cracker on my kitchen table uphill colors and standing in the basin listening to the surrounding wildlife

being in the inner site ecstatic each time

like a preacher born in the woods kneading love or excitement into the

air and wind

per visit riparian uncollapsed ecstatic wave function amplified by deep floral energies cathartic being high in the inner and outer sites each trip smelling as much as possible ripe communal interdependance

birds perch and  occasional plane overhead railroad across the river nighttime in all black

intimacy via total consumption next to the highway

temperature re-inversion high and stoned engulfed in the thing as a place

with deep love oak fungal networks off the path ruins behind chainlink fences deer nests appear as pi configurations embossed spiritually in tall grasses.

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[marytrepanier]

We did our coven Bendideia Saturday. Bendis, the ancient Thracian goddess of the moon and hunting, was worshipped with ecstatic rites like those of Dionysos in the wilds of Thrace, north of mainland Greece. Thracians lived in tribal villages and were renowned for their ability at war, particularly as cavalry.

The Greeks identified Bendis with Persephone, Artemis, Hekate and Selene. Bendis may have been the same as the Thracian goddess Kotys (Cotys) or a Thracian version of Cybele. Her attributes include a Thracian-style pointed hat and boots made of fox-skin. She’s shown standing between two spears or holding a torch in one hand.

She was also worshipped in Attica, in Piraeus (the harbor town of Athens). As part of the Attic ritual, a torchlight race on horseback was held in the evening in honor of the goddess. The riders carried torches and passed them along to one another as they raced the horses.

For us, she was very sweet. We had no horses for her, only torches, wine, and a bit of drumming.

[bunnywiththeeyeliner]

🔥🔑🕊️💎⚔️🦢

[peppermintandsmoke]

I Go Like the Hare

I Go Like the Hare

This is a late equinox post. I wanted to write it sooner but I needed some time to just sit with the experience and know what I was hoping to tell.

The vernal equinox, or Ostara, is a celebration I have always struggled to connect to. I live in a landscape that does not wake up until May, in fact as I write this, there’s about a foot of snow on the ground. The heavy spring motifs feel like a big…

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[on-raven-wings-blog]

I just received my copy of Lifting the Veil in the mail today! I’m not necessarily a particular fan of Farrar, and I’m definitely taking this work and weighing it against my previous study and experience, but overall I’m really quite excited to get a bit more perspective on ecstatic trance and aspecting deity. 

[inyourlifetime]

My sexual aesthetic

[inspirationalwhimsy]

So as far as my stuff with Min, I just wanted to clarify that I won't get all too adult about it but if I do post/reblog something with adult content, I will simply tag with NSFW and adult. What I do in my bedroom as far as that goes is between me, my beloved, and Neterju (or at least who ever is hanging around during the act).

Now, what I learned from this book so far!

The beginning touches on basically care for your body and your spirit and establishing trust between you an your partner. I actually can appreciate a sexual book that starts off right away with that. That usually tells me that the author cares about respect and safety and personal care despite the rest of the content. There was even a little section about rape victims and those who worry about being a victim. Basically stating how to be able to protect one's self and heal if faced with such an event. While a lot if geared towards women, the author does recognize that men can be victims and also deserve to feel safe and respected.

I'll read more later but it looks like I am onto the rest of the content.