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Even before sunrise, or at dawn, on Good Friday people washed in rivers and streams, which were supposed to bring them health and protect them from fever, rash and other diseases.

Brrrrr . . . I can assure you—the water is colder on Good Friday than at Kupala. 🥶

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“Perirhanterion made of Parian marble. It consists of a small column surrounded by three female figure (korai) and it served as the stand of a basin for ritual purposes… First quarter of the 6th century BCE.”

The perirhanterion is a type of water basin and was used for ritual bathing and would be found in temples. This one is dedicated to Apollo.

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Day three of @asksecularwitch's Dabbler's Week (https://www.tumblr.com/asksecularwitch/190317925794/a-dabblers-week) is Ritual Bathing. Finally, this January, after months of only baths, my partner and I had the money to replace our broken shower! This is good for this day of the week as, although i do love boiling myself like a lobster, a shower genuinely makes me feel cleaner. Plus, it felt more appropriate for drawing things out of me and leaving only silence.

I left my watch and phone out of the room – i normally listen to music while showering– and managed to get through the whole washing and getting out parts without speaking. I just used my normal washing gear, and had a very thorough wash, more thorough than usual. There was also some doing of things nine times, trying to suppress/ignore my brain's inbuilt radio, and imagining stirring up black gunk that represented all the energetic and psychological debris I'd picked that would also get washed down the drain. I then did a full body moisturise, while i normally only moisturise my face and hands. So, if nothing else, i am now very clean and soft.

I checked in with the pendulum afterwards about how effective it had been at the non-physical cleansing. Mid, apparently. I don't need to add or replace any soaps/shampoo, but apparently the body pouffe, while very suitable for physical cleaning, is worse than my hands for non-physical cleansing. I suspect i should try pouring water over myself or something, have more of some sort of ritualised aspects

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“The sacred bath of the goddess or of her cult statue apparently was an important element in early Heraian ritual. The placement of most Heraia in fertile marshy places (Kroton, Metapontum, and Samos), often near the confluence of waters (whether sea water as at Perachora, fresh and sea as at Samos and Metapontum, or rivers and streams as at the ‘thirsty’ Argive Heraion) suggests this. So, too, do all the myths associating Hera with rivers or streams, for instance, at Plataia and at the Argolid's Kanathos spring. Even ‘thirsty’ Argos, famous for its streams long dried up in historic times, earlier abounded in rivers and streams, as the role of Inakhos in Heraian mythology illustrates. But our concern here is with the bath's symbolism. Ernst Buschor interprets the Samian bath as a yearly Jungfraulichkeit der Gottin ‘virginity of the goddess’ which cleansed her of the pollution of previous intercourse in preparation for her yearly remarriage to Zeus. This interpretation receives seeming confirmation from Samos' ancient name Parthenia ‘Maiden’. Perhaps later Greeks may have considered it a revirginification, when explaining why the cult statue had to be bathed annually after they had forgotten the original character of the cult. But this explanation presupposes that parthenos necessarily implied virginity in the sense of one's being physically untouched, an idea exploded in Eugen Fehrle's study of cultic chastity. Parthenos in the early period referred rather to a woman's or goddess' vigor, strength, and potentiality.”

- The Transformation of Hera: A Study of Ritual, Hero, and the Goddess in the Iliad by Joan O'Brien

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A Method of Ritual Bathing Many practitioners prefer to take a ritual bath before performing any magical workings. You will probably develop your own routine, but below we show the basic sequences that can work very well. Bath Salts Commercial bath salts will do absolutely nothing on an esoteric level – they have too many chemical additives and artificial perfumes, so it is a nice touch to make your own using essential oils, blends such as those shown below and/or herbs. The fact that you have mixed them yourself means that they are infused with your own vibration and therefore will work on a very subtle level. Matching your bath salt perfume to your incense perfume will do wonders for your psyche. On a slightly more practical level, bath salts with an esoteric theme are an effective and gentle way of introducing someone to the delights of ritual. YOU WILL NEED 3 parts Epsom salts 2 parts baking soda 1 part rock salt (or borax) Bowl for mixing Essential Oils in your chosen perfumes Handful of herbs (optional) Natural food colouring METHOD Mix the first three ingredients thoroughly in the mixing bowl. Use your hands as this will enable you to imbue the salts with your own energy. This is your basic mixture and can be perfumed or coloured in any way that you please. Note: It is wise when using essential oils to mix them first if you are using a blend to allow the synergy between the oils to develop. Add your colouring first and mix to your satisfaction, then follow with your oil or blend a drop at a time. Next add the herbs to the mixture and combine thoroughly. Be generous with the oils since the salts will absorb a surprising amount. Your nose, however, as with all oils and perfumes is the best judge – there is no right or wrong amount. If you wish to call upon one of the water gods, now is a good time to do so since you should take your time in blending the ingredients. When you wish to use your salts, add approximately 2 tablespoons to a full bathtub and mix well. Source, Natural Magic: Spells, Enchantments & Self-Development Pamela Bell Posted by, phynxrizng,

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