[synqra]

King of Weeds from the series Truppe Fledermaus by KAHN & SELESNICK

[ristoria]

Prayer for Brighid

Prayer for Brighid - edited from pg 5 of Vol 1 of the Carmina Gadelica Brighid with me lying down, Brighid with me rising up, Brighid with me, in the Sun’s kisses. I am a beam of joy with Her inspiration. I am a beam of love with Her inspiration. Brighid with me sleeping Brighid with me waking Every day and night, Each day and night Brighid with me, protecting. Brighid guiding my path. Brighid giving me strength. For now, and always.

[saintsacrilege]

i think there’s an interesting difference between Not Believing in God and simply not believing in god

i qualify the first one as you literally do not believe god even exists. end of story. (and good for u tbh)

but the second one is “i mean yeah i guess he exists but like what’s he gonna do if i scream curses at him? huh?? fuckin nothing the dude’s a total loser”

[singing-not-sleeping-beauty]

people be like “Apollo is god of so many things, pick a lane dude”, but I need you all to know that the celtic goddess Brigid is a goddess of spring, healing, fertility, blacksmithing, poetry, and she is considered to be related to the fae

Every pantheon’s gotta have the indecisive child

[klassizismus]

Detail: Diana and Endymion, Francesco Solimena, 1710

[klassizismus]

Detail: Diana and Endymion, Francesco Solimena, 1710

[warriots]

hiii finally organizing some stuff please dont mind me

[warriots]

about

hey! you may call me demonike.

i'm brazilian, i'm 18 and i mostly use she/they pronouns.

i'm an ares devotee, a hellenic polytheist and a witch. i post mostly about ares, brigid and fae work.

i don't have a dni, but i do block freely.

terfs not welcome.

my main is @enbyelf

[warriots]

。゜。゜divination guidelines

hey! i offer free tarot readings.

feel free to send relationship questions

i don't answer life or death questions and the like, but i'd be glad to help with deity communication — though for those i may use a pendulum.

i reserve my right to refuse to answer any requests, even if seemingly for no reason other than not feeling comfortable with them.

if you send a request on anon, i'll ask you to at least give me a nickname.

i'm more than happy to draw clarifiers if you think my reading wasn't clear. if you feel like it wasn't accurate, please tell me so! you'll be doing me a favor, i promise.

send as many asks as you'd like!

always keep in mind that divination is solely for advice and, at times, for fun. please remember that yes, i can get things completely wrong. take everything with a grain of salt; i am, afterall, just a rando in the internet.

[sunfragrence]

Ares stands beside you as you struggle. As you fight for your survival, he will toss you the weapons that’ll destroy your enemies.

Don’t give up. You have a war to win.

[phemonoi]

“...and when we become evil we make the gods our enemies— not because they are angered against us, but because our sins prevent the light of the gods from shining upon us, and put us in communion with spirits of punishment.”

Sallustius, On the Gods and the World. Extract from Patrick Dunn’s The Practical Art of Divine Magic: Contemporary & Ancient Techniques of Theurgy.

I want all of you to read that extract many times, and understand the impact of it in our lives, and what we have been discussing about punishment and the Gods since we see a lot of dangerous experiences being told on TikTok. Sallustius explains it: when we “become evil” we make the gods our “enemies” —in the sense that we become the opposite of what they are: good, not in the sense of fighting with them, or them fighting with us—, because our sins (please do not read this word in the christian sense of “sin”. Sin here means almost literally criminal, narcissistic, abusing behavior. It means we are constantly rejecting goodness, justice, and wellbeing for ourselves and others. It does not mean making a small mistake, it means harming just for the sake of harming, it means not learning that we are acting wrong, it means choosing to not change) prevents us from coming close to them. This lowering of our “vibes” or our soul, prevents the Gods from reaching out to us. You can understand this in terms of miasma —not lyma— that gets you so obscure the Gods cannot reach out to you to help. The result is, that this lower vibration, this abandonment of the soul, puts you at danger of encountering “spirits of punishment” as Sallustius call them. These are lower spirits that focus on guilt, shame, and severity, instead of acceptance, change, and justice. This spirits may disguise themselves as deities.

The Gods don't punish you. You punish yourself by getting so far away from Them that you start being available for lower entities that can manipulate you.

The way to resolve this? Reach the Gods out. It won't be easy. Learn and change. Become better, and good. And you will have genuine experiences with genuine deities.

[piristephes]

“There is also an image of Ares in the marketplace of Tegea [in Arkadia]. Carved in relief on a slab it is called Gynaikothoinas (Feasted by the Women). At the time of the [historical] Lakonian war, when Kharillos king of Lakedaemon made the first invasion, the women armed themselves and lay in ambush under the hill they call today Phylaktris (Sentry Hill ). When the armies met and the men on either side were performing many remarkable exploits, the women, they say, came on the scene and put the Lakedaemonians to flight. Marpessa, surnamed Khoira, surpassed, they say, the other women in daring … The story goes on to say … that the women offered to Ares a sacrifice of victory on their own account without the men, and gave to the men no share in the meat of the victim. For this reason Ares got his surname.”

— Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 48. 4 :

[hellenicrisis]

Hellenism Asks ☀️🕯

Which deities do you worship?

How long have you been practising Hellenism?

What's your favourite myth?

Have you had a liking in Greek mythology since you were a kid? If so, does it influence your practice?

Do you have an altar?

What drew you to Hellenism? What made you choose it over anything else?

Do you believe in past lives?

Do you believe in the Underworld? If so, do you think about it literally or as a concept?

Do you listen to devotional music?

Which deity do you turn to most in times of trouble?

Do you wear any devotional jewellery?

Do you have any food or drink recipe that is spirituality important?

Who was the first deity you started worshipping?

Who is the most recent deity you started worshipping?

Is there a deity you tried worshipping and working with, but it didn't work out?

Is there another deity you are considering worshipping?

When people ask you what religion you belong to, what do you say?

Has Christianity/Catholicism affected your practice or your views about your practice at all?

Feel free to ask me these or repost this yourself. Remember that you don't have to answer any questions you're uncomfortable with ☀️

[witchbeyondwords]

In Hestia’s name, may you always have a home and a roof over your head.

May you always be comfortable and warm with a full belly.

May you always be in good spirits and good company, never knowing the pervading loneliness that envelopes the soul.

[woundthatswallows]

one note from a respectable mutual on a shitty text post is worth thousands from random users

[witchy-kitchen-craft-deactivate]

Yule Bannocks - A Scottish folk tradition

Yule bannock were cooked during the Winter Solstice in Scotland. They were shortbreads made in the shape that reminded the sun. We use to eat them during the shortest day of the year to celebrate the return of the Sun and that from that day the days are growing longer again! I discovered this recipe in a very old book "Scot's Kitchen by F McNeil" and I took the liberty to adapt it to make it magical as well. I added orange zest for joy and love, whisky to help banish negative energies for the upcoming new year and oats for money and prosperity!

For 8 persons

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Ingredients

200g room temperature butter

100g sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

200g flour

50g rice flour

50g oatmeal

Zest of 1 orange finely grated

1 tablespoon of single malt whisky (works with brandy or rhum as well)

Recipe

Pre-heat oven 160°C/ 320°F

In a big bowl mix flour, rice flour salt, orange zest and oatmeal together.

In an other bowl mix the sugar and the butter together until well combined. Then, add the mix to the flour and add the whisky. Mix everything quickly with your hands until roughly combined in a ball.

Line a baking tray with baking sheet (or just use butter) then with your hands make a disc of roughly 20cm diameter and 2cm height. I like to use a tart cercle as guide but it's not mandatory. Then I pinch the edge between my thumb and index to make some imprints.

Cook in the oven for 10 minutes at 160°C/ 320°F then 50 minutes at 140°C/ 280°F

As soon as the shortbread is out of the oven, use a ruler and divide it in 8 with a knife but don't cut through it to keep the bannock round.

Let it cool on a rack and eat it!

Notes

These Yule Bannock were done for a very long time. Originally they had more flour and less butter. I also changed the flavour by adding a dash of whisky. You can keep them in a tin for about a week (honestly they don't last a day at my home!)

[heatherwitch]

Litha Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized posts for your Litha needs! What is Litha? [X] Litha is celebrated on slightly different days depending on who you ask/the year, but the broad spectrum is: June 20th-25th in the Northern Hemisphere and December 20th-25th in the Southern Hemisphere. 

The Basics:

Simple ways to celebrate Litha

Litha: how do I celebrate this sabbat?

Celebrate Litha! / Let’s talk Litha!

Litha for lazy witches

Witches sabbats: Litha

Celebrating Litha: lore, decor and festivals

Litha + faerie interactions masterpost

Ideas for Litha

Litha correspondences

Litha: a midsummer night

Things to do on midsummer

Summer solstice celebration

Litha Crafts:

DIY flower pressing

Make flower crowns / Litha flower crown / DIY flower headband

Litha Recipes:

Litha orange honey cake

Summer solstice honey cakes

Litha herbal honey cookies

Litha lavender cookies

Litha buttermilk bread

Litha lavender thyme chicken

Litha recipes and food correspondences

Litha iced drinks masterpost

Litha sun tea / How to make sun tea

Summer tea

Litha iced chamomile tea

Sun seeker cocktail

Litha Spells & Rituals:

Simple spell for sunshine

Litha blessings

Litha candle spell

Summer solstice ritual

Midsummer ritual

A midsummer bath

Litha Tarot Spreads:

Litha tarot spread (3 card)

The light: a tarot spread for Litha (3 card)

Summer solstice tarot spread (3 card)

A midsummer spread (5 card)

Litha tarot spread (5 card)

The baking sun tarot spread (5-6 card)

Other:

Sun oil

Litha/Midsommar sun oil

Solar cleansing brew

Litha altar decorations

Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

Links updated December of 2021. Please inform me of broken links via askbox!