hunter's moon is shining

alex/29/he or it (nonbinary/genderfaer butch), spiritual sideblog for lovecorebutch. i post about hellenic polytheism and other spiritual stuff in general here, and post photos/etc that are meaningful to me.

[wolfprayers]

don’t interact/i’ll block if if:

transmed, terf, anti unconventional pronouns, support cultural appropriation, tradfem, eating disorder blog, anti kin, zionist, irl gore blog (occasional morbid nature or medical content should be fine, but no injured people without their consent), think lesbians can be into men in a healthy and genuine way, post incest or adult/minor ships

minors please blacklist “m1nors dn1” (replace 1 with i)- at times i may post artistic nudity, heavier venting that i don’t want to bother minors with, etc

about:

i’m alex (among other names), a 30 year old nonbinary (genderqueer/genderfaer) butch lesbian. i am neurodivergent and have chronic pain. i am a hellenic polytheist. i most often post about Artemis, Apollo, Leto, Demeter, Dionysus, and Aphrodite, though not limited to them. i’m still somewhat new to this and happy to learn more. i am (primarily spiritual) otherkin/fictionkin/therian, and do not consider my soul/mind/heart to be human despite my physical form. i am white and tme.

i don’t mind people following me just for aesthetic posts/etc.

please let me know if you need anything tagged. i try to warn for common triggers. i describe original uploads/visual content and try to describe others when i can, but i have chronic wrist pain and need to avoid straining them. if i reblog from a bad source/otherwise harmful in some way please feel free to let me know- i’m still not very familiar with polytheism communities and discussions around them, so i may well just not know.

[art-and-things-of-beauty]

Etchings of a Roe deer fawns by Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (1895-1977)

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[wolfprayers]

[image description: a photo of a body of water surrounded by many trees and rocks. text over the photos says: "and for the lady... perhaps a collection of river rocks, pinecones, and snail shells?" end image description.]

[darkearthsuggestions]

Every winter finds me unraveled, strings spilling out from my seams. But I trust that spring will come-- my spring, the weaving, and the warmth. There is no point in fretting over frays when february is such a little thing. Today I find a spot of sun. I watch the unwoven ends of me, splayed and splitting. Each one of them catches the light.

[wynniebluewho]

This strange god, the gay reveler, the cruel hunter, the lofty inspirer, was also the sufferer.

-on Dionysus, Mythology, page 73

[philhelias-moved-deactivated202]

Apollo holding the kithara from the Temple of Venus at Hadrian’s Villa (detail)

Attested to Apollonios, circa 150 AD

[pompeiusliker]

more apollo, who could have guessed

ft. some modern day clothes designs ☀️

[tractim]

apollo and hyacinth as the sun card for the dionysian tarot deck ☀️

[starweaverblog]

Apollo and his Muses ✨

[trailcam]

12.21.16_12.26

William Harper

[wolfprayers]

[image description: a photo of two deer in a snowy forest. a buck stands near the camera, looking to the right, with a doe mid-step behind him. end description.]

[whats-the-word-again]

Praise to Dionysos Auxitês!

Auxitês = Giver of increase

Dionysos Auxitês, giver of increase; I cannot begin to thank you for your guidance. From you I understand; Indulgence is not bad, Wanting more is not bad, That I am deserving. You have taught me my limits of giving, and that sometimes, I must only give to myself. That self-care can be self-indulgence, and That I do not need to deprive myself in order to give to others. It is from you, joyous one, that I am unafraid of my body; Unafraid of my needs, Unafraid of my wants, Unafraid of cravings or desires. Dionysos Auxitês, giver of excess; My guide whom is always by my side, I now understand. Whom although I may come and go, will always be there when I most need. I praise you; Oh holy indulgence! With your sweet eyes and your sunburnt skin. Giver of plenty. Oh holy indulgence! Dionysos Auxitês, I praise and thank you!

-> Dionysos divider by @/sister-lucifer

[kotytto]

🥺🦌

[tikkety-tok]

what's the chances of that?!

[adobe-outdesign]

same energy

[identifying-deer-in-posts]

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) and western moose (Alces alces andersoni)

[the-puffinry]

Aphrodite Holding a Dove, mid 5th century BCE. Said to come from Epidauros.

[aleyma]

Ring with Aphrodite weighing love, made in Greece, c.350 BC (source).

[thejinxedchaos]

A devotional painting to Dionysus, god of Wine, Madness, Insanity, Revelry, Festivity, Mental Illness and Theatre

[dozydawn]

sunset magazine, october 2001.

[wolfprayers]

[image description: a photo of clusters of grapes growing on a vine. end description.]