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The Spring Equinox also known as Ostara or the Vernal Equinox is the day which symbolically marks the first day of spring.  The day and night are of equal length and from this point onwards the days get longer as we head towards Beltane.  The Spring Equinox happens when the sun crosses the celestial equator moving – south in the southern hemisphere and north in the northern hemisphere, which causes the days to lengthen and the temperatures to go up.  Vernal itself means fresh or new like the spring and this time officially marks the time of spring. Ostara is derived from the German goddess Eostre who represents new beginnings in conjunction with spring.

This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar it astrologically falls on Sunday the 22nd of September at 10.44pm (traditional date is on the 21st September). Gods such as Ostara/Eostre, The Green Man, Mother Earth/Gaia, Hekate, Persephone, Demeter, Osiris, Geb, Ver, Flora, Freya, Brigid, Jarylo/Yarylo/Iarilo/Gerovit, Eiar, Ba Jia Jiang, Ashanti, Saraswati, Cybele and Morityema all can be honoured during this time of year.

I have celebrated Spring with groups of people in various magickal settings and the one thing which I found linked them, was the coming together to celebrate the flourishing of the land.  Something which I have experienced often during this festival day is the acknowledgement of the bounty of the earth. 

One of the fondest memories I have during this time of year is celebrating the Spring Equinox through colouring eggs.  It’s something I learned from my mother who would prepare them for Greek Orthodox easter.  When I started observing the Spring Equinox I would make them in September to correlate with the southern hemisphere and would make them exactly like my mother did.  I did this by taking chicken eggs which had been wrapped in panty hose, keeping leaves or flowers in place to make a stencil of them appear on the eggs and using red Greek egg dye and vinegar to boil them. When they had cooled I would buff them with some olive oil to give them a nice shine.  Soon after my first few attempts I started to make eggs in elemental colours for the elemental quarters.  

In my coven and magickal groups thereafter we would occasionally make painted eggs which had been blown out from raw eggs and could be used as magickal symbols of spring.  We would also occasionally make floral or herbal wreaths to adorn ourselves with. 

As an avid herbalist during this time of year I notice that my garden is coming to life.  Plants, herbs and trees which have been dormant over the fallow period of the winter are blossoming, new shoots are being birthed or are regenerating. I like to acknowledge and thank my garden and the Devas of the land and its blessings by leaving herbs, trees or plants, offerings especially those who are decades old or have personal significance.  Such as a fennel plant which was planted by my mother and which is now decades old, plum trees which were part of the original farm which existed way before houses were built in the area, an aloe vera plant which was gifted to me by a coven sister in our youth, succulents gifted by an old friend who is no longer living in the country, a lemon/lime tree which my father created and planted which had stopped fruiting until recent years and a lemon tree I planted which was dying and which has regenerated recently.  Of course I adore and respect all the trees, plants and herbs I haven’t mentioned especially since they bring in local birds, insects and bugs which help pollinate and sustain them due to my garden being biodynamic.

During this time of year I also tend to cook a lot especially with the locally sourced organic produce available and gift items such as bread and biscuits to loved ones.  I also tend to food craft for my patrons (specifically Hekate, A’set and Sekhmet) which I then offer upon their shrines and altars during their devotionals.  

I personally feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year.  Persephone has come back to her mother Demeter with the guidance and aid of Hekate, after being trapped with Hades during the dark part of the year when the earth lay dormant.  The earth is waking up due to Demeter’s great joy in being reunited with her daughter Persephone.  What this signifies from my perspective is that Hekate can be the enabling force for us to come out of and move on from of the dark and fallow experiences we have endured.  Now we can move onto new beginnings, opportunities and illuminate that which we should focus on to bring the blessings we want and need in our lives. 

Hekate can be a guiding force for change and movement.  Hekate can help us tap into the potential of this time as she lights up way which allows us to take a more beneficial path on the crossroads we might find ourselves at.  She encourages us to take the first step towards renewal and rebirth and the promise of new beginnings.  Hekate encourages us to engage in this movement onwards and upwards and use it for the power it contains – the promise of shedding the old and embracing the new and the power (internal and external) it contains.

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of eggs, herbs (mint, sage, iron wort, lavender, wormwood etc – herbs of hers which are growing now), seeds (for planting), lavender flowers, sage flowers, saffron, corn flowers, edible flowers (violet, chive, clover, lilac etc) bread, apples, pomegranates, dandelions, wine, grape juice, honey infused tea/milk and substitutes such as oat or almond milk, onions, black garlic, grains such as barley, wheat husks, pomegranate cakes, cheese, legumes, beans and meat (lamb, rabbit and goat).

Vegetables such as beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, endive, leek, lettuce, onion, parsnip, pak choi, peas, radish, rocket, silverbeet, snow peas, spring onion, strawberry, corn and tomato.

Herbs such as chives, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, sage and thyme.

Flowers such as alyssum, asters, begonias, celostias, chrysanthemums, cinerarias, corn flowers, geraniums, petunias, daisies, carnations, lavender, marigolds, snapdragons, pansies, foxglove, sunflowers, gazanias, impatients and dahlias.

Some things you can do to honour and mark the Spring Equinox in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

1. Make food usually consumed during this time and partake or share with loved ones, as well as leave as offerings to your gods or gods of the season: meat (lamb/rabbit/goat) or legume and bean stews, egg dishes such as quiches or boiled coloured eggs, cheesecake, yogurt, cakes and anything which can be shared and is seasonal.
   
2. Make coloured eggs or decorate wooden/ceramic eggs and leave them as offerings to the earth, seasonal God/dess or your patron/matron.
   
3. Rituals, spells and magick for new beginnings, fertility, rebirth, renewal, new opportunities and endeavours (especially at dawn).
   
4. Plant seeds for the future whether they be physical or metaphoric.
   
5. Clean and refresh your home or ritual/magickal space ie spring clean through cleaning, decluttering and revamping.
   
6. Rebirth rituals which can include taking devotional vows for a specific tradition or God/dess.
   
7. Get up at sunrise and bask in the first light of the day in nature, whether you do so in your own backyard, local park or nature reserve.
   
8. Feed your local wildlife appropriate offerings such as bird specific feed for your local natives.
   
9. Take the day off if you can and spend the time in nature ie a picnic or hike.
   
10. Light a fire (bonfire or fireplace) or candles to celebrate and honour the light of the sun during this time.
    
11. Make wreaths from seasonal herbs and flowers to adorn yourself with.
    
12. Craft some items which resonate with the season for you.
    
13. Prick some flowers or treat yourself to some from a favourite florist to bring spring into your living area.
    
14. Start a new hobby or lifestyle change (such as exercise) you have been wanting to or reconnect to.
    
15. At dawn light candles to mark the passage of time from winter to spring and also to honour the Gods of this season (in gold, green, pink, yellow, blue and purple).

So work your magick this Spring Equinox, honour the dawn, nature and new beginnings and opportunities which are available to you and ask for what you want to blossom in your life.

In her name

Setjataset

(c) T. Georgitsis 2021, Updated 2024/25

The Magick of this Moon

The Full Moon which is also a Blood Moon this month is happening this September full moon between the 7-8th (the total eclipse will happen around 3.30am EST in the Southern Hemisphere on the 8th – it starts around 2.28am and ends by 5.56am).  For specific times around the world please go here for further details: Date and Time Total Lunar Eclipse

A Blood Moon is a Full moon which is a Solar Lunar Eclipse.  The earth is between the sun and the moon which causes the moon to have a reddish tinge due to the red light which skims over the earth.

The Lunar Eclipse energies transition through the new and full moon phases during the eclipse, which enables the moon to cycle through the various stages of the moon and its magick.

Eclipse magick is when the energy is amplified due to the moon energies intermingling.

There are various types of magick you can perform during this coming moon:

• Liminal – magick worked between the darkness and the light.
• Manifestation – setting goals, intentions and affirmations.
• Breaking – curses, bad habits, bad relationships and connections.
• Transformation – self/surroundings, spellwork and health encompassing all aspects of oneself (body/mind/spirit and emotion).
• Devotion – to lunar or liminal Gods and Goddess.
• Focus – personal and spiritual development along with illumination and psychic work (divination and magickal goals).

This is a good time to clear the energies which no longer aid you in preparation for the next phase in your life.

Now is the time to work on breaking the bonds which drag you down and transform it into manifesting that which raises you up.

Since the full moon is in Pisces it will be an intense time full of transformative evolution, therefore I suggest working on the self and opening yourself to insight and truth. Below I have outlined an easy rite you can perform in any tradition you resonate to, with the guidance of Hekate:

Hekate Eclipse Magick by Setjataset

Preparation:

Chose a liminal time and place for the ritual to be set, preferably outside if you can manage it under the full moon or alternatively where the moon beams can shine upon your workings.

Purify body by showering or washing head, hands and feet.

Your shrine and offering items should be placed on a shrine or working altar and should include: black candle, red candle (or white/neutral coloured candles if you don’t have red/black), purified water/khernips mixed with salt, a token or offering you have for Hekate, incense and an image of Hekate.

Welcoming and Opening

Open sacred space or the shrine/altar and welcome Hekate by simply calling to her or reciting a hymn, poem, evocation in her name.

Light your incense and waft over sacred space.

Sprinkle purified salted water over sacred space.

Magical Working

Write (with a sharpie) or carve (with a blade, wand, knife, pin, fingernail) on a black candle what you want to get rid of.

If you don’t have a black candle use a white or neutral colour and write on the candle a word representing what you want to get rid of ie procrastination.  Think about it carefully and don’t be rash in what it is you are wanting to get rid of and make sure its what you really want.

Write (with a sharpie) or carve (with a blade, wand, knife, pin, fingernail) on a red candle what you want to bring in.

If you don’t have a red candle use a white or neutral colour and write on the candle a word representing what you want to bring in ie self-love.  Think about it carefully and don’t be rash in what it is you are wanting to bring in and make sure its what you really want.

If so desired, anoint candles.  Use an oil such as Abramelin oil or something simple such as olive or lavender oil.  If you have no oil, use your own saliva.

Light both candles.

Push the black candle away from you and the red candle towards you and then say:

“Hekate Queen of Earth, Sky and Sea

Assist me to straddle this liminal time

Guide me through the Darkness and into the Light

With the power of the Moon I release my intentions”  © T. Georgitsis 2020

Let the candles burn down completely in a safe manner.

Thanks and Closing

Thank Hekate and close sacred space or the shrine/altar.

Ritual is now complete and any feasting and/or grounding work can take place.

Do not speak about your working until it has manifested and even then be cautious with how you share it.

© T. Georgitsis 2020, Updated 2021 and 2025

Imbolc, which means “in the belly” or “ewe’s milk”, is the day that marks the incoming Spring.   Symbolically it marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox and celebrates the rebirth of the sun as the days get longer.  Traditionally it is a Northern Hemisphere Gaelic festival which falls on the 1st of February and celebrates the Feast Day of Brigid. It marks the time of the year when spring flowers start to emerge in nature and can be a date to celebrate women.

This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar it falls on Friday the 8thst of August at 10.14am. Gods such as Brigit, Aenghus Og, Cerridwen, Hekate, Persephone, Demeter, Gaia, Hestia, Aphrodite, Eros, Pan, Bast, Aradia, Ceres, Faunus, Venus and Vesta can all be honoured during this time of year.

I have celebrated Imbolc with groups of people in various magickal settings and the one thing which I found linked them, was the coming together to celebrate the planting of seeds and sharing of food in a communal setting.  Something which I have experienced time and time again during this festival day is the ritualistic act of planting physical and metaphorical seeds which symbolises set intentions for the coming season of Spring and Summer.  Also feasting is highlighted during this time as so many religious festivals tend to celebrate this way.

One of the fondest memories I have during this time of year is celebrating Imbolc through planting seeds or seedling when I was starting out in my first coven.  It’s something I never did before on my own and being able to watch something I planted with my own hands, grow and prosper developed my love of gardening.  When I started studying herbalism a few years later I became obsessed with growing all the medicinal and magickal herbs I could.  I spent years transferring my garden into a large organic one and creating special herb garden spaces dedicated to Hekate and A’set respectfully.

As an avid herbalist who likes to grow my own plants, herbs and trees I can use in my practice, I tend to always focus energy during this time planting organic heirloom seeds or seedlings for the coming season’s use.  I also like to plant my intentions for what I want to grow in my life as I feel this is the perfect time to do so, to align with nature.  Along with this, I also love to spend a lot of time in nature and honouring nature.   From the seas to the mountains, I tend to go on a Imbolc hike coupled with a picnic/bbq if the weather permits.

I also tend to make a lot of candles as I am an avid candle maker and use various methods from set tapers and pillars, rolled wax to poured soy.  I make them for my patrons (specifically Hekate, A’set and Sekhmet) which I then burn regularly on their shrines and altars during their devotionals.  I also make a lot of incense for the same patrons as I find when I blend and grind up all the materials its quite easy to set intention for them as I find it an incredibly meditative and magical act.

Brigit represents the light and so does Hekate and I personally feel Hekate can guide us out of the darkness and into the light, like she did for Persephone.  

I feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year for various reasons.  Hekate can illuminate what has been hiding in the darkness and ignite the flame within us.   In this time  she encourages and enables us to turn our attention to the presence of the promise of new opportunities to come.  As the time of growth and movement is happening all around us Hekate encourages us to engage in this and use it for the power it contains – the promise of a light at the end of a dark tunnel and the promise of growth after a fallow period.

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of seeds, bread, apples, pomegranates, dandelions, primroses, grape juice, honey infused milk, onions, grains such as barley, wine, honey cake, seed cake and preserve cake.

In the garden now is the time to plant:

Vegetables such as  lettuce, spinach, kale, collards, Asian greens, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, leek, onions, sweeds, parsnip, turnip, peas, radish, rocket, garlic, potatoes, cucumber, eggplant and silver beet.

Herbs such as mustard, horseradish, curry plant, licorice, dandelions, parsley, feverfew, dill, mint, marjoram, oregano, lovage, and chervil.

Flowers such as, primroses, cornflowers, calendula, Siberian wallflower, nasturtiums and cyclamen.

Some things you can do to honour and mark Imbolc in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

1. Make the food usually consumed during this time: colcannon, sowans, dumplings, barmbrack or bannocks.
2. Make oak crosses.
3. Make corn husk or straw dolls.
4. Visit local wells, rives or streams and collect the water for magick and ritual work.  Use water to bless home, family and garden.
5. Take a walk sunwise (clockwise) around a well and pray for good health or an ailment ensuring to leave an offering such as a coin.
6. Hold feasts with loved ones.
7. Divination such as candle (flame or wax), water and weather divination (cloud, sunset/sunrise).
8. Sew seeds for the coming spring and plant what you want to grow into your life.
9. Spring clean (such as home and altar/shrine) as it’s the time of purification which can be used to remove the stagnant energies and bring in cleansing new energies.
10. Make offerings to the earth and sea.
11. At sunset light candles to mark the passage of time from winter to spring and also to honour the Gods of this season (in gold, white, yellow and red colours).
12. Light torches in your Gods names.
13. Go for a walk in nature and take stock of what is growing and coming in for you.
14. Initiation and self-initiation rituals can be worked during this time due to apt timing.
15. A good time for fertilising things such as ideas, projects and even yourself with what you want to grow

So work your magick this Imbolc, honour the light and ask for what you want to manifest in your life.

(c) T. Georgitsis 2021/2024/25

Winter Solstice also known as Yule is the day with the shortest amount of daylight and the longest amount of night. Symbolically it marks the death and rebirth of the sun and it falls between Samhain and the Spring Equinox and due to this manifests as the darkest period of the year yet is also a turning point where the days become longer.  It symbolises the darkest time of year and marks the returning of the light due to its time of seasonal transition.  The winter solstice marks the sun as its lowest elevation in the sky and the reason it contains the longest night of the year.  This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar it falls on the 21st of June (which coincides with the traditional date). Gods such as Hekate, Persephone, Demeter, Dionysus, Helios, Poseidon, Zeus, Hera, Hathor, Sekhmet, Osiris, Horus, Neith, Nephthys, Spider Woman, Ameratasu, Saturn, Odin, Bona Dea, Mithras, Holy King, Hod, Frigga, Frau Holle, Cailleach and Baldur can all be honoured during this time of year.

I have celebrated Yule with groups of people in a magickal setting such as a working lodge, coven and magickal order.  The one thing which I found which linked them all together was the coming together to celebrate the light and the darkness whilst sharing food and gifts.

One of the fondest memories I have during this time of year is celebrating the winter solstice through creating handmade gifts.  I spend considerable time planning on what to make and then following through by crafting gifts which are unique and special.  The first thing I ever recall making was for my first coven where I sculpted and fired a set of runes and hand sewed an accompanying bag to contain them in.  This took a significant amount of energy and effort and was placed in a sack of gifts to be randomly selected by one coven member in the middle of our coven’s winter solstice ritual.  Imagine my surprise when one of my coven members whom I was closest to (and who has become a lifelong friend) chose it at random and had been wanting a set of runes which turned out to feature her favourite colour (they were coloured green and purple).

I personally like to hand make gifts during this time of year usually involving items which feature divination, light, purification, seeds, woods and herbs harvested and collected.  I also love to cook, bake and prepare food which is consumed, shared or given to loved ones including the following: citrus preserves such as salt preserved lemons and Cointreau marmalade,  soup (lentil/beans/barley and root vegetable, Greek chicken soup), stew (barley, beans, lentil, cholent and coq au vin), bread (Greek sweetbread, olive loaf and garlic & feta loaf), gingerbread (especially witches houses/cottages), shortbread (various Greek ones), lamb or beef roast, dumplings and baked spiced rice stuffed into vegetables.

Since this time tends to fall on my personal anniversary (we got together on the winter solstice) for me it also involves going out for an intimate meal with my partner and exchanging thoughtful gifts.  

I feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year for various reasons. One being that this is a liminal time where she has dominion between the darkness and the light.  In this time  she encourages and enables us to turn our attention to the presence of the promise of new things to come.  As the time of growth and movement is before us Hekate beckons us to straddle the in-between time and to use this time for the power it contains.

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of apples, pomegranates, garlic, onions, mead, beer, wine, bread, barley, nuts, lilies, pine, mistletoe, juniper, holly, frankincense, myrrh, cedar, bay, chamomile and roots from dandelions.

I also like to make items for Hekate which resonate with the season mostly wands collected from wood during the summer, candle anointing oil blends, herb pouches for dreaming, health and wealth, candles which illuminate, soap which cleanses, incense using dried herbs from the summer, book and journal covers with locally sourced materials or upcycled materials, various art pieces with paints, ink, photography and/or several thread types (in recent years its been all about the land, sea and sky) and beaded jewellery such as ethically sourced crystal necklaces which can also be used as meditation or manifestation beads.

In the garden now is the time to plant:

Vegetables such as artichoke, asparagus, beans, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chillies, corn, cucumber, endive, kale, leek, lettuce, melons, okra, onion, parsnip, peas, pumpkins, radish, rhubarb, shallots, silver beet, snow peas, spinach, tomatoes, turnip and zucchinis

Herbs such as garlic, basil, chives, cress, curry, dill, mint, parsley, sage and thyme.

Flowers such as aquilegia, calendula, cineraria, cyclamen, delphinium, foxglove, nemesia, pansy, primula, polyanthus poppy and viola. 

Some things you can do to honour and mark the winter solstice in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

1. Hold a ritual signifying the balance of darkness and light and/or liminality.
2. Work spells and magick which involve igniting a flame, balance or brining the light into a situation, .
3. Create and light a bonfire or light a special candle carved with symbols which signify the time of year.
4. Inscribe and light a Yule log in a firepit or fireplace.
5. Take a walk at dusk holding a lantern.
6. Bake a seasonal pie, cook a roast and make mulled wine or any other food or drink which to you symbolises the winter solstice .
7. In the evening go out star gazing and seek out your local constellations.
8. Honour the Gods which signify this time of year by creating a shrine or altar in their name or tending to an existing one and make offerings to them.
9. Create an ice wreath in the freezer filled with flowers and herbs of the season (use a bunt cake tin) and once set place a candle in the middle of the wreath and light it to signify the winter moving out and the spring coming in.
10. Use this time to cleanse your magickal tools and spaces such as shrines and altars.
11. Rituals and spells involving transitions and movement.
12. Reflect on your inner world and take some time to just be with yourself and listen to your inner self such as meditation, yoga, going for a walk in nature or just sitting in a space which is sacred to you and just being present.
13. Use this time to recharge yourself through honouring yourself and do what you need to, to enable that reset.
14. Host a feast with family or friends which can include music and dancing.
15. Light black and white candles to signify the diminishing darkness and the increasing light.
16. Decorate a tree (such as a xmas tree) with decorations which signify the winter solstice.
17. Exchange gifts with loved ones.
18. Donate to charities involving the displaced such as the homeless and refugees.
19. Do something kind for someone who is alone, in pain or suffering.
20. Volunteer for a charity which assists the natural world or the less fortunate.
21. Divination such as rune, tarot, dice, candle wax, crystal, magick mirror or ink scrying.  

So work your magick this midwinter, honour the light and the darkness within you and all around you and contemplate and manifest balance in your life.

(c) T. Georgitsis 2021 – Updated 2023

sure bud. there is lots to say about self love.

i think buckaroos hear words of 'love is real' and 'prove love' and SOMETIMES they think chuck is saying 'do anything for love always turn the other cheek always give your share away to others' but that is not my trot at all. there are lots of folks with a large audience who do self help preaching this way and there is a time and a place for it, but it is also important to remember you can become TOXICALLY POSITIVE, where you are not really listening anymore you are just plugging ears and saying 'sunshine days forever'

here is the truth. IT IS OKAY TO BE SAD. IT IS OKAY TO BE ANGRY. IT IS OKAY TO GET UPSET. all of these are part of trotting through this timeline and there is nothing wrong with you if you wake up one day and say 'proving love is very difficult at the moment'. thats okay bud. IT IS OKAY TO STRUGGLE.

second thing is, as we trot through this timeline, loving as much as possible is important but also BOUNDARIES are important. some buds think proving love means saying yes to everything but often the best way to prove love is by putting your foot down and saying NO. if you have set a boundary about something, do not feel guilty for saying 'this is my boundary and you have crossed it so no thanks' because HERE IS THE TRUE WAY OF THE BUCKAROO...

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO PROVE LOVE TO YOURSELF.

it is okay to say 'this is my time and my space and i would like to prove love to you but ALSO i need to take care of my own trot, so that is my priority right now'.

so next to you feel like a bud is taking advantage look down at your LINE IN THE SAND and consider if it has been crossed. if it has, then you can proudly say 'right now you need to step back bud because im proving love to MYSELF.'

loubatas:

vagoonabeach:

iiamart:

it wasn’t “some reason”, it was 2D animators being unionized and 3D not being unionized. and the simple truth that capitalism kills art.

I remember when 2D faded out, the reason studios kept giving was “it’s because 2D is a lot more expensive to produce”. I was a child back then so I didn’t think too much about it, assuming it was about the process itself, but as I grew up and learned more about art as an artist, and gained friends who were professional 3D artists themselves, I started to question it. Because 3D is very different from 2D, but it’s definitely not easier or faster to make. Also, both European and Asian studios kept producing 2D animated movies

The answer was unions. The answer wasn’t “this kind of art is cheaper because it’s easier to make”, it was “this kind of art is cheaper because these artists can’t force us to pay them correctly”

I fell off the map again, planning Yule, and taking care of life and such.

And then last Sunday, a piece of my heart landed in the ICU and is still there recovering. My best friend, my high school sweetheart, is having a crisis.

I can’t. The spouse has been amazing and understanding, and I’m stuck in my town because his work schedule and the damned winter storm, and all I want is to be up at the hospital hours away from here. Even though I know that there’s nothing I can do to help except take a shift watching him sleep.

Consider any of the friendships or relationships you have with another person. Think about how differently your various relationships are; the in-jokes, references, irreverences, politeness, etc.

Now consider how much bigger the Gods are, and how the relationships they have must reflect their vast insight and perspectives.

Our paths with them are going to mirror that complexity. Just as you may have a different relationship with a family member than your sibling or spouse, consider that your fellow practitioners may have built a unique engagement with their Deity.

This is not to say that you can disregard deviations from the lore related to your particular Patron. Rather, one needs to hone discernment and honesty in order to build an honest, powerful, and productive relationship. The lore, history, and experience work in concert to develop that relationship.

It isn’t a race, and no one walks the exact same  road. Give yourself some grace and time. We’re not in competition.

(originally posted by me on Mastodon, but felt like sharing.)

orulunkvincent:

fovarosiblog:

jaubaius:

Photography tricks!

Source

Ez jó!

Pont olyan mély a víz, mint amilyen magas a hokedli

thewitchway:

WHERE DO I BUY ONE?!?!?!

(What are they called???)

fandomsandfeminism:

I’ve been trying to think of a good analogy for what voting in Texas feels like.

And it’s like… it’s like you want orange juice for breakfast. But there’s only Tang or Sunny D to choose from. And that sucks, but ok, sure. Sunny D.

And then your neighbors racist grandpa tells you that no, Sunny D is full of sugar, and you’re like….but Orange Juice has sugar too. Thats not a bad thing?

And they’re like, no no. It’s got chemicals. What I have is all natural. And you look, and it’s not orange juice. It’s just piss. Orange, dehydrated, piss.

And you’re like. This is piss. And they say- yeah. It’s all natural. And the chemicals in sunny d and Tang will make you gay and the mexicans are putting fetynal in the tang to induce abortions. What you a big Tang fan now? Let’s go Tang! Let’s go Tang!

And you’re like *but that’s piss* and then everyone votes for piss.

EXCEPT everyone here has been drinking piss since 1995 and the piss drinking has killed children and destroyed the electrical grid and tanked our education system and has been under investigation for felony charges for 7 years and said grandparents should be willing go die for the economy during the lockdowns AND people are STILL DRINKING PISS.

Let’s talk keys. Hekate as the Keybearer gets a lot of offerings of modern keys, skeleton keys, and I have those too, but these are keys of the variety that the ancient world would’ve recognized. The teeth on the hooked end moved the tumblers and allowed the lock to turn. They were easily overcome, most of them. They had a variety of shapes, materials, and sizes, with temple keys being heavy ceremonial objects.

Last year, I commissioned a friend I trust and adore, to make these simple household keys for my shrine, and they’re among my most prized pieces.

novas-grimoire:

xxthefairywitchxx:

novas-grimoire:

such-justice-wow:

novas-grimoire:

such-justice-wow:

silent-calling:

such-justice-wow:

osean-kitty:

such-justice-wow:

The argument of “schools should control what kids learn” vs “parents should control what kids learn” is kind of wild to me because

(And hear me out here)

Maybe some teachers are shit at their jobs

And maybe some parents can’t even tell you what subjects their kid studies

So perhaps

(Hear me out)

Some kind of middle ground is needed

Yes, it should be me that decides what kids are taught

What’s your first declaration as Grand Education Wizard?

Ban maths past basic arithmetic before high school, teach algebra and it’s ilk as elective courses.

For me maths was mandatory until 16, what’s it like in America?

Mandatory. Period. End of. We have to take a maths course pretty much every year we’re in school.

College/University is only when it’s elective and even then, you still have to take one as part of your “General Education”.

Follow up question:

Then why is everyone on this site incapable of basic mathematics

A few of us have dyscalcula

The rest of us probably didn’t pay much attention/were too busy doodling eyes. Just like in English classes.

Also cause the teachers were shitty and abusive in a lot cases, so we didn’t pay attention because they were assholes who treated us like shit

That too

Or the teachers just plain didn’t know what they were talking about.

I had one math teacher who lamented that he didn’t understand why there were girls in his class, because in his estimation, we weren’t capable of understanding numbers.
Just one of a succession of STEM teachers who did what they could to dampen any interest in paying attention.

Today was a week in itself. Tomorrow morning, I spend with my doctor.

I could really use a vacation, preferably somewhere with waves.

k9effect:

minor-mendings:

fetchphilipsarchives:

over-the-misty-mountains:

captain-raven-knight:

starlight-sanders:

gaslightgallows:

rhube:

lionowlonao3:

revolutionary-pirate:

modernmissbennet:

starsfadingbutilingeron:

modernmissbennet:

people in period clothing doing modern things is my aesthetic

i can’t believe you forgot the most important one

thank you! I couldn’t find that one in google!

I would like to add Alexander Hamilton himself to this collection.

and of course, alexandra dowling using a tablet computer on the set of BBC musketeers 

You forgot my favourites.

These are all canon.

this is my favourite post

On the Gandalf note, this is also amazing: 

May I add this one out of sheer delight?

It cracks me up every time. I love this!

They’re updating their relationship status to “sworn brothers”

adorable pirate Luke Arnold taking photo of his crush star Toby Stephens

don’t forget this Incredibly Powerful Image from the set of the princess bride

THE PRINCESS BRIDE ONE OH MY GOD

It has been quite the time these last few years, eh?
A lot has happened. Too much to go into here.

I’m still dedicated to Hekate, though I stepped back from my public devotions while I managed a few health and family scares. I’m hoping to get back on track here shortly. My art went in some new directions, and I’ve been working slowly toward a third book.

If you PMed me, I’m afraid it may be quite buried. Thanks for your patience.

I’ve made a few offerings to celebrate this modern rite of connection with Hekate, and am offering them here for those who might wish to use them. The painting will be available on my society6 and redbubble later today (both shops are called Wicket Icons). 

Hail unto thee, O Goddess, 
Holy Source which burns within all things, 
You who draws forth the boundaries of existence, 
Who knows the Mysteries of Life, Death, and Rebirth, 
Hekate, Megiste, Key-bearing, Torch-bearing Queen!

Draw near to me now, Triple-Crowned and Saffron-Cloaked,
and hear my call.

Long have I laid offerings before you,
Many are the services I have given unto you,
Far have I carried your sacred woods.

Hekate, thou blessed above all the Gods and Men,
Whom even Storm-browed Zeus honors,
Wanderer of the Afterlife

Draw near to me now, Torch-bearing and Darkness loving,
and hear my call.

May we, your devotees, your children, your priests, 
share some small part of your Greatness,
Know your kindly blessings upon our lives and loved ones,
That we may continue to lift up our praises of you, Hekate

Draw near to me now, Savior and Anima Mundi,
and hear my call.

Just sharing the newest offering from this past Deipnon. 

My dreams are thick with my ancestors,
Restless and wandering,
They visit in my dreams,
Speaking in whispering mystery,
And I turn to You,
O Goddess,
Queen of the Dead,
Who holds the Keys to Life and Death,
Who gathers the Aoroi to Your side,
Who guides those who seek Your wisdom,
Hekate Aidonaia,
Your company of Lampades
Dancing in the darkness of my dreams,
Casting light and shadow across my mind,
Revealing secrets buried deep within.
O Goddess,
Companion to Persephone,
Who lifts up the torches that light the path ahead,
Whose hounds herald the sacred rites,
Whose shining presence illuminates the dark,
Hekate Pyrphoros.
Your Sacred Fire illuminates
All souls descend from you,
All spirits ascend through you,
For you span all realms.
O Goddess,
Kindly Goddess wielding the whip of the Erinyes,
Who spurs action in Your children,
Who speaks to us of the Power of Will.
Who demands that we take charge of our Paths.
Hekate Trioditis.
At all boundaries and borders You stand,
You transgress the limits of our meager insights,
And enlighten the world with Your eternal grace.

For this, I offer my thanks.
For You lift up my spirit.
For Your gifts have been many in my life. 

I serve at Your Will, bringing offerings of food, of incense, of creative force, and more. The years we have shared have been many and Your blessings plentiful. 

May the years to come be likewise true to My Will and Yours, O Goddess,
Unto Whom I have sworn my oaths,
That my promise shine in the night as stars,
And Your blessings be upon the world. 

therobotmonster:

friendly-neighborhood-patriarch:

gerrymander90:

tossme:

“Sean was very much Sam for me. You know, always looking after me, being there for me.” - Elijah Wood (2001) // “Well, I felt very, um… protective over Elijah, for no reason. He could take care of himself fine.” - Sean Astin (2012)

Was everyone method acting?! Viggo walked around in full Aragorn costume off set (including sword) and acted as the leader of the group, not to mention deflecting knives, Billy Boyd apparently found a way to cheat the system and get two birthdays, John Rhys-Davies ignored fight scene instructions in favor of hitting as many people with his ax as hard as he could, Orlando Bloom literally never had any idea what was happening, and now I learn that Sean was Elijah’s batman the entire time?

why do you think the movies are a timeless classic of the highest quality?

You dress people up as warriors and wizards and they will LARP, they can’t help it.

Something different today. Sorry I’ve been awol - 2020 is a douche. This lasts the husband and I a few days usually. (also, no b.s. story or prettified pics here. just a recipe.)

Salvaging Fried Rice

Sometimes, even your favorite restaurant drops the ball on a recipe. This is how I take bland fried rice and make it better. The amounts will vary depending on how much rice you’re working with, and your personal taste. Experiment!

Ingredients:

Day old fried rice
Vegetables: your choice – I like adding zucchini, sweet potatoes, broccoli, extra onion, garlic, ginger.
Fruits (strictly optional): cut up tomatoes, diced pineapples.  
Low sodium soy sauce
Rice vinegar
Hot Chili Oil (optional) – black garlic paste is also good. Or sriracha!
Chinese five spice
Ground ginger
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Lime juice from 1 small lime.
Sesame seeds
Sesame oil
Peanut oil/olive oil

Warm wok or skillet to medium heat and add olive oil or peanut oil. Toss in Chinese five spice, ground, ginger, onion powder, garlic powder, (and any ginger, onion, and garlic you want). Work it over the heat until fragrant, which will be a couple minutes. (This is when you would add the garlic paste if you’re going for that. Stir it well into the oil and spice mixture, and realize that a paste will take more work to distribute into the rice and veg.)

Throw in the old rice, along with any vegetables that require extra time. Stir it all together, and let it warm up for five minutes. Add a dash of soy sauce, vinegar, and lime juice. Mix together and cook for a minute. Add the rest of your veggies. Stir. When any green vegs brighten in color, then add fruits, and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir it together, add the sesame seeds, sesame oil, and, if you want, chili oil. Turn off the heat. Let sit for 5 minutes, and serve. 

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