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A new book has been written and is available for free. It’s taken 8 months to finish and should have no errors at this point. Enjoy!

English:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7c4og1p7ncyg96/EGO%20-%20Spiritual%20enlightenment%20for%20the%20modern%20society%20-%20Mossa%20-%202017%20-%20EN.pdf?dl=0

Swedish:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/refjjt7ebwvq0hu/EGO%20-%20Spirituell%20upplysning%20f%C3%B6r%20det%20moderna%20samh%C3%A4llet%20-%20Mossa%20-%202017%20-%20SV.pdf?dl=0

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mushroom teapot! mushroom teacup!

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choi_goya_ on ig

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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

Read More

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I don’t know who needs to hear this but

Do NOT cast spells for positive effects that involve:

Burning a picture of yourself*

Burning a piece of paper that anywhere contains your name*

Burning a piece of hair or other taglock*

*Unless you really know what you’re doing

I don’t know how sigil culture got people to think that burning anything = sending it off for spirits, but NO. Across pretty much every magical practice, burning involving a person = destruction. Burning as a means of generically sending things off is mainly used for offerings.

On a similar vein, do not cast spells for positive effects that involve taking a human figure and ripping up, burning, submerging in soil or water, or doing anything else to that figure that would maim or kill a real human. (unless you really know what you’re doing)

Remember the Law of Similarity. Destruction of an image = destruction of the thing itself.

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nobody by mitski but it’s a concert in the rain and there’s no instruments

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bread but aesthetic

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An Art Nouveau ‘Bat’ necklace, attributed to Lucien Janvier, circa 1900. Composed of silver, silver gilt, plique-à-jour enamel and pearls.

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Runes tutorial  (Elder Futhark)

TUTORIAL DE RUNAS (FUTHARK ANTIGUO) 

1) Get a wooden cylinder or a thick branch, long enough to make 24 runes, preferably from a tree that bears fruit (runes don’t need to be perfect or uniform) 

-consigue un cilindro de madera, o rama gruesa, lo suficientemente larga como para hacer 24 runas, preferentemente de un arbol que dé frutos (las runas no tienen que ser perfectas, o uniformes)

2) Cut slices of the thickness you want.

-corta rodajas del grosor que desees.

3) Depending on the tool you use, the edges will be rough and harsh, to avoid that you’ll need a sandpaper.

-Dependiendo de la herramienta que uses para cortar la madera, los bordes quedarán ásperos y duros, para evitar esto, necesitarás un papel de lija. 

4) Once you get the edges soft and smooth, you’ll need a pencil to mark the symbols to guide the carving. 

-Una vez que los bordes estén lisos y suaves, requerirás un lápiz para marcar el sóimbolo y así guiar el tallado. 

5) This step is optional but recommended according to some books, bathe your runes in hot olive oil, in a pot or pan.

-Este paso es ompletamente opcional, pero recomendado en algunos libros. Baña tus runas en aceite de oliva con la ayuda de una olla o sartén. 

6) It’s time to apply the paint, Some experts say that it is advisable to mix the paint with a little part of your blood to seal the runes with your energy and give them life, in this way they won’t be loaded with other energies, from a consultant, patient, etc.

-Es hora de aplicar la pintura, algunos entendidos dicen que es recomendable mezclar la pintura con una pequeña parte de tu propia sangre y así darles vida, de esta forma, no serán cargadas con otras energías, ya sea de un paciente, consultante, etc.

paint isn’t the only way to make the symbol clearer, you can burn the symbol with a soldering iron, it’s up to you (some people sing the rune name while doing this) 

-la pintura no es la unica manera de hacer que símbolo se vea más claramente, también puedes quemar el símbolo con la ayuda de un cautín, eso depende de ti (algunas personas cantan el nombre de la runa mientras crean el símbolo) 

7) Applying varnish to the wood is another optional step, but I did it because I think it protects the wood and the paint of the symbol.

-Aplicar barniz a la madera es otro paso opcional, pero lo hice porque considero que proteje a la madera y a la pintura del símbolo.

And that’s it, now they only have to be activated :) 

-Y eso es todo, ahora solo tienen que ser activadas.

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Do you name your pets after:

Roman emperors

Egyptian cat goddesses

the Diadochi 

ancient authors, preferably gay

Greek gods

anything at all that can be turned into a cat pun

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Update on mysterious plant I found awhile ago!! Apparently it’s called a cucamelon- it’s basically a grape-sized cucumber! It’s super interesting too!

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is anyone going to explain chaos magic to me or are we all just going to keep saying those words and I can keep pretending I know what they mean

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“Kindred Pagans”

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Like roots clutching to soil

sprouting life,

green little needles poking out

into the world.

We planted ourselves and grew.

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We held our ground

and remained together.

Weathered storms together.

Lived, lost, fought and loved

together.

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Roads of flexible pavement.

Rest stops of rigid…

We’d watch it all be built

and crumble just the same.

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So many clouds have we watched

pass over us amid different skies.,

patched together and painted

with various brushes and

curiously colored oils and acrylics.

.

Well here we are,

enemies of our past, defeated.

Distance between us, financial deprivation,

anxiety at bedtime, swollen joints,

yet here we are standing

victorious,

welcoming the storm

that will end us all.

Rocky apocalypse to

run existence, ragged.

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I’ll never know life again

Like I knew it with you.

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I’ll love you always.

As a man,

as the earth’s dust,

as Surtr’s ash

and as we sprout anew,

I’m yours eternal,

always, I love you.

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DLMC 8/3/2018, revised 6/18/2020