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for day 13 of #averydollychristmascountdown #kirstenlarson would like to wish you a #happystluciaday I am absolutely thrilled to own Kirsten’s #stlucia outfit thanks mum and dad Image Description: A doll standing by some curtains dressed as St Lucia in a white gown with a red sash and a wreath of candles on her head she’s reaching out to touch a Christmas tree. #stluciaday #swedishtraditions #americangirldoll #americangirlbrand #agig #agiger #christmas #dolls #dollphotography #americangirldolls 
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Devotional Acts To Aphrodite💕

🐚Gardening! Specifically flowers to help out the bees! 

🐚NSFW - sex & orgasms 

🐚Donate to women shelters, LGBTQ+ organizations, help out local sex workers!

🐚Make food for your loved ones or for yourself, make it special!

🐚Wash your face, take a bubble bath, medatate, napping, brush your hair, light some candles- Just treat yourself!

🐚Go to the beach, a lake, a pond, a random fountain, the pool etc…

🐚Give gifts to your family, friends maybe even to a random stranger!

🐚Do some form of art or crafting for example: Painting, poetry, writing, dancing,knitting, weaving, cooking etc…

🐚Read some of stories and “myths”!

Hope these help~🧚‍♀️

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Devotional Acts For Aphrodite

- Taking ritual baths with herbs, bath bombs, and oils - Listening to music that makes you feel romantic and warm and fuzzy - Having an orgasm - Reading erotica - Watching films with an erotic theme - Lighting scented candles and incense that make you feel aroused - Putting on your favorite perfume or cologne - Placing a fresh flower in your hair - Eating aphrodisiac foods - Drinking wine or champagne - Putting on a sexy outfit - Dressing up in fetishwear - Enjoying sensual massage - Making time for long periods of foreplay and nothing else - Having phone sex with your partner - Writing erotic stories about you and your partner for each other to read later

Read more about Aphrodite here

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acts of self-love

easy ways to treat yourself ~~ also can be used as offerings to Aphrodite or another deity! c:

💕 bake something! feel the positive energy as you mix the ingredients, and then treat yourself and/or your loved ones to a tasty dessert.

😇 get cozy! put on a big comfy sweater, or cuddle up with your favorite blankets or stuffed animals.

🕊️ music! practice playing an instrument! you could also write your own song, or make a playlist of jams that make you feel good.

reblog if you found this useful, & feel free to send me suggestions! <3

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Athena Devotional Acts

Taking a quick break from Chthonic deities to go for a few Ouranic deities! I’m working on having more regular posts (at least one Devotional Act post a week) that way there’s at least something a week so as to have a schedule. I’ve got a load of drafts in progress including the second wardrobe association, by popular demand! 

Now, I love working with Athena. I got a lot closer to Her recently, especially when I started going to college. I had a lot of late nights with Her while I was studying, and in doing that I found lots of ways to honor Her.

Devote a study session to Her

Do any kind of activity to stimulate the brain (I like number games like sudoku, and jigsaw puzzles)

Pick up a new book to read, set it on your altar as an offering for Her before you read it

Rewrite your notes in your free time

This is also a great study tool (I am a college student, I will offer advice where I can!), it will help you to absorb the knowledge better in your second (less hurried) go-round.

If you have the opportunity to, help your fellow peers

Treat owls with respect

One thing I do is try to educate people about the dangers of poisoning mice outdoors, since owls can die due to eating a poisoned mouse.

Take up a new hobby

I took up knitting, I found it was not only a great way to connect with Athena, but also a nice way to unwind (plus, knitting altar cloths is fun in my opinion)

Learn basic self defense moves (YouTube is your friend)

Seek the truth and stand by what you believe in

Learn about something new, or learn about something you’ve always wanted to know more about

Take interest in local politics and government

Practice loving yourself

And many, many more not listed here!

As always, my DMs are open! I love talking to ya’ll, let me know what you’d like to see! I’m planning a series of devotional playlist posts as well, if anyone is interested in those let me know! All would be available on Spotify.

Until next time, darlings!

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Devotional Post to : Artemis ~ Apollo ~ Ares ~ Athena

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🌙🦌

Offerings:

Honey.

Nuts.

Herbs and Leaves.

Cooked meat.

Pictures of wild animals.

Stones: Moonstone, quartz, amethyst.

Incense: Jasmine.

Devotional Acts:

Honor Apollo, Leto, Zeus.

Learn archery.

Learn feminism.

Learn herbalism.

Help animals.

Stargaze.

Go hiking.

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Offerings:

Honey.

Chocolate.

Coffee.

Cooked meat.

Musical instruments.

Stones: Sunstone, amber, yellow topaz.

Incense: Myrrh.

Devotional Acts:

Honor Artemis, Leto, Zeus.

Learn archery.

Learn music or play any instruments.

Write poems.

Watch sunrise.

Support LGBTQ+ community.

Love and take care of yourself.

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🗡🐗

Offerings:

Black coffee.

Spices.

Sharp objects.

Medals or trophies.

Sports supplies.

Stones: Rubies, garnets, bloodstone.

Incense: Sandalwood.

Devotional Acts:

Honor Zeus and Hera. Aphrodite, his beloved. Eris and Enyo, his attendants. And his children.

Learn self defence.

Try new things.

Be brave and confident.

Don't be afraid of the dark.

Join a debate.

Maintain a healthy rivalry with friends or siblings.

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📚🦉

Offerings:

Olives.

Milk.

Books.

Black tea.

Sweet smelling flowers.

Stones: Lapis lazuli, onyx, sapphire.

Incense: Cedarwood.

Devotional Acts:

Honor Zeus and Metis. Nike, her attendant. And the heroes she was affectionate of.

Learn history and literature.

Learn self defense.

Learn how to stitch and weave.

Teach kids younger than you.

Pay attention to your studies.

Play outdoor games.

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Artemis Devotional Activities

𝐀𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬 ! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 !

𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚜

She is called the Mistress of Animals, they are under her protection which mean that learning from her and try to do the same is a great devotional activity. There are many ways to go about it: you can spend time bonding with your pet(s); you can take care of the wildlife outside your home, for example by making sure animals have space to seek shelter in your garden, or to leave water to birds in summer; volunteering at an animal shelter or alternatively; donating to said animal shelter or to any organization that takes care of animals.

𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐

This isn’t going to be doable for 99% of people reading this but I thought I should mention it anyway.

Seems in total contradiction with the idea of taking care of the animals, right? Well, there are different ways to hunt and they aren’t all equal. It is important to know that in some areas of the world, such as Europe were I live, the big predators have pretty much been exterminated so deer and boars have no threat and are free to multiply, which is a problem for the forests and the fields they damage.

Which is why controlled hunting is a good way to regulate the populations, but also to provide local meat that seems less cruel than breeding animal in cages for all their life…

However, not all methods of hunting are equal! Like hunting with hounds (chasse à courre in french) or putting glue on trees so that birds can’t fly away like they do in France is horrible and in my opinion shouldn’t be practiced!

𝙶𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎

This will highly depend on where you live and the level of nature that is available to you, so it might be a challenge to try to feel in touch with the wilderness if all that’s around you is concrete… if you have the opportunity to though, taking a walk or hiking in nature, hear the birds, touch the soil, feel the trees, try to reach for that pockets of wild free energy that’s buried within.

I think trying to understand what ties you to nature, how you are a part of it, is really beautiful and important and a way to connect to the goddess.  

𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝

 Obviously an important topic to all the theoi due to the humans endangering other species and their own with their actions, but Artemis as a deity of nature cares especially about that. Act, vote, work, or donate would be really great depending on what you can do. I was also thinking that topics such as making sure there are pockets of nature even within cities, such as parks where areas are left ‘‘untamed’‘ to allow insect and birds to thrive would be a really cool project. Go wild. 

𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗

She famously helped her mother Leto to birth her brother Apollo, so if that’s your job too, cool ! If not, you can always spend some time with children and care for them and their mother. Alternatively, volunteering time or donating money to an organization (ex: UNICEF) that focuses on the protection children is great too.

𝙴𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗/𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚜

Artemis would be with the children/teens up until they married, she is thus connected to education and crossing important boundaries and life cycles. I got the idea that writing a book for children, teaching them about the environment or sex education or whatever, would be a great way to care for them and become balanced, functioning adults. You can expand on this idea and try to think of how to educate the children/teens around you. Doesn’t need to be something big, can be as simple as showing them how the nature around them works.

𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏

Artemis is a free spirited goddess who lives a very different life from what’s expected of a woman of her time, so to me she is a role model of standing up for yourself. Doesn’t mean that you need to swear off relationships and go live in the woods with your gal pals ! To me it means learning who you are, deeply, knowing what are your boundaries, what you truly want, and make people respect that.

She is a never ending source of inspiration to me when I think of how fierce and strong she is and I see working on myself to reach that as a devotional act. 

𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑 

Following the same idea, honoring other people’s truth and identity, respecting other people difference even, and especially, if they are different from yours of if you don’t really get them, is a way to respect their own power over themselves. In doing so, you not only honor them but you also honor yourself. 

𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚝

All the deities enjoy the arts that is being made in their honor and Artemis is no exception. So use whatever skills you have and get creative !

𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎

It’s a side of her that isn’t talked about very much but Artemis is indeed connected to dancing and it is thus a perfect devotional activity ! take some time out of your day to really get in touch with your body, loosen up, get lost in the music, let your body express itself, in group or alone!

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Artemis devotional acts time (these are more obscure ones that i haven’t seen on other lists) (tw death/graveyard mention)

-watch and/or participate in track and field, running and physical fitness is already an amazing start for a devotional act, but Artemis Aiginaia and Artemis Aitôlê were both known for wielding a javelin

-clean up your local graveyard! (you can read under Artemis Apanchomenê on her theoi page to get more info, ill link it at the bottom)

-babysitting, volunteer work with kids, i mean doing anything for the public good is a great devotional act to any gods, but Artemis is the protector of young girls and young kids in general

-fight for marriage equality! (see Artemis Gamêlioi)

-help animal shelters- donate, adopt animals (hunting dogs are sacred to her as well) especially those who are often unwanted and overlooked

-horse back riding (Artemis Heurippa)

Theoi page

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Yule-

Yule is also known as the winter solstice, yule is a holiday that celebrates the shortest day if the year and can be celebrated through December 19th-January 1st. This year it lands on the 21st.

How to celebrate:

Add fake candles to your Christmas tree to represent old Norse traditions of putting candles on trees

Wear the colours of the season -gold,green and red

Have a dinner: have a nut roast

Bring plants inside; pine, holy, misltoe, oranges

Tie wishes on your Christmas/yule tree

Things to decorate your alter with: red green and gold candles, holy, oak, buring candles with wishes, clear quartz and Sunstone

Burn pine sented candles and incense

Solar work, mediate with yule music, do rituals involving abundance,happiness and work

Write a wish on a bay leaf and light it on fire

Bonfire

Yule log

Listen to Yule music

Whatch the Yuletide sunset

Make and evergreen wreath

Make a tomte

Write intentions for the new year

Make a witches ornament or make a sun ornament

Go for a walk

If you have anymore information what added or something is incorrect don't hesitate to give feedback:D

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Quick Things to do to celebrate Yule

if you are like me most likely you are stuck inside today and can’t really go out. Here are some things you can do to celebrate Yule

Do a 12 card spread Each card represents what the month of the year holds for you. The card on the bottom of the deck represents the underlying theme of the year. 

Review something you’d like to renew or revive Especially if it’s a project or something you were working on that you put aside for a long time. Think about taking it back up today. If you are lost in this, you can ask your deck for help. 

Make blessings for yourself or loved ones It’s a great time to send positive energy towards others you care about or if you really need it, focus it on yourself. This year we have the Great Conjunction so it’s a fantastic time for abundance spells and blessings

Play some music Here is a curated playlist for you

Make a “feast” Ok so Feast for 1 usually is just like a festive dish with roasted veggies and a nice dessert. Maybe make an easy roast, a pasta bake or a stew and top it off with a home made baked good and ice cream. Boom. Wassail. 

Have a blessed Yule everyone. Hope this next cycle can allow for more freedom and growth. 

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Dark Academia in December

Watching the cold Northern winds sweep away the last of the autumn leaves

Shirt collars peeking over thick, knitted sweaters

Spiced tea clutched between numb fingers

Standing, alone, watching the clouds of your breath expand and dissolve in the freezing air

Haunting choral music in gothic churches

Pausing in your work to watch the snowfall, individual flakes illuminated by the candle at your desk

Those long, creeping dusks that evoke a sense of liminality

Long, dark coats

Reading wherever you can find warmth

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A list of winter aesthetics

Holding hands under blankets

Listening to old songs and letting them carry you to an another time

Owning a journal and filling it with your favourite moments of the season so you won't forget about them because they will become moments from your past one day so they are important

Picking up a random book from your dusty shelf and daring to finish it

Covering yourself with tones of clothes from head to toe

Sleepovers with friends

Having lunch dates with friends in their car while the rain is pouring outside

Hydrating and moisturizing

Drawing symbols on the windows covered with humidity

Spending your free time napping or getting cozy under your blankets while watching your favorite movie

Making handmade cards then sending them to your dearest people

Rescuing stray cats and giving them shelter

Romanticizing your life by thinking that everything you do is worth the care and admiration

Reading, reading and reading

Going to art exhibitions of artists you've never heard of

Long walks alone or with your friends and making up back stories for people you see on the street

Waking up early than usual when the world is still asleep

Listening to some playlists made by strangers on the internet

The agreeable warmth of your cocoa cup between your hands

Feeling the delicate coldness of the snowflakes on your skin

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I love fall and winter. I love going out and seeing the bustle of people shopping and reading and chatting with scarves and gloves. I love the cold, dark, gloomy days that are illuminated by the colors of the storefronts. I love the streetlights glowing against the gray sky and orange pumpkins on doorsteps. I love main street being decorated for the season and people talking with friends and family. I love the barren trees and the way you can see your breath in the cold air. I love fall and winter, the seasons that seem so dark and cold, bring me the most warmth and light.

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Gilmore Girls: Winter Vibes

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Ilvermorny Houses as Winter Things

Thunderbird: The first snowfall. The excitement for holidays. Cold, crisp air. Winter boots. Being the first to get up on Christmas day. Counting down on New Years eve. Enthusiasm for special occasions.

Horned Serpent: Staying in because it’s too cold outside. Winter scarfs. Christmas movies. New years resolutions. Icicles. The elegant scenery. Winter solstice.

Wampus: Making snowmen. Getting warmed up by the fireplace. Snowball fights. Rosy cheeks. Skating. Fuzzy sweaters. Occasional sunlight.

Pukwudgie: Hot chocolate. Pajama days. Presents. Homemade soup. Christmas lights. Candy canes. Spending time with family and loved ones.