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I feel like I'm learning how to ride a bike and every time I look back at my guides like 'uh this way..?' they're huge smiles and thumbs up 😭

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I will sound like a madman for trying to put this feeling into words, but here it is;

My relationship with Dionysus feels like a waterfall of crystal clear water; in his presence, I feel seen and understood, without the need to explain my complicated and troubled feelings. I feel a type of joy that is both euphoric and calm. When I'm in his presence, I feel free; like I can take on the whole world, without a worry. I don't even need to invite him into my space to feel this. I can be researching him and his teachings and this feeling appears.

someone please tell me im not alone because im gonna go insane 😭

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Hypnos of the chronically fatigued, unable to walk for long

Hypnos of the chronic pain sufferers, stuck in bed for days

Hypnos of the recovering, having to rest for long periods

Hypnos of the comatose, protecting them in their fragile state

Hypnos of those with endometriosis, unable to get out of bed from the cramping pain

Hypnos of the narcoleptic, unable to control their sleep-wake cycle

Hypnos of the hypersomniacs, unable to stay awake very long

Hypnos of the insomniacs, unable to fall asleep at all

Hypnos of the sleep walkers, keeping them from running into something in their sleep

Hypnos of the sleep paralysis, fighting the visions off when you can’t move

Hypnos of those who faint and black out, making sure they don’t hit the ground too hard

Hypnos of the dizzy and lightheaded, who have to lie down more often

Hypnos of the sick, disabled and chronically tired.

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Spirits are fluid, and move as such. The devil you met in the woods will not be the same as when you called him into your home, will not be the same as when he took your hand at the river banks. They are not wholly separate, just different.

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has anyone associated Dionysos with hyenas? Any UPG/SPG there?

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3 Amazing paintings with similar names - A priestess of Bacchus by John William Godward Priestess of Bacchus by William Bouguereau The Priestess of Bacchus by John Collier

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been purposefully working with/channeling spider spirits for a while. sat down and actually communicated with a few my last channeling session by myself, after some encouragement.

next day i was on break and a spider. came down from my bangs. hello.

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Nancy Willard, from “Questions My Son Asked Me, Answers I Never Gave Him”

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desire consume me whole

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praised and confused by grace lee, 2023, oil on linen, 8 × 9.75 inches

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"put away your fangs, my Serpent, there is no need for your venom"

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all the better to eat you with

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I ask myself this a lot lately: is everything exactly what it seems?

The mind and the senses kind of naturally rail against those spirits we engage with that can't be categorized or rationalized easily - not the unknown, but rather the can't-be-known.

Some things have no name, others have no form. On a very surface level, we work to let go of expectations so we can see what's really there. In a deeper sense, I believe we have to continue to cast aside these constraints we put on the spirits we engage with, and our way of perceiving them.

Spirit work involves a lot of fighting against our own apophenia - a need to distort by forcing into form and creating connections that aren't there. It's really easy to want to assign name and nature to something that can't fit neatly into a box.

It's a fact that we will make mistakes, be mistaken about the nature of, or identity of, a spirit at some point in the journey. The trick is to keep peeling away the layers, until pretty wrappings and trappings fall away and we can see what's really in front of us.

Don't blink. Don't be afraid to take yourself apart. Let yourself, and the spirits around you, become complicated.

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been pushed to do 'silly' (unconventional?) prompts for my divinations lately

some of which being, "If I were a storybook character, who would I be?" it always yields some interesting results.

Any of you ask 'silly' questions when divining? Some favs you wanna share?

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went to my annual appointment with the seer. was needed. at this point, she's reiterating things I have been told but it's nice hearing it from a spoken voice, someone from the outside looking in.

cleaned up and de-cluttered office space where I do readings and prayer.

got a new, bigger altar cloth bc I've been feeling the vibes of Hermes and Dionysos not wanting separate fabrics while they share the same space, so going to retire the old tapestries. Middle space between both of their things will be for guest appearances from invited spirits.

got the necklace with the stone that Ares mentioned. will cleanse then consecrate it sometime soon, ask for his influence in it

keep getting a specific dream iconography that has been popping up for a few years, and it's annoying because it's unpleasant. two nights ago was the biggest one and I'm done with it so obviously it's something trying to call attention to me, I will be looking into that.

weeee spring

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