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Lit the Yule log tonight in honor of the solstice. I left the Morana embroidery up for the darkest, shortest night, but tomorrow the sun goddess tapestry will be placed there until the 6th, when I’ll take down the Koleda/Yule altar and bring Morana back out.

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Io Saturnalia!!!!!

I made globi fr the first time. Usually someone else makes them but it's on me this year.

Fried cheese cake bites with a honey sauce.

They didn't turn out the best, they needed another minute frying, but this isn't a bad first attempt. Would go nice with cinnamon

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Io Saturnalia!🪔🌲🏺

From Dec 17-23, Romans celebrated the god Saturn by feasting, exchanging gifts, lighting lamps, and switching up the normal societal class structures 🪔🌲🥧

These illustrations are from my series of Saturnalia in Hadrians Wall country 🏛️🌲

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Found the bigger statue at a thrift store today for only 20 euros!!! I'm so happy! So here is my new altar set up!

In the back you can see Apollo's altar lol :)

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Offering to Lord Haides last night

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My small shrine to Dionysus. Never really posted it before for some reason. Still needs a chalice, eventually, and some flowers and an amethyst (which has some ancient Greek literature associating it to Dionysus and as having magical properties of bestowing soberness). My incense burner is so huge that I only place it during offerings/prayer. 🌿🍇

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I was gifted this lovely ornament and it’s perfect for Hestia’s altar and representing the hearth 🧡

(It’s from Michael’s and can be painted too!)

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Learning how to correctly make these spritz cookies with my mother (while listening to musicals, of course) to keep passing on the tradition of them. The number of times I have attempted to make them and have cried over these finicky but delicous cookies is too many. They were passed down by my Czech grandmother to my mother with VERY little instructions jotted down over a phone call years ago and have been a huge family tradition since my childhood.

My mother sympathizes with the tears these cookies can cause, and I hope that taking the notes I did leads me to success so that I may make them for my own holidays and festivals on my calendar.

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New nightstand altar setup! My amazing best friend got me this beautiful Artemis painting for Christmas, so I had to put it in a special place 🩵

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The Goddess Brigid

Art piece I did for a dear friend.

Bluesky Linktree

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Dionysos, the seen and the unseen 🍇🍷

✧ please do not repost to other sites~

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Work in progress drawing of the Celtic Goddess Brigid for a special friend of mine for Imbolc!

Bluesky

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Brigid🤍🌾🕯️

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A little life update:

I've been praying/speaking to Hestia a lot about trying to get into an apartment in the new town we moved to (into my mothers basement) very almost traumatically short notice because of mold and shitty landlords. I've been pleading for help, and we have jumped through so many hoops for this one apartment that would be a decent place, but it keeps not happening. I think I have come to the conclusion that those apartments aren't for us and to no longer hold our breath.

Instead it's time to try to buy a house we've decided with some passed job retirement money I have access to and some heavy weight has been lifted of our shoulders some already. Thank you Lady Hestia for showing me the way I need to go.

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Getting Back Into Your Practice

Sometimes life is shitty and your spiritual practice doesn't take priority. Thats okay. Here are some tips for how to get back into your practice once you're feeling up for it.

Cleanse and Clean Your Space This is defiantly the first think you should focus your energy on. This can take as long as needed and as intensive as you want or feel is needed. Spiritual and physically cleanse your space. Pick up items, open windows and start your cleansing method of choice.

Redo Wards and Protections Once you've cleansed its important to redo your protection. Cleanse to get rid of, protect to keep it away. Even if nothing has *hit* your protections and wards, its important to keep up to date on them being energized.

Keep Actives Low on Spoons Now that you've done the basics, stick to low spoon actives and slowly build from there. Even if you feel super energized and ready to get into it- you want to take things slow. This'll help you from losing steam..

Slowly Add Back In Your Daily Practice This is totally unique person to person, but dont expect to be back into your multi step daily routine right away. Add in each step one at a time, or slowly so you wont feel overwhelmed.

Come Up with a Ritual Youre EXCITED About You want to focus on the parts of witchcraft you love. Do something you've always wanted to try, something you always love doing, or anything that will make you excited for the working.

Pick a New Topic, Not an Older One Getting into your practice and going to an older topic might feel disheartening. Pick a new topic like astrology, plants, or an aspect of witchcraft you havent gotten too into before. Then go back to the older topic you left on.

Do Some Divination on What You Need Right Now Spend time with your spirit team, deities or ancestors and figure out what you should be focusing in on right now. Maybe you need more rest, maybe theres a ritual they want you to work on.

Remember You Dont Have To Do Magic Daily Dont put too much stress into doing something every single day. Take breaks. Youre still a witch.

I hope these helped. Remember to take things slow and dont let the pressure of getting back into it weigh you down. Magic is suppose to help not hinder.

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Finishing up big batch of candles (200 candles at one go!) to prep for #Yule. Tomorrow they’ll be dipped in color and dressed in Yule herbs.

#beeswax #ritualcandles #spellcandles #candlemagic #witchesofinstagram

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First time doing an online offering for Dionysus! 🍷🍇

Maybe appreciation post would be more accurate, but I feel the need to just express how wonderful Dionysus is!

He is my liberator! In a world that likes to put us in boxes, he proved I didn’t need to fit in one.

He wants me to grow and heal from the toxic things I was taught in my catechism classes.

He wants me to enjoy life to its fullest even when it is hard.

He knows mental health is important and I should also see it that way. I struggle still with minimizing my anxiety, but that is why he is here.

He is patient and understanding.

He was so unexpected.

I have to admit, a god at first glance tied to wine, madness and partying seemed odd for someone like me. Yet he did so much and proved me wrong. I will be forever grateful.

Praise to Lord Dionysus!