#Divine Destroyers Month

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Lord Apollo Deep dive

Lord Apollon is an amazing god, he is a healer, but he is also the destroyer of health, the same string that holds his bow and arrows of misery is the same in his lyre that he makes beautiful songs and lyrics with, he deserves respect as a god and as a Father. I adore Lord Apollon as a worshiper and as a researcher, no matter how harsh he may be. May you not judge lord Apollon from his myths and remember his actions of good. May all worshipers of devotees Tell of his amazingness.

God of - prophecy and oracles, Music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease, and the protection of the young, divine distance, fertility, knowledge, dancing, wolves, locust, doorways, mice, entrances, foreigners, happy travels, light, omens, averting evil and harm, boundaries, and borders, laurels, mildews, the god who punishes and destroys, he helps and wards off evil, he protects the flocks and cattle, the foundation of towns and the establishment of civil constitutions, protection of young boys, god of purification, he’s also a Psychopomp.

Symbols- The lyre, Silver bow & arrows, Dolphins, Swans, Crows, Ravens, Lions, Wolves, Wolves, Mice, Griffins, Hawks, Snakes, Laurel wreath, Fire/flame, The sun/sunlight, Tripod, Apples 

Incense/scents - Bay, Frankincense, Cypress, Clove, Cinnamon, Mugwort, Myrrh, hythincath, Rays of light radiating from his head, Branch of laurel, Wreath, amber, myrrh, lily of the valley, frankinscences, orange, lemongrass, marjoram

Colors • orange and yellow, red, gold and pure white blue, pink (means healing) purple and green (associated with the Oracle)

Herbs• Palm Tree, Apple Tree, Poplar Tree, Mistletoe, cinnamon, myrrh, bay leafs, sunflowers and red roses, oak wood, cypress (his veey dear friend ((not a lover or crush))), mint, heliotrope, Goldenseal, Date Palm, orange, lemongrass, marjoram

elements • his element is light

Day, month and festivals• Yule, Midsummer, May, sunday, his festivals are Noumenia, Delphinia, Thargelia, Apatouria, Pyanepsia, Asklepia (maybe), Pandia (maybe)

Patron of - medicine, mental health, physical health, therapy, the alphabet/words, defender of herds and flocks, justice, prophecy, and mental and moral purity, herdsmen and shepherds, anything in the medical field.

What I resonate with him • resseces pieces (I forgot why),  Raven, lyre, lemonade, yellow, sun, bob Ross, painting, singing, humming, melody, Oracle’s, prophecies, knowledge, Purification, suns/ stars  

Crystals•Sunstone, Citrine, Carnelian, Clear Quartz, Pyrite, Selenite, Lapis Lazuli

His sacred items - Bow and arrows; lyre; the wreath of laurel leaves (he wears that which is to be understood as Daphne’s hair.) 

Planet - The sun 

Tarot card- the sun, the chariot

Number - 7 

Animals - Wolf, griffin, dolphins, Swans, foxes, roe deer, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows, foxes, mice, and snakes

Signs he's reaching out• Significant Dream Encounters of him, Frequent Solar Imagery, Increased Interest in the Arts, Strong Connection to Healing, seeing his Symbols and Animals, having  Prophetic Experiences, finding yourself seeking the truth all of the sudden, Attraction to Light and Warmth

What u could put on his alter • Sun water, Wine (diluted with pure water), Milk, Olive oil, Herbal teas, Honey, honey cakes, Orange and lemon pastries, Lamb meat,  goat meat, Fruits, Cheeses, Wheat, Breads, Golden objects (ex- such as gold bowls, gold wine cups, flakes of gold), Bows and arrows (real or fake), art, Images of the sun, All musical instruments, (especially stringed instruments), Wolf imagery, dolphin imagery, Any images of birds (especially crows and swans), Yellow, gold, and white candles, Incense he likes. He likes his alters Neat, clean, not cluttered, orderly, surround him with who he loves (ex- past lovers, Leto, artemis) , add images of wolves, mice, and ravens, Wine, incense, gifts of solar imagery, oranges 

Other titles of apollon• ABAEUS/ Abaios (derived from the town of Abae in Phocis),

ACERSE′COMES/Akersekomês (Apollo expressive of his beautiful hair which was never cut or shorn.) ACE′SIUS/ Akesios (surname of Apollo, under which he was worshipped in Elis, This surname, which has the same meaning as akestôr and alexikakos as the god of averter of evil), ACESTOR/Akestôr (A surname of Apollo which characterises him as the god of the healing art, or in general as the averter of evil, like akesios), ACTIACUS (a surname of Apollo, derived from Actium, AEGLE′TES/Aiglêtês (that is, the radiant god), AGE′TOR/Agêtôr (a surname given to several gods, example is Zeus at Lacedaemon) AGO′NIUS/Agônios (a surname or epithet of several gods, like Zeus), AGRAEUS/Agraios (the hunter a surname of Apollo After he had killed the lion of Cithaeron), AGYIEUS/Aguieus (a a title describing him as the protector of the streets and public places), ALEXI′CACUS/ Alexikakos (the averter of evil, is a surname given by the Greeks to several deities like Zeus.), AMAZO′NIUS/ Amazonios, AMYCLAEUS/Amuklaios, ARCHE′GETES/Archêgetês (A surname of Apollo, under which he was worshipped in several places, as at Naxos in Sicily), Megara (The name has reference either to Apollo as the leader and protector of colonies, or as the founder of towns in general, in which case the import of the name is the same as theos patroôs.),  BOEDRO′MIUS/ Boêdromios (the helper in distress), CARNEIUS/ Karneiosx, CATAE′BATES/Kataibatês (invoked by this name to grant a happy return home, katabasis (to those who were travelling abroad), CHRYSAOR/Chrusaôr) (The god with the golden sword or arms), CLA′RIUS/ Klarios (derived from his celebrated temple at Claros in Asia Minor), CO′RYDUS/Korudos (from the temple eighty stadia from Corone, on the sea-coast),  CY′NTHIUS and CY′NTHIA/Kunthia and Kunthios (surnames of Artemis and Apollo from island of Delos, which is their birthplace), DAPHNAEUS and DAPHNAEA/Daphnaia and Daphnaios (surnames of Artemis and Apollo), DECATE′PHORUS/ Dekatêphoros (that is, the god to whom the tenth part of the booty is dedicated), DE′LIUS and DE′LIA/ Dêlios and Dêlia or Dêlias (surnames of Apollo and Artemis respectively), DELPHINIUS and DELPHI′NIA/ Delphinia (a surname of Artemis at Athens & The masculine form Delphinius is used as a surname of Apollo), EPACTAEUS or EPA′CTIUS/ Epaktaios or Epaktios (the god worshipped on the coast, was also used as a surname of Poseidon in Samos) EPIBATE′RIUS/ Epibatêrios (the god who conducts men on board a ship), EPICU′RIUS/ Epikourios (the helper),

EUTRESITES/Eutrêsitês (derived from Eutresis, where he had a ancient Oracle), GALA′XIUS/Galaxios a (from Boeotia, derived from the stream Galaxius),

HEBDOMA′GETES/Hebdomagetês (was derived from the fact of sacrifices being offered to him on the seventh of every month, the seventh of some month which became the god's birthday), HECAERGUS/Hekaergos (same meaning as Hecaerge in the case of Artemis),HY′LATUS/Hulatos (derived from the town of Hyle in Crete, which was sacred to him), INTONSUS/unshorn, (surname of Apollo and Bacchus showing the eternal youth of these gods, beacuse the Greek youths allowed their hair to grow until they attained the age of manhood), ISME′NIUS/Ismenios (A surname of Apollo at Thebes), ISO′DETES/Isodetêg (the god who binds all equally, is also used as a surname of Pluto),I′XIUS/Ixios (derived from a district of the island of Rhodes which was called Ixiae or Ixia.), LAPHRAEUS/Laphraios (a surname of Apollo at Calydon), LEUCA′DIUS/ Leukasios (a son of Icarius and Polycaste, and a brother of Penelope and Alyzeus. Leucas was believed to have derived its name from him), LIBYSTI′NUS, LOE′MIUS/Loimios (the deliverer from plague),

LO′XIAS/Loxias (derived by some from his intricate and ambiguous oracles), LYCE′GENES/Lukêgenês (describing him either as the god born in Lycia, or as the god born of light), LYCEIUS/Lukeios (the meaning is not quite certain, some derive it from lukos, a wolf, so that it would mean "the wolf-slayer;" others from lukê, light, according to which it would mean "the giver of light;"), LY′CIUS/Lukios (the Lycian, a surname of Apollo, who was worshipped in several places of Lycia),

LYCO′REUS/Lukôreus (A surname of Apollo perhaps in the same sense as Lyceius), MALEATES/Maleatês  (surname of Apollo, derived from cape Malea, in the south of Laconia),MARMARINUS/Marmarinos (the god of marble), MALLOEIS and MELUS/Mêlos (A son of Manto, from which the sanctuary of Apollo Malloeis in Lesbos was believed to have derived its name), MOIRA′GETES/Moiragetês (the guide or leader of fate, occurs as a surname of Zeus and Apollo at Delphi) MUSA′GETES/MUSAE (?), NO′MIUS/Noumios (surname of divinities protecting the pastures and shepherds sheared with Apollo, Pan. Hermes, and Aristaeus) ONCAEUS/Onkaios (a surname of Apollo derived from Oncesium on the river Ladon in Arcadia), PAEAN/Paian, Paiêôn or Paiôn (meaning "the healing," however, used also in the more general sense of deliverer from any evil or calamity, PAGASAEUS/ Pagasaios/the Pagasaean, from Pegasus, or Pegasae, (town in Thessaly, uses the surname of Apollo there.), PALATI′NUS, (surname of Apollo at Rome), PARNO′PIUS/Paruopios (the expeller of locusts) paruôps (a surname of Apollo, under which he had a statue on the acropolis at Athen), PARRHA′SIUS/Parrastos (A surname of Apollo, who had a sanctuary on Mount Lyceius, meaning “the helper”, PATAREUS/Patareus (derived from the Lycian town of Patara, where the god used to spend the six winter months in every year), PHILE′SIUS/Philêsios (surname of Apollo at Didyma, where Branchus was said to have founded a sanctuary of the god, and to have introduced his worship) PHOEBUS/ Phoibos (the shining, pure or bright, occurs both as an epithet and a name of Apollo), PHY′XIUS/Phuzios (the god who protects fugitives, also occurs as a surname of Zeus in Thessaly), PY′THIUS/Puthios the Pythian, from Pytho (the ancient name of Delphi, often occurs as a surname of Apollo), SALGANEUS/Salganeus (a surname of Apollo, derived from the town of Salganeus in Boeotia), SARPEDONIUS and SARPEDO′NIA/Sarpêdonia (a surname of Artemis, derived from cape Sarpedon in Cilicia, where she had a temple with an oracle, The masculine Sarpedonius occurs as a surname of Apollo in Cilicia.) SMINTHEUS/Smintheus (a surname of Apollo, which is derived by some from sminthos, a mouse, and from the town of Sminthe in Troas), SPO′DIUS/Spodios (a surname of Apollo at Thebes, derived from spodos, ashes, because his altar consisted of the ashes of the victims which had been sacrificed to him.), TEGYRE′IUS/Tegurêios (a surname of Apollo, derived from the town of Tegyra in Boeotia. where, according to some traditions, the god had been born), TELMI′SSIUS/Telmissios (a surname of Apollo derived from the Lycian town of Telnissus or Telmessus),TEMENITES/Temenitês (a surname of Apollo, derived from his sacred temenus in the neighbourhood of Syracuse), THEOXE′NIUS/Theoxenios (a surname of Apollo and Hermes), THYMBRAEUS/Thumbraios (A surname of Apollo, derived from a place in Troas called Thymbra, where he had a temple in which Achilles was wounded, or from a neighboring hill of the same name), ZOSTERIUS and ZOSTE′RIA/Zôstêria (a surname of Athena among the Epicnemidian Locrians, The masculine form Zosterius occurs as a surname of Apollo in Attica, on the slip of land stretching into the sea between Phaleron and Sunium)

Epithets•Abaeus, Apollo Acesius, Acestor, Acraephiaeus Apollo, Acraephius Apollo, Actiacus Apollo, Apollo Actiacus, Apollo Aegletes, Agetor, Agonius, Agraeus, Agyieus, Alexicacus,Amazonius, Anextiomarus, Aphetor Apollo, Aphetorius Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Apollo Soranus, Apollo Apotropaeus, Apulu, Archegetes, Argyrotoxus Apollo, Apollo Articenens, Apollo Averruncus, Apollo Clarius, Apollo Coelispex, Apollo Culicarius, Apollo Cynthius, Apollo Cynthogenes, Delius Apollo, Apollo Delius, Apollo Delphinius, Apollo Didymaeus, Apollo Epicurius  Apollo Galaxius, Apollo Genetor, Hecaërgus Apollo, Apollo Hecebolus, Hekatos, Helius Apollo, Apollo Helius, Apollo Iatromantis, Apollo Iatrus, Apollo Ismenius, Kourotrophos, Apollo Leschenorius, Leucadius, Apollo Loxias, Apollo Lycegenes, Lyceus, Apollo Lycoctonus, Manticus Apollo, Apollo Medicus, Apollo Nomius, Apollo Nymphegetes, Paean (god), Apollo Paean, Apollo Parnopius, Apollo Patroüs, Apollo Phanaeus, Ptoion, Ptous, Pythius Apollo, Apollo Pythius, Apollo Smintheus, Apollo Sosianus, Thyraeus, Virotutis. (I’m not gonna put who, why or what the epithets are, cut me some slack 😔)

Equivalents• Abru (Berber), Horus & Ra (Egyptian), Aplu (Etruscan), Helios (Greek), Apollo & Janus (Roman), Nergal (Aplu Enlil) (Semitic)

Offerings•  Candles (he’s the god of light), Paint brushes/paints, Canvases, Colored pencils, markers, crayons, Collages, Journals, Art books, Art prints, Anything you mad, Sculptures, Zines, Stickers, Any art supplies, Music boxes, Records, CDs,Cassettes, Record players,radios, MP3, Headphones, Music posters, Band merch, Instruments (especially String instruments), Dance shoes, Concert tickets, CD book holders, Sun and Light imagery, Sunscreen, Aloe for sunburns, Golden objects, Matches, Candles, Sunflowers/sunflower seeds, First aid kits, Medicine, Pain relievers, Band - aids, Ice/heat packs, Rice socks, face Masks, Aloe, Ambulance toy cars,Adaptive aids, Darts, Bow and arrows, Arrow quiver, Dart board, Targets used in archery, Bullseye used in archery, Snake skins, Snake imagery (ex - Python), Laurels, Bay leaves (because of Daphne), Palm trees (based on his birth myth), Ravens/Crows related things,  Crow feathers, Cattle/turtles (related to Hermes birth myth), Swans (the animals Pull His chariot), Hyacinths (Hyacinthus is his past lover), Locks of hair, Vanilla flavored/scented things , Honey, Sunny D drink, Lemons/lemon juice, Oranges/orange juice, Citrus, Water, chocolate milk (UPG),  molten orange-scented wax cube used on an oil burner, The first bite of every meal (keep a tea plate close by at mealtimes), Pot Pourri, visit a clairvoyant, Welcome foreigners, teach others your own culture/language, make sure foreigners are able to find helpful resources and social life in your community, Make sure the street outside your house is clean and secure, Resin, Sun-shaped cookies or cakes, Wine, Golden cakes, Golden raisins.

Devonatal- Donate to medical charities, Support beginner indie artists and musicians, Sing to Him, Play musical instruments for Him, Hold dance parties in his honor, Make a playlist for Him and listen to it, Read poetry to Him, Take care of your mental health in his honor, take your medicine in his honor, Try/do archery in his honor, Try/do different types of divination (ex- Tarot/Oracle decks, Pendulums, Rune stones, Charm casting supplies, Crystal balls, Scrying bowls, Cookie fortunes, Tea leaves), Try and wake up early and watch the sun rise, Go for a walk and feel the warmth from the sun, Let more sunlight into your home/room, Learn a musical instrument, learn how to sing, Learn simple medical care (ex- CPR), research his family in his honor,  research Apollon, Attend pride, advocate for  LGBT+ rights, Wear yellow clothing in his honor, wear orange clothing in his honor, Honor Leto and Artemis in his honor, Pray to Him/ speak to Him often (ex- for guidance, healing/good health, and new inspiration, protection, improvement in your mental health, fertility, ecstasy, for everything going well in the health aspect),  Dance and sing to your favorite songs or songs you’d think He would like,  Throw a feast in His honor, Support/donate to your local Hospital in his honor, Exercise in his honor, Get vaccinated in his honor, Get STI tested in his honor, practice Self care in his honor, Keep a first aid kit at home/in your car in his honor, Learn about alternative medicine in his honor, Advocate for accessible in his honor, Advocate for disability rights in his honor, Volunteer at a hospital in his honor, Give blood/plasma in his honor; Volunteer at a retirement home in his honor, Learn about anatomy/biology/nutrition in his honor, Learn about health conditions/rare disorders in his honor, Eat healthy for your body in his honor, Help fund surgeries if you can in his honor, Trip sit for someone in his honor, Listen to your body when it needs something in his honor , Sunbathe in his honor, Wear sunscreen in his honor,  Start a garden in his honor, Make sun water in his honor, Music Go to a concert/show, Listen to music in his honor, Make a playlist for someone you love in his honor, dance in general in his honor, Sing in general in his honor, Support local bands in his honor, Explore new music in his honor, Daily tarot card/rune stones sessions in his honor, Make an oracle deck in his honor, Give divination readings in his honor, do Shadow work in his honor , do Colormancy in his honor, Make something in his honor, Draw in his honor, paint in his honor, craft in his honor, Color something for him, Make a zine in his honor, Go see a play in his honor, Get a tattoo in his honor, Throw darts in his honor, Use a slingshot in his honor, Go to a shooting range in his honor, follow and support artist/poet YouTubers and their social media, Check in with your neighbors, do Photography (painting with light), light a candle in his honor because he’s the of…light!

Crystal•Sunstone, Citrine, Carnelian, Clear Quartz, Pyrite, Selenite, Lapis Lazuli, amber, calcite (only the color honey/yellow), quartz (rutilated or clear), rose quartz.

Parentage• Zues and Leto 

Siblings• his full sibling was his twin Artemis, His half siblings were Athena, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Ares, Hephaestus and Persephone, Heracles, Ares, Perseus, Hebe, Aphrodite, Athena, Some Muses, Eileithyia.

Works well with• people who are respectful, and are honest, and not boastful. 

Jewelry • friendship bracelets

Hates• saying that your better than him, (too boastful), being to stubborn to learn (he is the god of knowledge.), and anything contradicting his godlyness 

Mortal or immortal • immortal.

Zodiac • Leo. 

Curses• Sickness, and often seeing yourself lying, and in trouble.

Blessings• your healthy and protection and purification. 

Vows/omans• he swears he will be Hermes best friend, and that he will never marry (the muses myth) because he swore he would never because he couldn't choose between all the Muses, not usually used in modern day, he could be married but it is a version of a myth, he could date. just never marry.

Morals• Morally grey.

Courting• he is unmarried. 

Past lovers & crushes• Admetus (a crush), Daphne (rejected him and he fell so in love she had to run away and turn into a tree..), all the nine muses (couldn’t choose so decided to never unwed), Cyrene (a crush), Evadne (a lover who bore him a child.), Rhoeo (bore him a child and made him raise it..) Ourea (had a crush on Apollo and they hooked up on his exile and bore him a kid), Thero, Hyrie or Thyrie (said they were lovers but he made them suicidal so..idk..). Hecuba (bore the child who made Apollo kill Achilles.), Coronis (bore him  Asclepius), Creusa (bore him a child and left him to die and then to be raised by a priestess of Apollo.), Hyacinthus (his most dear male lover.),  Cyparissus (a dear friend but still a honorable mention.), Admetus (a crush), Branchus, Adonis (poly with apollon and Aphrodite), Helenus, Hippolytus of Sicyon,Hymenaios, god of marriage hymns, Iapis, Phorbas, minthe (who he turned into mint) 

Personality• He’s very energetic, cheerful, wise, honest and kind, and very responding.

Fact• Apollo was temporarily stripped of his immortal power by Zeus – twice , he tried to over throw his father Zeus once (He failed, but they have a good bond.)

Roots• Greek mythology, born at Delos in Cyclades archipelago.

Appearance in astral or gen• depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair and wears a wreath and branch of laurel, bow and quiver of arrows, usually accompanied with a raven, and holding a lyre.

Children• Acraepheus, Aeneus, Agamedes, Agreus, Amphiaraus, Amphissus, Amphithemis, Anius, Apis, Apollonis, Arabius, Aristaeus, Asclepius, Borysthenis, Cephisso, Chariclo, Cinyras, Coronus, Cycnus, Delphus, Dius, Dorus, Dryops of Oeta, Eleuther, Epidaurus, Eriopis, Erymanthus, Eumolpus, Eurydice, Eurynome, Hilaeira, Hymen (god), Ialemus, Iamus, Idmon (Argonaut), Ion, Ismenus, Korybantes, Laodocus, Lapithes (hero), Linus (Argive), Linus, Linus of Thrace, Lycomedes, Lycorus, Melaneus of Oechalia, Melite, Miletus, Mopsus, Naxos, Oaxes, Oncius, Orpheus, Phemonoe, Philammon, Philander, Phoebe, Phylacides, Polypoetes, Scylla, Syrus, Tenerus, Tenes, Troilus, Trophonius, Zeuxippus of Sicyon.

Pet• the swans pulling his chariot called the “singers of Apollo” or just “birds of Apollo”

Status• Greek mythology god, in the big theoi, not a Demi god. 

Prayers•

Prayer to Lord Apollon for Help with Divination

Hear me, Foreseeing Apollon, Son of Indomitable Zeus and Gentle Leto, Brother to Far-Shooting Artemis. He who speaks of truth, If I have ever revelled in your sunlight, accept this prayer, Apollon Leader of Fate, I ask you to be with me during this divination and to guide my cards with your knowledge, I ask for your favour with a token of my praise, I offer to you (offering)- @praise-to-the-theoi

To Lord Apollon when taking medication 

Hear me, healing Apollon, Father to Soothing Asklepios. He who controls both plague and healing, If I have ever honoured you, please accept this prayer, Shining Apollon, Please allow me to be safe when taking this medication, to aid it in its effectiveness, and to reduce the likelihood of negative side effects. I ask for your favour with a token of my praise, and I take this medication in your honour. -https://www.tumblr.com/praise-to-the-theoi

Prayer to Artemis and Apollon 

Praise today, O Lord Apollo and Lady Artemis, rulers upon the Sun and Moon. The Celestial Twins, on this date, join each other in the sky, shining upon us their divine light and presence. Praise the children of Great Zeus and Leto; Hail Lady Artemis, the oldest daughter, who helped her mother at birth. Godess of the hunt, divine virgin, patroness of girls, their childhood and innocence.  Hail Apollon, youngest son, born by his sister's hand. God of the plages and sickness. Patron of the arts, music and poetry. May they raise their bows and guide us towards their light. - serotoninbetweenpages

Prayer with his epithets in it-

Let us hymn Paean the great god, Apollo; Immortal, gloriously formed, unshorn, soft-haired, Stern-hearted, king, delighting in arrows, giver of life, Joyous, laughing, slayer of giants, sweet-hearted, Son of Zeus, slayer of dragons, lover of the laurel, Sweet of speech, of ample might, far-shooter, giver of hope, Creator of animals, divine, Jove-minded, giver of zeal, Mild, sweet-spoken, sweet-hearted, gentle-handed, Slayer of beasts, blooming, charmer of the spirit, soft-speaking, Shooter of arrows, desirable, healer, charioteer, Weaver of the world, Clarian, strong-hearted, father of fruits, Son of Leto, pleasant, delighting in the lyre, resplendent, Lord of the mysteries, prophet, magnanimous, thousand-shaped, Lover of the bow-string, wise, stiller of grief, sober,Lover of community, common to all, taking thought for all, benefactor of all, Blessed, making blessed, Olympian, dweller on the hills, Gentle, all-seeing, sorrowless, giver of wealth, Saviour from trouble, rose-coloured, man-breaker, path-opener, Glittering, wise, father of light, saviour, Delighting in the dance, Titan, initiator, revered, Chanter of hymns, highest, stately, of the height, Phoebus, purifier, lover of garlands, cheerer of the spirit, Utterer of oracles, golden, golden-complexioned, golden-arrowed, Lover of the lyre, harper, hater of lies, giver of the soul, Swift-footed, swift-voiced, swift of vision, giver of seasons. Let us hymn Paean the great god, Apollo.   

- Epigram from Book 9 of the Greek Anthology, translated by W.R. Paton (1916-18)

Links/websites/sources •

@praise-to-the-theoi

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Reddit · r/Hellenism5 comments  ·  1 year agosimple offerings for apollo? : r/Hellenism

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let the light in and let your truth of loving Apollo shine aswell

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Lord Brahma ☀🌀☀ Talon Abraxas Brahma is the Creator God in Hinduism. He is the first created being, along with the other gods, Vishnu and Mahesh. Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Trimurti) are associated with creation, preservation, and destruction. The most essential Hindu philosophical concept attributed to him is that of Brahmavidya (divine knowledge). Brahma is also considered the Supreme God - The Creator and destroyer of the universe. He is often depicted as having four faces and four arms, holding a sacred scripture in one hand. Brahma is usually shown as being seated on a lotus flower in full bloom. Brahma has four heads and is often depicted as having four arms, holding a rosary in one hand and a book in another. He also holds an axe, which is said to be used for creation, preservation, or destruction, depending on the context. He is also known as the "Supreme Being" and the "Benevolent Creator." The four heads of Brahma are faced in each of the cardinal directions, representing his knowledge of the past, present, and future. Brahma Mantra

ॐ ऐं ब्रह्म ब्रह्माणं सिद्धयै ब्रह्म ऐं फट् Om Ayeim Brahm Brahamanam Sidhaye Brahm Ayeim Phat

Do this Brahma mantra sadhana once a month for a year to get the power of creation and fulfill the life of your dreams.

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In another world, in another time, we would not have had six Divine Warriors. We would’ve had seven.

In another time, things could’ve gone very differently. If just a few outsiders without understanding of magic hadn’t interfered, then we would have known The Seven. Matron of Truth, Destroyer of Sufferance, Protector of the Honorable, Fury of the Righteous, Keeper of All Wisdom, Wanderer of the Trails, and Seer of the Deep.

Malachi Morgesten was sent to an isolated keep when he was young. He never left that keep, at least for the next 500 years. If one man had simply made one different decision, Malachi would’ve never gone to that castle. He would’ve grown up. He would’ve taught himself how to understand and control and use the magic he was born with; magic he was born with thanks to his distant ancestor, the champion of the god Opinatior.

Malachi was born with power over dreams; the imagination that takes hold when a person falls asleep. However, this went hand-in-hand with fear and nightmares. A person’s deepest dread whether from the past, future, or their own mind. It was for this reason that he was outcasted, and his town’s fears were swiftly directed at him. In this other world, by the time when he would’ve been a young man, Malachi was alone in the world. He traveled aimlessly across Northern Ru’aun. Perhaps one day he was meant to find himself in the town called Nahakra. A place, north of O’Khasis, where a certain group of six often rested.

Perhaps Malachi was meant to meet them. Perhaps Malachi would’ve helped them with some sort of mission, and in doing so they would’ve realized he was…like them. He would’ve realized they were like him. Perhaps he would have nowhere else to go, except for the people who’d held their arms open to him if he’d so desired. Perhaps he was always meant to join their group; the first place he’d ever felt he belonged, where he didn’t have to hide himself. Perhaps in this group, he would’ve grown a friendship with a man named Shad.

Shad was the only person who was feared because of his magic as well. The rest of their friends were different. They were considered blessed, meanwhile Shad and Malachi were the opposite. Death and fear went hand in hand; no one understood it and everyone saw evil in it. Everyone thought it was malicious no matter how it’s used.

It is unknown whether such a friendship between Shad the Destroyer and Malachi the Seer could have prevented Shad from ever wandering off that one day, when he’d gone into the forest and touched that strange rock. But even if he couldn’t have prevented him from doing that, even if Malachi’s presence couldn’t prevent any of the following, maybe, just maybe, a friend like that was the one thing that could’ve helped Shad in the most critical moment.

Malachi’s power was the only one that allowed him to see inside the mind of another. He was the only one who could’ve seen what was truly happening inside his friend’s mind. Maybe with this knowledge, the warriors could’ve found another way. Maybe with Malachi, they could’ve never reached that one last resort. They never would have spent the rest of their lives thinking that Shad had truly betrayed them.

But…that was in another world.

In this world, there was an isolated castle and a renowned warlock scholar. There was a man who was a good one, more or less, but he had failed in his attempt to fulfill his promise to Sir Morgesten before he’d even begun to try. Witchcraft and Magic were entirely separate concepts. He could not understand Malachi’s power, and he could not understand why it refused to be locked away. In this world, that man was not prepared for the power hidden in the soul of this child left at his doorstep. He was not prepared to be faced with his own demons every sleeping moment for months and months—

Perhaps one day Malachi didn’t even know he’d been doing it. Perhaps one day, the man looked at the boy and saw nothing but his nightmares. Perhaps it had been terrifying enough for him to lash out instinctively and push the demon away. Perhaps he hadn’t realized that Malachi was standing on the edge of a balcony three stories high.

The world went on for centuries and centuries. Malachi never met the six people that deep in his soul he’d been yearning for since the day he was born. the Shadow Lord rose and fell. The Divine Warriors lived and died and lived on in the hearts of all Ru’aun. The Matron disappeared. Their grand island city of the fables vanished. Their last friend retreated away into her forest, waiting and waiting.

Then, that friend met a Shadow Knight. She gave him a staff of pure divinity, and Irene was born again. Lord Aphmau of Phoenix Drop ventured out to the Eastern Wolven Tribe one day, and that was the day she met a man named Dante with a woman she knew well, Donna. They led her far, far into the north, and in the process of saving Donna‘s beloved, they found an abandoned castle, and a lost spectre of a boy with magic unlike anything seen since the time of the Divine Warriors.

RE: “When Shad had gone into the forest and touched that strange rock”. Explained at the beginning of this.

Opinatior, god of dreams and imagination, is part of the pantheon of old gods courtesy of @pumpkinprincess22 ! (list was expanded, but this post has most of the others)

[dreamingsnowflake2013]

How have the tables turned! After experiencing love in all its forms, Tantai Jin has become a relationship expert who gives sound love advice and can cheer others up. His few months with Susu and being tortured those 500 years in the Nether River have really put things into perspective for him. Especially during his short time with her, he had lived more than most people do in several lifetimes. Moreover, those few months appear so fleeting and transitory compared to his long lifespan, yet it’s this short period of time when he had lived his life to the fullest and which has transformed him into a completely new man. Also, the memory of them is what had sustained him for 500 years in the Underworld - the divine essence might have healed his body, but it was the memory of that time with Susu which gave him the will to live on and never give up.

Susu might have given Tantai Jin the ability to empathise with others but the reason why he immediately identifies and recognises Susu’s problems is because he actually sees himself in her, showing that against all odds both of them are uncannily similar. He might have lacked the ability to feel but she had been too innocent and sheltered, never experiencing loss and all the emotions which make you into a well-rounded person until she met him. She was emotionally stunted just like him, albeit for different reasons and in slightly different ways. They were like two babies learning to walk together.

Susu always used to preach to Tantai Jin about the importance of feeling emotions and life despite its harshness, the need to live on, without ever going through any torment, sorrows, failures or losses; but once she had a brief taste of suffering, she too became hopeless and begged him for death because life suddenly became unbearable. 

And after falling in love for the first time, a love which has turned her life upside down and she can never forget, she sees it as weakness, an obstacle preventing her for achieving her goal, and wants to become heartless, just like Tantai Jin used to be. Suddenly her earlier words to him seem hypocritical, proving It’s easy to judge other without experiencing the same tragedy and excruciating pain.

One of the strengths of this show and the reason why it’s so compelling is that it’s not only Tantai Jin who has flaws, she does to. They are both flawed and incomplete until they meet and make each other complete, giving the other person what they have been missing. Proving that despite certain toxic aspects of their relationship, they are good for each other and make each other better.

Susu was the virgin priestess who tried to teach the devil spawn about love without knowing anything about it but against all expectations and odds he, the destined destroyer of worlds, taught her how to love, too.

At this point Tantai Jin has come in terms with their shared past, accepting everything about it and her, the good and the bad, that she both loved him and hated him and that she wanted to kill him but also to protect him. He has freed himself of it, hoping for a future, while she remains trapped in it because she can’t. He even allows himself to believe he’s finally become the good person she always wanted him to be and lived up to her wish.

[whispersinthedawn]

The Sand on your Shores (3)

Percy was dreaming. It was the only option.

Percy was dreaming – one of his prescient, ominous, bound-to-come-true dreams – but it was a dream nonetheless.

A warning to heed, a danger to prepare for, but a calamity of the future.

Because Apollo was drowning.

Apollo was gasping, and sinking, and drifting inexorably closer to the monster on the rock.

And Percy couldn’t swim.

Percy couldn’t breathe underwater, he couldn’t summon Apollo to himself, he couldn’t even ...

With trembling hands, Percy reached towards the belt around his waist and the smooth hilt with a jagged, broken blade hanging from it.

Riptide gleamed at him with a muted, apologetic radiance.

Apollo had washed away with the waves in a trajectory towards the monster – and Percy didn’t even have a blade to defend him with.

Provided he could reach him.

So … this was a dream.

Because it couldn’t be reality.

Even though it had been months since he’d dreamt of the future, as if the visions had been due to divine providence and the god looking after the demigods had disappeared.

Apollo was going to die.

Die like Annabeth.

While Percy watched.

Because Percy hadn’t dreamt of the future in months. Almost as if Hercules, the god of heroes, had yet to ascend and grant him visions to guarantee his victory.

No.

Percy’s every instinct rebelled against according the title of divine helper to Hercules, the destroyer of plans, and ruination of Titans, and most importantly – the one who couldn’t even agree to let them pass into the ancient lands to save the world.

He’d much rather believe that Apollo sent them visions on the sly, a state of being put on temporary halt along with the god’s divinity.

Except Apollo was dying.

Almost gently, as if even the sea regretted its part in the impending tragedy, waves pushed Apollo into the body of the gigantic serpent.

The monster shifted. Looked at Apollo. And snapped him up in the blink of an eye.

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Prologue (Seven Months Ago)

Special Thanks to @gullethead for the work on the Cholitan Language used here and throughout the story. Mwaxanare feels the encroaching claustrophobia of the heavily modified walls of the underground pathways of the once grand Choiltan palace; aside from the occasional glimpse of a Quetzalcoatl carving or words written in the near-extinct Choiltan script, the palace was unrecognizable as a relic of her family's past. 

She had seen these sights through the waters of the Llōcpenhampōzpōapintop, an ancient urn shaped divination tool, as Duvanith and her Adventuring Company had worked their way down to the source of the Curse. The destruction, the wonton violation of the palace, felt all the more real standing in its halls than viewing it through the visions provided through the urn’s illusory waters. 

“Your Majesty,” a small voice cuts through her visual search for more secrets paneled over by the Magus behind the Curse, one she assumed to be Anghagros, known to many by the name he foisted upon himself during the destruction of Choilt’s one time Capital ‘The Great Destroyer’. 

It was her new Court Necromancer, a green-skinned goblin in an elaborate purple coat, Doctor Archibald Clokz. “We can’t spend an eternity on every floor, the protection charm only has four hours on it, and it’s strongest at the start.”

Mwaxanare knew that he was right, and that the halls of the palace weren’t as welcoming to her as they may have once been; she knew she was stalling though there was so much unknown below them, knowing the things that had come after she brushed away the illusory images of Duvanith in the palaces deepest depths, she was pretty sure she knew what she would find. 

A week afterward, she had seen a Bauhinia bush begin to bud; it was the first sign she had seen that Duvanith and her Company had succeeded, and a month and a half later, the first Choiltan child to be born alive since the curse began. Upon reaching the third month, it became evident that Duvanith wouldn’t come stumbling out of the jungle with the Chalice in her hand like the ending to every one of the garbage romance paperbacks written about this sort of thing. 

That’s because this was real life, and even if it was fantasy, the happy ending was the end of the Curse, as opposed to her Champion’s return. 

She walks on, subconsciously moving her hand as though to clear her long hair from an obstacle, once again forgetting she had cut it months ago just after she and her army had driven the Imperials from Port Currington’s shore, or now as it was known correctly as Neparāticue once again. 

If there was one thing that she could be sure of, the Curse had bolstered her ability to take back the Port; between a terrible local harvest and what she assumed was a bad harvest in the Empire, she almost felt bad for the sheer violence her army was able to muster on the Imperial Regiment. 

Almost. 

The sound of bones clattering together echoes off the walls around her; she turns to look at Clokz again, but before she can say anything, he answers her question. 

“Strong readings for Crone Magic.” He removes a small trinket from the inside of his coat, four small bones linked together with a cord. They writhe and wriggle as a snake would, generating a much softer bone-clattering sound, suggesting the first was likely magically amplified; the Necromancer drops the token to the floor. It clatters into a pile and then moves along the floor like an inchworm, away from them.

“Do we follow it?” Mwaxanare says, assuming that it was making its way toward the source of its detection. Clokz puts on a skeptical look and waves his hand in the direction of its travel. 

“Ladies first, your majesty.”  

Mwaxanare rolls her eyes, places her hand on the grip of her macuahuitl, and follows the eerie clatter of bones. 

Clokz, from the moment she had met him, was a bit put off by Crone Magic. He says it doesn’t follow the understood rules of Magic, that there’s something innate, twisted, about the Crones that wield it that make them capable of things that normal learned Magus simply aren’t. She wasn’t sure if Clokz was merely superstitious or just frustrated that the Crones likely kept whatever rules their magic ran on very secret. Though given that Memāxaxīm had attempted to curse them ‘never to step foot in Choilt again’ and they simply worked around it by enchanting their feet away, perhaps they were some unique Magic at play. 

The clattering stops, and a fetid stench hits Mwaxanare’s nose. 

In front of her was a chamber, the very chamber she had brushed away from the Llōcpenhampōzpōapintop’s enchanted waters during Duvanith’s struggle with the Crones. 

“I gotta assume this is how a Coven lair always smells,” Clokz announces, making his way around the edges of the chamber and peering into vials and opening containers curiously. 

Mwaxanare’s eyes scan around the room, lingering on each of the bodies of the Crones and finding a flash of pink on the figure in the middle. Mwaxanare feels her heart skip, and she moves to the slumped mess draped in dirty cloaks.

A pressed pink orchid, the flower Mwaxanare had given Duvanith on the morning she had set out to Tēntāmtāxi to dive the Tombs below the Palace. The day after, Duvanith stole a kiss from her, as impossible as it was to steal something that she was desperately trying to give anyways. 

As she begins to lean over to pick up the flower, her foot meets something hard underneath the Crones cloak, letting out the unmistakable sound of metal scraping on stone. After plucking the orchid off the Crones cloak, she flips the section concealing the metal object over.

There, staring back at her with its masterfully worked vacuous eye sockets, was the Skull Chalice of Ichillhez. She picks it up by its jewel-encrusted stem and rises; from the corner of her eye, she sees a flat-soled set of adventuring boots with rounded heel and toe areas—her heart craters. 

‘Only one adventurer stubborn enough to wear those thirty days through the jungle.’ She thinks to herself, stepping towards Duvaniths body. As it comes into view, she lets out a surprised yelp, Chalice crashes to the floor, and her hand shoots up to cover her mouth. 

Clokz’s footsteps quickly draw him to her side, likely concerned about a trap the Crones had laid or a temporary failure of his protection charm.  

“Do you think we’ll be able to bring her back?” Mwaxanare asks quietly through her hand

“Your Majesty, I’m a Necromancer, not a fucking brain surgeon,” Clokz says, motioning at Duvaniths body, his hand lingering over the crushed mess that had once been her head. 

Mwaxanare exhales, fighting tears back for a moment. 

“Well, we’re going to try,” she says, emotions riding in her voice. She feels her hand enveloped by both of Clokz’s.

“I’ll try, but there are no promises.” 

Mwaxanare takes a sharp breath. Clokz pats her hand a few times before releasing it and says. 

“I’ll,” he pauses. “Give you some time.” 

Mwaxanare watches him walk to the corner of the room and begin levitating things out from in front of a seemingly barricaded door. She watches him for far too long, not wanting to turn her head back to face the body of her Champion. 

Anghagros was a Magus; most Magus didn’t kill like this. 

This was personal.

This was a vendetta. 

He didn’t want Duvanith to come back, which was why Mwaxanare needed to ensure she got her back. 

She picks up the Chalice as the door Clokz had been working to free creaks open. 

“Mwaxanare, you’re not gonna fucking believe this.” a level of bewilderment in his voice. 

She wipes a few latent tears away.

“Coming.”

[booksandwords]

The Wicked + The Divine: Mothering Invention by Kieron Gillen. Art by Jamie McKelvie. Coloured by Matt Wilson. Lettering by Clayton Cowles.

Series: The Wicked + The Divine, #7 Read time: 1 Day Rating: 4/5

The quote: "No. I'm a walking trash fire." "Hey, plagerist. Walking trash fire is my signature look. Get your own!" — Laura and Baphomet

Warnings: discussion of abortion, death of children (off-page), suicide.

Beware the Spoilers for the whole review. It was hard to review this one without any.

I'm going back to 4🌟 for Mothering Invention. We get a lot of backstory. Turns out Ananke partially started the bull***t with the reemergences. Laura might actually be a reincarnation of her sister (that is a guess). It turns out Mini is not the only person who is not who they pretended to be, Baal has been misleading people too. Don't forget there is more than one Baal. The focus switches seems to switch back to Laura a bit in Mothering Invention. She no longer wants to be called Persephone, kinda like she realises what it did to her. She essentially mind over matter strips herself of her godhood

Well, we managed to lose only one god in Mothering Invention, The Morrigan. Though it's kinda one and a half, Baphomet dies and comes back reborn as Nergal (which he may or may not have used at times before). Nergal was the Mesopotamian god of death, pestilence and plague, and Lord of the Underworld. He is given his rebirth with thanks to Annie, the same form of Morrigan that delivers Baph to Dionysus in Imperial Phase, Part 2. The cost for Baphomet's reincarnation... The Morrigan's life. Given with a snap. This makes logical sense, okay as much logical sense as anything in WicDiv ever does. It kind of feels like something of a redemption arc for her. The scenes where Baphomet is fighting The Morrigan are done so well. Juxtaposing their fighting god selves (including all three of the Morrigans) and their time as Marian and Cameron in the best way. It's chaotic with flashes of colour and near-constant switching focuses. It is Baphomet taking his control, his life back and it's perfect. He then carries The Morrigan to their home, what was going to be their church and she, all three shes, end up floating in the air. It's quite the moment emotionally.

At the start of Mothering Invention Laura is hiding a secret from everyone. Over the course of the story it is revealed, that Laura is pregnant and she doesn't know who the father is. She chooses abortion in a moment that feels like a natural progression of hurt and her identity rediscovery. Her becoming mostly not a god again is a moment.

Some random comments. • We finally get a list of every reemergence starting from 3862BC up to 2014 (present-day) and now know how the whole thing started. Aside from being every 90 years, there is another pattern but I can't see what it is. • There is a little blond boy in Mothering Invention who is focused on. I feel like he should be known but isn't. It could simply be Minerva but he certainly looks male. • The variant covers included are gorgeous. Jamie McKelvie & Matthew Wilson's wrap-around cover for issue 34 is particularly good. As is Phil Jimenez & Cunniffe's for issue 39. • I like Jon. He makes me smile. He just feels perfect for a head teen that has been trapped in total isolation for maybe 18 months. You have to remember how smart he is as Mimir too. • I found Woden's paternal behaviours towards Jon interesting. Mini/Ananke could use him to complete her collection Woden is protecting Jon. Woden may be a d**k but he is somewhat protecting his son. • It turns out The Destroyer normally exists during the reemergence. It was Minerva during the 1920s. It's in the eyes.

[chalisa-pdf]

Shiv Chalisa: A Devotional Hymn to Lord Shiva

The Shiv Chalisa is a sacred hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, a prominent deity in Hinduism. Composed of forty verses, or chopais, the Chalisa is a heartfelt prayer that reflects devotion, reverence, and a deep spiritual connection with Shiva. Many followers recite this hymn regularly, particularly during significant times like Mahashivaratri or the month of Shravan, as it is believed to invoke the blessings of Lord Shiva for peace, protection, and prosperity.

The verses of the Shiv Chalisa paint a vivid picture of Shiva’s appearance and his role in the universe. Shiva is depicted with his iconic attributes—the crescent moon on his forehead, the sacred river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, and his blue throat, a result of consuming the poison during the Samudra Manthan to save the world. These descriptions not only highlight his divine power but also reflect his deep compassion and willingness to help others, making him a beloved figure in Hindu mythology.

For devotees, reciting the Shiv Chalisa holds great spiritual significance. It is believed that chanting the hymn with devotion brings peace of mind, helps in overcoming personal difficulties, and can even lead to spiritual growth. The rhythmic nature of the verses helps create a sense of calm, often leading to a meditative state, where one can focus more deeply on the divine. By focusing on Shiva’s qualities as both a protector and destroyer of evil, devotees find comfort and strength in their everyday lives.

The Shiv Chalisa is commonly recited on Mondays, a day considered sacred for worshipping Lord Shiva. Whether sung as part of daily prayers or during special religious ceremonies, the hymn’s straightforward verses are easy to follow, making it accessible to people of all ages. Its recitation, whether done alone or in a group, helps foster a deeper connection with Lord Shiva and fills the atmosphere with a sense of spiritual energy and devotion.

The Shiv Chalisa serves as both a devotional practice and a reminder of Shiva’s divine nature. Through its verses, devotees express their love and gratitude toward Shiva while seeking his guidance and blessings. The hymn encapsulates the essence of Shiva—his immense power, compassion, and role as a destroyer of negativity and a guardian of cosmic balance, making it a cherished part of Hindu worship.

Download and Read: Shiv Chalisa PDF

[techno-woman]

DIVINE INTERVENTION part 1

*WARNING: The following story is a crossover between Dragonball Z/super and Hazbin Hotel. Therefore the story will contain excessive language, adult content, violence, and drug usage. Reader’s discretion is advised.*

(I own only my OCs!)

“Are you sure about this, my lord? Isn’t it a bit too excessive to be sending her down there?” Sera asked God in a very nervous tone.

God smiles in a nonchalant manner. “And scheduling the next extermination day six months in advance wasn’t?”

The seraphim bit her lip. Since God had come back from his vacation he hadn’t taken the news of the extermination event not as well as Sera hoped. It only escalated when he found out about his granddaughter; Charlie Morningstar, and her hotel. Though oddly enough to Sera’s surprise was that God himself had hoped for Lucifer to rehabilitate the sinners since his fall and was happy to see Sir Pentious successfully redeemed by Charlie herself. Now with the extermination day canceled God decided to come up with another way to weed out the irredeemable sinners from the sinners who wants to get redeemed.

“She’ll be perfect for the job. Heck she’s even better at what she does than a certain feline who loves to take cat naps for a few centuries.” God said with one of his four eyes twitching.

~

“AH-COOOO!” Beerus sneezed as his fellow deity quickly flies out of the way of his destruction ball.

“Bless you, Beerus!” The lavander skinned girl exclaimed floating back down into her seat. “Are you coming down with a cold or something?”

Whis smiles amusingly. “Or maybe someone is talking behind his back.”

The other angel with a Leonardo DiCaprio hairstyle sitting across from Whis giggled.

Beerus shot his angelic servant/mentor a glare. “And you wouldn’t happen to know who it is?”

The Angel just gave a shrug.

“So what happened after 17 won the tournament?” Asked Glacial eagerly.

“Surprisingly the android wished for all the universes to be brought back.” Answered Whis.

Glacial gasped with joy. “He brought your brother’s universe back?!”

Beerus nodded. “Yes he did.”

The pink cladded deity wipes her tears away from her eyes. “I’m so glad Champa’s okay. I don’t think I could handle loosing a friend like that.”

“You were better off not seeing it anyway.” Beerus said. “Besides I doubt that you would want to meet Frieza. He’s not the kind of person that you would want to be friends with.” He added gently as his amber eyes met Glacial’s light pink ones.

She looks down at her drink to see her reflection staring back up at her. Her small black cow like horns pointed upwards a little past her burgundy geode head with her white tentacle like hair barely reaching her shoulders. Her outfit is similar to Beerus’ except for the pink color that matches her eyes and complements her lavander skin. Despite the fact that she is female, Glacial couldn’t deny her species identity resembles Frieza’s. “You’re probably right.” She sighed. “Not as well as I get along with you two.” She gave a smile.

Before either Beerus or Whis could say anything a sudden ringing came from the other angel’s staff.

“My lady, it appears someone is trying to reach us. Shall I answer it?” He asked.

“Yes you may, Daiq.” Glacial nods.

“Hello?” Daiq answers.

“Long time no see, Glacial, Daiq! How have you two been?” God answered cheerfully.

“I’m well though a bit surprised that you called me after over nine millennum has passed since we last spoke.” Glacial said with a hint of skepticism in her voice. It had been eons since she last spoke to the big G and since the fall of Lucifer he had lost all contact with her. Glacial couldn’t really blame him. Banishing your own child isn’t an easy decision for any parent regardless if they were a deity or mortal.

“Yeah I know. Sorry about that I just came back from vacation.” The four eyed deity said sheepishly.

Beerus snorted. “From where?”

“None of your business, destroyer.” God said through gritted teeth. He and Beerus didn’t get along well since they were from different realities and had their own ways of handling mortals.

Daiq cleared his throat. “To what do we owe the pleasure of your call, sir?”

“Right about that….I just found out that I had a granddaughter, named Charlie, who has successfully rehabilitated a sinner and I need you to go down to the Hazbin Hotel that’s in Hell within pentagram city of the pride ring.” He said.

Both Beerus and Glacial broke out into fits of laughter for five minutes before realizing that God himself was serious.

“You’re not pulling my tail, are you?” Asked Glacial as she calmed down.

“Nope.”

“And you need me to go down there to help your granddaughter?”

“Yep.”

Glacial raises an eyebrow or where one should be. “Why?”

Letting out a sigh the heavenly deity said; “Because a few of my loyal followers have gone behind my back and planned for another extermination six months in advance after the last one.”

Glacial winced. “Oooh ouch.”

“Oh dear.” Daiq said with a surprised expression on his face.

“Would you like me to come over so I can do you a favor and destroy them?” Beerus offered. “Or maybe Glacial will?”

“I’m flattered but I don’t think that’s necessary. Anyway long story short the extermination happened, my granddaughter, won that fight and with extermination day cancelled I believe it would be best to have a destroyer god help weed out the irredeemable sinners from the ones who really want to get redeem. Which was suppose to happen centuries ago but now realized that there’s been some miscommunication with my first man.”

“Are you sure you want me there? I’ll go since everything else in the universe is fine at the moment. But I just need to know for sure. Cause if I go down there and a sinner or two pisses me off I cannot guarantee that I’ll hold back.” Glacial’s gaze grew tense as she spoke in a cold tone.

“Yes I’m sure. I just need you to look after my granddaughter and keep her along with everyone else on her side safe. While I would like to see the sinners rehabilitated I can’t ignore the fact that most sinners that end up in hell are there for a reason. I give you full permission to destroy them if they pose a threat to you or Charlie or even the hotel residents.”

Glacial hums to herself before talking. “Alright. When should I leave?”

~

Glacial stares longingly at a lone picture of another arcosian whose geodes shone an emerald green as his smile was genuine despite the time this picture took place. “I’ve been summoned to visit Lucifer’s daughter and to ensure her safety. Apparently she succeeded in rehabilitating a sinner which I didn’t think was possible but now it is.”

The deity looks around the room which had a little library of books, a few flowers growing in their pots, and a few trinkets she gained over the centuries as a god of destruction. “If I’m being honest, I was kinda hoping such a thing would happen. Mortals have a tendency of making mistakes that they regret making in their lives and want to make up for it.”

She sighs. “Well wish me luck, my son.” She placed a kiss on the photo before leaving the room.

~

“A friend of grandfather?” Charlie asked with a confused expression.

“And she’s coming here to help us with the hotel?” Vaggie asked in a skeptical tone.

“Yep and she’s on her way here so we gotta be ready when she gets here.” Lucifer said quickly as he adjusted his suit. “Now everyone I expect you all to be on your best behavior for our guest. I’m looking at you, asshole.” He glares at the radio demon.

Alastor faked gasp. “Oh I would never do such a thing to someone I haven’t met yet! Though I am quite curious as to why this friend of the holy father and spirit is coming to our fine establishment.”

Lucifer sighs. “Our visitors will explain it better when they get here.”

Husk raised an eyebrow. “Visitors? As in more than one, sir?”

Lucifer nods.

“I bet fifty bucks that they’re hot.” Angel Dust said with a grin.

“And I bet one of them is a bad boy!” Niffty chimes in with a diabolical laugh.

“Well we’re not going to find out just by sitting around looking pretty.” His highness said.

“Okay! You all heard him! Let’s get this place cleaned and ready!” Vaggie said changing the subject.

It took about twenty minutes to prepare everything before a knock sounded at the door. Charlie immediately took a breath before opening the door to Glacial and her angelic attendant, Daiq.

“Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel!” Charlie says with a welcoming smile. “We’ve been expecting you!”

“A pleasure to meet you Miss Morningstar. This is my assistant Daiq and I am Glacial; god of destruction. We’re honored to be here.” Glacial smiles warmly.

To be continued….

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Brahma Temple in Pushkar

Brahma Temple in Pushkar: A Sacred Abode of the Creator

Nestled in the heart of the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India, the Brahma Temple stands as one of the most revered and unique temples in the world. Dedicated to Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe according to Hindu mythology, this temple is one of the very few places where Brahma is worshiped. With its ancient architecture, deep-rooted spiritual significance, and captivating legends, the Brahma Temple attracts thousands of pilgrims and tourists every year, making it a must-visit site for those exploring the spiritual and cultural heritage of India.

Historical Background

The Brahma Temple, also known as Jagatpita Brahma Mandir, has a rich history that dates back over 2000 years. While the exact date of its construction is shrouded in mystery, it is believed that the temple was originally built in the 14th century by the sage Vishwamitra, with subsequent renovations and additions by various rulers and devotees over the centuries.

According to legend, the temple was established after Brahma performed a yajna (a Vedic ritual) at the Pushkar Lake. It is said that a lotus flower fell from Brahma’s hand and landed in Pushkar, giving rise to the sacred lake. To commemorate this divine event, Brahma decided to build a temple and perform the yajna at the very spot. The town of Pushkar thus became a significant pilgrimage site, with the Brahma Temple at its center.

Architectural Marvel

The Brahma Temple is an exquisite example of traditional Rajasthani architecture, showcasing a blend of marble and stone construction. The temple is adorned with intricate carvings, sculptures, and silver coins that reflect the rich cultural and artistic heritage of the region.

The temple’s entrance is marked by a red spire (shikhara), which stands tall and can be seen from a distance. This red spire is a distinguishing feature of the Brahma Temple and symbolizes the sacred fire of the yajna performed by Brahma. As you approach the temple, you’ll notice the marble steps that lead to the main sanctum, adding to the grandeur of the structure.

The main sanctum houses the four-faced idol of Lord Brahma, known as Chaturmukhi Brahma. Each of the four faces represents the four Vedas – Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda – which are believed to be the source of all knowledge in Hinduism. The idol is adorned with traditional Rajasthani attire, and the sanctum is illuminated with the soft glow of oil lamps, creating a serene and divine atmosphere.

Religious Significance

The Brahma Temple holds immense religious significance in Hinduism. Lord Brahma is one of the Trimurti, the three principal deities in Hinduism, alongside Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). However, despite his role as the creator of the universe, Brahma is rarely worshiped, and there are very few temples dedicated to him. This makes the Brahma Temple in Pushkar a unique and important place of worship.

The temple is closely associated with the Pushkar Lake, which is considered one of the holiest lakes in India. Pilgrims believe that taking a dip in the lake during the Kartik Purnima (full moon in the Hindu month of Kartik) washes away sins and brings salvation. The Brahma Temple, being located near the lake, becomes the focal point of worship during this time, attracting thousands of devotees who come to offer prayers and seek blessings.

The temple is also linked to the legend of Savitri and Gayatri, the two wives of Brahma. According to the story, when Brahma was about to perform the yajna, he needed his wife, Savitri, to be present. However, when she did not arrive on time, Brahma married a local girl, Gayatri, to complete the ritual. This enraged Savitri, who cursed Brahma, stating that he would be worshiped only in Pushkar. This curse is believed to be the reason why Brahma temples are rare.

Festivals and Rituals

The Brahma Temple is a vibrant hub of religious activities and festivals, with the most significant being the Pushkar Camel Fair and Kartik Purnima.

Pushkar Camel Fair: The Pushkar Camel Fair, held annually in November, is one of the largest and most famous fairs in India. While the fair is primarily known for the trading of camels, horses, and other livestock, it also has a deep spiritual connection. The fair coincides with the Kartik Purnima, making it an auspicious time for pilgrims to visit the Brahma Temple and take a holy dip in the Pushkar Lake. The fairgrounds come alive with cultural performances, music, dance, and religious rituals, attracting visitors from all over the world.

Kartik Purnima: Kartik Purnima is a significant religious festival celebrated with great fervor at the Brahma Temple. The festival marks the day when Brahma performed the yajna at Pushkar, and it is believed that the gods descend to the Pushkar Lake on this day. Devotees from across the country flock to the temple to offer prayers, light lamps, and participate in the special rituals conducted by the priests. The temple and the entire town are beautifully illuminated, creating a mesmerizing and spiritual ambiance.

Aarti and Daily Rituals: The temple conducts regular aarti (a ritual of worship with fire) three times a day – in the morning, noon, and evening. The morning aarti, known as Mangala Aarti, is performed at dawn and is considered highly auspicious. Devotees gather in large numbers to witness the aarti and chant hymns in praise of Brahma. The temple priests also perform various rituals throughout the day, including offering flowers, fruits, and sweets to the deity.

Cultural and Spiritual Significance

Beyond its religious importance, the Brahma Temple holds a special place in the cultural and spiritual landscape of India. Pushkar, often referred to as the “King of Pilgrimage Sites,” is a town steeped in history, spirituality, and folklore. The presence of the Brahma Temple adds to the town’s spiritual aura, making it a center for meditation, yoga, and spiritual retreats.

Many seekers and spiritual practitioners visit Pushkar and the Brahma Temple to connect with the divine energy that is believed to permeate the area. The tranquil surroundings, coupled with the spiritual vibrations of the temple, create an ideal environment for self-reflection and inner peace. The temple’s association with creation, knowledge, and cosmic order makes it a place of profound spiritual learning and growth.

Preservation and Conservation

The Brahma Temple, with its ancient heritage and architectural beauty, is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The ASI, along with local authorities and religious bodies, has undertaken various initiatives to preserve and conserve the temple. These efforts include regular maintenance, structural repairs, and the promotion of eco-friendly practices in and around the temple premises.

However, the growing influx of tourists and pilgrims poses challenges to the temple’s preservation. To address these challenges, awareness programs and guidelines are being implemented to educate visitors about the temple’s cultural and historical significance, encouraging them to respect and preserve the sanctity of the site.

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The Spiritual Significance of Shravan Month

This post is originally published on Omega Astro July 29, 2024

Shravan also popularly known as the month of Sawan is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. People during this month tend to worship Lord Shiva dedicatedly and celebrate every ritual with a complete religious process. In this blog today, we will understand the importance of the month of sawan and how worshipping Lord Shiva during this auspicious period can positively impact your life. 

Aligning with Worshipping Activities

The month of Sawan is popularly linked with the incoming monsoons. The devotees of Lord Shiva eagerly wait for this month to start with their ritual practices. They generally consider rain as a blessing as it is nourishing and provides nature with a calming effect. 

Devotion to Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva worshipped by all, is known as a powerful creator and destroyer too. The god is known for his compassion, and power and for the blessings he provides to his devotees. Ahead in the blog, we will be exploring all the best possible ways in which lord shiva is worshipped in the month of Sawan. 

The culture of Hindus works on the following principles, life, death, creation, and destruction. This principle of Hinduism is taken from the principles of the Lord Shiva these principles have been taken by Lord Shiva. Let’s move ahead and understand the significance of this pious month of Sawan. 

The Samudra Manthan: In Hindu culture, Samudra manthan is a popular incident that is linked deservingly with the month of Sawan. While churning, a deadly poison emerged from the bottom of the ocean. It was such a vital poison that it could destroy the world. Still, Lord Shiva selflessly drank the poison to save the world. Since he held this poison in his throat, it turned blue. In this story, it is shown that the Lord Shiva is always ready to take suffering upon himself so that all living beings can be saved and protected.

Spiritual Growth Practices

The period of Shravan is, therefore, dedicated to the practice of spirituality and seeking of blessing by Hindus who are the Shiva devotees. They spend this period in continuous praying and aiming for inner peace and transformation. Let us now learn various ways in which the month of Shravan is celebrated. 

Shravan Somwar or Sawan Somwar: 

Any Monday that falls in the month of Sawan is called “Sawan Somwar”. People observe fasts on Mondays for the complete period of Shravan. They observe this fast to worship Lord Shiva.

Mangala Gauri: 

Any Tuesday falling in the month of Sawan indicates the worshipping of the goddess Parvati, which is also known as Gauri. Very Similar to the sawan Somwar fast, the Mangala Gauri is done by women on this day for a happy married life and prosperity. 

Worshiping Lord Vishnu: 

During this auspicious month of monsoon, people also worship lord Vishnu tremendously. In this people fast as a sign of their dedication and belief in god to seek their blessings. 

Kawar Yatra: 

This yatra is very similar to like of a religious rally, where the people participating in this are known as kanwariyas. They together group and visit all the pilgrim sites of India. The devotees of Lord Shiva collect the holy water and also walk barefoot. 

Shiva Puja: 

People who worship Lord Shiva offer prayers and chant mantras. They also perform the offerings of milk, also known as abhishekam It is done to please Lord Shiva and attract his blessings. People also chant the mantra “Om”. It is known to have important significance during this period.

Nag Panchami: 

We all know that snakes are believed to be the protectors. For this reason, nag panchami is celebrated Nag or Snake is believed to be a protectors of the underworld and bring prosperity. The devotees celebrate this festival by performing pujas and offering milk to “nags”.

Fasting is used to present the dedication to Lord Shiva. It helps the devotees concentrate their minds and hearts upon divine power. Along with mental well-being, physical well-being is also important during fasting. 

Beyond Rituals

There is no doubt that rituals and celebrations are one core part of Shravan. Shravana is also the period of penance, introspection, and the development of virtues like discipline, compassion, and gratitude. The required discipline comes by observing fasts, performing regular “pujas,” and going on pilgrimage. Compassion is learned from Lord Shiva, who consumed poison for the well-being of others. This month is also associated with the arrival of the monsoons, which are supposed to be the time to express one’s gratitude towards nature for those very blessings appearing as natural beauty and agricultural bounty.

Astrological Significance Of The Month of Shravan

Astrologically, the month of Shravan or sawan reflects and symbolies the time of purification and renewal. Due to the monsoon season, the  water element is the most essential element in sawan. Which is considered to be a purifying element. 

The devotees of the Lord Shiva shed emotional burdens and connect with the divine feminine, Maa Parvati. Following with the Moon’s cyclical nature, individuals can experience spiritual transformation and a heightened sense of intuitive wisdom.

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Reincarnation, reincarnation - the belief in the ability of a phantom to appear among people in the form of a person, animal, plant, as well as in the inanimate world.

"... if some difficulty arises regarding the Holy

Scripture and we cannot resolve it, then we simply do not need to touch on

the question at all." (Luther)

A shadow soared like a screaming bird, carrying something cruel and unbearable into the high sky. The gaze was covered by the floating heat of the midday sun, distorting everything around with a pool of motionless light. The frozen world, having lost the links of life in itself, penetrated his consciousness in impossible fantastic visions: the living in them froze, as if it were only a reflection of an incorporeal twin world existing somewhere not in his life. Where the dead, the inanimate, created and previously existing in a state subordinate to the living world became alive and not subject to the laws of divine creation! He suddenly felt and saw that the brush with which he was painting the portrait began to tremble with the trembling of a living creature, filling the frozen silence around with a groan... Its hairy flesh began to shine from the cloudy whitish drops of mucus that had appeared on it. It sharpened into a dome-shaped head, which changed its shape from an invisible womb, oozing to the sounds of a mouth sucking its flesh, also invisible, but guessed. The air began to tremble more strongly, and a drop of cloudy mucus slid down onto the handle of the brush, danced with the spasm of a rushing drop on a hot plate and splashed its thirst, a fiery worm, eating away the wooden flesh of the brush!

The world, which had disappeared for a moment into the existing, began to regain its life from the immobility of speculative being. Everything around breathed in with the rushing air, returning the past and the future. The tobacco-colored stems of the strange plant that appeared in the picture he was painting twisted like juicy, carnivorous bodies, framing the woman's face in the portrait. The cold, steely eyes of this mysterious creature grew dim, taking with them into the other world the secret of their appearance. Only a barely audible whisper of an enthusiastic exclamation: "it worked!" he guessed on her lips with his consciousness, the outline of the phantom melting with its last tremor. The breath that connected them into a single whole disappeared... When the memory of the past and the coming returned to him, everything became the same, the moment that had become life soared like a screaming shadow, carrying something cruel and unbearable into the high sky. She looked at him. Her calm face did not remind him of what had happened, her eyes thoughtfully watched him, her pose did not change. He looked at the canvas of the painting, comparing the image with it. He painted her portrait in the stems of a tobacco-colored flower. And suddenly everything that seemed to him pierced his heart with pain! In his hand he held a brush in the traces of a wormhole of a non-existent worm! Through the living smooth openings of passages, pierced by living warmth, a quiet light sang...

With horror and disgust he threw the brush away and tore up the portrait.

"The name of this star is wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters, because they became bitter..."

"And her hair was like the hair of women..."

"She had tails like scorpions, and in her tails were stings; and her power was to harm people for five months..."

"She had the angel of the abyss as her king; his name in Hebrew is Avadlon, and in Greek Apollyon, which means Destroyer…”

“And she was clothed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls, and had a golden cup in her hands, full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication”

(Revelation of St. Apos. John)

Bullfinches, Gauk’s dacha, summer 1980

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|||| Bullet with Butterfly Wing - Tribe Society cover "Secret Destroyers, hold you up to the flames"

Fear. A primal, bone-chilling air filled mingled with the stink of the large room. Blood and cranial fluids now casting a fear few alive truly understand. Then the voice. Oh, the voice wasn't just heard through the ears, but the soul and mind. It filled every crevice and it made his tadpole squirm in fear. They were going to die.

Out of all the three it was fitting that the former god of death was the only one who solidified his place among the gods, even it is to be a shambling specter who instills fear despite losing his godhood. The Wall of the Faithless solidified Myrkul's flickering divine spark.

They killed his chosen and threatened to end him taking back what he craves. And no god, even a dead one will tolerate such insolence. The avatar filled the room in sickly pale green fire. His heart thundered in his chest, what were they to do? They couldn't take on an avatar of a god. This couldn't be the end of the line for them! Raserei looked over at Atreion. Gale was behind the elf and Raserei could see the resigned look in his eyes. He was going to detonate the orb.

Then his tadpole relaxed, and a swelling blackness he hadn't felt in weeks, months, came rushing back, the black tides swallowing him whole. Rage of another, fragmented and splintered booming in his head. It would seem his tadpole was desperate to survive, even trusting a chained mad god to helm the body it nested in.

Tharizdun will not be denied his chance of freedom, and Dagon his godhood.

Raserei's eyes both went black and white hot orbs replaced his iris' and the maddening hunger and whispers of the Abyss oozed out of the enraged tiefling.

"Lord of Bones, let us see how you fare against the Chained God. The Elder Elemental Eye!" Raserei boomed, though his voice, not his words.

This rage, was when he truly lost himself to his blood when it was clear he was nothing but a tool, a secret destroyer of this world to usher in a new one.

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MAHA SHIVRATRI A HOLY DAY

Mahashivratri is one of the most significant Hindu festivals celebrated annually in the honor of Lord Shiva. The festival falls on the 13th night/14th day of the Hindu month of Phalguna (February/March) and is marked by fasting, prayers, and offerings to Lord Shiva. The word "Mahashivratri" is derived from two Sanskrit words, "Maha" meaning great and "Shivratri" meaning night of Lord Shiva. It is believed that on this night, Lord Shiva performed the "Tandava" dance, which is considered the source of the cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction.

In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is considered as one of the trinity gods, along with Brahma and Vishnu. He is known as the destroyer of evil, the granter of blessings, and the Lord of yoga and meditation. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva drank the deadly poison (Halahala) that emerged during the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan), to save the world. This act of selflessness and bravery earned him the title of "Neelkanth," meaning the blue-throated one. On the day of Mahashivratri, devotees of Lord Shiva observe fast and offer prayers to Lord Shiva to seek his blessings and protection.

The significance of Mahashivratri can be traced back to several Hindu legends and scriptures. One of the most popular legends is the story of King Chitrabhanu. It is believed that King Chitrabhanu was a devout Hindu and observed fast on Mahashivratri. On this day, he had a divine vision of Lord Shiva and became enlightened. Hence, the festival is considered an opportunity for devotees to seek blessings and attain spiritual enlightenment.

Another popular legend is the story of the devotion of Lord Shiva's wife, Goddess Parvati. It is believed that she performed severe penance and prayers to Lord Shiva to marry him. Impressed by her devotion, Lord Shiva finally agreed to marry her on the 14th day of the dark fortnight in the Hindu month of Phalguna, which is observed as Mahashivratri.

Mahashivratri is also considered significant as it marks the wedding anniversary of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The festival is celebrated with great fervor and devotion in Hindu communities all over the world. Devotees offer milk, honey, flowers, and fruits to Lord Shiva and perform a night-long vigil, chanting "Om Namah Shivaya," meaning "I bow to Lord Shiva." In some parts of India, devotees also visit Lord Shiva temples and offer prayers and perform special puja rituals.

In recent times, Mahashivratri has gained immense popularity among youth and spiritual seekers as a festival of consciousness and self-discovery. The festival is seen as an opportunity to detach from material desires and focus on spiritual pursuits. Devotees engage in meditation, yoga, and other spiritual practices on this day to attain inner peace and connect with the divine.

Mahashivratri is a significant Hindu festival that celebrates the power of Lord Shiva and marks the wedding anniversary of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The festival is an opportunity for devotees to seek blessings, attain spiritual enlightenment, and engage in spiritual pursuits. The celebration of Mahashivratri is an expression of devotion and surrender to Lord Shiva, the destroyer of evil and granter of blessings.

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Maha Shivratri, a revered Hindu festival, celebrates the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, symbolizing union and harmony. Observed on the 14th night of the lunar month, devotees engage in fasting, meditation, and night-long vigils. Temples resonate with chants and hymns dedicated to Shiva, the supreme ascetic and destroyer of evil. Offerings of bael leaves, milk, and fruits adorn Shiva lingams, representing his divine presence. The festival signifies the triumph of light over darkness, ignorance over knowledge. Maha Shivratri invites introspection, spiritual renewal, and the pursuit of inner peace, fostering devotion and reverence for the cosmic forces.

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Maha Shivratri, celebrated annually by Hindus, honors Lord Shiva, the destroyer and transformer in the Hindu trinity. This sacred occasion falls on the 14th night of the lunar month, usually in February or March. Devotees observe fasts, chant prayers, and offer bilva leaves and milk to Shiva lingams, symbolizing his divine presence. The night is believed to be auspicious for spiritual practices, meditation, and seeking divine blessings. It signifies the overcoming of darkness and ignorance by embracing enlightenment and divine consciousness. Maha Shivratri embodies devotion, introspection, and the eternal cycle of creation and dissolution, fostering spiritual growth and renewal.

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