#HAHB!Mind

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I want to share this before I go on hiatus ^_^

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i’m making a very silly comic. very silly. totally not hurt no comfort. no angst no no no

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holy shit its essence and intellect!!!!

Heart: Mew!

Mind: I told you we needed more glitter.

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Goddess Habonde

“Habonde’s themes are abundance, joy, health, fertility, luck, magic and cleansing. Her symbols are ale and fire.  In Celtic tradition, Habonde is a witchy Goddess who represents abundance: an abundance of joy, health, fertility and luck. Customarily, people honoured Her by dancing around magical ritual fires who smoke was said to purity both body and soul.

On the first Monday in July, people in Wales prepare for a lunch of ale brewed eight months ago. This is taken joyfully around town and shared to bring joy, prosperity and longevity to everyone, courtesy of the Goddess and the local brewers’ guild. If you’re a home brewer, this is an excellent day to make ritual beer or wine, both of which have to boil on the hearth, a symbol of Habonde. As you work, stir clockwise to draw positive energy your way. When your schedule’s too hectic for this, pour yourself a small glass of beer (you can use the nonalcoholic kind), and lift it to the sky saying,

‘Habonde, bring abundance.  Habonde, health and luck bring. When through my lips this liquid passes, let my soul sing!’

Drink expectantly.

Lighting any fire source honours Habonde and draw Her attention to areas where you feel Her energies are needed. Light a candle at home (or light the stove for a moment or the fireplace). And at the office? Just light a match (make sure it’s allowed by company rules or go to the smoking lounge!)”

(Patricia Telesco, “365 Goddess: a daily guide to the magic and inspiration of the goddess”.)

“Habondia” by Amanda Clark (available for purchase on etsy.com)

Habondia (pronounced Hahb-OEN-dee’uh) also Abondia, Abunciada, and Habonde, was a Goddess of abundance and prosperity, demoted to a ‘mere witch’ in medieval English lore in order to strip Her of Her great power in the minds of the rural folk who depended upon Her benevolence for their crops and herds.” [1]

According to Patricia Monaghan, the Goddess Habondia is the “Goddess of abundance [that] was celebrated, particularly in medieval European times, as the special divinity of the witches.  Apparently, She was, or was descended from, an ancient Germanic or Celtic earth Goddess” (p. 143).

According to Myth Woodling, “Like Diana and Herodias (Erodiade), Habondia was one of the names of the medieval Queen of the Witches who led the ‘night flight.’ Her name, quite likely, derived from the Roman Abundantia, a minor Goddess who personified abundance. She was also a nocturnal spirit, as She was credited with entering the households of Her followers at night to bring prosperity. See Abundantia and Abundia.” [2]

I also found that “She was at one time bonded with Cernunnos [though this seems to be debatable]. Her followers were gradually absorbed into the folds of Brigid worship and She has been much forgotten, although at one time She was thought sacred to every Celtic home [which also seems to up for some debate]. The Feast of Habondia itself is a celebration of summer ripeness and potency and was said to be observed with sexual expression evident of the headiness of the season invoking continued blessings for the fertile crop. Yet as well, it was thought a family festival observed with reunions, gatherings and bondings of the clans. At this feast of the summer harvest, Habondia’s blessings were called upon for the ripe summer fruit and first harvest grains of the season.” [3]

Sources:

Celt Eros, “Feast of Habondia“.

Joelle’s Sacred Grove, “Celtic Gods and Goddesses“.

Monaghan, Patricia. The New Book of Goddesses and Heroines, “Habondia”.

Woodling, Myth. The Goddess Aradia and Other Subjects, “What is the Amalthean Horn – Habondia“.

Suggested Links:

The Cauldron, “Habondia“.

Felene. Habondia. The Rune, “Goddess of the Summer Harvest“.

Leland, Charles Godfrey. Aradia: Or the Gospel of the Witches.

MysticWicks, “Habondia“.

Witchcraftassociation.org, “About Habonde, my Patron Goddess“.

https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/tag/abundantia/

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FINAL-FUCKING-LY I AM DONE!!!

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I have a notepad about this au so here’s some(a lot) of it :3 the au is also very heart centric so sorry if you get annoyed at the fact that here’s a lot about essence :(

am i free to ramble about the HAHB AU to you?? cause you’re like one of the only people who care about it :(/nf

— @animatingorange

yes!!

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How ironic, Icarus being close to the Sun.

This was an elaborate excuse to draw soft Essence and Intellect btw.

im kinda scared this will flop ngl. spent a lot of time on this while constantly procrastinating it as well

Not a ship!!!

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Looking at the three of them how I look at random stray cats in my backyard through the window hands on the glass and all

({They all look back at you [except Intellect, of course.]})

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I want to put intellect in a blender <3

I want to shove him down a paper shredder <3

I WANT TO THROTTLE HIS DUMBASS RARARA (/POSSS)

[And yes this is the same person as the other intellect appreciation ask :33]

[Current state: OVERHEATING]

['ODD COMPLIMENTS', He thinks, though he knows you mean well. Maybe tone it down on the compliments though if you don't want him to shut down.]

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E.

How do yall feel about-

E.

:3

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Gtices intellect a really warm hug

[He’s never hugged/been hugged by anyone other than—denyingly—Essence & Spirit, but he supposed he could try to hug someone else, just this once.]

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intellect or whatever the fuck ur name is, i traumatized essence for you, can i have some cheese *still bleeding out into the floor* pls i just want some cheddar

Intellect: [YOU CREATURES DISGUST ME.] *Proceeds to drop cheese onto the floor for ya*

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SADHJFNGQMHHJD INTELLECT IS SO SILLY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH <33333

[State check: FLUSTERED]

[He’s hasnt been complimented since…. The Incident.]

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hey guys what do you think about some names

don’t call essence “aphrodite”, though. they don’t like that very much

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CAN I CALL ESSENCE A KITTY CAT?!?!<3

Intellect: [AND ENCY DOESN’T REALLY MIND.] Essence: (I DO mind!!! And don’t call me Ency!!)

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INTELLECTY WELLECTY!!!

*picks you up and gives a smooch on the cheek/p*