#Llewellyn kin

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Tegwen Pritchard

The Cyhyraeth Duchess of C.R.C Tegwen Pritchard (2020)

The third eldest daughter of Maeve, and granddaughter of Naoise, Tegwen. An Irish-Catholic woman living in Wales and an unorthodox and tough young lady. Tegwen is one of Kirby's first cousins once removed.

"Family can be kin or those kind enough to choose you."

Name

Full Legal Name: Tegwen Sprita Valora Undine Pritchard

First Name: Tegwen

Meaning: Derived from the Welsh elements 'Teg' 'Beautiful, Pretty' and 'Gwen' 'White, Blessed'.

Pronunciation: teg-WEN

Origin: Welsh

Middle Name(s): Sprita, Valora, Undine

Meaning(s): Sprita: Means 'Witty, Lively' in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin 'Spiritus' 'Breath, Energy'. Valora: Means 'Valuable' in Esperanto. Undine: Derived from Latin 'Unda' meaning 'Wave'.

Pronunciation(s): SPREE-ta. va-LO-ra. un-DEEN

Origin(s): Esperanto. Esperanto. Literature.

Surname: Pritchard

Meaning: From Welsh 'Ap Richard' meaning 'Son of Richard'

Pronunciation: PRIT-chard

Origin: Welsh

Alias: Cyhyraeth Duchess, Tegwen Pritchard

Reason: This is Tegwen's ring name

Nicknames: None

Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 18

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Welsh

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: February 18th 2002

Symbols: Banshees, Cyhyraeths, Ghosts, Crowns

Sexuality: Bisexual

Religion: Irish-Catholic

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English

Relationship Status: Dating

Astrological Sign: Aquarius

Theme Song: ;Sunshine Highway; - Dropkick Murphys (2020-)

Voice Actor: Abi Roberts

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Appearance

Height: 5'6" / 167 cm

Weight: 136 lbs / 61 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Brown

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 0

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Triple, Both), Eyebrow (Double, Both), Tragus (Both), Nasallang, Cyber Bites

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Paulette Nye, Zella Nye, Rosaura Marino, Emperatriz Romero-Marino, Venetia Winter, Barbara Di Napoli, Wanda Llewellyn, Gardenia Rhydderch, Tabitha Griffiths, Tacey Rhydderch, Calanthe Mulrennan, Velvet Rhydderch, Tallulah Rhydderch, Eira MacThaoig, Seren Mathieson, Owena Pritchard, Ulyssa Pritchard

Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Urban Armstrong

Mentor: Maeve Pritchard

Significant Other: Urban Armstrong (19, Boyfriend)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Conall Pritchard (51, Father), Maeve Pritchard (50, Mother, Née Rhydderch)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: Conan Pritchard (30, Brother), Eira MacThaoig (27, Sister, Née Pritchard), Seren Mathieson (24, Sister, Née Pritchard), Heddwyn Pritchard (21, Brother), Neil Pritchard (15, Brother), Owena Pritchard (12, Sister), Glyn Pritchard (9, Brother), Joshua Pritchard (6, Brother), Ulyssa Pritchard (3, Sister)

Siblings-In-Law: Brighid Pritchard (31, Conan's Wife), Cillian MacThaoig (28, Eira’s Husband), Conn Mathieson (25, Seren’s Husband), Eithne Pritchard (22, Heddwyn’s Wife, Née McCulloch)

Nieces & Nephews: Aonghus Pritchard (10, Nephew), Caoilfhionn Pritchard (7, Niece), Clodagh Pritchard (4, Niece), Ardghal Pritchard (1, Nephew), Brendan MacThaoig (7, Nephew), Damhnait MacThaoig (4, Niece), Deirbhile MacThaoig (1, Niece), Brian Mathieson (4, Nephew), Cairbre Mathieson (1, Nephew), Fiadh Pritchard (1, Niece)

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Anglesey, Wales

Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School, Talulla Rhydderch, Maeve Pritchard

Managers: Urban Armstrong

Wrestlers Managed: Urban Armstrong

Debut: 2020

Debut Match: Tegwen Pritchard VS Maeve Pritchard. Tegwen won via pinfall

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Brawler / Hardcore

Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (2020-)

Teams: No Team Names

Regular Moves: Belly-To-Back Suplex, Bulldog, Figure-Four Leglock, Inverted Atomic Drop, Low Blow, Multiple Jabs, Poking / Raking Opponent’s Eyes, Running High Knee Strike, Big Boot, Atomic Drop, Backbreaker Rack, Diving Overhead Chop, High Knee, One-Armed Body Slam, Piledriver, Running Big Boot, Running Leg Drop, Vertical Suplex Powerslam

Finishers: Sleeper Hold, Jumping Knee Drop, Top Rope Jumping Knee Drop

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family

Extras

Backstory: Tegwen Pritchard of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch family. When Maeve dies Tegwen will have a 1/560th ownership of the promotion. Tegwen is a 'Cyhyraeth Style’ (Brawler/Hardcore) trainer. She’s mostly Welsh.

Trivia: Nothing of Note

[ofmythsandfables]

@lady-llewellyn liked for a starter with Jamie!

❈ — "It amazes me how these lands still remain so beautiful, even as years pass."

The vastness of rolling green hills and mountains in the Scottish highlands fascinated Jamie to no end. Even as he passed through the stones, the same places he trekked through back in the 1700s seemingly never changed, save for maybe a few more houses than he was used to seeing. As sad as it was to be away from his kin, he still felt like he was home.

Glancing over, he noticed a woman standing beside him that he hadn't realized was there before, and he cleared his throat and chuckled sheepishly. "Sorry, did'na expect ye there, lass. Apologies."

[brindibou]

allen llewellyn

➜ for @lilycovesys , with forests, abandoned houses, and old/eerie alice in wonderland

src: (x) (x) (x) / (x) (-) (x) / (x) (x) (x)

[danielmaslany]

Daniel Maslany as Detective Watts in Murdoch Mysteries 14x02 - Rough and Tumble

[mwagneto]

watts sitting down comp

[kin-squad-finder]

APH London/Llewellyn Kirkland (Hetalia), looking for anyone, mainly Alfred Jones/America. Cities/states were personified, & Washington DC was named Franklin Jones. America had some kind of relationship with Russia, and was very pan(?). Washington DC was autistic, and had to use a cane and sometimes a wheelchair. Other than that, contact me for more details at lndn-krklnd. I've already found Washington DC and Arthur most notably. Doubles are fine! (I am 17, any age is fine!)

“It's the London/Llewellyn from earlier, I can't remember if I included my age and doubles stance? I'm 17, anyone is fine to contact me, and doubles are ok! Thanks!! (lndn-krklnd)“

[hetaliakinfessions]

London/Llewellyn Kirkland again! just wanted to say to the mods that you're doing great work!!! seeing this blog post always makes me smile! also! if any other noncanons want to talk, my blog is @aphlondon! just please keep in mind that I'm 18! ——City of London

@aphlondon !

[boredcheshirecat]

Fourth attempt at making an aesthetic for myself. I think this has turned out pretty well, after all.

The art in the middle isn't mine, but I can't find it's author now. Credit to them, I guess.

[stimboardsforkin]

Allen Llewellyn stimboard for anon

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[jasper-pagan-witch]

Hey Jasper, so I think I remember you saying somewhere you've read Badass Ancestors by Patti Wigington. If you have, have you reviewed it? I searched through your review tag but I'm known to overlook things so. I'm thinking about maybe buying it but I trust your judgement. So if you haven't reviewed it yet, would you write one? I'd be totally happy with a unstructured "ramble" as well. Of course my question is not time-sensitive. :)

Hey hey hey! Yeah, I've read it, and I actually do have my notes for a review down, buuuut I haven't actually reviewed yet, so I'll just put it as your answer!

Jasper Reviews: Badass Ancestors

This book was published in 2020 by Patti Wigington through Llewellyn Publications (derogatory).

It comes across as disorganized to me. There are so many subchapters, or even chapters, that I feel could have been moved around to make more sense. Here's how the chapters (not including the introduction, conclusion, appendix, or bibliography) are set up now:

Ancestor Veneration Around the World

Finding Your Badass Kin - Genealogy 101

Your Badass Ancestor Altar

Working with Your Badass Family

Rituals and Meditations for Your Kin

Problem Ancestors - You Can't Choose Your People

Badass Ancestors of the Heart

Connecting to Archetypal Badasses

Divination with Your Badass Kin

Eating with Your Ancestors

Your Badass Legacy

If I were to rearrange just the chapters, I personally believe it would make more sense as follows:

Ancestor Veneration Around the World

Finding Your Badass Kin - Genealogy 101

Problem Ancestors - You Can't Choose Your People

Badass Ancestors of the Heart

Connecting to Archetypal Badasses

Working with Your Badass Family

Your Badass Ancestor Altar

Divination with Your Badass Kin

Rituals and Meditations for Your Kin

Eating with Your Ancestors

Your Badass Legacy

There's also casual appropriation through the usage of """smudging""" in one section. This is also very much a WICCAN book. It claims to be "Pagan", but we all know that the usage of capitalized "pagan" just means Wiccan, so if that bothers you like it does with me, that's something to know before purchasing.

But it's not a bad book, it was really useful and addresses some of the problems that come up in ancestor work/veneration, like having "problem ancestors" or about being a queer practitioner and having queer ancestors.

Official Jasper Review: 8/10, honestly I'd just get it secondhand if possible

Thanks for sending in this question, I keep meaning to get around to reviewing books but I never actually sit down to write them.

~Jasper

[usedbooksworld]

Messenger Oracle New Edition

Messenger Oracle New Edition 

Cards – January 8, 2021

by Ravynne Phelan (Author)

To celebrate the ninth anniversary of the bestselling Messenger Oracle, this updated edition includes five brand new additional cards as well as retouched artwork on the existing cards, all printed on upgraded cardstock with a matte finish. Artist Ravynne Phelan infused these cards with the magic of ancient dragons, elemental fae, mystical trees, and their wild animal kin-messengers that can guide you back to your true nature and help you reconnect with and express your innermost truth.

About the Author

RAVYNNE PHELAN (Australia) illustrated the Oracle Of The Dragonfae (9780738739007), the Messenger Oracle (9780738739014), and the Dreams of Dragons & Dragon Kin Coloring Book (9780738752808). Her book, the stunning Dreams of Magic (9780738742908), was her first solo publication and an expression of her blossoming creativity and love for the Divine.

Publisher : Llewellyn Publications; New edition (January 8, 2021)

Language : English

ISBN-10 : 0738768472

ISBN-13 : 9780738768472

Item Weight : 11.6 ounces

Dimensions : 4.16 x 1.5 x 5.94 inches

[peach-salinger]

✧･*ﾟscottish male names

→ link to my scottish female name masterlist → link to my scottish surnames masterlist

under the cut are a mixture of 281 traditional, modern and uncommon scottish male names. this masterlist was created for all in one breath rp, but feel free to link on your own sites! names are listed in alphabetical order. as always, it's a good idea to google pronunciations (some of them might surprise you!). my favourites are in bold, just because. please like♡ or reblog if you found this useful.

aaron, abhainn, adie, adam, aedan, aibne, ailbeart, ainsley, alasdair, alec, alban, allan, alpin, andrew, angus, archibald, arran, argyle, armstrong, artair, askill, aulay, avery

B

baen, baigh, baird, balloch, banner, barclay, bartholomew, bean, bearnard, birk, blaine, blair, blake, bothan, boyd, braden, bram, brian, brochan, broden, brodric, brody, bruce, bryce, bryson, busby, buzz

C

caddock, caelan, cahal, cailean, calder, callum, camden, cameron, campbell, carson, ciaran, cinead, clement, clyde, coinneach, coby, colin, collum, colwyn, comhnall, constantine, corey, cormac, craig, creighton, crisdean, cuthbert

D

daffyd, daimh, dallas, dalziel, damhan, dand, derrick, davy, dewey, donal, doughall, douglas, duncan, diarmid, domhnall, duff

E

edan, ellar, elliot, emlin, ennis, errol, erskine, eugene, evan, evander, ewan, ewart

F

farlan, farquharson, fergus, fillan, fingal, fingan, finlay, fionn, fletcher, forres, francis, frankin, fraser

G

gair, gareth, gavin, geoffrey, gerwin, gilbert, gillchrist, gillean, gilmore, gilroy, glendon, glenn, godfrey, gordon, gowan, graeme, grant, gregor, griffith, gus

H, I, J

hamish, hamilton, harris, harold, hector, hew, horace, iagan, iain, innes, irvine, irving, isaac, iver, jackson, jacob, jaime, jamieson, jock, jonah

K

kade, kai, kane, keir, kendrew, kennan, kennedy, kester, kevin, kin, kirk, kyle

L

labhrainn, lachlan, lamont, laine, lennox, leod, lewis, llewellyn, lloyd, logan, lorne, lucas, ludovic, luthais, lyall

M

macauley, mackenzie, maddock, magnus, malachy, malcolm, malise, marcus, martainn, maxwell, milroy, mitchell, morgan, montgomery, morrison, morven, murdo, muir, mungo, murdoc, murray, murtagh, myles

N, O, P, Q

nachton, neilan, niall, nichol, ninian, norris, norman, norval, ogilvy, oliphant, ossian, paden, parlan, paton, patrick, peterkin, petrus, quany, quinn

R

ramsay, ray, reed, rhett, ringan, robert, rodrick, ronald, rory, ross, roswald, roy

S

sandy, scott, seth, seumas, shaw, sholto, siomon, sloan, solomon, somerled, sorley, stewart, struan

T

tamhas, taveon, tavin, tavish, teague, thacker, thane, thaxter, theobald, todd, toren, torgeir, torhte, tormaigh, torrence, torrian, torsten, torquil, tristan, tyree, tyrone

U, V, W, Z

urquhart, valentine, wallace, walmond, walrick, walter, watson, zachary

[daredussy]

11 Questions

I was tagged by @samwrittenbysam @gentle-outlaw and @hackeraxe this is gonna be a long post lmao

samwrittenbysam:

1. What character would you chose to save from their canonical death? Why? (doesn't have to be game character) arfur bc he deserved better than what he got

2. Who's your all time favourite band? Why? im not good with deciding favourites but rhcp and muse are ones that Ive loved for as long as I can rememeber and I guess its cause Ive basically always known their stuff and it all generally slaps

3. Favourite creation of yours, or proudest achievement? maybe the beretta I made in 3ds max cause it was like the first cool thing Id managed to make that looked like what I was going for

4. Favourite Animal? Why? bears babbeyyy and cats too nd I dunno man theyre just rotund

5. What's your ultimate life goal? I honestly dont got one

6. What career do you dream to be in? Why?  changes all the time but somewhere between going into vfx or the game industry (3d environments would be cool)

7. Favourite hobby aside from writing/drawing? video games? 

8. What alignment would you consider yourself? (Lawful Good, Chaotic Neutral, Neutral Evil, ect)

9. Favourite pastime? sleeping lmao

10. Dish that you always make to cheer yourself up. egg fried rice 

11. In a life or death situation, are you the sacrifice or the sacrificed for? Id like to think sacrifice but im also a pathetic ass bitch so like probably sacrificed for

12. Introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between? introvert

the rest are under the cut 

gentle-outlaw:

1. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the 3rd line on that page? there arent any books near by :( but Ill give u the third line of the fic I got open (may the sunrise ofc cause im not havin a good time and its the only thing that brings me joy anymore) “they’d gone from mexico up to MacFarlene ranch in February as usual, and with the lambing and all complete unusually early thus year given it was only the end of April, they’d bid farewell to Drew and Bonnie, headed out eat and north.”

2. What is your happiest memory and why? I have a really bad memory when it comes to my own life lmao, unless its pointless trivia I cannot retain it

3. Do you have any OC's (for fanfiction or totally original)? If so, describe them or if you have more than one, describe your favorite one! yeah I got a couple of cowboy OCs, I got one I made for class and I’ll be modelling this year so thats cool, but my other one Is Llewellyn Griffiths who’s a welsh immigrant bounty hunter whomst I rly need to draw and write up his whole ass backstory

4. Who is your all time favorite fictional character and why? I am very bad at deciding on favourites but uhh this time I am gonna say our boy artie, just cause I can big time relate to him on a whole lotta fronts and watching him eventually stand up to dutch was like a big KIN!! moment for me ,, shitty parents perish challenge

5. What do you find yourself thinking about the most? cowboys ,,, im not a very exciting person

6. Look out your nearest window and describe what you see! theres currently an old woman ramming the bins with her scooter

7. What makes you feel nostalgic? playing ps2 games with my best friend does. also theres this lil stream I used to spend a lot of time at when I was a kid nd going there is big times.

8. You have two hours left on earth, how do you spend them? 

9. What's your favorite sound? when the world goes still and you can just hear the pitter of rain,, or early in the morning where its all quiet except for the birds

10. What was the first fandom you were involved in? on here it was probably fable

11. Describe your idea of a perfect day! chilling out with friends playing video games and watching films

hackeraxe:

1. What is the one thing you love when you wake up every morning? if im waking up in the morning im not loving anything

2. Do you drink your cereal milk? NoPE,, milk make me sick

3. Do you fold your pizza, eat it flat, or eat it with a fork and knife? if u fold ur pizza ur a heathen im sorry I dont make the rules,, eat it straight up ofc

4. Are you afraid to die? not rly? I mean Id prefer not to be like it be like that yknow?

5. Would you kill to protect someone or die guarding them? lmao Id bolt im scared of everything

6. Have you stopped to give yourself some self care and personal time today yet? sorta

7. Does your anxiety push you forward or hold you back? hold me back I can barely go outside by myself lmao

8. Do you like hugs or words of support more? I like getting hugs more but there is litcherally only one (1) person who does that ,,, im not great about ppl touchin me,,, im better at giving words of support I think

9. Do you ever feel like the fandom you’re in puts you under pressure you never felt before? nope

10. Do you like celery? nope

11. PS4 or Xbox One? ps4

and my questions:

1.what’s the most useless talent you got?  2.whats the dumbest way youve injured yourself?  3. first fandom?  4.favourite season? why?  5.best ice cream flavour  6.whats your comfort food?  7. If you had to compare yourself to one fictional character, who would it be?  8.funniest joke you know?  favourite animal?why?  10.first video game you ever played  11.favourite console? why?   I’ll tag @katjiit @tex-studmister @loyaltowhatmatters tbh @ whoever hasnt already done this and wants to

[sigmastolen]

GOD “the vigil” is FUCKING frustrating

like.  i always want to like the tosh episodes!  i love tosh!  tosh is great!  and if tosh gets to save the day, it should be great!  “the vigil” is so full of tosh being brilliant and being right and saving the day and that’s great, right?  so why did i spend forty-eight minutes seething with rage?

OH, LET ME TELL YOU

first, sebastian: i know that writer lou morgan and director lisa bowerman and actor hugh skinner and producer james goss and everyone knows that sebastian is garbage (everyone except sebastian and his mother, that is) -- i’m just profoundly sick of tosh getting stuck with these super toxic garbage dudes.  tosh deserves so much better and big finish just... doesn’t know what to do with her?  they have a hard time building a story around her quiet competence so instead they make her endure shitty toxic dudes.  it feels similar to the way ncis didn’t know how to build a story around ducky’s medical expertise so they gave him stupid flashbacks and made him play detective, or even more so to the way tng didn’t know how to build stories around troi’s empathic powers and role as counselor so instead they shoved her into a bunch of problematic hookups and assaulted her over and over.  “instant karma” uses simon’s toxicity to create a great and satisfying story, but believe gives us layton and owen both disrespecting and hurting her, and “the vigil” is constant put-downs and microaggressions and gaslighting and it made me sick.  you can’t script such thoroughly odious interactions without knowing exactly what you’re doing, but then morgan never empowers tosh to counteract it, and as much as i understand and trust that everyone involved knows sebastian is the literal worst, the lack of explicit textual acknowledgement (preferably in the form of tosh’s righteous anger) is unsatisfying and feels, frankly, dangerous and a little like a betrayal.

she doesn’t stand up for herself!  tosh being a meek doormat is supposed to be “in character” -- especially pre-series, she isn’t confident and doesn’t feel powerful, especially if this is soonish after Jack springs her from UNIT’s custody as big finish’s description implies.  but she’s always been secure in her technical expertise, even if she didn’t always understand exactly how extraordinary she is, and she knows she’s right here.  she’s frustrated, but she wilts under the force of sebastian’s personality, and even when she finally blows up at him, he still gets the last word.  she even saves the day and still never acknowledges or even seems to see that sebastian’s death is more due to his hubristic carelessness than her mistake.  and maybe that’s in character for tosh at this point, but it made me want to scream.  

also, to be honest, i was expecting for the entire episode for her to lose her shit about all these white folk saying her damn name wrong, even if it took almost the entire episode because that’s just how polite and/or meek tosh is, and she just... never did, which makes me think instead that it’s carelessness on the part of the production crew and honestly that just pisses me off.  like, one is her name, and the other is not.  it’s that simple.  the timelines are also careless -- i know it’s better and more efficient to name-drop characters we know rather than torchwood agents we’ve never heard of before and suzie i’m happy to accept, but we actually know from screen canon when tosh, owen, and ianto all joined up, and tosh wouldn’t have been a “new recruit” if owen and ianto were already there, like, it’s not even a deep cut continuity error, “fragments” straight up gives us timestamps.  (looking @ u, script editor david llewellyn.)  and mispronouncing the main character’s name? that should never happen.

then, as much as madeline vaughan is a snob and judgy and pretty racist, there were points when i could sympathize with her -- until she goes off the deep end.  her extreme devotion to family plants the seeds of “mother driven mad by grief,” but it’s also kind of a lazy choice.  as soon as she hears sebastian, her duty-bound stoicism dissolves and she becomes crazed by the idea of having him back, desperate to find him and willing to justify anything.  it’s a complete break with the stiff upper lip she’s characterized by up to that point.  in the interview, morgan and bowerman call her “brittle” and, okay, i guess, but It’s not a particularly interesting choice, and it’s not the first time big finish has made gratuitous use of the idiot ball to achieve a dramatic climax.  I’m also very annoyed by the way morgan, bowerman, and goss all frame sebastian’s repugnance as entirely madeline’s fault, as though sebastian weren’t a grown-ass adult who could make his own choices about how to be.  yes, parents who are shitty privilege monsters absolutely have an influence on their children’s lives and personalities.  that does not mean those children subsequently have no control and bear no blame for being shitty privilege monsters themselves; they can choose to check themselves and be better, and that’s not what sebastian chose.

but the treatment of tosh is honestly my biggest grievance -- it made my stomach churn to have to listen to sebastian and his mother alternately denigrating her for the entire episode, and her never truly get her own back.  it was also extra hard to endure this in an audio medium, so we can’t even see tosh’s body language indicate her anger or resolve or the strain on her patience.  we can clearly hear her frustration (thanks to naoko mori) but, especially since she never gets the last word, it somehow seems more impotent than when owen was heaping shit on her on the television.  and then somehow, somehow, even though she was right about everything the entire time and even though sebastian was the one that rushed her into the field without all the equipment they needed because his complaining finally wore her down, and even though he treated her like utter garbage in every single scene we heard, tosh still feels it’s entirely her fault and i’m just so angry for her.

fuck this episode

[heroofheliopolis]

“Do you have a dollar or two to spare?”

    A smile graced Storkules’ beak at Louie’s question. [  “Of course LLwellyn, anything for my bestest friend’s valued kin.”  ] He proceeded to check the inside his arm cuff for any money, his smile slowly melting into discontempt.

    Remembering another type of currency he had, he turned his arm over before clicking a button to open a secret hatch on his arm cuff; He took out a single golden coin among a small sea of them, A lightning bolt insignia etched into the fine gold—he handed it over to the boy, uncertainty flickering in his eyes.

     [  “I’m sorry Corporate Overlord LLewellyn, but this is the only currency I hold at the moment; I think this will give you a bit more than a mere dollar.”  ] More so 250 dollars, possibly more if he went to any collector.

[rickortreeeat]

Beltane | April 30 (Sundown) - May 1 ( Sundown)

The festival of Beltane was first celebrated by the Celts, who figured days from sundown to sundown, which is why we honor this day from April 30th sunset to May 1st sunset! Like Sahmain, Beltane is a time when the veil between worlds is thinnest; we are visited by nature spirits, faeries, and other elemental beings who help to grant our wishes and bless us with abundance.  Since the winter months, we have been focused inward, cozied up in blankets and heavy coats. The Winter Queen has ruled over the land with her darkness and mother/crone like qualities. On Beltane, the battle between light and dark will ensue, and soon enough the May Queen will conquer the darkness, bringing light, love and fertility.

This time of light and fires blazing can be overwhelming for some. We are moving into an outgoing season of the Sun’s warmth, days in the park, days a the beach, bonfires, hiking, exploring the outdoors. You may prefer the homebody mentality of winter, or perhaps you have experienced something in your life and you can no longer see the hope springing from the Earth during this time of fertility and abundance.

Whatever your feelings towards the light or darkness, Beltane is the perfect time to adopt the innocent views of childhood wonder and hope and open your heart and mind to the possibilities of what could be.

I wrote this fun little blessing at work last night. I was feeling so scattered in thoughts, but the point of this festival is to do and create what brings you joy and light. The point of magick, in general, is to be open with your heart and judgment-free on yourself and let the magick flow. I thought this could be a nice morning meditation to welcome the daylight. Last night I was creating with a cup of lemon honey tea, and I thought that was a wonderful juxtaposition of the sweet and sour of life, much like the love and lust celebratory side of Beltane!

Blessed May Queen hear our prayer,

As we emerge from our winter lair.

We celebrate from dusk to dusk,

This time of life, growth, love and lust.

Once again the veil grows thin,

A time to remember family and kin.

Because of their fertile past

We were born with spells to cast.

The Sun grows longer, stronger each day,

Blessings of light we ask sent our way. 

Love and life now spring from the ground.

May the birds and bees bring a peace from their sound.

As above, So below

We ask the Earth’s abundance to flow

Through our veins and through our hearts

Until this Earthly body we depart.

In perfect love and perfect trust,

An it harm none, do what ye must.

By the power of three times three,

This is my will,

So mote it be.

I hope you all have a blessed Beltane and find a way to celebrate the light today, and ever day until the days begin to grow shorter again, an inevitable happening because the Wheel of the Year never stops moving, and neither should we!

Blessed Be, witches! xoxo

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Image source: Exemplore Further reading: The Craft: A Witch’s Book of Shadows by Dorothy Morrison, Sabbats Almanac by Llewellyn