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talonabraxas · 9 months ago
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Brigit, Druid Goddess Brigit is a ‘pan Celtic’ goddess, who was worshipped by both the Goidelic and Brythonic Celts in the British Isles and beyond. She is a solar deity, who once hung her mantle on a sunbeam. In Celtic mythology, Brigit is the daughter of the Morrighan and the Dagda, the Good God and Chief of the Tuatha de Danaan, the ancient fairy race of Ireland, and the sister of Ogma, who invented the Ogham alphabet. She was the wife of Bres, King of the Fomorians (who were at war with the Tuatha de Danaan). Brigit was said to have been the mediator of peace between the two ancient warring tribes. She was the mother of the Three Gods of Danu – Ruadan, Iuchar and Uar. These three Gods were said to have married the three princesses of Ireland – Eire, Fodhla and Banbha. In other sources, Brigid is the daughter of Boann, the Goddess of the River Boyne in Ireland. Boann (bo fhionn) means ‘white cow’, an association she shares with Brigid. Brigit is primarily the patron Goddess of poets, healers and smiths. She is also a patron of other womanly arts – midwifery, dyeing, weaving and brewing, and the guardian of children and farm animals – particularly cows. The island of Ireland itself is said to be the green mantle of Brigit. She is also said to be the patron of travellers, sailors, and fugitives. She is specifically a patroness to the Druids in her aspects of poetry (Bards), healing and prophecy (Ovates) and blacksmithing (Druids).
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yoga-onion · 11 months ago
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Legends and myths about trees
Celtic beliefs in trees (27)
A for Ailm (Pine) - December 23rd Birth of the Divine child
“The birth of the King of the Flourishing Half Year - The Celtic Tree Calendar” 
Stars: Mars & Sun; Gender: female; Metal: gold; Patrons: Artemis, Ariadne, Rhea, Cybele, Druantia, Dionysus, Bacchus; Symbols: foresight, purity, objectivity, birth
The Ogham alphabet has 5 vowels. The number 5 is the sacred number of the 'White Goddess'. Like all five vowel trees, pine is a female tree. And it is also the first vowel A, the tree of birth.
In ancient Greece, the pine tree was the goddess of the moon and dedicated to Artemis, who was responsible for the birth of children.The birth of Christ is celebrated on 25 December, and the Christmas tree decorated on this day is Norway spruce. The spruce is a member of the pine tree family. Although Christ's birthday is now celebrated on 25 December, it is believed that in earlier times our ancestors celebrated the birth of the Son of God on 23 December.
23 December marked the beginning of the 'Half Year of Light' and the birth of the "Son of God, the King of the Flourishing Half Year", and a gift of the wisdom of our ancestors.
On the winter solstice, druids (Ref2) in Europe lit large bonfires of pine and yew. Around the same time, the festival of the Druid Queen, Druantia, also took place. These large bonfires, which were built on the winter solstice, were passed on to the Yule Log. While the Yule festival lasted, people lit candles on pine trees and decorated them with glittering objects. The Christmas tree is the successor to this custom.
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The ancients believed that the pine cones were cleverly guided by magical powers, as they spiralled and followed the same clockwise direction on their trunks as the earth around the sun. Yellow pollen was utilised in the 'money-accumulation spell' as yellow attracts gold. Pine branches are said to prevent evil from entering the house if hung over doors and windows, and old people are said to be rejuvenated if they carry pine cones.
Futhermore, Native Americans put a bag full of pine needles under their pillows on the floor when they have insomnia. In ancient Egypt, doctors in the Pharaoh's service used pine tar and turpentine oil to treat pneumonia.
The ancients learnt from the towering pines the importance of looking at things objectively and from a broad perspective. Pine teaches that you have to be positive about things, correct mistakes immediately and chase responsibility yourself.
So, have a happy Christmas everyone, surrounded by the tree again this year.
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木にまつわる伝説・神話
ケルト人の樹木の信仰 (27)
AはAilm (マツ) - 12月23日 神の子の誕生、ケルトの木の暦(参照)
星: 火星&太陽、性: 女性、金属: 金、守護神: アルテミス、アリアドネ、レア、キュベレ、ドルアンティア、ディオニックス、バッカス、シンボル: 先見の明、清浄、客観性、誕生
オガム文字には5つの母音がある。数字の5は「白い女神」の聖なる数字。5つの母音のすべての木がそうであるように、マツも女性の木、そして最初の母音のA、誕生の木でもある。
古代ギリシャでは、マツは月の女神で、子供の誕生をつかさどるアルテミスに捧げられた。キリストの誕生を祝う12月25日、この日に飾るクリスマス・ツリーはノルウェートウヒ。トウヒはマツ科の木である。現在、キリストの誕生日は12月25日とされているが、その昔、祖先は12月23日に神の御子の誕生を祝っていたとされる。12月23日は「光の半年間」の幕開けと「神の子・盛りゆく半年の王」の誕生を一緒の祝う先祖の知恵の産物であった。
冬至の日、ヨーロッパのドルイド(参照2)��松やイチイの大きな焚き火をした。これは、太陽神を冥界から呼び戻し、この世に再生させるためであった。ユール祭が続く間、人々はマツの木に蝋燭を灯したり、きらきら光るものを飾ったりした。それは、生命の源である太陽神の聖なる光を守るためであった。また、その光は暗い冬の間も常緑樹の植物に蓄えられると古代人は信じていたからだ。その習慣を受け継いだのがクリスマスツリーである。
松ぼっくりは、螺旋を描きながら、太陽の周りをめぐる地球と同じように時計回りに幹につくため、魔法の力を巧みに導く存在であると、古代人は信じていた。黄色い花粉は黄色がゴールドを引き寄せるとして「お金がたまる呪い」に活用された。マツの枝はドアや窓にかけると邪悪なものが家の中に侵入できなくなり、老人は松ぼっくりを持ち歩くとして若返ると言われている。
さらに、ネイティブ・アメリカンは不眠症のとき、マツの葉が詰めた袋を枕の下に敷いて床につく。古代エジプトでは、ファラオに仕える医者が肺炎の治療に松脂とテレビン油を使ったという。
古代人は広い視野に立って客観的、長期的にものを見る重要性を、高くそびえる松に学んできた。物事には前向きに取り組み、過ちはすぐに正し、責任は自分で追わなければならないと、マツは教えている。
さあ、今年もまたツリーにかこまれて、みなさん楽しいクリスマスをお過ごしください。
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the-mortuary-witch · 6 months ago
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DEITY MASTERLIST (PART ONE)
THIS IS A VERY LONG POST, AND EVERYTHING IS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
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🌊 Ægir
God of: personification of the lcean, brewing, the sea.
Culture: Norse
Symbols: aegishjalmur and laguz rune
Plants: oak, polybody, and rose.
Animals: dolphins, whales and other sea creatures
Colours: blue, green, turquoise and other sea-like shades
Tarot: King of Cups
Offerings: singing sea shanties, seashells and pearls, cleaning up shores and the oceans, bread, sea glass, a bowl of salt water with food dropped into it, Anything related to the sea. Do not offer most beers as he does not like the modern chemical-filled ales, homebrew or local brew beer is better. 
💕 Aengus Og
God of: youth, love, poetic inspiration, summer, and healing
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: Venus, copper, and golden harp
Plants: basil, cinnamon, rose, jasmine, sandalwood, strawberries, mistletoe, violet, birch, cherries, elder, and sycamore
Animals: swans, cats, doves, and sparrows
Colours: green, pink, and red
Tarot: The Lovers, Justice, and The World
Offerings: red roses, strawberries, cake, chocolate, honey, wine, cherries, music, and art.
🧚 Aine
Goddess of: summer, wealth, sovereignty, love, fertility, protection, wealth, agriculture, the sun and moon, and Queen of the faeries
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: silver and white Items, meadowsweet, the moon, and midsummer
Plants: angelica, blackberry, cowslip, elder, orchid, fennel, flax, garlic, mugwort, nettle, oak, hawthorn, mistletoe, alfalfa, ash, agrimony, birch, broom, holly, lavender, meadow-sweet, and gorse.
Animals: red mare, horse, rabbit, swan, cattle, and bees
Colours: red, gold, green, blue, and yan
Tarot: The Sun, Suit of Wands, and Queen of Pentacles
Offerings: milk, bread, home-grown produce, cream, fire and candles, sunflowers, yellow glowers, honey, summer fruits, oranges, and bee-related Items.
⛅ Amaterasu
Goddess of: the sun and the universe
Culture: Japanese
Symbols: mirror, jewel, sword, and bow and arrow
Plants: chrysanthemum, cryptomeria, carnation, chamomile, juniper, marigold, rosemary, and sunflower
Animals: dragon-fox, horse, rooster, and wolf
Colours: yellow, gold, red, and orange
Tarot: The Sun and The World
Offerings: rice crackers, cooked rice, origami figures, rice candy, brightly-coloured Japanese food, and silk and other fabrics.
💃 Ame-no-uzume
Goddess of: dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry, dance, fertility, and the arts
Culture: Japanese
Symbols: antique Items and fans
Plants: moss and sakaki 
Animals: fox
Colours: pink, red, white, and yellow
Tarot: Three of Cups and Suit of Cups
Offerings: dancing, bells, silk ribbons, rice cakes, and dake.
⚰️ Anubis
God of: the dead, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, and tombs
Culture: Egyptian
Symbols: crook and flail, and mummy gauze
Plants: star anise, benzoin, cloves, cardamom, frankincense, myrrh, rosemary, cypress, and cedarwood
Animals: jackal
Colours: black, green, red, and gold
Tarot: Death
Offerings: cool water, strong liquor like rum, spicy foods, dark and bitter chocolate, strong incense, cypress oil, locks and keys, honour the dead and your ancestors, leave flowers on graves, support orphans and the homeless, and act as a guide for someone.
💘 Aphrodite
Goddess of: love, beauty, and fertility
Culture: Greek and Roman
Symbols: rose, pearl, mirror, girdle, anemone, lettuce, narcissus seashells, scallop shells, Venus, golden apples, the number 5, and mirrors
Plants: apple, linden tree, myrtle, pomegranate, myrrh, poppies, lettuce, rose, quince, ash, poplar, anemone, and artichokes
Animals: swans, dolphins, doves, sparrows, bees, and goats
Colours: red, pink, violet, silver, aqua, sea foam, and light blue
Tarot: The Empress, The Lovers, The Star, and The Suit of Cups
Offerings: roses, chocolate, apples, jewelry, beauty products, seashells, olive oil, honey, wine, cinnamon, art and music, mirrors, and rose quartz.
☀️ Apollo
God of: the Sun, prophecy, oracles, light, music, the arts, song, poetry, healing, medicine, plague, disease, protection of the youth, knowledge, and herds
Culture: Greek
Symbols: lyre, laurel wreath, silver bow and arrows, tripod, the Sun, and Sunday
Plants: laurel, larkspur, cypress, apple trees, palm trees, and hyacinthus
Animals: swan, raven, tortoise, serpent, wolf, dolphin, and mouse
Colours: gold, yellow, orange, silver, blue, and white
Tarot: The Sun, The Chariot, Strength, and Temperance
Offerings: red wine, olive oil, sun water, citrus fruits, honey, golden objects, feathers, lamb or goat meat, cheese, bread, sunflowers, laurel wreaths, and aloe vera.
🐕 Arawn 
God of: Ruler of Annwn the Celtic Otherworld, leader of the wild hunt, death, the Underworld, and justice
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: the Hounds of Arawn, cauldron, and samhain
Plants: reeds, cedar, cypress, ivy, honeysuckle, and sage
Animals: hounds and pigs
Colours: red, black, white, brown, green, gold, and grey
Tarot: Suit of Pentacles and King of Pentacles
Offerings: game birds such as duck or turkey, bread, honey, milk, mead, and ale.
⚔️ Ares
God of: war, courage, and battle
Culture: Greek
Symbols: sword, shield, spear, helmet, and iron
Plants: thorns, peppers, chilli, and garlic
Animals: serpents, vultures, woodpeckers, horses, and dogs
Colours: red, purple, and black
Tarot: The Emperor, The Chariot, The Tower, Suit of Wands, and King of Wands
Offerings: dark wine, whiskey, spicy foods, coffee, water, olive oil, red meats, frankincense, weapons, and learn self defence.
🌌 Arianrhod
Goddess of: fertility, fate, reincarnation, beauty, and difficulties
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: silver wheel, full moon, weaving tools, the zodiac, and Corona Borealis
Plants: ivy, lavender, rosemary, cedar, and pine
Animals: spiders, owls, and wolves
Colours: silver, white, green, blue, and purple
Tarot: The Star, The Moon, and Wheel of Fortune
Offerings: silver coins, white candles, wheat, fruits, home-cooked meals, salads, wine, water, hot teas, smoothies, and study the constellations and the zodiac.
🏹 Artemis
Goddess of: the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, girls, chastity, archery, disease, and plague
Culture: Greek
Symbols: bow and arrow, quiver, hunting spears, animal pelts, lyre, torches, and the moon
Plants: cypress, walnut, amaranth, almond, daisy, willow, wormwood, fir, pine, thistle, honeysuckle, bay laurel, artemisia, fig, and oak
Animals: stag, deer, dog, bear, boar, quail, guineafowls, bee, and all wild animals
Colours: white, silver, gold, yellow, green, and blue
Tarot: The High Priestess, The Hanged Man, Temperance, The Moon, Queen of Pentacles, Knight of Cups, and Page of Wands
Offerings: red wine, olive oil, honey, water, almonds, walnuts, honeycakes, fruit, artemisia plants, arrows, dance, cypress, pine cones and branches, cider, game meat, protect nature and wildlife, always help animals and women in need, go hiking, research native plants and animals, and follow the moon phases and work with them.
❤️‍🔥 Astarte
Goddess of: love, sexuality, war, hunting, and power
Culture: Canaanite 
Symbols: chariot and Venus
Plants: lilies and coriander
Animals: lion, horse, dove, and sphinx
Colours: red and white
Tarot: The Empress and The Chariot
Offerings: lilies, roses, sweet cakes, honey, henna tattoos, and clothing stained with menstrual blood.
⚖️ Athena
Goddess of: wisdom, handicraft, and strategic warfare
Culture: Greek
Symbols: aegis, Gorgon’s Head, spear, and helmet
Plants: olive tree, ivy, cypress, and cornel tree
Animals: owl, snake, rooster, crow, and spider
Colours: blue, grey, white, yellow, and silver
Tarot: Justice, The High Priestess, and The Emperor
Offerings: olive oil, honey, wine, bread, olives, pears, olive tree leaves or branches, your handicrafts, owl feathers, snake skins, and weapons.
🐐 Baphomet
God/Goddess of: sexuality, demonic forces, wisdom, nature, balance, darkness, and pride
Culture: Demonic
Symbols: pentagram, head of a goat, human body with an animal head, pentacle, sword, key, male and female, and the words "as above so below"
Plants: rosemary, lilacs, irises, lavender, aconitum napellus, black walnut, and cacao
Animals: black goats, snakes, wolves, ravens, dogs, oxen, and black cats
Colours: black, white, yellow, red, green, purple, gold, and dark blue
Tarot: The Chariot, The Hermit, The Empress, and The Devil
Offerings: our time, meditation, communication, carving their symbol or name into a candle, any kind of art of them, being respectful, learning about them, candles, liquor, ropes, incense: dragons blood, black musk, frankincense, etc, animal skulls, bones, horns, etc, and dark or red flowers.
🛖 Baba Yaga
Goddess of: death and rebirth, fertility, and nature 
Culture: Slavic
Symbols: knife, oven, mortar and pestle, and the Sun
Plants: poppy, black sunflower, medicinal herbs, and rye
Animals: horse, hedgehog, snake, dragon, and cat
Colours: red, black, and white
Tarot: The Devil
Offerings: lavish home-cooked meals with russian delicacies and a beautifully-set table, caravan tea, and vodka.
💡 Baldr
God of: light, joy, purity, and summer
Culture: Norse
Symbols: the Sun and Sunday
Plants: mistletoe, chamomile, daisies, white flowers, ash, marigold, and St John’s wort
Animals: songbirds
Colours: yellow, gold, and white
Tarot: The Sun, The Fool, Death, and The World
Offerings: kindness to others, chamomile tea, apple juice, mead, and lit candles.
🌺 Bast
Goddess of: home, domesticity, women’s secrets, cats, fertility, childbirth, marriage, music, magic, sex, prosperity, joy, dance, healing, and pleasure
Culture: Egyptian
Symbols: basket, Ankh, the Sun and Moon, and perfume jar
Plants: catnip, vervain, cinnamon, and cannabis 
Animals: cat and lion
Colours: green and gold
Tarot: The Chariot, Strength, and The Sun
Offerings: perfume, salves and body scrubs, milk, meat, honey, gold items, chocolate, pastries, onions and garlic, bread, beer, tea, and taking care of cats.
🐉 Benzaiten / Benten
Goddess of: water, literature, music, wealth, femininity, fertility, dance, and love
Culture: Japanese
Symbols: Biwa, dragon, pearl, conch shell, iron, and gold
Plants: lotus, water lilies, and yellow flowers
Animals: snakes, dragons, and white snakes are her messengers
Colours: blue, silver, white, and yellow
Tarot: The Empress and The Suit of Cups
Offerings: money, water, rice, sake, gemstones, music and other creative arts, raw eggs, yellow flowers, blessed water, bath rituals, and seashells.
🧶 Berchta
Goddess of: psychopomp, spinning and weaving, abundance, and protector of women and children
Culture: Germanic
Symbols: keys, distaff, Yule, and falx
Plants: mayflowers, holly, evergreens, birch, and wild berries
Animals: goose, swan, goat, cricket, owl, and fox
Colours: blue, white, red, and gold
Tarot: Death
Offerings: herring, dumplings, alcoholic beverages like schnapps.
📓 Bragi
God of: poetry and eloquence
Culture: Norse
Symbols: harp and book
Plants: beech, fern, and lily of the valley
Animals: chickadee
Colours: orange and gold
Tarot: The Magician and The Hermit
Offerings: mead, poetry, and beautiful writing.
🍀 Brigid
Goddess of: spring, fertility, family, the hearth, childbirth, fire, blacksmiths,
scholars, physicians, prophets, healing, poetry, occult knowledge, and justice
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: Brigid’s Cross, candles, triquetra, faeries, four leaf clovers, cauldron, chalice, corn dolly, anvil, hammer, poetry, forges, hearths, and wells and rock formations
Plants: cinnamon, chamomile, blackberry, hawthorn, basil, mugwort, apple, heather, dandelion, snowdrop, willow, oak, shamrock, crocus, trillium, corn, lavender, and sage
Animals: snakes, sheep, cows, bees, owls, and hibernating animals
Colours: green, red, white, gold, and blue
Tarot: The Hierophant, The Lovers, Strength, The Hermit, The Sun, and Suit of Wands
Offerings: blackberries, milk, bread, herbal teas, heather, Brigid’s Cross, beer, apple cider, honey, baked goods, corn dollies, sheep’s wool products, jewelry or metal items, eggs, and cakes left on the windowsill at Imbolc.
❄️ Cailleach
Goddess of: winter, wind, the cold, creation, and transformation
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: hammers, hills, mountains, skulls, snow, wands, and waning moons
Plants: clove, lavender, apple, hazelnut, turnip, mugwort, pansy, patchouli, poppy, rose, rue, tansy, St John's wort, Witch hazel, woodruff, yarrow, elder trees, elm, pine, yew, gorse, holly, and snapdragon 
Animals: bat, cattle, deer, fish, goat, mouse, owl, raven, reindeer, sheep, spider, pig, and wolf
Colours: black, blue, brown, grey, silver, white, and yellow
Tarot: Death, The Moon, and The Hermit
Offerings: pebbles, hag stones, shells, feathers, and boiled sweets.
🌲 Cernunnos
God of: forests, wild animals, finances, the Underworld, death, hunting, balance, grounding and healing, transitioning into the afterlife, and fertility
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: horns, a torc, gold coins, and serpents
Plants: ash, bayberry, chamomile, cedar, cinnamon, heliotrope, holly, ivy, lavender, juniper, myrrh, nettle, oak, patchouli, pine, sandalwood, sunflower, vine, and yarrow
Animals: stags, elk, goats, deer, bulls, horses, ram horned snakes, snakes, boars, owls, hawks, and ravens
Colours: yellow, gold, forest greens, silver, and black
Tarot: The Lovers, The World, and King of Pentacles
Offerings: dancing, venison, cooked meats (ethically sourced), roses, sunflowers, lavender, wildflowers, juniper bark and berries, oak wood carvings, green or gold candles, cinnamon, cloves, pine scents, pelts (ethically sourced), feathers, bones, forest moss, antlers, horns, pine cones, gold coins, daggers, poetry art, and Celtic music.
🌑 Cerridwen
Goddess of: the Moon, luck, poetry, change, rebirth, transformation, the Underworld, death, fertility, inspiration, magic, and knowledge
Culture: Welsh
Symbols: cauldron, dark Moon, lunar cycles, and caves
Plants: corn, grain, vervain, acorns, apple, oak, and hazel
Animals: white pig, greyhound, crow, hen, hare, otter, and hawk
Colours: silver, purple, black, grey, and green
Tarot: The Moon, Death, The Magician, and Suit of Cups
Offerings: pork, bread, milk, water, wheat, white and green candles, barley, rice, peanuts, poppy or sunflower seeds, vervain, and grain-based products.
✨ Circe
Goddess of: sorcery 
Culture: Greek
Symbols: cup, loon, wand, and masks
Plants: hallucinogenic herbs and fungi, wheat, moly, and magical herbs 
Animals: pig, lion, wolf, hawk, and beasts in general
Colours: gold, purple, silver, and red
Tarot: Queen of Cups and The Magician
Offerings: barley, wine, honey, meat, bread, weaving, and divination.
Danu
Goddess of: Earth-mother, fertility, wisdom, wind, and water
Culture: Celtic
Symbols: crowns, keys, wells, cauldron full of water, rivers, Celtic Tree of Life, and mother aspect of the triple Goddess
Plants: oak and water lily
Animals: fish, horses, seagulls, salmon, and snakes 
Colours: blue, white, silver, and green
Tarot: The Empress and Strength
Offerings: wine, mead, ale, freshwater, and watering plants.
🔥 Dazbog 
God of: the Sun, fortune, wealth, light, fertility, fire, destiny, and justice
Culture: Slavic
Symbols: kolovrat
Plants: sunflowers, marigold, calendula, chamomile, angelica, and St John’s wort 
Animals: wolf, horse, goose, duck, and swan
Colours: white, gold, and red
Tarot: The Sun, Suit of Wands, and King of Wands
Offerings: bread, salt, eggs, pancakes, and bonfire.
🌾 Demeter
Goddess of: agriculture, harvest, fertility, and motherhood
Culture: Greek
Symbols: wheat, torches, and cornucopia
Plants: wheat, barley, mint, and poppy
Animals: snake, pig, gecko, dove, crane, screech owl, and grasshopper
 
Colours: gold, green, and brown
Tarot: The High Priestess and The World
Offerings: olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, grains, bread, freshly harvested goods, and water.
🍷 Dionysus
God of: wine, drunkenness, parties, wilderness, vegetation, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, theatre, and LGBT+ Community 
Culture: Greek
Symbols: thyrsos, ivy crown, and Grapevine 
Plants: grape, ivy, cinnamon, silver fir, bindweed, and figs
Animals leopard, goat, donkey, lion, snake, bull, and panther
Colours: red, purple, green, burgundy, and gold
Tarot: The Hanged Man, The Hierophant, The Devil, The Fool, and The Lovers
Offerings: wine, olive oil, fruit, water, honey, meats, wheat, barley, pinecone, ivy leaves, goblets, masks, and alcoholic beverages.
⚕️ Eir
Goddess of: healing and medicine
Culture: Norse
Symbols: copper, mortar and pestle, and sauna 
Plants: medicinal herbs
Colours: red
Tarot: The Hanged Man
Offerings: healing spells, learning first aid, medicinal herbs, and first aid items.
🎣 Enki
God of: freshwater, wisdom, knowledge, magic, crafts, healing, fertility, creation, and the arts
Culture: Mesopotamian
Symbols: goatfish
Plants: thyme, chamomile, reeds, and cattails
Animals: goat, fish, chimera, robin, and cow
Colours: gold, blue, white, and silver
Tarot: The Hanged Man, The Hierophant, The Devil, The Fool, and The Lovers
Offerings: beer, eggs, fruit, vegetarian foods, myrrh, thyme, chamomile, wildflowers, fish, water, wine, silver or copper jewelry, and feathers.
💐 Eostre 
Goddess of: spring and dawn
Culture: Germanic
Symbols: painted eggs
Plants: crocus, daffodil, primrose, and violet
Animals: rabbit, serpent, and dragon
Colours: green, yellow, and purple
Tarot: Queen of Pentacles
Offerings: decorating eggs, flowers, hot cross buns, pastries, and mead.
💀 Ereshkigal
Goddess of: death and the Underworld
Culture: Mesopotamian
Symbols: wood, rivers, boats, and lapis lazuli
Plants: pomegranate, grains, reeds, hemp, cedar, cypress, lotus, and monkshood
Animals: lion, owl, serpent, scorpion, owl, and sheep
Colours: silver, gold, red, and purple
Tarot: Death and The High Priestess
Offerings: fasting, bread, water, pomegranate juice, blackberries, blueberries, lamb or goat meat, lobster and mussels, nutmeg, garlic, poppy seeds, animal bones, gold or silver jewelry, black crystals, and Ornate scepters with wood and animal bones.
🧵 Frau Holda
Goddess of: fibre Arts, winter, protector of children and women, leader of the wild hunt, and Witchcraft
Culture: Germanic
Symbols: the Winter Solstice, pools, and Wells
Plants: holly, elder, juniper, mugwort, flax, and sorcerer’s violet 
Animals: wolf and rabbit
Colours: blue and white
Tarot: The Empress, The High Priestess, and Death
Offerings: juniper berries, wine, cider, mead, cakes, music, dancing, and knot magick.
🐈 Freya / Freyja
Goddess of: love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, battle, gold, and sorcery
Culture: Norse
Symbols: her chariot pulled by cats, Brisíngamen necklace, the boar Hildisvíni, and cloak of Feathers
Plants: daisy, linden, snowdrops, lily of the valley, cowslip, columbine, pimpernel, and strawberries
Animals: horse, cat, falcon, hawk, rabbit, ladybug, oxen, swallow, and boar
Colours: gold, yellow, white, green, red, pink, and light blue
Tarot: The High Priestess, The Empress, The Lovers, The Chariot, Death, and Suit of Swords
Offerings: ale, apples, barley, honey, mead, pork, lavish jewelry and perfume, feeding stray cats, chocolate, amber, roses, cinnamon, and sweet liquors.
🐗 Freyr
God of: Peace, Fertility, Rain, Sunshine, Prosperity and Agriculture
Culture: Norse
Symbols: boar, the Sun, magical swords, phallus, and Friday
Plants: ash, lavender, catnip, nuts and cones, yew, holly, and ivy
Animals: boar, bee, and stag
Colours: gold, green, red, blue, pink, orange, and yellow
Tarot: The Lovers, The Sun, Suit of Pentacles, and King of Pentacles
Offerings: honey, grains and breads, gold, and antlers.
👰 Frigg
Goddess of: motherhood, marriage, prophecy, and fertility
Culture: Norse
Symbols: spinning wheel, silver, clouds, and mist
Plants: mistletoe, birch, fir, hawthorn, and Frigg’s grass
Animals: falcon, sheep, raven, and hawk
Colours: blue, silver, and white
Tarot: The Empress and The Lovers
Offerings: milk, mead, pastries, light fruity wine, hand-spun fibres, feathers, and soups and stews.
🪦 Hades
God of: the Underworld and wealth
Culture: Greek
Symbols: keys, chariot, helmet, Cerberus, serpent, dogs, and pomegranate
Plants: mint, white poplar, cypress, asphodel, narcissus, and pomegranate
Animals: snake, dog, sheep, cattle, screech owl, horse, black ram, bull, vulture, black cat, crow, and raven
Colours: dark blue, black, purple, dark green, bronze, gold, silver, and grey
Tarot: The Hermit, Death, Judgment, and Suit of Swords
Offerings: dark wine, whiskey, coffee, black tea, peppermint tea, dark chocolate, meat, sharp cheeses, bread, pomegranates, apples, bones, coins, keys, and crowns.
🪘 Hathor
Goddess of: the sky, women, fertility, love, the Sun, music, dance, joy, motherhood, fate, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife
Culture: Egyptian
Symbols: sun disk, mirrors, drums and sistrums, and the number 4
Plants: sycamore, myrrh tree, dates, papyrus, and henna
Animals: cow, lioness, cobra, goose, gazelle, and cat
Colours: red
Tarot: The Empress, The Lovers, Wheel of Fortune, and Suit of Cups
Offerings: figs, dates, bread, cheese, butter, wine, beer, fresh water, perfumes, and makeup
👻 Hecate / Hekate
Goddess of: Witchcraft, necromancy, ghosts, the night, boundaries, and crossroads
Culture: Greek
Symbols: paired torches, keys, crossroads, dark/triple moon, wheel, daggers, rope, dogs, serpents, knives, and Strophalos
Plants: asphodel, garlic, yew, cypress, and poisonous plants
Animals: dog, mare, serpent, cat, bats, and polecat
Colours: black, grey, silver, gold, violet, green, red, and white
Tarot: The High Priestess, The Hermit, The Moon, and Queen of Pentacles
Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, eggs, garlic, almonds, various herbs, bones, wands, keys, a cauldron, crow feathers, pomegranates, dark chocolate, and blood.
📯 Heimdallr 
God of: watchmen of the Gods
Culture: Norse
Symbols: horn and rainbow
Plants: birch, oak, rose, verbena, and avens
Animals: rooster, horse, and ram
Colours: white and rainbow
Tarot: The Hermit
Offerings: mead, fine beer, freshwater, lamb meat, pork, and coffee.
💀 Hel
Goddess of: death and the afterlife
Culture: Norse
Symbols: skulls and bones
Plants: beech, alder, elm, ivy, juniper, willow, and yew
Animals: wolf
Colours: black and white
Tarot: Death, The Tower, and Suit of Swords
Offerings: tea, wine, apples, meat, bread, soup, dried flowers, and blood.
🌋 Hephaestus
God of: metal smithing, fire, volcanoes, craftsmanship, and technology
Culture: Greek
Symbols: hammer, tongs, and anvil
Plants: fennel
Animals: donkey, crane, and dog
Colours: gold, yellow, orange, silver, grey, and red
Tarot: Judgment and Suit of Wands
Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, bread, meat, spicy things, hot beverages, and handmade metal items.
👑 Hera
Goddess of: marriage, fertility, childbirth, Kings and Empires, women, family, the sky, and the stars
Culture: Greek
Symbols: lotus-staff, throne, and diadem
Plants: pomegranate, lotus, willow, and apple
Animals: hawk, peacock, lion, cow, cuckoo, and crane
Colours: gold, silver, white, purple, blue, and green
Tarot: The Empress, The World, Suit of Cups, and Queen of Cups
Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, grains and bread, chocolate, pomegranates, apples, white flowers, crowns, animal shells, perfume, and silver or gold jewelry.
💸 Hermes
God of: messenger of the Gods, heraldry, omens, animal husbandry, poetry and fables, trade, travel, boundaries, thieves, wit, language, education, psychopomp,
Culture: Greek
Symbols: caduceus, shepherds pipes, travellers hat, lyre, rooster, talaria, winged helmet, tortoise, and satchel or pouch Talaria, and petasos
Plants: palm tree, crocus flower, Greek strawberry trees, hydrangeas, chrysanthemum, and almond tree
Animals: hummingbirds, tortoise, hare, cattle, hawk, ram, snake, and rooster
Colours: gold, red, silver, yellow, orange, grey, and green
Tarot: Judgment, The Magician, The Fool. The Hierophant, The Hermit, The Star, and Suit of Swords
Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, strawberries, foreign foods and items, honey, citrus fruits (pineapple, lemon, etc), chocolate, wheat, almonds, cinnamon, coins, dice, beer, meat, chamomile tea, bread, and milk mixed with honey.
🏠 Hestia
Goddess of: the home, the hearth, family, domesticity, and The Civic or The Sacrificial Flame
Culture: Greek
Symbols: hearth, kettle, and head veils
Plants: poppy, goldenrod, hollyhock, and yarrow
Animals: pig, cow, donkey, and crane
Colours: gold, white, orange, red, and lavender
Tarot: Strength, The Hermit, and Queen of Wands
Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, pork, bread, cooking herbs, tea, and candles.
🦅 Horus
God of: kingship, the sky, war, protection, and healing
Culture: Egyptian
Symbols: crown, Eye of Horus, Ankh, the Sun, and the Moon
Plants: acacia, lettuce, iris, lotus, and olive
Animals: falcon, hawk, bull, peacock, and lion
Colours: green
Tarot: The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Chariot, The Sun, Judgment, and King of Swords
Offerings: raw meat left out for hawks and falcons, bread, weaponry, water, milk, ale, wine, coffee, fruits and vegetables, figs, dates, and chocolate with nuts.
😴 Hypnos
God of: sleep, dreams, and illusions
Culture: Greek
Symbols: inverted torch
Plants: poppy and cottonwood tree
Animals: nighthawk and songbirds
Colours: black, silver, white, blue, red, and purple
Tarot: The Hierophant
Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, honey, milk, fruit, poppy seeds (and foods including them), herbal teas, sleep inducing and calming herbs, feathers, sleeping mask, and poppy flowers.
🍎 Idunn
Goddess of: spring, rejuvenation, immortality, youth, and beauty
Culture: Norse
Symbols: golden apples and ashwood box
Plants: apple blossom, birch, fir, hawthorn, mugwort, rose, and willow
Animals: songbirds
Colours: green, silver, red, and yellow
Tarot: Page of Wands, Queen of Cups, and Queen of Pentacles
Offerings: gardening, apples, homegrown fruits and vegetables (without pesticides), apple pie, and cider
💖 Inanna
Goddess of: romantic love, harmony, sex, beauty, passion, desire, fertility, victory, war, justice, and political power
Culture: Mesopotamian
Symbols: eight-pointed star, hook-shaped Knot of Reeds and Venus
Plants: lilies, narcissus, reeds, myrtle, and all sprouts
Animals: lion and dove
Colours: green, black, red, silver, and white
Tarot: The Lovers, The Hierophant, Justice, The Hanged Man and The Star
Offerings: Wine, Champagne, Lemonade, Honey, Chocolate and Pastries, Cherries, Pomegranates, Strawberries, Elegant Jewelry, Peaches, Swords and Daggers, Artwork and Poetry
🦊 Inari 
God of: rice, foxes, fertility, tea, sake, crafts, agriculture, industry, and prosperity
Culture: Japanese
Symbols: keys, wish-granting jewel, and rice
Plants: cryptomeria, cedar, pine, wheat, and rice
Animals: fox
Colours: red and white
Tarot: Suit of Pentacles
Offerings: inarizushi, rice, rice cakes, rice served with red beans, sake, incense, acts on behalf of foxes, handmade crafts, and tea.
☄️ Isis
Goddess of: magic, life, compassion, fertility, motherhood, childbirth, rebirth, devotion, royalty, knowledge, protection, abundance, healing, and the elements.
Culture: Egyptian.
Symbols: moon disk, cow horns, wings, solar disk, Ankh, and gold.
Plants: sycamore, cedar, corn, flax, wheat, barley, grapes, lotus, vervain, myrrh tree, and papyrus.
Animals: hawk, crocodile, scorpion, crab, cobra, goose, swallow, dove, vulture, and snakes in general.
Colours: yellow, silver, gold, black, red, cobalt blue, and green.
Tarot: The High Priestess, The Empress, The Lovers, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Temperance, The Star, The Moon, The World, and Suit of Cups.
Offerings: milk, flowers, honey, wine, lemonade, tropical fruits (juice or whole), herbal tea, seafood, herbs (anise and nutmeg), roses, Egyptian jewelry, incense, and white candles.
🌿 Jarilo / Yarilo
God of: vegetation, fertility, spring, rebirth, sexuality, peace, and war
Culture: Slavic
Symbols: vegetation
Plants: wheat, ferns, and spring flowers
Animals: horse and white wolf
Colours: white, yellow, gold, and green
Tarot: The Sun, Strength, and Suit of Pentacles
Offerings: bread, wheat, spring flowers, and edible seeds
🌍 Jörð
Goddess of: personification of the Earth
Culture: Norse
Symbols: mountains, grandmothers, and girdle
Plants: local native plants and healing herbs
Animals: bee
Colours: green
Tarot: The World and Queen of Pentacles
Offerings: picking up litter and trash and taking care of the Earth and nature.
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From that freak Robert Graves' tome "The White Goddess":
"To sum up the historical argument.
'Gwion', a North Welsh cleric of the late thirteenth century, whose true name is not known but who championed the popular minstrels against the Court bards, wrote (or rewrote) a romance about a miraculous Child who possessed a secret doctrine that nobody could guess; this doctrine is incorporated in a series of mystical poems which belong to the romance. The romance is based on a more primitive original, of the ninth century A.D., in which Creirwy and Afagddu, the children of Tegid Voel and Caridwen, probably played a more important part than in Gwion's version. (This original has been lost though, strangely enough, the same dramatis personae occur in Shakespeare's Tempest: Prospero, who like Tegid Voel lived on a magic island; the black screaming hag Sycorax, 'Pig Raven', mother of Caliban the ugliest man alive; Prospero's daughter Miranda the most beautiful woman, whom Caliban tries to rape; Ariel the miraculous Child whom Sycorax imprisons. Perhaps Shake- speare heard the story from his Welsh schoolmaster at Stratford, the original of Sir Hugh Evans in The Merry Wives of Windsor.)
The miraculous Child set a riddle, based on a knowledge not only of British and Irish mythology, but of the Greek New Testament and Septuagint, the Hebrew Scriptures and Apocrypha, and Latin and Greek mythology. The answer to the riddle is a list of names which correspond closely with a list that Roderick O'Flaherty, the seventeenth-century confidant of the learned Irish antiquary Duald Mac Firbis, claimed to be the original letter-names of the Ogham alphabet, which is found in numerous inscriptions in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and the Isle of Man, some of them pre-Christian. Its invention is ascribed by Irish tradition to the Goidelic god Ogma Sun-Face, who according to the account given by Lucian of Samosata, who wrote in the second century A.D., was represented in Celtic art as a mixture of the gods Cronos, Hercules and Apollo. A connexion between the Ogham found in inscrip- tions and a fifth-century B.C. Greek alphabet from Etruria, the Formello- Cervetri, has been proved; nevertheless there is evidence that an earlier form of Ogham, with a slightly different order of letters, was current in..."
Like..."a mixture of the gods Cronos, Hercules année Apollo" ok that's just a new god?
Irish ancient history and the lore of the island's connections with the Mediterranean sounds like non-stop conspiracy theories and I have absolutely no grounding in the archeological record so I'm just trying to pick up on Graves' vibe.
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In India the Goddess Sarasvati was honored as the inventor of the original alphabet, while in Celtic Ireland the Goddess Brigit was esteemed as the patron deity of language. Texts revealed that it was the Goddess Nidaba in Sumer who was paid honor as the one who initially invented clay tablets and the art of writing. She appeared in that position earlier than any of the male deities who later replaced Her. The official scribe of the Sumerian heaven was a woman. But most significant was the archaeological evidence of the earliest examples of written language so far discovered; these were also located in Sumer, at the temple of the Queen of Heaven in Erech, written there over five thousand years ago. Though writing is most often said to have been invented by man, however that may be defined, the combination of the above factors presents a most convincing argument that it may have actually been woman who pressed those first meaningful marks into wet clay.
-Merlin Stone, When God Was a Woman
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inifinds · 9 months ago
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How to use Powerful Manifestation Symbols Daily for Balance
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In our journey through life, we often seek ways to harness the universe's energy to bring our deepest desires to fruition. Among the most ancient and potent tools for such manifestation are powerful manifestation symbols, tokens that resonate with cosmic energies and guide us toward our goals. The Power of Symbols in ManifestationSymbols have served as a conduit between the material and the ethereal, the human and the divine, across all civilizations and spiritual paths. I included a wide variety of symbols across cultures all over the world.  Some of these symbols may not seem like they attract into your life but let's keep in mind that we must observe the negative energies that enter our lives daily.22 Powerful Manifestation SymbolsPlease feel free to check out this post as we'll cover all the symbols in greater detail but to give you an idea of what we're covering here is the list that covers a wide array of cultural backgrounds coming from ancient to modern times.- Ankh - Ancient Egyptian Symbol for Eternal Life and Spiritual Wisdom - Tree of Life (Yggdrasil) - Norse Symbol of Interconnectedness and Growth - Fehu Rune - Norse Rune for Wealth and Abundance - Maneki Neko - Japanese Beckoning Cat for Good Luck and Prosperity - Eye of Ra - Egyptian Symbol of Protection and Divine Watchfulness - Sri Yantra - Hindu Symbol for Universal Manifestation and Spiritual Enlightenment - Flower of Life - Sacred Geometry for Universal Connection and Harmony - Reiki Symbols - Tools for Channeling Healing Energy and Balancing - Star of David (Six-Pointed Star) - Symbol of Divine Protection and Harmony - Rune Stones - Alphabet of Norse Mythology for Magical Intentions and Guidance - Eight-Pointed Star - Symbol of Fullness, Regeneration, and Cosmic Order - Triple Goddess Symbol - Representation of the Feminine Moon Phases and Life Cycles - Triple Moon Symbol - Emblem of the Maiden, Mother, and Crone; Feminine Power - Tarot Cards - Divinatory Tools for Insight, Guidance, and Focused Intention - Bind Runes - Combined Runes for Tailored Intentions and Potent Manifestation - Bennu Bird - Egyptian Phoenix Symbolizing Rebirth and Renewal - Dung Beetle - Emblem of Transformation and Persistence in Ancient Egypt - Protection Symbols (e.g., Hamsa, Evil Eye) - Amulets Against Negative Energy - Money Attraction Symbols (e.g., Citrine, Goldfish) - Icons for Wealth and Prosperity - Spiritual Symbols (e.g., Lotus Flower, Om) - Markers of Divine Connection and Inner Peace - Cultural Symbols (e.g., Celtic Knots, Maori Koru) - Heritage Symbols of Strength and Wisdom - Equilateral Triangles - Geometric Shapes Symbolizing Balance, Harmony, and Elemental Forces - Reiki Symbols - Channeling Positive Energy for Healing and Balance- Use in meditation or healing practices to enhance well-being and clear obstacles in manifesting health and harmony. - Six-Pointed Star (Star of David) - Symbolizing Divine Protection and Jewish Culture- Place in your home or wear as a pendant to invite protection, balance, and connection to heritage and faith. - Eight-Pointed Star - Representation of Fullness and Regeneration- Use in visualization practices to embody the star's energy, promoting abundance and new beginnings in your life. - Triple Goddess Symbol - The Maiden, Mother, and Crone of the Moon's Phases- Incorporate into personal altars or meditation spaces to connect with feminine energy, cycles of life, and intuition. - Triple Moon Symbol - Embracing the Phases of Life and Feminine Power- Reflect on this symbol to honor personal growth, transformation, and the cyclical nature of existence. - Tarot Cards - Tools for Insight, Guidance, and Manifestation- Draw a card daily as a focus for meditation, contemplation, and action towards manifesting daily intentions. - Bind Runes - Combining Runes for Specific Intentions- Create bind runes that encapsulate your goals for powerful, personalized symbols of manifestation. - Bennu Bird - The Egyptian Mythology Phoenix Symbolizing Renewal- Embrace the concept of rebirth and resilience in facing challenges, paving the way for new opportunities and beginnings. - Dung Beetle - Symbol of Transformation and Persistence in Ancient Egyptian Culture- Reflect on this symbol's diligence and transformational power to inspire perseverance in your manifestation journey. - Protection Symbols (e.g., Hamsa, Evil Eye) - Guarding Against Negative Energies- Incorporate these symbols into your daily wear or living space as a reminder of your shielded and guided path. - Money Attraction Symbols (e.g., Citrine Crystals, Goldfish) - Drawing Wealth and Prosperity- Place these symbols in your wealth corner according to Feng Shui or carry them to attract financial abundance. - Cultural Symbols (e.g., Celtic Knots, Maori Koru) - Celebrating Heritage and Collective Wisdom- Embrace symbols from your ancestry or cultures you feel drawn to, acknowledging their stories and strengths in your manifestation work. - Equilateral Triangles - Symbolizing Harmony, Divinity, and the Balance of Elements- Meditate with the imagery of triangles to foster balance in your endeavors and align with the elemental forces of nature.Call to ActionWe invite you to explore the symbols that resonate with you deeply. Begin by choosing one that aligns with your current desires or spiritual path. Integrate it into your daily practice, observe the shifts in your energy and reality, and share your experiences with us. Your journey is a beacon of light for others on their path to manifestation and spiritual awakening.Related Articles:Manifest your Desires: Tesla 369 Law of Attraction TechniquesElevate your Life: Best Certified Law of Attraction CoachesWhat is a Spiritual Life Coach? Complete Guide for 2024Manifestation vs Prayer: Why together they are better11 Best Law of Attraction Planners for MasteryHow to Manifest with Law of Attraction Scripting TemplateDisclaimerThis blog post is intended for educational and informational purposes only and explores a wide variety of powerful manifestation symbols drawn from numerous cultures, traditions, and belief systems around the world. The interpretations and uses of these symbols provided herein are offered as a guide and should not be taken as definitive meanings.We recognize and respect the deep cultural significance and sacredness that many of these symbols hold within their respective traditions. Readers are encouraged to approach these symbols with respect and sensitivity towards the cultures and spiritual practices from which they originate.Please note that the images of symbols included in this post are intended to provide a visual idea of the symbols discussed and may not accurately represent their traditional or cultural depictions in every detail. We encourage readers to conduct further research to explore the rich visual and historical contexts of these symbols.The information presented is a compilation of traditional understandings, and we acknowledge that there may be differing views and additional depths to these symbols not covered in this post. We invite readers to explore these symbols further on their own, considering the personal and cultural contexts that shape their meanings.Incorporating any of these symbols into your personal or spiritual practices should be done with intention, respect, and an understanding of their origins and meanings. This blog does not claim to offer a comprehensive exploration of each symbol but rather aims to introduce readers to the broad and diverse spectrum of powerful symbols used for manifestation throughout human history.Remember, the effectiveness of any symbol in manifestation is greatly influenced by the individual's belief, intention, and the energy they bring to their practice. Read the full article
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zeusilvergacor999 · 2 months ago
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Ah damn finally I finished my folk clothes concept of my fiction project work. I WOULD EXPLAIN THE WHOLE STUFF YIPPPEEEEE
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Llora: The Home Galaxy of Gary
Llora is Gary's home galaxy, and it can be thought of as a space or alien version of Germany, though with some differences. The inhabitants of Llora are divided into two main races: Herzt and Norsk.
Norsk: This race is inspired by ancient Viking and Norse Scandinavian cultures. Most of them have blonde hair, and some (though a minority) follow Norse mythology, believing in gods like Odin, Thor, Loki, and Heimdall. They also believe that the capital planet of Llora, Minisk is akin to Asgard, the home of the Aesir gods. Norsk originally come from planets Minisk, Jerze, and Fjoshr. In ancient times, they were skilled miners, hunters, builders, and blacksmiths, capable of crafting vehicles and melee weapons.
Herzt: This race, with dark hair, has a distinct Celtic-Teutonic vibe. As you might guess from Gary's full name, Gary Erwin O'Fionnaghal, he belongs to the Herzt clan. They adopted a form of Catholicism brought by the Jesto people through trade. In ancient times, the Herzt were mostly farmers, experts in agriculture, medicine, and metal sculpting. They excelled in sculpting metal for tools, weapons, and infrastructure, including buildings and houses. They were also the first to create firearms and iconic musical instruments, like one resembling a Kithara. Interestingly, they are also credited with inventing beer. The Herzt originally came from the planets Vinz, Drien, and Nitz.
Both races share a writing system similar to ancient Norse runes. Over time, they developed a common language, now known as the Llora dialect of German, and these runes became their official alphabet. Culturally, both the Herzt and Norsk are known for being quite barbaric. A notable aspect of their culture is the normalization of same-sex relationships, which have been accepted since ancient times, long before Earth was struck by Theia.
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Ida: The Home Galaxy of Johann
Ida is Johann’s home galaxy, and its people, the Elmaz, are like a space or alien version of the British. However, their culture is about 4.5/100 similar to ancient Rome and Sparta.
The Elmaz are known for their fighting skills and iconic martial arts. In battle, they are ruthless and fierce, similar to the Spartans. They train in special battle arenas with various challenges, such as spear duels, sword duels, climbing, and chariot combat. Even in modern times, these training grounds are used to test individuals aspiring to enter the military or intelligence academies. Johann himself trained in such an academy, which is why he's so skilled.
The Elmaz were pioneers in technology, developing it from the rich natural resources in their territory. They are hardworking and renowned explorers. Despite their fierce nature, the Elmaz are deeply loyal to their comrades and care deeply for one another, like brothers. If one of their own goes missing or dies, they feel a profound sense of loss. They also have their own mythology, with gods like Agnethe, the Goddess of War, and Tigenar, the God of Wisdom. However, with the arrival of the Jesto people, followers of the Elmaz mythology have dwindled. Their old language was Latin, which evolved into the British English they speak now.
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Olimpa: The Alien Version of Greece
The race from Olimpa is called the Toze, and as you might expect from the name, they are devout worshippers of gods like Zeus, Hera, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, Ares, Hades, and Poseidon. Mount Olympus is located on their capital planet, and they have a temple there as well. Historically, this race was fanatically devoted to their mythology.
In ancient times, the Toze were a poor civilization. When the Ida (Elmaz) tried to help them, the Toze rejected their assistance, leading to a war between the two. The Toze were defeated and eventually apologized to the Ida. For a time, Olimpa became part of the Ida Empire. Even after Ida left the empire, Olimpa remained an ally, benefiting from their advancements in technology and civilization. Without the Ida, Olimpa would likely have remained underdeveloped. Sadly, in my current lore, Olimpa has been completely wiped out after being conquered by Llora, and no Toze remain.
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Civilization Timeline
In my lore, the Ida civilization (Elmaz) is the oldest, followed by Llora (Herzt and Norsk), and finally Olimpa (Toze). The Ida are the most advanced technologically.
Unique Traits of Each Race
- Herzt: If one of their body parts is cut off, it will grow back.
- Norsk: They have three lives.
- Ida/Elmaz: They can live up to 200 years.
There are more other races in my lore , and I'm sure I will plan to develop them later!
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lyinar · 1 year ago
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If you don't grow up making use of a particular phoneme, it is EXTREMELY hard to learn to say things involving it later specifically because your mouth literally didn't develop the right way to make that sound.
A really good example of phoneme issues is the fact that the anime Ah My Goddess doesn't even get its titular character's name right. Because Japanese doesn't have separate sounds for v/b or r/l and has nothing even resembling ð (not to mention that the translators apparently couldn't work out from context who she was), the Norn Verðandi got renamed Belldandy.
And, say, if you're a native English speaker from the US and are trying to pronounce Irish names, you may have to do like @comicaurora did and point out that not only are the phonemes different, the way a lot of those phonemes are written down is headache-inducing (seriously, Celtic languages in general have major problems with sounds being written into the English alphabet with combinations of letters that are not pronounced even remotely close to the same between the original language and English), and there are multiple regional variations in both spelling and pronunciation.
In conclusion, people who preemptively apologize and make a sincere effort to try to say something that they may literally not be physically capable of pronouncing properly shouldn't be insulted for it.
youtubers love to say “i hope i’m pronouncing that correctly” while recording themselves in a video that they upload to the internet, which they have access to
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fantasiesandfolklore · 8 months ago
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The Phoenix Queen - Relta’s Reign [Part II]
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Lunaruz has no legally official language despite it having its own alphabet (see previous part), as there are too many different cultures in the kingdom to have any language be the majority. Relta sets in place and educational program in all towns to learn the Lunaruzian alphabet and basic language so all peoples can communicate to get basic needs met. Her educational program is expanded upon by her successor, making it wide-spread for all basic topics to be taught until a certain age (twenty-one). Relta is credited as a champion for refugees and immigrants due to her starting this program.
The indigenous Lunaruzians are the royal family Relta belongs to, but other people - such as illegitimate offspring from past rulers - are also considered indigenous Lunaruzians and given a protected status due to their minor amount of divine blood. Relta puts into place a legal system based on a mixture of the Olympian judicial system and Celtic Pantheon’s judicial system to honor the parents of the creator of the kingdom, out of respect for their shared ancestors. She also increases protections for non-royal indigenous Lunaruzians, such as language conservation programs and hate crime laws. This took the majority of her reign to implement fully.
A holiday dedicated to Lord Ares and Queen Macha was implemented by Relta in her second year, dated on her parents’ anniversary, where a massive marriage ceremony in the deitites’ honor occurs, along with fertility blessings done by both the monarch and high priest/ess/ex. It is optional to celebrate.
Horses are holy animals in Lunaruz due to their connection to the goddess Macha, and a race is held between royals and whoever wishes to participate annually. Relta sets up laws to protect the animals further during her reign, as to protect horses involved in the races.
Wolves are also holy animals in Lunaruz due to their connection to the god Lord Ares. They have heavy protections set in place already, but Relta extends it to domesticated dogs as well during her reign in its early years. Hunting or eating wolves/dogs is illegal on the books.
Depending on which deities are worshipped by the parties involved, sex between people in love is considered a devotional act to their deities. There is a ritual, if consented to, where a priest/ess/ex of Queen Macha and a priest/ess/ex of Lord Ares have an intimate night together to reenact the events that resulted in the child who created Lunaruz. Priest/ess/exes of Lady Aphrodite also have ritualistic intimate ceremonies, where participation is optional and marriages are often also performed in honor of Queen Hera. Relta puts the “optional” part of these rituals in the legal books in the first few months of her reign, which caused a popular start for the queen.
Relta legitimized her younger, half-sister as a secondary heir to the throne even before her half-sister had heirs of her own or even being married. The two are close, and her half-sister is almost as popular as Relta is amongst the common people, making the move a powerful strategic start to Relta’s reign.
Anyone can become a priest/ess/ex of any rank regardless of class status of their parents. They only have to prove devotion through a series of tests based on the deity they wish to devote themselves to. Relta enacts this in the first six months of her reign.
Fae, known as the Sidhe or Fair Folk, are added to the main pantheon of the kingdom in a “secondary” status, being celebrated on the equinoxes (as opposed to the solstices). They too have places of worship and are given offerings. Relta includes them in the main pantheon as of the tenth year of her reign.
In return for her devoting celebrations to them, the Sidhe blessed Queen Relta’s reign and gave her a fertility charm to pass down through her family to guarantee a healthy heir. She gifted it to her younger half-sister as a wedding present, with the Sidhe’s consent.
The monarch, every decade, picks a champion to signify them on the battlefield. Relta dismissed this tradition in favor of the monarch going themselves, however she did not remove it from the books that a champion may be chosen. Lovers, however, are not allowed to be candidates for the champion.
After her coronation, Relta’s speech was akin to one actually given by Queen Mary I of England & Ireland, stating that she was wed to her kingdom and “mother” to the people. It was a widespread speech, repeated in even the farthest of towns, and made Relta a popular queen immediately - with the exception of misogynistic factions that opposed a feminine monarch and insisted either her son or future husband reign.
To squelch the radical factions early on, Relta stated her refusal to marry - repeating her vows to her kingdom from the day of her coronation - and send spies to disassemble the factions from within. She was highly successful in deposing of her enemy bloodlessly, and went down in history for this.
Similar to real life French Queen, Catherine de Medici, Queen Relta has a “fleet” of female spies in her court, many being courtesans devoted to Lady Aphrodite. They saw Queen Relta as the incarnation of Lady Aphrodite Areia (Warlike Aphrodite), and swore lifelong loyalty to her.
Despite her titles, “The Phoenix Queen” and “The Armored Queen”, Relta had an extremely peaceful 35 year reign, after the first five years of her reign that is. The only outright war to occur was in Relta’s first five years as queen, and was between Lunaruz and King Theodore’s country. It was known as “The Lunaruzian Queen’s War” due to King Theodore’s fixation on getting revenge on Relta. Army enlistment was optional, but due to widespread love of the woman, she outnumbered the king’s army tenfold in both numbers and skills. Relta rode to battle herself, leading her soldiers. It solidified her position as being viewed as Lady Aphrodite Areia incarnated.
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Brigit Druid Goddess Talon Abraxas
Brigit is a ‘pan Celtic’ goddess, who was worshipped by both the Goidelic and Brythonic Celts in the British Isles and beyond. She is a solar deity, who once hung her mantle on a sunbeam. In Celtic mythology, Brigit is the daughter of the Morrighan and the Dagda, the Good God and Chief of the Tuatha de Danaan, the ancient fairy race of Ireland, and the sister of Ogma, who invented the Ogham alphabet. She was the wife of Bres, King of the Fomorians (who were at war with the Tuatha de Danaan). Brigit was said to have been the mediator of peace between the two ancient warring tribes. She was the mother of the Three Gods of Danu – Ruadan, Iuchar and Uar. These three Gods were said to have married the three princesses of Ireland – Eire, Fodhla and Banbha. In other sources, Brigid is the daughter of Boann, the Goddess of the River Boyne in Ireland. Boann (bo fhionn) means ‘white cow’, an association she shares with Brigid. Brigit is primarily the patron Goddess of poets, healers and smiths. She is also a patron of other womanly arts – midwifery, dyeing, weaving and brewing, and the guardian of children and farm animals – particularly cows. The island of Ireland itself is said to be the green mantle of Brigit. She is also said to be the patron of travellers, sailors, and fugitives. She is specifically a patroness to the Druids in her aspects of poetry (Bards), healing and prophecy (Ovates) and blacksmithing (Druids).
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Legendary tree deities (2)
Druantia - Gallic tree goddess, guardian of trees and forests
Druantia is the Celtic tree goddess of trees. Her name is believed to be derived from the Celtic word for oak trees, ‘drus’ or ‘deru’. She is known as "Queen of the Druids (Ref)". She is a goddess of fertility for both plants & humans, ruling over sexual activities & passion. She also rules protection of trees, knowledge, creativity.
Described as a tall lady with thick, wheat-yellow hair, wearing a golden crown, a green silk dress and green cape with a golden brooch. Wherever she passes she leaves the fragrance of cut grass.
She is a triple goddess of fir trees. She is credited with creating the Celtic tree calendar, which divides the year into 13 months that correspond to the cycles of the moon. The Druids later associated this calendar with the Oghamic alphabet (Ref2), created by the god Ogma of the Tuatha and Danann, possessor of eloquence and artistic inspiration.
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木にまつわる伝説・神話
伝説の樹木の神々 (2)
ドルアンティア 〜 ガリアの樹木の女神、木と森の守護神
ドルアンティアはケルト神話の樹木の女神である。彼女の名前は、ケルト語で樫の木を意味する’drus’または’deru’に由来するとされ、「ドルイド(参照)の女王」として知られている。植物と人間の豊穣を司る女神で、性行為と情熱を支配する。また、樹木の保護、知識、創造性を司る。
背が高く、小麦色の太い髪を持ち、黄金の冠をかぶり、緑の絹のドレスと黄金のブローチをつけた緑のマントを身につけた女性として描かれている。彼女が通ると��ろには、刈り取られた草の香りが残されている。
モミの木の三女神であり、月の周期に対応して1年を13ヶ月に分割する「ケルトの木の暦」を作ったとされている。ドルイドは後にこの暦を、雄弁と芸術的インスピレーションを持つトゥアタ・デー・ダナンの神オグマが作ったオガム文字(参照)と関連づけた。
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Holidays 8.1
Holidays
Air Force Day
Armed Forces Day (China, Lebanon)
Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day
Caribbean Day
Carnaval del Pueblo (London, UK) [1st Week]
Chopsticks Day
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Day
Cross-Quarter Day
DOGust
Emancipation Day (UK; British Commonwealth)
Freedom Day (Belize)
Friendship Day
Girlfriends’ Day
Gule of August (Wales)
Harriet Quimby Day
Homowo (a.k.a. Hooting at Hunger; Ghana)
International Albariño Day
International Childfree Day
Jerry Day
Laughter Day (Southern California)
Led Zeppelin Day
Liberation of Haile Selassie Day (Rastafari)
Minden Day (UK)
Minority Donor Awareness Day
MTV Day
National Albariño Week [aug 1-5]
National American Family Day
National CBD Day
National Girlfriends Day
National Mahjong Day
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
National Non-Parent Day
National Promise to Care Day
National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day (Poland)
Parents’ Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Planner Day
Play Ball Day
Pod Body Day (Portland, Maine)
Respect For Parents Day
Rounds Resounding Day
San Francisco Cable Car Day
Scout Foundation Day
Scout Scarf Day
Simcoe Day (Canada)
Social Resistance Day (North Cyprus)
Spider-Man Day
Sports Day
Startup Day
Swiss National Day
Treida de Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
Wipe the Slate Clean Day
Woman Astronomers Day
World Breastfeeding Day
World Lung Cancer Day
World Scout Scarf Day
World Wide Web Day
Yorkshire Day (England)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Belgian Frites Day (a.k.a. International Day of Belgian Fries)
Homemade Pie Day
International Can-It Forward Day
Mars Bar Day
National Nutritional Yeast Day
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
1st Tuesday in August
Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show (UK) [1st Tuesday]
National Night Out [1st Tuesday]
Independence Days
Benin (originally Dahomey; from France, 1960)
Colorado Statehood Day (#38; 1876)
Jennytopia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]
Switzerland (a.k.a. Confederation Day; from Holy Roman Empire, 1291)
Toku (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]
Vodopol (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)
Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori (Christian; Saint)
Æthelwold of Winchester (Christian; Saint)
Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (Christian; One of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Betty Lou’s Dad (Muppetism)
Cartoon Day (Pastafarian)
Drug Side-Effects Day (Church of the SubGenius)
Eusebius of Vercelli (Christian; Saint)
Exuperius of Bayeux (Christian; Saint)
Faith, Hope, and Charity (Christian; Virgin Martyrs)
Feast of Kamál (Perfection; Baha'i)
Feast of Ninlil (Sumerian Goddess of the Grain)
Felix of Girona (Christian; Saint)
Festival of Lugh (Celtic here god)
Festival of Xiuhtechuhtli (Aztec God of the Calendar)
Full Moon [8th of the Year] (a.k.a. ... 
Black Cherries Moon (Traditional)
Corn Moon (England)
Dispute Moon (Celtic)
Dog Day’s Moon (Colonial)
Fruit Moon (Cherokee)
Grain Corn Moon (Alternate)
Green Corn Moon (Alternate)
Green Moon (North America)
Harvest Moon (China)
Hunger Moon (South Africa)
Lightening Moon (Neo-Pagan)
Native Wild Rice Harvest (Algonkian, Northern Cree, and Ojibwa Native Americans)
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)
Raksha Bandhan (Parts of India, Nepal; Hindu)
Ricing Moon (Traditional)
Southern Hemisphere: Hunger, Snow, Storm, Wolf
Sturgeon Moon (Amer. Indian, Traditional)
Was Full Moon (Myanmar)
Women’s Moon (Choctaw)
Wyrt Moon (Wicca)
Gerhard Hirschfelder (Christian; Blessed)
The Holy Maccabees (Christian; Saint)
Jan van Scorel (Artology)
Kalends of August (Ancient Rome)
Lammas (a.k.a. ... 
Feast of Bread (Neopagan)
Feast of First Fruits (England, Scotland)
Festival of Albina (Irish White Barley Goddess; aka Alphito)
Gule of August (England, Scotland)
Imbolc (So. Hemisphere; Neopagan)
Lady Day Eve (Neopagan)
Lammas, Day 2 (Celtic, Pagan) [5 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Lammas Eve (a.k.a. Lughnassad Eve)
Luanistyn (Manx Gaelic)
Lithasblot (Norse Harvest Festival)
Loki and Sigyn’s Day (Norse)
Lughnasa
Lughnasadh (Grain Harvest) [Ends on Samhain]
Lúnasa (Modern Irish)
Lùnastal (Scottish Gaelic)
Lobster Boy Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Mati-Syra-Zemlya Day (Slavic Goddess of the Earth)
Pellegrini (a.k.a. Peregrinus), Hermit (Christian; Saint)
Peter Apostle in Chains (Christian; Saint)
Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodox)
Richard Wilson (Artology)
The Spanish Romancers (Positivist; Saints)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Dismal Day (Unlucky or Evil Day; Medieval Europe; 15 of 24)
Egyptian Day (Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [15 of 24]
Fatal Day (Pagan) [15 of 24]
Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]
Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [35 of 60]
Unlucky Monday (when Eve gave birth to Cain; Philippines) [1st Monday] (3 of 4)
Premieres
Alice the Peacemaker (Disney Cartoon; 1924)
American Graffiti (Film; 1973)
Being and Time, by Martin Heidegger (Book; 1927)
The Big Money, by John Dos Passos (Novel; 1936)
Burning Love, by Elvis Presley (Song; 1972)
Charley’s Aunt (Film; 1941)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi and Ron Barrett (Children’s Book; 1978)
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, by Squeeze (Album; 1985)
Crazy with the Heat (Disney Cartoon; 1947)
Crusader Rabbit (Jay Ward Cartoon TV Series; 1950)
Dune, by Frank Herbert (Novel; 1965)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe (Novel; 1968)
Eric, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1990) [Discworld #9]
Everybody’s Rockin’, by Neil Young (Album; 1983)
The Final Countdown (Film; 1980)
Flight of the Navigator (Film; 1986)
A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin (Novel; 2000) [A Song of Fire and Ice #1]
Gangsta’s Paradise, by Coolio (Song; 1995)
Generals and Majors, by XTC (Song; 1980)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (Novel; 2008) [Millennium Trilogy #1]
Guardians of the Galaxy (Film; 2014)
Heaven Can Wait (Film; 1943)
The Highwayman, by Alfred Noyes (Poem; 1906)
The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel; 1901)
Howard the Duck (Film; 1986)
How to Catch a Cold (Disney Cartoon; 1951)
Jeremy, by Pearl Jam (Music Video; 1992)
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey (Children’s Book; 1941)
Modern Man in Search of a Soul, by C.G. Jung (Philosophical Book; 1933)
Money (That’s What I Want), by Barrett Strong (Song; 1959)
MTV (Cable Network; 1981)
MySpace (Social Media App; 2003)
96 Tears, by ? and the Mysterians (Song; 1966)
North Dallas Forty (Film; 1979)
Nothing in Common (Film; 1986)
Paul Bunyan (Disney Cartoon; 1958)
Porky the Rain-Maker (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)
Rain Dogs, by Tom Waits (Album; 1985)
Rear Window (Film; 1954)
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier (novel; 1938)
The Road Not Taken (Poem; 1925)
Señorella and the Glass Huarache (WB LT Cartoon; 1964)
Shadows on the Rock, by Willa Cather (Novel; 1931)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro, by Ernest Hemingway (Short Story; 1936)
Steel Wheels, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1989)
Superiority, by Arthur C. Clarke (Short Story; 1951)
The 39 Steps (Film; 1935)
Truant Officer Donald (Disney Cartoon; 1941)
The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White (Children’s Book; 1970)
The Twist, by Chubby Checker (Song; 1960)
The Wiggles, by The Wiggles (Album; 1991)
Wild and Woolly Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)
Witchy Woman, by The Eagles (Song; 1972)
Today’s Name Days
Alfons, Kenneth, Peter (Austria)
Alfonz, Jonatan (Croatia)
Oskar (Czech Republic)
Maira, Maire, Mairi, Maris (Estonia)
Maire (Finland)
Alphonse (France)
Alfons, Kenneth, Peter, Uwe (Germany)
Efkleos, Elesa, Markelos, Solomoni (Greece)
Boglárka (Hungary)
Alfonso, Giacomo (Italy)
Albīna, Albīns, Dags, Jarmuts, Spekonis (Latvia)
Almeda, Bartautas, Bartautė (Lithuania)
Peder, Petra (Norway)
Brodzisław, Justyn, Konrad, Konrada, Nadia, Piotr (Poland)
Božidara (Slovakia)
Alfonso, Caridad, Esperanza, Fe, Pedro (Spain)
Per (Sweden)
Charissa, Charity, Chasity, Cheri, Cherie, Cherry, Cheryl, Esperanza, Faith, Faye, Hope, Nadia, Nadine (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 213 of 2024; 152 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of week 31 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 22 of 28]
Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 15 (Xin-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 14 Av 5783
Islamic: 14 Muharram 1445
J Cal: 3 Hasa; Threesday [3 of 30]
Julian: 19 July 2023
Moon: 100%: Full Moon
Positivist: 17 Dante (8th Month) [The Spanish Romancers]
Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 4 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 42 of 94)
Zodiac: Leo (Day 11 of 31)
Calendar Changes
August (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]
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brookstonalmanac · 1 year ago
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Holidays 8.1
Holidays
Air Force Day
Armed Forces Day (China, Lebanon)
Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day
Caribbean Day
Carnaval del Pueblo (London, UK) [1st Week]
Chopsticks Day
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Day
Cross-Quarter Day
DOGust
Emancipation Day (UK; British Commonwealth)
Freedom Day (Belize)
Friendship Day
Girlfriends’ Day
Gule of August (Wales)
Harriet Quimby Day
Homowo (a.k.a. Hooting at Hunger; Ghana)
International Albariño Day
International Childfree Day
Jerry Day
Laughter Day (Southern California)
Led Zeppelin Day
Liberation of Haile Selassie Day (Rastafari)
Minden Day (UK)
Minority Donor Awareness Day
MTV Day
National Albariño Week [aug 1-5]
National American Family Day
National CBD Day
National Girlfriends Day
National Mahjong Day
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
National Non-Parent Day
National Promise to Care Day
National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day (Poland)
Parents’ Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Planner Day
Play Ball Day
Pod Body Day (Portland, Maine)
Respect For Parents Day
Rounds Resounding Day
San Francisco Cable Car Day
Scout Foundation Day
Scout Scarf Day
Simcoe Day (Canada)
Social Resistance Day (North Cyprus)
Spider-Man Day
Sports Day
Startup Day
Swiss National Day
Treida de Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
Wipe the Slate Clean Day
Woman Astronomers Day
World Breastfeeding Day
World Lung Cancer Day
World Scout Scarf Day
World Wide Web Day
Yorkshire Day (England)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Belgian Frites Day (a.k.a. International Day of Belgian Fries)
Homemade Pie Day
International Can-It Forward Day
Mars Bar Day
National Nutritional Yeast Day
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
1st Tuesday in August
Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show (UK) [1st Tuesday]
National Night Out [1st Tuesday]
Independence Days
Benin (originally Dahomey; from France, 1960)
Colorado Statehood Day (#38; 1876)
Jennytopia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]
Switzerland (a.k.a. Confederation Day; from Holy Roman Empire, 1291)
Toku (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]
Vodopol (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)
Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori (Christian; Saint)
Æthelwold of Winchester (Christian; Saint)
Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (Christian; One of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Betty Lou’s Dad (Muppetism)
Cartoon Day (Pastafarian)
Drug Side-Effects Day (Church of the SubGenius)
Eusebius of Vercelli (Christian; Saint)
Exuperius of Bayeux (Christian; Saint)
Faith, Hope, and Charity (Christian; Virgin Martyrs)
Feast of Kamál (Perfection; Baha'i)
Feast of Ninlil (Sumerian Goddess of the Grain)
Felix of Girona (Christian; Saint)
Festival of Lugh (Celtic here god)
Festival of Xiuhtechuhtli (Aztec God of the Calendar)
Full Moon [8th of the Year] (a.k.a. ... 
Black Cherries Moon (Traditional)
Corn Moon (England)
Dispute Moon (Celtic)
Dog Day’s Moon (Colonial)
Fruit Moon (Cherokee)
Grain Corn Moon (Alternate)
Green Corn Moon (Alternate)
Green Moon (North America)
Harvest Moon (China)
Hunger Moon (South Africa)
Lightening Moon (Neo-Pagan)
Native Wild Rice Harvest (Algonkian, Northern Cree, and Ojibwa Native Americans)
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)
Raksha Bandhan (Parts of India, Nepal; Hindu)
Ricing Moon (Traditional)
Southern Hemisphere: Hunger, Snow, Storm, Wolf
Sturgeon Moon (Amer. Indian, Traditional)
Was Full Moon (Myanmar)
Women’s Moon (Choctaw)
Wyrt Moon (Wicca)
Gerhard Hirschfelder (Christian; Blessed)
The Holy Maccabees (Christian; Saint)
Jan van Scorel (Artology)
Kalends of August (Ancient Rome)
Lammas (a.k.a. ... 
Feast of Bread (Neopagan)
Feast of First Fruits (England, Scotland)
Festival of Albina (Irish White Barley Goddess; aka Alphito)
Gule of August (England, Scotland)
Imbolc (So. Hemisphere; Neopagan)
Lady Day Eve (Neopagan)
Lammas, Day 2 (Celtic, Pagan) [5 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Lammas Eve (a.k.a. Lughnassad Eve)
Luanistyn (Manx Gaelic)
Lithasblot (Norse Harvest Festival)
Loki and Sigyn’s Day (Norse)
Lughnasa
Lughnasadh (Grain Harvest) [Ends on Samhain]
Lúnasa (Modern Irish)
Lùnastal (Scottish Gaelic)
Lobster Boy Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Mati-Syra-Zemlya Day (Slavic Goddess of the Earth)
Pellegrini (a.k.a. Peregrinus), Hermit (Christian; Saint)
Peter Apostle in Chains (Christian; Saint)
Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodox)
Richard Wilson (Artology)
The Spanish Romancers (Positivist; Saints)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Dismal Day (Unlucky or Evil Day; Medieval Europe; 15 of 24)
Egyptian Day (Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [15 of 24]
Fatal Day (Pagan) [15 of 24]
Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]
Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [35 of 60]
Unlucky Monday (when Eve gave birth to Cain; Philippines) [1st Monday] (3 of 4)
Premieres
Alice the Peacemaker (Disney Cartoon; 1924)
American Graffiti (Film; 1973)
Being and Time, by Martin Heidegger (Book; 1927)
The Big Money, by John Dos Passos (Novel; 1936)
Burning Love, by Elvis Presley (Song; 1972)
Charley’s Aunt (Film; 1941)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi and Ron Barrett (Children’s Book; 1978)
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, by Squeeze (Album; 1985)
Crazy with the Heat (Disney Cartoon; 1947)
Crusader Rabbit (Jay Ward Cartoon TV Series; 1950)
Dune, by Frank Herbert (Novel; 1965)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe (Novel; 1968)
Eric, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1990) [Discworld #9]
Everybody’s Rockin’, by Neil Young (Album; 1983)
The Final Countdown (Film; 1980)
Flight of the Navigator (Film; 1986)
A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin (Novel; 2000) [A Song of Fire and Ice #1]
Gangsta’s Paradise, by Coolio (Song; 1995)
Generals and Majors, by XTC (Song; 1980)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (Novel; 2008) [Millennium Trilogy #1]
Guardians of the Galaxy (Film; 2014)
Heaven Can Wait (Film; 1943)
The Highwayman, by Alfred Noyes (Poem; 1906)
The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel; 1901)
Howard the Duck (Film; 1986)
How to Catch a Cold (Disney Cartoon; 1951)
Jeremy, by Pearl Jam (Music Video; 1992)
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey (Children’s Book; 1941)
Modern Man in Search of a Soul, by C.G. Jung (Philosophical Book; 1933)
Money (That’s What I Want), by Barrett Strong (Song; 1959)
MTV (Cable Network; 1981)
MySpace (Social Media App; 2003)
96 Tears, by ? and the Mysterians (Song; 1966)
North Dallas Forty (Film; 1979)
Nothing in Common (Film; 1986)
Paul Bunyan (Disney Cartoon; 1958)
Porky the Rain-Maker (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)
Rain Dogs, by Tom Waits (Album; 1985)
Rear Window (Film; 1954)
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier (novel; 1938)
The Road Not Taken (Poem; 1925)
Señorella and the Glass Huarache (WB LT Cartoon; 1964)
Shadows on the Rock, by Willa Cather (Novel; 1931)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro, by Ernest Hemingway (Short Story; 1936)
Steel Wheels, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1989)
Superiority, by Arthur C. Clarke (Short Story; 1951)
The 39 Steps (Film; 1935)
Truant Officer Donald (Disney Cartoon; 1941)
The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White (Children’s Book; 1970)
The Twist, by Chubby Checker (Song; 1960)
The Wiggles, by The Wiggles (Album; 1991)
Wild and Woolly Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)
Witchy Woman, by The Eagles (Song; 1972)
Today’s Name Days
Alfons, Kenneth, Peter (Austria)
Alfonz, Jonatan (Croatia)
Oskar (Czech Republic)
Maira, Maire, Mairi, Maris (Estonia)
Maire (Finland)
Alphonse (France)
Alfons, Kenneth, Peter, Uwe (Germany)
Efkleos, Elesa, Markelos, Solomoni (Greece)
Boglárka (Hungary)
Alfonso, Giacomo (Italy)
Albīna, Albīns, Dags, Jarmuts, Spekonis (Latvia)
Almeda, Bartautas, Bartautė (Lithuania)
Peder, Petra (Norway)
Brodzisław, Justyn, Konrad, Konrada, Nadia, Piotr (Poland)
Božidara (Slovakia)
Alfonso, Caridad, Esperanza, Fe, Pedro (Spain)
Per (Sweden)
Charissa, Charity, Chasity, Cheri, Cherie, Cherry, Cheryl, Esperanza, Faith, Faye, Hope, Nadia, Nadine (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 213 of 2024; 152 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of week 31 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 22 of 28]
Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 15 (Xin-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 14 Av 5783
Islamic: 14 Muharram 1445
J Cal: 3 Hasa; Threesday [3 of 30]
Julian: 19 July 2023
Moon: 100%: Full Moon
Positivist: 17 Dante (8th Month) [The Spanish Romancers]
Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 4 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 42 of 94)
Zodiac: Leo (Day 11 of 31)
Calendar Changes
August (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]
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raven-of-the-battlefield · 6 years ago
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Celtic Goddesses Alphabetically
Airmid 
Goddess of healing arts and keeper of the spring. She is a herbalist who rules over magic, healing and learning. Airmid, with her brother and father, tended a sacred spring that brought dead back to life.
Interesting fact: Airmid’s brother was killed by their father. Visiting her brother’s grave Airmid found herbs growing on the grave, each one being a cure for a specific part of the body. Unfortunately, Airmid’s father in his rage blew away all the herbs. Thus, only Airmid has knowledge of all these herbs, so in times of need, we may ask her spirit for guidance.
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celeseah · 4 years ago
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#Imbolc Blessings Everyone 🌺 In the Northern Hemisphere we Celebrate the #Celtic #Festival of Imbolc from 31st - 3rd Feb in honour of the Celtic #Goddess #Brigid Keeper of the Sacred Flame, Fire, Sun & Hearth (Home) We Welcome The Return and Beginning of Spring in the #CelticCalendar 🌷🌼🌱 Where the earth awakens, the life-force stirs and brings promises of renewal and new beginnings. The days lengthen and Now is the time to begin stirring the pot, make gentle waves, letting go of the past, clearing out the old and making space for new opportunities and blessings of abundance in all of its forms. Imbolc, is traditionally a fire festival, so light a fire 🔥 or some candles and whisper your desires to the flames and surrender to the illumination, increased energy and movement in the weeks ahead ☘️ #imbolc #celtic #celebration #newbeginnings #goddess #brigid In Celtic #Tradition The #Ogham a Celtic #tree lore and #alphabet it is now the Days of #Rowan Tree Monday 1st February ~ Imbolc in the Gregorian calendar. On Thursday 4th February ~ we have the astrological Imbolc (the actual mid-point) and on this Day I will be offering a ‘ Celebration of Imbolc - Blessings of Brigid ‘ your welcome to join me to celebrate too! https://www.instagram.com/p/CKylecBhkyd/?igshid=1ji70sesy8x4o
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hochgouez-nerzhus · 3 years ago
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The Sacred Trees of Beltane
Three links :
- Hawthorn (Lore, medicine, magic, and mystery)
- Magickal properties of Birch
- How to make a Rowan Necklace for protection
Hawthorn
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Hawthorn (Lore, medicine, magic, and mystery)
Hawthorn is a deeply magical tree and is one of the three trees at the heart of the Celtic Tree Alphabet, the Faery Triad, 'by Oak, Ash and Thorn'. Traditionally Beltane began when the Hawthorn, the May, blossomed. It is the tree of sexuality and fertility and is the classic flower to decorate a Maypole with. It was both worn and used to decorate the home at Beltane.
Birch
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Magickal properties of Birch
Birch is regarded as a feminine tree and Deities associated with Birch are mostly love and fertility goddesses. 
It is one of the first trees to show its leaf in Spring. Eostre/Ostara, the Celtic goddess of Spring was celebrated in festivities and dancing around and through the birch tree between the Spring Equinox and Beltane.
Birch twigs were traditionally used to make besoms (a new broom sweeps clean). Maypoles were often made from birch and birch wreaths were given as lover's gifts.
Rowan
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A tree of protection and healing. Branches of Rowan were placed as protection over the doors of houses and barns at Beltane to protect from increased Faery activity as they woke from their winter slumber. 
Sprigs were worn for protection also. Rowan berries have a tiny five-pointed star on the bottom reminiscent of the pentagram.
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Protective rowan berry charm necklace, at the Boscastle Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall.
Image by Thorskegga Thorn via Flickr
How to make a Rowan Necklace for protection
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