#crocus (orange)

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Secondary Colors ~

[gummi-stims]

🌿🌼🦆Animals in monalogue's cottage garden🐰🌼🐸

[stick-figure-purple]

If we all start calling you twinkle as a portmanteau of Purple and twink would that then be a 3rd joke we have?

-@the-secxnd-coming

no i think your third joke should be kissing men. and women

[vornicheskucamera]

to be alive and take pictures of flowers every day!

[colorsoutofearth]

Crocus by Robert Thompson

[topoet]

March Buds

Lots of early buds in my garden. Photos taken this past week. tulips forsythia lilac wisteria orange lily – almost tiger lily crocus about to bloom crocus about to bloom forsythia Hey! You can give me $$$ to defray cost of blog fees sweet, eh? paypal.me/TOpoet

[the-re-farmer]

Our 2024 garden: order in

Yes, you read that right! This is about our 2024 garden! I get regular emails from Veseys, promoting their products, and got a very interesting one today. On following the link, I knew I had to place an order! They had Canadian saffron crocuses available! From the description: “Exclusively Canadian, these bulbs are produced in Quebec. “ Okay, to technically they are a zone 4 bulb, but so is…

[calochortus]

Orange Crocuses by Peter Stenzel Via Flickr: Krokus Sony Alpha 1 with FE 90mm F2.8 Macro

[themethereoncewas]

Zondag 11 februari 2024... "zaailingen"

[apiswitchcraft]

altars for greek gods

this post includes hades, persephone, artemis, apollo, aphrodite, hermes, and hekate. for part 2 including zeus, hera, poseidon, hestia, hephaestus, dionysus, ares, demeter, and athena click here, for the titans and protogenoi click here.

keep in mind that this is largely UPG, new age stuff, and historically accurate offerings to the gods include meat, wine, grain (specifically barley), honey, and incense (myrrh and frankincense).

colors can be used for candles, banners, decor, whatever you want

HADES

Colors: black, red, and white for association with death. purple and metallics for association with riches/wealth

Offerings: mint, asphodel, white poplar, pomegranate, coffee, cinnamon, elm, money, chocolate

Crystals: gemstones, black crystals (obsidian, black tourmaline, smokey quartz, etc.), pyrite, hematite, labradorite

Animals: black ram, owl, serpent, Cerberus

PERSEPHONE

Colors: purple, pink, yellow, green for association with springtime. black and metallics for association with Hades. white for purity.

Offerings: pomegranate, flowers, grains, asphodel, lavender, rosemary

Crystals: amethyst, gemstones, moss/tree agate, milk quartz, jade, lepidolite

Animals: deer, ram, bat, talking birds (including parrots)

APHRODITE

Colors: red and pink for love/sexuality. white and blue for association with the ocean. gold for association with, well, gold.

Offerings: roses, chocolate, shells, myrrh, gold

Crystals: rose quartz, pearl, emerald, opal, aquamarine, rhodonite, rhodochrosite, ocean jasper, morganite

Animals: swan, dove, hare

ARTEMIS

Colors: white, blue, black, and grey for association with the heavens. brown and green for association with nature/the hunt.

Offerings: moon shaped foods, frankincense, cypress, mugwort, amaranth

Crystals: morganite, moonstone, aventurine, selenite, celestite, moss/tree agate, amethyst, quartz (specific dendritic), labradorite, silver

Animals: deer, wolf, wild boar

APOLLO

Colors: yellow, white, and blue for association with the heavens. red, orange, and pink for healing. purple and green for the Oracle

Offerings: sun shaped foods, bay leaves, laurel, cypress, playing music, poetry

Crystals: sunstone, amber, calcite (specifically honey and yellow), quartz (specifically rutilated or clear), rose quartz, silver

Animals: cow, snake, hawk, crow/raven, cicada, swan, bees

HERMES

Colors: green and gold for money/luck. white and brown for travels.

Offerings: money, crocus/saffron, strawberries

Crystals: jade, malachite, fluorite, pyrite, lapis lazuli, citrine, alexandrite

Animals: tortoise, ram

HEKATE

Colors: purple, blue, and green for magic. red and black for association with underworld

Offerings: garlic, saffron, crossroad dirt, black salt, ashes, sage, cedar, yew

Crystals: labradorite, obsidian, hematite, black tourmaline, amethyst, bloodstone, serpentine, lepidolite

Animals: wolf, boar, serpent, lion, horse, cow

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Secondary Colors ~

[erotetica]

Another gd thing but that proposed Sappho-poem-dyke-flag is still my favorite for Reasons, one of which is that’s the oilslick palette

[stick-figure-purple]

did your parents love you?/gen

-@the-secnd-coming

ask green :P

[sunlight-and-calliopes]

Lord Hermes

God of herds, travel, communication, language, luck, wealth, and thieves.

Epithets

Promakhos ~ The Champion

Hermeneutes ~ The Interpreter, The Translator

Trikephalos ~ Of Roads and Intersections (literally; "The Three Headed")

Propylaios ~ Of the Gateway

Pompaios ~ The Guide

Mechaniotes ~ The Trickster

Poneomenos ~ The Busy One

Oiopolos ~ The Shepard

Kharidotes ~ The Giver of Joy

Eriounes ~ The Luck Bringer

Dotor Eaon ~ The Giver of Good Things

Associations

Animals

Cattle, sheep, and other herd animals

Tortoise

Hares and rabbits

Snakes

Hawks

Roosters

Colors

Brown

Green

Gold

Orange

Yellow

Black

Plants

Crocus flowers

Strawberry trees

Snowdrop flowers

Offerings and Devotional Acts

Dice and playing cards

Feathers

Model ships, trains, and cars

Books

Keys

Maps and atlases

Tokens of luck (rabbits feet, four leaf clovers, coins, horseshoes, etc.)

Coins and other currency

Alcohol

Bull symbolism

Candles and incense

Learning a new language

Journaling

Traveling

Helping and being kind to strangers

Learning about other cultures

Playing strategy games (chess, checkers, go, etc.)

(credit to vibeswithrenai for the Hermes themed dividers!)

[colorsoutofearth]

Crocus by Heather Angel

[covrettcreative]

Renewed

Seen near Dundee, Michigan.