#diana devotee

[artemis-potnia-theron]

Credits:

Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it by Andy Coghlan / The Spirit of the Medieval Hunter, Anna & the Willow, Willow Sculpture (2018) / Mary Oliver, Sleeping in the Forest / Lady In The Water at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (2008) / Quote fragment from Knut Hamsun / 'Thrive' by Daniel Popper (2020) / Quote fragment from Tales From Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin / Nesting in the crown of Mary at St. Ottilien Archabbey, Oberbayern, Germany / Quote fragment from 'The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On' by Franny Choi / Abandoned Stone Hands Sculpture, Japan

[aureliaeiter]

If you worship any deity related to animals and have some money to spare, please consider this

Hello pagans and polytheists of Tumblr. As you may or may not know Spain is going through a flash fall. At least 100 people have lost their lives. Even though the rain will probably stop tomorrow, there's no way to know how long it'll take to rebuild the towns that have been swept away.

As humans and pets are being helped by family, friends and neighbours, I want to share some resources here to help those animals that lived in shelters until two days ago. If you are devoted to any deity related to animals or to any of these animals in particular, please consider donating as an act of worship.

Refugio Minipow gave shelter to 50 bunnies and guinea pigs. Luckily the owners have been able to evacuate all the animals to both their and their neighbours houses, but the shelter has been destroyed and they had just finished reforms. There's different ways to donate here.

Modepran is a dog shelter. The infrastructure has been damaged and some animals don't have a box to sleep in anymore. You can donate through PayPal here.

El Refugio de María is a dog shelter. The whole place is completely flooded and the poor dogs look so confused as you can see here. You can donate to PayPal maria.g.may@gmail.com

Gatos Campo de Gibraltar is a cat shelter. They mostly need help trying to evacuate the cats to new houses but also rebuilding the infrastructure, you can donate to their PayPal gatoscampodegibraltar@gmail.com

Thank you so much and may the gods bless you all!

[czortofbaldmountain]

Happy Nemoralia to all who celebrate!

[that-one-grey-witch]

I have gravely underestimated the power of doing work and offerings in deities' sacred spaces. Diana came through so strongly when we did tarot at the lake at school. Love and respect tf out of Her. Heres to learning as we go :)

Diana, Dea della Caccia (ca-1887) “Watercolour heightened with bodycolour, 127 × 77.5 cm” [private collection] – Henry Holiday (British; 1839 - 1927).

[avertthecarrot07]

exclusively referring to my little group of deities as “chat”

[stregalucania]

🦢 diary entry | 1.31.24

today was lower energy! i kept my space tidy and did my skincare with intention, being thankful to have the opportunity to have materials to do it ✨

taking care of yourself mindfully is just as important as doing workings or large offerings- you can't power the big days without restful days in between 🩷

(shifting gears a little bit! i feel as though over the last week or so my focus has become more of a broad spiritual connection- but i still want to keep my digital diary going ✨)

[transcendingblood]

I’ve listed my new Diana vial necklace, it’s filled with jasmine, lemon balm, and moonstone!

[silverthornwitchery]

Diana loves me, this I know! For she herself tells me so! Wild ones to her belong, Just like her, we are strong! Yes, Diana loves me Yes, Diana loves me, Yes, Diana loves me, She Tells Me So! Diana, take this heart of mine, make it blessed, and wholly thine! Thou hast blessed the witch in me! I will live henceforth for thee! Yes, I love Diana! Yes, I love Diana! Yes, I love Diana! In Prayer, I tell her so!

---------- A little rewrite of a classic Christian prayer. I find that rewriting Christian prayers, hymns, etc. is very cathartic for me, and in a way, it's like I'm reclaiming my childhood from what hurt me.

[loki-erlking]

You know, I've tried buying the Moon Badge like 3 times, and it hasn't worked any of those time. Which makes me sade because I love the moon so much, and I want the little one that shows the current phase that it's in

Also as a Hunt devotee, it goes hand in hand with the moon. I love Artemis/Diana along side Skadi

(If anyone ever wants to get the lunar badge for me as a gift, I would be forever grateful, granted idk if that would work)

[crazycatsiren]

Smiling to myself every time I remember now that I've finally seen Diana of Versailles (Artémis, déesse de la chasse) in the Louvre at last.

[sunnkix]

As someone who’s patron is Artemis and is very new to spirituality, having been agnostic up until now, this kind of thing is very helpful! I find that when working with deities, the way you worship them is a little bit more art than science, and you kind of have to follow your gut, but guides like these are really helpful for someone who has no clue where to start.

Some contributions of my own!

This might just be a me thing, but I’ve always associated Artemis with the colour pale blue

Deities in general can have auras I like to call “vibes”, if something is giving off the vibe of your patron deity then it’s probably connected to them in some spiritual sense

You don’t have to be super fancy and prose-y in your prayers! You can if you want to, but unless you’re trying to work with a *really* fickle deity, they’re probably not going to be bothered by your awkwardness

How you worship your deities can be as strict or as loose as you want. Like I said, this is more art than science.

You don’t need a patron deity to still worship deities!

Artemis offerings

For large altars:

Bows

Arrows

Moon shaped food (cookies, cakes, etc.)

Animal shaped food

Honey

Round honey cakes

Fruits

Wine

Cooked natural meat/fish

Incense such as jasmine or lemon

White, green, and red candles

Animal bones*

Tusks*

Animal hides*

Deer antlers*

Moon shaped objects

Moon water

Pictures of wild animals

Images or statues of Artemis

Clothing (either your favorite garment or clothes bought specifically for Her)

For small/hidden altars:

Almonds

Walnuts

Mugwort

Wormwood

Tarragon

Cedar leaves or bark

Oak leaves or bark

Willow leaves or bark

Fir leaves or bark

Moonstone

Amethyst

Quartz

Owl or quail feathers*

Animal claws/nails/teeth*

Wildflowers

Amaranth

Pearls

Silver

Art or figurines of wild animals

Art or figurines of bows and arrows

Your own hair (collect by getting a haircut or collect some from your hairbrush)

Arrowheads

Actions:

Dancing

Herbalism

Donating to wildlife programs in Her name

Donating to women's programs/shelters in Her name

Donating girl's and women's clothing

Cleaning up nature trails or parks

Taking nature walks and enjoying the wildlife

Giving Her offerings at midnight

Including Her brother, Apollo, in your work and offerings

Making arrows

Practicing with a bow and arrow

If you hunt, invoke Her at the start of your hunt and give thanks to Her when you finish your hunt. Never take the creature you hunted for granted and try to use the whole animal or donate what you dont use

Having a feast in Her name that includes all her favorite food and drink

*Artemis will not accept nor like these items if they are gotten in unethical ways. Please, either buy them from a reliable source or find them yourself in nature.

Sources:

https://sacredwicca.com/goddess-artemis

https://otherworldlyoracle.com/goddess-of-the-hunt/

And the rest are what I offer Her!

[artemis-potnia-theron]

Praise Artemis 🏹

"All nature is the temple; earth the altar."

~ Alphonse de Lamartine

[aureliaeiter]

Nemoralia and the birthday of Goddess Diana

As I wasn't able to celebrate Nemoralia two days ago, I thought I'd make a post about it today. Nemoralia was a festival in honour of Goddess Diana. This festival was originally held at Diana's temple in Aricia, current day Nemi (50 minutes away from Rome by car).

May this informational post honor the goddess and help those that want to celebrate this festival.

August 13 - Diana's Dies Natalis

This was thought to be Diana's dies natalis (birthday) by members of the collegium of Diana and Antinous in Lanuvium.

Everyone took part in this festival though the main focus were women. As told by Plutarch, on this day, for reasons unknown nowadays, they washed their hair in a special ritual.

Enslaved people got this day off as they were under the protection of the goddess (worth to keep in mind that Diana's priest at Lake Nemi was always a runaway enslaved man). Male citizens and masters were able to participate in this festival but they were required to be on equal terms with women and enslaved people.

As this is one of the hottest days of the year, the celebrations started at night. Worshipers adorned not only their heads with flowers crowns, but also the heads of their dogs as they also took part in the celebration. Hunting or killing animals in any way was forbidden on this day. Horses were forbidden from entering this area.

At night, worshipers assembled at the Sanctuary and walked in a procession around Lake Nemi while holding candles or torches, similar to the ones Vestal Virgins carried. People wrote petitions on ribbons and tied them on tree branches and they also left votive offerings at the temple, especially related to part of the body in need of healing.

How to celebrate in current day

Make an offering to Diana. Some ideas are baking moon-shaped cakes, pouring wine, cutting a flock of your hair for her or lighting a special candle. You could also read a hymn in her honour.

Wash your hair or go to the hair salon to get a trim. Adorn it with flower crowns.

If you have a dog, pamper them!! Wash them, take them on a longer walk than usual, buy then special treats... The possibilities are endless.

Write your petitions in a ribbon and tie it in a tree branch. If you don't have any trees near you could also tie it to any plants you're growing at home or bury it in the ground.

Donate to good causes, foundations or shelters related to women, animals or those in need. The world really needs that right now.

If you are near Nemi, go to the ruins of the goddess' temple. People still give her flowers til this day. Also the council of Nemi celebrates Nemoralia since 2016, though I think this year was discontinued since I wasn't able to find any information about it.

The program is formed by different types of activities, from history or art lectures to guided tours or nature walks.

What's the actual date of Nemoralia?

There's a lot of confusion online about what the actual date of Nemoralia is, with some people saying it's only celebrated on the 13th, others saying it's on the 15th and others saying is a three day festival.

It's believed that at first it was celebrated on the full moon but during the Roman Republic it was set on August 13, as back then that's when the full moon happened. This has led modern scholars like Frazer to think that the festival may extended over a few days instead of just one.

So, when to celebrate? If you want to follow the Roman calendar, it should be on August 13. However, if you want to celebrate on a full moon like ancient worshipers would have, then it depends on the year (in 2024 it would be on August 19).

Additionally, since it's believed Nemoralia became the Assumption of Mary through syncretism with Catholicism, you may want to choose August 15 to celebrate, because if you live in a Catholic country or canton you'll most likely get a day off from work - which means more time to celebrate!

May Dea Diana bless you all!

[that-one-grey-witch]

These were devotional photographs and paintings from my finals last semester. Figured it was time to show them!

This is what the process looked like :)

Diana

Freya

Aphrodite

Persephone

Luna

Athena

Loki

Overall this was for my film photography class and I shot on black and white. After that we processed rolls and then develop photographs on silver gelatine paper in the darkroom. Since i decided to do my project on Greco-Roman/Norse polytheistic paganism I thought it would be fun to paint the deities i know and love on top of the photographs!

I had so much fun doing this project, and I got to speak about the Goddesses and Gods i love and adore infront of my class. It was so cool to explore and experience!

[s0fti3w1tch]

(a little thing I did in response to the first one w/ baby Trainee)

I think I never posted these ones (hopefully one day I'll finish that animation)

The turltes from left to right: Gemini Twins @tangledinink The Night Leo @y0unginhumans/@the-saturn-project Separated Leo (mine) Tentative Devotee Leo @s0fti3w1tch Even More of a Disaster Twins @evenmoreofadisaster/@teaableu/@3lectricinsomnia Snapdragon Leo @bluesgras

[s0fti3w1tch]

TD!Leo/Trainee: I know he lashed out and told me that I should've died, but I kinda feel bad for Red by himself in the farmhouse

BB!Leo: One will get a souvenir. I'm sure bathtub boy is doing fine.

always comes back to the Sep AU Crossover Bathtub Arc

featuring: BloodBath (@trubblegumm), Tentative Devotee (Me), The Night (@raymustardd), and Red Rover (@red-rover-au)

Also Diana's SLAU jerseys, Ray's 'Losers' jersey for TN!Leo/Green, and Val's drawing of Trainee and BB wearing cheerleading outfits lead me to make this (could not decide on color)

Context: the TMNT AU competition polls is a basketball match and I'm here for it