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[2daymegastore]

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[supertrader123]

Wishing your and your family a very healthy and joyful Dhanteras

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[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Sorry for not having a Year of the Dragon MDZS artwork; Unfortunately, I can only picture Dragon LWJ in this particular flavour.

[sherrymagic]

If you didn't start a new beginning with Pim, would you like to start one with me instead?

Ciize Rutricha as PANG PLUTO | EP. 9

[muffinlance]

Can Sokka’s science tell him which of Katara’s 7 spools of blue thread 🧵 is the right one to darn that hole in his shirt with?

It could if she didn't keep changing her answer

Katara: I AM NOT CHANGING MY ANSWER

Sokka: YES YOU ARE THESE ARE IDENTICAL

Katara: NO THEY'RE NOT

Sokka: I DEMAND A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY

Katara: I DEMAND YOU GET YOUR OWN SEWING KIT

[mmhberry]

society if the new medieval camp had pvp jousting where you actually have to defend your house as knight and a medieval-themed questline that’s expanded on

[princesmeadow]

Happy Theogamia Lord Zeus and Lady Hera!

[ssruis]

Really funny that tsukasa will be like “I’m so talented and great everyone praise me” & then when people try to thank him for something big outside of like. Acting or producing something. He’s like “I didn’t really do that much though”

(Specific context bc I’m not taking screenshots of two entire card stories: toya is thanking him for bringing him out w saki to the mall/arcade to cheer him up after main story akitoya divorce)

[makaira-art]

"Almost Christmas" means it wasn't Christmas!

[sag-dab-sar]

Modern Theogamia Ritual

▪️ Notes ▪️

I place the festival on the fixed date of February 14 but you can of course use any calendar

There is a purposeful timeline in this ritual: it starts with Zeus and Hera as “adults” [Teleios / Teleia], proceeds to Zeus and Hera being “marriage participants” [Gamelius / Gamelia], and finally ends with them as married “King and Queen” [Basileus / Basileia] of the Gods.

Anything in brackets is not said

Actions are marked by a blue dimond

I do not offer to Hestia every ritual, she receives first and last libation of every year. If you desire it can be added before the libation to Zeus & Hera and before the closing.

My self purifying method is left out, you can simply anoint self link by @/sisterofiris

Entertaining the Gods seems absent in the outlines I have seen— since hymns are not actual music in modern festivals (usually). For something like a yearly festival I find offering entertainment to be a good idea. Anything can be done, I chose music.

As far as I am aware bells are not used historically but I use it when invoking the Gods especially for inviting, libating, and offering. Something about marking my words to them with loud noise I've always liked.

“I have praised you before I shall praise you again” is a phrase I developed based on the idea of Kharis to use at the ending of libations and offerings.

The reading is supposed to be one 'story' not broken up into the distinctive ancient pieces.

This has my offerings: incense; water; cupcakes. It can be anything of course.

▪️ Ritual ▪️

🌺Prepare Space

🔹Have altar set up, including representations (of any variety) for Zeus & Hera

🔹Have prayers and words available

🔹Prepare liquid & food offerings and put to side

🔹Have unlit incense

🔹Have Hestia's unlit candle / flame if you use one

🔹Prepare anything needed for activities

🔹Have vessel of water, and something to extinguish in it

🌺Clean Self

🔹Wash hands & rinse face

🔹Possible addition: brush teeth and/or use mouthwash, as you will be speaking the names of the Gods

🔹Possible addition: I have hand sanitizer on my altar that I use before touching anything

🌺Khernips If You Want It

🔹Preform procession if you desire

🔹Light candles except Hestia’s

🔹Take vessel of water, light something with fire, and extinguish it in that water

🔹Ring bell

“Apollo Katharsios by your power may this water be purified”

🔹Sprinkle this water over the sacred space

“I purify this space for ritual”

🌺Purify Self

{Personal choice}

🌺Open The Ritual

🔹Ring bell

“I call upon Thundering Zeus and Ox Eyed Hera, Come O’ Great Theoi that I may honor your holy marriage. The Hieros Gamos!

I humbly request that you be present for this ritual. As your worshipper I wish to do you honor. Come to this altar which has been established with great respect.

Hear my words Zeus Teleios and Hera Teleia!

Hear my words Zeus Gamelios and Hera Gamelia!

Hear my words Zeus Basileus and Hera Basileia!

Khaire Theoi!”

🔹Ring bell

“Hestia, in the high dwellings of all, both deathless gods and men who walk on earth, you have gained an everlasting abode and highest honor [1]

I invite you— for you are first and last.

Ever present in my home! I light your sacred flame for this celebration!”

🔹Light flame

🌺Incense Offering

🔹Ring Bell

“This incense I light for you glorious Theoi, that its aroma may be pleasant for you”

🔹Light Incense

🌺Hymns

🔹Ring bell

“Zeus Teleios, Praise To You

I will sing of Zeus, chiefest among the Theoi and greatest, all-seeing, the lord of all, the fulfiller who whispers words of wisdom to Themis as she sits leaning towards him. Be gracious, all-seeing Son of Cronos, most excellent and great!” [2]

🔹Ring bell

“Hera Teleia Praise To You

I sing of golden-throned Hera whom Rhea bare. Queen of the immortals is she, surpassing all in beauty: she is the sister and the wife of loud-thundering Zeus,—the glorious one whom all the blessed throughout high Olympus reverence and honour even as Zeus who delights in thunder.” [3]

🌺Libation

🔹Ring bell

“Glorious Zeus Teleios and Hera Teleia, I sacrifice this liquid to you on the day of your wedding”

🔹Hold up liquid vessel

“This fresh water I pour out to the groom Zeus and the bride Hera"

🔹Pour it out into bowl, into fire, or on ground

"I rejoice in the Heiros Gamos, I rejoice in your union!

I have praised you before I shall praise you again!”

🌺Reading

“Let me speak of the Hieros Gamos, the Sacred Marriage of Zeus Gamelius and Hera Gamelia:

There is a presence of a cuckoo seated on the scepter. For Zeus was in love with Hera in her maidenhood he changed himself into this bird, in order to seduce her and she caught it to be her pet. [4] Zeus made Hera his blooming wife: and she was joined in love with the king of gods and men, and brought forth Hebe and Ares and Eileithyia. [5] Let your nuptial hymns, your nuptial songs, greet him and his wife! 'Twas in the midst of such wedding festivities that the Moirai formerly united Olympian Hera to the King Zeus who governs the gods from the summit of his inaccessible throne. Oh! Hymen! oh! Hymenaios! Rosy Eros with the golden wings held the reins and guided the chariot; 'twas he, who presided over the union of Zeus and the fortunate Hera. Oh! Hymen! oh! Hymenaios!"[6]

🌺Entertainment

“Glorious Gaia has given the the golden apples and tree to Zeus when he married Hera. [7] O’ Zeus Gamelius and Hera Gamelia, may music bring happiness on this joyous day of your union”

🔹Play "Bridal Chorus" lyrical version by Richard Wagner (version I use is here: link)

[English lyrics are here for meaning. They do not need to be spoken unless you want to]

Faithfully guided, draw near to where the blessing of love shall preserve you!

Triumphant courage, the reward of love, joins you in faith as the happiest of couples!

Champion of virtue, proceed! Jewel of youth, proceed!

Flee now the splendour of the wedding feast, may the delights of the heart be yours!

This sweet-smelling room, decked for love, now takes you in, away from the splendour.

Faithfully guided, draw now near to where the blessing of love shall preserve you!

Triumphant courage, love so pure, joins you in faith as the happiest of couples!

As God hath blessedly consecrated you, We consecrate you to joy; Attended by love's bliss, Think long upon the present hour!

[I interpret “God hath blessed” to be The Fates as mentioned in the reading]

🌺Offering

🔹Hold up offerings on plate

“On this joyous day of union, I bring these cupcakes in celebration!”

🔹Ring bell

“Zeus Basileus and Hera Basileia I pray to you: your presence is mighty! Your influence is immeasurable! I greatly thank you for your presence in my life."

🔹Place offering on altar in front of their representation

"King Zeus and Queen Hera please partake in my humble gift on your day of union.

I have praised you before, I shall praise you again!”

🌺Closing

“The King and Queen of the deathless Theoi are joined in union!

Zeus loved Hera passionately for three hundred years! [8]

Zeus Basileus and Hera Basileia I thank you for attending my celebration of your union. I hope it has gladdened your hearts.

Farewell!”

▪️ Literature Used ▪️

[1] Partial Homeric Hymn to Hestia

[2] Homeric Hymn 23 to Zeus

[3] Homeric Hymn 12 to Hera

[4] Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 17. 4

[5] Hesiod, Theogony 921 ff

[6] Aristophanes, Birds 1720 ff

[7] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 113

[8] Callimachus, Aetia Fragment 2. 3

4-8 can be found on Hera's Theoi Project Myth 1 page Link

The divider is by @/thecutestgrotto

Sorry for any spelling mistakes, especially with the epithets I tried my best to catch any

[heich0e]

LIVIE I'M SO BEHIND ON XMAS PRESENT BUYING T_T Do you have any good gift recomendations for friends?

YES !!

for coffee ppl: local coffee shops in ur area likely have rly nice bags of whole beans (possibly from local roasters) that they will grind for you!! they might also have fun coffee accessories (french presses, hand grinders, pour overs, etc.) to go with it

for tea drinkers: some cafes also have proprietary tea blends that they sell in store, or things like matcha, matcha whisks/bowls, single use bags for loose leaf tea/steepers. if there are farmers markets in your area, I find that lots of stands tend to have herbal tea blends available bc they've dried up their herb harvest from the season to preserve it!!

thrift a cute vintage mug from and put together a little gift w coffee/tea/hot cocoa!! maybe some nice fuzzy socks.

everybody benefits from a nice lip balm at this time of year. hand cream too!!

if there are candle burners in ur life, get them a candle accessories set w a wick dipper, candle snuffer, and/or wick trimmer!! most ppl don't realize how much these things help in making sure ur candles burn clean all the way to the bottom. if you're looking for a slightly pricier gift, candle lamps are also RLY nice!!

if u have flower ppl on ur list lots of flower shops offer subscription services where u can pay for a set number of bouquets that can be delivered/picked up over multiple weeks/months!!

[fromtheseventhhell]

Remember George's outline notes that had "joy of giving" and "mercy at the gate" for Arya? Mercy is crossed out and we obviously have that as her sample chapter, so what if Arya's next alias is "Joy"? Over-thinking the significance of that phrase and how it could apply to the rest of her Braavos arc🤔

[goshyesvintageads]

Anheuser-Busch Inc, 1982

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

Nazis are a threat to everyone. We know this, we understand this. HOWEVER. Goyim, non-Jewish people, I'm asking you to think before you speak on Elon's actions.

Yes, the people trying to insist it was just a "Roman salute" and meant nothing are infuriating, but I have seen responses to it that do nothing more than encourage neo-Nazis and their sympathizers. I've seen "comebacks" where people say "Go do a "Roman salute" in a crowd", "go do it in front of a Jewish person". I just saw a video of someone saying, "Better yet, find yourself a synagogue, and go do the "Roman salute", and see how that goes... bet you won't."

You are putting Jewish people in danger. You, leftist who thinks you're being so smart and witty with your comeback, are encouraging neo-nazis to threaten Jewish people. "Better yet"? Go find a synagogue? Go find a synagogue, go there to do the Nazi salute, and that's the better option you're suggesting to them? What you're doing is telling a Nazi that they need to actively harm Jewish people to prove their beliefs to you, and I can tell you that encouragement is embraced by them.

Jewish people are already going to be one of the main targets of any Nazi or white supremacist group, but half of you are actively offering us up for your "gotcha" moment. Y'all don't think before you speak, and you need to examine why you would ever think to give specific ideas on how to harm Jewish people to neo-Nazis who have just been emboldened to a level we haven't seen in decades.

[archangelgabriellives]

Suptober 2024, Day 12: Harvest Festival

It seems like a cute first date idea

@wigglebox

[broomsick]

Quick and easy Midsummer celebration ideas for norse pagans!

Spend time outside to bask in the sunlight, as a devotional gesture to Freyr and/or Sól

If the day is cloudy, find a moment to go connect with the earth, for example, by walking barefoot in the grass!

Make a simple offering to the Vanir, Lords and Ladies of the fertile season!

Short prayer, or ritual to ask the Gods for the next half of the year to be prosperous

Dedicate a song, or dance to Yngvi-Freyr

Take a cleansing herbal bath in honor of Freyja

Make a list of the new blessings this year has brought so far!

Have a divination session in honor of Frigg, to know how the rest of the year will go

Go and pick/buy a flower to display in your home

Play some lively summer music and invite a deity to come and join you as you enjoy it!

Light a bonfire, or candle, to represent the sun’s light

Bake, or cook a little something to make use of the earth’s gifts

Pour a libation to Thórr to thank him for his gift of fertility

Do your best to adopt a peaceful, harmonious state of mind, for the day!

Watch the beautiful sunrise, or sunset!