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[cherrywine-sunnydiety]

Ares and Hermes: a kind deity duo who teach me courage and to speak up for myself, are helpful guides and a comforting presence

Also Ares and Hermes: trip the little kid that’s walking by dO IT DO IT!!!

[witness2caesar]

People are still liking my first post about my altar (I love that you guys like it so much), but I wanted to share a little update on it:]

Do not worry, I am smart enough to know not to light those candles there (that shelf is made of driftwood and would immediately burst into flames if I even try)

Some stuff I would like to point out:

The chain on Apollos statue! I wear this chain on dedicated days to Him, after showers, when im having bad days, etc. Other than that, it's usually always wrapped around His statue in some way.

You can't see these because of the angle, but I have two rings on Ares and Hermes' side. Right now, I'm wearing the ring that's usually on Hermes' statue, and the other for Ares is always leaning against the bottom of His (too big to fit my finger) The ring business for Hermes is the same thing for the chain for Apollo. I wear it on days that are dedicated to Him, after showers, when I'm having a bad day (especially) and all that stuff. And since the ring on Ares' side is too big, I spray on a specific cologne after a shower for Him and use another on days dedicated to Him.

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

Hey there! Hekate has pointed me toward your blog and I just wanted to say hi 💞

I do have a question though, have you ever had deities help you with motivation and executive functioning skills? I've got ADHD and the "laziness"(🤢) or what I call "going slug mode" (staying in bed all day, no motivation to shower, etc) really commands my life.

My periods of deity work tend to coincide with my periods of productivity and energy, but I often fall off when, well, everything else falls off. So I guess I'm also looking for advice or at least to connect with someone who's had similar experiences.

(I've also connected with Aphrodite and Loki! Other gods I've worked with in the past are Mother Hathor and Brigid)

First off, I may or may not have had so many feelings upon seeing "Hekate has pointed me towards your blog" because the idea that my blog can be useful enough that a deity would go "go look at what that dude has to say" just brings me so much joy.

Second off, OH THIS IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING I SHOULD SCREAM ABOUT THANK YOU. I can't believe I haven't already made a post about this!!

I, too, am an ADHD motherfucker and I have always had so many issues with keeping up with my craft. I will absolutely be calling it "slug mode" from now on, that's the best fucking way to put it. I've had deities help me with executive function at times, but if I'm honest I've forgotten lately that I can ask them for help with that. More often than not it looks more like nudging me towards a task than giving me the energy- but that doesn't mean you can't ask! It just means I forgot I could, lol.

This is gonna be a chonker post, so I'm breaking this post up into two parts; 1, why accepting "falling off" was the best thing I could have done for myself and 2, how to still connect with your craft (and deities) through those times anyway.

So for one, you're not broken or a failure, and your deities fuckin' love you.

Call me philosophical, but hear me out; I've always worked in cycles. Cycles of insane productivity, cycles of tiredness, cycles of hyperfixation on one thing, then another, then another. I'm just someone who works that way, and I've always viewed it as a problem to be fixed. I've always viewed MYSELF as a problem to be fixed, which really started with the school system but that's an unrelated rant. So, apologies for getting a bit intense especially since this may not apply to you personally, but just in case:

You're not a problem. You don't need to fix yourself. The world works in cycles. Seasons, reincarnation if you subscribe to that belief, the water cycle, and a billion other things I've forgotten- working with cycles is just a natural way of going about life that I think shouldn't be forgotten. I have intense periods of growth in my craft, and I have periods where I don't do much and instead play my favorite video game for eight hours straight- and that's okay! One of the best things I did for myself and my craft was give myself permission to do that. I, and you, are not failures as witches for "falling off" and our deities love us anyway. Not in spite of it, either, because of it. They know how to work with the cyclic nature of things; people are no different.

So honestly, there's a chance that none of this will make sense to you- but there's a chance that you, and maybe others seeing this post, might find that giving yourself permission to go through cycles might be the best thing you could do.

Okay, now that I've yelled about that, here's ways that I keep myself connected to my craft and my deities during my less witchy periods.

I give myself permission to use witchcraft for "dumb shit." I have at least one post on this, but witchcraft can BE childish, playful, "dumb-" it doesn't need to be serious all the time. So I'm learning to let go of what I think it should look like and recognize that sometimes the way to stay connected is to lay in bed and draw a sigil on my phone as a mini-spell to manifest a nice little treat or a thing I want in a video game.

This isn't deity work, but it had been huge for me: SIGILS. Sigils my beloved. I don't often have the time, energy, or supplies to do what most people think of when they talk about spells. So instead, if I'm feeling like I could do a spell for something but that's just too much, sigils can be done on my phone or computer while just chilling. Also, if you're like me and a writer, I just write spells too. Literally the same way I write statements for sigils, but a bunch of 'em.

Personally I just talk to my deities. I would like to do this more, actually. You don't need to have a big reason for calling them in, just ask them to sit with you and talk about your day or infodump about a special interest. They're not going to deem it unimportant; you're important to them.

Turn anything into a devotional activity if you want. Any self-care. Not just the typical stuff; I mean food, meds, literally any sort of "maintenance" to keep your body and mind running! If you can't do those, play music you associate with them, or watch a show/play a game and invite them to just sit with you. Whatever you're already doing, you can just ask them to do it with you. If that's literally just laying in bed doing nothing but feeling crappy, I can assure you I've asked them to sit with me during those days too and they've been more than happy.

Literally most of my offerings are just random food. As we speak, I have a little tiny thing with a few sips of soda because I give Loki some when I drink some. If you don't have the time or energy to put it on the altar, literally just drink it with the intention that you're drinking it "for" them. When I did a reading and Kali visited for it, she asked for a graham cracker of all things. It doesn't have to be associated with them. Virtual offerings too! If you can, I've seen people just scroll through pinterest/google images and pick images to offer to their deities.

This might not be something you struggle with, but this is definitely something I would need someone to tell me so: ASK. PLEASE. ASK FOR THINGS. They're not going to riot if you ask for things!! Let them help!! Ask for things, unapologetically if you can muster it!!! I am using excessive exclamation marks for a reason, I swear. My deities are in a constant state of telling me to just ask for things.

Be gentle with yourself. Genuinely, I think one of the best ways to honor your deities doesn't even require them to be there at all; just try not to hate on yourself for being the way you are, because they wouldn't want you to.

Overall, my only advice is just... throw away what you "should" be doing and find out what you LIKE doing. What works for you? It's a hard question to answer, but it gets a lot easier when you start looking away from what "should" work. Your deities are working with you, they wouldn't be working with you if they didn't accept every single part of you. That includes slug mode.

As always, my DM's and asks are open if you have any more questions/just want to connect because being a neurodivergent witch sometimes just feels isolating at times! If you actually read this whole post thank you, I hope some of it helped!!

[iama-doubleagent]

so it seems like Julia Jentsch and Nicholas Ofczarek will be working together again in another Austrian series (a comedy one)

can't help thinking this is the another life of Ellie/Gedeon that i've been thinking about (my divorced parents in another universe)

[beastrambles]

taking -1 damage for every minute I spend inside of a "New Age Witchy Store™"

[bittertarot]

txt turn on/off’s 💓💓

I''m assuming you mean as in what attracts them to a person and what makes them want to walk away, I'm doing Soobin and Yeonjun today, Beomgyu + maknaes will be done later <3 (Mainly because Tumblr won't let me post if I've written too much) Yeonjun - (Sooo much to say, I had to summarise!) Turn On's : *Ace of Wands, Queen of Pentacles* - With the ace, it talks about new beginnings whilst wands talks about desire and passion. Queen talks about a nurturing, feminine energy, whilst pentacles talks about a materialistic and sensual person. He seems to like someone that's inspirational, someone who's a very passionate. He likes someone ambitious and creative, too! He also likes someone very in tune with their feminine aspects and energy, someone comforting and practical. As well as someone who has their own sense of financial security and can pay for themselves! He seems to not care whether they have more of a cute or sexy appeal, he just likes someone that is overall good-looking from his POV. Turn Off's : *The World, 7 of Wands* - The world tells us about completion, someone whom has reached a level of enlightenment. Wands talks about passion, desire, willpower. 7 talks about exploration, wisdom and spirituality. It seems he doesn't want someone too mature/wise, he'd prefer someone that hasn't figured everything out but has passion to invest time into their ideas for the future. He could potentially like someone that just is not complete as a person, he likes stability but he also likes someone who could depend on him sometimes. Both the first and second card talk about spirituality, I feel like he may have had negative experiences with an ex who was either very spiritual or religious. I don't sense any hatred towards it, though. He just does not want someone who's so obsessed that they would push their practice onto others. He finds that revolting and distasteful. He doesn't like someone defensive or that's a control freak. Soobin - Turn On's : *2 of Pentacles Reversed* - Not using a 2nd card here as it's a bit too invasive, so let's just talk about this card! 2 represents decisions, balance and partnerships whilst pentacles signifies materialism, sensuality and an earthly nature. In reverse, this card talks about a loss of balance, being disorganized and a feeling of being overwhelmed. It feels like he would find himself attracted to someone who's struggling and overwhelmed, who hasn't found their centre and is a chaotic, disorganized, mess. He wants to be the type of person to help someone, to constantly hover around them and do something to assist them. Like I've said in a past reading, his love language is absolutely acts of service! He'd be attracted to someone whom he feels like he can serve, treat like a Queen. He seems to prefer someone more on the sexy side when it comes to appearance! Turn Off's : *The Tower Reversed, Ace of Swords* - The first card shows that he dislikes someone whom tends to avoid/delay disaster, he prefers someone courageous that can face conflict head on without delay. He doesn't like someone that has a tendency to fear the idea of going through conflict and suffering. Ace shows new beginnings and potentials whilst sword shows ideas, logic and intellect. He doesn't like someone with an incredibly sharp mind, he likes someone with a lot of strength/courage (as stated before). He dislikes someone who can be considered cold. He hates people who strike down others just for self-gain, he finds that nasty and crude.

[ezra-trait]

belated germVALENTINE. adore him

[musings-on-wisteria]

witches and pagans, reblog and tell me one song that you consider deeply sacred/magical!

[theinvitedrider]

[hermo-dactylus]

Tiny altar post ❤️

[firebird04]

Olympians part two:

Athena, Hermes, Aphrodite, Dionysos, Hephaistos, and Ares.

Here is part one:

This was a really fun project and a way to try out a medium I'm not used to (water colours).

Thank you to everyone who liked and reblogged my art, I'm still new to Tumblr, and it's nice to see people enjoying my drawings :)

[sangrefae]

realized that i haven't posted some of these so here's a collection of art ive made of tiernan w song lyrics i associate with him

[therats-alter]

I hope people know not only am I judging them but so is Apollon

[thecarrionwitch]

I think I'm realizing something about my spirituality more so these days.

After recently having a lot of altar stuff get destroyed by a shitty older sibling I find that one, yes working with Lord Lucifer has definitely shown me how 'different' I can be from others. I love it, always have and always will but of course working with some of these beings being in lessons and moments that you learn from.

I grew up being seen and not heard and even then I wasn't necessarily allowed to be seen either. Finding my spirituality with my Lord has really awakened me into realizing that my life is exactly that, MY life. I spent so many years hiding and shielding myself from others that I formed a disconnection though that allowed me to connect more so with animals and nature. I love my craft, I love my Gods and Goddesses and I love my curiosity to learn more. Sometimes I find myself wanting to learn more than I've ever had and that's a lot coming from someone who also had MANY problems with school and growing up in it.

I am happy with my team, though there are two others I found myself thinking about earlier today. That being Thoth and Thanatos. I see myself spending my life with my team though if they are fine with it I never mind others being introduced. I'll admit that there was some prior curiosity for these two but I haven't looked deeply into them other than the surface stuff.

If you work with Thanatos and/or Thoth will you tell me about the experiences you've had with them? Honestly I'm really just curious, call it me peeking in just to see what they are about hehe.

Outside of that I really am grateful to my team. We've been in this for years now (they knew me a bit prior to my practice as well interestingly enough) and I just have to love them for loving me, and everything that I've been through that made me feel unworthy of love whether it be their own or others. Granted, I still battle such thinking but I've gotten to a point where I know I love them, and I know they love me. I'm grateful beyond understanding to them even when my episodes kick in to make me spiral.

They are so patient with me and that's all I could ever ask for from anyone.

I look forward to spending my life with these beings.

[inafieldofdaisies]

Control (Far Cry 6 DLC) | Scenery appreciation (vol. 5-?)

[ihavetoomanyfandomstobesane]

Aphrodite tells me often that Hueningkai is her son and honestly yeah that checks out