#solar worship

[hrere]

I'm honestly so pumped for the energy of this solstice! Finally the days will get longer and things will be renewed. With the new moon shortly following it, I can't help but feel like these will be a powerful few days.

[alwayswiselight]

The Amarna revolution in ancient Egyptian history saw the pharaoh Akhenaten's attempt to eliminate the worship of the traditional gods in favor of Aten, the sun's disk. Having been fascinated with this period since childhood, I acquired a reproduction of Akhenaten's queen Nefertiti that had been brought back from Germany in 1945 by an American soldier. Let me add that this cost me a couple thousand dollars less that had I ordered one new from the museum in Berlin.

Aten/Aton Talon Abraxas

Aten, also spelled Aton, is the ancient Egyptian deity associated with the sun and the sun’s disk. The word “Aten” means “sun disk” in ancient Egyptian. In Egyptian mythology, Aten was initially considered to be a manifestation of the sun god Ra, who was one of the most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon.

[prolibytherium]

There's a LOT of things people do wrong when constructing fantasy beliefs in pantheons of gods, but one of the more specific is having only one god related to fertility and it kind of being just a horny sex thing.

Like you'll have one in the entire bunch whose sphere is listed as fertility and it's basically like Yeah this is the sex one. She's always depicted naked (but not TOO naked because censorship and/or the writer's own skittishness). She's going to have the exact body type epitomized in contemporary western beauty standards and there's usually no chance in hell that she's gonna be fat (unless MAYBE they're referencing 'venus' figurines). Her thing is fertility, which means having sex and making babies. Might be a goddess of beauty or love or marriage too, because these are kinda sex things, but that's probably it. And yeah that sort of thing is virtually nonexistent in real life.

Like the concept of fertility is so fundamentally important to the function of most societies in human history in ways that it is just Not in industrialized imperial core countries. Most people are getting food from stores, and not having to worry about harvesting crops or breeding livestock or foraging for food or having enough animals to hunt, so fertility only really comes up as a concern if you're trying to have kids (and there is certainly societal pressure to have children, but your wellbeing and survival is rarely going to Depend on it). And I think writing only from that perspective and not even trying to learn about WHY fertility is so conceptually important is why you see this trend.

There's no absolute universal statement about how people believe in gods but it's broadly accurate that systems with many deities will Usually have more than one deity associated with fertility, and these associations will certainly include human reproduction but also the fertility of livestock/hunted animals, plants, the land itself.

Some fertility deities may also be heavily associated with seasonal changes or environmental factors that agriculture or foraging is dependent on (spring/summer/fall, seasonal rains, seasonal flooding, rain itself, sunlight, good soil, rivers, wetlands, etc). Some certainly might be related to love, marriage, sex, and beauty, but that's VERY RARELY going to be the sole way the concept of fertility is embodied. And they'll often will have other associations not directly about fertility, or related to fertility in culturally specific ways.

[secretie]

Leo 👑🦁♌️🌻☀️ Prints (for Llewellyn’s 2024 Astrological Calendar)

[alpha-androphile]

BROTHERS! NOW IS THE TIME TO MAN UP, TOUGHEN UP, AFFIRM YOUR PLACE ON THIS PLANET AND YOUR PURPOSE IN THIS WORLD!

LOOK OUT FOR YOUR FELLOW BROTHERS AND BE READY FOR ACTION, WHEREVER LIFE MAY TAKE YOU. LIFE IS USUALLY ROCKY, NOT SMOOTH SAILING.

AND BY NO MEANS "GO GENTLY INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT."

INSTEAD, GROWL LIKE A TIGER, ROAR LIKE A LION, FLEX MUSCLES, AND THUMP YOUR MAMMOTH CHEST.

USE YOUR MASCULINE ENERGY IN A LIFE AFFIRMING WAY!

FUCK YES, BROTHER, FUCK YES!

[sga-owns-my-soul]

actually it's really offensive that i can't give rodney mckay a god complex

[chepooka]

[purposeastro]

Which planet denotes your happiness?

If you want happiness in your life then see the placement of Jupiter in your chart and work for it because Jupiter denotes your happiness it's the most positive planet according to Vedic Astrology.

Ex : person with the Jupiter in 3rd house need to exercise and visit mountains 🌄

[devouredbyflame]

Aurora Borealis: Norse Myths and Solar Connections

The sun has had an exceptionally eventful year both with a solar eclipse that was one of the most widely viewed eclipses in North America. On top of this event, the sun is going through one of its stronger cycles wherein solar flares are hitting earth at magnitudes that have shut off tracking systems, satellites, and causing our technological infrastructure to flounder in its wake. 

We are heading steadily toward one of the more powerful solar cycles we have ever recorded. 

However, the beautiful part of this solar storm is the fact that we are able to view the northern lights (also called the aurora borealis) in places that are not normally viewable more frequently. 

Back in May of 2024, several CME (or coronal mass ejections) hit Earth’s magnetic field such that people who live in places like Texas or Louisiana were able to view them. Several of these hit in rapid succession such that they kept coming. 

You may be wondering why I am talking about solar weather on a blog about spirituality and religion. For one, like most cycles, the solar cycles also have the ability to affect life on our planet. Like most significantly changing climates in our world, the sun is always changing, too. Life on our planet depends on the sun for energy and survival. 

You can read the rest of this post here:

[troutreznor]

Sun FD in H-Alpha 1st of March 2023 - Colorized by Arne Danielsen [link] as a png / Sunlight - Hozier / The Sun from Rider-Waite tarot deck / Les Miserables - Victor Hugo / The Sun - Edvard Munch / Unlove’s the Heavenless Hell and Homeless Home - e.e. cummings / “The Midnight Sun Ceremony” from Andrea Zanatelli’s embroidery series [link] / Solar Power - Lorde / Summer Solstice - Danielle Barlow [link] / unknown (please dm for credit if known)

[boringgg-bunnyyy]

the biggest thing I’ve gained from my practice is the ability to let myself feel

i spent so much of my youth terrified to feel anything and then i started my craft and reading about ancient deities who were flawed and beautiful and who let themselves feel whole heartedly and suddenly i wasn’t as afraid of the rage or sadness I’d kept inside for so long

suddenly i could let myself feel it all without letting it overtake me

[funkbun]

Snaktooth Island, Year 2: Stone Grumpus Era

[rocketsimp]

Great ball of fire. Even greater ball of yarn.

Made the sun a messy ball of hot thread. Might make it lore that cats worship the almighty sun yarn as a religion... like a Dark Souls player

[allthesunlightwecansee]

These are, of course, the worst pics ever but seeing the solar eclipse in person today was a truly electric and beautiful experience ☀️🌖

[moonsick-lovelight]

Greetings~!

My name is Des, which is actually my craft name, but don't worry about it. I use he/him usually, but I'm also testing out they/them right now. This is subject to change. I'm genderfluid, aroaceflux, and bi.

I've been interested in witchcraft, divination, and deities since I was about 11, but I've only been seriously working since I was about 16. For reference, I'm 19 now. My practice is very off and on because of my mental health, so my interest in this blog may wax and wane.

I'm a Lord Apollo(n) devotee, and I have been since I was 16. He has helped me immensely with my art and divinatory skills. I can never thank Him enough.

Capricorn ☀️ Leo 🌙 Scorpio 🔺

I do not do tarot readings for strangers on the internet. I may in the future, but for now I'm derusting from doing so. This blog is mostly reblogs for now, at least until I find my footing again. Also, mutuals are free to ask for readings.

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[roses-and-split-open-peaches]

Brilliant, Solar, GOLDEN Babalon is riding high during the fire-aligned Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year and a day that highlights the growth and greatness of the natural world.

new writings on the Summer Solstice & Solar Babalon on my Patreon