#spirit: leviathan

[empyreanmirror]

boss

[leviachanbaka]

Tried recreating MC's bedroom and Leviathan in Spirit City Lofi Sessions (it's a pretty chill game)

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any snakes or goldfishes to be Henry so I went with a clownfish instead...

[lifelongfan]

Obey Me Nightbringer Devilgram Story SPOILERS!! (Leviathan new card)

Devilgram story of the Leviathan card: "Search for sports spirit" (10 Devil points part)

[landwriter]

watching dead boy detectives when you've lived in coastal bc

i love that they have a ship that services a metro area of 2.4 million people & all of southern vancouver island, to depict the ferry to (checks notes) port townsend, wa, pop. 10,388. cannot overstate how incredibly funny the scale is. on a regular day that route has more passengers than the entire population of port townsend. like a title card saying our beloved characters had to take three trains and a regional bus line and then smash cutting to a red london double-decker

that being said. bc ferries both as a crown corporation and as individual vessels is DEFINITELY haunted so this tracks actually

[mrsthunderkin]

When your Big-bad-bf patron wants to cuddle but he strategically fails to mention which form he wants to do it in.

Miriam belongs to @owlcatchyoul8r

[kannra21]

I was biting my lower lip as i was reading this 😂

[starfacenix]

I’ve been doing free readings for a little while now, helping the people that have come to me with getting messages from their deities. I’m hoping I’ll get good enough that I can start fully charging for readings but right now I’d just like to build a reputable reputation.

I’ll read for any deity you work with and/or worship! Doesn’t have to be from the Greek pantheon, though I am most familiar with them.

While the readings are free, if you are able to and feel like being generous, tipping me would be much appreciated 🩶🩶

[aworld-inpink]

do you understand my vision

[apilgrimpassingby]

Demons of the Hebrew Bible

Since today is also the day for Lord of Spiritsposting, I've decided to make a post I considered yesterday - the demons of the Hebrew Bible. This will be a long post, so I'm inserting a "Keep Reading".

Azazel: Appears only once in Leviticus 16, as the being in the wilderness to whom the goat with the people's sins laid on it in the Day of Atonement ritual is given (this isn't sacrifice, because the animal isn't killed or offered on an altar, among other things). Becomes a Devil figure in some later Jewish literature like the Book of Enoch, and is associated with deserts, sin and goats - the name literally means "the goat that goes away" (an archaic translation gives us the word "scapegoat"), and the seemingly-random reference to goat demons in Leviticus 17:7 comes just after Azazel's appearance.

Deber: The most prominent of the gang, appearing (usually in conjunction with other figures on this list) in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Habakkuk and the Pentateuch a total of 49 times, usually unleashed as punishment for some sin by Israel (compare "handing people over to Satan" in St. Paul's letters - 1 Corinthians 5:5, 1 Timothy 1:20). A nocturnal demon of pestilence and destruction associated with the underworld in Canaanite mythology.

Hereb: Rendered as "the sword" in English; the next most prominent one, appearing 29 times and, like Deber, in conjunction with the others. A demon of violence and destruction associated with blood-drinking (Isaiah 34:5, Jeremiah 46:10) and flesh-eating (Deuteronomy 32:42, Jeremiah 12:12) and probably the rider on a red horse from Revelation 6:3-4.

Lilit: Appears just once, Isaiah 34:14, where she's dwelling in some ruins. Usually translated as "screech owl" or "night bird", but some use "Lilith". In Mesopotamian mythology, the lili are a class of nocturnal female demons associated who kill babies and are associated with owls, so the translation as "screech owl" is acceptable. The Songs of the Sage from the Dead Sea Scrolls refer to liliyot (feminine plural) as a class of demons: "And I, the Instructor, proclaim His glorious splendour so as to frighten and to te[rrify] all the spirits of the destroying angels, spirits of the bastards, demons, liliths, howlers...

Livyatan: Usually anglicised as Leviathan, and appears five times: Job 3:8 and chapter 41, Psalms 74:12-14 and 104:26 and Isaiah 27:1. Based on those appearances, he's a multi-headed fire-breathing sea serpent immune to weapons who battles with Yahweh and (of course) always loses. The myth of a god fighting a sea serpent is a staple of world mythology. Likely correlates to the beast from the sea of Revelation 13:1-10, since Leviathan is paired with a beast from the earth (Behemoth; Job 40:15-24) - also compare Revelation 13:4 ("Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”) to Job 41:33-34 ("On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear. He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride").

Nephilim: Famously appear in Genesis 6:1-4 as the warriors born of the sons of God and the daughters of men, understood in Second Temple Jewish texts such as the Book of Enoch and the Septuagint to be giants born of fallen angels and human women. They appear by the name Anakim or Rephaim in Genesis 14:5, 15:20, Deuteronomy 1:28, 2:10-11, 2:20-21, 3:11, 3;13, 9:2 and Joshua 11:21-22, 12:4, 13:12, 14:12, 14:15 and 15:8 and war with giants appears in 2 Samuel 21:16-22, 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 and, of course, 1 Samuel 17 (the David and Goliath story).

Qeteb: Appears just 4 times (Deuteronomy 32:24; Psalm 91:6; Isaiah 28:2; Hosea 13:14), together with Deber in the Psalms and Hosea appearances and together with Resheph in Deuteronomy; if there's any lesson from this post so far, it's that plague demons hunt in packs. A diurnal plague demon whose name is rendered in English as "destruction"; nothing more to be said.

Ra'av: The third most prominent one, appearing 35 times; a famine demon whose name is rendered in English as "famine" or "hunger" who is unleashed on Israel as punishment together with (surprise!) Hereb and either Deber or Resheph. Probably the rider on a black horse from Revelation 6:5-6.

Rephaim: The spirits of dead kings who dwell in the underworld not doing much, translated in the ESV as shades and appearing in Isaiah 14:9 and 26:14; the same imagery and concept is being used by Ezekiel 32:20-30.

Resheph: A demon of plague and conquest worshipped as a god in Canaanite and Egyptian culture, depicted as a bearded archer on a white horse. Appears just 6 times in the Hebrew Bible (Deuteronomy 32:24; Habakkuk 3:5 Psalm 78:48; Job 5:7, Song of Songs 8:6); the name is rendered as "plague" or "pestilence" or occasionally "fire" or "sparks" because the name literally means "burning". Probably the rider on a white horse from Revelation 6:2.

Sources and Further Reading

"Before Him Went Pestilence (Hab. 3:5) - Biblical Lexis and Semantic Field of Epidemics" by Jozef Jankovic for The Old Testament Society of South Africa

"A Land of Giants" by Frs. Andrew Stephen Damick and Stephen DeYoung on The Lord of Spirits

"War, Famine, Disease, Death and Hades" by Fr. Stephen DeYoung on The Whole Counsel of God

"Who is Azazel?" by Fr. Stephen DeYoung on The Whole Counsel of God

Who is Lilith - Ancient Development and Origins of the Demon Queen by Dr. Justin Sledge on ESOTERICA

Or in short - stop making it all about Lilith. Use some other Hebrew Bible demons.

[ezrealsicons]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀leviathan ﹒⟆ 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝐱𝟏𝟐𝟎

[empyreanmirror]

sky-clad

[radarchives]

[vveedwart]

Hortus Spirits, Dead and Alive

I use gods/Greater Spirits interchangeably, no need to think too hard about it, just some titles people call them.

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Ferryman Leviathan:

Ruler of Death and the Ocean.

A grouchy recluse living in the depths of the oceans where the spirits of the dead reside. Takes his responsibility extremely seriously, he has an army of undead soldiers made of the sea who correct manipulations of death on the land.

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Buffalo-Bear:

Ruler of Life and the Land.

Buffalo-Bear does not engage with many people, she migrates across the land raising mountains and digging canyons with her claws and hooves. The land she tramples on her journey grows back stronger. Sometimes finding the aid of other spirits to replenish the land.

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Great Rain-Walker:

Ruler or Rain, faeries, and magic

The estranged child of Buffalo-Bear and the Ferryman Leviathan. Union of land and sea, she brings rain, lakes, and rivers to the land she walks on. Her abundance of magic was given to those deep within the forests, creating the faeries. Rain-Walker is one of the more intense and unpredictable spirits, a trait often seen in the fae.

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The Belate:

Ruler of Fire and natural progression; keeper of Time

The smallest of the greater Spirits, The Belate brings fire to the land and ensures cycles continue as they should. Thought recently she has taken up timekeeping. The Belate is in a romantic entanglement with Northern Echo 🤭 her neck guard and gauntlets were gifts from Northern Echo.

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Northern Echo:

Ruler of Wind, Cold, and the North

A spirit who has taken an intense interest in human culture, specifically music and punk cultures. She spends most of her time caring for the inhabitable North, but when it's time to bring winter she takes a small detour to engage in Shinar culture. Her outer shell is a metal with many engravings in it added by the Belate.

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Abbadon Fathomage:

Ruler of Night/Darkness; Spirit of imp beliefs

Abbadon Fathomage retuned to the depths of the earth as the war began. Only being found by imps daring to venture that far. Thought many think she simply disappeared. She helped to found Shinar and gifts her magic to the imps.

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Saklas:

Ruler of Day/light and Language and war; Spirit of Angel beliefs

[Deceased, killed by Yaldabaoth]

An intense but but curious spirit. Would often spend her days traveling the great plains, following the sun and sharing language with founding communities. She gifted her magic to angels, and had 6 children of her own. The Archangels were born from her many tails and tasked to support humanity. Her love for war and conflict definitely didn't give her kids issues, I'm sure of it...

Following her has fallen out of fashion, her followers are only really seen in cults.

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Yaldabaoth:

Ruler of lineage, fertility, and the mind; Spirit of Human beliefs

[Deceased, killed by Archangel Micheal]

Spirit followed by Humans, she did not gift them a magic. Not thinking of them worthy, thinking that their knowledge that she could teach them is more than they'd ever be deserving of. She looked down on the other spirits for gifting magic for that reason. Jealousy grew as she saw how kindly imps and Angels treated their respective spirits, she refused to change how she treated others. It ate away at her until insanity.

Following her has fallen out of fashion, her followers are only really seen in cults.

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Thank you for reading if you did, feel free to ask questions if you want I'm happy to answer!!

[abyssalpriest]

Lev really is one of those grandpas you find out was involved in hardcore war shit and a bunch of serious high ranking jobs when he was younger and you just cannot believe it's the same person

[bnon360spin]

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[yosir]

Some Experiences with my Companions

I have found that my Leviathan really cares about things being fair. Like if people are getting things that I'm not then he'll puff up like an Adder and glare at them. I myself isn't usually upset, maybe feel left out depending on what it is. Then there's my Leviathan just glaring daggers into the person until I get one too.

My Black Dog was gone for most of my time at work. I knew he was nearby, just looking around. He certainly did his job, keeping the negative people away. There were hardly anyone yesterday, which is really weird for black friday.

Both of them made me wonder if they were starting to leave this morning. I knew they were around, but I couldn't pin point where they were. I figured out it was just me expecting them in a certain place rather than just asking then knowing. They switched spots on me in the bed. 😂