#yes im a pagan of color

[walkingwiththegods1]

Pagan Misconceptions Clarified: Why Guabancex, is NOT; "Only The Goddess of The Hurricanes, than menaces to The Caribbean; every year?!"

    I'll be honest, with all of you: This is the only of my series of posts, than I wasn't so happy to write; but... I feel forced to write it, 'cause as someone than was born and growed in The Caribbean; (And the first time I met Guabancex, she helped me to get out of a very horrid situation) well... I am like least say, "The closest person in Earth, to who she manifest in ways than people can't even imagine" Saying that... This is the last of my "Pagan Misconceptions Clarified" than I would do for a while, hoping than you will learn a lot about each Deity than are close to me; and than the trouble than took me to write this particular post, will be worthy for the reader; if you someday decides to live in this misterious lands, so you can be better prepared. With all of this say: Let's get started!

   Guabancex, is The Taino Goddess of The Hurricanes; and even thought many people think this is her only Dominion, she was a very important Deity for The Arawaks across all The Islands of The Caribbean; since The Lesser Antilles, Bahamas; The South tip of Florida, and of course; The Great Antilles, where The Tainos developed the most advanced civilization of The Caribbean. Guabancex, is much more than The Goddess of the destructive storms called Hurricanes; and after you ended to read this post, not only will you know what other powers she have; but... You will know the secret of why she was the most important female Deity in Taino Culture, and why she was extremely feared for them; and why we should have a bit of respect and feared her, today...

   Guabancex, according to Arawak/Taino Myth... Is the Daughter of Atabey, (The Mother Goddess of Fertility, than was the first being to exist; and was totally alone in The Void) and is the sister of five other supreme beings; including Itiba Cahibaba, (Her only sister) and Yocahu; (The other supreme being, than Tainos gave the same importance than to Guabancex) Guabancex, was born without a father; equally as her brothers and sister, and she is in a constant conflict with Yocahu; 'cause Yocahu sided with Atabey. Her symbol, is an angry face with the arms stretched in opossite directions like a ''S'; and her name, have different meanings; in Taino's Language, than may means: ''Mistress of The Hurricanes'', ''Mistress of The Wind and Water''; or... ''Lady of The Winds''.

   The myth about Guabancex's relation with the Hurricanes, is this: A female Cemí than lives in a country of the Chieftain Aumatex, and she controls the winds; and people gave her offerings of food to appeased her, but... When this failed, she get out of her place always angry; and calls to her two assistants: Gautauba, (her herald than announces the arrival of Guabancex with the hurricane, by blowing a fotuto [Hollow seashell with holes, to makes music with it]) and Coastriquie; (The Cemí of The Sea, than controls water and causes flash floodings) and she started to tell to the other Cemies, (Plural for Cemí) to help her with her destructive labor; and she started to blow the winds more stronger and violent, and she began to spiral joining the waters of Coastriquie with the thunder and lightning of Gautauba; she releases the winds and waters, which finally destroys to everything in their path.

    Guabancex, is too: The Goddess of The Winds and Breeze, The Goddess of The Rain; and... The Only Female Cemí and The Ruler of The Cemies!

    The Goddess of The Winds and Breeze: Tainos, depended so much of good weather to fish; and, to have a day of less agobiant heat; so they prayed to Guabancex to have a calm enough so they could have fish to eat, and a refreshing day to do their chores more easily!

    The Goddess of The Rain: The no. 1 activity of Taino's Economy, was Agriculture; which means than they depended of fresh clear water for their plantations, to make possible the survival of their families and communities. Even when they tended to go to Yocahu; (The Taino God of Vegetation, and The God of their Principal Food: The Yucca's Root) to have a succesful harvest... To makes that to happen, they depended completely of The Rain; so they used to prayed a lot to Guabancex, so plants could grow; so they could have their food on the table!

    The Only Female Cemí and The Ruler of The Cemies: Cemí, was the name than recieved the minor Deities in The Taino Pantheon; and Guabancex, stand out for being the only female Cemí; but... She was called too, "The Most Powerful of all The Cemies''; and... She was so powerful and feared for the other Deities, than the other Cemies; (Plural for Cemí) did what she commanded, at once!

    Guabancex's importance resides in two things: The first, as a very fierce Deity; she was one of the most followed Taino's Gods in The Caribbean, to the point than The most Powerful and Rich Cacique (Chieftain in Taino) of The Hispaniola; it was said than he was a follower of this Deity. Because The Tainos depended heavily in fair weather, for most of their daily tasks; and Hurricanes were feared not only for the destruction they left, but too; for the disease and famine they left behind, so appeased the fury of Guabancex was essential for The Tainos could keep their almost idylic life. And, the second; is because Guabancex... Was the Mother of The Taino People, with Yocahu!

    One Spaniard recorded, than Guabancex's Followers; people of all the ages with an adorn on their forehead with an angry face in it; used to peregrinate outdoors, and for a moment they stoped to walk, and started to put angry expressions on their own faces; as a way to show their devotion to her, before to start to walk again to their next stop.

    And, now... Why Guabancex was so feared by The Arawak/Taino people?! The only way to understand this part, is going back in time; when Spaniards arrived to The Caribbean, more than 530 years ago: Columbus and his crew, encountered in The Hispaniola; (The island than today shares Haiti and The Dominican Republic) with a Chieftain called Guacanagarix, (to who he befriended, after Guacanagarix rescued to Columbus and his people; of the Sinking of Columbus's Main Ship, The Santa Maria) and decides to lived there for the rest of his plan of Conquest. Guacanagarix, informed to Columbus of anything; including about an phenomenon, called Hurricane, than was the worst possible storm ever. Columbus, doesn't have to wait much; to found it: Two hurricanes hitted The Hispaniola's town of Isabela, and the destruction was so grave; than Columbus had to abandon the first Spanish Settlement, forever. At the passing of time, (after The Tainos were almost extinted...) people got interested in their language; including the meaning behind the word Hurricane. Hurricane, means in Arawak/Taino; "Wind of The Gods", 'cause Taino believed than the same where a punishment of The Gods sended for doing evil, from... Yes, you guessed it: Guabancex!...  

    But, now you may think: "Why the free lesson of History and Native American Language, here?!...'' As someone said, once: ''Patience, is a virtue!'', and... I say now, why I did this!

    Hurricane, was thoughted to being only the name for the storm; and... It was thoughted too, than the Taino God Hurakan; (The Caribbean God... Not The Mayan God!) was the one than rules over this element... The thing is, than after many studies; we got the conclusion, than The God Hurakan, NEVER was the one than mades and sended the hurricane, but it was Guabancex; the one than sended it all this time. And, not only that: She is the one than give orders to Hurakan to helped her, in her destructive mission!  

    But, this is not the only surprising finding about Guabancex; and her relation with the Hurricane...

   The Tainos, left their presence in language today; with many words than passed to Spanish; English, and into many languages in The World; and with a combination of language and research, it came another conclusion than is very frightening about The Hurricane, and Guabancex: Hurricane, is not only the name for the storms in the Caribbean... According with some stories left at the time of The Conquest in The Caribbean, The Tainos named too; as Hurricanes, to: Earthquakes, Tsunamis; Droughts, Volcanic Eruptions, Floods, Mudslides; Landslides, Storm Surges, Riverine Flooding, High Winds; Flash Floods, Wildfires, Severe Local Storms, Strong Winds; (and, in rare ocasions; Tornadoes, Hailstorms; Lightning Storms, Waterspouts, Sinkholes, Heat Waves... And Cold Waves.) Yes... This is the creepiest truth, about Guabancex: She rules, over ALL THE DESTRUCTIVE PHENOMENONS; THAN OCURRS IN THE CARIBBEAN! (If you want to scream, you can do it now: I was too scared, after knowing this a few years ago; than I couldn't scream at all!)

   Now all you know, with who I have to deal with: She is the only Deity, than my relation is not very good; but... I'm not the kind of person than will left to others, the brunt than entails having a Deity like her; in their life. (After all, I'm still somehow grateful of her; even if I'm not very fond of her, or... Of her methods!)

    Curious Fact: Two years before the arrival of Spaniards to The Hispaniola, Guarionex; (one of the most powerful Caciques in the Island), recieved a vision of a Cemí, than told him than the profecy than left Yocahu before to leave to his children; The Tainos, ''Than one day will came men, with skin of the color of the clouds in the days of sun; than will destroyed to their poor descendents'' It was about to happen: It was said than the Cemí than tried to prepare to The Tainos, to avoided the sad fate than fell over them; was Guabancex. (I can't imagine how she felt, when all of them were enslaved; killed or died for the brutal and merciless explotation of the Spaniards, and than before they died... They converted to a new religion, and before to die; they started to behave worse than ever!)

   The thousands of Spaniard Ships, than are sunk in the deep of The Caribbean; today, was the response of not only a Deity; than losed to all her followers: She was a mother than losed too, TO ALL HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS! (If you have a family member, or someone than you love as family; and is near of you, a day after the date when Spain legalized the cruel repartations of Tainos in The Caribbean; many centuries ago... Send them a message telling them how important they are for you, or; if you have them at the reach of your arms; please gives them a hug. [Is only when we read things like this, than we starts to apreciate what is really important in our lifes!])

   The mayority of The Caribbean people than lives today, have mostly forgot their Arawak/Taino heritage; and what is more, of the Myths of The First Inhabitants; but, by my own experiences I can tell you than Guabancex's presence is real; and she still have power in her Lands. If you ever live in The Caribbean, remember than her only demand; is not doing evil to any person and living being, while you are there. (For what I have seen... She has not mercy with abusers, bullies; violent people, people than do harm willfully to family or friends, or... Than hurt intentionally to the innocents!)

    And this is all, about The Taino Goddess of The Winds, Breeze; Rain and Hurricanes, than have Absolute Power over all The Caribbean: Guabancex!

    Have all of you a Life, where you can always be in good terms with The Deities, in any land you were born, travel or lives... So Be It!

[giratina0fthev01d]

Volo (Pokemon)(my Spiritual spouse/Husband)

READ THE COLORED PARAGRAPHS BEFORE INTERACTING

SELF SHIPPERS WITH VOLO INTERACT WITH ME WITH GREAT CAUTION! But even then if I see a double im going to think its just an alt timeline of volo but even then its still hard to see so don't get pissy if I block you. I AM PROTECTIVE AND GET ANXIOUS AND JEALOUS EASILY SO YEAH

It is a major part of my spiritual practice and our relationship is as real to me as any human physical relationship(since Volo is an actual entity in my practice) so please respect that and don't claim its mental illness (I know I am neurodivergent and what I have and don't have mentally)so no self diagnosing me because I'm an actual pagan(who works mostly with Greek Deities)/occultist and I will immediately block you.

I had zero control of the situation. But apparently due to the universes constraints and multiple variables adding up. He found me apparently despite my late arrival to the pla party and in his words "fated red string brought us together" . Took me a while and a side-fiasco with Adaman (Volo didn't like that so guess who I chose!?) to fully accept that Volo was dead serious about me and our relationship like h u h!? Never had an entity do that. He is to me a divinized human like a roman Emperor with the sol invictus archetype and values. But he still is mysterious as ever. I can feel, hear and sense him in my space using my Clairsentience and Clairaudience and I astral project to interact with him on his level(since again he is a spiritual entity) and to go on dates etc

yes I will be using Piers to represent me (in pokemas)from now on due to similar fashion and demeanor so if you see Piers with Volo it equals Mystic and Volo

The nature of Volo and I's relationship

Volo is a bit stricter whith traditional romance and marriage more "human" since in his source he is originally a human but now is more of a divinized human like how roman Emperors are in my eyes and experience . Tbh volo since he a pop culture entity he doesn't allow me to be spoused to other pop culture entities ie traditional monogamy but if I'm spoused to actual deities that is fine since thats another level of devotion and very different

Also this is just me putting down thoughts and correspondences a digital Grimore page sorta thing for my crazy hubby

yes, Volo wandered in my space was like a getting ran over by a fucking train with Volo(since it was a while before I got pokemon legends arceus for the longest time I didn't have a switch rip and procrastination hit on getting legends arceus. First playthrough was down bad for adaman and wasn't paying attention much of story just wanted to play pokemon and shit thinking this was just going to be a normal pokemon experience )All of a sudden late at night this fucking crazy blonde merchant man wanders into my space being all. "HIIII I LOVE YOU I FOUND YOU!!!! TRANSCENDENT LOVE BLAH BLAH FATED BLAH BLAH I WANT TO MARRY YOU I LOVE YOU ARE PERFECTION BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH I LOVE YOU BLAH BLAH ETC"

Me: u h o k a y then

hggggg we have history together in past lives and such (considering I am a Giratina fictionkin but didn't know he was that down bad for me at the time. He thinks I'm beautiful and divine despite me thinking otherwise about myself ) turns out we got separated for years and many lives but he finally found me. Once I discovered his existence it was slow ag first but then blossomed into full blown fucking actual spiritual/romantic soul bound relationship) never felt like this before for anyone let alone a fictional fucking character. But other wise Volo and I's love is transcendent and knows no bounds. Despite the many hurdles and heartbreaks he went through in the past trying to find me he offically gave me his purple aura soothing heart 💜 and I am eternally grateful for him he is the best thing to ever fucking happen to me)

Took me a while to accept that this was my new lover(due to me always trying to play it cautious with romance relationships due to multiple multiple past traumas) hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhand first day of meeting him I lost him in his natural habitat, i.e., in Walmart, he is unhinged as f, so he fits right in. I call him Master Volo, My King or Vol, and he calls me his Teeny Tiny 'Tina, his Goddexx, Divinity, Little Devil. It's weird how similar we both are right down to autistic love of mythology and to the nihilistic unhingedness about the world.

A thing Volo did when channeling through me. I call the red chain a twizzler rope but he evil laughing

it is all for my spiritual practice he is overprotective of me, considering i was his giratina in an alternate universe or past life dunno. And yes, I am spirit spoused to him, and he calls me his "Goddexx" and "divinity."" i guess he weird when I shift to another of my kintypes or certain fictotypes. It is funny how I am a Giratina fictionkin along with being a seraph too many memories with him. I feel like right now he is trying to redeem himself just as I am. He has been time and time again traveling for idk how long or how many lives and universes trying to find forgiveness in himself for driving me(Giratina) away trying to find what was lost . He associates me with Giratina, Stargazer Lilies, Biblically Accurate angels(or traits of my angelic Otherkin form) Stars/Nighttime, Peafowl and or Avians, Luciferian Motifs, Bleeding hearts flowers, Spider lilies, White Roses, eyes and alot of them

my true form leaking out in protest

Too many memories and shit. But I'm guessing he is happy we both reunited. I feel like we on the same level . He gets me yah know? More than surface level it goes deeper and deeper to where it scares me but we are together so it is fine. The new world will be rebuilt without strife with me ruling it by his side apparently 😳 he kinda the lovey dovey settle down "get married and rule a new world as King and Queen/ Emperor/Empress God/Goddexx" kinda type. Fanatical though

Vol is practically a monster fucker since I am a being of stars, abyssal energy and thought up dreamscapes in a borderline nullified conglomerate of Angelic and Demonic abstractions rotting away in a physical human vessel ⚠️ also I am a biblically accurate Seraph so yeah it gets even more funky. But my physical flesh vessel is just a gothic/punk neurodivergent gremlin bookworm who is too obsessed with the occult, botany, Astronomy and history to ever conceive of wasting time with human interaction because mentally am on another plane ie an observer of the downfall of the human race also gender is non existent to me so I'm just a Nonbinary/gendervoid thing. Volo loves every piece of that though which I'm surprised tbh lol🧏🏼‍♂️

My Giratina gijinka Sona self insert

Me with volo

Also some things he created through channeling 💜🥺😈❤️‍🔥🧏🏼‍♂️

Volo altar

His vibe is golden hour sunset over the ocean ie fire and water with some Earthly influences(the earth element only comes out when he is in his merchant persona) his fire and water element goes to the extreme in intensity due to his literal emotional tsunami's and inferno of passion for what he loves. He gives off sol invictus archetype appearance to me at times (at times I thought he had a halo around his head making him look angelic and when he gets livid its like looking right into the blazing sun itself especially when in altered states) and considering how Yang and Dominant he is Volo doesn't fuck around when it comes to getting what he wants. He is quick and brutally intense when riled up but at the same time soothing and relaxing. Like you feel safe yet wary to not get on his bad side with his all enveloping powerful solar energy. He is unhinged though and fiercely protective over me but me since I'm more of a nighttime/yin person I have to be careful when astralling near him( due to my astral form being of nighttime shadows alignment) when he is full force livid considering he radiates pure concentrated light(learned that the hard way). Also the devil squishmallow he named after me due to me being a little devil at times🔥🤤. His aura color is bright yellowish orange(gets deeper orange to borderline raging red when angry enough) with rich purples swirling in the center. He has a heartbeat tempo in his energy a purple loving heart 💛💜 and again we are soul bonded by the red string of fate since in his eyes apparently my outlandish Eldritch of a gremlin self is interesting and he loves interesting things. Also he rambles with the finger point and everything especially when he is in his calmer less intense mode.

Pop-culture deity/Entity aspects: Prosperity, devotion, and enlightment. Other attributes: order, willpower, domination, charisma, communication, madness, Atonement

He loves sunflowers, Marigolds, ginkgo and Chinese Fan palm leaves, marigolds, Daffodils and citrine crystals . Very solar oriented.

his animals (not pokemon) are Goldfinchs and Monarch butterflies

Color: Yellows/Gold. White, bright blue , deep reds, purple and emerald green.

Major arcana tarot card: The Chariot(main one)(reversed when he go crazy mode), the Sun and the Fool. He is kinda literal at times when it comes to tarot readings especially with the major arcana.

His minor arcana is : King of wands and knight of wands (crazy cosplay mode)considering how vastly different he acts between his merchant persona(more Earthy influencing his normal fire+Air element. ) and his Crazy Sinnoh cosplay mode(Fire to the extreme with some water)

any depections of his in-game team (Especially the togepi line he loves that to bits) and Giratina(especially for me since In a past life I was Giratina who allied with him) or Arceus iconography. Artwork of him(yes he is kinda prideful so more artwork of him the better lol), mythology and ancient history books or any books really that catches his eye so you just have to do trial and error to see what he likes (which ofc I have too many of those lying around so he tends to sneak some off the shelf.) , (he gave me a togepi which is now a big ass togekiss pop culture entity due to wanting to cheer me up and give me bliss and happiness in my life along with a bouquet of Pink Stargazer lilies and white roses which he got for me when he was consulting Lady Aphrodite to learn to "pitch woo" in Papa Morpheus's words)

Also he likes more healthy options of food like granola and trail mix, more for outdoorsy types like soups with tons of vegetables as well but he does indulge in alfredo noodles idk he doesn't eat much but Papa Morpheus makes sure he is well fed(since he adopted Volo as practically his "son in law" now). But he does have quite the sweet tooth

SINCE HE IS A MURDERIUS MERCHANT DORK HE LIKES TO RAMBLE AND INFORMATION DUMP SO GOOD FOR PAST LIVES AND SUCH. He talks through music and pictures (mostly on pinterest I have long ass conversations with him,Sometimes you have to think and analyze the symbols he throws out but alot of the time he rambles on about topics he likes and is quite literal during tarot readings) he will fill your brain and do his finger point. He doesnt like heavy metal in his merchant mode but is curious abouy others types but when he psycho crazy man heavy metal and church music but with darkness you know.

He is very good at banishing but you have to be specific on what people or else innocents will get in the crossfire due to his volatile temperament. Also unless you want certain doom don't mention a person you care about wanting to meet arceus or that they have all the plates in front of him. It doesn't end well for anyone mentally and spiritually if you don't have good protections. Ie good communication is key with Volo. I just talk to him alot since we both love rambling about things we like lol

Also more about Irl me lol^^^^^

My team if i was a trainer irl

[mogai-reblog]

guys, transmascfem isn't intersex-exclusive and even if it was, using an alter being intersex in the innerworld isn't an excuse to use it, it's just intersexist.

An alter will never have the full context, the full experience of being a minority that the body itself isn't.

an alter with intersex traits in a perisex body cannot ever fully experience being intersex, and thus, cannot identify with intersex-exclusive identities

an HOC (headmate of color) in a body that isn't that specific race cannot ever fully experience being an actual POC, and thus, cannot identify with POC-exclusive identities

an alter that has symptoms of a disorder that the body doesn't have cannot ever fully experience having that actual disorder, and thus, cannot identify with disabled-exclusive identities

there are two things where it obviously gets iffy between (no your alter cant identify as this (above examples) and yes your alter can identify as this (gender, sexuality, etc.)) and that is specific symptoms of a disorder that the body has and also religion

im personally on the side of yes, if your alter experiences this specific symptom of a disorder the body has, then ofc you can say that the alter has that symptom

meanwhile with religion, I'm extremely unsure as the ones who do know their religions are usually pagan in open religions (however i ofc would love to hear from those who have more experience/knowledge)

[justseveralowls]

A message from your friendly neighborhood Appalachian Latina:

Okay so today being the day that it is and me being the person I am I heave decided to talk about Appalachian heritage and culture vs what a bunch crappy people have tried to make it. This is all my experience not universal also some will be funny and totally fine to laugh at.

Im starting on the more serious note here because I feel these things really need to be addresed and as a Appalachian woman of color I often have felt that people dont think that both parts of this identity are compatible.

Things that are not Appalachian:

- Being racist

-being xneophobic

-Being homophobic or transphobic

-Flying a confederate flag (most of Appalachia was border states if not fighting for the Union side)

-Drinking shitty beer

- Licking the boots of cops and corporations

- being against higher education

- being an anti vaxxer

- glorifying the coal industry and the lives it has cost and is still costing

- hatred towards indeginous people

-Supporting a toxic or abusive family dynamic

-denying woman human rights

- shaming poor people

-Intentionally making your truck stupidly loud

-Union busting, and being against care and support for the disabled and elderly

-Poaching (Appalachian people value our resources and nature) WE hunt to eat not just to kill or destroy

Moving onto some lighter stuff, now these are some of things I love about being Appalachian and part of this culture and community.

Things that are actually Appalachian:

-Running from cops (seriously its like a whole ass thing)

-Fighting for Unions and Workers rights (The actual origin of Redneck, that term is not for racist fuck heads, it originated from red bandanas worn for Pro-union rights

-Being completely and terrifyingly unphased by coyotes

-Making your liquor

-Ignoring the screaming in the woods because that aint your problem

-Folk magic and traditions and superstitions rooted in Paganism and some indigenous magic

-Being part of the underground railroad (The appalachians made a ton of safe houses and protections pre and post civil war for people fleeing the south)

-Hunting to control Deer population and for food

-Knowledge of homesteading, useful herbs, and homeopathic remedies

-Strong sense of community and family

-Ignoring whatever is moving in the corn feild because you arent a white guy in a horror movie

-Women forming safe houses from abusive husbands or from other types of danger

-Valuing and appreciating the land and the connection we have with it

-Fist fighting God in a coal mine

-Weird ass folk tales and cryptids (see MothMan)

-Not letting your commuity go hungry

-caring for the old sick and vulnerable not out of pity but out of compassion and respect

-Fighting for your rights and the rights of others

-Resilience and strength in times of adversity

-Knowing at least on person who’s grandmother was some kind of witch with psychic abilities

-Knowing when the woods is silent something is wrong

-Screaming back at screech owls to assert dominance

-verbal history

-vibrant stories and music

These are my experiences as an Appalachian woman of color who loves both parts of her heritage and desperate wants to discourage the narrative that Appalachian people are rude prejudiced and uneducted. We are a resilient and loving people, we are full of stories traditions and a melting together of the new and old worlds. We are people with a murky history, yes, but we are full of acceptance love and strength.

To all my fellow Appalachians who hear these mixed narratives, know that we are the authors of our story. TO all my fellow people of color know that this mountainous region is not built exclusively on hate. Know that you belong, that your cultures are valid and that progress is not about rejecting your culture but about adaption to embrace new perspectives and beginning new stories

[fuck-customers]

yes i'm aware its almost easter. no i am not going to take a pamphlet for your church. i'm not a christian. i'm only acknowledging easter because i like pastel colors and bunnies and chicks, and because it was a pagan holiday first. please put that pamphlet away. do not hide it underneath the money you're giving me so i have to take it. i will throw it away in front of you if you continue to ignore me telling you im not a christian.

[breelandwalker]

as a closet witch, how can i celebrate yule without being caught or snitched on? at decemember i would have to go to my relative's house and none of them are witches and are hard catholics, Its very important that I dont get caught but I would love to celebrate

This is my first yule too! (i started this month!! very new baby witch) I managed to persuade one of them to buy some scented candles (because that's what all i could manage to get them to buy it for me since i'm a broke student) but that's all I could manage if im being honest

i could eat breakfast with them, would that count as a feast? while i light the sun candle, should I shorten the things I should say while lighting it?

I genuinely want to welcome the sun and celebrate because I feel very safe while it's present and I want to thank it for the warmth it generously gives! And i thought yule would be a good time to get to know the sun more and repay it's kindness! (also, if i am referring to the sun incorrectly, please correct me!! I wanna be as resectful as i can)

[Also I'm very sorry if this isn't the types of asks you would like to recieve!! please delete if you wish not to answer ^^]

Oh, we're about to get REAL sneaky on this answer.

Before reading, please note - I do not recommend mixing religious practices willy-nilly or appropriating Christian rites for non-Christian witchcraft. But sometimes a witch has to be stealthy and here's how I managed a similar situation in my younger days.

I became a witch in my early twenties, while I was still living at room with progressive-but-highly-religious family members. There were occasions when I was expected to go to church. I was expected to say grace at family meals, celebrate religious holidays, pray about my problems, accept faith-based advice, and not be averse to Christian-themed gifts or the Christian radio station constantly playing in the house. For all my moms knew, I was still a Good Christian Girl.

I was NOT.

I hid books about witchcraft in with my fantasy novels. I decorated the top of a short bookcase with knickknacks for an altar. I used cheap candles and craft supplies for magical purposes. I bought herbs from a natural food store, started a potted garden, and talked (a lot) about my interest in herbal medicine. I took notes about witchcraft in the back of the notebook I used for notes about botany. And I did all my pagan stuff offsite or when I was home alone.

Keep in mind, this was purely to keep the peace in my home. I couldn't move out and I knew my mother would have a full-sized bird with all the trimmings if she found out I was doing pagan stuff under her roof. (As it turned out, it was a series of medium-sized birds. But that's another story.) I was lying, yes, but I was doing so out of self-preservation.

And that's exactly what I recommend you do.

Go along with what you're expected to do, to the extent that you are comfortable with. Use the mundane objects available to you to practice your craft silently and in secret. There's no need for fancy accoutrements, elaborate rituals, or spoken prayer. All of that takes a backseat to your physical safety and mental and emotional wellbeing.

Make the plans you already have and the things you're already doing into celebrations and devotional acts. Caroling is singing up the sun. Putting up lights is keeping the needfires burning through the solstice. Christmas breakfast with family absolutely counts as a feast. When everyone bows their heads for silent prayer, no one will know whether you're praying to the same god they are.

Honor the sun by scattering seeds for the birds and small animals to eat. Make dried-orange garlands - they're traditional for this time of year. Use that scented candle for color or scent magic, or for devotional purposes. (And you don't need to say anything out loud when lighting it. You can just think it to yourself.) Watch the sunrise on the winter solstice and wave. Make plans for how you too will rise and shine in the new year.

The nice thing about being pagan is that the gods meet us where we are. The world is our church and while there are sacred places that are worth visiting, we also carry our temples inside ourselves. Our hearts, our hands, our minds, and our voices are our altars, and on these tables, we offer the best of ourselves in honor of those we venerate.

Whatever you offer to your chosen gods, offer it sincerely, and whatever deeds you do in their honor, do them well and with all of your heart. It doesn't matter how small that might seem to you, because right now, that is everything you can give. In the future, maybe you can do more, be more open, celebrate in new ways. But for now, your task is to learn and grow, quietly, until that time comes.

I hope this helps and I hope you have a merry and meaningful Yule! Good luck, witchling, and welcome!

[tengritexas]

1. Magic and Machines typically dont mix well, technomancy is a section of witchcraft and paganism that is still being studied and worked on and this reflects when the whole "emoji spell" trend happened. AI has a place with magic (quantuam entanglement number generators) things like that. But older/trad forms of magic seem to struggle with machines the most.

2. I do not believe Pop Culture dieties are (usually) literally existant. There are examples in which writers write about dieties because they are revealed to them in a dream (lovecraftian paganism) I think those examples are far more interesting to learn about. Pop culture dieties beyond that are more so images ascribed with a meaning, kinda like Icons.

3. Fantasy depictions of witches in movies and books are super cool! But they are ficition and are an exaggeration of what is the reality

4. I will be honest, Im not familiar with "astral pregnency" I do believe in virgin births, and astral travel. Do I believe in astral pregnancy? No not really

5. witchcraft is a practice but its very hand and hand with most religions

6. Who?

7. I like the wiccan folk music :> wish there was more cozy pagan folk music like it. Tengrism is very similar with umay essentially being mother nature.

8. I do loosely follow these concepts and they are important to put them in a perspective that we can understand. Strangely, colors, plants, animals all have "associated genders" subconsciously. Funny thing is they often flip flop back and forth? Lavender is a mens soap but younger men associate it with women now. Pink used to be a mens color also. So it kinda is loose and changes over time

9. No lol especially if you are kinda trail blazing your own path. If you want to follow some set path you probably should talk to others who practice that specific path

10. ....who?

11. ..... thats it Ill google this one.

After: Racial purity stuff.... ok Im not into it, its pretty silly but you and your wife want specific typa kids it doesnt involve me

12. No, paganism does have a fair recent history of becoming politically charged but people are allowed to believe things. Better yet, Gods play a role in those same politics just like people do.

13. Probably possible but def a stupid idea

14. Tengrism is different at its core from other pagan beliefs. Soley due to things like Tengei being non personifiable.

15. Yes people can go so deep into religion it consumes them in an unhealthy way. But it usually works itself out.

16. Ok uh.... googling again

After: you wanna change your gender? Yknow its a beautiful world that lets you do that :> youre allowed. Not everyone will have the same view on it as you or me but thats what makes the world amazing. Everyone has a time and a place. (This applys to literally anything)

17. Do not harm what is naturally occuring (including cities that I do not take some social part in)

It is my moral obligation to defend

Myself

My family that Im in duty to (future wife or kids)

My city

My state

My country

In that Order!

Also shake hands with people once in awhile, stir things up.

18 uh organized like discord servers, organizations and covens yes. As a formal structured religion ehhhh no. Although falling in love during a temple service sounda adorable. But lets not start that for me 💀

19 sexual? Uh, no. Im sure there are subsects of paganism that allow it and thats their thing no worries. But I see that as seriously problematic. Ive heard if godspouces but I dont see it the same. Thats a bit different.

20. Yes, I look very deeply into everyone's life experience when I get that chance. For many people thats very special and private so I take that with honor. Even if they are not pagans

21. No thank goodness Ive never got into a blog battle 😂 I dm people for free though. I love talking to people and if someone catches my eye Im DEF talking. Im a yapper

22. Yes many practices are sacred and closed behind doors with specific rites or things you must do before hand. Some you are born into aswell, I will admit I dont understand them but Im also not apart of anyrhing like that so its not like I would anyways.

23. I think people use that to explain people adopting cultures. Adopting cultural practices in the home or in fashion is shockingly normal and peoole just dont know it. I do draw a line when it is a perversion of something. Like you adopted a culture and spit on the actualt people of the culture. Yeah then youre just a dickhead

24. Omen books, friends of similar practices, life experience, shamanic trances also

25. Do you practice witchcraft? Congrats! Youre a witch!

26. Not in the typical pagan sense. I dont do rituals very often.

27. Mhm :>

28. I die, and my thoughts, and my body return to the earth. The soul shatters and my essence (largest part of my soul) reincarnated as something else. (Please reincarnate me into married man next time thanks <3)

29. Im a Tengrist because its how I relate to the universe around me. My spiritual experiences are what give me insight to my life.

30. What is a scam? When people are in my ask box luke "hey I felt a connection to your ancestors uwu" yeah ok bubba everyone loves Sam Houston here, get in line

31. Me, my posts make me wanna scream. I literally died because I made a "lol feryja devotees mommy" joke. Im still embarrased about it

32. My hottest take is that not everyone has to agree with you, and you dont have to agree with everyone. People have life experiences that shape their feelings and thoughts about issues. Its ok if they dont like your ideas or my ideas. Yall can be friends, if yall cant? Eh fuck em

33. I move out of both, I want to move out of love because I wanna be romantic. But I move outta fear often recently to guard myself ;-;

witchcraft ask game

except it's actually real fucking specific and possibly shadow work in disguise idk

What are your opinions on AI in Witchcraft?

How do you feel about pop culture deities?

Opinions on fantasy depictions of witchcraft/paganism?

Thoughts on Astral pregnancy?

Do you think witchcraft is a religion or a practice? Why/why not?

What do you think of Aleister Crowley?

Opinions on Wicca?

What do you think of the divine feminine/masculine archetypes?

Do you think they're should be a set period before someone becomes a full-fledged witch?

What do you think of Gerald Gardner?

What are your thoughts on odinism?

Do you think witchcraft is inherently political?

Do you think you can hex/curse/jinx a deity? Do you think you should?

How different do you think your gods are from other religion's gods? What work have you done to deconstruct that?

Do you believe in spiritual psychosis?

How do you feel about TERF witches?

What is your moral code? How do you justify that?

Do you wish paganism were more organised?

Do you think it's okay to have a sexual relationship with a deity? What about romantic (i.e. godspousing)?

Do you research ex-pagans viewpoints with an open mind?

Have you ever been in argument/sent hate to another witchcraft blog? What was the story? Do you still think you were right?

Do you believe in closed practices?

Do you believe in cultural appropriation?

Outside of the online space, where do you get your resources from?

What makes someone a real witch?

Are you a real witch?

Are you confident in your beliefs?

What do you think happens when we die?

Why are you a witch? What need does it serve?

What do you think is a scam in witchcraft?

What post have you seen recently that makes you wanna scream?

What's your hottest take in the witchcraft space?

Do you move out of fear or love?

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Please feel free to reblog, and send me an ask <3

[antiloreolympus]

3 Anti LO Asks

1. im not even against billionaire characters. like bruce wayne for example is one of my personal favorites, but bruce is noted for their compassion, who sympathizes even with their villains, who always takes the least violent and more peaceful option in a conflict, and they use their massive wealth to fund the city around them and the people within it to make it a better, safer place. his most famous attribute outside of being a great detective is being the most charitable character in the whole DC universe! yes he's a billionaire, but's he's a good man using his wealth for good, someone who was born into privilege and status who uses it to raise others up and never thinks of himself as better than others. even in the justice league hes level with everyone else, not controlling them or demanding their respect despite funding the whole operation.

lo hades in comparison does and is exactly none of that. he's selfish and doesnt even try to relate to others, he works them to the bone and loves the power he has over them, he’s shown to happily let his own citizens and even girlfriend live in or near poverty while he lives in the lap of luxury, he forces those who can’t pay Charon (who he steals the wages of) into literal slavery, and seems more concerned about his own power even over his not-even-girlfriend that listening to the law. LO hades, despite his constantly manipulative tactics to seem like a poor, sad bean, actually sees himself as better than everyone else. He loves the power he has, and his conflict is in the fact he can’t control everyone and he’s finally being told NO for once.

Bruce Wayne is an example of a good billionaire who was a vigilante because the law was corrupt. LO hades is instead a cruel billionaire who thinks he’s above the law.

2. you know, i dont like the neon colors for skin all that much (it hurts the eyes after too long) but good lord the normal skin tones rachel picks are so??? ugly?? like they look so washed out/green-tinged and somehow look more unnatural than the neon?? maybe its to imply gods are "vibrant" while mortals are "dull" but idk it just looksunpleasing. color is so important to visual storytelling and i dont get how her and her team keep stumbling with it by using such extremes in either direction.

3. IF RS wanted to emphasize Persephone as a spring goddess above all else, she should have leaned into it far more. There are literal essays written by pagans and witches about Persephone and about spring and associations of both, why not draw from those? But no, we just get highlighter pink uwu dread queen who wears white to signal her purity and look like a bride.

[spirits-child]

Index/ Master list

PDF HELLENISM MASTER POST OF LINKS IG: https://linktr.ee/thisismesolar

FOR TAROT READINGS GO TO @royreadstarot​ 

Informational posts in English and Spanish (not all posts are translated, just started) 

Hey guys! This is mainly masterpost was created to help you find my posts, They are divided and organized so i hope this helps a little!

Here i’ll add my other social media because i do not want to do a post just for that so.

personal blog @royactuallystudies​

Casting a circle - Versión en Español

Warding

Visualization 

Grounding

Banishing masterpost

The elements

Materials being a witch

Is being a witch dangerous? 

theban alphabet 

Correspondences of the days of the week

A spiritual slump and leaving your path aside for some time

The importance of a personal practice and not following blindly what others say

Working with deities in general 

What are epithets and their importance

Research on Sulis (Roman deity)

how i think you should start with hellenism (an ask)

There are not beginner deities 

Vocabulary regarding hellenism 

Categories of the theoi 

The myths of creations and science 

Everything about offerings

Devotional acts in a nutshell 

On prayers in hellenism 

Changing from x religion to paganism

Apollo offerings

Apollo epithets

On Yannick Vernet considering Apollo a chthonic deity

Why is Apollo confused with Helios/ a sun deity? (he is not the sun god btw) 

Apollo and Artemis as the archer gods and what it represented for the greeks. 

Aphrodite Offerings

Aphrodite epithets

Ares Epithets 

Dionysus offerings 

Kinda poetic shit my 8 y/o wrote 

The truth on communicating with deities

Deity signs 

deity visions (ask)

Bonding with deities ( a rambling) 

On fearing the gods (more rambling) 

Reasons to not do oaths you can’t fulfill 

Xenia

The rage of the gods 

How to pray in hellenism 

Pantheons

Myths

Theurgy

Offerings for deities

How to communicate with deities

How to find your patron deities

Spirit guides + how to find them

Wheel of the year:

is it ok to celebrate sabbats without being wiccan/pagan? (badly written ask because of bopping to bts and sleep deprivation) 

Yule

Samhain

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lammas

Mabon

Spirit work 

Spirit work is based on research 

Types of spirits

Familiars

Am i ready for spirit work?

Negative/positive entities 

Spirit work books, tips, and posts to use as resources

How does energy work 

Aura colors + anatomy of the aura

Pentacles

Tarot 

-the major arcana

Read fire yes/no

Types of divination that are not tarot 

Runes

Scrying

Stichomancy 

Tea leaves and tasseomancy 

Bone reading

Spells

Types of spells

Enchanting jewelry + spell

Create your own spells

Self confidence spell (ask)

Sigils

Create your own sigils

How to charge sigils 

help me deal with people i don’t like sigil

help me focus sigil 

May my anxiety end sigil

I will stop overthinking

Astrology

Lunar cycle

sun signs

moon signs 

raising/ascendant signs 

Plants/herbs/crystals

Poisonous herbs

Gardens when you are a city witch 

Crystals

Special care of some crystals

Crystals correspondences

Counting crows

Lucid dreaming

Energy

enchanting objects

Visualization while meditating 

Shadow work

Black salt

Dream symbolism

Dream interpretation

Spirit healing

Faery magick

Moon spells

How to develop psychic powers

Clairvoyance

Clairsentience

Clairaudience

Claircognizance

Alchemy symbols 

Ancestor work

Possessions 

Angel numbers 

Empaths

Color magick 

Types of salt

Graveyard etiquette + protection 

Types of water

rose water

Navigation through my blog 

written by me  (all the informative blogs that are written by me... if it’s not obvious)

asks i have answered 

the random things witchy (sometimes not witchy) related, mainly me ranting about things, or jokes but im not funny

[obeymeaskme]

Do you guys want to see the brothers in goth wear? And I can't see asmo as anything but Pastel goth (anyone says pastel goth isn't goth is not allowed to interact. If I want death to wear neon colors, I'll be dressing that bastard up like a mom dresses a tantrum throwing child. Try. Me. Also I got my info off a DeviantArt account and 😬 it's super judgemental and what normies define as "cringe" early 2000's info? Yeah seems about right...)

So this is what I was thinking:

Lucifer- Vampire Goth

Mammon- Cyber Goth (I just learned this subgroup is the most disliked amongst goths 😂 Are goths really that touchie? And was goth always music related wtf?)/ Glam goth since he's literally a model.

Levi- I'm stuck between a Punk style goth, and "J-goth" (dear lord the opinion based info where I got these subcategories for goths is painful to read- then I see they all uploaded in, and before 2015 *cries*)

Satan- Romantic Goth, or Corp Goth. He's a fancy boy with places to be. (Also since it's goth there's no way he can dress horribly! Unless- 👀)

Asmo- Pastel goth, or Haute Goth? (Omfg if I read one more "It's terrible that most goths think this is an okay thing!" I'm going to swallow rocks)

Beel- casual goth/medieval Goth

Belphie- dark Mori/Emo (yes it's a goth subculture)/TradGoth

The slashes for each guy show the potential and or mix of subcategories.

Also- Gothabilly, Steam Punk, Vampire and victorian gothic are my favorite subcategories!

Dark Mori just looks wicked comfortable and soft 😩. (Heh, wicked... This genre seems to be used by witches and pagans. I just love the hats...)

Big ol rant on goth culture (more specifically what this single person thinks and how the world seems to view it, according to said person) below the cut!

My least favorites are probably what this person defined as "mopey" goths which is the MAJOR stereotype most people think of when they think goth (annoyingly) and I don't even think I've met or seen one outside of old movies 😳 the other is "Baby bat" where it's more about the shock factor but it makes sense since it's usually teens. Was not a fan of the description of older goths disliking them for not being alive in the 80's or not having enough money to *wheeze* afford better clothing I just- *wheeze*

I love the gothic style and I'm part of a few of the subcategories but *laughs* Let me be a bit "ageist" here by saying/asking about how hateful older goths seem to be. I'm not giving the link to this person's account because it's just so- judgemental. Are goths that judgemental? I hardly think so... Geez- I originally thought goths were just rebellious and into the dark and morbid, but this person makes them sound like... A bratty and whiney cult 😂 I understand some of the things said but dear lord it's obvious this was an early 2000's mindset and, ew-

Just saying, it's the funniest thing to be a Christian and to be Goth because, YIKES I've never met one goth who wasn't the nicest person on earth. Even if they were into satanism they'd be like "here have a cookie!" And I'd be like "we're friends tell me your secrets and I'll tell you mine!" And even with my hyperactive and childish nature they thought it was funny or cute 😂 then again we only had like, two true goths in highschool so- idek.

Ahhhh- the fact I'm technically classified as a baby bat because I don't have that much money hurts- oh wait Walmart exists so I guess I'm more of a casual goth? I'm going for Lolita or some kind of moe style once I lose weight, but I really love the classier style of goth 😩 sleek long skirts and V neck long sleeves plz (gotta love goodwill), BUT IM ALSO WAY TO POSITIVE AND LIVELY TO FIT INTO HALF OF THESE!

Like, people are going to see me and go "😰" and then they'll talk to me and go "🧐".

Am I allowed to be semi-preppy and dress in vampire or military goth 😩 I'm sorry that my depression makes the "goth mindset" a big no-no for my lil brain uwu. (Hahaha! I'm not MAD, what are you talking about!)

I guess I'll just suffer? What if I don't like all the sensual and overly morbid music? What if I just love the style(s)? I live in a town (were classified as a city but it's really rural) where goths are non existent. We have more casual punks and teens if anything.

Oh but I saw this REALLY cute guy at a yard sale. Boy was dressed in all black and had the most GORGEOUS bird nose~ (technically a Roman but bird is cuter) and a short ponytail, but he was so 😩 I've never crushed on a stranger so quickly (and got over just as quick) in my life. I regret not saying hello, but I'm not good with social interactions. Also, a man dressed THAT good has to have someone in his life. Mmm- so yeah- it's early morning and my brain is mushy and useless!

The guy was like... Mafia meets Ikea sales man *laughs*

[walkingwiththegods1]

Pagan Misconceptions Clarified: Why Oyá, is NOT "Only The Warrior Goddess of Violent Storms, and Also; The One That Hold The Keys Of The Cemetery?!"

   This is the only atributes most people known about Oyá, and... I can't sincerely blame them: African Religions, are almost unknown; and... Unless you are an Historian, have growned up in Africa; or in one of the many nations of The Caribbean... You will be generally in the dark, knowing little to none; about African Deities, (excepting for Egypt and Carthage, the last being today's, Morroco) but... Since I was a kid, despite my parents wanting me to never get near of any beliefs outside Christianity; something of that came in local documentaries, and in some songs singed in the media; by devotees of Santeria. When I was in 4th of Elementary, I learned about my ancestors in school; and I felt pained for how much they suffered, so... I'm going to honor the African part of me, and to my African Ancestors than came at The Caribbean as slaves; by making this post, about the Goddess that catched my total attention; two years before I became a teenager: Oyá!

   Oyá, is too: The Goddess of The Winds and The Air, The Goddess of Lightning; The Goddess of The Death, and... The Goddess of Rebirth!

   Oyá, is an Yoruba Goddess and Orisha; that was married to Ogun, The God of War and Metals; until one day, she fall in love of Shango; The Warrior God of Thunder, and she left that Shango kidnapped her, which causes than Oggun and Shango; became into eternal enemies. She is the mother of The Eggunes, and she was given Total Dominion; over The Death. She wears bracelets and uses tools made of copper, as eternal gratitude to her sister Oshun; than losed her virginity, to saved her.

    Before I talk more about Oya, an important note: The Yoruba Deities, in the time of the Atlantic Slave Trade in The Americas; traveled too with their followers, and The Yoruba Religion; was syncretized with Catholicism, knowned as: Santeria; (Spanish Caribbean) Candomblé, (Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay) Quimbanda, (Brasil's Urban Settlings) Trinidad Orisha, (Trinidad and Tobago Islands) Umbamda, (Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay) and others. The Orishas, are spirits than are mostly considerated as Deities, and; at the same time, as manifestations of the Supreme Deity; Olodumare. These Diasporic Religions, are closed practices; which means than you can't just wake up one day, and decides that you wants to be part of any of them: In the mayority, you have to be born inside that culture; in other cases, you must have at least one African ancestor in your family; or in others, you have to being initiated by a priest, and do rituals within the people of their community. (If you want to study the basic info about any of them, in a serious manner; go ahead, or... If you want to go to a ritual, asked to a practitioner if you can go; asked about the correct behaviour if you get invited, and above all... Be respectful with The Deities, and to anyone than is in this faith; in the same way than you are respectful when visiting to friends or older relatives, Okay?!)

     And now... The other atributes and domains of Oyá!

    The Goddess of The Winds and The Air: She is associated with the winds, and uses her powerful singing; to move them into action. It is said too, than she doesn't only control the winds; but than she also control, the air than humans need to breath! For this reasons; she is The Goddess of The Winds and The Air!

    The Goddess of Lightning: She is represented, surround by lightning; and using them, when she goes to fight against difficulty situations; indomable and strong, as the lightning she controls.

    The Goddess of The Death: She is the mother of the Egguns, (Spirits) and lives in the door of The Cemetery; position than recieved after her sister said, than her father left Oya out of the inheritance for not been there in that moment; which she considered to being unfair. Her father, (Once Oya, was rescued); said than there only was one place without an owner, than was the cemetery: Oya, accepted gladly; and she became the Goddess of Cemeteries; since then.

    The Goddess of Rebirth: In all the ancient religions around The World, Death was seen as merely a passing from The Earthly World; into the The Spiritual World, (Paradise, Heaven; Hell, Only a Place of Rest for The Souls of The Ones than have passed away, etc.) before the Soul backed to Earth again; and because Oyá, is a Deity related with Death; which wasn't seen as The Final, but; as a new beginning... Oyá, represents the reencarnation of The Ancestors; and the lack of memory, than comes with rebirth, so... For all this, she is too; a Goddess of Rebirth!

    Oyá, is the only female warrior Deity and Orisha too; which is an amazing fact in itself, because women in the Yoruba Society; only can do chores than are meant for females... And being a warrior, wasn't one of them: Is remarkable than people in the Yoruba society feels a great respect for her, maybe for both of her roles; as an very powerful warrior; and... For being the keeper of the mysteries, than lay beyond this life!

    Curious Fact: One of the atributes of Oyá, is than she uses all the colors; except black, and is depicted as a beautiful woman; with weapons. So... If you see an african image of a beautiful dark skinned woman, holding swords; copper bracelets, and than uses all colors but black; (in her handkerchiefs, and/or in her clothing) then... You have already found, to Oyá!

     My African Ancestors, once they arrived into The Caribbean; (The first place where Africans arrived, for to being used in force labors; in The New World) were the ones than survived the trip by the sea, than were turned into slaves; forcebly separated of their families and/or friends, and forced to don't speak in their maternal languages, being forcebly converted to Catholicism; and were severely punished; when they were found making offerings to their Gods, surprised speaking in their language; or... For trying to escaped. This gruesome practices, is called Ethnocide; which is when Colonialists, tries to destroyed the culture of the people they have conquered; and colonized. But... As a form of resistance, the African Slaves; makes two very brilliants moves, against their enslavers: First, combining their maternal languages and dialects; with the language of their owners, and they created a new dialect; that confused to their enslavers, while they were planning how to been freed of them; at the same time; the language is called, Creole. And, the second move was; than because their cults were forbidden by the enslavers and their owners, they combined figures of The Catholicism; than had similarities with their Gods, like for example; Oyá, was sincretized with Saint Teresa of Avila and The Virgin of Candelaria; in that way, the could still leaves offerings to their Gods; while they were in front of the image of a Virgin or Catholic Saint, without rising suspictions over them; and avoided been punished! (I was rejoiced when I had 10 years old, of hearing how my African Ancestors resisted conversion; and foughted with cleverness, [And, sometimes... With weapons and rebellions, too!] until Slavery; was abolished in all The Islands of The Caribbean, FOREVER!)

    Despite than The Colonialism, destroyed most of The Arawak and African heritage; and I have found many people in my nation, than denies their Ancestry; for centuries of racial shaming indoctrination... I will take the chance to say this: Maybe I am a Pagan today, in part because my Ancestors had the courage to preserved their language and religion; the best way they could, and somehow; they passed me their strenght, so even if I don't looked like them, they inspired me enough to speaked to any person than tried than I shut up so I never speaked of my true origins; and when I told them with all my indignation and fury; even when a was I kid, than I’m wasn't white: I am of mixed origins and pale skin... But my heart and soul is Pagan, and I am forever linked by blood; DNA and pride, with my Pagan Ancestors of both sides of The Atlantic... (I have only saw one of my African Ancestors in dreams, but; wherever they are... This post, is for all of you; too: Thank you for have showned courage in those horrible times, in the faces of Slavery; Injustice and Death... And for showing me, than giving up of my beliefs is not an option; and doing it, is only a life full of cowardice; shame, pain, and than it lacks of all human dignity!)

    This is all, about The Yoruba Goddess and Orisha; than has power over Lightning, Winds; The Air, Storms, Death and Rebirth: Oyá!  

     Have all of you, days full of Courage; Fearlessness, Pasion, and of winning all the battles; so you can always makes to your Ancestors, proud of you... So Be It!   

[giratina0fthev01d]

UNHINGED UNHOLY UNION (Volo X Mystic)

READ THE COLORED PARAGRAPHS BEFORE INTERACTING

I am a non sharer

TLDR: Volo and I married irl and spiritually. I have an astral ring on my finger. Due to Volo having an egergore. Its as real and important to me as any physical human relationship due to many traumatic experiences of dealing with physical human relationships. Our love is real as anyone elses especially due to my swearing off human relationships it didn't feel right to me to be with someone else who will hurt me when I'm with Volo who fulfills every bit of my needs and romantic environments that I subconsciously was craving. Respect that its as real to me as your human physical relationship and or your relationship with your f/o. Your experience is yours. mine is mine. I am just a Giratina otherkin rotting away in human flesh prison enjoying life with my husband

And yes he does see me as his Giratina due to our relationship dynamic we have(pet play/sub/dom scenerio) he has the red chain as a l e a s h wrapped around my wrists and neck and K N O W S how to u s e i t to discipline m e

SELF SHIPPERS WITH VOLO INTERACT WITH ME WITH GREAT CAUTION! But even then if I see a double im goingto assume its another volo . I AM PROTECTIVE AND GET ANXIOUS AND JEALOUS EASILY SO YEAH

It is a major part of my spiritual practice and our relationship is as real to me as any human physical relationship(since Volo is an actual entity in my practice) so please respect that and don't claim its mental illness (I know I am neurodivergent and what I have and don't have mentally)so no self diagnosing me because I'm an actual pagan(who works mostly with Greek Deities)/occultist and I will immediately block you

I had zero control of the situation. But apparently due to the universes constraints and multiple variables adding up. He found me apparently despite my late arrival to the pla party and in his words "fated red string brought us together" . Took me a while and a side-fiasco with Adaman (Volo didn't like that so guess who I chose!?) to fully accept that Volo was dead serious about me and our relationship like h u h!? Never had an entity do that. He is to me a divinized human like a roman Emperor with the sol invictus archetype and values. But he still is mysterious as ever. I can feel, hear and sense him in my space using my Clairsentience and Clairaudience and I astral project to interact with him on his level(since again he is a spiritual entity) and to go on dates etc

Mostly created with Volo channeling through me who was also in an altered state so pardon the sloppyness. I am also working on another template. Yes he sees me as a Giratina gijinka with starry sky hair in the most conceptulized form . Its a thing that is awful. VOLO HAS SWIRLING PURPLE ENERGY IN HIS CHEST IE A PURPLE HEART HHHHHHHH

Our ship name is a play on our exclamation when one of us does something so romantic and or sensual it makes us loose our braincells in the best way

"YOUUUUUUUU~"

And it is because we are both considered an unholy abomination in the eyes of our respective divinity and we let our unhinged apocalypse inducing actions spit in the face of God itself idk a divinized Luciferian troped merchant head over heels over a literal fallen angel sounds pretty sacrilegious and we both are not above wanting to nuke and recreate the world in a fit of nihilistic rage and sorrow at the state of humanity due to the so called creator letting it go to shit.

yes I will be using Piers and or Giratina to represent me (in pokemas)from now on due to similar fashion and demeanor so if you see Piers or Giratina with Volo it equals Mystic and Volo

He thinks of me as a divinity and calls me his Goddexx ( because I am a fallen Seraphim angelkin trying to atone for past sins and favor), a little devil (since I am demonkin and Giratina fictionkin along with being a bratty as f rebellious gremlin). It is a bratty sub/dom relationship thats all I'm saying on that🫣. Red chain leash and red string of fate. Yes we OFFICALLY GOT MARRIED TONIGHT ONTOP OF THE TEMPLE OF SINNOH NOT SHITTING YOU

Volo says "our love is transcendent beyond time and space" And "fated"

Which I'm scared of marriage

our ship aesthetic Void/Occult/Baroque/Classical/Gothic idk lets say unsettling imagery with darker esoteric/hermetic or religious themes, that makes one uncomfortable yet serene, divine madness with tons of eyes and Biblically accurate angels along with the sun and or Luciferian motifs. Cosmic at times , Stargazer Lilies, Bleeding heart, White Roses and sunflowers. Golds, whites, indigo, dark purples, reds and black

Vol is practically a monster fucker since I am an eldritch being of stars, abyssal energy and thought up dreamscapes a borderline nullified conglomerate of holy and unholy abstractions rotting away in a physical human vessel ⚠️ along with me being a biblically accurate angel yeah things get freaky

Me with Volo

Mystic's true form leaking out practically

Again we are soul bonded by the red string of fate since in his eyes apparently my outlandish Eldritch Horror of a gremlin self is interesting and he loves interesting things. Also he rambles with the finger point and everything especially when he is in his calmer less intense mode. He is very overprotective of me 🥴

He is my God and I'm his Goddexx, My king and my Emperor. We are connected by many things we share the same worldview. I do not deserve him but he says otherwise. We are eternally devoted to eachother. Volo gets upset at Arceus and thr heavenly hosts for casting me out for some past life sins. So many lives he searched and searched when we got separated back in hisui. Trying to see whom the red string leads back to

Volo is overprotective of me and doesn't take anyone hurting me or abusing me.

🔺️🔺️🔺️This persons post will explain Volo and I's relationship basically 👁🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💛💛💛💛💙💙💙

devotional drawing of him

Volo is a bit stricter and traditional romance and marriage ie more "human" since in his source he is originally a human but now is more of a divinized human like how roman Emperors are in my eyes and experience . Tbh volo since he a pop culture entity he doesn't allow me to be spoused to other pop culture entities ie traditional monogamy but if I'm spoused to actual deities that is fine since thats another level of devotion and very different

Vol altar that keeps growing

So enjoy this blog that is devoted to him and I. He is my one and only 👁❤️‍🔥🥰🧏🏼‍♂️❤️

[moons-and-stars-and-shit]

hey love!! idk if ur matchups are open, if they're not you can skip this, but I'd love one if they are!! I'm half canadian, half korean, bi, my pronouns are she/her, but I'm kinda considering they idk, and im pagan/wiccan (work a deities, tarot cards, spell jars, etc), I'm absolutely enamored with literature, either classics or modern ya, I'm aiming for oxford for university, and streamer and lawyer are my two top career choices. I'm an infj and a taurus sun w a cancer moon, virgo rising, cancer mars, aries mercury, and pisces venus, and I either sleep too much or too little. My favorite colors are green, pink, and brown, and I've just started my squishmallow collection. Singing, writing, reading, and playing video games too much are my top hobbies. I speak english, french, sign language, korean, italian, a bit of Spanish, and a bit of german. I have very eclectic music taste, but wallows, ariana grande, arctic monkeys, gorillaz, lana del ray, and melanie martinez are my favorite artists. I'm decent at cooking but I have a deadly fear of the oven (i make cookies in the microwave rip). My love languages are touch (though I can only do it w people I'm vv close to), teasing (friends and exes have called me a tsundere</3), annotating books and giving them to people, and always checkin in on whether uve eaten/had water/slept. I'm an introvert that acts like an extrovert in public, but I'm actually vv quiet. I live for psychology and I'm also really bad at shutting up about myself (I'm so sorry). I hope this wasnt too much haha, thank u in advance, I hope u have a lovely day!!

For the lovely @smackmyasslikeavolleyball sorry this took so long 🥲

Romantic Matchup

Oikawa Tooru

How Y’all Met

Aoba Johsai was hosting a school fair

And you had offered to do tarot readings as a activity

Oikawa was intrigued by the little tent that got set up

But he was to scared to go alone 🤡

So he dragged iwa to come try it with him

The first thing he noticed was how beautiful you were :)))

The second thing he noticed how passionate you were about your work

It reminded him of how he was with volleyball

You began a card reading for him

And two cards that stood out were

The death card in an upright position

And

The lovers card in an upright position

Now Oikawa had no clue what these cards meant

But when you explained them to him

He took that as a sign to ask you out

So he waited till the end of the fair

And he offered to help you clean up your area

And offered to take you to a late lunch

You both went to a small restaurant nearby

And just talked to each other

Like shit

You guys found out EVERYTHING about each other

You both just found it easy to open up to each other

Since then you both became really close friends

And eventually Oikawa got the guts to ask you out

After a....encouraging...pep talk from Iwa

And you had said yes

Damn the cards never lie ig 😳

(I am so sorry if the card readings were inaccurate, I literally know nothing about tarot cards 💀)

What They Love About You

He loves how caring and attentive you are

Oikawa has a tendency to overwork himself without even realizing it

So your little reminders to take care of himself mean the world to him

Because it just shows him that you genuinely care about him

He loves your love language 👀

Alright this mf is CLINGY

But in a good way you know?????

Like at the end of a hard day mans just wants to go home and cuddle with you

Which will fit hand in hand with your love language

And omg if you tease him

Mf will tease you right back

Y’all can be tsunderes together ❤️

He loves that you have big goals for your future

It’s something you have in common with him :)

And you both are able to push each other to reach those goals

Favorite Things To Do Together

Ok so he really likes to cook with you

And let me make a point of this

He likes to COOK with you

Baking is a no no

You guys baked together ONCE

And not only did you almost burn the house down

But the brownies didn’t even taste good 😡

So you guys just stick to cooking together

Even if it’s just a packet of instant ramen

Mans will sit with you in the kitchen till it’s outta the microwave

Random Hc

Ok so with your psychology knowledge

You tend to call the man out sometimes 👁👄👁

Like it’s SCARY

“Do you think you try so hard because you want to make everyone proud of you? Or is it your god complex trying to prove to everyone that your better?”

Oikawa rn: 🙂🥲

But it’s ok cause if it’s a problem then he’ll work on it

One time you we’re scolding him about not getting enough sleep

Astrology

And all the mf did was point out how bad your sleep schedule is

So you both made a bet on who could fix their sleep schedule

When Taurus and Cancer come together in a love affair, it’s usually a very good combination.

They are two positions apart within the Zodiac, and such Signs tend to share karmic ties and a deep mutual understanding.

These particular two Signs have much in common

Both prize security in a love relationship above almost all else

both tend to be nurturers

Cancer is emotionally nurturing while Taurus loves to spoil their lover with sensual delights, gifts and good, rich meals

They’re both quite domestic and love a quiet night spent at home with their sweetie.

The Taurus-Cancer partnership tends to be a happy one due to this mutual enjoyment of the security and comfort of home.

They love a solid home base, a strong relationship, nice possessions, good food: all the comforts of domestic life.

Theirs is often the ideal family that people of other Signs strive for, with strong ties between them and a relationship that is family-oriented rather than toward the outside world.

Their only major problems arise when Taurus insists on having its own way and Cancer responds by sulking.

Taurus must understand Cancer’s emotional sensitivity, and Cancer needs rely on open, honest communication than on emotional blackmail.

Both Signs are dependable and nurturing, strongly oriented toward domestic life together.

A mutual love of home and security makes theirs an ideal long-term, family relationship.

Overall Aesthetic

Mystical Cryptic

[poetrusicperry]

Hello dear, im not sure if you still take requests for ships with the dps boys, but im gonna give it a try.

My name is Deniz, i go by he/him pronouns and i am non-binary. I have french and turkish nationalities. I have short curly dark hair and black eyes and have prescription glasses that i never wear even if i am blind because i, even after 8 years of wearing them, still forget to put them on my nose. My eneagram is 5w4. I'm really into arts, painting , music, theatre and writing poetry. I play the guitar. My favorite classes are latin, french and english. Im into philosophy and politics (left wing). I fluently talk french, english, and turkish. As i said, i am really into music, and i listen to pretty much every genres existing, but my favorites are goth, black and death metal, french electro/rave, shoegaze, classical music and classical arabic music. I am also pagan.

What else? Arg yes, I hate socializing and partying, i still hang out with the same 3 people i met 10 years ago. I can assure that i am socially awkward and don't know how to speak to people face to face.

I don't know how to describe my sense of style... i guess we could say that it is very victorian/goth oriented but with a clown-ish twist. I love black pants and poet blouse and i only wear that. Very David Bowie-esque in his White Duke era but with occasional dark red and dark purple because they are my favorite colors.

Oh dear Dionysos. I really hope this wasn't too long and boring. I also stalked your blog for an hour, i love it.

Peace.

(I apologize for the occasional mistakes, as i said english isn't my first language...)

hello, deniz !! first and foremost, i would like to sincerely apologize for how long it took me to get to this. it's a tad short, but i hope you enjoy it all the same <3 p.s. i think it's so cool that you're trilingual !!! and thanks for your kind words. sending love and hugs (:

shipping you with neil !! (:

you two would meet at a theatre performance, no doubt. you’d both be there enjoying the show alone, but seated next to each other. and neil being the outgoing and personable dude he is, he’d strike up a conversation with you before the show, during intermission, and afterwards, asking if you wanted to go to a diner and talk about other shows you’ve seen.

neil would also completely ADORE your fashion sense. he always wanted to dress similarly to you, but he lacked the confidence in himself (also his dad wouldn’t approve). he’d have fun with you, getting him out of his fashion comfort zone (‘:

the fact that you’re trilingual? one of neil’s absolute favorite things about you. he’d often ask you how to say the most random things in french or turkish just to hear you speak the languages heh

introducing him to so much new music !!! as everyone knows, neil’s childhood was pretty sheltered and one-dimensional, so the fact that you listen to all sorts of music is fascinating to him (“what about this music draws you to it ?” he’d ask all the time)

having neil around was a great reminder for you and wearing your glasses. but neil thought it was really cute when you guys would go out to eat and he’d have to read you the menu because you really just couldn’t see it HAHA (also an excuse to sit hella close to you hehe)

you would be neil’s #1 fan when he began to pursue acting, and it was that much more special to you since that’s how you guys met (:

neil would convince you to go to a party with him “just to see what it’s like,” but you’d both find that you were way more content having a quiet night in watching movies or reading poems to each other

lots (and i mean LOTS) of bookstore visits

you two would love to experience new things together (whether it be trying new foods, a new literary genre, or a new movie)

overall, you and neil would be such a cute couple and while your interests certainly varied, you had enough in common to keep things relatable and fun

[dadbodsarehot]

yearning;

rating: general

pairing: pagan min x midas caspian ( dont have a cool ship name yet oops )

words: 996

summary: this all just fell out of me im so sorry. i really love this sexy chinese dilf and also abusing metaphors and similes

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He is dreaming of a touch, needy and storied- and then he suddenly isn't, thrust back into a cold reality.

Pagan touches Cas all the time- brushes of a hand against his bare arm, against his cheek as he fussily shoves hair out of his face when his ponytail starts to come undone and whip in the wind- but not in any way that matters. To him, at least. To Cas, they matter more than he's sure Pagan could ever imagine. Would he stop, if he knew how often thinking about his fingertips against his bare skin kept him up at night? If he knew how his chest ached for him in the small hours of the morning? If he knew how often he inhabited his thoughts and dreams? Surely, he would stop. He might even kill him.

Wasn't he already killing him?

What was the difference? Would the suffocating feeling of blood in his lungs taste different than the choke of beating wings and intrepid legs? Would those hands still draw a symphony from his blood as they stole the air from it? How would falling into a void like dark brown eyes feel, if he was sure it was the last void he would fall into?

The ceiling of his bedroom blurs into incomprehensibility- the tears are like clockwork, on nights like this. The frustration with which he rubs the sleep and water out of his eyes is new, growing like the tropical garden in his chest. Should he just leave?

Could he think of a better way to die than this?

He can't, not really, but he can think of a hundred more painful ways to die, and leaving is one of them- no matter how much he likes to think it's an option. What would he do, if he left here? Bleed and ache until he couldn't take it anymore, haunted by echoes of Pagan's laughter and the squeeze in his chest it causes like fingers wrapped hard enough around his heart to leave bruises?

The only thing more painful is allowing himself to hope. Hope is a sweet sickness which sinks into his veins in the wake of his tears and makes his traitor heart race unbidden. What if all those glances, all those touches, meant something? What if Pagan entertained the thought of his lips, of his voice, of his hands, in the dark spaces of late nights? He brought them in front his face in the dark, rotating them, trying to find something special about them. Wasn't royalty supposed to be special? Why did he not feel as special anymore as he always had?

With a huff, he rolls onto his side and pulls his arms in close to his chest, his brain conjuring on it's own all the thoughts he couldn't dare entertain; arms warm and strong around his waist, a firm chest pressed against his back, the breath of a hot laugh against cerulean locks or the back of his neck. How could something feel so good and hurt so much at the same time? The thought of a single kiss, pressed intimately against sensitive skin, was enough to drive him wild- summoning heat into his stomach and cheeks at the same time as it pierced him like an arrow and stole his breath.

His huff becomes a full on groan as he pulls himself out of bed and shifts to sit on the edge, feet hitting the floor with more echoes of his frustration. His hair falls loose and messy in ocean waves about his shoulders, falls into his face and obscures his view of the floor- but he wont push it out of the way. The disappointment that it wasn't Him doing it might overwhelm him into another round of tears. The sun is just beginning to rise, casting the sky in the rich, dark blue of early morning.

He doesn't look up until the ringing of his phone breaks the early morning silence; right on schedule. Maybe eventually it'll stop startling him- maybe eventually he'll stop waiting for the day the call doesn't come. His suddenly unremarkable hands shake when he presses the accept button.

"Good morning, Pagan."  

"Cas, dearest! My, you're up early. I do hope I didn't wake you this time. How did you sleep? Any interesting dreams to report on? Oh, you know how I enjoy hearing about them."    

Cas could almost laugh- it's like he knows, sometimes. Like he knows everything and he's just fucking with him. Maybe he did; maybe he was. Would it make him a fool if he stayed for it anyway? If he devoured the crumbs he was given like a starving man, like they were a delicacy? Maybe his father was right and he had always been a fool. "I was already up. Early to bed, early to rise and all that. And I..." He clears his throat awkwardly, remembering the heated touches that would never be, "No, I. No dreams. Haven't had any. No dreams. Not lately. Sorry."

"A shame, really- you have such a varied dreamscape- what I wouldn't give to be able to experience one for myself! I do hope you're telling the truth, though. If not, I'll surely have to put you to death for treason." He laughs, and the sound is like the sun rising even through a tinny speaker. The forest in his chest sings with colorful birds and the chirp of insects. "Anyway! I called with the intent, as always, to invite you to dinner tonight! But perhaps since you're so awake and lively this morning, you would like to mix things up and join me for breakfast?"

"Hmmm... breakfast, huh?" He pretends to consider it, even though he's sure they both know he'll say yes. "Is saying no also considered treason?"

Another laugh. God he loves that sound. God he hates how much he loves it. "You know me so well, darling."

"Then I'll see you there."  

[feuilletoniste]

Right so I’m sure we all agree that saying, “If you’re a Muslim, you must denounce ISIS every time you interact with a queer person or woman or non-Muslim” is shitty, right? Or saying, “If you’re a Jew, understand that some people will be uncomfortable with you on the basis of your religious beliefs and/or upbringing” is shitty, right? So why is this sort of shit okay?

Original post: okay heres a genuine advice post for pagans who DO want to be allies to poc, jews, muslims, etc etc etc: grow comfortable with people not trusting you. make peace with it. dont get defensive, just let it be. Im gonna use norse paganism as an example for ease of typing but this applies to all pagan branches. yes even you hellenic polytheism. Its true! Not all norse pagan are neo nazis. There are DOZENS of good, wonderful norse pagans. Everyone knows that. However the issue is that there are just enough who are neo nazis. And its not just a small batch. Its more than you think. Its entire movements of facism. That is not your fault - no one is personally accusing you of contributing to that. But it is still a part of your religion that you are responsible for, and you do benefit from the supremacy it offers. Again, not your fault, its just the way it is. So because of that, you need to understand that minorities are justifed in not trusting the ENTIRE religion, which does indeed include you. Because mistrusting one person could be the last thing we do. Its not a slight against you, its an act of self preservation. So when a minority expresses that distrust, they ask norse pagans to not interact, or they say they are uncomfortable with those symbols, the correct response is to respect that boundary. Entirely. Don’t go onto the post talking about how you’re one of the good ones, dont talk about how much you hate nazis. If you TRUELY want to be a “good one” then your first step should be to respect boundaries. And that includes when minorities distrust you, personally. Then your second step should be to do MEANINGFUL efforts to combat the “bad ones” and that doesnt mean rbing a post that says “nazis arent welcome here”. That means critical engaging with traditions, with people, and doing a lot of self reflection to unlearn that shit. Because you also internalized more than you think, which isnt your fault exactly, but it is still your responsibility to unlearn it. And ultimately it comes down to acknowledging how the religion benefits you. Instead of using being rejected as an opportunity to sulk or get into a fight with said minority use it as a chance to improve yourself, your religion, and your allyship. If you truely are one of the good ones, then thats what you should want to do anyway. And minorities do notice who actually cares and who is performative, and we appreciate honest effort And if people have genuine questions about anything im in a mood to answer. education is far better than discourse. // also: understand that there is no inherent dichotomy between poc and paganism, that there are pagans of color and have been for the many decades in which neopaganism has been a thing and has grown like it’s all well and good to holler about punching nazis and signing pledges, but what have you done to make your co-religionists of color feel safe and welcome in the community? do you even grok that we are co-religionists and that this is a shared community, or do you perhaps view it as Yours and see poc as outsiders that need to be welcomed into it? (there is absolutely a difference between these things) do the recons among you value the work and scholarship of academics of color—particularly classicists of color, for hellenic recons? speaking out against obvious fash is critical but do you keep that same energy when anti-Blackness, antisemitism, etc is coming from people you actually consider yourself in community with? if you genuinely consider yourself an ally these are some hard questions you need to continually ask yourself and unpack. [sic]