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Dionysia

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I feel like I am missing a girly girl bff in my life, who's into soft living, yoga, pilates, doing each other's hair and make up, coloring books on a picnic blanket in summer. I crave that kind of sisterhood.

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Stephan Sinding: 'Adoration' (1903)

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this is a perfectly reasonable amount of grapes to eat and you cannot change my mind

Alberta Binford McCloskey (American, 1863 - 1911): Grapes (via American Gallery)

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A Beetle’s Visit: What It Means Spiritually

Last night, a beetle crawled into my altar room—slow, quiet, but impossible to ignore. If one shows up for you too, here’s what it might be trying to say:

Beetles are messengers of transformation.

They go through full metamorphosis, from egg to adult, symbolizing deep change and personal evolution. A reminder that you’re growing—even if it’s not obvious on the surface.

Their hard shell? Spiritual armor.

They carry protection energy, reminding you to shield your space and energy. Set boundaries. Guard your peace. You don’t need to be wide open to be soft.

They walk close to the earth.

Grounding, steady, present. Their energy is a call to come back to your body, breathe deep, and reconnect with the physical world when things feel chaotic or overwhelming.

Some cultures link beetles to abundance and cosmic cycles.

Like the sacred scarab of ancient Egypt, they roll energy forward. Their visit might be a sign you’re moving in alignment with a new cycle of prosperity or rebirth.

Spiritual Reminder:

Slow down. Transform quietly. Protect your light. You’re shifting—and that’s sacred.

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i WILL listen to the same taylor swift song until i am over it

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pro tip: working under capitalism is much easier while listening to the animal crossing soundtrack

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girls don't want alpha males girls want a slightly femme bisexual boyfriend with shoulder length hair

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Antinous-Dionysos... save me Antinous-Dionysos... To me, he represents a specific aspect of Dionysos-- a protector and patron of queer couples, especially MLM couples. This specific bust was a focal point for the underground gay community in Soviet Russia, when homosexuality was outlawed. Couples would take oaths of allegiance and perform weddings in front of the statue.

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am I wearing a full daedra armor while simultaneously having an ugly leather bag pack equipped? well yes.

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💭✒️

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May Lady Hestia protect your homes 🧡

Divider by: @bernardsbendystraws

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𝔞𝔭𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔢

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A charm to enchant your waters, candles, incenses, temporary tools, etc etc.

It's really important to remember this is my own version inspired by Traditional Witchcraft. What is presented here is not a "universal" belief about how magic works, and it is influenced by my experiences and UPG/SPG.

The purpose of this charm is to elevate mundane/inert objects, including commercially harvested/mined plants and stones, so that they become filled with power and magically effective.

This is a basic and simple spell which can be adapted to a wide variety of uses. However, it lacks the power and permanence of a formal consecration.

I recommend performing this charm right before you use whatever it is you're enchanting. So, right before drinking the tea, right before using your broom to sweep out energies, etc.

I use a charm similar to this one to prepare spellcasting materials, such as enchanting salt and candles before using them in a spell.

This charm has like two steps and takes about fifteen seconds to do in the moment, but this post runs a little long because I explain the theory along the way.

Materials:

Whatever it is to be enchanted

A traditional symbol of spiritual power, ideally one simple enough that you can draw it in the air with your finger or picture it in your mind

A very short little incantation (you will be writing it)

A traditional symbol of spiritual power, eh?

"Traditional" as in you didn't make it up - so, not your own sigils.

This is based on my belief about how this charm and magical symbols work.

If you use a really old and powerful magical symbol - like a five-pointed star or the Christian cross - you're tapping into the power of the symbol itself.

If you use a sigil that you created and charged with your own energy, you're going to be drawing on your own power to use this charm. Which of course, totally fine - it's just that it's more draining.

("What if my sigil is designed to channel external power?" you still have to spend your energy to maintain the sigil, like having to repair a bucket you use to carry water)

Whatever symbol you use definitely matters. If you use one of the elemental triangles, it's going to impart elemental energy into the charm. If you use Brigid's Cross, it's going to impart her energy into the charm. If you want to impart your own energy on purpose, you can use your own signature :)

It's worth putting thought into what energies you want to impart. You can keep a collection of symbols handy to impart special kinds of energy if you want, or use something universal like the pentagram for everything.

A very short little incantation

This can be anything. I enjoy somewhat standardizing mine, it just helps me get into the groove. You usually want your incantation to do 3 things:

Acknowledge the power behind the symbol you're using.

State that you need the power provided by the symbol and that you want this power to go into the object you're enchanting.

Clearly state what you want the outcome to be.

Here are a couple of examples. Materials in [brackets] indicate that word should be swapped out depending on what you're actually charming. You can be plain or poetic, whatever works:

By the power of Christ, I charm this [candle] to purify. Through Him this room will be cleansed.

Five elements fill you one by one, 'till this [salt] shines like the sun. Hear this task assigned to thee: help my spell and make it well. As my will, so shall it be.

I empower this [incense] to dispel unwanted spirits through the powers of the Sun and Moon.

You do not need to speak it aloud. Just reading it or going over it in your mind will suffice.

Focus and willpower?

Eh. If you've got focus and willpower to spare, feel free to spend them on this. But you don't really need them.

If you're using symbols of actual spiritual power and clearly directing them unto a goal, it should work. Powers don't need your belief in order to be powerful. Energies can still move when you're not focused on them.

If your incantation includes directions that clearly indicates you are A) calling on magical power, B) that the power needs to go into the object, and C) what the power should do for you, then that's all you need.

Staying in the present moment is really helpful, but you don't need to really burn the lamp oil on this, you know?

Putting it all together:

Using your finger, draw the spiritual symbol over the thing you want to charm. Alternatively:

Draw it on a piece of paper and hold the paper nearby

Picture the symbol in your mind

Speak, think, or sign your very short little incantation. Make sure you are clearly indicating that you are using the symbol for its power, that you want the power to go into the object, and that all this is being done so that the object aligns to your stated intent.

That's it :)

Wee bit of troubleshooting

Magical symbols are like the crystalized form of the powers they represent. The charm has power because the symbol you employ radiates with power. It is then up to you to direct it and instruct it according to your needs.

If you're not having success, try changing the symbol you use.

If the symbol is one representing a specific deity or being, ensure you've got at least a neutral relationship with them. If you skipped out on an oath to a god and you're avoiding them, using their symbol is probably not a great idea.

If you are new to magic, spending more willpower and focus will likely be of assistance to you.

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Dionysus Bassareus

"The Fox-God." A Thracian allonym for Dionysos. Lord of the Bassarids.

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some days you really do have to just find and wrench one tiny thing from the world w the determination of a hog digging out truffles and make it your anchor. raindrops on a window. smell of the bakery in the supermarket. single defiant tuft of grass between the cracks on the pavement. etc. hold it all w equally grubby and defiant hands.