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Artist's Sketch of a Swallow, Thebes, Egypt, ca. 1479-1458 B.C.

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This is controversial to some for whatever reason, but Gods can and do lie. Any God, including Apollo, is capable of being dishonest and/or withhold the truth from you in casual conversation if They believe it’s best for you.

Pretty sure the only time a God is completely honest is when you personally agree on Them being so with you, or when you request a prophecy from one of the future-seeing Deities (Moros, Apollo, Jupiter). Prophecies can be twisted, unclear, but are never wrong unless the diviner misunderstood something.

Other than that, lying is a normal thing for a God to do.

Update: I do not support exclusion of Apollo from what I’ve enlisted. He’s not “purer” than any other God (and following Him doesn’t make you so). He’s also not the God of truth (aside from prophecies).

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This is your daily reminder:

Your haunted doll is not evil. She is just bored.

If anybody says you're too old to play with dolls, send your haunted doll after them.

The demon you summoned approves of this message.

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Sometimes the gods are loud, yelling with voices of crackling thunder and waves smashing against rocks. Their ear-splitting cries are heard for miles.

Sometimes the gods are quiet, whispering with voices of sunbeams through the window and honey dripping onto toast. Their pleas are muted, near silent.

Sometimes the gods don't speak at all, and no matter how you try, you cannot hear them - not in sunbeams or thunder or birds singing on the rooftops.

When the gods are silent, the world grows still. Motionless. Everyday bleeds into the next. A sense of heaviness grows in my chest with each day they've gone silent. Heavier and heavier - until I can no longer bear the weight.

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Revolutionary French Unions on a strike now???? Revolutionary French unions???? Where are my navel gazing western leftists at?????

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good morning!! happy ares day, make sure you blow him a kiss before you punch someone in the face today!!

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Crazyheadcomics

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One of the folks in the group i'm facilitating/leading was like "I'm so glad the younger generation is starting to get into this stuff!" (meaning conservation and native plant gardening) and it really hit me how most people working in their local communities for environmentalist causes are older Gen Xers and up

There's a serious problem with Gen Z not knowing how to seek resources and groups and organizations that don't exist online, and that's most of them because they're being run by people with minimal internet literacy

On the other side, there's a problem with the people who are most knowledgeable and deeply involved not knowing how to reach numbers of people using the internet

But it is the first thing that worries me more

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something that rly creeps me out…..occasionally ill see videos or articles for christians or christian missionaries that say something like “what you need to do is make friends with non christians and really get them to trust you and THEN you start preaching to them and bringing them to jesus” and that is….man how much would it hurt to know that the only reason someone’s hanging out with you is to convert you to a religion you were never interested in. maybe this is a real friend, someone you really really feel like you connect to, and all of a sudden you cant hang out with them without being scared they’ll bring out the jesus stuff.

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(mushroom haters look elsewhere)

what is lovelier than some lovely little buttons, all sauteed up in butter, dressed with salt and a dash of pepper?

i am having a mushroom moment

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Since Lord Apollo is a god of music, I'd like to think he's fucking bomb at playing the kazoo. Like, he's a beast playing that thing.

And I bet he loves to annoy the shit out of Artemis with it, too, being siblings and all.

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Artemis: *focused on aiming an arrow quietly at a stag in the distance*

Apollo: *rises out of the bushes next to her, kazoo in hand* *loudly plays Careless Whisper, scaring the stag away*

Artemis: >:(

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Simple Fuck Around and Find Out Oil

*This is a recipe I created myself with very little research. I plan on developing it more as time goes on but it's brand new for me. I'm not experienced in oils and would love feedback and to hear how others go about making intention oils.

Need:

Rosemary

Nettle Leaves

Canola Oil

A jar you can seal

A marker

How to:

Cleanse the items you're using and yourself first. Then start by focusing your energy so you can direct in into the herbs with your set intention. Pour the oil in and make sure to leave some room at the top. You don't want to fill it up to the brim.

Now we're going to tell the herbs what we want them to do. I charged the rosemary with protection and added that first. Next, I charged the nettle with protection and warding and added it in. I made sure to put emphasis on the nettles stinging qualities, specifically asking it to "sting" those who meant me harm. Rosemary is both purifying and protective, which will give the oil a back off vibe.

I did have some trouble focusing my energy tonight, which is why I spoke to the herbs as I added them in and made sure to talk myself through grounding. It's important that you trust yourself here.

I put the bottle on my windowsill after drawing a pentagram on the lid. (Use whatever protection symbol or sigil you'd like.) Make sure to shake it well on a regular basis. I plan on leaving it out for a full month to let the oil experience the whole moon cycle. I recommend instilling your intention again when you go to shake it. Doing this every day will give it a good kick, but there's no need to stress about it. Tend to it when you can.

After the oil is done "cooking" you can use it in any protection charms or spells you'd like to have a "fuck around and find out" quality. Enjoy!

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The earliest cephalopods date back to the Cambrian period. They predate trees and land plants. So, the Earth knew tentacles before it knew leaves. Anyway, sweet dreams.

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It just occurred to me that every book I've read on "achieving enlightenment" always involved some level of "fake it 'til you make it" which is probably why they were ineffective.

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When magic calls you to the deep woods, it will be dangerous.

Go anyway.

Why not?

We are armored with impermanence, we fragile humans.

Go.

Go because you want to.

Because, in the end, that want creates all you are.

Go.

Because, in the end, anything that breaks you must also make you whole.