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Martin Benka - Field with poppy seeds (1916)

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I’ve always been fond of anything aquatic, that might be a lake, a river, the salty sea… 🌀

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Reminder for self: I have to re-make TONS of this

• 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝕿𝖍𝖎𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖘 𝖁𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖗 •

The four Thieves Vinegar is a very ancient vinegar recipe and its name comes from a peculiar legend about a group of thieves that, during a European plague outbreak (which isn't specified which one, but most legends report The Black Death), were robbing the dead or the sick. When they were caught, they offered to exchange their secret recipe, which had allowed them to commit the robberies without catching the disease, in exchange for leniency. Since I ran out of it, I decided to make a video of how I make it. The recipe is very simple, you'll just need:

• White wine vinegar, or Apple cider vinegar; • Garlic; • Sage; • Rosemary; • Cloves; • Juniper berries.

Some recipes report of adding other ingredients too such as lavender, wormwood or thyme, but since I also consume it, I prefer not to. I tend to let the concoction sit for at least two weeks, in a dark and dry place, before using it.

In witchcraft, it is mostly used for banishing and protection. I actually use it for both purposes✨

(video-recipe by yours truly)

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𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊 𝕾𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎 𝕾𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖒𝖆𝖓 -𝕻𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖆 (𝕭𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖙𝖗𝖊)

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Lucio Fulci - Conquest (1983)

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Whimsigoth aesthetic 🌝✨

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Mummified toad found next to a river.

Honestly I really wanted to take him home but I was so unsure if it was the right thing to do or not wtf

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What do you use Hellebores for in your practice?

Keep in mind that I solely use Helleborus Foetidus because it's a species very dear to the central italian tradition (especially in Abruzzo as it was a folk remedy to treat the livestock's wounds). I tend to divide the plant in two pieces: the flowers/leaves and the rhizome. For the flowers : I let them dry under the Spring/Summer's sun and grind them to use it in fumigations (when you dry the plant it won't smell like rotting meat anymore so don't worry) mainly for conjuration work*. For the rhizome: as it is the part of the plant with more toxins (helleborine-helleboreine) I cautiously use it for trance-inducing ointments that, eventually, can also be used for my chronic back pain as it's considered a rubefacient to cure the rheumatic pains. *Hellebore is also cited in the Key of Solomon as an ingredient for a fumigation recipe: "spell for vivifying a talisman with the genius of Saturn"

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What's your favorite thing to do at night (sleeping is not an answer!)

Probably some sleep would help since I just realised there was this question in my inbox for so long!! Ps. When I'm not in the city, I really love to be stargazing. When the moon's not full you can recognise the Milky way in the sky. <3

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Behold the first Hellebore of the season 💚🍃🌿

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What I love the most about Etruscan culture is probably the funerary tradition and their necropolis that can be found in various trails in the Tuscia. These places are often so silent and peaceful that is a true joy to spend some time among them.

I’m sure I can’t explain how really these necropolis have a strong “liminal place energy” (I told you I can’t explain it with my words…)

This one I’m posting in particular is the Cavone’s necropolis:

Located along the slope overlooking the Treja river, the necropolis was crossed by the ancient city that led to Falerii Veteres (Civita Castellana).

The funeral site was used from the beginning of the 8th century BC. until the 3rd century BC.

Archaeologists have found wells dug into the tuff, stone or wooden sarcophagi and chamber tombs built during the last period of stay in the necropolis.

My (uselessly included) sweaty face after reaching the hill where the necropolis is situated.

Extra: morels!! 🍄❤️

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Pan and Bacchante, 1834, by James Pradier.

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🌸 Spring Equinox 🌸

I know I’m late but I was busy cherishing these moments!

For the equinox we went to the Valley of Treja, at the border between the provinces of Rome and Viterbo.

Here, near the stream of the river Treja lies the Sactuary of Monte Li Santi, temple that for some is linked to the chthonic cult of Demeter and Persephone/Kore (suggested by the sacrificial offerings found), others sustain that it was dedicated to fertility, birth and, given the location close to the river, to the cult of water.

Upon our arrival we noticed some offerings on the altar were already made: flowers, rosehips, feathers and some salt too?

Carrying on the temple’s visit I noticed this other…. Offering, I presume. I love how the dry flowers stay still in a shape that reminds me of the womb, reconnecting with the cult of fertility, maternity and the sacred feminine.

I was unsure of what to offer too, Lungwort? Forgetmenot? Wild violets?

The decision was too difficult to make, so that I decided to just let those beautiful flowers live, and to just meditate into the temple without interfering with other people’s offerings.

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Plum trees are blooming and bunnies are living under the white flowers 🌸💞🥺

@ parco dell’Appia antica, Rome

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