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sign at Hinewai Reserve in Aotearoa

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a little note with a prayer for my pocket alter :)

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Here’s a couple :)

-Hymn for the Departed by the Broken Brothers

-Cotton Fields by Creedence Clearwater Revival

-Miri It Is, specifically the Medieval Babes version

-In the Pines, Caught a Ghost version

im thinking of making a persephone devotion playlist!! does anyone have any song suggestions?

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my attempt to give persephone a digital offering

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Gross! This funeral is for a daughter of the confederacy! And I’m in a religion without concept of the afterlife as punishment! What a shame.

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My neocities now has a section for Persephone! Albeit, still very much in progress

There’s not going to be much religious content there you won’t be able to find here, but I am still excited for this little project. I plan to have embedded music, book reviews, maybe something fun like prayer requests? We’ll find out along the way. Here’s to the free, open, and indie internet 🥂

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Hermes Chthonios, guider of souls, sacred messenger and shepard of men, i honour you this holy Khytroi night. i honour those who begin their return to the underworld, guided by your grace.

Hermes Psychopompos, lord of boundaries, assist me to bid farewell to the restless souls around me. help me to celebrate their lives, to grant them peace, to continue their legacy.

Athanatos Diaktoros, messenger of the Blessed, send my regards to those i have lost and those who came before me. relay my greatest respects to *[insert names of ancestors/deceased friends or family here]*. grant them a peaceful and cherished departure from the kind of the living, and send them home with joy and blessings.

Dôtor Eaôn, immortal friend of mankind, may this night be yours.

i hope you all had a very blessed Anthesteria <3

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“Oh, cram it, Nature.”

— Crow T. Robot (via dailymst3kquote)

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My all time favorite animal. The red-bearded vulture.

The bearded vulture, or lammergeier, lives on a steady diet of bones (more specifically the marrow) and dyes its own feathers blood red.

Bearded vultures come in various shades, from pure white to orange-red. Soils stained with iron oxide give the birds their fiery appearance. Lammergeiers apply the dirt with their claws and then preen for about an hour to ensure a bright orange/red glow. They are also attracted to other red things, like leaves and red wood. Captive birds also partake in this behavior, which suggests the activity is instinctual, not learned.

The soil doesn’t have any practical purposes; it certainly doesn’t make for good camouflage (though the birds have no natural predators anyway). Scientists have noticed that the birds’ age and size are directly correlated to the intensity of color. It is theorized that the hue is a status symbol. More soiled feathers indicates that the lammergeier had the time and resources to find an adequate place to bathe; the brightest-colored vultures should have the most territory and knowledge of their surroundings. Interestingly, these baths are done in secret, so most of the information gathered has been through spying on captive birds.

Bearded Vultures are most commonly monogamous, and breed once a year. Sometimes, especially in certain areas of Spain and France, bachelor lammergeiers will join a pre-existing couple to create a polyandrous trio. Females accept secondary mates because it increases the chances of producing offspring and doubles her protection. The birds usually don’t lay more than three eggs, so they can use all the help they can get.

These giant birds can grow up to 4 feet tall. They have a wingspan between 7 and 9 feet and usually weigh around 10 to 15 pounds.

In other words, this bird is awesome and I love it forever.

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Sara Mrad | Ripples in the Wind

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Gretchen Marquette

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if you villinize demeter i will block you

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Virtual Offering to Persephone

Ο Περσεφονη, Κουρη, Σωτειρα,

Εὐχαριστῶ ὑμᾶς διὰ τὴν ἀκρόασιν τῆς τελευταίας προσφορᾶς μου καὶ τῆς εὐχῆς μου. Εὐχαριστῶ διὰ τὴν προστασίαν τοῦ φίλου μου, Μιμ. Ταύτην τὴν προσφορὰν ἀναφέρω σοι. Ἐπαγγέλλομαι μέλλουσας προσφορὰς εἰς τιμὴν σοι ποιήσειν, ὅπως ἀνταποδώσω τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν μου.

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in 2024 we're reconnecting with our faith <33333

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Special spring tapers I made in honor of Persephone’s return 🌸