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“I’m in pain because the day is ending and somehow l am never healing.”

— Anne Sexton, A Self-Portrait In Letters

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Art by • Frank Frazetta

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“What about when someone doesn’t need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?”

— Unknown

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"Inspiration is one of the roots of Celtic worship. No scripted rites are necessary for the worship of Celtic Goddesses. Poetry is their preferred form of invocation."

The Well of Five Streams: Essays on Celtic Paganism by Erynn Rowan Laurie

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the only therapy I know is distance and silence

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“Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning.”

— Elie Wiesel, Dawn

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Morrigan Pencils by Csyeung

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Created an Ogham set for divination use

See below the cut for process pictures

Cut a stick off a dead branch from an oak tree at my parents' house, my childhood home

Cut the stick down to size and removed the bark on the outside of the pieces, as most of it came off in the process of cutting it anyway

Sanded the side I intended to inscribe

Inscribed the Ogham characters with my wood burning tool

Finally, stained the set with a red cherry stain

Overall I'm pretty happy with it and the process wasn't that difficult. Had an interesting first reading that seemed fairly accurate so I'm excited to start using them.

Blessed be!

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Baby bears

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Sometimes humans are just the best! A very good (and brave) Samaritan brought this eastern diamondback rattlesnake into the hospital after it was hit by a car. Look at this beautiful angry serpent!

That head wound looked pretty concerning so this baby went for a CT scan to assess the damage to its skull and soft tissue.

It might seem crazy that this wild snake could survive a tire to the head, but rattlesnakes are incredibly tough critters. Their heads are so muscular that when they’re struck by a car they can often survive with minimal damage to the bony structures of the head. In this case, the trauma from the tire forced those impressive facial muscles through the skin without breaking any cranial bones. Fortunately, an incredibly skilled exotics veterinarian was able to surgically repair the damage. Here it is after surgery!

This baby did great after the procedure and recovered beautifully. After several weeks in a wildlife rehabilitation facility, this rattlesnake was well enough to be released into the wild. You gotta love a happy ending! I know venomous snakes can get a bad rap, but just because they’re a little scary doesn’t mean they don’t deserve our love and respect.

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145359468] Barred Owl || Strix varia Observed in Canada

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4° Macha Macha was a sovereignty goddess of ancient Ireland, counted as one of the three Morrigan. Several figures called Macha appear in Irish mythology and folklore, all believed to derive from the same goddess. Macha is associated with the land, fertility, kingship, war and horses.

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Cernunnos

Gaulish God of liminality, crossroads, death, pastoral wealth, abundance, hunters, the hunted, the wild, and the tame.