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Unique coat colors on cats 🖤

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This is why we protest police on the MTA. Anyone claiming this doesn’t happen apparently hasn’t heard of a speed trap before.

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Sorry for the bad photo quality, Tumblr doesn't like posts this long.

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Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.

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Pagan Prayer Journal Prompts

Questions to Answer:

♠ Where do you find your gods in your home? In your community? In nature?

♠ What constitutes a healthy relationship with your gods (to you)? Do you follow any methods or ways of worship?

♠ How have you overcome your challenges and obstacles with your religion? Have you had to face discrimination, fear, or disbelief?

♠ How do you view the mythology or folklore associated with your religion?

♠ Are you suffering in an area of your life? How can your prayers influence this aspect and how you live?

♠ How do you see your gods and goddesses? Do They have a fixed appearance for you, or do They change?

♠ How does your worship differ and compare to the worship of your predecessors?

♠ Are there any festivals, holidays, or feast days for your religion? Write some of your favourites down and what they all include.

♠ Does your religion have different “worlds” or domains which the gods can travel through? Ex: an underworld, a blessed place, etc.? Talk about those here.

♠ Which god or goddess do you feel the closest to? Why?

♠ Which god or goddess would you like to feel closer to? How could you build a relationship with Them?

♠ What is the commonly held belief of the afterlife in your religion? Do you adhere to this belief? Why or why not?

♠ Where does your religion originate from? Is there a specific country or region?

♠ Are there any traditions or special rituals for when people are married in your religion? Tell of them if so. If not, write about how you might include your religion into a wedding.

♠ Do you believe in signs or omens? Are they common in your religion? How does this belief affect your daily life?

♠ How has your religion impacted your overall wellbeing? Has it changed how you sea the world and other people?

Activities:

♠ Rewrite your favourite myth or tale from your religion. Make certain moral lessons stick out if the story has any, and end with a summary of how you feel about the myth.

♠ Write a letter to the whole pantheon/a specific deity you worship.

♠ Write a hymn, prayer, or poem for you to use during your next worship session.

♠ Create a playlist for a god or goddess, or make as many as you want. Copy it into your journal.

♠ Imagine you are planning a worship service for others to take part in. Write out how you would hold it, and what would happen.  Include any and all prayers, hymns, and poems you would use.

♠ Do some research and find a few hymns or prayers. Copy them down into your journal.

♠ Go outside and meditate in the presence of your gods. Cleanse yourself if necessary, and find a quiet place to sit. Ask the gods you worship to be with you as you think of Them and Their glory. Reflect by writing in your journal, telling of any revelations you had.

♠ Find some recipes from the golden era of your religion and copy them down for reference. Use them for offerings, or on festivals/holidays etc.

♠ Picture the perfect worship space which you could make for your home. Draw and/or describe it in detail.

♠ Picture the perfect worship space which could be put out to the public. Draw and/or describe it in detail.

♠ Dedicate some time to cleaning up your altars/shrines/etc. and be thoughtful as to how everything is placed. Take a picture or draw one and insert it into your journal.

♠ Design a piece of devotional jewellery and place the image into your journal. If you really enjoy it and would like to have it, try commissioning a custom item on a site like etsy!

♠ Get out of the house and walk around with a camera. Take pictures of things that remind you of your gods, and paste them into your journal.

♠ Go to a movie or play, or even a concert. Invite your gods to go with you as an offering. Write about your experience sharing that moment with your gods!

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Getting hosed down in your friend's backyard for a photoshoot >>>>>

(this shoot was like 2 years ago and I never got around to posting them??? insane considering how much I love them)

Photos by zili.qu on IG

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4 elements with inks

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The Basic Structure of a Ritual

The following is the basic format for a ritual as used by the Godsring. It is not set in stone and can be adapted at your discretion.

Hallowing

The purpose of a hallowing rite is to set aside a sacred space and time for the ritual, to put all participants in a proper mental, spiritual, and physical state for the ritual, and to announce to all nearby wights that a ritual is about to take place. Here is one example:

May the Gods guide us, may our Oaths keep us, May our Deeds free us, may our Ancestors aid us always, May the Gods banish from this Land and Wood all Ill and Wrong, Hallow this Stead, and shield it from all baneful Wights, Let the Gods’ Blessings be upon our Heads!

Ritual

This is the part of the ritual where any desired invocations and prayers are included, as well as any participatory activity for group or public rituals. This is very open, and can be as simple or as extensive as you like.

Offering

The typical offering consists of four components: Grain, Salt, Bread, and a Libation. Additional offerings specific to certain beings or purposes may be used. Conversely, fewer offerings may be given, such as water only. As each offering is placed in its respective vessel, these words are said:

With this grain, we offer you sustenance. With this salt, we offer you wealth. With this bread, we offer you our labor. With this libation, we offer you pleasure.

Closing

The closing of the ritual is usually spoken while pouring the libation offering into the main vessel. The traditional closing used by the Godsring is as follows:

From the Gods to the Earth to us; From us to the Earth to the Gods. A gift has been given; May it be well received.

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I follow some blogs that since Oct. 7th have come out in support of the Israeli genocide. However that is always implicit.

Specifically with @frustratedasatruar I have noticed that they regularly reblog posts that take actions from pro palestinian groups, which at times are not strategically well thought out, and instead of ever actually engaging with the political demands, focus on how these actions do not strategically hit the target they want to hit.

I would like to point out, to both parties involved, that a group participating in the protests against the genocide of the palestinian people blocking a performance of Fidler on the Roof is in line with Israeli state propaganda. If Israel represents and speaks for all jews world wide, if Israel is equivalent to the jewish people it makes sense to attack jewish culture and jewish performances. It is not in line with an internationalist analysis but anti-jewish hate.

I will also point out that taking issue with that action, only ever focussing on the problematic parts of a very broad movement and at the same time taking no issue with thousands of dead civilians only because they are not the right race is racism. Deeply rooted in white supremacy. And this is not hyperbolic, the tumblr user in question has literally equated calling for a humanitarian ceacefire with advocacy for killing jews for political purposes. That was ~today~, August 10th 2024.

As a Polytheist I believe that everyone should have the right to worship whatever god(s) and in whatever way they like as long as it does not inhibit the freedom of others. As a society we should encourage and help people to find community in that. I also believe that people have the right to live in peace and dignity. The palestinian christians, muslims, atheists or, yes, polytheists in Gaza are mostly refugees from the rest of palestine. Homes forcefully taken from them, many with dead families. When you are targeted as a group, when your rights are stripped away for who you are you must act as a group and you must do so with all it takes. Be it for example as a queer person, a woman, a religious minority or as a palestinian.

That is why I repost pro palestinian content on this blog.

@frustratedasatruar What do you think the palestinian people deserve? What does your utopia look like? How do you believe we should get there? I genuinely hope I get an answer from you. Because otherwise I really liked your blog. Since october it is almost exclusively pro-Israeli propaganda.