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Blue by Jowie Lim

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Butterfly pea tea brewed from dried flower petals. Herbal teas and tisanes made from the colorful Clitoria ternatea plant change color based on pH: adding lemon juice will turn the mixture purple, while adding hibiscus leaves will turn it bright red.

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Elephant Hawk Moth

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olivecooke

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Sisters

#witchy art

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#not witchy

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Shimmering Dreams by Victor Nizovtsev 

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WHAT ARE EPITHETS?

Epithets are descriptive bynames used to express quality characteristics. When used in relation to the gods, epithets tend to denote location or function. Other times they take on a decorative quality.

Examples of epithets that indicate location:

Zeus Nemeios, or “Zeus of Nemea.”

Hera Argeia, or “Hera of Argos.”

Aphrodite Kypris, or “Aphrodite of Cyprus.”

Examples of epithets that indicate function:

Zeus Ombrios is a deliverer of rain.

Hera Teleia presides over marriage rites.

Aphrodite Nikephoros is a bringer of victory.

Examples of decorative or poetic epithets:

Zeus is popularly called “The Thunderer.”

Hera Boopis tells us that she has cow eyes.

Aphrodite is called both golden and shapely.

HOW ARE EPITHETS USED?

Simply put, epithets help us differentiate between the many faces of the gods.

Using Haides as an example, I might invoke him as “Haides Polysemantor,” the ruler of many. As Polysemantor, Haides acts as king of the dead, and this instantiation of him will be concerned strictly with matters that involve that specialized role.

Similarly, if my friend invokes him as Haides Plouton, he’d be fulfilling a specialized role as the god of agrarian wealth. Both Haides Polysemantor and Haides Plouton can be identified as the same god, but the use of epithets makes it clear that they have wildly different spheres of influence.

HOW I MAKE SENSE OF EPITHETS ― UPG

When white light passes through a prism, it’s split into seven distinct wavelengths (i.e., the colors of the rainbow). This phenomenon is called dispersion, and I’ve been using it as a means of explaining epithets (especially the seemingly contradictory ones). For instance, how can Hera exist as Khera (Widow) in Arkadia and as the wife of Zeus elsewhere?

Well, when a god that prevails over a large sphere of influence (white light) passes through a medium (our consciousness), they’re split into specific waves that are easier to see and understand. These waves, or epithets, have their own mythologies, competences, and even places where they reside.

WHERE CAN I FIND THE EPITHETS?

Theoi.com has a wonderful collection of epithets that can be found at the bottom of each god’s cult page! :)

#good witchy info #deity worship

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Ok ykw I'm gonna yell about another thing that I've seen a lot of and give my perspective on it.

The concept of daily practice.

Having a daily routine for practice is important for growth and development, but I see so many going the exact opposite way of what works in the long run.

Pushing in daily practice like a God damn one hour class in a school schedule isn't going to work for a majority of people, it's gonna lead to feelings of dread and anxiety. And even worse guilt and regret if you can't keep up. See how it's a fragile system that's on top of being difficult to maintain also leads to burnouts?

Go the opposite direction, find what parts of your daily life you enjoy doing and turn them into magic.

A daily walk? Now it's a way to bond with spirits and find altar decorations.

Baking? Teas? Making breakfast? Kitchen magic baby.

Sitting in silence for an hour to fully wake up and realize you still exist? ✨ Meditation ✨

And no you don't need to do a daily divination session, or daily journaling, or daily anything that stressed you out and gives you performance anxiety. Do what works for you and build on that.

#good witchy advice

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(1) A person reacts during a pro-Ukrainian demonstration near Downing Street, in London, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

(2) A demonstrator holds a sign during an anti-war protest, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany February 24. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

(3) Olga Lietnieva, a Ukranian woman who is on a holiday in Norway, reacts after talking to her aunt residing in Ukraine, as she participates in a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Oslo, Norway, February 24. Courtesy: Heiko Junge/NTB

(4) A person is detained by police during an anti-war protest, in Moscow, Russia February 24. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

(5) A demonstrator displays a placard during a protest against Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside the Dutch parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, February 24. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

(6) A person reacts during an anti-war protest in Barcelona Spain February 24. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

(7) A demonstrator takes part in an anti-war protest in front of the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 24.  REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(8) A woman cries as she has her face painted with the colors of Ukrainian's flag during an anti-war protest in front of the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 24.  REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(9) Demonstrators hug each other during an anti-war protest at Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany February 24. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

World protests Russian invasion of Ukraine

#current events #not witchy #ukraine #russia

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Kitchen witches don’t even have to cast loves spells on anyone. All they have to do is make them one (1) good meal and they’ll be like, “marry me right now.”

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The Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispector

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Peng Chang in 'Heat Wave' by Zhong Lin for Vogue Taiwan January 2022