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Rowan inspired me. I cleaned and reorganized the ole’ altar last night. Swapped in the shell offering dishes for summer, put out the two new antler sheds I found last season.

#altar #altars

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#the forest #soft things

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Your cards cannot think for you your teachers cannot think for you spirits cannot think for you your gods cannot think for you. YOU have to think for you. Do not outsource your thinking onto other figures, because there are and will be people looking to fill that void and tell you where to go and what to do and how to spend your money, and you will cede all control if someone speaks it cleverly enough.

#important #very very important

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“My Christian grandmother and my Muslim grandmother in Palestine”

- Shared by a Palestinian man on Facebook

#soft things

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#the sea

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Can I please have a cappuccino but with oat milk and a big pump of sugarfree chocolate syrup and... Lol I remember your stupid ass from 2,300 years ago. We were living in seleucis on the tigris river during the same span of summers... do you rememver a red ibis bird with beautiful plumes? Yeah U were a sort of dull brown goat that didn't train and dint make milk or kids. Yeah? No? Eventually the Zoroastrian homesteaders who owned you started feeding you contaminated barley to try and kill you lol. Maybe you remember the ergotism? Anyway. also I want one of these 🫵stupid little breads in the case

#live conversation between me n my friends

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I love the ocean 🌊

#the sea

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“From the River to the Sea.” A Poem by Samer Abu Hawwash, translated by Huda Fakhreddine

every street, every house, every room, every window, every balcony, every wall, every stone, every sorrow, every word, every letter, every whisper, every touch, every glance, every kiss, every tree, every spear of grass, every tear, every scream, every air, every hope, every supplication, every secret, every well, every prayer, every song, every ballad, every book, every paper, every color, every ray, every cloud, every rain, every drop of rain, every drip of sweat, every lisp, every stutter, every yamma, mother, every yaba, father, every shadow, every light, every little hand that drew in a little notebook a tree or house or heart or a family of a father, a mother, siblings, and pets, every longing, every possibility, every letter between two lovers that arrived or didn’t arrive, every gasp of love dispersed in the distant clouds, every moment of despair at every turn, every suitcase on top of

every closet, every library, every shelf, every minaret, every rug, every bell toll in every church, every rosary, every holy praise, every arrival, every goodbye, every Good Morning, every Thank God, every ‘ala rasi, my pleasure, every hill ‘an sama’i, leave me alone, every rock, every wave, every grain of sand, every hair-do, every mirror, every glance in every mirror, every cat, every meow, every happy donkey, every sad donkey’s gaze, every pot, every vapor rising from every pot, every scent, every bowl, every school queue, every school shoes, every ring of the bell, every blackboard, every piece of chalk, every school costume, every mabruk ma ijakum, congratulations on the baby, every y ‘awid bi-salamtak, condolences, every ‘ayn al- ḥasud tibla bil-‘ama, may the envious be blinded, every photograph, every person in every photograph, every niyyalak, how lucky, every ishta’nalak, we’ve missed you, every grain of wheat in every bird’s gullet, every lock of hair, every hair knot, every hand, every foot, every football, every finger, every nail, every bicycle, every rider on every bicycle, every turn of air fanning from every bicycle, every bad joke, every mean joke, every laugh, every smile, every curse, every yearning, every fight, every sitti, grandma, every

sidi, grandpa, every meadow, every flower, every tree, every grove, every olive, every orange, every plastic rose covered with dust on an abandoned counter, every portrait of a martyr hanging on a wall since forever, every gravestone, every sura, every verse, every hymn, every ḥajj mabrur wa sa ‘yy mashkur, may your ḥajj and effort be rewarded, every yalla tnam yalla tnam, every lullaby, every red teddy bear on every Valentine’s, every clothesline, every hot skirt, every joyful dress, every torn trousers, every days-spun sweater, every button, every nail, every song, every ballad, every mirror, every peg, every bench, every shelf, every dream, every illusion, every hope, every disappointment, every hand holding another hand, every hand alone, every scattered thought, every beautiful thought, every terrifying thought, every whisper, every touch, every street, every house, every room, every balcony, every eye, every tear, every word, every letter, every name, every voice, every name, every house, every name, every face, every name, every cloud, every name, every rose, every name, every spear of grass, every name, every wave, every grain of sand, every street, every kiss, every image, every eye, every tear, every yamma, every yaba, every name, every name, every name, every name, every name, every name, every name, every name, all…

#palestine #this feels like a prayer/hymn so i am tagging for folder purposes as that #prayer #hymn

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hello, would you have recommendations on resources for fylgjur? :0 i'd like to learn more about them.

I believe you've made a post about this before, but what are norse animal spirits called? I remember seeing a post on, like, nature or animal spirits from you. I can't find it for the life of me. :(

You might be thinking of the fylgjur! Although they are not spirit animals per say, at least not in the sense we first associate with the term. They're rather considered to be family guardians, generally female, who might take the shape of an animal when appearing in dreams! They're quite the interesting topic to look into. However, we unfortunately know very little of the way they were perceived in pre-Christian Scandinavia. I believe this is the post you were talking about! It's not very extensive I'm afraid, so if you're curious about this topic, I highly recommend you look into the fylgjur! They're a true joy to learn about and to work with. Otherwise, you might have been thinking about the landvættir, land spirits. Here is the post I made on the topic!

Have a good day my friend!

#spirit work #norse paganism #i think my friend and i met one but we didnt know what she is #and she isnt ours #shes from another family of a mutual friend. we just assumed shes the mother or grandmother of that friend #so id like to know more because maybe who we saw is a fylgjur

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The Pearl by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1894)

#me after a long nap #the sea

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🕊

what is it that 🕊 needs to hear right now?

the silent | the thunder | the change

the cards indicate that you're going to be going through (or have already gone through) a huge change in your life, perhaps a disaster, and you may be pressured to act. it's an understandable urge, because we naturally want to help what is being turned upside down! however, despite the urge, the cards say "don't rush into action quite yet" - they want you to take a breath, and to take a step back. think through your options with a calm, rational mind - don't let panic convince you that you MUST do something immediately.

from taking time to pause, the best answer to this catastrophe will become more clear - and right now, that is what the cards indicate that you need.

breathe in, and out. it will be okay.

#mail #thank you for the reading! it resonates very well :D <3<3

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had a vision of athena outside of her armor sooo

#she looks like an owl its perfect #deity work #athena deity

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#soft things

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For Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday I wanted to share the footwashing series by Jess Bond. A lot of these images have made people very uncomfortable. I know one of the ones I put up here really makes me uncomfortable. Anyway, I'm using today to think about how I judge and look down on other people and ask myself why.

#oh i love this #catholic

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Peder Mønsted - Sunset over a forest lake, 1895 (details)

#the sun

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#dieselpunk karawitan lmao #this is cool as hell #soft things #< folder tag

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#lmao yea