#mars speaks

[not-from-mars]

Not-Donna: I see into your soul. I know everything about you. I understand what you’ve been through. And I am going to use it against you and take over your universe.

Not-Doctor: [crawling upside down] donna donna donna donna donna donna donna

#the fact that these scenes were right next to each other just killed me #doctor who #wild blue yonder #dw spoilers #mars speaks

[marslikesstars2]

firm believer in huffing girlballs and girldick!!!! like shove my face in ur crotch after going to the gym or a long hot day at work😩

#mars speaks #girlballs #girldick #scent kink

[ahndor]

gwen: *not wanting to mention hobie cause miles might get jealous*

miles: *getting jealous of hobie*

pavitr: “does miles know about hobie???”

meanwhile hobie:

#across the spiderverse spoilers #atsv spoilers #across the spiderverse #he is NAWT straight idk what he is but. there is nothin cishet abt him #that man did not want gwen if anything he wanted miles 😭😭 #HE WINKED AT MILES AT ONE POINT TOO #all he cares about is stealing from miguel and causing anarchy. king. we stan #mars speaks

[mars-and-the-theoi]

Deity Letter Writing

Deity letters are, in my opinion anyways, a wonderful alternative to traditional prayer if praying is something you struggle with for whatever reason! Sometimes praying can be uncomfortable for me-for personal reasons, and also formality kind of squiks me out-but writing is something I’m very confident about! And it tends to come much easier to me than praying. I started writing letters about 3 years ago on a whim because I was just frustrated with praying not always working for me. And it’s worked wonderfully ever since! It’s a great way for me to be able to get whatever thoughts or feelings I’m having off my chest! It’s really no different than say if you were writing to a pen pal, or a friend, or whatever. It follows the same format and generally includes the same content (with some differences of course).

When it comes to formatting I keep it to, like I said, like a traditional letter. I start it with ‘Lord/Lady [insert deity name here]’ sometimes I’ll precede that with ‘dear’ but that’s totally up to you! (Which is another amazing thing about this, you can tailor it to your and your relationship with the deity you’re writing too!).

Then I follow it with a quick ‘introduction’ paragraph, I just say hello, tell Them how I’m doing, tell Them that I hope They’re doing well, little things like that. And again- you can tailor this to you and your deity! You can completely omit this section or add to it. Whatever you want.

I don’t always write to Them when I need something from Them but if you do I usually include it in the second paragraph. If I don’t I usually just tell Them what I’m up to, or that I saw something that made me think of Them, etc.

In the last paragraph I thank Them for well…anything really. Maybe for being in my life, or like with Zeus I may thank Him for any rain we’ve had, etc. to me this is the most important part as it kind of builds this certain…reciprocity (idk if that’s the right word but it’s the best way I can describe it) and also it’s just kind to do! I may also ask if There’s anything in particular they want from me or anything like that. But again- you can omit or include this as you please. It’s not a must.

I don’t always do a like…’sincerely Mars’ part but if you wanted to you totally could! Sometimes I’ll just do a little doodle or maybe a funny joke that I think They’d like, or a book quote that made me think of Them, etc. whatever you want really!

Now I know a major concern is ‘do They receive these?’ And my response is a resounding yes, at least in my experience. If you talk while you write you could totally treat it as a prayer! But I usually don’t and just like…’hear’ the words in my head as I write which is good enough! I usually just call whichever deity it id I’m writing to beforehand in the same way you would before praying or giving an offering! I usually just say ‘Hear [insert deity name] as I write this letter to you’ then go for it! And of course, you can alter this to whatever works best for you. I also may light (or turn on, I use electric candles) their candle and bring it over to wherever I’m writing or listen to Their deity playlist. Just whatever I need to do to ‘get in the zone’.

As far as ‘disposal’ goes, I have a little wooden locked box that I have that they go into! Then when my aunt and uncle do a bonfire I just take it over and toss the letters into the fire. But this part totally depends on you and your situation. You could rip it up, or shred it. Or set it on their altar. If you wanted to you could just write them in a notebook and keep them in there. Or you could do it on your phone! In your notesapp or whoever else.

#mars speaks #hope this was coherent enough! but if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask! #hellenic polytheism #helpol #hellenic pagan #hellenic pantheon #hellenic paganism

[marsdeathdefiances]

Patroclus canonically has a sister. This is the most blessed knowledge I’ve ever received. Her name is Myrto and there isn’t much about her except that she slept with Heracles and had a kid with him.

I don’t care that Plutarch is the only one to mention this. I think Patroclus deserves to have a sister damnit.

#mars speaks

[mars-wants-candy]

I love drawing my Scollace fankid. She’s so fucking cuteeee

#mars speaks #scollace #scott pilgrim #scott pilgrim vs the world #scott pilgrim takes off #wallace wells

[eyes-of-the-rave]

it's no longer ahsoka day but i started this on ahsoka day so it counts! i'm actually really proud of how the lighting came out

ref from @adorkastock

#ahsoka tano #sw ahsoka #swtcw #sw tcw fanart #star wars #mars speaks #mars does art #she comes from the anakin school of yeeting herself off of high places mostly because it looks badass

[errieechvo]

Congratulations to Clopfucker 5000 for being the bEST HORSE VOTE CLOPFUCKER LOSERS

#tumblr horse derby #mars speaks

[robylovi]

Some doodles of the cutesies

#miraculous ladybug #art #my art #mars speaks #my post #kagami tsuguri #marinette dupain cheng #marigami

[margumis]

softsatoru -> margumis

reblog for a kiss

#im unsure about this one but alas <3 #I've wanted to change it for a while #I do not know what to call my talking tag anymore </3 #mars speaks #? #chat with mars #I need input babes #I'll fix my links and tags as soon as I can!!! #love you mean it #tell me if you hate it I'll consume your opinion and put my old url back

[not-from-mars]

The Doctor: I experienced untold horrors but then I chilled with Donna so I’m fixed now :)

The Toymaker, somewhere deep in a vault at UNIT: well that’s all right then!

#doctor who #the doctor #fourteenth doctor #fifteenth doctor #the toymaker #the giggle #dw spoilers #mars speaks

[marslikesstars2]

tummy pic as an apology for being so inactive;3

#queer nsft #t4t nsft #mars speaks #me

[ahndor]

ahsoka and her gays

#dinlukers rise #star wars #ahsoka tano #luke skywalker #din djarin #dinluke #mars speaks

[mars-and-the-theoi]

Friendly reminder that:

Water is an acceptable offering, not having a physical altar (for any reason) is okay, only worshiping one deity is totally okay, being inconsistent with prayers/offerings/etc. is totally okay, not having an ‘aesthetic’ or ‘fancy’ altar is okay, not being able to burn or bury offerings is okay, not saying prayers out loud is okay, having to take a break from worship is okay, having to ‘part ways’ with a deity for whatever reason is okay, feeling overwhelmed when you’re just starting out is normal and okay, making mistakes is okay you’re not going to do everything perfectly every time I’ve been doing this for six years and still make mistakes, etc.

All of these are concerns/worries I’ve had newbie Hellenic polytheists come to me about. And I just wanted to say: the gods are much more understanding than we tend to give them credit for. They’re aware that illnesses exist, chronic illnesses/disabilities exist, hectic work/school schedules exist, that we may need to take on the role of caregiver for an ailing family member, or that sometimes just plain old forgetfulness exists. They’re aware that we feel a great deal of emotions. That we get busy. Or things come up that warrant us putting our worship on the back burner. Or that we may be in a living situation where we can’t be open about our faith. So on and so forth. They’ve been working with us mortals for a very long time and I’m willing to say they they’ve seen everything anything we approach them with is likely a situation they’re familiar with and have seen at least once before. They won’t abandon you or get angry with you for experiencing the human condition.

And again, I’ve been at this for six years. And I’ve either felt or experienced all of the above at least once. And hey, I’m still here to tell the tale. So it’ll be okay. You’ll be okay. They get it.

Basically my number one thing is that: unless you’re doing something intentionally (like with the 100% overt intention to do this) offensive or intentionally hubristic to a deity, you’ll be okay. Mistakes get made, they get it.

#but you know what’s not okay? putting down other worshipers for stuff that has nothing to do with you #hellenic polytheism #helpol #hellenic pagan #hellenic pantheon #hellenic paganism #in my feels tonight thinking about my early day as a helpol #mars speaks #might touch this up in the morning

[marsdeathdefiances]

That whole mess was NOT very ‘Ares’ strongest soldier’ of me. Holy fuck.

#The bat incident of 2024 #mars speaks

[mars-wants-candy]

Someone on tiktok was talking about my MDGyro fic ya’ll IM CRYINGG 😭😭

This is so fucking funny like yes that’s me writing the icky nasty stuff I’m famoussss

#mars speaks #mdgyro #madro #gyro gearloose #archimede pitagorico #mad ducktor