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that ritual was… different… but in a good way. Not a...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:17:31 -0400

that ritual was… different…

but in a good way. Not a bad way. Just. In a different way.

Done with class for the night and hoovering a sandwich before a...

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:26:55 -0400

Done with class for the night and hoovering a sandwich before a giant public ritual I’m attending tonight (that I’m not writing or facilitating or hosting. WOW. That’s rare…)

Lately I’ve heard people mention that it’s good to fast before a ritual (this is either something I was never taught, that I never read, or something I knew and then promptly forgot…)

I’ve seen this go poorly in rituals for those who don’t know how to ground and center correctly. Like, they get wacko or distracted or whiny.

Myself, I have blood sugar issues so I have to be really careful about what I eat and how often I eat. I always eat at least something light before a ritual or else I’ll die (but never something heavy, because I get crabby if I eat too much and I find it distracting…) So, I eat light before, and then usually eat something heavier after because I get famished if I’ve done the ritual correctly.

So what are the pros and cons for fasting before a ritual that you know will be intense? Do you do it? do you not do it? Why or why not? What are your experiences and thoughts?

sirjosephbanksfrs: Apollo as photographed by Nick Thompson ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:19 -0400

sirjosephbanksfrs:

Apollo as photographed by Nick Thompson

This photo was taken on April 21, 2011 in Rome, Lazio, IT, using a Canon EOS 7D.

21.4.2011: copy from the reign of Hadrian, 117-138 AD of an original made in the 4th cent. BC. From Castelporziano. Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

oh myyyyy

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Fri, 24 May 2013 18:21:14 -0400

forget-me-nots

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:01:03 -0400

forget-me-nots

bellsandbones: ares and his bearded vulture.

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:38 -0400

bellsandbones:

ares and his bearded vulture.

Witch tools

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:54:35 -0400

Witch tools

bellsandbones: i’m also working on a dark-haired version...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:33 -0400

bellsandbones:

i’m also working on a dark-haired version of aphrodite, because i

I don’t even have strong feels for this movie one way or...

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:22 -0400

I don’t even have strong feels for this movie one way or another. I’m not a fangirl or anything. But this quote!

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Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:35 -0400

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Fri, 24 May 2013 10:20:27 -0400

velveteden: This is an ANNA HELD appreciation post. I kind of...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:40:45 -0400

velveteden:

This is an ANNA HELD appreciation post. I kind of have a minor thing for this woman. She was Ziegfeld’s wife and was under a tremendous pressure to maintain her physical appearance which led to her being one of the more famous tight lacers from the period. She died in 1918, reportedly from complications of lacing down too tightly.

colourthysoul: Francis Luis Mora - Salome (1899)

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:35 -0400

colourthysoul:

Francis Luis Mora - Salome (1899)

maudelynn: beautiful 1920s dancer portrait

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:16 -0400

maudelynn:

beautiful 1920s dancer portrait

vagabondbohemia: Isis

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:30 -0400

vagabondbohemia:

Isis

mind-core: Another Isis is this from the Golden Ass? edit -...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:20:00 -0400

mind-core:

Another Isis

is this from the Golden Ass?

edit - via http://arisejewelofthenightgarden.tumblr.com/post/51163536086 “one of the illustrations Joseph Augustus Knapp did for The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly p. Hall.”

Surprise Priestess gift after I read tarot cards for someone...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:41 -0400

Surprise Priestess gift after I read tarot cards for someone this morning

"At a distance you only see my light; come closer and know that I am you."

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:12 -0400

“At a distance you only see my light;
come closer and know that I am you.”

- Rumi (via fuckyeahrumi)

Know thyself.

anachronisticfairytales: Ariadne Herbert James Draper

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:40:28 -0400

anachronisticfairytales:

Ariadne

Herbert James Draper

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Thu, 23 May 2013 10:20:28 -0400