Decided that while we're death-doula-ing Mom, I will have Hermanubis as my avatar.

#Psychopomp #DeathWork

This is mostly copypasted from my other #introduction post, since I think it's the bestest one I've written thus far :)

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

This is mostly copypasted from my other #introduction post, since I think it's the bestest one I've written thus far :)

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

(Disregarding the fact I somehow keep forgetting to post on here)

Let's talk about #death and the #energy currents of the week leading up to (Orthodox Christian) Easter - and why they're important to pagans.

It's Great Friday today, and as the church bells ring their mournful tune, a veil of grief settles over the world. All is quiet, and the faithful gather flowers for the Epitaph. This somber mood lends a great advantage to #deathwork if one is willing to experiment.

For us in Eastern Europe, the blending of pagan traditions with Christian elements is far from a surprise, yet it always seems to shock Westerners. Having the capacity to adapt and evolve can be a gift, and it leads to new horizons. But don't let me get carried away.

This blanket of grief will linger over the hearts and minds of those who believe, growing until it reaches its crescendo at midnight on Saturday, and is dissipated by the joy of the Resurrection. In short, this is free real estate for your magic. Of course, any energy of this magnitude needs to be treated with the appropriate risk mitigation, but I am assuming the reader is educated on how to safely interact with energy.

So, what exactly can one do with this energy? Many things, really, but let's start with the simplest and work our way up.

If you've been curious about death work, this is a prime opportunity to introduce yourself to the energy currents without overwhelming yourself. You can dip your toes in the river without getting swept away, because the water has risen far past the shore.

For those already immersed in the work, you will find ease in crossing the bounds or calling forth spirits who may have otherwise had trouble reaching through. #Necromancy Friday is what I jokingly call this day, because it really feels like any #ghost I see is barely kept out of the physical world. #Ancestor work of course would be well-received, whether you offer a ritual meal or communicate with them through your preferred means.

#Spiritwork in general may be easier for those not yet experienced as well, due to the curiosity some spirits have over such strong emotion in the human population.

Rituals such as cord cuttings, banishments and other such "getting rid of" workings would also benefit from harnessing these energies, as would astral travel and dream work- granted you take the appropriate measures to guard yourself from what may be lurking - but you should already be taking those safety measures anyway! Ritual death and rebirth are definitely worth a mention, though I rarely see them talked about, so if you know you know.

To summarise: The energy of a major religious event is there, so why not make use of it for your magic and workings?

I do want to get ahead of the potential mean comments here and say I understand that many turned to #witchcraft and #paganism to escape Christianity and the religious trauma that came with their upbringing. This isn't a pro-Christianity post. This is a suggestion people are free to implement or ignore based on their practice and boundaries.

Bone #witchcraft post!

Do you feel humbled, coming across the #bones of a life that's gone by?

Life in the mountains means we have far more opportunity to see #death first-hand, to reach out and be taught by it.
Cities are too fast-paced for me- I do not have enough time to pull the pigeon from the road before the bus ravages its tiny body, nor to take the kitten that sickness claimed before the sanitary workers dispose of it like it was trash. I'm sure others who do #spiritwork thrive just fine there. Just not my style.

I much prefer the forest, because here, death lingers. The song thrush will melt into the earth that fed it, and its feathers may come to be the nest bed of a fresh clutch of eggs. The old fox will go to sleep in her den and wake in a different world, the snow covering her home's entrance until it's warm enough for the critters to nourish themselves on the body she left behind. We see death, sometimes invite it in- be it #hunting or culling livestock. We honour death and the life it brings.

This beautiful lady was a life. An ewe that likely bore several lives herself, before death took her. I have a special place in my heart for sheep. My people have lived alongside them for so long that maybe it's in our blood by now. She wanted to come home with me, to sit near me and the other unseen friends I keep. How could I say no?

I brought her home, meaning to dye her #skull with coffee to help the myriad textures of her bone steal the show with more contrast, but that's another post altogether.

#deathwork crew, this one's for you.

(This is a cross-post from Instagram)

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Assortment of some loose #incense blend glamour shots. I've shared most, if not all of these on my Instagram at the time of their creation, but I realised I never made a moodboard for them, which is a shame because I love moodboards.

From top to bottom and left to right we have: a #devotional blend for Murmur, a #deathwork blend made specifically to honour and guide to peace a queer elder after she tragically passed, an #offering for Beleth and lastly a #necromancy blend, with my #pendulum adding in that extra deathy vibe.

If anyone's interested at the specifics of the herbs, I'm happy to share! Every #herb and #resin I use is either #homegrown or #foraged.

Decided to finally write my ✨ first post ✨ on here, in hopes I'll like this place enough to establish myself and share things on here.

Is it just me that's incredibly picky about online spaces? It can be difficult for me to take the plunge and explore a new site or platform, and this goes doubly so for witchy/pagan/spiritual oriented places because after years of being (a queer) Greek online, I know what I'll see, and some times you just do not have the energy to get into arguments because foreigners think they know better than you your own culture. Fun stuff. Anyway. Positive thinking and whatnot. Hopefully the people here are chill!

I miss sharing informative tidbits and exchanging perspectives and methods with fellow practitioners, you know? It's nice to get to see how other cultures, other people do things, especially when you get to draw parallels and point out differences and similarities. There are good people out there, curious and respectful people who are willing to learn without overstepping boundaries and who take correction with grace. That's why I keep coming back to posting, I guess, regardless of platform. I like helping people learn.

What kind of posts you can expect from me: #divination like #cartomancy , including but not limited to #tarot and #oracle decks, #osteomancy , #scrying and #bibliomancy , #herbalism #deathwork #spiritwork #greek #myth #folklore #culture #tradition and #witchcraft oh and #polytheism of course. I'm sure some posts about textiles (knitting, weaving, etc.) will worm their way over as well.

Hopefully this is how the tag system works here, lol.