Hestia | Greek Goddess of Hearth And Home Hestia | Greek Goddess of Hearth And Home A little background on Hestia. For me the emphasis is equal upon Hestia's importance in both Home and State; and I'm exploring what that means in my devotionals. I also place less emphasis on the 'virgin' and more upon the choice to remain unattached in terms of a traditional marriage and bearing children. I actually can't maintain a fire very well at all, so the consistency required to keep hearths ... continue reading...
Hestia Chant
A Chant for when you are cleaning. Hestia of hearth and homeSee this stain which seeks to roamTake it up let none remainLet this place be free from stain. Hestia of hearth and homeSee this stain which seeks to roamTake it up let none remainLet this place be free from stain. Hestia of hearth and […] Hestia Chant Galina Krasskova at Gangleri's Grove has just finished a 9 Day Novena to Hela. I have mentioned before how much I value Galina's devotional work and example. I've also mentioned ... continue reading...
19th August 2021: Anniversary of Starting Chemo
Content warning/trigger warning This blog post talks about cancer, anger, trauma, grief, illness, surgery, chemotherapy, disability. Today is the second anniversary of my first chemotherapy infusion. I'm acutely aware of it in ways that are difficult to explain. There is Before Cancer, During Cancer, and After Cancer - I think I am finally starting to get to the 'After Cancer' bit. The reality is that I am still living with the impacts of chemotherapy. Recovery from total ... continue reading...
Ways of Worship: Hypnos | Futurism
https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-hypnos Restful Sleep Hypnos, bright-winged bringer of blessed sleep,son of misty-eyed Nyx of the sooty night,I call to you to grant me your favor.In sunless Erebos you make your home, O Hypnos; each eventide you followin Night’s wake, fleet of foot, garlandedin blood-red poppies, their sweet scent a balmto those who seek your gift. Hypnos, granterof the peace of a night’s oblivion,soft-spoken god in whose ... continue reading...
Friendship
"Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another; people are friends in spots."George Santayana “I feel obliged to say that the emotional universes we inhabit are so distinct, and in deepest ways opposed, that nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.”—Bertrand Russell, personal letter. These are two of my favourite quotes about relationships with other people. They probably sum up pretty well my thoughts about both ... continue reading...
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