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Witch Aesthetics: Celestial Witch
Be humble for you are made of earth.
Be noble for you are made of stars.
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SUMMER MYTH EVENT
1/7 → North American Deity: Malina
During the copulation she pressed her fingers against the forehead of the man who took her. And when the lamp was lit again, she saw her brother Moon with soot on his face. Sun became red and hot with shame. She took a whisk of moss from the heap by the lamp, dipped it in the blubber and lit it, and she ran out. Moon wanted to follow her, but he was in such a hurry that he didn’t get his moss lit very well. “We must run far away and never see each other again,” said Sun. And at the same moment they became spirits and were lifted up in the sky, where they continued their flight. But Sun has the stronger warmer light, because her whisk of moss burns clearly. Her brother Moon, who pursues her but never can catch up with her, has the weaker colder light. (x)
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Perseus (requested by anonymous)
“I, Perseus, who destroyed the Gorgon, wreathed with snake-hair, I, who dared on waving wings to cleave etherial air.”
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The Evermore Grimoire: Creatures
Kitsune(狐, キツネ) are foxes that possess supernatural powers that increase as they get older and wiser in Japanese folklore. According to yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shape-shift into human form especially once they reach the age of one hundred. One of the Japanese fox’s most well-known powers is kitsune-bi(狐火)orfox-fire. This is a red flame produced by a kitsune by either breathing or wagging its tail. They can have as many as nine tails and when a kitsune gains its ninth, its fur becomes whiteorgold. There are thirteen different types of kitsune, each with their own element, including Heaven, Dark, Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time andSound.
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The Evermore Grimoire:Places
Avalon is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend. It was the place where Excalibur was forged and kept safe by The Lady of the Lake as well and the last resting place of King Arthur after his final battle. In Arthurian legend, after Arthur fell at Camlann, he was taken by nine sisters (chief of whom was the sorceress Morgan le Fay, to Avalon. There he would rest until he was required to rise and save his people from disaster. The island was described as “the island of apples (‘Insula pomorum’), called fortunate.”
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The Evermore Grimoire:Creatures
Mermen are legendary aquatic creatures and the male counterparts of mermaids. Just like mermaids they also have the head and torso of a male and tail of a fish. Originally they were celebrated as deities, however mermen slowly slipped back into the legends as just ordinary mythological creatures of the sea, who very rarely showed up on the surface. The reason of that was sometimes because of their shynessand sometimes because their ugliness. A “merboy” is a young merman.
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The Evermore Grimoire: Mythology
Mjǫllniris the hammer of Thor, the God of Thunder, in Norse Mythology. It was used both as a devastating weapon as well as a divine instrument to provide blessings. The hammer was Thor’s primary weapon. However it was no ordinary hammer; whenever Thor cast it at an enemy, it returned to his hands like a boomerang. The sound of the thunder was perceieved as being the sound of his hammer crashing down on his foes. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that the Old Norse name for his hammer, Mjöllnir, probably meant “Lightning.”
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The Evermore Grimoire:Creatures
Selkies are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from sealtohuman form by shedding their skin. They mainly exist in the folklore tales of Ireland, Scotland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Many tales tell of them coming in groups to the beaches at night and dancing by the light of the moon. It was also believed that if a person could sneak to the shore and steal the their seal skin, the Selkie was then forced to remain with them, unable to return to the sea unless they could get their skin back. Selkies were said to make good wives, but they always carried with them a deep and melancholy longing for the sea.
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The Evermore Grimoire:Places
Valhalla(Valhǫll) is where all men who died with honour in battle go to until Ragnarǫk, the Fate of the Gods in Norse mythology. This golden fortress is Ódin’s hall. Reaching Valhalla was a goal for most Norse warriors and was also called the ‘Viking Heaven.’ When men died in the midst of battle on Earth, the Valkyries would come for them and bring them to Valhalla for the last battle. They would be made immortal and trained against each other for the whole day. At the end of the day, those wounded would be healed and those who fought would part as friends. By night drank they mead and sang to Ódin. They were known as Einherjar.
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The Evermore Grimoire: Creatures
Mermaids are legendary aquatic creatures with the head and torso of a human female and the tail of a fish. In some folklores they are also known as sea witches. Their powers can range from control over the weather to complete power over the sea,the tides, and the moon. Like witches it is also believed they can grant wishes, heal sickness, lift curses, brew magic potions and can sometimes carry a trident. Mermaids are also associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk traditions, they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.
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~ ARGENTINE MYTHOLOGY: La Mulánima or Alma Mula
According to an old legend from northern Argentina, there was once a woman whose low passions transcended beyond the limits of morals, and came to have relations with some relatives and even with the priest of her town and without ever showing the slightest modesty or regret. Her behavior was finally punished by being transformed into a mule carrying heavy chains (metaphor of his punishment), although she kept her eyes as a woman, and being condemned to travel the four cardinal points,as a simple animal to derision of her uncontrolled behavior.
It is said that crossing our eyes with the Mulánima is very dangerous, since we are at risk of fell under her spell and being forced to follow in her footsteps the rest of our life, completely in love. In addition to this it is said that this creature can be violent, and will try to attack any unsuspecting who gets too close. The Mulánima runs through the surrounding towns and cities during rainy and stormy days, while uttering pitiful sounds that can frighten the bravest, and after briefly stopping at the church door, she turns around and continues her endless pilgrimage.
This legend, surely of Christian origin, tries to warn about the dangers of “bedroom excesses”, being especially important the fact that, despite having committed the same sin, only women are punished, but this is due to their lack of repentance over these facts, something that most versions seem to highlight. While it may seem unfair or even machist, this legend refers more to the fact of not repenting than to the punishment of sin itself.
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modern pantheon|@curios-curiousities
“Rax Odran genderless deity of freedom, revolution, justice, and individuality. Often praised or worshiped by the punk community. Rax Odran’s righteous cry can be heard in peace and equality protests, in the words of punk bands and shouts of rockers seeking justice against those who’d take away others freedom and liberty. Rax walks with the downtrodden, the outcasts, the beaten and the abused and fights along side them to bring a better tomorrow ”
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modern pantheon|@curios-curiousities
“illuma (like illuminate) goddess of Lights in the dark, street lamps, lanterns, flashlights and nightlights, on the streets they sit on top of street lamps and watch over people as the walk at night, they are the lights in people’s hands as the work at night, the headlamps in cars on dark lit roads, and the night lights giving security and comfort in dark rooms ”
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modern pantheon|@regina-cordium
“Eten - god of hole-in-the-wall restaurants where everyone knows your name”
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aphrodite: ❝ we’re in a beautiful and sad relationship
we make each other shine
like the moon and the river
and we hug again ❞
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But, goddess and queen of those below, I beseech you,
To banish the soul’s frenzy to the ends of the earth,
and show a kindly and holy face to the initiates.
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