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What does the Minoan Wheel of the Year look like? How can we celebrate life's passages via Minoan ritual? Discover all this and more in Ariadne's Thread! Book details, including a full list of the seasonal rituals and rites of passage and plenty of places to buy the book that aren't named after a South American river: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/ariadnes-thread
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Athletic events at the #Panathenaia were held in three age categories: boys from 12-16 years of age, ephebes / youths of 16-20 years and men over 20. Today, on day 3 of the Panathenaia, the athletic competitions for the men would have been held. This year is a year of the "Lesser Panathenaia" or Panathenaia ta Mikra, so I am not certain how long the Games were during the Lesser Panathenaia. Since it's still a 7 day event, maybe the competitors were just from Athens?
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Happy Lughnasadh, everyone! 🌟🍞🌻🌞
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Happy solstice, everyone! 🌟🌞🌻
#solstice #HappySolstice #SummerSolstice #Pagan #Paganism #Neopagan #Neopaganism
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Addendum to the above:
* Frigg probably is the best alignment to the Mórrígan as Mother, Prophet, Weaver, and consort of the Fionn-type (Ódinn), even if the traits of Harvester-Of-Slain-Warriors instead aligns with Freya.
* She is probably also then the Goddess of May-Day if calendar customs were aligned between Germanic-Norse and Celtic in this way, as I would guess them to be.
* Frigg is the origin of Friday: Frigg-Day. I have no lore to suggest any day-association for the Mórrígan.
* May Day this year falls on a Friday (and a Full Moon)So, make of that what you will - It's probably an especially auspicious day for all you Frigg peeps, as it always would be for Mórrígan peeps.
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The Irish whiskey is what provides that fire. I'd like to say it's like the mead of inspiration, so crucial for poets, but... no, that'd be mead. Whiskey isn't mead. But it's Irish, and you can light it on fire.
The cinnamon reinforces the fire symbolism, both by being a "fiery" spice (e.g., in Red Hots candies or Fireball liquor), and also by providing pretty sparks.
8/8, end
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There's symbolism in this drink, natch:
• it has 3 ingredients, befitting the famously triple goddess, Brighid
• one of them is dairy-based, connecting with the name #Oimelc, "ewes' milk", for the holiday
• the hazelnut liqueur connects with the usual Celtic symbolism of hazelnuts as bringers of knowledge and wisdom, necessary for a smith, a poet, or a healer
• then we set the whole thing on fire, as is only right and proper for a fire goddess 7/8 -
You can drink it all down in one shot, or sip it, or stir it around and then sip it. Any of those three options should be enjoyable.
I'd never drink one without saying "Hail Brighid!" either before or afterward, but I suppose it isn't an ironclad requirement.
For that matter, the plate isn't required, either, but it catches the cinnamon sprinkles and makes cleanup easier. 6/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Light the hot whiskey. As the flames flicker, sprinkle cinnamon over them from about 30–40 cm up (12–16 inches). It'll make pretty sparks.
You can blow out the flame after a few seconds, or let it burn out on its own. Especially if you choose the latter, *carefully check the temperature of the glass before you put it to your lips!* 5/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Layer the whiskey on top of the Bailey's. This part is a bit more delicate than the first float was, but the heat of the whiskey should help.
Dim the lights so you can see the flame better. (Alcohol flames are dimmer and bluer than you're used to in movies. Yes, Hollywood's been lying to you.) 4/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Put the shot glass on the plate. Pour the Frangelico into the bottom. Then use a spoon to gently layer the Bailey's on top of the Frangelico.
Heat the whiskey until it's hot, but not overly so. Depending on your whiskey amount and microwave wattage, probably 10–15 seconds. Whatever container you heated it in should feel hot, but it should still be touchable, not scalding. 3/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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You'll also need:
• a large, sturdy shot glass (capable of having something on fire in it)
• a medium-sized plate
• a source of flame, like a lighter or matchI put tildes meaning "approximately" on all the amounts because the really important thing is that each amount of liquid be just over a quarter the volume of your shot glass. You want to mostly fill the thing. (Size your glass appropriately, if possible.) 2/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Honestly, I should just post this recipe for any #Pagans who like booze and want to celebrate #Brighid with an appropriate cocktail.
I call it a Triple Brighid. You'll need:
• ~½ oz Frangelico*
• ~½oz Bailey's Irish cream
• ~½oz Irish whiskey
• powdered cinnamon* or any hazelnut liqueur, but are there any others?
🧵 1/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc
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BTW, I'll post something Imbolc-related tomorrow. Not today. I'm one of those #Pagans who observes it on the 2nd, not the 1st.
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Hailing Wodan and Frija and spelling their names in runes out in the forest yesterday.
#paganism #pagan #oldgods #germanicpagan #spirituality #nature -
Hailing Wodan and Frija and spelling their names in runes out in the forest yesterday.
#paganism #pagan #oldgods #germanicpagan #spirituality #nature -
Hailing Wodan and Frija and spelling their names in runes out in the forest yesterday.
#paganism #pagan #oldgods #germanicpagan #spirituality #nature -
Hail Wodan on this Wodan’s Day!
Consider what we would not sacrifice for a sip from Mimirsbrunnr. Do we hold our views and ideas so dear that we would not run them through with Gungnir to attain a deeper understanding, one beyond our concepts?
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Hail Wodan on this Wodan’s Day!
Consider what we would not sacrifice for a sip from Mimirsbrunnr. Do we hold our views and ideas so dear that we would not run them through with Gungnir to attain a deeper understanding, one beyond our concepts?
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Hail Wodan on this Wodan’s Day!
Consider what we would not sacrifice for a sip from Mimirsbrunnr. Do we hold our views and ideas so dear that we would not run them through with Gungnir to attain a deeper understanding, one beyond our concepts?
#paganism #germanicpagan #pagan #Wodan #odin #oldgods #OldWays #wisdom #writer #writing #spirituality -
Hail Wodan on this Wodan’s Day!
Consider what we would not sacrifice for a sip from Mimirsbrunnr. Do we hold our views and ideas so dear that we would not run them through with Gungnir to attain a deeper understanding, one beyond our concepts?
#paganism #germanicpagan #pagan #Wodan #odin #oldgods #OldWays #wisdom #writer #writing #spirituality -
If there is one motif that reflects the ancestral ways, it is not the Gods. It is Yggdrasil. For even the Gods understood the significance of the World Tree.
#pagan #paganism #norsepagan #germanicpagan #norsepagan #yggdrasil #worldtree #oldgods #OldWays #ancestors #writer #writing #spirituality -
Blessings on Sunna‘s Day.
Rosy hues colour the hem of dawn
And ravens wheel and call
Against the paling sky;
Thought and Memory
Herald Sunna‘s rise,
And rousing at her touch,
Pursue the ancient ways,
By her unerring flight.
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The Gods are not salvation. They are alignment; the faces of a natural order from which we have separated ourselves via dogma and ambition. To honour them is to bring ourselves into step with life’s inherent meaning — its arising, flourishing and demise — and accept our place within it.
#pagan #paganism #germanicpagan #norsepagan #druid #Wodan #Frija #oldgods #heathen #writer #writing -
Blessings on Tyr‘s Day.
Though twilight looms, stand firm and prolong the day.
#pagan #paganism #germanicpagan #norsepagan #oldgods #writer #writing #justice #honour #tyr #tuesday #spirituality -
Happy Litha to those observing it!
#litha #summer #summersolstice #summersolstice2025 #neopagan #witch #wicca #stations #paganism #neopaganism -
White wine for the Goddess this Freya-Frigg's Day.
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The path is both one and many, as the trunk of a tree spreads out into numerous branches that stretch in all directions, so that one may follow the lore into countless byways and alleys ripe with mysteries.
#paganism #pagan #norsepagan #ancestors #oldgods #druid #heathen #oldways #writer #writing #odin #freya #frigg -
The path is both one and many, as the trunk of a tree spreads out into numerous branches that stretch in all directions, so that one may follow the lore into countless byways and alleys ripe with mysteries.
#paganism #pagan #norsepagan #ancestors #oldgods #druid #heathen #oldways #writer #writing #odin #freya #frigg -
The path is both one and many, as the trunk of a tree spreads out into numerous branches that stretch in all directions, so that one may follow the lore into countless byways and alleys ripe with mysteries.
#paganism #pagan #norsepagan #ancestors #oldgods #druid #heathen #oldways #writer #writing #odin #freya #frigg -
The path is both one and many, as the trunk of a tree spreads out into numerous branches that stretch in all directions, so that one may follow the lore into countless byways and alleys ripe with mysteries.
#paganism #pagan #norsepagan #ancestors #oldgods #druid #heathen #oldways #writer #writing #odin #freya #frigg -
Tyr's Day blessings.
Ragnarok threads through all being. Twilight is inevitable and shall without doubt swallow the order of things. Yet to this fated end is woven that path we choose to tread towards it. Of honour, or dishonour; of justice or injustice. There is our decision.
#pagan #paganism #norsepagan #tyr #Tyrsday #tuesday #heathen #druid #writer #writing #poet #oldgods #OldWays -
The sacred space this evening. May the Gods guide us ever and the ancestors walk beside us on these ancient ways.
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That spiritual path which does not honour the divine feminine principle is a skewed path, inclining by design away from the very source of all that is. It is a path for the willfully orphaned.
#pagan #paganism #norsepagan #goddess #heathen #writer #writing #divinefeminine #oldgods #spirituality #spiritualjourney -
That spiritual path which does not honour the divine feminine principle is a skewed path, inclining by design away from the very source of all that is. It is a path for the willfully orphaned.
#pagan #paganism #norsepagan #goddess #heathen #writer #writing #divinefeminine #oldgods #spirituality #spiritualjourney -
That spiritual path which does not honour the divine feminine principle is a skewed path, inclining by design away from the very source of all that is. It is a path for the willfully orphaned.
#pagan #paganism #norsepagan #goddess #heathen #writer #writing #divinefeminine #oldgods #spirituality #spiritualjourney
