Ok I’ve seen like 3 posts this week about pocket shrines in altoids cans so I gotta ask is this like…is this a new thing that the kids are doing these days or is this an old practice? like don’t get me wrong I think it’s a neat idea I’m just confused
So I had my second MMA fight a few weeks ago and lost by armbar. ever since the fight I’ve been feeling very apathetic towards jiujitsu. at first I thought it was just a bit of burnout from training camp but I took a week off post fight and I took last week off as well. tonight I went back and just felt no motivation to roll. I didn’t care about getting caught in subs and just in general felt very meh about the whole thing. anyone else ever deal with this? how’d you get the passion back
I want to summon a demon for this years Halloween party you know just for vibes. which demon should I summon?
So one of my favorite subjects is studying the intersection of magic and science. Many esoteric arts are classed as “protosciences”. herbology became pharmacology, alchemy became chemistry, and astrology turned into astronomy.
in fact astrology and astronomy were originally the same thing. the study of the heavens used to predict the best time for planting, religious festivals, and predicting the time of year.
So I’ve decided to take on this project “astronomy before the telescope” choke full of fun science experiments that excite my inner 12 year old nerd. projects like building a quadrant, Jacobs staff, and sundial, making an analema, tracking the height of navigation stars.
in history druids and other magic users were the very first scientists so I think it’s a cool way to study the lore of yonder days
https://www.astroleague.org/astronomy-before-the-telescope-observing-certificate/
So one of my favorite subjects is studying the intersection of magic and science. Many esoteric arts are classed as “protosciences”. herbology became pharmacology, alchemy became chemistry, and astrology turned into astronomy.
in fact astrology and astronomy were originally the same thing. the study of the heavens used to predict the best time for planting, religious festivals, and predicting the time of year.
So I’ve decided to take on this project “astronomy before the telescope” choke full of fun science experiments that excite my inner 12 year old nerd. projects like building a quadrant, Jacobs staff, and sundial, making an analema, tracking the height of navigation stars.
in history druids and other magic users were the very first scientists so I think it’s a cool way to study the lore of yonder days
https://www.astroleague.org/astronomy-before-the-telescope-observing-certificate/
I was walking through the Forrest one day a few months ago and started to vibe with this tree right at the cross roads. so I spent some time talking to it and told it I needed some wood oak wood for a wand and politely asked if it could drop a branch for me.
well the next day I was out walking the same trail and another oak had blown down right across the path in front of me.
Did I accidentally put out a hit on another tree? maybe. or maybe my familiar just doesn’t f*ck around.
8 months later I’m still using wood off that tree for rune staves
I made an appeal to Ophiel last week to be able to learn to be more intimidating before a fight and he gave me some advice and a ritual that allowed me to give on an intimidating and commanding appearance. great experience 10/10 would evoke again
Feoh for abundance, gear for a good harvest, and eolh for protection. buried in the garden
I made a request of Ophiel this morning. after I made my request i gave the license to depart and then did a banishing ritual and then went to make coffee, my post magic ritual to ground me.
While making coffee I began getting ideas on how to make my request to Ophiel a reality. it felt very much like it does when I communicate with spirits.
My request never involved a familiar spirt but is it possible Ophiel would assign a familiar even if I hadn’t asked for one?
im not complaining about the presence of a familiar I know the Olympic Spirits are said to give very good familiars I’m just curious if that’s a thing that could happen
so I’ve been worshipping Odin pretty much exclusively for the last 8 months and it was…not exactly my call. He contacted me first and basically kept of showing up until I began making offerings and working with him.
Events have transpired in my life that make me think I need guidance and assistance from Tyr. Thing is I’m not entirely sure how to reach out to him. to be perfectly blunt I need something from him. this is less a devotional practice and more a business arrangement so to speak.
TLDR how do I reach out to Tyr to get his assistance