#pagan student

[pagansphinx]

Gustave Jean Jacquet (French, 1846-1909) • The Cello Player • c. 1890 •

#art #painting #fine art #art history #gustave jean jacquet #french artist #student of bouguereau #classical painting #academicism #oil painting #portrait #female portrait #beautiful dresses in paintings #19th century european art #art blog #pagan sphinx art blog #art detail #art lovers on tumblr #musical instruments in artworks

[ihavetoomanyfandomstobesane]

fun fact I started deity work because one day I was procrastinating on taking an online exam so hard that I decided to make a Pinterest board altar for Aphrodite and now like a year later I work with five deities so never underestimate the dedication of adhd witch brain

#witchcraft #witch #pagan witch #adhd things #adhd brain #adhd #aphrodite worship #aphrodite witch #aphrodite deity #aphrodite #student life #college student #deity work

[ravens-two]

webweaving for Odin and his aspects

#deity work #norse paganism #Odin #Allfather #webweaving #god of madness #god of death #god of war #god of poetry #the traveler #god of wisdom #the student and the teacher

[s1utforvampires]

getting through my ancient greek translations by telling myself it’s a devotional activity

#caught in the hellenic polytheist to archaeology student pipeline #hellenic polytheist #hellenic polytheism #helpol #paganblr #hellenic pagan #paganism #pagan #devotional activity #is apollo the god of languages or did i make that up. must check #deity worship #lord ancient greek is rough

[enchanted-wildflower]

An (anarcho-pagan) Solarpunk Phantasy

Imagine a city in some possible future. It’s a beautiful place, not so much because of the architecture or layout, but because there are growing things everywhere. It doesn’t look much like the cities of the past, but something more like a huge garden with buildings in it. Parts of it are completely forested and inhabited by wild animals. Others are given over to intensive crop cultivation. The rooftops and yards of every building are filled with vegetables and flowers. There are wells and streams of clean, clear water. In the large and open public squares, people of all types mingle freely to discuss local issues or daily events.

No two neighborhoods are the same: each has a distinctive personality and a different mix of cultures and religions. Not everyone is Pagan, but Pagan religious practices are fully accepted. Here and there throughout the city, you can see little shrines to different gods and spirits. There are sacred groves and holy trees, where people of any faith or no faith at all can go for spiritual renewal without fear of persecution.

The business of governing—if you want to call it that—is done on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis through directly democratic communes. Every person of every type has an equal voice, and an equal vote in the affairs of the commune. There are no bosses, although different people exercise leadership in different circumstances on an as-needed basis.

There is always work to do, from tending the vegetables or making clothing to keeping the streets clean or teaching the children, but there is no one forcing you to work for someone else’s profit. Everyone contributes in whatever way seems best to the individual, and everyone shares in the city’s wealth. There is no charge for food, or for a place to live, or for necessary health care. When there is a need for exchange, people treat it as an exchange of gifts.

People aren’t alienated from each other, they live and work together in close proximity. If you have something you have to do, there is never any question that someone will watch the children. People sing while they work, or tell stories or jokes. As evening falls, people dance and socialize.

The lifestyle of the city is in some ways a simple one, not reliant on the constant use of high technology, but it isn’t anti- technological. Technological knowledge is used extensively, but only in ways that will not disrupt the basic health and balance of the city’s ecosystem.

Capitalism fell—perhaps hundreds of years ago—but civilization endures.

This is a utopian vision, I know. It’s a fantasy of the imagination, but that doesn’t make it a useless daydream. By imagining what my utopia would be, I free myself from what is. I give myself the power to start working immediately for a better world. If this is what my utopia would be like, then I know what steps will bring us closer.

- Pagan Anarchism by Christopher Scott Thompson (published by Gods & Radicals)

#solar punk #solarpunk #anarchopagan #anarchism #paganism #animism #utopia #hope #studyblr #student #books and reading #bookish #study blog #witch books #folk witchcraft #traditional witchcraft #witch #witchcraft

[scintillyyy]

*my* favorite gotham city hero whose whole thing is beating up rapists and protecting women and telling batman to suck it.

i am, of course, talking about marian mercer/pagan

batman #479

batman: shadow of the bat annual 1

she beat up and tortured the two men who raped and beat her sister (causing her to commit suicide), got a judge to let her off, and immediately went back out to beat up more men and protect the women of gotham? queen.

she and joe public are my z-listers i absolutely adore and that i think they should bring back and massively expand on (and maybe be slightly less offensive about this time around).

#anyways joe's whole thing is protecting students/kids and hers is protecting women #they should do a pagan/joe public mini-series #suicide mention tw #rape mention tw #she's in like two things and i wish she was in more

[k00296574]

Semester 2 Brief - Movement

So for the next half of the semester we've been given a new brief with the word 'Movement'. Same as with the disrupt brief we are allowed to go whichever way with our projects as long as we stick to our three electives.

My three electives are...

Animation

Sculpture

and Printmaking

And as for Movement I have chosen to base my project on dancing, specifically pagan Celtic Rituals, based off the Carraig Aille stone forts and circles and the nearby Lough Gur, south of Limerick where my family grew up. (other side of the family, not the Clare side in the Disrupt Brief)

#lsad #movement #animation #printmaking #sculpture #celtic paganism #celtic #lough gur #ritual #dancing #student #week 1/7

[butterflies-and-bumble-bees]

.😖😵‍💫.

#im so fucking burned out all i want to do is sleep #i feel like im gonna throw up all the time because im so stressed out #my work schedule at the greenhouse is hell right now #and i have homework #im taking like 3 classes #and im doing student teaching #and im volunteering at the children's theatre #and now i have to do a community outreach project for one of my classes #and write a paper about the issue my project seeks to resolve #paper is due at midnight #i haven't finished my outline yet #so im doing the logical thing and writting a long vent post here #...ok actually i need to clear my head or else im never gonna get my work done #it doesn't help that my mom is listening to a ye old youtube rant about the state of the world #like yeah dude i get it second hand smoke from legal marajana exists and sucks they're castrating kids and the pope hates the latin mas #like yeah dude i get it shit's fucked #i have no idea why my mom keeps listening to this stuff over and over and over #i know we're living in an age of debachery not seen since the ancient pagan world #when the y would burn children alive to sacrafice them to moloch #only now we burn them with acid

[heart-shaped-system]

College Preparation Ritual

This spell is mainly to get me ready and motivated to start the summer semester. It will be my first semester. I will be taking an orientation course, English 101, and Psychology 101. Im really excited, English is a strong subject for me, and I'm sure I will enjoy the psychology class, as that is my major. It is also for me to know what to expect.

Needed

Rosemary

Lemon Balm

Tarot Cloth

Tarot Deck

Blue Candle

Candle Holder

Altar Oil

Plate

Offerings Bowl

Charcoal

Mugwort

Lavender

Catnip

Allspice

Intentions

I want to pass this first semester with an 80% or higher in all my classes. To do this I intend to spend at least 3 hours a day on each subject. Hopefully the orientation course is fairly easy and I don't need to spend much time on it but as for the reading and psychology course I must spend 3 hours a day. I will check my grades and ask for help when needed. If I can't get my work done alone, then I will ask for a tutor to help me out. I will be asking for extra time on tests if needed, and for a weekly schedule with everything that I will need to get done on a specific day.

How To

Wait until the full moon, do the ritual at night. In my case that is today, May 5th.

Lay out everything in front of me and neatly organize everything needed. Ground yourself.

Begin by cleansing the space around you and calling on the four element. Do this by lighting a charcoal tablet and placing it into the offering bowl. Drop some lavender into the bowl and say a cleansing incantation.

Drop some more lavender to call on the element of air. Drop allspice to call on fire. Drop some catnip to call on water. And finally, mugwort to call on earth

This will cause a build up of energy. Harness that energy by practicing mindfulness or by meditating.

Now get the plate and pour some altar oil onto it. Then roll the blue candle on the plate and coat it in altar oil. Next, sprinkle on rosemary and lemon balm on the candle.

Light the candle and place into the candle holder. Burn it to completion

As the candle is burning, I shall do a tarot reading to determine what to expect as I approach the start of the summer semester.

Reflection

So did the ritual at 8 pm. It took about 30 minutes to complete. I started with a meditation as the moon began to rise. Soon after I started I could see the moon in the sky. I followed the instructions to a T. I drew asked the deck what to expect going into the summer semester. I drew The Star, The Emperor, and The Ace of Pentacles. I took it as advice instead. It didn't really tell me what to expect just gave me advice. I think that is because I already knew what I would expect. I felt like it as trying to tell me to have hope and believe in myself. To set boundaries in the form of asking for accomodations for my autism. And most importantly, to be ready for hard work. be ready to stretch myself a bit.

The Star

So I feel pretty strongly that this card is telling me to have hope as the end of fucking around is upon me. And the beginning of college nears, i am beginning to realize actual hard work is in this situation in order to pass. It's time for me to take my future seriously, and take the risk that is going to college and majoring in psychology

The Emperor

Like I said before, now is the time to ask for accomodations. I feel bad because I would be asking my professors to essentially take time out of their busy weeks to make a calendar/schedule for me so I know what needs to get on on a day to day basis. but it might just be vital to my success. I find it difficult to map out what needs to get done everyday because it's overwhelming to look at a long list of tasks that need to be done. I need help breaking it down into smaller chunks. It's not like what I'm asking for is an unreasonable accommodation either.

The Ace of Pentacles

I feel like I get held back by being afraid of not being perfect. Like my mom used to hold me to a standard of passing all my classes with A's because I was able to manage that one year. I'm afraid of not being able to pass my classes. I'm scared I'm gonna move slower than everyone else because that how it felt in high school especially in my junior year. That combined with the fact that I just wasn't interested anymore lead to me dropping out of CRAS. I still had that perfection mindset but I was afraid. I was afraid of inconveniencing my teachers by asking them to slow down. I was scared to ask for tutoring because I was taking time off from busy students to help me.

#witch #witch aesthetic #witch community #witches #witchyvibes #witch tips #witchy #witchcraft #green witch #pagan witch #college #student #university #school

[ihavetoomanyfandomstobesane]

so this afternoon I was supposed to have an exam that the entire class was unprepared for and the professor is very all over the place. I have a class before that one and was studying in the back while silently crying bc I wasn't ready to bomb it and guess fucking what. the professor sent an email saying the exam is postponed until next week. idk which one of my deities did that (I suspect Aphrodite) but holy shit. I've been crying (quite literally) over this exam for a day now and my gods said y'know what baby? postponed. go rest ily. gods I love my deities

#pagan #paganism #pagan witch #paganblr #witchcraft #witch #witches #deity work #student witch #college student #college witch

[just-another-dionysus-devotee]

TW MENTIONS OF DELUSIONS NOTHING MAJOR

Ok so ive been super absent for a few weeks as my mental health started deteriorating severely and i was lowkey thrown into a delusional psychotic episode i am fine now ,

Anyhow i want to get back to this little community and start posting again , one i thing i want to post is info posts about deities and my experiences with them ive already done dionysus , i will be doing apollo , hermes , aphrodite and ares , helios and hypnos if anyone is interested !

This is a little off topic but if anyone who sees this is a nurse or a student nurse id appreciate any tips as im going into that field of study this year !

#hellenic devotion #deity worship #hellenic pagan #dionysus #apollo worship #apollo #dionysus devotee #aphrodite #helios #nursing student #nursing studyblr #new nursing student tips

[thefadingyouth]

Full moon and an Oak tree

Let the child speak to the moon, as their eyes filled in glee.

They know the Sunday school stories but they want to give praise to the old oak tree.

They speak to themself as they walk through the graveyard, as if talking to a friend

The remnant incense brings them in.

Let the child find God, one will plead.

As they watch them look at the crows and offer them what they may need

The child knows what their parents want, but the moon draws them in like the tide. 

Past traditions fade in and out, and yet the child fights.

Learning old songs in unspoken tongues and Gods that seem older and less full of spite,

So let the child be, to speak to that old oak tree.

Find their roots as they look up at the same moon that their ancestors did. 

#paganism #paganblr #spirit work #spiritual development #spirituality #spiritual awakening #writing #writers #college life #poem #poetry #self worth #poets on tumblr #college #my writing #college student #magic #witchcraft #witchcore #witchy vibes #witch aesthetic #witchblr #witches #pagan witch #pagan #magick #animism #religious imagery #writers and readers #renfaire

[atthecrossroadsoflifeanddeath]

Odin,

One-eyed wise sage,

You who hung from Yggdrasil

For nine days and nine nights,

All-seeing friend of ravens and scholars -

I call to you.

Help me pass

my midterm math exam

With flying colors

And I'll buy you

A big ole Bang energy drink

And whatever candy you want.

Thanks, dude!

#odin #student #norse pagan #personal

[irelandseyeonmythology]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the vast majority of work being done when it comes to public outreach with Celtic Studies is being done by unpaid grad students and independent scholars. None of us signed on for this, none of us are trained PR people, none of us are trained public historians, we’re all overworked and underpaid, when we’re paid at all. We’re here, we’re on Twitter, we’re on Tiktok, while most of the big names either have immaculately curated Facebooks or Twitters or have (wisely) chosen to stay away from social media as a whole. Some of us do it out of a love of the material, some of us do it to correct misconceptions about our area of study, some of us do it to connect with other people who love the material, some of us do it to escape academia and more formal academic channels...or a combination of all of the above. But...all of us are trying. We’ve all been fighting for years over here. And it has, at times, really, really been a fight. 

The result is that we aren’t always polished, we aren’t always pristine, we don’t always live up to what people expect from young professionals, we don’t always keep up active schedules (to everyone who’s dropped a message in my inbox, I PROMISE I haven’t forgotten, I’m not blowing you off, I’m just...juggling a lot). But I’ve seen colleagues harassed, I’ve seen their names and appearances mocked, I’ve seen them be the topic of homophobic and transphobic harassment, and we are all doing this with the full knowledge that, because the field’s small, our departments can see every little cringe thing we do and so, frankly, if they want to write Ulster Cycle College AU fic, I say we let them, and I’ll write my Mythological Cycle College AU fic where I think of fun things like “How would Ogma react to the current Celtic Studies job market?” (Answer: Badly) or “What would happen if we put this group of characters who came from a very heroic, aristocratic background into modern Ireland, into the modern Irish student housing market, in a shitty apartment on the wrong side of the river?” 

#not that i have ever lived in such a place of course #look there's a lot when it comes to irish mythology and adaptation and the role of Christianity and the fact that there is a trace of pagan #myth under it and a trace of pre-Christian belief along with modern practitioners #and that's never going to be easy and it's never going to be smooth #but also...look...you aren't better than a bunch of overworked grad students blowing off steam #you don't have a Purer or more Nuanced understanding of the material #do I want people to necessarily SEE my Bres/Sreng soulmate au fic? not really #but it's good fun #irish mythology

[mervederya]

Me matching my books vol 2 (836148763871) and a new handmade crochet top from mum 

The weather is so sunny again which is turning me into an energetic person but I kept having odd dreams. So I feel as if I’ve barely slept. I’m just super unlucky with sleeping at this point. On a positive note, I may have hit my 20th page of my thesis!!! Lately, I’ve been working on Scandinavian history because it’s where the film I’m analysing is set. I’m definitely not an expert on that location but I remember some useful information from Anglo-Saxon classes. Let’s see where it goes... Wishing you a lovely May! 💭

insta: @merueiledreams I’ve started sharing some stuff on my insta again, if you wanna follow more of my stories!

#pastel academia #crochet top #studyblr #study space #study aesthetic #student life #study desk #studying in bed #studying at home #research paper #Scandinavian culture #scandinavian folklor #paganism #norse paganism #minimal lifestyle #cozy study #study corner #blue aesthetic #pastel colors

[the-spiderweb]

So,,, this was a long time coming!

I had felt vastly unsure and uncomfortable in my Pagan practice for a long time and a little while ago, I had made the private decision to abandon Paganism for a bit and focus on myself and connecting more to the Buddhist part of my practice, hoping that would make me more sure of myself and where I am. But what I found was that something was not quite right. I didn't really fit into Paganism the way I thought I did. So I reexamined my experience.

Never really felt like I fit into online Pagan spaces

Pagan spaces I did fit in were either ableist or banned me (seemingly over nothing) within a couple hours of joining, often with very few words, none of which were ban worthy, spoken before the ban happened

Could never connect with it for longer than a couple weeks at a time

A lot of my practice felt rehearsed and empty and simply there out of habit

I did not take joy in telling people I'm Pagan in the way I took joy in saying I'm Buddhist

So, you know, a lot of very good reasons to find myself floating away

And of course, I did find myself again as I focused on Buddhism but something still felt missing. I began researching around casually, looking for anything that called out to me. And repeatedly, a single religion was catching my attention. I felt myself drawn to this religion, and had been interested in it for a while. And eventually, I took the plunge and will not be looking back. This is where I belong, it feels like home

I am no longer Pagan or Buddhist, and I am proud to announce my choice to convert to Judaism

#adonissays #buddhist pagan #pagan #buddhist #judaism #giyur student #jewish