This is perhaps my new favorite video

I would like to state for the record i’ve ignored this post the last 50 times i’ve seen it bc i thought it would be some hyper cutsie anime girl voice and i’m overjoyed to report it is instead Weapons Grade Miku complete with war horns that fuck

hestia’s homemaking

aka; how to keep a clean home with tiny changes

• keep your shoes by the door, slippers by the bed
• make your bed as soon as you get up {a little movement will help you wake up naturally, too}
• open the curtains, open the windows and do a quick refresh
• clean as you make a meal, and right after cooking
• meal prepping, batch cooking, and having an always-ready grocery list of products that you always need
• vacuum every day or every other day
• declutter, minimise
• have a little cleaning playlist/podcast
• set a regular day for a deep clean

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every western movie ever made: The wild west is dying. theres no more room left for cowboys anymore…

me everytime: :(

every samurai movie ever made (both edo and bakamatsu periods): The bushido code is dying. there no more room left for samurai anymore…

me everytime: :(

A lot of westerns are remakes of samurai movies

those samurai movies were very often heavily inspired by 50′s and 40′s westerns

Cowboys and samurai are brothers separated by time and space.

Best duo.

I’ve got y’alls new favorite art piece right here.

According to Google, Samurai were abolished in 1868.

This means that at the same time that cowboys were reaching their end, so too were samurai.

Cowboys and Samurai were separated not by time, only space.

I’ve got something else to add to this: there’s also an extremely specific species of mushroom that can only be found in Texas and Japan. I’m serious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorioactis

The most ambitious crossover

Fantasy setting but it’s just Texas and Japan together at last

Mycelial portal between cowboys and samurai

@britonell your tags I’m dying xD

Sure why not, não é como se fosse expert tho

SNOOPY TATTOO IN 30 MIN AAAAAAA

Today’s episode of my YouTube video series is sponsored by; Some Fucking Scam

Some Fucking Scam, it seems a little sketchy now, but its lent legitimacy by the number of people they’re paying to talk about it. Five years from now there will be a four hour video essay about how its a fucking scam and stole millions of dollars and leaked literally all of your data, but right now? It seems mildly convenient.

Give your money to Some Fucking Scam, because literally Every. Single. Thing. advertised by a YouTuber is a grift.

everyone loves Predynastic Egyptian Terracotta Bowl with Human Feet. shout-out to a real one

It looks like it would be so excited to run over when you needed a bowl

Got distracted. Saw a cool bug

I’m sorry how fucken old do u hafta be to be *predynastic EGYPTIAN*

May Apollo, bearer of the silver bow, strikes all the generative AI data centers with his arrows.

friend sent me an Instagram reel yesterday with 1000s of likes that was basically like “pride and prejudice is timeless actually because it’s about an autism4autism romance 🥰” and then the creator proceeded to cite moments in the book and film where Lizzie and Darcy are “socially awkward” and….listen. I’m far from an Austen scholar, but I have taught Austen novels as an educator and this kind of psycho-pop analysis that views characters as individuals with autonomy over their actions, rather than tools in a story written at a particular time to say something about that time, pisses me off more than I can say without sounding like an asshole. I’m sorry but Darcy isn’t rude and awkward and even cruel to Lizzie because he has autism, he says and does those things because he’s a wealthy upper class land owning man raised to see a middle class woman from a large family with no male heirs like Elizabeth as inherently beneath him which he expresses to her multiple times because it is socially acceptable for him to do so in a society where someone like him is privileged above almost all others. He is “socially awkward” around her because of misogyny and classism (PREJUDICE) and she is “socially awkward” around him because a woman of her standing at that time simply wouldn’t have had much to do with the gentry but to actually push back against the shit that Darcy says would be social suicide for her whole family so she protests the only way she can which is refusing his advances (PRIDE). not to be the “context collapse is the death of media literacy” guy. But this is the problem with the kind of head empty, let people enjoy things, if I can’t relate to it what’s the point type crowd. Youse think you’re being so quirky justifying incoherent and anachronistic interpretations with your rampant individualism, ensuring that other people never confront anything that challenges them in these stories like patriarchal misogyny and classism. Pride and Prejudice becomes an “autism4autism romance”, completely undermining the historical context of its status as one of the great social satires about the class and gender politics that Austen so expertly observed around her. This attitude is why we have nonsensical historical dramas that actively hate history like fucking edgy bdsm “Wuthering Heights”, Bridgerton, The Buccaneers, and even a 2025 Frankenstein movie where the monster is just misunderstood and does no wrong uwu etc. because individual relatability and catharsis is king over anything actually saying anything about anything now. Everything is relatable and nothing is meaningful.

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𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

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March is a month of rebirth, courage, and awakening. As winter finally fades and the first true signs of spring appear, it becomes the perfect moment to step out of dormancy and move toward new beginnings. The air feels lighter, the earth softer, and everything seems ready to grow again. This month carries a quiet transition, a symbolic passage from endings into beginnings, from rest into action. Astrologically, March also holds the energy of both closure and initiation. It begins under the influence of Pisces, the last sign of the Zodiac, a space of reflection, release, and spiritual dissolution, a gentle “death” of the old cycle. As we move forward, we are reborn into Aries season, which begins when the Sun moves into Aries around March 21. As the first sign of the Zodiac, Aries represents initiation, bold action, and the spark of life itself. Ruled by Mars, the Roman god of war and also a guardian of crops and growth, this energy carries both fire and protection. It encourages us to act on our passions, defend what matters, and pursue what truly sets our souls alight. However, Aries can also bring impulsive tendencies, reminding us to channel our courage wisely and think before leaping forward. It is a time to honor the balance of light and dark at the Spring Equinox, when day and night stand equal before the light begins to prevail. Known to many as Ostara, this turning point marks the reawakening of the earth. In this month of awakening and new beginnings, it is an ideal time to plant seeds, both literally and spiritually, and to work with spells focused on fertility, abundance, courage, and renewal. This month also honors deities of renewal and blossoming life such as Eostre, Persephone, and Flora, who embody transformation and the return of life. Happy March♡

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Celebrations:

International Women’s Day (March 8)

Liberalia (March 17)

Spring Equinox (March 20–21)

Ostara (Sun at 0° Aries)

Planets:

Jupiter, Neptune, Sun, Mars

Flowers:

Snowdrops, Hyacinth, Primrose, Daffodil, Violet, Camellia, Tulip, Crocus

Herbs/Plants:

Dandelion, Lemongrass , Mint, Rosemary, Woodruff, Clover, Sorrel, Irish Moss, Thyme

Tarot Cards:

The Fool, The Empress, The Star, The Moon, Ace of Wands, Queen of Pentacles, Queen of Wands, King of Wands, The Emperor, Temperance

Fruits:

Strawberry, Apple, Orange, Tangerine, Lemon, Grapefruit, Banana, Mulberries

Vegetables:

Asparagus, Carrots, Spring Onions, Garlic, Mushrooms, Wild Nettles, Artichokes

Deities:

Eostre, Persephone, Flora, Idunn, Artio, Mars, Pan, Demeter, Gaia, Cernunnos, Artemis, Cybele, Juno, Proserpina, Ares, Tyr, Odin, Osiris, Dagda, Adonis, Freyr, Dionysus

Colors:

Yellow, Soft Pink, Fresh Green, Light Blue, Violet, White, Silver, Lavender (all pastel colors)

Runes:

Teiwaz, Ehwaz, Berkana

Crystals:

Green Jasper, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Amazonite, Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger’s Eye, Moonstone, Bloodstone

Animals:

Bee, Butterfly, Robin, Hare, Rabbit, Chicken, Lamb, Ram, Hedgehog

Trees:

Alder, Blossom Tree, Dogwood, Ash

Symbols:

Eggs, Rabbits, Hares, Seeds, Flower Crowns, Nests, Bees, Baskets, The Rising Sun, Birds, Hedgehogs

Magical Powers:

Rebirth, Renewal, Balance, Fertility, Growth, Action, Passion, Courage, Hope, New Beginnings, Cleansing

ACTIVITIES TO DO

🌸 Decorate your space or altar with spring and Ostara symbols like flowers, eggs, bunnies, baby chicks etc.

🌸 Plant seeds of flowers while manifesting and nurture them as your intentions begin to grow.

🌸 Perform a house blessing to welcome fresh and renewed energy.

🌸 Take care of nature to honor the awakening of the Earth.

🌸 Meditate on balance, especially for the harmony between light and dark at the Spring Equinox.

🌸 Bring fresh flowers into your home to invite a fresh new energy.

🌸 Work with seed magick, focusing on what you wish to cultivate in your life.

🌸 Honor your personal growth and how far you have come by doing some self care activities.

🌸 Observe the spring night sky and look for the dominant constellations: Ursa Major, Virgo, and Boötes.

🌸  Practice apple magick inspired by Idunn the Norse Goddess who stands in the doorway to the light half of the year, offering the fruit of magic and immortality with which she nourishes the Asgardians (seen this in a book by Lucya Starza and loved the concept!)

🌸 Celebrate Ostara and the return of warmth and light.

🌸 Honor the Equinox by reflecting on the balance between winter’s death and nature’s rebirth.

🌸 Study your astrological transits to understand the themes shaping your spring.

🌸 Connect with both the intuitive energy of Pisces and the bold, fiery energy of Aries.

🌸 Pull a tarot card each day for introspection and guidance.

🌸 Honor the deities associated with spring and renewal.

🌸 Buy flowers for yourself as an act of self-love.

🌸 Read myths about the return of spring and seasonal rebirth.

🌸 Set intentions not just for the month, but for the entire spring season.

🌸 Honor your feminine energy through self-care and by placing your emotions first.

🌸 Perform spells for balance and harmony in your life.

🌸 Begin spring cleaning to purify your home of the old energy and welcome the new.

🌸 Journal about what you are leaving behind from winter and what you are stepping into.

🌸 Start a new project that boosts your creativity.

🌸 Celebrate your own growth as the “first sign” of something new in your life, just as Aries begins the zodiac.

🌸 Buy or pick fresh flowers for the deities you worship/work with.

🌸 Leave a few pennies in nature as small offerings for the spring deities

🌸 If you have a garden, start taking care of it to honor the energy of March (and if you don’t, focus on your inner garden instead). Before being known as a god of war, Mars was also a god of agriculture and abundance

🌸 Create a magick jar for the month ahead and fill it with herbs, plants, and symbols connected to March

🌸 Do volunteer work

🌸 Make a charm bag for harmony and balance in your life

🌸 Celebrate the Blood Moon on March 3rd

✧ Hellenic Religion: Closed Practices ✧

Yes… you read that right. Hellenic polytheism has closed practices, many of which you probably haven’t heard of or heard about in passing or maybe you even know somebody who claims these.

No worries, hellenic polytheism is generally open.

Closed practice: a practice you must be initiated, born into, or formally accepted. Knowledge and rites are restricted. Practicing without that access is considered inappropriate or invalid

✧ Mystery Cults ✧

Mystery cults weren’t closed because of ethnicity or identity. They were closed because of initiation and ritual safety.

A mystery cult (mystērion = “that which is shut or hidden”) was a religious system where knowledge was experiential, not textual, sacred actions were revealed gradually, participation required initiation, and certain rites were protected by oaths of silence.

Mystery cults changed your ritual status. After initiation you were considered: ritually altered, bound to the deity in a new way, and subject to different obligations and taboos.

Letting the uninitiated perform or witness mystery rites would break the ritual logic, collapse the symbolic transformation, and void the rite’s meaning.

The closure of mystery cults is because of integrity.

Initiates swore real oaths to gods, to the polis, and to the cult community. Breaking secrecy wasn’t just rude, it was impiety (asebeia), it endangered the cult and it invited divine punishment. This is why we have no written records of the mystery cults from initiates themselves.

Cult rites often included darkness, dramatized death, disorientation, confrontation with fear or grief, or altered states and intoxication. Initiation ensured that you were prepared, ritually clean, had guides (mystagogues), and were reintegrated afterward. Revelation without preparation was spiritually harmful or useless.

They were not closed because of ethnicity, nationality, bloodline, gender (many were open to women), or social class (slaves could be initiated). Eleusis explicitly accepted anyone who spoke Greek and had not committed murder.

Now…

Why can’t we have mystery cults today?!

Yep. We can’t have mystery cults in our modern times, regardless of how bad you wanna be in one.

We lack the full ritual sequence, the sacred objects (hiera), the priestly lineages, the civic sanction, and the living ritual container. So modern “mystery initiations” are symbolic, inspired-by, and/or are new religious movements.

You can still worship the gods involved in mystery cults (Demeter, Persephone, Dionysus, etc.) reflect on themes of mystery (death, renewal, liberation, etc.) but you cannot claim Eleusinian initiation, reconstruct secret rites, pretend secrecy equals authenticity, or pressure others into “initiations”.

✧ Specific Priesthood Roles ✧

Priesthood itself isn’t closed. But, there are certain roles in ancient priesthood that cannot be reconstructed today.

What is priesthood?

They were a ritual office-holder, appointed by a polis, sanctuary, or lineage, bound to a specific god in a specific place, and responsible for maintaining ritual correctness, not personal gnosis. They were not freelance mystics or pagan Tumblr hoes who post long, wordy rants about historical inaccuracies and pet peeves in the community (…wait).

The Pythia is a prime example of a closed priestess role. The Pythia wasn’t just “Apollo’s mouthpiece.” To be the Pythia you had to have:

The Delphic sanctuary: the omphalos, the adyton, the sacred chasm, and Apollo’s seasonal presence
A full priestly system: prophets (prophētai) to interpret utterances, priests to prepare sacrifices, temple attendants, and civic oversight
Formal appointment: chosen by Delphic authorities, sworn into office, serving Delphi, not herself.
Strict ritual timing: only on specific days, only in Apollo’s season, and only after purification and sacrifice.

Remove any of these and you’re not the Pythia.

“My friend claims to have all of these, are they the Pythia?!”

Well… unfortunately Mx. Made Up Voice To Further My Point. You literally cannot have all of these things in modern times because…

The Delphic sanctuary is no longer around. No Delphi, no Pythia. Priesthoods were place-bound, time-bound, and legally defined. The Greek government doesn’t elect Pythias anymore so… no Pythia.

The Pythia never claimed that Apollo chose her because she’s special, she claimed that Apollo chose Delphi to speak and she was nothing more than a tool for him to speak through.

Plenty of ancients (and modern practitioners) prophesied, entered trance, received dreams, and heard gods! But that didn’t make them the Pythia because the Pythia was a legal and locational role.

Other closed priesthoods include: Athena Polias (embedded in Athenian law), Hera at Argos (hereditary, state cult), Zeus at Olympia (linked to Olympian games).

You can always honor these gods and be priests for these gods but you cannot hold their ancient offices.

What you can be today: devotee, ritual leader, oracle, priest/ess of a modern tradition, medium, seer, and diviner.

Using a title like “Pythia” implies: continuity, authority, legitimacy, and public sanction.

This is why scholars and most reconstructionists push back hard on modern claims.

if someone says that “I am the reincarnated Pythia”, “Apollo chose me as the new Pythia”, or “Delphi moved to me”… that’s their personal belief and you are not required to believe them.

Priesthood roles like the Pythia are closed because they are offices without buildings, cities, or laws anymore.

This isn’t all of the closed practices, I may write a part two if requested, these are just the two I see the most claims of.

Can I talk about an absolute icon? Of course I can, this is my blog I do what I want.

I present to you: Marie de France. My absolute favorite french medieval author. She lived in the second half of the XII century and we basically know nothing about her. Except for her extraordinary literary work of course. Her masterpiece is a collection of twelve lais. And all of them are about love, often adulterous love, which pushes the plot forward. She mixes legends with court thematics and her stories take place in the real world. Her protagonists aren’t Kings or anything like that, which for the time period I believe is a huge deal, but simple people! And what made me fall in love with her is this quote:

“He me nommerai pour n'être pas mis en oublie, j'ai nom marie, je suis originaire de France”

And it means, “I will give myself a name, so that I am not forgotten, my name is Marie, I am from France”

Try and tell me that is not a power move for her I dare you.

Please join me in praying to Zeus and Ares for the stop of senseless violence and oppression. May the blood of greedy tyrants spill in abundance instead.

snoopy of the day

Day 9/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

I don’t have classes on fridays, which is such a bless, but then I have work which is worse. I work 8 hours tomorrow but today it was only 4 hours. When I came home I did the homework for my monday class because I know I’m gonna be too lazy to do it any other day.

• read article about advantages and disadvantages of learning english at an earlier age + notes (1 hour)

🎧 Elizabeth by Ghost

📖Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

💻 Adventure Time s.2 ep. 20

ofc the world went to war right after i found the love of my life

Day 8/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

I finally solved the issue with the class (I called uni and asked for them to change back) but not before having a major anxiety attack lmao. I hate my brain. Class was very boring, this teacher doesn’t really know how to captivate the class and she talks very low which makes it very hard for me to hear her.

• read article about linguistic anthropology + make notes (2 hours)

🎧 you can have it all by Florence + The Machine

📖 Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

💻 Sakamoto Days s.1 ep.2

complimented a cashier on her turtle pin this morning and she said “oh thanks, I am a little bit of a Turtle Person” with the carefully contained energy of Cookie Monster telling you he’s mildly fond of chocolate chips

I hope she and the multiple tons of turtle merch she definitely has at home are having a wonderful day

i love this metaphor so much i drew it

I don’t want my cellphone to have AI I want it to have 3 days of battery time. I don’t want my computer to have AI preinstalled I want it to have seven usb ports and high ram at affordable price. I don’t want my games to have AI built levels I want them to be so optimized I could run them on a nokia.

i do have to say that no matter how shitty any sort of media is or how shitty your own creations are. always remember

uni makes me so anxious i want to throw up and cry and i want to quit so bad

Day 7/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

Classes went normal, and I finally know all of my professors. They’re all pretty cool. I also sent that email for them to send me to the right class so hopefully this week it will all e solved.

• watch youtube video + make “map of my heart” (20min)

🎧 loml by Taylor Swift

📖 The Melancholy of Resistance by Lászlo Krasznahorkai

💻 Modern Family s.3 ep.15

snoopy of the day

Day 6/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

Okay turns out they changed me to the class I was supposed to be (this is about the drama I talked about previously) and I changed it back to the wrong class. Imma request to be changed back to the right class. Yes I feel incredibly dumb and I was almost crying yesterday but it’s okay, worse things could have happened.

My class was good, since it’s directed to how small children learn everything is very interesting though sometimes I feel like my course isn’t as serious as my friend’s. We ball!

🎧 this is what makes us girls by Lana Del Rey

📖 The Melancholy of Resistance by Lászlo Krasznahorkai

💻 Adventure Time s.2 ep.17

Day 5/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

I love emailing professors about urgent matters and them not replying whatsoever. The issue with that class i spoke previously is still not completely solved, I did my best but they don’t give a fuck so I’m not gonna give a fuck too. They fucked it up not me. I have a class tomorrow and I’m excited to see if anything develops but right now I’m just going to call my boyfriend and read a bit.

🎧 old money by Lana Del Rey

📖 The Melancholy of Resistance by Lászlo Krasznahorkai

💻 Adventure Time s.2 ep.15

Day 4/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

I have work every friday, saturday and sunday so guess who’s never going to have dinner at a reasonable time? Me. I should be doing my homework for the two classes I already had but I’m too lazy and it isn’t that much so I can procrastinate lol.

🎧 dog days are over by Florence + The Machine

📖 The Melancholy of Resistance by Lászlo Krasznahorkai

💻 Adventure Time s.2 ep.11

Day 3/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

My university is so fucking dumb I hate them so much. We have a class that can be taken in 2 days (tuesdays or thursdays), I was in the tuesday class and out of nowhere they changed me to the thursday class without my permition. The things is I already have a class on thursday so I can’t take that class on that day. I called the university, they changed me to the tuesday class again but now I have to wait to be accepted because the class is full… WHO TOLD THEM THEY COULD CHANGE MY SCHEDULE???

🎧 aperture by Harry Styles

📖 Wuthering Heights by Emile Bronte

💻 Sakamoto Days s.1 ep.2

Day 2/95 of my Masters in Education (1st semester)

I had my first 3hr class and it was surprisingly chill. The teacher seems nice and the class is interesting, we talked about the meaning of our names and what it means for the individual. We’re gonna have a group project (written assignment and oral presentation) and a written test.

🎧 white feather hawk tail deer hunter by Lana Del Rey

💻 The Summer Hikaru Died ep. 7

📖 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

You Want It Because It’s Already Yours (Desire is Proof.)

I’m 100% sure the reason you want a specific thing is because it already belongs to you. Think about it. You don’t crave everything. You don’t obsess over random lives, random people, random outcomes. Desire is selective, precise, intentional. It’s not an accident.

Desire is recognition. It’s awareness of what’s already yours.

That’s why it’s personal.

That’s why it feels inevitable.

That’s why it doesn’t leave you alone.

People love to say, “Wanting means you don’t have it.”No. Wanting means you’re aware of it.

And why did you ever let people convince you that wanting is bad? Wanting isn’t lack. You’re eating your favorite food that you want, does that mean you don’t have it? Stop putting negative things about everything because the truth is, everything is actually good by default. You assign meaning.

I HAVE everything I WANT.

If I didn’t want it, I wouldn’t have it. Period.

You don’t desire what isn’t aligned with you. You desire what’s already within your field. What’s already responding to you. What’s already moving toward you the moment you decide.

Stop treating your desire like a problem to fix.

Stop questioning why you want it.

Stop shrinking yourself by calling it “delusion.”

Stop arguing with what’s already yours.

Claim your fucking desires. No convincing. No chasing. No waiting to feel ready. You don’t manifest by begging reality. You manifest by owning it.

Decide — stay loyal to that decision. You do have it.

It was never about worthiness.

It was never about timing.

It was never about effort.

It was always about whether you’d stop doubting what you already knew was yours.