Wilbur

I made this a long time ago but for some reason never posted! It is my quick guide to protecting yourself against burnout as a person with ADHD and ASD.

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Slow day in L'manberg.

I periodically think my milk is filled with slugs and larvae, even though I know rationally, that's not the case. Most days, I can work through that by reminding myself that I live with other people who also drink the milk, and if there were bugs in it, someone else would have noticed, so it's more logical that I'm just hallucinating.

However, the worse psychosis gets, the ability to logic like that can become more difficult. I might start thinking things like "they're only pretending to drink the milk to trick me" or something. They're not, and the milk is fine, but... the brain fills in the gaps of the logic with whatever it can to preserve the delusion.

Delusions often sound completely ridiculous on the outside, but when you're in the delusional state, it feels completely rational, often in ways you can't fully explain.

Druidry/ Paganism

The Book of Hedge Druidry- Joanna van der Hoeven

The Druid Path- John Michael Greer

The Druidry Handbook- John Michael Greer

Forest Magic- Nikki Van De Car

Wild Magic- Danu Forest

The Awen Alone- Joanna van der Hoeven

Druid Mysteries- Philip Carr-Gomm

Ecospirituality

Sacred Nature- Karen Armstrong

Wisdom of the Wild- Sheri Mabry

Rooted- Lyanda Lynn Haupt

The Serviceberry- Robin Wall Kimmerer

Natural History/ Reference

Trees & Shrubs of Virginia- Gupton & Swope

Urban Foraging- Lisa M Rose

The Wildlife Year- Sally Coulthard

Insect Anatomy- Rothman & Hearst

50 Things to Do in the Urban Wild- Clare Gogerty

Nature All Around: Plants- Hickman & Gavin (J)

Nature All Around: Trees- Hickman & Gavin (J)

Arborama- Lisa Voisard (J)

An Anthology of Fungi- Ali Ashby (J)

Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast- Peter del Tredici

Mythology

The Book of Celtic Myths- Jennifer Emick

Hávamál- from the Poetic Edda

The Celtic Book of Living and Dying- Juliette Wood

D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths- Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (J)

Goddesses and Heroines- Menzies & Ponder (J)

Norse Mythology- Neil Gaiman

Goddess- Ramírez & Walsh (J)

Nature Art & Poetry

The Lost Words- Macfarlane & Morris

The Lost Spells- Macfarlane & Morris

The Wonder of Small Things- edited by James Crews

How to be a Wildflower- Katie Daisy

Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World- Phaidon Phaidon Editors

Drawing Trees & Leaves- Julia Kuo

The Rose Book- Phaidon Press

Other Spirituality

Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder- Steven Charleston

have you...

1. killed or maimed someone

2. killed or maimed an animal for purposes other than consuming/processing it

3. knowingly and purposefully hurled vile obscenities or insults at any god or gods

4. made it a life goal to be a terrible person

5. been a terf

⋆˚࿔ aphrodite loves your face no matter how much you pick at its flaws.

⋆˚࿔ apollo makes the sun shine for you even when you're at your lowest.

⋆˚࿔ artemis quiets the world around you when your aching body needs rest.

⋆˚࿔ ares watched every single atrocity that has happened on this planet so you wouldn't have to.

⋆˚࿔ athena tries to make you see the logic of getting better and not staying stuck where you are mentally when you've struggled too long.

⋆˚࿔ hades knows it's not your time yet.

⋆˚࿔ hermes has noticed you don't joke as often.

⋆˚࿔ hephaestus wonders if you'd find comfort in building things the way he does.

⋆˚࿔ nike is waiting for you to heal.

⋆˚࿔ hera would silence all of tartarus if it would ease your pain.

⋆˚࿔ zeus makes storms so you have reasons to stay in and rest when the world is far too much for you to handle.

⋆˚࿔ when hecate goes for walks with persephone, they discuss subtle little things to do to make you feel better.

⋆˚࿔ poseidon wishes you'd realize his oceans weren't as salty as your tears.

⋆˚࿔ dionysus gives your friends the idea to come over for a movie night and comfort you.

⋆˚࿔ eros constantly bothers his mother, asking if she'd help him find a lover for you and begging to know if it would ease your pain.

⋆˚࿔ asclepius nudges you towards finding help if things get that bad.

⋆˚࿔ the muses are there when you finally laugh at something you see, whether it's on TV, in public, with your friends or just on your fyp.