שְׂרָפִים

Black-capped Chickadee & Downy Woodpecker showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory

I call these: Carrion & Crows.

Bad feet was doing pretty well in spite of those nasty-looking scales. In fact, it looked to me that it was the alpha crow. What a cute fellow.

🌟 - How did you discover your domain(s)?

🧭 - Do you have any past incarnations in other pantheons?

🗝️ - What does your true form look like? If multiple, do you have a favourite?

👑 - Have you found any members of your pantheon(s) in this life?

🪶 - Are there any motifs, imagery or colours you associate with your divinity?

⚖️ - Is there any media you associate with your divinity? E.g songs or books.

⚡ - Does your divinity impact your other identities? Gender, other kintypes etc.

🦴 - Do you have any abilities in this life? If so, what are they?

🪽 - If you had a religion, what would it be called?

🗡️ - Do you believe you have a creator or another higher power?

🍷 - Did you ever interact with humans directly? Are there any you remember specifically?

🐚 - Do you want to be worshipped? What would worshipping you look like?

🌙 - Is there a title you like to use, e.g Lord or Lady?

🔮 - Do you have any other spiritual practices or religions?

💛 - Favourite part about being a deity?

🧡 - Worst part about being a deity?

❤️ - Open slot to share a fun fact about your divinity!

I do believe I can be prayed to, even if I do not always receive them consciously.

I have been working on astral projection/spirit flight in particular recently (yes the magic deity sometimes remembers to practice magic) and I think that will enhance my ability to visit those who call upon me. I'd love to have the choice to tend to people directly, and may have potentially done so already once or twice.

Knowing the experiences of other divines, I mostly believe connection is initiated by the prayer, not the deity. I never feel particularly tied to one place or time so I do think I can be with those who need me without it disturbing my conscious life. I am a spiritual being like any other, I do not follow mortal constraints.

"You're just a random tumblr user, who is praying to you?" Probably nobody! However I hold a divine spark and I have domains. If a prayer is sent out to the universe regarding my domains, I will answer. I do not claim to take the place of existing deities - I actually believe in them and revere some too! But there are always loose prayers that need answering.

It's kind of tiring sometimes though, but maybe it's just because my domain is of love, wisdom and wishes, which makes for a lot of petitions and prayers which need to be answered when I go back to the astral realm. But as you've said, "prayer" is the initiation to the deity. An offering of a coin to grant a wish is enough for my subconscious/unconscious astral state to grant a wish.

Tricky one cause the kernel's built around creating the need for salvation from a higher power, and you'll have to change up a lot of the systems for evaluating your own and others' moral worth to avoid operating with a deficit when there's no inbuilt release valve.

A dogfish pack is now available for purchase at the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery! 🐟

Link to their website in my pinned post.

Local purchase or international shipping available so feel free to get in contact with them if interested!

Catfish Pup - $225cad

Zebra Danio + Yellow Perch - $85 each

easily

using only a pair of sacrificial underwear

looks good (inside and out!), AND

keeps ur packer firmly and comfortably in place

The people have spoken.

You will need:

Underwear to be converted (I am using boxer briefs in this tutorial, but this should work on any "men's" underwear!)

Sacrificial underwear (these do not need to be "men's")

Scissors

Thread

Either a needle or a sewing machine

Pins or basting glue/some kind of temporary fabric glue

OPTIONAL: Seam ripper

My sewing skills are pretty beginner-level, but if you've never sewn before, this is a modified version of the idea from this video, which explains hand-sewing as well! imo this is simple enough (and similar enough) that you can probably attempt this tutorial after you watch that one.

What we're going for is a pouch in the front of the underwear, using the shape of the crotch they already have. This is a pair I made with fabric that matches it exactly (turned inside-out so you can see the pocket):

For this tutorial, I chose a sacrificial pair that contrasts a little bit, just so yall can see what I'm doing.

I'm converting the underwear on the left into packing underwear. I've chosen a sacrificial pair that I think I can match nicely to them, plus some thread that matches them both. You truly do not need to be this picky about it.

First, I'm going to deconstruct my sacrificial pair:

Cut along the yellow lines to separate out the crotch, elastic waistband, and the butt. (I cut on the outside of the seams here, so the seams were removed with the crotch.)

We're gonna get rid of the crotch, because it's cup-shaped & won't lie flat. The butt fabric will be perfect for that!

But first: the waistband.

This is the part that makes this design work so well! Let's remove some excess fabric from the waistband that my scissors couldn't get with the seam ripper (this is optional)

You want about 6'' of the waistband to form a strap, which will hold your packer in place inside the pouch.

My packer is a Mr. Limpy, which works well with these harnesses. This should also work with some packers that don't have balls- esp sock packers- but if you use the soft cup-shaped packers, I might be concerned about the strap compressing them. Whether you fiddle with the design, or just leave the strap out altogether, is up to you!

I played around with mine and found that it worked best to place the strap about 3'' up from the bottom of the crotch, but this may be different on your body & with your packer. Once you figure out placement, you're going to:

Turn your underwear inside-out

Measure & place your elastic strap (I like to go 3'' above the bottom seam of the crotch) (It's important that your elastic is longer than your crotch is wide!)

And pin.

(Make sure you do not pin your crotch to your ass.)

Now, you're going to place the butt fabric from your sacrificial underwear so that it covers the entire crotch, leaving maybe a quarter inch or so of room from the waistband. I also recommend placing one of the hemmed edges from the leg holes at the top here, so you don't need to hem it yourself.

(Blue lines are the crotch seams underneath, and the purple is the elastic, with yellow pins. I feel x-ray helps me understand what's going on.)

And pin! (With more x-ray so you can see where everything should be)

Turn the whole deal right-side-out again, and sew along the existing crotch seams:

This will hide your sewing, which I think is a nice touch.

When you're done, turn it inside-out again and cut off the excess fabric (you can cut pretty close to the seam here)

And viola!

I decided to do an overcast stitch around the inside hem, just to help prevent fraying and make things look more finished. If you're hand stitching, you probably do not want to do all that, but you can use a zig-zag stitch for a similar effect if you're particularly masochistic/determined.

Penis time.

And an inside peek:

I find the strap really helps keep things in place no matter what I'm doing, whereas the pair I made without one needed a lot more readjusting. I'm also a huge fan of how subtle the changes are! Even when I go to the bathroom, I'm not reminded of how Different And Strange my underwear are. Feels good.

George Francis Atkinson - Botany for High Schools (1910):