Aphrodite isn't called Pandemos (of All People) so you can sit around and let the big names capitalise love and serve it only to those who can afford to pay past the persecution. Hermes isn't called Oeopolus (Shepherd) so you can sit around and let a bunch of power-hungry wolves lead a flock of influencable sheep. Apollo isn't called Paean (Healer) so you can sit around while wealthy corporations serve healthcare only to those who can afford not to die. Athena isn't called Ambulia (Counsellor) so you can sit around while the people are being fed propaganda against each other to divert them from the real enemy at the top. Dionysus isn't called Eleuthereus (the Liberator) so you can sit around while freedom is only granted to those whose skins have the acceptable colour while the others die in chains. Zeus isn't called Xenios (of the Foreigners) so you can sit around while the borders are closed to those who need it and only open to those who can give back the money.

Be happy you get to rest, Be happy you get to be consumed by the night and her darkness,

Be happy you see the moon in whatever stage she may be,

Be happy that Lord Apollon, God of the sun, light, healing, and others, gets to grace others with his warmth, his light, his presence!

Lady Persephone

Something I didn’t really process until I was drawing him is that Apollo has a bow made of hair on the top of his head!

Hail Apollo;

God before whom princes and poets kneel.

I have no words to describe how beautiful you are and how beautiful my life is because of you. Every day, I am blessed by you. Thank you for gifting me with your patronage and your love, and I pray that my love for you is known in return.

Goddess and divine authority and absolute control over the season of spring and the concepts of rebirth, renewal and regrowth

Requested by @ironrainmain

Iron in her blood, steel in her gaze  She is the dread queen,  Brandishing her strength in will, strength of heart.  She who punishes those who have committed injustices,  Defends those who have been wronged.  Heavy is her crown but she wears it with her head held high  For all of fiery autumn and savage winter.

She looks upon the lost souls with honeyed compassion.  For the ones that stretch their arms out to her,  She lends her warm hand,  She lends her warmth to their aching loneliness  With a smile that shines bright as the sun  from the solemn palace of the underworld.

Meant to be chanted repeatedly

Persephone, guide my hand,

Spoke to spoke, lamb to lamb,

Dust to dust, and ash to ash,

You turn the wheel,

Basil has a long history of use in metaphysical and spiritual practices, particularly in various forms of magic and divination. Here are some of the ways in which basil is used metaphysically:

Protection: Basil is believed to have protective properties that can ward off negative energies and evil spirits. It can be used to create a protective barrier around oneself or one's home.

Purification: Basil is also used for purifying energies and spaces. Burning basil leaves or using basil essential oil in a diffuser can help to clear negative energies and promote positive ones.

Love: Basil is often associated with love and can be used in spells and rituals to attract love or to strengthen an existing relationship.

Prosperity: Basil is believed to bring prosperity and abundance. Placing a few basil leaves in your wallet or purse is said to attract money and financial success.