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So, I hate to have to do this. I know everyone is having a really hard time right now. But well, I’m desperate.

I have modded the @lokeanwelcomingcommittee  for several years now. I have done this for free, and it will always continue to be free. But as many of you know, I also worship Manannán. And I’ve reached the point where I feel I can no longer give spiritual guidance, or indeed maintain my mental health at a functional level, until I can actual worship properly…which means getting to the coast regularly.

I have a steady full time job in my field a coastal metropolitan area waiting for me. Unfortunately, partly due to the housing market being what it is and partly due to transphobic discrimination, I had a ton of issues finding an apartment. I even flew up to close on a place, having verified my income and been told it was being held for me, only to have the landlord back out under a really ridiculous pretense as soon as he saw I was trans.

With the help of an extremely generous friend cosigning and, upon the advice of several locals, as real estate agent, I have secured an apartment I can comfortably afford. Unfortunately, I now owe a broker fee I on top of everything else. And because the lease doesn’t start until December, I have to find an Airbnb or cheap motel for the month of November to cover the gap between my job start date and the start of my lease.

Basically, if I want to eat for the next month, I need help covering what is effectively two more months of additional rent at once that I did not budget for. I’m ashamed that I have to ask, but like, I don’t have many options. Every little bit helps, as does boosting this post.

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The Norse Gods hate racism

The Norse Gods hate racism

Standing up against racism is honorable in the eyes of the Gods!

A sworn protector Came back from the shadows again If I were blind, I’d still cast my eyes upon you When all other lights go out, remember me

aesthetics → idunna

Not everyone knows this, but the “Nine Noble Virtues,” or “NNV,” are not set down and codified anywhere in the lore. They were first created by members of the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists, the Odinic Rite, and the Asatru Folk Assembly.

All three of these organizations are made up of fascists and white supremacists.

Ksenia Svincova has created some dark and fantastical artwork inspired by Norse Mythology.

aesthetics → hel

 Freya / Freyja

Norse goddess of love and beauty, sex, magic, passion and fertility, war, and death. Member of the Vanir, but was sent to live with the Aesir as truce.

❧ A goddess of love is very much a goddess a self-love. Take care of yourself; drink water, cook a healthy meal, take a longer shower, do a face mask, straighten your back and take a deep breath. Treat yo self.

❧ Dedicate the act of sex or masturbation to her.

❧ Make small donations to your local planned parenthood, NICU, fertility clinic, or any other agencies that are geared towards family planning and/or children, especially those in the wee beginnings of life.

❧ Read the news, see what’s going on in our world today. (Death and war have been prominent topics).

❧ Donate time or money to a local vet or shelter. If time, spend with cats in particular. 

❧ Leave suitable food out for any strays, once again gearing this towards cats. 

❧Do something you love.

❧ Get some fresh air, some sun. 

❧ Take time to dress up and/or add in daily accessories; necklaces, rings, bracelets, hair clips, etc. Choosing a day to dress to the nines for “no reason” can also be done in her honor.  

❧ Carpool! In multiple myths she allows others to use her cloak of falcon feathers in order to travel quickly between the realms, which is where this one comes from. 

❧ Put offerings to her in your jewelry box, makeup-bag, etc

❧ Practice runes or other forms of divination in her honor, set out crystals if you’re able. If you practice witchcraft, dedicate a spell or small ritual to her. 

❧ Choose room spray or perfume/cologne to wear with her in mind - scents that are light, floral, and fresh are the major ones I can think of. 

❧ If anyone you know has passed during the line of duty, share their stories with her. If you don’t know anyone personally, offer support to those that have gone through such a loss. 

❧ Light a candle for her, jasmine and rose are the first to come to mind, but any scent you’d like to share with her will do the trick!

aesthetics → thor, god of storms, protector of mankind

“Moreover, when thou didst drink from the horn, and it seemed to thee to go slowly, then, by my faith, that was a wonder which I should not have believed possible: the other end of the horn was out in the sea, but thou didst not perceive it. But now, when thou comest to the sea, thou shalt be able to mark what a diminishing thou hast drunk in the sea: this is henceforth called "ebb-tides.’

You search up Norse polytheism. Most of the results seem to have white supremacist undertones but you can never be entirely sure. The rest are metal bands and Marvel. Everyone seems to hate Loki.

You search up Sumerian polytheism. You get pages and pages of alien conspiracy theorists.

You search up Semitic polytheism. You get right-wing Christians talking about how we must all be wary of the resurgence of these false gods.

You search up Hellenic polytheism. You get Rick Riordan.

You search up Roman polytheism. You get Hellenic Polytheism.

You search up Slavic polytheism. More white supremacists.

You search up Kemetic polytheism. The gods are all white.

You search up Celtic polytheism. You don’t understand what any of these words mean. Those letters shouldn’t go together. Oh god what does that even say

You search up Hungarian polytheism. Everyone averts their gaze. “Go away,” they say. “There’s no polytheism here and there never was.”