Hildegarde Lux Nimuë

simple commission of Aloysius the Eldritch Knight for @sureinsunlight, aren't his wings gorgeous? What an eye-full! 👁️

Protector of the wild,

Mentor of my Spirit,

Hear my prayer.

Allow me to see through your eyes,

All that lives within the woodlands,

I honor the natural world within and without,

Guide me, oh Bear of the skies.

Release from me all expectation,

Open me to the wonder of your path,

So I may partake in your abundant harvest,

And I may honor you in my spiritual elevation.

So mote it be

Wear something colorful!

Go cloud watching

Go to the beach

Smile and wave at any rainbows you see

Use a hose to create a rainbow

Plant some irises

Bake and offer Her honey cakes

Connect with a friend/family member

Go on a run

Offer Her sea shells

Decorate Her altar with colors and cotton ball clouds (idea from TikTok)

Put up fairy/star lights

Pass on important messages

Don’t break someone’s trust

Collect rain water

Collect sea water

Learn a new language

Leave positive messages on post it notes for people to find

Read Her mythology

So I wanted to readdress this topic again because I've been thinking about it a lot recently.

Previously, I defined the four as follows:

Honor: allow into your life, pay respects, don't actively pray to or ask for help in divination/magic workings Worship: same as honoring but with offerings/prayers/altars/the whole song & dance, don't actively include in divination/magic workings Work: same as worship but actively include in divination/magic workings Devotion: the most serious form of deity-mortal interaction, first/foremost, can be to one or several deities

I've also met and interacted with people who are oathbound to a deity (hi Lorelei!) but that doesn't play into my own religious practice, so I haven't included it here.

But even though I've separated them like this, that doesn't mean that it's cut and dry in reality. Various deities I worship or work with will step between the two as they feel necessary - for instance, in my previous answer, I said that I worshiped Aphrodite, but lately it's been more working with because of personal reasons. I believe my current personal breakdown would be:

Honoring: Loki, Sigyn, Angrboda, and their collective kids (who all share one altar, actually) Worship: Aine, Azura, Cernunnos, and Tehuti Work: Aphrodite Devotion: Athena

To me, devotion is a very serious matter, but that doesn't mean I haven't fucked it up. I accidentally devoted to Athena when I was young, and she's been my number one supporter while I fucked around and found out in both magical and mundane matters. That's why I often refer to her as "Mother Athena" or "Momma Athena".

Which is another thing I wanna talk about - I have a very family-oriented view of the world, so I often refer to deities as parents or other older relative figures. Cernunnos is Deer Dad; Tehuti is Uncle Tehuti; Aphrodite, Azura, and Athena are all some variation of Mom... It's my way of showing that I care deeply for them.

Prompts for spiritual journals, grimoires, books of shadows…  I hope this can provide inspiration!  Please tag me or, tag the post “31 days of spiritual journaling”.  I would love to see them!  

What do you believe?

How did you come to your path?  (your spiritual journey)

Teach/Describe one of your key spiritual practices.  (mindfulness, meditation, grounding, prayer, ritual…….)

Discuss a plant or place that is important to you spiritually.  Why is it meaningful to you?  

Record a recipe relating to a holiday you celebrate.  How do you use this food/drink/mixture?

Delve into your relationship with a deity, or why you don’t honor deities.

Teach/Describe a craft or skill that‘s tied to your spirituality.

Recommend 3 books! 

What do you do when it is hard to continue your spiritual practice or feel connected spiritually?

Discuss offerings.  What does that look like for you?

Engage with the theme of “sacrifice”  What does that mean to you?

Delve into “Afterlife” or “Ancestors”.  How do those ideas play out in your worldview?  In your spiritual practice?

Have you had experiences meeting or working with other pagans/witches?  Elaborate!

Discuss imagery or symbols that are important to you.  What are they?  Why are they important?  How do you use them?

Make a ‘beginners guide’ or ‘field guide’ for an important element of your practice (stones, weather, herbs, gardening, tarot, camping…)

Engage with the theme of “love”  What does that mean to you?  

Take notes on a book, article, video, or guide about something you’d like to do soon.

Did you have experience being pagan/witchy in school?  Advice for kids who grow up in a pagan/witchy home?

What are your core values?  Challenge yourself to list them and explain your choices.  (Need help? get started by looking at formalized lists like Catholicism’s 7 Heavenly Virtues, the Wiccan Rede, The Nine Noble Virtues, the 7 Principles of Unitarian Universalism…)

Create a page just for Gratitude Journaling. Does “gratitude” have a role in your practice?

Record quotes that are deeply meaningful for you.

Has there been a time your beliefs (pagan, pre-pagan, other…) have been deeply challenged?  What was that like?  What did you learn?

Are there any songs you find spiritually meaningful currently?

How would you describe yourself?  Perhaps attempt a self-portrait.  How have your self-views impacted or been changed by your spirituality?

Describe an intensely spiritual experience you’ve had.

Advice to New Pagans/Witches: What is a mistake you made, or a unnecessary challenge you faced, which you wish you’d been able to avoid?

What does the theme of “courage” mean in your path?

What is your dream home, future-self, or vacation?  Can you identify aspects of your spirituality that impact that dream of yours?

Record a dream.  Do you find any meaning or significance in it?

Do you have any experiences with tarot/runes/divination? What are your beliefs around that?  If you enjoy divinatory work, do you have a theory regarding how/why it works?

✨⭐️Healing Prayer to Sirona⭐️✨

By Ghia Vitale

Sirona, goddess of healing

and all the brilliance of the stars,

your stellar charm, so appealing,

makes this connection truly ours.

Please heal my body, mind, and soul.

Please make me happy, heathy, whole.

I invoke your healing powers.

All pain flees as healing flowers.

As water springs rejuvenate,

like a snake, you regenerate.

You are the magic of springtime

and sterling silver stars sublime.

Thank you, Sirona, for your grace,

for the healing of your embrace,

for your celestial majesty.

As I will it, so mote it be!

💫🐍🥚