#lupercalia

And I know, Olazabel, he woulda laughed!

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Albums I listened to in 2026

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Brutus's smile changed from the plastic like grin she wore to one more genuine upon hearing Cicero's voice, pushing the few soldiers who had mustered the courage to present her with their (mandatory) holiday gifts personally. Truthfully she was inspecting the soldiers with waning interest as her growing boredom was interrupted. Her eyes snapped to the flowers immediately almost in shock as a high pitch squeal came from her as she took them, "oh my dad, where the hell did you get these?" Though her excitement was rather intense, Brutus barely able to keep still, she held the flowers gently, already sending a soldier off to find some sort of vessel for them with a wave of her hand. "Was this the stinky fox or you, I don't recall if he's empathetic enough to know what flowers are, it was definitely you."

With no small amount of grumbling, he's sure, those who were previously chatting her up dispersed. Vulpes' shadow towers over her, shading her face from the sunlight.

Her ecstatic reaction however took Cicero off guard. He hadn't suspected that she'd be so pleased with a mere handful of flowers. She hadn't received them before? Or was she merely over the moon that his Master would take the time and effort to think of her when they were so busy with war?

"I am merely the hands by which Vulpes completes the task. The intention is his own."

So yeah. He's the one who gathered them. (Or was ordered to.)

While Cicero is polite to her typically, he doesn't seem to be one to go out of his way to interact with her. The flower petals are soft, he tried to choose those with the largest blooms.

"I gathered them here and there. Along the riverbank in sparse clusters."

It had taken him all morning to do this, though he says nothing of it.

The dahlias are in bloom

and a midget rose;

one dry pine

and one crooked eucalyptus.

Ballistic swallows,

brother vulture on the devil’s tree.

Buzzing flies

the size of a candy lozenge.

Ibises take wing in numbers,

a chicken-hawk on the prowl.

A dog or two.

Lilies battered

by the storm yesterday

still smell like heaven today.

Carnival honeyeaters

go from branch to branch.

Grass is overgrown.

I have not seen the lapwings.

You only lay a curse

once you’ve lost everything.

Steel your hypocrisy,

and do what must be done.

The amount of times I've said that (can't make this up) when my practice is on point....

Today there was an intense but non-malicious energy in and around my house. Everywhere. (Except for my room which is warded from all outside energies.)

The energy I felt was intense. Super charged. Palpable. Very active. Lots of movement. It was present slightly in the morning but it grew and peaked at night between 8 and 10 pm. An absolutely GIANT moth was also in my house. Here she he (looked it up and this is a male) is.. the black witch moth. Biggest one i've ever seen.

I generally associate moths with ancestral messages buttttt I haven't been sleeping well lately and I was just in investigation mode rather than just "instantly trusting something as a sign without further investigation".

I observe, question, pull cards, research, reflect, then paint a whole picture with my discoveries. Intuition is a signal, it isn't the instant understanding of the full truth. Even for those with strong claircognition, discernment is still required.

Pulled some cards to ask what what was up? Was there an entity around? What was the source of all that energy? Pulled these cards:

(...Notice the moth on his back/ right shoulderblade area??)

NOW HERE IS WHERE THINGS GET REALLY FUCKIN COOL! I don't know a whole lot about Faunus. I am part Sicilian. About 20% and I don't have any ethnic backgrounds higher than 20%. So that's a big chunk of it. Despite that, I just never felt a strong pull to Roman polytheism. (Sicily was also very diverse and often worshiped Greek deities but that's a topic to delve into some other time)

So I looked up Faunus. He is associated with Lupercalia as seen here.

February, you say? My spidey senses are fuckin tingling now boiiiiii. So I click on the link for Lupercalia. I know in my soul what its going to say. It fucking sends me into orbit regardless.

FEBRUARY 15TH IS TODAY (yall might be reading this on the 16th or later. I'm in Hawai'i. It is indeed still February 15th)

My ancestors came to party tonight. Faunus stopped by or at least my ancestors love and reverence for him surrounded my home. (Shush Kea he was here you know you felt it.) YEAH, me to me, you right... 👀

Moments like these never get boring or bland or mundane. I hope I always feel amazed by the connection I have, to the way I feel spirits and follow the energy and get shown that it is really not something I'm making up. I want to always be in awe of the way the spirits can reach us, the way ancestors don't forget us, the way our honor and reverence is a light and a beacon for them to find us.

THANK YOU ancestors and Faunus. Happy Lupercalia. I am going to light a candle for you now. Y'know, the one I finished a couple days ago?? Just in time?? Yeah that one.

(I'll re-read and edit typos and add tags later. It's 11:47 and I wanna light the candle before Lupercalia is over)

Bye for now.

Follow up: I'd like to also add, that both of these cards had to do with uncertainty and insight.

Uncertainty is NOT something to be ashamed of, it does not make me or any one else a bad practitioner. I was certain that something was going on but I was not certain on the details. So I investigated. Which is natural, normal, me being thorough, and not the same as evidence of doubt.

If I doubted myself and my abilities, I wouldn't have sought out any more information. I would have just sat in uncertainty and gave up, deciding that I was not capable of finding the answers.

This is something I have been sorting through for a while, and moments like these bring a lot of clarity and reinforce my abilities, methods, and process.

I do still be doubting myself sometimes though when it comes to entities because of reasons that are personal and I do be working on that with my team!

Alright that's all. Byeeeee!

❤️‍🔥Lupercalia❤️‍🔥 Lupercalia, recognized every February 15, is an ancient Roman pagan festival that dates back to 6 BC, and to Lupercal Cave in the foothills of Rome. This festival celebrates both the fertility god Lupercus and the shewolf who cared for two twin brothers Remus and Romulus (the mythological founders of Rome) after saving them from eminent death at the hands of their jealous, bloodthirsty uncle.

The Feast of Lupercalia was as much about feasting as it was about carnal flesh. It involved the sacrifice of a goat, whose hide was cut into strips and used by men of the village to whip any woman within their reach during a community procession. N@kedness and s3xually charged energy was involved (IG doesn’t like the real words). These lashings were supposedly “welcomed,” as the receiver was said to be blessed with fertility upon its sting.

And, there’s a link with Valentine’s Day. Pope Gelasius ended Lupercalia, and just days later named February 14 as a holiday to commemorate Saint Valentine, a man who was executed for marrying couples in secrecy.

I’m not into animal sacrifice or physical harm, and I recognize there are negative societal issues around Valentine’s Day, but I definitely do enjoy a good pagan celebration, especially one that involves love, creativity, abundance, and indulgence during this time of year when I am in the cold throes of winter.

Incorporating aspects of Lupercalia (and Valentine’s Day) into your modern practice of witchcraft can be fun! Here are some ideas:

Conduct any spell or ritual work that involves themes of fertility/creativity, abundance, and purification (all key aspects of Lupercalia).

Decorate your altar to honor this time. Incorporate figurines of wolves, hearts, the symbolic colors of red and white (red sacrificial blood was ceremoniously placed upon foreheads during the Lupercalia Feast and wiped away with white wool), and fertility/creativity/abundance items like quartz crystal, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, and patchouli oil.

Make offerings of wine and chocolate to your favorite love and fertility deities, like Aphrodite, Cupid (the incarnation of Eros), Venus (the mother of Cupid), Frigga (the wife of Odin), Hathor, Hera, and Juno.

Indulge in self-pleasure: fine chocolate, decadent dessert, red wine, red roses, luxurious naps, reading a good book of love poems by the fire, a hot and fragrant bubble bath, anointing yourself with sexy body oil that contains ylang ylang and patchouli.

Play some music for Lupercalia and Valentine’s Day (do a search on your favorite music app).

It’s an opportune time for love and s3x magick! Many witches (myself included) associate Lupercalia with s3xual liberation. It’s all about self-love, empowerment, and unabashedly embracing who you are. Honoring your body and your desires.