#mini devotional

Balancing the perceived binaries of the Divine,

Truth obtained when opposites synthesize and combine,

Hypnos brings the blessed rest,

His gift to mankind keeps us at our best,

Insomnia is his cruel jest,

My high priestess gave me the cameo cabochon. It appears it may have come from a broken brooch. I was able to repurpose it and an enamel leaf pendant from an old broken necklace. I also used mother-of-pearl, white and peach moonstone, rose quartz, mahogany obsidian, and rose wood beads.

I wrote a new mini-devotional poem for Artemis too, this one centered on her as Goddess of the Hunt:

Artemis with her hunting bow,

Stalks her prey under the moon's soft glow,

Bounty delivered by killing blow,

Hephaestus the divine craftsman,

Creates all that the gods ask of him,

Through diligent work and careful plans,

All hail the Great God Hephaestus!

Hephaestus with his limited mobility,

Was cast from Olympus and shown no pity,

Yet he thrived as the greatest craftsman in history,

Morrigan is the sovereignty of the land,

Unfit rulers are deposed by her hand,

The furious masses rise at her command,

Earth-Shaker and seawater born,

Giving the beauty of nature a violent form,

I attended the "Hands Off" protest in Marquette today. There were a little over 3,000 people in attendance and it was so wonderful being a part of it!

On my way to the protest I recited a few of my devotional poems to gods that seemed very appropriate: Ares, Sekhmet, and Morrigan.

Ares wears the helm of war,

And reminds us of what we're fighting for,

To stamp out tyranny, from shore to shore,

All hail the Great God Ares!

Sekhmet of the bloody fight,

With claws that rend, and fangs that bite,

Using vengeant anger to set things right,

All hail the Great Goddess Sekhmet!

Morrigan of the battle cries,

Black wings darkening sunlit skies,

By her hand, the unjust king dies,

All hail the Great Goddess Morrigan!

Also one of the chants we were using during the protest was inspired by Hot To Go and brought a huge smile to my face 😁

Freya with her cats and boar,

Goddess of beauty, luck, and war,

Igniting within us, what fuels our core,