The Hermit In Love

“Those poor boys”

“She deserves to be punished too.”

“I’m not saying I support rape, but-”

“Sorry to say - she deserved it.”

“She put herself in harm’s way”

“But if she was fingered, then that’s not rape.”

“She ruined their lives.”

NASA has released new images of Jupiter, taken by the Juno Spacecraft.

Zeus Offerings

"Zeus is the King of the Gods and the God of the sky, weather, law and order, destiny and fate, and kingship."

Large Altars:

Wine

Whiskey

Milk

Tea

Coffee

Small cakes

Breads

Red meat

Scaled fish

Fruit

Rain water

Frankincense, myrrh, or rain sceneted incense

Silver, blue, white, and/or gold candles

Figures of eagles and bulls

Symbols of a thubderbolt

The scales of justice

Crowns

Statues of Himself, eagles, or thunderbolts

Small/Hidden Altars:

Cinnamon

Laurel

Art or pictures of eagles and bulls

Eagle and bull plushies/toys

Oak

Pine

Toy crowns

Any art that you create (drawings, music, poems, etc.)

Imagery of thunderbolts (art, keychains, pictures, toys, etc.)

Photographs or art of storms

Golden objects

White or yellow diamonds

Lapis lazuli

Blue or yellow sapphires

Blue, white, or gold flowers

Assignments you got good grades on

Anything you are proud of (art, writings, a dance you made or perfected, your songs, your favorite toy that you've taken care of for years, etc.)

Devotional Acts:

Dance in the rain

Meditate to the sound of rain

Enjoy rainy days by relaxing with a cup of tea or coffee and watch the droplets fall outside

Listen to music that reminds you of Him

Learn about the political climate of your nation

Vote

Learn about your rights

Learn about the history of your country

Learn about His history

Learn how to read the clouds and tell if a storm is coming

Learn a new skill

Be fair and listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision

Be proud of your accomplishments and yourself

Share those accomplishments with Him

Take care of your mental health

Take care of your friends and family and be there for them

Take charge and be a leader in your friends group or at school (like class president)

Try to help others when you can

Clean your room

Don't be afraid to try new things in your life

Work hard at school or your job

Donate to organizations like the American Eagle Foundation or volunteer

Donate to relief organizations for natural disasters

Pray to Him, tell Him about everything going on in your life even the little things, and ask Him for guidance when you feel as though you've lost your way

Sources:

Artwork by Supergiant Games

https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-zeus

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Zeus.html

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Hi Diana I recently kept getting signs and feelings that pointed me in the direction of witchcraft and paganism and I’ve accepted that something is trying to call me to these beliefs is that sounds right. My question is where do I start? There is so much information going around and I don’t want to anger anything or get something wrong. What you recommend for someone is is just starting their journey into this religion

HOW TO BECOME A WITCH

Witches could already be practicing for decades, and still, every day, they keep learning new things. That is how wide-ranging and wonderful this path is.

But when taking your first steps, there is no need to be overwhelmed. For now, start with these. Forget everything else.

STEP 1: Look within.

Just because Aphrodite is trending on Twitter does not mean you should worship her. And just because crystals look good on Instagram does not mean you should start your own collection. Your practice should be tailored to your soul, not to the posts on your dashboard.

So go to Café Astrology and enter your birthdate. It will calculate your natal chart, which is basically the manual to your life. It lets you know your strengths and weaknesses so you can let the former make up for the latter. This website not only shows you the details, it also explains what they mean.

STEP 2: Look up.

Now that you have a better knowing of yourself, look beyond your existence. Who do you think made you?

Investigate your lineage as much as you can. Was your family always Christian? Jewish? Atheist? Or did your ancestors have a more traditional belief? Having an inherent connection to the old gods means inviting them into your life will be much easier. If you feel a strong affinity with the Greco-Roman gods particularly, use your natal chart to confirm your theory.

But if after much meditation, you find yourself believing that the source is not a divinity, but the cosmos as a whole, then feel free to embrace that energy.

STEP 3: Look closely.

Our eyes can only see what is right in front of us. Divination allows us to see beyond that, and look into the forgotten past… the hidden present… and the future in all its glory.

Tarot is one of the richest divination systems in existence. Here is how you can learn it in one day. But if you feel that it is not for you, there are many alternatives too. Do you enjoy meditating? You might fall in love with scrying.

STEP 4: Look out.

One of the best things about witchcraft and paganism is that they empower you to improve your life with magic.

Is there a danger you need to protect yourself from? A wound that you need to close? A wrong that you need to right? Whatever it is, there is a spell for it.

Start with the simplest ones. All you need are a few ingredients and ton of faith to make them work.

STEP 5: Look around.

Now that you know who you really are… where your faith truly lies… how to see beyond the obvious… and how to tweak reality to make life easier… you are officially a practitioner.

It is time to expand your knowledge even further. Read as many books as you like. Try as many methods of divination as possible. Perform as many spells as you can.

You can start with these lists:

All About Divination

All About Astrology

All About Spells

Take as long as you need with each step. No need to hurry. Good luck in your journey.

Scorpio Risings

Those with Scorpio on the Ascendant are always wearing veils of black embroidery upon their ice-cold eyes. They present themselves as full of mysteries and kept to themselves. Thus, Scorpio Rising people are perceived as hard to access and very private.

A so reserved behaviour actually tends to stem from one’s instinctual need for security. Scorpio Risings feel, mostly subconsciously, that they cannot trust other people and, in some cases, not even themselves. They’re constantly questioning their own motives and searching for a potential meaning behind their own existence. They wish to know what is their mission in this world, after all, in a rather profound fashion.

Scorpio Risings try to answer these questions by quietly analyzing anything and anyone around them, unveiling secrets and penetrating sheets of reality. And on this quest for deep knowledge they automatically acquire a frightening power over others. If a Scorpio Rising doesn’t like what they see, they will try to transform it into something better and truer than it was before. For that, other people have no option but love them or hate them; there’s little space for in-betweens considering such an impactful attitude. At their best, Scorpio Risings will tend to use this power to transform their own personality and only then proceed to help other people transform their own selves through crisis and intense questioning.

Scorpio Risings are observant and careful when approaching any new projects or changes in their lives; they’re planners. Because their power derives from their ability to observe and examine through seeing other people’s habits and gestures, they’re very well-known for having a magnetic presence and deep eyes.

Let’s consider, for descriptions of this Rising in this post, Pluto’s positions and conditions in the natal chart. It is essential, on the other hand, to further analyze Mars’ position and conditions too. We’ll start with the 9th house, for people born with Pluto in Cancer are very old at the time of writing.

Pluto/9th house: a reserved scholar sits in a library; he’s surrounded by books on politics, psychology, metaphysics, theology and world history. Personal power is acquired through information and learning and is expressed through the exposition of the accumulated knowledge.

Pluto/10th house: a military officer kneels before their governor; they are to be decorated for their long-time honourable efforts. Personal power is obtained through one’s career and social status. Their image is linked to honour, conquest, force of will and hard-work.

Pluto/11th house: a TV-star cries passionately on the arms of their fictional lover; the scene is reproduced in millions of shiny digital screens. Personal power is exerted through one’s ability to communicate and organize abstract ideas into material results. Intelligence, ambition and cleverness are key-words for this Pluto. This is someone great at offering services and solutions for other people’s needs.

Pluto/12th house: a lonely faithful kneels before an altar; the cathedral is cold, wet and empty; a candle flickers in the dark. The ability to understand intangible energies and subtle changes in the air. One’s able to use this deep understanding of vibrations and of the emotional realm to transform one’s self and also other people. Personal power may be exerted through religion, sex and art.

Pluto/1st house: a yellow snake twists and dances swiftly in rippling waters; it’s leaving its old skin behind. Absolute power. This is someone who’s trying to understand and improve themselves through crisis in order to better act upon the world they wish to change. Power is expressed through one’s capability to renew one’s personality along their way; always changing, always shifting.

Pluto/2nd house: a wise traveler considers the horizon; magnificent buildings materialize against the windy sunset. Information is power; power is transformation. One must be capable to discern quality information from useless information. This is someone who is socially valued for one’s knowledge and fairness.

Pluto/3rd house: a detective looks around the crime scene; a few questions are asked to a witness; after a few minutes, the case is mostly solved. There’s the possibility to transform the existing social structures through one’s ability to communicate with others and to extract deep information.

You literally just changed my life with the last ask you answered. I never fully understood astrology because my asteroids contradict my planets and my aspects contradict my placements. But when you listed the order of their importance, NOW my chart reflects who I am. Genius. But I do have a question. How much should we let our chart dictate our life? Can we fight the more negative parts? Some of us are lucky to have a 'good' chart but what of those who don't? Thanks very much my dear Diana!

Your Natal Chart’s Role in Your Life

If life is a video game, then the player is your higher self, the character being played is your current incarnation, and that character's list of weapons, weaknesses and strengths is your natal chart.

A character who only has a knife may have better precision than someone who has a gun. He is not necessarily the weaker one.

A character who is unmatched at lockpicking or punching people could still be helpless if they get stuck in a quicksand.

A character whose weakness is alligators will be perfectly fine, if she is smart enough to stay away from swamps.

While our natal chart dictates what tools we have to win at life, it is up to us to sharpen or reforge those tools to our advantage.

When the character is falling short, the player needs to rely on their own resourcefulness. Similarly, when you feel like giving up, it is time to ask your higher self for help.

The Signs and Scents

♒️ Aquarius (January 20th - February 18)

Cardamom, spearmint, mist, marzipan, cold air, palo santo, citronella, geranium

♓️ Pisces (February 19 - March 20)

Rain, lavender, the sea, warm showers, blankets, berries, soap, chamomile

♈️ Aries (March 21 - April 19)

Pine, bonfire, orange zest, lemonade, black tea, cinnamon, rosemary, frankincense

♉️ Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

The after rain smell, fresh cut grass, earth, rose, sage, freshly cut hay, floral tea, cedar wood

♊️ Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

Vanilla, honey, apples, steam, pepper, the moment before it rains, thyme, toast, freshly lit candle

♋️ Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

Coffee, blankets, coconut, sparklers, wildflowers, thunderstorms, tree sap, cucumber

♌️ Leo (July 23 - August 22)

Melon, incense, honeysuckle, mango, blown out candle, wood, star anise, beeswax

♍️ Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Cotton, bread, mountain air, bergamot, lily of the valley, forests, tea tree, grass

♎️ Libra (September 23- October 22)

Warm towels, lemon balm, top of babies head, pumpkin, ylang ylang, dryer sheets, myrrh, cider

♏️ Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Jasmine, wine, freshly lit matches, ginger, chai tea, hot spring, juniper, cherry

♐️ Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)

Timber, leather, lilac, fall leaves, eucalyptus, fresh paper, lime, maple trees

♑️ Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)

Old books, oranges, fir tree, grandmas house, campfire, patchouli, fresh coffee, nutmeg

Dearest Lady Diana, I noticed you always mention amulets and talismans together, when the less experienced writers here just use these two words interchangeably like synonyms. Can I please know the difference between the two? Thank you!

Amulets vs. Talismans

An amulet is a shield. A talisman is a sword.

The first will protect you from harm. The second will do that and more, such as send malice back to its source, or collect its energy to be harnessed later on in a curse. It can even heal invisible wounds.

Except when a talisman is labelled a protective talisman. In that case, it really is just a synonym for “amulet”.

But this is not to belittle amulets. A man who took a gunshot to the chest would tell you how his life was saved by a bulletproof vest. Same with an amulet. It can shield you from bullets, curses, diseases.

Amulets are also safer for beginners. Because while amulets are programmed to serve their purpose, talismans have a mind of their own. If they do not think the wearer worthy of their power, they could refuse to work, or they could wreak havoc altogether.

Here are some, if you think yourself ready to try them:

Amulet Against Human-Caused Harm

Amulet to Keep Children Safe

Talisman Against Curses

Talisman to Banish Fear and Negativity

They need awakening and care, if you wish them to do their share:

Activating Amulets and Talismans

How to Clean Amulets and Talismans

Hello, Lady Diana! What are some blogs and grimoires that have spells that you trust? With the abundance of spells on the internet, it’s impossible to know which ones are real/trustworthy and which ones aren’t. Thanks for your help! 💕💕

Recognizing the Authenticity of Spells

5 Signs that a Spell Book is Authentic

Recommended Spell Book

My Top 5 Ancient Grimoires

On Famous Ancient Grimoires

Elements that Make a Spell Powerful

Example of an Encrypted Grimoire

Why Blood Magic is Powerful

What Makes a Potion Magical

Spell Ingredients in Traditional Witchcraft

On Emoji Spells

152 Roman Gods & Goddesses (updated)

The Dii Consentes ( The 12 Major Gods )

Iuppiter /Jupiter / Jove (”father”) - Supreme god of the roman empire. Ruler of all mortals and immortals, ruler of the sky, thunder, lightning, wind, rain, daylight, law, order and divine witness to oaths.

Iuno / Juno (”young”) - Queen of the gods, protector of women, marriage, family, women’s fertility, pregnancy & childbirth. Protector & councilor of the Roman state.

Neptunus / Neptune (”wet, damp, clouds”) - God of freshwater, the sea, drought, horses and the roman cavalry. Races were held in his honor.

Ceres (”to grow”) -Goddess of the earth as a source of fertility & abundance. Rules over agriculture, the harvest, nourishment and motherly relationships.

Vesta (”hearth”) - Goddess of the hearth fire and the home.

Minerva (”intellect”) - Goddess of wisdom, inspiration, numbers, medicine, arts and crafts, genius and warcraft.

Mars (’male’) - God of war and father of the roman people. Originally, a god of agriculture.

Phoebus / Apollo - (”to destroy. strength, father light ”)- God of sunlight, truth, music, poetry, healing, plague, prophecy, oracles, archery and order.

Diana (”heavenly, divine”) - Goddess of moonlight, childbirth, wildlife and wilderness. Also considered the protector of the lower classes, especially slaves.

Venus (”love, sexual desire”) - Goddess of love, desire, sex, fertility, beauty, prosperity, vegetation, gardens and vineyards.

Vulcanus / Vulcan (”to flash”) - God of fire (especially destructive fire) and volcanoes.

Mercurius / Mercury (”to trade, wages”) - God of commerce, trade, profit, merchants, roads, travelers, athletes, messengers, dexterity and thieves. Father of the Lares.

Other Major Roman Divinities

Saturn / Saturnus - God of generation, time, dissolution, plenty, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. His reign was depicted as a Golden Age of plenty and peace. 

Pluto (”wealth”) - God of the underworld, judge of the dead and a god of wealth.

Ianus / Janus ( ”covered passageway” ) - God of gates and doors, beginnings and endings. The month January is named after him.

Bellona  (”war”)- Goddess of war. Accompanied Mars on the battlefield.

Quirinus (“spear”) - Mystery war god who was worshipped by the Sabines and had a popular cult following in Rome. Possibly Romulus deified.

Liber / Bacchus (“free”)- God of vegetation, male fertility, viniculture, wine and ecstasy. Guardian of plebeian freedoms. Worshipped alongside Libera and Ceres.

Libera - Consort of Liber. Goddess of wine, fertility and freedom. Worshipped alongside Liber and Ceres.

Ops / Opis (”plenty”) - Wife of Saturn. Goddess of opulence and abundance. Worshiped together with her daughter Ceres at the harvest.

Flora ( “flower, plant life”) - Goddess of flowers and spring. Protected the early blossoms.

Terra / Tellus ( “earth”) - Personified goddess of the earth. The first mother.

Fortuna (”fortunate”) - Goddess of good fortune and luck.

Cupid / Amor ( “love” ) - Winged archer god of love. Son of Venus and Mars.

Sol (’sun’) - God of the sun. 

Luna (”moon”) - Goddess of the moon.

Minor Roman Divinities (this list is not complete)

Abundantia ( “abundance”) - The goddess of abundance and prosperity.

Aeolus - God of the four winds.

Aequitas (”equal, even”) - God of fair dealing, equality, conformity and symmetry.

Aera Cura - Goddess associated with the infernal regions and underworld.

Africus ( ”south west” ) - God of the south western wind.

Angita - Early goddess of healing and witchcraft

Antevorte ( ”in front, advance of, forwards” )- Goddess of the future. Sister of Postverta.

Antinous - Deified lover of the emperor Hadrian & god of homosexuality.

Aquilo (”the north”) - God of the north wind.

Arcus ( “bow, arch” ) - Goddess of rainbows.

Aura / Aurae (”breeze”) - Divinities who symbolized breezes.

Aurora (”gold, dawn”) - Goddess of the dawn.

Auster (”southerly”) - God of the south wind.

Bona Dea (”the good goddess”) -  Popular goddess among the upper class. Goddess of female fertility and good health.

Bubona (“ox, cow”) Goddess of cattle and livestock.

Candelifera ( “She who bears the candle” ) -  One of the many childbirth goddesses.

Cardea - Goddess of thresholds.

Carmenta ( “magic spell, oracle or song” ) - Goddess of Childbirth and Prophecy. But also associated with the protection of mothers, children & midwives.

Clementia (”humanity”) - Goddess of forgiveness and mercy.

Cloacina ( “sewer”  ) -The Goddess who presides over the sewers in Rome.

Coelus (”heavens”)- Personified god of the sky. The first father.

Comus - God of drinking, eating, laughter, nocturnal entertainments and revelry. Son of Liber / Bacchus.

Concordia (”agreement”) - Goddess of concord and harmony.

Conditor ( ”founder, ” ) - God who stores the grain. One of Ceres helper gods.

Convector ( ”a collector, someone who establishes ” ) - God who carries the grain. One of Ceres helper gods.

Copia ( ”supply” ) - Goddess of wealth and plenty.

Devera - Goddess that rules the brooms used to purify ritual sites.

Discordia (“discord”) - Goddess of strife and discord.

Disciplina - Goddess of discipline.

Dius Fidus - God of oaths.

Edesia ( “eat” ) - Goddess of food who presides over banquets.

Epona - Foreign celtic goddess of horses, mules, ponies a donkeys.

Fabulinus - The God of children.

Fama (”to speak”) - Goddess of fame and popular rumour.

Fauna ( ”animal life” ) - Goddess of Prophecy with ties to the forest and fields and the animals found there.

Faunus {“strangler”} - God of wild nature and fertility.

Favonius (”favorable”) - God of the western wind, the herald of spring.

Feronia (”spring, wood goddess”) - Goddess of wildlife, fertility, health and abundance.

Fides ( “faith” ) - Goddess of loyalty.

Fontus / Fons (”source”) - god of wells and springs

Fraus (”fraud, swindle, deceit”) - Goddess of treachery.

Furrina - Goddess of obscure origin who was associated with water and springs.

Furina - Goddess of thieves

Furor (”the anger”) - Goddess of anger and rage.

Hesperia (“western land”) - The goddess of dusk.

Hippona ( “horse” ) - Goddess of horses.

Honos (”honour”)- God of morality and military honour.

Imporcitor -  God of the third ploughing. One of Ceres helper gods.

Insitor - God who plants the seeds. One of Ceres helper gods.

Invidia (”envy”) - Goddess of envy and jealousy.

Justitia (”justice,fairness”) - Goddess of justice.

Juturna (’nymph’) - goddess of lakes,wells and springs.

Juventus (”youth”) - Goddess of youth.

Lares (”homes”) - Deities who protected the home. Children of the god Mercury.

Larunda - Nymph who became Mother of the Lares.

Latona (”latium”) - Mother of Apollo & Diana. Goddess of Womanly Demure and Motherhood.

Libertas ( “liberty” ) - Goddess of freedom.

Libitina - Goddess of death, corpses and funerals.

Lua - Goddess to whom soldiers would sacrifice captured weapons.

Lucifer (”morning star”) - God of the morning star ( Not to be confused with the hebrew god of hell )

Lympha - Goddess of fresh water

Magna Mater (”great mother”) - Foreign Anatolian goddess of untamed nature and lions.

Maia (’daughter of atlas’) -The goddess of whom the month of May is probably named after. Associated with blossoming nature and spring.

Mater Matuta (”Mother Morning”) - Goddess of Sea Travel. Originally a goddess of the ripening of corn and the dawn.

Meditrina - Goddess of wine and health.

Mellona (”honey”) - Goddess of bees and honey.

Mens ( “mind”) - Goddess of the mind and consciousness.

Mors (”death”) - Personified god of death.

Messor - God who reaps. One of Ceres helper gods.

Muta (”change”) - Goddess of silence.

Naenia (”dirge”) - Goddess of funerals.

Necessitas (”unavoidableness,”) - Goddess of destiny.

Nox (”night”) - Personified goddess of the night.

Obarator - God who traces the first ploughing. One of Ceres helper gods.

Occator - God who harrows the fields. One of Ceres helper gods.

Orcus - God of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths. Sometimes interchangeable with Pluto.

Pales - Goddess of shepherds and flocks.

Patalena - Goddess or god who protects the blossoms.

Pax (”peace”) - Goddess of peace.

Penates (”inner part of house”) - Patron gods of the storeroom.

Pomona (”fruit”) - Goddess of fruit trees. Wife of Vertumnus.

Portunes - God of keys.

Portunus (”swimming, crab ”) - God of harbours and ports.

Postverta ( ”behind, afterwards, after” ) - Goddess of the past. Sister of Antevorte.

Priapus - God of gardens, viniculture, sailors, fishermen, the penis, male fertility.

Pietas - The Goddess of duty, respect, piety, obligation to the gods, parents and country.

Poena - Goddess of punishment.

Potina (“she of the act of drinking”) - Goddess of children’s potions.

Promitor - God who distributes the grain. One of Ceres helper gods.

Proserpina (”to emerge”) - Goddess of Spring and queen of the underworld. Wife of Pluto and daughter of Ceres.

Providentia (”foreknowledge”) - Goddess of forethought.

Pudicitia- Goddess of modesty and chastity.

Reparator - God who prepares the earth for ploughing. One of Ceres helper gods.

Robigus (”reddish”) - God who prevented agricultural disease.

Roma - Personified goddess of Rome.

Rumina - Goddess of suckling infants, both animal and human.

Salacia (“salt, salty”) - Goddess of salt water and the depths of the ocean. Wife of Neptune.

Salus (”safety, salvation”) -  Goddess of safety and wellbeing.

Sarnus - God of the Sarno river.

Sanctus ( “holy” ) - God of loyalty, honesty, and oaths.

Serritor - God who digs the soil. One of Ceres helper gods.

Silvanus (”forest, of the woods”) - God of forests and fields.

Sol Invictus ( “invincible sun”) - A sun god who is either Apollo (Phoebus) or Sol.

Somnia (“dreams”) - God of dreams.

Somnus (“sleep”) - God of sleep.

Sors - God of luck.

Spes (“hope”) - Goddess of hope.

Strenua ( ”quick, active” ) - Goddess of strength and vigour

Subruncinator - God who weeds. One of Ceres helper gods.

Summanus (”before the morning”) - God of the night sky and nightly thunder. His precise nature was unclear even to Ovid.

Tellumo- God of earthly regeneration and reproduction. Consort of Tellus / Terra.

Tempestes ( “weather; bad weather; storm, tempest” ) - A goddess of storms but also used to describe storm spirits.

Terminus (“border”) - God of boundaries and borders.

Tranquillitas - Goddess of peace and tranquillity.

Tiberinus - God of the Tiber river.

Trivia (”three roads”) - Goddess of crossroads (figuratively and literally).

Ultio (“vengeance”) - Goddess of vengeance.

Vejovis - A god of healing. Believed to be one of the first gods.

Verplaca - Goddess of family harmony.

Veritas ( “truth” ) - Goddess of truth and virtue.

Vertumnus (”green, seasons”) - God who symbolized the changes in seasons, protector of vegetation, gardens and orchards.

Vervactor - God of the first ploughing. One of Ceres helper gods.

Vesper (”evening, supper, evening star, west”) - God of the evening star.

Victoria (“victory”) - Goddess of victory.

Virtus ( ”courage, virtue” ) - God of bravery, military strength, valor and courage.

Volturnus - Water god.

Vulturnus (”south-east”) - God of the east wind.

For a list of the Greek Gods Click Here

SOURCES: theoi.com / wikipedia.com / “Who’s Who of Greek and Roman Mythology” by David Kravitz