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Helloooo! I'm quite new to your blog, but in answering an ask, The Pastel Priestess said that you were raised by Ares? I've been trying to getting into working with him (he reached out to me after I called out to him a long time ago when I was just starting out in Hellenic polytheism), and I'm having a hard time figuring out what to do, just in general :')

I figured that i should ask you about it since you have extensive knowledge on him.

Hi!

Yes! I made a few videos about meeting Ares: (LINK) (LINK) (LINK) (LINK)

While I'm not "The" expert on Ares (that would be the ancient Greeks for sure 😅), I am willing to share what I have learned from growing up and working with Ares, aside from his first order of business being to teach me "How to Hug Gods:" (LINK) because I was a little kid with nothing but hugs, candy and apple juice to give as an offering, so here I go:

Ares is a lot kinder than he seems but since he can be terrifying in front of his enemies, he is often misunderstood in the same way that pitbulls and doberman are misunderstood. He cares a lot!Children and marginalized people are his biggest weakness.

If war was a person, Ares would be the body while Athena would be the head. Because of this...

Ares can be described as the god of defending boundaries.

He's quick to anger when someone has crossed a boundary.

He killed Poseidon's son because he raped his daughter which crossed a boundary. He fought Hercules who killed his daughter Hippolyta which crossed another boundary.

Even war can represent the crossing and clashing of boundaries.

One of my favorite Ares moments in modern media can be found in the show "Blood of Zeus"

When Ares finds and complains to his father about crossing a boundary Zeus had set for everyone, including himself. "I thought we were not to intervene, or does that not apply to you?" (LINK)

Zeus clarifies that he never technically crossed the boundary. When Ares finds out that he was wrong about understanding where the boundary was, he tells Zeus he'll be sure tell everyone else so the gods are clear about where the boundary is, to which Zeus tells him not to say anything to anyone but judging by the end of this next clip (LINK)

Ares' need to define and protect boundaries won priority over the request of his own father. These scenes are excellent examples of who Ares is as the god of protecting and defending boundaries.

He is a body guard who stands outside of a party in order to protect the ones he loves so they can peacefully feast inside without worrying about getting surprised by the enemy.

Ares is also a father that has shown to prioritize the safety of his children over his own.

Last winter I was fortunate enough to visit Athens where I fell in love with the Areopagus (Greek: Areos Pagos - Ἄρειος Πάγος) or "The Hill of Ares" (LINK) This was a place where Athens held court cases regarding those who had committed crimes against humanity, the law, the gods, etc.

Legend has it that this is the rock where Ares was taken to court by Poseidon for the murder of his son whom had raped Ares' daughter. Poseidon wanted Ares thrown into Tartarus but he was eventually acquitted. Despite the threat of angering one of the three kings (a god whose status was above his own and equal to his father Zeus) Ares still killed Poseidon's son for crossing that boundary with his daughter.

So I recommend talking to him about boundaries you might need help with or personal battles you might be struggling with,

especially if they're systemic like racism, misogyny, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, etc because Ares is the god of challenging authority which is why in myth he was often said to be despised by Zeus for constantly challenging he who embodied authority.

Ares is also a survivor

and can help you find a safe place in the middle of a panic attack, a crisis or a PTSD attack.

As someone with PTSD, Ares has taught me a lot of grounding techniques that have helped me see the signs of a coming attack before it happens. He even had my spouse check on me while I was about to have an attack in a different building but was thankfully called by Sky who was able to guide me through the steps Ares had told them to use in order to get me home safely because he was unable to reach me (PTSD can create mental blocks that make it hard for the gods to reach you).

He is fluent in handling adrenaline and panic attacks because war is chaos and his instincts guide his moves so he can flow with the madness instead of being trampled by it.

This is also why his first lessons were dance lessons. He learned to dance before he learned to fight because much like fighting, dancing requires one to go with the flow while listening to their body and guiding their moves in split seconds that don't leave much room for thinking. Instinct guides the dance floor like it guides the battlefield. This is also why Ares presents himself to those whose lives have become chaotic and in need of guidance to help them crawl out of the battlefield and into safety.

Talk to Ares about what's bothering you:

What aspects of your life require boundaries?

What is making you angry and why does it make you angry?

What are you afraid of?

Do you have a complicated relationship with a family member?

What injustices in the world are pissing you off?

Why do you feel so small?

Who took your power?

Where is your balance? Etc.

Have a very honest conversation with Ares, look up his lore, and ask yourself why you wanted to work with him in the first place and be sure to start there for a clearer map of where you want your spiritual relationship to go.

I hope this helps!

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I feel like the line between “fluffy uwu self care” and “get your shit together self care” is thinner than people seem to think. Like, sitting in a quiet space with a book and maybe some twinkly fairy lights gives me the spoons to go call my damn doctor like I’ve been meaning to. Bath bombs or shower steamers make me feel content and/or sparkly, which gives me confidence to go out in public. (Plus, I bathed.) I dye my hair funky colors so if I feel like people are staring at me I can say it’s at that instead of whatever my anxiety wants it to be. 

The two are not mutually exclusive, is what I’m getting at, and I never see that mentioned, just either “self care is being nice to yourself” or “self care is kicking yourself in the ass to function for a few hours”. Kick yourself in the ass with niceness.

Justin Foley-Jensen Adoption Headcanons

This was not requested, and I have requests I need to fill, but I’m feeling extra about this rn so I’m doing it

After Justin and Clay have their talk, they share the news with Clay’s parents

Lainie beams and embraces both of them

Matt just smiles and claps a hand on both of their shoulders

They ask Justin if he’d like to make their guest room his room

And he says yes

But it’s on the first floor and it’s too quiet and lonely at night

So he ends up sleeping in the upstairs hallway one night after a particularly bad nightmare

Clay wakes up early and literally trips over Justin’s head

Once Justin explains what happened, Clay just rolls his eyes, and says, “Jesus, next time just come sleep in my room. It’s not like I mind.” Then he shoves Justin good-naturedly, and says, “Listen, you fucking detoxed from heroin all over my bedroom floor. You should know by know that you can come sleep in my room whenever.”

Lainie is the one who notices Justin’s been using again

She finds his stash when she’s doing the laundry one day

When she asks him about it, he denies it, but once she shows him what she found he knows he’s busted

And then he just cries

It’s like everything that’s been building up for so long, and the shame within him for relapsing after he promised to get clean just hurts so bad

They took him in, and he feels like he doesn’t deserve it

She just hugs him for a while and rubs his back, which makes him cry harder because he never really had comfort like this from his mom (or a mother figure) before

She tells him that they’ll get him into a program for recovery from substance abuse

It slips out before he can stop it, “Thanks, Mom.”

It surprises both of them

But Lainie just smiles and kisses his forehead. “You’re welcome, honey.”

When Clay finds out that Justin is going into a program, he tells him of when he had to sign up for a substance abuse program because of the weed that was planted on him at school

He assures him that the program will be good for him

Because obviously Clay knew he was nervous

Clay and Justin seem to have an intuition for each other’s feelings 

Matt is the one who tries to get Justin back into his hobbies

He offers to shoot hoops with him, even though he’s really bad at it

He helps Justin with his homework and is always patient with him in a way Clay sometimes isn’t

They have family game nights and family movie nights

They’re always disgusting adorable and cliché

Matt never stops making dad jokes

Matt teaches Justin how to cook

Justin discovers that he really likes it

And he really likes having a family to cook for

On his adoption day, they all dress up and take lots of pictures (much to Clay’s and Justin’s dismay)

Justin decides to hyphenate his last name because as he put it, “I don’t think I want to forget my past and where I came from but…I want to commit to this family, you know? I want your last name. You guys are the best thing that ever happened to me”

It’s a very emotional moment

A big family group hug ensues, started by Clay’s mom 

They throw a big party for Justin’s adoption day with all his new relatives and friends

After people are starting to clear out, Justin and Clay are sitting on the side by themselves

Clay says, “You know, I kind of always wanted a sibling growing up. Being an only child can be kind of lonely sometimes.”

Justin just smiles and punches his arm and says, “You’re tellin’ me.”

They both just laugh

The Jensen family never felt so complete or whole

Even if they argue, they love and accept each other at the end of the day

And they make each other better people