My village had our Perchtenlauf today ❤️ This is my favorite winter tradition.

This tradition predates Christianity in the Alps; it’s something that’s been passed down from our pagan ancestors. Village men dress like Perchten (these goat-like creatures) and parade around to chase away the evil spirits as winter approaches. And they use their dried branches to hit viewers which makes it all the more exciting!

omg did not expect to see “we have mainstream research evidence for transmisogyny now” this morning but happy friday?? thanks dr. devon price for pre-digesting it

and of course there’s the angle of, well lmfao yes trans women have been saying this in mainstream print since at least 2007 and doubtlessly in other fora for much longer, but sometimes an argument from authority has more force and how do we emotionally reckon with ongoing lack of agency in conversations about us, but i digressss

op edited to change the link btw

Keen-minded Hermes, light-fingered one, light-footed one, quick and cunning, bright and merry, ever watchful, ever agile, ever sharp of wit.

The wings at your feet carry you to any landing-place, in any realm; wearing the cap of Aidoneus, you tarry, unseen by mortal mane. Wielder of the golden sword, player on the shepherd’s pipe, god of herdsmen, god of thieves, god of cities and of pastures, rustic and urbane, you walk the line between contradictions. Hermes of the borderland, Hermes of the threshold, god of the uncertain, consistent and contrary, you stand in the doorway, you stand at the edge; the knife-sharp boundary between two worlds is yours.

Hermes, child of rich-tressed Maia and thundering Zeus, I thank you for your many gifts, I praise your might.

The traditional Claensunge ceremony is a hearth-focused ritual of both purification and protection, bringing order to the Home.

According to atavistic wisdom, the ceremony is to be performed using a suffumigation of leaves of the Oak tree. It is essential that the leaves have been willingly sacrificed by the Patron tree, and gathered from where they have fallen to the earth beneath it. To violate this imperative is to violate the very essence of Claensunge and to invite misfortune into the home.

The leaves should be lit from the hearth (or in instances where there is no hearth, from a spiritually central location in the home), and prayers spoken to the primordial Goddess of the hearth.

The suffumigation should then be continued, moving outward from the hearth in a counter-clockwise spiraling pattern, as allowed by the confines of the structure. Thanks and praises should be given to the Spirits of the hearth and home.

Upon reaching the Threshold of the home, the spiral is to be continued outside, until the house is encircled and Ensorcelled. Having drawn this Boundary, its Spirit must be entreated to aid in the purification and protection of the Home. Only then may the remaining leaves be extinguished.

With the suffumigation complete, it is essential that the worker of the sacred rite of Claensunge return to the Threshold of the Home and knock three times on the upper length of the door frame before reentering. This is to be immediately followed by an offering of an egg upon the hearth.

Note: if, for some reason, an egg is not available, the ashes of the burnt Oak leaves may be offered in its place.

Do you think an acorn would be a suitable alternative for an egg?

I know this is very unlike me, but in this instance I am going to say probably not, as this is an offering to the Goddess of the hearth, rather than the Patron Oak. I suppose if you have no choice but to go the Oak ashes route you could include an acorn, but I would not use it as a substitute.

But an acorn is an oak egg.

But it's not symbolically significant to the Goddess in the way that a bird, or especially a reptile egg is.

Obviously you can do what you want forever, but that's not part of the traditional ceremony.

Wait you specify an Oak tree and a patron tree? Most people's patron tree won't be an Oak.

If that is the case should oak leaves be burned or leaves of the patron tree?

this pikal has been my daily carry piece since September and it's time I clear it from my collection. it's available for $350, sheath and domestic shipping included. I can't answer dms here, so if you're interested please dm me on Instagram or bluesky

Ough my stomach hurty :(

I know who can help me!

The Headless One with sight in the feet!

You know...

The Mighty one who possesses the Immortal Fire?

The one who causes Lightning and Thunder?

Maybe you know them as Osoronnophris?

I get enough word salad at work babe ono

This guy!

why didn't you

say so???

Diana Scherer

‘Harvest’, exercises in rootsystems domestication (2015)

“I approach the root system as if it were yarn. For example, the refined, white root structure of grass reminds me of silk and the powerful, yellowish strands of the daisy I compare to wool.  Harvest – Exercises in root system domestication is a continuation of my earlier work on plant roots. This photo series is actually a study of work, a research for the work that I will realize in the coming year. Together with botanist scientists from the Radboud University Nijmegen, I will develop a carpet and textile of roots.”

Who up stroking they sword while lamenting the social realities.

This is a verse from the Octavia Butler book Parable of the Sower.

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great work!!

queer people on this site really make me feel like a confused straight guy at pride. the discourse here could kill a man

"why polyamorous people aren't valid" "mspec lesbians AREN'T okay actually" "aroallos are freaks" "he/him dni. cis men dni" "this post is for non-men only" yessss and the one with long hair goes in the girl box, then the one with short hair goes in the boy box!!

maybe I'm just a boring he/him white guy but inventing about 7 trillion terms to define "man" and "woman" so you can reinforce gender essentialism isn't very "love is love" of you. maybe i just don't have a sexuality but picking and choosing what sexualities are normal and which ones are "weird and predatory" sounds like we're all a bunch of republicans on fox news. if you attend your local pride parade and look REAAALLLYYY closely, you'll notice you can't actually tell if someone's gay or not from their appearance, and there's no way to know if they're "invading queer spaces". maybe it's just me, but when i attended my local gaybar last night for the drag show, they didn't ask for my gay-card with a peer reviewed diagnosis of faggot stamped on it. they just let me in the building. i live a life of bliss and luxury in not caring about any queer discourse ever, and just going "WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY :-)" while booting up the latest cod game. and it seems much more fun than whatever the fuck you people are on about

muting my notifs for this post but i need to acknowledge this first. My favorite tags fr 🙏