"Man with lyre" 17th century, Italian School. oil on canvas
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I don’t think I’ll ever leave Washington.
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Dionysus Offerings/Devotional Acts
There'll be NSFW themes as he is the god of wine and ecstasy!
Offerings
Wine/Intoxication
Alcohol, specifically wine
Grapes
Wine corks
Wine glasses
Shot glasses
Goblets
Corkscrews
Sparkling cider
Grape flavored things
Cheese
Weed/hallucenigens
Nips (small alcohol bottles)
Bottle opener
Beer/soda tabs
Alcohol bottles with cool labels
Fruit/fruit seeds
Theater/Plays
Play/theater scripts
Play/movie tickets
Masks
Costumes
Nature
Pine cones
Fennel
Wildflowers
Fig/fig newtons
Ivy
Leopard/cheetah print
Honey
Bull imagery
Donkey imagery
Bones
Antlers
Dead/preserved animals
Hiking gear
Seeds
Dolphins
Depictions of big cats
Wheat
Barley
Ecstasy
Concert/festival tickets
Various drugs (use safely!)
Sex toys
Your favorite music
Misc.
Locks of hair
Shaven beard hair
Pride swag
Extravagant clothes/clothes that make you feel good
Devotional Acts
Wine/Intoxication
Drink alcohol/get drunk
Go to a wine tasting
Make wine
Eat grapes
Trip intentionally/spiritually
Learn about substance abuse/recovery
Destigamtize drug users
Learn about harm reduction
Use drugs safely
Theater
Attend a play
Write a play/film/musical
Make home videos
Write poetry
Act
Dress up
Go to the movie theater
Nature
Go to the woods
Dance/sing in the woods
Meditate in the woods
Learn wilderness safety and first aid
Learn what to do when encountering a wild animal
Go off the beaten path
Explore new areas
Pick up litter
Forage
Recycle bottles
Grow fruit
Try new fruits
Ecstasy
Attend concerts/festivals
Attend/throw parties/celebrations
Have sex
Masturbate
Have threesomes/swing/whatever your in to
Finally give into that one kink you’ve been repressing (you know the one)
Do drugs (responsibly)
Learn about consent/establish boundaries with partners
Death/Rebirth
Dionysus is a god of rebirth and resurrection. This association comes from his birth stories and has resulted in epithets like “twice-born.”
Learn how to preserve dead animals
Learn about different life cycles (plants, animals, etc)
Learn about your ancestry
Foreigners
Dionysus is also seen as a foreign god with unknown origins. He also traveled through and invaded India.
Learn about immigration in your area
Learn about different cultures
Try foreign foods
Learn a new language
Learn about your ancestry
Help immigrants in your area
Misc.
Grow your hair out
Manifest/Keep a manifestation journal. Sexual/creative energy is linked and can be used to manifest
Shed your old self
Self-reflection/self-exploration
Identify areas where you may overindulge (food, substances, spending, etc.)
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Wotan by Carl Emil Doepler, illustration from Der Ring des Nibelungen von Richard Wagner: Figurinen Erfunden und Gezeichnet (The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner: Figurines Invented and Drawn) (1889)
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The Earth (The Fight Between Hercules and Antaeus)
Louis Charles Auguste Couder, 1819
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Three muses complaining to Apollo of the barbarity of men
Bas-relief in plaster by Émile Morlaix (1937)
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