HERMES

Hear me Hermes, the messenger son of Maia! Who has the heart that rules all, protector of games, ruler of mortals, benevolent, wily one, guide, slayer of Árgos. Of winged shoes, friend of mankind, prophet of the word for mortals, Who delights in gyms and cunning deceptions. Interpreter of all things, to merchants you procure gains, dissolve worries. Who holds in your hands the perfect weapon of peace. Coricius, blessed, swift, skilled rhetorician, protector in works, friend to mortals in needs, terrible weapon in tongue, reverence for mankind. Hear me praying, granting a good fulfillment of life in works, in graces of speech and memories.

Κλῦθί μευ, Ἑρμεία, Διὸς ἄγγελε, Μαιάδος υἱέ, παγκρατὲς ἦτορ ἔχων, ἐναγώνιε, κοίρανε θνητῶν, εὔφρων, ποικιλόβουλε, διάκτορος, Ἀργειφόντα, πτηνοπέδιλε, φίλανδρε, λόγου θνητοῖσι προφῆτα· γυμνάσιν ὃς χαίρεις, δολίαις τ’ ἀπάταις, (στρ)οφιοῦχε· ἑρμηνεῦ πάντων, κερδέμπορε, λυσιμέριμνε· ὃς χείρεσσιν ἔχεις εἰρήνης ὅπλον ἀμεμφές· Κωρυκιῶτα, μάκαρ, ἐριούνιε, ποικιλόμυθε, ἐργασίαις ἐπαρωγέ, φίλε θνητοῖς ἐν ἀνάγκαις· γλώσσης δεινὸν ὅπλον, τὸ σεβάσμιον ἀνθρώποισιν· κλῦθί μευ εὐχομένου, βιότου τέλος ἐσθλὸν ὀπάζων, ἐργασίῃσι, λόγου χάρισιν, καὶ μνημοσύνῃσιν.

Uhm... I'm being active again in my witchy and spiritual ways too! So it should be about the time in which I'm actively searching for new wonderful blogs and people to interact with. So, can you interact or reblog if you:

Are a European witch (both born in the Eu or from European families elsewhere);

A Gaelic polytheist;

An Italian witch (2nd, 3rd generation American-Italian are welcomed too, bruh, you are Italian as me!)

A polytheist who follows the Etrurian gods

A devotee of any God(s) (I'd like to interact more with devotees of any traditions!)

Have one or more spirit companions

Are an Otherkind (no matter your specific kind)

Have astral travel experience (of course beginners are welcome too!)

Have a connection with the spirits of the land in your place.

Are a witch or a spiritual practitioner of your faith (of any traditions and religions, It would be my honor to be enriched by others' experiences and cultures)

There's a nice little forest near an old graveyard in my hometown. Most of the tombs have been moved into the new graveyard around 1980 but some of the oldest tombstones are still there. I remember that when I was a kid so ... around 2000/2005 there was a mausoleum that hasn't been moved yet.

The mausoleum wasn't big, no stained glass or fancy doors. But it had a big dog statue, a metallic one. When I passed by I used to stop and pat the dog or leave a stick for him to play.

I remember my grandma laughing at this, and every time we walked nearby she made me check for the stick because "the dog spirit hid it around for sure!"

That's a cute memory...and I later discovered that leaving a stick or pat a dog statue at the graveyard brings good fortune 🍀 So... always pat the doggos✨

Looking for witchy mutuals

I haven't been on here for so long but wanna try to utilize this platform for witchcraft and connection so if you like any of the following and are 18+ let me know: 

Witchcraft

Folk Practice 

Horror

Anime

Fantasy

LOTR/The Hobbit

Our Flag Means Death

Alice in Wonderland

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Let me introduce myself :) My name’s Zephyros (like the greek god Ζέφυρος, I prefer using a fun nickname instead of my real name🙂) and I'm from Italy. I’m very interested in learning tarot, astrology and traditions from around the world. I also like psychology and languages, maybe I'll do some post about languages I'm learning, mainly Latin and Ancient Greek. I also want to post here translation of Italian contents since I know a lot of people who want to learn more about Italian Witchcraft and traditions but don’t speak Italian and aren’t able to read good books that aren’t in English. I hope you will find my work interesting and useful. If you have any request of a subject you would like me to do a little research on you can message me, but I will decide depending on the topic so don’t assume every request will be done. One thing left to say: my work is not meant to replace your own research on the topics. Although I hope mine will answer some questions, I can't provide all of the information on the subject so consider this blog a starting point to start or integrate the information here with your own (I'll make sure to provide all the sources where the information are from so you can read from the primary source, that it’s always a good thing). I hope you will enjoy your stay here, bye :)

27 GIORNI A SAMHAIN!

I just got this new tarot deck and I LOVE IT! 😍 I posted it on IG and the AUTHOR ANSWERED and tpld me he was glad I liked it!

Time is drawing near for the quickening from home. Looking for those who walk their talk. Post your full 🌕 lightings to #homesteadcoven. https://www.facebook.com/events/819088128585761/ #euphoricwitch #euphoriccauldron #pagansofinstagram #paganspells #realwitch #witchlife #witchreligion #witchynight #wiccansofinstagram #witchesofinstagram #witchesofinstagram🔮🌙 #irishwitch #Scottishwitch #greenwitch #hoodoowitch #hoodoo #italianwitch #gypsy #abbywillowroot #coven #homesteadcoven #esbatrite #esbat #witchlivesmatter #aprilfullmoon2020 #godandgoddess #greatrite #hierosgamos #quanyin https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pi3tgn7WV/?igshid=1ess5rafpk6hf

Many are the faces of the Hellenic God Dionysus, but the duality of his nature is sometimes connected with two specific plants associated to the god. Dionysus relates to many plants such as Fig, Oak, Pine, Vine and Ivy, these two are specifically connected with two opposite faces of the god. 

Grapevine starts its annual growth cycle in spring with bud break. During spring and summer, the plant grows and after flowering the vine sets the fruits that are usually harvested in early autumn. Following the first frost the leaves begin to fall as the vine starts to enter its winter dormancy period. The following spring, the cycle begins again. Following the same annual cycle Dionysus is seen as a god that is reborn every spring, bringing during the hot season prosperity and abundance before disappearing in winter. Grapevine grows thanks to the hot weather and humidity and so it represents the warm fertilizing humidity power of the god. Grape is used to create wine which is the drink sacred to Dionysus because of its ability to release mental faculties.  

Ivy on the other hand, blossoms in the autumn when the vines are harvested and bears fruit in the spring. As an evergreen plant, ivy needs cold weather and humidity to grow and flower.  Ivy vines crawl as snakes and in the myth, ivy appeared soon after the birth of Dionysus to shelter the child from the flames that burned the mother's body. To its freshness was attributed the virtue of dispelling the ardor of wine, so Dionysus was believed to have commanded his worshippers to crown themselves with it. Ivy, in contrast to the vine that bore fruit bearing vitality and exaltation, produced a poison that sterilized and had medicinal virtues that were refreshingly depurative and narcotic. The plant is also connected with thunder and lightning and was believed to have the power to protect from lightning and cure sore throat and cough. 

Thus these two plants sacred to Dionysus are contrasted with each other in an eloquent contrast: the vine, drunk with light, is a child of heat and returns the rays of the sun by warming, with its libation, bodies and souls, while the ivy shows itself to be cold in nature; indeed the sterility and uselessness of its first sprouts recall night and death. 

Their affinity is rooted in the very essence of the dual-figured god, whose nature is expressed from the earth by means of them: light and darkness, warmth and coldness, intoxication of life and breath of death that withers everything; the multiplicity of the Dionysian aspects struggling with each other and yet conjoined with each other is manifested here in vegetal form, stands in struggle with itself and prodigiously transitions from one form into the other. 

Dionysus rules over all moist and hot creatures whose symbol would also be wine, as a hot and moist substance. In wine, heat is made ardor drink of fire that overwhelms everything, that ignites the soul and the body. But the moist heat is contrasted with the moist cold that as a Dionysian element, is manifested in ivy, a plant that greens even in winter when the Dionysian festivals take place.

essere una strega vuol dire conoscenza, vuol dire avere una spiccata sensibilità, la cui anima cammina davanti al corpo e non a fianco

Viva La Befana! The visit of the friendly witch La Befana is celebrated on Epiphany Eve (January 6) throughout Italy. La Befana is recognized because of her broomstick, shawl, and sack filled with sweets and gifts for children. Legend is that she originally set out to meet the Baby Jesus, but never found her way to Bethlehem. To this day, in an attempt to catch up with the Wise Men, on the eve of Epiphany, she stops at every home, leaving sweets and gifts for well-behaved children in stockings that they’ve hung in their windows. Naughty children are left coal. My cousin Sabrina received a bounty of what Americans fall stocking suffers. On display are antique and modern Befanas. #labefana #christmas #epiphany #epiphanyeve #epifania #befana #italianwitch #italianchristmaswitch #experiencesicily #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicilyvacation #sicilians_world #ig_sicily #igerssicilia #instasicilia #gf_italy #siculamenteDoc #sicily_tricolors #ig_visitsicily #Sicilia_PhotoGroup #smallgrouptours #traveltogether #authenticsicily #smallgrouptoursitaly (at Bagheria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsSpOEOl5hT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kl4kawrcnmh2

Ciao! :) Mi chiamo Susana, ma tutti mi chiamano Sana, vengo da Polonia e ho vissuto e studiato a Pisa qualche anno fa. Sono molto interesata alla stregoneria italiana - come una area da studiare e come prattica, e per questo voglio chiederti quali sono le fonti consiglieresti di leggere? :) Ti ringrazio molto! :)

Ciao Sana! Piacere di conoscerti 😊

La stregoneria italiana è estremamente varia. Da nord a sud le tradizioni possono essere simili ma anche cambiare tantissimo (quindi è difficile vederla come una pratica unica, sono più...tante tradizioni).

Questo è sicuramente dovuto alla storia della regione in sé, quindi i popoli che ci sono passati e le culture diverse che l'hanno attraversata, ma è dovuto anche ai ritmi della natura e ai fenomeni naturali propri di quella regione (ad esempio, le corrispondenze degli ingredienti cambiano tantissimo tra le regioni).

Ti consiglio quindi di iniziare con il folklore di una regione e poi piano piano farle tutte. Ti lascio qualche titolo.

Questi sono più generali, su tutta la penisola italiana e copre gli aspetti legati alla terra e ai ritmi naturali e ai rituali diffusi:

Carlo Ginzburg, Storia notturna. Una decifrazione del sabba

Carlo Ginzburg, I benandanti. Ricerche sulla stregoneria e sui culti agrari tra Cinquecento e Seicento

Questi sono un po' più specifici per le varie regioni, ma ce ne sono molti altri!! 😅 qui ho messo un' isola (Sardegna), una regione a sud (Campania) e una a nord (Piemonte)... così vedi le differenze principali e le influenze principali✨

Dolores Turchi, Lo sciamanesimo in Sardegna

Luigi Boccia, Antonio Daniele, Arcistreghe. Origini e folklore della Stregoneria Campana

Donato Bosca, Bruno Murialdo, Masche. Voci, luoghi e personaggi di un «Piemonte altro» attraverso ricerche, racconti e testimonianze autentiche

(non ho molto sul centro Italia, perché sfortunatamente è stato "storicamente" sotto il controllo della chiesa cattolica. Molte tradizioni sono state nascoste, altre sono andate perse e altre si sono salvate sotto il nome di "stregoneria cristiana". Mi servono più ricerche per quell'area geografica 😅)

Spero questi primi titoli ti siano utili! Ricorda di seguire la bibliografia riportata in ogni libro per scoprire nuove fonti interessanti! Buona fortuna! 😊✨

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