"He went on to explain the ancient Greek concept of areté, or excellence: they believed that in being our best, we draw closer to the divine. Our offerings should not only be our best food, wine, art, architecture, etc., but our best selves. And while I was inclined to push myself well before I ever learned of areté, its importance to my gods is definitely one of the reasons I continue to do so. When I stand in awe in Their presence, my greatest wish is to give Them something worthy, and the biggest thing I can personally give Them is myself. So I must craft my life into something beautiful for the gods; and I must make myself into a substantial sacrifice that will satisfy the hunger of my spirits, for those I serve are indeed voracious."
Wreath (by denise nestor)
5:41 PM
magic pot for my Saraswati altar
flax seeds, sesame seeds, lemongrass, peppermint and turmeric with a piece of amazonite and ocean jasper on top.
5:38 PM
my brain won’t run without tea, especially after way too much sleep.
Mask of god Pan by Robear in Ojai
2:43 PM
a little bit of hard work paid off, so I get to dedicate today to the Temple. It’s very nearly complete. I have to start by scrubbing my too-much-hair first in a bathtub full of peppermint, rosemary and sage.
on the community front, I put our house up on CouchSurfing.com (under the name HouseInAGreenPlace). I doubt we’ll get many visitors because Brasstown is not exactly on route to anywhere important. I wish we could get some short term visitors to help us with the building of the coop and the garden preparation, but I couldn’t sign up for WWOOFing because we don’t have anything growing yet (apparently the indoor garden doesn’t count). The landlady even agreed to let us have goats now, but it’s probably not going to happen until late this year or the beginning of next year.
jesus wept and shat the bed listen to the fucking sounds these two make at one another
Baby birds make me fucking stupid of cute.
idk this is super beautiful.
