“Don’t work with death, because then you invite it into your house.”
Death is already in my house. Death is everywhere. Death is what decays the plant matter that feeds my garden. Death is what feeds the herbs I use in my spells, for each grows from what died before it.
Death is what feeds my family - death of plants, the death of animals. I would not disrespect the spirits of that which feeds us by ignoring their sacrifice.
Death is the veil between my ancestors and myself, keeping them at rest and then acting as the gate for them to step into their next life.
When I do hospice work and sit with someone who is accepting their approaching death, I don’t tell them death is something to fear or avoid. I tell them death is the friend that walked beside them, every step of their life, maintaining the balance of the world, and waiting for them with open arms, to escort them to rebirth.
“Don’t work with death!”
I would not ignore life’s partner, not for arrogance or fear or ignorance. When I go to my own, I want to greet death with respect, acceptance, and gratitude.
- you’re gay - can read - support gay people - want to hold a match between your fingers as you wander the halls of an ancient castle because it’s your only source of light amidst the ghosts of people long past - are an antelope - or want a chocolate bar.
No one will know which applies.
I just need to know which tarot is that one
Literally ages ago Hypnos told me to get into tarot. And it took me forever but I found a deck I thought was interesting. Mythos Tarot by Helena Elias, based on the Greek gods. Naturally I had to see how my fav twins were depicted.
I think it’s kind of interesting to see them as older men, since they’re usually depicted as younger ones. I still suck at tarot, I got some reading to do. But I just found it interesting the artist chose an older appearance.
Thanatos: In the winter I like to wear a cozy black cloak, shirt, and pants.
Thanatos: In the summer, I wear…the same thing, because I look good in black and I’m willing to suffer.
meow 🐱
Im satisfied with that
Seiya into the backrooms
Now i need to deal with a crazy mom, a very sick grandad, and a very stressed grandmother. All of them had burnouts.
Soon, I'll have a burnout, too. I'm 22
We may have no way of knowing your name, but we do know you. We know you existed.
We may have no way of knowing what purpose you served in your pantheon, but we appreciate the work that you did, and the work you continue to do.
You may be older than what we think of as the first civilizations, you may be older than evolution, but thank you for being with our ancestors.
Thank you for holding their hands, teaching them how to hunt, which plants were edible, how to walk, how to develop.
It's because of you that humanity exists in the way we know today.
I'm sorry you've been lost to time.