The Spring Equinox Is The Time That Persephone, Queen Of The Underworld And Maiden Of Spring, Returns

The Spring Equinox is the time that Persephone, Queen of the Underworld and Maiden of Spring, returns to the world above. She is relinquished by Pluto, or Lord Hades, ascending to the Light to rejoin Her Mother, the Earth Goddess Demeter. The Earth rejoices, and the Winter recedes; the plants grow again, flowers bloom, and leaves grow again on the trees.

(My version of the St. Patrick toast)

Saint Patrick was a Roman, Who through Roman force and wealth Drove all the snakes from Ireland - Here’s a toast to spite his health! And then a few more toastings, So we lose ourselves, and then Forget that bastard Patrick, Let’s see those snakes again!

“recumbent Bacchante”, by Lorenzo Bartolini, 1834, Chatsworth House, England

JACKTHORN'S "IRISH FLAG" SHOTS

Orange Whiskey mixture: Your favorite Irish whiskey (Jameson, Bushmills, Redbreast, whatever) with a drop or two of Grenadine.  Stir until the hue is right.

In tall clear double-shot glasses, layer green Creme De Menthe, then Irish Cream, then the orange whiskey mixture.  The order is important, because higher gravity liquids float on lower gravity ones.

Layering is best done over the rounded back of a small spoon, or teaspoon, or melon baller.  Pour the second and third liqueurs over the tool, slowly and steadily, so they don't mix.  Ideally the liquid should hit the rounded tool and spread over it, but the tool should be tilted down to touch the side of the glass, so the liquid hits the side of the glass and is further slowed.

Any questions?

ceryneian-hind:

“Libera was the female Liber (Dionysus). She was sometimes identified with Ariadne. However the Roman poets usually called the god’s wife by her Greek name Ariadne.” ~Theoi.com

Anyone able to elaborate on this?  I’m curious if that means Adriadne is basically just his female-sexed counterpart/other half, so to speak?

flamendeorum:

This quote is probably from the Republic when the shadow of Numinism still stretched over Rome. In Numinism (the faith created by King Numa) the Dii are shapeless nameless genderless and all-encompassing. This means that Ecstasy could be prayed to using the name Liber or the name Libera probably depending on the gender of the worshiper or the specifics of the holiday/request. Over time the Romans adopted more Greek costumes and began to assign gender to their deities. This is where all that good ole Roman sync comes in. By Caesar’s time the divide was complete and Ecstasy gained two faces two names two bodies and two genders that it previously didn't have. I hope that clears things up some.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the Liber / Libera thing was Nuministic.  Liber is pretty strongly accepted as Dionysos, though.  Libera is generally accepted as Persephone or Ariadne -- and generally Ariadne can be thought of as an aspect of Persephone.  Remember, the Liberalia deities are the Aventine triad, three deities -- Liber, Libera, and Ceres.

It's more complicated than just Greek / Roman, of course, but as far as that goes, it was Dionysos / Bacchus.  Liber was a later splinter thing, basically.