Shadows Of Your Former Self

shadows of your former self

Worshipping Ares

☆ Be brave, strong, confident

☆ Fight for what's right

☆ Aid war veterans

☆ Protect loved ones and people in need

☆ Donate to charity in His name

☆ Honor the dead

☆ Tell Him your fears / write them down and offer them to Him

☆ Allow yourself to feel safe / help others feel safe - make a safe space - invoke Him for protection

Offerings

♡ Coffee

♡ Black Tea / Cinnamon

♡ Dragons blood Incense, protection spell incense, wild berry incense, happiness spell incense

♡ Black & red & purple candles

♡ Your achievements/accomplishments (in writing or a trophy/award)

♡ Armor, weapons, shields

♡ Artwork / Statues of Him

♡ Spicy food

♡ Herbs:

Protection: Cinnamon, Pepper, Mint, Basil

Healing: Cinnamon, Poppyseed, Chamomile

Courage: Pepper, chives, basil

Wisdom: Sage, Parsley, Cumin, Chamomile

♡ Artwork of skulls, bones, helmets, swords, shields

♡ Feathers from vultures, woodpeckers, crows/ravens

♡ Ruby, garnet, bloodstone, tigers eye, yellow topaz

♡ Iron/steel jewelry

♡ Orange spider lily: confidence and pride - Blue spider lily: truth and reliability - Yellow flowers that mean happiness

♡ Animal teeth/bones/ (blood from packaged meats - DONT HURT ANIMALS!!! >:C )

♡ Antiques

♡ Chess pieces (The Knight and/or The Bishop)

Sanji babe. I know your track record in flirting with women is lacking but I can confirm for you that that whole convo with Zoro about food and who saved whose ass was flirty as hell and Zoro was receptive. All I’m saying is maybe you should expand your scope a little.

Lucifer

Lucifer is a Latin word coming from the words lux, meaning light, and fero, meaning to bear or to carry. Literally translating to light-bearer.

Lucifer as a Roman Deity

Lucifer has had many faces throughout history. One of these being the Roman deity of the morning star, or Venus, considered the male equivalent of the goddess Venus. He is attributed to being the god of enlightenment and illumination. Lucifer is often depicted carrying a torch, and said to be equal in beauty to the goddess Venus. Due to being the morning star, I can also see Lucifer being associated with war as well. Especially considering his association with learning and knowledge, as well as that Venus also historically had war epithets. 

In the Greek pantheon, they separate the morning star and the evening star into two seperate deities, being Phosphorus/Eosphorus and Hesperos. Eosphorus meaning “dawn-bringer”, and Phosphorus meaning “The bearer of light”. Phosphorus and Hesperos are the sons of Eos, Goddess of dawn, and Astraios, God of dusk. Phosphorus is the father of the Hesperides, nymphs of the evening time and light of the sunset.

Lucifer in Abrahamic Religions

Historically, Lucifer was never mentioned in the Bible at all. His name being associated to Christianity nowadays is due to a mistranslation of a poem about a fallen king. However, he is a big part of Christian culture now, and there are myths associated with him. 

Lucifer was said to be the most beautiful and intelligent of God’s angels. He was God’s right hand. Until he defied God. There are many different versions of the fall of Lucifer. 

One version of this story says that Lucifer became overly prideful of himself, his beauty, intelligence, power, that he thought himself worthy of being worshipped equal to God. Because of this, God cast him out of heaven.

Another version is that Lucifer was jealous of Jesus Christ. He gathered the angels and brought forward the idea of worshipping him instead of Jesus. Some of the angels sided with Lucifer, while others did not. There was a meeting between God, Lucifer, and all of the angels in which God said that their rebellion was unforgivable. There was a war between the two sides, but ultimately God and his angels won. Lucifer and the angels who followed him were banished from heaven.

Lucifer in Modern Witchcraft

In more modern witchcraft, there is a tradition which states that Diana, queen of witches, created Lucifer when she split herself into two pieces, darkness and light. She kept the darkness for herself, and Lucifer kept the light. Lucifer and Diana also have a child, Aradia. In this tradition, Lucifer is seen as the god of light, and masculine energy. One of the most influential sources for this tradition is The Gospel of the Witches by Charles Godfrey Leland.

Lucifer in Demonolatry

In demonolatry, Lucifer has many titles. Prince, King, Emperor, Lord. Lucifer is a demon of transformation, enlightenment, awakening, self-discovery, self-empowerment, and more. He is usually attributed to the element of air, and also pride.

Lucifer’s Associations

Anything with the * symbol next to it means that it is my own UPG.

Animals:

Snakes

Rams

Peacocks

Corvids (crows, ravens)

Cats

Spiders

Moths

Colors:

Black

Grey

Gold

Red

Teal

Blue, especially pale blue*

Purple* 

Crystals:

Obsidian

Onyx

Hematite

Celestite

Seraphinite

Garnet

Sunstone

Clear quartz

Carnelian

Ruby

Copper 

I am aware that copper isn’t a crystal. 

Plants:

Apples

Pomegranates

Roses

Cinnamon

Cloves

Lavender

Blackberries

Sage

Black pepper

Garlic

Lilac

Spicy peppers*

Other:

Stars

The number 7*

Spring equinox

Autumn equinox*

Offerings

Strawberries

Blackberries

Chocolate

Apples

Pomegranates

Honey

Spicy foods*

Sweet things, especially baked goods

Juices, especially apple or grape

Coffee

Roses

Feathers

Devotional Acts

Shadow work

Learn about the sciences or the arts

Create art of any kind

Face your fears

Learn about any of his associated animals

Magical workings, especially those that fall under his sphere of influence

Learning in general

Developing  your psychic abilities and spiritual senses (the clairs)

Spiritual progression

Anything marked with the symbol * means that it is my own UPG

Worshipping Hermes:

☆ Take his advice.

☆ Travel w/ him. (Invoke him)

☆ Bring healing to yourself and others.

☆ Write letters to loved ones.

☆ Honor the deceased.

☆ Be adventurous (with friends is better!)

☆ Donate to charity in His name

☆ Speak up for yourself and others

☆ Learn a new language

☆ Appreciate the little things

☆ Make new friends

☆ Help people in need

Offerings

♡ Energy drinks (to piss off Loki /joking)

♡ Blackberries, Strawberries, Apricots

♡ Apricot Incense, Blackberry Incense, Friendship spell incense, luck spell incense, happiness spell incense

♡ Herbs:

- Happiness: Cinnamon, feverfew, mint

- Travel: Dill, mustard, parsley

- Health: Angelica, Cinnamon, poppy seed, coriander

♡ Write poems, Hymns, Stories

♡ Write letters to him or to the deceased

♡ Malachite, Ruby, bloodstone, orange Topaz, alexandrite (mercury stone)

♡ Artwork of Him & His symbols

♡ Coins (unique or foreign)

♡ Instruments

♡ Wands

♡ Silver/gold objects

♡ Red, orange, yellow candles

♡ Feathers

♡ Chamomile tea

♡ Snacks

♡ Alcohol (red/white wine)

The passing down of the Straw Hat from the legendary Oda Eiichiro (Creator of One Piece) and the one & only Tanaka Mayumi (Luffy’s Japanese Voice Actress)