Waterbxy - Daemon Otter Boy

I see an animol I name it

Offerings adored by Aphrodite:

Aphrodite enjoys all things that are beautiful, indulgent, sensual, or loving.

She is especially fond of Roses, lavender, sandalwood, rose quartz, sea shells, white sand, jasmine, perfumes and colognes, art, music, and myrtle.

The herbs she loves to receive as burnt offerings such as incense, or anointing a devoted statue of hers in the oil, finally throwing the herbs into the ocean is an excellent way as well.

Aphrodite is also pleased by self care, non harmful sexual endeavors, acts of kindness, and acts of beauty. I will write a separate and much more in depth post about incorporating her veneration into daily life.

Dæmon fun fact #2

Your dæmon will almost NEVER be your favorite animal. It’s a sad truth almost all of us have to learn to accept unless you sincerely can say you are your favorite person/kind of person. Very few people have that level of self love, and most of those who do… Likely aren’t being too healthy about it.

Bonus: not always but a lot of times our favorite animal tends to reflect the dæmon of our favorite kind of people. Not always, and usually it’s more of a theoretical preference than one gained through experience. When I did reveals for a couple, her favorite animals were dogs and coincidentally his dæmon was a dog too.

list of mundane things that feel like ancient human rituals

cleaning or wipe your bare feet

breaking off a piece of bread and handing it to someone

putting the weight of a basket on your hip or head

eating nuts or berries while hunched over close to the ground

seeing something startling just out of your line of sight and very quickly stepping or leaping on to a larger object to get a better view

cupping your hands into running water to wash your face

the unanimous protection of a baby or child in a public space where women are present

when an elderly woman laughs and grips your forearm tightly

when your teammate who is also your boyfriend is also a witch

Sacred Plants & Flowers ~ Hellenic Gods

Part 1: The 12 Olympian Gods

Part 2: The Chthonian Gods

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Masterpost Hellenic Polytheism

Most of the daemon imagines posted on Tumblr.com are too wholesome. To paraphrase George Carlin, “one of the things I really like to do in my life is complain,” so I’ve come up with some that are more accurate to the Salty Bastard Experience.

Imagine you and your daemon swearing at other drivers together.

Imagine the suffering of everyone else in the car, because there are two of you.

Imagine your daemon watching while you play video games and making fun of you every time you die.

Imagine writing a “strongly worded” email to a coworker, landlord, etc. and your daemon looking over your shoulder and giving you advice on how to make it more subtle, or more polite… or more blatantly passive-aggressive.

Imagine your daemon baring their teeth and snarling at people who try to make small talk on public transportation.

Imagine un-settled daemons intentionally turning into the largest form they can to strategically blockade the entire couch from their siblings.

Imagine your daemon actively encouraging you to turn on the sprinklers when the neighbors’ kids are in your front yard again.

Imagine instead of getting the children of people you hate a recorder or a kazoo as a present, getting them an “educational” picture book about extremely loud animals like the White Bellbird, because their daemons will definitely try out those forms.

Evolution Series: A Selection of Seals

Seals, sea lions and walruses, also known as pinnipeds, are incredible animals living in the border between land and sea. They are relatives of weasels and bears, and in some ancestors the resemblance is uncanny.

*The animals represented here are not to scale and don’t represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened.*

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Do you have any tips or tricks or advice in general on how to be more in touch with your Daemon?

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Hello again flower anon! I had never really thought about it before, but here are some that come to mind. Always make time to have a real conversation with your dæmon at least once a day. I know it can get busy but its important not just to chat a little but to really talk to one another. Also try to do something fun with just your dæmon that they will enjoy so you can spend alone time together. Maybe not every day, but at least once a week. Lastly, try and touch them. I figure most people touch their dæmons pretty frequently but I still think its important to stroke their head or play with their ears and such in a way they will find comforting (you probably will too!). 

I hope these help, does anyone else on here have some tips? 

I’m re-reading The Amber Spyglass and I’m once again struck by how good a villain Marisa Coulter is. A terrible person but such a complex character.

In the cave, her duality is so obvious: while drugging Lyra with force and in such a cruel way, she’ll be tender, kiss a lock of her hair, sing a lullaby to her even though she’s never done it before and doesn’t even know the words, try to soothe her, use endearing terms. Afterwards torturing and tearing a bat apart in frustration over the situation - directing her anger towards a smaller creature, then sulking and anguishing about the fact that her daughter hates her and won’t forgive her for all her actions, and she knows it.

At the same time she has this twisted idea that she is keeping Lyra safe by keeping her asleep, and her intention is genuine in that aspect - she isn’t wrong. She’ll feed her and wash her and protect her while being so self-serving and ignoring Lyra’s wishes. But she is hell-bent on not letting anyone hurt her daughter again.

It’s also so heartbreaking that Lyra is calling out for literally anyone but her biological parents to save her, mostly some of her found parents, Iorek and Serafina. Even in her tormented sleep, she doesn’t accept Mrs. Coulter no matter how tender she tries to be.