Maria Stenos

It's the truth of what happened made visible; made into a weapon, so it never happens again. It is righteous anger at a system out of balance. She was decapitated, but her armour didn't falter. It remains a battle cry for violated people. Righteous anger made manifest.
#medusa

a black background with green & pink border. in the center is the head of medusa, her and her snakes' tongues all out. art by @marmarmaremoto on ig.

Medusa was a priestess of Athena before she was a gorgon. When Poseidon violated her, Athena was pissed. So she made sure it would never happen again, and gave her an armour no one could take away. The gaze that turns you to stone isn't evil.
#mythologymonday #greek #greekmyth

Leadership comes from refusing to be made small in a world that named women like me undesireable and evil because our nature scares them. It's time to get loud.

Lilith, who was unwilling to bow to man & villianised for it. Algol, the head of Medusa, a gorgon demonised and decapitated because men feared her power. Here we seek radical presence.

#witchmadness26
Where in my chart am I called to lead?
Lilith conjunct Algol on my Ascendant. Power here comes from refusing to make myself small to fit into neurotypical, patriarchal, able-bodied systems not made for me, that do not hold me.

Right now, my spiritual responsibility is towards myself.
I hold up a mirror and to see where within myself I see the extraction gone too far.

There is no lifeblood in a body made desert, giving everything without reciprocity.

#witchmadness26

I do now! I wasn't directing the comment at you, was agreeing that it's ridiculous an American expects special treatment and/or for other cultures to be exactly like theirs.

Because she's beach body ready!

Looks how I feel

We love you too lady ❣️

Ah yes, the peaceful nation that committed genocide on the natives in order to Manifest Destiny bc daddy christian god told them to. Also slavery? What that also peaceful? I can't.

Lol it is the law! Cute puppers

if you're embarrassed to say who you voted for might I suggest you RE-EXAMINE YOUR FUCKING LIFE CHOICES

Also I say this as someone who's lived in the UK and is married to a Brit. Yes Northern Ireland is part of the UK.

Just a cultural comment here, it's less taboo to talk about who you voted for in other countries. Not everywhere has American culture and the fact that Americans continue to travel abroad and expect things to be the same is a load of crap. Also this lady seems to suck so whatever be uncomfortable.

Treating effort as a resource is currently something I'm learning. Thank you for the example, definitely makes sense. Gotta keep it as simple as possible.

Seriously. I think I'm too old to use the word cringe, but, cringe.

Why not both?!

Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

Thankfully my cat helps me look

A woman raises a placard reading “My uterus is on strike” during a march marking International Women’s Day on 8 March in Athens, Greece.

📸 Daphne Tolis

Real safety in spiritual spaces means no bigots, no capitalist, patriarchal, extractionist ideology. reciprocity and respect. we don't all have to agree. we need to be protected our knowledge honored. safety to commune by dismantling systems of oppression.

#witchmadness26

Release the ones that have made me small and weak. The ones who stole my voice.

I will not shrink any longer. I claim my femininity, my fire and my right to take up space.

#witchysky #witchmadness26 I have become lighting and I strike myself first. I am choosing to release the conditioning of the christian patriarchal capitalist ways of being that have been internalized

Happy International Women's Day to the disruptors, the world creators, the weirdos, hags, punks and fairies. To all the sovereign queens🫰💖 🏳️‍⚧️

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

On behalf of the gardens, thank you!

How'd you know I like my tea lava-hot?

Potnia Theron

In Greece we have a tea blend that's called "fruits of the forest" φρούτα του δάσους, that is basically this blend. I only tried it recently but it's very nice!