Favourite niche albums

Many of my close friends know I am an avid lover of music. Just like my extensive love for perfume, music holds broader value to me than simply background music. This is also characterised by a wide range of music genres that I adhere to, stemming from the need for a specific genre to fit a certain vibe. My girlfriend would describe me as an audiophile, because I have a deep desire to hear every tune and note in a song and discover new instruments and beats with every listen. I for example was thrilled when Spotify introduced lossless streaming. Another great example is that I am an enthusiastic CD collector, purely because I am of the firm believe that music simply sounds better on CD. I am also a notorious album listener. I adore the storytelling that artists envision through their albums.

Lughnasadh in an overview

 

The wheel of the year is a Wiccan construction that has been adapted by neo paganism. It takes from older pagan celebrations across Western Europe (mainly the UK) and puts them together in perfectly spaced celebrations in the year. However most of these celebrations were never celebrated as the Wheel of the Year and each region would celebrate a different festival. Nor were these perfectly spaced and always on the same date each year. Rather people would perceive seasonal change through the natural world via plants, weather or the sun signalling a changing of seasons. 

Posing with a willow

Hello lovelies! 
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Today I present to you saturday's outfit. I hadn't taken a lot of pictures of this outfit, since the rest of the afternoon I spend with a friend and the dog they were dogsitting. Afterwards I went to my girlfriend's place. Also please excuse the low picture quality, I took all of these with my front camera (I have some beautiful landscape shots that I didn't post because of the low quality).

Obscura Fragrancia Sample Unboxing

 

Hello dear readers! 

Today I received a sample box from Obscura Fragrancia. I have mentioned this particular perfume house before in my perfume glamour magic post, where I bring up their perfume Midnight Church. This scent suited my needs perfectly for an incense smell. As I adore obscure and peculiar perfume, I wanted to try out the other fragrances they offer. I had a strong pull to trying out Old Library, Ghost Veil and Baba Yaga, as the scent profile and the pictures seemed very intriguing. The other three I picked out based on what seemed interesting to me. 

The Dog Days Of Summer

As if the heatwave (in Europe) wasn’t enough already, we are now also in what is known to antiquity as the hottest period of the year. The dog days of summer cover the 3rd of July until the 11th of august every year. Nowadays it’s associated with the hazy hot days of summer in the northern hemisphere, but it far surpasses the saying and is actually tied to quite a lot of folkore. Besides this period and the folkloric ties can also be worked with in witchcraft. 

Out and about in the forest

 

Hello everyone! 

Happy sunday! Today I spent the whole day cleaning & cleansing my room, as it was desperately needed. Yesterday my girlfriend and I went to one of the older forests in the Netherlands and went exploring. As we went on our way, I had asked her to take some pictures of me (and us) since I love taking cool pictures and I love the forest. Today I'd like to share them with you all.

Lughnasadh playlist

 

Hello lovelies! 
As the Litha season is coming to an end and Lughnasadh (or Lammas, the first harvest) is right around the corner, I would like to share my Lughnasadh playlist with you all. In the days leading up to Lughnasadh, I shall post more about the first harvest of the year and give you a run down on the lore behind it. But for now I thought I'd put everyone in the mood with a playlist inspired by the season.

A veil of glamour with Perfume

Perfume means more to me than just smelling nice. Often times I opt for intrinseque combinations of scent notes, that rarely ever appeal to the masses. To me perfume is a form of expression, it ricochets the energy I want to embody for the day. Or it acts as a finishing touch to my looks. However, perfume can also be included in one’s witchcraft practice. A common use for perfume in witchcraft is to include the notes of the perfume into spellwork and ritual. By spraying perfume (on yourself, sigils, charm bags etc.) with notes that line up with your intention, you add an extra layer of energy to your workings that  Although I have utilized perfume in this manner many times before, my favourite way to include it in my magical practice is through glamour magic. 

My Litha 2026

Hello lovelies!
The 21^st of June, when night is at its shortest and the day is long and (hopefully, as it isn’t as self-evident in the Netherlands as many hope it to be) filled with sunrays. This day is among many people known as the summer solstice or midsummer. Those who follow the wheel of the year will refer to it as Litha. The summer solstice is not necessarily recognised in Hellenic Polytheism. Reconstructionists will argue that the solstices, equinoxes and midway points between them were never celebrated by those who worshipped the gods. Revivalists often celebrate the equinoxes due to the connection with the Elysian mysteries and the story of Persephone’s abduction, but forego the other sabbats often observed in the wheel of the year. And that’s totally fine! Hellenic polytheism has plenty of its own festivals that were widely celebrated in antiquity, that many HelPols still celebrate to this day.

I personally choose to celebrate both the sabbats in the Wheel of the Year and observe the festivals relevant to my deities. But why choose to celebrate the Wheel of the Year if it doesn’t necessarily align with Hellenic Polytheism? Well, here’s my reasoning for it: