So, For The Past Four To Five Years, I've Known About Shifting, And I've Been Attempting To Do It. Since

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

So, I've had the most roller-coaster of a ride with religion. At this point, I just don't care. They're all real. They're all there in the world, and when you die, you go to where you believe. Because I've had enough about religion because there's too many in the world and it's confusing.

But that's not the point. So I decided to put up my Hades, Aphrodite, Loki, Apollo, and Hermes alters up.

Before I decided to do that, I brought some 18+ dice for some fun, and just why not, and that was before I decided to put the alters back up.

Explain to me... why I felt drawn to giving Loki those dice, with the explanation of how to use those dice on his alter with three fidget toys near it and a (porcelain?) goose with its head smashed??? He/They/She/It (whatever Loki identities as) is really showing their chaos already!

Idk if anyone else thinks this too but I'm pretty sure that those random ideas you get for your dr aren't actually just random ideas, it's you accidentally channeling your dr self without even knowing you're doing it. that one really specific scenario that randomly popped into your head? That actually happened in your dr and you just remembered it. I have so many scenarios, quotes and little quirks that I scripted about people in my dr but they're so specific and they came to me out of nowhere and I could not have made half of those up by myself

So for two to three days I've been not able to give incense offerings or light their candles to the deities who I have alters for because I've been using a gas lighter and it's empty now and I have a fear of using matches. So, in return, I've done a drawing/prayer offering on a piece of paper that has taken these days to do one individually for them all. While this has been happening, I've been worried that they are disappointed in me or upset, but then I had to remind myself, and i'm still reminding myself that they know we're human. They know we're doing our best. They know we can't do everything. They i have assumed have figured out that I have an addiction to my phone and have a huge trouble using it for less than 10 hours. Humans make mistakes, humans can't do everything, humans can only do what we can, they know we're trying our best, and that we can and will try to make it up to them later about it.

Ares is often summarised as the god of dumb war. I don’t feel that’s entirely accurate. Ares is the god that represents the passion of war. The rage, and despair, and love that goes into war.

Incidentally this is the exact sort of war that goes on in a litter of puppies as they play fight with eachother.

In conclusion: ares is the god of puppies

shifting is literally so enlightening to me because i've never felt like i belonged in this reality ever since i was a child. i was always craving something... more. now i know why, i was meant to shift, i was never meant to stay in this reality. i get that with LOA i can definitely assume that i belong in this reality but i honestly don't want to. i don't want to stay in this reality any longer. i don't want to force myself to fit in a reality that i know deep down that i do not belong. where i truly belong is in my main drs and drs.

If anyone asks me in the future why I believe in Greek gods, norse gods, Egyptian gods, and any other pagan gods are real, I'm going to tell them this. One, there are so many people talking about their experiences that it's hard to believe it's not real. Secondly, there are so many stories about them that makes it hard to believe someone just randomly made them up. Finally, I just offered a glass of milk to lady Hekate after I felt drawn to offer that to her and when I gave her that offering her candle for a few seconds went up and wild and I instantly knew she liked it and was excited. That made me feel good to know she liked it and was happy and made me believe even further that the gods from the past are real, all of them are.

“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

I did it. I SHIFTED!!! IT’S REAL!!! I WAS ONLY THERE FOR a MINUTE, BUT I WAS THERE!!!! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! IT HAPPENED!!! I SHIFTED!!! AFTER FIVE YEARS, I SHIFTED!!! I DON'T CARE THAT IT WAS FOR A MINUTE!!! I WAS STILL THERE!!!! I DID IT!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!! IT HAPPENED!!!!

✶ things i learned from shifting. . . as someone who's shifted.

i , the hardest part is pretending it's hard : shifting is not a herculean task. it's not climbing everest barefoot or decoding the voynich manuscript. it's deciding you're done with the mundane and stepping into the divine. every time you say, "i can't shift," you're just playing a trick on yourself. a bit like insisting you don't know how to breathe until someone reminds you. (spoiler: you do.)

ii , time is a house of mirrors :  when you shift, you're not "leaving" this reality. you're just walking down another hallway. it feels linear until you turn, and suddenly you're face-to-face with yourself, or a version of you that's holding a cat and wearing thigh-high boots. time is bendy. it's pliable. it's like clay, in a way. it's an obedient servant if you tell it to be.

iii , belief is your first-class ticket :  you don’t need a spell, a potion, or a seven-step guide. you just need belief. conviction is the real magic here. call it delusion if you like. i call it decisive manifesting. and trust me, i've shifted while feeling like a hollow shell of a human. belief doesn’t have to roar.

iv , you can't outrun yourself : shift all you want, but the core of you, the you that laughs too hard, cries too often, and loves too much, comes along for the ride. your dr self isn’t some perfect barbie doll version of you. they're you, but in technicolour. the grass is greener, but you're still the one who's walking barefoot on it.

v , failing is still shifting :  every attempt you call a failure is still a step closer to mastering it. you don’t beat yourself up for dreaming weird dreams, do you? so why do it here? your mind’s just warming up, stretching its muscles. let it stumble. even if you "fail," you’re still playing the game, and that counts.

vi , nothing is as serious as it seems :  shifting is playful, silly, camp. you’re choosing realities where you’re a pureblood gryffindor or dating a young peter parker!! have fun with it. get deranged. be the girl who giggles when thinking about her dr instead of sulking. make it ridiculous and extravagant. you’re literally bending reality to your will. why not make it a soap opera?

vii , you’re never ‘too much' : the universe doesn’t care if you want to rule a kingdom or live quietly in a cottage by the sea. your desires are never too loud, too big, or too weird. you are expansive. your mind was built for this. ask for it all, then ask for more.

viii , shifting is a love letter to yourself :  it’s saying, "i believe in you," over and over, in different fonts, languages, and realities. it’s the grandest way to love yourself, to say you deserve the universe and every parallel one, too.

ix , reality is a suggestion, not a rule :  the same way you decide to wear eyeliner and not cry in it, you decide what’s real. you decide the boundaries, the limits, the laws. shift as easily as you breathe because that’s what it is: life, but on your terms.

x , trust the multiverse, and trust yourself :  the multiverse knows what it’s doing, but so do you. trust that you’re aligned with everything you’re seeking and that everything you’re seeking is also seeking you. it’s not just about waiting for the stars to align. . . it’s about knowing that you are the one aligning them. believe that the shift is already happening, because it is. all you have to do is show up for it.

now, stop doubting and go.