I'm sending all my best to everyone this Winter Nights. This time is a special one to consider your family of past and present, to research your history, remember your forebears, love and cherish your living relatives, and, in reconnecting with your roots, envision what future you can work in word and deed today.

Hail to the Allfather,
hail to His loving wife Frigg,
hail to the virile Yngvi Frey,
hail to the Elves of old,
and hail to the fate bearing Dísir that guide us on.

May They all grant you and yours a bountiful and loving season.

PSA: If you start 75 hard tomorrow morning, then you will end the year a new person. 🎉😊

O Beautiful Gods,
With the fall equinox, we stand in balance before You, as the day and night now stand equal before us.
May we spend this day honoring You in harmony with the seasons.

Dionysos, who lords over the vine and harvest,
Bless our harvest, the fruits of the earth, the wine, and the grain.
Your dance of life and death today have us enchanted.
The dying of the year approaches, but with You, we know new life is promised.

Athena, wise protectoress of our cities,
Guide us through the turning of the year.
As leaves fall and winds grow cold,
May You grant us strength and wisdom as we prepare for the winter ahead.

Demeter, our Earth Mother, who today and for months onward grieves the loss of her daughter,
May Your tears nourish the fields,
As You gift us the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Persephone, Holy Queen of the Underworld,
Your journey deep into the Earth is upon us.
May Your descent remind us of the mysteries of the soul,
And of the return to light that is yet to come.

Hades, lord of the unseen,
Keeper of the dead and the treasures that lie below,
We acknowledge Your domain,
And the quiet rest that comes.
As with the turning of the seasons in perfect harmony,
we honor You as we pass through our annual death.

Ares, Srong God of strife and battle,
In this season of fading warmth,
May You keep our courage strong and our hearts steadfast,
For the trials that may come with the waning of the Sun.

Hera, blessed Queen of the heavens,
Bless this time of transition with Your grace.
In the gathering of the harvest, may we also gather peace,
In the darkening days, find harmony, order, and comfort.

O mighty Gods, who deserve praise eternal, receive our prayers as the year turns,
We ask You to grant us Your protection and guidance.

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Wise men in the pagan movement point out that Socrates (and Plato, by extension) was discredited by his conviction in the Athenian court. Truly, a brilliant insight -- nothing in the news right this moment, for example, would ever lead me to question the legitimacy of state courts.

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Take a moment right now to stop. Close your eyes and steady your mind. Focus on listing out all the great things about yourself, things you have been given by the Gods, achievements you have reached, people of exceptional quality that surround you and enrich your life, means and sustenance you possess. Think on just how rich you are in the blessings of the Gods. Bask in the light of that realization and enjoy the bliss they have given you.

In life, it is your attitude, not your aptitude, that will determine your altitude.

Attitude is what you think, what you do, and how you feel about yourself. It is everything in life.

Whether you rise to challenges or fall. Everything is based on your attitude in the moment.

So, what is your attitude in life?
What do you think of yourself?

Do you see yourself as how the Gods see you?
The full potential of all that you are.

Or do you see yourself as how your harshest critics see you?
Every mistake you have made.

As seneca said, "Everything hangs on one's thinking" and "It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them."

"Spirituality must always be coupled with discernment (viveka), the ability to use our keen intellects and philosophical sense to separate truth from falsehood, the real from the apparent, light from dark, good from evil. The heart and intellect must operate together. Philosophy is not sufficient for knowing Truth, but it is necessary. Only with such a healthy balance can we approach the Truth." - Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya

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