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Earth Song

Last night Evan led a Welsh Ritual and asked me to do the Omen. Another Druid recorded what I said. Norse Earth Mother—Jörð "Yerth" or "Yourth": Earthquake, earth cracked open; look inside “Learn our songs, play our music, and listen” Drumbeat, earth beat as well as heartbeat It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, just do it. You don’t have to be a master; the point is to listen. Mary Magdalene Card—unconditional love and patience Play a simple heartbeat, close your eyes, listen Practice it, let your mind go and let images come and listen Card Dana—High Priestess, you have divine knowledge, your inner heartbeat, connecting to the heartbeat of the earth; help others with spiritual teaching—spread the knowledge' Listen—do what the chorus of voices have said: Learn the songs, play the music, and listen. You can use anything as a drum, it doesn’t have to be fancy; wherever you are comfortable, just do it—it doesn’t have to be a drum, u...

Practice Makes Better

Help, I think I have a problem...I keep merfolkifying my friends. I have more in the works...lol North Carolina Lures by Foxlyn July 10, 2026 At least I'm arting more, getting more practice in. Working more on smiles, noses, expression, turned heads, lighting, shading, and blending. This morning, I saved this large beautiful moth from my cat and ended up taking one of my best moth photo--bug photos, if I'm honest. By Foxlyn July 12, 2026 Super chill moth that I had to encourage to walk onto that wood. Thank you Nature Spirits! --------- Thanks for the support! Face to the Sun. Trust in Joy. Follow the Dewdrops... - Priestess Foxlyn

Thoughts About Working with Justice Gods

This image came across my feed the other day and I've been thinking about it and working with Justice Entities every since. Is it smart to work with Justice Entities, especially when atrocities have been and are legal? Their domain is to uphold the law, regardless of morals. Morals are extremely subjective, just as our laws are. Way back when, many pagans owned slaves, it was normal to conquer, rape, and enslave. Normal and the law of the wealthy and powerful. In some parts of our modern world, slavery is still legal. Murdering based solely on superstition and hate (African witch hunts, for example) is legal. The Gods aren't human. They see a huge picture that we cannot. They don't serve us. Their morals are different. What ICE is doing is legal, according to the Orange Chump in Charge and the MAGA Cult. What will the Justice Entities do? Who will They favor? The rich and powerful, the ...

Lake Mermom Self Portrait

After studying the water of the local lake and some underwater shots of fish from other Ohio lakes, I realized that from a distance, lake water looks bluish-green with white sun reflections. Swimming in the water it looks brown, from the sand kick up. If the water is calm and sun is shinning, the water ranges from green to teal and blue-gray, some brown and such. I also studied channel and flathead catfish, and then started sketching... Lake Mermom by Foxlyn June 4, 2026 She's on her back, looking up at potential prey. A better smile than the last Mermom. Even though Merfolk have no shame (why would they?), since I planned on sharing this, I covered the boobs. Which...mer-boobs. I go back and forth on, because breasts are used to feed young, so it bothers me when aliens, like reptilian females, have breasts--purely for the sexual satisfaction of humans. Like Yuajta--Predators--makes no sense why this RETIPLIAN ALIEN has ...

A Word from Forseti

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by another Norse Justice God, Forseti. He is the son of Baldur and Nanna. Where Tyr is a Warrior Justice God, Forseti is a Peaceful Justice God. Just before last night's weekly Virtual Fire Proto-Grove ritual, Forseti wanted me to volunteer for the Omen. When we brainstormed about the focus of the ritual, He said to hang back and see what they come up with. Since one person was physically moving and another was metamorphically moving, we decided on Opening Doors focus. One Druid chose Apollo for Inspiration and Prophecy, another chose Mac Lir as the Gatekeeper and the other chose Janus as the being of the occasion. Liminal threshold deities. Then Forseti came through, saying that opening of doors is fitting for peaceful reconciliation, as opposed to the force of Tyr kicking open a door armed with a sword. Forseti came with messages and blessings. The first thing that He said over and over ...

My Mermaid Alter Ego - Mersonal?

Today I finally got the inspiration for my first mermaid piece, inspired by me. My long time swimming name "Orca" has been retired and replaced by "Mermom". All of those days spent drawing myself in university resulted in this... A little more Come Hither than intended (although fits, kind of merfolk MO--lure in and devour--as hubby excitedly commented, "Oh shit, I'd be your first victim!"), and I was trying to smile, but I haven't figure out how to zoom in for tiny detail without accidently deleting the rest of the image...like half of this picture (had to redo that tail twice). I am happy with the nose, although again, if I had more control with zooming in, I could make it look better with shading and highlights. Also I realized that the sun's position and the highlights and shadows don't line up. Especially with the tail partially blocking the sun. Everything lined up...until I deleted half of the picture. Well, things for next tim...

Solstice Omens

Mornin! The Kindreds are saying, Enough messin around, let's do a reading! They've picked Fairy Tale Fortune Cards by Liz Dean and Bev Speight. With the pendulum, I ask, "Message or Blessings? Yes for Message, No for Blessings. Circle for both." Message . "The Kindred three?" Yes . "Okay, Kindred, what's your message for the Hearth Fox Community? Ancestors As I shuffle, I see Art . I see Community, Therapy . Keystone . Be the Keystone of your community . The Horse - Good news is coming, be prepared. Nature Spirits Two. Outside. Come outside. I see trees, looking up at them from the ground. I see faces forming in the bark, and little spirits dancing among the branches. The Man and The Flowers - The man can represent you or someone in your life. The Flowers are a gift of happiness to come. Being gifted to the man. Shining Ones Sunna. Jumper - The Book - Contains a Secret. I see you . Jumper - The ...

Blessed Solstice and Happy Father's Day

If yall observe. If not, I hope you have a good weekend. It's been busy here. A week ago I went swimming with the family and all week long I've been feeling that mermaid energy. Must be them flippers or just me loving to swim. I've never really been into merfolk--in high school I used to make a bunch of mini mermaids and fae out of sculpey, but that's about it. I also have a mer-form in the astral, but I rarely use it. I usually just shift into whatever fish or whale, ya know? I've been indulging that energy by looking at artwork, swimming tails, playing with my merfolk families in Sims 4 , watching real merfolk actors, and shapeshifting trance work. I've also been playing around with Procreate and making little artworks for interesting animals I come across, like the two foxes that came across my path, a lightning bug that explored my entire hand, and a chubby wobbly raccoon who ran towards the woods yesterday evening. I...

Future Glimpses

We finally got out to the lake on Saturday. The pop up tent that I bought just for this activity held up great against the strong winds. I swam with my long finned flippers for about 1.5 hours. My legs are sore, but it was great resistance exercise. Normally it's hard to get me out of the water--I can be in from dawn to dusk, and on into the night. My summer nickname was Orca for a reason. But after swimming with the flippers, I was out after 2 hours. Honestly, the only reason why I took the flippers off was because I could feel blisters forming on the tops of my feet, and I didn't want to risk an infection from the lake water. I was the only adult and the one who had to drive home (6 minute drive, but still). Hoping to go back at least once this week. My 13-yr-old and I had an interesting conversation. He said something that I already expected, as he's always been more scientifically minded. He's an Atheist. ...

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