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| Plate with Cuneiform Script: Pray to the Night Gods Clay; Early 2nd millennium BC, Ancient East. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg |
Sometimes it feels a bit lonely.
Academically at least, I know I am not the only human who prays to the Great Night Gods. There are always others on this crazy planet -- the small pool of people who have been doing it across the millennia. I figure that all of us who honour any of the many & varied Night Gods ultimately find that deep, inexpressible yet compelling reason for engaging Them. After all, Their adoration continues on, whether we have had a tradition passed down to us from our families & culture, or whether we came to Them on our own, feeling our way about as we create & discover new, personal ways to honour Them.
The Autumn Equinox has passed & the Termination Dust has capped the mountains. Now is the time for Darkness to settle & linger over this land. Time to move inward. Time to honour the Night Gods during their most conspicuous attendance.
I have begun composing a special divinatory dreamwork ceremony, a Rite for Morpheus & the Oneiric Brood. It will probably take some modeling & inspiration from this ceremony, but much of it will be my own. I think. It seems to make sense to me that this ceremony occur monthly or so, throughout the dark window between the Equinoxes. Perhaps it should extend beyond. I will discern that when the time approaches. It is all open to adjustment & adaptation -- this is how we get it right. This is how we cultivate tradition.
In honour of the Night Gods & the darkening season, I have finally added the third piece of the devotional galleries here in the journal. These galleries are a continually evolving, inspirational project for anyone who appreciates art, literature or any of my particular Night Gods. They are a perpetual work-in-progress & a personal joy to create.
- NYX, Νύξ, Nox: Primordial Mother
- Children of Nyx: DREAMS, The Ονειροι, Oneiroi
- Children of Nyx: SLEEP, Υπνος , Hypnos
2 comments:
Love it that you are taking some inspiration from Duncan's Oeith site. Two of my favourite blogs overlapping unexpectedly! Looking forward to hearing more.
Wind to your sails ... AN
Wow! What sort of serendipity is that? I guess I was under the impression that Occult Experiments in the Home was a bit obscure since it took some digging to find that rite. But perhaps it is just my specific interest which is a bit obscure. I hadn't come across it until I was looking for people actually performing rites for/about/with the Oneiroi... and oh! was I delighted when I found it!
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