Joy
@joy-shines.bsky.social
Into: Divination as spiritual care. Ritual creation. Storytelling and re-telling.
she/her.
ALT pic: Hades-style illustration of a white, blonde woman in a corset and bracers, by WaldosAkimbo
ALT banner: Collage of caves, bulls, mirrors, and grapes.
she/her.
ALT pic: Hades-style illustration of a white, blonde woman in a corset and bracers, by WaldosAkimbo
ALT banner: Collage of caves, bulls, mirrors, and grapes.
Here it is.
It doesn't look great.
The texture is not great.
I don't presume to know a Grecian hero's palate, but if I were on my sickbed, I should want any of the other variants over this.
BUT NOW I KNOW. And @cpgorski.bsky.social and I have Thoughts for future experiments.
13/13, FIN
It doesn't look great.
The texture is not great.
I don't presume to know a Grecian hero's palate, but if I were on my sickbed, I should want any of the other variants over this.
BUT NOW I KNOW. And @cpgorski.bsky.social and I have Thoughts for future experiments.
13/13, FIN
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here it is.
It doesn't look great.
The texture is not great.
I don't presume to know a Grecian hero's palate, but if I were on my sickbed, I should want any of the other variants over this.
BUT NOW I KNOW. And @cpgorski.bsky.social and I have Thoughts for future experiments.
13/13, FIN
It doesn't look great.
The texture is not great.
I don't presume to know a Grecian hero's palate, but if I were on my sickbed, I should want any of the other variants over this.
BUT NOW I KNOW. And @cpgorski.bsky.social and I have Thoughts for future experiments.
13/13, FIN
But we couldn't leave it there. So, being that the word in the Iliad and Odyssey can be translated as "barley groats", we tried a variant with the whole, cooked grains.
Again, this was fine! I think it would've been better if the barley had been cooked in the dilute wine mix, but it was fine.
11/?
Again, this was fine! I think it would've been better if the barley had been cooked in the dilute wine mix, but it was fine.
11/?
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
But we couldn't leave it there. So, being that the word in the Iliad and Odyssey can be translated as "barley groats", we tried a variant with the whole, cooked grains.
Again, this was fine! I think it would've been better if the barley had been cooked in the dilute wine mix, but it was fine.
11/?
Again, this was fine! I think it would've been better if the barley had been cooked in the dilute wine mix, but it was fine.
11/?
So the first iteration of this was - frankly - the best surprise of the night. We added a little of the wine mix to cups, with a pinch of malted barley meal and a pinch of grated mizithra cheese.
It was...good! I liked it! I would drink it again! The cheese sank to the bottom, but ok!
9/?
It was...good! I liked it! I would drink it again! The cheese sank to the bottom, but ok!
9/?
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So the first iteration of this was - frankly - the best surprise of the night. We added a little of the wine mix to cups, with a pinch of malted barley meal and a pinch of grated mizithra cheese.
It was...good! I liked it! I would drink it again! The cheese sank to the bottom, but ok!
9/?
It was...good! I liked it! I would drink it again! The cheese sank to the bottom, but ok!
9/?
The chewing of the grains definitely took away from the refreshing nature of the first one...but it was fine.
Third, we ground some meal from malted barley (with an obliging coffee grinder) and added a hefty pinch to the barley water-mint mixture. A bit thicker, but not a porridge.
5/
Third, we ground some meal from malted barley (with an obliging coffee grinder) and added a hefty pinch to the barley water-mint mixture. A bit thicker, but not a porridge.
5/
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The chewing of the grains definitely took away from the refreshing nature of the first one...but it was fine.
Third, we ground some meal from malted barley (with an obliging coffee grinder) and added a hefty pinch to the barley water-mint mixture. A bit thicker, but not a porridge.
5/
Third, we ground some meal from malted barley (with an obliging coffee grinder) and added a hefty pinch to the barley water-mint mixture. A bit thicker, but not a porridge.
5/
This was nice - refreshing, something I could see drinking on an empty or upset stomach.
Then we tried more of a...barley soup? approach - same thing, essentially, but with some of the cooked pearled barley added. It was fine. We used some of the pearled barley water - definitely starchier.
4/?
Then we tried more of a...barley soup? approach - same thing, essentially, but with some of the cooked pearled barley added. It was fine. We used some of the pearled barley water - definitely starchier.
4/?
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This was nice - refreshing, something I could see drinking on an empty or upset stomach.
Then we tried more of a...barley soup? approach - same thing, essentially, but with some of the cooked pearled barley added. It was fine. We used some of the pearled barley water - definitely starchier.
4/?
Then we tried more of a...barley soup? approach - same thing, essentially, but with some of the cooked pearled barley added. It was fine. We used some of the pearled barley water - definitely starchier.
4/?
For efficiency's sake, we started by lightly toasting about 1/2c each of malted barley and pearled barley, then boiling those (separately) with 2c water each, ~15 min. This way, we'd have barley water(s) to work with, and cooked grains to use as we liked.
2/?
2/?
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For efficiency's sake, we started by lightly toasting about 1/2c each of malted barley and pearled barley, then boiling those (separately) with 2c water each, ~15 min. This way, we'd have barley water(s) to work with, and cooked grains to use as we liked.
2/?
2/?
I don't disagree, but also this is one of my favorite takes on the 5 of Swords for the sheer, ruthless audacity of it.
June 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I don't disagree, but also this is one of my favorite takes on the 5 of Swords for the sheer, ruthless audacity of it.
A piece I made to be the cover of my personal 'hymnal'.
...obviously, much credit to Sacred Source catalogs. 😆
...obviously, much credit to Sacred Source catalogs. 😆
February 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A piece I made to be the cover of my personal 'hymnal'.
...obviously, much credit to Sacred Source catalogs. 😆
...obviously, much credit to Sacred Source catalogs. 😆
Last summer's strawberry galette - lopsided, messy, made with storebought puff pastry...and omfgs, delicious.
February 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Last summer's strawberry galette - lopsided, messy, made with storebought puff pastry...and omfgs, delicious.
Oh, Eleusis was a deeply important delight for me. It was rainy and chilly when we were there, but it was glorious. One of the employees kept a very careful eye on us - and his dog was all too happy to help out. This pup also attempted to go visit Cerberus via the Ploutonion and was gently scolded.
February 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Oh, Eleusis was a deeply important delight for me. It was rainy and chilly when we were there, but it was glorious. One of the employees kept a very careful eye on us - and his dog was all too happy to help out. This pup also attempted to go visit Cerberus via the Ploutonion and was gently scolded.
Today is Rejoicing In Witchy Shit Day! Both my armband from @satyrmagos.bsky.social and my linen GORGEOUSNESS from @morningwitch.com arrived today!
February 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Today is Rejoicing In Witchy Shit Day! Both my armband from @satyrmagos.bsky.social and my linen GORGEOUSNESS from @morningwitch.com arrived today!
A collection of my basic, most-used tools.
A collage icon I made for Kybele, for a Pride Month ritual in Her honor.
Me, all garbed up, post-solstice ritual at the queer/lesbian tarot-themed bar where I read and do community ritual.
A collage icon I made for Kybele, for a Pride Month ritual in Her honor.
Me, all garbed up, post-solstice ritual at the queer/lesbian tarot-themed bar where I read and do community ritual.
January 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A collection of my basic, most-used tools.
A collage icon I made for Kybele, for a Pride Month ritual in Her honor.
Me, all garbed up, post-solstice ritual at the queer/lesbian tarot-themed bar where I read and do community ritual.
A collage icon I made for Kybele, for a Pride Month ritual in Her honor.
Me, all garbed up, post-solstice ritual at the queer/lesbian tarot-themed bar where I read and do community ritual.
Gonna (non-traditionally) wassail some (non-apple) fruit trees tonight. Thinking of you and yours, @lissaharris.bsky.social . <3
Well may you bloom and well may you bear!
Well may you bloom and well may you bear!
December 29, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Gonna (non-traditionally) wassail some (non-apple) fruit trees tonight. Thinking of you and yours, @lissaharris.bsky.social . <3
Well may you bloom and well may you bear!
Well may you bloom and well may you bear!
Prepping the Augmented BRFRO handouts (with Arcana-specific wassail on the reverse) for community Yule ritual tomorrow. Continually grateful for you, this, and the righteous racket that comes with it.
December 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Prepping the Augmented BRFRO handouts (with Arcana-specific wassail on the reverse) for community Yule ritual tomorrow. Continually grateful for you, this, and the righteous racket that comes with it.
This homegrown version of a classic brought to you by my rain-swollen gals who were literally bursting with enthusiasm to be plucked.
September 7, 2024 at 7:14 PM
This homegrown version of a classic brought to you by my rain-swollen gals who were literally bursting with enthusiasm to be plucked.
It's not exactly a bug, but will a determined land mollusc do?
July 15, 2024 at 2:16 PM
It's not exactly a bug, but will a determined land mollusc do?
It looks to me like she's talking about the *content* of Project 2025, not endorsing it - quite the contrary.
July 12, 2024 at 2:43 PM
It looks to me like she's talking about the *content* of Project 2025, not endorsing it - quite the contrary.
You're not alone! I have a really hard time with this, too, so I do everything I can to make masking feel less like medical shit and more like ✨accessorizing✨. Even then, it's hard for my brain.
July 1, 2024 at 7:27 PM
You're not alone! I have a really hard time with this, too, so I do everything I can to make masking feel less like medical shit and more like ✨accessorizing✨. Even then, it's hard for my brain.
Did I *expect* my meeting with a local hospital chaplain re: resources for supporting pagan patients to result in being gifted a copy of this article?
No.
Am I thrilled about it?
EXTREMELY.
No.
Am I thrilled about it?
EXTREMELY.
January 31, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Did I *expect* my meeting with a local hospital chaplain re: resources for supporting pagan patients to result in being gifted a copy of this article?
No.
Am I thrilled about it?
EXTREMELY.
No.
Am I thrilled about it?
EXTREMELY.
Tell me where you were born using just one image of food.
(My preference is a chipped ham with cheese and cheddar rounds, but I couldn't find a picture of that.)
(My preference is a chipped ham with cheese and cheddar rounds, but I couldn't find a picture of that.)
January 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Tell me where you were born using just one image of food.
(My preference is a chipped ham with cheese and cheddar rounds, but I couldn't find a picture of that.)
(My preference is a chipped ham with cheese and cheddar rounds, but I couldn't find a picture of that.)
Spouse and I are listening to the audiobook, currently. He also just bought me the stout pictured below, and I'm having large Bad Cookie feelings about it. 😈
January 1, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Spouse and I are listening to the audiobook, currently. He also just bought me the stout pictured below, and I'm having large Bad Cookie feelings about it. 😈
Ok, but now I want this card, to go along with such classics as the 10 of swords from the Modern Witch Tarot.
December 8, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Ok, but now I want this card, to go along with such classics as the 10 of swords from the Modern Witch Tarot.
My stickers from @unknownbinaries.bsky.social arrived (bottom left and top right), and I'm really delighted with them. The quote from *The Invisibles*, in particular, is important to me.
November 21, 2023 at 3:15 AM
My stickers from @unknownbinaries.bsky.social arrived (bottom left and top right), and I'm really delighted with them. The quote from *The Invisibles*, in particular, is important to me.
This is not particularly flirty, but I enjoyed the silliness of it. I am, here, demonstrating the use of an oft-overlooked tool in the practice of Kitchen Witchery: Þe Olde Wande ov Carrotte.
November 17, 2023 at 8:16 PM
This is not particularly flirty, but I enjoyed the silliness of it. I am, here, demonstrating the use of an oft-overlooked tool in the practice of Kitchen Witchery: Þe Olde Wande ov Carrotte.
There are many poems I love, more that I like, and more still that I can appreciate. But there are a few that I carry, in their entirety, in my head and heart.
One of them is "Love Is Not All (Sonnet XXX)" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
One of them is "Love Is Not All (Sonnet XXX)" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
November 13, 2023 at 7:58 PM
There are many poems I love, more that I like, and more still that I can appreciate. But there are a few that I carry, in their entirety, in my head and heart.
One of them is "Love Is Not All (Sonnet XXX)" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
One of them is "Love Is Not All (Sonnet XXX)" by Edna St. Vincent Millay