So, I mentioned my very loose Anthesteria ritual here on the blog, so I figured I’d load some pictures of the current setup.
Dionysus took the centre place again, with His mask, phallus, grapes and plenty of flowers. I finally filled my Crystal Skull Vodka bottle with flowers as my icon for the Beloved Dead, and I poured out libations of cool water in the centre bowl for Them as well.
As I’d mentioned, my old workplace bought me some amazing gifts for Employee Appreciation Day, and so they’re all here on the altar:
- A Bottle of organic red wine
- 2 ‘Hail Dionysus’ notebooks by Elise Mesnard
- A Dionysus soap (featuring a dancing Dionysus) by Conjured Cardea
- 3 magpie feathers
- (Apparently there is one more item on its way to me, too!)
The carnations and daisies smell amazing on the altar, and the wine was excellent (and shared with Big D, Hekate, and Aphrodite). And, some personally selected cookies from a local bakery were also included in this offering.
I keep meaning to simplify my altar space, but let’s face it….it’s never going to happen.