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GuillaumeI participated in a night vigil in Wiltshire. As the flames of the sacred fire dance beneath the kettle, they connect us to centuries of tradition and ritual. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NightVigil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NightVigil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mysteries?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mysteries</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ritual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ritual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ceremony?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ceremony</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SacredFire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredFire</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AncientTraditions?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientTraditions</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpiritualCeremony?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpiritualCeremony</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Paganism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paganism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BritishHeritage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BritishHeritage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AncientBritain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientBritain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpiritualJourney?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpiritualJourney</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EnglishCountryside?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnglishCountryside</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MidnightCeremony?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MidnightCeremony</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SacredSpaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredSpaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AncientRites?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientRites</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VigilMysteries?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VigilMysteries</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wiltshire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wiltshire</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/England?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UnitedKingdom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>

DoomsdaysCWThe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vestals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vestals</a> Young women from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Patrician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patrician</a>-only families (later expanded to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plebian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plebian</a> families) were chosen to serve as Vestals. They had to remain celibate for 30 years, but after their service, were free to marry. Unlike most Roman women, they “were free to own property, make a will, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vote</a>.”They were given the responsibility of maintaining <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vesta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vesta</a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredFire</a>, “collecting water from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredSpring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredSpring</a>, preparation of food used in rituals and caring for sacred objects in the temple's sanctuary.”They made a special flour, “mola salsa,” that was “sprinkled on all public offerings” to the gods. They were also in charge of the safekeeping of wills and testaments of prominent people, such as Casear and Marc Antony (Connelly, 219).<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VestalVirgins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VestalVirgins</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanPriestesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanPriestesses</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanWomen</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autonomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomenVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomenVoting</a>

BeanieFinally over being sick, so I’m doing all of the space clearing and burning the old year. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SacredFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredFire</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/RingInTheNew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RingInTheNew</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Witch</a>

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