Today I celebrated Yom Shabbat. I woke up at midday and began my day with some reading on the gods and history. I then spent some time relaxing. It was a warm day, with Shapash shining gloriously down from the blue heavens. Out of the window on the western side of the house I saw her shining down upon the brick wall surrounding the house and on the street below, making it shine a beautiful white. A light breeze blew through the air. On the eastern side of the house I looked out on the gardens and yards of the houses in the street. In the gardens tall green trees swayed merrily in the breeze, their tops seeming to reach up into the blue sky. I raised the palm of my hand to the deities in the heavens, then continued upstairs with a cup of water to my household shrine in my bedroom.
I approached and rung the bell to ward off evil spirits, then bowed seven times before the Teraphim. The feeling of inner peace was overwhelming. I looked out of my bedroom window to see the trees swaying and dogs playing in the gardens below, and birds flying high above in the vault of the firmament. The sound of their singing was music to my ears as I gave a cup of water as an offering to the household gods, asking them to bless this day and thanking them for all good things which had come to pass. I then bowed seven times again and left the room.
While I was performing the ritual I was contemplating for a few moments. I saw the whole village, the great houses and shops and the swaying palm trees, the fields and forests where I had spent my earliest days exploring. I thought of the house, and it's four walls. I saw the Teraphim within, the serpent large against the wall, and Asherah holding her breasts while smiling down benevolently.
The rest of the day I have spent playing games, resting, talking, and making new videos for my Canaanite Youtube channel. I'm also getting ready for a meal at the table.
I approached and rung the bell to ward off evil spirits, then bowed seven times before the Teraphim. The feeling of inner peace was overwhelming. I looked out of my bedroom window to see the trees swaying and dogs playing in the gardens below, and birds flying high above in the vault of the firmament. The sound of their singing was music to my ears as I gave a cup of water as an offering to the household gods, asking them to bless this day and thanking them for all good things which had come to pass. I then bowed seven times again and left the room.
While I was performing the ritual I was contemplating for a few moments. I saw the whole village, the great houses and shops and the swaying palm trees, the fields and forests where I had spent my earliest days exploring. I thought of the house, and it's four walls. I saw the Teraphim within, the serpent large against the wall, and Asherah holding her breasts while smiling down benevolently.
The rest of the day I have spent playing games, resting, talking, and making new videos for my Canaanite Youtube channel. I'm also getting ready for a meal at the table.
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