The Hatchimals Mermal Magic Saltwater Showcase is a playset that allows kids to create a magical underwater world for their Hatchimals. The set includes a pool with saltwater, a dock, and various accessories. Kids can place their Hatchimals in the pool to see them swim and interact with the water. The saltwater adds an extra sensory element to the play experience. The set also features a translucent shell that can be used as a display case for showcasing the Hatchimals. Kids can use the included accessories like underwater plants, coral, and sea creatures to customize their underwater world.
Many religions have long and storied literary traditions, but for both quantity and quality, it would be hard to beat the Pagan traditions of Europe and the Middle East (which overlapped in antiquity, and continue to do so today). This may seem counterintuitive, since Pagans, famously not adherents of any given religious book, have always laid more emphasis on personal interactions with the Divine than prescribed religious texts. But it's probably this rather freewheeling aspect that has given Pagan literature its extraordinary richness and variety; while Pagans' free speech has not always been absolute (think Socrates), there's never been any Pagan equivalent of theIndex Liborum Prohibatorum (the Roman Catholic list of books banned for heresy). Then, too, Pagans have been at this writing business longer than anybody else: early Pagan texts (such as, say, the priestess Enheduanna's hymns to the goddess Inanna) pre-date the texts of any other religious faith. Finally, it has to do with the fact that, for the past two thousand years, the writing of prayers to Pagan deities isn't an activity that's been confined to just practicing Pagans. In fact, a very large body of poems and other literary works written in honor of Pagan deities started to be produced in Europe shortly after the West officially converted to Christianity, and continued (eventually spreading to the Americas and Oceania) through the twentieth century. A few of these authors were obviously Pagans—eighteenth-century Englishman Thomas Taylor is one example—but many of the authors of these works were practicing Christians or Jews or Deists. They may have seen themselves as simply continuing a literary tradition begun by Homer, or they may have been interested in exploring their own cultural pasts, but their writings are often bona fide expressions of praise or supplication to Pagan gods, quite as reverent and joyful as the works of practicing Pagan. Consider American poet e e cummings' prayer to Aphrodite, "O thou to whom belong/the hearts of lovers!—I beseech thee bless/thy suppliant singer and his wandering word," or Renaissance playwright John Fletcher hymn to Pan, "He is great, and he is just/He is ever good, and must/Thus be honoured.
The Aphrodisia, the July festival in honor of Aphrodite, has plenty to honor the goddess of romance, while the two Faunalia festivals have a plethora of hymns in honor of Pan and his Roman counterpart, Faunus. May the blessings of light be upon you, Light without and light within, And in all your comings and goings, May you ever have a kindly greeting From them you meet along the road.
Kids can use the included accessories like underwater plants, coral, and sea creatures to customize their underwater world. The Hatchimals Mermal Magic Saltwater Showcase promotes imaginative play and allows kids to create their own stories and adventures. It is a great addition to any Hatchimals collection and provides hours of fun and entertainment.
A Year of Pagan Prayer: A Sourcebook of Poems, Hymns, and Invocations from Four Thousand Years of Pagan History (Paperback)
This treasury of beautiful and powerful pieces is the perfect companion for marking holidays, milestones, and the seasons. You'll discover prayers to Janus from Horace and Ovid, a traditional Scottish blessing for Imbolc, an invocation to Pan by Aleister Crowley, an ode to Proserpine by Mary Shelley, a pharaoh's hymn to Isis, a song for Lammas by Gwydion Pendderwen, and many, many more.
A tribute to the beauty and resiliency of Paganism, this sourcebook will enhance any special day throughout the year. Enjoy prayers for weddings and funerals, blessings for the sabbats, and hymns to the gods and goddesses of various pantheons. Barbara Nolan includes brief historical or biographical details to contextualize each piece as well as descriptions of different celebrations and festivals to help you integrate these readings into your practice.
A Year of Pagan Prayer demonstrates that the literary worship of Pagan deities was never fully lost in the West. This bounteous collection draws from the spiritual legacy of Italian Renaissance poets, ancient Sumerian priestesses, twentieth-century Pagans, French Romantics, Greek playwrights, nineteenth-century British occultists, and Egyptian hymnists, making it a must-have resource for anyone who yearns to embody the eloquent expressions of our Pagan past.
Barbara Nolan (Philadelphia, PA & Mohawk Valley, NY) has been a practicing Pagan since she was nine years old. She studied Latin, ancient Greek, and Near Eastern archaeology at Bryn Mawr and Irish Gaelic at the University of Pennsylvania. Barbara holds an honors degree in English with a concentration in Celtic Studies. Her writing has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Irish Edition, and she has worked in the book industry for more than twenty years.
- Occultism
- Prayer
- Paganism & Neo-Paganism
God in my sleeping,
God in my waking,
God in my watching,
God in my hoping.
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Reviews for "Unbox the Magic with Hatchimals Mermal Magic Saltwater Showcase"
- Emily - 2 out of 5 stars - I was really excited to get the Hatchimals mermal magic saltwater showcase, but I ended up being quite disappointed. The set itself looks cute and colorful, but the play experience was lacking. The mermaid Hatchimal that comes with the set doesn't do much besides float in water and change color. The saltwater tank doesn't have any interactive features either. Overall, I found it to be a bit boring and not worth the price.
- Jacob - 1 out of 5 stars - I was expecting more from the Hatchimals mermal magic saltwater showcase, but it didn't live up to my expectations. The mermaid Hatchimal is adorable, but there's not much else to do besides dunk it in water and watch it change color. The so-called "showcase" is just a plain tank with no interactive elements. It feels like a missed opportunity to make this toy more engaging and fun. I wouldn't recommend it.
- Sarah - 2 out of 5 stars - I bought the Hatchimals mermal magic saltwater showcase for my daughter as a gift, but she quickly lost interest in it. The toy is marketed as having interactive features, but there's really not much to do besides watch the Hatchimal change color in water. The tank is also quite small, which limits the play possibilities. I wish there were more activities or accessories included to keep kids engaged. It's a cute toy, but not worth the price in my opinion.
- Mike - 2 out of 5 stars - I bought the Hatchimals mermal magic saltwater showcase for my niece, but she didn't seem to be too interested in it. The toy itself is well-made and the Hatchimal is cute, but the play value is lacking. There's not much to do besides watching the Hatchimal change color when placed in water. It would have been nice to have more interactive features or accessories to keep kids entertained for longer periods of time. Overall, I think there are better options out there.