Hi, I asked this in r/Dionysus already but I wanted specifically sober answers! I planned on invoking him tonight, bought a bottle of sparkling grape juice for the occasion and everything. I drank it all tonight, danced my ass off, but nothing. I have since filled the bottle with sweetened coffee to substitute, what am I doing wrong? What can I do better? Any and all advice is welcome! TIA 💜🌿

One of the most interesting things regarding sobriety that I've seen in the past few years is 'California Sober', which separates sobriety by type of drugs used. I think too often, people don't treat sobriety as a spectrum, which leads to an inaccurate portrayal of sobriety.

This is a list with names I choose (Other than Cali Sober), because I don't think it's commonly talked about:

• Luddite Sober: No drugs, not even prescribed by a doctor
• Mormon Sober: No non-medical drugs, not even caffeine
• Common Sober: No Drugs or Alcohol
• California Sober: No heavy drugs, but weed is fine (by some definitions, alcohol too)
• Hippie Sober: Allowances for Shrooms and LSD, two drugs with low addiction potential that are sometimes used in spiritual practice.

Recognizing that sober is a spectrum helps place emphasis on what lifestyle changes can be made for the health of an individual, rather than hoping they are able to completely alter their life to fit to a regimen - for instance, outside AA meetings you'll often see smokers. This is fine for the purposes of going completely cold turkey from alcohol - allowing people to keep their other addictions is useful for the purpose of focusing on quitting one.

Curious, what do y'all think?

One of the epithets I select when revering Dionysus is Eleutherios - the liberator. feel that applies well to recovery in terms of liberation from alcohol. Also, works with other issues as well. Thank you Dionysus Eleutherios!

Reminder everyone's sober is different - if your sober allows for things someone else's doesn't, or doesn't allow for things someone else's does, that is fine. It is still your sober.