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Bedridden Worship: Apollon

So, I’ve had my sh*t absolutely rocked by a cold and it’s showing no sign of going. Huzzah. That does mean, though, I’ve had ample time to come up with creative ways to honor Apollon while I get over it, so here goes another installment of bedridden worship.

Here’s some of my handy ways to worship him from my bed and room.

Activities

Listening to music
Writing poetry (it doesn’t need to be good)
Researching ancient hymns
Researching medical history
Sitting by a window or outside in the sunlight
Eating honey
Learning about bees (trust me, they’re cool as hell)
Making devotional jewelry
Drawing him or his symbols (snakes, the sun, crows, bow and arrow)
Making a mini or online altar/shrine
Decorate empty pill bottles

Habits

These should be done to the best of your ability in their honor.

Taking medication (especially as-needed medication you’ve convinced yourself you don’t need)
Eating when you can
Daily prayers (I usually do them right before bed)
Dedicating 5 minutes a day to learning about topics relating to him
Offering the energy of whatever you’re drinking
Meditation or just napping

Your Space

Things you can add to your room to make your space have more of his ‘vibes’

Larkspur (what the Greeks called hyacinths)
Beeswax candles
Bee, snake, and crow iconography
Crow feathers (for legal reasons, only fake ones if you’re in the US, but ;))
Skulls and bones (real or fake)
Art with bow and arrow imagery
The colors yellow, white, gold, and green
Keep a bay laurel–mine survived a while, I do think it might be dead though
Amber in any form
Suncatchers

Offerings

Note that any devotional activity can be an offering!

Candles
Incense or diffused oils
Wine (if you’re of drinking age)
Water
Honey
Flowers and herbs, especially bay laurel
Donations to medical foundations
Mutual aid for or in support of young people
Artwork
Original hymns, prayers, or poetry

Apollon loves you, and he understands that you need to rest. Your health and self care always comes before worship. Arete is your personal best, and your personal best is what you can do without hurting yourself.