#ares worship

Ares⚔️

Olympian god of war, courage, rebellion, & civic order

⚔️Invocation:

Bright helmed Ares, strong of arm and stern, of visage, firm of stance, unyielding of will, ever ready to face any foe, to hold the line against all who may come, to battle until the end. Ares, son of noble Zeus and wise Hera, cherished by golden Aphrodite, honored by those who call you for strength and courage, in the north you were much honored in times of old, in Thrace and Thessaly were you held in esteem by those whose lives were harsh, whose world was stony, whose comforts were hard-won. Ares who answers the prayers of the despairing, I honor you.

⚔️Offerings:

• Libations: pure water, black coffee, black tea, olive oil, sport drinks, protein shakes
• Beef & other red meat
• Cooked fat from meat
• Blood from cut meats
• Spicy jerky
• Heavy spices
• Spicy food
• Garlic
• Hot sauce
• Jalapeños
• Dark chocolate
• Frankincense
• Sandalwood or frankincense incense
• Red, black, and purple candles
• Art or statues of him
• Statues of his sacred animals: horses, venomous snakes, dogs, woodpeckers, barn owls, and/or vultures and/or feathers of the last 3
• Weapons, armor, and shields (art, statues, toys, etc)
• Trophies
• Stones: red crystals like garnets, rubies, bloodstone, fire opal, steel
• Iron/steel jewelry
• Roses
• Thorns
• Snake skin*
• Animal teeth*
• Written fears or successes
• Medals & ribbons
• Antiques

⚔️21+ Offerings:

• Strong dark wine
• Strong whiskey

⚔️Devotional acts:

• Try new things
• Explore alternatives to the systems and paths you were told to follow
• Wear darker makeup
• Shadow work
• Take care of your mental health, take your medication, go to therapy, eat, drink enough water, the hardest battles are fought inside us all
• Help your friends clean up after a party
• Pray to him for help when depressed, anxious, having PTSD, etc
• Pray to him for justice
• Tell him about your accomplishments
• Tell him about your fears
• Research military history
• Research history of Protests & riots
• Educate yourself on the downsides of war & the affect it has on people
• Research PTSD, not only from war but also from sexual assault & other causes
• Create a playlist that makes you feel brave & confidence
• Join a debate team
• Take self defense classes
• Learn first aid
• Fuel your hate into productive energy
• Partake in combat sports(i.e. martial arts, fencing, etc)
• Exercise, find fun work outs you like
• Play strategy games like risk, chess, civilization, etc
• Watch documentaries on military history, history of protests, riots, & civil disobedience, and sexual assault victims
• Stand up for yourself & your beliefs, write to your governor/mayor for change, attend protests, riots(be safe & look out for each other), etc—but dont push yourself if your physical/mental health isnt up to par, he doesn’t want his followers injured
• Stand up against bigots
• If you play any sports, invoke him for strength and endurance before the game
• If youre a soldier, pray to him to protect you on deployment and to bring you home safely, and if you suffer PTSD from combat pray to him to help alleviate your struggle
• If you’re a survivor of SA, pray to him for the strength to keep living your life, & to help you while struggling with PTSD, Ares Canonically arrested a man who tried to r*pe Hera & killed one of Poseidons sons who r*ped his daughter, Ares is a protector and ally of SA survivors
• HonorZeus&Hera, his parents
• HonorAphrodite, his beloved, & their children: Phobos,Deimos,Eros, & Harmonia
• Honor his attendants: Eris,goddess of discord & strife, sometimes described as a consort too, Enyo, goddess of war
• Protest injustice
• Protect & help those in need
• Help out at a local protest
• Support local veterans
• Support PTSD victims
• Support sexual assault survivors
• Volunteer at a VA
• Vote against unnecessary war
• Protest unnecessary war
• Donate to the Rape Crisis Center & similar programs
• Donate & support victims of war
• Donate to charities that support abuse victims

⚔️Digital Devotions:

• Make an E-Shrine
• Make a mood board
• Write blogs on PTSD, both from war & abuse
• Write blogs about protest tips
• Write blogs about the neglect of veterans especially those suffering poverty and/or PTSD by the government & people who claim to support them

⚔️Altar/shrine ideas:

Incorporate red, black, or purple colors like with an altar cloth, have statues or art of his sacred animals: poisonous snakes, vultures, dogs, woodpeckers, barn owls, eagle owls, bears, fish, horses etc, statues of weapons, armor, warriors, chariots, etc, statues of him(their sometimes hard to find unfortunately, so pictures or paintings work well too), incorporate his stones(bloodstone, fire opal, garnet, steal, & ruby), or even anything that reminds you of strength or courage