#the gods

mossycoat:

floating down the river styx on an inflatable donut and high-fiving all the lost souls i pass. i’m on vacation

Given that the Styx is also the river of oaths, those high-fives may constitute a binding agreement. The implications are… interesting.

fluentisonus:

gardenvarietycrime:

oh to be an ambiguously gendered little personification of winter in a roman mosaic

ideal self

Tfw one of your death deities throws you a bone.

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Also tfw one your death deities laughs at their own joke. Do not argue with the death deity on this, assure them that they are indeed very clever.

     Hello! First of all, I would like my post to be ignored by any bigot who can’t respect other religions because of the tag ‘praying’. Scroll.

     Welcome to another post of mine! Today, I’ll be talking about praying. Now, most baby pagans get confused when this is the case. It’s not the same as they do in abrahamic religions. There are many ways to pray, and I would suggest you to find your own way. However, most Hellenists, Norse pagans, or the ones that worship one god from only one pantheon can research ways to pray. I will leave some resources at the end of my post.

     Higher beings should be respected, so you can choose certain times of the day if you also want to stay disciplined. This will be a little hard, but that’s completely fine, you get used to it. Plus, you can add some formality inside. I veil most of the time, cleanse my space and kneel, especially if I’m going to ask for something from my Gods. 

     You can use prayer beads as well. Chanting their name, enn, anything. I find this useful with Dark Gods and demons, we don’t really worship demons, we just respect them. So, put everything that reminds you of them into the threat and there you go! 

     Praying is a good way to bond with deities as well. You can write your own ones to them and read it. One of the easiest way to talk to them obviously. Of course, don’t forget to make offerings but if you’re going to praise them, I don’t think it’s necessary. 

     Thank you for reading my post! I know it’s shorter than most but I didn’t know what else to talk about. Here are some resources:

For Hellenists: 

https://hellenicfaith.com/prayer-format/

For Norse pagans:

https://www.northernpaganism.org/resources/prayers-rituals.html

For Celtic pagans:

https://northernway.org/school/onw/prayers.html

For Christo-pagans:

https://northernway.org/cpprayers.html

Etc. etc. I know that there are more branches but these are the reliable ones I’ve found. 

ok tell me something weird that had happened with your deity 

one time, i was watching noodle recipes to make the next day and suddenly, Lord Apollo popped up. his energy was right behind me. just as i was about to change it, he said “no i want to keep watching” and i said “no i don’t want to” then grinned, tried changing it but he made me open another video anyways. 

we gave pendulum readings to strangers on amino with Lord Apollo.

i was meditating. i walked into a castle to see Lady Artemis throw an arrow at Lord Apollo, chase him. i still can’t figure out what the hell that was. 

Lady Artemis enjoyed the yarichin b club opening when i sang it to her. 

i guess i will add more, but the others are a bit more personal. these are weird enough tho anbdhwhujdhw. 

i knew that this was going to happen sooner or later so i’m just going to rant here and let it all out. i know that the type of people i will be ranting about isn’t decent enough to understand no matter how much proof i show them so i’m not even going to waste my time on that. however, i’m tired of this. 

i was on tiktok and there was a video of this guy talking about how a trend was disrespecting Hindu Gods. since he is a Hindu, he definitely has the right to talk about his feelings, etc. most people agreed, i did too, but of course there were negative comments too. non-Hindus were like ‘yeah but they might not know, it’s just a trend, just for fun’ see, if we make a trend about their God, we’d be lynched. and that’s not the only thing.

internet is a big place. you can learn shit ton of stuff from it. the fact that the most popular people didn’t know how they did mudras and namastes doesn’t make any sense, at least to me. 

i read this rude comment, they were obviously defending the people on the video. i told them that it was rude, and that it wasn’t their place to talk. we then started arguing. they told me that i believed in marvel characters, loki, and shit once i refered how i worshipped multiple gods and got called ‘extremely religious’. now, i’m not even a follower of Loki, nor do i believe in marvel characters. they also said that Loki gave kids bone cancer up in the sky and i just–

i’m sorry but they were contradicting with themselves. now, i’m not even talking about christian witches, this is about my religion. what i believe in. and i don’t like it. how the fuck is it possible to blame shit on other people’s gods when you don’t even believe they exist in the first place. now, i don’t believe in the christian god and, when something bad happens to me, i don’t say “omg it’s probably the christian god who did this, not the ones i believe in” see that makes no fucking sense. 

anyways, thank you for reading. 

i did NOT just see Lady Artemis throw an arrow to Lord Apollo and chase him down the hallway in an ethereal castle

fuckindiva:

Aeschylus’ (?) Prometheus Bound (tr. David Grene)

adri-le-chat:

My list of devotional acts 

• Exploring the woods, the orchards, the vineyards…
• Caring for the lands, the trees, and the vegetation 
• Support nature overall - try to work with others, especially indigenous groups for sustainability. 
• Grow his other sacred plants - such as ivy. Maintain a garden in general.
• Studying wine and viticulture, especially the wine cycle.
• Crafting bindweed wreaths and lacing them in the trees
• Supporting local beekeepers, and helping the insect flourish. Buy some honey to, it makes an excellent offering.
• Partaking in viticulture and watching the vines grow
• Collect fruits within orchards 
• Within the woods, observe - discover and learn about the wilderness of nature.
• Collect pinecones 
• Weave baskets - for Dionysus within epithets is shown to have those be sacred to him (Dionysos Kistophoros)
• Help and donate to big-cat conservation centres 
• Bare an ivy crown upon your head
• Craft a Thyrsus - and carry the staff around.
• Research and explore his worship in antiquity - there are many facets to his worship, after all. And take note of his festivals.
• Create drinking cups, or paint your own, and preferably add amethyst into them.
• Wear amethyst - whether that’s necklaces, pendants, etc.
• Dance, let loose, even if it’s terrible. Simply have fun.
• Wear masks. And in my opinion, for the modern day, venetian masks do best.
• Gather clay, or whatever material, and make yourself a mask.
• Theatre, express your deepest emotions, or possibly become another - He is the god of theatre, after all. 
• Watch old theatrical performances, indulge in musical theatre. Study the plays from long ago, in Ancient Greece.
• Adore and learn to quote the Bacchae, and study the play extensively.
• Go to parties. Have fun — most of all though, be safe.
• Partake in banquets, have a cup of wine — if it’s legal — if not, opt for grape juice; and enjoy company with others. 
• Go to Pride and have some fun.
• Support those that are recovering from addiction, especially alcoholism. 
• Donate to a centre that helps addicts. Support mental health.
• Do self-care, work to liberate yourself from harmful things — it’ll all be okay in the end.

Aesthetic Image from: https://aly-naith.tumblr.com

jackialwic:

made a start on my Dionysus shrine last night with an offering of apple cider ✨✨✨

The Weaver: Arachne

Arachne was a shepard’s daughter that claimed to be the best weaver among gods and men. Athena, the goddess of weaving, was angered by her claims and challenged Arachne. The girl’s work was better than the goddess’s. In her anger, Athena turned Arachne into a spider for her hubris, cursing her to weave for all eternity.

(the Mortals: Pandora|Arachne|Atalanta)