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Physically pains me to work on bigger pieces because my nut sized brain hates stuff that takes longer than a day (but I think miss dead merm over here will be worth it)

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do you think hermes is ever lonely? he's always somewhere liminal, on the way, always the journey but never the destination.

he understands what it's like to simply let people flow in and out of your life. he knows that the relationship and intimacy will always hurt more than the goodbye, because you're already familiar with leaving; never having stayed in any place for too long.

he says goodbye and moves on. he's the god of travellers, right? he's safety and comfort, but to me he is homesickness, too. going and going and going, and suddenly turning back and realising that your home is gone, the people you knew are gone. you'll never get it back, and things won't ever be the same again.

does hermes yearn for home? does he ever dream of what was, but can't be again?

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Worship Wednesday

Lord Hermes has many symbols and correspondences. His caduceus, winged traveler’s cap, and winged boots come to mind near immediately. But he has plenty more than that. Shepherds pipes, a petasos, and a satchel. For animals, hares, cows, tortoises, hawks, rams, sheep, and goats. For metals, his associations are copper, gold, silver, and regular rocks (used to build cairns). Color correspondences are green, gold, silver, copper, white, and brown. Plants that he’s associated with would be the crocus flower and the strawberry tree. A common misconception is that Lord Hermes is associated with regular strawberries. While that may be true in todays age, back in the day it was a strawberry tree (see the temple banner for a picture of one).

This week’s question: Do you have any UPG symbols for Lord Hermes? If not, what’s your favorite symbol for him?

This week’s challenge: Keep your eye out for his symbols in your daily life. He’s all around you in so many things if you look for him.

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Travel Altar Ideas

Green tea light or birthday candle

A few coins

A tiny picture of Lord Hermes

A small winged shoe charm/piece of jewelry

A small caduceus charm/piece of jewelry

A mini safe travels spell jar

A safe travels sigil

A pressed four leaf clover

Some gum (upg)

Some candy, especially caramel (upg)

Small imagery of his sacred animals

A tiny altar cloth

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May Lord Apollon always give light to you in your darkest moments.

May Lady Artemis assist you in forging your own path - the one least traveled.

May Lord Ares plant your feet on the ground and keep you steady.

May Lady Athena remind you of the power you wield to turn the tide in your favor.

May Lady Aphrodite smile back at you in your own reflection as a reminder of your worth.

May Lord Hephaestus encourage you to look back with pride at your own strength and resilience.

May Lord Hermes guide your steps when they're filled with uncertainty.

May Lady Persephone emphasize all of the beauty that exists in the world around you that has gone unnoticed.

May Lord Dionysus nurse your passion for life, celebrating even the smallest things with you.

May Lord Poseidon aid you in knowing when to assert yourself and when to go with the flow.

May Lady Hestia warm you on your coldest nights and shelter you from every storm.

May Lady Demeter keep your plate full and your cup overflowing.

May Lady Hera show you how to keep your head held high, even when the world heckles you.

May Lord Zeus raise your strengths and talents higher to prove to you how amazing you truly are.

May Lord Haides sit with you on days of worry and offer a grounding hand to hold.

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Hermes Devotional Acts

Set out an offering to wandering spirits

Participate in a contest

Shop locally

Ward your space

Go hiking

Buy a lottery ticket (responsibly)

Collect coins

Go on a trip/long drive

Catch up with old friends

Get or make devotional jewelry

Play a (harmless) prank on someone

Dance

Give money to someone in need

Go on a walk

Start a money jar

Compliment a stranger

Tip well

Drop pennies heads up for someone to find

Practice cartomancy

Practice dice divination

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Silly little devotional moodboard thing (whatever the things you make on shuffles are called) I made for no real reason for Hermes yay :D

Made because I remembered how pretty the planet Mercury is and that's his planet and his Roman name so inspiration went brrrr

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When things don't go as expected.

When the caffeine you drank in a rush comes back to bite you,

Or couldn't sleep and suffered for it the next day.

May Hermes Krateros, strong and mighty, bring you fortitude.

When your mind moves faster than your tongue,

Then you slip over your words, especially at the worst possible times.

May Hermes Diaktoros, guide and messanger, allow your words to flow freely.

When you leave your bag on a bus, train or ferry,

Crying at the station, hoping someone had turned it in.

May Hermes Eriounês, luck bringer and ready helper, hear your cries. May your belongings be safe in his arms and brought back to you swiftly.

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someday 🐞

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something genuinely insane about going somewhere and getting to feel “i had some of the worst years of my life here” and “i was loved here, once” simultaneously.

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imagine: you get your memories back after years of amnesia to find out your whole species is dead and earth doesn’t exist anymore. that the only thing left of your culture is your weird ex and his busted honda civic that barely even works that he stole from the government when he was 13. And he’s been taking members of an alien species for trips in his honda civic and they’re all like “woah it’s so cool” and you get upset because it’s NOT COOL it’s a honda civic, the turn signals don’t even work “wow it can go up hills” yeah OF COURSE IT CAN GO UP HILLS EVERY CAR COULD DO THAT. but they’ve never seen a car before so everything it does is the coolest thing ever. And your ex’s only tool is a fucking screwdriver which is somehow also cool to this dumbass alien species even though it’s a fucking screwdriver so you just look like an idiot screaming about how none of this is even cool it’s actually really shitty but your whole planet is gone so you can’t even prove it but also you’ve had a constant drumming sounding in your head since you were 10 slowly driving you insane. I would become evil too.

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Elaine Feinstein, from Collected Poems and Translations; “Muse for E. T.,”

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after everything I've ever been though there's only one thing that really truly terrifies me and that is falling so deeply in love that i can't find my way out of it again. so i hold my heart to myself i love but i don't fall in love because falling in love means pain and i don't know if i can handle that kind of pain again.

anyways something I've learned over the years is i can only rely on myself not anyone else and that everyone eventually leaves.