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i did 100000% just hex donald trump btw

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Penelope's final gambit, you will always be famous, no matter the subtext.

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♥️ How to hide your Practice from your Parents ♥️

♥️Cook devotional meals

♥️ Devote an everyday object: I Devote my Skincare to Aphrodite for example ♥️

♥️Make a digi-altar instead of a real one (DM me if your in need of ideas)

♥️Instead of Tarot Cards,Use playing cards or a book

♥️Use a bracelet or a piece of beaded jewelry as a prayer rope

♥️Go outside and pick a Bouquet of Flowers for your Deity ♥️

♥️Pray to the Gods to make you appreciate the simpler of honouring them

♥️Write Poems to your Deities

♥️Talk to them every morning and every night

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fyi your religious and spiritual practices don't have to make sense to anyone other than you.

im a christopagan, and most people can't wrap their heads around that. how i can pray the rosary and consult saints, and then proceed to light candles and do devotional acts for aphrodite and hestia.

but the thing is, they don't need to understand it. i understand it.

don't let anyone tell you your practice is invalid because they don't understand it. you understand it.

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*grabs you and shakes you but gently cause I love you* you do not need to be ‘called’ to worship the gods. Just worship. Please just worship if it is what your heart wants.

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Hot take. But just because something is an open practice or religion, it doesn't mean you shouldn't look into the history and context of worship and respect the culture and rituals. Yes, even if you are an eclectic pagan.

Example, even if you just want to worship/work with Ra or Osiris, you should absolutely respect the 42 Laws of Maat. And if you are a greek polytheist, you should absolutely look into miasma and respect the customs when it comes to it as much as you can in modern day society. If you are a roman polytheist, you should cover your head during rituals (correct me if i am wrong on that one!).

Gods will also appreciate your effort to worship them accordingly in this society that looks down on pagan religions and waters them down to "mythology".

Of course, you don't have to do everything 100% the way it was done in ancient times, but it's the thought and effort that counts.It's NOT a great mindset that you can do whatever you want with open religions!

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advice for baby helpol

i wont really consider myself a 'baby helpol' since im much confident in my worship and have learnt, but ofc, im still learning. heres my advice to anyone who is starting out.

⁜ keep a journal with hymns, poems, and information on the gods. make it look pretty if thats what you want.

⁜ pick up on baking! its fun and they make great food offerings.

⁜ please dont use information from modern retellings (or worse.. 'feminist' retellings from booktok.) unless you have done your research and you know its factual.

⁜ wanna learn about the gods? are the books from that time too overwhelming? no fear, overly sarcastic productions is here (but keep in mind, you have to be over 14 and they have a non-religious, academic approach.)

⁜ get candles! they can be white, or have no scent, so as long as you have good intention.

⁜ no gemstones? go on a walk and collect rocks. rocks are means of honoring the gods.

⁜ broke and have no tarot cards? print them out, draw them

⁜ if you want to make tiny altars (for travelling or because youre in the closet), use matchstick boxes, tin boxes, etc! put a symbol of your deity and a prayer, and some matchsticks.

⁜ practice the pillars of hellenism.

⁜ honor the gods on their days, this can be like writing a poem for them, or drawing them, or making an offering.

⁜ you can worship more than one god, even if you dont work with them. youre a hermes devotee but youre praying to athena for that math exam? go for it! youre a phanes devotee but youre worshipping thanatos? go buckaroo

⁜ your worship doesnt have to be 'aesthetic'. make sure its clean and tidy. the gods care about your devotion, not how pretty it is.

ill add more if i remember any, gods bless you!

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I'm a Zeus devotee, of course in addition to his hymn, I have Hera, Hestia, and Poseidons memorized😭

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31 Days of Hellenic Polytheism

Anyone can participate regardless of how long you’ve been a Hellenic polytheist! My hope is to use these questions to reflect on the year, and repeat next year to see what has changed, and hopefully to continue doing that every year!

Answer in as much or as little detail as you see fit. You are allowed to skip any questions that you are uncomfortable answering. These questions can also apply to heroes, not just deities. You can pick specific deities to answer each one, or answer the questions with all the deities you worship. This might apply to other Pantheons and I’m happy for it to be used as such. Feel free to tweak some of the questions to fit those pantheons if you’d like!

Please link this list on your posts with your answers so that it is easy for others to find if they want to participate too after seeing your answers.

THIS IS TO BE DONE DURING DECEMBER, I’M JUST POSTING THE LIST NOW SO PEOPLE CAN FIND IT!

Have fun!

DAY ONE: Who was the first deity you began worshipping? Do you still worship them now? If this has been answered before: how has your worship changed since last year?

DAY TWO: Which deity did you most recently start worshipping? Were you called to them or did you reach out first? Do you think there were specific reasons behind why you were drawn to them?

DAY THREE: How long ago did you start Hellenic Polytheism?

DAY FOUR: Are there any deities you don’t currently worship but want to learn about?

DAY FIVE: How much have you bonded with your deities?

DAY SIX: What’s one way you incorporate Hellenic Polytheism into your routine (daily, weekly, monthly, etc?)

DAY SEVEN: Are you openly a Hellenic Polytheist offline? How does being open/not being open effect your worship?

DAY EIGHT: Do you have altar(s)? If you do, how do you use it? If you don’t have one, do you want one? Why/why not?

DAY NINE: Is there a practice that’s common among other Hellenic Polytheists that you’re skeptical about?

DAY TEN: What’s something you’ve learned about Hellenic Polytheism that you wish you knew sooner?

DAY ELEVEN: What is the clearest sign you’ve received from a deity?

DAY TWELVE: Do you do food offerings or libations? What do you do with the food/drink after you’ve offered it?

DAY THIRTEEN: Do you write your own prayers?

DAY FOURTEEN: Do you have any hobbies that fit any of your deities’ domains?

DAY FIFTEEN: How has your worship changed you?

DAY SIXTEEN: If you could give one piece of advice to someone who’s just starting in Helpol, what would it be?

DAY SEVENTEEN: Send out some love! Are there any Helpol blogs here on tumblr that you follow and really like?

DAY EIGHTEEN: How can you best describe your relationship with each of your deities?

DAY NINETEEN: If you had to assign one song to each of the deities you worship, what songs would you choose?

DAY TWENTY: Do you have a favourite aspect of Hellenic Polytheism?

DAY TWENTY-ONE: Are there any retellings/adaptations of greek mythology that you LIKE? Why/why not?

DAY TWENTY-TWO: Is there an aspect of Hellenic polytheism you haven’t yet gotten to try but hope to in the future? Do you have any other Helpol-related goals for next year?

DAY TWENTY-THREE: What’s a bit of UPG you have with your deities?

DAY TWENTY-FOUR: What’s an offering you’ve made that you’re really proud of?

DAY TWENTY-FIVE: What was the most surprising thing you’ve learnt about Hellenic Polytheism or your deities?

DAY TWENTY-SIX: Do you celebrate any festivals? Which ones or why not?

DAY TWENTY-SEVEN: Share a fun fact about one or more of your deities which you think is underrated or not well-known

DAY TWENTY-EIGHT: What is your favourite myth?

DAY TWENTY-NINE: What is an aspect of your deities you really appreciate?

DAY THIRTY: Do you have a visual interpretation of your deities? Is this different from usual depictions you see of them?

DAY THIRTY-ONE: Share a positive experience you’ve had this month/year with one or more of your deities

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Reminder that the Percy Jackson series is not an accurate source of Greek mythology.

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Nazis will never be welcome in paganism. They have no space in our communities, we will have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to nazis. You have no right to the cultures, gods and religions you hijack to spread your disgusting ideologies. You will find no refuge or comraderie amongst pagans.

Reblog to let nazis know they’re not welcome here.

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Polls before the premiere were something... Different. I loved them.

There was a poll: Who would win? Hermes vs Poseidon?

Hermes won

Another poll: Who would win? Hermes vs Athena?

Athena won

In my mind, Hermes just threw glitter in Poseidon's eyes. He tried the same on Athena, but she covered herself with her shield.

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as always i have to interrupt everyone’s happiness with angst. So imagine, just imagine, the joy that ctimene felt knowing that her brother was alive and rushing to the palace. Penelope and Odysseus finish their song and the door is immediately slammed opened by Ctimene who throws her hands around Odysseus and hugs him. Only Odysseus can’t hug her back, he just can’t. And Penelope knows, by just looking at her husband, that the phrase “trading friends like objects” meant so much more than she thought. And there is weight in the air as Ctimene pulls out and asks “Where’s Eurylochus?”

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The person I reblogged this from deserves to be happy

I tried to scroll past this. I really did

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I Can’t Help But Wonder absolutely KILLS ME because it sounds like a lullaby, it sounds like Dear Theodosia, except ODYSSEUS COULD NEVER SING HIS SON LULLABIES WHEN HE WAS SMALL, so now he has to sing it to him while he’s an adult. and Telemachus is singing it BACK to him. oh god i’m ill

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Odysseus, fighting the suitors: The last 20 years have been the longest, most tiring years I've ever experienced.

Odysseus, meeting Telemachus: It's been 20 years already? Wow, I can't believe how time flies 🥰.