#Apollon mousagétês

[ravenandmoon]

🎶Apollon Mousagétês & Calliope⚔️

[ravenandmoon]

My main blog is about books, but I still want to share it here too because my reading and writing are almost always a devotional act for Apollon Mousagétês and Calliope. Sometimes even Athena and Hekate (especially when i read non-fiction).

I finished book one of Sword of Truth, Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind, yesterday.

First of all, it was the french edition, so around 980 pages, and it tooks me around a month to read it because I was slow and unable to focus. I've mainly read it during my 5 hours long trips, which was not always ideal. But I've finally finish it and it was really good ! I know it's an old series but there is, in this story, so many interesting ideas. The storytelling is great. The characters are enjoyable to follow and I got very attached to Richard and Kahlan. The book is huge but the chapters are shorts which is really great for my unfocused brain, to be honest. Now, it feels like a young adult for a good half of it, but I'll warn you about the many heavy subjects and events when we get closer to the second half and the end so, please, be carefull.

[ravenandmoon]

When you could do something normal but your main connection to the divine is to listen to Sleep Token.

[ravenandmoon]

One thing that made me grow as a worshiper is that I progressively became more specific about which deties I'm devoted to. Aphrodite Areia, Apollon Mousagétês, Hekate Enodia. It didn't happen right away after two week of telling I was devoted to...No. For example, I started being really close to Artemis and Dionysos during winter and then months after that I started worshiping Erebos...and only then I started to say I'm devoted to Apollon Mousagétês, because i'm not devoted to Apollon Phoibos (which I worship). This made my devotion to Him way easier.

Obviously this is a "me and my practice" thing but honestly, this made everything way less overwhelming for me to be specific when I can. I still struggle though.

[ravenandmoon]

The deities (+ epithets) I dream on having in my space as small shrine (the ones in bold are already there) :

Aphrodite Areia and Ares (where i put on make up and focus on my courage and self-esteem)

Aphrodite Aphrogenês & Philommeidês (for cleansing, skincare, peace and joy)

Athena (for knowledge and studies)

Apollon Mousagétês/Hermes Diaktoros/Calliope (for my writing space)

Hekate Enodia/Artemis Hêmerasia/Selene (for my space for the moon and shadow work)

Hestia/Hera (for my kitchen space)

Haides Ploutôn/Erebos (money stuff and also shadow work/mindfulness)

Hypnos (on my nigthstand, cause i'm insomniac)

[ravenandmoon]

This might be a hot take but I don't think worshiping and devotion are that different. Depending on the language, they are synonyms. I've started calling myself a devotee to Apollon only few months after starting worshiping Him because it was normal, I write novels, I sometimes play music (not as much as I want to tho), I love Him and it's not just about what I do for Him it's also about what my life looks like and He was always there. The only thing that get easier with time is the specificity. "Not devoted to Apollon but Apollon Mousagétês". I worship Apollon Phoibos, are they the same entity ? I'm not sure. This is the kind of doubt a post on Tumblr or a video on TikTok will never fully demonstrate, this is why I don't like to talk about "serious subject" as like, should we do research before starting ? (And believe me when I say I have some thoughts about it.) Because we all have our own experiences. Took me month to say I'm devoted to Apollon. Took me a year to say the same about Hekate Enodia. Took me a year for Aphrodite Areia too. It's still a work in progress with another deity. And there are so many deities that have altars in my studio and all and I don't think about being their devotee... There is no "level of faith" that gave you or not the right to define your relationship with a deity. This is not like saying you're a priest or something. And yeah sometimes I wish I could do better, but this is not just about a god this is also about myself. I wish my mental health was better so I could be better, but I'll never let it mess up with my faith. I'll never let it ruin something peaceful and beautiful.