#Devotional polytheism

[seafoamsister]

you were created out of sand from the palm of aphrodites hand. she formed your body, your soul, your life out of bits of the sea & shells. every curve, every hip dip, every dimple, & every freckle she placed upon you for the goal to show beauty in various ways. the back rolls you loathe every time you look in the mirror was once a pebble from the ocean that aphrodite saw beauty in. the mole on your cheek was once a grain of sand aphrodite walked in. you were made with honor honey, you were made with a purpose from blessed lady aphrodite. do not be harsh on yourself. love yourself, treat yourself as a sanctuary. so mote it be

[cursecuelebre]

“Don’t fear the Gods. Don’t worry about death. What’s good is easy to get. What’s bad is easy to endure.” - Epicurus a Greek Philosopher

[devouredbyflame]

Being so afraid of being wrong that you can’t move is actually the worst thing you could do for your practice.

You aren’t imposing on anyone.

You aren’t insulting the Gods. Arguably, you don’t actually know what would be considered insulting unless you’ve actually asked Them.

You’re not going to be beaten up and told you are the worst devotee ever.

You aren’t going to be told by any Deity you are morally imbalanced or impure.

The only thing the Gods are actually concerned with is the ability to get you to listen to Them which means peeling away layers and layers of trauma, biases, and patterns that take you away from Them. They would not forcibly remove you from Their attentions just because you wanted to try something new or do something that no one else is doing.

The ultimate goal of any Divine relationship for either side should always be to draw nearer to Them, not be pushed away because your discernment is inaccurate while you are learning.

[lucaparkk]

helpols for palestine. the gods love all of their children, including those in gaza, and they would never approve of the genocide going on there right now. may lord apollon protect and help heal the injured victims of this genocide. may lady aphrodite, king zeus, queen hera, all of them extend their strength and their protection to those in palestine.

[theic-manic]

While on my monthly errands, passing artwork of Hestia

(Which is also on all the public bins)

And the statue of Nike

I take a moment to thank the Theoi for orchestrating the series of events that lead to me moving to "Little Greece" in February 2023

And I make my trip to the local pharmacy that's owned and run by a Greek family an Apollo devotional act.

Especially given that he made today perfectly clear blue skies despite the forecast for rain.

[sebastophanes]

another marvellous Platonist quote about the perfectly benevolent state of the Theoi

[whereserpentswalk]

We on the left have to realize that someone saying that their god is real and divine but that your god/gods aren't real or aren't gods should be seen in the same light as someone saying their gender is real and valid but that your gender isn't real or is a disorder of some sort. It's hate speech and shouldn't be socially acceptable.

[virgo-vestalis]

all the places Hestia can be found

i don’t think Hestia is limited to the kitchen, hearth, and home. i think she’s everywhere we look for her.

devotional moodboard e-offering 🕯️

[dr-sunshine-md-is-me]

Very funny thing happened while I was redecorating my altars

At least it’s funny to me :b

So, I got a Venus flytrap plant today and wanted to put it on my altar and asked who wanted it and Aphrodite said she did. I didn’t expect who would want it but was still a little shocked when Aphrodite did. Idk why

After I was done, I said “alright, so Aphrodites got her Venus….” And then it hit me like… duh… of course Aphrodite would want the VENUS flytrap. I’m a little slow in the brain

[ancientcanopiess]

my deities trying to help me during a mental breakdown is wild lol

Aphrodite telling me not to cry and that everything is okay while Khnum was stroking my back telling me to draw trying to get me out of a panic attack

and me not being able to listen to Him since i was in the school bathroom without my art supplies.

it wasn’t so funny during my breakdown but now it’s like big humans freaking out over a crazy little bug, lmao

at least im having a little laugh in the after math, will do a thanking offering to both of them tonight for sure

[seafoamsister]

┊ ➶ ｡˚ "mighty aphrodite rising out of the sea foam" henry courtney selous (1803-1890)°

happy april 3, this is dedicated to aphrodite !! blessed be ♡

[lailoken]

Just a gentle reminder that there is a difference between Religious Theory based on historical research/reconstruction and Peronal Gnosis based on direct spiritual experience/intervention. I'm not trying to say one is better or more valid than the other—and I'm aware that there can be a certain degree of overlap—but all too often I see people speaking about Religious Reconstruction and Personal Gnosis like they're the exact same thing, when they're really not. And in my opinion, equating the natures of the two things diminishes the value of both.

[devouredbyflame]

If Deities came to speak with humans face-to-face, most modern polytheists would be wrong.

If called down, Deities would actually be capable of making our lives easier when it comes to working with Them and listening for Their voices. The reason why it’s so hard for people to listen for the Gods is because people don’t necessarily know how important it is to develop their own personal relationship with the Divine.

We are so, so worried about being wrong and we look to other people to tell us which way we go. But there are very few experienced practitioners, even fewer effective teachers (if any at this point) and it is the blind leading the blind.

In all of my years of working with Loki, every single time I had a problem with discernment, it was always due to other people telling me I’m wrong or that their opinion was more important than my intuition. And I believed them because they seemed more knowledgeable. My beliefs I held strongly to in the beginning of my devotion to Him were always bent down by other people thinking they know more than me even though years later, they turned out to be truer than the thoughts I had after I was in a community.

You can call it beginner’s luck, but after years of seeking community, His voice became quieter and quieter. It was when I left pagan groups that I became explicitly aware of what He actually wanted from me. Confirmations started happening, the energy became denser, and things just magically started to work out that never did before and I could hear His voice speak to me in ways I didn’t think were possible prior to this reawakening.

I’m not saying we should be without community, but community resources need to be rewritten to accommodate the fact that us in the West know very little about working with the Gods. We used to. But we have no context for it anymore within society.

We can try to reconstruct a dead culture because you feel like yours is lacking but unless you’re actually receiving direct correspondence with the Divine, you will likely be unlucky in finding Their truest nature.

[lucaparkk]

i need to lay in the sun like a reptile

[theic-manic]

Your Polytheist reminder that if you have altars in your home, then ...

Your housework is tending your temple.

Vacuuming, cleaning up the clutter, dusting... all of it.

Housework suddenly becomes not only easier but spiritually fulfilling when I play music and envision that I am not cleaning my bedroom or apartment but in fact cleaning my modern day temple.

You can dedicate cleaning each room or each corner to a specific deity if you like in addition to your altars.

Cleaning itself is not only great active meditation (it's when I get my best deity insights, such as this very post) but is such an underrated act of worship and devotion.

Witchy tip: sweeping dust etc out the door is a super effective cleansing activity that doesn't require expensive herbs or other ingredients.

Go forth and clean thy temples, babes. 😘🕯🧹

[suncast-moth]

Question, does anyone else get that odd want to just chew on the arms of the gods they work with?? I mean, it might just be the autism, but I absolutely cannot tell.

And, I don't have any mal intent, I just wanna chew for the sake of chewing. Like, some form of affection I guess?? Idk???? I don't get it. Idk if anyone else feels the same.