#pagan Goddess

[akhret]

Prayer to Aset

Aset, The Beautiful Sun, Lady of Joy and Gladness. Fill my heart with your love, make me shine like the radiant sun. Give me comfort in my sorrows; give me strength in my weakness; give me love in the midst of my despair. Wrap your wings around me, Great Mother, and give me the power to rise for a new day.

-Raet / Akhret

[theanic-devotion]

I think I’m leaning towards more of a goddess-worship sort of situation,, but I also don’t think this figure has a sex or gender, or a body at all. It just makes sense to me that I refer to it as a goddess.

I’m trying to do research to see if anyone has thought something similar but all that comes up is Dianic Wicca and “Divine Feminine” which Is not my vibe.

And this figure doesn’t seem to be an “existing” one, as in a named deity from a historical pantheon. It’s just sort of a “Mother Nature” figure as the embodiment of everything.

I prefer figuring things out rather than having a religion forced upon me but dang this hurts my head.

[mypagancottage]

[amythystraine]

The Pagan Goddess ~ Triple Goddess

The Crone…

I don’t know if it’s this time of year or this phase of life I’m in now, but I feel a tremendous magnetic pull to The Crone. I relish her– I revel in the beauty of her darkness and the depth of her knowledge and all the life tasted that she represents to me. She is a milestone, a goal, an accomplishment.

She brings to me a sense of peace, as I hope she does to all of you.

The Mother…

It is the Mother aspect of the Goddess that seems to encompass most of our lives– we are the nurturers. Whether we are women who have given birth to our own children, or find ourselves entrusted with the care of other women’s children. And it is not only the children of the world we nurture, but the animals, the earth itself, and the men in our lives. We nurture growth in all things, including new ideas and ventures, in the arts and literature, in all things worthwhile that need careful care and a magic touch. Within that magic touch is the promise of creation and growth.

The Maiden…

It has been my experience that the older a woman gets, the farther away the Maiden feels. It is probably a natural progression. And yet, even women entering the more mature phases of life need the vital life force of this aspect of the Goddess. She is what propels us forward with strength and tenacity and the self-confidence to discover our inner selves and our hidden strengths.

[walkingwiththegods1]

Pagan Misconceptions Clarified: Why Guabancex, is NOT; "Only The Goddess of The Hurricanes, than menaces to The Caribbean; every year?!"

    I'll be honest, with all of you: This is the only of my series of posts, than I wasn't so happy to write; but... I feel forced to write it, 'cause as someone than was born and growed in The Caribbean; (And the first time I met Guabancex, she helped me to get out of a very horrid situation) well... I am like least say, "The closest person in Earth, to who she manifest in ways than people can't even imagine" Saying that... This is the last of my "Pagan Misconceptions Clarified" than I would do for a while, hoping than you will learn a lot about each Deity than are close to me; and than the trouble than took me to write this particular post, will be worthy for the reader; if you someday decides to live in this misterious lands, so you can be better prepared. With all of this say: Let's get started!

   Guabancex, is The Taino Goddess of The Hurricanes; and even thought many people think this is her only Dominion, she was a very important Deity for The Arawaks across all The Islands of The Caribbean; since The Lesser Antilles, Bahamas; The South tip of Florida, and of course; The Great Antilles, where The Tainos developed the most advanced civilization of The Caribbean. Guabancex, is much more than The Goddess of the destructive storms called Hurricanes; and after you ended to read this post, not only will you know what other powers she have; but... You will know the secret of why she was the most important female Deity in Taino Culture, and why she was extremely feared for them; and why we should have a bit of respect and feared her, today...

   Guabancex, according to Arawak/Taino Myth... Is the Daughter of Atabey, (The Mother Goddess of Fertility, than was the first being to exist; and was totally alone in The Void) and is the sister of five other supreme beings; including Itiba Cahibaba, (Her only sister) and Yocahu; (The other supreme being, than Tainos gave the same importance than to Guabancex) Guabancex, was born without a father; equally as her brothers and sister, and she is in a constant conflict with Yocahu; 'cause Yocahu sided with Atabey. Her symbol, is an angry face with the arms stretched in opossite directions like a ''S'; and her name, have different meanings; in Taino's Language, than may means: ''Mistress of The Hurricanes'', ''Mistress of The Wind and Water''; or... ''Lady of The Winds''.

   The myth about Guabancex's relation with the Hurricanes, is this: A female Cemí than lives in a country of the Chieftain Aumatex, and she controls the winds; and people gave her offerings of food to appeased her, but... When this failed, she get out of her place always angry; and calls to her two assistants: Gautauba, (her herald than announces the arrival of Guabancex with the hurricane, by blowing a fotuto [Hollow seashell with holes, to makes music with it]) and Coastriquie; (The Cemí of The Sea, than controls water and causes flash floodings) and she started to tell to the other Cemies, (Plural for Cemí) to help her with her destructive labor; and she started to blow the winds more stronger and violent, and she began to spiral joining the waters of Coastriquie with the thunder and lightning of Gautauba; she releases the winds and waters, which finally destroys to everything in their path.

    Guabancex, is too: The Goddess of The Winds and Breeze, The Goddess of The Rain; and... The Only Female Cemí and The Ruler of The Cemies!

    The Goddess of The Winds and Breeze: Tainos, depended so much of good weather to fish; and, to have a day of less agobiant heat; so they prayed to Guabancex to have a calm enough so they could have fish to eat, and a refreshing day to do their chores more easily!

    The Goddess of The Rain: The no. 1 activity of Taino's Economy, was Agriculture; which means than they depended of fresh clear water for their plantations, to make possible the survival of their families and communities. Even when they tended to go to Yocahu; (The Taino God of Vegetation, and The God of their Principal Food: The Yucca's Root) to have a succesful harvest... To makes that to happen, they depended completely of The Rain; so they used to prayed a lot to Guabancex, so plants could grow; so they could have their food on the table!

    The Only Female Cemí and The Ruler of The Cemies: Cemí, was the name than recieved the minor Deities in The Taino Pantheon; and Guabancex, stand out for being the only female Cemí; but... She was called too, "The Most Powerful of all The Cemies''; and... She was so powerful and feared for the other Deities, than the other Cemies; (Plural for Cemí) did what she commanded, at once!

    Guabancex's importance resides in two things: The first, as a very fierce Deity; she was one of the most followed Taino's Gods in The Caribbean, to the point than The most Powerful and Rich Cacique (Chieftain in Taino) of The Hispaniola; it was said than he was a follower of this Deity. Because The Tainos depended heavily in fair weather, for most of their daily tasks; and Hurricanes were feared not only for the destruction they left, but too; for the disease and famine they left behind, so appeased the fury of Guabancex was essential for The Tainos could keep their almost idylic life. And, the second; is because Guabancex... Was the Mother of The Taino People, with Yocahu!

    One Spaniard recorded, than Guabancex's Followers; people of all the ages with an adorn on their forehead with an angry face in it; used to peregrinate outdoors, and for a moment they stoped to walk, and started to put angry expressions on their own faces; as a way to show their devotion to her, before to start to walk again to their next stop.

    And, now... Why Guabancex was so feared by The Arawak/Taino people?! The only way to understand this part, is going back in time; when Spaniards arrived to The Caribbean, more than 530 years ago: Columbus and his crew, encountered in The Hispaniola; (The island than today shares Haiti and The Dominican Republic) with a Chieftain called Guacanagarix, (to who he befriended, after Guacanagarix rescued to Columbus and his people; of the Sinking of Columbus's Main Ship, The Santa Maria) and decides to lived there for the rest of his plan of Conquest. Guacanagarix, informed to Columbus of anything; including about an phenomenon, called Hurricane, than was the worst possible storm ever. Columbus, doesn't have to wait much; to found it: Two hurricanes hitted The Hispaniola's town of Isabela, and the destruction was so grave; than Columbus had to abandon the first Spanish Settlement, forever. At the passing of time, (after The Tainos were almost extinted...) people got interested in their language; including the meaning behind the word Hurricane. Hurricane, means in Arawak/Taino; "Wind of The Gods", 'cause Taino believed than the same where a punishment of The Gods sended for doing evil, from... Yes, you guessed it: Guabancex!...  

    But, now you may think: "Why the free lesson of History and Native American Language, here?!...'' As someone said, once: ''Patience, is a virtue!'', and... I say now, why I did this!

    Hurricane, was thoughted to being only the name for the storm; and... It was thoughted too, than the Taino God Hurakan; (The Caribbean God... Not The Mayan God!) was the one than rules over this element... The thing is, than after many studies; we got the conclusion, than The God Hurakan, NEVER was the one than mades and sended the hurricane, but it was Guabancex; the one than sended it all this time. And, not only that: She is the one than give orders to Hurakan to helped her, in her destructive mission!  

    But, this is not the only surprising finding about Guabancex; and her relation with the Hurricane...

   The Tainos, left their presence in language today; with many words than passed to Spanish; English, and into many languages in The World; and with a combination of language and research, it came another conclusion than is very frightening about The Hurricane, and Guabancex: Hurricane, is not only the name for the storms in the Caribbean... According with some stories left at the time of The Conquest in The Caribbean, The Tainos named too; as Hurricanes, to: Earthquakes, Tsunamis; Droughts, Volcanic Eruptions, Floods, Mudslides; Landslides, Storm Surges, Riverine Flooding, High Winds; Flash Floods, Wildfires, Severe Local Storms, Strong Winds; (and, in rare ocasions; Tornadoes, Hailstorms; Lightning Storms, Waterspouts, Sinkholes, Heat Waves... And Cold Waves.) Yes... This is the creepiest truth, about Guabancex: She rules, over ALL THE DESTRUCTIVE PHENOMENONS; THAN OCURRS IN THE CARIBBEAN! (If you want to scream, you can do it now: I was too scared, after knowing this a few years ago; than I couldn't scream at all!)

   Now all you know, with who I have to deal with: She is the only Deity, than my relation is not very good; but... I'm not the kind of person than will left to others, the brunt than entails having a Deity like her; in their life. (After all, I'm still somehow grateful of her; even if I'm not very fond of her, or... Of her methods!)

    Curious Fact: Two years before the arrival of Spaniards to The Hispaniola, Guarionex; (one of the most powerful Caciques in the Island), recieved a vision of a Cemí, than told him than the profecy than left Yocahu before to leave to his children; The Tainos, ''Than one day will came men, with skin of the color of the clouds in the days of sun; than will destroyed to their poor descendents'' It was about to happen: It was said than the Cemí than tried to prepare to The Tainos, to avoided the sad fate than fell over them; was Guabancex. (I can't imagine how she felt, when all of them were enslaved; killed or died for the brutal and merciless explotation of the Spaniards, and than before they died... They converted to a new religion, and before to die; they started to behave worse than ever!)

   The thousands of Spaniard Ships, than are sunk in the deep of The Caribbean; today, was the response of not only a Deity; than losed to all her followers: She was a mother than losed too, TO ALL HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS! (If you have a family member, or someone than you love as family; and is near of you, a day after the date when Spain legalized the cruel repartations of Tainos in The Caribbean; many centuries ago... Send them a message telling them how important they are for you, or; if you have them at the reach of your arms; please gives them a hug. [Is only when we read things like this, than we starts to apreciate what is really important in our lifes!])

   The mayority of The Caribbean people than lives today, have mostly forgot their Arawak/Taino heritage; and what is more, of the Myths of The First Inhabitants; but, by my own experiences I can tell you than Guabancex's presence is real; and she still have power in her Lands. If you ever live in The Caribbean, remember than her only demand; is not doing evil to any person and living being, while you are there. (For what I have seen... She has not mercy with abusers, bullies; violent people, people than do harm willfully to family or friends, or... Than hurt intentionally to the innocents!)

    And this is all, about The Taino Goddess of The Winds, Breeze; Rain and Hurricanes, than have Absolute Power over all The Caribbean: Guabancex!

    Have all of you a Life, where you can always be in good terms with The Deities, in any land you were born, travel or lives... So Be It!

[delightintheway]

Man's Holidays vs. God's Holy Days (comparison): https://answersonlygodcangive.com/Regarding_the_Holidays_of_Men

*Also See - Answers Only God Can Give: - Thus Says The Lord Regarding Easter: https://answersonlygodcangive.com/Regarding_the_Holidays_of_Men#Easter - Regarding The Holy Days of God: https://answersonlygodcangive.com/Regarding_The_Holy_Days_of_God "*And no, "Easter" in the KJV doesn't count, as it is a gross double mistranslation of the word "Passover": - First: Easter (which is filled with pagan-laced traditions and a name derived from a pagan goddess) for most is supposed to be "the resurrection day of Messiah" which is actually First Fruits. - And second: In the KJV "Easter" is put in place of the word "Passover" (which is the correct translation)."

[thetelesterion]

Demeter, goddess of fertility and the harvest, an image likely based off of a Roman original. (Updated description due to deeper research!!) After doing digging this image is not in fact from the temple of Eleusis but is rather a modern version of a (possibly) Roman relief of a similar kind!

The image which likely served as the basis for the modern one, photograph taken in 1864. Image source Right now it's really unknown where this original relief came from as there's little to no information from the museum listing I found this on, but I will continue to update this as time goes on if I find more info. For anyone else, feel free to update and reblog if you find more info before I do! UPDATE: original image source has been found for the Roman relief, it is located at the Lourve! Source

[bitter69uk]

“Elizabeth Taylor has been a colossal pagan goddess to me since I was 11 or 12. I was so lucky to have seen her at her height. And my sensibility as a culture critic and as a feminist was deeply formed by her. In the US in the 1950s, blondes were the ultimate Aryan ideal. Perky blondes like Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds and Sandra Dee ruled the roost! And then there was Elizabeth Taylor with that gorgeous, brunette, ethnic look. She looked Jewish, Italian, Spanish, even Moorish! She was truly transcultural -- it was a radical resistance to the dominance of the blond sorority queens and cheerleaders. And then her open sexuality in that puritanical period! It was so daring … Elizabeth Taylor was bad! She was a bad girl! I loved it … She is Babylonian pagan woman -- the goddess Ishtar, the anti-Mary!”

Camille Paglia on volatile, hedonistic screen diva Elizabeth Taylor (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011), who was born 92 years ago today. This glorious photo is as if someone instructed, Alexa! Show me the definition of the word “movie star”! (Remember: we’re presenting the Elizabeth Taylor film Butterfield 8 (1960) at the Lobotomy Room cinema club on 21 March. Info).

Elizabeth Taylor, Lido, Paris, 1964 - François Gragnon

[illustratus]

The Triumph of Light over Darkness by Franz von Matsch

[thegraveyardwitch]

Petition for the Greek Temples to be rebuilt, so that I can pray to the gods in all their glory

[amythystraine]

Now in Print & Kindle

"The Divine Me: Embracing Your Inner Goddess" is now available in both Print & Kindle @ Amazon, $4.99/Kindle and $9.24/Paperback...

[bitter69uk]

“Elizabeth Taylor is a creation of show business, within which she has lived since she began as a child star. She has the hyper-reality of a dream vision. Meryl Streep, with her boring decorum, is welcome to her pose of unpretentious working actor. I’ll take trashy, glitzy Old Hollywood any day. Elizabeth Taylor, heartily eating, drinking, lusting, laughing, cursing, changing husbands and buying diamonds by the barrel, is a personality on the grand scale. She is a monarch in an age of glum liberals. As a star she has, unlike Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn, no sexual ambiguity in her persona. Earthy and sensual, passionate and willful, yet tender and empathetic, Elizabeth Taylor is woman in her many lunar phases, admired by all the world.” 

Pop culture critic Camille Paglia swooning over the volatile, hedonistic screen diva in her essay “Elizabeth Taylor: Pagan Queen” in the March 1992 issue of Penthouse Magazine. Taylor (27 February 1932 - 23 March 2011) died on this day twelve years ago. The next Lobotomy Room cinema club at Fontaine’s bar is Thursday 20 April – and the featured presentation will be an Elizabeth Taylor film! One of her weirdest, wildest ones (and in her case, that’s really saying something). Details will follow soon.

Elizabeth Taylor photographed by Gary Bernstein

[walkingwiththegods1]

An Special Note for Aphrodite

   (Note: In The Ancient Attic's Calendar, The Birthdays of The Gods and Goddesses; was celebrated each month, instead of annually, and Aphrodite's Birthday; was the 4th Day, of every month; so... I decided to makes this post, that wasn't really easy to do for me; because I'm don't really like to deal or talk about my feelings at all, but... I decided to make an effort; today, so... Aphrodite: This post, is for you!)

    Dear Aphrodite:

    The first time I met you, I already have give up to any hope on anything related to love: I was humilliated in an awful way, a few months before to met you; by the person that I liked the most, after he found out than I had feelings; for him. (You know: At 17 years old, I was too innocent and naive; for my own good...)

    Two weeks later, after "My biggest flop in love, ever!..."; I visualized myself in a natural place, where I grabbed my heart in my hand; and after telling to myself: "Why I need this?!... I'm tired of being the one that loves others, and never been loved in return; and now... Everybody in Highschool is mocking me, or worse... They feels pity of me! I will saves myself of a lot of troubles, if I get rid of this! I only have suffered for having a heart! ...And, Love!... Only causes me, a lot of pain! From now on, I don't gonna think in have a couple; or romance, or Love... I'm only going to think in finishes Highschool... I don't want to back to fall in love, again: I don't need a Heart, anymore!" After telling this, I saw myself throwing my heart; seeing 'till it dissapeared completely of my sight; and I slowly walked away, with the firm intention of never back to feel love for no one; to avoid to suffer and been hurt, again...

   ...Maybe that was why, I ended calling your attention.

  You appeared in front of me in a vision, one afternoon of May: A young woman, with a pale skin than seems like a slightly mix of lovely hue of pink and sun-kissed skin, (Like a marble statue, who somebody throwed a drop of pale rose and tan tint; by accident) green eyes; adorned with the thickest and blackest eyelashes I ever saw in my life, a body not skinny or plus size, blonde long curly hair that looks like a flowing 18k gold; medium size fingernails, in an ancient greek fuchsia long dress with thin strips on both shoulders; and... The face adorned by a set of heart shape lips with the color of pomegranate, with a smile that talks only of confidence; sex appeal, and... Power. Without saying a word, I knew you wasn't human; (for your perfect appareance, and the huge energy your exuded) and you extended a hand toward me, as a way to told me; that you would only stay, if I accepted you.

    After all I suffered months ago, I thoughted in not grabbing you hand and walks away; but... I realized something: Even if I thoughted that... I don't really wanted to walk away, I don't knew why; but, the day was advancing and I have to decides; and for the first thing in months, I didn't used what I think in my lonely life; devoid of affection, to takes a decision...

     ...I grabbed your hand, at the end.

     Is have been a trip, where I found that this lovely powerful being; wanted to be near a human which nobody tried to meet, and somehow; I was starting with feeling better, including Highschool stopped to being so unbearable: I only made one friend the months left to finished it, while The Director abused of her authority; The Vicedirector puts me more homework than to my schoolmates, and The Secretary, searching any reason to insulted me or ignored my demands as an student; but... I wasn't that bad, when I'm I felt more close to you; every single day that passed...

      I didn't knew, that our relation will change that much; in that short time!

      I thoughted that only was friendship was binded us together, but... I was so wrong! I was so oblivious, and lost in my pain of what I suffered in Love; (and many months before, when Loki saved me) that you had to told me directly what was you were thinking, and made me aware of my own feelings; and about all, of the kind of bond we shared: I felt, well... Stupid, ashamed of myself; more clumsy than ever, and... Totally unworthy: "There are, more people in The World... Why, ME?!" Was the only thing that I asked you, and you don't said a word; because you knew that I needed time.

    We just hugged in silence, while I shaked for the uncertainty, confusion; and above all... By the fear.

   I only heared about those kinds of relations in myths, BUT... That was like, I don't know... Thousands of years, ago?!  My Christian Upbringing was messing up with my mind, despite I never believed or followed 100% any of that stuff; including those ideas of Sex as something bad, or... That a woman body is something to be ashamed with, and not being proud and felt sexy inside your skin; or... What a woman should, or shouldn't do: My parents raised me to being perfect, and that includes that ethic that I started to see in a new light. (My parents don't knew in that time, about what I felt; and because a never have a lover or a couple, they were 100% certain; than, I was supposed to be... "Straight..." ...Ugh: The foolish assumption made by parents, ever! The only way to know, is asking to their teenager; AND... Love them, anyway: Life and society; is already hard enough; without your family and supposedly friends, making it; harder than ever) I was a teenager in legal age, but I was still treated like a minor; with not choices, including the important ones; and you treated me like my opinion really matters, and that you will accepted anything I decided, even if that means only be friends; or even breaking your heart by told you than, it was better to never seeing each other; again, and close my heart to the love forever...

    But... Why let that Society, my Upbringing; and all that damaging notions, to destroys the only strong emotional connection I had, (Besides Loki's) even if it wasn't with a human being?! Since I can remember, Society and most people I knew; only treated me horrible, or abused me; or, ignored me; rudely: I don't owe them to be miserable, or alone; because I am not, "physically perfect"; and "Don't accepts me for who I am"... For the first time of my perfect life, I did something wild and crazy; but... I never looked back, since then: I just gave up a fight with myself... Than never had any sense to have, at all!

   I was happy, but a bit worry: Loki, sometimes appeared; but... I was thrilled and happy to saw him, too?! ...WHY?!... It doesn't had any sense to me: I don't wanted nothing to do with men, anymore; but... Somehow, speaking with him and seating next to each other; made me happy too, in the same way I felt about Aphrodite's presence; when we speaked and she seated next to me: I was 23 years old, when my confusion finally ended; after hearing a conversation by accident, and for the next two weeks; I lived in denial, but... I finally accepted the unavoidable truth of my life.

   When I losed a person I admired the most, in the worst possible way; almost all my family was very insensible with me, about it: You, with Loki and the other Gods; were the only beings that were there for me, to comforted me and being near of me; while I was so heartbroken. I was forced to go to a course, an later to college; being harder to concentrated in the latter, and... It if wasn't for you and the other Deities been there, I would have spended all that first year of college; crying inconsolably, and only be aware of my lost; and of my new found lack of faith, in the goodness of Mankind...

     When I felt betrayed, losed in my thoughts of anxiety; or in depression; you was there with your presence, and only a hug; a squeeze of your hand, or only feeling your energy; was enough to makes me feel that I wasn't that alone or sad, after all.

     When I remembered those horrible things I suffered, you with Loki; and the other Gods, were to gave many weeks of ill luck to that evil person: You acted with the same ferocity as the others, and after I realized what you and the others did for me; I saw how much all of you, care for me: My pain... Was your pain, too... And I am very grateful, for that!

    Many years ago, when my once friends betrayed me; you with the other Gods, gave them what they deserved; after being so unfair and cruel with me, and one of my relatives was punished recently by you many years later; of telling something really awful, about you. I was angry too for that, and I never said something about it to you; because... She really deserved it: You never did nothing to her, and she just crossed the line; by judging you in that way!  

   And, because in Love; not all "Is a bed of roses..." We had our moments of terrible desunion, of not speaking to each other; or yelling to each other, and in those moments; I too, saw you other face: When you changed and leaved me alone in one of those many fights, I suffered terribly by not knowing if you will back again; or... If we could be together someday, without verbally lashing to each other. So, that was the only thing I did: To wait...

    ...And ten years ago, one day you just came exactly as I met you; and almost everything have being in peace, since then.

   People said many things about you, but they don't know you are so wise in a way; that only someone can be by using their heart, and how fierce you are; when you fight for the ones you love and care, and how strong you are: I don't understand how you can still smile, after all the people you have loved and lost; and all the rejection you have suffered all this centuries... You really are extremely strong, because I have heared of even the strongest of men to crumble; for only one big tragedy or news, to never get up again; and you just goes on, despite that you have three heavy weights inside your heart: A great amount of Pain, tons of Courage... And a endless capacity to Love, above of all the things!

     Loki, teached me to feel loved and safed; in the dark, but... You teached me, to feel loved and safed; under the light!

     Thank you... For love me for who I am, for never let me wear a mask of perfection in front of you; for don't leaved me alone in my worst, for hug me when I told you to do the contrary, for attacking to the ones that doesn't have mercy of me, for makes me realizes I wasn't unlovable after all for don't be "The ideal of beauty"; for loving me even if I am not who everybody expected you to love, for never stepped on my heart, care about my feelings, and... For loving me, when I losed all hope in Love; and to being loved.  

      Hail, Aphrodite: The Lovely and Powerful Goddess!

      Hail, Aphrodite: The One that loves, even to the ones that can't love themselves!

      Hail, Aphrodite: The Beautiful and Fearless Warrior, that make us stronger with Love!

      Hail, Aphrodite: Who Loves beyond the bounds of Race, Sex's Orientations and Genders!

      Hail, Aphrodite: Who, is too... The Other Half of My Heart!

[aureliaeiter]

Friendly reminder that you don't need to be on any “level” of witchcraft to worship the Hellenic gods because

1. Being a polytheist or a pagan doesn't equal being a witch.

2. These deities were worshipped by literal children back then as there was no fear of them being harmed.

If someone is telling you “this deity is for beginners/advanced practitioners/whatever” then they're either misinformed or they're purposefully trying to seem spiritually above you so you consider them as some sort of spiritual guide.

[keysatthecrossroad]

Artwork by Machuca

Offering yourself to Hekáte:

Hekáte, enjoys offerings that are not only personal to Her but personal to those devoted to Her as well.

Artwork, poetry, song, dance, chants, and prayers that you have created. Offer Her your favorite food, play your favorite song for Her, sweepings from your home, flowers from your garden. Strands of your hair, a spritz of your perfume, clippings from your nails.

Continue to offer Her things that She loves but don't forget to pour yourself and your love into those offerings too.

Hekáte called you, She wants to know you, She wants your devotion.

Hail the Goddess of All, Hekáte Enodia.