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and just when you get the motivation to pray and give offerings daily, Hermes asks you to listen to fUCKING NICKELBACK

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recent travels 🪽

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digital offering for Lord Hermes 🪽

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Διονυσος <3

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Low energy Devotional Acts for when you have no energy (or time, or money, etc.) pt. 4

🍇Dionysos🍇

- eat some grapes or have some grape juice or sparkling grape juice (or wine if able and of age)

- listen to party music

- read plays

- try your hand at writing your own play! Doesn’t have to be good or anything! So long as it makes you happy it’s good enough!

- watch musicals or plays

- listen to musical soundtracks

- learn about the history of theatre

- learn about viticulture and vineyards

- wear something tiger or leopard print

- take care of your mental health

- listen to a devotional playlist for Him

- do things that bring you pleasure: eat your favorite food, have your favorite drink, engage in an activity that you enjoy, listen to your favorite music, etc. it can be anything doesn’t have to be something huge

- listen to party soundscapes (may sound odd but it’s something and it works)

- watch documentaries about any of his sacred animals

🏹Artemis🏹

- watch documentaries or do a deep dive about plagues and diseases

- learn about archery

- watch archery competitions

- learn about hunting

- learn about national parks, national forests, state parks, nature reserves, and the like!

- do nature and/or animal related coloring pages

- listen to nature soundscapes

- learn about deer

- read up on herbalism

- learn about the moon! It’s phases, it’s importance, etc.

- listen to a devotional playlist to Her

- learn about animal conservation efforts

- watch nature documentaries/shows or animal documentaries/shows

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Items for Lord Dionysus’ altar

Wine

Grapes

Statues and/or images of Dionysus

Apples

Goblets

Wine glasses

Ethically sourced furs

Statues of leopards, tigers, snakes, and/or bulls

Theater masks

Play programs

Phallic imagery

Fake or real plants

Pinecones

wildflowers

Wine corks, bottles, or labels

Bottle caps

Pride flags and/or pins

Condoms

Candles

Scripts

Garnet

Ruby

Amethyst

These are all suggestions and common associations of Dionysus. If you do not have some of these or don’t feel comfortable owning some of these, that is valid. We all have different practices and how you do yours will differ from mine.

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🍇 Subtle Dionysus Worship 🥂

Drinking grape juice or wine; fruity drinks also work; raise a glass to him

Eating food that you love, especially comfort foods

Hosting or attending parties

Hanging out with loved ones

Celebrating your accomplishments, big or small

Having a candle that reminds you of him (no altar needed)

Putting on grape-scented or fruit-scented perfumes/colognes

Wearing jewelry that reminds you of him

Seeking community; LGBTQ+ support groups, gamer groups, fandom groups, etc.

Having a bull, leopard, goat, or cat stuffed animal

Decorating parts of your room with real or fake ivy vines

Growing a plant, especially ivy or vined plants

Wearing showy or lavish outfits; wearing outfits that make you feel good about yourself

Taking care of your mental health; finding new and healthy ways to cope with issues

Keeping a mental health journal

Keeping a picture of him in your wallet

Having leopard, bull, or big cat imagery around

Taking a hike/walk in a local forest or nature preserve

Taking a walk at night, especially on a new or full moon (only if safe in your area, please)

Dancing, especially to songs that make you feel wild, free, and expressive

Listening to energizing or expressive music

Watching/reading musicals or plays

Performing in a musical or play (including backstage and tech)

Taking your medications; setting reminders for them

Taking care of yourself physically and emotionally

Learning to accept both the "dark" and "light" parts of yourself

Being kind to those outcast by society, especially the homeless and addicts

Volunteering at a homeless shelter

Engaging in activities that bring you joy, especially those that are looked down upon

Finding ways to be rebellious, especially towards authority (don't do this if it risks your own safety)

Expressing yourself in little ways if unable to be open about it (wearing a bracelet that represents your gender identity, shoelaces that are pride flag colored, etc.)

Embracing all the unique things that make you who you are

Support LGBT, homeless shelter, environmental preservation, or humanitarian organizations

Volunteer at a homeless shelter

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May add more later! This is my list of discreet ways to worship Dionysus. I hope it helps, and take care! 💜

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

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Casual ways to connect with your deities

-Pray to them or just just talk with them and tell them about your day

-Light a candle and say your thanks

-Offer your meal/snack to them or bake/cook with them or for them

-Watch a movie in their honor

-Offer your morning drink to them or make a cup for them

-Assign them a plant and take care of it as a devotion to them

-Listen to music that reminds you of them

-Say good morning/good night

-Thank them for the things you see that you consider beautiful

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in my experience, working with Him is quite literally like sailing; there are days where He's calm and open to questions and willing to give friendly, and there are days where He's either more closed off and difficult to reach, or He's willing to give advice but He's a little more... aggressive, maybe? about it. i wouldn't call Him agressive though, He is truly lovely to work with. He's firm but fair – very persistent and stubborn, but He knows it's what's best for you.

i see Him as a mentor figure who i look up to and am a little afraid of but i trust His judgement more than anything else. this also means that when you do follow His advice and get good outcomes, He's really proud of you, and i always feel a lot better :))

hello! my name is wesley. my pronouns are he/him. this is my helpol side blog!!

i am a worshipper of Apollo, Nyx and Poseidon. i've been interested for years now, but i've only been actively worshipping the Gods for around two months - that is to say, i don't know that much, please bare with me!

most of my worship is in the form of hymns and physical offerings – i write and play music for Apollo, and i will write poems for all of my Gods and leave them at their altars along with other offerings like food and jewelry.

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Apollo Resource List

Informational

Apollo: The Complete Guide to the God of Light

Apollo in the Odyssey 

Birth of Apollo

Britannica

Homeric Hymn Translation

Homoerotic Themes in Greek and Roman Mythology

LGBT Themes in Mythology

Mythopedia

Oracle of Delphi

Orphic Hymn

Theoi

Timeless Myths

Wikipedia

World Sites

Zeus and Apollo

Tumblr Posts

Apollo Offerings

Small Daily Devotions

Deep Dive

Devotions and Offerings

More Offerings

Offerings, again

Subtle Apollo Worship

Videos

Apollo: The Far-shooting God

My Experience with Artemis and Apollo

The Very Messed up Origins of Apollo

Working with Apollo

Podcasts

The Ancients - Apollo: God of the Sun

Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! - Far-Shooting Phoebus Apollo

Styx and Bones - Apollon the Greek God and the Oracles of Delphi

Playlists

APOLLO

Apollon

Apollo/Apollon Devotee Playlist

Apollo Playlist

Children of Apollo: Cabin 7

Playlist for Apollo

Other

Herbs of Apollo

How to Worship

Prayers to Apollo

Subreddit for Apollo

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Poseidon Resource List

Informational

Britannica

Comparison Chart with Zeus

History Cooperative

Homeric Hymn to Poseidon

Orphic Hymn to Poseidon

Poseidon’s Children

Poseidon and Odysseuss

Poseidon and Pasiphae

Theoi

The Trident

Why Did Poseidon Create the Horse?

Wikipedia

World History Encyclopedia

Zeus and Poseidon

Tumblr Posts

Devotions and Offerings

Low Energy Devotional Acts

Subtle Worship

Playlists

Daughter of Poseidon

Greek Gods: Poseidon

Poseidon

Poseidon’s Sorcery

Son of Poseidon

Podcasts

The Ancients - Poseidon

Jon Solo - The Messed Up Origins of Poseidon

Mythunderstood - The Poseidon Adventure!

Mythology and Fiction Explained - Poseidon: Lord of the Sea

Videos

Messed-Up Origins of Poseidon

Prayers, Rituals, and Meditations to Lord Poseidon

What’s On My Altar: Poseidon

Working with Poseidon, My Take

Working With Poseidon

Other

Subreddit for Poseidon

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Let your strength and beauty be known to all across this coast. Despite the greed of man, you rule the ocean, rivers, lakes, streams and seas to those who inhabit and admire it. Great trident bearer, I praise you now. Though the tides are ever changing with the shore, your power, grace, beauty and strength is not.

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an appreciation post for the animals Apollon is associated with

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The Blackest Sea, Nyx

Symbols

Color: Black and Silver

Elements: Air

Tarot Cards🎴: The High Priestess, The Strength and The 5 of Swords

Food🥛: Moon Creme, Black Tea and Dark Chocolate

Herbs🍯: Comfrey, Honeysuckle, Lavender, Mugwort, Patchouli, Primrose and Vervain

Animals🦉: Crows or just any black animal

Crystals🌔:Selenite, Sunstone, Moonstone, Black Tourmaline and Quartz or just any Star shaped Cyrstal

Incense🫐: Blackcurrant, Vanilla Musk, Blackberry, Sage, Pine and Honey

Devotional Acts

- Go on a night walk and stargaze on Monday

- Drink Black Tea/Black with Moon Creme after taking a bath/shower with only the light of black candles/dim lightin of any kind

- Keep a nighttime journal

- Write Poetry about the Night

- Wear Silver Jewelry and a Veiling or Scarfs

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(the Lore Olympus Nyx is the closet design to how I see Nyx)

Nyx, the goddess of the night, was one of the primordial gods who emerged at the beginning of time. She was born from Chaos and gave birth to Light and Day after coupling with Darkness. Additionally, she was believed to have spawned a group of dark spirits, including the Fates, Sleep, Death, Strife, and Pain. In ancient art, Nyx was often depicted as a winged goddess or charioteer, sometimes crowned with a veil of dark mists representing the substance of the night. The Moon and stars are symbols associated with Nyx, representing her influence over darkness and the universe. Nyx is linked to the void, the primal, infinite emptiness from which she emerged and is considered the source of all things. She is often associated with infinity, reflecting her limitless wisdom and knowledge, and is also seen as a goddess of destruction and ruin. In some mythologies, Nyx is believed to have given birth to Zeus and the other Olympians and to be their caretaker and protector.

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Blue goldstone specifically is a Lady Nyx crystal for me

reminds me of a starry night sky...

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