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I really love this idea! Definitely might try it, but I swear I'm so bad at being consistent with anything, so we'll see Lol

I'll alter it to have a focus on both Hellenic AND Infernal pantheons too! And I'll be posting one for every day in December 🎉

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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Other witches: "I have left my moon water, and I honor the gods this full moon"

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Me: "OMG I LOVE THIS MARKER DRAWING FOR HADES THAT I DREW ON MY THIGH IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY :)"

I swear, the gods don't know what to do with me XD

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I also wanted to take note of something I discovered yesterday.

As I said in a previous post I just made, I'd taken a full day's break yesterday, and during then, I'd let myself exist in pure relaxation. It helped me go back to a point where I could be fully relaxed and I honestly hadn't known what that was in ages.

I'd also done a bit of Shadow Work with King Hades again, which helped me to be more sure of my own self and to trust myself more in my senses which is always the biggest help in my practice and doing anything.

I felt my clairsenses in a stronger way then, unblocked and more open. So during the day, my brother shows me this object and I get this strong feeling about it, I asked him a couple questions and I realized that thing where I could sense the past of the object happened again as it mat hed perfectly with what I'd sensed/seen.

I've hardly read on this, but as I understand, it's called Psychometry, the ability to read the history of an object by coming into contact with it. Though, for me, there are instances where I need no physical contact, just sensing its energy is enough.

It's definitely something I would like to practice with, but for now, I wanted to document it for my own memory and feel free to comment about your own experiences or comments/questions!

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The DEEP sigh of relief from ALL THE DEITIES when I agreed to take a REAL break for one entire day.

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Now imagine how relieved they feel when I actually agreed to take two days off, but today I am actually allowed to do college work.

LOL I appreciate their care. And it's like every time I do what they'd ask of me aka Shadow Work and Self Care 90% of the time, I learn something new in my practice.

So I've been taking time off, recovering from a bit of chronic illness and learning to take a step back and breathe.

I thank all the deities I work with, their gracious guidance and patience with someone so goddamn stubborn is a higher power all in itself XD

PSA: The deities/spirits are understanding af. Do what you can and what you're happy with. Listen to their guidance. Have your boundaries. Move at your own pace. 🙏

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THIS

Say it with me: Let's stop telling people deity worship/work isn't for beginners PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏

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.

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To all the people out there doing their best to remind themselves of this every day (including me!) especially those coming from some religious trauma or hefty religious burdens ❤️

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

Please remember that this goes for anything, with any part of your practice, not just deities, not just worship. And this is something I need to remind myself of every day still.

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.

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While this is a great list, reminder that

You do not have to do anything specific to a deity's domain to honor them

And giving them your time is good and means a lot too if that's all you can do or if that's what feels best. Do what you're most comfortable with too, the deities want you to take care of yourself most of all ❤️

TYPES OF DEVOTIONAL ACTS

FOR LOVE/BEAUTY DEITIES: 

Skin care.

Do your makeup (or embrace your natural beauty).

Paint your nails.

Dress up a little.

Write love letters.

Masterbate.

Change your bed sheets/clean up your room/space.

Listen to love songs/songs about sex/loving yourself.

Having sex.

Read romance novels.

Play interactive romance novels/romance games (stardew valley, dream daddy, The Arcana, etc).

FOR WAR DEITIES: 

Listen to angry music.

Advocate for yourself.

Reinforce your boundaries.

Cut out the negative people in your life.

Feel your anger, recognize your anger, don't force it down, but don't lash out to others. "I am angry. This thing made me angry. It's okay that I am angry, it is not okay to cause harm to those who do not deserve it." Etc etc.

Read biographies or accounts of war, or dystopian novels (accounts of war like Night by Elie Weisel, dystopian like Divergent or Hunger Games).

Learn self defence.

Learn about how your area was used in past wars.

Play fighting games (call of duty, mortal combat, etc).

FOR MUSIC/ART DEITIES: 

Create! Learn an instrument, draw, etc.

Write a song.

Paint for them.

Listen to experimental or storytelling music. All music is art, so find a vibe for your deity.

Take pictures of nature, art is everywhere in nature, from the paintings on butterfly wings to the sunset.

Read/write poetry.

Read poetry books, or books about music or art (think biographies from musicians/artists, or books like Guitar Notes by Mary Amato or such) (guitar notes is a mid-grade book but it's the only one I could think of the name of).

Visit galleries or local shows, support local artists.

FOR WISDOM DEITIES: 

Read books, any type, but mostly classics like Sherlock Holmes or Jane Austen.

Watch documentaries.

Take free online courses on subjects that interest you.

Visit and support your local libraries and independently owned bookstores.

Find old unloved books at thrift stores.

Learn a new skill.

Listen to music from different time periods.

Visit museums.

Play strategy games (chess, supreme commander, etc).

Do puzzles.

FOR NATURE DEITIES: 

Raise a plant or a garden.

Listen to nature sounds, or music with nature sounds.

Observe nature persevering, vines crawling up a building, dandelions in cracks in the pavement.

Read wilderness guides.

Learn about your area's native flora and fauna.

Visit local parks.

Open windows and let the fresh air in.

Scavenge/forage (in safe areas).

Play cozy games (animal crossing in a good example).

FOR DEATH DEITIES: 

Visit local graveyards/cemeteries (don't forget to be mindful and conscious of others and the spirits there).

Listen to music by artists who have passed on, or music about death.

Learn about different cultures' funeral practices.

Safely move roadkill out of the road, leave a small offering if possible (again, do so SAFELY).

Read books that have death themes (like Edgar Allen Poe, Wuthering Heights, or They Both Die In The End).

Think about how you want your body to be treated in death. Do you want to be buried, cremated, donated to science?

FOR HOME/HEARTH DEITIES: 

Read cozy books.

Play cozy games (sims, animal crossing).

Make your house seem warm and inviting to visitors.

Learn how to bake, either from scratch or a box, both are acceptable.

Learn how to sew or knit or crochet.

Watch cozy movies.

Light candles if you don't have a fireplace.

Listen to soft music.

Visit your friends or family and bring them baked goods.

FOR STRONG PARENTAL DEITIES:

Take care of your friends. 

Make sure your friends eat and are drinking water, do the same for yourself. 

Tell the people in your life you love them, you're proud of them, they're doing a good job. 

Read books about found family, self help books. 

Listen to music that makes you feel safe and loved. 

Carry a figure that represents them. 

Take care of yourself the way that they would take care of you.

Cook for yourself. Make yourself feel safe and loved.

FOR HEALTH DEITIES: 

Carry bandaids, Tylenol, and extra pads/tampons for people who may need them.

Learn about the human body and how it works.

Take your meds.

Make art out of old pill bottles for them.

Know and respect your limits.

Watch documentaries about doctors or health sciences.

Research holistic remedies and see if any might be of use to you (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE THEM FOR MODERN MEDICINE) be careful of misinformation, and any interactions that certain things might have with your meds.

FOR SEA/OCEAN/WATER DEITIES: 

Have a small fountain in your home (you can find them at some dollar stores, or if you're mechanically savvy, make your own).

Salts in your baths.

Visit local streams, creeks, rivers, or beaches.

Read about marine life/river life.

Read about your local water sources, learn about the water cycle.

Collect rain water.

Stand in the rain, feel it on you, let it ground you.

Listen to music about water/with water sounds/the ocean/the beach

Have pictures in your home/space of the ocean.

If you visit the ocean, collect some water and sand and seashells (make sure you follow your own personal gratitude system) to have in your home.

Don't fret if you're landlocked, your practice is valid, you don't need to be at the ocean all the time to feel it's presence. The rain clouds blow in from hundreds of miles away. The ocean is always with you.

Drink water.

Carry a small vial of water with you (could be ocean water, river water, or tap water with or without salt in it) you can keep it in your car, in your pocket, or wear it as a necklace, etc.

Carry a small vial of salt with you (could be hand harvested from the ocean, table salt, or any kind of off the shelf salt).

FOR SKY/WIND/AIR DEITIES: 

Let the air in, open windows when possible

Offerings of air, such as burning incense, smoking tobacco, or using essential oils.

Reading poetry, mythology, or other writings about the deity.

Let yourself be free.

Sit outside for a few minutes a day, or longer.

Playing wind instruments, like flutes or panpipes.

Making offerings of feathers, wings, or other things related to birds or mythical sky beings.

Participating in sky-related activities, such as skydiving, flying, or hot-air balloon rides, to feel closer to the sky deity.

Building or using a wind chime or wind sculpture to connect with the energies of the sky and the wind.

Engaging in outdoor activities like biking, sailing, or kite flying to appreciate the gift of air and sky.

Flying kites or sky lanterns. 

FOR TRAVELER DEITIES: 

Pick something up for them on your travels, could be a rock, could be a souvenir.

Put a symbol of them in your car.

Wear shoes that are good for walking.

Drive/walk around to explore new places (you don't even have to leave your town).

Take backroads.

Be a respectful tourist in every new place that you visit, don't be afraid of looking stupid.

FOR QUEER DEITIES:

Educate yourself on queer history.

Express yourself truthfully.

Listen to queer music.

Read queer books.

Embrace your identity.

Read queer poetry, like that of Sappho.

Keep yourself safe in spaces that are less open to identities.

Support local queer owned businesses or artists.

Queer art.

Love yourself and take care of yourself.

Go to drag shows.

Relish in the fact that queerness has been around since the very first civilizations.

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Deity Wisdom Nuggets - Pt. 1

It's 4 am but unfortunately (jk), the early af morning is when some deities (mainly Hades) like to appear

Me: Btw, if you handle death, who deals with life?

Hades: That depends on what you believe, does it not?

Me: Well-

Hades: Do the Christians not decide that God created life itself as well? And do you not also have the right to choose what you believe? So what do you believe?

Me: Um.. I need to give it more thought

Hades: Then do that.

Me: 🧍

- My appreciation to King Hades, as always 🖤

Btw I'll turn this into a little series, I have a lot of little wisdom nuggets and interesting (or just casually funny) things they drop on me, and I like sharing my experiences. Let's normalize actually working WITH deities, not FOR them, as in a whole God-fearing situation plz 🙏

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The struggle is real

I've been dealing with quite a bit lately, but I'll just say this: I'm probably a trans male, and I'm trying to accept that. Today it's really hitting me, and Hermes and Dionysus are not letting me ignore it Lol

The fruits are a mini offering to them both (And it's what I am offering to them today when I go get some in a moment)

SO the struggle is real today, folks, and I appreciate every second of these guys not letting me ignore the truth. We keep going on regardless

With the trans stuff, it's also a struggle for me to find trans masc stuff as much as trans fem, which I hate to say, but it's a genuine fact I've found. Anyone who has any stuff like, sites, music, etc for ftm PLEASE share Lol And much love to all trans peeps, to all allies, have a beautiful day, loves!❤️🏳️‍⚧️

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Lord Ares, King of Courage and Strength of Heart

Just a daily offering and devotional act to him, as he's been there to help me so much, especially of late. He's yelled at me when I needed it, even through other people, and he never stops hunting me down when he knows I desperately need to be grabbed by the shoulders and shaken.

Thank you, Ares 🙏 ⚔️

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A great master list on a lot of hellenic deity associations and quick info!

I plan to make my own posts for deities, but I used these cheatsheets at the start of my practice and I just want to keep this here for anyone that might be looking for a helpful, short and sweet deity resource.

🏛Hellenic cheat sheets🏛

In construction

Here are some cheat sheets with general information about the Greek Gods which you might find useful in worship but not only!

There is plenty of information I did not include. These are just simple cheat sheets. I could not fit everything in there but this might come in handy if you’re just starting out or want to get to know the Hellenic Gods.

For more information about them, I highly recommend you check out the websites or books I listed in sources!

PSA: Some of the things listed in offerings and associations section are more modern, thus could be regarded as UPGs/SPGs

⚡ The Olympians ⚡

Zeus

Hera

Poseidon

Demeter

Athena

Apollo

Artemis

Ares

Hephaestus

Aphrodite

Hermes

Hestia

Dionysus

Mount Olympus - Home of the Gods

Hyperborea

🦴The Underworld🦴

Hades

Persephone

Hekate

Hypnos

Thanatos

Erinyes

House of Hades & the Afterlife

🌱 Minor deities & daimones 💫

Nemesis

Eris

Phobos & Deimos - bonus info

Eros

Nike

Asklepios

Pan

Iris

Hebe

Priapus

Amphitrite

Aristaios

Thetis

Tyche

Mousai [Muses]

Moirai [Fates]

Charites [Graces]

Anemoi [The Winds]

🌾 Titan & Primordial Gods 🌌

Helios

Selene

Hekate

Eos

Leto

Themis

Rhea

Cronus

Nyx

Gaia

👑 Heroes & deified mortals ⚔

Achilles

Heracles

Asklepios

Ganymede

Dioskouroi

Adonis

Hyacinthus

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Seems like a really good reference for me and others sooo it gets posted here too Lol

1st House: The Helm This is where your spiritual energy and identity take the spotlight. The 1st House governs your appearance, personality, and vitality—the essence of how you project yourself to the world. It’s your steez, your approach to life, and the first impression you make on others. The 1st House is all about beginnings, the mask you may unknowingly wear, and how you come to know yourself on a deep authentic level. The captain of this ship is the ruling planet of the zodiac sign residing there.

2nd House: Gate of Hades Your values, self-esteem, and ability to attract wealth are all tied to the 2nd House. This is where your personal resources, possessions, and financial matters come into play. The foods you eat, your saving and spending habits, and your sense of self-worth are all part of this house. It’s where your style and material wealth are rooted, reflecting how you value yourself and what you own. This house represents how you sustain for yourself, how you support all that the first house needs of you to be who you are.

3rd House: Goddess The 3rd House is the domain of communication, early education, and the mind. It governs how you gather and process information, your intellect, and your interactions within your community. This house also encompasses your relationships with siblings, short travels, and technical skills. It’s the space where your to-do list and daily mental activities take shape.

4th House: Subterranean Deeply connected to your roots, the 4th House represents your home, heritage, and ancestry. It’s where your inner life and sense of security are nurtured, influenced by your upbringing and relationship with your parents—especially the mother. This house also relates to land, generational gifts, and knowledge passed down through the family. It’s a space of femininity and the feminine energies in your life. This is the lowest point of the birth chart and can be fairly private and personal-as opposed to the 10th house. It holds up the rest of the chart and is incredibly important in terms of learning about our sense of security/stability emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

5th House: Good Fortune Joy, creativity, and self-expression flourish in the 5th House. This is where you experience the pleasures of life—love affairs, children, art, and entertainment. It’s the house of flirtation, play, and drama, where your passions come to life. The 5th House also governs leisure activities, fertility, and the pursuit of happiness through creative endeavors. A sense of nostalgia lives here too.

6th House: Bad Fortune The 6th House deals with work, health, and daily routines. It’s the space of labor, servitude, and the duties that never seem to end. This house also governs how you care for your body, deal with illness and injury, and interact with employees or pets. It’s where the unexpected challenges in life arise, requiring your attention and resilience. Look here for understanding on what great works you may find yourself committing to.

7th House: Setting Place Relationships take center stage in the 7th House. This is where you finally begin to truly engage with others, forming long-term commitments, whether in marriage, partnerships, or friendships. It’s the house of open enemies, where you face the other in life. The 7th House also governs relaxation, romance, and the deep bonds that define your connections with others.

8th House: The Idle Place Death, transformation, and shared resources are key themes in the 8th House. It’s where you confront karma, contracts, and generational lessons. This house also deals with loans, debts, and the deep psyche—the mysteries and fears that lie beneath the surface. The 8th House is a place of soul material, where you explore the unseen and the unknown. Here, you face all consequences-positive & negative- of the 7th house and the relationships, contracts, and potential enemies made there. This is the house of others esteem of you, opposite of the 2nd.

9th House: House of God The 9th House is your portal to higher knowledge, philosophy, and spiritual exploration. It governs your worldview, ethics, and the pursuit of truth through study, travel, and discovery. This house is where you connect with religion, spirituality, and the higher mind, expanding your understanding of the world and your place in it.

10th House: House of Praxis Your public life, reputation, and career are shaped by the 10th House. It’s where you strive for honor, recognition, and achievements that define your legacy. This house also relates to your relationships with authority figures, particularly the father, and how you navigate the public sphere. The 10th House is where your goals, fame, and business acumen are realized. Sitting at the very top of the chart, like the sun at noon high in the sky, all can see you here.

11th House: Good Spirits In the 11th House, your hopes, dreams, and social networks come to life. This house governs your friendships, group affiliations, and the communities you belong to. It’s where you connect with humanity, receive sudden blessings, and find support in your aspirations. The 11th House is also associated with gifts, riches, and the imagination needed to dream big.

12th House: Bad Spirits The 12th House is a place of retreat, isolation, and self-undoing. It’s where you confront your inner shadows, secrets, and hidden enemies. This house governs institutions, mental health, and the need for solitude or seclusion. It’s also a space of psychological development, where you deal with endings, sickness, and the unseen forces that shape your life journey. This house is in a blind spot to the first house of Self and that is why we can be blind to the very things that reside here. Its not so much that these things seek out to destroy you but any area of your life your are deeply unaware of can come back and disorientate you from who you believe yourself to be.

follow for more astro insights like this and head on over to @quenysefields or my etsy --> sensualnoiree to grab my new astrology guidebook on reading your own natal chart :)

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Types of Divination

🌙Aeromancy

A means of divination through the interpretation of atmospheric phenomena such as cloud formations, wind currents, rain, fog, lightning, thunder, cosmological events, and positions favorable or unfavorable to the planet.

🌙Cartomancy

A form of divination where you use cards to get the answer to your questions. There are different forms of cartomancy like playing cards, tarot, lenormand and oracle cards.

🌙Osteomancy

Or bone throwing. It's an ancient form of divination used by many cultures. This method consist of throwing the bones and then interpret the results and pattern.

🌙Pendulum

This method consist of observing the subtle movements of the pendulum to gain information about a question, object, or situation.

🌙Scrying

Scrying is divination by seeking a vision while gazing into a transparent, translucent, or reflective object and it's often done by crystal ball gazing, fire scrying, water scrying, mirror scrying, etc.

🌙Astrology

This type of divination interpret movements and relative positions of celestial bodies, and how they influence us. Astrology gives an understanding of situations in our lives, based on our individual astrological birth chart.

🌙Lithomancy

Also known as stone divination, is a form of divination that uses stones or crystals to gain insight into an individual’s future or to provide guidance on a specific issue.

🌙Necromancy

Necromancy is divination through communication with the dead. In this method the practitioner summons or communicate with spirits of the dead in order to gain wisdom.

🌙Ceromancy

The practice of reading the flames and wax of a candle. The candle is lit and the flame examined for clues to the mood and energy surrounding the situation and then the wax is allowed to drip into a bowl of cold water or sometimes onto a piece of paper. The practitioner examines the shapes formed by the melted wax and makes predictions based on his or her interpretation of the shapes.

🌙Tasseography

Is a method of divination where you read pattern and symbols from tea leaves or coffee grounds sediments.

🌙Arithmancy/Numerology

Arithmancy is known as divination using numbers, while numerology is divination through using dates and words turned to numbers. Numerology doesn't require any psychic abilities, instead the method use calculations involving name and birth date numbers.

🌙Palmistry

Palmistry is also referred to as palm reading and is divination through reading and interpreting the lines and structure of the hand. It is common to read the dominant hand as a characterization and also predicting the future.

🌙Bibliomancy

is the divination by randomly chosen passages in books, often religious books or Grimoires. This method consist of picking a random passage from a book to answer a question.

🌙Conchomancy

is a form of divination using sea shells. Placing a seashell on your ear and analyzing the sound counts as Conchomancy. You can also use seashells in Casting divination.

tip-jar

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Him in a nutshell and we love him for it 🤍 Far be it from him to be a mood-kill 🤣

me: look at this new thing i just ordered for your altar!!!

Lucifer: remember that your craft isn’t just about consumerism, also it’s our altar

me: ☹️

Lucifer: BUT I DO LOVE IT I DO SO MUCH I WAS JUST REMINDING YOU

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While we're at it, I'll add a couple of great websites!

Loads of general Greek deity and mythology references and their literary sources: Theoi

General reference for various pantheons, including Greek deities: Mythopedia

Books for Hellenic polytheists! 📚

For an easy overview of ancient Greek religion, read Jon D. Mikalson’s Ancient Greek Religion and Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide by Jennifer Larson.

For a complete overview of the key concepts of ancient Greek religion, read The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion and A Companion to Greek Religion.

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Elemental Work

A little blurb I thought I'd write on the way I see the elements in my practice, as they are very important all throughout in my practice and my clairsenses.

First, while some use five elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and Spirit (Also called Space, Void, or Soul, but I use Spirit), I use the primary four, with Spirit being what is already within us as living beings. I will explain more about the element of Spirit at the end.

Fire

Direction: East

Colors: Red, orange, yellow, white, pink

Feeling: Strength, Fury, Passion, Energy, Excitement, Struggle

Planets: Sun, Mars, Venus

Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Cards: (Playing cards) Spades, (Tarot) Swords

Arcana: The Chariot, The Sun, Strength, The Tower

Short summary: Fire exudes raw energy, unlike someone that might be more Earth-aligned, which can give off power as well, that power is usually more controlled and sensible. Fire shows the start of a struggle or challenge, or it's a focus on being blunt and upfront, or heading straight into something.

Water

Direction: West

Colors: Blue, light-blue, teal, sea-green, turquoise

Feeling: Emotional & Spiritual sensitivity, Love, Care, Bonds & Relationships, Turbulence & Balance

Planets: Moon, Neptune, Venus

Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Cards: (Playing cards) Hearts, (Tarot) Cups

Arcana: The Lovers, The Moon, Death, High Priestess

Short summary: Water like the sea, holds the push and pull of emotion, and connects with the moon, to help us connect spiritually to our higher selves, or the divine. With all this in mind, it's often tied to representations of emotion and mentality as well as love, sensitivity, and relationships.

Earth

Direction: South

Colors: Brown, black, green, metals

Feeling: Grounded, Secure, Healing, Growth, Power, Wealth

Planets: Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto

Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Cards: (Playing cards) Diamonds, (Tarot) Pentacles

Arcana: Temperance, Justice, The Devil, The Emperor, The Empress

Short summary: Powerful and steady, Earth is always in control and secure of itself, or stubborn and of the material world. Because of its ties to the material and security, healing and personal growth is the usual feeling surrounding it, as well as a focus on wealth and gain.

Air

Direction: North

Colors: White, grey, light-blue

Feeling: Freedom, Imagination, Creativity, Communication, Balance

Planets: Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter

Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Cards: (Playing cards) Clubs, (Tarot) Wands

Arcana: The Star, The Wheel, The Magician, The Fool

Short summary: Free and loose, Air strives for freedom and imagination, often being found where one's creativity and freewill prevail. It can be fickle, but necessary for a flourishing and healthy life, as its energy exists as the most free and open-ended of all elements, while still interested in the ideal balance of wisdom, knowledge and the road to enlightenment.

Spirit

Direction: The Void, the Inner self

Feeling: Life, Spiritual Enlightenment, Spiritual Energy

Arcana: The World, Judgement

Short summary: Now, this is a special situation. I believe that while the four elements can be around most things, the fifth and final element is within all spirits (living, dead, or divine) or things that any spirit has charged or left imprinted with their energy. Whether that be nature spirits, regular humans, deities, etc., the Spirit element isn't as commonly found in all things. This element comes from within us as the spiritual energy flowing through any being and represents spiritual enlightenment and life as well as the absence of such.

Note: The planets placed here are not in the context of their traditional astrological signs, this is based on UPG (Unverified Personal Gnosis), and to give a different perspective. The way I see it, the planets are fluid in meaning and domain. This depends on the context of the intention towards dealing with the planets and their meanings. Aside from that, people have their own meanings and feelings for the elements, this plays into the difference in interpretation as well.

Note (2): The Major Arcana given, although not all are listed, this is strictly a personal interpretation, and you're free to comment or give opinions, but understand that this is simply my interpretation and I also do not specialize well with tarot.

This will definitely change with time, and feel free to comment your own opinions, UPG, interpretations, or questions!

[witchesofvaliant]

Hi and welcome! It's only fair to do a "quick" blurb on who we are and thus, what the blog will focus on.

To start off, we're called Valiant System, a DID system (which will be briefly explained later) with autism, ADHD, BPD, and some kind of schizophrenic symptoms.

We're 25, and I'm a Capricorn sun, Libra moon, and Aries rising. I'm also an ENFP, and am a transmasc genderfluid pansexual living on East Coast, USA.

My name is Castle, the core and usual host, who takes on all these traits most and is usually the one talking.

With that said, let's get to the core of it all, the reason this blog exists, which is for our practice as a witch. Sure, we may include some other random things, but my focus with this is to use as a diary for our practice, and to allow others to enjoy another source of possibly helpful information.

Our practice primarily consists of Chaos Magic as a Hellenic & Infernal Polytheist with a collective belief in omnism, but a few other alters do work with other pantheons and deities. Deity work is our focus, along with divination, energy, dream, and astral work, though I want to get into spirit work eventually as well.

As for what a DID system is, a system is a group of individuals, called alters (or headmates/parts), who all share the same body. This disorder is caused by trauma and unlike other forms of plurality, does not originate voluntarily nor purposely and tends to bring some level of dissociative amnesia between alters.

The core of a system is usually one or more alters that resonate deeply with the body and/or its memories, while a host is an alter that is able to handle the majority of daily life for the body, and tends to there the most.

Not all systems have a core or a host, nor do they all define it the same way.

I recommend researching more on DID and plurality in general, but since this is not the focus of this tumblr nor this post, let's move on!

Finally, if you'd like to know more about us, our hobbies, or just find us elsewhere on the internet, feel free to check out my socials:

Cardd: valiant-system.cardd.co/

Discord: @valiant_system

Reddit: reddit.com/u/entropicsilence

Now, enjoy the content, and don't hesitate to comment or msg me here or on my other socials!