#(i'm polytheistic)

[lokilysolbitch]

me after convincing myself every deity i haven't met or haven't known for long inherently hates me and is sick of me: okay i don't wanna bother them too much or anything better just keep it polite and distant

the deities in question: hehe i love this kid idk why they won't talk to me tho

[brightlotusmoon]

In today's world, when it is not uncommon for people to reject trans and non-binary gender identities, it is encouraging to know that the idea of multiple genders and sexes isn't new-it's an idea rooted in our rabbinic texts. Not only were these gender identities and sexes mentioned hundreds of times in the Talmud, but they were also attributed to some of the most important Biblical characters.

Genesis Rabbah proposes that when Genesis 1:27 states that "God created man in God's own image, in the image of God, God created him; male and female, God created them," it means that the first human being, Adam, was in fact an androgynos (8:1). The Babylonian Talmud goes on to claim that both Abraham and Sarah were tumtums (Yevamot 64a). These ideas-that some of the most important Biblical figures did not conform to our standard ideas of sex and gender-further strengthen the core Jewish value that all human beings are created b'tzelem Elohim, in the Divine image (Genesis 1:27), and are therefore deserving of equality as respect.

As Jewish advocates, we must raise a moral voice in support of trans rights. As Jews, we are in a unique position to counter arguments that non-binary identities don't truly exist by pointing to our rich Jewish tradition that discussed these concepts millennia ago. As allies, we must continuously educate ourselves on how to be strong trans allies. Let us all not just hope for a world where society accepts the existence of multiple genders and sexes as our rabbinic ancestors did; let us strive to create that world and ensure that all people-regardless of sex or gender identity-are treated equally both in society and under the law.

[avesrinapproved]

Y'all if I don't stop getting comments like: "these gods are real stop disrespecting them" on my apollo x dionysus x hermes x polites fic I WILL start dedicating my writing of it to the gods as an act of worship.

[thedansemacabres]

studying ancient Greek seers recently, a very fun topic, and this reminded me of the power of critical thinking and the usage of trust in the helpol community.

Anyone in antiquity could claim to be a seer and there are many instances of people mocking seers for being charlatans. It was by trust, honesty, and revelation that a true seer was identified in a community. And unlike priesthood or oracles, there was no qualification or temples—once again, anyone could claim this. This is also interesting with the knowledge that the average ancient person could likely do divination and read signs from the gods.

If someone claims to be a seer, distrust it of course, but if you do seek out their services, do they;

use manipulative tactics? do they require you to return to them or else?

do they charge outrageous amounts?

do they serve a community or use the title for their own self gain?

are their readings and predictions useful?

do they know what a manteis is? do they know what a seer really does?

do they demand authority because of this role? if so, question and run.

why do they want this title? what is their reason?

Of course, do not trust anyone who uses a title like that simply. But as we come closer to reconstructing helpol, this is surely a title to appear, and one that could do a lot of good. but there's also the question of do we really need this? do we?

[vdoes]

Pan 🌿

he has lil bug friends

//print

[a-creature-as-bright-as-the-sun]

I went to light a candle to Athena and accidentally said Artemis' name bc my BRAIN is shit and sees them as super similar names. I've have never been genuinely concerned that I fucked up, but oml these are the two scariest goddesses to me 😅😭

[museofdeity]

chronic illness so bad you gotta devote yourself to lord apollo

[antikristvs]

Since I'm sharing belated pictures, here's one from my Vėlinės/Samhain altar 🖤

[bywandandsword]

Current brainworm, none of the Celtic cultures' creation myths have survived, even though they almost certainly had one. The closest we have is the Lebor Gabala Erenn from Irish mythology, but it isn't a creation story, it records the various settlements of Ireland, ending in the Gaels. However, it is thought that there are reflections of an earlier creation myth in the LGE and in the Tain, and there are similar themes that validate that the Gaels at least viewed the creation of the landscape in this way from various other stories. Additionally, we can compare other Indo-European creation myths to figure out what elements the Gaelic creation myth almost certainly would have had. These include:

Before creation, there is a void of some kind

In that void, fire interacts with water/ice to create the first life

A primordial bovine, most likely a cow (bulls were more common in IE cultures that emphasized pastoralism over crops. The Romans had a she-wolf, because they had to be edge lords)

One primordial being or possibly a set of twins who are sustained by the milk of the cow

One of the twins/the primordial being is dismembered to create the physical world

So already we have the makings of a general creation story, and if you're familiar with Norse mythologies, you might recognize it. In fact, it's thought that the Norse creation myth has retained the most elements of the original IE myth

However, scholars point out that the primordial being that is killed is called *Yemo, meaning "twin", which means there was likely originally two first beings. In the one sacrificing the other, the act renders the brother doing the sacrificing as the First Priest, who creates the concept of death, but in doing so turns that death into the living world. The sacrificed brother is then typically rendered as the First King and Ruler of the Land of the Dead. By setting up this order for the world, the First Priest establishes that life cannot exist without death (whether it be harvesting crops or butchering livestock), and typically, these myths continue and establish the role of the priests in society, who's job it is to ensure the continuity of the original sacrifice and maintain the living world

Now, here's where we get into my speculation;

I think it's likely that the Irish creation myth involved a set of twins. Off the top of my head, I think that possible reflections of this can be found in the brothers Amergin and Donn and in the Donn Cuailnge and Finnbhennach from the Táin. With Amergin and Donn, Donn insults the goddess of the land and is drowned. In doing so, Donn becomes a god of the dead and all the souls of the dead have to gather at or pass through Tech Duinn. Amergin however, secures the support of these goddesses and is able to go on and give order to the Gaelic rule of Ireland by deciding who will rule what and serves as the Chief Ollam (bard) of Ireland. In the Táin, after the main Plot has gone down, the Donn Cuailnge and Finnbhennach fight and the the Donn Cuailnge ends up killing Finnbhennach. As the Donn Cuailnge passes through the landscape, pieces of Finnbhennach drop off his horns and form/name part of the landscape. I think it's also interesting how in both these stories, one of the duo is explicitly associated with the color white (Amergin is called "white knees") and the other one is dark, but the opposite one dies first in the stories

Also, if we look at myths like the creation of the Shannon and the Boyne rivers, where in the goddesses Sionnan and Boann, respectively, die in the rivers' creations, we further see that the death of one figure to create an element of the landscape is a relatively common one, so a creation story similar to the one I hypothesize the Irish had wouldn't have been outside of pagan Irish belief

Additionally, if we look at the duíle, kind of like the Irish elements/natural features, we see that the nine elements/features are each explicitly associated with body parts. Stone is associated with bones, the sea with blood, the face with the sun, ect. I think this could be a call back to that earlier creation myth

Off the top of my head, that's what I've been mulling over. Idk, I might be completely off the mark, but if anyone wants give their thoughts, I'd love to hear them. I'm certainly not an expert in Irish mythology and there may be some key factor that completely sinks this idea

[applefoam]

i feel like a lot of the takes on greek mythology i'm seeing are seriously lacking in contextual awareness?

[lokilysolbitch]

sometimes the godspouse tag has those posts calling it hubris bc "a god would never _____ a human"

and god does it make me so mad and sad bc the implications behind it are so ??????

like to believe that being in a relationship with a god, be it platonic/romantic/sexual, (i never really see familial or teacher/mentor get shit on) is hubris implies that:

-humans are so lowly that the idea of a human being close to a god somehow dirties the god

-platonic relationships are the lowest tier of of relationships. those posts that are like "gods are not your friends" are always saying friends like it's a slur and it makes me so fucking mad. how do you view your friends????

-that sex is dirty, that lust is dirty, and beneath a god to experience esp with a human

-that marriage/romance is a higher tier relationship than familial, platonic, etc

like those posts almost seem to portray their gods with a sneer every fucking time. like it comes off like they think their god is handling them like a dirty dish they don't want to touch. like "sure i GUESS help you with your craft, human, but i don't want to be your friend" "i suppose i'll teach you to love yourself, human, but don't think that means i want to know you" "i'll tolerate hearing about your deepest traumas, human, but don't you dare tell me about your day"

it's sad to view your gods that way and it's maddening to see that rhetoric pushed onto others

like. i want to ask the people who post anti-godspouse posts "have you considered their god just loves them?? have you considered your god just loves you????? do you realise your god does more than tolerate you????? do you understand your god is not holding you like a bug they think is gross, they're not holding you out gingerly pinched between two fingers, they don't run away when they see you, they like you. they want to be close with you. they want to sit with you at the lunch table. they like you. they like you. they like you. okay???"

and sometimes a deity will wanna kiss you about it. and it's fine. it doesn't mean you're better than anyone else. it's just means they fucking like you. bc they don't like you because you're gods favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world/ref. nothing changes about you when a god loves you. they love you because you are you. because of who you are now. they love you so much they feel it's safe to assume they will love you forever. that what godspousal is. it's different flavors of i love you forever except with a more formal agreement.

okay ? so chill!

tldr be normal about godspousual and be normal to godspouses bc ur god loves you and does not see you as dirt

[myrtles-and-blood]

✶ Introduction Post ✶

I thought it was a good idea to make one, please read to know more about my page, I may be updating it.

IMPORTANT: This is my main @crowwithacomputer if you see interactions from there, that's me. ♥︎

𖤓 Me 𖤓

I don't like sharing my private life here, and that needs to be respected. But, here are some things you need to know:

You can call me Crow 🐦‍⬛

I speak Spanish and English.

I go by she/her pronouns. He/him sometimes.

I'm a minor (17). You can interact with my account being over 18 but I don't feel comfortable with DMs.

𖤓 My practice 𖤓

I identify currently as a pantheistic eclectic polytheist.

I work/worship/love very much Lucifer, Aphrodite, Ares, Apollon, Beelzebub and Arch. Michael. I wouldn't classify myself as a witch yet, but I'm currently researching and learning more about this community, and actually practicing stuff. I've been around for some years, but in theory, not practice.

𖤓 DNI 𖤓

Nazis, homophobes/transphobes, racists, sexist, ablelist, anti-feminists, bigots in general.

People who are not accepting of different ways of living life, with different beliefs and ways of thinking (if they don't harm anyone). This is a place where I share some of my learning, processes and mistakes spiritually speaking, so gtfo if you don't respect other people's beliefs.

People who only post about NSFW stuff, or want to engage with me in that manner.

[saintscatorccio]

periodically hyperfixates on laura lee specifically. you know. like a normal person. idc that she's been dead for 2 seasons, you should send me asks about her bc i PROMISE you there isn't a detail about her i haven't put excessive thought into

[relovaaa]

The average convos my boyfriend and I have on election days are just us yapping about which deities we need to summon/pray to

[ph4os]

Guys

I've seen on tik tok that a lot of people are talking about Lord Apollo reaching out to a lot of people, and I've seen a lot of jokes and panics. Your favorite (future) archaeologist is here to tell you to stay calm. You have no idea how many temples dedicated to Him there were in antiquity, probb He's just trying to "go back to normal" I guess

[witness2caesar]

People are still liking my first post about my altar (I love that you guys like it so much), but I wanted to share a little update on it:]

Do not worry, I am smart enough to know not to light those candles there (that shelf is made of driftwood and would immediately burst into flames if I even try)

Some stuff I would like to point out:

The chain on Apollos statue! I wear this chain on dedicated days to Him, after showers, when im having bad days, etc. Other than that, it's usually always wrapped around His statue in some way.

You can't see these because of the angle, but I have two rings on Ares and Hermes' side. Right now, I'm wearing the ring that's usually on Hermes' statue, and the other for Ares is always leaning against the bottom of His (too big to fit my finger) The ring business for Hermes is the same thing for the chain for Apollo. I wear it on days that are dedicated to Him, after showers, when I'm having a bad day (especially) and all that stuff. And since the ring on Ares' side is too big, I spray on a specific cologne after a shower for Him and use another on days dedicated to Him.