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Thanks, Lady Athena.

This story will probably sound kind of silly, but it meant a lot to me.

Last night, as I mentioned in my last post, I was kind of breaking down.

It's finals season, and I have been... Struggling.

I have autism and ADHD, both of which make school a nightmare for me. And the end of the year is always when it's worst, my burnout gets so bad that I don't even wanna leave my bed in the morning.

I had two major tests today and I wasn't ready for either of them. It was well past a reasonable hour for me to still be up, and I was on the verge of tears, so... I went to my altar.

Because something called me to. Something told me there was someone there who would help.

And I heard Lady Athena for the first time. It wasn't super clear, but I could tell she was calling me to do a piece of devotional art for her. I figured she wanted something in return before helping, so I did as she asked.

Afterwards, she wished for me to share a meal with the gods, and she had me make tea. I sat outside, the nighttime air was perfect.

I had been so stressed, but in that moment, alone yet with the presence of something beyond myself so clear to me that I could almost see her, I felt perfectly calm.

And I realized that was the point. Nothing she had asked of me was really a sacrifice at all. She wanted me to draw because I do it to self regulate, she had me make tea because nothing relaxes someone like a warm drink.

With my head clear and relaxed, I could finally sit down and actually get some work done, instead of just sitting there staring at my practice questions not able to even get started because of my anxiety and executive dysfunction.

I don't really know how to end this post. This was honestly just a wild experience, and completely unexpected. I had never prayed to Lady Athena, I had never given her anything but what I dedicate to all of the gods, so this was just... A cosmic act of kindness.

So, yeah. Thanks, Lady Athena.

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A new connection?

I was on the verge of a breakdown, so I went to my alter and prayed to no one in particular. I prayed for wisdom, I made a small offering, and I swear I felt a connection to a god I have never felt before.

I believe it to have been Lady Athena. She was so strong, commanding, yet so... Ethereal.

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Lady Artemis and Lord Apollon have, in my experience, been absolutely anything but subtle with me so far. I went out into the forest in hopes of feeling something from the gods, and I found both of their sheer presences overwhelming.

We "spoke," in a way, although not one I would have understood before discovering my faith.

It is so strange yet so joyous to "converse" with the gods. I can hardly wrap my head around it...

Hades, Persephone, Hephaestus, and Hermes have all "called to me" in one way or another. But they seem to be far more subtle in their work.

Lord Hades's "voice" to me is soft, barely more than a whisper. Somehow unimaginably cold yet so, so gentle.

This is all so new to me. I hope the gods will appreciate my devotion...

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you can’t be anti-immigration and helpol. you just cant. xenia is such an integral part of this religion. good will. hospitality. kindness to strangers. being anti-immigration goes against all that. if you’re helpol and anti-immigration do better.

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For some reason today I was struck with the urge to do some devotional artwork to Lord Hades and Lady Persephone. I haven't really gotten any signs from either of them, but my understanding is if you get a random urge with this type of thing, you follow it.

I'll leave the drawing on my altar and see what happens, I suppose.

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Introduction.

Hello, call me Styx. He/they/it pronouns.

I'm new to paganism, witchcraft, and helpol, I decided to make this blog after a vivid spiritual experience with Lady Artemis.

I may get things wrong or say things that are inaccurate, I'm only just starting out.

So far, I have connected with Lady Artemis and Lord Apollon on some level. I have yet to have any encounters with any other gods or esoteric beings, Hellenic or not.

I believe that this connection has existed my entire life, although I have only just recently become aware of it. I thank Lady Artemis and Lord Apollon for their patience with me.

I don't know what this blog is going to look like, really. It's just going to be my experiences as a new witch and helpol discovering myself.