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Deer pictures from early September. I'm looking through pictures downloaded from the camera.

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Keeley Shawart

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Tip for those worshiping/working with Apollo:

Try using compliments that don’t refer to his physical appearance. Talk about his intelligence, his creativity, his reliability, his big heart, his generosity, his talents and skills, his love, his honesty, his teachings, how honorable he is, the growth he had through his mythology, his passion for humanity, the romance that lives within him, the order/structure he brings, his aid/guidance through divination, the love he has for his mother and sister, the bonds he has formed with his siblings. He is so much more than a pretty face and in my experience he appreciates when that is acknowledged.

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'Apollo Standing on the Dragon Python' by Francesco de Rossi VS. 'David-Apollo' by Michelangelo, unfinished.

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Apollo, god who rules education; please aid me with concentration and success with my studies

Athena, goddess of wisdom; please aid me the ability to think critically and form connections between information

Coeus, the inquisitive titan; please inspire curiosity and intrigue with my studies

Hermes, the cunning god; please aid me in honing my intelligence

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So Apollo and I had a mutual epiphany 🌻

It was the weirdest thing and we both find it so funny.

So when I was little I hated crows. I was so scared of them, only because they never left me tf alone. They constantly swooped at me, pecked at my bedroom window, were always around when I played out in the yard. I just couldn't shake them and they freaked me out.

As I grew up I got over it and just generally accepted their presence. When I became a Hellenist I was instantly drawn to Apollo and he's been nothing but wonderful to work with. Recently, I walked outside to enjoy the morning sun and there was a crow sitting on my fence and knowing they're a patron animal of Apollo I went over to say hi. It didn't even flinch when I approached it.

As I stood there with it, I thought, 'Man, I can't believe I used to be scared of these guys.'

And Apollo was like, 'Wait, what?' (I'm clairaudient so conversations with my deities come naturally).

And I said, 'Yeah when I was a kid they never left me alone and it scared me.'

Instantly I could feel him start to feel guilty like, 'No no no! That was not the point!!'

Turns out crows are drawn to me for a reason and he never meant to scare me with them 😂☀🌻

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do you ever say something and then think "that was so stupid why tf did i say that"

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Men with…. Men wi……. Men with lo……. Men with long hair…… Pretty…..

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I did a post on devotional acts I do for my deities so here are physical offerings I give to my deities!

🍇🔥Dionysus🍷🎭

grape juice (im underage, cant give him wine)

grapes (both real and fake)

ditch weed

honey

apples

pinecones + pine needles

purple, red, or green candles

plastic snakes

plastig frogs

leopard print things

little tambourines and drums

fake vines

corks

amethyst

emeralds

rubies

theater masks

nailpolish

makeup

🍇✨Ariadne✨🍇

grape juice

grapes

fairy lights

amethyst

star imagery

bread

pearls

leopard + panther imagery

☀️🦢Apollo🏹🏛

bows and arrows

sun imagery

honey

herbal teas

oranges or lemons

fruits (especially apples)

cheese

bread

golden objects

stringed instruments

yellow, gold, or white candles

deer antlers

swan, raven, or crow imagery

sunflowers, lily of the valley

sunstone, amber, citrine

poetry

divination objects

feathers

🌙🦌Artermis🏹🐗

bows and arrows

moon imagery

honey

white and green candles

animal bones

animal hides

deer antlers

almonds, walnuts

sticks, bark, or leaves from cedar, oak, willow, or fir trees

moonstone, amethyst, quartz, emeralds

owl or quail feathers

wild flowers

pearls

silver

arrowheads

moss agate

💸🐢Hermes🏛🗺

turtle and rooster imagery

polaroids

coins

dice

feathers/wings

emerald, topaz, agate

souvenirs from trips

honey

🐐🌳Pan🌿🍺

goat imagery

pinecones, pineneedles

honey

plants (literally any plants)

literally anything i find in nature on the farm

tree bark

chunks of wood

moss agate

🌹🕊Aphrodite🐚🪞

pearls

roses

shells

rose quartz, moonstone, onyx, rhodonite

cars (like hot wheels. I have this classic car made out of pink glass)

hearts

chocolate

jewelry

makeup, lotion, perfume, nailpolish, etc

honey

axe imagery

🍎🌾Demeter🍯🍞

wheat

bread

apples

lemon

oranges

coffee

mushrooms

little baskets

oak

feathers

green, brown, navy blue, red, gold, silver

emerald, ivory, sardonyx, amber

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Just a little Citrine

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Updated Apollo & Hyacinthus ! I made it a bit brighter :)

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Artemis and Apollo honestly have my whole freaking heart

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yes yes! Ok! my first few signs from Apollo were really subtle. The sun would get in my eyes a LOT. I started being obsessed with crows and ravens (ive always liked those birds and i hyperfixate a lot on weird things so at first i didnt think anything of it.) It wasnt until I was gathering things to set up Dionysus's altar that he made it very clear that he was there. I believe that he did so so that I would make him an altar too and he wouldn't get left out. Which I did :)

I give him feathers, a LOT. I live on a farm where we mainly raise free range birds so Im always finding cool feathers all over the place. Sometimes I do buy rlly cool feathers tho (I have these black feathers with gold tips and they're SO pretty) I also give him citrine, which is my most common crystal offering to him. I have one piece of sunstone that I gave him, which he LOVES. I highly recommend. Honestly I give him any yellow or orange stone I find, even if i dont know what it is. Clear Quartz is another great one for him. Gold jewelry. I gave him a gold ring with a yellow topaz and a gold bracelet in the shape of an arrow. I also gave him a polaroid of a raven. He's huge with bird imagery, apples!!! (dude LOVES his apples!), yellow flowers (especially sunflowers), you can even offer up things like tarot decks and pendulums.

However! In my experience I have found him to be much more fond of devotional acts! Sing, draw, write music or poems, dance, learn archery, read about him and his mythology and holidays, read about Artemis, read about his lovers (he's a huge romantic and will love it if you honor his lovers by reading their stories), take care of yourself, wake up a bit earlier, watch the sunrise, eat, shower, just overall making sure you have healthier habits will make him SO happy, if feeding birds or even raising your own bird is an option: he'll love that as well. Doesn't even have to be a bird tbh. Taking care of yourself and taking care of animals. Just sitting at your altar and talking to him and telling him stories will be one of the best things you can do with him.

In terms of response and communication, I've found him to be a little less direct than Dionysus for example. Now that may just be because my relationship with Apollo isn't as strong as with Dionysus, or that may be a difference in their personality and behavior. For example, when Dionysus first presented himself to me in a dream he did so almost completely (the only thing I couldnt see was his face, and then the next night I could see his face) but with Apollo he presented himself as a talking raven so it took me much longer to realize it was him. Sometimes he wont clearly respond to an offering or directly speak to me, but I can feel he's there, ya know? Sometimes it's subtle things like the intensity of the sunlight shining in my room, the warmth in my room (my house doesnt have heat so thats a really easy indicator for me), your own body temperature. I've found Apollo to communicate a lot through feelings, sometimes I wont get any words but just a warm, fuzzy, soothing, happy, almost healing feeling.

Like someone else in the notes already said: Sometimes he dips! He'll just- leave! Usually with no explanation! I imagine he's a very busy god and is all over the place. But he does come back! He loves to check in and make sure you're still ok, so take care of yourself even when he's not around to ask you to do so. He is very kind and loving but he WILL call you out on things so be ready for that.

i started worshipping apollo a few months ago but i haven't gotten any signs from him. i wanna be more devoted to this worship and i would really appriciate tips from other apollo devotees. what are your offerings? what do you do to worship apollo? how does he reply? i wanna know how the whole thing works, you know? thanks

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Getting signs from Apollo be like:

🎶I just cawed to say I love youuu~🎶

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Apollo Victorious Over Python by Pietro Francavilla (1591)

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A guide to worship of Apollo - cheat sheets

Hellenic cheat sheets

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Some of my favorite Apollo paintings!

I do not know the artists' names because I just had these on my computer, but if anyone does, please let me know!

^ by Simón Vouet

^ by Briton Rivière