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"I'm starting witchcraft, what do I need-"

I'm going to stop you right there, homie. You don't need anything. In fact, you'll probably regret getting everything now. You'll end up with so much you don't want.

Don't even get me started on those witchcraft "starter packs"

I began my practice with a single candle—just one. A white, three-wick Bath & Body Works candle I already owned. I learned the phases of the moon, traced sigils with quiet devotion, and stirred intention into my morning coffee. I printed my first tarot deck on plain paper.

Even now, I don’t have much. Another tarot deck, a handful of colored candles, but my magic still lives in my spice rack. I steep my water in the light of the moon and sun, letting nature do the work.

A cauldron is wonderful, but so is a simple pot. A tiny, ornate bottle of sage is lovely, but so is the sage tucked in your kitchen cabinet.

You already have everything you need for the craft. Even if all you have is yourself.

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Ancient Greek Religion & Hellenic Polytheism: A Reading Guide

I’ve been wanting to make something like this for a long while, and talking to my friend @olympianbutch today gave me the push I needed to do so. When I was starting out as a Hellenic Polytheist years ago, this is the kind of resource I needed. So I hope you all enjoy and find this helpful!

Introductory Reading:

Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson

Athenian Popular Religion by Jon D. Mikalson

Greek Religion by Jan N. Bremmer

On Greek Religion by Robert Parker

Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship by LABRYS

Comprehensive Guides:

Greek Religion by Walter Burkert

Companion to Greek Religion edited by Daniel Ogden

Understanding Greek Religion by Jennifer Larson

Rethinking Greek Religion by Julia Klindt

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion edited by Esther Eidinow and Julia Klindt

Polytheism and Society by Robert Parker

The Gods and Theology:

Ancient Greek Cults by Jennifer Larson

Theologies of Ancient Greek Religion edited by Esther Eidinow, Julia Klindt, and Robin Osborne

Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion by Ellie Mackin Roberts

Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World (Routledge Series)

Offerings and Sacrifice:

Personal Experience and Materiality in Greek Religion by K.A. Rask

Singing for the Gods by Barbara Kowalzig

Smoke Signals for the Gods by F.S. Maiden

Sharing with the Gods by Theodora Suk Fong Jim

Primary Sources:

Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod

The Homeric Hymns

The Orphic Hymns

Sources for the Study of Greek Religion by David Rice and John Stambaugh

Greek Religion: A Sourcebook by Valerie M. Warrior

Ancient Greek Religion: A Sourcebook by Emily Kearns

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So uh out of curiosity I did a deity identification spread…

I may not be a devotee to Apollo, but i find myself worshipping him at many times throughout my life.

He may not have an altar in my home, but I find myself thanking him as i take my daily meds. I find myself thanking him as I put on my new braces, and feeling the comfort of the pressure. I find myself thanking him when my pain is relieved through any methodology.

As a disabled person, I may not be devoted to Apollo, but He is ever so important to me nonetheless.

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I may not be a devotee to Apollo, but i find myself worshipping him at many times throughout my life.

He may not have an altar in my home, but I find myself thanking him as i take my daily meds. I find myself thanking him as I put on my new braces, and feeling the comfort of the pressure. I find myself thanking him when my pain is relieved through any methodology.

As a disabled person, I may not be devoted to Apollo, but He is ever so important to me nonetheless.

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Lady Tyche

Goddess of Success, fortune, luck, and prosperity.

Requests open

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Making it my personal mission to report and block more TERFs this year.

Daily reminders:

American radical feminism is historically steeped in racism

Transphobia is also directly connected to racism and ableism

Paganism is inherently trans friendly, especially Hellenic paganism

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Your faith is not the opposite of Abrahamic religions. Don't focus your paganism on being against these religions. Pay attention to yourself and your religion after all!

Sorry but it really annoys me when people build their entire identity and religious life around the fact that Christianity or any other religion is bad, and I will hate everything in that faith.

Religion is not kpop fandoms fighting among themselves

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Are you never allowed to say anything negative at all? Even when you feel like shit?

Every spiritual belief — from established ones like Christianity, to modern ones like the Law of Attraction — encourages you to be positive. “Look at the bright side of things!” “Be grateful for what you have!” “Like attracts like, so never be negative!”

But you’re human. You can’t always be happy.

Of course you’re allowed to feel and say negative things, both to yourself and to people you trust.

The trick is to make sure you acknowledge that your negative situation is temporary.

When I’m going through a hard time, and someone asks me if I’m fine, I say, “I will be.”

I don’t lie and say I’m okay. That’s how wounds stay wounds — when you don’t admit they’re there.

But I also don’t declare defeat. Because for as long as I’ve been alive, I’ve won every single challenge life sent me. Haven’t you? Trust your track record.

To become a powerful witch, an effective manifester, or simply, a happy person… that’s the key.

Don’t say, “I’m so tired!” Say, “I’m so tired, so I will rest to feel better.”

Don’t say, “I’m fucking broke!” Say, “I need money, and I know it’s on its way to me.”

Don’t say, “My life sucks!”. Say, “Life hasn’t been easy, but things are about to change.”

Don’t pretend your pain isn’t there. Acknowledge it. Then acknowledge that it will pass, and it will.

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This may be a hot take for some of you but can people stop bringing Christian ideologies into the helpol space?

maybe I just need to unfollow some people but my understanding is that this is a religion of action and devotion

Not blind belief

Do not tell me that the gods have a path set for me, that is determinism and a very evangelical everything happens for a reason type of bullshit.

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Lowkey want to make a more aesthetic side blog for actual writings about my practice and just have this one be my messy reblogs and petty notes lol

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I want to add, you should absolutely actually research Abrahamic religions in order to better your practice and just your knowledge as a human. And if you think all abrahamic religions are inherently intolerant and violent then you REALLY need to research them, especially focusing on women’s perspectives. And maybe learn between theology and theocracy. Most people genuinely don’t know a lot about these religions from a theological perspective, but it adds a lot to anyone’s perspective which inherently betters yourself and your practice.

TLDR: actually learn about abrahamic religions, there’s a chance you know theocracy and not theology. Correct it.

Your faith is not the opposite of Abrahamic religions. Don't focus your paganism on being against these religions. Pay attention to yourself and your religion after all!

Sorry but it really annoys me when people build their entire identity and religious life around the fact that Christianity or any other religion is bad, and I will hate everything in that faith.

Religion is not kpop fandoms fighting among themselves

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If you're trying to unpack and heal from Christian religious trauma, a thing you really need to understand (if you don't already) is that you were probably misled about Judaism a lot. Christianity generally tries to paint itself as the self-evident successor of Judaism, and one of the ways it does this is by painting Judaism as Christianity Without Jesus.

In reality, Judaism is practiced very differently from Christianity, and Jews have a very different relationship to their Bible than Christians have to theirs. Just about everything you'll hear about Judaism from Christians is total hogwash - literally, it's Christian propaganda. Christianity as most of us know it was shaped by the Roman Empire's political agendas, and that's a huge reason why it's the way it is.

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Dude life would be so much easier if I was a porpoise. Porpoises don’t deal with oligarchies. Porpoises don’t have illuminati scammers dming them on tumblr.com. Porpoises don’t even have to have jobs!

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Thanks to Lady Hera, I’m officially engaged!! Idk I just want to shout it from the rooftops yk?

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Ostara is the Germanic goddess of spring, and the holiday is in her honor. The story goes, Ostara found a dying bird in the snow and turned it into a hare to save its life. To repay her, the hare laid colorful eggs for her and to honor her festival. Bunnies are also just associated with fertility hence their connection to spring festivals!

I hate to say it but I do fear we need to take Christmas away from non-Christians.

‘Secular Christmas’ babes that’s just capitalism…

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That example is cracking me up bc literally Ostara. The festivities you are describing are in fact those of Ostara, and multiple spring fertility festivals.

I hate to say it but I do fear we need to take Christmas away from non-Christians.

‘Secular Christmas’ babes that’s just capitalism…

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Created such a cool digital altar option through this picrew