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Is it bad to like stuff like epic and pjo on the side and be Hellenist too? I saw your post and idk if it’s ok to reblog and like now.

No! I just personally don't blogs that are exclusively fandom based interacting with me. Like, don't get me wrong, I enjoy Hades and Hades 2 and pjo is what got me into helpol. So, I don't think it's bad, I just don't. Want fandom exclusive blogs interacting!! You're good to reblog and like as long as you're not exclusively a fandom blog! Hope this helps :D

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Philophrosyne — Goddess of friendliness and welcome

Devotional mood board

χαίρε Φιλοφροσύνη

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ERSA — GODDESS OF THE DEW

Devotional moodboard

χαίρε Ερσα

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This is your friendly reminder that herbs aren't inherently safe.

Natural doesn't mean Safe.

Lightning is natural. Opium, therefore heroin and opiate drugs are derived from poppies. Cinnamon oil will burn your skin. Lilies are toxic to cats and will cause organ failure. Activated charcoal will neutralize your prescription medications and literally anything else in your system. St. John's Wort will destroy your serotonin production and mess with your happiness threshold if it DOESNT KILL YOU FIRST.

So anyway.

Do some damn good research every time you go to eat, breathe, bring around your pets, bathe in, or smoke something. Be safe please.

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Something I've learned In my journey as a baby in the Hellenic pagan community is that there are three versions of the gods. It's important to understand the distinctions and not get them confused or equate them all as one.

The first version is the mythology versions.

Pretty self explanatory these are the versions you see in myths. Now myths are not meant to be taken literally they are more like guides or explanations to explain the natural world we understand this so it stands to reason we shouldn't take those representations of the gods literally either.

The second Versions are the "Fanfic version"

Again I feel pretty self explanatory. These are when people take the stories and re-write them or take the gods and write new ones , think Percy Jackson or Lore Olympia those gods are fan fiction versions

The third version is the real version

This is who they actually are, the ones being worshiped and communicating with us. The ones temples and altars are built for.

I feel like this works for any higher beings that are being worshiped this idea of the three versions of them but I mostly work with the gods so that's what I was thinking about. Now I don't think there is anything wrong with loving more than one or all of these versions. I personally have always loved mythology and retellings for as long as I can remember. Percy Jackson is one of my favorite series but I wouldn't get your mythology from it let alone believe that's what the gods are really like. There has been some discourse I've seen about people thinking the gods are like the popular media they like and that's not true. But as long as you enjoy the media for what it is Fanfic and not really you'll be fine. Understand the distinctions and remember them. They are important. I'm still learning myself and I slip up sometimes but I'm getting better. But anyway that's I guess the way I like to think of it for my own understanding.

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I have a hot take today, about Christian/monotheist influences in Pagan spaces.

Unless you are strictly, & I mean strictly, a recreationist, you do not have to shun your own cultural influences in your practice. Religions have changed & adapted to one another for all of human history, & while we must be mindful of colonial effects on paganism, not all Christian or monotheistic influences are bad & harmful.

I live in the Deep South of the US. We do not have a culture of diverse religious practices, & I grew up with my idea of god exclusively being that of God with a capital G. it would be quite unnatural for me to force myself away from iconography & titles that I am familiar with in order to be strictly “historically accurate”, & it would not be a genuine reflection of my love for my practice. Just as Isis-Aphrodite, & Artemis of Ephesus, & Osiris-Dionysus, merged with foreign religious practices to form something equally as beautiful & valid, so too does Lord Apollo, & Lady Diana. Yes, these titles are reflective of specifically Christian influences, & European monarchy, but I am reflective of European immigrants, & Louisiana Catholics. If anything, this is just another epithet for a new era of beloved followers.

It’s ok not to use these titles, it’s ok to want to avoid outside influences in your religion, but consider why you think something like this is bad before casting judgement, & please reconsider the idea that Christian/abrahamic equals bad.

Anyway, go on & enjoy your spirituality. The gods have known many names, & I’m sure they won’t mind yours.

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Lady Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt.

Remind that these posters are religious, fandoms (epic, pjo, hades, etc.) respectfully dni.

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This is your reminder that I am religious, as it says in my pinned post. All of my posters are worship. I feel like I need to start tagging my posts "fandoms dni" 😭, especially epic! Get that shit away.

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Athena

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Shout out to the aroace/acespec/arospec devotees/worshippers of Aphrodite.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Zeus that fear thunderstorms

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hera (goddess of family) that have crappy biological families.

Shout out to devotees/worshippers of Apollon who have light sensitivity (can’t go outside without sunglasses because the sun is too bright)

Shout out to devotees/worshippers of Artemis that don’t like hunting.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Dionysus that don’t like to drink.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hades that fear death.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Athena that have intellectual disabilities.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Poseidon that live nowhere near the ocean.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Demeter that can’t keep a plant alive for the life of them.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hephaestus that dislike welding and building.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hestia that love traveling far away from home.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hermes that can’t travel due to medical disabilities or lack of financial stability/nbr

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Ares that heavily dislike war in all it’s forms.

EDIT, ADDING SOME OF THESE:

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hypnos that have insomnia.

Shout out to the colorblind devotees/worshippers of Iris.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Nyx that love the sun.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Helios that are sick and tired of seeing people label Apollo as the sun deity.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Gaia and Kronos that hate their deities portrayal In PJO/HOO (I see you)

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Hekate that don’t do witchcraft.

Shout out to to devotees/worshippers of Gaynamade. I see you. You’re here.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Kronos that loose track of time.

Shout out to the devotees/worshippers of Gaia that can’t go outside much for whatever reason (work, medical issues, etc)

Shout out to every Pagan!!!

You are special, you are valid </3

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Demeter :P

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I have cfs. It gets worse at my parents house, due to the fact it's small, my room is cramped as its partially full of my uni things and my parents wardrobe. Part of my worship revolves around the fact I'm chronically ill and the relationship between that and Lord Hypnos.

I almost cried when I saw these today. My relationship with Lord Hypnos is very special to me, it has kept me safe during times I've struggled with life. Hypnos of the chronically ill and fatigued, I thank thee.

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I truly think that one of the best things you can do with your polytheistic practise is to stop listening to random people on the internet.

Don’t listen to the people who tell you that the gods don’t care about or love you. Don’t listen to the people who tell you an offering of water is not good enough. Don’t listen to the people who say it’s a requirement for show of devotion to have expensive items strewn across your altar. Don’t listen to people who tell you that you should have an altar even if you can’t. Don’t listen to people who suggest your disability makes you worthless to the gods because you can’t do what others can.

Try to find and make your own experiences with the gods, and look at what works for you and them. Please don’t let some random post on the internet stress you out and make you think you are doing something wrong (chances are, you’re not, especially if it’s absurd statements like the above).

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do you have tips for worshipping w/ chronic fatigue? I want to start worshipping Hypnos to try to manage my fatigue better but it's all just a Lot lol

Tbh I've been severely falling behind on worship lately because of fatigue myself. I really need to clean tha altar lol.

Typically, when I can't physically do much, I default to the super low energy things. Stuff you can do from bed or the couch or wherever you happened to be collapsed. Quick prayer, dedicate the nap you're about to take to him, or the tea you're about to drink to him. Make a to do list and start with the slow, easy things until you're able to get on your feet again.

Or I'll just add things to e-shrines like this blog or pintrest boards for him. Like a "hey, I'm still here, bare with me," offering.

Honestly if anyone else has suggestions, add them please, I need some too lol.

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another poster !! and this one is of Lord Dionysus

*cough* @applefoam

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onto the third poster :) today is King Posideon.

the dolphins look really off and it bothers me

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a secondary edition to my posters, this time Queen Hera.