#devotional blog

[oh-my-little-hearth]

[blackberry-green-tea]

Welcome!!

My name is Soph and this is my blog!

I’ve never actually posted on Tumblr, so bear with me:))

I’m going to use this as a digital tool to give offerings and devotions to Lady Brigid🕯️

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20y

she/her

celtic pagan witch🍀🧹🦢

[red-thread-and-constellations]

[thechthonicherbalist]

Who is...

Lady Athena?

Lady Athena is a #Hellenic goddess worshiped in Ancient Greece and beyond. Like many of the Ancient Greek Gods, Heroes and Lore, the story of her birth is not quite average. Zeus, mighty ruler of Olympus had received a warning, that one of his sons would take his throne & strip him of his power, as he himself had done with his father Cronos. So like his father, Zeus decided that cannibalism will solve his problem and swallowed his first lover, Metis, a beautiful Okeanide (Daughters of Okeanos and Thetys), while she was pregnant. Instead of bearing him the promised son, a wise girl, with the attire of a warrior was born from Zeus' head. Hephaistos, the disabled god of fire, metallurgy, and crafts came to aid Zeus as a midwife, effectively splitting his head open with an axe, to make way for Zeus' most beloved daughter, Athene, who stepped forth, with eyes of steal and fully armoured. If this is a special benefit of having a divine blacksmith midwife or a side effect of cannibal birth through your father's head is unknown.

("The birth of Athena" - Vase painting from 555 - 550 B.C. by the Phrynos Painter - British Museum, London)

Little Athene however was soon sent to be raised and educated in the arts of war, by the God Triton, alongside of his daughter Pallas, who became her companion (read: potentially wlw lover). Training together, the two girls would fight against each other with sword and shield and both were so skilled in their doing, that Zeus started to worry about his daughter, interfering in their play. This startled Pallas so much that she missed to parry a thrust of Athena's sword and got lethally wounded. According to some interpretations Athena was so devastated about the death of her lover, that she took her name as her own, to immortalize her memory and henceforth was known as Pallas Athena, whereas other interpretations identify Athena as aromantic or asexual.

(1. Contemporary bronze figurine of Athena, taking the fierce stance of a warrior with her iconic Medusa shield, her helmet and spear.) (2. Alternative shield of Athene's sporting the owl emblem, a symbol of her wisdom and crest to the city of Athens.)

Pallas is also synonymous with the word "girl" which goes hand in hand with another epithet of Athene's: Parthenos, meaning "maiden". In other words, Athena was known as the "Girl Athena" or "Maiden Athena", implying that she was rather young. Despite her everlasting young age, Athena became known as the wisest and most skilled warrior. Unlike Ares, God of war, her skills lie particularly with wisdom, protection and defense as well as diplomacy and righteousness, with which she aided many Greek heroes like Hercules, Perseus, Achilles and Odysseus according to Hellenic lore. Being an INFP (MBTI type) myself, and therefore a diplomat, I always admired her for these particular traits and often seek her council, aid and guidance, in order to act thoughtful and not get carried away by heated emotions, especially in the face of conflict and problems. (I'm not always successful, but that's why we ask for help. 😂)

("Athena Protects the young Hero" - Berlin)

Furthermore she is the patron goddess of arts and crafts, specifically those that serve the creation of useful objects and tools, but especially of crafts connected to thread and fabric. Notably she is also known as the Patron of Greece's capital city Athens, who sports an owl emblem in it's crest in her honour. The people of Attica chose her as such, after she gifted them with the invention of the olive tree, rooting the discovery of olives and their products in the hands of Greece, according to their lore. Furthermore she is known as patroness of Sparta, founder of Thebes and in association with the city of Corinth. Later Athena was also associated with Hygieia (goddess of health, cleanliness and hygiene) and the Hippocratic oath, a pledge physicians make before various healing gods to practice medicine and healing in a honourful and ethical way. Therefore Athena is also sometimes depicted with a serpent-staff, like Asclepios.

(Athena as restored by Algardi - Museo nazionale romano di palazzo, Altemps)

Some animals & objects associated with Athene are:

The Owl and Serpent - symbols of wisdom

The Horse - symbol of equestrian skills

The olive tree - symbol of victory

Armour, Helmet, Shield and Spear - symbols of divine authority, protection, wisdom and strategy

Sphinx and Griffins - symbols of power, domestication and taming of the wild spirits, abundance

Well received offering for Athene are:

Food like bread, meat, milk, honey, cakes, barley meal, olive oil, fruit, wine and pure water

Olives and Olive Branches

Flowers, especially white roses

Spices, especially cinnamon

Burning or offering incense

Crystals, amongst others Sodalite, Marble, Shungite, Fluorite, Granite, Amethyst, Dumortierite, a number of quartzes, emeralds and opals

Dedicational work and worship can include:

Studying, reading and educating yourself

Promoting peace and seeking diplomatic solutions and conversations to resolve conflict

Arts and crafts, especially weaving, knitting, crocheting

Learn and practice martial arts

Educating or writing informational works

(Athena with Owl and Shield, Replica)

[dea-abundantia]

— lyrics that remind me of abundantia

mezzanine - lady lamb / just like heaven - the cure / obsession - sir chloe / ornaments of gold - siouxsie and the banshees

[lyreandathief]

this is my devotional blog to Hermes.

that means this is a deeply religious space for me, which can look like a lot of things! my worship of Him can often look extremely casual and very friendly in nature. sometimes my worship can look highly personal and take on elements of prayer. mostly, I’ll just be doing my devotional writings and reblogging things that make me think of Him.

that can mean I’ll be blogging/reblogging things associated with Him, like (but not limited to): cows, turtles, dice, wings, mountains, strawberries, travel, stationary, language, luck

but also, a lot of it will be UPG (unverified personal gnosis, or things that I associate with Him personally through my relationship with Him).

if some of that UPG doesn’t resonate with you or your idea of Him, that’s okay! everyone’s devotion is different and everyone’s relationship with Him is unique! what we can agree on is that He is divine and worthy of being worshipped- which is exactly my purpose in having this blog.

hail Hermes, hail to our Messenger 💌

[ofrosesandseafoam]

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[tom4jc]

Thank You For 2023!

I want to thank the over 1,200 subscribers from all over the world who made 2023 a great year for this devotional blog! Last year the number of views and visitors had more than doubled from the year before to over 420,000 views and over 282,000 visitors. This blog was started in 2014 and only had 1,641 views total then. This shows how high it has grown in ten years! That is really amazing! I…

[ladyofthedreamways]

“Where worlds unfold, where light is endless”

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Hello! Welcome!

This blog is dedicated to the wild mother, Lady Elen of the Ways!

Some info about me:

I use they/she/he pronouns

I am a witch

I’ve been worshiping Lady Elen for about three years- not as much as I wish I have been though. That’s why I’m creating this page!

My other online altars are:

@thefloweredblade

@theironqueenofhell

Some info about this page:

Hate and discrimination of any kind is strictly prohibited. You will be blocked if you engage in such behavior here. I will not tolerate hate in the goddess’s space.

Thank you! Praise be to Her!

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“Wisdom makes me strong”

-Cernunnos Rising, “Elen of the Ways”

[a-wonderful-experience]

I talk of meeting you as one would talk

of their first time picking up the bible

And I talk of tasting you as one would talk

of taking communion

[oh-my-little-hearth]

Calling all pagans and practitioners!

I have been wanting to do more devotional poetry so if you’d like a poem or prayer about your specific’s deity or practice, send me your request in asks or the comments of this post!

All practices and paths are welcome to request <3

REQUESTS ARE OPEN

[blackberry-green-tea]

just made this digital altar for Brigid on picrew!! definitely needs some work and is a bit cluttered, but that’s what it would be like in person anyway:)) this is a great low energy offering!

[red-thread-and-constellations]

Ariadnê - Beloved Wife of Dionysos

Used this Picrew!

Made her husband just for fun too!

[chipinsolace]

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[dea-abundantia]

gold ring with an intaglio of abundantia

— roman, first or second century

[zoewithabba]

Come back home. He is waiting for you. ❤️‍🩹