#hypnos devotion

[to-hypnos-we-dream]

Hypnos's energy goes through His devotees.

When your friend sleeps upon your shoulder, that is Hypnos alongside you.

When your partner dreams of you, that is Hypnos with you.

When you wake up to your beloved pet laying on you or near you, that is Hypnos with you.

Hypnos is sleep, Hypnos is dreams

He is personification of concepts, divinity of these things, he is

You face Hypnos in the eyes when you close them with rest on your mind

[curious-chaosmagiic]

Hypnos, lord of slumber, weaver of dreams

for you this small offering, to give me the energy to wake up from my nap to get today's activities done

may i be lulled to sleep swiftly, and may i feel your embrace when i dream 💤💕

[lavenderblanketfort]

Was having trouble relaxing and sleeping and then as soon as i start leaving hypnos offerings BOOM i am suddenly so relaxed, heres to a good night sleep hypnos, please watch over me and help me with my night terrors, thank you for everything you do. Goodnight friend.

[aphroditedevotion]

Question, about praying to Deities.

Today while I was praying to Lord Hypnos, I was curious about something. Can I ask Lord Hypnos to please, help someone else get better rest? Or is that improper? I wanted to ask if he could help my mother fall asleep better, and to make her rest more peaceful. (She has a hard time falling asleep and, has nightmares often.) But I was nervous, so I ask, Is it offensive to ask a deity to help someone other than yourself?

[gay-poet-gabriel]

salvete omnes!

hi my name is gabriel and im a gay poet guy, devotee of Lord Hypnos, and an aries (rawr) i write about a lot of funky stuff and then i post it with terrible formatting i also have a sfw agere blog that's pretty cool

pls be nice to me idk what to say ask box is open btw hashtag ecce romani if we are moots u can call me whatever u want (honey daddy sweetie baby idc)

peace and good rest be with ye friends!

DNI If....

racist, pedophile, zoophile, zionist, homophobic, transphobic, TERF, anti-furry, anti-agere, ddlg/ddlb, meanies, anti-ecce-romani-lmao, etc. I WILL BLOCK YOU I MEAN IT!!!

[sleepnowmychild]

I think I’m so fucking funny

[mars-and-the-theoi]

Low energy Devotional Acts for when you don’t have a lot of energy (or time, or money, etc.)

💀Thanatos💀

- listen to a devotional playlist for Him

- listens to ‘dark ambient’ soundscapes

- learn about butterflies

- if able, visit a cemetery

- learn about the work that death doulas, hospice workers, funeral directors, morticians, cemetery caretakers, and grief counselors do

- if able tend to the grave of a loved one (tidy it up, bring new flowers/decorations, etc.)

- talk to deceased loved ones (doesn’t have to be anything fancy- I talk to my dead dog all the time I say good morning to him and when we leave I tell him we’ll be back etc. whatever you wanna tell them you tell them!)

- learn the stages of grief and how complex grief is

- if interested and able (I know this can be touchy) learn about the process of dying and what happens to the body after death

- learn about what you can have done to your body after death- there’s lots of interesting options out there! Burial at sea is still very much a thing that can be done, I didn’t know that until I got curious and looked this stuff up!

- if able and willing talk to your loved ones about what your wishes are for when you die- what do you want to happen to your body, what do you want your funeral to be like, etc. (I include this because I used to work in assisted living and nothing is worse than your family just not knowing what your wishes are for when you die, I’ve heard too many horror stories)

- learn about death magic and spirit work

- learn about the Victorian era spirituality craze (like the uptick in things like seances and all that, it’s all very interesting)

- learn about the many ways to communicate with the dead

- destigmatize death- death has become a very hush-hush subject which doesn’t really do us any favors in my opinion so don’t be afraid to talk about it, talk about your wishes, etc.

- learn about funerary practices throughout history and around the world

- learn about the meaning of death throughout history and around the world

- listen to songs about death

- read poems, books, plays about death- there’s a lot of them and they’re quite interesting

- watch movies/shows about death (my personal favorite is the seventh seal)

- if able and willing reflect on your own thoughts and feelings on death (can be death in general, about your own mortality, etc.)

- look up cemetery symbols and symbolism! And whenever able do a cemetery scavenger hunt

- wear black

- learn about how to help someone who is grieving

- listen to goth music

- be kind to spirits

- learn about haunted locations

- read ghost stories (idk if this counts but my personal favorite is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow)

💤Hypnos💤

- listen to a devotional playlist for Him

- listen to calming soundscapes

- learn about symbolism in dreams

- learn about the stages of sleep

- if able establish and practice good sleep hygiene

- learn about good sleep hygiene

- if unable (or you have a hard time sleeping) look up calming and quiet activities you can do instead

- listen to calming music

- if able make your bedroom into a cozy safe space

- learn about herbs and plants with calming and/or sleep inducing properties

- if able donate some bedding you don’t use anymore (even animal shelters will take some! Bedding is always in high demand in all sorts of places so if you’re needing to unload some this is the chance to do it!)

- learn about our sleep cycles and the circadian rhythm

- if you have young family members (kids, little siblings) tuck them in and/or read them a bedtime story

- if able slow down and rest

[to-hypnos-we-dream]

Hypnos kisses the heads of His trans devotees every night btw

Someday may our dreams be reality

Hypnos shall always love us

[curious-chaosmagiic]

i wouldn't consider myself close with hypnos for obvious reasons, however whenever i sense his presence it's like crossing paths with an acquaintance in the hallway / in a random store

just nice mellow vibes, saying hi, maybe a nod of the head only, maybe even a full conversation catching up

[aphroditedevotion]

Intro-Post!

Hello! You can call me Opal, I'm a teen who's new(er) to Hellenic polytheism. I'm devoted to the Lady Aphrodite, Lord Hypnos and King Poseidon. Though, I'm thinking of introducing myself to other deities, and possibly worship them as well. This blog is to give and recieve advice, share prayers, and other things regarding Hellenic polytheism. <3 (Also don't tag my things as anything 'witch' related I have nothing against witches, I just am not one.)

DNI : If your here to spread hate of ANY kind, DNI. I'd like to keep this space positive.

Thank you, and have a great day!

[3raccoonstryingtorobabank]

hello lovely internet witches! So I’ve got a question.

I just got one of those packs of pocky with like 9 small ish bags, and I thought they’d be perfect for Yule gift offerings to the gods. HOWEVER, I come from a family where food waste was a really big deal and it’s been kind of tattooed onto my brain to not throw edible things away.

So I was wondering if, in the spirit of Yule, the gods would be okay with me putting the pocky on their altars for a few days and then giving them away to some of my friends and family. Would they be okay with this? Would certain gods be okay with it while others won’t? I’m not an expert in deity communication but I really want to be sure they’re okay with it beforehand so I don’t upset anybody. List of deities I worship (have altars to more specifically), there are some different pantheons mixed in there and there’s seven in total because I have no impulse control, lmao

Aphrodite, Anubis, Hades, Persephone, Loki, Hypnos, and Morpheus.

If someone could double check and see if they’re all okay with this arrangement I’d be super grateful!

have a great day and take care of yourselves 🍄

[theboydevotee]

Despite Apollo being my patron I can’t help but have just such a strong appreciation for Hypnos.

I mean if course I do, I work with him as well. And regardless, I look upon every deity in awe. But just, my gods.

Hypnos is one of the most gorgeous of the gods I’ve seen, (not that I truly compare them.) And it’s hard for me to put it into words. There’s just such a strong aesthetic appeal to him that is simply so.. intoxicating. And well I mean, it’s fitting as the god of sleep to have a face so gentle and entrancing is it not? His face is one you could find yourself lost in I suppose, I certainly get lost in it on occasion. The sleepy eyes, gentle profile, soft curvature. And although creases, lines, scars, puffiness in the face are gorgeous as well his lack there of is beautiful in another way. It’s just evidence of his peaceful life, and is representative of the peaceful and rejuvenating nature of a good nights sleep. His face is so kind on the eyes it’s ridiculous in all honestly. His face is a perfect reflection of what he stands for.

Although I know he is not all softness, I just think his appearance perfectly reflects the sweet and luring nature of good sleep. It’s just so friendly and inviting to look at, as is sleep is to partake in.

Not to mention that his very presence is akin to the feeling of laying in someone’s arms, at least it is in my personal experience. He’s just such an all around wonderful deity, and I will likely be making many more appreciation posts in the future.

And now for your viewing pleasure, here is some statues of Hypnos.

I’ll hush now, but I hope if nothing else you appreciated the ramblings of a crazy pagan boy.

[lostinvasileios]

So, so much love for my deities! What luck it is to be loved by them! To have the relationships I have with them now! It's so lovely to experience this! I love Apollon! I love you, Hypnos! I love you, my dear king Asmodeus! I love you, my Uriel! I love you so much, my sweet Dionysus! I love you guys so much! Thank you endlessly for loving me, for teaching me what you have! For bringing beauty to love, for bringing beauty to me!

How it consumes me to love you, to be around you! To know I am reciprocated is heavenly! So much gratitude for my deities! So much adoration for them! Hail be to them!

The ones who taught me I am not broken, I am not despicable or disgusting for who I am! The ones who helped me heal when I deemed myself unable to be healed! The ones who showed me it's okay to be me!

Hail be to their names, my glorious kings! I love them achingly, fully! Forever thanking them for helping me with everything, for guiding me, teaching me, protecting me, and loving me just as I love them! Forever devoting myself to them on this plane and beyond it as their silly little poet writer guy thing!!

Ooh, sometimes it truly is beautiful to live. To love. To exist with people beyond our capabilities as equals, as lovers, as friends and everything else in between.

[signed-author]

shielded by the star-kissed sky of the night so endless — it will swallow you whole; engulfed.

cacophony of the midnight singers which belt out a lullaby only they know. and that is fine, quite fine. quite fine as the poppies brush my knees in a beckon, almost a hushed whisper of blur-laced dreams.

i feel as if I could sing out my own lullaby with the midnight singers and ease the passing into a deep, deep sleep.

{ LORD HYPNOS }

[sleepnowmychild]

“Hypnos, shrouded in the gloom of his brother Thanatos and dripping with Stygian dew, enfolds the doomed city, and from his relentless horn pours heavy drowse, and marks out the men” - Statius, Thebiad.

Devotional art be upon ye, I may be a Hypnos devotee but he and his twin are a package deal and I don’t have the heart to seperate them. I appreciate Thanatos as well, even if I’m focused on his brother.