#psyche goddess

[lavenderwaterfall]

What does being a devotee of a specific deity mean to you?

I keep wanting to make that step of making myself a Psyche Devotee but then something stops me every time and I don't know what it is. Fear I'm not ready or wanted as much? ,

[nocturnalhag]

I just saw your mood board for Eros and I adore it. Do you think you would make one for Psyche? I would absolutely love to see that. Not sure if you're still in taking requests but thought I would ask.

𝒊'𝒎 𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔! 𝒊 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍💖

𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒆 ; 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 🦋🌸

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[nestaenthusiast]

I found a butterfly charm hidden in the dirt on the way back from class and then a couple hours later I was on Etsy and this girl I followed just created a Psyche bracelet with a very similar butterfly charm on it.

Sign or coincidence?

[the-evil-clergyman]

Psyche Opening the Golden Box by John William Waterhouse (1903)

[azrette]

Medea and her sons, Ariadne, Aphrodite, Demeter and Persephone, Artemis and Psyche

[diioonysus]

greek mythology + aesthetic

[allmythologies]

greek mythology: psyche

psyche is the goddess of the soul and the wife of eros, god of love. she was once a mortal princess whose extraordinary beauty earned the ire of aphrodite.

[mushroomnoodles]

morri lore with angst? morri lore with angst

[lavenderwaterfall]

A Modern Festival For Psyche - Festival of Butterflies

This is very inspired by the festival for Psyche that @starry-polytheism created for April. Though it's almost opposite, different sides of the same coin, if you will. Since their festival is more based around the transition from fall to winter as they're in the southern hemisphere. As I'm in the northern hemisphere I wanted to make this more focused on the transition from winter to spring.

Psyche is not necessarily a goddess of spring but a lot of her symbolism is very spring-related. Especially her biggest and most known symbol, butterflies. So having a festival and time to celebrate in spring felt fitting. To me, she is a goddess of transformation and hope and that's what I want the focus of this festival to be. Transformation of yourself and the transformation and hope for the upcoming spring. I will also be bringing Eros into this festival as they are married and closely intertwined for me and my worship. I like to honor him as much as I can.

Ideally, this would take place on the spring equinox but because I've been struggling a bit and just now writing this I will not personally be celebrating on that day. Most likely this upcoming weekend since that's when I have the time.

This will be a two-day festival. Day one is focused on the transformation aspect. Preparing to bring in the new and to celebrate. The focus is on cleaning your space and doing self-care acts in the name and honor of Lady Psyche. Everyone has different levels of spoons so this can be as much or as little as you want. I'm confident she will enjoy and appreciate any of it!

Ideas for day one of the festival

Clean your space spiritually by lighting incense.

Clean your home (as much or as little as you can or want. Even just cleaning your room or altar space or even one section of any room is perfect.)

Listen to a playlist you've made for Psyche while cleaning

Bake to enjoy for day two of the festival.

Journal things you're grateful for in your current season and/or things you're looking forward to in spring.

Journal about how you've grown and changed through the last few months and how Psyche or Eros have helped you with that.

Gather things to donate to those in need.

Perform self-care acts for and in Lady's Psyche name (taking an intentional shower/bath, brushing your teeth with intention, etc.)

Day two focuses on the hope and joy the new season can bring. It's all about celebrating and doing things that bring you joy to honor Psyche. As Eros is the god of passion and love I feel like he can be especially involved in this day.

Ideas for day two of the festival

If the weather permits enjoy nature coming back to life around you. Go for a walk in nature or simply sit outside on your porch/yard.

Bring Psyche in while you spend time on a favorite hobby (coloring, art, reading, knitting, etc.)

Have a dancing and singing session.

Offer a yummy baked good or candy you think Psyche and Eros would enjoy.

Prepare and enjoy a good meal for the two.

Rest in any way you need or see fit.

Literally, anything that makes you happy and brings you joy.

I have never attempted to make a festival so I'm not sure if any of this makes much sense but I'll take any chance to celebrate my beautiful deities any extra amount. If you think something would be better or you have anything to add to what I've written, please feel free to share!

Feel free to do as much or as little of what's in this post, or adapt it any way that would better fit your practice. If you don't have two days for a festival split the day in two or split whatever time you have to celebrate to focus on the two aspects of the festival. As I mentioned before, Psyche and Eros will enjoy any thought put into this, no matter how small it feels.

[smolandweirdwriter]

the hades to eros to ares pipeline is REAL

[kore-siciliana]

This is an old one I did that I thought I'd share.

[regionalsnake]

apotheosis

[uneeorchidee]

personal style inspired by psyche

Psyche is a Greek goddess of the soul, known for her beauty, unwavering spirit and her love story, which actually made her transform into a goddess from a natural-born human. Like the soul is not something tangible and what we’re able to see, rather feel, translating it to a style and fashion I think her silhouette would be a bit unconstructed, and layered with lots of sheer, soft but textured fabrics. In art she is often depicted in light colours, such as shades of white, soft blue and purple. Her style would be graceful and elegant, minimalistic but feminine and cozy. Her motto would definitely be wear what you feel good in – and it will naturally make you look good too. Like her braveness and characteristics in the myth, I don’t think someone like her would really follow certain fashion trends in modern day, rather combining and creating pieces into a specific look and aesthetic unique to her and her tastes. I can see her adding items with crescent moon and butterfly details into her wardrobe, which are some of her symbols. Jewelry and accessories would also have details of almond blossoms, lily of the valley, water lily and blackthorn, which are some of her flowers. Also represented by waterfalls, the clothing pieces would be flowy and wide/long cut. And with perfume oil being one of her symbols as well, she would definitely be a lover and collector of niche perfumes and scents. Some of the go-to pieces – long flowy dresses, wide leg pants, sheer tops and blouses, butterfly details, wool materials, feather details, asymmetric and draped cuts, almond blossom, lily of the valley and water lily accessories/jewelry

colours – white, soft blue, sea green, pink/purple

hairstyle – loose long waves, half up-do with two strands framing the face

makeup – natural makeup with blushed cheeks and lips, or light blended eyeshadow in soft shades above

psyche outfit inspiration

graceful, soft, sheer and draped dresses, asymmetric styles, butterfly details, light colours, cozy, feminine

[romegreeceart]

Athena and Psyche

* Ptolemaic period - Roman period

* terracotta

* Egyptian Museum, Turin

Turin, June 2023

[diioonysus]

goddesses in real life: eris, psyche, enyo, tyche, hedone, amphitrite, harmonia, eos, hemera, nike