heathen grimoire

[bacchicroses]

The 7 Virtues of Hellenism & Aphrodite Worship

Xenia - hospitality, generosity

being warm and welcoming to others in Her name, just as She has done for us

Kharis - appreciation, gratitude

being grateful for all the gifts She has given us and showing it through ritual, offerings and prayer

Eusebia - reverence, veneration, piety

recognising that they are deities and showing them our respect. even us godspoused people must show respext to the ancient beings we love

Hagneia - moral, spiritual and physical purity

veiling is a great way to maintain purity, though some other ways include ritual bathing and spiritual cleansing

Arete - excellence, brilliance

follow the path of the gods, whoever's path you choose and follow it to glory

Sophia - knowledge, wisdom

learn, as much as you possibly can. learn about Her, the old ways in which She was honored

Sophrosyne - self-control, sound mind, balance

keeping a spiritual balance during rituals and prayer. try not to ask Her to do your hexes/jinxes/curses, do your own dirty work

[m0urning-ang3l]

🐚APHRODITE 🐚

omg i finally finished it after like a gazillion days

this is my personal take on Aphrodite! i feel like the way she looks to me changes a lot but this is what I see the most

(btw the dots on her face are supposed to be pearls :p)

[rose-by-the-sea]

1 note = 1 person who reduces Aphrodite to an overly sexual, bitchy cheating partner gets cast to The Void

[skaldish]

Pet peeve of mine: When it's assumed Norse polytheism works like Greek or Roman polytheism, when it really does not.

[morutefaerie]

does anyone have any tips or advice for getting back into witchcraft? i was super into it a few years ago but i got so busy and lacked energy and motivation :,,( and i really want to be more intentional with it. i’m looking for moooore low energy/minimalistic witchy tips and advice so i can establish a routine with it and then expand my practice :,) OH! i am also an artemis devotee too :,,,) so yeah

anything please

[breelandwalker]

Ah the old slump. We all hit it at some point, whether it's because of low energy or inspiration or just Life Happening.

Here are some posts I've made previously on battling the slump and getting back into your witchy groove:

My Intuitive Spark Feels Low - How Do I Get It Back?

I’m In A Slump - How Do I Get Out Of It?

I’ve Reached A Stopping Point - What Do I Do Next?

Witchcraft Exercises for Building Your Craft

You can also check out other topics on my General Advice masterpost.

Hope this helps!

[luvdov]

Lady Aphrodite 🐚🌊💗🕊️🦢🦪

[great-and-small]

My grandfather and my godfather (a beloved neighbor and dear family friend) had a long standing bet- for one dollar- about who would die first. Both of them being slightly pessimistic (in the funny way), they both insisted that they themselves would be the first to die. Any time my grandfather had a health scare, he’d gleefully call up my godfather to boast that he’d be passing “any day now” and he was sure to win the bet. It was a big family joke and they were always amiably sparring and comparing notes about who was in worse shape, medically speaking.

When my grandfather was in hospice care dying of liver cancer, my godfather was quite ill also. It took him great effort to make the journey to see his dying friend. As he came into the room, supported by a family member, he shuffled to my grandpa’s bedside and silently handed him a dollar bill. He was ceding his loss of the bet, as they both knew who was going first. My grandpa had been in quite bad shape for a while and was no longer able to speak but let me tell you he snatched that dollar with unexpected strength and literally laughed aloud. He knew exactly what the gesture meant and he couldn’t help but find the humor within the grief. It was the last time any of us heard my grandpa laugh, as he passed shortly after.

When I talk about my appreciation for “dark humor” I’m not so much thinking about edgy jokes, but rather the human instinct to somehow, impossibly, both find and appreciate the absurdity that is so often folded into the profound grief of life and death. When I tell this story I think it kind of perturbs people sometimes, but it’s honestly one of my favorite memories about two men I really deeply admired. I could never hope for anything more than for my loved ones to remember me laughing until the very end, and taking joy in a little joke as one of my final acts.

[cultkinkcoven]

By the way, my polytheists, you are allowed to change your mind at any point.

If you learn something new about your Gods that completely flips your worldview, or discover that someone is not who you thought, or that multiple deities are actually one guy, or that the guy you thought was one guy is actually 3, that’s all okay. In fact it’s more than okay, it’s very good.

It’s okay if you realize that you’ve had the wrong idea about something. We’re supposed to be learning and changing our minds. Sometimes it can feel like we’re “wrong”, morally wrong, for having something mixed up about deities we care so much about, and that’s a terrifying feeling. But it’s all okay. Different interpretations and sources will extract different archetypes and meanings. If you discover that one of your deities serves a slightly different function than you thought, if you’ve misremembered a myth, if you just found out you’ve been pronouncing that name wrong, that’s all okay. Just like our human relationships, we learn new things about the Gods every day. You’re not wrong for learning something new, and your ignorance wasn’t wrong either. Keep learning.

[rainbluealoekitten]

love reading old spell books/religious instructions like "pour in the blood of a person who died a violent death" okay girlie ^^ should i get that at tescos??

[teawitch]

Is there anything in the rules that says you can't be the cause of the violent death?

[whereserpentswalk]

One of the worst things Christianity has done to the west is convince people that it's more noble for victims to accept violence and abuse than it is for them to fight agaisnt it, both on a personal and a societal scale.

"Where you recognise evil, speak out against it, and give no peace to your enemies" (Odin - Hávamál - 127).

[paganboydoescrimes]

[gardenofafterthoughts]

12/05/24

"When you laugh, I want to transform the entire world so it will mirror you."

- Vladimir Nabokov; Gods

[a-single-white-crow]

When I was young I knew the trees had souls, each plant felt different, and every animal held a lesson to teach.

When did I forget this? How did I grow up and lose touch with this understanding?

Now I'm back, relearning the lessons I was already taught when I was young.

[whispersinthewaters]

Aphrodite Ourania

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

[notthesomefather]

Beautiful prayer written by @balanceofawalnut (shared with permission)

Thor, Protector of Man. Help the people of Palestine in their time of need. 

Tyr, Speaker of Truth and Sacrifice. Bring the [government] of Israel and its supporters to the truth and let this massacre not be in vain. 

Forseti, Keeper of Peace and Justice. Bring all who have suffered to freedom. 

Njord, Freyr, Freyja, and all other Vanir. You lost your home and your people to war. Protect Palestine from the same fate or guide their healing after.

[paganpillar]

Devotional Moodboard: Freyja

[seafoamaphrodite]

Aphrodite summer

i cant wait to honor Lady Aphrodite this summer!!!