🐚 chalice of Aphrodite 🦢

I decided to dedicate this year to deepen my relationship with Aphrodite. I will share my experiences under the tag #mine.

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Aphrodite

“Aphrodite of golden hair,

With purest love and face so fair,

Goddess of longing, You who inspire,

and fan the flames of hot desire,

Lady of pleasure and lustful nights.”

[devoted-to-aphrodite]

It’s a great day to praise Aphrodite

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💗Lovely offerings to Aphrodite💗

Roses: all roses are sacred to Her.

Dark chocolates: known to be an aphrodisiac

Vanilla: organic is best

Sweet fruits: especially apples

Seashells: of all kinds

Sand: collected from the beach if possible

Seawater: if you don’t live near the ocean, make your own saltwater for Her

Olive oil: olive oil is liked by many deities

Golden honey: honey is another liked gift by many gods

Sweet perfumes: offer Her the whole bottle or wear some as a devotional act

Poems and hymns: make them about Her or about someone you love

💗Sweet devotional acts💗

Practice self-care and self-love

Feeding birds, bees, and fish and taking care of nature

Dancing

Enjoying the beauty of the world

Masturbate in Her name if you feel comfortable doing so

Music, either your own or a playlist that reminds you of Her

Remember to tell the ones you are close to your love

Do a little extra for yourself - a spa day, new clothes, go a little extra on your makeup even if it is just a normal day for you, etc.

💗Cute altar ideas💗

An altar to Aphrodite should be as beautiful as you can make it. Decorate it with ocean motifs, roses (real or fake), flower garlands, nods to Her sacred animals (doves, swans, dolphins,) art of Her or erotica, rose quartz, pearls, and bright colors that capture feelings of love and the sea. An altar beside a window, on a windowsill, a vanity stand, or somewhere with a mirror. If you need to keep it secret or wish to keep a travel altar, try to keep her altar in a pretty box adorned with floral or sea decorations or something like a makeup pouch.

Having an outdoor garden altar is also a perfect option for Her - make it bird and bee friendly, use organic products (ones without pesticides) on your plants, have bird-feeders around, and have a little place where you can safely light a candle or incense for Her along with an offering bowl and a place for you to sit and enjoy the beauty she brings to you.

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[bukomoon]

When you love the ocean, you love yourself.

From the water in our veins,

To the tears that we cry,

When we love the ocean, we love one another.

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Seashells and their magical correspondences

Abalone - General use and containment of herbs, Psychic abilities

 Augers - headdresses, magick wands, and protective charms, protection

Cockles - love, friendship, family and emotions

Conch - love and calling spirits

Cowries - prosperity, wealth, femininity, fertility

Clam shells - purification, love

Limpets - Courage, Confidence, Strength

Nautilis - Spiritual Growth,

Oyster - lunar magic, spells on passion, good fortune, virility, sexual love and banishment

Sand dollar - Prosperity, Good Luck, Wisdom

Scallops - Travel, Movement, beauty

Spiral - fate, destiny, change, karma and meditation.

Starfish - Strength, Recovery from trauma

Wentletraps - creativity, building, art, sculpture and inspiration.

Whelk - Dramatic positive change

Most shells can be used in spell jars, satchels, and rituals.

I often place them around my alter as a way to strengthen my spells and incantations.

I hope this post helps anyone looking to get into sea magic  :)

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Aphrodite Offerings & Devotions | 🐚

Offerings |

🕊 roses

🕊 chocolate

🕊 coffee

🕊 apples

🕊 seashells (scallops)

🕊 mirrors

🕊 pearls

🕊 pomegranates

🕊 images of the dove, sparrow, dolphin, hare & swan

🕊 myrtle

🕊 lettuce

🕊 cinnamon rolls / bread

🕊 pink, red, white candles

🕊 gold & silver jewelry

🕊 wine / grape juice

🕊 strawberries & cherries

🕊 erotic & romantic poetry

🕊 anything vanilla related

🕊 rose incense

🕊 Rose Quartz, angel aura, opal, & clear quartz

Devotions |

🕊 practice self care

🕊 preform love, sex, & beauty magic

🕊 use rose water on your body to attract love & to appear beautiful

🕊 write love letters to Aphrodite, your lover, or friends

🕊 write poetry with romantic or sexual intentions

🕊 recite Sappho’s poetry since she was a worshipper of Aphrodite & Eros. She often mentions the two in her fragments

🕊 treat yourself to lingerie, sex toys, new clothes, makeup, desserts or whatever that’ll boost your confidence

🕊 create a devotional playlist mixed with songs that make you feel soft, lovely, beautiful, & fond of life & beauty

🕊 bake her some sweets like brownies, cookies, etc. (I’ve noticed she likes edibles hehe)

🕊 learn a Romance language! Like Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, etc.

🕊 become an ally of the lgbt+ community

🕊 kiss the necklace, ring, braclet you offered to her as an act of love & honoring

🕊 Dab vanilla extract on the back of your ears, your wrist, & neck to smell sweet & alluring

🕊 work with nymphs or satyrs!

🕊 smoke a rose blunt or jay

How to get closer |

🕊 celebrate Valentine’s Day in her name; conduct a ritual & ceremony to show your love to her! Any holiday you associate with her or the ancient Greeks dedicated to her, you should celebrate 💞

🕊 meditate upon her; feel her energy, hear her voice, absorb her thoughts. Listen to her & let her guide you.

🕊 show her yourself wholeheartedly. Break down your layers to her. Show her your pain, show her your remorse, show her your pride, show her your secrets, show her your dreams. Let her accept you.

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I made this clay and amethyst keychain for Aphrodite. It's almost full moon and I'll make my monthly celebration for her.

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Ugh another day, still not a beautiful vampire goddess.

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by: sonya_sedova

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Αφροδίτη Αναδιομενη

Aphrodite, risen from the seas,

queen of the foam that softly kisses our tiptoes,

lady whose eyes shine as delicately as the glittering sun over the waves,

diaphanous spirit of lovely, celestial colors,

who splashes sweet ocean dew on our lips and seduces our hearts gently.

[phemonoi]

have tender hearted relationships with your gods. speak to them softly, giggle, let them ornament your life. drink tea with them, write love letters to them and share your secrets. wear flowers to honor them, walk barefoot. let your gods comfort you without fear, like old friends, like lovers.

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30 Days of Aphrodite, Day 09 • Favorite interaction you’ve had with Aphrodite.

My favorite interaction is always the last one. This time I can say that it was the devotion of 3 Fridays ago. I was working at home office so I was able to dedicate more than 2 hours of my day just to interact with the Goddess.

I cleaned my space and the altar, lit candles and incense, put on a special playlist, took a long shower with my most fragrant products (including a rose soap in the shape of a shell), dressed up and shared my lunch as a form of offering. I love talking to the goddess while I am under the almost cold shower (or near other water sources), it seems that this is where I feel the most connected to her and I hear her the best.

This experience left the feeling of having been a special day, a lasting sensation of peace, confidence and warm heart. 💖

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Friendly Reminder:

Anyone can worship Aphrodite! Man, woman, She loves you all the same! And yes, this absolutely includes trans men and women. And nonbinary folks too! TERFs can stay mad about it!

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30 Days of Aphrodite, Day 08 • What area in your life has Aphrodite helped you the most with?

Self-love for sure, especially to value myself and my talents (I haven't been making self-deprecating jokes for a month, thanks Goddess), taking care of myself as a priority, taking care of my mental and emotional health. She also shows me a lot of things that I thought was love but was actually just hurting me.

That love is not pain, but it also needs sacrifices, even self love. And most importantly, what I needed to regain my will to live was love, love for life.

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30 Days of Aphrodite, Day 07 • Do you have a song that represents your relationship with Aphrodite? If not, name a song that embodies her energy the most to you?

I can't think of a song that represents the relationship, but I think that currently Ayla Nereo's Wild Burn speaks to me in some way, it has to do with the teachings that she brings me each day.

"Oh the branch, is it known by seed how it comes to be… and do the blooms know their righteous power the beauty of being seen."

Another song that represents for me the love of the Goddess is Love Supreme by The Flower Kings:

"Every street I've walked down, everyone I've talked to I'm afraid I love them all but for different reasons. Every grand old building from a time of visions, every single song, every syncopation. It must be something that makes me feel right at home. "

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I wish I started this on April 1st, but I'm late. So I'll post more than one a day until I'm on the right date. The challenge is from here: thepastelpriestess, join us 😉

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30 Days of Aphrodite, Day 06 • How do you communicate with Aphrodite?

I like to simply talk to her, in my day-to-day life, in a low voice (but externally, not just in thought). I invite her to participate in my tasks especially when they deal with self-care and confidence, I sing and I dance for/with her, I leave things on her altar, I like to cook, set the table for two and serve an offering to her.

But usually what I do is talk to her all the time.