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Hellenic Polytheist and Eclectic Witch Devotee of Hestia he/they

[devoteeofhestia]

hello! I am requesting that if you have any documents (pdfs) regarding hellenism, paganism, witchcraft, or anything related it would great if you could submit them to this google form so I could add them to a larger file which I will publish later as a library! Thank you for helping:)

Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

[ariesinwitchcraft]

[angelauratears]

I am doing 5$ readings to help cover some of my living expenses, especially but not limited to my medical bills and utilities. I am 19, live on my own, and make barely above illinois minimum wage.

I will be doing a 3 card pull and texting the reading as it's easier for me to communicate clearly that way. You can ask a specific question or for a general life reading. I will be taking payments via PayPal or venmo. Dm if you're interested and please be patient with responses because I work full time. :)

If you can't afford a reading please share <3

Here are some of the things I need to pay for:

-thyroid testing, potentially thyroid medication

-copay for my general doctor

-medications: klonopin, pristiq (not covered by my insurance), trileptal, 4 different prescription skincare items, nausea medication, testosterone

-psychiatric copay

-esa cat and all the supplies to keep him healthy

-adult autism screening

-medical mj card for migraines, fatigue, ptsd, insomnia, and seizures

-top surgery

-hysterectomy (which my insurance currently refuses to cover)

-liscense, liscense plates, gas, and car insurance (and car matinence if needed)

-dental bills

-cpap appointment and supply charges

-appointments to find a new therapist

-food

-college

[polytheisticnyctophiliac-deacti]

Deepening your relationship with a deity (in Hellenic polytheism)

Sometimes basic ritualistic or casual worship forms are no longer enough for you. You just want to do more and strenghten your connection to a god.

If that’s you, here you have some tips:

Do what you were already doing, but more. Make your rituals more regular. If you engage in casual worship activities, continue. Or you can start, if you don’t. Make your devotion a part of your everyday life.

Pray using your own words. Talk to your deity, write letters if it fits you more, or do both. Not only praise them, but tell them about yourself, your life, your feelings and reflections. Make your prayers personal.

You can engage in contemplative activities. You don’t have to become a mystic and this is in no way required to have a beautiful, deep and meaningful relationship with a god. However, this is certainly one of the things that can bring you closer to them.

Pursue more serious study. Learn about your deity not only from tumblr and theoi.com - read academic books, articles, ancient texts about them. Just remember to compare things you read with eachother and pay attention to the sources. And to not forget about actually doing things practically.

Engage in activities connected with your deity. I mean activities that become regular part of your life, not one-time devotional acts (they’re nice and also can bring you closer to the gods, but they’re not the ones I talk about). You can for example learn/practice playing a musical instrument for Apollo, or pursue shadow work for Hekate.

Pursue ethical work. Work generally on your Arete, pay extra attention to the values connected with your deity. For example, you are devoted to Zeus, so you work to be as just, generous, honest and wise as you can, and you stand for justice. You can engage in special work connected with their values, like voluntary work or social activism.

[lovecorekiss]

if you’re a hellenic pagan, being invested in environmentalism is kinda required. The gods are one with nature or are nature. Support indigenous groups, try to fight corporate pollution, etc. Care about Earth, the duo Seas, etc.

[metanoiyed-archive]

If you’re a hellenic polytheist who’s displaced and on stolen land and want to stay updated/involved with environmentalism I have some places for you to start. I’m not asking. I’m telling you you need to care about the earth, and I’m giving you a bone. Take it.

Niitsitapi Water Protectors on twitter & instagram

Coast Protectors on twitter & instagram

Braided Warriors on twitter & instagram

Giniw Collective on twitter & instagram

SFBayKeeper on twitter

NoNewDealForNature on twitter

Survival International on twitter & instagram

Honor The Earth on twitter & instagram

Indigenous Environmental Network on twitter

Resist Line 3 on instagram & twitter

Tara Houska on instagram and twitter

[lovecorekiss]

Yall please stop calling hellenic polytheism Hellenistic polytheism. They are NOT THE SAME. Saying you’re a Hellenistic polytheist means you follow Hellenistic era religion which is a wild ride on its own.

The distinction is important.

[lovecorekiss]

who would be interested in a list of topics to study for helpol? I’ve been collecting them and I wonder if anyone would want them. I hope they’d be a useful study guide, if that makes sense

And as always, I can share PDFs <3

[lovecorekiss]

@hermaeum​ 

Cosmological

Moria (allotted fate in life)

Protogenoi

Prometheus

Afterlife

Theogony 

Cosmogony 

Religious

Concepts

Xenia (Hospitality)

Kharis (Reciprocity)

Sacrifice

Mantikē (Divination, prophesy, etc)

Eusebeia (piety)

Asebeia (Impiety)

Lyma, Miasma, and Agos

Oaths (these are magical)

Religion

Epithets

Hearth, Hestia, and hearth cultus

Chthonic and Ouranic

Sacred Laws

Temples & temple founding 

Priests 

Prayer

Festivals

Mythology

Life cycle rituals

Supplicants

Magic

Divinities

The Theoi (in general)

Titans

Nymphs

Potamoi

Nesoi

Ourea

Other

cult of the dead (includes ancestor worship!!)

Hero worship

Panhellenism

Stars & worship 

There’s likely to be more but here’s what I got.

[lovecorekiss]

Helios, to Apollon: What if I took your lyre and everyone associated me with the Lyre huh? What if I did that?

Apollon: It's not my fault people think I'm the God of the Sun!

Helios: I'm taking the fucking Lyre.

[lovecorekiss]

Pollution/Purity terms

— Inner Pollution and Purity in Greek Religion, by Andrej Petrovic and Ivana Petrovic 

[lovecorekiss]

Helpol is a religion of hearths (And why we need to change our symbol)

Something I never quite talked about is the hearth cult part of helpol. Of course, Hestia is mentioned. Household worship is mentioned. But what about fire, what about Hestia? The reason why she is first and last is more important to know than just knowing that she is first and last.

I’ve often seen the statement that “Hestia doesn’t have much information” or “Hestia doesn’t have much of a cult back then.” Both are lies. Hestia and the hearth information out there.

For example, these collections of posts by Maze have information about Hestia and the hearth [ 1 – 2 – more to come ] Hestia was worshipped by everyone. Her cult is the most expansive cult there is within Ancient Greece. The information is out there, we just have to dig. She also has other myths, such as the myth of her inventing houses, but nobody focuses upon that.

Ancient Greek religion is a religion of hearths. Even Dionysus, a wild god, has the epithet Hestios (“of the hearth”). He is of the hearth too.

I believe a phrase we need to establish is “hearth cult”. Because, that’s what Ancient Greek Religion is. Hearth cult is the worship we do within the home and at the hearth. Most of us are limited to hearth cult due the fact that the polis doesn’t exist anymore.  Even if there’s organisations, we will all practice our own hearth cults.

Every temple, every household, etc. had a hearth. And within that hearth, was a place for Hestia.

For my praxis, I have begun identifying my stove as my hearth. It’s where I make my food and it is in a way powered by fire. I can’t have a hearth, so I do my reconstruction of what works as of now. It’s truly a magical thing leaving offerings fo Hestia and other gods there. Along with having candles during ritual, which can symbolise Hestia and make wonderful offerings.

Another thing I’ve seen suggested is drawing Hestia’s symbol upon candles and such to symbolise Hestia. This symbol can appear everywhere, as a symbol of helpol and our common humanity:

Essentially, terminology wise:

Praxis = your practice in its entirety

Hearth cult = hearth based worship (household worship).

When you feel alone, light a fire to Hestia. Cry to her, lady of the hearth and community. This could be your hearth, a candle, etc. Thousands of others have their fire of Hestia burning. You are not alone. The fire of Hestia and Prometheus unites us all, even if we’re thousands of miles apart. It is by the fire of Hestia and Prometheus that we are human.

Fire and hearth cult is so important to hellenic polytheism. By fire we can make many sacrifices to the gods, by fire we can light our incense and candles, by fire we live our lives. Yet it is not our symbol.

Everyone is welcome to fire, but very few are welcome to crowns.

This is why I reject the laurel leaf as the symbol of hellenic polytheism. Fire is how we unite as a common humanity. Fire is what Prometheus gave us; he even gave us pyromancy. Fire is what Hestia tends to, allowing us to even communicate with the gods. Fire is how we are feed and live by. Prometheus and his fire-baring ways changed the very nature of sacrifice to make our lives better.

I reject the laurel leaf because it does not unite us in humanity and with the divine in the way the ever-burning fire does. Also because the laurel leaf is literally in use by white supremacists. This is why we need to change it. And that’s why I created the idea we burn the laurel leaf and replace it with fire that will use to protect the minorities in our community.

The laurel is a symbol of victors. But very few get to actually be victors. Fire is open and natural to everyone. So instead of having our religion be symbolised by the crowns of victors, let’s have fire. The fire of Hestia and Prometheus is the fire of humanity — rejoice in that.

Also, tons of sports companies also use the laurel crown so it’s even more confusing.

Fire is how we worship the gods, fire is how we live, and fire was a gift from Prometheus. I’ve proposed to many the idea, by own creativity, to change the symbol of hellenic polytheism to fire. And it’s gone really well. Fire is the symbol of helpol and this is the hill I will die upon.

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[quotes-for-the-soul]

“Prometheus, mankind’s chief creator, advocate, and friend, taught us, stole for us, and sacrificed himself for us. We all possess our share of Promethean fire, without it we would not be human.”

— Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

[stormysspellbook]

[lovecorekiss]

It’s okay to have a relationship with a god, hero, spirit, etc. that isn’t like what everyone describes. If a god, hero, spirit, etc. is considered playful but isn’t with you, it doesn’t mean that you’re doing something wrong. You can be close to a deity and have a different relationship. Don’t measure your experiences purely by the ones of others – learn to stand strong where you are, but of course use critical thinking. 

[dodekachaos]

Welcome! This is Dodekachaos- a podcast made by @sansinger @adri-le-chat @ethan-paganism and @sadie-e-cover about Hellenic polytheism! We explore the many assets of worship, from the pillars to the deities to problems and inclusivity in the community. We hope you'll join us! (Icon pending). This blog is run by Sansinger

[devoteeofhestia]

I made a mood board for Poseidon!

[devoteeofhestia]

I made a mood board for Hestia❤️

[blessed-with-hope]

The Athenian Calendar 🏛️🌿📅

There was no standard calendar in ancient greece, however the most written about and commonly used one by modern reconstructionists is the Athenian Calendar! This calendar can be easily incorporated into the Gregorian Calendar as well (in my opinion)

I would like to thank @hermesmystic for creating a beautiful lesson on our Hellenismos Online Temple discord server! It helped a lot with this post ♥

It’s a long one so brace yourself!

D A Y S 🌇 The days in the Athenian Calendar begin at sunset. This was important for being able to observe festivals or holy days, if they were to begin at midnight like it does for us, the Greeks would have had a much harder time practicing their religion.

The main Olympians have sacred days of the week which can be used if you would like to make small daily offerings. Weekdays have two gods and weekends have three. A week in review would be: Monday: Artemis and Demeter 🏹🌾 Tuesday: Ares and Athena ⚔️📜 Wednesday: Hermes and Hephaestus 📬🛠️ Thursday: Zeus and Hera 🌩️💍 Friday: Dionysus and Aphrodite 🍇🕊️ Saturday: Hestia, Hades and Persephone 🕯️💀 Sunday: Apollo, Posedion and Amphitrite ☀️🌊

Obviously you don’t need to change your clock and begin living your life around this BUT it is useful to remember.

M O N T H S 🌑 The months are where it gets a little complicated! So we’ll begin with the way the months began and ended and that is with the new moon.

Most Athenian months will fall between two Gregorian months, and sometimes a Gregorian month can have two full moons. A rule of thumb to remember with this is an Athenian month begins on the last (or only) new moon of a Gregorian month and ends on the first (or only) new moon in the next Gregorian month.

The Athenian Calendar also has seasons like the Gregorian calender, and these seasons have three months within them.

S u m m e r: 🌻🏄 Season Theme: Setting foundations and goals Hekatombion (holy month of Zeus 🌩️) - Falls between July/August. Theme: Planning and getting your life sorted Festivals for this month are the: Aphrodisia (6th), Kronia (12th), Synoikia (15-16th) and Panathenaia (28th)

Metageitnion (holy month of Demeter 🌾) - Falls between August/September Theme: Securing foundations from the previous month This month doesn’t have confirmed festivals but these are believed to fall under this month: Metageitnios (Unknown), Herakles Emera (Unknown)

Voedromion (holy month of Hestia 🕯️) - Falls between September/October Theme: Focus on spiritual/religious comfort Festivals for this month are the: Genesia (5th), Kharisteria (6th), Boidromia (7th), Eleusinian Mysteries (15th-21st)

The Eleusinian Mysteries was the most important festival in the Athenian year held in honour of Demeter and Persephone. What happened during this festival isn’t well known so it’s challenging for a modern Hellenic Polytheist but for the ancient Greeks acknowledging the festival was important, acknowledging meant to observe the festival, in the modern sense this can be doing a personal ritual.

A u t u m n / F a l l: 🍂🥧 Season Theme: Tackling hardships, the gods challenge Pyanepsion (holy month of Ares ⚔️) - Falls between October/November Theme: Time for tackling hardships Festivals for this month are the: Proerosia (5th), Puanepsia (6th), Oskhophoria (7th), Theseia (8th), Stenia (9th), Thesmophoria (11-13th), Khalkeia (30th)

Maimakterion (holy month of Artemis 🏹) - Falls between November/December Theme: Time for taking care of yourself through hardship Festivals for this month are the: Maimakeria (unknown), Pompaia (20-end)

Poseideon (holy month of Poseidon 🌊) - Falls between December/January Theme: A time to prove work ethic (or arete) to the gods Festivals for this month are the: Poseidea (8th), Rural Dionysia (last two weeks of the month), Haloa (26th)

W i n t e r: ❄️☃️ Season Theme: A time to recover and revise goals Gamelion (holy month of Hera 💍) - Falls between January/February Theme: Time to reconnect with the gods Festivals for this month are the: Lenaia (12-15), Gamelia (26)

Anthesterion (holy month of Haephestus 🛠️) - Falls between February/March Theme: Time for ingenuity/finding creative solutions Festivals for this month are the: Anthesteria (11-13th), Diasia (23**/28th)*, Lesser Mysteries (unknown)

Elafevolion (holy month of Athena 📜) - Falls between March/April Theme: Reflecting on potential weaknesses and improving Festivals for this month are the: Elapheblia (6th), Asklepieia (8**/9th)*, Greater Dionysia (9-13th), Pandia (14/17th**)*

S p r i n g: 🌷🐣 Season Theme: Strength and Hope! Mounikhion (holy month of Aphrodite 🕊️) - Falls between April/May Theme: Celebrate the progress you’ve made! Festivals for this month are the: Feast of Eros (4th), Mounikhia (6/16th**)*, Olympieia (19th)

Thargelion (holy month of Apollo ☀️) - Falls between May/June Theme: Faith and Divination, working hard Festivals for this month are the: Thargelia (6-7th), Plunteria (Last week with the peak on 25th)

Skiroforion (holy month of Hermes 📬) - Falls between June/July Theme: Making goals for the new year, devotion Festivals for this month are the: Arrhephoria (3rd), Skirophoria (12th), Dipolieia (14th) 

[* means it can be observed on either day] [** means that is the prefered date to observe it]

Each month has an 11 day transitionary period from one to the next called the Neos Minas, each day (except one) has an event that help to fully transition spiritually from the theme of one month to the next.

Day 1: Chthonia 1 - the 3rd day before the end of the old month 🧹 Day 2: Chthonia 2 - the 2nd day before the end of the old month 🧹 Day 3: Hekate’s Deipnon - last day of the old month 👻 Day 4: Noumenia - First day of the new month ✨ Day 5: Agathos Daimon - 2nd day of the new month 🎉 Day 6: Tritomenis - 3rd day of the new month / Athena’s birthday 📜 Day 7: Tetras - 4th day of the new month 💖 Day 8: Rest Day - 5th day of the new month 🥱 Day 9: Birth of Artemis - 6th day of the new month 🏹 Day 10: Birth of Apollo - 7th day of the new month ☀️ Day 11: Poseidonas - 8th day of the new month 😤

M o n t h   1 3 ? Occasionally there will be two new moons in a Gregorian month, this was a dillema for the ancient Greeks as well and their solution was to add a 13th month! Mounikhion has to begin and Elafevolion has to end on the same day but there are two new moons… what do we do? Who do we honour?!

DIONYSUS TIME BAYBEEE 🍇🍇🍇🍇

Dionysus would be given a month whenever this issue would arise and it fit his theme perfectly, to come in and cause chaos! This month never had any festivals as it was so sparadic in length or time of year, routine went out the window! In even more Dionysus fashion this month isn’t named after him! It’s called Duo Poseideon and has nothing to do with Poseidon’s month!

Y E A R S 🎉 Years in the Athenian calendar begins in the summer, giving the Greeks plenty of energy to honour and celebrate. The final day of the year was always to honour Athena and Zeus for blessings in the new year

To keep with the theme of four seasons, the years were also grouped into fours called Olympiads 4 years = 1 Olympiad. The way to write the year would go as such: “Year 4 of the 704th Olympiad” Once the year is complete this summer it will become “Year 1 of the 705th Olympiad”

The years also come with their themes, they follow that of the seasons.

I hope this post was helpful! Sorry if I got anything wrong but I hope you can add some of this information to your worship and have fun with it! Don’t worry about trying to follow the calendar perfectly.

Gods bless xx ♥