Feather Flock

.　 . • ☆ . Just a feather in his wings° .• °:. *₊

[feather-flock]

☆ INTRODUCTION

☆ Name: Lambda.• °:. *

☆ Flock of Hermes .• °:. *

☆ Hellenic Polytheistic reconstructionist .• °:. *

☆ Khairete friends! I am Lambda, a helpol recon devoted to Hermes Angelos Athanaton, Hermes Hermēneutēs, and Hermes Agoraios, as well as Zeus Basileus!

I'm simply here for community ☆

DNI ICE supporters, Trump supporters, fascists, religious zealots, bigots, overall bad vibes .• °:. *

DISCLAIMER: I am not an Epic the Musical or PJO roleplayer, nor do I interact with the content on this blog. I'm a religious practitioner, please respect that .• °:. *

[khaire-traveler]

But you do try. You try each and every day, simply by existing, and even if society doesn't commend your efforts, they're still worth something.

[feather-flock]

Doodled a ragdoll Aphrodite ☆.• °:. *

[khaire-traveler]

Deities & Entities Masterpost

Note: Everything in orange is a frequently asked question or basic information that is helpful for beginners!

Deity Work

"Deity Work" info

"Some Things A Deity Will Never Do" info

"Deities, Entities, & Spirits... Do You Need Them To Practice Witchcraft And Magic?" info

"What Do They Want? Hints For The Headblind" tip

"Being Called By A Deity" answered ask

"All Or Nothing Myth" info

"You Can Casually Work With Deities" tip

"Tips For Working With Deities" tip

"Different Types Of Deity Work" info

"How To Stop Working With A Deity" answered ask

"Sometimes Deities Leave You" tip

"Deities Reaching Out To You" answered ask

"Asking A Deity If They Want To Work With You" answered ask

Deity Worship

"Hellenic Deities Cheat Sheets" info

"Subtle Worship Master List" info & tips

"Deity Disconnect Got You Down?" info

"Bonding With Your Deities" info

"Inexpensive Offerings" info

"On Offerings And Altars" info

"Celebrating Anthesteria" info

"How Do We Know What To Take Seriously In Myths And What Not To?" info

"Are altars required for worship?" info

"Online Epithet Database (Greek Deities)" info

"You Just Gotta Do It" tip

"Falling Out Of Practice" tip

"Do We "Work With" The Gods?" info

"Thanking The Theoi In Ancient Greek" info

"Fun & Easy Habits To Develop As A Pagan" tip

"The Gods Are Within Daily Life" info

"Why Water Is Not A Lazy Offering" info

"Hellenic Polytheist Resources (Books)" info & links

"The So-called 'Pillars Of Hellenismos' And Why They're Invalid" info

"Timing for Offerings and Rituals in Hellenic Polytheism" info

Reassurance

"The Gods, Your Potential, And Your Limits" info

"The Gods Love Transfolk" ask response

"Faith Can Be Inconsistent" reassurance

"You Get Who You Ask For" info

"When You Just Can't Worship..." reassurance

"Actually, Your Deities DO Love You" reassurance

"The Gods Don't Judge Small Behaviors" reassurance

"Loving Yourself As Offering" tip

"Gods Make Worthy What They Touch" reassurance

"Gods Cheer For Us" reassurance

"When You Feel Like You're Asking Too Much" advice

Spirit Work

"How To Know If An Entity Is Who You Think It Is" info

"A Bad Spirit" info

"When You Shouldn't Be Working With Entities" tip

General

"What Is UPG, SPG, And VPG?" info

"How To Pray - Resources" info

"How To Tell If You've Received A Sign" tip

"Deity Communication 101" info

"So You've Been Contacted By A Closed Deity..." info

"How To Get Started With Deities" info

"How Do I Get Started With Paganism?" answered ask

"How To Offer To The Theoi" info

"Is It The Gods, An Imposter/Trickster Spirit, Or Your Own Trauma?" info

"The Gods Hear Our Silent Prayers" info

"Sniffing Out The Bullshit: Spotting Misinformation" info

"Removing Offerings From Altars" info

"Finding A Deity You Fit With" tip

"Dreams From Deities" tips

"Miasma vs. Lyma" info

"Can I Make Alterations To Prayer?" info

"Deity Tip - Reaching Out" tip

"Deity Tip - Offerings" tip

"Pagan Pro Tips" tip

"Deity Deep Dives Masterpost" info

"Respecting The Gods" tip

"Ways Gods Can Contact You" info

"Trying To Narrow Which Deities Are Contacting You" tip

"Meditating With Your Deities!" info

"The Gods Do Pass Judgements" rant

"There Is A Middle Ground" ramble

"It's Ok For A God To Be Upset With You" ramble

"Yes, Because I Want To" ramble

"Bigotry Is Not Authentic" rant

"The Nine Muses" & "Offering Ideas For The Muses" separate posts

"Low Effort Ways To Connect With The Gods" tips

"Ask What An Entity/Deity Looks Like" tip

"Training For Trancework" info

"Ways To Connect With Your Deities" tips

"On Doubt And Faith" tip

"Upsetting A Deity" info/tip

"Instrumental Music To Connect With Greek Gods" info

[echo-loves-flowerboy]

[zpyt1hneva16]

I have a huge problem. You see I have been worshiping the greek gods for a while now, but sudently for some reason it started to seem wrong to worship the theoi since I am not greek. Cuz paganism is also about the traditions and ancestry so I feel like I should be worshiping the slavic ones since I am slavic. I have been wondering about this for months now and it coused me to not being so active in my worship as I used to be. Any thoughs? or am I stressing out over nothing?

[feather-flock]

To OP and anyone else feeling like this;

Anyone can worship the Theoi.

You don't need to be Greek. You don't need anyone's permission. The gods accept everyone and anyone regardless of background. Your worships are safe .• °:. * ☆

[luvlywitch7]

I think it'll always make me emotional whenever I think about how patient and understanding The Gods are. I'd like to think I'm still fairly new to the religion, and I've got much to learn, but i barely have any time on my hands, and when I do, I'm too tired to do anything. And I'm so, so grateful for their patience and understanding. They don't have to help me, they don't have to listen to me talk about my problems, but every time I come to them with something that seems so overwhelming i can't figure it out on my own, they always help.

I'm beyond grateful for them 💗

[wayfind-er]

There needs to be more conversation about worship without divination.

[feather-flock]

Religious spaces have heavily normalized divination to the point where many people think you NEED to do it to worship a god.

Worship does not equate to communication. Worship is praise and faith. You don't need to have a back and forth conversation with divinity to praise it.

A lack of communication doesn't mean they aren't with you.

It doesn't mean you don't worship them.

De-influence the way you interact with the gods you worship . . *₊ ° . ☆

[alexikakoss]

one of my absolute favorite things about being a hellenic polytheist is that the gods love you no matter how you identify.

like you're trans? cool, we have a god of people who fall outside of gender norms and people questioning gender (not that trans people are confused!).

you're gay? amazing, they accept all kinds of love.

oh, you're disabled? one of our gods is disabled too!

you're a therian? the goddess of wild animals would love you!

and there's no debate about it either. it's just truth that they love everyone.

[feather-flock]

Your theme is so gorge?!

AHAHA THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! SO IS YOURS WAAAAA . . *₊ ° . ☆

[feather-flock]

A reminder that the gods do not call you to be perfect.

They don't diminish your anger and hurt.

They don't tell you to forget your trauma and forgive your aggressors.

They ask you to mourn at will and acknowledge the hurt.

They ask you to stand up and walk again, despite the pain.

They ask that you cry and scream and feel the loss, because it's the only way to heal.

And they ask that you let them be with you every step of the way, until the ache has dulled and the tears have dried and your heart can take moving forward again.

The gods believe in you, and you should believe in you too . . *₊ ° . ☆

[wayfind-er]

Wish Upon a Star

It's time to do a little mini event for the lovely people on Tumblr. I'll be making paper stars with written wishes on them, and then offering them up to the celestials on the upcoming Flower Moon (May 1st) and the New Moon (May 16th). There's no limit to how many wishes you can submit - just be mindful to keep it to a sentence so it can fit on the paper. You can submit your wishes through this Google Form! It'll be open until 5PM EST, May 16th.

may the moon and stars hear your wishes and make them all come true.

[divineaphrodisianmagic]

Dear HelPol crowd~

Can we please stop using AI images.

There is plenty of art of the gods, plenty of statues, plenty of fan art, PLENTY OF CONTENT.

STOP GENERATING AI CONTENT. IT IS GROSS. THE GODS WOULD NOT APPROVE.

Thanks.

[sag-dab-sar]

Thinking of The Gods Research Challenge

Why, Who, What, When, Where pattern.

No time limit because I didn't feel like this being a school assignment. You can add as much or as little info as you like to each question. Each question can be its own post or all three questions in each W can be one post. I want this to be flexible! Don't be afraid to pick a Theos even if another blogger has chosen the same one.

Some questions may not have answers depending on who you pick. This is designed for Greek Pantheon, but can be used for other pantheons if you want! Make sure to fix the "where" questions. It can also be used for heroes, daimones, or any other spirits— modify questions as needed.

Tag posts "#thinking of the gods research" so others can enjoy your work.

Finding and citing sources is highly encouraged since that is the point: to research.

🔸Getting Started on Research

🔸Determine Source's Validity

🔸Big Giant List of (mostly) Free Resources

🔸Citing Sources For Tumblr Posts

🔸Free JSTOR Account

🔸How to use the Internet Archive

⚫️ Why? Γιατί;

This is designed to focus on one of the Theoi.

Pick one of the Theoi.

Why do you want to research this Theos?

Why is this Theos important to the 'modern world' (if you think they are)?

⚫️ Who? Ποιος;

Who is the family of this Theos (parents, siblings, children etc)? There may be multiple variations.

Who is in this Theos retinue (messengers/heralds, cup bearer, student, companions etc)?

Who was considered the "equivalent of" or was syncretized with this Theos? This includes historical associations in any pantheon, not just Greek.

⚫️ What? Τι;

What are some of "roles" or "functions" of this Theos?

What are some of this Theos important epithets and their meanings?

What are the historical associations of this Theos (e.g animals, types of locations, etc)?

⚫️ When? Πότε;

When is the earliest possible mention/worship of this Theos? (This is usually speculative, like Hekate being from Anatolia)

When was the earliest undisputed evidence, of this Theos being worshipped?

When else was this Theos honored? Did they have any ancient festivals?

⚫️ Where? Πού;

Where was this Theos worshipped in the regions of "ancient Greece"?

Where was this Theos worshipped in other regions, i.e the Greek colonies or otherwise?

Are there any other special locations—real or mythological—this Theos is associated with?

⚫️ Optional Post Research Reflection

What was the favorite thing you learned?

Has this changed your view of this Theos? If yes, how?

What was the best (non-Theoi Project) source you would recommend to others?

Any personal experiences with this Theos you'd like to share?

Additionally thoughts or questions you want to add that I didn't cover?

[fawnnlight]

psa hellenism is in fact a real religion and in fact is still around, most all religions have mythology (the bible is classified as a collection of myths) and even if you deny it, roleplaying as hermes can be taken as mockery (and was by a hellenist who you failed to listen to) and you should do more research on things before you start yelling at people (who have done said research) about how they’re not real

[feather-flock]

There is no one way to worship the gods and syncreticism and syncretic polytheism is COMPLETELY valid.

You are allowed to worship the hellenic gods alongside the Egyptian ones.

You are allowed to worship the hellenic gods alongside the Roman ones.

You are allowed to worship the hellenic gods alongside angels.

You are allowed to worship the hellenic gods alongside demons.

Naturally do your research, but don't let anyone tell you how your practice should look, you're doing just fine . . *₊ ° . ☆

[as-the-sun-art]

Study of a Hermes/Mercury statue. One of my favorite greek gods