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“WHOA look at the moon”
— me literally every night no matter what phase the moon is in (via purple-space-freak)
(Here and Poseidon anon) I wouldn't mind information on starting to worshipping. The beginning of worshipping. If I should be aware of anything before worshipping them. What would be the best way to approach. What would be best to give them. And if possible, How to apologise for any past mistakes. Sorry if this doesn't help.
That does help, that tells me exactly what you need, thank you. Let’s break this down, and I’ve got some resources for you at the end too.
Beginning Worship
Beginning worship looks different for each person. Some folks are going to put in a lot of research first, others are going to start giving worship and figure out the details along the way. The different ways we give worship also affect how this looks. For Hellenism in general though, approaching worship from a recon perspective and using that as the base on which we build and change modern worship, the actual ritual bits of worship look roughly like this:
Giving offerings. Whether you’re participating in household worship or scaling down big community rituals and festivals to fit your personal needs, offering are the primary way in which we tell the Theoi “Thank You.”
Giving praise. Song, hymns, poetry, devotional writing, ect…. A common element of ritual during worship in ancient Greece was hymns and songs. This is a way of giving praise to the Theoi, and can also be a tie in for asking Them for things, if that’s what you want to do.
Modern worshipers may also include regular devotional activities, which are just projects or activities which are being done to honor or please the Theoi. More familiar methods of prayer are also popular, where you just talk to the Theoi in order to feel closer to Them.
My daily worship looks like this:
I bind and veil my hair in the morning, this is not a mandatory part of Hellenism, it’s something that I choose to do as part of my worship though
Morning prayer, which is literally just me saying, “Khareíte, Khareíte, Khrysoí Theoí epáno se Olympus ypsiló! Sas efcharistó gia tis evlogíes sas.” before my household shrine. Which meaning, “Rejoice, Rejoice, Golden Gods atop Olympus high! Thank You for Your blessings.” I don’t give libations in the morning, no good reason for it, I just don’t. My morning prayers are more just a reminder for me of the Theoi, the bulk of my worship is done during the evening.
I cleanse in the evening before my nightly worship.
A give a nightly prayer, which sometimes is a similar formula to the morning prayer, sometimes is more elaborate and can include me singing to the Theoi often. If it’s a libation day (special day where I give offerings and praise to a specific Theos instead of just to the Theoi in general) then I’ll make my general nightly prayer, and follow it with a prayer for the specific Theos I want to honor on that day.
I give libations every night along with my prayers and/or hymns.
Things to Be Aware of Before Beginning Worship
The Theoi are diverse and complicated beings. You do not need to know everything about Them to begin worship. On that same note, let your understanding of Them grow over time as you learn more and your worship grows.
There is no One WayTM to practice Hellenism. Everything varied in detail based on location, specific cult practices and standards, and time frame.
The way you know the Theoi is almost certainly not the way that someone else knows Them, though you may find similarities and trends with others. And that’s okay.
The myths are not accurate representations of how the Theoi were viewed in ancient Greece, and are not accurate representations of how They are viewed by modern worshipers. The myths can serve to convey lessons, or simply to tell the story of a particular event, place, or person. But they are not holy text.
You can worship all of the Theoi, and traditional worship actually includes at least giving honors to all of the Theoi, even if not actively worshiping Them all individually.
How to Approach the Theoi
Honestly, just go for it. If you feel the need, you can introduce yourself and tell Them why you want to worship Them, but that’s not necessary at all. Be respectful (note: respectful doesn’t necessarily mean stuffy and formal, respectful looks different for different people in different situations), and be genuine.
What to Give Them
Anything you want. Anything you think They would enjoy. Anything that makes you go, “I want to give this to the Theoi.” There are traditional offerings, which I’ve include a link to a post about historical offerings at the end of this, but you can give anything pretty much. My only word of warning there is to avoid traditionally miasmic things as offerings or devotions. For example, blood is miasmic because it in inherently mortal. Blood was traditionally only given to the dead in order to receive prophecy.
Apologizing for Mistakes
There’s actually a special category of ritual in Hellenism that’s designed to apologize and/or avert the anger of the Theoi. They’re called appeasment offerings. It follows the standard offering ritual, but is usually something special
>>>>>>>Getting Closer to the Theoi
Hellenic Polytheism 103: Offerings
>>>>>>>Historical Hellenic Offerings
>>>>>>>What I Offer, When, and How
And the rest of my 101& up posts can be found at http://pomegranateandivy.tumblr.com/hellenicworship
It is strange to think but when we work with spirits of other worlds, especially that of pop culture, they are considered spirits in our world - and thus perhaps we are spirits in their worlds when we speak to them.
I bring it up because I made an offering of tea to a spirit I work with, some time ago.
When I was feeling terribly ill, the spirit, in turn, made me tea in their world, and somehow, as intangible as it was, it helped me feel a little better.
Thinking about it feels like a strange, faraway dream that sounds made up, but certainly most witchcraft does, anyway.
This really reflects how I see the spirit world
Tag yourself I’m Athena
Apollon Festivals
The Seventh day of each month was celebrated as a feast day in honor of Apollo.
Boedromia was held on the the seventh day of Boedromion (September 21st, 2015) to thank Apollo for his aid to Athens.
Carneia was a Spartan festival held the 7th thru the 15th of Metageitnion (August 22nd - 30th, 2015). Military operations were suspended during Carneia. The festival was held in honor of Carneus, who was a favorite Seer of Apollo’s, who was slain by a Heraclidae.
Daphnephoria was held every nine years in honor of Apollo, in Thebes. A young man or boy in good standing lead the procession, dressed in finery with laurels on his head, carrying an olive branch wrapped in purple and saffron ribbons and decorated with bronze orbs to represent the Sun, Stars, and Moon. (“Daphnephoria”. Encyclopædia Britannica 7 (11th ed.))
An Athenian festival held in honor of Apollo and Thesus’ prayers to him before he set off to slay the Minator is Delphinia. Held on the seventh day of Mounykhion (April 26th, 2015), Delphinia consisted of offerings to Apollo for aid in navigation and safe travels over seas.
Lasting three days in Hekatombaion (~July), Hyacinthia was held in honor of Apollo’s lover Hyacinthus. The first day was held in honor of Hyacinthus’ death, and offerings were made to the dead. The second day was full of feasts, celebrations, and competitions of song in honor of Apollo. Citizens and foreigners were both welcome to participate. The third day has not been described historically in much detail, and scholars speculate that it was a day for mystery rites. (Michael Pettersson, Cults of Apollo at Sparta: The Hyakinthia, the Gymnopaidiai, and the Karneia, Paul Åströms Forlag, Stockholm, 1992)
Pyanopsia was held in honor of Apollo as a sun God and ripener of fruits, where offerings were made to him and the Horea during the seventh day of Pyanepsion (October 20th, 2015). A branch wrapped in purple or white wool and adorned with season fruits, jars of honey, and jars of oil was made as an offering to Apollo in thanks for blessings received and to ask for protection from evil. Doors could be similarly adorned, or else the offering branch hung for protection, and left for the year.( “Pyanepsia”. Encyclopædia Britannica 22 (11th ed.))
Held on the sixth and seventh days of Thargelion (May 24th and 25th, 2015) Thargelia honored Apollo and Artemis. Sacrifices were made to Apollo and Artemis, as well as a sacrifice to Demeter to promote a fertile growing year. A purification ritual was held on the first day of the festival. On the second day, choir festivals were held and adoptive members of a family were formally welcomed into the family.
A cool little reminder that Apollo is more than just a god of music and archery.
He’s also the god of:
knowledge
sun
medicine
truth
prophecy
plague
He actually is said to have taught man the art of medicine. He also can bring plagues but end them as well. Another cool fact is that he looks over herds and flocks. While it’s common knowledge that he has a lot of oracles, few remember that he, himself, was gifted with the gift of prophecy due to his integrity and truthfulness. (Not that he was a 100% righteous innocent individual lol)
Some of his sacred symbols are:
the lyre
the laurel wreath
the bow and arrow
and some of his sacred animals are:
the wolf
the dolphin
the python
the raven
the swan
Sorry for the info dump, I just feel strongly about this
Hades and Persephone by DonLagarto (x)
Modern Pagan Ways to Worship
I’ve been thinking a lot about the ways I worship the gods, and watching my other Pagan friends to see how different our styles are. I thought I might list some of the ways I’ve noticed. Feel free to add anything you think is worth mentioning!
Learning about the gods: This is always the first thing I tell people to do when they decide to work with a new god. Read the stories we do have about them, even if there’s only one. What are scholars saying about the story/ies? What can we learn from knowing about the culture of the time? Is there any crossover from other cultures and mythologies?
Prayer: The obvious one, but perhaps not one that all Pagans engage in for fear of feeling ‘too Christian.’ Ceiswir Serith has a great guide, “A Book of Pagan Prayer,” if you want to take a look at new ways to pray.
Offering food/drink: Whether you’re offering a separate meal to the goddesses or sharing a part of your plate, this is a very old tradition. Some gods prefer you partake of the meal, and others don’t. Whatever is best for you, offering a glass of wine or a portion of your lunch to the gods also makes you more conscious of the food you’re ingesting.
Building/maintaining an altar: Another very common one under the Pagan umbrella. We dedicate a space to a deity or deities, and decorate it as a workspace for spells, a welcome mat for the god(s)/ess(es) we worship.
Donning a deities’ associations: If yours is a sea goddess, it is likely she’ll prefer you wearing shells, pearls, or colors that remind her of her home. By contrast, a fire god might like to see you sporting some carnelian or even lava rock. Wearing their colors, crystals/stones, scents, animal representations, symbols (either overt or covert), etc., is a way to remind yourself of them throughout the day.
Writing: Some Pagans keep journals, a Book of Shadows, and blogs to write to and about the gods. If you’re a verbal learner, this can be a great way to figure out your feelings if you’re working through new concepts, or to tell stories about your deities if they like to hear you talk about them.
Art: Other Pagans like to draw, paint, or otherwise decorate parts of their world with a visual representation of their god(s)/ess(es), their associations, or experiences they’ve had with their deity.
Music: Writing a chant, alternative Christmas carol lyrics, or compositions can be a great way to worship! Don’t forget drum circles and jam sessions.
Meditation: One of my personal favorites, guiding yourself (or having them guide you) through a visual meditation to show them more of their world. You can learn a lot about a god this way.
Crafty hobbies: Making jewelery, fetishes, or other gifts for the gods can be a relaxing and informative way to learn about how you see your goddesses compared to how other people do.
Volunteer work: Many goddesses and gods require their followers to flow good energy back into the world, whether that’s by volunteering at a women’s shelter, running a recycling campaign in your neighborhood, or counselling LGBTQ+ youth, this is a rewarding way to prove you can put your money where your mouth is, spiritually speaking.
Academic work: Particularly for knowledge/wisdom deities, this can be a good one for students. Silently dedicating your homework assignments to your gods can boost the quality of the work you turn in–it’s going to someone a little higher than your professor, after all!
Designing sigils and symbols: A lot of people are starting to take up the sigil-making hobby, which is great! Making a unique symbol for your deities lets them know you’re thinking of them, without necessarily letting other people know. Particularly good for people in non-Pagan-friendly households.
I’m gonna try my best to make a general polytheism post (similar to the witchcraft one I made a few days ago). This will probably be trickier, but I’ll do my best.
Under a read more because this is probably gonna be pretty lengthy (or just long enough to be annoying–we’ll see)
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Hi I am here with you today to talk about Apollo’s darker aspects because they deserved to be talked about at least once in the Apollo*/apollon tag.
- Apollo killed Python and was punished for it because Python was Gaia’s child.
- Hera apparently sent down Tityos to attempt rape on Leto, and Apollo (and Artemis!) slayed Tityos. No hard feelings, Hera, right?
- Trojan war, plague, all Apollo. Killed many people and livestock for his priest’s daughter. How thoughtful.
- … Aided in the killing of Achilles. I know it’s been like, years or whatever, but I’m not over it.
- So, Zeus struck down Asclepius (because Asclepius resurrected Hippolytus), and in revenge, Apollo killed the Cyclopes that crafted Zeus’s lightning bolt.
- In case you didn’t know, Apollo was suppose to be banished to TARTARUS FOREVER (for the above point), but they just decided that He’d be bainished from Olympus for a year doing hard labor.
- Apollo killed like, seven kids because their mother boasted about being better than Leto ‘cause Leto ‘only had two kids’ well someone forgot that they were fucking GODS.
Summary: The God of Chill™ has no chill. Also has great family values.
Hello ^^ I very recently added Apollon to my worship and I was wondering if you would like to share a few facts/tips/UPG information? I'm very curious about him and from what I've gotten from him through divination is that he feels warm but he also feels quite strict and demanding? Thank you!
I recommend taking a look at some of these pages on Him, such as His Theoi page, and the Temple Of Apollo has some intersting tips and suggestions, although I would take certain information with a grain of salt, such as them saying that one of His sacred animals is a lion (which I can’t find a source for.) Go ahead and take a look at His hymns, if you hadn’t already. I personally printed out all the hymns for the Theoi (both Orphic and Homeric) so that I can have them on hand. If you own an IPad or something where you can buy/download books, there are versions of the Homeric and Orphic hymns you can find that way. Hellenion is a general good Hellenic polytheistic website to look at, and I’d go ahead and look at their calendar to maybe find some festivals centered or associated around Apollo.
I find that communicating with Him by tarot is one of the best ways to communicate, personally. I especially associate the tarot and oracle cards to Him due to His myths and epithets.
I do agree about Him feeling warm and yet strict in a way. I’m not sure if I can explain it in words, but that is definitely a feeling I get about Him. As UPG, He can be fun and understanding of mistakes, but if I make a mistake, I won’t make it again.
Sometimes when I communicate with Him, He is either very vague or very descriptive. I think it depends on the subject, and most of the time when He’s being vague He’s not too serious about it, but if it’s serious He gets to be more descriptive about the problem.
He’s not picky, in my opinion. I use to really worry about what type of offering I’d give Him and if He would like it or not, He’s generally neutral on most things, some offerings He likes a bit more than others. The offerings I tend to give Him that He likes more than others are flowers, warm milk and honey, poetry, and if I hold something to be valuable or meaningful to me and I choose to give it to Him, He usually appreciates that.
Something I try to practice in His honor is control. This follows with the Delphic Maxims “Nothing in Excess” and “Control Yourself.” I tend to be pretty impulsive, so I think practicing certain (or all) Delphic Maxims could be a good thing to do. Keep in mind that it wasn’t Apollo Himself who wrote the Maxims though.
If anyone else who worships/honors Apollo would like to add anything, you are of course welcome to! I hope this helped.
Lena’s Personal experiences as an Apollo Devotee
These are my personal experiences only
• He’s basically a golden retriever • Puns • Aggressively bisexual • P E T T Y • He’s really supportive tho • Ray of sunshine (figuratively and sometimes literally) • He’s got your back tho • “We don’t need those cheap bitches” • *finger guns* • He’s a dork • He likes making friends so connecting with him isn’t all that hard • Zero fucks given • But also like no chill
What kind of offerings do you give to Lilith?
Sex energy. Astral, solo, whatever. I feed her incubus kids too.
Wine, or whatever alcohol I’m drinking.
Fire and incense.
Whatever I’m eating that she might like.
Sometimes art or writing.
The really funny part is, despite being firmly agnostic, L is better about remembering to do offerings than I am. I have no idea what’s up with that…I’m a crap pagan sometimes. :D
Frankincense and sandalwood over lavender.
However, if you make a garden for her and attend to it daily, that makes for a great altar.
In which I’m reminded that I’m the only bloody person in the world she’ll accept lavender from. For some fuckall reason.
She does like the resiny, thick, musky smells though. Everyone can agree on that.
Well, if you have lavender, that will work.
(It did for me in January)
Beverages: dark fluids. Black/herbal tea, red wine. I’ve had success with Merlot, especially if I get help selecting it from a knowledgeable wine clerk. I currently use a sweet Italian wine.
When in doubt or broke? Coke.
The hidden secret is that you have to give a damn about your offering. Back in March, I was so broke I offered her water and she still accepted it.
And to add, everyone’s mileage may vary, but she almost always wants me to consume the offering after presenting it, usually very slowly and savoring it. She seems to enjoy my enjoying it after she gets the energy part of it. Not sure how true that is for everyone, however.
My Personal Practice: Lilith
So, a kindly Anon on Pagans Uncensored said I should talk about my practice more. I’m assuming they mean the religious side, since that’s what the blog is ostensibly about (it’s either that or screeching like monkeys and throwing poop, and I’m gonna pass on that), so now that I’ve been doing it a while and feel pretty settled in it, I’m going to talk about how I understand Lilith.
Everything following is personal belief and experience, and I don’t expect it to match your experiences, or for you to believe or practice it. It might or might not agree with existing views. I’ve spent a lot of time and energy building this system, but I’ve also been careful to source from Lilith’s recorded stories as well and avoid appropriation. I’m always available to discuss if you find any part of this problematic, because I understand she’s originally a Jewish demon (with some Babylonian, Sumerian, and modern DNA as well) and I’m not Jewish.
I’ve touched on this briefly before, but not in as much depth as I’d like – I worship Lilith as a quadripartite entity. It’s not entirely unlike the Maiden-Mother-Crone iconography in concept, but not truly like it either as it doesn’t necessarily correlate to age or reproductive status, but more to the roles that she fills in her history (and mine, because like I said, this is a highly personal system). In each role she is still Lilith, but focusing on a different aspect of her personality and history. These roles occur chronologically.
I strongly believe Lilith is a queer deity. In my experience with her, she has not only appeared to me as multiple gender presentations and biological configurations (including intersex, and hermaphroditic/having multiple sets of external genitalia) but she has consistently given me messages of radical self-acceptance and self-realization, especially as pertaining to sex and gender identity. Hermaphrodeities (Raven Kaldera, questionable as a source but eh) and Lilith: Queen of the Desert (Anya Kless) both also mention this belief.
(Apologies for the less-than-stellar references. I really need to actually buy more books so I can properly cite things.)
Her first role is as the Childless Mother. Her backstories are interesting in that they seem to conflict on whether she has children or is herself barren – she either has a hundred demonic children a day (Alphabet of Ben-Sira), had half-demon children with Adam for 130 years while he was separated from Eve (Zohar), or was struck barren by God and no longer bears children at all (Raphael Patai). Not that these are necessarily mutually exclusive, either; she could be barren now and have previous children, or (and this is my personal belief) she adopts her children from humanity and other spirits, while her pre-existing children continue to reproduce, and their entire lineage is called hers, whether first generation or great-great-great-great-grandchild.
Mother Lilith is a figure of protection, tough love, and mourning. She has borne countless children, only to have them slaughtered by angels as punishment for her leaving. Her human children are often similarly outcast – transgender people, nonbinary people, queer people, and people with disabilities all number among her human-bodied children. I’m a nonbinary queer person with a disability myself, and when I am feeling downtrodden or in pain, she is an enormous source of strength to me and helps me to speak up for myself and others.
Her element in this role is water, symbolizing the waters of her womb, which may be dried but nonetheless she bears multitudes.
Her second role is as the Deathless Martyr. The Alphabet of Ben-Sira is a satirical, if not anti-Semitic work, but even so it became a major part of her modern mythos and the story itself is an important part of our current understanding of her. The legend of Lilith as Adam’s first wife, who refused to lie beneath him (exactly what it sounds like) and fled Eden, speaking the forbidden Name of God and taking flight, resonates strongly for me. A lot of modern neo-Pagans call her the first feminist, which isn’t really true – Adam was a jerk to her in the story, sure, but Judaism is in no way anti-women. The Martyr Lilith is definitely a modern interpretation of her, but I disagree strongly with groups that would make her out to be a misandrist. In my experience, she does not hate men, she hates oppressors; she banished herself from paradise to escape such treatment, becoming a martyr for others who are forced to leave to preserve their own dignity and health. (But not dying. Thus the Deathless part. I admit, there is a degree of wanting to sound cool in the titles. Doesn’t everyone?)
Martyr Lilith doesn’t tolerate oppression, no matter how lovely the chains may be. She can leave paradise itself if she wants, not like Eve who was fooled into sinning, but with her eyes wide open, on her own terms. She was there when I told my now-ex-husband that I no longer want to be with men. She was watching when I said I wanted a divorce, and she was waiting for me when I left to live with my now-girlfriend. (As an aside, in The Treatise on the Left Emanation, it mentions that Lilith and Samael were created androgynously and conjoined in the same manner as Adam and Eve were at the beginning, and elsewhere and later Lilith as the Serpent (with Samael as her…male parts) seduced and impregnated Eve. Hot damn, ladies.)
Her element in my practice is air. When she spoke the Name of God, she flew into the sky, forsaking the soil of Eden for the wind and wilderness, bending even the laws of physics to her knowledge.
Her third role is as the Bloodless Murderer. Lilith is most known as a child-suffocating, miscarriage-causing demoness; I don’t try to deny or sugarcoat this. I don’t want children. If I were to somehow become pregnant (unlikely, as I’m not sexually interested in penises), I would want an abortion, or if that somehow failed, to miscarry. A lot of the world would view this as selfish, but I take the opposite view: given our state of overpopulation, passing on my crappy genetics and increasing the burden of humanity on the ecosystem would be the ultimate in selfishness. For these reasons, I do in fact celebrate Lilith’s child-killing aspect, at least as it extends into my own life.
More abstractly, Murderer Lilith is about cutting away parts of you that aren’t beneficial. It can be relationships, paths not taken, emotional baggage, even literal body parts (though this hasn’t happened to me, knock on wood). Like a surgeon with a scalpel, she reaches inside you and – snikt – a connection you thought you couldn’t live without is severed, and you slowly realize that you are in pain, but you are alive, and you will recover.
In her role as the Murderer, Lilith’s element is fire. She is angry, passionate, and devouring, like a wildfire that both destroys and rejuvenates the forest.
Lastly, Lilith is the Nationless Queen. This role is the most personally-derived one (although one could argue she’s a ruler in the Qlipha of Gamaliel). Having left literal Paradise, where she would have been as a queen, mourned her children, rejected all other authority, and cut ties with everything that held her back, Lilith becomes complete unto herself. She’s unassailable because her knowledge of herself is perfect. She has burned away her weaknesses and strengthened what remains; she’s like a circle with no edges, corners, or weak points for attackers to get their claws into from any side. Queen Lilith owns not an inch of the world, but she is still in and of it, and reigns over her scattered children, lending them her indomitable strength.
Lilith as the Queen symbolizes the power that comes from self-knowledge. She stands for endurance and victory over a world that would see you molded and sanded into a shape that isn’t the true You, and reminds you that you have inside you a tiny, hard core of ‘self’ that once found and nourished can become an incredible source of power and actualization. The world will tell you that you aren’t enough; Queen Lilith will tell you that you are more than you can ever realize.
As the Nationless Queen, Lilith’s element is earth; like the mountains, she is mighty, ancient, and even millennia of survival barely weather her. Though she has no country or crown, she has sovereignty over herself, and thus the entire world is hers.
…Well, I hope that was informative! Obviously it’s not more than an overview, but it still took me ages to type out. I’m kinda feeling a bit shy about saying even as much as I have (to reiterate: it is a very personal system!) but the nice Anon did ask, and I said I would, and I really should, so here you are, dear followers, and others as well.
I could add about a billion more words to this, but this seems like a good start, so I will leave it here for the moment. This should also explain the name of my (sadly neglected) shrine blog, mother-martyr-murderer-queen.
I don’t understand why anything that deals with self love is considered “fluffy magic”.
Self love is hard. It’s not all glitter and rainbows, it’s trying for the hundredth time to stop telling yourself that you’re worthless, to find any possible way to feel better because you’re so tired of feeling like you mean nothing. It’s trying to get yourself to a better spot, and any magic or spells that get you there are more than “just fluffy”.
Presently Magical
You ever felt like your casting your manifestations don’t always come through the way you’ve wanted or haven’t manifested at all?
Even myself, I wonder and ask why haven’t I manifested or what have I done wrong, but I answered my own question right then and there; I wondered why my magic wasn’t potent.
We tend to always question ourselves, or have a lack of faith in our magic. As a result can create confusion to the Universe in corresponding to whether we want this manifestation or not. Which results in voiding out our magic overall.
Think of the original three card tarot spread: Past/Present/Future.
We gain our knowledge on past events that has lead us to where we are right now, the present. The Present card is the most important card in our spread, because it speaks on the right now, and due to the choices we make, it leads into our possible solution card, Future.
If we don’t analyze and evaulate our Present card, we don’t grasp onto what’s in the right now, which can completely void out our future card in giving us the reverse meaning or a energy blockage in that area of our situation.
My point in all of this, when crafting our spells, we have to cast in Present terms. For example: I’m doing candle magic, and I’m praying over wanting to heal a loved one.
The problem is I’m wanting (future) and not speaking into existence (present).
So instead of wanting to heal, I’m praying, “My loved one is healed from (a).”
Now let’s say you’re doing money magic. Instead of asking for money (because sometimes the answer can become no), you’re speaking into present time and saying it’s already there. You’ll say in your spell, “I’m receiving money in my life for (b).”
I made this mistake recently in working on a psychic spell. I asked Nyx to help aid me in making myself unlock the abilities I was once so good at using, versus telling her and myself that it’s already happening.
Other deities may not like being told, but Nyx is the kind of Goddess where she wants us to learn on our own, and to embrace our power.
Overall we are the ones creating the magic. Meaning, asking doesn’t take us any further. In our realities, we can ask but it doesn’t always take us where we need to go, because we are dependant for that source to grant what we want. However, we typically go for what we want, without asking and that’ll make us stronger and able to conquer our goals. It’s the same in magic. Asking or wanting can become a tit for tat.
The magic is making what you want or need presently in front of you, right now. Magic is the manipulation of energy. You don’t want it, because you already have it.
-The Black Witch