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@hekermes
Decided to revamp my community page!
It’s now more for esoteric witches and the like to discuss philosophy, occultism, Hellenism, kermeticism, and so on.
Please join if you’d like to learn a more in depth history on occultism and deeper aspects of spiritualism with likeminded individuals :)
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hi augustine!! just came across your blog for the first time. as a fellow follower of hermetic/gnostic belief, i was wondering if you could expand upon the statement in your pinned "hermes/jesus/osiris as one and the same." i've not yet heard of osiris being compared to these two and would love to hear more about this! :)
Hello welcome!! I’m so happy you pointed that out, it’s actually supposed to say Thoth instead of Osiris😭 I don’t know how I didn’t catch my mistake, so thank you for pointing that out.
Realistically there are ties to Osiris having some very loose ties to Jesus, more so when you compare Isis/Osiris to the Gnostic Sophia and her husband-son. It’s not a perfect 1:1 ratio, and I’m still trying to make it make sense in my head. I had read in some book awhile ago (I’ll have to resurface whichever book it was, I want to guess alchemy and mysticism by Alexander Roob, or the secret teachings of all ages by manly p. Hall), that compared the holy trinity Osiris (father), Horus (the son), and Isis (the Holy Spirit) to the Gnostic trinity God/logos (father), Jesus (son), and Sophia (Holy Spirit).
I don’t think there’s too much to it besides general dot connecting, but I wouldn’t put too much thought into it unless it was pertinent to your beliefs!
I feel like I actually have so much more to say about it but I’d actually need to think on it.
Once again, thank you for pointing out my mistake, I’m going to go fix that now :,)
Actually my husband is amending this as the person who more knows about Horus- “if you want to make this more about Kemeticism, you could see it as that classic trinity. If we’re talking Hellenism, while using the kemetic names, what you’d probably want to use is Horus the elder as the father, Isis as the Holy Spirit, and Horus the younger as the son (which he attributes much of the philosophy of Horus the elder to Thoth).
And then he kept talking and it went beyond anything I could type😭
Are mermaids Real?
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Crescent moon over Poseidon temple, captured by Elias Chasiotis
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The accounts are bot-controlled. Report them as bot spam and block them.
Going to be a bit MIA today! Celebrating a friends achievements :)
Hope everyone has a great day! And don’t forget your witchy chores!!!!
Homeric Hymn to Ares
Gold-helmeted, strong Ares, chariot-mounted,
Hard in your will, hand, shield, and spear; bronze armored,
Staunch city saver, bulwark of Olympus,
Father of Victory, helper of Themis,
Tyrant to enemies, leader of good men,
King over manliness! Your fiery globe whirls
Among the seven planets’ tracks, your horses
Blazing forever over the third orbit.
Hear me, ally of mortals, maker of fine youth:
Rain gently from on high into my being
Brightness and martial strength. Let me have power
To shake out of my head the bitter panic,
Defeating with my mind my soul’s false impulse,
And yet keep down the temper that provokes me
Toward icy strife. But blessed god, give courage—
The kind that lives in peace among the mild laws,
Away from combat and death’s savage demons.
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Notes:
As a war God, Ares is often associated with bloodshed and savagery, in contrast to Athena, Goddess of just warfare. Here, in a hymn in his honor, he is presented more positively. 
Themis is the Goddess associated with order and justice. 
Each word, stanza, punctuation, capitalization (and lack thereof) and space, is intentional.
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The Labyrinth
Currently making a bit of a Homeric hymn master list for a couple of the deities I don’t tend to worship (or worship enough).
It mostly features the main pantheon, and soon I will add chthonic deities as I start to finish this master list so bear with me.
If there’s any hymns for any deities under the Greek/Roman/Egyptian pantheon, shoot me a message! I’ll see what I can do!
Differences - Witchcraft vs Paganism
Both of these terms are umbrella terms, both are used in spiritual communities, but they are not the same thing. Many practitioners, especially new ones, and many outsiders use these terms interchangeably. They are not necessarily interchangeable.
Witchcraft is an umbrella term that can best be described as using magic to manipulate metaphysical or supernatural forces for a desired outcome. Witchcraft is an act; it's something that you do. There are many kinds of witchcraft, both the types of magic and how they work, and the types of specific witchcraft traditions. I have sections explaining both in this blog.
Paganism is best defined as any religion that is not one of the Abrahamic religions. This can be any religion outside of those, but is most commonly associated with religions that allow room for or encourage witchcraft. Many people forget that pagan religions can also include main religions in other areas that have nothing to do with witchcraft, such as Hindu, Shinto, and other such religions. Pagan religions are usually polytheistic, or having multiple deities, usually revere nature, and usually non dogmatic, encouraging thinking for yourself rather than following a staunch set of rules. Pagan religions also tend to not have a single holy text or doctrine.
You can practice witchcraft while being a pagan, or practice paganism while being a witch. Doing a spell doesn't make you a pagan. Worshipping ancient deities from non Abrahamic religions doesn't make you a witch. You can do witchcraft for your deities or your pagan religion, but you can't necessarily do paganism, rather you are a pagan or practice a pagan religion.
Some practitioners who claim the title of pagan, do so operating under the idea that pagan only means polytheistic non-Abrahamic religions, and that without the deities, you can't be pagan. This is inaccurate, you can very much be a non-theistic pagan, most who are work with the earth and sciences themselves, and for them, it's about the nature aspect. There are even some aspects of pagan that include S.A.S.S. pagans (Skeptical, Agnostic, Science-Seeking), and Atheopagan which completely disregards any deities or entities.
Wicca and Neopaganism is actually a major contributor to why the two terms are conflated so much. Neopaganism as a whole kind of took witchcraft and Wicca in as staples of the neopagan movement when Wicca became quite popular in the 70s and skyrocketed in the 90s and early 2000s. Because of this, a lot of media did what media does best; researched it a little bit, didn't quite hit the nail on the head, conflated the two, and popularized it quite substantially. Because the media was using the terms interchangeably, the people who were drawn to Witchcraft and paganism because of the media started using the terms interchangeably thinking it was accurate. And now with the internet and ease of access to widespread misinformation, it's boomed.
The widespread misuse of these two terms and using them interchangeably within the communities that they are a part of has led to such an immense amount of overlap that both communities have begun the discussion about whether or not language is simply changing with the times and it should be accepted and we move forward from there, or it should remain separate and true to their original definitions. As of right now, to my knowledge, the overwhelming majority on both sides seems to be preferring keeping it separate, but the conversation has begun and that in and of itself shows a changing of the times.
Yes! This is exactly why I hate using labels for myself because while the belief system I’ve created for myself is inherently pagan (thus I say you could consider me a pagan), I’m more a practitioner of witchcraft, but also technically pagan, but also this and that.
This the cycle is confusing 😅😅
H.P. Blavatsky, from Isis Unveiled (Vol. 1 & 2): A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology
Text ID: As above, so it is below. That which has been, will return again. As in heaven, so on earth.
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Anyone else play Hades 2 as a devotional act to any of the Chthonic deities?
Jan Brueghel
Huge reminder that you don’t need to make offerings to your deities everyday
Just being kind to others in their name or a little prayer to them is plenty!
I’d love to talk more with people who follow Hekate or Hermes under Hellenism, kermeticism, or otherwise (generally occultism etc) dm me or join this group below!
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