Devotion ritual | Aphrodite 🕯️🌸
🌸 Description:
I've decided that I'm gonna devote myself to Aphrodite. This was a decision I took awhile ago, but I haven't done it because she told me to wait. However, as I've gone through a process of growth and self-purification, I think it's time for me to devote. I wanted to share the ritual I'm planning because I found literally no information on this. Perhaps this can help someone!
🦢 Time: Full Moon.
I'll do it on March's full moon, which happens to also fall on Anthesphoria! So it's an awesome time.
🕊️ You will need:
Flowers, preferably roses or adonis.
A candle, either soft pink or white.
Another offering of any type: rose quartz, celestite or clear quartz; seashells, perfumes, your own (menstrual!) blood, whatever you associate with her.
Milk or wine for libation.
Honey.
Flower crown (optional)
🕯️ Procession:
Take a bath or shower having her in mind. Feel the water cleansing you and get comfortable with warm water. Put on music that remind you of her and sing! get ready with special clothing for her and/or tie your hair (veil if you want) and get a pretty hairstyle.
Put on preferably folkloric or instrumental music that makes you feel her and carry the offerings to the shrine.
💗 Ritual:
If you want, fumigate with herbs or incense beforehand in order to cleanse the space and establish the mood. Move to the sound of the music.
Meditate, relax as much as you can. The point is to get yourself into a state of mind that will allow you to feel Aphrodite and focus solely on Her.
Light the candle.
Invoke the Goddess: sing Orphic hymn 56 or 60 to Aphrodite.
Celebrate Her, sing Orphic hymn to Adonis and Eros.
Sign Hymn to Selene if you wish, for it's also a Full Moon.
Offer the flowers and the libation or whatever you wish.
Talk to the Goddess. Beforehand perhaps write a poem to Her and recite it now. Tell Her you wish to be Her devotee and feel Her, follow Her path.
Beloved maiden born from the foam that emerges when the sea kisses the shore, I propitiate you under the silver touch of this Full Moon and ask you to come, Mother of the Erotes and the most beautiful creatures that have walked this earth; you, golden Aphrodite, bless humanity with uncountable gifts that go from love to courage, from art to blood, from sweetness to persistence; it's you, laughter-loving Goddess, eternal and occult, she-wolf who takes our hands gently and sends us to battle, it's you who I devote myself to on this night. Cherished Goddess who exalts our spirits, accept my offerings and come, desirable Maiden, let your child get closer to you and win a fraction of your favor! Accept my soul, oh Queen who gives life, welcome your new devotee kindly!
If you wish, wait in silence for a minute noticing any sign, listening to anything, observing your feelings or dancing, touching yourself, thinking of Her. Invoke the Goddess as much as you can.
If you don't get an immediate sign that's okay. Ask Her to send you a dream if She may, or talk to you in some way so know your devotion has been accepted.
Now crown yourself with the flower wreath as a symbol of transition (optional).
Put a little bit of honey on your thumb and rub it on your lips. This symbolises the kiss from the Goddess, and Her warm welcoming into this new stage. Lick the honey from your lips and taste it sweetness!
With this flower crown I name myself a Devotee of Aphrodite, Cyprian Goddess who fills my veins with love, passion and vitality, and declare that my thoughts will spread wisdom into my reality, and my mind will be connected to Her.
With this honey I receive the kiss from Aphrodite, Cyprian Goddess who fills my veins with love, passion and vitality, and declare that my lips may only speak of gentle and lovely words that mirror Her beauty.
If you wanna add prayers, personal supplications or thanks, etc., this is your chance.
Close the ritual. Extinguish the candle and give thanks again.
If you want you can add anything else to the ritual to make it more yours. You can translate the prayer up there if you're doing it in any other language or add what you wish. Have fun! play with yourself that night or watch a movie that reminds you of Her. Write something to Her, think of the changes you'll perform in her devotion. Laugh, dance, be completely free from judgement and hate.
And this is it! I hope it's useful! :)
