Sleepyyy

[brigitte-poetry]

I wish more pagans would stop acting like deities are fossils who have remained completely unchanged by time since the day they were first worshiped. If we can acknowledge how much societies and values changed from ancient times up to the present, then we should also acknowledge that the gods can and have changed too. Hell, the gods even changed along with their cultures back in antiquity! Whenever someone talks about an offering, practice or interpretation being "too modern" I just get so annoyed because it's operating on the mindset that the gods can never change, should never change and have never changed, which just isn't true.

[starsanddawnbreak]

The yearning of a worshipper and a deity they admire but dont have time to worship. End of post 😞

[leech-mother]

⋆˙𓍊₊ 𖦹 ⊹˚ 𓍢ִ

[leech-mother]

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢⋆˚꩜｡

[hellenicpaganism]

Today's total lunar eclipse 🌑

[laurusamystic]

As a devotee of Artemis who deeply loves her and feels my very soul is hers to hold, sometimes I think about how Artemis has watched her worshippers come and go for thousands of years. People have called to her in caves, in forests, in temples long since crumbled, and now in bedrooms lit by phone screens and candlelight. She has witnessed every offering, oath, petition, and silence that followed.

There’s something in that continuity that makes my chest pull tight. To know she’s still here, listening, and beautifully wild. And I get to be part of that… one voice in a long, uneven line of devotion. It humbles me in ways I can’t explain. I have a hard time articulating the feeling.

Like touching a thread that runs all the way back.

[sunlight-and-calliopes]

Lady Aretmis

Goddess of the moon, the hunt, archery, the wilderness, chastity, childbirth, and protector of women and children.

Epithets

Agrotera ~ The Huntress; Of the Hunt

Elaphiaia ~ Of the Deer

Lycaea ~ Of the Wolves

Philomeirax ~ Friend of Young Girls

Paidotrophos ~ The Nurse of Children

Orsilokhia ~ Helping in Childbirth

Soteira ~ Saviour

Letoas ~ Daughter of Leto

Celadeinus ~ The Strong-Voiced

Aidoios Parthenos ~ Revered Virgin

Prostateria ~ The Guardian

Hekatebolos ~ The Far-Shooting

Associations

Animals

Deer

Bears

Hounds / Hunting Dogs

Boars

Buzzards

Quail

Partridges

Plants

Amaranth

Cypress trees

Palm trees

Asphodel

Walnut trees

Mugwort

Colors

Silver

White

Green

Blue

Turquoise / Cyan

Offerings and Devotional Acts

Bones and antlers

Deer imagery

Moon and night sky imagery

Candles and incense

Round cakes and bread

Olive oil

Wine

Nuts and fruits

Chicken, turkey, pheasant, or quail feathers

Pine cones, branches, and needles

Fresh or dried flowers

Dog imagery

Caring for pets and family members, especially children

Hunting and / or foraging

Donating or volunteering for charities

Spending time in nature, especially woods and streams

Veiling

Taking care of houseplants

Volunteering in animal shelter

(credit to @vibeswithrenai for the Artemis themed dividers!)