Roman & Numatic

This is your Tumblr home for all things Numatic. Numanism is a form of Paganism that follows the ways of the Ancient Roman religious founder, Numa Pompilius. Numa strictly taught that his religion should evolve with the times, that's why you won't find any kind of Holy Book here. We successfully utilize some old traditions along with modern ideals to assure that Numa's religion truly does progress. Here is a place for good people, looking for things to do with Numanism and general Roman paganism. We accept everyone, and gladly anticipate questions. NCU & NCA affiliated

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Mercury Prayer Holy Mercury, Swift Mercury, Powerful Mercury. Grant me all that you may bless me with. I ask with great honour. Holy Mercury, Swift Mercury, Powerful Mercury. Bless blessings, bestow what is just. Jupiter make it so, Juno see it done and Minerva bless with wisdom.

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Vesta Prayer Hail Vesta, Queen of the flame, warmer of hearts and homes. To you do I beseech, that all would be well. Holy Vesta, Vestal Supreme, make all warm and well. Jupiter make it so, Juno see it done and Minerva bless with wisdom.

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Apollo Prayer Blessings to Apollo, Blessings to Apollo, Blessings to Apollo! Pour out your blessings to me as I serve you. Blessings to Apollo, Blessings to Apollo, Blessings to Apollo! Shine your light into my life I pray. Jupiter make it so, Juno see it done and Minerva bless with wisdom.

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A Simple Guide to a Simple Lararium-

I used to have a very extravagant Lararium, but I wanted to show you all this simplified version.

The Basics: The shelf or table you utilize should be anywhere from belly-button to mid-chest in height. It should consist of some kind of inscence, an image of a god, a candle and an offering place.

Inscence: Usually one would use an inscence melting bowl, but inscence sticks and stick holders are usually cheaper, so they work just as well.

Candle: Although I don’t have a candle present in the abouve picture, it is one of the most basic and needed things for offering prayers. They don’t need to be scented or expensive, in fact I often use cheap discount store candles. I feel it is important when praying to a particular god to find a candle that is a colour associated with that god. However, this is not nessiscary and really any candle will work.

Offering Place: For some, the whole Lararium is an offering place. However, I like to keep mine as clean as possible as this is a holy place. A Simple bowl or plate would work if you can’t find a dedicated platform. Either way think if this as basically a mini alter.

Imagery: One of the most important part of any place of worship, an image. I have seen Larariums where people use pictures printed off line, small statues, big statues, home made figurines and the like. On my particular Lararium is a statue of Fortuna, Goddess of Fortune. This is one of the few item for this I did spend big money on. As this is a Lararium very often there can be found pictures of family members who have died. This is important when asking for ancestral protection.

Also Seen: I have a 5 pointed star (that is actually a “Christmas” tree decoration) hanging in the middle. A pentacle like this is important in many spiritual traditions. I also have a good 8 pointed star. In Roman numerology 8 and 12 are some of the few even numbers that are seen as good. I also have a small bottle for water behind Fortuna and the inscence. This is for self cleansing as it is best to approach the Lararium with a clean mind, clean lips and a clean heart. On the alter I often put spare change there to remind me of the fortune that has been given me by all the gods. At the end of the week I will use this money to buy something to honor the gods or my ancestors in some way.

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Modern interpretation of the God of Lightning, King of the Sky

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Modern interpretation of the Queen Abouve All

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Modern interpretation of the God of Wine and parties

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Modern interpretation of the Goddess of food and farming

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Modern interpretation of the God of Smithing and fire

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Modern interpretation of the God of the Sea

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Modern interpretation of the God of Light, Truth and Prophecy

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Modern interpretation of the God of War

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overlooked roman gods

some gods and goddesses that are overlooked in common mythos, or don’t have Greek counterparts and are often ignored!!

Caelus: father of the sky and heavens, consort of Terra/Gaia. counterpart of Uranus

Carmenta: goddess of childbirth, motherhood, prophecy, and technological innovation. supposedly created the Latin alphabet. although similar to Hera and Leto, no Greek counterpart

Dis Pater: god of agriculture and underground riches, later became an underworld god, often confused with Pluto/Hades, the husband of Proserpina/Persephone (Pluto also was her husband, but Pluto is featured in the abduction of Proserpina myth, while Dis and Proserpina seem to have had a consensual and loving relationship). Dis, Orcus, and Pluto became conflated as a later version of Pluto, who was the counterpart of Hades

Feronia: goddess of wildlife, fertility, health and abundance. also was seen as the goddess who granted freedom to slaves

Flora: goddess of flowers, fertility, youth, and springtime. counterpart of Chloris

Furrina: goddess of springs and bubbling water, according to Varro (a Roman writer/scholar). it’s actually unknown if this is true or not but based on the origins of her name, it’s likely that it is true

Janus: god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, doorways, duality, most often portrayed with two faces, looking to the future and the past. probably the most famous Roman god with no Greek counterpart

Liber: god of wine, fertility, freedom, speech. sometimes associated with Dionysus/Bacchus but not equivalent

Ops: goddess of fertility and the earth. wife of Saturn/Cronus, and mother of Jupiter/Zeus, Neptune/Poseidon, Pluto/Hades, Juno/Hera, Ceres/Demeter, and Vesta/Hestia. counterpart of Rhea

Orcus: a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths, often confused with Dis and Pluto. Dis, Orcus, and Pluto became conflated as a later version of Pluto, who was the counterpart of Hades

Pales: deity/deities of shepherds, flocks and livestock. not much is known about Pales, but some regard them as male, some as female, and grammatically could refer to more than one deity, so their gender (or multiplicity too I guess) is really up to interpretation

Pomona: goddess of fruit, gardens and orchards. may have been a wood nymph. although associated with Demeter, no Greek counterpart

Portunus: god of keys, doors, livestock, and seaports. originally had no counterpart, but later became synonymous with Palaemon

Salus: goddess of the safety, welfare, health, and well-being of the Roman state and people. sometimes associated with the Greek Hygieia, but has no actual counterpart

Summanus: god of nocturnal thunder and lightning, as opposed to Jupiter, the god of diurnal thunder. it’s thought that at one point, Summanus was more revered than Jupiter, but later, Jupiter surpassed him

Terra: mother earth, consort of Caelus/Uranus. counterpart of Gaia

Vertumnus: god of seasons, plant growth, and vegetables(?). tricked and seduced Pomona 

Volturnus: god of the Tiber river, and possibly all rivers

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Just a small blessing for everyone.

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