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Haides & Hermes & Hestia ⭐ Hellenic Polytheist ⭐ free tarot readings ⭐ a 24yr old Canadian (BC) known as Quill ⭐ they/them

[jane-vampeyre]

“morning person??” oh no you’ve misheard me. I’m a mourning person. always in black, talking about ghosts and bones, in a constant state of grief for the unknown dead.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

National Chief, Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on the Gerald Stanley trial verdict:

“I am calling on Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau to take immediate action to work with First Nations to overhaul the justice system.  Canadians expect more and First Nations deserve far, far better.  #enough #cdnpoli #JusticeForColten”

[pnbawesome]

Cecilia Iliesiu as Arabian Coffee in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

[shinycapra-blog]

I going to start offering free tarot readings on this blog. I also think I'm going to change my username/blog name.

[death-witch-envy]

On Worshipping Hades

There are a ton of posts out there for signs and symbols, offerings and all that. Regardless, I’m making this post because Hades is the God I receive the most asks about, and this post was highly requested.

The Basics

Offerings:

Coins & other money (traditionally gold or brass, but all money works)

Stones, especially dark, jagged stones

Alcohol, especially wine

Honey

Milk or Water

Tobacco

Herbs: cypress, mint, myrrh, patchouli, bay, pumpkin, yew, wormwood, cinnamon, lavender, willow, oak

Flowers: marigold, dandelion, rose, lily, daisies, rowan, poppy, daffodils, calendulas 

Oils, especially olive oils and vinegars

Salts and spices

Shells or bones of the earth

Teas, especially blacks and oolongs

Breads or cakes

Fruits, such as apples and pomegranates

Meat (especially lamb)

Incenses: frankincense, myrrh, wormwood, sandalwood, cinnamon, rose, pomegranate

Candles: black, grey or silver

Symbols:

Dogs (Cerberus, specifically), black lambs, serpents and screech owls

Precious jewels, money, metals

Cypress, white asphodel, mint, narcissus

Drinking horn

Sceptre

Key

Helm of darkness

Black, grey, silver, gold

Nighttime

Autumn and Winter

Cemeteries, crossroads, forests, caves and mines

Ideas for the Altar:

Black mirror

Black cloth

Dark stones, such as hematite, onyx, obsidian, jet and the like

Shells

Dirt from outside, or graveyard dirt

Black, grey or silver candles

Flowers (dried works well too)

Bones (ethically sourced)

Representations of any of His symbols, listed above

Money, especially rare coins

Silver, or other precious metals

Family heirlooms

Active Practice

Worship Etiquette:

As with all chthonic deities, offerings are usually poured down. Offerings that float up (such as incense) are less common, but can be used.

Food offerings are usually buried instead of eaten. However, if need be, you may eat them.

Offerings are often buried, poured down the drain, or into the trash. This is done to ‘complete’ the offering.

This is very traditional, but I want to include it for extra information. In a temple with a roof, offerings would often be left by His feet all day and then during at night. Also, since the Mycenaean period, priests of Άδης would rhythmically pound their hands on the ground whilst praying to Him. I will sometimes tap (not pound) my head to the floor while praying in honor of this tradition.

As always, be polite. Hades will forgive any mistakes with a forgiveness offerings and continued respect.

Ideas for Active Worship:

Saving money, and spending it wisely

Cleaning litter from cemeteries, and tending to old graves

Offerings to the dead, as well as money to the spirits of the dead to let them pass on, and donating the physical change

Collecting crystals and stones

Making an altar to tend dead spirits

Studying other cultures’ burial methods and cemetery rites

Donating to burial, mortuary or funeral services

If you communicate to spirits, treat them kindly and help them move on

Ancestral worship

Praying

Devotional poems and artwork

Dedicating items to Him, such as jewelry, a wand, or a specific bone

Working with death energy and dying plants during autumn and winter

Caring for dogs kindly

Reflecting on your thoughts and emotions on death 

Helping others who have experienced loss

Frequently Asked or Requested Information

Hades can help with:

Fears about death or dying

Suicidal tendencies

Chronic illness

Money and business

Creativity

Moving on 

Releasing regrets, guilt, and past relationships

Seasonal worship and practice

Earth magic and herb work

Recovery from trauma

Spirit work, namely spirits of the dead

You DO NOT need to:

Be a spirit worker or death worker in order to work with Him

Swear an oath with Him, unless you’re 110% sure to commit

Be a devotee in order to worship Him

Only worship Him

Speak super formally to Him

Be someone you’re not in order to worship Him

You DO need to:

Honor Him

Be respectful

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PROFIT

More Questions I’ve Answered

What are more DO’s and DON’T’s?

How do I know it’s Hades and not someone else?

I want to devote! How can I?

What if I can’t give extravagant offerings?

I can’t bury His food offerings

I feel like He’s not listening

I think I’ve fallen in love with Hades

Easy ways to start worshipping

I’m closeted, and want to devote

More tips for closeted worship

What are some modern things Hades would like?

How does Hades feel about cursing?

I was taught to fear Hades … 

What do I even say to Him?

Do you have any tips or advice for someone wanting to become more involved with death magic and Hades?

Are there any Gods Hades wouldn’t want to be worshipped alongside?

How do you pray to Him through journal?

Advice on devoteeing

For more information on worshipping Hades–espeically devoteeism and oaths–you can check out this zine I published about Him, Pleading to Hades.

[shinycapra-blog]

Had my first ball lightning experience.

Spooky shit.

[sgjkhxfhvxf-deactivated20190612]

For the ones who are devoted to any deity, do you do devotional rituals and big offerings every single day or only occasionally?

[shinycapra-blog]

Big stuff is much more occasional than I wish it. In an ideal world it would be at least weekly. Every day has some sort of focus though - they're never skipped or forgotten in my daily practice.

[rabbitgoblin]

fucked up how cooking and baking from scratch is viewed as a luxury…..like baking a loaf of bread or whatever is seen as something that only people with money/time can do. I’m not sure why capitalism decided to sell us the idea that we can’t make our own damn food bc it’s a special expensive thing that’s exclusive to wealthy retirees but it’s stupid as hell and it makes me angry

[rabbitgoblin]

bread takes like max 4 ingredients counting water and sure it takes a couple hours but 80% of that is just waiting around while it does the thing and you can do other things while it’s rising/baking plus im not gonna say baking cured my depression bc it didn’t but man is it hard to feel down when you’re eating slices of fresh bread you just made yourself. feels like everything’s gonna be a little more ok than you thought. it’s good.

[pluckedanarchist]

bread is amazing and it’s also been sold to us as something really hard to make? Every time I tell someone I made a loaf of bread I get reactions like “you made it yourself???” and “do you have a bread machine then?” I haven’t touched a bread machine in probably 10 years. You CAN make your own bread, folks, and it’s actually pretty cheap to do so. I believe the most expensive thing I needed for it was the jar of yeast. It was about $6 at the grocery store and lasted me MONTHS (just keep it in the fridge.) The packets are even cheaper. destroy capitalism. bake your own bread.

[boonbucks-city-beach]

You can also make your own yeast by making a sourdough starter, so that cuts cost even more.

But you have to feed the starter daily/weekly and that means it grows quickly, but there are tons of recipes online for what to do with your excess starter. Cookies, pretzels, crackers, pancakes, waffles, you name it!!

[unbossed-deactivated20251218]

Here’s a link to The Home Baking Association’s site. It has recipes and tips.

[petermorwood]

Make it even easier - “No-Knead Bread”. All YOU do is mix the ingredients together and wait until it’s time to heat the oven. The yeast does all the rest.

Here’s @dduane​’s first take on it and the finished product. We’ve made even more photogenic batches since.

Kneading is easy as well; either let your machine do it, or if you don’t want to or don’t have one, get hands-on. It’s like mixing two colours of Plasticine to make a third. Flatten, stretch, fold, half-turn, repeat - it takes about 10 minutes - until the gloopy conglomeration of flour, yeast, salt and water that clings to your hands at the beginning, becomes a compact ball that doesn’t stick to things and feels silky-smooth.

Here’s what before and after look like.

My Mum used to say that if you were feeling out of sorts with someone, it was good to make bread because you could transfer your annoyance into kneading the dough REALLY WELL, and both you and the bread would be better for it.

Then you put it into a bowl, cover it with cling-film and let it rise until it doubles in size, turn it out and “knock it back” (more kneading, until it’s getting back to the size it started, this means there won’t be huge “is something living in here?” holes in the bread), put it into your loaf-tin or whatever - we’ve used a regular oblong tin, a rectangular Pullman tin with a lid, a small glass casserole, an earthenware chicken roaster…

You can even use a clean terracotta flowerpot.

Let the dough rise again until it’s high enough to look like an unbaked but otherwise real loaf, then pop it in the preheated oven. On average we give ours 180°C / 355°F for 45-50 minutes. YM (and oven) MV.

Here’s some of our bread…

Here’s our default bread recipe - it takes about 3-4 hours from flour jar to cutting board depending on climate (warmer is faster) most of which is rise time and baking; hands-on mixing, kneading and knocking-back is about 20 minutes, tops, and less if using a mixer.

Here ( or indeed any of the other pics) is the finished product. This one was given an egg-wash to make it look glossy and keep the poppy-seeds in place; mostly we don’t bother with that or the slash down the middle, but all the extras were intentional as a “ready for my close-up” glamour shot.

I think any shop would be happy to have something this good-looking on their shelf. We’re happy to have it on our table.

Even if your first attempts don’t work out quite as well as you hope, you can always make something like this…

[rae-napier-deactivated20180822]

can we have more posts like this in future please? this is really useful and could help those who are struggling

[cricketcat9]

Does anyone know how to adjust recipes for baking on a high altitude? More yeast? Less yeast? Internet opinions are conflicting. Made pizza dough according to an adjusted recipe, edible, not so good :-(

[abluesforbrklyn]

the reason i’m still on tumblr.

[demigodgooglesearches]

how to tell a god to fuck themselves without them smiting you

[michaelmxll-moving-blog]

dbdjjd ok so i hate being That Person but i had to anyway i returned from the beach like two hours ago so i was sitting in the sand, wanting some water to wet my legs yknow?? cause its pleasant but nothing came to me so i jokingly go like “oh well fuck you too poseidon i dont want your water anyway” and i stand up to grab a plastic cup (a kid likes their cola) and a fucking wave hits me it reached until a bit above my mid-thigh and just

fuck you, poseidon

[demigodgooglesearches]

reblog with your godly experience i once told zeus to fuck off and lightning struck the field next to us i have two witnesses and i convinced my christian mother greek gods are real

[demigodgooglesearches]

also im convinced @the-ghosty-king is a son of zeus every time hes sad it storms out

[hamonnose-deactivated20241218]

My little sister asked me why birds sing so early in the morning and i told her it was because Apollo plays music when he pulls the sun into the sky and the birds are singing along. the day after I told her that, she asks if we can sing a song as we walk to school every morning. Of course I say yes and now we do (she usually picks the song so usually it’s like stronger than you from steven universe or the miraculous ladybug theme song). When i asked her why she said “cus i want to sing with the sun man too” so like… I hope Apollo enjoys my 6yo sister and I serenading him every week day???

[juan-ortez]

Reblog this again for this ^

[m0miichi-deactivated20181203]

I WAS AT A TRUCK STOP AT LIKE MIDNIGHT READING THE DIONYSUS WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE AND I WAS LIKE MAN IM BORED DIONYSUS SEEMS LIKE A GUY WHO REALLY KNOWS HOW TO PARTY

AND THEN THIS DRUNK GUY COMES TUMBLING OUT OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND BARFS ON ANOTHER LADY’S CAR

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE IT WAS HILARIOUS THANKS DIONYSUS

[tiredtranstoby]

@verypatientmanatee

[medusa-must-live]

This is my new favorite post in the whole internet, thank you very much.

Also: don’t fuck with Poseidon, this guy just can’t stand rudeness

[dionynotcis]

anyways, ive said it once, i’ll say it again,

the great goddess aphrodite, patron of womanhood and beauty, is a patron to transgender women.

aphrodite, who is war as much as peace, stands by all trans women who must fight for their place in this world.

aphrodite, who is love, shines her adoration on all trans women who welcome it. she knows your heart, and she knows you have earned your place in her heart, too.

[dionynotcis]

this post has 1k notes so im takin that as a sign that 2018 is the year everyone is drinkin their respect trans women juice

[tuonelanportti]

》 A p o l l o 《

[densityofsilver]

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

[hellenecstatic]

FYI the name Dennis is derived from Dionysus. That is all.

[terpsikeraunos]

this means…denny’s….

[readerofmanyworlds]

Denny’s is absolutely the domain of a god of chaos and revelry

[pennymoss]

Three new Greek Goddess themed mini skein sets! Persephone, Athena and Hera. Hand dyed on a very soft merino sparkle base. Lace weight yarn, great for weaving and crocheting especially <3

Now available in my etsy shop!

[thistlebeetle]

Frau Holle, or Holda, from the folklore of Northern Europe. Sometimes depicted as queen of the witches, or a domestic goddess, depending on the story. In the Brother’s Grimm tale, Mother Holle, Holle serves a Baba Yaga-like role, rewarding a hardworking girl and punishing her cruel and lazy stepsister. In Holland, Holle ushers in winter by shaking down her bed, the feathers from which become the first snowfall.

I found her when I was researching winter creatures and goddesses for another personal project. She’s become a favourite.

[moonlite-mania]

Reblog if you love Haides!

So I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately of Hellenic polytheist books. And basically, most of them say how Haides isn’t to be worshipped outside of respecting him and honoring the dead. Many are superstitious even still that inviting Haides into your life in any way will bring death into it, which I find ridiculous. He is not a god of death; he is the god of THE dead. He is the one who takes care of our loved ones when they pass on; it is he who makes sure they are at peace.

Shortly after I started down the Hellenic path, I had a terrible night where I was in need of help. I don’t want to get too personal, but just to say that Haides saved me. Without me asking, he just did it. And he has taught me so much already about the preciousness of life and mortality, and he’s taught me to notice the small beautiful things in life and to be grateful for those things.

If you love Haides as well, reblog to show him the love he desrves!

[millipedematron-deactivated2023]

if you have experience w Athena please let me know & tell me what she’s like and the best ways to connect w her!!!!!!!

[shinycapra-blog]

I don't talk about my love for Athena nearly enough but I think about her daily. She was the first Theoi I had any serious interest in. I craft with yarn, which is what I usually connect with her over.