I’ve been struggling with things lately, and I was wondering if you had any advice. I’m not exactly doubting my beliefs, but it’s started to become overwhelming and easy to get distracted and such, and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. My attatchement isn’t as strong and I just feel like I’m doing something wrong. Do you have any words of wisdom?
Hello, love!! I understand this feeling so well especially this time of the year since I get winter depression so I often find myself not as active in my devotion.
Even without winter depression I think what you’re experiencing is fairly common and every worshiper goes through it. So I want you to know you’re not alone!
Here are some ideas on what you can do:
Take a Break. I can tell you that the vast majority of worships are not unbroken chains. We have moments where we have to take a step back for multiple reasons. It’s okay to admit that you just can’t right now, the gods understand and ultimately want you to do what is best for you. So if you feel like you need time to focus on something else or even just to rest please do that! The gods will be there when you’re ready to dive back in.
Scale Down. Right now for whatever reason you could be experiencing low energy. That means that you might not have the spoons to do what you typically do for worship so it might be time to scale down. I actually recommend that everyone have different methods of worship that take different amounts of energy because none of us are always going to have the same amount of energy every single day of our lives for the rest of our lives. It fluctuates so it’s important to accept that and have low energy methods of worship at your disposal.
Rethink Worship. Sometimes a complete disconnect from worship means that we do not relate to the ways in which we are worshiping. It could be because we are forcing ourselves to do things we think we “have” to do or it could simply be that we have outgrown certain methods. Either way your disconnection could be a sign that it’s time to explore new ways of worship!
Back to Basics. I always tell worshipers that it’s important to have a foundation in place for moments just like this! A foundation is comprised of your reasons for being a Hellenic Polytheist and worshiping the gods. Perhaps you need reminding or you need to construct that foundation. Either way it can be helpful to think about your reasoning and write them down for yourself.
Hope those help in some way, love! Wishing you the best! ❤️
