#pagan devotion

[sacredlittleember]

Thank you Gaia for another day I get to walk gently upon you. May the rain we are getting bathe your beautiful body. Hear me, blessed Gaia.

🌿🌧️🌎🌿🌧️🌎🌿🌧️🌎🌿🌧️🌎🌿

[sirenowl]

wip involving aphrodite, venus barbata, aphroditus, and hermaphroditus

cut for artistic nudity

[jezzzebel]

Hear me out on this! Please, hear me out.

Can't have an altar? Do this. It's not the same experience as having an altar, but it's a cool thing.

Take a small notebook, and dedicate it to a deity. On the first two pages make something like a 3d greeting card that looks like a cool little shrine when you open it. On the next page glue a little decorative plastic or paper bag, about the same size as the notebook, a bit smaller, and put prayer beads and devotional jewelry in there! Then, on the other few pages, write prayers. Then a page where you will put offerings on like a table, feel free to even glue a thin cloth...

Get creative! Personalize it. It's a great way to use a notebook! 🥹

[vivid-asphodelia]

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Le premier dimanche après l'équinoxe d'automne a accueilli une célébration très importante pour moi. Tout n'était pas parfait, c'est certain, mais j'ai essayé de rendre cette célébration la plus belle et la plus juste possible. Je n'étais pas seule, mais bien accompagnée pour mener à bien ce rituel.

J'ai remercié Perséphone et ai honoré le lien qui m'unit à elle, je l'ai reconnue comme ma divinité tutélaire, et l'ai acceptée pleinement dans ma vie.

Nous avons aussi célébré Hestia, Déméter, Hekate, Ploutôn et Hermès Khtonios et Psukhopompos.

Sous les hêtres et les sapins, sur l'humus riche du sol forestier , nous avons célébré et rendu hommage. L'encens s'est élevé, les libations versées et les offrandes mises en terre.

J'ai rejoué des moments du mythe, ressenti au fond du moi des émotions ensevelies. Une peur révérencieuse m'a accompagnée. Des images étranges et nettes se sont dessinées. J'étais entourée, veillée. Des regards se sont, je crois, tournés vers moi.

Avec reconnaissance, dévotion et hospitalité, nous avons clos le rituel.

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The first Sunday after the fall equinox was a very important celebration for me. It wasn't perfect, of course, but I tried to make it as beautiful and meaningful as possible. I wasn't alone, but well accompanied in carrying out this ritual.

I thanked Persephone and honored the bond that unites me to her, recognizing her as my tutelary deity and fully accepting her into my life.

We also celebrated Hestia, Demeter, Hekate, Pluto, Hermes Khthonios, and Psukhopompos.

Under the beech and fir trees, on the rich humus of the forest floor, we celebrated and paid homage. Incense rose, libations were poured, and offerings were placed in the earth.

I reenacted moments from the myths, feeling buried emotions deep within me. A reverential fear accompanied me. Strange and clear images emerged. I was surrounded, watched over. I believe that eyes were turned toward me.

With gratitude, devotion, and hospitality, we concluded the ritual.

[pearlsandjustice]

Sometimes I think

"Am I spending too much of my young adult years fussing about religion and spiritual growth?"

And that certainly may be an issue for some people, that they are missing out on living life by focusing on this, but the moment I think about it for more than a second I know I'm not.

I know this because my faith does not restrict what I do or make me feel like I shouldn't enjoy my youth. It makes my experiences brighter and more beautiful.

My faith colors my moments in wonder. My day is brightened every time I see a bird or notice the weather and think of how beautiful it is that I get to be alive in this world. Every time I do divination and the gods remind me to be proud of the little daily victories I've forgotten. And for me it's worth it to put in extra effort to get closer to the Divine. It may be difficult but even the process can be fulfilling for me.

I feel a little strange sometimes that I might see things differently from the people around me, but I know that I am truly happy, finally, at this point, and I think that's what matters. I honestly wish more people could experience what I'm experiencing, in whatever spiritual path is the best for them.

[hecatesdelights]

Hera, Queen of Olympus, Goddess of Women, Matrimony and Childbirth

[kairoswitch]

All the gods have their own unique attributes. Each god represents a specific type of energy and/or attribute. When we offer our prayers to the gods, we're asking them to bless us with whatever it is that they represent.

It's important to understand that the gods have separate individual personalities. They cannot possibly share all of the same characteristics. We must remember that no two gods are exactly alike.

[devoteetodeath]

Devotional Days to Hel

I wanted to make a post about what my devotional days are like. For those new to this blog I worship Hel, the Norse Goddess of the dead. I’ve been honoring her over a year; and this last October I devoted myself to her completely. That being said; Saturdays are the days where almost every part of my day is spent as a devotional to her. I start with my outfit choice of the day; I wear all black, or black-and-white. I veil my hair in addition to my outfit; the veil I wear is also black(though on rare occasion I will wear a blue one). From there I head over to the altar space I have for Hel; I light her candle and do an offering of rose incense and a libation-- today’s libation was coffee. I recite my prayers to her and spend time meditating before her altar which is then followed by divination. The cards I draw are to be my focus for the week to come. Afterwards I devote my yoga practice to her and do so before her altar space, allowing my mind and body to find a grounding and balancing energy. The rest of the day is spent reading books(or the occasional video) and focusing on death specifically and how I’m learning to accept death energy in to my life. I take some time to journal in my home-made Memento Mori journal. (I’ve only just started the journal, but I hope to share ideas pertaining to it soon.)

At the end of the day I once more mediate in front of her altar. This one being much more focused than the morning meditation.