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Shadow Work Prompts

Someone asked me to upload the prompt I was using for my shadow work so I included an intro and a few prompts. Also I found these on Pinterest they have quiet a few witchy things on there it is a great tool. I will link my Pinterest below.

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The growing presence of racists in American Pagan communities threatens to tear the faith apart.

This is not news, but it is an important read, especially for people who were previously unaware of the trend of neo-Nazis stealing pagan symbols for their own.

If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist pagan, keep doing what you are doing, you are keeping the fight alive

If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist person who is not a pagan, help us spread the word of this, stand in solidarity with us as we kick the fascists out of our communities

If you are a fascist pagan, fuck off, this faith is a peaceful one

No platforms for fascists.

~ Max

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…and right here is why you see me starting to wear non-viking garb in the SCA. Because I’m really REALLY white and really REALLY not a racist, and I hate that these people have found their way into my weekend nerdery.

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I would posit that if you feel comfortable doing it, and if you feel supported, you should definitely still wear viking garb and not let fascist nazi bastards appropriate it for their own purpose without opposition. 🖤

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Please, for the love of fuck, do NOT give up on either your religious paraphernalia *or* your hobbyist Viking swag because of this. Y’know what you ought to do instead? Be vocally and openly anti-racist. Make it known that all this bonehead bullshit is not what we stand for.

And how do you make something known? Well, a man by his speech is known to men.

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Make fascists afraid to be vocal. Run them out and counteract their evil with overwhelming good. Make donations to charities that help people of colour under the public name and honour of Odin and Freya and Frigg and Thor. Shout louder than they do. I see a lot of fascism and disgusting vitriol in the comments section on videos from wardruna or heidlung - and something I’d like to do is reupload those videos with the express intent of curating the comments section heavily to keep that shit out. Most accounts won’t do that and they don’t notice how much hate is in their fan base. so I get really angry about these people taking music and culture that is expressly open and for everyone to pollute it in this way. If you know anyone personally that uploads videos to YouTube please remind them to curate that shit, report the bastards. Make statements that it’s not okay. Even one small platform is too one too many.

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A Prayer for Aphrodite’s Guidance

O gracious Goddess, born beautifully of the sea, loving Aphrodite, hear my prayer.

As I walk my path of life I listen for your guidance.

I ask that you aid me in allowing my heart to navigate the waters, keeping Beauty as my sail and Love as my compass.

When the waters should churn and a storm should cross the seas,

Help love to remain with me, and I can overcome any adversity.

When my chest grows warm and the sunlight bounces off the water, sparkling like your watchful eyes, I will know that your Love has guided me.

I cherish your patient guidance as I learn to love myself, and walk with Love each day.

Thank you for giving me the tools to navigate my path, and empowering to me emulate the divine Love that you bear.

When I feel lost please help me remember what you have taught me, what you have graciously given me, and allow me to bask in your glory.

My heart is yours and I open it to you, for your Love will heal and guide.

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Question for Aphrodite Devotees

Hello! I’m a fairly young Witch trying to figure out what deities I’m interested in working with, and I’m curious about working with Aphrodite in particular. As a young, nervous Lesbian, I think she could really help me with self love and lesbianism, but I’m still pretty nervous about the whole thing. So, here’s a few questions I’m hoping to ask her devotees:

1. What is it like to work with Aphrodite? Is she forgiving and nice? Are there any things I need to watch out for when working with her, like things I shouldn’t do because they’d piss her off?

2. Would she be okay working with a Lesbian?

3. Could she help me get more confident? I have a tendency to get upset with myself, and I don’t want her to get annoyed with me.

4. What should I do for offerings and worship? What are some of her main symbols? What should go on her altar? I live with my very Orthodox Christian Parents, so I need to be careful about this, but I still want to thank her for her help and guidance.

5. What are some signs that she might be calling out the me? Is there a particular feeling that lets you know she’s with you? How does she usually contact and interact with her devotees?

6. Is there anything else I need to know? Tips about working with her? Personal stories about her?

Thanks so much to those who respond to this, I just really need some guidance because I love the idea of working with her, but I’m pretty unsure about how.

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I am of the belief that a god takes up the role of a stern figure if they’re the only one you’re worshipping or if no other god will, so for me Aphrodite is a stern woman. She’s very willing to give second chances and be patient with her followers, she understands that we have our own lives outside of her and things can get hectic sometimes. She, along with all the other gods, are VERY aware that their followers cannot be as open as they used to be so please don’t worry about not doing enough, she loves the little you can give her!

The main thing you should never offer her is Pork or depictions of pigs. Her lover Adonis was killed by a wild boar and so any offering of pork is very upsetting and offensive to her. And as with any other god, never declare yourself to be above them, that is a given.

Aphrodite is the mother of ALL love, straight, gay, bi, pan, poly, family, friends, pets etc. She is the embodyment of love in every way, including self-love! She would be thrilled to work with a lesbian, one of her most famous devotees, Sappho, was a proclaimed lesbian (though some think she is bisexual, but who cares she liked girls).

As I said previously, Aphrodite is a goddess of self-love! She wants everyone to know that she sees you as stunning, we all have a little bit of Aphrodite in us. She has helped so many people become more confident, she understands the unnatural standards we have today weigh on our confidence and wants to help!

As for an altar, I would say to look at items that are associated with her and use those as a representation instead of getting a statue or painting. Roses are a big symbol for her as well as shells! Offerings of food and drink don’t have to be done at an altar, @rosegoldtunic did an amazing post about their way of offering food! But you don’t need an altar to worship at all!

When it comes to “signs” they are pretty rare at least in my opinion. If you’re looking for a dove to eat your crumbs or roses to start growing on your windowsill it is very unlikely. BUT, think about it this way, you’ve suddenly become interested in this goddess, so much so to the point where you want to worship her. Isn’t that a sign that she wants to work with you?

My only advice is to not pressure yourself to do a lot! Mental illness, physical illness and just life in general can all get in the way of worship and Aphrodite understands this! Make sure you don’t make a promise to do this, this and this everyday without fail because the gods take promises extremely seriously. Make your worship revolve around your everyday schedule and not the other way around or you’ll get overwhelmed quickly!

ALSO research your heart out! Tumblr is an amazing place to find community and starter information but a lot of posts here are UPG’s (unverified personal gnosis (knowledge)) One person may say that Aphrodite loves orange tea and another will say they tried it and she didn’t like the offering, but neither of them have ancient text to back it up! Theoi.com is a great starter resource for learning about any greek god.

I wish you luck on your journey with Aphrodite! I pray you find confidence and acceptence ♥

(also please don’t become a devotee straight away it’s a huge commitment and you can get in serious trouble if you break it.)

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1) My personal experience with her: With me she’s pretty energetic and is easily hyped. She’s warm, confident and bold but she knows when to be soft and gentle with me too.

2) Darling Aphrodite loves and supports lesbians! She would absolutely be okay with that! Unfortunately there is a pretty big TERF-homophob side to the Aphrodite community so be careful! And don’t believe the hate they spread!

3) Gaining confidence and learning to be more self-confident was one of the main reasons why I started working with Aphrodite and she’s helped me so much with that! She gives me the power to carry myself with confidence, she reminds me to not be mean to myself, she gives me the strength to be patient with myself and my body and that I shouldn’t give a fuck about what other people think of me

4) A little secret box altar might just be your thing! But Aphrodite would surely understand it if you can’t get an altar at all! Your safety and comfortability comes first. About symbols of Aphrodite: anything sea, love and beauty related and like anything that you personally associate with her. I for example associate lions with her but they’re not an official smybol of hers. I suggest you look at this Aphrodite Resources page (a masterlist to a bunch of helpful posts) by the wonderful @thepastelpriestess who’s an absole treasure for this community! Go check them out! Their blog is full with great information and lots of love!

5) I personally have never gotten visual/clear signs of a god or at least not that I noticed (I’m dense as fuck though so who knows). To me it’s just a gut feeling and an interest in said deity. I had the most intense feeling of having to work with Ares because my gut told me that it would be great and that this is where I belonged and to me that was a “sign” or a “calling”. Signs and callings can be very different from person to person though and some may never get any. Don’t try to fixate on whether or not a deity is sending you signs. If you just feel like you want to work with them - go for it!

6) Just some general tips for deity worship:

Do what makes you comfortable, don’t do anything that you don’t want to do

Don’t feel bad about the way you worship and how your worship differs to that of other people! Never compare your worship, your prayers, your feelings or your altars to others! Your experiences are personal and unique to you

Do not listen to the TERFS and homophobes of this community! They’re literally using the goddess of love to justify their stupid hate and ignorance

It usually takes some time to develop a relationship and a bond with a god, don’t stress over that.

The gods understand when you don’t have energy or when you have mental/health problems. No, you’re not a bad worshipper because of that. Yes, the gods are absolutely fine with your struggles. They want you to take care of yourself first and foremost.

You will probably make mistakes or be afraid of having made a mistake. Apologize, explain the situation, give an offering. The gods can be offended but they’re ready to forgive you if you see what you’ve done wrong.

Be respectful with the gods but also learn to have more casual conversations with them! Formal prayer is a part of worship but don’t be afraid to just chat with them and share your thoughts and feelings with them

You can always ask them for a clear sign if you need one for a certain situation or question

Have fun! Learn! Enjoy it! Grow!

Lots of love!❤❤