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@tieflingmoth
from “baths”, 1987.
*echoing down the hall* welcome back to a gaaaame changer
He’s been here the whole time.
conversations with my sisters cat
kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using chat gpt to do it
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Ares Offerings
"Ares is the Olympian God of war, battlelust, courage, and civil order."
Large Altars:
Strong, dark red wine
Strong whiskey
Pure water
Black coffee
Black tea
Olive oil
Beef
Red meats in general
Cooked fat from meats
Blood from cut meats
Heavy spices
Spicy foods
Garlic
Frankensince
Sandalwood incense
Red, black, and dark purple candles
Art or statues of Him
Statues of horses or dogs
Weapons, armor, and shields (art, statues, toys, handmade, etc.)
Trophies
Small/Hidden Altars:
Spicy jerky
Sport drinks / protein shakes
Hand drawn or printed art of Him
Art or images of dogs, horses, and vultures
Feathers from vultures, woodpeckers, or barn owls
Red crystals such as garnets, rubies, bloodstone, etc.
Iron or steel jewelry
Red flowers, like roses
Thorns
Miniature or toy weapons and armor, especially helmets
Snake skin
Animal teeth
Write down your fears or successes and give them to Him
Medals and ribbons you've earned
Antiques
Photos of riots or past wars
Devotional Acts:
Create a playlist and listen to music that makes you feel brave/empowered
Donate to the Rape Crisis Center or other similar programs
Donate and support victims of war
Cook with garlic or heavy spices that you haven't tried before
Try new things and don't feel ashamed about doing so
Tell Him about your accomplishments
Tell Him about your fears
Learn about shadow work and try it for yourself
Learn about history, past wars, and past riots. Learn what they accomplished or failed to accomplish
Learn and educate yourself about the downsides of war and what can happen to the people affected by wars
Take care of your mental health by going to therapy, eating, drinking enough water, and remembering to take your medication
Partake in combat sports like martial arts, fencing, etc.
Exercise, find some fun workouts to do!
Play some strategy games like chess, Risk, Civilization, etc.
Stand up for yourself and what you believe in, write to your governor/mayor for things you want to see changed, attend riots, etc.
At the same time, don't push yourself if your physical or mental health isn't well, He doesn't want His devotees injured
A good place for His altar would be at the front door of your house or bedroom as He was considered to be the frontline of protection.
Pray to Him for strength, ability to fight and defeat enemies, courage, to keep others safe, and help in a battle.
Sources:
Artwork from the game Hades by Supergiant Games
https://occult-world.com/ares/
https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-ares
https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Ares.html
Guide to Ares:
Introduction: Despite what you may have read or heard; Ares is not just some short-fused war god with an insatiable bloodlust. Ares is war, yes, but he’s also strength, courage, comfort, fighting for what you believe in, standing up for others, and being the voice for those who are being silenced!
Here’s a little guide on offerings to him if you feel drawn to him or want to start working with him!
General offerings to give:
•Dog statuette/imagery
•Greek Red wine, Whiskey, Rum, Cherry Liquor (strong stuff!)
•Purified water
•Kosher or halal meat
•Art or gifts to him
•Storm Water (Water collected during a storm)
Specific offerings:
Food: Chocolate with nuts or fruit, Kosher or halal meat, cinnamon flavored sweets,
Favorite colors: red, black, purple, gold
Scents: Frankincense and other strong stuff like whiskey and cinnamon!
Gemstones and metals: garnet, steel, bloodstone, ruby
Ares sacred day: Tuesday
Devotional Activites: Attend a protest, stand up for what you believe in— speak up for those who can’t, take a self defense class, learn to channel anger in healthy ways, donate to war veteran foundations, listen to music that makes you feel badass!
⚔️ A GUIDE TO ARES WORSHIP ⚔️
So you decided you wanna worship Ares. Great! It's kind of hard to find information on him right away, so I'm here to help you out with this masterpost. It may be big, but covers up just about everything you need to know for a start.
WHO IS ARES?
In hellenic polytheism, Ares is the god of war, bloodshed, courage, battlelust, civil order and rebellion. He is the patron of soldiers and personification of strength.
Ares has been shown in media and in most greek myths as a hotheaded, stupid, sadistic jock who only cares about harming others and causing chaos, but obviously, he is a lot more than that.
Ares is angry, I wouldn't dare saying anything different, but he isn't out of control or mad. Ares is one for minorities and for women, he is a passionate god that inspires us to be brave and keep fighting whenever we feel like we can't anymore.
Most of mythology does not offer an accurate depiction of Ares' character, but that's not the case with the myth of Alcippe.
To sum it up, Alcippe was one of Ares' daughters. She was being raped (in some versions, was about to be raped or generally being sexually assaulted) by Halirrhotius, a son of Poseidon. She cried out for her father, who showed up and killed her rapist. Poseidon wasn't happy with the murder of his son, so the first trial took place. Ares was considered innocent and the hill where his trial took place was named Areopagus after him.
Another time his mythology did not fail him was the myth of the amazons, warrior women who were daughters of Ares. They fought side by side on many occasions and from what I noticed, he's giddy at any mention of them.
I'd describe Ares as an amazing father, a seeker for justice and someone who will be there for you when you need it most – wether it be as the hand on your back, supporting you and urging you on or as the final push of strength you didn't know you had in you.
SACRED DAYS & FESTIVALS
As Ares is connected to Mars, his sacred weekday is Tuesday. Tuesdays are associated with action, physical activity, sexuality, the color red, passion, strength, vitality, raising motivation and anger. Perfect match, right?
Ares had few temples, but was always honoured with special rites in times of war or before battle. Unfortunately, I haven't found many resources for festivals honouring him other than one celebrated only by women and one celebrated only by men.
The one celebrated only by men occured in Geronthrai, in Lakonia. Ares' cult in this village happened yearly, when he was asked to bless those who would serve as soldiers and asked for their victory.
The second festival honored Ares Gynaikothoinas, Ares Feasted by Women. It originated in the Lakonian war, after the women of Tegea set up an ambush for the Lakedaemonians. They won the fight and celebrated by giving victory sacrifices to Ares on their own account, without the men.
I think it's important to say that while the festivals were separated by the gender binary, that doesn't mean that Ares only accepts male or female followers. Being non-binary myself, I know that's not the case, but it's not like centuries of cisgender and heteronormative historians didn't do harm... Anyways! What I mean is: Ares loves every single one of his followers, whether they're cis or not.
TAROT CARDS
The tarot cards associated with Ares are The Chariot and The Emperor.
The Emperor upright means masculinity, stability, fearless, passion, fatherhood, authority, discipline and regulation.
The Chariot upright means advancement, mastery, assertion, willpower and control.
SACRED ANIMALS
serpents
the boar
vultures
dragons
dogs
barn owls
woodpeckers
eagle-owls
SACRED PLANTS
Ares doesn't actually have any sacred plants. In mythology or historical practices, there's nothing about it. Here's some of my UPG:
basil
buttercup
yarrow
ginger
anything with tiny yellow flowers
spicy stuff: peppers, paprika...
ARES' EPITHETS
Thêritas | Beastly
Aphneios | Abundant
Gynaikothoinas | Feasted by Women
Laossos | He Who Rallies Men
Khalkeos | Brazen
Teikhesiplêtês | Stormer of Cities
Aatos polemoio | Insatiate of Fighting
Rhinotoros | Flesh-Piercing
Deinos | Terrible
Enyalios | Warlike
Khrysopêlêx | Of the Golden Helm
Ares has many other epithets. Most of them are about his violence and bloodshed, so I picked my favorites or the ones that focused on other aspects of him.
ARES' SYMBOLS
a peaked warrior's helm
spear
shield
a dog
chariot
flaming torch
vulture
symbol of mars (masculine)
OFFERINGS & DEVOTIONALS
anything you made. seriously. as long as you worked hard and gave it your all, he'll love it.
hot sauce
pork ribs
a whole barbecue, if you'd like. even if it's vegetarian
pretty much any meat
peppers
a lighter
blades (of any kind)
anything that's sharp and potentially deadly
a homemade meal
alcohol in general, but especially whiskey, tequila and beer
exercising. it doesn't matter what it is, as long as you're exhausted, sweaty and gross by the end of it
energy drinks
things made out of iron or steel
beef jerky
bacon
cigarettes
broken glass
storm water
read him books on strategy or war history
take a self defense class
go to a protest
meditate focusing on your heartbeat
participate in political discussions
practice radical sports
dark chocolate (75-80% cocoa)
cookies (homemade are best)
matches
basil
strong scented stuff
study war history
learn first aid
healthy, unharmful things that give you adrenaline rushes (amusement park rides, bungee jumping, etc)
educate yourself on ptsd
spicy foods
follow through with your tasks
watch action movies with him
pet a dog
learn about his children
volunteer work
WHY WORSHIP A GOD OF WAR?
For me, life is war.
I don't say it to sound cool or edgy or whatever may be going through your head right now. In my country, trans people have a life expectancy of 35 years.
I didn't choose for it to be like this. I didn't sign up for a war. This is just my life. I just wanted to live it. I don't want to be fighting a battle every single day I go outside, but I am.
Can you imagine that? Your life being an incessant game of tug of war? Fearing everyone that looks at you funny on the street because oh well, this might be curtains for me?
All I know is war. It may not be the ones that get written down on history books and people make movies about, but it's war. It's terrible, but it's all I know. I can't imagine how my life would be without it. Sometimes, I wonder if there's anything to me but it.
Ares understands. He makes it better. I'm not sure he knows anything but war either, but he doesn't act like that's bad. War is all consuming, and Ares knows that better than anyone. Having him with me, every step of the way, makes it easier.
I was raised with a perfect God. A God that only cared about the beautiful, the perfect, the holy. The rest was shameful and should be cast aside, hidden.
I spent a long time ashamed of myself for it. Ares frees me from this.
He wants to know the ugly, the bad thoughts, the things that hurt and make you ashamed. Ares doesn't mind getting dirty. He'll hold you, bloodied and all, even if your tears wet his clothes.
Ares knows how bad humans can get. He's seen us at our worst, so he won't shy away when you're at the bottom.
He understands that we're flawed. I don't think he minds.
He isn't looking for perfect little angels, free of sin and guilt. You can come to him with with your evil, tell him all that's bad about you, all your past mistakes, all that makes you disgusting and ashamed, and Ares won't even bat an eye. He's seen worse. He might say it's okay, if you're scared. He won't be.
Ares will know all of your flaws and shrug. He will help you with them, loves seeing his followers grow, but won't think less of you for them. If you let him stick around long enough to learn all of your qualities too, Ares will love your bad and good all the same.
I love you primordial deities
I love you titans and titanesses
I love you lesser known/worshiped deities
💕💕💕💕
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"your religion is evil!!!!"
they say as im picking flowers for aphrodite and asking her to enchant my favorite locket and perfume, humming and talking about my day.
Credit to @jasper-pagan-witch for this fantastic graphic!! Go check out their blog for info on an Aphrodite worshippers discord server
[ID: an image of the transgender flag with an outline illustration in pink of Aphrodite surrounded by 2 cherubs and 2 merpeople. In black cursive font at the top it says “Aphrodite says” and at the bottom in bold black text it says “TRANS RIGHTS”. End ID]
Some people don’t know about Aphrodite Areia and honestly I feel so bad for them
Aphrodite is a War Goddess
Many don’t know this. It’s something I didn’t even know until my friend had told me. It’s not uncommon for deities to have several purposes and roles that seem unrelated. Like say a god of storms also being a god of pretty little flowers. However, throughout the god’s lore, you only ever seem him throwing lightning, so the flower aspect is forgotten, lost to time, or purposefully left out to fit someone’s (or a certain culture’s) perspective of the god. In my opinion, this is why it is not as well known that Aphrodite is a war goddess.
The cult epithet used to describe Aphrodite’s war side is Aphrodite Areia (or “Warlike Aphrodite”). There were cults dedicated to Aphrodite Areia in ancient Greece, the earliest of which stemmed in Sparta, Cyprus, and Kythira. In Sparta especially, Aphrodite Areia was worshipped.
So what exactly are these war aspects of Aphrodite? What did she do? Being born from the sea, naturally, she is a goddess of the sea and seafaring. Aphrodite Areia was deemed the female version of Ares by some. Women who took up arms and defended themselves were associated with warlike Aphrodite.
In the Iliad, the opposite image of this is shown when Aphrodite’s wrist is wounded and she’s proven incompetent for battle. However, this a lonian interpretation of Aphrodite used to maintain her portrayal and role as a goddess of love and beauty (among other things).
Notably, her warlike aspect most likely stemmed from Astarte, Ishtar, and Inanna—goddesses from who Aphrodite were derived from. These goddess had warlike associations with them, and when the cults of these goddess arrived in Sparta, Aphrodite Areia came to be and was worshipped.
Eventually, these warlike aspects were “dropped” from Aphrodite in favor of Athena and Ares as war figures. Even though war is not something many people associate with Aphrodite, it is still important to acknowledge this aspect of her and honor as the war goddess she is.
Many women (and men) find solace in Aphrodite, and like myself, also find strength. Aphrodite represents womanhood, and all that that has to do with being a woman. Women are strong. Women are powerful. Women fight and go to war. Women have battles of their own mentally, emotionally, and physically. From my perspective, it makes perfect sense for a deity like Aphrodite to also be a war goddess.
Aphrodite is strong—unfathomably so. She was forced to marry a man she didn’t love, only to face public humiliation from him. She has grieved many times. She’s constantly represented as ditsy and jealous, and undermined in both ancient and modern portrayals. She’s older than any other Olympian deity but she’s hardly shown the respect she deserves. Yet she’s survived so much. She is strong for herself, and she is strong for us. She fights on. She’s a war goddess and deserves the honor.
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