Last night I had this dream of two candles burning on my desk. I blew them off for some reason and instantly went âOh shit, I forgot to make a wish! I should make a wish before the smoke arrives to Olympus!â So I made a couple of wishes and said âHail Zeus!â (I donât remember if I mentioned any other gods, if I did I am sorry gods :()
All of my wishes were about things out of my control and I woke up to several phone calls signaling one of my wishes came true. And it was the most vital one.
Note: With that opportunity on hand, letâs talk about why we blow candles and make a wish on birthdays. My fav two theories:
1) The belief that the smoke can carry our wishes to our gods in sky. âš
2) People were celebrating the birthday of Artemis in Ancient Greek (and today, ofc) with moon-shaped cakes and candles on them, shining like the moon. Wishes are made and the candles are blew out, again, smoke carrying our messages to Artemis. Cool! đ
Oh and there is this thing about the communication with gods. We tend to use rising things (like fire and smoke) to send messages to Ouranic (Olympic, Living-in-the-sky) gods or the Ouranic aspects of gods. Like Zeus Ombrios, Apollo (he is mostly Ouranic, like, sun and stuff) or Aphrodite Acraea.
Similarly, we tend to use things going down to reach the Chthonic (Underworld) gods/aspects. Namely; Hades, Persephone, (in winter/autumn i guess??) Hermes Psychopomp. Examples to how to make things go down, to offer libations (pouring drinks/grains/etc to earth) or to bury sacrifices.
"Additionally, worshippers lowered their palms and faced them downwards toward the earth and underworld, in the direction of the chthonic gods.
The goal of chthonic worship was to interact with gods beneath the earth so offerings were directed toward the ground to reach these deities. For this reason, incense was not used in Chthonic worship as the smoke would rise upwards rather than downwards. Wine was not utilized in this form of worship, but instead honey was a common libation used."
(Oh and does anyone know why it is saying that wine is not used?)
On honey tho:
"In Ancient Greece, one of the (many) reasons bees were associated with the Underworld was because they could often be found inhabiting cracks and crevices in rocks. These cracks and crevices were thought to lead into the Underworld: the domain of many chthonic gods and goddesses such as Persephone, Hekate, Rhea, Gaia and others." đ
Anyways⊠The thing that I was trying to say, maybe the wishes made in dreams are more potent? Honey for thought. đž
In Ancient Greece, one of the (many) reasons bees were associated with the Underworld was because they could often be found inhabiting crack
âIf then you do not make yourself equal to God, you cannot apprehend God; for like is known by like.
âŠ
Think that for you too nothing is impossible; deem that you too are immortal, and that you are able to grasp all things in your thought, to know every craft and science; find your home in the haunts of every living creature; make yourself higher than all heights and lower than all depths;
âŠ
But if you shut up your soul in your body, and abase yourself, and say âI know nothing, I can do nothing; I am afraid of earth and sea, I cannot mount to heaven; I know not what I was, nor what I shall be,â then what have you to do with God?â
-Hermes Trismegistus, Hermetica
***I donât think Hermes and Thoth are the same gods, rather they are besties who vibe well and wrote books together.
And maybe Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes Thrice-Great) is not just a fusion/collaboration of two deities, but a trio. A trio of Hermes, Thoth and you. Thrice-great.
They said âIf then you do not make yourself equal to God, you cannot apprehend God; for like is known by like.â in the Hermetica.
They already say if you wish to understand the wisdom of them, you need to think yourself as a god as well. For like is known by like. As above, so below, if you will.
Then you can share their wisdom. And be the Hermes Trimegistus.
âIf then you do not make yourself equal to God, you cannot apprehend God; for like is known by like.
âŠ
Think that for you too nothing is impossible; deem that you too are immortal, and that you are able to grasp all things in your thought, to know every craft and science; find your home in the haunts of every living creature; make yourself higher than all heights and lower than all depths;
âŠ
But if you shut up your soul in your body, and abase yourself, and say âI know nothing, I can do nothing; I am afraid of earth and sea, I cannot mount to heaven; I know not what I was, nor what I shall be,â then what have you to do with God?â
-Hermes Trismegistus, Hermetica
***I donât think Hermes and Thoth are the same gods, rather they are besties who vibe well and wrote books together.
And maybe Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes Thrice-Great) is not just a fusion/collaboration of two deities, but a trio. A trio of Hermes, Thoth and you. Thrice-great.
They said âIf then you do not make yourself equal to God, you cannot apprehend God; for like is known by like.â in the Hermetica.
They already say if you wish to understand the wisdom of them, you need to think yourself as a god as well. For like is known by like. As above, so below, if you will.
Then you can share their wisdom. And be the Hermes Trimegistus.
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