pomegranateandivy-deactivated20: Research, prayer, offerings, devotionals, and more can all help you build a relationship with your deities. I always recommend research, regardless of your religion, because it’s the first way to learn about who you’re worshiping. This can help you to feel closer to them, and help you to understand them (as well as any mortalContinue reading “How can I develop a better relationship with the gods?”
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pomegranateandivy: notarabidporcupine: battlescarmentality: allieinarden: I’ve noticed this revisionist Greek myth is common wherein Persephone loves Hades and eats the pomegranate seeds in order to evade her overbearing mother, and that’s all well and good. You know, sometimes I’m in the mood for it and sometimes I’m not. But hear this: as long as we’re doingContinue reading
People say that Dark Gods are harsh when crossed or offended –are the other Gods less so? Doesn’t mythology show us that any deity when offended is likely to react badly? People say that Dark Gods are the teachers of hard lessons –but are the other Gods’ lessons any easier? Or isn’t it just thatContinue reading
ilsirius: GREEK MYTHOLOGY: persephone. She was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld, infuriating her mother who made the crops wither and the earth barren. Zeus intervened and tried to bring Persephone back to the world of the living; however, Persephone ate the seeds of a pomegranate that Hades had given to her,Continue reading
Who told you that goddesses were thin?
alethiometrix: Brighid keeps the cows, And cows are heavy work— She’s all shoulders, hips, and thighs, Strong for the lifting. Her heart remembers the son she keened for, And so does her belly. – Stretch marks strike across Hera’s skin, Lightning tattoos, Fitting symbols of eternal loyalty. Forever marked a wife, a mother, Not aContinue reading “Who told you that goddesses were thin?”
seashellies: shebbsquids: greek gods + george carlin This is the best thing ever. Source: shebbsquids
For me Hermes is the god of lost things- of roads you don’t recognize and maps that don’t make sense. He’s definitely a free spirit. I get a vibe like old dusty books and globes.
I love that! Thank you, Nonny!
If you call upon the Gods and they answer, who is there to oppose or to challenge the integrity of your Path? The Azoetia pg. vii by Andrew Chumbley (via craftingmagick) Source: curiowitch
hellenic-polytheism-things: pyrolatrya: mythologyrules: I’m like 100% sure that Hermes loves the idea of santa claus. some dude flying around at night, shimmying down people’s chimneys to put presents underneath their decorated indoor tree?? sounds just risiculous enough for him to love it. not to mention eating cookies and drinking milk that people have put outContinue reading
In choosing your god, you choose your way of looking at the universe. There are plenty of Gods. Choose yours. The god you worship is the god you deserve. Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living. (via vulturehooligan) Source: defunctparadigm-blog
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