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Just in case all you thought I did is "that Minoan stuff." This altar sits on a bookcase in our living room. I have relationships specifically with Nekhbet, Anubis, and the lion-goddess Menhit/Mahit.
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Just in case all you thought I did is "that Minoan stuff." This altar sits on a bookcase in our living room. I have relationships specifically with Nekhbet, Anubis, and the lion-goddess Menhit/Mahit.
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Just in case all you thought I did is "that Minoan stuff." This altar sits on a bookcase in our living room. I have relationships specifically with Nekhbet, Anubis, and the lion-goddess Menhit/Mahit.
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Just in case all you thought I did is "that Minoan stuff." This altar sits on a bookcase in our living room. I have relationships specifically with Nekhbet, Anubis, and the lion-goddess Menhit/Mahit.
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A special blessing
https://thehouseofvines.com/2019/12/15/the-essence-of-our-religion-is-beauty/?page_id=44017
I agree with this to a degree…beauty, devotion, sacrifice.
I have a fellowship at my university, the Jewish studies fellowship, and one of the things I learned this year is that it’s considered a special blessing to do your required action, use / wear your required items but *make them beautiful.* I forget what this is called in Hebrew, but to make religious things beautiful instead of just functional adds to the blessing.
Yesterday, I was listening to a lecture on St. Francis (he’s very, very popular amongst my students, even non-Catholic ones!) and while Francis reverenced his “lady Poverty,” he said that, to quote the lecture, “Poverty stops at the altar.” Religious items should be as lush and beautiful as we can make them.
As a Heathen, I also hold this to be particularly sacred. Even if one doesn’t have a lot of money or any disposable income, beauty can take many forms. This doesn’t mean spending a lot of money. It means taking care with one’s shrine, with prayer, with religious garb, with anything we do for our Gods. It’s a Platonic ideal that beauty elevates the soul to the Gods and I believe that 100%. When I see ugliness being elevated as popular or “good” in media, in our culture, I know that there evil moves in many forms. I know to be vigilant; and I know to turn to tradition and the beautiful all the more.
#Art #BacchicStuff #beauty #Community #devotion #Heathenry #HellenicStuff #houseOfVines #Interfaith #LivedPolytheism #NorthernTradition #Polytheism #reverence #Sannion #theology -
Goddess Of the twilight skies between night and day
Let your light shine upon us
Though it be only for minutes each day
Allow us the grace of knowing you
Great Goddess of the dawn
Great Goddess of the Dusk
Daughter of the light high above
Ushering in the age of light
Where once there was darkness
Hausos
Eos
Aurora
Ushas
Aušrinė
By many names have you been known
By many names praised and worshiped
From the earliest days of our kind
Until the very end of us
We mortal beings that dwell upon the earth
In gratitude and joy of the short time given us
When the dark below welcomes the last of us
Into the sunless world of death
Where we shall never know light or thought again
Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #religion #polytheism #prayer -
Goddess Of the twilight skies between night and day
Let your light shine upon us
Though it be only for minutes each day
Allow us the grace of knowing you
Great Goddess of the dawn
Great Goddess of the Dusk
Daughter of the light high above
Ushering in the age of light
Where once there was darkness
Hausos
Eos
Aurora
Ushas
Aušrinė
By many names have you been known
By many names praised and worshiped
From the earliest days of our kind
Until the very end of us
We mortal beings that dwell upon the earth
In gratitude and joy of the short time given us
When the dark below welcomes the last of us
Into the sunless world of death
Where we shall never know light or thought again
Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #religion #polytheism #prayer -
Goddess Of the twilight skies between night and day
Let your light shine upon us
Though it be only for minutes each day
Allow us the grace of knowing you
Great Goddess of the dawn
Great Goddess of the Dusk
Daughter of the light high above
Ushering in the age of light
Where once there was darkness
Hausos
Eos
Aurora
Ushas
Aušrinė
By many names have you been known
By many names praised and worshiped
From the earliest days of our kind
Until the very end of us
We mortal beings that dwell upon the earth
In gratitude and joy of the short time given us
When the dark below welcomes the last of us
Into the sunless world of death
Where we shall never know light or thought again
Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #religion #polytheism #prayer -
Hello all! I am #newhere . I am a #pagan interested in all discussions of #theology and #polytheism .
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Perun returned!
I can say I feared lighting strikes and thunder in the past. But when my worldview become closer to animism and polytheism it all changed. My first thought on first thunderstorm of 2026 was "Perun came back!". Yes, in this joyful manner. I understand that people in old times feared thunderstorms. And Perun likely had some grim reputation, which produced sincretism of Perun into orthodox Ilija the Prophet. But for me the first thunderstorm of the year means different thing. Summer will […] -
Perun returned!
I can say I feared lighting strikes and thunder in the past. But when my worldview become closer to animism and polytheism it all changed. My first thought on first thunderstorm of 2026 was "Perun came back!". Yes, in this joyful manner. I understand that people in old times feared thunderstorms. And Perun likely had some grim reputation, which produced sincretism of Perun into orthodox Ilija the Prophet. But for me the first thunderstorm of the year means different thing. Summer will […] -
Perun returned!
I can say I feared lighting strikes and thunder in the past. But when my worldview become closer to animism and polytheism it all changed. My first thought on first thunderstorm of 2026 was "Perun came back!". Yes, in this joyful manner. I understand that people in old times feared thunderstorms. And Perun likely had some grim reputation, which produced sincretism of Perun into orthodox Ilija the Prophet. But for me the first thunderstorm of the year means different thing. Summer will […] -
Comparative mythology has simultaniosly saved and completely ruined polytheism.
Like, it's cool that people can reach cross time and history to see all of the similarities in the human experience. This builds a great foundation for what life and ritual mean, and brings us all closer, even though we're not worshipping the same gods.
But also, trying to squish the gods into neat boxes and only focusing on the similarities between them makes one lose all of the unique and diverse traits among them. Sure, us humans might fall into large groups of stereotypes, but we are each so much more than a general classification. If we regard ourselves as completely unique individuals, then the gods deserve the same courtesy.
It's tempting to think that there's some super ancient 'one mythos to rule them all,' but let's be real, that's just the monotheism talking. Humans are messy and diverse creatures, and we always have been.
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I will be celebrating the high day tomorrow on the 3rd in the very early morning. Work has been massively stressful and I needed Friday and Saturday to rest and stare at my ceiling.
I like to clear out mental and emotional cobwebs before approaching the gods.
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I will be celebrating the high day tomorrow on the 3rd in the very early morning. Work has been massively stressful due to a supervisor's extremely eccentric behavior and I needed Friday and Saturday to rest and stare at my ceiling.
I like to clear out mental and emotional cobwebs before approaching the gods.
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Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns
#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive
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Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns
#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive
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Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns
#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive
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Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns
#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive
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Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns
#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive
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DANGEROUS CHRISTOID SPOTTED
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1996489/dangerous-christoid-spotted
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DANGEROUS CHRISTOID SPOTTED
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/1996488/dangerous-christoid-spotted
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Real Anarchists vs Unreal Anarchists on Religion
https://multiverse.soulism.net/c/anarchism/p/109161/real-anarchists-vs-unreal-anarchists-on-religion
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Real Anarchists vs Unreal Anarchists on Religion
What should we think of other people’s religions, if our biggest concern is equality?
This question is answered by a western “reality as objective” anarchist mindset, and by radically inclusive anarcho-antirealism.
Mirror: https://scribe.rip/@viridiangrail/real-anarchists-vs-unreal-anarchists-on-religion-2d9685faf741
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Real Anarchists vs Unreal Anarchists on Religion
https://multiverse.soulism.net/c/anarchism/p/109161/real-anarchists-vs-unreal-anarchists-on-religion
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Real Anarchists vs Unreal Anarchists on Religion
What should we think of other people’s religions, if our biggest concern is equality?
Mirror: https://scribe.rip/@viridiangrail/real-anarchists-vs-unreal-anarchists-on-religion-2d9685faf741
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I'm still trying to figure out the relational existence of minds or souls. It has to do with the physical versus the spiritual or the public versus the private and how they aren't black and white but the lines are blurred and overlapping. #religion #polytheism #philosophy
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I'm starting to form this idea that what's physical and spiritual isn't black and white and they blur and overlap. Your soul body may be private to those on Earth but public to those in the spirit world or ancestors in the afterlife. On the flipside your physical body may be public to most of those on Earth but private to blind people. #religion #polytheism #philosophy
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From now on I'm going to call my "deities" spirits. Then I will differentiate between ancestor, nature, and "supreme" spirits. #religion #polytheism #animism
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"Friday, March 20, 2026, marked not only the Spring Equinox, celebrated by many Pagans and Wiccans as Ostara, but also World Rewilding Day. The global observance is intentionally aligned with the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, a moment long associated with balance, renewal, and the awakening of the natural world."
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RE: https://bardicperspiration.club/@tiefling/116253426463908331
To be super real, I don't hate Christians.
I hate their religion. I hate their god.
But Christians? Most of them are victims.
#readmore #Christianity #Christian #MurderGod #Pagan #Wiccan #FediCoven #Resistance #PolyTheism #Polytheist
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Expanding my thoughts on Christianity's theft of who we are, its insidious nature.
You are not its worshipers, you are its victims.
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Christianity has stolen who we truly are.
In the name of their supposedly loving god, they enslaved and murdered our ancestors. They co-opted our sacred days and our sacred spaces. And they erased our goddesses and our gods, brainwashing later generations who have bought the lie that the Christianity is our heritage.
But… it never was. It never has been.
(More at...)
#Christianity #Christian #MurderGod #Pagan #Wiccan #FediCoven #Resistance #PolyTheism #Polytheist
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Not aloof in the sky
Nor deep in the ocean
Not an unseen possibility
Nor a figment of the fog
You are the gods, ever present, ever living
Your presence is with us
In the air we breathe
In the water that cleanses us
In the fire that warms us
You are the gods, a force of life, a force of growth
Not somewhere above
Nor somewhere below
Not to the left
Nor to the right
You are the gods, everywhere, everything
Our lives and yours entwined
Like one mortal to another
Like the flower and the rain
Like the child and her mother
You are the gods, loving, beloved
Not aloof in the stars
Nor roaming in space
Not lost to history
Nor characters in a show
You are the gods, a living presence, a living power
#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer -
To Persephone
Give me your breath
That I may breathe
The cool Spring air
That I may smell the rich earth
And the scent of the greening grass
Come forth dread lady
Come into the light
Hear our song and follow it forth
Into the warming sun
That brings you to life
Give us your power
That we may feel energized
As your journey comes to en end
From the nebulous depths
To the clear blue dome of heaven
Come forth dread lady
Come into the light
Hear our song and follow it forth
Into the warming sun
That brings you to life
Give us your laughter
That we too may laugh
In the blooming of the earth
And the returning song of birds
Calling into the skies
Come forth dread lady
Come into the light
Hear our song and follow it forth
Into the warming sun
That brings you to life
Statue: Marble 5th century BC statuette of Persephone found in Piraeus, now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens Greece.
#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer -
Hail Freya, it's Friday! Time for a #FridayPaganPoll:
Today I'm thinking about archetypal gods of war, and how they seem to be common within polytheism and monotheisms. Whether humans are a reflection of the gods, or vice versa, it is evident that war has always been a huge part of the human condition.
Do you worship/work with any deity in their aspect as a god of war?
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Hail Freya, it's Friday! Time for a #FridayPaganPoll:
Today I'm thinking about archetypal gods of war, and how they seem to be common within polytheism and monotheisms. Whether humans are a reflection of the gods, or vice versa, it is evident that war has always been a huge part of the human condition.
Do you worship/work with any deity in their aspect as a god of war?
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Hail Freya, it's Friday! Time for a #FridayPaganPoll:
Today I'm thinking about archetypal gods of war, and how they seem to be common within polytheism and monotheisms. Whether humans are a reflection of the gods, or vice versa, it is evident that war has always been a huge part of the human condition.
Do you worship/work with any deity in their aspect as a god of war?
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Hail Freya, it's Friday! Time for a #FridayPaganPoll:
Today I'm thinking about archetypal gods of war, and how they seem to be common within polytheism and monotheisms. Whether humans are a reflection of the gods, or vice versa, it is evident that war has always been a huge part of the human condition.
Do you worship/work with any deity in their aspect as a god of war?
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Hail Freya, it's Friday! Time for a #FridayPaganPoll:
Today I'm thinking about archetypal gods of war, and how they seem to be common within polytheism and monotheisms. Whether humans are a reflection of the gods, or vice versa, it is evident that war has always been a huge part of the human condition.
Do you worship/work with any deity in their aspect as a god of war?
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Brightly shining Zeus
For a moment brighter than the sun
Roaring forth like a summer storm
Shaking the walls of the city
Your power immense
Your gifts many
Raining down upon us all
Hail to the Khronides!
Deeply flowing Poseidon
Crashing upon the shores of the earth
A roar like a song to those who listen
Shaking the foundations of the earth
Your power immense
Your blessings many
Flowing back and forth in our world
Hail to the Khronides!
Dark and steady Hades
Invisible to the eyes of mankind
Not a roar but the silence of the tomb
Welcoming all who once lived
Your power immense
Your blessings many
Bringing an end to all things
Hail to the Khronides!
Art: Howard David Johnson
#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer -
Polytheist theology history!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1804240/polytheist-theology-history
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It was a pleasant surprise to discover that the new #Academic Anthology "Rethinking the Qur’ān in Late Antiquity" has a few chapters on Ancient #Arabian #Polytheism
#AncientArabia #Antiquity #LateAntiquity #AncientNearEast #ArabianPaganism #ArabianPolytheism #AncientReligions
#Pagan #Paganism #Polytheist
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111342306/html -
My most recent book is my most comprehensive foray into inclusive Minoan spirituality. The values of equality, balance, and inclusivity that the Minoans and their deities offer is are so very relevant in the world today.
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/pantheon-the-minoans
#book #bookstodon #pagan #paganism #polytheism #Minoan #inclusive
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What are your plans for February 1st? I will be pouring libations to Brigantī, Sirona, and Ogmios.
I might also indulge in some nice cheese and good dark beer.
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What are your plans for February 1st? I will be pouring libations to Brigantī, Sirona, and Ogmios.
I might also indulge in some nice cheese and good dark beer.
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What are your plans for February 1st? I will be pouring libations to Brigantī, Sirona, and Ogmios.
I might also indulge in some nice cheese and good dark beer.
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What are your plans for February 1st? I will be pouring libations to Brigantī, Sirona, and Ogmios.
I might also indulge in some nice cheese and good dark beer.
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The painting is from this samayaraart account on Instagram. Seems to be a good artist. It's a shame he has no site of his own, just internet serfdom accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxbDUS4R6N7/.
The video is of some guy reading you what is probably a chatbot's output and/or minced text from the Wikipedia article about The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen:
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O Holy Dionysus
Of the ivy and the vine
I ask for your presence
I ask for your blessings
Lord of ecstatic revelation
Lord of the altered mind
Show me the world as it truly is
Allow me to see the truth
For in your presence I will dance
Wild and abandoning reason
And for the world I ask a boon
Show them the hurt they cause
Let them feel it too
For in feeling lies compassion
Show them too the lies they tell
To others and to themselves
That they may learn to live truthfully
And allow others to do the same
Lord of the vine and the ivy
Stand with us today
Walk, perhaps crookedly, along this path with us
Lord of introspection
Grant us your gifts
Walk with us as we navigate life, O holy Dionysus
Art: Johann Wilhelm Schütze
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O Holy Dionysus
Of the ivy and the vine
I ask for your presence
I ask for your blessings
Lord of ecstatic revelation
Lord of the altered mind
Show me the world as it truly is
Allow me to see the truth
For in your presence I will dance
Wild and abandoning reason
And for the world I ask a boon
Show them the hurt they cause
Let them feel it too
For in feeling lies compassion
Show them too the lies they tell
To others and to themselves
That they may learn to live truthfully
And allow others to do the same
Lord of the vine and the ivy
Stand with us today
Walk, perhaps crookedly, along this path with us
Lord of introspection
Grant us your gifts
Walk with us as we navigate life, O holy Dionysus
Art: Johann Wilhelm Schütze
#pagan #hellenismos #paganism #dionysus #polytheism