#polytheist — Public Fediverse posts

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

Time to update my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.

I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

Are you #pagan or curious? Inclusive Minoan spirituality might be your groove! Open to all, it's a #polytheist #animist spiritual path that embraces diversity and respects the Earth. I've written four books about inclusive Minoan spirituality that might ring your chimes.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/

#FediBookFair #book #books #mythology #paganism

#Christian #vandals DESTROY #hellenic #altar

"This is definitely one of my more serious videos as I share my thoughts on the vandalized hellenic #polytheist altar that was created on #Thargelia to praise #Apollo and #Artemis's births."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x08V9uMpvVI
https://wildhunt.org/2025/05/vandalism-at-sacred-site-hellenic-polytheist-altar-destroyed-on-athens-hill.html

Music: "Morningstar" from "Set Is Now" (2021)

"Repent all ye sinners
Before the Morning Star
Our Lady of Babylon
All praise unto Ishtar"

#art #music #electronic #ambient #trance #metal #goth #industrial #darkwave #pagan #polytheist #mesopotamian #babylonian #goddess #Ishtar #worship #prayer #devotion #faith #inspiration #motivation #repent #women #feminism #assyrian #venus #morningstar #lucifer

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

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Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

In the cradle of whispers where ancient spirits dwell,
A voice resonates from nature's deep and sacred well.
The god of the wild, in his voice, a powerful spell,
Decrees his return, in every tree and every dell.

"Awaken, ye slumbering lands, stir from your dreamful rest,
The time has come to recall my rule, by primal rites, it's blessed.
I've heard the secret lullabies of the wind from the west,
I reclaim my throne, by the sun and moon, be it professed.

He, who wears the mantle of moss, and the crown of hawthorn leaves,
Under whose reign, the wolf howls, and the wise raven believes,
Returns now to his rightful throne, as the universe itself perceives,
In the wild heart of the world, a tapestry of life he weaves.

The rivers shall dance once again to my ancient, drumming beat,
The mountains shall bow to my power, in my presence, discreet,
The forest shall whisper my lore, each tale they shall repeat,
For I am the wild's true king, its symphony I complete.

Mankind, heed this prophecy, inscribed in the stones and the streams,
In the flight of the falcon, in the stag's powerful gleams,
I reclaim my throne, let it echo in your dreams,
For I am the god of the wild, and I am not as distant as it seems

#DawnOfTheMachineElves #discordian #technopagan #chaosmagic #pagan #cernunnos #polytheist #poet

And I'm also pretty sure #Cernunnos is calling me to write a book.

This is apparently something that He does?
#pagan #paganism #polytheist

A Poem for Freyja

Your voice so smooth
Pulls me awake
From the depths of dreams
The bottom of a lake

Your golden tears
Restore my second sight
Through the groves of dark bramble
I see Brísingamen’s light

Through that darkness
When stillness holds my name
You guide my vision
Igniting the flame

Magic and power
Your wisdom awakens
A rushing stream
My soul shaken

Drowning my old form
Emerging something new
Shedding this skin
Into what you always knew

Great Lady
In thanks I give
Gifts of honey and amber
A new life to live

Blog post here: https://thunderwitchofthewoods.wordpress.com/2023/02/24/a-poem-for-freyja/

#freyja #pagan #pagansofmastadon #paganism #norse #norsepagan #norsewitch #witch #witchesofmastodon #witchcraft #poetry #poem #poems #paganpoetry #polytheist #polytheism #polytheistic #heathen #heathenry #heathensofmastodon

Joyous Weles Day! Hail to you, Tender of Boundaries, Lord of Livestock, God of Death and Magic. Bless us this day as we worship you. Bless us with luck, keep death at bay for another day, give us fertile livestock so we may eat.

Thank you, Friend of the Forest, Great Bear, Keeper of Order. We praise you this day. Sława Weles!

#slavicpagan #veles #weles #velesden #slavic #slavicfolklore #Slavicwitch #polishwitch #polishpagan #polytheist #pagansofmastadon #pagan #paganism #pagans #rodnovery

Joyous Là Fhèill Brìghde/Imbolc/etc. Hail to She of Many Talents, The Ever Flame, Exalted One. Thank you for the blessings of your healing cloak. Blessings to all who celebrate her day.

#imbolc #imbolg #brighid #brighidsday #brighidiscome #bride #brighde #stbrighid #Pagan #pagans #pagansofmastadon #gael #celt #celticpagan #IrishPagan #witch #witchy #witchesofmastodon #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #polytheistic #oldways #spring #folkhistory #saintsday #saintbrighid

I'm an ecologist and having a career in that field has made a huge mark on my polytheist practice. I know pagans tend to be a bit crunchy by nature, but my education and training inform the way I see the world and that includes my religious ideology.

I'm not living in ancient or even modern Iceland, or Sweden, or Poland, or Scotland. I tend to focus on local plant and animal life and how they tie into my views on gods related to fertility, the land, and the seasons. Bird migrations inform my shifts in seasonal practice. I see Freyja in my local red-tailed hawks. Óðinn in the common ravens on campus. I know when to expect thunder storms and give to þórr ahead of time, while giving to Freyr during the milder rainy season. When crocus bulbs begin to pop up they tell me we're entering Spring and to thank Mokosz. An Cailleach blows in with the first frost.

One of course doesn't need to be a scientist to be keyed in like this, I know plenty of pagans who are not and are just as keyed in. For me though it's second nature, no pun intended. Having a localized practice brings me closer to the gods in a way that makes sense to me. It also informs how I interact with the land wights, making sure to leave offerings safe for local plants and animals when outdoors. It's brought me into the flow of life around me and I'm at grateful for it.

#Pagan #pagans #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #heathen #heathenry #Polytheistic #slavicwitch #GaelPol #norseheathen #norseheathenry #witch #witchcraft

It is not, therefore, that the insanity Hera causes in Herakles has the ancillary benefit of causing his civilizing labors: rather, Herakles’s labors and his insanity are symbolically one and the same . Heroic action is in a certain sense, then, linked to divine passion." (4/4)

Edward Butler (@[email protected]) "Queen of Kinêsis: Understanding Hera"

https://www.academia.edu/5098733/_Queen_of_Kin%C3%AAsis_Understanding_Hera_pp_126_148_in_Queen_of_Olympos_A_Devotional_Anthology_for_Hera_and_Iuno_ed_Lykeia_Asheville_NC_Bibliotheca_Alexandrina_2013_

#Proclus #Neoplatonism #Hera #Myth #Polytheism #GreekMythology #Polytheist #Pagan #Platonism

#introduction

I'm Dorn. #Queer, #trans, from the South (US). I like making chainmail jewelry, writing poetry, watching scary movies, & playing #videogames.

I'm also a #polytheist and #ritualist. I try to nurture an #animist perspective & learn about/tend to relationship with all sorts of beings.

I care a lot about #antiracism, #disability advocacy, trans rights, and #environmentalism, but can't promise that I won't just use mastodon to make weird jokes and share about my life/wife/cat.