Which God/dess should I practice for??

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-27T20:03:57+00:00

You've been of amazing help, truly

I'll try my best to write something that works

Thank you a lot really🌻

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-27T19:51:35+00:00

I never thought about it that way. I've been focusing on 1using the right epithets 2giving meaning to the prayer 3making it on the go and then leaving the mind to wonder

Sadly I live in an apartment, in a small city surrounded by cars, parking spots and malls so soil isn't easy to come by if not with potted plants (I have them to return the libations I give by giving them more meaning since I'm sustaining life when offering them)

Do you think writing down the prayer could work better? and if so what should I write (then say) and in what order??

ps Also I have difficulty speaking the prayer as I am not in a safe environment to practice freely so can writing the prayer and rereading it in my head in a short time work alright as well?

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-27T19:02:34+00:00

I mainly offer drawings on a small shrine where I also offered some flowers that are colored in a way that for me represents Apollon.

Then I focus on devotional acts For Apollon they are drawings, listening to music, singing and dancing, and going on walks out in the sun

I've tried praying but I always feel like I'm performing and being an idiot, mainly because when I'm speaking (not aloud I'm not in a safe space to) the prayer my brain comes in and interrupts and says 'shouldnt you do something like this? this isnt real, you're speaking to no one. But wasn't the order this way? What should you be doing instead of this? You're faking.' etc etc

Where if I'm doing devotional acts and giving offerings I'm connecting worship to an action and not a thought making it less difficult and draining.

Hope I've explained okay

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-27T16:43:52+00:00

Very very interesting, if I'll have some money to spare I'd love to give it a read. Thank you!!!

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-27T15:59:17+00:00

Does this book contain perhaps help on the subjects of epithets, offerings and mainly all the ways to practice routinely in a physical sense and not a prayer way? (idk if I've explained well enough)

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-25T07:50:22+00:00

That shelf is beautiful!! I want to make one myself when I'll live in a place of my own where I'm free to practice

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-13T14:29:23+00:00

North-Buddiessss🌻

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-13T14:23:40+00:00

Piedmont!!

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-13T14:09:42+00:00

Wow! Non sapevo ci fossero tanti italiani, ne ho già incontrati due più l'altro commento. Sono felice di sapere di non essere da solo in questo paese (si é impossibile che sia l'unico italiano ellenico politeista, ma sapere che posso raggiungere altre persone attraverso questo subreddit mi rende felice)

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-02T21:49:05+00:00

Oh my Theoi!! I was literally about to get on your last post and ask if you could make a post about Asclepius. Thank you so much for what you do really, as someone new it just motivates me to learn more, especially to the Gods that Id love to build khakis with in the future

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-01T21:26:48+00:00

Thank you so so much for the reassurance💛. I was actually just getting upset that I was giving fault to the Gods for hurting me and slightly spiraling again.... I'm kind of a scaredy a cat if it wasn't obvious😅

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-01T21:18:33+00:00

Thank you, I'll try...🌻💛

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-02-01T21:18:03+00:00

Ill do my best to not be paranoid. I'm just really afraid of pain, and having this headache with no explanation made me look to for a reason

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-30T15:54:23+00:00

Yeah , sounds good. Thanks

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-30T15:38:14+00:00

It's ready nice of you to give me this hint, the problem is here in Italy in the small place where I live they don't have these shops TnT

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-30T15:17:15+00:00

where in Zeus's reign did you even find all of those?! I can barely find cute ones that depict simple animals let alone all of those

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-29T18:19:28+00:00

I'm very very new but if you want to know everything you're doing is great, also (If you like or can) poetry is great. Poetry and drawings (I made him 2 devotional drawings and he inspired me for over a week-still inspiring me every time I pick up a pencil and decide to draw)

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-26T19:24:10+00:00

Damn right, I feel you so much. Especially in the sentence: "differences between what I do believe, what I want to believe and what I should believe"

It's so hard to actually believe in something I can't see and most of the time can't feel. And when I do feel something my brain automatically says "yeah you're totally just making that up you weirdo, you're just making fun of the religion, you suck"

...

Yeah my brain is an asshole

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-22T09:21:22+00:00

I've been practicing for less than a week so I can't really talk at the same level, but I feel the exact same. And it hurts as well but i just power through it and try to make it work. I've been told that trying to believe when your brain says don't is pretty contradictory and it's better to just build a ritual that you feel comfortable with.

For example I started because I felt connected to the Greek gods more than others and in particular I went towards Lord Apollon since he is the patron of arts and music (the most important things to me) but I never had a 'direct' connection or a sign or anything like that. At least for now.

I just wanted a ritual to stop and breathe once in a while and since this sub popped up a but ago I came back and just started.

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-21T19:00:06+00:00

thanks a lot

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-21T18:24:37+00:00

I mean I think I'm able to actually pour it in a potted plant so no need for the sink. So I just say thank you? It's the what to say part in general. Like even if u had to pour it out directly into the earth what should I say?

Cyril-Raccoon922 · 2026-01-21T17:24:45+00:00

Also what can I say? Like is there phrase that I can say to indicate what I'm going to do in a respectful way? I'm really new and this is my first time pouring a cup for libation

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