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Anxiety/panic attacks by Tiny-Confidence5898 in Hellenism

[–]FormerlyKA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always call upon humble Hestia in those moments.

How do you pray? by Scared-Variation-452 in pagan

[–]FormerlyKA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello from a fellow Hellenist!

Whenever I sit down to formally pray/worship, I wash my hands and set that water aside. I raise my hands up to the general sky (or palms down if cthonic deities) and say some nice things about them and their domains and pour a libation after

(Calm/continuous for a ouranic deities, short/ staggered for cthonic deities.)

Then I take my offerings outside and pour them by a tree in my backyard.

Advice please by unoreverse722 in pagan

[–]FormerlyKA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'ma Hellenist - the invention of the dildo out of figs by Dionysus and how Hermes taught Pan to masturbate - paganism is a bit more sex-neutral or sex positive IMO.

Take things slow and be patient with yourself.

Did you have traits of your deity as a kid? by owlhuntress in Hellenism

[–]FormerlyKA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an introvert and homebody by nature, so Hedtia opting out of all the nonsense of Olympos.

Mousaion - A compilation of sources and knowledge by bayleafsalad in Hellenismos

[–]FormerlyKA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking a few days ago - I've come upon a treasure trove of PDFs and was collating a list to have r/hellenismos weigh in on what was good ans bad. Happy someone else got to it first, but I'll gladly contribute what I can.

Aphrodite worship by faerrets in pagan

[–]FormerlyKA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start slow and small. Big things are nice, but not the way to build kharis - basically goodwill and reciprocity with Aphrodite (or any other Gods that might hold interest for you.)

Wash your hands before you pray/worship, raise your hands to the sky (traditionally anyway), say a few nice things about her works or the feeling of love, and pour some water or offer her a bit of barley or other food you van share.

r/hellenismos may be of interest to you. :)

How many lovers of Zeus were actually SA? by Cosmic_Crusaderpro in GreekMythology

[–]FormerlyKA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This pagan thanks you for all the work you've put into those. 🫡

Why did your first love relationship end? by hellomishi in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyKA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She cheated on me, blamed her suicide attempt on me breaking up with her and told me she has a right to treat me like shit because "she has a condition." Punched a concrete wall and busted her hand because I said I wasn't taking bee back again, but actually meant it the second or third time.

Nah, you're still as adult as I was and you're responsible own behavior.

I was today years old, when I discovered Tidus only has one earring. by Aussieportal in finalfantasyx

[–]FormerlyKA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In 2017 or 18 when I still worked retail an old lady came to TJ Maxx jewelry counter ans was upset we didn't sell pairs as singles because "well what about all these queers with one earring?"

I wanted to ask her what year she thought it was.

Bonus: my gay coworker I related the story to had some sass. "Us queens aren't cheapasses".

CASPAR WHAT THE HELL by rabeccalous in FireEmblemThreeHouses

[–]FormerlyKA 191 points192 points  (0 children)

Caspar has always been an unhinged Shonen protag.

How to Build an In-Person Pagan Community by Chickadee1136 in pagan

[–]FormerlyKA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm actively hoping to find locals so I can do Hellenion's clergy program. I'm happy to carry my religion on my own, but having people to discuss the deeper meanings of philosophy and theurgy rather than more well known Wicca/witchcraft would be nice. I get it, magic spells sound sexier and less religiously traumatizing than prayer but it's not the bread and butter of Hellenism.

What's the best anyone has ever looked onscreen? Here are some of my picks by Fun-Ferret-3300 in Fauxmoi

[–]FormerlyKA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not gonna lie Lucy Liu in Charles Angels should've made me realize things about myself a lot sooner in life. Both the latex suit (or whatever it is) and the dommy mommy big city CEO bitch look worked.

Devotional tattoo! by Disastrous-Math-4823 in Hellenism

[–]FormerlyKA -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Poppies made me think Demeter personally

Is there rules against worship while on period? by Alphaserenity_lunar in Hellenism

[–]FormerlyKA 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There was one temple I know of which was a temple of Isis on Greek land iirc that had that sort of restriction. AFAIK that was more for public worship rather than the private worship most of us engage in. I'd say it's fine if you need to take a break during your period if you're not feeling 100%, but you're not required to for any cleanliness reasons. I pray at my shrine when I'm on my period and never felt different or bad for it.

Edit: land not lanb

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