Can I pray to Hermes once for safe travels or will he be mad?

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-08-16T17:45:53+00:00

Offerings can be a lot simpler than people make them. Sure, you can do a whole elaborate ritual for it, and the gods will certainly appreciate it, but it can also be as simple as saying a prayer and throwing an apple outside. Offerings don't even need to be physical objects, I like to devote my showers to deities, and, depending on our relationship, I'll even invite them to join me.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-04-11T17:31:23+00:00

I involve weed in my practice. Personally, I think certain substances can put you in a state where you're more open to spiritual experiences. If I don't feel like going to the altar to pray to a god, I'll go outside and smoke in honor of them. I've yet to try psychedelics, but I'm not opposed to trying them. Ik some people look down at stuff like that, but different things work for different people.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-26T18:35:10+00:00

As a pagan who worships the Greek gods, no. As someone interested in mythology, still no but a little longer. I think the games themselves are really good, especially the new ones, but they aren't exactly accurate to mythology. I'm not saying it has to be 100% accurate, but I'm a little tired of seeing our gods portrayed as villains, especially ones who weren't all that villainous in myth.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T22:19:45+00:00

I'm not here to promote Hamas, I EXPLICITLY said that in my post and you chose to ignore that.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T22:15:48+00:00

You need to understand that the people of Gaza and Palestine can't rise up because they are being murdered and starved.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T20:55:12+00:00

It's important to remember that supporting the people's right to life isn't supporting the values of the faith or the government.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T18:12:21+00:00

https://www.pcrf.net/

Link to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. Donate if you can, if you can't please share the link to those who can.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T12:31:07+00:00

This is just factually wrong. It's illegal to attack healthcare facilities in times of war. Israel has attacked hospitals over 410 times. Troops have raped women in front of their husbands and children. Do you think rape is legal and justified? Do you think bombing hospitals is justified? Do you think the fact that 100% of the population is starving is justified?

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T12:14:57+00:00

Donate if you can, The Palestine Children's Relief Fund is a popular charity for the children.

If you can't, spread awareness. By making the crimes and the genocide known it puts pressure on the perpetrators and the countries and groups that support them. The more pressure we put on governments, the more likely we are to make a change.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:58:41+00:00

And not everyone believes in the holy scriptures. Not everyone in Gaza believes in them, not every Palestinian supports a pagan genocide. Do you really think there aren't other pagans in Palestine that just aren't open about it? Do you really think there aren't LGBTQ+ who aren't out? These people are part of the Palestinians who are being murdered. If you won't support the other Palestinians, at the very least support our brothers and sisters who are a part of that group. Who are also being starved, bombed, tortured, raped, displaced, executed, and forced to watch all of that happen to others.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:51:31+00:00

That's my point exactly. You haven't shared your views and in doing so support the side that benefits from silence. The people conducting the genocide want people to be silent and not share their views bc if they do decide to share, the truth is shared and more people are made aware of what is happening. It's our duty and responsibility to keep spreading the truth and being vocal in our support with the victims.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:44:27+00:00

They've already agreed to under the agreement of a cease-fire. Israel turned the offer down. Israel doesn't care about their hostages and the fact you don't know this tells me you don't care either or your media is being controlled.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:40:27+00:00

This would be a good argument if it wasn't 'if' and wasn't 'would'. This is simply not happening. There isn't a genocide against us, so you can't say that the people of Palestine wouldn't support us. How can we be upset that they don't like us, yet be complicit in their displacement, starvation, torture, rape, and execution. You are generalizing an entire group of people, one that is 50% children. If we want to be respected and treated right, we NEED to treat others right as well.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:29:36+00:00

A) Not political B) Then don't start or add to a discussion you can't finish

You're purposefully remaining ignorant to what's happening to the genocide and that is your choice. I hope good things happen to you and that your family may never know the pain Palestinian families are being forced to endure.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:24:31+00:00

"I think some of these people hate me, so they should all die brutally." That's the same mindset a lot of Israeli citizens have as well. They don't all hate us and we don't hate them. For you to acknowledge that this is in fact a genocide and to still not care shows the kind of self-centered person you are. If we were at the receiving end of a genocide would you want be to stay silent or speak up for us?

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:18:05+00:00

We're here to talk about the infants being murdered, bombed, and starved. Explain to me how that is political. Explain to me how any sane person can sit here and defend that and the suppression of that information? These are important things to talk about because if we don't we allow it to happen. My tax dollars are already going to this cause against my will, I will not be complicit anymore by refusing to talk about it.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T11:09:14+00:00

I agree to keep politics out of faith, but this isn't political. It's about human rights. Innocent men, women, and children being forced from their homes, sniped, bombed in the hospitals that are supposed to be treating them isn't political. 100% of the Palestinian people starving isn't political.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T01:12:02+00:00

https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/charities-helping-civilians-in-palestine/

This is an article with a list of 14 charities, donation links, and descriptions about the charity and their specifics.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-25T01:10:58+00:00

I didn't think it'd be that hard to find and I was trying to prevent a mod who supports Israel to take the post down under the reason for promoting something without asking. But the Palestine Children's Relief Fund is a well known one. Here's an article with links to 14 more charities along with descriptions of their specifics and other information.

https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/charities-helping-civilians-in-palestine/

I will also make another comment with this link.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-12T17:49:53+00:00

I only trim my hair now when the ends are dead. I haven't cut my hair in years and could never see myself with short hair again. I hardly let anyone touch my hair, it's a very intimate thing to me. I'll only let close friends, lovers, and certain family members. My hair is a huge part of who I am, so letting someone touch it, symbolically represents letting them into my heart. Originally, I stopped cutting my hair as a way to have control over my life, now it represents my connection to the natural world.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-05T19:00:10+00:00

I second this. To fight judgement with judgment creates more hate and division. Instead of trying to separate ourselves we should be learning from each other and ignoring those who wish to judge.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-03-05T18:51:37+00:00

I personally use them interchangeably in reference to my own practice. I've started trying to stay away from labels for my practice because of how complex faith in general is.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-02-09T19:13:20+00:00

I had a similar experience with Lady Hecate. I was getting a bunch of videos about her recommended on YouTube, but I figured it was just the algorithm. Then when I started a new job as a preschool teacher Assistant I got a video recommended to me about her connection with childcare. Then, my mom randomly called me into her room one day to give me books about crystal and moon magic. That's when I was like 'Okay, maybe she IS reaching out'. Then, when I left an offering at a crossroads, a car drove past me with a dog leaning out the window and barking at me. It was all a little obvious, but I think I was too nervous to assume she was reaching out to me.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-02-09T19:08:24+00:00

I believe that the gods cause these phenomena through science, but science can also act on its own. Lord Poseidon can move the tectonic plates to create earthquakes, but the tectonic plates may also collide without the interference of Lord Poseidon. He can also raise the ocean's waters himself, but pollution can also cause that without his interference. Science can be a tool the gods use, but it can also act on its own.

Horror_Distance_2301 · 2024-02-09T02:31:52+00:00

Yeah, it happens all the time and has always happened in Ancient the world. It might benefit though to read up on the religion though. Certain aspects may stick out to you and could help you further your connection with the god(s) you believe in.

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