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💤 Subtle Hypnos Worship 💫
Get a full eight hours or sleep, or at least sleep for a good amount of time
Have a bedtime routine; be sure to stay away from screens an hour before bed
Do something that relaxes you before bed
Take a relaxing bath or shower
Fall asleep/meditate to calming music
Keep a dream journal; try to interpret your dreams
Have a candle that reminds you of him (no altar needed)
Drink soothing teas, especially herbal ones
Grow poppy flowers or calming herbs
Bake with poppy seeds
Wear jewelry that reminds you of him
Keep a picture of him in your wallet
Have stuffed animals, especially ones that help you sleep
Use comfortable blankets and pillows
Stretch your body before sleep and after waking up
Drink water; stay hydrated
Have imagery of poppies, torches, stars/the night sky, or wings around (wings are especially good in a Christian household)
Before bed or at sunset, dip a tree branch into a body of water, particularly a running river or stream; leave it there until the next day; repeat
Ground yourself regularly; practice mindfulness
Engage in activities that bring your peace
Be gentle and kind to yourself
Practice patience and restraint
Learn to go with the flow of things
Practice healthy coping skills for anxiety, panic, and the like
Make your space a comfortable/safe place for you; make a corner of your space this way or find a space outside of your home that feels comfortable/safe to you
Sleep with a good luck charm under your pillow
Put calming herbs inside a stuffed animal that you sleep with or your pillow; keep a bag of calming herbs under your pillows (lavender, chamomile, rosemary, jasmine, catnip, etc.; don't let cats eat random herbs!!!)
Engage in self-care frequently
Start a morning routine; drink something warm and soothing to start your day
Engage with comforting media, foods, drinks, anything that invokes a sense of comfort
Take a walk at night (if it is safe to do so in your area); go star-gazing
Donate bedsheets, blankets, pillow, stuffed animals, etc. to homeless shelters
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May add to this later! For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Hypnos. I hope this is helpful to someone, and take care, y'all!
Link to Subtle Worship Master list
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To those of you who worship obscure divinities: there are no rule that bind you except your own. Go worship that obscure deity. Go invent that festival from scratch. Go make that offering even if it’s unusual. Go write that prayer even if you’re the only one who gets it. Go play around with your freedom as a practitioner and explore! Even in a spiritual context, creativity is a gift.
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Happy Anthisteria! Specifically Khytrai, an offering to the brothers Ìpnos and Thanatos. Have a lovely final festival day or night :)
Please consider supporting me and my boyfriend!
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i was just talking about this after being wrecked by the discovery that the little elf-goblin fellows my parents/family used to tell me warnings and stories about as a little kid are regionally specific, and that you can trace people's geographic origins by what word they use for "little spirit-fellows who live in your house". no matter what you call them (domovoi, kobolde, brownies, so on); for purposes of this post henceforth "little guys"
i think one of the things that i find frustrating about like, idk, modern animist revivalist movements is that very few of them ime spend a lot of time romanticising and spiritualizing human habitation. obviously, we as a culture need to think more about protecting and defending nature/the earth/so on, but like.
if you don't have room in your heart for making up a little guy who lives in the water heater, or who squats under your stove and makes it run 15 degrees off the programmed temperature, and thinking of him with the same kind of respect/affection as you do for the spirits (or whatever) of the wildlife you interact with like.
genuinely: what are you even doing. you are removing a source of richness and fun and whimsy from your life! like, pip @creekfiend made up the concept of "little guys who live in an airport (and are the reason it's so shitty to be in an airport)" and i already like airports like 30% more just knowing it's the little airport inconvenience guys doing that.
more importantly, like. genuinely: interrogate what parts of the world seem ~rich with spiritual meaning~ to you. what parts of the world are "wild"? what does that make the rest of the world - a chore? a burden? who has to carry that burden?
we're never going to like, "return to nature", because that's nothing and the concept of untouched nature is also nothing; we're always going to have some sort of human habitation and interaction and cultivation with nature. if you can't extend grace and whimsy and genuine and sincere meaning to human habitation, including its inconveniences and annoyances, you are making your own lived experience duller!
notably, most of these kinds of little-guy-spirits historically exist in the parts of human habitation that are partially abandoned, partially removed: haylofts, inside the walls, under the house, in the bathhouse, behind the furnace... i've been thinking a lot about urban wildlife lately, and the animals who make space for themselves in and around human habitation. the "natural" and the "wild" persist inside and around the edges of the "tame" and always, always have. if you have a crawlspace, there's a little spirit who lives there and he's the reason the dryer always eats your socks.
LIVE WHIMSICALLY.
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Low Energy Devotional Activities and Ways to Connect with the Gods
Let's be honest, religion and consistent practice can be HARD, especially when you're chronically ill, disabled, mentally ill or neurodivergent. This is a list of lower energy practices you can do to connect with your Gods when you're having a rough day.
Pray. You don't have to say the prayer. You don't have to do the full cleansing and offering. Just think about the prayer. It could be as simple as "'Deity Name', thank you. I'm thinking of you and appreciate you."
Dedicate any self care you do to the Gods. You've got to take meds? awesome. it's now a devotional activity.
If you can, light a tea light candle. You can think about who you're dedicating it to as you're lighting it.
Tell them about your day. Have a simple conversation with them (again, this can be in your head if needed).
Offer some water! Water is a great offering if you don’t have the energy to cook, collect or buy something.
Incense is also a great offering because you can light it then forget about it and your house won’t burn down (if you follow regular safety measures).
Resting. Your deities want you to be okay. Dedicating your rest to your deities is especially great if you feel guilty for allowing yourself time to heal.
Turn on a video of someone reading mythos!
Put on a deity playlist. There are plenty of pre-made ones on Spotify.
Veil or bind your hair! Whenever I’m low energy I’ll throw my hair in a ponytail and bind it that way. It doesn’t have to be extravagant.
Make a Pinterest board for them!
Post on a digital altar! There are plenty of discord servers that have digital altars and temples. You could also make a devotional Tumblr blog.
Change your phone lock/home screen to something that reminds you of your Deity.
I hope this is helpful to anyone who needs it! Take care of yourself first and foremost. If you don't think you can manage something on this list then thats perfectly fine too! you're not a bad person for not being able to do something spiritual or religious. Ultimately, these things are not a necessity. Don't stress :)
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A reminder to pagans.
Dear friends and practitioners, the gods will not punish you for simple mistakes. Trust me. It is not easy to anger the gods.
If you are not actively after them to insult and try hurting them, they do not care.
No, they will not punish you for not being productive either, in fact I think they actually understand. Life is hard, for me it surely is often. The gods will not be mad at you for forgetting to give offerings, pray, take care of an altar, ect. And I believe that each time life is hard, it’s best to try and do a bit of praying, nothing too grand, just muttering/whispering a little made up prayer or hymn to the gods. They will most likely listen.
So, again, just breathe. The gods are not mad at you, neither will they punish you.
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Maybe it wasn't a sign, but it made me think of a god and what they'd say to me in this situation anyways. And that's about as much meaning as I'd get out of a "real" sign anyways.
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lil’ pagan tip/idea- dedicate a journal to your deity!
a journal can be useful for a lot of reasons. not only it is an easy way to feel closer to your deity or deities, but it can be super convenient if you’re a person who travels a lot or need to worship in secret.
things to write or put in your journal could include:
prayers
pressed flowers/leaves/herbs
sketches or doodles of things that remind you of them
devotional poems or art pieces
song lyrics
experiences you’ve had with them
dreams they’ve sent you
recipes
stickers
spells / rituals (especially ones you have done or would want to do with them)
photos
notes on offerings and devotional acts
list of crystals, herbs, colors, etc. you associate with them
and these are only a few ideas :)
the journal can also work as a mini-altar that you can put offerings on! since taking care of myself is one of the ways i honor my deity, sometimes i’ll place a glass of water or juice on the journal i have and i can keep it next to me to sip from while i’m doing something. again this can be really helpful if you travel a lot, worship discreetly, or if you don’t have a lot of space for a full altar.
additionally, you can dedicate a few pens or markers to your deity too (because everything is better with fun colors!)
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Dionysos References
Books of Myths, Poetry, Hymns, and Plays Involving Dionysos:
The Bacchae
The Frogs
D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths
The Complete World of Greek Mythology
Dionysiac Poetics and Euripides’ Bacchae
Dionysiaca
The Glory of Hera <— take this one with a grain of salt, as it presents Freud’s theories as credible
The Library
Academic Texts on Dionysos and His Cult:
Dionysos: Exciter to Frenzy <— favorite
Pagan Regeneration, chapter iii: Dionysian Excesses
Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life
Dionysos (Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World)
Ecstatic
The God Who Comes: Dionysian Mysteries Revisited
The Glory of Hera
A Mythological History of Ancient Greece. Volume 1: In the Beginning
Dionysos in Archaic Greece: An Understanding Through Images (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)
Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia
The God Who Comes: Dionysian Mysteries Revisited
Gods of the Greeks
Dionysus: Myth and Cult
Ancient Mystery Cults
Books on Ancient Greek Culture:
Religion and Art in Ancient Greece
Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical (Ancient World) <— favorite
The Gods of Olympus: A History
The Glory of Hera
A Mythological History of Ancient Greece. Volume 1: In the Beginning
Prayer in Greek Religion
Ancient Greek Religion (Blackwell Ancient Religions)
Race and Citizen Identity in the Classical Athenian Democracy
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece
Friendship in the Classical World (Key Themes in Ancient History)
Aphrodite and Eros: The Development of Greek Erotic Mythology
Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion
The Homeric Gods: The Spiritual Significance Of Greek Religion
On Greek Religion: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology
“Reading” Greek Death: To the End of the Classical Period
From Death to Rebirth: Ritual and Conversion in Antiquity
Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World
Citizen Bacchae: Women’s Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece
The Greek Way of Death
Athenian Myths and Festivals: Aglauros, Erechtheus, Plynteria, Panathenaia, Dionysia
The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece
Psyche the Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality Among Ancient Greeks
Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult
Ritualized Friendship and the Greek City
Everyday Life In Ancient Greece
Siren Feasts: A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece
Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion
Myth and Thought Among the Greeks
Myth and Society in Ancient Greece
Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
Ancient Magic and Ritual Power (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)
Greek Mysteries: The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Secret Cults
Greek Religion: A Sourcebook
Ancient Greece: Everyday Life in the Birthplace of Western Civilization
The Greek Way of Death
Devotional Texts:
Written In Wine: A Devotional Anthology For Dionysos
Miscellaneous:
Athenian Myths and Festivals: Aglauros, Erechtheus, Plynteria, Panathenaia, Dionysia
Rain, Conceive! Ancient Mysteries of Demeter & Persephone; Dionysos; Percival
Old Stones, New Temples
Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence
thehellenicguy’s resources
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(I had to narrow it down to 10, so if your fave isn't on here, choose one that's similar!)
Winning epithet gets a brand new prayer written in its honor!
If you take the poll, please reblog it. 🙏🏽 Thank you!
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I wonder how many animistic pagans and witches started out with believing our stuffed animals have souls.
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Whoa there, pardner! What have you done to make sure that belief or practice actually originates in ancient times and didn't come from the imagination of a repressed Victorian romantic?
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Reject the idea that magical traditions are only valuable because they are ancient. The past must be studied so it can be iterated upon. Better things are always possible.
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Your deities love you.
Haven’t tidied their altars in forever? They understand.
Don’t have the motivation to give them offerings? They get it.
You haven’t left bed for a long time? They still care about you.
Aren’t devoting time to them lately? They don’t mind
Forgot an offering? That’s alright. They forgive you.
Fucked something up? They’re not going to ditch you for your mistakes.
Decide to take a break from deity work? Totally cool, they’ll still be here for you.
Your deities understand your struggles. Even your mental health related issues. They get it, and they love you regardless. Just do your best for them, and they’ll appreciate it.
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Samhain Traditions
✨ Go for a meditative nature walk. Observe colors, aromas, sounds, and sensations. Contemplate the circle of life and death as crucial parts of nature.
✨ Create a Samhain altar. Incorporate things like skulls, skeletons, ghosts, pumpkins, squash and gourds, nuts and berries, dried leaves and acorns,/‘d cider.
✨ Have a ceremony with food. Invite your friends and family for fruit, veggies, game, dark bread, and apple cider. Light candles around the table while dining.
✨ Create an altar for ancestors. Set up photos of deceased family members, heirlooms, mementos, and votive candles. Speak their names and offer them well wishes. Thank them for their lineage.
✨ Guide spirits. Place a white seven-day candle in the window to guide the dead to the spirit world. Speak a chant of guidance.
✨ Reflect on your life since last Samhain. Consider personal growth and your accomplishments, travels, challenges, adventures, and learnings.
✨ Create bonfire magick. Write down things to release and burn them in a bonfire or even a small cauldron outside. Dance around the fire and thank the universe for its services.
✨ Divine invocations. Call upon the powers that be in nature. Invite them to aid you in your remembrance of the dead and understanding of life, death, and rebirth.
✨ Community connections. Join a group ritual. Exchange ideas, information, and celebration experiences.
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