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acrystalwitch · 1 year

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DEITY GUIDE

(From research but also from my own workings with her as my matron. This isn’t meant to be strictly historical this is more for pagans wanting to work with her. There will be a lot of UPG or SPG)

Selene is a Greek Titan (I call her goddess because I find it honoring but she is a Titan) She is the moon incarnate. The embodiment of the moon itself in spirit form. I believe to look up at the moon and call it beautiful is to call her beautiful as well.

Her parents are Hyperion and Theia and her siblings are Helios (The Sun) and Eos (The Dawn)

She is ever changing and ever shifting.

The myths of her have a lot to do with a man named Endymion. There are many versions, but my favorite take I’ve ever heard is that he was a human she fell in love with. She knew that he would die one day and couldn’t bear that. So she requested to Zeus that when it was his time to die, he’d go in his sleep, and he’d instead just sleep forever, preserved and immortal. She visits him every night and has many children with him. (I like to believe the version that this was all consensual and that Endymion would’ve wanted it this was as well)

What working with her is like?

She is as ever shifting and multifaceted as the moon itself. She is a sweet mother, and a firm scolder.

She is the only deity I’ve had who has set off my fire alarms (it was a very normal glass candle with no herbs or extras 😅) and a second time she melted a pillar candle of hers onto the floor because she got very excited that there was a lot of love in my household that day.

She doesn’t put up with me wallowing, she wants me to confront my issues head on. Has tried to work with me on emotional problems and addictions. She’s a fierce protector of women and I’ve found that she will even look out for my girlfriend’s emotions as well, though she doesn’t work with her.

She is a strong mother figure, loving yet stern. She also can go quiet for long periods of time. In my experience prefers meditation as communicating, or the moon oracle deck I have.

Offerings for Selene:

(What I personally have given her or known others to say that she likes! Feel free to add your own id love to know!)

Physical offerings:

- moon water

- moon stone

- selenite (named after her!)

- amethyst

- moon imagery

- grey candles

- white candles

- jewelry

- silver coins

- flowers that bloom at night

- white flowers

- imagery of white horses (she has a chariot)

- the moon tarot card

- the lovers tarot card

- the chariot tarot card

Devotional offerings

- look up at the moon! Call her beautiful

- learn about the moon phases

- look after yourself and your health

- meditate with her

- draw pictures of her/the moon

-write songs/poetry

- don’t be afraid to feel your feelings!

Personally, though she is my matron I have some of the most difficult times connecting with her. It could be due to my issues with my mother and seeing her as a mother figure. But, I’d say if you want to work with her be prepared for it to be a bit different than most deity work talked about.

She’s quiet and confusing at times and requires a lot of work. But she’s also patient and forgiving and loving. All in all if you feel a pull to her, I’d say go for it! Just be very respectful of her!

#witchblr #paganism #deity witchcraft #selene deity #deity worship #hellenic deities #hellenic polytheistic #deity guide #greek deity #selene worship #moon goddess #moon worship #selene #deity offerings

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sage-eclectic-witch · 8 months

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✨💜✨

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cultlifecollective-blog · 3 months

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YOU’LL SEE ME AROUND

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faerietantrums · 2 days

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Hey friends ✨

Just wanted to remind you that you can add whatever you want to moon water to strengthen its abilities, almost like a herbal moon water potion! Get creative with it!

In mine I have peppermint, catnip, daffodils, dandelion, daisies, crystals, bay leaves, dried roses, and a touch of cinnamon.

I use this type of herbal infused moon water for blessing my home, drawing pentacles on my windows and walls, and in my personal sacred moon worshiping rituals.

Please do not drink it unless you use only edible herbs.

Blessed be! ✨

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sewercentipede · 1 year

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#rainbow moonstone #moonstone #crescent moon #crystals #feldspar #gemstone #cabochon #glow #purple #blue #white #moon worship #up

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romulusstrange · 1 year

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Late for the first moon, but here is a guide I drew up of the full moons of 2023

#my art #dark art #witchblr #witchcraft #moon #full moon #illustration #moon worship

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my-petty-life · 6 months

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Moon post #2

Selenophile: (n) a person who loves the moon

The moon is magick for the soul

☽⚫☾

#aesthetic #witchcore #moon #moon worship #selenophile #i love the moon #moon lovers #moon magic #live by the moon #moon photography #lunar witch #lunar #midnights #midnight moon #nature #witchy tings #witch #witchy aesthetic #moon aesthetic

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nemfrog · 2 years

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Prompt: moon worship at night 1959 linen postcard.

Image generated by AI on Dall-e Mini with input from Nemfrog on June 10, 2022.

#full moon #reflection #moon worship #AI #dall-e mini #night #post card #nemfrog #ifnemfrog #2022

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sw0rd-l0gic · 2 years

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MAYBE if we brought back moon worship on a grand scale something cool might happen

#moon worship #she deserves it

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sanicsmut · 7 months

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how do you even worship the moon

#pagan #witchblr #witchcraft #moon worship #nature worship #like not necessarily as a goddess #as the moon herself #like #how do i explain that #not that i wouldnt worship a moon goddess #but i also want to worship the moon #baby witch

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acrystalwitch · 1 year

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🌒🌑 Beautiful Selene 🌙🌕

#selene goddess #luna deity #hellenic deities #hellenistic pagan #greek goddess #Titan goddess #moon magick #moon worship #deity witchcraft #deity offerings

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wafflezcourtney · 2 months

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Alright... so... wanna join a cult?

No not some 1960s-90s style cult led by some manipulator who wants everyone to do stuff for them, and end up making them all unalive themselves.

(Tbh its only called a cult because we wear cloaks)

No, this cult is great! Its led by me! Its called "Seolfor Séo" or "silver pupil" in old english. What we do is we just kind of... you know... like the moon...

We "worship" the moon, as without it, life on earth would not exist! The world wouldn't have stabilised, and other things of the sort. (Also its really pretty)

We also just "worship" the night sky in general because it's pretty. All members have a sort of rank, all who aren't a "jewel" are instead a "star"

So far, the jewels of Seolfor Séo are

Terra (me)

Crimson (my friend)

Bliss (my other friend)

Void (my other, other friend)

And Nova (one of my acquaintances)

You can come up with your own if you like! Either realting to the night sky or nature!

We also sometimes perform "rituals" (burning twigs and leaves in the shape of things) but thats just for moral and its not necessary

We celebrate holidays such as "samhain" (the original halloween), and "yule" and we are reminiscent of our pagan predecessors, who were slyly coreced and horribly forced to forget their history by the christians of the time.

We are similar to that of wicca, the satanic temple, and other possibly occult-related religions. We do not judge for your religious beliefs unless they contridict the 7 tenants of the satanic temple.

We won't force you to do anything, and we dont expect anything for you other than an appreciation for the night sky and the beauty of night itself.

@shawnthevampire @randomstuffidkman @septiccoffeefreak @twitchyglitchy

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khensaptah · 3 months

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psDntyw or Pesdjentiu; one moon, many names

originally posted on cohost and on my neocities!

I've returned to the subject of calendars once again with a new question. I am moving away from a solar calendar and the holidays of Pharaonic Egypt to a lunar calendar with personal, intuitive holidays. I'm sure this won't the the end of my relationship to the ancient calendar - but another journey of discovery that will culminate in a mix of both.

I started feeling out of sync with the Kemetic Orthodox calendar even before I left the House of Netjer*. It was a great tool to use in community with others, but in solitary practice it left me feeling untethered. It didn't connect to the land I live on; it rarely related to the day to day devotional practices I was developing. So I floated away, bobbing down the river to the sea.

The gods steered my ship across the Mediterranean: toward druidry, towards animism, towards Hellenism. I found things to learn - and still have things to learn - from these practices. Among them: a focus on the seasons here in Boston, along with re-tethering myself to the Moon. In 2020, my spirit work lead me to a relationship with a new entity. As a lunar spirit, she stirred the pot, urging me to be more mindful and open to change. Nothing stays the same, she reminded me, yet everything returns to where it began.

I have recently gotten to know a new group of Egyptian polytheists, many of whom are Egyptians themselves. Through their encouragement, I've started exploring how living Egyptians, regardless of their faith, engage in worship and mark their time. After all, my new peers remind me, Egyptian religion and polytheism did not end in the Pharaonic period.

The Islamic calendar (or Hijri) is a lunar calendar. Each month begins with the first observation of the waxing crescent (or Hilal). There is some debate on when precisely when the Hilal can be observed, though it is certainly after sunset.** Additionally, there is great debate over if one may use astronomical calculations to determine the presence of the new crescent or one must see it with their own two eyes. In the case of physical sightings, weather and geography can play a huge role in if the moon is visible at all on 29th day of a lunar cycle, resulting in different countries being on entirely different calendar dates than their neighbors!

Now what does that have to do with me, as a practitioner of Egyptian polytheism?

As someone seeking to reconnect my faith to the cycle of the moon and the seasons, I turned to what I know of the lunar calendar in the Pharaonic period. They too began their lunar months with the sighting of the first crescent; and in some places, this day was sacred to Ptah (see Dr. Siuda's The Ancient Egyptian Daybook). Now, these days I'm more of a Ptah-lytheist than a polytheist, but nothing feels more validating than seeing someone else's research point to what you're doing in neon signs saying "GO FOR IT"***.

Modern arguments on the topic of the sighting of the Hilal include asking if the process of looking for the moon is itself an act of worship. I take my cue from this argument. For myself, in adapting a modern practice to my ancient faith, observing the moon is absolutely an act of worship. It would be to have a convenient, set date like the new moon's zero percent visibility, or to even calculate when a single percentage of the crescent is theoretically visible. But it is much more in line with my animism, with my reverence of the place I live, with my desire to reconnect to the natural world, to take the time every night to step outside and admire the moon.

Tonight, I walked home from work and eagerly gazed the skies. Finally, after a few grey days, I spotted the crescent, rising just behind our local mosque. Happy first Pesdjentiu of 2024, Boston. May Ptah-Djehuty restore our light once again.

─── ⋅ ∙ ∘ ☽ ༓ ☾ ∘ ⋅ ⋅ ───

* I believe that Kemetic Orthodoxy / the House of Netjer is a cult. I witnessed so much emotional abuse and financial abuse in my ten years there. If you would like to discuss this privately, DM me. It is never too late to leave, no matter what they make you think.

** This is all very beyond my scope as a non-Muslim, but I would encourage interested parties to take the time to learn more on their own!

*** My relationship with Dr. Siuda is complicated (see note 1), but I won't deny she is an excellent source for information on both Pharaonic Egyptian religion as well as Coptic Christianity. I still use their Anglicization of psDntyw in English writing.

#kemetic polytheism #kemetic #kemetic fandom #kemetic pagan #kemetic paganism #kemeticism #egyptian paganism #egyptian polytheism #ptah #ptah-djehuty #lunar calendar #syncrectic paganism #moon worship #Pesdjentiu

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yoursghouly · 8 months

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