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ianitos · 8 months
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let the gods be fluid: they come in the forms of animals? fantastic, there's rich history in that. they come in the form of different genders? wonderful, shows trans beauty. they come in all shapes and sizes? perfection, the gods embody all and mirror all. the gods appear as a different race? beautiful, there's diversity even in divinity.
the gods present themselves differently, people experience the gods differently, and that's ok
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czortofbaldmountain · 6 months
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Please pray for Poland and the people here, especially the oppressed minorities. There will be parliament elections on Sunday, currently we're ruled by an authoritarian right-wing party and things are only getting worse and worse. An actual fascist party is also gaining popularity. These elections are extremely important for the future of Poland, because the ruling party is destroying democratic institutions and we don't know how the next elections will look like if they win.
And please reblog so more people can see it.
🇵🇱 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
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flaroh · 10 months
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Io Vestalia everyone!🔥🌿🫓 Heres my illustration of the temple to Vesta in the Roman Forum with worshippers 🏛️ i just love how colourful ancient Rome was! During the Vestalia celebrations women could enter the Temple of Vesta (barefoot) to leave her offerings. Donkeys, sacred to the goddess, were also decorated with flowers and mini loaves of bread (so cute!). Overall the goddess was celebrated to ensure Rome's own prosperity. I've chosen to depict the Severan reconstruction of the temple, built under Julia Domna after a devastating fire. This new build was significantly different from it's predecessor, which was supposedly destroyed completely in the fire. While Ovid (100 years before) stated that the temple had /no/ statue inside, I've seen that Domna's coins depicting her new temple show a figure of Vesta inside. While this could be an allegorical image, the figure is seated, which makes me believe it depicts an actual statue.
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jezzzebel · 11 days
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Just a smãaaaaaalll reminder that Roman deities aren't copy paste Greek deities!!
If you look deeper into Roman history, you can see that most of these "Roman Equivalent of greek gods" are actually from other people of the Italian peninsula! Such as Sabines, Etruscans, Samnites, and more!
Sorry guys but i might have a hyper fixation on roman polytheism and... Lady Minerva's kindness is noooot helping it /pos love her!!!
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evilios · 8 months
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⚕ Apollo Medicus ⚕
Apollo entered Rome as Apollo Medicus, or the Healer, following years of plague and disease that shook the Republican Rome. Up until the creation of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus by Augustus, the Temple to Apollo Medicus, or Sosianus, was the only temple to the God in Rome.
Healing Gods have always been present in Rome, and Italy overall, in rather large numbers: Febris and Minerva took care of disease and hygiene; multiple local Divinities and motherly Goddesses appeared in public baths and at sacred streams.
Apollo became one of many protectors of health in Ancient Rome.
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whereserpentswalk · 5 months
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The idea that the Christians were some sort of persecuted minority in the Roman empire is so commonly taught in history, but when you look at actual early Christian beliefs things seem a lot diffrent.
Like, Christians were a highly reactionary and militant religious group that wanted to force a relatively diverse society to follow its extremely strict and conservative moral values. They were known to engage in destructive praxis, and had a strong cult of martyrdom that's an undercurrent of every facist movment. They were a religious minority, but they weren't one that just wanted to practice on their own, they were a rapidly spreading reactionary movement with incredibly conservative values they wanted to push on society.
So don't view Roman citizens trying to keep Christianity out of their society as the ignorant and hateful mob you're often taught about them being, think of them a bit more like we view people trying to keep nazis out of their communities today.
As for the Roman government attack Christians I view it with the same skepticism I view any government trying to attack reactionaries. It's never a good path for a state to go down, even when the ideas they're attacking are awful. And like most governments that start attacking reactionaries, they eventually embrace and enforce those reactionary ideas.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 1 year
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Once again reminding everyone to start their research into the Greek and Roman gods with theoi.com. I cannot convey to you how helpful the translations and (most importantly) vettings are. Yes, yes, Ovid is on there, but it tells you about who said what, what they said, and the time period it was made. From there, you can continue your research and learn more!
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maceofpentacles · 11 months
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a bit of info on lady fortuna
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fortuna is the roman goddess of fortune, fate, and luck. she is different from other similar deities because she is essentially blind when dealing out fate and fortune. her being random with fate makes sense because chance isn’t something that could be considered “fair”.
she is often depicted with a blindfold over her eyes to show that fate is blind.
signs and symbols of fortuna: wheel of fortune, cornucopias, ship wheels, wreaths, wheat
offerings to fortuna: water, berries, rosemary, coins, cornucopias, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla incense, and crystals like carnelian, sunstone, and green aventurine
devotional acts associated with fortuna: practicing divination, letting go of that need for control that we all have, meditation, and playing games that are all about chance
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paganpillar · 2 years
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Unpopular Opinion: The Gods would never let a trickster spirit claim to be them. Most religious people are not scared of malicious entities masquerading as their God(s). Have more faith that your Gods will take care of you.
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nehalenniaspeil · 3 months
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— Welcome 🌞⛲🍀
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Hello Pagan Tumblr!
My name's Artemisia, and i've been walking a pagan path for 5 years. Here's a list of traditions/deities/ways that i'm working with :)
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I. My Paths
· Avalonian tradition
· Celtic polytheism
· Hellenic/Roman polytheism
· Norse polytheism
II. My ways of Witchcraft
· Bath witchcraft
· Crystal witchcraft
· Elemental witchcraft
· Green witchcraft
· Hearth witchcraft
· Kitchen witchcraft
· Ogham
· Sacred wells & springs
· Sea witchcraft
· Sun witchcraft
· Swamp witchcraft
· Water witchcraft
· Weather witchcraft
III. Deities & spirits
🍀 IRISH/GAULISH/BRITTONIC/IBERIAN/WELSH 🍀
· Airmed
· Andraste
· Ataegina
· Brigid
· Coventina
· Elen of the Ways
· Epona
· Eriu
· Gráinne
· Gwenhwyfar
· Lady of the Lake
· Lugh
· Medb
· Morgan Le Fay
· Nantosuelta
· Nehalennia
· Nemetona (Arnemetia)
· Nimue
· Rhiannon
· Rosmerta
· Sequana
· Sirona
· Sulis Minerva
🦢 NORSE/GERMANIC 🦢
· Baldr
· Eir
· Eostre
· Freyja
· Frigga
· Hlín
· Idunna
· Óðinn
· Rán
· Sunna (Sól)
· Thor
· Valkyrjur
🌞 HELLENIC/ROMAN 🌞
· Amphitrite (Salacia)
· Aphrodite (Venus)
· Artemis
· Asklepios
· Eos
· Flora
· Fortuna
· Juno
· Jupiter (Zeus)
· Salus (Hygieia)
· Mars
· Minerva
· Neptuno (Poseidon)
· Pax
· Pomona
· Proserpina
· Sol Invictus
· Vesta (Hestia)
⛲ SPIRITS ⛲
· Lady of the Fountain
· Lady of the Lake
· Melusine
· Mermaids
· Naiads
· Nereids
· Oceanides
· Sisters of Avalon
· Spring/well spirits
· Undines
· Valkyrjur
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neptunianmars · 2 years
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practices to bond with your deities
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i'm most familiar with Greco-Roman deities so i'll use them for examples, but feel free to ask me about a specific deity! which Greco-Roman deity you should work according to your birth chart indications
communication
say "good morning" / "good night" - this is not only out of respect but developing a habit to include them more and more in day to day life
talk to them - whether you're expressing gratitude, praying, asking for advice, or even just talking to them about your day, this will show you are thinking about them and looking up to them. if you feel uncomfortable or can't talk out loud, a journal works just as well
write to them - speaking or journaling, writing is an art form they will appreciate. make journal entries to them, write them a poem or a song. it doesn't have be a fancy, even just phrases here and there will make a huge difference
document your experiences - after spending time with them, write down how it went. keep track of what they seem to like, what they tell you, even small details that don't seem to stick out because when you go back and look, they might stick out then or you might notice patterns
share your food - giving your deity a small portion of your food each time you eat is a way to communicate your honor and respect to them, and also learn what foods/drinks they enjoy
divination - this is more than just tarot cards! there's other forms of cartomancy, there's dowsing, numerology, etc. i personally use astrology <3
connect with their energy - doing activities that appeal to your deity regularly with strengthen your connection with them. for example, my deities are Diana/Artemis and Luna/Selene, so I spend a lot of time in nature, especially at night under the moonlight
honoring
research them in great detail - to get to know your deity, learn everything there is to know: names and epithets, symbols, attributes (plants trees, stones, animals, planets, week days, etc.) domains, family, popular stories and myths
cook a full meal - you can decide on a meal that is associated with them (like steak for Mars/Ares) but you don't have to, either way just dedicating time and energy to make an entire meal just for them will say a lot
altar - this is probably what you will hear the most, but don't feel heavy pressure. it doesn't have to be huge, fancy, or expensive; you can start out with literally just a candle and some leaves. slowly over time decorate and personalize it to your and your deity's liking
offerings - this is more than just sharing your food with them, it's actually giving something solely to them. have you ever been in the mood for a certain food even though you weren't hungry at all? that might be them hinting that they want it. gifts that you think they'd like or you felt called to get, including crafts you made yourself
share your worship - i want to say this is 100% not a necessity, so don't feel stressed if there is no one you can talk to about your deity work. i have no one to talk to about it, but i share freely on this blog and am trying to make friends online who i can share with! not only is sharing a way to show respect and love for them, but others can give you ideas of devotion and connection
creation/digital
going digital is a great way to worship and connect with your deity, especially if you cannot be open about it
make a playlist - include songs that remind you of them or that you'd think they'd like that involve their domains or stories/myths
art - literally any form of art they will appreciate. music like singing or songwriting, drawing, painting, sculpture, literature like reading books they'd like or writing stories, poems, songs, etc., dancing, theater or acting, or literally anything else. you can get specific, like learning an instrument for Apollo
exploring - exploring areas you think they'd like or just new areas in general. you might find points of interest they'd enjoy (like crossroads for Hecate), or see/hear their sacred animals, or find things that coincide with their stories/attributes/symbols
spending time with them through hobbies - the best way i can describe this is through examples: going to parties/celebrating for Bacchus/Dionysus, cleaning and taking care of your home for Vesta/Hestia, gardening for Ceres/Demeter or Proserpina/Persephone, taking care of the ocean for Neptune/Poseidon, the list goes on and on. anything that involves their domain
pinterest board - kinda self explanatory, making a pinterest board (or a physical picture board/wall if you prefer) with images of your deity and their symbols/attributes.
phone background - setting your phone background as an image or your deity is not only a sign of honor and respect, but will help you develop the habit of thinking of them regularly. can also spark conversation with others without being direct about your worship!
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ianitos · 7 months
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hey gang here's your reminder that the gods can give you religious trauma, that pagan and polytheistic communities can be toxic asf, that the gods can be horrible and horrendous towards you, it happens. polytheism isn't exempt from A. horrible people as a community and B. horrible experiences with divinity.
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thetelesterion · 3 months
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Wishing you all happy holidays, and a blessed birth of Sol Invictus, the Unconquerable Sun!
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flaroh · 7 months
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The goddess Vesta 🔥🤍
Vesta was the goddess of the hearth, and her temple held a sacred eternal flame that they believed was directly tied Rome's survival.  I've depicted her with a patera, a religious item that was used to pour libations, to emphasise her connections to religious piety.
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jezzzebel · 4 days
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I'm a pagan who worships lesser known deities, of course i am very happy when i see my deity mentioned anywhere (even as a name of a restaurant or something...)
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