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what do you guys think of my altar?

it's kinda hard to dust it because of all the shells but i really want to surround her with shells and as many devotional objects/offerings as possible, i hope it doesn't look too messy

ive also converted my makeup dresser into a shrine for her so i have a lot of seashells there too (i wont be showing that for privacy reasons)

im lowk running out of space but i love them sm and i just wanna shower her with all things pretty 😭😭😭

also do you guys think the wall is a little bland? im thinking of adding something there but im scared of it being a fire hazard

(oh also ps before anyone gets mad, all these shells aren't from one beach

ive always loved shells so ive had a small collection since i was a kid

now whenever i go to any beach i only pick the shells which remind me of Aphrodite (approx 2, maybe 5 max)

i really care about marine life so i dont pick up submerged shells or really big shells that could be used by other animals)

u/Ok_Leek_3887 — 5 days ago

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A poem/hymn I wrote in honor of Mother Aphrodite! ☺️❤️

Speak, oh Muse, to me,

Oh holy Lady, aid my song,

Speak to me of the Laughter-Loving One,

For Her, aid my hymn!

I speak of the Smile-Lover,

Friend, Mother, Aid in Love!

Foam-Born, Holy, Delighter in Joy,

Aphrodite!

Cypriot, Wanassa, Heavenly Queen!

Lady of Heaven, Ocean-Born,

You I praise, oh Perfect Goddess,

Aphrodite!

Years ago, in days long-passed,

I bowed down to the one of Teman!

I bowed down to the god of Samaria!

Even the lord of Seir did I praise!

I cried out to him, day and night,

But he inclined not his ear to me.

I cried out as Helios passed overhead,

I cried out as Selene saw my sorrow!

But he did not hear me,

He did not heal me.

I was within the Pit,

I was perishing in Hades,

I was in pain, oh Queen!

Yet he passed me by.

Holy Goddess! Lady of Love!

Beautiful One, you brought me up!

You brought me out of Hades!

You set me upon the heights!

Heavenly Mother, Golden-Crowned!

Shining, Star-Like, Savioress!

You saved me from pain!

You saved me from sorrow!

Paphian Goddess, you give me gladness,

Now as you did the ancients!

You inclined your ear to me!

I cried out to you,

And at once you came to me,

At once you comforted me,

Oh Cyprian Celebrant of Joy,

Oh Wiper of Tears!

I offer little, for causes you know,

I offer no blood nor wine that flow,

Upon an altar of stone,

Upon the grass which winds blow.

Yet still you hear, yet still you heed,

Yet still you see, yet still you free.

Mother of Love, you give me grace,

Lady Divine, you shine upon my face.

Aphrodite, you are a healer,

For you have healed me,

You have heard me,

You saved me.

Lady, Radiant, Bright,

Bringer of Love, I praise you!

You have brought me into yourself,

Into your light, into your love.

I seek to sink deeper into your sea,

It is dark, and deep,

Deathly and yet a place to sleep.

A place to die and be reborn,

A sea to make me see again,

With eyes remade and a heart made anew.

In you, I am not I,

In you, Shining One, I am but you.

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u/Crazy_Coyote1 — 5 days ago

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New offering for Aphrodite

Aphrodite, I give you this oceanside
, CA mermaid sticker as an offering in your honor. Thank you for helping me find my perfect girl, because I have spent time with her and had so much fun. She’s someone who expresses love whenever she needs to. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

u/Life_Pay7208 — 5 days ago

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Communities for group prayer/ritual to Aphrodite - please assist !!!

Hi, I worship Aphrodite and am completely dedicated to her. She has changed my life so much, as I’ve detailed before, and she really is my anchor and my core for engaging in this world. She’s done so much for me, I can never thank her enough.

With that being said, I am part of a small new community where we pray to her, but this is the only one I’m aware of. There has to be others surely ?

Please point me in the right direction toward where I can connect with fellow Aphrodite worshippers and specifically to worship her together, whether over zoom or discord voice chat or however we can coordinate it. Since Aphrodite is so important to me I really feel the need to be able to share this with others who likewise worship her.

I want to mention I’m 32 so I’m not looking for anything more oriented towards significantly younger people; 20s is good but nothing younger.

Edit: not getting anything back so far so if mine is the only one please consider joining us, invite in my profile because I want Aphrodite to be honored by us openly and collectively it’s time to restore that I feel

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u/_Dallasite_ — 7 days ago

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Worship of Aphrodite; Hellenism

My religion is worship of Aphrodite which is a type of Hellenism.

I came to Aphrodite through a subreddit I created a while back, r/Divine_Feminine. Specifically someone posted Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, which is provided here. I had never seen this painting before, and I was struck with awe. I thought to myself ‘If the Divine is the good the true and the beautiful she is the most beautiful she is Divine”. I was filled with joy at the idea of acknowledging her as Divine Goddess and worshipping her.

This was so splendid and inspiring that I began researching Hellenism to see how Aphrodite can be worshipped. I learned how to make offerings to her, pray etc. it was all very rewarding. And worked amazingly. My mean cruel boss would go easy on me every day I asked Aphrodite to help me. I tried to to tolerate my boss but eventually the gratuitous cruelty was too much and one day when it came out of nowhere I asked Aphrodite to remove this negative energy for good. Immediately this boss began looking for work as it came out, and soon left to take a new position with a pay cut and a demotion, with no explanation was not in trouble was not forced out. Aphrodite did this for me to help me

I share my community I just started for talking to fellow worshipers, there haven’t been any for my age range of 32; this group is for over 18, please join if you worship her as I do:

https://discord.gg/SEBERFsKwv

I wanted to add, another reason to have community with other worshipers is our prayers are more powerful together. I know from experience with other groups like Way of the Rose.

u/_Dallasite_ — 14 days ago

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Never made an altar before, what should I add?

So far I have two little glass dishes (one for Aphrodite and one for Hecate), I got her a little unicorn statue from the art store, some rocks I've collected and I'm looking at some more options. It's my first time living on my own, so I'm really struggling with what to add

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u/Butterscotchpie62 — 14 days ago