r/Hellenism

I want to give public praise and thanks for the mercy of Asclepius, healing me and easing my suffering and pain!

Thank you Asclepius! Hail to you forever!

Hi all! I’m crafting a travel altar for Lord Thanatos so I can bring the altar with me when I visit cemeteries and graveyards. So far, I have divination tools such as an obsidian pendulum, a mini tarot deck, and soon I’ll be getting a small obsidian scrying mirror to add as well. I have Mulberry Leaf (I felt compelled to add it) with a mini note book, pen and a pencil, and clary sage essential oil. The small clear box as a tumbled black tourmaline crystal, my grandpas ivory tusk he gave to me before passing away, and a jaw bone piece I found at a nearby beach with my boyfriend.

I added a spoon for no particular reason other than it being copper. I have an antique skeleton key I added as well. I put coins in the small black bag as offerings as well as mini quartz pieces from my local river. And ofc there’s white and black candles. I put the bag plushie on the strap because I know bats are associated with the underworld and are like messengers. Lastly I have an obsidian grim reaper statue to represent Lord Thanatos and a reusable cotton bag that I use for teas. (I felt like I should put the cotton bag in the travel altar but I’m not sure why lol.)

Anyone have any recommendations on what I should add? I plan on going to the cemetery’s and graveyards yards to tend to the graves, leave offerings, communicate with spirits, and take pictures of the headstones for a website called “Find A Grave” where people request pictures of headstones for the deceased persons online obituary. Thanks in advance and have a blessed day! 🖤

yes ik I need to clean 💕

any suggestions ? 🪸🪼🪄🌺💕

I am new to hellinisim, I set up my altar in my art studio because I live in a very conservative house. I've been collecting things and offering my art and flowers to Aphrodite. I love how its coming along!

Honestly, I learned about Dionysus in the worst possible way, and for a long time, I associated him with horrible people and dark periods in my life. Because of this, every time I saw something related to him, I felt repulsion and sadness

Today, I wanted to draw him because for months now, many things have been popping up that remind me of him. Maybe they are signs, I don't know, but I wanted to offer him this drawing as a way to stop associating him with negative things and to show respect

I was concentrating, trying to make the drawing turn out well because I haven't drawn in a year due to this problems I had, and without realizing it, my mind was filling up with those bad memories. But while I was erasing and trying to fix certain details of his face, I noticed that the eraser residue had formed a small smile on his face. I just laughed at this peculiar detail and continued drawing, now with a slightly calmer mind

I also wanted to dedicate this little drawing to other devotees of Dionysus, soooo here it is

Have a Happy Wednesday!

hello! ♡ sorry in advance for the long post! i prayed to mother Aphrodite for the first time last night after showing keen interest in her and just polytheism my entire life. i was raised hardcore christian and have religious trauma due to it. my relationship with the church is very.. rocky lol. i recently have felt extremely lost in life (i just turned 20), so much that i picked up a free bible at a gas station a few weeks ago. i have always been a very spiritual girl and i know firsthand that spirits are real. i have experience in tarot despite never properly learning how, but they are always accurate somehow.

that being said, sorry for the yap, but i decided i wanted to finally get into paganism. as i said, im extremely spiritual and have always believed in the universe, even when i was forced into christian religion as a little girl. last night i decided to just try it out after being interested for so long.

i have done research and feel very much pulled towards lady Aphrodite mainly because i am an extremely hyper feminine person myself who has always related femininity and women to myself. i am also a hyperfemme lesbian, so that could also be why haha. i set up a mini alter for her on my dresser and while i was cleansing my space to pray to her, the incense suddenly fell onto my arm and burned me. now, i have a mark there that is perfectly aligned with my beauty mark on my elbow. i just want to know if i did something wrong, or if this was genuinely evil spirits trying to ward me away from going down a more positive path in my life. or possibly, even lady Aphrodite herself.

sorry for the long post, i just feel very passionate about this and want to be always pure in my intentions. this is my alter (i displayed it on my dresser since everything in this corner i heavily associate with my identity). i offered her a few of my own items so we could get to know each other, as well as a cherry that coincidentally is in the shape of a heart. i also offered her a few seashells, pearly marbles, and some water in a seashell just now. please critique me on anything i can do to be honest and sincere with my intentions. id greatly appreciate it. thank you so much again. 💕🌸🪽💋