r/RomanPaganism

I'm dedicated to the faith, but the lack of community can make one lonely. I'm curious if there's any like minded folks near me.

Greetings all, really eager to try out using a household Lararium, but all the the statues of the Lares I've seen, are pretty pricey and large and feels abit daunting to purchase them yet, are there any clever substitutions I could use on my altar space for now? Any ideas are welcome, thanks again 👍

Im not fully sure what I'm looking for so forgive me as this is my first foray into paganism of any sort (raised Christian and 'converted' to Non-Dualistic/Buddhist beliefs).

I've always been deeply curious about my italian heritage and have found out recently that my ancestry traces back to ancient Samnium (as well as rome/Latium itself of course since they were assimilated by them)

I'm aware that most of the knowledge of Samnium is lost (that i could find in english at least) so it's ok if the rituals and such aren't "authentic" to the Samnites, but can anyone give guidance on how to give offering to Mars and Hercules?

They were their patron gods and i am in need of their guidance and blessing

Also, does anyone have any knowledge of the other gods the Samnites worshipped? (Herentas, Mefitis, Flora, and so on)

Vinalia Rustica is next week. What's everyone doing for it?

I don't actually have much to say, for I think a whole year I've been very interested in the Bona Dea and everything I can find around her (though I don't try to research too much into what happened in her cult out of respect) but yeah I wonder if I can worship her as a non binary person who is mostly masc presenting

Does anyone have a list of what the dies atri/ black days/ inauspoucius days are? I have read that Janus and Jupiter cannot be worshiped on these days but I have not been able to find a list of when these days are.

Greetings everyone,

I would like to ask for your opinions and suggestions regarding telestikē. I am currently in the process of constructing an agalma and selecting the synthēmata dedicated to Saturn, with the aim of achieving empsychōsis.

It is a hollow, 15 cm tall 3D-printed sculpture representing the deity. Inside, I intend to fumigate it with myrrh incense and then place crushed cypress and pine, along with small lead spheres.

As for the consecration procedures themselves, I would rather not discuss them here. I am mainly interested in suggestions and opinions regarding the elements that will make up the interior. Should I add anything else mineral, vegetal, or animal elements? Would some kind of inscription or prayer be appropriate?

Thank you for your attention.

So many Kings/Emperors have proclaimed that they were of divine origin. How did commoners view them: to me it sounds like the state propaganda wanted to give them a modern superhero's appeal, but to what extent was this actually believed?

After all, kings and emperors did die. And over centuries, the human collective would've noticed that no kingdom or empire was certain to go on forver. What did the commoners make of such claims of immortality or of godly powers then? Were there some sceptics?

Or were the claims themselves far more nuanced, reflecting only specific lineage to appeal to a particular base?

Im looking to find anyone else locally to the area I am in who focuses more on the Roman Deities and to follow with the practices.

I have a Religio Romana book as my guide for home worship as it also shows a list of monthly celebrations and so much information that I am very fortunate and filled with joy to get my hands on this book as it help me greatly on my personal journey.

I do have a mix group of a pantheon in my home altar(some Norse, as I started out my journey Norse, one Celtic, rest are Roman) but I have been feeling a need for a community of other individuals who might be looking to get together to try to meetup to honor those practices as well.

I tried to join other groups who happened to be Norse Pagan, Wicca, ect, now theres nothing wrong with these groups either, but I just didnt feel the connection with these communities I am looking for.

I feel more drawn to the Roman deities and wish to see if there are any others nearby who might feel the same way and want to connect.

Some days it just feels really lonely. Most people I know around here are either Wicca, Norse, or Hellenic or rare occasions Kemetic along with a mix of everything in their homes, except Roman strangely. Again, nothing wrong with these groups either.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post, I really hope you all have a wonderful day as well.

You should all journal. For the mental healthcare aspect alone.

Today I was thinking of ways to be more reflective of the day and integrating some philosophy/religio into it.

So I just wrote which aspects of the gods helped me in whatever way.

Entries regarding aspects of my life in which the given God has a major domain looked like this...

"Jupiter bestowed an invitation to an event for candidates running for public office to speak."

"Juno allowed my wife to open my eyes to women in philosophy."

"Apollo, who works from a far, sent reminder to clean my offering dishes before starting the day."

Obviously there is overlap in domains, or some may have a domain of one portion of another's larger domain (horses and sailors, really?) so I finished with,

"I probably have this wrong. If I invoked the wrong gods, I apologize. Please accept this writing and the labor to produce it as an honor to you. If there are no gods, I'm still happy."

I also have a common-place/pocket notebook I carry outside the house so when things come to me in general, I write it down.

I have PTSD and major depressive disorder, so the therapy of it is actually amazing. (Along with mental healthcare consultations)

Anyway, does anyone else journal about the religion, the gods, or your place in nature?

If you don't journal, what would get you to start?