EclectomaniaCrow

Lately I’ve been interested in how online Hellenic Polytheistic spaces influence our practice, outlooks, and even mental health.

If you feel so inclined, in the tags/reblogs feel free to share your experiences with the subreddit, even if it’s just a word or two!

here's the thing, i deadass do not care if it's actually a good film, objectively or subjectively or otherwise.

a lot of people are praising it and probably for good reason! i'm not gonna pretend like Nolan isn't an amazing director / screenwriter when Inception is one of my favorite movies of all time.

but whether or not it's a well-made film is beside the point.

the point is that it was funded by Greece taxpayer dollars and yet couldn't even be bothered to hire Greek actors/actresses. or give a damn about researching and portraying Ancient Greek dialects and clothing and weaponry with any respect or effort.

it's not my responsibility to get angry on behalf of Greek peoples because I am not Greek and so you could argue this is not my circus, not my monkeys. and the last thing I wanna do is speak over Greek voices, of which there are MANY who are sharing their justified disdain for this film.

but I'd like to think I know a little thing or two about cultural appropriation and the harm that Hollywood has done in tokenizing and fetishizing and profiting off other culture's media without ever giving back to the culture that is still alive. Greece is not Atlantis, it's not like it's some long-forgotten city of myth that we can only make assumptions or best guesses about, its land and its people are still here and we're ignoring them in favor of taking the easy way out and hiring Tom Holland and Zendaya and putting them in Spirit Halloween clothing so they can recite a 2026 script that cuts out major elements of the original story and uses modern language, not because it's actually set in modern day, but because clearly the scriptwriters were too lazy or weren't confident that 2026 audiences would be able to appreciate antiquity-stylized language.

and when this movie makes hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, there's zero guarantee any of it will go back into the Greek economy. at best maybe they'll get a tourism boom from American consumers who only perceive Greece as a movie set akin to Disney World and not an actual country.

For example, I was in the woods - as I so often am - and stopped to say a prayer to Apollo and Artemis. I invoked their twin nature and referenced the python myth. I praised their youth and thanked Leto for birthing them. I finished my prayer and opened my eyes.

With my first step, two young snakes crossed my path. I've seen snakes before of course, but never two young ones at the same time, oddly enough, and I hadn't seen them when I first came down the path minutes before or before I started my prayer.

Now, I could take this as a sign from Apollo and Artemis; two snakes, representations of both Python and the twin nature of Apollo and Artemis. My prayer was heard and appreciated.

Or

I could smile at the pure coincidence. Snakes live in the woods after all, and it is the season where babies of all kinds are out and about. Isn't the world neat?

Here's a list of some common fruits (at least here in my corner of the USA) and their most commonly practiced properties.

Apple: Love, success, healing, happiness, joy, peace

Apricot: Lust, love, peace, affection

Banana: Spirituality, fertility, luck, love, prosperity

Blackberry: Lust, protection, healing, prosperity

Blueberry: Protection, peace, calmness

Cherry: Joy, love

Cranberry: Protection

Grape: Dreaming, prosperity, fertility

Grapefruit: Cleansing, healing, purification (eat with caution if you're on meds!)

Lemon: Purification, cleansing, removing blockages, energy

Lime: Love, peace, protection, cleansing, purification

Mango: Protection, lust, affection, love

Melon: Purification, healing

Nectarine: Love, affection, intimacy

Orange: Purification, healing, luck, love, prosperity

Peach: Longevity, wisdom, joy, fertility, love

Pear: Longevity, lust, love, prosperity, luck

Pineapple: Love, lust, protection, prosperity

Plum: Protection, love, lust

Pomegranate: Creativity, luck, prosperity, wishes

Raspberry: Energy, joy, love, protection

Strawberry: Success, romance, love, luck

Watermelon: Healing

Remember, everyone, always dig a little deeper if you're struggling and never accept the first answer you find as ultimate truth! Knowledge is power, and power is control. Safe practicing and blessed be!

Prepare your practice space. Find a quiet spot, open the windows, and find a comfortable seat.

Prepare yourself. Wash your hands. If you veil, prepare your hair.

Take a few deep breaths to ground yourself.

Write what you're grateful for.

Say a prayer to your Deity.

Invite them to sit with you or be present with you. By invocation, hymn verse, or a simple ask.

Recite what you're grateful for.

Talk about your struggles. Be completely honest.

Write down your intention and questions about those worries.

Ask for their guidance. What steps should you take? How should you proceed?

Take a few deep breaths and connect to your deity. Think of their teaching to you. Think of the ways they helped you before. Think of the signs they gave you before.

Write answers to your questions in a different colour, as if they are speaking. Let them influence your hand.