Casual connection : Apollo
: It's a common occurrence for me to struggle with connecting to my Deities--especially in ways that truly build kharis, so here's some simple ways to connect with your Deity that you can do every day!
Today is... Lord Apollon
+ . Actions
[Light of music and healing] ~ Learning first-aid or medical information | Seeing as Apollo is the God of healing and plague, this makes sense ~ Making creative work, especially music and drawing | Apollon is one of the main creative Deities, creative work, while good for any Deity, is perfect ~ Watching or reading love stories | Apollo is famous for His myths about His lovers, and I associate love stories (especially tragedies) with Him because of it ~ Learning about prophecy | Apollo is the God of prophecy, and learning about prophecy or practicing prophetic divination is good as a devotional act ~ Learning about famous prophets | Specifically Greek prophet heroes, like Tiresias ~ Using makeup | Apollon is associated with beauty--at least for me--and makeup seems like a nice devotional act ~ Interacting with a creative tool | Such as a pencil, paintbrush, eraser or paint, and more ~ Having moments of pensiveness | If you realize you've been considering the past or future, or even the present, you can devote it to Him
+ . Items
[Light of music and healing] ~ Any creative content | Pretty self-explanatory--He is a creative Deity and will be most happy with any creative work, especially if it's your own ~ Colored objects | Commonly associated with yellow, purple and white, but some UPG I have is silver and green ~ Depictions of hyacinths | Well, for reasons that are somewhat obvious, but for His role in the Myth of Hyacinthus ~ Creative tools | Such as paintbrushes, paints, pottery materials, pencils and even paper ~ Musical instruments | Such as violins, violas, cellos, pianos, trumpets, particularly string instruments and lyres ~ Anything associated with Artemis | Their duality makes Their relationship really tied together, and anything associated with one makes a good offering for the other
[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ]
: " Khaire Apollon, son of Mighty Zeus and Motherly Leto. You of healing and plague, you of light and sun, you of prophecy and prediction. This post is dedicated to you, God of duality-ridden domain. "
