“The altar drips with golden light, A honey-sweet sacrifice from Helios’ palms. It refracts across my wrists as I hold my offering, cool, pure water, and I am filled with the steady pulse of your divinity. Let the first words I speak be praise to you, my dearest gods. In the hours before the world stirs, May you feel the embrace of praise. Greet us, Theoi, your worshipers across the Earth. Hestia, I offer you the warmth of my home and the flame of my family’s ever-burning love. I gift to you the pleasant scents around me, Spouted from a gentle candle, And every meal we cherish today. Hestia, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Zeus, whether thunder rumbles or blue fills the sky, Your hand has been gracious to me. Accept my offering of the Arete I pursue, the Xenia I offer others, and the courage I may feel today. Zeus, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Hera, my mother of gilded petals, I offer you my nurturing acts and guidance, Directed by the knowledge of your heart. Carrying your lotus-tipped sceptre, May you find a place to watch and guide the Earth. Hera, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Apollon, drenched in light, Take my devotion in the form of the music I play and the care I take in preserving my health. Being so bright and knowing all, you must hear my praise. Carry it with you, Phoibos, and remember me. Apollon, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Artemis, you shimmer under sunlight and glow beneath the moon; In the beauty of nature, I see your face. I offer you my adoration of all I see today, Looking at the wilderness with endearment and joy. You guard the forests, the flowers, the trees… Artemis, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Hephaistos, you rise from your forge with immaculate metals and soot-covered hands. I feel your direction when I make and design, So my creations are yours in dedication. I offer you all that I create, naming you as my patron in craft. Hephaistos, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Aphrodite, pearl-cheeked and rose-lipped, I offer you my act of pursuing beauty, In clothing, makeup, and other sensual delights. My perfume and my jewelry are symbols of yours; Take them as markings of devotion. Aphrodite, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Ares, through rage you create change, Burning holes through destructive societies. I offer you my efforts to campaign against hate, against discrimination, and against harassment. You guide us towards truth and justice. Ares, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Athena, covered in your favour for thought, I offer my writing, studying, and problem solving to you. When knowledge and creativity unite, Innovation and ingenuity take over; You guide all scholars, dearest daughter of Zeus. Athena, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Dionysos, you’re a hunter of peace in chaos; In dance, you find stillness, In revelry, a steady calm. I offer you my passions and joys, Those that excite and soothe me. Dionysos, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Demeter, you sow seeds in our fields, Bringing life and opportunity to Gaia’s dark surface. I offer you the love I shower onto my plants, Watching as they grow and praise you, too. We shout hymns to you, together. Demeter, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Poseidon, the sea rumbles with your strength, as cleansing as it is terrifying. I offer you the swells of emotion and power within my heart. May we come together at a tide, and the will of the gods be fulfilled. Poseidon, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Hermes, mischief and merriment follow your feet, Trailing through the mortal world you cross. I offer you the traveling of my own feet, Though they cannot stray far, and the joy I may bring with me. Hermes, I praise you and ask for your blessing. Hestia, though you are first, you are also last, and I praise you once again. Guide me through the day, dear tender, and melt away the dust of mortal discomfort. Khaire, Theoi, each of you clear and shining in the day.”
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