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Happy October, ghost and ghouls!! In honor of October and our beloved Queen’s return to her dark realm, hubby, and three headed dog (he’s a very good boy!) I decided to FINALLY post some Persephone resources! I figured the best place to start would be ideas for offerings and devotional activities so you can start worshipping right away! Also please keep in mind that this list is not the be all end all of offerings for Persephone. Don’t be afraid to get creative and come up with your own ideas! Now, the list!

Pomegranates/Pomegranate seeds: This one is fairly obvious if you know the story of how Persephone came to be Queen of the Underworld. You can offer her a whole pomegranate, pieces of it, or 6 of the seeds in honor of the 6 she ate that lead to her becoming Queen. You can also use any type of images or references to pomegranates such as artwork, jewelry, figures, or products that contain pomegranates. For example, I have a pomegranate body lotion and face mask I use in honor of Persephone.

Candles: Because Persephone is both Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld, you can pretty much use any colors you want to represent her! I mean that’s how I tend to feel about all the gods, but Persephone is even more versatile that seriously there are no right or wrong answers. For me personally, I tend to associate her a lot with purples (lilac/lavender in the Spring, and dark purple in the Fall), black, blood red, and greys. Oh and fun little tip for the October season…blood dripping candles!

Flowers: Just as Persephone remains Queen of the Underworld even when she’s not there, she’s still the Goddess of Spring even when she’s back in Hades (and on Hades ::wink wink::). Regardless of where she is or which role she is emphasizing, Persephone will always adore flowers! Just ask her lovely garden she tends to in the Underworld! So don’t ever hesitate to present our Queen with some beautiful flowers, fresh, fake, grown, store bought, any color, any kind! She’ll love it!

Skulls/Bones: This is another pretty obvious one with her being the Queen of the realm of the dead. And just like with the other 2 listed above the skull offering can be anything from real, fake, images, artwork, jewerly, candles shaped like skulls, whatever works for you.

Garden/Plants: One of Persephone’s favorite pastimes (other than cursing the hell out of bitches) is tending to her gardens, especially with her mama, Demeter. So a great way to honor her is to tend to your own garden in her name! If an entire garden seems overwhelming than just get a small plant and dedicate the care of it to her. Not only will you please Persephone but you will also gain a new plant friend!

Tiny Coffins: Go into any craft store during October and you will find tiny wooden coffins for $1 or less. These can be easily decorated however way you wish and used as an offering itself or as a vessel for your offering. Not to mention they also work great as altar deco!

New Moon: Just as the moon follows a specific cycle, so does Persephone, which makes certain moon phases great times to make an offering to her. I titled this specifically “New Moon’ because that’s the phase I choose to honor her since it is the darkest phase. Persephone doesn’t have specific days of worship like the other gods, so if you’re looking to keep a consistent worship on specific days, moon phases might be a good idea!

Shadow Work: If you’re interested in shadow work or are already doing shadow work, it’s a fantastic activity to dedicate to Persephone. She knows all about shadows and the dark places we keep them, so it’s also beneficial to ask her for guidance.

Honor the Dead: You can do this in many different ways from honoring your own loved ones who passed on (whether it be at home or at their graves) or going to the cemetery and placing flowers/saying small prayers for the forgotten.

Offerings | 🌰

Any kind of flowers/plants

Pomegranates or related items/foods

Bones, bones, bones! (Note: remember to honor the animal that once carried them)

Tarot cards/decks you associate with her

Nuts & seeds! I love giving her hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, and pumpkin seeds. (Note: do not eat food you offer to her!)

It can be as simple as offering Persephone small fruits like plums, peaches, guayabas, cherries, strawberries, and quenepas.

Anything to do with grains! Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits.

Anything mint related like food, a mint plant, or perfume or gum!

Jewelry! I plan on offering her a tiara/crown

Honey in general is a popular offering for her (any deity tbh)

Lemon-y foods

Poetry/Hymns

Candles that smell of flowers or fruits

Herbs, dried flowers/plants, fruit seeds/pits

Crystals that makes you think of her! Angel aura quartz, rose quartz, agate, & opalite screams her name to me!

Drink wise (pour the drink down the sink/outside once you’ve offered), honey & milk, coffee, hot chocolate, water.

Bat, ram, and deer related items/imagery

Devotions | 🍄

Raise some plants! Take care of plants! Sing to plants! Give all your love to plants!!!! Name them too. (‘: (grow some mint maybe!)

Sing her songs that you associate with her! Or hum the songs! I usually hum “Charon’s Crossing” by Beats Antique because it reminds me of her and I love the idea of Persephone and Kharon being buds.

Muse about your past lives with her (if you believe in the concept)! She is the goddess of reincarnation, so no doubt she’s seen you as many different humans/creatures and loves you all the same.

Celebrate Ostara and Imbolc wth her!

Also honor Persephone during Samhain as she returns to the underworld and Haides.

Walk barefoot in forests/fields (be careful tho of glass and stuff)

Contact some Nymphs and begin working with them since Persephone surrounded herself with them a lot! A UPG of mines is that Persephone is the matron of the elven & fae folk as well hehe

Preform bath rituals in her name. Add some flower petals for a nice touch and as an offering to her!

Ask if she wants to cast a spell with you! You both can work together to cast the spell and hang out. Don’t forget to thank her!

Visit a graveyard and clean up, maybe offer the dead some food like nuts, small cakes, fruits, etc. place out some coins too!

Contact her through bone divination! Or take some flowers and do the “they love me/they loves me not” form of divination with a yes/no question.

Read some poetry about her! There’s so many poetries written about her omehaidkeks so read them aloud to her. Also make one for her!

Make a playlist for her!

Set up a bird feeder outside during spring and summer!

Even simply studying her myths and who she is as a goddess is an act of devotion. So don’t overthink it! Do what feels right in regards of devotional acts towards her!

How to get closer | 🌱

Meditate upon her; channel your godphone and let her voice, touch, and thoughts embrace you. Listen to her & talk to her.

celebrate her associated sabbats with her in her honor. Pamper her and spoil her with lovely offerings (it doesn’t have to be expensive offerings! Give what you can, she will be happy no matter what it may be 🥰)

A lot of people who worship chthonic deities such as Persephone, practice spirit work as well. You don’t have to do this, but I see it as a form of becoming closer with her and understanding her more. I personally have not done this yet and probably won’t for awhile, but I think it would benefit the relationship.

If you are romantic with her (even if you aren’t romantic with her, these are very nice gestures), write love letters, bake her sweet treats with the intent of love and forming a stronger bond, leave a space open for her before you go to bed in case she would like to sleep beside you, ask her to accompany you every other day, muse about her.