Hey, I saw a post of yours from a few years back saying that if anyone had a question about Aphrodite and worshipping her, we should feel free to ask you, so here I am! A friend of mine thinks of Aphrodite as super dramatic, conceited, controlling, and vain, while I’ve heard of her as caring, giving, loving, carefree, and wild. Which has been more true to your experience?
Hi darling! I'm sorry if this is late, I dont get to check this blog so often anymore bc of work/school this got a little longer than I expected to but oh well akdjskjs, I hope you're doing well, love!
Everyone is going to have different experiences, but overall I haven't seen many people who have had a negative relationship with Aphrodite! The majority of people I've seen have very positive relationships or at the worse, neutral relationships, like passing the same stranger every week. In my experience, Aphrodite gives off the same energy as a drunk best friend. A shoulder to cry on, someone to gossip to, and definitely one of the more caring goddesses that I've worked with, however she can totally be dramatic but it's not necessarily a bad trait. She has a big heart, so of course She's going to have big emotions!
For the most part, She has been all about self-love, self-care, teaching me how to show that same love and compassion to others, and finding joy in the smaller details of life. I know with Her, all of the advice She has given me has always come from a place of love and care
Shes not as formal as Themis and Hera are in my personal experience. There have been times where shes given me tough-love lessons or has been inactive in response to me but it all came down to a lesson that was important for me to learn in her absence. Something that She knew I needed to learn on my own, or a decision that I needed to make for myself by myself
Even now that I don't work extensively with Aphrodite and She is no longer my matron, She is still very warm and welcoming during my prayers and rituals and I will never have anything negative to say about the time I spent with her!
