#asclepius devotee

there are so many little details i have been dying to dive into and you guys seem interested in a tour— i’m flattered, thank you!

🪽- first off, this triple angel figurine reminded me of the muses! each angel/muse is holding a lyre, a book, and a horn respectively. they’re so gorgeous, for sure one of my favorite pieces on my altar 💞💞

📦- the box in the middle, towards the back, contains my tarot cards. i was into tarot long before i was a buddhist or a pagan, so me and these cards go way back. it’s a trick box, so i’m able to lock it without any visible keyholes! pretty cool

🌻- the sunflower is for Helios. it represents the myth of clytie standing in one spot, turning her face up to adore Helios with such dedication she turned into a beautiful flower!

🐺- the wolf figure is for Apollon’s Lyceius epithet, and represents Him being both wolf-like and the wolf slayer. i named myself wolfe before i started worshipping Him, which i find cool

🐸- the singing frogs are also for Apollon! plain and simple, they make a pretty noise that i figured He would enjoy. singing is in the name!

🧘- the meditating buddha reminds me of many of Apollon’s delphic maxims, along with the natural balance the Theoi bring. the buddha will always be at the center of my practice and on all my altars

💰- all spare change i collect goes into my money bowl, which i will use only to buy offerings for Helios or Apollon! … i don’t get a lot of change, sorry guys

🎲- i haven’t used dice for divination yet, and i’m unsure if i will. but i have these dice here, so that they’re connected to my boys if i eventually end up using them! i figured it’s charging them, in a way?

🥀- i let petals of previous offerings dry out off of the altar, then scatter them back on once they’ve dried. i just get sentimental about throwing flowers away, and the look of it is gorgeous

☸️- my cloth has an eight part wheel on it, representing the eight fold path/the middle way. i do my best to practice hellenic polytheism in a way that encourages me to walk down the eight-fold path.

Asclepius

God of medicine, healing, rejuvination, physicians

Offerings :

Quartz

Citrine

White candles

Gold candles

Silver candles

Grey candles

Water

Honey

Olive oil

Herbal tea

Milk

Medicine

Snake imagery

Rooster imagery

Snakeskin (naturally sorced)

Feathers (naturally sorced)

Bandages

Plasters

Linen

Devotional acts :

Get vaccinated

Go for a medical check up

Practice self care

Learn first aid

Learn herbology

Write poetry about him

Read poetry about him

Pray for health

Visit someone in hospital

Volenteer to help sick people

Donate to medicinal charities

me: again??

Hecate: "again" you should save money all the time

me: okay i just want to buy this bunny I'm saving I'm saving

Hecate: okay

Hecate: i love you

me: 🥹🥹🥹love you too

Hecate: also relax a bit, you've been devoting a lot today you deserve rest

me: i didn't even-

Hecate: also don't push your so to work with deities you're scaring him

me: sorry mom

Hecate: it's okay

me: i was actually trying to ask Asclepius a question so like...

Hecate: right, I'll just *disappears*

me: right so where were we

Asclepius: don't be scared of spending money

🤔 no I haven't, not even from atheists. 😁 o have had one 'issue' with people questioning my deity choice (Kali Ma) and that she is of closed culture and 'why am I a devotee of her'. So, I acknowledged that, and went out of my way to explain to OP that she approached me, (for many many many many many years to my blind self) and then went and looked for the okay to worship her. I found a Temple of Ma Kali! (Plan to visit as soon as I can!) And emailed them! Explained who I am, that I am not of Hindu decent (to my knowledge) and what I should do, any guidance they could give me, since I would like to worship her. The emailed within 24 hours! And said, and I can find the email, though I believe I posted it here, and said, "Do you need permission to worship your Mother? She is your Mother because she came to you and more that I cannot currently remember. If I find the post I will post it after this. But, other than that, nope! My deities are my deities and they know their place on the worship scale. God sits at the top, no exceptions. Then, since that is my personal I wont break it further down, the others fall in their worship place. But they all get their day, even when shared, and when shared they get equal time throughout the day.

I hope this helps!

Blessings to you and yours

Candii

Asclepius: to tell you I'm proud of you for regressing properly for the first time!

me: ohhhh🥺

Asclepius: you should celebrate that!

me: ahaha yeah

Asclepius: also, seriously, you worry too much about spending money. just find a balance

me: like... save money but also be able to buy stuff?

Asclepius: right!

Asclepius: also don't you worry about relationships, if they will last or something, or arguing about stuff, you should just, cooperate and start fresh when you calm down

me: right, noted

Asclepius: there will be more hate, more people will try to curse you but you need to be strong. your negative thoughts only keep you down.

me: no yeah i know that

Asclepius: also, you're a good mom to your kid

me: are you talking about Sai?

Asclepius: yes, you're a good mother, you support them, you give them comfort, they love you a lot

me:

Asclepius: also talk to your friends about your feelings

me:

Asclepius: also stop hating your little self? what did the kid do to you?

me: it's not that i hate him-

Aclepius: you're projecting on Han Jisung instead of asking for what you want

me: i- okay

me: is there anything positive?

Asclepius: well yeah you've been doing spells that's cool

me: nice

Asclepius: you need to start getting creative tho, you only sit in your comfort zone and you need to experiment with your magic

me: oka-

Asclepius: also please get me some water with lemon tomorrow

me:

me: alright

me: do i smell chocolate or am i just delusional?