#beginner helpol

You can literally just start praying. If you want to get more formal, you can absolutely get more formal, but you very much don't have to. I've definitely had my first prayers to some Gods be "hello, [God or Goddess's name], I want to worship You! Please lead me in my journey. Thanks!" I can promise you, the Gods are much kinder and more understanding than any of us fully know.

You can also just start worshiping in general. I feel like I've seen on occasion people worried about the Gods not "calling" to them. This is definitely not something that needs to happen pre-worship. If you find them interesting enough to pray to, then that in and of itself is enough.

In a similar vein, I wouldn't be too concerned about the idea of "signs". I feel like there's a tendency for folks to be incredibly worried about everything when first starting out - the behavior of a candle, the sighting of an animal, a strange dream, all can suddenly seem to take on jarring significance. But I can promise you, the Gods don't constantly give out signs, and frequently, these strange occurrences can be attributed to the mundane. When something comes from the Gods, you will know, trust me!

You don't have to worry too much about the idea of cleanliness, be it spiritual or physical. Khernips are cool, and I'd definitely recommend integrating them into your practice sooner or later. Hygiene is cool too! But if I'm being honest, we in the modern day are far more physically clean, and a lot less likely to regularly encounter the type of pollution that would have been encountered in ancient Greece.

The Gods will be at varying distances over the course of your worship. Sometimes, They will feel close, joyfully, burningly so. And sometimes, They will feel far, and prayers may even feel a bit futile. Both of those are perfectly okay, and neither of those will be permanent.

And, once again in a similar vein, you will likely not find yourself having constant, close mystical experiences with the Gods (i.e., conversations, visions, etc.). These experiences are rare and far between, and I would advise that you not make them a central part of your worship. They will come when the Gods deem you're ready for them, and you definitely won't be expecting it. Focus on the little things!

My final thing (for now) is that you also shouldn't put undue pressure on yourself to be doing some sort of big offering to the Gods. If that's what you can afford, that's great! But if not, fresh water, a small wildflower that you came across and picked*, or a small bit of a meal also count as a good offering!

Basic Info

Hey. I'm Cibris but you can call me Hyacinthus on this blog. I'm a guy, I use he/him pronouns exclusively. I'm also 19 and lovingly taken (I'm matching with my boyfriend, so our intros are similar in format).

I'm researching Hellenic Polytheism with my boyfriend, but I don't think I've done enough to consider myself a Helpol yet. I have a little more info below about what I want to do in my practice.

I am part of a plural system like my boyfriend. I am a traumagenic system but don't feel it necessary to pursue a diagnosis. We're bodily over 18. I don't have a syscourse stance, I don't particularly care. Every system is safe here, though, I won't exclude anyone for their identity or stance.

Worship Info

I want to worship Apollon first, and I would like to take part in some hero worship (specifically Hyacinthus, if you couldn't tell). I would like to incorporate spirits and ancestors in my worship, and I'm also interested in incorporating angels and demons into my practice. I dabble in witchcraft occasionally too.

Blog Info

This is not a roleplay blog. My boyfriend and I chose this theme to represent us on our blogs. I am not Hyacinthus, nor do I think I am. While I use the name, I do so because I know my actual name is... not a typical name and it may throw some people off. I simply mean to make it a little easier for those people to find a name for me.

I mostly just want to talk about paganism with people and make some friends here. My DMs are open for 18+ and asks open for anyone. I don't usually respond to DMs from ageless blogs so please make sure you have an age or at least age range somewhere visible before you DM me (or I suppose in the DM itself).

Just as a warning, I often struggle with tone and tend to type quite formally, which seems to make my texts sound a bit passive-aggressive. That's usually not my intention, I struggle with autism which causes these things.

This is a side blog so unfortunately I can't follow back from here, and I do not feel comfortable giving out the main blog.

DNI

I don't have a DNI. I don't believe they do anything productive. Instead, I block freely. Please do not be offended or take it personally if I block you, it's rarely ever a reason to do with you as a person. I cater my feed to my liking and sometimes I need to block people to keep my feed like that. I don't owe anyone a reason for blocking them either.

Userbox Hoard

That's all.

Again, my DMs are open for anyone 18+, feel free to ask about me, my learning/research on paganism, or if you'd like to be friends.