#haides devotee

Ignore the mask filter, I don't like showing my full face, but this is the current fit, I'm out in public, and I've never worn a headcover like this in public.

I'm super nervous, but I saw one of my buddies, and he immediately cracked a joke to make me feel better. (I'm a Star Wars fan, and he called me darth sidious lol)

Everyday worship: Hades

Look after my dog and tend to his every puppy whim.

Walk through cemeteries and clean gravestones.

Take time to honour the dead by reading their names aloud - especially where they have faded or been worn down on their grave markers.

Drink a lot of black coffee

Grow and help tend to the garden’s roses

Do any task given to me to my fullest ability.

My bones do not rest among joyous narcissus, Nor do they lay in a hapless bog, lost to time and memory; My soul does not wander among your plains, elysian or asphodelian, Nor does it whisper in the ears of mediums as a gossiping ghost...

My body has not decayed, for I live and breathe in the realm of grass and trees. Still, I am counted among your kingdom as a devoted worshiper.  

My King, I call upon you, Haides Polydegmon, Host of many and king of fathomless death.  

For you, I bring an offering of physical value, Something I undoubtedly felt you will enjoy as much as I would. But between the hymn and this mortal gift, I offer my heart, my trust, and my adoration.

Take these offerings and my affection. Bound by the untouchable truths of soul and divinity, I pray you hear me and keep my devotionals close to you.

Let my bones forever rest in your care; Whether surrounded by flush skin or caressed by the comforting arms of Gaia.  

Help me to worship you with beautiful song and dedicated structure. Bring the rugged roads to your favour into plain view so that I may follow them. Wise counselor, host of many, spot me in the crowd as a devotee who longs to be close to your unfaltering heart.

Khaire, Haides,

Small devotional acts.

Donate to organizations that support suicidal individuals

Wear more metal

Eat/drink fermented things

Stay up late – enjoy the night

Help clean up cemeteries – weeding, picking up garbage, leaving fresh flowers, etc.

Get jewelry/crystals like obsidian, smoky quartz, garnet, etc.

Burn a candle, remember those who died unjustly

Use more vinegar – get red wine vinaigrette the next time you have a salad

Go searching for animal bones or fossils

Drink some mint tea

Offer coins/a few dollars to those who need it

Sit on the edge and observe

Bring flowers or a nice card for the people who work in hospice care

Start saving your spare change

Do your assigned tasks to the fullest of your ability (even if they suck)

Wear deep reds and blacks

Learn to keep your emotions in check and stay collected, when needed

Drink black coffee

Spend more time in the shade

Make responsible choices, even if they seem boring

Pay for someone’s meal

Volunteer at a nursing home

Learn CPR and the Heimlich maneuver

Plant a poplar tree

Support someone who needs to put a pet down, in whatever form that takes

Eat more chocolate

Practice your poker face

Host a dinner/visit with friends

Grow some roses

Go for a nighttime drive

PRACTICE LOVING YOURSELF