Welcome to another 30 days of Aphrodite! I did this challenge last year, so this year I wanted to change it up a bit and make it more personal.

I have this list of affirmations that I put on my mirror to recite every morning. I have an on and off battle with self-image so this is a great practice for me and a good offering to her. I also have some of my favorite anointing oils made from LucidAndWild, Hawthorne & Crow, and, Apothic Wics that I'm challenging myself to put on (only one) daily. If I have time I will light her candle throughout the month but with a nosey kitten, that idea might be on the back burner.

Hello all! I’m working on lining up some podcast episodes and would like to interview some Hellenic polytheists who have faced discrimination in the pagan community.

This is intended to be an open space, you do not need to use your real name or even give one. If you’d prefer to write your story that’s okay too.

I am a white, cis woman in a straight passing relationship. I can only speak about my own experiences and would like to highlight experiences by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and differently abled community.

welcome to “coven craft + personal practice + mundane life is making me celebrate a different holiday almost every day of december”

i’m really really happy though.

i haven’t been really really happy in a long time.

anyways that’s enough deep shit for now lol just look at my calendar.

amongst the clouds

on a summer day

coated in wax and

hubris with backs of scratching and

feathers of arrogance stapled

to stretchers with wooden

keys tied with nails like canvas

pulled taught with strokes

of oil and powder packed into pores

among burns and wax dripping off

the sun in mourning for a lost lover

stolen by the sea and drowned

in salt by horses and foam with

hopes of salt and snakes to preserve

This is super late but I completely forgot about it. Similar to my deity waffles, I made Valentine cookies for each of the deity’s I commonly worship. 

To track down the date of modern Aphrodisia seems to be nearly impossible, but since I woke up frantic with the thought of "Did I miss it?" After forgetting it's exsistence this past month I'd like to take that as my sign to celebrate it. (I believe it transfers to the end of July/beginning of August so you still have time to celebrate it, no rush)

As I went to light Lady Aphrodite's candle it would. not. light. (It still has about 1/4 left of life in her :'( ) So I took that as my sign to make her a new candle. (That, and it's been a year since I've decorated her a candle, thanks snapchat memories)

I took a light pink prayer candle and wrote her name around the top of it and on the bottom a symbol of her. Then I dressed it with himalayan salt, cinnamon, an aphrodisiac, rose hips, roses, ashes I've collected from her incense, rose essential oil, and two other oils I've collected from Etsy. I sealed it with a bit of wax from her old candle as a way to transfer over the offering/candle.

Lastly, I found a cute charm at walmart a little while ago that I got with her in mind so I tied it around her candle like a necklace!

I'm actually really proud of the execution on this candle and I can't wait to light it! Happy Aphrodisia!

Tldr: Look at this cool candle I dressed! B-)