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I was trawling through the Hellenion website and came across their Clergy Education page. One of the things their clergy is *required* to do is refer individuals in need of therapeutic counseling to a professional, instead of counseling them.
I cannot tell y'all how great that is. No member of the clergy, of any religious group, should be providing therapeutic counseling. I really respect that Hellenion does that.
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Hail Hephaestus! Hail the gracious smith, the sculptor, the artisan, the spark of innovation, the engineer of civilization!
I offered Orphic Hymn 65 and olive oil we got from our trip in Italy. I thanked him for his influence in our lives and asked him to continue to bless my partner, who works with boats and is a bit of a tinkerer himself.
Divination
Was my offering accepted? 7 of Cups
Generally yes, though the offering may have not been realistic to the god’s actual wants. May want to examine what I give him in the future.
What is your blessing? Page of Wands
A creative energy and/or creative project. Gifts of skill building and apprenticeship, something positive is on the horizon.
What is your charge/What do you ask of me? 6 of Cups
It is time to reflect, to tap into your joy, something that used to bring you inspiration in childhood.
"you need protection as a pagan !!!!!!" "spirits can impersonate the Gods and block Them out when you worship !!!" "negative spirits are common so be careful your Deity isn't an Imposter !!!"
listen dude idk if you've felt a Deity before but I'm fairly sure that Dionysos blinking has enough power to incinerate a negative entity so why fear monger beginners when you could just Not
"Every practice is valid" and "you can't tell people what they can/can't do" is meaningless because people on the internet can't physically force you to change your practice, and more importantly, these are common excuses used to defend appropriative behavior. Not every practice is valid because some people culturally appropriate, not every practice is valid because folkish Hellenists exist, and we can and should set the most basic boundaries which does in fact constitute telling someone what they can't do -- don't appropriate and don't be a fashy prick. Nuance is important and "your practice is valid" lacks any nuance necessary for it to be a useful phrase.
Hey! I was told recently that Hellenion the organization has antisemitic history, but I can't actually find any information on it. Do you know if this is true? I wanted to research Hellenism, but I'm Jewish and don't want to walk into a mess if I can avoid it
I don't know too terribly much about Hellenion, to be honest! I did a sweep to see if I could find anything on their website and the only public accusation of antisemitism/islamophobia I could find was on a tumblr post, which didn't offer any explanations/details about what they said. They do have a public statement condemning the charlottesville rally and their rules against bigotry do include antisemitism in the list, but their bylaws also say they can deny membership and attendance to public/semi-public events to "individuals practicing creeds inimical to Neopagan Hellenic Reconstructionism." They define "inimical creeds" as "varieties of conservative monotheism, atheism, demonism, racialism, or other such faiths..."
I don't know what "conservative monotheism" means in this case, but it sounds like they want to reserve the right to bar practicing Jews/others from events. Those same bylaws also recognize "heterophobia" though, soo.... That tumblr post also mentioned their founder/president was an anti-vaxxer, but googling the president's name yielded shockingly few results and I couldn't get any good info that I knew for sure was about the same person. So overall.... not as antisemitic as they could be, but there's still some details that look super troubling. I honestly don't know any organized Hellenic Polytheism group that doesn't have one or two big problems in some form or another. I'm also not sure they reflect the bulk of modern theoi worship, just specific veins of historical reconstruction.
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Make up your fucking mind, Hellenion.
I already never trusted them but gods they’re making their case worse each passing year.
Fellow Hellenic polytheists: I wanted to know your opinion about the group Hellenion, and if the subscription is worth it. I have been looking into it and seems interesting.
To the Theoi
Please guide me on this journey of not only self discovery but also an exploration of many of your domains. Hermes I urge you to bid me safe travels, Athena I beg of you guide my studies in how to secure the safe travels of others. Zeus please lend me your friendly skies so that i might help a tired passenger have a better day. Aphrodite and Apollo may you each lend me a helping hand to protect my mental health that is at times so fragile. Hera please protect my parents while I am away, while I ask Artemis to help drive my determination to see this through. I love all of You great Theoi, and I beg of all of Your assistance in keeping me sane and helping walk into this next chapter of my life.
