#helpol beginner

tumblr can be an okay resource, but overall i would recommend avoiding social media for information especially as a beginner. good resources are theoi.com (information about deities & epithets), hellenion.org (information about holidays/festivals, etc.), hellenicfaith.com (information about beliefs & practices). here are some masterlists of resources:

beginner's guide to hellenic polytheism by @/wisdom-devotee

beginner helpol resources by @/seasaltdevotion

grimore - hellenic polythesim by @/crazycatsiren

subtle deity worship masterlist by @/khaire-traveler

hermes' library by @/athenaeum-of-the-herald

information about mythic literalism by @/khaire-traveler

there are also some youtubers i would recommend as resources, but right now i'm boycotting yt so i'll recommend people who are also on insta/other socials (links to their linktrees):

calla of the redgrove

laurusamystic

angelica cresci (<- not strictly helpol but is a devotee of hades (& persephone i believe?) so she is good for resources/info on them if you are interested)

there are also discord servers out there that are good for getting info because you can ask questions from people & get lots of info from other helpols. i wouldn't recommend the helpol reddit (r/hellenism) myself as in my experience it has a lot of misinformation.

hope these help, and if you have any other questions feel free to ask! the best things to do are learn about some deities, learn about praying, learn about things like xenia and other "pillars" of hellenic polytheism. just remember: you should be looking for the best way for you to practice this religion. there are very few "rules" or no-nos, and making the gods mad is very difficult to do. (especially if you are a beginner. they understand.)

I'm new to the hellenism and I'm still only trying to build up my relationship with the gods, and until now I've only been using dices because it felt like the easiest way (although I'm still not sure of how accurate it is and if Hermes is actually talking to me or I'm just naive and silly), but tonight I decided why not try to work with a pendulum (a necklace in my case, don't have an actual pendulum, but I hope it's fine for the beginning) And what would you think... I started as I thought trying to get a message from Hermes, but turned out The King Hades Himself decided to have a chat with me instead??? I was so shocked and yet so happy at the same time, like hey hello I love you Hades but genuinely WHY... If there are any helpol enthusiasts who would explain me why would the King of the Underworld reach out to me I'd be quite grateful hahaha...