#helpol practice

These posts are only posts that fall under the '#» ․ 🪙 !! ˎˊ˗ child of the divine' tag in my blog. Some posts are excluded due to the fact that they are either reblogs or shitposts. This post is constantly updating so please reblog the original post.

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Path and practice advice; : Beginning a relationship with a Deity : Easy ways to get closer to a Deity or spirit : How I make my sigils : Ways to use a sigil

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Path and practice material; : "This area is protected" - Protection sigil : "I am protected from negative and hostile energies" - Protection sigil : "I comprehend all that I study" - Knowledge sigil : "This plant will grow" - Green sigil : "My health will improve" - Health sigil : "Purificatela" - Area cleansing and protection spell

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Path and practice information; : Lady Khione - Greek Goddess of snow : Lady Hygieia - Greek Goddess of good health : Lady Herse - Greek Goddess of morning dew

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Commissions (no fee); : Devotional bundles requests - information and guidelines : Prayer requests - information and guidelines : Sigil requests - information and guidelines : Spell requests - information and guidelines : Devotional bundle for Athena, Aphrodite and Apollon : Devotional bundle for Selene : Devotional bundle for Ares : Prayer of gratitude for Apollon : Sigil of lucid dreaming - "I am lucid and aware in my dreaming" : Sigil for Ares - Freeform "May Ares' fire burn bright in me" : Glamor spell - 'Videnamorsui'

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Cleansing posts; : Cleansing 09/11/2025 [ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Important date posts; : Trans remembrance day of 2025

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] My journey journal; : 001 - Witch of benevolence : 002 - Child of Gods : 003 - Cloud in the skies

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Creative work; : "The Divinity of the Skies" [WIP 1] : Path of desire, path of memory - To Gaea

[ ⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ ] Let's talk series; : Apollon versus Apollo, transliterations and Latin spellings : Apollo and Helios, the debate : You are a child of magic : Magic is listening : The Ten Commandments : Christianity and its effect on pagan spaces : This community and blocking blogs : My (scalding hot) take on godspousal

» ․ 🍎 !! ˎˊ˗ Hellenic Goddess of hygiene and good health

Lady Hygieia (also Hygea or Hygia) is the Greek Goddess of hygiene. She was an attendant of Her Father, medicine-God Asclepios and a companion of the Goddess Aphrodite.

She was fathered by Lord Asclepios (God of medicine and son of Apollon) and Lady Epione (Goddess of soothing pain) according to Greek Lyric V Anonymous Frag 939 Erythrae Inscription and Suidas s.v. Epione.

However, in the Orphic Hymn 67 to Asclepius, She is said to be His wife rather than His daughter (More sources state that She is His daughter, but this is also there and up for interpretation, I suppose.)

In one source, She is the daughter of Lord Eros (God of love and sexual desire) and Lady Peitho (Goddess of seduction).

"In works of art, of which a considerable number has come down to our time, she was represented as a virgin dressed in a long robe, with the expression of mildness and kindness, and either alone or grouped with her father and sisters, and either sitting or standing, and leaning on her father. Her ordinary attribute is a serpent, which she is feeding from a cup." [Source: Theoi.com > Hygeia]

Originally a Goddess of physical health, Hygieia was eventually also identified with mental health (She is the 'giver and protector' of mental health) and was therefore identified with Lady Athena.

» ․ 🕯️ !! ˎˊ˗ Possible offerings;

~ Acts of self-care ~ Therapy (of any form) ~ Taking a bath (this is a good guide for anyone who wants to try it out but doesn't know how. Regular baths work to!) ~ Bath bombs, soap ~ Nightly hygiene rituals (brushing your teeth, washing your face, etc.) ~ Acknowledging and working through mental problems that limit your growth in both life and practice ~ Worshipping Asclepios (She is strongly linked to Her father and was often depicted or worshipped alongside Him)

I'd like to preface this post by saying that I am in no way involved with Christianity or Catholicism as part of my practice. In the past, I have been a part of the Roman Catholic church, but I no longer follow that path. That being said, I have nothing against Christianity, Catholicism, God or Christians. Every practice is valid, and no hate will be tolerated in my blog.

Religious trauma, particularly from monotheistic religions and especially from Christianity, has affected the pagan community strongly.

Before we get into the point of this post, let me say something:

As someone who grew up learning that Christianity was the only valid religion, I am well aware of how, let's say toxic so-called 'Christians' can be, especially to people who don't conform with their beliefs.

However, I also grew up with a loving mother who taught me that God loved me unconditionally. And I don't, in any way, doubt the validity of that. Not anymore.

Growing up surrounded by Catholics and going to Christian schools taught me that not every Christian is bad. I still have Christian friends who are the sweetest people I've ever met. I still have Catholic teachers who are the kindest people I know.

And I still know 'Christians' who hate LGBTQ+. And I still know 'Christians' who hate on pagans. Please don't lump these people together with Christians and Catholics. They don't truly understand the point of the word of God, the point of His love, the point of Catholicism. They're not Christians. Not really.

Now, onto the actual content of this post:

How has 'Christianity' affected pagans today? I'm an ex-Christian, and I still deal with the lingering effects of being in an orthodox religion like Roman Catholicism.

I'm trying to acknowledge these effects and work through them so I can practice to my fullest potential and not be held back by Christian beliefs.

I'm sure other people reading this also deal with Christian beliefs when they try to practice and let me tell you:

Most of those beliefs don't apply to Hellenic Polytheism or witchcraft.

No, you do not need to be formal and rigid with your Gods.

No, you do not need to pray daily and offer every few minutes.

No, you do not need to have an altar or prayer beads.

No, you are not inherently sinful.

No, you do not need to abstain of pleasure.

No, you don't have to.

Wipe the slate clean--every law you thought was set in stone is washed away, You, by yourself, are enough.

You do not need to become a priest.

You do not need to constantly be truthful.

You do not need to live in fear of your Deities, especially.

Hekate has.

I asked Hekate for some signs that she was wanted to build a relationship and a practice with her, and i only just found them over the last week, a week full of grieving, loss and death, as well lost my auntie and grandmother within a week, my grandmother passing the day of my aunts funeral.

I am making a pretty box to store my cards as a fun little art project, and I'm tossing up making it with imagery of Apollo or Hekate.

Right now, Hekate is winning.