#rgt asks

Hi! 

The traditional form of meditation where you stay still and close your eyes is very difficult for me because of my ADHD. So I hope it's okay that I reply to this with alternative ways you can meditate. 

Music:

Seriously, music is considered the language of the soul so I'm going to put this here. Here's the catch, you have to like the song. There are people who think the gods will like certain ancient sounding songs with themselves not being into the song but, in my experience, the gods LOVE new music! The gods will be enjoying the song through you so it's important for you to like the song as well. Make sure it's one that really moves you, it doesn't matter if it makes you happy, sad, mad, etc so long as it makes you feel. The whole premise of you listening to music is so you could feel the gods' energy and if a song reminds you of them then that's an easy and fun way to invoke them and meditate with them. 

Dancing:

this one can be an addition to the music one but you offer the gods energy through dancing. Imagine the gods being with you, over time you'll begin to feel them. 

Journaling: (LINK)

Sharing food with them: (LINK)

Counting your blessings:

Gratitude, in my opinion, is the best gift to the gods because not only are you acknowledging the help they've given you but it also helps you be more receptive to future blessings plus it helps you see how involved the gods are in your life. The gods like being thanked for what they provide. It's also how I do spell work, I charge my spells with energy from gratitude because the energy comes from deep within my heart and soul. 

Art:

when you draw the gods or create something for them, imagine the gods over your shoulders watching over you and make a point to talk to them in your head. 

Being aware of feeling the gods: (LINK)

These are just a few of the things I do to meditate with them. 

I hope this helps!  

This is a very interesting question because the answer really depends on the followers and how they feel about the myths in relationship with their form of worship. 

For example: 

If you are a follower who believes the myths are true and the gods are exactly like the gods in the myths (jealous, petty, hot-headed, etc) then yes, they can be wrong. The reason why I'm putting this down is because there are people who take mythology to be akin to biblical truth and prefer to see their gods in this form. Seeing the gods in this form seems to be more common among T*k T*k worshippers but I have met some tumblr Hellenic Polytheists who also see them in this form so I don't want to accidently invalidate anyone's experiences with the gods in case this is how a worshipper wants to see them, since it works for them. 

However, if you don't see the gods to be just like the gods in mythology, the idea that the gods can be wrong may change. I personally don't see the gods as being able to be wrong because I believe that the humans interpreting them were wrong. In ancient Greece they believed Aphrodite hated women who were considered prettier than her. Today, Aphrodite will glare at me if I fall victim to the self-hatred the media has trained me to have in order to capitalize on my insecurities. Was ancient Greece wrong for seeing Aphrodite as a jealous goddess or am I wrong for seeing Aphrodite as an encouraging goddess of Beauty? It really does not matter because to me humans have the ability to superimpose their own beliefs on what they think the gods want and as times change, so do the gods. Maybe she was once a very petty and jealous goddess or maybe the misogynistic environment the ancient greeks had made it easier to control women and having a supportive goddess like Aphrodite on the oppressed side would have just been horrible.

Socrates was killed for telling the Athenians that he had a different way he saw the gods and the Athenians did a smear campaign against him claiming he worked with foreign gods when it was actually the same gods but he was just using his own experience which was different than what the Athenian government had approved of which is something Plato's Allegory of The Cave touches on, for me, with the shadows on the wall representing what the government wanted the citizens to believe. 

Oof I went on a little tangent there but my point is that if you choose to see the gods as being capable of being wrong, that's fine.

If you choose to see humans as being wrong when they interpret the gods, that's fine too.

Hi, 

This is just a matter of preference though beware those who say you are doing it wrong because they are gatekeepers who will insist there is one true way to do it. I mostly bump into this problem when I go on T*k T*k. 

The idea that it's wrong and there is only "one true way to do it" is a very Christian mindset (one true god, one true way, the right way, etc). 

In ancient Greece there were multiple places that worshipped the gods differently.

The Greek religions (multiple religions that worshipped the same Olympians and different non-olympian gods) all got started separately and were pulled together by either Alexander the Great or his father (I have to find the source) during the Hellenistic Period to unify the gods into one cohesive religion which the Romans later pulled from when they were trying to blend the two cultures together, which is why there are myths that have multiple versions of the same myth or different attributes to the same gods because different places saw the gods differently.

On the other hand, Christianity went from being one religion to multiple Christian religions after Martin Luthor's 95 Theses (LINK) that split up the Catholic Church onto various sections.

You can always do what the reconstructionists do and refer to the gods in the same way that the ancients did, but please remember that most of that information is primarily coming from ancient Athens which worshipped the gods very differently than other Greek places who did not produce as much art or written text as Athens, which is the bulk of information that archeologists and classical scholars get from ancient Greece. 

Personally, I see Aphrodite and Ares as parental figures because it creates a safe space and bond between us. 

It helps me trust them better and know if and when I mess up, I'll only be encouraged to keep trying. 

On the other hand, calling them Lord and Lady feels like it creates a barrier of "formality" between us. This barrier would feel so constrictive that it would end up keeping me from working with them as I've had to do for past gods that I previously had formal relationships with until I stopped working with gods altogether because I thought that every god needed to be addressed "properly." This is mainly due to my perfectionism that would insist I'm not good enough to work with them.

But the thing about the Greek gods (in my experience) is that they KNOW you're not perfect. You're human and by evolutionary design, we are flawed (it's how we learn to adapt through mistakes and practice). They want to help us improve and fearing failure will keep us from trying which will keep us from improving and will even set a "fixed" mindset, versus cultivating a "growth" mindset. (LINK)

Which is not what the gods want when they offer to help and want to see you improve. 

Creating a formal barrier, to me, implies needing to be at your best all the time which implies perfectionism but by expecting perfectionism, it'll keep me from ever wanting to work with these gods because I am human and humans make mistakes. 

So I say, if it feels right to refer to Hades and Persephone as parents, then do it because that is between you and the gods.

Aphrodite definitely comes off as very motherly but also like that cool older sister that is also the family therapist. She's incredible kind but can really mess someone up if they mess with the ones she loves. She's also hilarious! Like one day I'll be in class and suddenly I start laughing because she made a perfectly timed comment!

"He also sits next to me and smiles when I open up your blog."

AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! *WAVES "HI" TO ARES AS HARD AS I CAN!* HIIIII!!!!!

But seriously this comment made me smile from ear to ear and just when I needed it too but that's Ares, always knowing when I need a pick-me-up!

I'm so happy to know that I was able to help you both connect and it makes me so happy to know that you don't regret it!

Our modern world is so obsessed with "Good vs. Evil" that it paints the world in this polarity without realizing that the world is a lot more complicated than that and so we end up having things like Good vs. Evil, Blue vs. Red, Athena vs. Ares and because Athena represents wisdom, Ares ends up being portrayed as being akin to "evil" but in actuality he is just as necessary as the rest of the Olympians.

Aside from his title as The God of War, Ares also represents courage and survival.

Don't be surprised if he leaves, he'll be back he's just giving you a break because having Ares around for too long, may cause anxiety since he's survival and triggers adrenaline so Ares often visits me but immediately leaves. Again, does not mean he's mad, he just really cares.

I'm so glad you love him too!

Because he's the god of war and likes to hype up his warriors before they enter battle, Ares gives some of the MOST INSPIRING speeches I've ever encountered!!!

Let him inspire you ♥️

(2/2)Ugh I hope this isn't a ridiculous or silly question but like I honestly don't have a clue about how it works and I'm quite curious. I don't even know if you do but you're super knowledgeable and I thought you might at least have an opinion on it, I could get some guidance to further explore this!

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Hi! 

I apologize for taking so long to answer this, I don't know who pissed off 2020, but it's been one hell of a year. 

From my experience, YES, they can read all of your thoughts, feelings and fears BUT they can tell when it's something you wholeheartedly believe versus an intrusive thought guilting you over thinking it's your own thoughts. 

The reason why they are able to do so is because nothing calls on a god stronger than the feelings you are emitting which can be attached to your thoughts. 

In my experience with the gods, when a human is in emotional pain, is the same as them physically screaming for help. Your strong feelings are the equivalent of sending the gods a personal phone call. 

When they show up, they do a quick assessment of what's going on in your head like a doctor walking into a patient's room and reading their chart to see what the problem is as well as the patient's general health and health history. 

I've also noticed that out of respect for the devotee's personal comfort they ignore these thoughts and won't do anything about them until the devotee wants and is ready to change them. 

This is why being purposeful and accepting that you are ready to change and actively ask for a specific god to help you is the equivalent of saying "okay, I want to focus on this now." 

I hope this helps!

I'm pretty sure I felt was servers energy. It was like I'm suddenly really warm pit in my stomach and I'm like just a warm presence on my back. And then I decide to start a chain of communication via Shufflemancy, and from what I gathered I think he's been watching over me for a while even when I was a child from something or someone. And I really appreciate that

Ooooh small plot twist idk if whatever he was protecting from is more... Present now bc shufflemsncy said "what's up danger" and so ya girl needs frankincense and sage bc 2020 been doing the most

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I agree with that about 2020! Felt that in my soul!

That's really funny because "what's up danger" is the song Ares plays when I'm really nervous and ask him if I'm going to be okay. My goodness, he played it so much when I was in Greece! 

As for Lucifer, (which is hilarious because while answering this ask I could feel him popping out of nowhere like "... Aren't you Ares's kid? You've grown! Weird… So much Hellenic polytheism in your life now… Weren't you Catholic the last time I saw you? Anyway, what's up?")...

He's so cool...

Anyway, some followers do see him as the devil, others do not, but they all see him as the embodiment of rebellion and individuality—I highly recommend you research his followers and those who work with him.

Although I've always admired him due to his similarities with Ares, I was too busy hanging out with Ares to really contact him, plus I never got to see him except on the few times when he just did the rockstar horns hand blessings towards me whenever I would argue with the nuns and priests in church. (Yes, he has the ability to be in church)

There are plenty of awesome people on T*k T*k and ironically this is one of the few beings I recommend researching on T*k T*k because the followers make so much sense (LINK)

I really really don't recommend T*k T*k for other deities though since everyone treats them like they are very sensitive atomic bombs what will go off as soon as you mess up and praise abusive behavior plus insist you have to "fear them." 

But those who work with Lucifer are actually against abusive deities (which is what it is when you look at abusive behavior and how T*k T*k expects their deities to be like. Sidenote: (LINK))

So with that in mind here are some videos I recommend on Lucifer 

Link: 

Other Lucifer followers: (LINK):

He talks about how Satanism is about individuality: (LINK)

Unfortunately with every religion you will have those you should avoid on Satanism so here's his take on who to avoid: (LINK)

Positive side of who you should look up according to him: (LINK)

Why I like his videos: (LINK) (LINK) (LINK) (LINK)

some call him by a different name (LINK) 

Also this person sees him as an Archangel while others see him as a deity: (LINK)

There are also the follower who posted the video that I made a blog post about on Lucifer, but I haven't really followed them so please keep that in mind:  (LINK)

Also I don't know enough about Lucifer and encourage you to do as much research with his followers because some followers consider him a benevolent demon while others argue he's still an archangel, but here's a witch who has useful things to talk about on Demons in case you accidentally summon something else when trying to contact him.

I put this here because since Lucifer is often portrayed as the most "demonic" of them all per Christianity, I thought it might help in case your subconscious mind tries to scare you away from him due to Christian propaganda. 

Part 1: (LINK)  

Part 2: (LINK) 

Part 3: (LINK) 

Part 4: (LINK)

As I've mentioned earlier, I do not work with and have never worked with Lucifer because his energy has always been very Ares-like to me and I only ever worked with Ares. The reason why I could tell it was Ares and not Lucifer was because of his Spartan uniform and just a gut feeling of it being Ares. 

Again, I highly recommend you do your research and speak to other followers who follow him while avoiding the Nazis, who (according to some of his followers) like to use his image to cause harm so like anything else be smart about it, educate yourself and remember that you are more powerful than you know. 

I highly encourage any followers who work with Lucifer to give more information on this post if they'd like to share.

May Ares lend his shield and spear for those who face injustice.