Resources For Hestia Devotees

Resources for Hestia Devotees

Hestia, virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and sacrificial fire. Formal Pronunciation: EH-stee-uh [source]

The only traditional epithets: 

(1) Boulaia = “of the council”. 

(2) Prytaneia = “of the Prytanis.” 

Modern/UPG epithets

Resources:

Theoi.com

On what she presides over and sacred symbols

On first and last born

On Hestia abdicating to Dionysus

Hestia followers on tumblr

Helpful links:

On introducing yourself

Bedridden devotion to Hestia

Altar ideas: here / here / here

Devotional acts/honoring her: here / here / here / here

Morning ritual

Offering ideas: here / here / here

Crystals associated with her (UPG)

Ways to honor Hestia this holiday season

Prayers:

Historical prayer to Hestia

Guide the lost and those who have nothing

For mental strength

Strength in mental illness

For comfort and self love

For generosity and love

Guidance through hardship

May you always find a home

Helper of the homeless

Morning and evening prayer

Morning and night prayer

Hymn/prayer for prayer beads

Tea prayer/blessing

House blessing

Kitchen prayer

Devotionals and Hymns:

Patron of hometowns

Seeking guidance on paths

Helper of the homeless

Patron goddess

Hail Hestia

Hestia

To Hestia

Hestia’s home

Hymn to Hestia

Orphic hymn 84

Holy hearth flame

Hymn to Hestia-of-the-Cabled-Cardigan

Sigils and Emoji Spells:

My relationship with Hestia is strong (sigil)

My connection to Hestia is strong (sigil)

Sospidonum (sigil)

Hestia (sigil)

Emoji prayer to Hestia

To make your house a home (emoji spell)

Heal your heart and spirit (emoji spell)

Warm your heart and soul (emoji spell)

To feel connected to Hestia (emoji spell)

Updated 10/10/19

I feel like, as witches, we all love the moon. We adore her, yes.

But I never hear y’all giving the sun the recognition it deserves?? Like, the moon’s light comes from the sun. The sun nourishes all life on earth. Without them, we would be nothing. We all use energy from the sun in some way, because at the bottom of the trophic structure are plants, which get their energy from photosynthesis from the sun. Which we either directly consume as herbivores, or that we get from animals who eat plants. Whose energy comes from the sun.

So, give the sun some credit sometimes. Worship them, praise them, give thanks for them.

Pride was always a protest.

What Native people say about the use of sage: you can use sage, but you cannot smudge as nothing you are doing (waving sage around) is actually smudging. Smudging is a ceremony and you are, we promise, not smudging. Please buy sage from either us, or someone who sources the sage from us. White sage may not be considered endangered by the US government but corperate sourcing is making it difficult for us to source sage for our own religious purposes. Let alone to sell it.

What white people hear: never use sage ever, don’t ever buy it, don’t own it, don’t even look at it.

Look, y’all. There’s a couple of facets to my talk today.

1) Yes! You can buy sage! You really, truly can! Buy it from either native sellers (go to a powwow! Eat our food, buy our stuff, watch some dancing!) Or buy it from a seller who sources the sage from native people. Pick one. And no, buying it from 5 Below doesn’t count.

2) you CANNOT smudge. This isn’t just you “shouldn’t”— this is a YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF SMUDGING. Waving a sage stick around your doorways IS NOT SMUDGING. It is smoke clensing. Smudging, depending on the tradition and tribe, could easily have dancing and drums involved. You, as a white person, do not have the cultural BACKGROUND to even know how it works. At all. Period.

3) please, for FUCKS SAKE, stop making posts here on tumblr where you tell other white people about cultural appropriation and what they can and cannot do. Please stop, your license has been revoked because none of you bother to get the facts right. We native people are FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT OURSELVES. Consider instead: a) reblogging our posts where we talk about it! We’re here! We have made posts!! b) Making a post that states what we said and then LINKS BACK TO US. Screenshot with a link if you must. Stop centering your own voices in these conversations. You are already centered in everything, stop centering yourselves in a native space.

I’m tired of this nonsense, y’all.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk ™

Questions to Ask When the Major Arcana Appears

the fool - am I jumping into this too quickly? can I trust my gut? what do i hope to gain from this? is this in my best judgement to proceed? 

the magician - am I balancing parts of my life? am I focusing too much on the material world before me? am I properly utilizing the tools I have at my disposal?

the high priestess - am I trusting my intuition? am I allowing my imagination to roam free? have I grown out of touch with my spirituality? how may I further enhance my spirituality? 

the empress - how do I nurture others? do I, in turn, properly nurture myself? how do I express my feminine power? am I expressing myself creatively? 

the emperor - how am I handling authority in my life? how can I become a leader? am I taking strides to ensure material success? how do I express my masculine power?

the heirophant - am I honouring traditions? what can I teach others? what can I learn? how may I go about finding groups of likeminded people? where am I deriving my sense of security?

the lovers - are parts of me at war within myself? how can I unite very different parts of my life? what can I do to help build cooperation within my relationships? 

the chariot - how can I take control of my situation? how can I resolve my conflict? how can I tackles the challenges coming my way? which direction should I choose?

strength - how can I overcome my weakness? what makes me courageous in my situation? from where do I draw my inner power? how can I best work with my instinct? 

the hermit - what is driving me forward in life right now? where can I be truly alone? what do I need to reflect on? what wisdom can I draw from past experiences? 

wheel of fortune - what changes am I willing to except? how much of my life is left to fate? how do my every day actions influence the bigger picture of my life? 

justice - how can I make the best decision? how do I find balance in my life? what can I do to rectify my past mistakes? am I weighing all the pros and cons or am I overlooking something?

the hanged man - what should I hold onto and what should I let go of? how can I look at this with a new perspective? what am I willing to sacrifice? how do I let go of old habits and step out of my comfort zone? 

death - how can I use recent events to transform myself? what do I need to accept the end of? what will be born from the ashes? how can I mourn the ending of one thing and celebrate the beginning of another?

temperance - what led to the feeling of harmony? what can I do to hold onto it, grow from it, and become harmoniously whole? how do I remain patient through these experiences?

the devil - am I allowing myself to fixate unhealthy on something? what do I fear? am I too tied to the material world? how do I free myself from the bondage I have allowed myself to fall into? 

the tower - what have I been ignoring? why did I refuse to take action, what can I do to avoid this again? how do I free myself from my own ruin? how do I grow from this disaster?

the star - how am I using my gifts? what is inspiring me? what makes me happy and how can I embrace that? how can I continue on the right track to making my wishes come true? 

the moon - am I listening to my dreams, my feelings, my instincts? am I trusting them? how am I connecting to the invisible workings of the world? how am I using my creativity? 

the sun - am I approaching my problem with a positive attitude? how are my efforts being appreciated by others? how do I step into the spotlight to showcase my talents? 

judgment - how self-aware am I, truly? what actions have I taken that are wise? unwise? am I being honest with myself? what can I learn from my past and how can I grow? 

the world - how have my efforts payed off? how am I progressing in life, does it feel right? what in my life is coming to an end? what is beginning? what are my next steps? in what ways do I feel fulfilled? 

2015 H/D ERISED: WEEKLY ROUNDUP # 3

And here we present you our third week of hd_erised. Our fest is closer to the ending than to the beginning. Of course, we still have quite a lot stories and art yet for you, so no need to be sad just yet. :D

We certainly hope you’ve been enjoying all the stories and art. Please don’t neglect to leave a comment if you’ve enjoyed a submission. Comments are precious and our artists and writers will love you for it, will we.

Posting will continue later today. Please revise our third week for anything you might have missed, and check our Week 1 and Week 2 roundups for even more goodies!

ART

Just Your Average Saturday for fantasyfiend09 [PG]

Volatile Elements for potteresque_ire [PG-13]

Synchronicity for lokifan [PG]

FIC

Kissed for obliviateamores [R, ~12K] Summary: On the night of his Azkaban release, Draco Malfoy was attacked by a rogue Dementor. He survived but self-exiled to Muggle London, where he opened a late-night chocolate shop called Kissed. His only remaining link to the magical world is Harry Potter, who refuses to leave him alone for more reasons than Draco knows…and a Bertie Bott’s Every Flavored Bean will help him uncover the truth.

The Kaleidoscope Charm, or 50 Shades of Rainbow Magic for shiftylinguini [NC-17, ~27K] Summary: Getting Draco Malfoy as a boss was not the worst thing that happened to Harry; getting a crush on him was.

A Meeting of True Minds for indyonblue [PG, ~5,5K] Summary: Harry is an Auror called in to discover why Draco Malfoy has been sent a cursed mirror. But that’s not the real mystery…

Lose Not a Chance to Waken Love for persephoneapple [R, ~7K] Summary: When he keeps bumping into Harry Potter, Draco thinks chance is playing a cruel joke. Especially when he seems to be the only person in the Wizarding World who doesn’t look down on him entirely.

The Deeper Symbolism Behind Golden Apples for omi_ohmy [R, ~26,7K] Summary: When the Wizengamot insists Chief Auror Harry Potter pose for a statue for the Ministry Atrium, why are his friends reluctant to tell him who the sculptor is?

Almost Like Song for writcraft [NC-17, ~7K] Summary: They were once lovers, but Harry hasn’t seen Draco in years, so it’s a bit of a shock when he appears to warn Harry about an upcoming Auror mission.

Dear Uncle Plume for citrus_lime [NC-17, ~16,5K] Summary: Life after war is nothing like Draco expected. He only hopes he’ll survive it. Especially when his friends are less than sympathetic.

I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor for anemonen [NC-17, ~28K] Summary: Harry felt lit up from inside as soon as he entered the bar. There were blokes dancing together, their bodies close to one another, not keeping a wary distance as Harry was always careful to do when he was near another man. God, he wanted this – wanted it so much he could taste it, a metallic tang of heat and desire. He suspected nothing would ever be the same again – especially when he saw who else was in the room.

A Malfoy with a lion tattoo for agentmoppet [PG-13, ~1,9K] Summary: On a drunken dare, Draco Malfoy stumbles into Harry Potter’s tattoo parlour.

Any Instrument for femmequixotic and noeon [NC-17, ~130K] Summary: Draco Malfoy wouldn’t go back to England for anything less than an exceptional case. Being asked to figure out why Harry Potter can’t control his magic might be exceptional enough to qualify.