I Turn To Ares.

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

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Occasionally the Gods will teach you lessons in unconventional ways—as of right now, Lord Hermes is teaching me to take better care of my car and how to work on it by it breaking down every time I turn it off and on.

I guess I have been saying lately that I want to know more about cars 😅 I’ve definitely been learning, and it hasn’t been too stressful, as every time I’ve needed it I’ve been lucky enough to always have a way to jump-start it. I know it will be fixed and fine by the end of the day.

I used to not understand my family when they said to pray to God when in trouble, or believe in Him and everything will be okay. Now I’m starting to get it! I get less stressed because I trust in my Gods to take care of me, and everything works out eventually.

//TW for mentions of abuse

I felt Lady Hekate Brimo watching over me today. I sought Her out in a time of need after escaping a very abusive relationship a bit over a year ago. I have asked for Her aid multiple times with the situation, and me working through it. I have not felt safe in my city since escaping.

I went to a convention today, and there was a chance my abuser would’ve been there. I sent up a subconscious prayer asking that my abuser not be there, and today, I was able to go safely.

I cannot be more thankful to Her. I feel Her watching over me. Lady Hekate Brimo is a very intense and deep presence to be around and work with. I am blessed that She considered my cause worth helping. She has helped me begin my path of healing from what was done to me, and direct my baneful work.

I will have to find time to give Her some good offerings soon. The Gods take care of me, and I cannot be more thankful to them.

Khairete 🖤

Hello! I’m gonna try to answer these as much as I can!

1. Yes, absolutely. Lord Apollon has been with me for a very long time, even though I didn’t know him. The Gods can watch over you at any point in your life!

2. So there is a structure to the way we pray that you can take or leave, but the Greeks believed a God would respond to Their name, so you start a prayer with the name of the God, Their epithet (if you are using one), Their domain, and maybe list where They come from or who They are related to. You then can introduce yourself, and then move onto what you are asking for. You can, of course, pray any way you would like! But this is a traditional way you can go.

3. This is actually a huge issue I have with some of the community/witchtok. It is extremely hard to anger a God. You have to really try to be disrespectful, or engage in Hubris to anger Them. This is my belief, anyways, but getting ash on Their altars is definitely not a problem. If you are staying respectful, it is really hard to do. Mistakes or being messy is perfectly okay.

4. You can just start! It was seen as respectful to the Gods, especially to Lady Hestia and Lady Hera in particular. You can use headbands, shawls, scarves, sheets of fabric—whatever can cover your hair! I’ve even seen some people use hats/baseball caps/snapbacks.

5. Communication differs for everyone. To me, the way I dispute it from my inner monologue, is that I usually only receive a very strong and resonating word, sentence, or idea. I rely very heavily on divination versus influenced thought. Tarot, pendulums, and oracle decks are all great to use. The way to tell who is speaking is to ask! Use some yes or no questions with a pendulum. They also will not be upset if you misinterpret. We’re human, we make mistakes.

6. I have had quite a few years to unlearn the toxic religious behaviors my specific family/church taught me. A good way for me to separate was actually to research Christianity, and to learn that Christianity is not scary or bad, sometimes it’s just the terrible people that use its name. A lot of religions have some similarities, if you think about it. I think of Christianity as a brother in religion, and walk alongside it. The more you learn about something, the less scary it is, and the more you can learn to reverse any thinking that is bad for you.

I really hope this helped you, and wasn’t too long. Good luck! 🖤

Since I'm new to this stuff I have a few questions if anyone could help me <3

1. Is it possible to have a god watching over you/calling you for a majority of your life even before you wanted to worship them? Looking back I feel as tho Aphrodite has been there for most of my life, before I was ready to begin this practice.

2. I know not everyone prays the same, but how do you do a full prayer? What are things you mention to them? Also can prayer beads be any bead I associate with the god or do they have to be specific?

3. I keep hearing from people who don't practice this to not make the gods angry. Is it easy to make them angry? I feel as if I make one little mistake, like getting ashes on their altars, that they will be mad at me and that I have to ask for forgiveness.

4. How do you begin veiling? Are there certain places I should look for veils?

5. How do you know when the god is speaking to you and it's not just your inner monologue? What are some ways you communicate with them? Such as tarot/oracle cards, pendulums, dreams, ect. Additionally, if you worship multiple gods, how do you know which one is speaking to you over another? Do they get upset if you misinterpret one gods words for another?

Last question, I wasn't raised Christian or baptized, but my grandparents are and for a while I went to church as a kid. If anyone can relate, how have you tried to unlearn the Christian ideologies and not apply them to your gods?

If anyone answered at least one question I would be grateful :')

“I’ve been thinking a lot about working with *this deity* but I haven’t gotten a sign yet!”

my brother in arcane arts that is the sign

Just celebrated Noumenia! Unfortunately, it was my first one where I struggled a bit with my connection, but I know They’re there. I made my first kathiskos for Lord Zeus Ktesios, and made offerings to all my other Gods (except Lady Hekate, I’m waiting for tonight for Her).

Basically I’m very much being encouraged to find myself and talk to my loved ones this month—something I’ve been really struggling with. Lord Thanatos and Lord Hypnos are so encouraging of me working on my mental health, and I cannot thank Them enough for it.

Happy late Noumenia, to all who celebrate!

Khairete 🖤