As A Newbie, I Still Have A Long Way To Go In Getting To Know Lady Aphrodite And Understanding Her As

As a newbie, I still have a long way to go in getting to know Lady Aphrodite and understanding her as her devotee. I really want to go full out on my worship to her but I can only do the bare minimum and tiny acts of devotion due to my unsafe environment.

The best thing I can do is offer her pretty flowers that I see during my walk, a frikin leaf, drawings of her that represents my gratitude for her guidance and patience, and a very horribly written poem.

If you're like me, living in an unsafe environment and unable to properly practice Paganism, please give me suggestions on how I can get closer to Lady Aphrodite and be even deeper and spiritual with her.

im pagan. my cousin is christian.

I was doing an urgent art offering to Aphrodite because I didn't make her one or get her one the other day. I usually give her flowers, drawings, poems, maybe lay down some romance book ideas for her. So, as i was doing it my cousin was like "girl im abt to go home and all you care about is aphrodite? Like thats enough stop that- whos more important me or her?" And im like ???? MAAM??

As an ex christian i know that the christian God is their first priority. So, shouldnt she understand the your god comes first thing? cuz personally, I do put Aphrodite first because if it wasnt for her I would be even worse than I already was before her.

AND HERES THE CRAZY PART!! When I looked at her like 👁️👁️ "bitch what" she smiled at me and laughed then DARED SAY "i'll curse her if you dont answer me" LWNSIWHWIWJWK MAAM WHAT KIND OF THIN LINE ARE YOU WALKING ON? A TIGHT ROPE? A PLASTIC LINE?? A PHONE LINE?? WHATEVER IT IS ITS THIN AF!!

I hope its okay now cuz she realized what she said and apologized but I dont think she apologized to Aphrodite but at me. I asked Aphrodite to forgive her but like im not sure if she did cuz THE "WILL CURSE APHRODITE" PART IS CRAZY CUZ- im sorry human cursing a deity??

I also dont think she realized Christianity has similar practices with Pagans esp with offerings. Like she scoffed when I told her "yeah, we give offerings" LIKE MAAM YOU DO TITHES AND OFFERINGS IN YOUR CHURCH???

like this is wild to me as someone who is close to her like bro disrespecting my religion and beliefs bro- YOURE LITERALLY MY COUSIN AND BESTFRIEND??

Might have to rethink things because of how she responds to my practices.

Aphrodite: Goddess of Passion, Love, Sex, Beauty, Pleasure and Procreation.

Offerings include:

rose water,

rose/ocean scented candles or incense,

rose petals,

seashells,

perfumes,

jewelry you consider beautiful, honey, rose tea, fruits like apples ( golden colored apples ) figs, and pomegranates,

crystals/gemstones such as quartz, rose quartz ( specifically ) and emeralds,

chocolates,

naturally shed dove/swan/geese feathers,

herbs like basil and majoram,

sand,

poems about her, love, or any other poem you have written.

Prayers to Aphrodite

1. I come to you by candlelight, I bring a humble gift this night,

View my soul and weigh my truth, I love, respect, and honor you.

May this gift be well recieved,

By Love's goddess,

Lady of the seas.

2. Lady Aphrodite,

Beloved Goddess of all the world's beauty, of love in all forms,

and of purest desire,

may you continue to guide me

towards acceptance and love,

for myself and for others,

for now and for good.

May we flourish forever

with beauty and grace.

my Beloved Aphrodite

with love in your heart,

may you continue to guide me,

til death do us part.

3. Prayer to Aphrodite to Bring Love into One's Life

Tender-hearted Aphrodite, friend of the lonely, friend of those who seek a lover, a companion for life, a mate to share their sorrows and delights;

Aphrodite, you touch the center of the soul, you light the flame of passion in men and women, you hold our hearts in your gentle hands. Goddess, fair one, kind one, giver of the most precious gifts, open my spirit to joy and gladness, open my mind to possibility, open my heart to love. Heal me of hurt, release me from fear; grant me the innocence of first love that I may see the world in all its promise and beauty; grant me the wisdom of experience that I may choose with sense and judgment. May my eyes be keen, may my vision be true, may I see what is more clearly than what may be. Aphrodite, I pray to you, goddess, grant me your gift of love.

4. May Aphrodite bring love to you, and may you feel that love.

sana pandesal nalang ako eh no

Filipino Isekai

havent been feeling Aphrodite's presence that much unless I'm outside.

Maybe it's because I haven't been sleeping but OH BOY SCHOOL IS KILLING ME (I even fell asleep while reading a question on a quiz)

I think her not speaking to me or even letting me feel her presence is her way of saying "Think about what youre doing" 😭✋

Hail Lady Aphrodite

Trust your instincts ya'll

Should've listened to my instincts when I wanted to tell my girl cousin I'm pagan. Boy cousin respected it and told me to stay safe because he knows very well how our family is. Should've just told him. She already looked at me differently when I told her I wasn't Christian anymore, when I wasn't comfortable praying to the Christian God when our family would beg me just because I'm the eldest grandchild, I don't want to because I don't want to disrespect Him.

I know it's her opinion, I know she has the right to have an opinion.

But for me and many people it's not stupid like how she thinks it is. Such a big blow, ngl.

Aphrodite listened to me that night when I cried. She was there when no one else can hold me.

Hail Lady Aphrodite 🩷