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Deipnon - Hellenic Dark Moon Ritual

Hellenic/Greek reconstruction/revivalist dark moon ritualRitual Components:

Candle and/or incense

Hot drink

Spoon for stirring

Bowl with water

Bay leaf x 3 (write on each 1 thing you seek to cleanse from your life)

lighter or matches

Something yummy to eat after

Pre-Ritual Purification:

Wash yourself completely in a ritual bath or shower

You may also just wash your hands

Ground and Center:

Close your eyes and take 3 deep breaths. Connect with the sensations of your body. Feel as your sides expand and release. From your spine shoots a thick, gnarled root wrapping around and breaking through that which is beneath you until it finds the dusty earth. Other smaller roots follow suit from each part of you that touches a surface below. As these roots break the surface, they crawl well into the crust until they are met with a cavern and rushing water. It is here that they begin to drench themselves intermingling the energy of the water as the energy of the surrounding terrain. This energy swells upwards rising upwards through the root system, through your legs, your pelvis, your torso, your arms, and finally your head. Your back straightens as the trunk of the tree centers you between the base of the tree and the now forming branches. They sprout from your arms, shoulders, and the crown of your head. New leaves reach upwards waving in the winds letting the shadow and light of the moon dapple between. These energies seep downwards through your head, your shoulders, your arms, chest, pelvis and legs. All these energies fill you and ultimately mix with what is inside you already. You are empowered. You are grounded. Your working can begin.

Poems:

Nothing but Death

by Pablo Neruda

'There are cemeteries that are lonely,

graves full of bones that do not make a sound,

the heart moving through a tunnel,

in it darkness, darkness, darkness,

like a shipwreck we die going into ourselves,

as though we were drowning inside our hearts,

as though we lived falling out of the skin into the soul.'

If Death is Kind

by Sara Teasdale

'Perhaps if Death is kind, and there can be returning,

We will come back to earth some fragrant night,

And take these lanes to find the sea, and bending

Breathe the same honeysuckle, low and white. We will come down at night to these resounding beaches

And the long gentle thunder of the sea,

Here for a single hour in the wide starlight

We shall be happy, for the dead are free.'

Offering:

(Take your hot drink and stir it clock wise three times. Speak or think about how the energy of the drink is your offering to the night, the full moon, the stars, and those spirits who work during this time. At this time also light your candle and/or incense. If you work with any deities or spirits or ancestors, feel free to give this and other offerings to them as well.)

Magickal Working:

Dark Moon, time of liminality, as we transition between last month and this, I am reminded to look within at my own darkness.

I accept the shades and ghosts of my past allowing their release of their chaotic grip upon my unconscious behaviors.

For even a blanket of cosmic shadow, shimmers with stars illuminating new ways of thinking, existing, and moving through this world.

It is through cycles of release and relearning that I shall grow into the being I seek to be in this world.

I start with cleansing:

(Light each bay leaf on fire and then drop it in the water with each statement).

With water and fire I am purified.

With water and fire this house is purified.

With water and fire the affairs of all in this space are purified.

Now I turn my sights outward to the wilderness of the world - urban, rural, or natural.

I give offerings to the restless dead this eve.

Those who have violent deaths... Those lost too early in their lives... and those who never had a chance...

You are remembered.

I now leave a portion of this meal, this drink and this incense for you.

Should I hear the baying of hounds, my head will not turn.

I shall not see you.

My door shuts behind me, solidly so that your haunts go undisturbed.

(Take a portion of your meal and drink to leave outside. let your incense burn as usual on your altar. When you turn back towards your house, do not look back.)

Release from the Cosmic Grove:

(You can do this in reverse to the visualization above bringing in the branches and leaves, followed by the roots and releasing from the trunk of the tree).

Feast:

(Take time to eat with the group or by yourself not only to ground again, but also to commune with the energy of the evening.)

Sources:

Hekate's Deipnon

Wikipedia Deipnon

Fel the Blithe on Hekate's Deipnon

🏛Hellenic cheat sheets🏛

In construction

Here are some cheat sheets with general information about the Greek Gods which you might find useful in worship but not only!

There is plenty of information I did not include. These are just simple cheat sheets. I could not fit everything in there but this might come in handy if you’re just starting out or want to get to know the Hellenic Gods.

For more information about them, I highly recommend you check out the websites or books I listed in sources!

PSA: Some of the things listed in offerings and associations section are more modern, thus could be regarded as UPGs/SPGs

⚡ The Olympians ⚡

Zeus

Hera

Poseidon

Demeter

Athena

Apollo

Artemis

Ares

Hephaestus

Aphrodite

Hermes

Hestia

Dionysus

Mount Olympus - Home of the Gods

Hyperborea

🦴The Underworld🦴

Hades

Persephone

Hekate

Hypnos

Thanatos

Erinyes

House of Hades & the Afterlife

🌱 Minor deities & daimones 💫

Nemesis

Eris

Phobos & Deimos - bonus info

Eros

Nike

Asklepios

Pan

Iris

Hebe

Priapus

Amphitrite

Aristaios

Thetis

Mousai [Muses]

Moirai [Fates]

Charites [Graces]

Anemoi [The Winds]

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Household Gods of Worship: A Collection of Posts

I very quickly went through my blog and wrangled together some posts and prayers on household worship and the household gods. This is not exhaustive! Please feel free to add on any you would also recommend!

Please also keep in mind that the gods mentioned below are merely the most common, and household worship also includes gods who you love and depend upon for their hand in your line of work, your well-being, your stage in life etc.

Agathos Daimon

On household protection and worship

Hekate and her Deipnon

Deipnon

Sacred spaces in ancient homes

On household worship

On daily worship

Household gods descriptions

More descriptions

Example Agathos Daimon rituals

Noumenia

Aggressive Agathos Daimon post (hilarious AND informative)

Herakles protects worshippers and the home

Zeus of the house

Kadiskos

Deipnon Noumenia and Agathos Daimon days with links to prayers

Prayers

Hekate

Hekate at Deipnon

Hermes for Protection of the Home

Hestia

Hestia at Noumenia

Hestia and Agathos Daimon

Agathos Daimon

Zeus

Zeus

All Household Gods

All Household Gods

All Household Gods

entities to investigate instead of lilith

so u think lilith (or an entity that to u resembles lilith) is reaching out to u? or, ure like me, and have an affinity for angry and vengeful female entities and u are not jewish? here are some darker goddesses/spirits that may share qualities with that often attributed to lilith by new age practioners that have appropriated her.

hekate , famous patron to witches, goddess of restless spirits

medea , ancient greek witch. priestess of hekate

the erinyes , aka the furies. trio of punishment spirits called alecto (wrathful), megaera (fierce), tisiphone (avenger). attendants to hekate

aphrodite , goddess of love and sex. vengeance isnt her focus by any means but she never shys away from war or revenge

persephone , goddess of the underworld

the morrigan , fierce triad goddess of death and war

nemesis , goddess of retribution

themis , oracle titan of justice. mother to dike, another goddess of justice

sekhmet , solar goddess of war and healing

ishtar/inanna , goddess of sex, war and justice

lamashtu , malevolent spirit that eats babies and men

nephthys , night goddess of death, magic and protection

nyx , primordial titan of the night

hel , goddess of death

morana , goddess of winter, death and rebirth

baba yaga , witch-spirit that can be maternal or malevolent

there are undoubtedly more, but these are who i can think of off the top of my head. deeper research and study of these entities and their attributes/associations can help u determine who u feel may b reaching out to u or give u an idea of which entities u might want to involve in ur practice instead of lilith.

and theres always eve, who also defied god and even got her husband to go along with it.

⛧ The Pentagram

Info on The Pentagram

✥ A pentagram is a five-pointed star, with all lines the same length and all angles the same. A 'pentangle', 'star pentagon', or 'pentalpha' means the same thing. It is a type of pentagon.

The word pentacle originally meant 'any symbol that protects against evil spirits'. There are many of such symbols, only a few of which include a pentagram. Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Greece and Babylonia, and are used today as a symbol of faith by many Wiccans, akin to the use of the cross by Christians. The pentagram has magical associations. Many people who practice Modern Paganism and Pagan faiths wear jewelry incorporating the symbol. Christians once commonly used the pentagram to represent the five wounds of Jesus.

✥ By the mid-19th century, a further distinction had developed amongst occultists regarding the pentagram's orientation. With a single point upwards it depicted spirit presiding over the four elements of matter, and was essentially good. However, the influential writer Éliphas Lévi called it evil whenever the symbol appeared the other way up.

"A reversed pentagram, with two points projecting upwards, is a symbol of evil and attracts sinister forces because it overturns the proper order of things and demonstrates the triumph of matter over spirit. It is the goat of lust attacking the heavens with its horns, a sign execrated by initiates."

✥ Based on Renaissance-era occultism, the pentagram found its way into the symbolism of modern occultists. Its major use is a continuation of the ancient Babylonian use of the pentagram as an apotropaic charm to protect against evil forces. Éliphas Lévi claimed that "The Pentagram expresses the mind's domination over the elements and it is by this sign that we bind the demons of the air, the spirits of fire, the specters of water, and the ghosts of earth." In this spirit, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn developed the use of the pentagram in the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, which is still used to this day by those who practice Golden Dawn-type magic. ✥ Because of a perceived association with Satanism and occultism, many United States schools in the late 1990s sought to prevent students from displaying the pentagram on clothing or jewelry. In public schools, such actions by administrators were determined in 2000 to be in violation of students' First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.

Today Wiccans have adopted the pentagram and used it in symbolism of the four elements, Air, Water, Earth and Fire and believe balance the fifth point to balance and create the fifth element of spirit. The pentagram ring is a popular talisman worn by Wiccans and Pagans alike. Many Wiccans utilize the pentagram frequently on altars, clothing, ritual tools and other decorative symbolism. They also view it as the Star of Life and often represents the feminine energy.

Witch tip: offerings

I’ve seen a lot of mixed opinions about whether or not it’s okay to consume the offerings and frankly, I’ve been confused about it for a while. My tip is to keep in mind who you are offering to

Ouranic offerings are always partial, you may share

Chtonic offerings are complete, you may not

Hellenic Polytheism Useful Links

Links and pages that I’ve found useful over the years!

[This is always going to be under construction!]

Here is a link to the page on my blog!

Newly Updated on 1-27-2017

Slacker Paganism

Tips for Practicing with Limitations

Hellenic vs. Hellenistic

Why practicing Hellenic Polytheism is not Appropriation

Sacred Texts Classical Index

How Gods Feel About Their Followers (If you havent noticed I heart Solo)

Basic Hellenic Offering Ritual

The Marriage of Zeus and Hera

Hekate Is NOT A TRIPLE GODDESS

How To Prepare Khernips

Preparing A Kathiskos

The Nymphai

Iambe and Demeter

Labrys

Hellenion

Sponde

Being a Layman

The Pomegranate

Ancient Greek Timeline

The Ten Precepts of Solon

Posts about Kharis I Enjoy

The Spoons Theory

Hubris - A New Take

Principles of Eusebia

Posts About Arete

Low Spoons and No Spoons Worship

How to write a Prayer

Old Stones New Temples FREE PDF

It’s Okay to Not be Like Everyone Else

Eleusinian Mysteries Res. 1

Libations!

Misconceptions about Hekate

What NOT to Offer to the Old Gods

To my family, paganism is the core of the craft. And so we take very seriously how we interact with our gods.

Afterthoughts

If you have something lying around the house that was originally meant for you or someone else, do not give it to the gods. Even if it cost a thousand dollars, it is worthless. It would be like giving the gods leftovers.

Irrelevant Objects

Do not offer a moon necklace to Venus. She is not a moon goddess. To her, it has absolutely no relevance. Do not offer a weapon to Mercury. He is a god of medicine. Unlike weapons, he does not harm, he heals.

Meaningless Items

Every offering needs to be well thought out. It does not matter how cheap its material value is. If you bought or made it, believing it to be worthy, then it has prime sentimental value. As a gift to the gods, it is perfectly fit.

Scraps

If you cooked for yourself or others, it is the first serving that must be offered. When you are asking the gods to share with you or someone else, their portion must be superior. Always give them something better.

Anything Halfhearted

If you feel sad, guilty or regretful about having spent the last of your money on an offering for a god, it will only be rejected by the deity. Every gift, whether expensive or cheap, needs to be given wholeheartedly.