#hades deity

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

Me: "So I'm considering practicing deity identification readings with training wheels on, essentially, by telling my deities only ONE of them gets the cards and trying to figure out who has it."

My mom, laughing: "Like- Oh Loki's so excited- Like guess who? You're playing party games with your deities as practice, is what I'm hearing."

Me: "Oh, I was getting that vibe but wasn't sure that it wasn't just me. Of course Loki's excited. I literally got the image of them bouncing a little like they're gonna explode."

My mom, after a short pause: ".... Hades just raised his hand in my head like the most long-suffering dad ever and said 'count me in.'"

#in case anyone needed a reminder #sometimes deity work is funny #sometimes it's playing guess who with tarot cards #witch #witchcraft #paganism #witchblr #pagan #pagan witch #eclectic pagan #witch community #paganblr #deity work #witch blog #loki diety #loki devotee #hades deity #hades devotee

[rightwheretheyleftme]

The consensual ‘abduction’ of Persephone in Lokri

Pinakes of Persephone driving the chariot or embracing Hades as he abducts her

A fun fact that I love about Persephone and Hades is that in the city of Lokri (Modern Italy), they were seen as the ideal marriage. Women who were about to get married re-interpreted the myth of the abduction of Persephone so it would reflect their current situation, e.g: Women who were happy with their future husband made a pinake (a tablet of painted wood or terracotta) where Persephone was driving the chariot and participating in her own ‘abduction’; On the contrary, women who were forced into their marriage would make a pinake where Persephone was fighting against her captor.

“The pinakes were most likely dedications made by young girls in the lead-up to their weddings. In this sense, it is understandable that the chosen god does not completely undergo the transition process. The dedications served the function of seeking Persephone's blessing and protection for their marriages, and they were dedicated before the marriage had taken place. So the image of the goddess that was being invoked and imitated in the abduction scenes was the goddess in the same state as the dedicating girls: the state immediately before marriage. […]

The most common pinax types are the 'divine' and 'imitation' scenes. In both cases, these range from unambiguous abductions where the maiden clearly struggles against her captor to images in which it appears the girl is complicit in her own kidnapping sometimes even taking charge of the chariot herself. The range can be accounted for because, as James Redfield points out, "no doubt some brides felt more abducted than others".”

- Mackin, Ellie. “Girls Playing Persephone (in Marriage and Death).” Mnemosyne 71, no. 2 (2018): 209–28.

#greek mythology #greek gods #hellenic polytheism #hellenic worship #hades deity #hades worship #hades and persephone #hades #hellenism #persephone #persephone worship

[undeadmagick]

i find it fascinating how my perception of the gods have changed once i met them. both in looks and personality.

Freyja, related to beauty, love and lust, i believed would look young and very feminine. Yet, when presented with her, she was a gorgeous, mature woman with lines at her eyes and a towering figure. The realization that a goddess I acknowledge as being so gorgeous had wrinkles and strong facial features made me reconsider my own perceived “flaws” and standards of beauty. She was beautiful in her strength and wisdom and yet also in her divinity and confidence. I had forgotten a woman of extreme beauty was also a goddess of war. And in both being true, I found her to be the most powerful woman I know.

Seeing Hades, I believed he would be fearsome and cold. Yet, when I looked into his eyes, there was warmth. He had an appearance of a man in his 40s with long hair, the color of the night, and he had no resentment or even disdain. Only softness. I didn’t fear him nor did he try to have me do so. He was safe as he led me through the courtyard where we met. Where I thought he would be an imposing and cold-hearted figure, I found someone with such patience like a father-figure would have.

Apollo, whom I thought would be bubbly and funny from how I’ve seen others described him was indescribably elegant. He carried himself well. He was kind and patient. Where I thought I would find youthful naivety, I found charm and elegance. And he only asked to help me in my healing. Even when I thought I did not need him, he waited patiently until I could hear him properly. And no matter how long it took, he was still welcoming with a smile.

I truly believe everyone should have the opportunity of meeting their deities and finding how they appear to them. What they show themselves as is what you may need. I find it fascinating to see how others see them :) They love us very much.

#deity work #deity worship #apollo deity #apollo worship #hades deity #hades worship #freya deity #freyja #freyja deity #freyja worship #hellenic polytheism #hellenic pagan #hellenism #hellenic deities #norse paganism #norse heathen #heathenry #heathenism #paganism #pagan witch

[hades-girl-03]

i saw someone talking about mundane devotion (i forgot their tumblr, sorry) but it's so true. devotional acts don't have to be something huge, and neither do offerings.

something i like to do for a devotion for hades is using a mint toothpaste, or washing my hair with a mint shampoo & conditioner. devotion doesn't need to look like doing a huge ritual, it can look like anything you do that reminds you of them! if you do something in their honor, that's what truly counts. this is especially good to remember if you're still in the broom closet but want to still worship or work with a deity.

#hellenic pagan #pagan witch #deity work #deity worship #hades devotee #hellenic polytheism #deity devotion #hades deity #hades worship #mundane devotion #devotional

[khaire-traveler]

💀 Subtle Haides Worship 🐕‍🦺

If you have a dog (or any pet), play with them

Volunteer at an animal shelter

Donate dog supplies to animal shelters and places who help families in need

Feed neighborhood dogs, cats, or birds

Start a coin collection with the intention of souls who need payment at the Underworld's gates can use those coins

Keep a picture of him in your wallet

Have a candle that reminds you of him (no altars needed)

Wear jewelry that reminds you of him

Have a stuffed animal owl, dog, or black ram

Have imagery of a bident, Cerberus, or ancient Greek helmets around

Drink coffee or a soothing tea to start your day

Honor your ancestors/souls that have passed; learn about your family history

Hold onto any family heirlooms; keep items from people who have passed in your life

Eat pomegranate seeds; drink pomegranate juice

Support suicide prevention or funeral funding organizations

Visit cemeteries; if allowed (get permission first please), leave flowers at graves; visit loved ones' or family members' graves

Collect animal bones (please thank the animal's spirit after doing so; I just think it's respectful to do so)

Learn about death; acquaint yourself with the idea of death; figure out what you believe happens after death

Take care of yourself physically and emotionally

Work on learning to let go of the past; forgive yourself for past mistakes, and release past regrets

Start a garden or tend to plants

Save your money, if able; work on spending it wisely

Practice patience, understanding, and gratitude

Be a good host to all who enter your space; Haides is the ultimate host, the Ruler of All

Take a walk during a new moon (if it is safe to do so in your area)

Bury a time capsule

Honor old family traditions; dig into your heritage and find pride in it

Learn to find simple joys in life; make a list of things that bring you joy in your day to day

Meditate in nature; ground yourself often; practice mindfulness

Visit/explore caves (please do so safely!!!)

Visit ancient ruins, ghost towns, and any place where people used to be but are no longer

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Hope this helps someone! I may add more later on. For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Haides. Take care, everyone! 🩵

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

#hades deity #hades worship #haides #helpol #hellenic polytheism #hellenic pagan #paganblr #deity worship #pagan tips

[mars-and-the-theoi]

I made these to help me get back into things!!!

(They were made on shuffles)

#hellenic polytheism #helpol #hellenic pagan #hellenic pantheon #hellenic paganism #zeus deity #hellenic gods #poseidon deity #hades deity #hypnos deity #thanatos deity #hephaestus deity #ares deity #apollo deity #asklepios deity #dionysus deity

[diana-thyme]

Greek Gods 101: Hades

Hades is a god of the underworld, the dead, funeral rites, burials, and hidden wealth. Excluding the universal offerings, some common offerings include:

Graveyard Dirt (Or Dirt from a Dead Plant)

Depictions or Coffins

Depictions of Funeral Rites

Coins or Other Money

Bones (Real or Fake)

Coffee

Depictions of Skulls (Or Actual Skulls)

Depictions or Figurines of Dogs

Gifts for Persephone or Cerberus

Mint

Gems

For devotional acts, some activities that can be done for him include:

Learning About the Funeral Rites of Different Cultures

Learning About how Other Cultures Treat Death

Grieving (Or, Alternatively, Moving On)

Volunteering at Animal Shelters

Learn More About Finances and Budgeting

Picking Up Graveyards and Cleaning Gravestones (With Permission! Please!)

Volunteering with the Elderly

He is celebrated in multiple Athenian holidays:

Heliogenna

Anthesteria, maybe

Genesios, maybe

#hades #hades deity #hades god #deities #hellenism #helpol #hellenic #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hellenic polytheist #hellenic community #hellenic deities

[sarafangirlart]

I don’t like it when ppl draw Hades as a young emo guy bc part of the appeal (at least for me) is that he’s an older more mature guy. Like idk man I’d rather be kidnapped and married to Disney’s Hades rather than a guy I’d see at hot topic.

#idk maybe I’m showing myself with this #also I don’t mind Persephone being drawn as younger just as long as its crystal clear that shes a grown ass woman #there aren’t any hot topics in my country lol #the hades game gets it #greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek pantheon #hades #hades deity #hades greek mythology #hades supergiant #hades game #persephone deity #persephone goddess #hades and persephone #persephades #persephone #Persephone hades #disney’s hercules #disney hades

[hades-bat]

I hope you see me as an Hades stan in a gothic-horror lover-obsessed with death-way and not in a lore olympus way

#greek mythology #greek gods #hades deity #hades #hades greek mythology #hades god of the underworld #anti lore olympus #anti lo hades

[toomixedwitch]

SET YOUR WARDS? COOL NOW SET YOUR BOUNDARIES!!

Ahhhh, boundaries. The thing many people can’t set in both the spiritual and mundane sense. Well, first what IS a boundary?

What is a boundary?

A boundary is an expectation that you may have for someone else. It is a mutual agreement of what is okay and what isn’t. It’s giving and taking consent in a given circumstance. Boundaries are within all types of connections from friends to family to deity. It is important to have boundaries in all these connections to maintain comfort and understanding.

“Toomixedwitch how the fuck do I set boundaries?”

I’m so glad you asked. It all starts with communication. This goes for mundane and spiritual situations! You want to first outline what it is you want to have rules on. I think the biggest one I always suggest for deity work is “Privacy will always be respected.” You might find deity showing up in places that you’d rather they not… the bathroom for example. So to be able to say “hey can you leave?” Is a boundary that’s expected.

When making boundaries you can write them down in your book of shadows or on paper to help you refer back to them. I always recommend for the first month or so communicating with deity on a certain day or time to check up on boundaries and expectations. This can be surrounding offerings, formality, what the work you do together is, if deity can bring other entities/deities into the space (if you’re in training etc) and so on.

If working with a deity who is on the more chaotic side you may want to outline what they can and can’t do. Can deity affect/mess with/play with/talk to your pets or no? Can deity move the stuff in your room or no? Can deity almost burn your house down or not /hj

How do I maintain these boundaries?

As I say, communicate. Schedule a time and day where you use divination or meditation to go through the list again and see how things are going. Is there anything that needs changing or going into more detail over? Is there anything deity would like in return (if the boundary was related to offerings etc)

The biggest one in both spiritual and mundane connections is being able to say no. Obviously, deities and entities will almost always allow you to say no; you always have a choice and will never be scolded for it. But if it helps you, write it down. “I am able to say no”. Sometimes we need a rule that outright says we can. With that said it’s always important to:

Communicate your discomfort

If you aren’t comfortable or you are struggling you are always allowed to say. ALWAYS. “I’m finding this way of offering tricky at the moment. I am still wanting to give offerings to you and I am willing to do it another way. Do you have an alternative?” BOOM it’s called communication and it is necessary in deity work.

“I am struggling mentally and am very busy right now deity, as you know, but I still worship and devote to you completely. Could you guide me through this time as I lessen my prayer and active work? My hard work and perseverance will be devotion to you.”

If you’d like to continue reading about this subject:

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-culture-blogs/pagan-leadership/what-are-boundaries.html

#witchblr #witchcraft #witch community #witchlife #witchythings #witchcore #witchcraft tips #boundries #deity work #deity worship #hades deity #hades worship #spiritual practitioner #witches #witchy #witches of tumblr

[a-touch-of-spice]

A lil collage I made for Lord Hades

#paganism #witchblr #paganblr #pagans of tumblr #polytheism #pagan #hellenic polytheism #hellenism #hades deity #hades #e offering

[wolfhowlwitch]

pro deity worship/low energy tip:

you CAN watch tv with/for your deities! and devote it to Them! and use that devoted time as an offering!

your offerings don’t exclusively HAVE to be physical or even only “things that would have been offered at the inception of the religion”. quality time is an offering. and TV (or movies!) can be quality time. as someone who is autistic/disabled, sometimes that’s all I can give (and I’m biased in that TV is my special interest, lol.)

examples:

for The Morrigan, I watch shows about killers, mediums, ghosts, and powerful groups of women. if I’m watching movies, I lean towards Irish horror movies or movies about spirits. sometimes just general dark fantasy movies. examples include Practical Magic (movie), The Hallow (movie), Hannibal (movie series or show but especially show), Psychic Kids* (reality show)

for Hermes, I watch things that are both funny and interesting/educational/informative. if I’m watching movies, I lean towards comedy romps (especially that involve travel) or biopics. examples include We Are The Millers (movie), Rocketman (biopic movie), Hart to Heart (comedy/interview show), Jeopardy!* (educational game show)

for Hades, I watch any and all horror movies, especially those with an afterlife component. if I’m watching shows, I tend to lean towards dark/kooky spooky cartoons. examples include Beetlejuice (movie or show but especially movie), The Cleansing Hour (movie), The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (cartoon show), Courage the Cowardly Dog* (cartoon show)

for Persephone, I tend to watch anything old, spooky, heartfelt, and aesthetically beautiful. if I’m watching movies, I lean towards dark musical films or romantic movies with a horror twist (bonus points for horror, comedy, and romance all in one). examples include Deathgasm (movie), The Corpse Bride (cartoon musical movie), Elvira’s Movie Macabre (horror movie commentary show), The Munsters* (show)

I put a * next to the programs that I feel They’ve loved the most and have felt truly deep connection with Them over! please feel free to get weird with it, experiment, find what works for your worship. and maybe in the reblogs or tags, tell me what you’ve been watching and who you’ve been watching it with!

#the wolf speaks #paganblr #pagan #paganism #eclectic paganism #helpol #hellenic paganism #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #polytheism #irish paganism #celtic paganism #irish pagan #celtic pagan #the morrigan #hades #persephone #hermes #the morrigan deity #hades deity #persephone deity #hermes deity

[undeadmagick]

a tip for beginners since it worried me when i first started: its important to note that while there are deities that are heavily connected to each other, you’re not obligated to work with both of them.

many people speak on specifically married deities (ex: hades & persephone, zeus & hera, odin & frigg). a lot of people refer to them as a “package deal” since they are heavily entwined. but it’s important for those just starting out, this does not mean you have to work with both.

as someone who works with hades, some of my offerings to him are related to persephone but i don’t worship her. in fact, when i had the opportunity to meet her and ask, she smiled and said, “you’re not mine”. we both mutually understood that we didn’t have a connection to one another but we have mutual respect and kindness for one another.

the “package deal” part is where i offer my coffee that is too sweet for hades so he said he’ll hand it to persephone instead. which is the cutest fucking thing btw omg

this is all just in an effort to say, please do not worry about having to work with two deities rather than one. don’t get overwhelmed.

#as a side note: persephone is so unbelievably gorgeous good god she’s beautiful #paganism #deity worship #deity work #norse paganism #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hades deity #persephone deity #hera deity #zeus deity #odin deity #frigg deity #baby witch

[thewhisperofzagreus]

“For Hades is mighty in calling men to account below the earth, and with a mind that records in tablets he surveys all things.”  — Aeschylus

#greek mythology #greek gods #greek pantheon #hellenic #hellenic polytheism #hellenism #hellenic gods #greek myth #hellenic deities #theoi #hellenic pagan #helpol #hellenic worship #ancient greek mythology #deity work #hades #hades deity #theoi worship #moodboard #aesthetic #dark aesthetic #e offering #king hades #king of the dead #house of hades #underworld

[khthonioi]

deity inspired perfume oils I’ve made over the past few months;

hestia - hearthkeeper; cardamom, orange blossom, spiced wood, tobacco vanilla, cedarwood

hades - under earth; pine, opium, cigar, pomegranate, de la nuit musk

hermes - keeper of flocks; juniper berry flower, basil, frankincense, sandalwoood, white patchouli

apollo - sunsickness; fig leaf, bergamot, hyacinth, golden musk, dark amber, soft leather

#journal #apollos is the only one I think I need to work on a little bit more #but I just finished hermes yesterday and I loveee love love it #hestia #hermes #hades #apollo #hestia deity #hermes deity #hades deity #apollo deity #hellenic deities #hellenic paganism #helpol

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

Amongst many other things in witchcraft, I uh...

I was not prepared to have to tell people I'm giving free readings "Sorry, my deities aren't letting me have my cards back until I address a personal issue. They're hijacking my cards."

Loki, Persephone, and Hades have all confirmed through card imagery and such that yes; they are hijacking my cards. Like.... I recognize that if I truly told them "no, respect boundaries" they'd let me have them back but....

I find it hysterically funny that I'm experiencing what it's like when your deities essentially stage an intervention.

#witchcraft #paganism #witchblr #pagan witch #pagan #eclectic pagan #witch community #paganblr #deity work #witch blog #loki deity #persephone devotee #hades devotee #loki devotee #hades deity #persephone deity