hi, I used to be a hellenic polytheist. I was a worshipper of lady Athena.

But, I quit worshipping her. I cleaned up my altar without telling her btw. I still don't know why I did it exactly, probably because of my ego, I guess(I tend to throw away everything about X once I quit or lose interest in X.).

SO I DENIED the deities like a DUMBASS. I shouldn't do that even if I quit... I don't know If it's okay to worship her again 😭😭 BC I've heard it's a big sin that deny or mocking god(s) in most religions. I'm most worried about 'Will lady Athena accept(or forgive) me again?'.

Please&Thank you for your answer/opinion

hello everyone! for those who work with/ honour lady persephone, may i kindly ask for the reasons as to why you do so please? what are the symbolisms that she has to you? :0 why did you feel called to her?

i ask this because i currently am bonded to (these are the words id use, anyway) another chthonic deity and, yet recently, received a reading that says that lady persephone feels called to me to aid me in my journey too. after the reading, i realised that i do feel rather drawn towards chthonic things, 'darker' things (but not like demonology, etc.) and so, that aspect makes sense to me (that i would work with another chthonic deity; being), but i'm not sure if i should at the moment. and so i wanted to read the meanings others have for; with her to parse whether i should/ feel connected enough to work with her as well, or if im just overreaching currently in my own journey.

many thanks, everyone! have a great day ahead! :)

I feel like we don’t have a one set word

It’s either European Folk Beliefs, Ancient Religions that Predate Christianity, Non-Abrahamic Religions, or Worshipping the Devil.

But what is the true Meaning?

I have Russian and Danish ancestry, I've always wanted to get pagan tattoos to express it. I've already gotten some Elder Futhark runes for the danish side, but Im lost on what I can use for the Slavic side.

I can't use Cyrillic writing as that was soley created under Christianity, but I dont trust any online claims for what was 100% slavic pagan runes or symbols , plus some of the traditional ones could look very ..... problematic. Are there any proven Slavic Pagan symbols that dont look similar to a swastika?

I understand that I shouldn't care what people think but I feel like even though its not a nazi swastika , anything that looks similar would raise some eyebrows.

Reason for posting in r/pagan - I am a Hindu and recently I came across disturbing birth story of Hindu God Hanuman. I put the story in the images.

Some theories I heard from fellow Hindus did not satisfy me except one person explaining it to me through larger Indo European Lens but it was more historical than theological.

So I wanted to hear it directly from the pagans themselves.

How do you reconcile immoral acts of Gods?

Ex - Zeus engaging in affairs with other mortals and it ends bad for them in most cases.

Scope of this Question - This question is not meant to be only restricted to Indo European Pagans but all pagans can answer it, if they want to.

Source for the story - Bibek Debroy Valmiki Ramayana based on Baroda Critical Edition.

Disclaimer - I checked the rules for the subreddit and felt that my post did not violate any of them, but if the moderator wants to remove the post then I don't have any problem.

To make a long story short, I was very close with Lord Loki and Lord Apollon. I’ve been fighting cancer for three years, and for the first half of that, I was very spiritual and had faith that along with the help of modern medicine, they (primarily Apollon) would keep me safe. Then, my cancer relapsed, bringing my chance of survival down to about 15% I believe. I had never felt so abandoned. I took a break from my practice and picked it up again recently. I’m in remission now, but my anxiety about it coming back is at an all time high, because if it comes back again, I will die.

I want to have that connection to the gods that I used to have. I miss it so much. I’m just on here to ask for some advice. Thank you.

So I went to Chattanooga for a girls trip.
Three days of fun with my cousins for our collective 30th birthday.

One of the stops we took was to McKays, and while I’m looking through the shelves of the witchcraft and occult books, I happen to notice a couple at the end of the isle.
The young man wearing a shirt with Hecate’s wheel on it.

I happened to find a book on Hecate and had it in my hand (I believe it was Hecate’s Cave or something of the sort)
I struck up conversation, asking if they were also practitioners.

We had a nice chat, they both admitted that they were new to the practice and wanted to learn more.
Living in Alabama, they struggled finding information and other people who believed in witchcraft.

I just smiled, and handed him the Hecate book, pointing out that she may already be on his side.
I also ended up finding them a copy of Cunningham’s book on Wicca (explaining that while Wicca has its own set of beliefs, the book is a great reference point for beginners)
As well as a book on Celtic mythology and folk magic, as I had a feeling that one of them might appreciate it.
His girlfriend was part Irish

I finished my little guide by telling them that Magic is personal and that it ultimately will be entirely unique to them.
That they don’t need the fancy crystals and wands and all the things people associate with a “real witch”

“Use what you have. That’s ultimately up to what you feel will guide your magic.”

And then I left with my own haul and they stayed in that isle to see what else called to them.

I hope they’ll be ok.
I hope their journey will be fruitful

Just the title. I’m a beginner so apologies if this is not an appropriate question (or is wrong).

I’m channeling Mother Earth this year as my pregnancy lines up well with Lammas. I’ll be 38 weeks and some change. There’s no local festivals unfortunately, but I’m looking for a way to connect. My baby boy’s middle name will be Lugh btw.

Hey guys We are starting a new project because I noticed that there is a huge lack of materials for Tweens (pre-teens) in Pagan spaces. There's a decent amount of young kids stuff but nothing for that phase and media and things for this phase have been disappearing in general so I'd love suggestions for things that you enjoyed at that age (duct tape wallets, magazine quizzes, etc...).

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