MEDITATION
Think about which God or Gods you most feel a connection to, and why. Do you find yourself drawn to one God more than others? Take some time to learn about the myths and worship of that God and incorporate what you learn into your daily practice. As you learn more about the deity, you will find that your prayers and rituals will become deeper and more meaningful.
AN HISTORICAL NOTE ON PAGAN PRAYER
The God or Gods should be invoked by name, and their functions and qualities should be described and praised. Following this is a statement of your (or the group’s) worthiness to receive the help or blessing of the God, whether that be due to your devotion, achievements in the God’s honor, or the God’s own desire to bestow blessings. Finally, your request to the God should be stated.
Think about which God or Gods you most feel a connection to, and why. Do you find yourself drawn to one God more than others? Take some time to learn about the myths and worship of that God and incorporate what you learn into your daily practice. As you learn more about the deity, you will find that your prayers and rituals will become deeper and more meaningful.
AN HISTORICAL NOTE ON PAGAN PRAYER
The God or Gods should be invoked by name, and their functions and qualities should be described and praised. Following this is a statement of your (or the group’s) worthiness to receive the help or blessing of the God, whether that be due to your devotion, achievements in the God’s honor, or the God’s own desire to bestow blessings. Finally, your request to the God should be stated.
“Zeus, thou first of all,
That lead’st the way for all,
O Zeus, I send to thee
This first fruit of my songs.”
- Attributed to Terpander
That lead’st the way for all,
O Zeus, I send to thee
This first fruit of my songs.”
- Attributed to Terpander
AGAINST PERFECTIONISM
In your practice as in your life, seek continuously to learn and progress -
but do not be overburdened by a need for perfection. This will only slow you down.
Seek to ground your beliefs and practice in tradition;
but as you practice and devote yourself to the path of our Gods,
you will find that you will always learn something new.
In fact, your quest for knowledge should be an aspect of your practice:
ask the Gods for guidance.
Start with what you have, and you will be aided along the way by the Gods and the pagan community.
In your practice as in your life, seek continuously to learn and progress -
but do not be overburdened by a need for perfection. This will only slow you down.
Seek to ground your beliefs and practice in tradition;
but as you practice and devote yourself to the path of our Gods,
you will find that you will always learn something new.
In fact, your quest for knowledge should be an aspect of your practice:
ask the Gods for guidance.
Start with what you have, and you will be aided along the way by the Gods and the pagan community.
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How each man weaves
his web will bring him to glory or to grief.
King Jupiter is the king to all alike.
The Fates will find the way.
Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 10
his web will bring him to glory or to grief.
King Jupiter is the king to all alike.
The Fates will find the way.
Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 10
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
Emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus Augustus), often known as the last Pagan Emperor of Rome, reinstated Roman Polytheism as the state religion and advocated the Cult of Apollo, Graeco-Roman Solar God.
Christian detractors called him Julian the Apostate, but philosopher Savitri Devi refers, more aptly, to Julian the Sun Worshipper.
Christian detractors called him Julian the Apostate, but philosopher Savitri Devi refers, more aptly, to Julian the Sun Worshipper.
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"It is impossible to receive from divinity any gift greater than virtue."
The Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus
The Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus
“...The things that come into [the universe] from god are good, whereas evils come from ‘the archaic nature’, meaning the material substrate before it has been ordered by some god.” Plotinus, Enneads: 1.8.7
Orphic Hymn to Ares
Indestructible, doughty, mighty, valiant divinity, Delighting in arms, indestructible, man-killing, stormer of cities: Lord Áris, rattling in armor, always defiled with the slaughter of war, Rejoicing in man-slaying blood and raising the clamor of combat, horrifying one, You who lust for the obscene carnage of swords and spears: Halt the raging strife! Cease the travail grieving our hearts! Rather, yield to the peaceful yearnings of Aphrodíti and the revels of Diónysos. Exchange your fury and weapons for the gentle works of Dimítir. Conceive a desire for peacefulness which will cultivate the young and grant them blessedness.
Indestructible, doughty, mighty, valiant divinity, Delighting in arms, indestructible, man-killing, stormer of cities: Lord Áris, rattling in armor, always defiled with the slaughter of war, Rejoicing in man-slaying blood and raising the clamor of combat, horrifying one, You who lust for the obscene carnage of swords and spears: Halt the raging strife! Cease the travail grieving our hearts! Rather, yield to the peaceful yearnings of Aphrodíti and the revels of Diónysos. Exchange your fury and weapons for the gentle works of Dimítir. Conceive a desire for peacefulness which will cultivate the young and grant them blessedness.
The most important thing is not life, but the good life.
Plato, Crito 48b
Plato, Crito 48b
Delphic Maxims 1 - 3
Ἕπου θεῷ Follow God
Νόμῳ πείθου Obey the law
Θεοὺς σέβου Respect the Gods
Ἕπου θεῷ Follow God
Νόμῳ πείθου Obey the law
Θεοὺς σέβου Respect the Gods
Delphic Maxims 4 - 6
Γονεῖς αἰδοῦ Respect your parents
Ἡττῶ ὑπὸ δικαίου Be ruled by justice
Γνῶθι μαθών Know by learning
Γονεῖς αἰδοῦ Respect your parents
Ἡττῶ ὑπὸ δικαίου Be ruled by justice
Γνῶθι μαθών Know by learning