What Hellenic Polytheism Has Taught Me

shipping-the-gods:

1. The gods like they’re food flambé
2. Or in the ground
3. Sometimes patience and perseverance is key
4. Don’t trust the sturdiness of rocks lining a pond
5. seriously don’t
6. The Theos are less scary when you introduce yourself instead of worrying
7. I think they find our clumsiness and nervousness cute sometimes
8. It’s okay to admit that you’re not right all the time
9. Always be a good host
10. Always be a good guest
11. Prayers should come from the heart
12. I know nothing
13. Seriously, elementary and middle school education has failed me
14. It’s a good idea to double check and triple check all of your information
15. Tumblr users you trust are great resources
16. It’s okay to not do elaborate rituals when you don’t ant to
17. Mental Illnesses are hard to deal with
18. But The Theos will help you and support you if you ask them to
19. Ask your gods for help when you need it
20. Hellenic Polytheism is a living, breathing religion
21. Veiling is a real Hellenic practice
22. It’s okay to not have a temple
23. Actually I don’t think anyone has one
24. If you do hook me up
25. The Odyssey is a really good thing to read
26. So is the Iliad
27. You can form actual relationships with Theos
28. Zeus is pretty cool
29. But he ends up in a lot of memes
30. No one has died at his hands due to these memes
31. yet
32. I think Hermes must be the one who delivers them to him
33. He probably softens the joke
34. The afterlife isn’t as bad as I thought it was 
35. I love Hellenic Polytheism
36. And I love its tumblr community

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