The Approach
One thing you notice as you reach out to the old gods is their approachability.
For someone who is not accustomed to extending a hand in friendship to a deity, this might seem as a daunting, or quite possibly a jubilant opportunity.
Then again there are those who could care less, and that is ok too.
One does not have to sacrifice cattle at an altar dedicated to (insert god name) to gain their attention and petition for blessing.
It is not necessary to perform an obscure rite on the first full moon of the new solstice to say hello.
Gods are also not bottled genies, who submit to every beck and call for blessings and favors. They have their own wants, desires and dislikes that they are privy to, just like we are.
So, if you feel that petitions to your patron deity have gone unanswered, or your devoted dedications of ceremony are going unheard, do not be dismayed.
One thing you notice as you reach out to the old gods is their approachability.
For someone who is not accustomed to extending a hand in friendship to a deity, this might seem as a daunting, or quite possibly a jubilant opportunity.
Then again there are those who could care less, and that is ok too.
One does not have to sacrifice cattle at an altar dedicated to (insert god name) to gain their attention and petition for blessing.
It is not necessary to perform an obscure rite on the first full moon of the new solstice to say hello.
Gods are also not bottled genies, who submit to every beck and call for blessings and favors. They have their own wants, desires and dislikes that they are privy to, just like we are.
So, if you feel that petitions to your patron deity have gone unanswered, or your devoted dedications of ceremony are going unheard, do not be dismayed.
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It might not be that the gods do not like you, that you were not devout enough, or not enough heroic deeds were done in their name. It may be none of these.
They may just be busy.
Keep it simple. Start off with saying hello, and be honest. They can smell a bullshitter a mile away, and that’s never a good way to start off any relationship.
They may just be busy.
Keep it simple. Start off with saying hello, and be honest. They can smell a bullshitter a mile away, and that’s never a good way to start off any relationship.
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If kin cannot accept you for believing different than their religious beliefs, then are they truly kin?
You may have the same mother, or share the same bloodline, but are they loyal to kin or to belief?
Family transcends belief, because it is real, not ethereal.
I know I exist because of my ancestors, and they had me in mind.
Hail the folk. Hail the ancestors. Hail to the gods.
You may have the same mother, or share the same bloodline, but are they loyal to kin or to belief?
Family transcends belief, because it is real, not ethereal.
I know I exist because of my ancestors, and they had me in mind.
Hail the folk. Hail the ancestors. Hail to the gods.
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Ganymede offers a cup to Zeus in the form of an eagle. The shepherd boy Ganymede, most beautiful of all mortals, was abducted by the eagle of Zeus and carried to Mount Olympus where he became cupbearer to the immortal gods. Zeus later placed Ganymede in the sky as the constellation Aquarius (the water carrier), which is adjacent to Aquila (the eagle). Sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1817.
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