in Ancient Hellas, Hellenic polytheism encompasses the Euleusinian mysteries, Dionysian and Orphic mysteries, but also state festivals which were different from city-state to city-state. There were temples which were considered the house of the deity or deities on Earth, shrines, but most importantly, the central part of the religion was the house practice. In a…
as I watched the latest YouTube video of aliakai over why are we afraid to be pagan, something hit me. While we can have discussions on the nature of the Gods, but there is a problem between revivalists and reconstructionists. As we see with revivalists like YSEE who claim to be a revival rather than…
Why I chose to worship the Gods? This is an easy answer, really. I believe in a higher power and in this case: higher powers. After the death of my maternal grandparents, I lost my faith in God but found it again with the Gods of ancient Hellas. I found solace there, peace that I…
There is alot of talk about Christians , Muslims and perhaps even Jews facing discrimination for their beliefs, while its rarely so for Christians except perhaps in Muslim countries. In strict Christian regions or countries like Greece, some parts of USA, polytheists face religious discrimination and backlash for their beliefs. Discrimination for any reason…
monotheists tend to submit themselves to their God and in their worship, form a relationship with their God. Polytheists also form a relationship with their Gods but our relationship is different. Ours is reciprocal. We give freely our worship, our prayers to the Gods and in turn, They bless us. I have read that…
for more than 20 years I’m a polytheist who worships the Hellenic Gods. My devotion is high, even though I don’t practice every day, I do give cultus to the Theoi because for me They are worthy of it. Plouton and Hekate were there at a time in my life where i needed them. They…