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To blessed Hermes, kindly God of wanderers and travelers, For safe walks on dangerous and unknown roads, For safe journeys in places always known to me, And for safe journeys in new ones, For kind strangers assisting me, Or for peace journeying with me, Do I give my thanks. With Your guidance I am at the end of my journey, With Your help I am safe again.
me, an individual who has never really prayed or been religious:
hellenism:
Ok, so I know it's not my usual fair, but I just got my Hestia statue for my Altar, and I'm really really happy π she actually came in, I think, a little earlier than expected, which is great π
For reference, this is what my Altar now looks like!
So, the statue is pretty obvious, it's definitely the only statue there so far, and it's in praise of Hestia, goddess of the Hearth. Also for Hestia is the big ass painting(made by one of my absolute best friends in the world who is unfortunately not on this app but made it for my birthday 'cause she's awesome like that!!!), and then a couple of basily, minty smells for the wax melter. I also have a more official altar for Hestia that sits on the mantle piece; it's a little mini forest candleholder thing that I made a while ago with a candle that really just reminds me of Her.
The car is for Hermes, god of Messengers and Thieves. It's mainly there because He helps me a lot when I'm driving, and it felt fitting, but there's also a sticker with the number 4 on it(his sacred number) and four flowers that seemed like his vibe. There's also a strawberry because it's one of his sacred foods, but low-key I always forget that, even though I'm constantly eating strawberries π He has some wax scents, but not too many, just because there weren't that many that spoke to me for him.
Right now, all I have for Apollo is a sun sticker with seven crows(both his sacred number and his sacred bird. Fun fact about that, when I was looking for stickers to decorate the altar with, there were exactly seven crows, and I think that's pretty cool), a few scents(mainly summery fresh ones, right now I have a honeysuckle scent that just really spoke to me.), and a ring I got from my grandmother that isn't shown.
I do have a few items such as the ring holder, the smaller painting (made by the same girl who did the big one), and the heart that just seemed to fit. I don't directly pray to any deities that find those items symbolic, but it couldn't hurt to keep them handy, right?
Anyways, I have a bracelet for Hermes coming in the mail that's supposed to come soon, so maybe I'll post that, too. Have a good day!
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[...a son, of many shifts, blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night, a thief at the gates, one who was soon to show forth wonderful deeds among the deathless gods.]
O Great Father Hermes, Glorious and Splendid one
Hear my call!
I praise your wonderful name
And I sing it throughout the land
O son of Zeus and Maia
Keeper of the Flock, Great Shepherd
I pray to you, Father, if ever I have poured out libations to you
And given you sweet offerings
Guide my steps as I walk my path
Protect your sheep from harm
Lead me through this life on the way which I should go
I will fear not with you by my side
For your love and guidance will bring me through
Even in the worst of times you are there
And in the best of times still I will follow you
I call out to you, Father Hermes, Great Guide
Hear my prayer
And be with me through this time
Have been a lot since I did a collage for him but I hope he can recive it
Devotional act idea: "Adopt" a wild animal.
I forgot to put snakes and if I forgot another thing you can tell me
I hope he protects you and make you prosper in this 2025 and forever, happy new year!
I will try to make at least one digital offering to Lord Hermes every Wednesday.
And today is a special day because it is the day of Mercury, which means that it is the day of Hermes, because it is Wednesday.In Spanish it is better understood because Wednesday is miΓ©rcoles (mercurio/mercury)
Another Digital Offering to Lord Hermes
Despite my mom's almost judgmental glances, I was finally able to build what I hope will be a good altar for Lord Hermes πͺ½ππ―οΈπͺ
No more poverty,Lord Hermes will get what he deserves π£οΈπ’π₯ (I hope he like it)
I am very nervous and scared because I am going to enter a contest and I am afraid of losing in a humiliating way and that everything I did was for nothing. I want to pray to Hermes to help me or at least make me feel better but I don't have a altar nor a place to pray in my house since my entire family is Catholic and they don't know that I am a Hellenic Polytheism π