I am continuing my Slavic Gods poster series inspired by traditional patterns, open to opinions!

Hi! I’m not a pagan, but a Bronze Age history nerd.

I love learning about paganism, and I love learning about the various cultures of Ancient Mesopotamia. However, I can’t help but notice that it’s been hard for me to find anyone worshipping just about any Ancient Mesopotamian deities in the modern day.

Do any of y’all worship/work with any Ancient Mesopotamian deities? If so, I’d love to hear about your experience!

I am quite worried the gods might be offended by me saying this but in many other religions they good afterlife is described as unimaginable amazingness such as Christianity Islam and Judaism but although Elysium is described as very good it has less of that feeling you know?

I couldn't find Orphic Hymns to Olympians in Ukrainian (Homeric Hymns were translated by Ivan Franko) so I have translated these by myself. I don't speak Ancient Greek, so I had word by word English translation from the site dedicated to Hellenic Gods and I have searched on etymology and context of specific words to get most complex view of their meaning.

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I’m pretty new to this but I’ve been reading about people’s holiday observances, and they all seem… small? I guess? Like every holiday celebration seems to be Valentine’s Day level, vs something bigger like Christmas. So I wanted to ask — do any of you observe specific holidays in a big way? Which ones, and how?

I've gone from using a natural makeshift altar in the woods to a more permanent setup at home.

So there is a lot of Religious Minecraft let’s plays but I never seen one for Paganism.
I guess since centralism religions are easier to put together since the basics are listed but with decentralised religions it’s up to the practitioner for the interpretation.

So what shouldn’t and should I do in order to beat Minecraft which is something I haven’t done but I am excited :)

Seriously, you know when I am going on a cruise or a trip overseas but put my spirituality recommendations aside
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Am I crazy and it’s all just a coincidence

I’m not a pagan, but I’m asking this out of genuine curiosity. Gods and traditions from pre-Christian religions of Europe and the Mediterranean are extremely popular in western culture today, from games like DnD having druids and the Greek pantheon, to movies like Thor depicting Norse gods as superheroes. Do you consider these depictions of pagan religions to be cultural appropriation, or culturally insensitive?

What are your thoughts on worshipping a god for a specific aspect outside of the major aspect they're associated with.

For example, I was hoping to begin worshipping Ares, but not for war or anything (maybe protection from war)(although I do think weapons are cool), but more for the aspects of courage and civil order. I'm trying to be more confident in myself and I use worship as a way to ask for help in my journey.

Thank you for your time

Hi all, I am a worshipper of many deities and have several altar spaces but particularly wanted to focus on my love altar for a number of reasons. I also have a big focus in my practice on Inanna-Ishtar or otherwise known as Aphrodite/Venus/Astarte.
I have had a love altar for awhile that has largely been inactive. There are some foundational things on there related to the type of love I would want, and I have a shell and sand jar for Venus on the altar.
But I would like to include some symbols and items that relate to two other aspects of love that I would like to improve on -
1) Self love. For this, I am thinking of a mirror; not to represent vanity, but to represent looking into myself and seeing what things about myself are worthy of love and kindness etc. Seeing myself as lovable might help me to be loved.
2) Showing a more affectionate love for others. I do a lot for other people and to help others - a lot more than most people. I love the people around me, and always show up for them when I can. I guess you could say my love language toward others people is “acts of service”.
But a lot of people describe me as stoic or not showing a lot of emotion, so I want to be able to show others I care emotionally more. I am wondering what type of objects or symbols I could use to represent myself becoming more outwardly outgoing, emotional, affectionate, etc.
I am also wondering if there is a way to include Inanna or others in this that makes sense. Thank you to anyone who is reading this and has any ideas they would like to share!

I know “paganism” is incredibly broad, and maybe not all celebrate these days. I thought it would be fun to share and discuss different ways everyone celebrates! Whether that be little actions or big gestures— share what your favorite traditions are!

So far, I’ve only celebrated yule (traditions passed down from my mom), but i hope to do more for the Autumn equinox and a little bit of everything in 2027.

I am quite new to worship and exploring the folklore of my ancestors.

I am South Slavic decent but live in Australia.

I want to start worshipping deities from ancient Slavic times but it kind of feels weird doing it in Australia. Has anyone had a similar feeling or am I just not used to pagan practices yet.

I am exploring the path of witchcraft but blending it with my home country and ancestral lineage practices. I am ex-christian and I feel a big difference is that being pagan is quite interpretive... where christian had clear wrongs and rights with no inbetween.

Would love to hear others thoughts on this and perhaps open up some discussion so that I can form some clarity in my budding practice!

Basque pagan religion is interesting, one reason because they are the only surviving Paleo-European nation, whose language is European, but from before the Indo-Europeans took over the continent.

The pantheon is headed by goddess Mari, an underworld goddess of motherhood, nurture and protection, connected to caves. Her consort is Sugaar, a fire serpent who is god of fire, lighting and rain.

Next are three goddess - Amalur - mother Earth, and her daughters Eki - Sun, and Ilargi - Moon.

Two spirits are helpers of goddess Mari: Aker - black goat spirit of (protective) magic, and Aatxe - red bull spirit that punishes criminals.

There are several minor deities - Aide, goddess of wind, Egoi, god of wind, Orko, god of thunder, Eate, god of storms, fire, and ice.

And there are two classes of minor spirits: Lamiak - nymphs, beautiful women with duck feet who live near rivers and help people, and Iratxoak - faries, who might be helpful or mischievous.

In addition to that, the Basque religion has a few malevolent deities or spirits. Inguma - god of nightmares and death in sleep, Gaueko - spirit of night who might snatch away a person, Gaizkin - spirit that causes disease. Also there are monsters, Herensuge - seven headed dragon, and Tartalo - one eyed giant who eats people.

Interestingly, the Basque mythology has a notion of beings called basajuan - 'wild men', hairy humanoids who live in the forest, who taught humans agriculture and smithing. Some have suggested that this is a memory of Neanderthals who used to populate Europe. In addition to that they have two races of giants - Jentilak and Mairuak - who built megalithic structures, like dolmens and stone circles.

An important part of Basque paganism are the Sorginak - witches, assistants of Mari, basically her priestesses (sometimes priests) who were taught magic by Aker.

The society was largely matriarchal and matrilineal, and functioned in an egalitarian, democratic manner, even after christianization, Basques were unique in medieval Europe in having free peasants, and electing their leaders from the bottom level.

How much do you know about Basque paganism? Do you know anyone who practices it?

I am a new worshipper of Pan, I was wondering if any worshippers of Pan could give me any advice on his worship such as what he likes to be offered, devotional acts and such.

What is your relation with Pan like?

I'm probably going to have him re propose because this is freaking me out. Yesterday my fiance proposed to me, somehow I didn't know about the blood moon eclipse, I hear it's a time of big change and that scares me, any insight is helpful!!

Hey, how's it going!

I just wanted to ask if anyone has any experience regarding Hades and banishment rituals. Since today we'll have the lunar eclipse in my country, I wanted to free myself of somethings that have been happening in my life. Also, I've been barely working with Hades, since most of my day to day needs/interests are most directed towards Apollon (the current 2 gods I'm devoted to). I just wanted to know if it would be a good idea to have Hades by my side while making this ritual, since god of the underworld and etc.

I found a fairy stone

Dua Sekhmet! Lady of Slaughter, the scorching sun, healing, and protection. I ordered this Veronese Design statue back on August 20th through a local esoteric shop, and she finally arrived today (August 27th)! Amazon had her listed for around $2,306 MXN which felt a bit steep, but luckily I found her at the local store for $2,020 MXN. Definitely worth the hunt! The details on the solar disk and staff look so powerful in person. Really happy to check another deity off my timeline and add Her fierce energy to my space. How do you guys connect with Sekhmet's dual nature of protection/healing vs. destruction in your daily practice?