For Apollo and Thor

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Thor,

This is the first day I have honored You in a long time.

It has been over 2 years since I honored You as is Your due.

I love You and respect You.

God of thunder,

You who holds the Lightning Bolt…

You who wields this mighty power,

You who shakes the Earth with Your Fury.

You have walked with me through lifetimes.

You have loved me in past days.

You have continued tostand by me

Even through times of trouble.

You have inspired me to overcome my sadness.

You have made me strong despite all I have been through.

I thank You on this day

Your Day,

Thor’s Day.

Happy Thor’s Day, and may it bring bright blessings to Your door.

Hail Thor!

 

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For Apollo:

 

Apollon,

Shining god of the Sun.

It is You who I Love

With all my heart.

You are furious when roused and this passion

Inspires me like no other.

You saw me and at once I was taken

Even though I had no idea.

At the time I was only a child as to what I am now.

Now that I have Known You.

Oh how sweet ignorance must be.

But You Gracefully and Silently Unveiled the Doors for me.

You pulled back the curtain

between the worlds,

You walked me through,

And still in this and many other things,

You are my Guide.

with Your protection I am safe.

I trust in You Apollon,

Great God of Prophecy.

You are the harmonizer of the seven wanderers.

You are the sweet taste of music when we breathe air through our lungs in tune.

You are the warmth inside me when I feel joy

When I feel dance and inspiration run through me like the fire within Your heart.

You have given me countless memories.

Countless experiences.

Countless thankfulness

and dreadful knowledge.

You have given me a perspective

from which to look

Which I know not the source.

But still it flows through

Like the Castillian Spring.

My veins are Blessed.

My hands are Blessed.

My tongue is Blessed.

My body is Blessed.

My heart is Blessed.

My soul is Blessed.

My love for you, is Blessed.

May I fulfill You as much as You have fulfilled me

Great Archer,

Furious and Obscure One,

Luminous and Beautiful,

Opener of the Most Secret of Passages.

I Honor You Apollo,

For Your Mighty Grace.

 

In Love,

Your Pythia.

 

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Hail Artemis and Dionysus!

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I went to the river today and honored Artemis. I burned frankincense last night in my home and also blessed Her stone of selenite again after being packed up. Hermes advised me that Artemis wanted me to do something for Her today in the outdoors. After work I went to the river, and picked up four morning glories. I threw them into the river, and told Her thank you for being the Goddess of the Moon. I thanked Her for lighting our way in the darkness. I thanked Her for being the Goddess of Nature. I offered some of my Lebanese Tea and a couple of cookies. :) I then saw three birds fly overhead, and during the ritual there was a raven which I attributed to Apollo, since this is how He comes to me most often. :) The last time I did a ritual at this particular spot I  saw otters.. :)

 

I was having a particularly hard day today. I called upon Dionysus, and He helped me through it. I would just like to state that Dionysus is a wonderful God. He helps me through a lot of awful shit. Every time I feel like hope is gone, He comes into me and lets me know it is going to be ok. By this I mean that when sadness overwhelms me, as it does sometimes as I have depression, Dionysus comes into my body and resides there, like a cat perching on it’s cat house thing. He speaks to me and reminds me that although I am feeling sad, He also has gone through the same feeling. He takes my hand, and my heart inside of His heart.. and fuses it with His own… He makes me stronger in the face of adversity. His raw strength and sheer understanding of the ups and downs of the cycle of life reach into my soul and carry me through the storm.

 

Evocative Soul

4/8/12

Dionysus,

It is You who helps me when I am down

Dionysus,

It is you who opens my mind and shows me You are there.

Dionysus,

I honor You with my words.

Dionysus,

If I had words to describe You I would be rich.

Dionysus.

God of Madness.

God of Rebirth.

Your Strength You give to me

When I have none.

Dionysus,

You enliven me through Your being.

Dionysus.

There are really No Truly Accurate Words… to describe You, except experience.

Some words that comes close:

Ecstasy

Wisdom

Profound Realization of Self

Daring to Run

Daring to Fight

Daring to Stay in Your arms.

Embracing Everything.

Obstinately Hoping in the Face of Disasters…

Alchemy…through Nature…?

With You, My Lord, King of Maenads,

You who are two fold…

You who are Loving and Honorable and Just..

I am home and ok.

I am protected from all harm

I am calm in the storm

I can see in the dark.

I am never alone,

For You have been All places of the cycle.

I am made of more than skin

I am evocative soul.

I am inspiration and epiphany.

I am You.

You are Me.

We are One.

And so are all of You.

Evoe! Dionysus!

I Love You.

And You

And you

and u

and all of you.

 

D.L. Wood

 

 

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Happy Mounukhia! Happy Belated Full Moon!

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Saturday night was a full moon, and today was Mounukhia Festival. Did anyone honor Artemis on this day? How did you choose to do so? I was in transit going from one town to another, so I wore Her necklace and I am planning on doing something more formal this week.

Last year I held a small rite at my house, and baked cakes in the shape of moons. We lit birthday candles on them and processes from our chairs to the altar, offering specific prayers to her individually, and giving her specific individual votives. Everyone carried home a charm of a silver dog as a “ritual favor”.

 

Hope everyone had a great Full Moon!I honored Apollon on the Full Moon as it was technically “Sunday” on Saturday night when the Full Moon was occurring.

Happy Mounukhia! Hail Artemis!

 

D.L. Wood

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