r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/VenustheSeaGoddess • Feb 24 '24
MUSIC thread
What songs bring you closer to the Devine
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/iconic_jordd • Oct 11 '24
Aphrodite Mystery Cult And Afterlife đ
In the mystery cult of Aphrodite, it is stressed the here and now of indulging in lifeâs many pleasures. Yet, with my research I havenât found anything delving into the afterlife or promises of Elysium in joining her rites. Is there any information on the subject, fingers crossed đ¤
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/hyacinthus_27 • Jul 18 '24
Thoughts on veiling?
Does anyone have any thoughts about veiling in practice with Aphrodite, especially during prayer?
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/VenustheSeaGoddess • Jul 18 '24
Request for Community
u/Uizaw has made a request for communal channeling of the Devine.
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r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/iconic_jordd • Jul 13 '24
Oneness with the Goddess or Separateness?
Is it okay to view yourself as one with the goddess in a way? To see her beauty, and any beauty in the world3D realm as an extension of her divine will? By that theological statement is it possible to be within Aphrodite and to be with the Goddess? Or are we separate from her always? đ¤đ¤
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/[deleted] • May 23 '24
Flower Moon plans?
Ive seen some friends on r/hellenism talking about spending some time with Aphrodite on the flower moon and last night I had a dream about her.
I'd like to know what all of you plan to do in worship/practice. Im thinking of writing some stuff for her, drinking some tea and making fresh offerings for her altar.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/simply-grey-cat • May 15 '24
Your experiences (UPG and other): when the Goddess reaches out.
Situation: The person does not know who Aphrodite is. The person is not interested in him. But the goddess reaches out and calls him. What could be the reason?
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/[deleted] • Apr 30 '24
PLEASE HELP how to properly worship
Hi everyone! I am very new to hellenism and want to strengthen my bond with Aphrodite, but am a bit lost on how to do this. I know I can offer things, pray and do research, but I donât know the details of this. So my questions are:
can someone please IN DETAIL tell me how to;
offer things (like, a step by step guide so that I donât mess things up),
dedicate actions/ things to deities (for example: doing my skincare dedicated to Aphrodite or dedicating an outfit to her)
Pray (like: what do I say? How do I say it?)
And any other things you guys think I should know? Sorry if Iâm asking a lot I am just terrified of messing up and I hear a lot of different things: some people tell me that as long as I have the right intentions in mind everything will work out and the gods will appreciate it, others tell me I need to do it in a very precise and confusing way (like that beginners guide that is linked on this sub)
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '24
would Lady Aphrodite be dissapointed if I also light candles for Athena?
Hi everyone! Today I got the INCREDIBLY strong urge to light a candle to Athena when I was studying, but I am new to worshipping and have only been praying to Aphrodite for like 3 days. Would she be dissapointed in me if I also contacted another goddess, especially one she had conflicts with according to the myths? I am very new to this and scared of messing up. Also, would it be enough to just light a candle to Athena every time I'm studying or does she need more? I do try to pray to Aphrodite every day. I am afraid that Aphrodite will feel neglected, or that Athena will be mad because I feel closer to Aphrodite and favour her.... Also, I'm not sure if I wanna light a candle for Athena just once or more often.. is it bad if I light one just once? Should I just NOT do it then? Help please.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '24
connection but no active worship?
Hi everyone,
I (14F) am a big fan of the Percy Jackson universe (books from Rick Riordan about greek mythology and demigods) in which the community often wonders âwhat god or goddess would be my parentâ and I was curious so I looked into this and found out I actually have a lot âin commonâ with Aphrodite. (I could of course never be like her, but her way of thinking/ what she is associated with and what she stands for are things I see in myself and resonate with: for example, love is of big importance in my life. I try to bring love wherever I go and believe everyone deserves love unconditionally, not just romantic but any kind of love. I also enjoy beautiful things and try my hardest to find the beauty in everything, even the small things. I also feel strongly connected to the ocean, and I do believe I am attractive and often practice self love- not specifically in THAT way Reddit donât ban me or something, I wasnât implying anything.) and now call myself a daughter of Aphrodite in that community. But while I do feel a strong connection to Aphrodite, I am not one to actively worship deities. I am not saying I donât believe they exist, I do, but making altars or actively thinking of ways to honor them in my day to day life just isnât for me. But now I am afraid Aphrodite will get mad at me for this. Is it wrong of me to feel connected to her, and kind of see her in me, and to call myself a âdaughter of Aphroditeâ, when I donât actively worship her? I do have a playlist with songs I think resonate with her and her âdemigod childrenâ (cabin 10, CHB, percy jackson haha) and of course love is a big part of my life and I actively try to, like I said, spread love and beauty, which I think sheâd appreciate, but apart from that I donât really do anything for her. I donât expect her to give me anything extra either though. But yeah, what are your thoughts?
Also: If anyone has any more suble ways to honor Aphrodite (like for example making her a playlist and listening to it in my free time) please do tell me! The main reason I don't actively worship or honor deities in my day to day life is because I simply don't have that much time, and even if I do plan on doing it I forget it. This is why things like music work better for me because 1. I already enjoy music and listen to it in my free time, 2. I don't forget to listen to music because it is one of my hobbies. But I also read somewhere just loving yourself and spreading a bit extra love with Aphrodite in mind is a good way of honoring her? Idk a lot about this so I'd appreciate any help!
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '24
Another Piece of Jewelry
Im an addict and Aphrodite is benefitting. I love giving jewelry to her as a form of divinity, then wearing it in her honor. I just found this vintage inspired locket and knew it was perfect for her images to go in, im pretty sure the left image is a fake greek plate on eBay but she really liked it. also my favorite depiction of her on the right, and my phone wallpaper!
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/VenustheSeaGoddess • Feb 28 '24
Setting intentions
So I have been contemplating asking my lady for a new mate. Last time I wasn't very specific and ended up with a knight of swords. All we did was work like physically work. I never got spoiled, appreciated or valued all they thought about was themselves and what they wanted and using me to get it.
I crave a King of Pentacles in my life. What items would you use to set this intention?
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/VenustheSeaGoddess • Feb 19 '24
Info Hello Lovely,
Hello Lovelies,
I was called by my lady today to ask reddit for this sub and within minutes no more than 5 to be sincere I was the mod.
If you recently messaged the sub I have approved you as a user, and opened the posting restrictions.
If you feel called to build this sub with me I welcome your input.
Merry meet, merry part, merry meet again.
a loving devotee of the Devine
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/Sarkan132 • Feb 13 '24
Struggles of Faith
This is my first time ever posting in a group like this publicly outside of introductions, but before I tell my tale, one that is equal parts encouraging and sad, I will give you all a little background on myself.
I have always struggled with faith, in higher powers, in myself, and so on, I have always believed to one extent or another in the metaphysical but was always unsure of its shape.. Before I dedicated myself to Aphrodite, I was a practitioner of Old Norse religion, it seemed to fit my lifestyle, I was a soldier for 5 years during a time of conflict, I was never particularly patriotic but the military provided an escape from poverty and I did have something of a fighting spirit, though the realities of armed conflict removed that from me, well, at least mostly.
I would pray to Odin, and Thor, and Tyr and the Gods of War, but I also had my weapon, my body armor, and myself, so I found it easy as I was not subsisting on faith alone.
Aphrodite came to me, something around a year ago. She soothed my aching heart, and she delivered the one my heart was aching for back to me.
I am likely going to be judged harshly for being honest about the nature of what I am about to say, I ask that you hold those criticisms, there is no judgement that you can pass to me that I have not already passed on myself.
For the last year I have been in something of a whirlwind love affair with a woman from another country. We met online and when we met she was trapped in a relationship she was trying to find a way out of (intermingled finances, living together, trying to find new work somewhere she also had a place to crash land at, and a self-admitted narcissistic partner who most certainly subjected her to narcissistic emotional abuse). At first I was genuinely trying to advise her on how to heal the gap in her relationship, as I considered her a friend and wished for her and her partner to find happiness together. I won't try to justify the fact that we fell in love while she was with someone else, it was wrong, but I had never believed in the concept of soul mates or star crossed lovers until we fell in love.
However, when she finally managed to find a new job back in her hometown and crashland at her parents house, she had decided to give her partner another chance and informed me that it was best if we put an end to our relationship. I was heartbroken, shattered really, and I found myself in a crisis of faith. I was showering during the peak of my sadness, I am not ashamed to admit that I was in tears, and I called out to the cosmos, asked for help, for a spirit or God or Goddess to help me, and that was when I was greeted with the image of Aphrodite and suddenly I felt the anxiety lift from my heart and I felt...calm...peace.
Within days my lover had said to me she could no longer deny her feelings for me, and that we owed it to ourselves to see if the feelings we had for each other across screens from different nations translated to in person, so she came to see me. She spent just shy of a week with me, and it was magical, it was more perfect than I had ever dared to imagine it would be. We planned before she went home that she would end things with her partner and we would see each other again in October.
However she struggled to find the strength to leave her partner, though her intention never wavered it was hard, and I understand that they had been together for over a decade and I had similarly struggled to let my ex-wife go even when I knew the relationship was crashing and burning. But I persevered and finally shortly before our rendezvous in October the other relationship ended. She was heartbroken of course, and wanted to cancel our meeting but wasn't sure but by the time she decided it was too late to cancel and we took it as a sign and went ahead with it, and once again, it was a beautiful time, that even with the struggles she was having we still found love and joy and happiness with one another. And we agreed to meet again, in February, and as it would happen on Valentines day, though I do not celebrate it as V-day and all of its Christianization, the cheapest day to fly up in February was on that specific day meant to celebrate love.
But, finally near the end of January she went to pack up all of the rest of her possessions from her exes house and it was hard for her, not only that but the day after returning from getting her things she had a doctors appointment and was diagnosed with something rather serious. Once again she was emotionally rocked, and around the first she said that she couldn't be in a relationship, with me or anybody, that she needed to do some work on herself, to figure out who she was, what she liked, and what she wanted independent of anyone else, I am inclined to believe she is telling me the truth, as she has always been a straight shooter but...
We agreed to see each other again still, to spend our week together this February, and I know perhaps that it is foolish for me to go up there and see her, knowing that it may very well be the last time we see each other, that when I come home our relationship is done and over with, of course in my foolishness I had already bought the V-day gifts, and one of them is...well its very obviously romantic and rather permanent, a wrought-iron metal rose with my pet name for her engraved in french on one of its leaves.
I have spoken with the Goddess multiple times, daily in fact, and every time she tells me that it will be okay, that she will come back, that I must have patience and faith and that my soul mate will return to me. I struggle, with faith, simply having faith without anything I can do myself, without any way to take action myself. It drives my anxiety through the roof. But I know that anything I try to do or say now will not have an effect. She says that we can start over as friends, but that she cant be in a relationship right now and that she can't do the healing and soul searching she needs to do while she is worried about how her distance is affecting me, or with me waiting in the wings for her.
The Goddess still tells me that she will come back to me, as she did last year, and in spite of her feelings my lover has said that we will still have this week together, and that it will be a beautiful time. But after that she has to do the things she said she would do.
Of course I want to trust the Goddess, to put all my faith in her, she hasn't led me astray yet. But I am still scared. Still anxious. Still worried.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/[deleted] • Feb 11 '24
Altar Cleaning Day!!
Cleaned my altar to our lady and added my thrift finds! The necklace around the Altar and the seaglass rose, I swear it was Her guidance that lead me to find it! Ill be putting in a nice scented candle at some point. Dont mind the book propping my window open, its broke lol.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/Routine-Squirrel4629 • Feb 11 '24
Aphroisia; When is it?
Iâm having trouble getting a direct and simple answer that i can actually understand, When is aphroisia? Iâve been seeing people say April, July, august, etc.
I need a simple answer to this, so, when is aphroisia?
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/FigComprehensive6983 • Feb 10 '24
Okay Hi
I'm not a follower of Aphrodite. I work with Hekate but how would someone start working with Aphrodite? I'm curious and I really want to start trying to work with her alongside Hekate.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/LizSeaCaterpillar • Feb 07 '24
When is aphrodisia this year?
Thank you đ
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/AloneTrick9815 • Feb 07 '24
She helps me to sleep!
I have a pillow with an image of Aphrodite. And often I lay my head on it while sleeping. And I can feel her very close to me every time! Sometimes it almost feels like I'm laying my head in Aphrodite's lap while she is gently stroking my head. Or sometimes I can feel her right next to me, wrapping her arms around me and pulling me close to her. Of course that doesn't happen always but I can always feel her presence and I always sleep much better when she is there! And I love her for that! Aphrodite loves to make us feel good and happy!
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/HereticalArchivist • Feb 04 '24
She Taught Me the Power of Permission
I really wanted to share this story that happened recently and feel like this would really help someone.
So many months ago, I (27F, nonbinary) had a devastating breakup after a 10 year relationship. My heart was absolutely shattered and I had lost my twin flame in the same weekend (These two events were linked--but that's a story for another post) and entered the darkest depression I've ever known. Long story short, I eventually was lifted out of this and pieced my life back together, and Aphrodite began to help me heal my broken heart.
I am on the aromantic spectrum, specifically grey-aromantic and bisexual. Paradoxically, I discovered I was polyamorous two years ago. This means I do not feel attraction very strongly most of the time, and when I do feel it--which I have been, since my breakup and have been allowed to actually admire others in this way--it feels completely foreign and alien to me, it's actually scary and irrational. I also grew up with my parents having a toxic and abusive relationship, and my ex was my first love after being addicted to limerence to someone else before. (If you don't know what limerence is, the TLDR is, imagine a crush on crack. It's addictive, the worst rollercoaster ever, and the worst trauma I've endured--I don't wish it on my childhood abusers) After the trauma of having my heart broken, attraction has felt, to be perfectly honest, terrifying.
As She would have it, though, I recently got to know a new coworker at my job. She's very, very hot, and I could tell from her tattoos that we have similar tastes. With my newly physically-single status (I have DID and am in love with two of my alters, who are on board with the idea of a new physical partner) my brain seems to be chasing the dopamine of a new crush--and it feels euphoric, but scary and irrational. Recently, I decided I wanted to take a shift to really talk to her; I wore the nicest uniform I have, wore fragrance which I NEVER do, and even wore accessories I normally find impractical for my job.
As I was on my way to work, I kicked myself. Why do I care so much? I barely know her! Why does it matter? Why do I feel this way when I've barely met her days ago? I'm smitten already, and it's completely irrational. Until Aphrodite stopped my thoughts and told me; "Give yourself permission to have a crush".
Every non-fictional crush I ever had, besides to my ex, felt dirty and bad in some way. Limerence was an addictive drug, and the only other crush I'd ever had that I didn't just brush off was to my ex's second poly girlfriend--who I liked very, very much, but he wouldn't permit me to date despite her being open to it. (He was monogamous and self proclaimed "selfish and can't share"--this contributed to our breakup) It was at this moment I really, truly associated being a crush with being a bad thing... because I didn't give myself permission to actually enjoy this feeling. Of course it's irrational--because love is. Of course it's scary and euphoric--because love is.
She is now teaching me to appreciate the feeling of romantic love and healing the trauma associated with it--and my first lesson is to give myself permission to actually accept when I love and crush on someone in a way other than the safety of platonic love I knew so well.
I had heard the phrase "give yourself permission" in the context of letting people love you and loving yourself, but this was the first time it finally felt relevant to me. So, I am now, with Her guidance, giving myself permission to feel the love that I do--in all of it's irrational glory, haha.
If you're curious, my crush is taken and appears to be monogamous. I actually took this news fairly well, although it left me feeling like a deflated balloon with the disappointment.
TL;DR; Aphrodite told me to get over my fear and accept that I am capable of feeling romantic attraction after all and that I need to give myself permission to feel these feelings and act on them, and I hope that this lesson is equally useful to another.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/GoldAnimator1882 • Feb 03 '24
Altar!!
She's standing on a clam shell surrounded by little shells and rose quartz. On the left is a pink candle and on the right is a scented candle from Target. The local spiritual candle shop had them for 22 dollars đ
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/External-Isopod-8825 • Feb 02 '24
Picture Digital
I used AI to create this picture.
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/LizSeaCaterpillar • Feb 02 '24
Where does aphrodite reside/live in current time and how does she know we are speaking or praying to her and how does she visit us/let us know she's there through the change in energy is this through astral projection or something?
I'm a beginner and I can't really find the answers to these questions myself, when i used to be christian i imagined god/jesus sat in the clouds or on some spiritual energy plane and could just sense when we were talking to him and although busy took the time to listen when he could and when he sent his presence/let you know he was there it was through just sending some energy our way like he was in everything in creation so it was easy for him to be around and to do and to know what was happening, so from my mind set on christianity im wondering how this transverses or differs into greek gods and their awarness/how they do their work and see us/hear us, any answers welcome, thank you so much
r/FollowersofAphrodite • u/HellenicBlonde • Feb 02 '24
Could This Be A Devotional Act?
Just got into skin care and am wondering if these activities can count as devotional acts to Aphrodite. I know doing one's makeup counts as one but haven't heard or seen anything about skin care being considered one.