These are all suggestions and common associations of Dionysus. If you do not have some of these or don’t feel comfortable owning some of these, that is valid. We all have different practices and how you do yours will differ from mine.
Low energy Devotional Acts for when you have no energy (or time, or money, etc.) pt. 4
🍇Dionysos🍇
- eat some grapes or have some grape juice or sparkling grape juice (or wine if able and of age)
- listen to party music
- read plays
- try your hand at writing your own play! Doesn’t have to be good or anything! So long as it makes you happy it’s good enough!
- watch musicals or plays
- listen to musical soundtracks
- learn about the history of theatre
- learn about viticulture and vineyards
- wear something tiger or leopard print
- take care of your mental health
- listen to a devotional playlist for Him
- do things that bring you pleasure: eat your favorite food, have your favorite drink, engage in an activity that you enjoy, listen to your favorite music, etc. it can be anything doesn’t have to be something huge
- listen to party soundscapes (may sound odd but it’s something and it works)
- watch documentaries about any of his sacred animals
🏹Artemis🏹
- watch documentaries or do a deep dive about plagues and diseases
- learn about archery
- watch archery competitions
- learn about hunting
- learn about national parks, national forests, state parks, nature reserves, and the like!
- do nature and/or animal related coloring pages
- listen to nature soundscapes
- learn about deer
- read up on herbalism
- learn about the moon! It’s phases, it’s importance, etc.
- listen to a devotional playlist to Her
- learn about animal conservation efforts
- watch nature documentaries/shows or animal documentaries/shows
and i sing of dionysus — o! ivy-crowned
god with a smile as dark as the secrets he
keeps. i sing and i dance, a flurry of humanity
let loose until i am joy unbound! the bindings
cannot hold me just as they could not hold you!
sweet-smelling god, i ask you to bless me as
you bless the vines of the wood. may i grow
unfettered, reaching up, up, up! may my voice
be loud! may my body shift and change! and may
this change be a blessing unto you! oh, dark-curled
god, flushed with wine and eternal youth — may
i bloom, bloom, and bloom! give me the will to
never back away from the awe-struck joy that it is
to be alive — may i never shrink but only grow as
you grew from impossibility. may i find favor in your
heart & may your hands turn my meekness into
wild opportunity.
Apollo: There he is, everyone! The birthday boy! I just wanna say brother that I love you so very much, and this song that I'm gonna play next is for you.
being pagan is wild, because I've been trying to figure out how to honor Dionysus for a while and the solution was to dance wildly and scream in the woods.
Sweet is the pleasure the god brings us in the mountains, when from the running revelers, he falls to the ground clad in his sacred fawnskin. […] Hail to the Roaring God, Bromios our leader! Euoi! The ground flows with milk, flows with wine, flows with the nectar of bees. —Euripides, Bacchae
The Villa of the Mysteries! I had to go out of my way for this, missing most of the Pompeii tour, but it was completely worth it! These paintings depict a Dionysian initiation rite, and there are some other remarkable paintings in the rest of the house. I was not expecting to see syncretic Egyptian ones!
I also met another a Dionysian irl! The owner of the nearby restaurant turned out to be a shaman to whom Bacchus speaks. He was thrilled to meet someone else who understood that Bacchus isn’t just a god of wine.
I made some tea inspired by Dionysus. It is kind of a version of sun tea and I decided to name it Taste of Dionysus. It is quite delicious and it does look a lot like red wine.
🍇🍇🍇🍇Taste of Dionysus 🍇🍇🍇🍇
Ingredients :
-Jar or pitcher with a lid
-Rosehip
-Elderberry
-Black currant black tea
-Chamomile
-Honey
Optional: lemon slices or juice, hibiscus
Instructions:
1) Put approximately a few teaspoons or one tablespoon each with the following tea and herbs in your jar, then fill with water and screw on the lid.
2) Leave your tea jar in a spot of sunlight or on the windowsill for approximately 3-5 hours or more. You can just also put it in the fridge for iced tea. Once brewed, put honey in and lemon if desired. You should get a dark red color close to the color of wine.
Note:
-You can drink in the cup of your choice or if you feel extra fancy, drink it in a wine glass!
-For an extra Dionysian flair, mix in a little tequila, vodka, or the like.
Day 2: How did you first become aware of this deity?
It’s hard to pin point when I first became aware of Dionysus. I think my first memory of really being interested in him was my junior year in high school. I had been practicing paganism and witchcraft since my freshman year so I wasn’t new to the concept. Since maybe 2nd grade I knew of Dionysus(I was that one weird kid obsessed with mythology), but I wasn’t worshipping him or really any deity yet. I was a theater kid and for my junior year production we did Percy Jackson the musical. (Luckily the club had multiple pagans and a great director so we were able to perform it respectfully) Back then I had a crush on my friend who was playing Mr D. Aka Dionysus. And that somehow transitioned to me being obsessed with Dionysus. And after a year of researching and praying to him I finally decided to devote myself to him. Shoutout to that friend, without you I wouldn’t be where I am now.
A perfect charm bracelet to show your love of wine, grapes and the man himself, Dionysus. This accessory consist of 8mm and 6mm amethyst and 2mm green aventurine, grapes and their leaves. This bracelet is about 7.5 inches to 8 inches, if you need it lengthen or shorten please leave in the notes or message me. Give to a wine lover or a Dionysus devotee or even someone who just loves fruit this is universally a perfect gift.
*small wine glass not included*
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🖤 If you see something you like but it’s not quiet perfect, feel free to message me because I am taking commissions/customs at this time.