thewitchfarhan

[thewitchfarhan]

The End of TheWitchFarhan (kinda)

Hello followers and mutuals - after careful consideration I have decided to retire this account. I started this account before I knew much of anything about Hellenic/Roman Polytheism and feel like my journey and path have changed *so* much since that a new internet home is in order.

Ive been working on this for a few weeks now and feel like I’m in a place to finally announce…

The Temple of Hyacinthus

This virtual temple is a place where I hope to share my journey, explore my practice, and cultivate community! This new account is following all of the same people/mutuals as this account is - and I hope you all will migrate over with me to this new space.

I have a lot of plans for this blog (with a possible Discord server in the works 👀) and I am so excited to get started on this new adventure.

Thank you all so much for your support and I hope to see you soon 🥰

#thewitchfarhan #the temple of hyacinthus #the witch Farhan #hyacinthus #witchblr #paganblr #helpol #rompol #Hellenic polytheism #Hellenism #greek polytheism #textpost

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I had this exact statue as a teen and I think I gave it away or threw it away following some trauma I experienced from another pagan - and I really wish I had kept it because it was so beautiful and now I’m too broke to afford a new one and I wanna cry 😢

Lady Hestia, who stands on our coffee table. That little Strength stone heart was a gift from my therapist.

[thewitchfarhan]

Cameo busts of Juno and Jupiter

1st century CE

Roman

Musée du Louvre (via Images D’Art)

#Juno #Jupiter #Lady Juno #Lord Jupiter #HelPol #RomPol #hellenic polytheism #roman polytheism

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Fleet-footed Hermes,

Be with me this day as I travel to and fro. Aid me in returning home safely and with all my belongings in tact. Run alongside me as I go on my way, and smile to the tunes I listen to for I play them for you.

Thank you, Ready-helper, for hearing my prayer. May your day be filled with laughter and love. Praised be the name Hermes. 🧡

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|| A travel prayer for Lord Hermes ||

#hermes worship #hermes deity #helpol #hellenic polytheism #hellenic pagan #hellenic prayer

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Advice Please?

I’ve been sick recently, and going through what I can only describe as a combination of a Crisis of Faith and a Revelation?

I’m coming more and more to the conclusion that I want to do away with Kaênaastha and fully dedicate myself to being a Hellenic Witch.

I was recently reviewing my family tree and found that one of my great grandmothers was born in Italy. I knew that we had Italian heritage in my family but I didn’t realize it was so close - I thought it was many more generations removed.

That side of my family (my mother’s side) has always been Catholic - but I feel a strong call to revive our ancestral traditions of Hellenic/Roman Polytheism.

With this I also feel like I want to change my pagan name and maybe start a whole new blog to get a fresh start?

Any thoughts, ideas, or advice would be really welcome rn 🙏🏻

#personal #seeking advice #helpol #hellenic polytheist #thewitchfarhan #the witch Farhan #textpost #advice pls

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as in, can you identify your accent / tell what parts of your speech are accented etc, or do you think you “don’t have an accent” (you do, everyone does, but for the purposes of explanation)

#I grew up in Virginia in the States and have always been told I don’t have an accent #or that I have the “Virginia lack of accent accent #however if I spend enough time around people with thick southern accents my childhood southern accent comes out 😭 #personal #textpost #poll

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My Hera design was partially inspired by this painting of Hera by Eduard Niczky

#Hera #Juno #Art #Image Post #HelPol

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I have some Hindu items (Murti’s, Wallhangings, Etc.,) that I am planning on selling - would any fellow tumbles be interested in buying?

#Hindu #Hinduism #pagan #paganism #murtis #Hindi #Hindu Murti #thewitchfarhan

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Polytheist & Pagan Asks

🙏 - Which pantheon(s) do you actively worship?

🌞 - Which deity(ies) are you closest to/do you worship the most often?

✨ - Do you believe in patron deities? If so, do you have any that you know of?

🌍 - Which pantheons do you believe exist?

📜 - Have you ever made an oath, vow, or contract with a deity? If yes, how did it go (you don't have to share)?

📿 - What are three things you're grateful to your deity(ies) for?

🖋️ - If you could say anything to your deity(ies) right now, what would you most want to say?

💌 - What is your favorite form of deity communication?

🎭 - What is an emotionally impactful or a silly worship-related experience you've had?

❤️ - What's one memory of your practice that you reflect the most fondly on?

🥂 - What is your favorite devotional act or offering to give?

🎉 - Do you celebrate any festivals? If so, which ones?

🫂 - Do you syncretize any pantheons with one another? If so, which ones?

🔮 - Do you delve into topics like the occult or the mysteries? Do you do anything esoteric?

⭐ - What is something you wish people outside your practice knew more about?

📖 - Do you like the way your pantheon is most often portrayed in media? Why or why not?

🏛️ - Do you have a favorite statue or temple to your deity(ies)? If yes, what is it?

🔥 - Do you have a favorite myth or tale from your pantheon or others?

🧭 - What led you to your practice?

🧿 - Did you have any other spiritual beliefs before discovering your current practice?

🪽 - Do you believe in angels and/or demons? If yes, do you worship or work with any?

🪄 - Do you practice witchcraft? If yes, do you keep it separate from your deity worship?

🪦 - Do ancestors or human spirits play a big role in your practice?

🐾 - Do animal spirits play a big role in your practice?

🌱 - Does nature - plants, nature spirits, etc. - play a big role in your practice?

💀 - Do you believe in ghosts? If yes, have you ever had an experience with one?

☄️ - Do you believe in astral travel/the astral realm? If so, have you been there before?

#asks #asks open #helpol

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The trees are my Gods, the Mountains and the Rivers - the herd of Deer grazing in the forest and the Forest itself.

When I pray, what do I expect from them? From the grass the flows in the wind like water, from the birds that sing in the tops of trees.

From my Gods I expect to be heard, I expect them to be listening. And I hope for love - and grace - and warmth. They cannot change humanity, they cannot undo the tides, but the Stars can guide me home and the Moon can light my path. The Sun can kiss the flowers and the Rain can clear the dust.

And isn’t that enough? Oh isn’t that enough.

Sometimes when you ask the gods for help with your problem, all they do is lessen the heaviness in your heart. And sometimes that is enough

#poetry #prose #the gods #nature gods #polytheism #textpost

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Akka Mahadevi - Greatest devotee of Lord Shiva.

#MahaDevi #Gaia Shakti #Gaia-Shakti #Dionysus-Shiva #Dionysus Shiva #image post #art #Akka Mahadevi

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Time to rest. Roe deer/rådjur. Värmland, Sweden (January 7, 2023).

#Shailputri #image post

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Asteria

shining Titan Goddess of the falling stars, perhaps nighttime divination and astrology as well.

"Delos beloved, such is the champion that encompasses thee about! Now if songs full many circle about thee, with what song shall I entwine thee? What is that which is pleasing unto thee to hear? Is it the tale how at the very first the mighty god [Poseidon] smote the mountains with the three-forked sword which the Tekhines (Telchines) fashioned for him, and wrought the islands in the sea, and from their lowest foundations lifted them all as with a lever and rolled them into the sea? And them in the depths he rooted from their foundations that they might forget the mainland. But no constraint afflicted thee, but free upon the open sea thou didst float; and thy name of old was Asterie (Asteria), since like a star thou didst leap from heaven into the deep moat, fleeing wedlock with Zeus. Until then golden Leto consorted not with thee: then thou wert still Asterie and wert not yet called Delos."

— Callimachus, Hymn 4 to Delos 1 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.)

#Asteria #asteria goddess #Asteria-Chandra #Asteria Chandra #image and textpost

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Just in case anyone was confused

#witchcraft #queer witch

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“Madness is liberation from the expectations of sanity.”

— Dionysos, UPG

#dionysus #dionysus deity #Dionysus Shiva #Dionysus-Shiva #textpost #helpol #UPG

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Religious Absolutism vs Religious Pluralism

I have a new benchmark by which I judge Religious and Spiritual Traditions.

If a religion, religious tradition, or spiritual tradition teaches/preaches Religious Absolutism* - then congratulations! This tradition is an organization that seeks to control and dominate humanity, and in my eyes these organizations are to be avoided at all costs.

*Religious Absolitism is the belief that all of humanity should follow only one religion. It is the idea that only one particular religion is considered true or valid, and asserts that all people should adhere to that specific faith.

For those who may have this objection; it doesn’t matter if you personally believe in Religious Absolutism. If you align with a religion that does, then you are supporting its beliefs and are just as guilty as the religious authorities you may or may not agree with.

As an example: The Catholic Church teaches that everyone on Earth should convert and become Catholic - and that this Religious Absolutism is the only way to achieve peace on Earth.

If you call yourself a Catholic, then you are vocalizing your alignment and support of the Catholic Church and its doctrine.

Don’t agree with Religious Absolutism? Don’t agree with what the Catholic Church teaches? Then don’t call yourself a Catholic!

Religions should exist as a choice - as one of many valuable ways to connect with the world, the cosmos, and divinity. I am a firm believer in Religious Pluralism* not only spiritually but morally and ethically.

*Religious Pluralism acknowledges the validity of multiple religious paths and promotes coexistence and mutual respect among different faith traditions.

Saying or believing that everyone should choose or be forced to “choose” the same religious or spiritual path is disgusting, controlling, and all around evil.

#thewitchfarhan #the witch Farhan #religious absolutism #religious pluralism #religious morality #textpost #spirituality #religion #religion vs spirituality

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sorry but i want to hit every american talking about not wanting to vote democrat anymore with hammers. lol