Athenian Month of Puanepsion Begins (2015)

Tonight, at sundown, the Athenian month of Puanepsion begins. Down below are the dates of holy days and festivals.

October 13: Nourmia
October 14: Agathos Daemon
October 15: Honoring Athena
October 16: Honoring Aphrodite, Hermes, Hercules, Eros.
October 18: Honoring Artemis
                    Proirosia
October 19: Honoring Apollo
                    Puanepia
October 20: Honoring Poseidon and Theseus
                    Theseia
October 21: Stenia
October 23-25: Thesmophoria
October 26: Sacrifices to the Heroines
October 27: Full Moon (Honoring Selene, Artemis, and Hecate)
October 31: Apateria
November 11: Khalkeia and Hena Kai Nea (New Moon)


Have a good one.

Hena Kai Nea (October 2015)

Tonight, at sundown, we close the Athenian month of Boedronion with cleaning our altars and homes and getting ready for the new month by honoring Hecate. Personally I'm glad that this holiday is tonight. This month was just insane! Have a good night and may Hecate bless you.

Sacrifices to the Nymphai, Akhelvos, Hermes, Athena, and Gaia (2015)

Once again we have a night that multiple deities are honored. This is one of the festivals that I will not be observing. Not because I don't want to but because I just don't feel the need to do it. One of the things that I learned is that you don't have to observe every Hellenic holiday and festivals that there is. You can decide which ones that you want to observe and observe them. For those that are celebrating tonight I do hope that you have a good one.

Libations to Poseidon (2015)

Today we pour our libations to Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas. I do this libation outside with water that's mixed with salt. I would love to go to a beach and do this but I don't have any near where I'm at. Which sucks, sometimes. I really love the god Poseidon and I feel drawn to the ocean. I hope that you all have a good libation and may Poseidon watch over you.

When Someone Tradmarks the Gods

So I was on Facebook and someone had blogged about not being able to use the name Hermes in her description of devotional work that she does. As a follower of Hecate I find this disrespectful and stupid. Why can't I do devotional work and not get slammed for using the name Hecate? Why? Because it's trademarked. The gods are damn trademarked, what the heck?

I find this to be stupid and revolting. Why are the gods trademarked? Because someone with a ton of money bought the name and not thinking that there would be a problem. Yes, there is a problem. The problem is that there are people out there that honor the Greek gods and do devotional work that has their name on it. It's our way of honoring the gods by doing works of art.

Trademarks and copyrighting is a very sensitive subject. Yes ago Warner Brothers actually took down a little girls Harry Potter site because it violated copyrights. Artists have taken people to court for downloading free music that they didn't pay for, though the money goes to the company and not the artist. We are so worried about other people breaking the law that we will trample on the rights of those who create original work and just happen to use a trademarked word.

Personally this needs to stop. This violates the law and we do have laws protecting the religious rights of those that practice certain religions. I think that if it's original and not a copy then the name should be allowed. This person actually had her store shut down due to this, which makes me want to scream. I really shake my head at the problems that I see and how companies can get away with anything and not care about the feelings of others who are having their creative juices stopped just because someone had more money and trademarked at a certain time.

Giving Thanks to the Gods

One of the things that I'm thankful for is my religion and being able to live in a country where you can worship however you want and don't have to worry about being killed for it. I thank the gods all the time for the small gifts that they have given me. This time, however, I'm giving thanks to the goddess Tyche for blessing our family with luck and fortune. For years we have suffered from not having enough and having to rely on others. My brother, now, having full time work has removed that worry and I'm going to be thanking Tyche for bringing fortune and luck our way.

I believe thanking the gods for things like this, and even small things, is very important. It lets them know that your grateful for what you have and what they have given you.

Making Your Own Greek Statues

One of the things that I really hate about statues that are on the internet is that they cost so much money. Or sometimes they don't have the one that your looking for. I think that's the problem with most paths. You find a deity that you feel drawn to, using a Wiccan example, and find that there is no statues of them. One of the coolest things that I've found was oven baked clay. Some companies even have them in different colors.

You don't even have to be good at making statues to make them. Yes, they won't look perfect but, if you have talent, you can make them great. Even if you don't have talent you can make something that looks like a Greek god or goddess. And this applies to any path. I think that Hellenists should make their own statues instead of putting money out to buy one. I might be wrong, but I think that it's a great idea.

Personally I'm not buying any statues because my mother is making a big stink about statues. But I think the idea is good to pass along.