In all my years of growing up Catholic, I'm angry Christianity left out arguably one of the coolest parts of the creation-myth because:

WTF you mean God had to wrestle a massive sea dragon in order to create the world?!

COULD YOU IMAGINE ALL THE STAINED GLASS IMAGERY IN CATHEDRALS OF THE ALL-MIGHTY LAYING THE SMACKDOWN ON THIS HUGE BEAST?! C'MON!!!!!

#personal #Christianity #judaism #archaeology #catholic #atheist #I really admire this professor #she has written so many amazing books and if i ever meet her in person i know I'd faint #not to be dramatic #but i would literally die #okay maybe not literally but my palms would def be sweaty #vomit on my sweater already?! mom spaghetti?!#Youtube

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OMG!!! I can't believe Estonia brought Apollo to Eurovision!

The god of music on the piano being both invisible & very visible at the same time, like, sir!

#eurovision #esc 2023 #estonia #Apollo #greek gods #Youtube

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I'm convinced Hermes wrote the whole Beetlejuice Broadway Musical as a PR stunt

to make the afterlife look a lot more fun because he was tired of dead people refusing to go with him to Hades: "Let's talk about the whole being dead thing!"

You can't tell me Beetlejuice is not Hermes in a messy trenchcoat with green hairspray paint he stole from a Spirit store in this video!

#Hermes #Greek gods #incorrectgreekmyths #incorrect greek gods #beetlejuice #Youtube

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When I say the Pythia spoke in tongues and required the priests of Apollo to translate for her, this is exactly what I mean:

(Also I love that Horrible Histories added the death of Aeschylus!)

#horrible histories #greek gods #the Pythia #Apollo #oracle of apollo #Youtube

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Me: Plays "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a devotional act to Apollo🌈🙌

#Apollo #Greek gods #hellenic polytheist #apollo deity #god apollo #Youtube

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This song makes me think of Apollo playing music and singing.

Its very cozy.

More information about the actual singer and history behind this song: Peter Pringle re-creates ancient Greek music with the kithara. This little snippet is apart of his extended video where he explains more about ancient music: (LINK)

#Apollo #greek gods #Apollon #god of music #hellenic polytheism #Youtube

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This is what I mean when I talk about the "Christianization of Europe"

And how it reimagined pagan celebrations as Christian holidays. This video not only talks about Christmas and Halloween, but also the Christian roots of Valentine's and St. Patrick's Day as well.

Hope this video teaches you more about the way Christianity subconsciously influences everything you consume and how it appropriated pagan traditions to give you the Holidays you see today.

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#pagan #pagan holidays #pagan christmas #paganism #ancient world #Youtube

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Me: *minding my own business*

Aphrodite: *scares the living hell out of me by randomly singing* MA MA MA MATA HARI!

She's been doing this ever since Eurovision! I'll be doing something and boom! Mata Hari is back in my head and Aphrodite is dancing to it again!

#Aphrodite #greek gods #aphrodite deity #godphone #mata hari #Youtube

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A day in the life of an Ancient Greek Oracle

"The Oracle neither conceals, nor reveals, but indicates." -Heraclitus

Fun Fact: Aristonike was the famous Oracle that gave the Athenians their prophecy during the Persian war: (LINK)

#temple of delphi #oracle of delphi #pythia #greek gods #Apollo #oracle of Apollo #hellenic polytheism #Youtube

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Everytime I see this music video I get massive Hades and Persephone vibes!

#Youtube

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Watch "NF - Intro III - Lyrics Video" on YouTube

This is literally what your shadow self sounds like when you begin to do shadow work.

Shadow work is intense and a very long process but your shadow self can mess with your perception of life so it's very important that you keep going. It will literally do whatever it can to keep you from working on yourself. Don't let it win.

I believe in you.

#Youtube #shadow work #shadow self

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Watch "Muse - Map of the Problematique (with lyrics)" on YouTube

If the gods were songs, this would be Apollo.

#muse #Greek gods #Apollo #apollo deity #music #Youtube

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Sometimes focusing my energy can be hard and what I do is I visualize it in the same way that RPG games and anime/cartoons create energy, but sometimes that's not enough so I have this tip to help level up your spell work, meditation, energy work and grounding.

Energy Tip: Imagine your energy makes different sound effects depending on your intention.

I hope this helps!

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#witch tip #witchblr #energy witch #energy work #energy #Youtube

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Apollo's Scientific Care Package

When I don't feel well, I have a specific list of science videos I watch with Apollo.

Apollo is the god of Science because he's the god of Philosophy and Philosophy birthed science. These videos help when I feel helpless and powerless to do anything.

They also make great offerings to Apollo so I recommend dedicating the time you watch these to him.

WARNING: These videos focus a lot on human limitations and mortality. They may also show how astronomically small humans are by comparison and may cause feelings of dissociation or nihilistic pessimism, so please watch at your own discretion and stop if you need to! They are not for everyone!

Mistakes are just another form of practice.

These videos are not make you feel powerless, they are just here to help you understand that the mistakes you make as a human that may seem paralizing are very miniscule compared to the Universe and our place in it, but mistakes are natural and very important in helping us learn and grow as individuals.

Human Origins:

A More Inclusive History for Humanity:

The Size Comparison of the Universe:

Optimistic Nihilism:

Scientific help with Lonliness:

An Antidote to Help with Dissatisfaction:

A Scientific Take on Why You're Alive:

The Science of Being Intelligent:

Please remember that your existance makes the Universe a lot more interesting simply by being in it.

You are worth your own love and appreciation!

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https://youtu.be/ck4RGeoHFko

#Apollo #apollo deity #Greek gods #god of science #Apollodeity #Youtube