Hi nonny, a rough list of the festivals I celebrate can be found here.

Not too much thought went into placement, I simply switched to match the seasons. I don’t celebrate many festivals where the date is the main focus, though if that were the case I would deliberate and decide from there whether to keep the festival true to its theme/anniversary and not change the date.

G’day nonny, thank you so much for sharing 💚 I’m a silly and don’t use Spotify but I love your song choices, and there’s some I’ve never heard that I will check out immediately!!

I appreciate you so much for including Drops of Jupiter. And the below lyrics, yessssssssssss

Not sure at all nonny! However whatever she anointed herself with gave her the ability to fly, which was remarkable enough that even Zeus noted it.

I believe there was another example for Aphrodite and her story with … Anaeus? Don’t remember exactly.

YES you can nonny! And you should. Worship or venerate or appreciate, however you want to do it

Nonny sorry for not posting this sooner but it made me smile so I wanted to keep it to myself for a while. I feel like a rare zoo animal 😋

Firstly, congratulations on starting university! Uni is a huge endeavour and it's important to focus on your studies and do the best you can. That is a priority, and you should not feel guilty or torn over dedicating time to that. Secondly, I want to add that it's not lazy to only do what you're capable of. You said yourself you're in pain and exhausted, I'm not surprised if at the end of the day you are not more active. Our brains need time to decompress just like our bodies, and scrolling on social media is a way to do both.

We are allowed to have hobbies and enjoy them!

Now. Habits. There is a technique called habit stacking which is where you use a current habit or behaviour and build another into that. Do you brush your teeth regularly? You could choose to add pouring out a libation of water to the gods while you brush (you're already at a water source after all). Do you like to sit in the shower and close your eyes, enjoying the water? You could say a quick word of praise or pray to the theoi while you do that ("Glorious theoi, givers of good things, thank you for your abundant blessings" etc.). As you walk to class is there a flowering plant or water feature, something that looks pretty and reminds you of their beauty? When you eat meals, could you portion off a piece first in offering to the gods? When we stop to think, there are a million moments in every day where we could add the gods to our lives, and you only need to pick one or two.

A reminder I needed too: you can ask the theoi for help in times of need. Attending university, you could pray to Athena, maybe Hermes, and/or any other gods relevant to your course. You could also pray to Apollo, Asklepios and Hygeia regarding your disabilities.  This may help with the feeling of connection since it will be relating directly to things you live with every day.

I also want to try a little mindset shift here. Try not to focus so much on the idea that you need to build the habit of devotion, and instead focus on your love for the theoi. From "I have to find more time for this" to "I want to show them my appreciation." It's a small thing, but the stress of 'I have to I have to' really sucks out the joy. You are already accomplishing so much and should be proud of that, don’t be hard on yourself for one thing you’re not doing.

I hope my babble helped in some way. I encourage people to reblog or reply in the comments with any thoughts!

Not to worry nonny, several people here actually keep bees so they were taken care of and have a new home to go to 🐝

But also this is a workplace and I don’t personally have control over what they do in situations like this. We get snakes, feral cats, owls, tortoises, cockatoos, all sorts of animals coming through our yard. On the other hand, these were the common European honeybees we get so no stress about native species or them being endangered at all 👍

😅 what for nonny? But you’re welcome!

Peach: you seem super sweet ily

Grape: I want to talk to you

Thats’s lovely thank you. Come at me nonny! Reply to posts, send asks, whatever you’d like.

[ ask game ]

G’day nonny I just remembered I was going to do that more

You’re talking about this piece on my shrine?

Inside are dried yellow rose petals I offered to Herakles two years ago, and at the bottom are pieces of stuffing my dog “offered” at the shrine (aka tore at his new toy and the stuffing came out) before we “wrestled” for Herakles’ entertainment. The blooms on the outside are of the wattle trees native here, little puffs of gold.

Herakles is a protector and the pinnacle of arete and excellence, and so I have kept this on my main shrine ever since.

Nope there’s more of me to go around nonny. This is my barely active but most used side.

@hera-khera @aphrodite-philomeides @nowagain @mossmantis

plus @theoiprayers

and I have two mains @vernalsaurus and @olivewreathed that I don’t look at.

Ah well. I’ll cop it from fascist anon if it means they’re not bothering someone else.

Thanks for the kind words nonny 💚

Ah well, people have their hills to die on. I hope for their sake the hill has flowers and a view 🤷‍♀️

Huh?

Nationalist, I can throw words too anon.

Nah I’m peachy. Just a little Vengeance Monday to start the week ✌️

I really debated posting the last ask but I decided it needed to be said.

I’m in the same position now nonny. I agree with you to an extent but also, no stress yeah?

Like I said, it’s an individual choice. We have no control over others’ actions or reactions. For example, some people are slow to forgive or grant second chances because they’ve been hurt too many times themselves or have little room for trust (especially online), and I choose to respect that as much as I can.

But sometimes it ends up in my ask box 😅

EDIT: I got your second ask 💚

G’day Anon, you’ve been telling me about this for 2+ years now. They left tumblr because of it. They came back with an apology and, I believe, are making amends for stupid mistakes and watching their own behaviour.

I am choosing to give them a chance at being the better person. I’m pretty sure even you’ve said in the past that people should be given the opportunity to improve. It’s an individual choice though and I have no interest in influencing you either way. If they commit new crimes I’m certain you will be the first one in my inbox again to let me know. Or, as that post said, maybe the gods will step in. Who really knows right?

Otherwise. Happy New Year.