Dark-veiled Leto, much invoked queen, twin-bearing Goddess, of noble mien; Koiantis (Daughter of Koios) great, a mighty mind is thine, offspring prolific, blest, of Zeus divine :  Phoebus proceeds from thee, the God of light, and Artemis fair, whom winged darts delight; she in Ortygia’s honored regions born, in Delos he, which lofty mounts adorn.…

There has been a lot of talk about mental illness recently in one online forum where I frequently post. And while most people there are fairly laid-back about mental illness, comments from others have had me thinking about the effect of mental illness on worship in Hellenic Polytheism. This is especially important to me considering…

“Hestia, in the high dwellings of all, both deathless gods and men who walk on earth, you have gained an everlasting abode and highest honour: glorious is your portion and your right. For without you mortals hold no banquet,–where one does not duly pour sweet wine in offering to Hestia both first and last” –…

Recently I took part in an online discussion of the appropriateness of using coffee as an offering to the Gods. In it someone took the stand that they would never give coffee unless they had ground it themselves.  This took me a bit aback since I offer coffee every morning after a UPG that Hestia…

I have been thinking recently on the subject of hubris. Why? For several reasons really. One of them is directly relating to myself and the other relating to others in the Hellenic Polytheist communities. First, my other half called me a “Priestess of Hestia” the other day and that lead to a discussion where I…

To Hestia – Fumigation from Aromatics – Daughter of Chronos, Venerable Guardian of the Unwearying Flame, The ministers of the sacred rites are Thine, mystics much blessed and holy. The Gods have fixed their dwelling place in Thee, Strong, Stable basis of the mortal race, Many-Formed, eternal, laughing, blessed, Lovely Queen, ever Scarlet One, Accept…

On this day, because of a number of different factors, I have felt impelled to write a few words about the Element of Fire in a Hellenic context.  In ancient times, people thought there were either four or five different “Elements” that made up the Cosmos and that everything mortal was made up of a…