Menhit-Nebetuu the Divine Eye.
She is a large, primordial deity. Her consort is Khnum/Khnum-Ra. She has connections to the fields, plants, stars, and time. She is a combination of two goddesses, Menhit and Nebetuu. Just like Hethert and Sekhmet, these two are a angry and pacified combination.
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Spring has truly come in (even though the chill is sticking a bit longer). Flowers, trees, animals, elements and more dance the season into being. What's more, the old teachers I had thought were done with me have returned. The support being offered to me by the spirits and deities at this time is deeply felt. However, the internal animal part of me wonders what this could all about. I hope this year is a good one.
Jaguar (and black panther) were one of my first teachers/protectors when I was just starting out. I find them coming back into my life and bringing with them a fierce inspiration and new lessons to learn.
We honor Astarte, an ancient goddess of sex, love, war, the chariot, and the horse. Who was brought to Egypt from distant lands and found a home there alongside the other deities. Becoming once of the wives of Set, who himself is connected to the creatures of the wild and untamed places. She is often depicted as a naked woman rising a horse holding some weapon, crowns may vary.
O Khnum, creator of all that exists,
Be adored by your creation,
Your name sung in every heart,
It is your hands at the beginning,
That cradle us at the time of our conception.
In these pages you'll find the pantheon, rituals, symbols and practices of Ariadne's Tribe, an inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition.
With a pantheon headed by a triplicity of mother goddesses who embody the three sacred realms of land, sky, and sea, Minoan spirituality calls us to remember a time when women were valued as equals to men, when the Great Mothers took care of all their children (all means all), and when the sacred touched every person every day of their lives.
Minoan spirituality is so relevant to our times, when we’re doing our best to move forward and away from inequality and oppression.
There comes a time in studying a deity where there's nothing else to learn from historically- you've read all the source material, every text mentioning them, every artifact found, learned correspondences and compared myths.
Connecting with other devotees is the next step- to compare your UPGs and find consensus. Because while we gain inspiration from the ancients, we are here worshipping these gods right now, in this era.
Inclusive Minoan Spirituality for the Modern World!
Explore the history, culture, and spirituality of the Minoans and their family of deities as we know them in Ariadne's Tribe. Then invite those deities into your sacred space with seasonal rituals and rites of passage. Let them inspire and transform your ways of thinking, worshiping, and being in the modern world.
Ariadne's thread reaches across the millennia to connect us with the divine. Will you follow where it leads?
I hardly ever talk about my faith online, but I'm curious how many other pagans and polytheists are on here.
I practice a form of Roman Polytheism, with a lean towards reconstructionism but a fair bit of eclecticism to fill in the gaps + make things easier & more compatible with modern life. I also venerate deities from Norse paganism.
Would love to hear from some other folks on here and chat sometime!
Quick reminder for both new pagans and experienced pagans: it's normal to not always feel a deity's presence, and it's normal even if you never feel their presence. You're not doing anything wrong.
Today feels like a good day to get a discussion going while also learning something, so today, I would like to ask the instance (and, well, all the #pagan and #polytheist folks in the relevant hashtags) a question: what's your favorite myth? It could be one from your faith or one that relates to a deity that you honor.
I'll go first, and this is going to be hard for me because I've had a few myths I've really loved over the years.
When I was a kid, I was weirdly obsessed with a myth from Ancient Egypt where Set killed Osiris. I honestly couldn't tell you why, but I knew all the details by heart.
In the version of the story I knew, Set created a box perfectly sized to Osiris' measurements, and brought it out as a party game. Set said whoever could fit into the box got to keep it. Naturally, Osiris was the only one who could fit inside, and when he climbed in, Set slammed the lid shut, trapping him inside. Once he was dead, Set tore his corpse to pieces (I specifically remember it being 14 pieces) then scattered the pieces of Osiris' corpse throughout Egypt. Later, Isis set about putting Osiris back together, but that part of the story wasn't that interesting to me. >>
When I started exploring Norse Paganism, though, I fell in love with several myths, and a lot of them are about Loki. My favorite one, though, is mostly about Thor.
One day, Thor discovers Mjollnir, his hammer, is missing, and gains Loki's help to find it. It turns out the jotunn Thrym stole it and he won't give it back unless Freyja comes to him to marry him.
Freyja, quite understandably, becomes very angry by this idea and refuses.
After consulting with the rest of the gods, Thor is ultimately made to dress as a bride, complete with a veil and jewelry. Loki dresses up as one of "her" handmaids, and they go to Jotunheim together.
Thrym, surprisingly, accepts this at face value, and holds a wedding feast for "Freyja." Thor being Thor, he eats and drinks voraciously which is in contrast to Thrym's impression of Freyja. Loki makes the excuse that "Freyja" has starved herself for 8 days and nights before coming. Thrym raises "Freyja's" bridal, intending to kiss her, but sees furious eyes staring back at him, seemingly burning with fire. Loki makes the excuse that "Freyja" hasn't slept for eight nights as she was so eager to be here.
Eventually, the jotnar bring out Mjollnir and lay it on "Freyja's" lap to "sanctify the bride." This, however, put the hammer right back into Thor's hands, and with it, he struck Thrym, beat all the present jotnar, and returned home with his beloved hammer.
But now that I've shared some of my favorites.... what are some of yours?
:boosts_ok_gay: Wrote a short post on Medium with advice on avoiding being misled by poor quality information in witchy and pagan spaces today! It's definitely not comprehensive, but hopefully it will be useful to someone.
The tips here can hopefully be used for spotting questionable information or misinformation in other spaces as well.
In this newly revised and updated second edition of Labrys and Horns, you’ll find the pantheon, rituals, symbols and practices of Ariadne's Tribe, an inclusive revivalist tradition that connects the deities of ancient Crete with modern Pagans in a living spiritual practice. With a pantheon headed by a triplicity of mother goddesses who embody the three sacred realms of land, sky, and sea, Minoan spirituality calls us to remember a time when women were valued as equals to men, when the Great Mothers took care of all their children, and when the sacred touched every person every day of their lives.
Minoan spirituality is so relevant to our times, when we’re doing our best to move forward and away from inequality and oppression.
This book can help you build relationships with the Minoan deities and bring their blessings into your life, and from there, into the larger world.
Inclusive Minoan Spirituality for the Modern World
Explore the history, the culture, and most of all, the profound spirituality of these fascinating people and their family of deities as we know them in Ariadne’s Tribe. Then invite the deities into your sacred space with seasonal rituals and rites of passage. And let them inspire and transform your ways of thinking, worshiping, and being in the modern world.
Ariadne's thread reaches across the millennia to connect us with the divine. Will you follow where it leads?