wilted roses & poems 🥀

Venus is most commonly known as the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. However, in my opinion, the two goddesses are entirely separate, different goddesses, despite sharing some ideas and similarities. I take Latin in school and heard about Her in our mythology lessons, and searched her up eventually. Aphrodite seems to be a fairly popular goddess in the pagan community, and I’m so glad so many people get to work with such a wonderful goddess. However, I do believe that Venus is a bit under-recognized. I tend to be more comfortable with the Roman pantheon because of my heritage and prior knowledge about Ancient Rome, so I was called to Venus more so than Aphrodite. I began working with Her on a Thursday, and the following day was therefore a Friday. I do believe that Fridays have a special significance in terms of love, being Venus’ day of the week and all. (For those who don’t know, the name Friday comes from the name of the Germanic goddess Frigga, who was associated with the ...

There are a few basic types of religion and spirituality, and amongst these the most recognized are perhaps atheism and monotheism. However, there is much more than these two. Atheism is the belief in no gods, deities, or divine beings. Monotheism is the belief in one god or deity exclusively, often believing that this god is the one, supreme, all-encompassing god. Polytheism is the belief in multiple or many gods, and is commonly associated with paganism and ancient religions. Henotheism is the worship of one supreme god or deity without denying the existence of other gods or deities. Omnism is the belief in all gods (“omni” means all in Latin). The first question someone might ask when hearing about omnitheism is how can you worship every single god ever? And the answer is simple: I don’t. In fact, I don’t even try to. Many may often worship a handful of deities that are significant to them and their life, without denying the existence of others. Because I am an omnist, I believe in ...

 I’ve been pagan for a whole year now! I first identified as an eclectic witch and Wiccan, however, I now identify as an herbal witch and pagan polytheist. I’ve introduced myself to Odin, Hebe, and have just begun working with Venus. However, my longest and closest relationships to my deities so far has been with Isis and Hecate. That’s four different pantheons, which is a lot to work with, but I love seeing the overlap and differences in gods across the Roman, Greek, Egyptian, and Norse pantheons. I identify most perhaps with the Roman pantheon. I have Italian heritage, and I love the idea of my ancestors worshipping the gods in Ancient Rome. And so I’d like to talk about my relationship and journey with Hecate. This is not the universal experience, merely mine, but I’d like to share what it’s been like for me. Hecate, which can also be spelled Hekate (I prefer the Roman spelling, personally), is the goddess of many things. I don’t like to say that She is just  the goddess of...