i was thinking of making a shrine inside my closet where i have some free space but i don't think it's safe to make burnt offerings there, is it fine if i offer another thing to make it sacrade or burn sometging outside of the shrine?

Weird how a single video can cause such a chain of events. I doubt I’d ever be researching Anatolian paganism if it wasn’t for your videos on Hellenism and Syncretism

i "accidentally" made an travel altar (its in the container box lol). i didn't know it was a thing until i saw this video. i made it by pure intuition and the need to keep it hidden as i still live with my parents. thank you gods for guiding me <3 (i believe it was apollo tho. he kinda always there throughout my life but only recently i realized it was him. i love him so much T-T)

Hera came to me during a real ruff time in my marriage, actually it was a total surprise, I was doing a Hecate meditative journey into the liminal, any way Hera came unannounced to me during the cleansing portion of the journey. She then started to give me a bunch of marriage advice, and stuff. Ever since this encounter She pops up from time to time in my life and imparts wisdom and such, She stands as one of my three matron deities; Hecate, Aphrodite, and Hera . BTW I really like this video it was such an insightful thing and a much need resource to me. ❤❤❤ your way. Also I am not sure if you did a deep dive part 2 on Aphrodite/Inanna but I would love to see it when you do.

Greeting Fel! I can't remember exactly now if you spoke about it at time of typing this (I'll probably rewatch all three videos tomorrow to check lol), but what is your opinion on the Hekateaon?

for the Meal thing with the Chthonic entities. I typically make an "ancestor plate" where it's like the first serving of the meal we made for the holiday. would I need to make them their own thing? or like don't offer off my plate?

Great video, i’m a huge fan of your content and I hope you looking after yourself and may the gods be with you.

I'm so glad I found this channel because for a little bit I thought I was going crazy because I felt this massive pull or draw towards mythical gods/goddesses and sometimes it literally felt like there was someone else with me even I was all alone but then I thought about how now I know them to be mythical but people used to worship them and still do. So basically I'm looking more into it and maybe I'm not going crazy, hopefully.

May the Gods be with you, Fel

i have always been drawn to greek mythology. i always hated learning about religion in school because it made me uncomfortable as an atheist (i have bad experiences with religious people not excepting me because im not Christian), but when talking about helpol, i felt comfortable. i was intrigued and when listening to it, i felt safe. y'know? i've been following helpol for months now, and i finally feel at peace 🫶🏻

our practices at the moment are not very complicated. on our central altar on the fireplace mantelpiece (we never actually use the fireplace btw) in the center of the altar is a mini-altar of its own, a cube of alabaster (I think) on which I make a small offering to Hestia, first thing in the morning, last thing at night, so that with Hestia's assistance we have a sort of anchor for the rest of the day's rituals and activities.

I've been a HelPol for a couple months or so and I feel so much more loved and freed? than I did by the Christian God

Thank you for sharing and demonstration.

On the subject of agos... my mother and her bf accidentally k!lled their best friend in a car wreck. Drugs were involved and they were fighting and apparently while in the hospital recovering my mom confessed to pulling the wheel( after flat lining multiple times, a full facial reconstruction, and a ruptured spleen) idk if she actually pulled the wheel or not she says she doesn't remember. Regardless, both are responsible for his untimely death the bf for driving and my mom had the drugs (suposedly) the bf was found guilty of manslaughter and 17 years later he still can't stop getting in trouble with the law or put in the hospital, his ex fiance stole 51k from their shared bank acc before filing a restraining order and moving states(not my mom). My mom struggled with addictions and terrible luck. Like getting set up by people, 64k in fines from a grand larssony charge(her bf used her id to sell powerline copper), lost her kids at different times, her hair thined and fell out. Divorce. Abusive partners. She's on house arrest owing that huge fine instead of 75 years in orange (they run 3 counts of grandlarssony and multiple possessions, among other charges together as she was already on drug court). Is this an example of agos, and if so, what could I do about it myself. My mother might not be down for a ritual. But when I say after that wreck, my moms life went to shit and she lost everything without ever being able to earn or own anything. losing her children and having to fight for custody of us (the state continued to be in our lives till I turned 18 and I was 2 at the time of the accident) everything she touches crumbles or disappears. Nothing good comes into her life to last and most stuff just doesn't work out for her. I used to believe she was cursed and everyone we know would agree there's a cloud of bad luck over those 2

The Sims e-shrine is really cool. I have a little e-shrine in sky I use to just pray and play music to the god I worship using the lyre prop in game since I don't have instruments

Hi Fel I do have a question that troubled me after this video-do the later figures during the Hellenistic period and the Roman Imperial eras who were exalted among men and has been risen to the status of Deities (such as Alexander megas and Octavian Augustus), if I wish to commune or worship them, do I treat them as Chthonic or Ouranic? Or do they count as 'ascended heroes'at all?

I remember the first time I stepped back and looked at my altar to Lady Aphrodite, I mean it was only about a week ago, but I just about cried, even now it’s in my closet and I open it every chance I get, it’s so personal and so lovely.

maladaptive daydreaming is discussed in the Bible, the solution is there too. it is a sin!

I just found your channel, I've only been a Hellenist Polytheist for a week, lol and you've taught me so much already, so I just wanted to say thankyou!

I've recently made a small hypnos altar on a shelf. There's something so serene about sitting in it's presence. I remember just reading poems about sleep, and I was just in the present at peace. It's such a lovely feeling <3

Wait so.. If I were to bake a batch of lemon poppy seed cookies- would all of them have to go to Hypnos? /genq Also thanks fr the information! this was supperrr helpful :)

Your comment about the Theoi having patience really made me tear up… thank you 🥹

I have some huge questions. Do I have to worship all the olympians, or even more than one god/goddess? Am I able to commune with the gods through candles and pendulums and dice? (It seems I can, I haven’t come from witchcraft so I was simply drawn to)

I found this video while I was cleaning and redoing my own shrines to the Theoi ! Perfect timing and wonderful video <3

-10pts for the Victorian joke. You shouldn't dismiss the positive that happened during this era just because there was some bad. By this logic, THIS is terrible. The era you're trying to educate people on is terrible. But it's not, is it? Because we're nuanced and can differentiate between good and bad based on morals. Saying "I can't go that far" in regards to simply saying "not all Victorians were bad" is hyperbolic in the worst way and not even a joke since you seem serious.

around 12:50 made me so emotional. my mental state has also made it hard for me to be consistent in practice. the simple thanking for patience rather than apologizing for the time spent otherwise really warmed my heart and changed the way i think about myself. thank you for this. ♥️

A friend who lived in the PNW found that wearing bright yellow glasses helped his depression a lot. *hugs*

thank you for sharing this. It's hard to dig out of a funk. I'm working on one now.

Oh man The whole "no miasma" thing really puts me off, not gonna lie. I mean, what, not even just a little bit of good ol' miasma, like, _at all?_

I've been dabbling very lightly into witchcraft since covid time, and for the last year and a bit I have been in a huge slump where I kind of just stopped doing the practices I used to do. I felt like I was kind of.. missing something? I guess? Like the general idea of spirituality was something I really needed in my life but I was going about it slightly in a wrong way? And then, around April this year I got back into Greek mythology due to Overly Sarcastic Productions and Epic The Musical and then in a moment of curiosity around 2 months ago I asked myself how one would practice this religion in the modern days and when I googled that I stumbled upon the term Hellenic Polytheism, which then lead me to your channel. The more I watched your videos the more I thought "Huh, I kinda wanna try this". And so I did some research on deities I felt a connection with (Mostly Persephone, Hestia, Hermes, Athena and Dionysus at that point) and after really thinking about it since then and the idea not having left my mind since then, I decided that I want to try going down this path. I saw your video of you making your Tyche bust and I am feeling ridiculously inspired to make my own deity air dry clay statues. ( I still have like 3 kilos worth of air dry clay in my stash haha, gotta put that to use somehow) Heck, now that I am thinking about it I have been doing some little things here and there since then that slowly made me think more and more of the gods in my day to day life, like thinking of Persephone and Apollo while tending to my medicinal plant/ herb garden or while making my herbal tea and salves. I've been thinking about Athena while crocheting and doing other fiber arts. Heck the gods have snuck into my design inspirations for future things I wanna crochet and knit. I think that tells me that the gods are already part of my life, so why not commit to the idea? Thank you for introducing me to what I can only assume will be a big part of my life from now on. The research phase alone has been an absolute blast for me. I have a feeling, that finally finding something spiritual in nature that actually resonates with me, will be a wonderful, grounding and freeing experience for me

last night I was on autopilot before bed and placed a crystal on my headboard and offered it to Hypnos and said that it was an altar, and now I'm awake the next morning and am trying to properly do that. Thank you.

could someone tell me what a monolith is cause google ain't helping :(

Just wanted to come to the comments to say some things. I am no doctor, but i have suffered from Major Depression for now over half my life. and I think you might be able to related to some of the things I am feeling. But letting you know now, excepting is the first step. But not only that, you are already actively working at the next steps. which is a support group, spiritual and personal well being, taking things slower, getting up out of bed even when you dont want to. You are doing amazing!

I just recently got back into my practice as well 🩷 I have plans for a main altar for my witchy needs and then a separate altar dedicated to Athena when I’m able to 😊 it feels really good to tap back into things after such a long period of stress. I’m happy you’re finding your way back too 🩷

Hey hope you're doing well. i'm always here for you or at least try to be. love you lots! you're kicking ass! -artemis

I haven't watched your videos in years. The last time I even interacted with you was an Aphrodite Ouranous ritual on Zoom in maybe 2020? 2021? I'm not sure but it was gorgeous. This has motivated me to re-do my altar into something that means more to my current practice. Thank you.

Jesus Is the son of the only true god, I pray for your salvation

A few native groups in Greece do the "extinguish a flame in spring water to make it holy" thing, leading me to believe it was probably something passed down orally and not written down or found in a historical record. That makes it hard to source, but at the same time we can't assume that we're going to have historical evidence for things people would want to intentionally hide from Christian authorities.

I’m Christian, but I deeply enjoy looking into other religions. I’ve been studying Greek history and mythology for ages, but only recently learnt the religion was still in practice. This was very interesting.

We love you Fel (we all say in unison)

Thank you for sharing this. I am feeling SO similarly... and im choked up as I watch near the end. This was the inspiration I needed. Hearing uyoiu say "don't feel guilty about it" ... cannot say thank you enough

Awesome alter. I hope that you get to feeling better

This has definitely inspired me to set up an altar. Yours is beautiful

The altar within overflows without when we are aligned with our heart. Eirene.🪷

First off, I hope you know just how much we here appreciate you being so open. The moment you stepped back and took it all in, it reminded me of when I built my first official altar. Truly, thank you for sharing this gleeful moment! I've also been going through a slump. Today I actually had an ADHD meltdown and I'm still recovering from the amount of energy used to calm myself down. I've been feeling like there's a rift between the gods and I, all because life is a bit too hectic for me right now. I just bought a home with my husband a month ago, and I haven't officially consecrated the home or held and kind of celebration of the gods for getting me here. I asked so much from them when we were struggling through the process, but I don't have the time, or energy, to do anything for them. I have been feeling so guilty that I haven't done anything yet. This helped to remind me that the gods are patient. I'm in a stage of recovery after a long, stressful process of moving, getting a puppy, and a promotion at work all in the same 2 week time frame. It's great to have a reminder that it's not about what we do, it's only about showing up to thank the gods in some way, which I do every time I look up at the stars while taking our puppy out. Sorry for the rant, this was just very much needed. Thank you!

I'm really happy to see your video and it's funny because I'm re-doing my altar as well as my room atm so... thanks for the inspiration <3

thank you so much for this video Fel <3 i don't wanna say this video was a sign but it definitely felt reassuring after i built an altar for Selene last night! i'm so lucky to have found your channel as a beginner hellenic polytheist, thank you letting us be vulnerable with you as well as making me reflect on my own journey with faith, but the gods are patient and loving <3 your altar looks amazing btw!!

Seeing you and hearing you talk through the video, being so honest about yourself.... this is was what i need and didnt know. glad to see you again popping up on my notifications. stay safe and blessed be, blithe <3

I love the simplicity of your altar. It's so lovely. I had this idea of all these aesthetic altars I keep seeing and I was trying to make this grand space but it just didn't feel right and I really didn't have the space. When I downsized and put things together instead of having all these separate spaces it felt so right and I am so happy with this small combined altar I have now. I feel the emotional awakening you got it was something I went through with finding the right space and practice with both ADHD and Autism I always struggle with routine and decisions, but getting my worship/sacred space right was such an incredible feeling. 💙🤍🖤

i've been feeling drawn towards hellenism and paganism for a couple years now; it's pretty intimidating as an agnostic. thanks to your contents, though, it's beginning to become less scary. of course, my journey of researching and educating myself about these topics is still a long way before i consider labeling myself as anything but i just want to say thank you <3 (also stay safe and take care of yourself!)