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Lovers moan with the pleasure of your divine gifts
In sweat and panting exhaustion they embrace
For a night, perhaps, or for a life, the possibilities are endless
Blessed queen of love and carnal desire

Lovers argue in a fit of jealousy with hurtful words
Loud voices releasing pent up insecurities
The gifts you share can be too much for some
While others fight through the hard times to something greater

Lovers love, be it a momentary emotion or a lifelong devotion
It is what lovers do, for in thrall to you they are swept away
Until one day they are brought to face another who binds them
For the Queen of heaven has her day

O Queen Aphrodite of the supple breasts
Goddess of the blooming flowers
Divine Lady of lust and emotion
We bid you welcome

And to you, O Hera, queen of heaven
Awaiting those who find their way
To make vows of fidelity and care
To those blessed by Aphrodite with a lover’s gaze

Art: Guy Head 1771
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Polytheist theology history!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1804240/polytheist-theology-history

The Well of Mimir Rune Cards

A modern, inclusive interpretation of the Elder #Futhark in a deck of 24 cards plus booklet

NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelaraincatcher/the-well-of-mimir-rune-cards

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The #WellofMimir holds all of human experience.

Nestled within the roots of #Yggsdrasil, the #WorldTree, the well of #Mimir is the wellspring of memory, inspiration, and knowledge. It holds the eye of Odin, pledged in sacrifice for cosmic wisdom and the secrets of the runes.

But the #runes are not just a quaint relic of the distant past. Nor are they, in essence, the property of modern neo-fascists or white supremacists.

The runes are the building blocks of language in Northern Europe. And language is #magical – it’s how humans explain and describe their world, it’s how we communicate with each other and the gods, it’s how we give shape to our experiences. The runes, like the letters, symbols, and words of many pre-Christian languages, hold within them the memory, inspiration, and wisdom of the #Ancestors.

We can use the runes to help us understand our experience in this world and to peel back the veils that obscure our clear seeing.

The runes speak to human experience—past, present, and future

About the Deck

The Well of Mimir Rune Card Deck contains 24 cards, each representing one letter within the Elder Futhark; plus a full-color, 36-page instruction booklet.

Each card displays the rune, along with artwork created by spirit-led artist Angela Raincatcher to illustrate a central concept of the rune.

Each card is made of black-core matte card stock and measures 2.75" x 4.75" with rounded corners and UV protective coating.

Each deck comes in a full-color designed tuck box and a 36-page instruction booket with images and interpretations for each card.

Higher levels of support include additions, such as:

6" x 4" sticker sheet with all the cards as stickers you can use for journaling and recording your meditations and readings using the rune cards

a hand-made drawstring bag made with fabric designed by Spookishdelight from Spoonflower and red satin cording.

a "thank you" postcard featuring the design for the Fehu card with my well wishes for your prosperity and abundance
your name listed in the instruction booklet included in every deck of cards

About the Artist

Consciously Pagan and polytheist since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher has been a priestess, community organizer, and spirit-led artist since the early 2000s. She is a third-degree initiate in The Order of Elemental Mysteries at Two Rivers Sanctuary, the dean of students for Reflections Mystery School, the creator of the North American Animal Wisdom Oracle, and the host of the Polytheism Today podcast.

Angela is a spirit-led visual artist. Her canvas and studio are the crossroads and sacred circle where the physical meets the spiritual to create manifest forms of beauty, healing, and transformation. Angela learns new systems and connects with the gods through study, trance, and making art. This deck is the expression of her work to understand the Elder Futhark runes as spiritual symbols for magick, meditation, and divination.
You can support Angela's service to community.

Any funds raised by this Kickstarter above the amount needed to fulfill supporter rewards will be used to pay for Angela Raincatcher's participation in Going with Grace's Death Doula training, which will provide the skills and knowledge about end-of-life options and transition presence for Angela to serve the polytheist, pagan, and progressive communities in the Washington-Baltimore area.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelaraincatcher/the-well-of-mimir-rune-cards

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It was a pleasant surprise to discover that the new #Academic Anthology "Rethinking the Qur’ān in Late Antiquity" has a few chapters on Ancient #Arabian #Polytheism

#AncientArabia #Antiquity #LateAntiquity #AncientNearEast #ArabianPaganism #ArabianPolytheism #AncientReligions
#Pagan #Paganism #Polytheist
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111342306/html

Hermes
Apollo
Zeus all mighty
I call on you today

For swiftness
For reason
For grace

Grant me great wisdom in all my dealings
Grant I do not risk my own health
Grant me the blessings of heaven and all of its gods

You, Hermes, who transcends all boundaries
Always in motion as you travel the secret paths
Always aware as you cross into the darkness
Shining into the realms below like a beacon

You, Apollo, who heals the sick and strengthens the weary
Always shrouded in the light of reason
Always smiling with the joy of music
Bringing that joy to all who would bear witness to its majesty

You, Zeus, who rules over all who are divine or mortal
Always enthroned by your queen
Always bearing the thunder that is the beating of your very heart
Bringing the rains of Springtime that the earth may rejoice

I call on you today, my Lords
If I have ever pleased you
If I have ever honored you
Bless me and send your light to me


#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer

DATE: February 13, 2026 at 09:18AM
SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast
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TITLE: Going to Sacred Space/Between the Worlds

URL: https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/going-to-sacred-spacebetween-the

Hello, lovelies!

I have been laid low this week with a particularly rough head cold lots of sleeping, liquids, and bingeing Schitt’s Creek for the umpteenth time. Thankfully, I was able to get a bunch of stuff done to prepare for going to the Sacred Space/Between the Worlds joint conference before getting sick.

I will be facilitating a conversation and ritual on Thursday, February 19, at 4:00pm, titled “Coins for the Dead.” I’m very excited that Ron Padrn from White Rose Witching and Jess Shoemaker, Death Midwife, will be joining me to help in this ritual to journey to the shores of the river of tears that separates the land of the embodied from the Otherworld and engage in the psychopomp work of helping those souls who are unable to cross over on their own. Experienced practitioners and those new to the work are welcome.

Your Magick Aunties will also be in the vendors’ room all weekend with a variety of artwork and sacred craft to enliven your practice. I will also be launching my Kickstarter campaign for The Well of Mimir Rune Cards! This is a project I have been working on-and-off on for the past couple of years, and I’m thrilled to have it out in the world soon. Before the campaign, you can subscribe to be notified on February 19 when it launches. Rewards will include the 24-card deck with booklet, a hand-made draw-string bag, and sticker sheets!

Well of Mimir Rune Cards, draw-string bag, and sticker sheets

But, as I mentioned at the beginning, what is most important to me to renewing my connections with people in my community. I have been attending this conference since the early 2000s, and these are my people. We have learned together, laughed together, circled together, and cried together. I look forward to seeing people I haven’t seen for a while, getting to spend time sharing conversation with them, and learning what they have been up to.

Beyond the great rituals and classes (and there are quite a few!), this conference grounds me in community. It reminds me of what we can do when we work together, and it shines as a beacon of what polytheism can bring to the world people from different paths, worshipping different gods, sharing sacred space and learning from each other in peace.

Blessings from a strong and open heart,

Angela Raincatcher

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Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.

Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!

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Challenge me, O Ares
Show me the way to a pure manhood
One of instinct and force
Bent toward the protection of the innocent
And the use of every arm at my disposal
That they may be freed of their suffering

Show me, O Ares
The warrior's bravery
With word and deed
So that none under my protection may fall
Neither by the sword nor the whims of the cynical
For you are Lord of the sword and the shield

Hear me, O Ares
Divine Enyalios
Furious Thouros
Generous Aphenios
Noble Skiptoukhos
Shine your divine light upon me

#paganism #pagan #hellenismos #prayer #religion #polytheism

Blessed Lord
Shining brightly in the day
Climbing daily a little higher
Blessed be

Blessed Lady
Shining brightly as you are filled
Giving light to the night
Blessed Be

Blessed Lady
In gowns of umbers, indigos, and violet hues
Opening the gates of heaven
Blessed be

Blessed are you, Hyperionides
Blessed are we who know you
Blessed are they who seek your light
And in their devotion stay true

#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer

#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer

All you gods above in heavenly splendor
All you gods below in chthonic darkness
All you gods around in the waters of the sea
All you gods who dwell upon the sacred earth
I honor you this day and make my offerings to you


Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς άνωθεν, μες στην επουράνια λαμπρότητα
Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς κάτωθεν, μες στο χθόνιο σκότος
Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς γύρωθεν, στα ύδατα της θαλάσσης
Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς που κατοικείτε επί της ιεράς γης
Σας τιμώ την σήμερον ημέρα και σας προσφέρω τις σπονδές μου.


Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús ánothen, mes stin epouránia lamprótita
Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús kátothen, mes sto chthónio skótos
Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús gýrothen, sta ýdata tis thalássis
Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús pou katoikeíte epí tis ierás gis
Sas timó tin símeron iméra kai sas prosféro tis spondés mou.

#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #prayer #polytheism #religion

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#book #bookstodon #pagan #paganism #polytheism #Minoan #inclusive

Hello!
Call me Pseudanor (after Dionysus' awesome epithet).
I am new to the fediverse but you may know me from other social media.
I've been a hellenic polytheist since at least mid 2023, but lately I've been figuring "eclectic polytheist" probably fits me best for a few reasons. I do primarily worship the hellenic Gods though.
I am queer and disabled.
I'll probably update this once I have the hang of the platform but for now here you go ^^

#introduction #hellenicpolytheism #eclecticpolytheism #polytheism

The seas raged and the land trembled as Poseidon struck the earth
Water flowed forth, a briny mix
But you, wise and ever thoughtful, touched the earth with your hand
An olive tree grew forth from the soil
The people of the land were in awe for this land seemed barren
And rejoiced at your gift

Athena, wise lady
Athena, defender
Athena, caretaker
Athena, goddess of that great city which stands to this day
Blessed may I be by your presence
And forever may you protect that land from which your story flows

Art: Chris Rallis


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Apollo
Radiant
Divine
Bless me with your strength and healing
For I have great need today

Apollo
Quick
Sure
Bless me with your surety
For I feel lost today

Apollo
Beautiful
Wise
Bless me with the gift of appreciation
For my heart is dark today

Apollo
Healer
Singer
Bless me with song and dance
For in those things I may find respite today

Apollo
Archer
Hunter
Bless me with sure aim
For in that lies good judgment for me today

Apollo
Wolf
Protector
Bless me that I may know safety
For I am feeling unsafe today

Apollo
Health
Oracle
Bless me with foresight
For I need to better care of myself today

Art: Andrea Appiani


#gods #hellenimos #pagan #paganism #polytheism #religion #prayer

DATE: January 25, 2026 at 02:21PM
SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast
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TITLE: Rune Spell for Protecting the Protectors

URL: https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/rune-spell-for-protecting-the-protectors

Text from the video:

One of the things I use my Well of Mimir Rune Cards for is creating bindrune spells.

First I will set my intention. Today, I want to send protection, strength, and support to the people in Minneapolis and around the U.S. who are out in the streets putting their bodies on the line while protecting their neighbors who are being targeted by masked ICE agents.

Second, I ground, center, and relax my focus. Then I go through my deck and let the runes and images speak to me as I pull out a few cards that support this work. I may pull more cards than I end up using, but that’s OK. Sometimes the ones that seem most obvious at first don’t work with the others or don’t quite fit. I personally like to get it down to 3 cards.

You may notice there is one card, Eihwaz, missing from my deck in this video since it is on my altar for another working.

For this spell, I have selected Mannaz to represent the community and community care, Elhaz for divine protection, and Tiwaz for the moral strength to do what is right in the face of fear.

Once the cards are selected, I light a candle and make my prayers to the gods and spirits I work with to empower my intention to give spiritual protection and support to the resisters, the protectors, the witnesses, and the protestors.

And Fuck ICE!

Blessings from a full and open heart,

Angela Raincatcher

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Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.

Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!

All content is free. If you can help cover costs, subscriptions are $5/mo. and can be found at https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/about . You can also buy me a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/angelarainu

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What are your plans for February 1st? I will be pouring libations to Brigantī, Sirona, and Ogmios.

I might also indulge in some nice cheese and good dark beer.

#paganism #pagan #polytheism #druidry #imbolc

DATE: January 20, 2026 at 03:09PM
SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast
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TITLE: Runes: Ancient Letters, Modern Experiences

URL: https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/runes-ancient-letters-modern-experiences

One of the ways that I learn new systems is through the creation of art. I started my journey with the Elder Futhark runes with a dream almost 20 years ago. I don’t remember what happened in the dream, but I woke up with a strong image. It looked like a rune, but which one? I had no idea. Luckily, I knew folks who would, so I drew the image and sent it to them.

Jera. I dreamed of Jera. But what did it mean? A cursory look on the Internet (not the most reliable, I agree) told me that Jera often meant “year” or “harvest.” OK, and…

Jera/Harvest from The Well of Mimir Rune Cards by Angela Raincatcher

Over the years (see what I did there?), I have learned that we have to soften the hard boundaries of our thinking and follow our imaginations beyond just the simple words to put ourselves in the shoes of one to whom the harvest is vital. We cannot rush the harvest, nor do we have complete control over it. We plant the seeds and tend the plants as they grow, but there are many variables outside our control, such as pests, bad weather, weeds, just to name a few. And then when the harvest comes, we have a lot of work ahead of us to actually reap what we have sown and worked so hard for.

Over time, I read a couple of books here and there, and talked with folks with much more knowledge and experience than I have. The first image for the runes I was inspired to create was Eihwaz. As I was reading Diana Paxson’s Taking Up the Runes, I was given the mental image of a small yew branch with berries and a skull.

Eihwas/Yew Tree from The Well of Mimir Rune Cards by Angela Raincatcher

One image led to another led to 22 more.

And now I’m launching a Kickstarter to self-publish what I’ve titled “The Well of Mimir Rune Cards.” It’s a deck of 24 full-color cards illustrated by me, along with a 36-page full-color booklet with short interpretations and spreads for divination. These cards can be used for readings and meditative work. For those of us who are more visual learners and readers, these cards can open the world of runes and link them to our daily lives and experiences.

The Kickstarter launches February 19, but until then you can go to the pre-launch page and support the campaign by clicking the “Notify me on launch” button. The more people follow the campaign pre-launch, the more exposure the campaign gets with a broader audience.

With that request, I will leave you with the blessings of Fehu. May wealth and prosperity flow to you and be healthy.

Fehu/Wealth (Cattle) from The Well of Mimir Rune Cards by Angela Raincatcher

Blessings from a strong and open heart,

Angela Raincatcher

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Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.

Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!

All content is free. If you can help cover costs, subscriptions are $5/mo. and can be found at https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/about . You can also buy me a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/angelarainu

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Shine down upon me, Helios
Light the way
That I may see the beauty of the earth
And hold it dear in my heart and soul

Shine down upon me, Selene
Light the way
That I may look upon the night
In tones of silver and grey

Shine down upon me, Apollo
Light the way
That I may look upon the world with reason
And through that reason heal

Shine down upon me, Eos
Light the way
That a new day may greet me as I set out
In wondrous color of amber and violet

Shine down upon me, O Gods
Light the way
That I may know and adore you
And through it know true wisdom

Art: Heinrich Maria von Hess (1826)

#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #prayer #polytheism #religion