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Goddess Athena
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:37 pm
by Wisdom Seaker
Hi all.
Much happened in my life in the past two years. I had sorrow, betrayal and regret. I understand why though. The universe needed me to be where I am now. I recently discovered art and it's filling my life.
My question is...Goddess Athena is the patron of the arts. Would building a shrine to her attract her blessings?
I have a book called Encyclopedia of Spirits and it says Offerings of Incense; candles; the fruits of your labor and creativity; images of owls, spiders and ships. Would it be beneficial?
I know many of you know a great deal and have experience with her.
Thank you in advance.
Re: Goddess Athena
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:56 am
by Lonik
Sometimes building a small shrine altar is a good idea. But it is not necessary. Im a hidden witch - spirit keeper. And i work with dieties - spirits including Athena
. I have a small space where i leave my offerings hidden away (Athena never got mad to me for not having a shrine or that i leave hidden offerings). If a diety sees that the environment youre in is kinda difficult for you to build something like an altar they are not gonna be mad or look down upon you. The are understanding and see that youre doing what you can for them. The book you talked about is a great book by the way you should check the other books from the same author.
Re: Goddess Athena
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:52 pm
by Tarvos
Wisdom Seaker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:37 pm
Hi all.
Much happened in my life in the past two years. I had sorrow, betrayal and regret. I understand why though. The universe needed me to be where I am now. I recently discovered art and it's filling my life.
My question is...Goddess Athena is the patron of the arts. Would building a shrine to her attract her blessings?
I have a book called Encyclopedia of Spirits and it says Offerings of Incense; candles; the fruits of your labor and creativity; images of owls, spiders and ships. Would it be beneficial?
I know many of you know a great deal and have experience with her.
Thank you in advance.
Reaching out to her doesn't necessitate building a shrine. Her presence isn't confined to physical structures like shrines and doesn't guarantee receiving blessings.
Ensure not to limit yourself to books when it comes to her favorite offerings. Only a handful listed in the book are genuinely favored by her.
If you're eager to connect with her, creating a channel to her could be a great idea. I personally don't have individual shrines for immortals. I maintain a portable altar for all entities, spirits, and immortals.
My experience with her has been quite impactful. She once conveyed a powerful message that moved me to tears. It aimed to nurture in me a sharper mental clarity, strong, warrior-like qualities, skills, instincts, and more. The personal significance of this message led me to have CH bind a channel to her afterwards.
Re: Goddess Athena
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:22 am
by Lewk
You know, I wouldn't myself see Athena as patron of the arts exactly.
Music, yes, as she's credited with inventing the flute. Weaving & embroidery, crafts. Apollo might be a better fit for art generally. (Dionysius is credited with the introduction of plays.)
Re: Goddess Athena
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:27 am
by Lewk
If you get a conjuration & binding of an Immortal, I find that shrines are a personal choice, rather than a necessity, as spirit keeping simplifies things that way.
Re: Goddess Athena
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:49 am
by Adair Lasair Bán
Tarvos wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:52 pm
Wisdom Seaker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:37 pm
Hi all.
Much happened in my life in the past two years. I had sorrow, betrayal and regret. I understand why though. The universe needed me to be where I am now. I recently discovered art and it's filling my life.
My question is...Goddess Athena is the patron of the arts. Would building a shrine to her attract her blessings?
I have a book called Encyclopedia of Spirits and it says Offerings of Incense; candles; the fruits of your labor and creativity; images of owls, spiders and ships. Would it be beneficial?
I know many of you know a great deal and have experience with her.
Thank you in advance.
Reaching out to her doesn't necessitate building a shrine. Her presence isn't confined to physical structures like shrines and doesn't guarantee receiving blessings.
Ensure not to limit yourself to books when it comes to her favorite offerings. Only a handful listed in the book are genuinely favored by her.
If you're eager to connect with her, creating a channel to her could be a great idea. I personally don't have individual shrines for immortals. I maintain a portable altar for all entities, spirits, and immortals.
My experience with her has been quite impactful. She once conveyed a powerful message that moved me to tears. It aimed to nurture in me a sharper mental clarity, strong, warrior-like qualities, skills, instincts, and more. The personal significance of this message led me to have CH bind a channel to her afterwards.
I think Tarvos gave a great reply to you here.
The point I want to highlight is that blessings from Immortals are not guaranteed through anything, and Tarvos' own experience of being moved to tears by a message that was conveyed to him can be considered a 'blessing in disguise' simply because of how much that message meant to him.
Allow things to happen naturally instead of trying to plan out what you want right from the start. Be open to their teachings and show your genuine desire to create a connection and build a relationship with Immortals. Simply feeling their presence in your life is a blessing in and of itself.
Re: Goddess Athena
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:35 am
by Lewk
Adair Aithne wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:49 am
[...] with Immortals. Simply feeling their presence in your life is a blessing in and of itself.
Yes, I have to admit this is the main thing for me.
I confess that I don't much strive for outcomes. Maybe I'm influenced in that by having spent so many years prioritising Eastern mysticism practice, which tends to be more about being than having.
. I have a small space where i leave my offerings hidden away (Athena never got mad to me for not having a shrine or that i leave hidden offerings). If a diety sees that the environment youre in is kinda difficult for you to build something like an altar they are not gonna be mad or look down upon you. The are understanding and see that youre doing what you can for them. The book you talked about is a great book by the way you should check the other books from the same author.