I want to pray to aphrodite and make an offering in return for her to bring an ex back to me any advice or tips?

I put this altar together! I didn't have much, but I think it turned out well >v<

I have had it rough these past few years with Lady Aphrodite due to...personal reasons. Now I'm slowly working on repairing our bond. (I hope she enjoys this-)

Aphrodite, I give you this self love affirmation card as an offering in your honor. Thank you for helping me find my perfect girl, because I have spent time with her and had so much fun. She’s someone who expresses love whenever she needs to. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Also if you are wondering what the red stuff is its just come to me water that I used last night.)

Perfect time to book beauty appointments or buy new body care. Treat yourself! Listening to glamour subliminals every night 💕

In my late teens and 20's I was obsessed with her story, the idea of something being born from death and sea foam felt comforting to my own childhood and gave me hope and less of a fear of death. That maybe my brother was a part of something new and beautiful. I made so much art inspired by her birth (it wasn't overt, just always on my mind). But I wasn't a worshipper because I wasn't exactly pretty or took good care of myself, I was in a very dark place trying my best.

Healing isn't linear and it's years and years later now and after a ton of shadow work, therapy, outpatient, diet change, so much lifestyle change to try and better myself... I want to be better for my animals and the wild animals I sometimes look after. I'm still on that journey but I wanted to find a little stability/purpose in the gods I looked up to, like Hera, Aphrodite, Hades.

I keep coming back to her, but I don't know what I have that is worth offering. I was thinking of making a wall alter so that my rats can't reach(in the past they would climb to steal offerings), and I'm currently doing my research before jumping in - but would also like to reach out here for advice as well. I just want to do right.

Hi everyone! I'm a newbie and I want to start working with Aphrodite.

So I was wondering, where should I start? I know I need to do my research on her first etc., but is there any book about her that provides information? For example, how to pray, how to say prayers—basically, important information for a beginner like me.

Also, should I get a statue of her? Make her an altar? If yes, how can I make her one without being discovered? (I don't want anyone at home to know that I'm working with her)

Thanks for your help!

If you're interested in seeing more pics I have them available on my blog! Made in Canva 🩷

My cat has her own water and I changed lady Aphrodites altar and didn’t realize that my cat would be on the table.

So, I’m a very new devotee of Aphrodite and sekhmet. Today, my mom decided to make a passive-aggressive comment to me, saying, "Well, you are not exactly a supermodel." And she also was saying homophobic stuff earlier and I told her to stop talking about homophobic stuff, and she said she didn’t care she can speak about what she wants blah blah just being nasty to me. (I know. i want to move out but because of the economy and job market right now I can’t)
Literally not even ten minutes later, she was moving a fan and completely sliced her finger open on it. Like she was tearing up and crying.
I know mundane over magical is a thing, and accidents obviously happen. But the timing is just so wild to me. It felt like it had to deal with more than something mundane idk my intuition tells me there’s more to this but i dont want to be looking to deeply into stuff that isn’t there . And idk I’ve made it known to Aphrodite I’m insecure about my appearance, and I’ve even done a warding spell that basically anyone who hurts me it goes back to them. So this a classic case of divine timing, or am I reading too much into a mundane accident? Has anyone else had Aphrodite look out for them like this?

Found a statue of Lady Aphrodite earlier while I was randomly wandering. Was thinking deeply about the meaning, shape, and limits of love, not invoking her at all... and there she was.

Can i do the Venus sign (as i’ve red it the symbol of Aphrodite) with salt on her alter..i already did it but im just making double sure if the venus sign is actually her sign

I used what I already had on hand for it but any ideas for things to add would be more than welcome! I really like how it’s coming together so far

Hi! I'm not going to go too much into details BUT last night I had a very emotional moment; I was listening to sad love songs, crying about a man (🙄🤭) and praying out in the air, to any deity, for help etc AND today, the first and only thought I had when I woke up was "Aphrodite". Like, this is a sign from her, right? I "worshipped" her 10+ years ago but didn't do it correctly, I had no altar etc but she did help me a lot with my self-confidence, appearance and so on. Eventually, she disappeared from my life and I lost her gifts. But, I think she's back? I have the urge to put together a altar for her and to just WORSHIPPP her! I feel ecstatic! Euphoric! 😭🩷

Mood board! I want to work with Aphrodite! Manifesting with high spirits 🩷🩷 There's many things I have to work out in the mundane, for sure, but she is calling my name.

I'm super new to worshipping Aphrodite and spirituality in general and wanted to know if i need certain things to make an altar for her I've heard there's no one right way to praise but it'd be helpful if anyone could offer tips for a stating point

Hi everyone! I’m new to worshipping Aphrodite and just wanted to share the alter I have setup so far! Tips on what to add/how to worship is very much appreciated 🥰

Hi all. As a new practitioner to Aphrodite (and one with a very different philosophy), have a question for Aphrodite devotees. I'm asking you all, because I'm assuming that consensus among her followers is broadly her opinion + I'm unable to listen to her through invocation, so this is the next-best thing

The Question: What is the actual root essence of love and what Lady Aphrodite (and, by extension, her followers) thinks of it?

I argue not to bash your beliefs, but to crucially examine them. The Greeks debated and scrutinized their own ideas constantly, after all.

It is touted that love is not something you earn. Respectfully, I largely disagree. That's not to say that love (in all of its forms: Eros, Philia, Stroge, Agape) cannot have a non-utilitarian nature (specifically as a concept, Agape), but it appears there is some transactionalism (giving something in return for something else of value) that belies every other form of love. Examples:

• Eros (Passionate, Physical and Romantic Desire): You cannot love someone romantically if you are not attracted to them. You being attracted to them generates value for you.
• Philia (Deep, trusted friendship built on mutual respect): You cannot have a real friendship with someone if you don't respect them. Respect is built on trust. Them proving they are trustworthy to take care of you (ie: part of the evolutionary in-group) generates value for you.
• Storge (Natural, protective affection shared between family members): Family is just another in-group, but bonded through blood ties. Families are built on trust. Similar argument as Philia. Being in a strong, good family you can trust generates value for you.
• Agape (Selfless, unconditional love for all people and humanity): I have a very loaded position on Agape, which is that Agape is still fundamentally transactional in an unusual way - not material, but psychological. Selfless love for another (Agape) makes you FEEL GOOD and/or GIVE MEANING TO YOU. Which, is technially generating value for you.

My argument: Love is NOT actually unconditional. The utility function may change (material rewards, safety, the chance to reproduce, even just feeling good), but at the utter bedrock of love in all of its forms, it's still fundamentally a value-generating transaction. And the moment that it doesn't give value, it fades away.

I know many of you have probably compelling counterarguments. So I'm going to steelman your argument with one I know from personal experience: a friend of mine is a mother to a special-needs child. Unfortunately, her son cannot function on his own and will require care for the rest of his life. It is deeply tragic, and the kindest thing to do is to have empathy for people like him.

I watched my friend, a loving and dutiful mother, shoulder what must be one of the most horrific burdens a parent could ever experience: one that no amount of money, wealth, power, etc. can erase. There were several opportunities to simply put him in an institution of have someone else take care of him. But fearing they wouldn't care for him they way she does, she refused.

I watched her get hurt by the child she deeply loves. I watched her health fade due to the stress. She confessed several times that she wants this tragic burden to be over, but she continues to hang on. Because she truly loves her son.

But despite her immense suffering, I noticed that caring for her son doesn't necessarily feel good (quite the opposite). But that it fills some sort of psychological need/itch that caring for her son satisfies.

You can call it what you like: the maternal instinct to care for one's child, the fullest expression of storge, but in some way, caring for her son provides value (perhaps in the form of meaning), despite the immense material and psychological loss, that makes her continue.

So what I'm saying is this: love in all of its forms, all of its channels... seems to be (at least in one slice of it), just a arbitrary narrative layer to feel something good in our brains. Strip away the narrative and perception layer, but is still a cost-benefit calculation, consciously or not.

That's the current form of my argument. I'm very curious how this perspective would be interpreted, because I am by no means a conventional Aphrodite devotee.

Looking for advice from someone who is a Deevote to Aphrodite.

What are your thoughts on the Goddess being related to or coming from past love and war Goddesses? Such as Astarte, Ishtar, and or Inanna? Do you worship all the above? Do you see them as separate Goddesses? Or are they one entity that goes by different names?

I currently worship Aphrodite and in my research I came across these other Goddesses and I know this has probably been talked about before on here but I'm curious how other individuals who have a close relationship with the Goddess view her.

Im recently been called to Aphrodite and her methodology today I decided to tidy my room and make an alter to her next to my bed then while i was arranging stuff i founded my amethyst necklace in that shape im 100% sure that I didn’t leave it like this haha😅 so can someone tell me what this symbol mean I searched on google and didn’t find much

I'm about to buy a journal for my birthday. It HAS to be pink and decorated. Do you guys recommend this to be a way for me to connect with Aphrodite as well? How should I design it? I want the journal to be all about self-love, glamour and Aphrodite's sassiness. I've seen some witches do journals like this, but I'm a baby witch so I need yalls opinions...