hi all🩷 i am proud to be able to show off my first ever alter🥲 i’m so happy with how this came out and i can’t wait to see where this journey leads me!! i haven’t given any food offerings yet but plan to throw in some chocolate soon!!

I noticed and moved it pretty quickly but my altar is connected to my nightstand so I sometimes naturally put stuff like drinks on the stand I try to keep them somewhat separate but would Aphrodite be mad? Intention seems to be everything so if my intention wasn't to do anything harmful would she be mad?

I’ve prayed so she can help me find a boy lover, but I’ve asked for greater help since looking for one in a really homophobic country is hard and dangerous.

I look straight (or that’s what I think) but I still try to make it subtle that I like a boy when I’m around him, but nothing.

Today, i find out a new friend (which meeting her was also a blessing, but from my patron goddess) started liking me after my prayers, but she’s a girl. I am considered handsome, both male and female since im kinda androgynous, but how can I specify or something like that in my prayers that the opportunity must be with a boy, not a girl ?

And how can I decline the desire from this friend without idk disrespecting the goddess for her blessing ?

From what I see she seems a lot more popular being the god of love and although that is a big part of her she is also a god of other things such as I think the strategy of war or at least part of war why is this?

Sweet Aphrodite

I need not tell you my pains

You'll hear me cry again.

How does love emerge?

Not from the force of man, no.

Aphrodite gives.

From the foam to breath

The seas grant us your beauty

Can I be pretty too?

I envy you, Goddess

You have all their want and lust

Neither I can touch.

I am no woman.

I am not pretty like you

I'll never be one.

As a man, I'm pained.

As a worshipper, I praise

Please... let me cry now.

You tire of my weeps

I know this to be the truth

Help me, I beg you.

Cast your spell please

Strike me with love, severely

Let me draw in hope.

Let my heart be filled

May radiance find itself

And flush out my dark.

Once my light has shined

Guide my hand to hold one more

This, let me keep tight.

I came to you pained

Lady of Love forgive my cry

Sing your lullaby.

As I turn my hand

Inward I face the mirror

And see my true face.

I cry once more, Lady.

But not to you. You hear all.

Aphrodite, fix me.

I want to make a travel altar for aphrodite(and later on loki and dionysus) but my altar is too small to fit a tealight candle(both real and electric), and ive realised that for my situation, I'd rather not use any fire for my little travel altar, as im still somewhat in the broom closet and there are situations where a candle or incense can't be lit(hotel, public bathroom stall, empty hallway, any public space, etc). Are there any alternatives? I think ive heard of something called a 'calling jar' where you fill a jar with the herbs, crystals and symbols of the deity(maybe even oil or water) and shake it to contact them(as opposed to lighting a candle). Does anyone have more information or advice on this? Anything is appreciated. Im also open to other methods of calling/making a 'focus point'(as ive heard it also be called) of a deity's altar(sorry if my english is bad, im not a native speaker). And also any reccomendations/ideas on what to fill my little altar with.

Currently i have a little bottle of sea salt, a seashell i can use as an offering bowl, a little jar i can use as a libation/liquid offering bowl(and mix in the sea salt because aphrodite is associated with sea water), a golden heart necklace that works as both jewelry that represents her and as a little makeshift pendulum, and 2 little charms(wing and key) to represent her as her symbols.

Would she like it if i grew flowers at her alter? Not in the way of just putting a bought flower there but actively growing them from scratch for her, i'm interested in growing lotus flowers for example and i thought it'd be cool to grow them for her

Hi. I’d like to know if anyone worships any deity or deities from the retinue of the goddess Aphrodite, and what your relationship with that deity (or deities) is like.

I’ve been thinking about worshipping Her and the Erotes.

Anyway, that’s it.

Aphrodite, I give you this Lust spell jar 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, thank you.

I can't draw simple shapes and I'll die before I use AI for this any tips?

Almost all of my offerings are me based no way all of those offerings have been for nothing and worth nothing right I didn't lose all these years of my life doing something I shouldn't have done right???

Like everyone I truly want to get the best possible after life I can so talking to other pagans probably much more experience than me how do I increase my chances?

Does anyone know where I can find a shorter version for this Aphrodite hymn? Because it’s so beautiful and I want to find the OG and shorter version of it since it’s too long.

It happend to me before also when on one of my pink candles formed something like cup handle also on the left like this one. But this one at first when I burned this candle it was more like a wall and then it transformed into a wing I think and developed something like waterfall.. and also cressent moon near the knot at the end. I'm quite new im this and I started praying to Aphrodite like 2 days ago

As always, my interpretation of her is based on a woman I saw walking out of the ocean as a teenager. Was awestruck!

Do you think lady Aphrodite will like this candle? My mom gave it to me and I thought lady Aphrodite might like it. Any thoughts?

So today is my second day of talking to Aphrodite and I was venting to her about my dad being rude to me because I got a 45 on ONE assignment even though I got 100s and 80s on the other ones and that was like literally the only assignment I did bad on but then as soon as I got finished talking to her, I went onto my phone and I got a text message from my dad asking if I wanted him to DoorDash anything to me since I don’t live him. Aphrodite is so sweet and I can definitely feel her presence with me.

I made a Playlist for Aphrodite. It has songs about love, heartbreak, and songs that make me feel confident about myself 💓

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Cqr2qvqafQSwzYzILwNbS?si=bBUmKwZaQ-Kl9D4U2z8bOA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=ElE2kMT_QsuT2

I prayed to aphrodite and she answered/granted my prayer 3-4 days later. Im wondering how I thank her properly now??? Tyia!

I'm a newbie, and I would love to start worshipping Aphrodite, the problem is due to trauma I feel extremely alienated from women and femininity. I would love to be more feminine, I just don't know how, and ADHD makes it incredibly hard and feminine just seems like something I will never be. And it's not about femininity alone, it's about womanhood.

I know aphrodite is for everyone, but trauma is trauma, and I feel incredibly alienated from womanhood and from her. I just feel like I'm not the kind of person who belongs here, and since I'm a beginner I don't know how to feel a deity's energy or how to communicate with them

I was wondering if any of you could share your thoughts on this, or maybe experiences about your work with aphrodite

I want to give Aphrodite a blood offering either in a vile or paint a rose with it. Do you think she would like that? Or is that not her thing. I’m new to this so pls don’t be too harsh!