Jan 15, 2014 Mundane practices associated with Hermes. Writing, speechmaking, journalism, translation Cattle herding and shepherding Gymnastics, athletics, sports emphasizing speed. Trading, haggling, bargaining Thievery by stealth rather than force. Music making, especially on woodwinds and strings instrument. Carrying messages.
Jan 14, 2014 Has the worship of Hermes changed in modern times? Of course it has, All worship of deities changes over time. Even Christianity has changed. On form of worship I have been taught is actually a way of behaving as an aspirant to His priesthood. We honor Him as God of Communication by…
Jan 13, 2014 What modern cultural issues are dear to Hermes heart? Unfortunately, I have to think that the Lord of Commerce and trickery would be amused, if not downright thrilled with Wall St. chicanery. All that profit and tricky trading, especially the arcane derivatives market, would be right up His alley. The original meaning…
Jan 12, 2014 Places connected with Hermes and His worship: From http://www.theoi.com CULT IN ATTIKA (SOUTHERN GREECE)ATHENS Chief City of Attika Pausanias, Description of Greece …a gymnasium called that of Hermes.”…As you go to the portico [in the marketplace of Athens] which they call painted, because of its pictures, there is a bronze statue of…
Jan 11, 2014 Festivals and Sacred Days and Times. The fourth day of each month is sacred because it was said He was born on the fourth. April 4th is considered His birthday (4/4). The fourth day of the week, called Hermes day by the Greeks, is also sacred to him. Homeric Hymn 4 to…
Jan 10, 2014 Offerings – historical and UPG (unverified personal gnosis) At Dark Moon, we offer Him fig newtons as cakes of the road. Once in a while, I bring along some barley grains and/or vervain, an herb sacred to Him. We have also been told that He likes beer, so He gets that. Historically,…
Jan 10, 2014 Common mistakes about this deity. I think that the most common mistake is that His power is underestimated. He is the second youngest child of Zeus’ divine family, given more to intellectual power than the physical power of other gods and heroes like Ares or Herakles and His role as Zeus’ herald…
Jan 9, 2014 Variations, aspects and regional forms The biggest variation I know of is the one we work with at Dark Moon — Hermes Pantos Apolytos. who appears with four arms instead of two:.Upper Left holds Zeus’ Golden Rod, Upper Right Gaia’s Gray Sickle, Lower left Hera’s Giving Hand, Lower Roght Hekate’s Torch lit…
Devotional Writing for Hermes # 7 Jan 8, 2014 (yeah, I know) Names and Epithets The word “epithet” in this context is always weird to me because I think of an epithet as a negative term, e.g. a racial slur. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines it in these ways: a : a characterizing word or…
Jan 6, 2014 Other related deities or entities associated with Hermes. Hermes is associated with Hekate as both have underworld aspects. Both are also deities of crossroads: Hermes, the four way crossroad, Hekate the goddess of places where three roads meet. In some stories they are lovers. Argus Panoptes was a giant whose body was…
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