The learning curve of Paganism varies from person to person. A lot of the books I read back in the late 90’s talked about just honoring the Wiccan model of the triple goddess and the horned god. That just didn’t feel quiet right. Then I noticed a cultural shift where authors talked about using the gods based on their archetype with out really getting to know them. That didn’t sit well with me so I sought out a pantheon to stick with I settled on the Greek pantheon. Over the years I have primarily stuck with the same small number of gods of that pantheon, ignoring the ones that did not feel relevant to my life. over the past week or so I have been meditating on this. I’ve decided I should make the effort to get to know these other gods a little better.
I’ve decided to start with Poseidon. Being right smack in the middle of Ohio the god of the oceans seems about as irrelevant to me as I could get. After brushing up on Ohio’s geological records I realized this was not necessarily so. Turns out for most of this areas’s existence has been underwater. That is why we have so much limestone, shale, and sandstone. So he helped create and shape the earth under my feet. Poseidon is also known as ‘earth-shaker’ and while rare we do get the occasional earthquake here in Ohio.
We also have a lot of marine fossils consisting of trilobites, shells, and fish. which makes me wonder about reaching out to such ancient nature spirits. It is probably just as likely to be magically do-able as getting a stegosaurus or a saber-tooth tiger as a spirit guide. Speaking of saber-toothed tigers there was also that time this area was under a couple of miles of ice. And now we got all these creeks, springs and rivers that all eventually make thier way to the ocean. So yeah Ohio has its own brand of oceanic energies.
Ok but how does all this aquatic energy help me deal with the daily grind and stress of life? How does a relationship the god Poseidon improve my life?
All I got to work with is so far is the suggestions I got from a friend of mine who happens to work closely with Poseidon. She said she works with him as a guide in trace work as he aids in “delving into the deep”. This makes sense to me as the subconscious and dreams are often connected with the element of water.
The second way is she said he is the steady rock to cling to in the maelstrom. A solid feeling of strength, stability and calm in the choas of life. I think we all need that feeling in our lifes from time to time.
So I guess all that is left is to light some candles and incense and send out that friend request. Here I go on a new side quest to enrich my spiritual life and connect more with my chosen Pantheon.
