Hello, my name is Lily, and I've been a devotee of Persephone for four years. I've had very good experiences with her, but to be honest, lately, I feel like many of my requests are being ignored.

I've gone through some personal issues and have been needing a job for a long time. I've been making petitions for three months, but I keep getting rejected from every position, even for low-level jobs. I've asked several times, and all I get are these coaching-like responses. I feel rejected, you know? I'm part of a group of devotees, and all of them have amazing experiences, but I get nothing. I feel like I've lost a lot by being in this spiritualist environment.

Anyway... I know this might sound like a selfish rant, but I’m desperate. I'm a trans girl, and I can't take living in this uncomfortable situation with my appearance anymore.

I’m asking for your support ♥️

I struggle a lot with meditation, but I do wanna try picking it up and try to be consistent with it. On my recent conversation with Lady P on the tarot I ask if she would like me to meditate with her. In which she gave me a big yes on that. One issue is, I don't know HOW to do that. Do I just honor a meditation to her or something else?

I wanna ask, how do you meditate with her? Any tips and tricks would be helpful 💜

Hello! I’m very new to deity worship but have been curious and interested in it, specifically for my shadow work, for several years now. Initially I found interest in the Morrigan, because of ever-present crows around me, but brushed it off as coincidence and just seeing what I was wanting to see. I continued to research and learn off and on about Dark Goddesses for assistance and guidance through times of challenge and transformation… Medusa is one I’ve always deeply revered and respected (I have her tattooed on my back and wear a pendant of her daily for protection), though I’ve never “worked” with her… But now, I’ve recently (within the last 6 months) started working with a new therapist who incorporates astrology with psychology, which is ideal for me as I’m a studying astrologer and use it as a tool for personal growth and development. She pointed out that the relationship I was struggling in (which I’ve now left) was the classic Hades + Persephone archetype…my ex was Hades and I am Persephone, being forced to walk through the Underworld in order to discover my true power and identity. Though I LOVE Greek mythology, I never really took to the Persephone + Hades myth…so I began researching it more… and WOW. It all hit me at once. This relationship, albeit toxic and debilitating to my self-esteem, has been an initiation for a complete transformation to become my most authentic self… suddenly everything made sense. I’ve started acknowledging that maybe it’s possible that Persephone has been calling to me but I’ve been rationalizing everything away and not feeling worthy of working with a deity. I began seeing crows everywhere, but more specifically HEARING them constantly, like right outside my window calling me. One night as I pulled into our driveway, a deer stood in my path and ran away once realized it could be Persephone. There’s so much more I want to say about this but I digress… So I’ve been worrying about this Pluto transit that is now upon me (Pluto squaring my ascendant for the next nearly two years for anyone who knows astrology)…and I’ve already had a taste of it last April when it touched the placement initially…I’ve never felt so weak and lost and considered unaliving myself. But I had no knowledge what was happening, was just allowing it to toss me about like a ship in a sea storm. So this time, armed with more information, I want to work with Persephone to help with this Underworld initiation and learn how to embrace my personal power and master duality of light and dark as she does. The more I learn, the more I am fascinated with and in awe of her archetype.

But I’ve never considered working with a deity before this because I didn’t believe (or understand) it was necessary. And if I am being honest, I feel a bit unworthy and frightened for dismissing her possible previous attempts at reaching out to me, but I just was not ready to see like I am now. And I do not want to be fearful of working with a Dark Goddess, I want to feel supported and empowered. Maybe I am fearful because I am just unfamiliar?

So my question is, where do I start? How do I do this? I refuse to just start asking her for help without even getting acquainted with her or offering her respect in some fashion. Any books or articles or readings or guidance offered would be much appreciated!

Thank you so much for reading this far, really looking forward to find community with other Persephone followers! 🖤🥀💀🫶🏼

Over the summer I was lucky enough to get to see Hadestown on broadway and while it’s not the most accurate of representations I REALLY enjoyed it and was really drawn into Persephone more. Needless to say I have a playbill and I’m wondering if it’s appropriate to put on her altar? I’ve always been deeply invested in music and performance so I feel like it’s a bit of me that ties me to her closer. But I really don’t want to disrespect her in doing so.

I've finally answered Persephone's call and I'm hungry to read as much as I can about her. Does anyone happen to have any recommendations? Articles or websites would also be very much appreciated!

Hello! I'm very new to witchcraft and working with Queen Persephone but I've always had a fascination with her mythology specifically. I see many people refere to her as the goddess of Spring time but I'm not completely convinced of that.

In the Homeric Hyme to Demeter, the primary source of Persephone and Hades myth, Winter happens because Demeter is sad and Spring happens when she is happy. Yes Demeters emotional state is tried the presence or lack there of Persephone but at the end of the day it's Demeter who actually brings Spring. In the Iliad and Odyssey she is referred to as Dread Persephone and giving way more attention than her husband regarding dominion over the underworld. Odysseus even think she is the one controlling the shades he is forced to confront while in the underworld. The prefess "Dread" is also interesting because another name used for Persephone is Despoina which could be translated to Dread Queen or Mistress of the House. The underworld is scary to many and those who didn't want to get Queen Persephones attention would probably use Despoina to refere to her or Kore (Maiden) both out of a sign of respect and fear. Also continuing with the Despoina epithet; she and Demeter where also called Despoini, or Two Queens. All names and epithets for Queen Persephone show up in the Mycenaean writing from, linear b. But Hades doesn't. Again I think this could be because underworld scary don't get the attention of Hades or this con imply the Persephone and Demeter are much older and possibly eldridge like goddesses, but this brings me back to the root of my question.

Is Persephone a goddess of Spring turned Queen of the underworld? Or was she always the Queen of the Underworld holding equal dominion with her husband and is associated with Spring due to her mother? And lastly how does this effect ones worship of Queen Persephone?

I'm still pretty new to following a deity despite being a witch for 13 years. Hekate reached out to me, but I soon learned that Persephone was communicating through my tarot deck. I'm only now devoting myself to her, and I'm noticing some unique traits that I wondered if others have experied.

1. She refers to herself as the Fool Major Arcana often. But she prefers for me to refer to her as Bride Persephone or Queen Persephone, title required.
2. No is always a strong response. The Devil, Death: Major Arcana only. Yes comes from Minor Arcana unless it involves something that excites her, like Hades.
3. She only communicated with my dog/cat combination deck that I custom mixed. Every other deck I frequently use remains untouched by her because she loves that I put so much effort into the deck, and it has animals in it.
4. She's VERY particular about her altar and offerings. She doesn't hold back about hurting my feelings, but always compromises to make it work for both of us.

That's all I can think of now. Has anyone else experienced this? I don't have any other Persephone followers in my immediate circle, so I'm unfamiliar with her personality.

it was so good too (of course she got some)

Hello everyone, I'm writing here because maybe you know more than me about her and you can help me So, basically I'm devoted to Apollo and Dionysus but when I was little I really liked the figure of Persephone, but since I became an Hellenic polytheistic I never tried to get close to her or Hades. however these have been bad days full of stress and nightmares for me but last night I dreamed of doing tarot cards and a card immediately came out that indicated Persephone and I asked the pendulum if the goddess wanted to communicate with me and the pendulum moved towards "yes" and in a certain sense I could feel her presence then the same dream continued with her giving me advice that unfortunately I don't remember. I could think that it is the work of the subconscious but it's been a long time since I connected or "thought" (even if it's bad to say, I always pray to all the gods) to her in particular. in your opinion, maybe for those who know her better than me... what does it mean? what should I do?

I have always been a daddy's girl , and recently. I confessed to him that I have been getting an alter set up for persephone and that she was who I worshipped with the Greek gods, as I was raised in a Cristian family and stopped believing in a Christian God few years ago and I've officially disappointed him in what I believe in and I feel heart broken about that is there something I can do to speak with persephone to make me feel better?

I made this as a permanent offering for Persephone once I set up my new altar! What do you think?

Here are some offerings I've given:

1. crystals (black tourmaline, obsidian, carnelian, green aventurine, clear and rose quartz, amethyst, ect.)
2. incense (bergamot, vanilla, overall floral)
3. candles (overall floral)
4. shells
5. artwork (specifically pomegranates)
6. dark chocolate
7. fresh and dry flowers
8. tobacco
9. essential oils (lavender and mint)
10. animal bones and skeleton drawings
11. miscellaneous items I correlate with them

Hi all!!! I just wanted to make my first post in here about my first experience in prayer to Queen Persephone. I’m an eclectic pagan and have been practicing for a few years, my patron God being Loki. He’s really the only God I’ve worshipped so far, simply because I’m not the best at sticking to my practice and when life hits me I can sometimes get side tracked. Regardless, I always make a point to pray every evening or night, no matter what just so I stay grounded and in touch.

I’ve always felt a pull towards Persephone, even when I was younger and learning about her in school. I’ve always had a deep love for her and Hades, and for their story. From time to time, for YEARS, I get random craving for pomegranates - even though I have never had them up until 2 days ago when I caved and bought one. Tonight I decided it would be nice to reach out and pray to her as well, and I’ve never felt more… relieved?? Halfway through prayer I started uncontrollably crying & I’m not really sure why, other than I’m just grateful. Talking out-loud to her felt like a breakthrough moment for me and I just felt so loved and so at peace finally.

I’m not sure if anyone has ever had any similar experiences, but I just wanted to jump in here and say my small piece since I’ve been lurking for days thinking about it. Any tips & tricks on where to start worship for her would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! So I'm curious about if the way I dispose of certain food offerings for Persephone when they go bad would be frowned upon / if there might be a more respectful way to dispose of them.

I tend to offer pomegranate juice and some pomegranate dark chocolate candy the most. The candy I'm worried about disposing of outside since I live in an apartment building where ducks and geese tend to hang around as well as other residents with dogs (and obviously chocolate can be bad for dogs; assuming it's not the best for the ducks and geese as well). I'm also worried about dumping the juice outside and it not being the best thing for the soil / grass since juice tends to have a lot of sugar in it

I know it's a known thing not to eat offerings for underworld deities, but the most I can think of doing to get rid of them when they go bad is tossing them out in the garbage or down the drain but I feel seriously bad for just tossing them in the trash / down the drain. I try to be as respectful as possible when getting rid of soiled offerings (i.e. water and crackers I'm more inclined to take outside and toss into the grass while saying a little thank you for their use).

Could there be any other way of disposing chocolates and the juice that doesn't include eating / drinking them?

Hi everyone! This year I've started a devotion with Persephone, and Hades. I wanted to share something that happened early this morning. I have rough insomnia, and I fight bedtime. It was maybe 3am and I was cleaning my house. I was distracted. A while later I finished my nightlies and got into bed. I hadn't fallen asleep yet and I thought of Persephone, and her image, and I thought to myself "hm maybe i should go look upon her altar again, and talk with her and have a quick goodnight." When I got to the altar I saw that I hadn't snuffed my candle out yet. So this is my reminder to not just snuff your candles, but thank your ancestors and deities when they give you reminders like this! So I thank Persephone for her help last night.

Just as it says. I have the one from Bibliotheca Alexandrina but a lot of it is fiction, which I just don't see as being relevant to devotional work. But that's me. Anyway, would there be any interest in reading and/or contributing pieces for such a project? I'd probably run a Kickstarter to raise funds to print copies and so forth. I'd be interested in poetry, hymns/prayers, experiences and other such things. Please let me know your thoughts!

So I'm very new with deity's work and I decide to start with Persephone cause I always felt drawn to her. I did some prayers and gave her some pomegranate seeds and obsidian as a offert. She gave me some signs but I am always unsure. Then I'm scared to disappoint her cause I don't pray very often or I forgot to give her offerings. I never really prayed a god, even if I come from a Christian family (I was atheist since I was a child). So this morning walking to school I prayed to lady Persephone and a man with a big dog appeared on the street, then coming home I prayed again and I saw a woman with a big black dog, are those signs? please someone help me, I always felt drawn to greek mythology and I want to honor Persephone. Thank you for the help. (sorry for the mistakes English isn't my first lenguage)

hihi! I'm looking into worshipping Lady Persephone and i was hoping some one might have book recommendations to learn more about her? I've tried online sources but reading physical books are much easier for me and every time I google it all I see are modern retellings. thank you in advance have a blessed day/night 💕

I'm making an alter for Persephone because I've been drawn to her for years now and I was wondering if I could add any hearts to her alter, it is that too similar to Aphrodite?

I have a pony tail palm tree that I named Persephone, she's been in my life for almost a year.

I recently decided to put my faith into Persephone (she came to me in a dream months ago and I haven't stopped thinking about her since) Anyways, my plant was doing just fine until this morning. None of the conditions have changed, just all the sudden it started wilting and dying.

Is this a test to see if I can regrow the plant? Or is she telling me not to worship her?

Ive been gravitating towards Cernunnus, Persephone and ironically Aphrodite. I know those two females have a rivalry but I would love to worship both dieties individually. Cernunnos has taught me much in understanding male primal sexuality and independence among other topics. And these two female icons have been my inspirations when it comes to enduring love and tough relationships, but most importantly building on the one in regards to self love. I know I desperately need both Deities in order for me to carry on with growing. I think that each female has a story to be inspired by and I want to worship them each, but I dont want to anger anyone knowing they are enemies. What is some advice any of you have to offer when it comes to practicing rituals to honor these Goddesses individually? What is a good way to begin a relationship with them?

A few weeks ago I posted the incense sticks, and they smell pleasant and delicate, so now I've also bought the tealights, but I wonder why they are this blue-green colour, and does it matter?