Known more specifically as the Apotheosis of the Dierne Pallis
Otherfaith practitioners might use these prayers in ritual and devotion to honor the Apotheosis of the Dierne. The Apotheosis occurs on July 31, ending Hell Month and moving our energies away from the more morose and traumatic focus it is associated with. These prayers may be said in front of an altar or while going about one’s daily life.
Only the last two prayers (‘O beloved among men…’ and ‘This day…’) use language that ties them specifically to the apotheosis. The other prayers could be used whenever a devotee desired.
The 50 Adorations listed first could similarly be used anytime, ideally when one wanted to really focus upon the Dierne and bring Him into their life. They are meant to inspire His presence and give form to Him within our minds so that He can more easily connect with us. One could make a longer ritual out of the adorations by offering loose incense after each adoration; such a ritual would be quite long indeed consider you would not want to extinguish the charcoal with the incense nor smoke out the room! I have chosen to use 50 adorations as it is nicely half of 100. the Dierne’s ‘sacred’ numbers are four (as He is the Fourth God) and seven (lucky), so a devotee might choose to do adorations based on those numbers (or any multiple of them) instead.
Some of the prayers here have been adapted from the much older (and somewhat outdated) Patheos Pagan post ‘Apotheosis [Prayer]‘.
50 Adorations of the Dierne
I adore you, Pallis
I adore you, Boy Before Stars
I adore you, Child of the Moon
I adore you, Son of the River
I adore you, Most Beautiful of the Heavens
I adore you, Fallen One
I adore you, Shadow Boy
I adore you, You of the Black Heart
I adore you, You Who Rides the Thunder
I adore you, Wicked Wind
I adore you, Boy-King
I adore you, Ambrosia-Scented One
I adore you, Rose-Wearer
I adore you, You Who Drowns
I adore you, You of Murky Waters
I adore you, You of the Dark Soul
I adore you, Heart-Maker
I adore you, You Who Gives Lightning
I adore you, Enthraller
I adore you, Kiss’s Inventor
I adore you, Temptress
I adore you, Orgasm-Maker
I adore you, Silvered One
I adore you, Fierce Breeze
I adore you, You Who Brings Excitement
I adore you, Enrapturer
I adore you, Seducer Supreme
I adore you, Nightly One
I adore you, Violent Storm
I adore you, Dark Sun
I adore you, Black Swan
I adore you, You of Crafty Hands
I adore you, Shapeshifter
I adore you, Beauty Among Beauties
I adore you, Heart-Bearer
I adore you, Spear-Wielder
I adore you, Star Feller
I adore you, Compassionate Killer
I adore you, Breathtaking One
I adore you, You Who Splits Wounds
I adore you, Swordless One
I adore you, You Who Cries Jewels
I adore you, Vodka-stained
I adore you, Bloodied Hands
I adore you, Star Slayer
I adore you, Singer of Sorrow
I adore you, Savior
I adore you, Redeemer
I adore you, Highest Among the Gods
I adore you, Dierne
Three Praises for the Dierne
Boy from the stars,
You who in eternal youth wandered the worlds,
traveling with Sorrow,
O Pallis,
O Star,
we praise you.
You who has known the streets of man and fey
You who in exile turned ever toward your home,
who is Beloved of the Land Itself,
O Pallis,
O Queen of Heaven,
we praise you.
You who will always strive for us
You who will not forsake us
who returns our love endlessly,
O Pallis
O Beloved,
we praise you.
Lend Me…
Lend me your hope,
lend me your love,
lend me your strength that when I falter
I can rise again.
Dierne, lend me your grace.
O beloved among men…
O beloved among men
and most beloved of the Gods:
Pallis,
the Fallen Star
Lover of the Laetha
Most beautiful in the West,
Today is crowned a God Himself.
You who give pleasure, love, and hope –
This day is dedicated to You.
This Day…
Beloved Star, who is Pallis,
the sweetest of eternal flames:
This day you return to us
This day you are a God
This day you wear the crown of stars
and our hearts sing for you.
Beloved, now God – the Dierne.
[All information above is in-process, as the Otherfaith is always under development. It should not be taken as solid canon or ‘law’. Please use the information to explore and experiment as feels appropriate.]