A prayer for blessings from the Greco-Egyptian gods

Hear my prayers, o gods, for I am one who has burned incense for you,
and adored your image in its shrine, and set out bread and meat to
nourish your body, and poured cool water and sweet wine to quench your
thirst. I have kept the memory of you alive in my heart, and I have
walked upright in your ways and shunned all those deeds that are
hateful before your eyes. You are the mighty ones, who hear all
prayers and have the power to grant them, and never turn aside a
supplicant. Hear my words, o gods, for this is what I pray!

King Ptolemy, grant me strength of arm, nobility of spirit, and pious
reverence for all the gods, such as you possess in abundance.

Zeus-Ammon, make clear my sight that I may behold the way that is
right for me, and walk always in truth, and justice, and balance, a
friend of the gods and one who upholds Ma'at daily.

Thoth, may all my words be chosen properly, may you grant my thoughts
swift flight to soar above whatever is placed in my way, and establish
in my mind a knowledge of the presence and blessings of the gods,
remaining forever like the divine monuments of holy Egypt and Greece.

Hathor and Aphrodite, Golden ladies of love and joy, share your
blessings with me! Kindle the flames of passion within my breast, fill
me with an aching longing for others, delight my eyes with the awesome
beauty of all creation, make me melt with unimagined ecstasy.

Lady Hera, grant that I remain faithful to all of my responsibilities,
never shirking those duties to family, friend, and city which are your
special concern. May I treat my loved ones with respect and always
demonstrate concern for them, never violating the commitments I have
sworn or causing another to do likewise.

Hestia, help me to keep your flame burning eternally, to see my home
as a temple to the gods, and everything done in it as a holy service.
May my life be clean, and orderly, and all of my interactions with
people filled with kindly reverence.

Bast, do not let me forget that men are not the only creatures on this
planet, but that all life is sacred and deserves to be cared for, most
especially the life of cats. Help me to remember that there is more to
existence than just work and social duties, but that we must also take
time out to play and enjoy the sensual pleasures of our animal
existence.

Imounthes-Asklepios, make my body whole, free of every infirmity and
disease, that I may experience the fullness of life. But if by grim
necessity I should be afflicted with some illness, do not let this
stop me from seeing the beauty and joy around me, and make my spirit
strong enough to endure whatever I must.

Horus, grant me courage to stand up for the things I believe are just,
fierceness in the face of my enemies, and the means necessary to
protect those who cannot defend themselves.

Apollo burn away every sign of weakness and impurity within me: make
me to shine as brilliant and purely as Ra upon the horizon. Fill my
ears with the harmonious music of the heavens; make my speech ring
with prophetic truth.

Sobek and Seth, may you stand at my side and protect me from those who
would do me harm. When I grow too attached to something, and don't
even realize that I am smothering my soul in addiction, comfortable
complacency, and stagnant stasis, tear me apart and destroy whatever
is holding me back, that I might be reborn into freedom.

O grain-discovering goddess of many names, if I must wander across
great distances and lonely paths, watch over me and help me to find
what my soul most desires. Teach me the way of transforming suffering
into joy and never let me lose heart.

Hermes, be with me too as I journey, show me the way, and if I should
need it, don't be averse to making the road twist in strange
directions beneath my feet. Yours is the realm of chance and
unpredictability – help me to see adversity as an opportunity,
obstacles as a way to demonstrate my cunning, and never let me become
so serious and committed to my path that I cannot stop to roar with
laughter at life's absurdity.

Dionysos, make me drunk on the wine of life! Open me up to every
experience so that when it is time to stand before the judges in the
West I will be able to say that I wasted not a second of life and that
I ended my days without a single regret. Cause my spirit to overflow
its bounds, like the Nile spilling over its banks, and may this
inundation make the soil fertile so that every type of crop and plant
can take root in it.

Osiris, nurture the seed that I plant and guide it until it reaches
fruition. Be just as gentle to me, Lord, as I undergo the journey into
wholeness. Show me the source of true being, which survives every
transformation, even that of death, so that I might see just how small
and powerless my fears are.

Anoubis and Hekate, you who stand at the beginning and end of all
things, meet me at the wild places, when I cross the threshold into
unfamiliar territory. Challenge me to grow and change, to be more
doglike, unconcerned with society's conventions, fiercely loyal to my
own nature, hunting out what is good and true with a single-minded
devotion. And when my days have reached their end welcome me into the
land of the dead, reveal to me the path of becoming one of the
imperishable stars in the night sky.

And all of the other gods – far too numerous to count – do not think
that I have forgotten you! You are dear to my heart, and your names
shine brilliantly before me, as radiant as Sothis who makes the Nile
to flood. I seek the blessings of all of you, and will honor you so
long as the breath remains within my body – and even after that!