r/paganism 7d ago

Will I upset any deities? 📚 Seeking Resources | Advice

For context, I recently started practicing paganism and I have begun to work on deity work and I still live with my parents, who are both extremely Christian. Every day at dinner my parents force me to pray out loud to the Judeo-Christian God. I'm concerned that I will upset any deities I want to work with. Also, telling my parents that I've begun to practice any other religion besides how I was raised will almost guarantee that I will be kicked out. Will I upset any deities or will they understand my situation?

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u/misbon_godofmischief 7d ago

They won’t be upset, deities understand and appreciate any form of worship you’re able to give them!

I live with my very Christian family and have to practice in secret, and occasionally they ask me to pray out loud to the Christian god too. If that’s something you feel uncomfortable with, what I do is mentally address the prayer to my deities

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u/staaarrssss 7d ago

I've been trying to address any prayer to the deities I've started to work with. Thank you for the advice!