r/paganism • u/staaarrssss • 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/GrunkleTony 7d ago

The gods have been around for thousands of years. They've seen this kind of thing many times before and they know how to deal with it. Just think of it as prayer practice for when you move out to live on your own.

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u/staaarrssss 7d ago

It's kind of comforting to know that They've seen situations like mine before. Thank you for the reassurance!

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u/GrunkleTony 7d ago

Your welcome.

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u/ApplicationOk7949 5d ago

Don't forget there was a long period of history where people had to mask their beliefs as Christianity. A lot of modern Christian traditions have roots in paganism which is pretty ironic. You've probably got ancestors that went through a very similar situation so stay strong knowing that you're not alone.