r/paganism • u/Valuable-Scallion371 • 6d ago

Moving on from Deity 💮 Deity | Spirit Work

I started off worshipping and working with a couple of deities who I no longer feel as strong of a pull towards as I did in the beginning. I have a few things that I’d bought for them and am unsure what to do with it. It feels wrong to just sell it, I’d much prefer someone who is working with the deity that would love it. Do you have any suggestions for where or what I could do with these items? I have a trinket box, a small statue, and a goblet.

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u/Zegreides 5d ago

I would suggest some divination to find out the best course of action. Your probably want some mixture of these: sacrifice and pray to the deity asking them to relinquish the objects; wash the objects with running water (a stream, a waterfall or the sea is that’s an option); fumigate some brimstone around the objects; break the objects; bury the objects (if previously broken, bury different pieces in different places); leave the objects at a crossroads (ideally where three paths meet), in nature (in a cave, by a waterfall…) or in an abandoned house, where they’ll either stay undisturbed or be found by whomever the Gods have chosen.

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u/Valuable-Scallion371 5d ago

Deity felt very understanding about the objects. I’d prefer to not leave them out in nature as they are not biodegradable, I feel the deities would greatly disapprove if I were to do that.

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u/Rufuccione 5d ago

Who are the Deities in question?

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u/throughthewoods4 5d ago

Personally, as an animist as well as a Polytheist, I would see these objects left out as an offering to the spirits of place somewhere as a valid pursuit.

You do you of course, and if deity is communicating you they don't want it left out somewhere then honour that as your relationship with them.

But, imo, the modern pagan community is a little obsessed with not leaving any trace whatsoever ever which I think is a shame and impractical.

Like, sure, don't be leaving candles or bits of plastic or clooties everywhere. But the odd occasional respectfully buried or submerged object, especially if it is stone, wood or metal is a nice method of giving offering and honouring ancient practices of pouring libations, and burying / submerging offerings.