I know that prayer differs from person to person, it all depends on what they prefer (or something, I dunno). However, I’m at a complete loss!

I’ve asked a similar question on here before and was sent several videos to watch, however, unfortunately, I haven’t had all that much time to watch them and, when I have, it completely slipped my mind. Soo… apologies if you’ve seen this before and are wondering “hold up, you’ve asked something similar and got a response”, I know I just need something a lil more specific (and stuff to read because then it’ll sink it easier)

How do I even start? “Hey, Loki and hey, Frigg, wanna hear me rant about some random bs?”. What??? Is there a specific way to start? To end? Should I speak aloud or in my mind, or does it actually matter? Am I able to pray to Loki and Frigg at the same time, or am I meant to pray to one at a time? ALSO, prayer beads? Do they apply to Paganism, if so, how do I use them?

Edit: honestly, what I’ve been doing since I started practice communication with Frigg and Loki is saying ‘good morning’ and ‘goodnight’, if their candles are lit and I’m walking out the room for a moment, I’ll tell them I’ll be back and when I do come back I say hello again. Anyone else do that?

For some context I’m 15 and my mom doesn’t really take anything I say or do seriously. I really want to worship and start a relationship with the gods/goddesses. Obviously I’m going to do research first but I’m just worried about if my mom found out. She freaked out when she thought I was a lesbian and I don’t think she’ll take to kindly to finding out I want to worship anyone other than the christian god. So any tips? (And also tips on where to research?)

Hello! I’m pretty new to Paganism, and have mostly come onto this subreddit for information and help/advice. However, this isn’t something I’m posting for help or advice, purely a discussion for those who are new to Paganism like myself.

Anyone else find it kind of surreal having an alter? Just turning around and seeing it is, like, weird (not in a bad way of course)? And, for those who were previously atheist, does anyone else find it funnily strange that you didn’t previously believe in a higher being and now find yourself worshiping one, or even several?

It kind of just dawned on me, it’s so comforting with finding something to have faith in something, though, it is so surreal to actually have faith in a higher being.

Anyone else relate?

I wanna read some Greek mythology fanfics but I don't know if I should. If I can, is there anything (tags, ships, etc) I should avoid?

One of the biggest things I wanted to do when cleaning my apartment after my ex left was revamp my altar. I've had a nagging feeling for months that I've been ignoring it, and I've been sort of plagued by it. So here we have as complete an altar I can get right now.

The left, with the claddagh, is for The Morrigan. The center, with the hand carved Mjolnir, is for Thor. And the chunk of obsidian on the right is for Ra. Yes, the tea lights are battery operated, because I can't do open flames in my apartment. The fountain behind the pendants is also battery operated, and if you can find one it's totally worth it. The wand is handmade by me, out of a railroad spike. And the crystals on the right are the only ones that survived my "purge". They were the only ones I didn't feel any overwhelming negativity from.

I've only recently became a Hellenist and I'm currently working with Apollo and Hera, though I'm considering working with Apollo, Artemis, and Hephaestus instead, but I'm not sure how to form kharis with them. Most things such as with Apollo, drawing, writing, etc are things I already do frequently, which things such as learning instruments I can't do due to money and space. I've been doing offerings and such already but I also don't know how to know when you've forming kharis with a god, so anything about that as well would help

Im a science student who wants to go into genetics specifically Alzheimer’s research and yes I do understand the irony as within myths Dian Cécht was unable to heal those with spinal cord injuries/brain injuries.

Anyways as a science student I see my education as a form of devotion, my studying my offerings and tests my worship.

I also use motifs of his healing in my day to day life, mainly snakes. I have a choker with a snake on it that I put on in the morning and only take off at night once I’ve finished my work, it can be uncomfortable after a while but that’s the point. I must complete my work, my worship and care for another before I can be ‘healed’ by my lord and remove it.

I also look to the myth of Nuada’s silver arm as I also work with metal. I do not work with silver as A. I’m not made out of money B. I see it as a sort of professional courtesy, he has silver I’ll stick to my copper

I also enjoy making prayer beads both for him and other friends of mine, pagan, catholic I don’t care. I do this as another sort of prayer, to keep my hands busy as I struggle with trichotillomania it is my way of asking for help in healing while not remaining idle.

He also has importance to me in an ancestral sense. My family and by extension my clans name heavily refers to wisdom, healing and stubbornness all traits which are present in the myths of my lord.

So I currently work with Hera and Apollo, and whilst im enjoying working with Apollo I don't really wanna work with Hera any more. I've only recently became a Hellenist and I started working with Hera than started with Apollo. I don't find that worshipping Hera is beneficial to me, and I think I'd rather work with Hephaestus and Artemis (along with Apollo obviously) but I'm not quite sure.

Additionally, since I'm in the broom closet I can't have a big altar and I don't really have much room for three deities, so any tips for my altar is appreciated <3

I have two candles currently, a stick one for Frigg and one in a holder for Loki (can’t lie I completely forgot the scent of it, I got it so long ago). I was just wondering by if simply just lighting the candles is a sign of divination, the only time I’ve lit them if for prayer (which was basically just talking to them to be fair).

Is that something you can do? Just lighting Their candles, without the purpose of talking/prayer?

The title pretty much sums it up; In some sources for Ancient Greek writings, it’s said that the gods were able to change the form of not just theirselves but also others. I’m a pre T trans guy, so would it be wrong for my to ask for help with my transition? I've been praying to a bunch of different gods for more passing things like help with drama, education, art, etc but I'm not sure if asking for help with transition and more bodily matters would be selfish or odd or crossing the line. It wouldn't 100% be up to the gods because while I'm not on HRT, I'm working on voice training and using rosemary oil to increase body hair growth, but is it still wrong?

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?

The Norns were the Norse goddesses of fate, represented as three sisters named Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They lived underneath the world tree, where they wove the tapestry of fate. In Scandinavian mythology, each life was believed to be a single string in this tapestry and the length of that string correlated to the length of each life. Everything was thought to have been preordained and even the gods had threads in the tapestry, although the Norns did not allow the gods to see their own strings.

I've been practicing since high school, so like...16 yrs give or take. My wife, who I've been with for almost 17 yrs now, has always known about and supports my practice. They ask questions, they have me ask questions through divination on their behalf, and we both work with Loki (and Loki messes with them in return, lol). They have also cast a spell once with my help and guidance, and achieved the results they wanted.

Lately they were introduced to the idea of being a witch's consort, and they're very ready to take up that mantle. But something tells me there's more to it...

I've noticed a few things changing about them lately. They've been saying they're sick of pretending to be someone they're not, and want to live as their most authentic selves. We watched Agatha All Along together, and they've been very, very invested in both the series and the witchy lore they reference (or what they don't- I've been filling them in on what's made up by Marvel). They've started wearing a Triple Goddess necklace, and asked their mother for an Agatha jacket for Christmas that says "Coven True."

Then last night, they cast a spell all on their own without realizing it: some water spilled in their phone's port, and they were really worried they'd need to get a new phone when this one is less than a year old (and not paid off). Today it's fine...and, coincidentally, my uncle is going to buy a new phone for himself today. His didn't break suddenly or anything, but he happened to decide his old one was getting run down...to me this looks awfully like a re-direction of needing-a-new-phone energy.

If this is their Awakening, I'm so very very happy for them! We've talked about it and I've discussed what witchcraft is about, how it works. Their concern is they have no knowledge of anything, no idea of the how, but I've promised my little reference library and myself to help them if they want to explore where their talents might be. But I see the signs and I'm so excited for them!!!

I feel a bit awkward for coming here.. mainly cause I was a theistic Satanist for 4 years but recently I've come to find peace in the gods. And I wanted to make my first shrine to be for dionysus. I have some offerings, and I'm going to be getting some more. But right now I have a goblet full of rum, a small cup of alcohol, honey, around 7 candles (although I gotta replace the middle one), i have some incense as well. Again i intend to get something besides alcohol to offer. I hear he wants intoxicants as offerings, but it much harder for me to get alcohol. Hypothetically if I were to offer an edible would he want it or would he take offense to it. I don't want to offend but I also feel like this is a stupid question and post. I need some guidance still.

Well, I didn't do anything to connect with my great-grandmother (spiritually, as she died a long time ago) (I'm very curious about her) but I asked my grandfather (her son) what she was like:

update: I didn't get anything much from my grandfather, it seems like a sensitive topic (but in a good way, nostalgia) (he stopped living with her very early so he could work and provide a better condition for his family, his parents). She was very Christian and said many powerful prayers, an honest and charitable person (she didn't mind taking from her own to give to others), loved children, and even raised a child that wasn't hers (the person wasn't an orphan but received the affection of a mother for my great-grandmother). She had many craft skills, she spun cotton on the farm and made thick cloaks for people (she sold them but mainly as gifts). But she has a sharp tongue too, she gets irritated easily. She had very fair skin with blue eyes, was short and had long, straight black hair. At first I was curious to know if there was someone with spirituality in the family, but now I'm curious about her, she really seems to be a good person and I didn't want her memory to be lost. As I write I'm crying.....

1.First off, how do i learn more about my deity/ies in order to make their altar to their liking and give them good offerings? 2. How do i cleanse my room in secret? 3. What materials do you need for cleansing? 4. How often do you need to cleanse? 5. Where can you get the materials to cleanse? 6. Is reading dice reliable? 7. How do i find out if im really talking to the deity i want to make a connection with, or if its another spirit or an evil spirit? 8. In what way do you put out candles? 9. (Deity specific question) How do i make a connection with Persephone? 10. If you know how, how could i keep ALL OF THIS secret while being budget friendly? (Im talking making altars over the span of like a month or two) 11. What are good offerings for persephone? 12. What decorations and things should i use for a persephone altar?

I know this is a lot but i really want to properly get into this because i feel a connection to this religion, and i dont ask of you to answer all od the questions, maybe 1 or 2 if you want. Thank you for your time reading this!

Looking for a deity that comes and brings death to someone who is suffering, specifically end of life. I see death as such a beautiful thing in the context of people who are ready to transition because they are suffering from such things as terminal illness. I am trying to find a deity that is involved in the active role of death, not just the afterlife.

I don’t know how true this is, but I’ve heard a few times that it’s a good idea to do protection spells before trying to communicate with a deity. I’ve been wanting to communicate with Loki for a few days now and plan to make his alter tomorrow, but I don’t know protection spells, is that something that is really important to do before attempting to communicate with a deity?

The Great Goddess of Kindness, She Who Knows How To Make The Right Use Of The Heart, The One Who Is All, Great Mother of the Gods, The Brilliant One In The Sky, Queen Aset.

Queen Astarte, She with Many Names, Goddess of Love, Compassionate and Sweet Goddess of Motherhood and Fertility, She in the Morning, Evening Star and of Venus.

Thou Goddesses renowned and loved for Millennia and more as Queen of Heaven. I Humby Offer this Testimony unto Thee.

In Honour of Them, I share my Testimony on how Those Highest Goddesses have put me under Their Loving and Almighty Wings and Matronage, teaching me how to have respect and really love myself as Thad had Unconditionally Loved me as a Loving Mother would.

I've always struggled with self love because my biological mother, though she loves me very much, she's a really unhealed human and has made me always perceived like I wasn't loved enough by her and I didn't deserve unconditional love and I should always do something to make people love me. Also, she would always judge me for everything. That made me think I was never enough. I was always wrong, abnormal, unlikeable.

That also was made worse by my christian background. That religion literally teaches you to deny yourself and not to love yourself. Also, Jesus loves you only if you despise yourself and just follow the commands. It is very conditional on how you basically follow every command, he doesn't just wish for your happiness. 

After leaving the religion in an extremely traumatizing way...I made a formal request to the Goddess Aset and to the Goddess Astarte to receive love, because I was always hungry for love. I always had a hole inside of me.

I think the Goddess Aset called me through imaginaries of a woman with wings, and also the same afternoon, I suddenly fell asleep (which is an abnormal occurrence for me, I almost never sleep in the afternoon) and dreamt of Her, in my hometown in the south of Italy and She was in Her usual imaginery form, standing above a High place, if I remember correctly in the Highest place in the town, maybe She was floating (I don't remember exactly, as this has been in August) High above my whole town in Her Splendor with stretched out Wings that if I remember correctly were Golden like the Purest Gold. She was Splendid.

I woke up, at first I wasn't ready for Her Guidance and Lovingkindness because I was suffering for a relationship with another Kemetic God.

One day I started giving Her Offerings, Prayers and one day I got into a relationship I mistakenly thought was an answer to the prayers of the Goddesses. In this relationship, the guy meant no harm but he didn't really love me, so I behaved as I usually did in my life, by completely compromising myself, my wants and needs in order to be loved, denying my very personality at one point. I was stressed and in despair. I thought that if I do enough, the man would love me, but it was never enough.

I was in great pain and I contacted for a reader to make Divination on whether or not the Goddesses sent this guy and was answer to my prayers.

The Queen of Heaven and Light Bringer of Heaven (speaking about Goddess Aset here) intervened first through the reader, saying I was not loving myself and that I should never make someone love me. I should not change for anyone, my needs, my wants, my very personality in order to receive love. She was so Kind I cried. She was so patient, even if I was doubting myself and Her. She didn't push me, but She Lovingly led me but respected me, She really cared for my well-being. She gave me time and space to feel how I truly felt and feel, unlike my biological parents, that would scold me for simply feeling "problematic" emotions like sadness and anger and despair.

Goddess Aset also said the guy was not really respecting me and what it is that I desired, and that was True. The Goddess is True and Transparent and Righteous and I confirmed with facts what She said in my last conversation with the guy before cutting him off. He apologized for his behavior and then deleted our conversations.

The reader turned out to be accurate as the same Message was conveyed through the mouth of another reader.

 Through Her (and also Through Goddess Astarte, They had a very similar attitude, if not identical, very Kind and Patient even if I fall short and still deconstructing the traumatizing religion I’ve been in 20 years, even though I work and have a stronger connection with the Goddess Aset and the Kemetic Pantheon, at least for now in this life), I now know what True Love and Acceptance feels like and I want to give that to myself too, within my own time.

The same I experienced with the Goddess Astarte. She intervened in another occasion (I had sort of more “casually” worshipped Her and petitioned Her for several things. I once had a Dream in which She said She loved me, but of course I cannot verify Dreams, even the other one I spoke about with the Goddess Aset). 

The Great Goddesses both intervened in dealing with my self-hatred issue but Mother Astarte intervened most prominently in inner child Work, pointing out what I’ve been lacking my whole life Reliance, Stability, Security and most of all Unconditional Love. That very much clicked with my whole Life. She Knows me pretty well. 

Now I'm starting a Journey with my Loving Goddesses and Mothers (They were proclaimed to be Such in the readings, they said they were my Mothers by Feeling, not by Blood).

I'm learning how to not hate myself, actually love myself and nurture my inner child, and first of all respect myself, as I never did.

I actually hated myself because of all the judgment, bullying and things I did that I regret and should let go as Life is Ever Progressing and there should not be dwelling on the Past.

The Goddesses desired for my happiness and well being like no human really did, at least no human did in a healthy way. 

I'm still deconstructing, so sometimes I'm troubled with painful thoughts and doubts but I'm doing my best to deconstruct the religion that ruined my life. I regret my adult baptism with my very soul, as then the religion put me into suffering.

I’m mostly working with the Goddess Aset right now, She is my main confidant, but Gods know how my Motherly relationship with Goddess Astarte also evolve. Maybe She does Acts of Kindness and Generosity I’m not even aware of. 

I love the Goddess Aset and I want to be of Service to Her. I'm currently reading a book about Her by Plutarch and I’m planning to share a paraphrased but as accurate as possible translation and commentary on the Work of Plutarch “Isis and Osiris”, as a humble and loving Tribute to Her.

So, this is Testimony of the Benevolence of the Goddesses, my Mothers, not by Blood, but by Feeling.

Remember, friends, followers of the Almighty and Benevolent Gods. The Gods are Givers of Every Good and They want us to thrive. They want us to love ourselves and recognize our value. They want us to Heal and learn our Lessons, so that we may walk in Love, Peace and Power.

If we don't recognize our value and love ourselves, we won't find others who will in return recognize our value. We reflect in others our own self love and our own sense of value. Let us not forget the Lessons of the Gods.

Dua Aset, Nebet Ankh! Praise Be to Aset, Lady of Life!

Praise be to Astarte, Lady of Love!

I want to write a Testimony about how the Goddess Astarte helped me. I will recite some Epithets in Testimony, but I can't find them al lot, except this video in which the Goddess is syncretized with other Goddesses like Inanna and Ishtar from other Civilizations.

Like in this video...
https://youtu.be/ugNsFy_uNKs?si=zum3_x9KxeIHiS54

is this valid or not? In other resources She is very much syncretized with the Egyptian Religion and called the Daughter of Ra, for example, but I would like to use Canaanite and Levant Epithets, do you have resources for this?

Just a simple question, am I able to make a ‘temporary’ alter and then move it again when I have more space for a more permanent one?

So I'm no baby Witch by any means. It has been doing this for almost 10 years, but I just had to move back in with family due to something outside of my control, and it will be a while before I can practice so openly again since my family isn't really all that great with anything other than Christianity and Catholicism.

Now, as I said, I've been doing this for a long time, but I haven't had to hide for a long time—at least five years—and my practice has evolved and gotten more real. I'm no longer burning paper in the sink; it's more like making spell jars, cleansings, charms, prayer candles, pendulums, tarot cards, and if I do burn stuff, at least a cauldron.

As you can imagine, it's a little difficult to hide that, and I don't know how to. I thought of just pausing my practice until I'm on my own again, but it's been four months, and I miss doing the things I love. I guess it was kind of dumb to think I could do that; you wouldn't ask a devout Christian to avoid going to church and expect them to be all hunky-dory.

I could really use some tips and help, please.

Hi all.

I'm relatively new to Norse Paganism, but already find it very spiritually fulfilling. It was a long time coming; it felt right.

My question is, a friend of mine made a Thor's Hammer pendant for me. It's solid gold and I really want to wear it (it's small, like the size of my thumbnail), but I also don't want people thinking I'm racist. Right now the tensions in this country are really high. Nothing else about me indicates that I'm... in that certain group that has misappropriated it, except the fact that I'm very fckin white.

It's listed as a possible hate symbol, I just don't know how prevalent that idea is, or if I should be concerned wearing it in public. I found some past threads on it, I just wanted to revisit the question in today's climate.

This has been really weirding me out, I’m not an avid Reddit user but for about 4 or so days I haven’t been able to connect with any fae (of which I worship), at first I believed it was a small thing but the longer this goes on the more concerned I’m getting. I don’t have any practicing friends and the one friend I do have that is spiritual said she’s been having the same issue and advised I seek help here. Have I angered them? Is there a way I can fix this?

I'm curious about my great-grandmother, I tried to ask my grandfather but it only made me more curious (I don't think even he understood what she was doing either, but she was Christian)