Your Gods/ Godesses What's it like working with them?

[anubisa]

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Lord Anubis appears often in my dreams. It is a reassurance that I feel him often with me. In my dreams, day to day life, and through rituals and spells. Anubis came to me while I was in South Carolina. I was in my twenties and still afraid of the dark (I know, really crazy). I asked him to help me conquer my fear and he did. I see him as more of a father figure than anything else. He gives me advice when I need it. I really haven't found a goddess to complement him or who has come to me like he has. I am still waiting for her to come to me.

[Alienist]

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I sometimes I wonder, how does one do it. If there are gods and goddesses, how do you communicate with them in the first place? I feel lost on how to go about this. Do you pray to them often, or on certain days? Is it more likely they'll contact you if you think about them more and more? I hear people are able to do this but not sure how to do it myself.

[LuciaStar]

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Very interesting to know. Has anyone had very realistic dreams and visions of them? What was that like?

Sometimes I do. Well, I did with Loki dream-wise and some of them were, uh, interesting. As in "I'm me but... not me? I'm... Loki? D:" Lucifer has appeared maybe once in a dream (though in the past I did have a dream where it was me but... also Lucifer and there were others (angels, I believe) gossiping about him/I though he/I seems to try to ignore them? This was before I started to work with him, btw.)

I do think I had a vision of Odin before, though in truth it wasn't like I actually saw Someone materialize. This is what happened: My cat's foot had been injured slightly. However, she was walking okay on it and I decided to just watch her for a few days to see if she needed any help from the vet. Anyways, she decided to jump above Odin's Altar (it was on a bookshelf). So I went to put something away on my dresser, when I got hit with a feeling of Someone being close to Odin's altar and that They were looking down. At the moment I got hit with the feeling, I also got an image of someone cloaked in blue, tall and with a hat. So basically, I briefly 'saw' someone tall, cloaked in blue and a hat, looking down where my cat was laying. I ended up planting myself on my bed again and just stared into the direction I felt this Someone in. I had a sense he was trying to help her.

It can be very awe-inducing and I'm pretty sure I could've cried at what happened between what I think was Odin and my cat, but I was too awe-strucked to really cry and I just felt humbled, thankful and a little amazed that he would do that. Nothing materializes for me, I just get a feeling and a flash of an image. I sometimes think it's like that because I response more with feeling and imagery (I'm artistic so -shrug-) than anything else, but who knows?

I sometimes I wonder, how does one do it. If there are gods and goddesses, how do you communicate with them in the first place? I feel lost on how to go about this. Do you pray to them often, or on certain days? Is it more likely they'll contact you if you think about them more and more? I hear people are able to do this but not sure how to do it myself.

Communicating with gods and goddesses is different for a lot of people. Some talk to them and get feelings or words or what not as a response, others will use divination, so on and so forth. I sometimes will use Tarot when talking to a deity or music, or sometimes I will actually talk to them or ask them something and wait to see what kind of feelings/vibes/nudges I get. If I see something and get a nudge or a pull towards it, I get it for that deity. If I get a nudge or pull to do something, I answer it... sometimes.

Being that I'm kind of the type of person who can sort of tell what someone is feeling or sense something is wrong, I think that's why the feeling/vibes/nudges communication is something I do more so than anything. It's comfortable, it's who I am, so why change it?

I'm not sure if I exactly pray to Lu right now, but I do have a nudging to do something for him on Mondays. They feel very Lucifer to me for some reason. (I haven't exactly answered that nudge yet, but I might soon just to see how it feels.)

As for them contacting you if you think about them more and more? I don't know. I honestly don't. They could and they could not.

Communicating with a god or getting their attention isn't mighty difficult--well, in actuality, I guess it entirely depends on the personality of the god. Loki will be kind of easy to get attention or communication from. I mean, I offered the guy some chocolate once and went "Hey, I'm interested in getting to know you." and a month later, he didn't leave me alone. Other gods might have answer machines or get back to you later.

Relationships with gods aren't so simple or easy either, frankly. They're kind of hard. You're not going to get far with "Anubis, I choose you!" or "The wild Loki was caught! Loki's data was added to the Goddex!" Essentially, if you're working with a god, it's (usually) for a reason and it could be a very long relationship or a very short one. Sometimes you will have a gazillion gods working with you at different times to built you up for someone bigger or to help you move past something you need to move past.

Sometimes it will be for your benefit, sometimes they will mold you into who they want you to be and sometimes they will put you on a path you didn't expect yourself to follow or be on. It can be rewarding, though.

Do keep in mind that these are beings who have their own agendas and motives too, so they're not always going to do things that you agree with and you can also say no to a god if you are uncomfortable with them or simply do not want to work with them. Just because they are a god does not mean you have to sacrifice your own independence and beliefs.

Wow, I'm sorry. It's like 1AM here and I guess I ended up rambling because of the time.

[Ektor]

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I'm just going to copy this from the other thread I posted in:

"The universe is an interconnected web of energies. Existance is a very complicated, very beautiful, very magnificent thing; this universe/reality is consciouss, if not in a macro consciouss level, it is consciouss in a micro level, because we are part of this reality, and we are consciouss of many of its aspects. We are part of the body of this holy thing which is reality itself, the wholeness of everything joined is what "God" is.
There are many representations and manifestations of this primal consciousness that is Reality-Deity, since this Reality-Deity is but a starting cog to itself and the things which exist on it. The one I'm more attuned with is nature, more specifically the forces of love, friendship, growth and acceptance. So I personalize these energies as an entity I like to call "Moon Goddess". The Moon Goddess is the Goddess of life, presiding over vital energy, childbirth, friendship and such.

This ties in with the larger pantheistic approach because I believe there are two different trends in reality, you can call those "organization and entropy" in this more macro and pantheistic level. This Reality-God wants to create itself, but in the same time it destroys itself, our projection of reality lies in the intercession of those two facades of Reality-God. I see existance as going forward from a moment of self-realization of Reality-God, "I am" in a more Christian approach, but I like to interpret it as a big feeling of "I love". Love, the Moon Goddes, is the basic force of creation and organization. It is through spiritual love that good spirits an energies are born, so this deity presides over not only all that is constructed from the loving energy emanating from Reality-God, but directly gives spiritual birth to all life and good spirits."

Is there any deity like this? Do you people believe this is not just something I "made up"?

[Hoho]

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Supposedly I had a dream the other night (about 2? nights ago) where there was this group of really colorful plants that moved and glittered and reality shifted to another realm, there were 3 beings 2 female and 1 male, one of the females said Welcome my child all motherly and claim-ey. I floated on my back down this really pretty river in a forest. The male was in the shape of a fish and I was afraid of him, I told him it was because im afraid he(the fish) is going to bite my toes and it would freak me out. One of their names started with a B and ended in a B but I can't remember it. All I remember before I woke up was the word Sidhe (even with the correct pronunciation)

Apparently thats a form/old form for basically Irish elves. I didn't know what that word was beforehand and its funny because my first name is Gaelic in origin (I think Irish Gaelic to be specific). Funny coincidence?

It might just be a realization of my subconscious, since while googling sidhe I see it's mentioned in D&D game (albeit really obscurely) but I have played it so its possible I've read about it before and it crept into my subconsious mind trying to make sense of everything. :/

Who knows, thats the magic of life

P.S. so does anyone know a sidhe whose name starts and ends with B? Just wondering lol.

[LuciaStar]

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I'm just going to copy this from the other thread I posted in:

"The universe is an interconnected web of energies. Existance is a very complicated, very beautiful, very magnificent thing; this universe/reality is consciouss, if not in a macro consciouss level, it is consciouss in a micro level, because we are part of this reality, and we are consciouss of many of its aspects. We are part of the body of this holy thing which is reality itself, the wholeness of everything joined is what "God" is.
There are many representations and manifestations of this primal consciousness that is Reality-Deity, since this Reality-Deity is but a starting cog to itself and the things which exist on it. The one I'm more attuned with is nature, more specifically the forces of love, friendship, growth and acceptance. So I personalize these energies as an entity I like to call "Moon Goddess". The Moon Goddess is the Goddess of life, presiding over vital energy, childbirth, friendship and such.

This ties in with the larger pantheistic approach because I believe there are two different trends in reality, you can call those "organization and entropy" in this more macro and pantheistic level. This Reality-God wants to create itself, but in the same time it destroys itself, our projection of reality lies in the intercession of those two facades of Reality-God. I see existance as going forward from a moment of self-realization of Reality-God, "I am" in a more Christian approach, but I like to interpret it as a big feeling of "I love". Love, the Moon Goddes, is the basic force of creation and organization. It is through spiritual love that good spirits an energies are born, so this deity presides over not only all that is constructed from the loving energy emanating from Reality-God, but directly gives spiritual birth to all life and good spirits."

Is there any deity like this? Do you people believe this is not just something I "made up"?

Your view kind of resonates with me but just a little, being that I'm more slightly panentheistic though it has some polytheism mixed in (which includes the idea of God).

This could be the whole "still waking up" thing, but I'm not at all sure what you mean when you ask if there is a deity like this? There are Moon goddesses and goddesses who preside over childbirth, love, so on and so forth. There may not be a deity like your belief, but there are deities that can rule over what this Moon Goddess rules over, too.

I do have a question though: Where is the Sun, the bringer of life, in your views? The Sun is vitally important to life on earth, without it nothing would be able to live and exist the way it does. The moon is beautiful but it only reflects the suns light, but it surely isn't without power of it's own (the tides of waters can change, a full moon is said to drive people crazy and the moon is said to have some connection to menstrual cycles.)

The moon deserves respect, yes, but the Sun does too. Though being that the above is from a different thread, maybe you do have the Sun involved in your views? -shrug-

As for your second question: I don't think you made it up entirely though, see, I'm someone who occasionally looks towards Nature in hopes to understand the Divine more. Nature is my only solid piece of evidence that will shed light on the nature of Divine, as well as experiences with the Divine. Combining the two, I have learned the Divine is more or less indifferent to good/evil.

Yet, I'm not nature-centered. I just turn to Nature to understand what the Divine is like, as Nature is Divine to me and a reflection of the nature of the Divine.

I think some people would view it like that, so it isn't entirely uncommon. The ideas and views will be different, but the core of them won't be, you know? With that being said, why does it matter if someone thinks your views are made up? If they help you make sense of the world around you then it should be alright to believe what you believe, without anyone's approval or thoughts.

I'm sorry, this didn't derail the thread or anything did it?

[Ektor]

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Since I am open to polytheism, I could see the Sun and its life giving properties as another deity. I myself like to think in a kind of duality for this, where this greater Goddess is both male and female at the same time, and one of her manifestations is this fertility Goddess I associate with, her feminine side, while Sun and Sky would be the father aspect, the warrior, the one who watches over, you know? I take this belief from Hinduism and most gods having a female counterpart which is both their consort and their female nature. Like Shiva/Durga and Vishnu/Lakshimi, but it's also in tune with a Mesoamerican religion I've read about where they had this God/Goddess which was two in one and had its aspects as the creators of life.

It's not that I don't see the Sun as important, he's just not my "patron deity", if you'd say so.

As I said, my belief is very syncretic.

[Nightingale]

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I sometimes I wonder, how does one do it. If there are gods and goddesses, how do you communicate with them in the first place? I feel lost on how to go about this. Do you pray to them often, or on certain days? Is it more likely they'll contact you if you think about them more and more? I hear people are able to do this but not sure how to do it myself.

I pray to them whenever I feel the need to pray. Sometimes they contact me first. Sometimes their message is cryptic, and sometimes I don't understand it at first. Sometimes I misunderstand, act on the wrong impression, and only get the real picture later. It's a matter of recognizing signs and symbols and going with what feels right to you.

[Alienist]

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Do any of you hear their voices? I hear through not only dreams, but through meditation is the best way to contact the gods and goddesses. Do you hear them or do they give you messages and feelings and you interpret how they are talking to you?

[Gleb]

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Do any of you hear their voices? I hear through not only dreams, but through meditation is the best way to contact the gods and goddesses. Do you hear them or do they give you messages and feelings and you interpret how they are talking to you?

I am not a specialist, but from own experience, you might hear a voice of a Deity if you are wear something connected to the Deity, or in a sacred place dedicated to it.

[Alienist]

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I hear that chances increase more as you wear something sacred to that deity or you go somewhere sacred. I'd imagine I'd probably feel more of a connection to the Celtic gods and goddesses if I went to the Celtic lands like Ireland and meditate in the forests there. Like Kemetics going to Egypt or Jews going to Israel or Heathens going to Germany. I hear it's not a requirement to go to sacred areas but it increases your chances of hearing the voices.

[Ektor]

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Not voices, but it's through feeling, some sort of sixth sense of warmth and connection.

[monsno_leedra]

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Do any of you hear their voices? I hear through not only dreams, but through meditation is the best way to contact the gods and goddesses. Do you hear them or do they give you messages and feelings and you interpret how they are talking to you?

Occasionally I do. For instance I was on a Med deployment and went to purchase a statue of Artemis while we were in Corfu / Korfu. Picked it up and heard a woman's voice say "That's that Roman Diana not me!" Now it was odd enough that I looked around to see who said it and no one was there. Later while we were in Rhodes I looked at that same statue and this time the voice said "I told you that was that Roman Diana, not me!" Same voice, same no one near me when it happened though it sounded very loud to my ears. Not something that happens a whole lot but has occurred often enough that I do not find it unusual when it does.

Can't say the location made it happen more as it's occurred to me in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia just as often as it occurred while I was stationed in Northern Japan or Scotland. Can't even say that certain conditions made it occur more frequently than any other time. About the only thing one might suggest is that there are some conditions that might improve the odds of it happening. I heard different persona's of Artemis and Hekate when the ship was in different locations in the waters around Greece, Black Sea and Africa and we were in an area that was associated to a given persona more than another. Consider the Ephesian Artemis when we were closer to that area and the Taurian Artemis when we were in the black sea and the Pahket / Bastet association of Artemis when we were off of Egypt and Africa in general.

Most times though its a sense of feeling words more so than hearing words. Those voices one hears in their head and makes you look around as you try to decide did you just really hear that voice or did you imagine you heard that voice. Some times you know for certain it's in your head though it seems foreign to you in word usage, word choice and phrases. Other times your pretty certain it is your own inner voice that your hearing and its inspired because of an increase in mental attention upon a particular god / goddess. Them appearing in your dreams, waking and sleeping dream periods. In the third eye imagery that flickers through your mind from the subconscious even as your busy doing something else with the active conscious mind.

Message wise it depends. It's like Hekate has given me indepth guidance and instruction via dreams, visions and synchronicity of events and imagery about rituals / ceremonies I need to do. Many times far outside of what UPG or SPG would suggest for her though more often than not I find that long after it is done other's have experienced similar urges and revelations. My associations with Artemis frequently quite different than what many speak about with her. Figure a lot of people speak about how she is a sister / mother to them when to me things hang upon her vindictive side and her association with both ocean / rivers and blood letting. Especially in regards to protectres of women, I hear nope when they come of age they belong to Hera or Demeter not hers. Yes quite vocal on that aspect.

[Ektor]

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Sometimes I feel something kind of muse-like, too. Like the Old Greeks used to have, you speak but you feel there's something speaking through you. Of course I'm not gonna go and read the entire Illiad, but some small phrases, like "Don't do this" feel like they come from something else.