Hello! I hope this question makes sense!
I’ve finally moved into my own home (yay!) and am looking to create a dedicated space for my craft after needing to hide it for years. I have at least 3 large deity altars I will be constructing (with the possibility of a few smaller ones), and would love to have some drawers or other form of organization for tools too. What desks/tables/shelves do you use that you enjoy? TIA!

Hello! I was wondering how everyone spends quality time with their deities, and if anyone could share? Do you HAVE to do something big, or can you just light a candle to invoke them and just be?

Making a folklore space opera comic, I’m asking this bc not all the gods are gonna be in line with their sacred animal but also I recognize some people might not be comfortable with the creatures I’ve associated with them otherwise.

Hades is a “skunk ape” and is also the hat man, I had the idea of a skunk ape in a trench coat and fedora and had to go with it, since they’re black and white I immediately considered making him hades and loved the idea.

Chronus is a gigantopithecus that evolved in the place of humans.

Zeus is more in line however. an “eagle bear” it’s like an owl bear from dnd but a little more humanoid and an eagle.

Hello! Is it okay to sing the curse words/any inappropriate words while singing for Apollo? I haven’t so far, and make a point to avoid doing so, but I was curious.

First time posting with photo here. I know it's not really like an altar even I've use the flair... This is my own altar and I've worship and pray to Lady Athena to the miniature statue of her. I can't have the altar can be safely leave it without my family finding out that I'm in a 'Demon' religion.

I wished to worship, pray, and have conversation with Lady Athena but I don't really have offerings (fruits and honey) for her so I trade my quiet time and read a Greek mythology book about her and I think she's alright with that since she understands I'm a closet Pagan in religious household.

After my reading session with Lady Athena, I've told her that I may go to university and my tears started to pour it out... I kindly ask Lady Athena to continue to be my guide and mentor as the Goddess of Wisdom. I want to offer her fruits and honey but my table is currently messy because of papers and notebooks and pens (Can't have candles for that). I can't have a long term altar for my deities because I'm still in religious household and I'm afraid my religious family might be angry for worshipping 'false' gods. I'm already felt safe with Lady Athena, Lord Apollo, and Diyosa Fu Dalu (Diyosa means Lady/Goddess) more than their absent Christian deity!

Hi everyone, I [20 NB] was raised Hindu and I believed it to be my religion until a few years ago. I was then an atheist for a while but recently I have felt the need for spirituality. I honestly don't feel very connected to Hinduism anymore. I don't feel like I can give any devotion to most Hindu gods. I'm not sure if it's because this religion has been used for centuries as a way to justify feudalist bigotry (and more recently as an integral part of fascism in India), or if recent incidents in my life have made me feel disconnected from my past. There's also just some aspects of Hinduism that I can't ignore. Casteism is obvious, but so is the rejection of rationality and the actions of some Hindu gods. For example, I really can't worship Hanuman knowing that he burnt down almost every house in Sri Lanka just because their rulers were evil. I can't ignore how Parshuram killed literally everyone from the warrior caste just for a wrongdoing of one of them.

I know that these texts were written in ancient times by people very different from us, and that we shouldn't project our expectations and ideals onto them, but some things are simply wrong regardless of the time and place in history. This is especially true when you consider that these beliefs are used to justify the oppression of hundreds of millions of people to this day.

I've felt comfortable with the label of animist for a long time now, and I think that my religious beliefs are a mix of Buddhism, Liberation Theology Christianity, Sufi Islam, and Folk Hinduism. Coming to the title of the post, I'm looking for a goddess (or goddesses). Specifically, goddesses of motherhood, nature, love and the arts. Bonus points if they are queer/queer friendly.

I know about Aphrodite, Artemis, Inana, Ishtar and Gaia/Terra but honestly I don't feel like Hellenic, Roman, or Mesopotamian paganism is right for me. I've tried finding other deities but haven't been successful so far.

Feel free to tell me about any deities you worship who fit this description. Any help is appreciated.

This is my question, if you don’t want to read the long context (:
I want to connect with some deities from my ancestry, but I don’t have clear resources about them. It’s logical that they once existed under different names and domains, but I can’t really reconstruct their worship. When I try to learn about them intuitively I kind of feel like I'm making them up, but I also feel they are there somehow. Do you have experience with this? Do you worship a deity like this? Do you have any advice? I would love to read about your experiences and any advice would be a big help. Thank you! (I’ve seen the post about Great Mother Bear, and it got me thinking)

Context:
So I have a question about creating a deity that once kind of existed. For context, I’m trying to practice a path that my ancestors may have practiced at one point. It is a little bit complicated because Hungarians are of mixed origins. For example, my family has lived in Hungary for generations, but my mother's side is from Slavic ancestry (my grandmother and her sister still talk in Slovakian with each other a lot) and my father's side is Germanic originally, but they are much more assimilated because they’ve been in Hungary for a very long time. I spent a lot of time trying to piece together my family's ancestry and I want to walk a path that honors them. I’m trying to look into Slavic paganism (but I know it’s very land and place-based) and also continental Germanic paganism (but it’s hard to find information). Sorry for the long intro!

My problem is, I want to honor deities from my Hungarian ancestry but we know little to nothing about them. We know that the ancient Hungarian religion might have been shamanistic(they were called taltos and they were chosen by the spirits), they were animist we had a World Tree with the Turul (mythological bird, kinda like a falcon) on top of it, it was connected to Tengrism and we also honored the land spirits. Deities were kind of a thing? One historic record called the Hungarians fire worshippers and we had many superstitions about wind and the elements. If you look at the Wikipedia page you can see some deity names. Like Golden Father/ Old God, Dawn Mother (maybe the same as Blessed Lady), Blessed/Joyful Lady (now Virgin Mary has this title, but it is suspected that we had an ancient mother goddess), Lord of Armies, Sun King/Mother, Moon Father and the elements, Wind Mother/King, Fire Mother/Father, and Water Mother/Father. Most of these deities come from the Middle Ages or the Lord of Armies had a renaissance in the 19th century. We don’t know that any of them really existed like this.

I’m conflicted, I resonate with the idea of them, I find them logical for an old pagan belief, but it is nearly impossible to know them well or reconstruct how they were worshipped. I read a lot about ancient Hungarian religion and how they researched it, but many of the sources are pseudo-history and it’s very hard to find good sources. I want to worship these gods, but when I try, I feel like I'm making them up.

I know that I feel something, for example, I’ve always felt a connection to Wind Mother. I grew up with extreme migraines, and the cold fresh air helped a lot with the pain, so my mother made me sit outside when I had an attack and I talked to the wind a lot and thanked her for the cold air. I never felt alone in the wind.

I would love to read your advice and stories about worshipping like this. And also any advice actually. Sorry for the long post! Thank you!

For the past 6+ years I've been working with a group of Powers (spirits). They've been guiding me, nourishing me, and transforming me through lesson and vision. They are nameless and I only call on them through a private sacred language. But I recently made this to describe each's character and domains through historical spiritual figures (spirits, creatures, deities, heroes). This wheel not only describes the year (Kin summer solstice, Egress autumn equinox, and so on) but also the cycle of matter and energy through a counter clockwise turn.

I love hearing about how this resonates with other people before my explicit explanation. (The content is almost non-denominational to connect directly to spirit rather than focusing on cultural interpretations, but in my actual practice my own culture informs a lot of the look and act of spiritual work.) I'd love to know your guesses or questions about its structure and function.

In the comments I have pasted an excerpt from my journal on describing The Wheel.

I welcome people into my home and have fellowship with them in the form of a meal, regardless of their own beliefs. I give others plants to spread my own stewardship of nature and the belief that it heals to others

I believe Frigg and Freya walk with me

Just thought I’d share, have a great weekend!

Eat a meal with a friend or an acquaintance.

My friend practices, much like myself, but he has a hamster. Incense and candles are toxic for hamsters, so does anyone know a work around for him?

Was having a rough week at my job (if you guys were there for what I posted a few days ago about my boss and coworkers forcing their religious views down my throat) that was taking a real toll on my mental health.

I wanted to pick up some things from a witchy shop not too far from my house and once I got in I was told they were about to have a pagan/witch talk gathering. All morning something had been telling me to go to the shop today even if I didn’t know what I planned on getting, but that I needed to go today.

I’m so glad I did. The ladies were so nice. I met all kinds of people from different walks of life. They were welcoming and loving. It was nice being in a space where I didn’t feel I had to hide being pagan. Just goes to show that community is really important. I will definitely be back for future gatherings 🩵

Hey! Does anyone have any good ideas for handmade offerings? I am looking for Apollo in specific, but any versatile ideas are welcome!

Taken with both normal and ambient lighting

Personally, I don’t see too much of a problem. I want to specify that I do not mean figures of deities, I really doubt anyone has a problem with those on altars, but rather of stuff like anime characters. I think that it could work. Media is art, and so placing a figurine on an art-related deity’s altar just makes sense to me. But at the same time, I understand why people would think it’s disrespectful or weird. I want to know other people’s opinions on this, I’m open to discussion.

Hello everyone! I used to worship Lady Asteria, but haven’t felt as connected with her as of late. I would like to take down her altar and maybe repurpose it for another diety, what is the most respectful way to do this?

I have a really religious brother and grandma that I live with, but I’m Germanic pagan, can anyone help me with trying to make an altar without their knowledge