I feel like this toes the line on one of the rules so please let me know if it is or not and I'll take it down.

Many years back I had a dream that I believe was a goddess or deity reaching out but I cannot for the life of me figure out who it could be. I have tried googling for years and even used AI to get the description and haven't gotten any what I consider a good answer.

Perhaps it wasn't a goddess but I'm not sure. If it helps at all I worship the Norse/Celtic pantheons mostly.

She is a goddess of summer nights and fields of grain. Wherever she goes the air turns cold, just enough that you can faintly see your breath, yet you still feel warm. Her cold doesn't harm anything. She could walk through a field of wheat and it would become frozen, but the wheat would be unharmed as it defrosted. She's motherly or protective as well.

So, I want everyone to be aware, I realize cosmic/eldritch entities aren't the proper term and it's a term many people aren't a fan of considering H.P. Lovecraft is not a good person from what I've heard, but it's the only term I know T-T if there's a better term, let me know, I promise I'm just clueless regarding proper terms and wording. Also, sorry for the shit grammar.

Anyway, I was wondering if I'm the only one that uses cosmic/eldritch entities. An example is an entity I call The Mirrors. They are an entity that is difficult to grasp and describe, but it's essentially all reflective surfaces (anything that can be used as a mirror). They themselves are an entity, but they also have entities within them, hence the mirror realm. The mirrors are like their "eyes" but can also be "portals" for the entities to come and go from.

I believe there are other entities out there like that. I wouldn't be surprised if there were the weird tentacle and eye beings that you see in Lovecraftian horror (only using this term for the description) actually exist in some way. I feel like if you imagine even a vague description of an entity, or if you have a specific need/want, an entity will answer and answer to a name you give it. Some you may just come across, and you give it a name or interact with it. For me, it's not just a bunch of eyes and tentacles, you can look up "eldritch horror" and I'm sure at least one of those beings actually exist known or unknown to us.

I want to write about these entities and share my knowledge as I work with these entities. They very much aren't Lovecraftian, that's just the only thing I know that I can compare it to in terms of description (please let me know if there are better comparisons). Some are indescribable, some just are and aren't at the same time, some I can describe vaguely, and others I can describe in more detail. I make my own stuff up along the way and want to share.

Again, I'm probably not describing this that well, but I'm open to answering questions as long as people are polite (I've had people be rude before). I am just starting out working with these entities, so I may not be able to answer everything, but I will certainly try. Though I do want to know if other people interact with these entities in their practice on a regular and if it's worth it writing about them. Also, sorry for any repeating, my brain is weird and I forget.

I have been working with deity entities for a lot longer though, it's just The Mirrors I've accepted working with recently. They've been asking to work with me since childhood lol

Sorry, I’m kinda new to this whole thing, but I just wanted to hear from actual pagans, but how do people see that? Such as how Thor is the god of lightning and thunder, but Zeus is as well, and I know people who worship from both pantheons. Are they different aspects of the same being? Something geographical? The vibes? Sorry if this is something that gets asked a lot, I’m just genuinely curious and not quite sure where to start

I feel like I’m the only pagan out here. I know for certain that it’s not true but where are the others?

Hello, and peace be upon you. I hope this post doesn't break any rules, but if it does, please do remove it.

I'm an atheist with interest in pagan traditions, and while I'm not thinking about converting, I wanted to ask how you probably often respond to a common idea that non-pagans, including atheists, Christians, and so on, might have:

A lot of the traditional gods and spirits you worship have been forgotten, often for thousands of years. Many would think that some gods may not exist, since if they did, they would've become vengeful over forgetting and often desecrating their rituals and places of worship. I believe this is at least what some traditional pagan religions believed would happen according to their theology. So what would thus explain the "silence" of the gods over new religions sweeping over their holy sites, and the people sometimes turning their names into insults?

I know that neopagans do not have a singular opinion on this, because you aren't a singular organized or collective or dogmatic group, and sometimes believe in entirely different systems of belief. I also know that even living religions often face this same question regarding some beliefs, but I think it might be more commonly applied to revived spiritual traditions.

I'm not a total newbie I've been practicing for about three years now. Lately I've felt a bit abandoned by the goddess.

Example I had an accident which rendered my shoulder pretty much immobile. I used to play a sport and loved it but had to stop. So I turned my hand to animal rescue of all species, went vegetarian and started practicing more Wicca and paganism. Really getting to know it all. For reference I'm a big believer in the tree fold rule.

I became a fund raising coordinator, did events, raised awareness and love doing it. Went out to rescue an animal Saturday just passed and was involved in an accident with a scammer who broke in front of me for no reason. My new car is gone, I'm being judged at fault, my rescue familiar of 15 years passed away and this was all in the same week 😔

Any advice on what I can do to turn my luck around?

I'm agnostic but really enjoy reading about mythology and paganism of various kinds, specially germanic and south-east asian ones, however many things I try to find online are very light-hearted and I'm interested in learning about more occult, darker and violent forms of paganism but I'm not sure where to find that, I've already tried things like The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall and Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer.

Is it weird that I'm a woman but I only have a connection with male gods? I was a Norse pagan in the past, and I connected with Odin for a while, now my strongest connection by far is with Perun, I literally made my first offering and prayer today and I felt my Slavic blood flowing through me like never before

Sometimes people say that "a man lives within me" or that I behave like a boy and I don't know what to think about it honestly

I'm literally a crybaby most of the time and I feel like I need to be stronger to be worthy of gods' attention so I'm really insecure

I don't know I just feel weird about it so I decided to ask you guys maybe you felt something similar

Does anyone know what this means? Im new to everything but these letters keep coming up.

I've been a pagan for many years now and never had any experiences with the gods. A lot of thoughts and such about them. But never any experiences or anything. Just silence.

Just makes me think that maybe i am a lost cause to them. Maybe they don't want to be around somebody that always hates themselves. IDK

Could this actually be the case?

I'll still worship them but just makes me question, you know

Hi all, sorry if the title gets anyone up in arms, I’m just looking for advice.

Back when I first started getting into paganism and exploring my spirituality, I had this idea in my head that I HAD to give the gods offerings in order to connect with them. Being a broke teenager I didn’t have much to give other than bits and pieces of my rock & gem collection. I also bit off way more than I could chew and was trying to talk to like five different entities of mixed faiths at once (Hellenic, Norse, Goetic). I acknowledge now how dumb this was lol.

I used to have them set out on my altar, but when I moved for college, everything there got shoved into a drawer. It’s been years and I have chronic memory problems and I no longer remember which stones I gave to who, or which stones were even given in the first place. Several of these entities are ones I no longer worship or have a connection to, as after some life events I’m very disconnected from my practice in general, and haven’t had the time or energy to pick things back up with the same vigor I had then.

My question is this—would the gods I offered these stones to in the past be upset if I put them back in my collection or use them for projects? I know the whole “no the gods aren’t mad at you” thing, but it feels a bit different when these may be objects that just…don’t belong to me anymore.

Pretty new to sumerian paganism and just added this Inanna statue to my altar! (it's a veronese design piece for anyone wondering, the details with the lion are so gorgeous in person). Hail Inanna! Queen of Heaven, Goddess of Love, Beauty, Passion, War, and Political Power. Her presence feels so intense and empowering already. Any other mesopotamian/sumerian pagans here? would love to hear how you honor her in your daily practice!

I'm a pagan and keep thinking about Inanna and how she is the goddesses of a LOT of things

And how her influence spreaded throughout the ancient world and actually inspired some other ancient civilizations to make goddesses that were her but wrapped in a greek/roman way (I mean the greeks didn't really hide this with aphrodite)

And then we might speculate and go to ancient Africa for a bit and she inspired goddesses like Oshun and Hathor and later Aset (Isis)

And if you really want to go UPG, you might think she might have influenced the creation of Freyja and Frigg. Though this one is VERY UPG and kinda unlikely. But it wouldn't be surprising either.

Just makes me question if we are dealing with one goddess that is just going with the flow and allowing us to interpret these forms because it helps us interact with the divine

I am in no ways knowledgeable about old myths around the sidhe/Seelie, but I have seen a weird conflict that earth from burns and repels the fair folk, which okay fair i can get behind that.

But then I see sacred metals in Irish myth, and white bronze is there, same as meteorite iron being a sacred metal and apparently safe for the fair folk to wear, so i think I am confused it feels like a double meaning and I am not sure what is true. In this case.

Im researching Sidhe seelie metals because im trying to create an authentic Feel and not just "RPG" cold iron bad i think i want to understand the why and not just pop culture or Victorian bastaridzation of the old myths

I think out of all the media representations of her, Hades 1 and 2 did really well with lady Aphrodite.

She's not just a sex goddess like in God of War

She's not a hentai fantasy like in Smite

She's not some lovey dovey goddess (though she can be) like in Hercules

Hades really did well capturing her love and war and untamed femininity.

Of course she's a lot more than what Hades made her. But still, it did a really good job

What do you think?

When you preform your spells or any sort of ritual, do you cast a protection circle with salt?
Because I do, but I wanted to ask you if you maybe disposed of that salt after the spell or do you keep it aside or do you reuse that salt for other spells and rituals?
I would really appreciate your advice :)

Namaskar!

Found this reddit a few days back, and am glad to see the revival of the eternal path in the West. I come from a traditional background, having studied Hindu scriptures, grammar, and logic from traditional teachers (mainly in South India, but from a handful in the North and Southeast Asia as well). I had some Western education as well, but left it behind once I realized that there's far more to be gained from this, and I've never studied Hinduism in a Western school.

One thing we've discussed as a Hindu community is the need to less insular, and reach out more to other similar communities which also face the same challenges. So, in that spirit, I wanted to reach out and see if there's anything you'd want to know about the Hindu tradition. If not, I'd also be happy to learn more about your traditions, if there's something you think I should read/look into as I try to understand traditions outside of our own!

Obviously, I don't represent the whole tradition -- it's incredibly broad, and the entire idea of religious borders (in the sense of "this is Hindu", "this is Buddhist", "this is Daoist", etc.) is something that many of us consider ridiculous. That being said, I have friends across the tradition, and I'd be more than happy to ask them, or just say I don't know if the question is really good.

So, with that being said, from philosophy to social issues to questions about personal practice, looking forward to talking!

I just wanted to create a post where people can share signs and other things they associate with their deities, to maybe help others connect with them too!

For me, I associate Apollo with the feeling of peace you get when you breathe in fresh air outside, and when the sunrise/sunset looks especially beautiful!

I created a little spreadsheet of the names suggested to share with my partner, but he was pretty (quietly) set on Shadow as a name for our sociable, loving and fun boy cat, although after a couple of days I was leaning towards Shitty Jim 😂 - our house now has 5 litter trays for the pair of them! Star on the left named herself as she has a beautiful white patch on her chest. She’s the first to explore, but her brother is first to approach. They’re a wonderful team and I’m so lucky to have them in my life. Thanks again ⭐️🌚

Hello, my name is Leo and I’m currently working on forming a relationship with Lord Cernunnos. I’m a bit of a pothead and I also have derealization disorder so I’m quite familiar with the feeling of being high or dissociated. I do have days of the week I don’t smoke and my head is clear. On those days I tend to leave offerings to Cernunnos and meditate a bit.

The second I touch anything on his altar I feel instantly high but my mind is clear of that makes sense. I feel calm and I tend to be able to meditate very well after that. It is strange though because I’ve normally taken no substances that day and wouldn’t feel high whatsoever until that moment.

Is it normal for the gods to have that kind of effect on you? I enjoy the feeling don’t get me wrong but I’m just curious on what that could mean. This is the first deity I’m truly forming a bond with so this is all new to me.

I also feel this way when I pull tarot but it’s less intense.

If anyone has any insight I would appreciate it.

I really love the book Drawing Down The Moon by Margot Adler. I have the 2006 edition, which is still pretty recent, but a lot of the book content is still talking about older groups and events. Yes, it is a great book for someone who wants to learn what Paganism is, but I also like that it is about really showing the different groups at the time. I don't want to read more books that are purely about paganism for beginners. "What kind of witch are you?" "Here's the definitions of reconstructionism, eclectic, syncretic, Wicca, Druid…" a lot of this is talking about different types of pagans in general. Rather than "Here's Damh The Bard's story of how he became a druid, what he believes, and his working with OBOD" it would be "Druids tend to believe…" What I want is a book where someone goes to meet a wide variety of pagans and witches to learn what they do, how they view things, and to take part in their rituals. All that investigative journalism and participation is written about. More like "Here's Damh The Bard's story…" I want the neopaganism of now in a book. Especially since now technology (even since 2006) has changed drastically, and so has our dependance on it. Neopaganism and tech would be a fascinating topic to learn about.