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Which Gods do you worship?
- Thread starter yoda89
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I don't really worship traditional Pagan deities - as in ones that belong to a historical Pagan pantheon of the past. I honor reality/nature in the raw... what others might call 'nature spirits' or a more heavily animistic tradition. My path is locally-focused and now-focused, which means I don't concern myself with things that are not influencing my immediate environment and way of life. There are a few that take primacy.
The Sacred Four. Better known as the Classical Four Elements of Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. I don't know why I have such an obsession with them, but I do and I know too much about them for my own good. They're the underlying foundation of all reality to me, and my username is directly inspired by it. Reality is quintessence.
Storm Spirit. I like storms. They're awesome, full of passion, ecstasy, and destruction. Every Storm Spirit that rolls in my way gets a nod and some incense when I'm able.
Sun Spirit and Moon Sprit. These are the only two celestial powers I pay attention to, because they have great importance to the affairs of Gaea. I focus more on Sun Spirit, because I do not live near an ocean where Moon Spirit's influence would be more notable.
And then there's various local spirits that are too numerous to name. Whatever it is out there that inspires me and makes me go "that's cool" gets paid respects. My path is about noticing the everyday awesome and magic, being grateful for it, celebrating it.
I did get pinged by Ares a few years back, though. Long and complicated story, that, but I had zero interest in traditional pantheons before then. I'm still not actively Hellenic, but I pay a respectful nod to that pantheon as a whole.
The Sacred Four. Better known as the Classical Four Elements of Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. I don't know why I have such an obsession with them, but I do and I know too much about them for my own good. They're the underlying foundation of all reality to me, and my username is directly inspired by it. Reality is quintessence.
Storm Spirit. I like storms. They're awesome, full of passion, ecstasy, and destruction. Every Storm Spirit that rolls in my way gets a nod and some incense when I'm able.
Sun Spirit and Moon Sprit. These are the only two celestial powers I pay attention to, because they have great importance to the affairs of Gaea. I focus more on Sun Spirit, because I do not live near an ocean where Moon Spirit's influence would be more notable.
And then there's various local spirits that are too numerous to name. Whatever it is out there that inspires me and makes me go "that's cool" gets paid respects. My path is about noticing the everyday awesome and magic, being grateful for it, celebrating it.
I did get pinged by Ares a few years back, though. Long and complicated story, that, but I had zero interest in traditional pantheons before then. I'm still not actively Hellenic, but I pay a respectful nod to that pantheon as a whole.
SheikhHorusFromTheSky
Active Member
I myself to do not worship anybody. We are all emanated from the Divine Son, so we do have that power to bring it from within to without.
Poeticus
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Namaste,
This question was for the members of the Pagan DIR, brah. Come on, dawg.
M.V.
To worship something is to honor/revere/celebrate something, specifically a deity in the context of religion. :slap:
Not to pick on you. I find it quite peculiar how many Neopagans avoid the word "worship" like the plague.
dgirl1986
Big Queer Chesticles!
To worship something is to honor/revere/celebrate something, specifically a deity in the context of religion. :slap:
Not to pick on you. I find it quite peculiar how many Neopagans avoid the word "worship" like the plague.
When I think of Worship I think of those christian churches where the participants sing with their eyes closed and hands raised. My bad lol. My way of honoring at the moment is lighting a candle and insense for a particular god or goddess.
SheikhHorusFromTheSky
Active Member
मैत्रावरुणिः;3426373 said:
I do whatever I please.
mimpibird39
So Many Gods!
I worship deities from the Roman and Egyptian pantheons.
I started looking into Roman polytheism based off of my heritage and just really felt drawn towards a couple deities. I try to light a candle and give an offering to Ceres everyday. I worship/work with her the most and was draw to her above the other deities because of her motherly and agriculture aspects (I garden and consider myself a newbie kitchen witch of sorts). What drew me to kemetism was the concept and principles of Ma'at. And cats.
I started looking into Roman polytheism based off of my heritage and just really felt drawn towards a couple deities. I try to light a candle and give an offering to Ceres everyday. I worship/work with her the most and was draw to her above the other deities because of her motherly and agriculture aspects (I garden and consider myself a newbie kitchen witch of sorts). What drew me to kemetism was the concept and principles of Ma'at. And cats.
dgirl1986
Big Queer Chesticles!
I worship deities from the Roman and Egyptian pantheons.
I started looking into Roman polytheism based off of my heritage and just really felt drawn towards a couple deities. I try to light a candle and give an offering to Ceres everyday. I worship/work with her the most and was draw to her above the other deities because of her motherly and agriculture aspects (I garden and consider myself a newbie kitchen witch of sorts). What drew me to kemetism was the concept and principles of Ma'at. And cats.
Do you find it difficult to find the seperation between the Roman and Greek deities given that they are often referred to as the same beings with different names?
mimpibird39
So Many Gods!
Yes and no. I think it is harder to differentiate between certain gods compared to others. I have no problem separating the goddess Flora from the nymph Chloris but Apollo is just so Greek!
To me, the Roman deities are different from the Greek deities though. I just get different vibes from some Roman deities compared to their Greek counterparts.
Although there was a lot of Greek influence, the Roman gods were still worshiped and depicted in different ways in Ancient Rome. Mars compared to Ares is a very good example of this. In Ancient Rome Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. So, Mars plays a much more important part in Rome's mythology. He's kind of like how Athena was to Athens. Mars also has a connection with agriculture which I don't believe Ares has.
Also, a big part of the ancient Roman religion was based on ritual and less so on myth. The gods were basically representation of the divine forces (of the things they represented) so mythology wasn't really as important.
Whiterain
Get me off of this planet
I hadn't read much about the Roman Pantheon assuming Rome had absorbed the Greek Pantheon.
Even though you learn through Greek stories the Gods weren't strict Nationalist often challenging one
nation with another and watched as their beloved people cursed and turned on them for not intervening,
soiling and defiling their temples.
The conflicts in my imagination are between the Norse Gods and Greeks. Sometimes in my imagination where
the Lords came to life after reading about them, blaspheming and killing them in video games they spoiled me.
On occasion ODIN and ZEUS seem much a like were the All Father is completely meek and intimidating through his
humbleness and cunning demeanor alone, ZEUS takes this on quickly as I learn through my mind about them through
reading and time while his main persona or presentation he is a stunning Olympian and I can't say he isn't what you
would imagine, but with straight hair. While ZEUS is related to THOR while THOR is related to ARES or HERACLES,
certainty not PERSEUS or ODYSSEUS.
It can become maddening when trying to relate the Gods to one another. I am uncertain which the Judaic
Lord would relate to but I was told he was the War God before becoming the Chief God of the Israeli/Israelite
people.
From my minds own interpretations or the Gods themselves educating me it is still alarming because I do not know any
formality when talking to ancients or Gods, particularly chief Gods, I simply try to master my own mind as the Gods humble
me over time. My safety seems to be of concern as well as my consistent laziness and lethargy, my education and career and
they actually turned me towards respecting Christ not away. It's quite fascinating.
This troubled me with Pagans that blamed and curse Christ, the son of a God.
They seem to have personalities and agenda's of their own coming and going through my mind like it's a television, always kind
while educating. Perhaps this Is what I do for them because they request nothing more demanding of me than to be decent.
The minds of Man have soured once again.
Even though you learn through Greek stories the Gods weren't strict Nationalist often challenging one
nation with another and watched as their beloved people cursed and turned on them for not intervening,
soiling and defiling their temples.
The conflicts in my imagination are between the Norse Gods and Greeks. Sometimes in my imagination where
the Lords came to life after reading about them, blaspheming and killing them in video games they spoiled me.
On occasion ODIN and ZEUS seem much a like were the All Father is completely meek and intimidating through his
humbleness and cunning demeanor alone, ZEUS takes this on quickly as I learn through my mind about them through
reading and time while his main persona or presentation he is a stunning Olympian and I can't say he isn't what you
would imagine, but with straight hair. While ZEUS is related to THOR while THOR is related to ARES or HERACLES,
certainty not PERSEUS or ODYSSEUS.
It can become maddening when trying to relate the Gods to one another. I am uncertain which the Judaic
Lord would relate to but I was told he was the War God before becoming the Chief God of the Israeli/Israelite
people.
From my minds own interpretations or the Gods themselves educating me it is still alarming because I do not know any
formality when talking to ancients or Gods, particularly chief Gods, I simply try to master my own mind as the Gods humble
me over time. My safety seems to be of concern as well as my consistent laziness and lethargy, my education and career and
they actually turned me towards respecting Christ not away. It's quite fascinating.
This troubled me with Pagans that blamed and curse Christ, the son of a God.
They seem to have personalities and agenda's of their own coming and going through my mind like it's a television, always kind
while educating. Perhaps this Is what I do for them because they request nothing more demanding of me than to be decent.
The minds of Man have soured once again.
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I'm fairly new to "paganism" (I'm more akin to an eclectic poly/henotheist), but here are some whom I do revere and ones whom I have an interest.
From the Hindu pantheon, I worship Shiva, Ganesha, Saraswati and I have a budding interest in Kali.
From Buddhism, there are the Medicine Budda, Amitabha, Kuan Yin and Tara.
From the Kemetic pantheon, there is Anubis.
From the Greek pantheon, I revere Dionysus and Hecate.
And finally, from the Norse pantheon, there is Loki.
From the Hindu pantheon, I worship Shiva, Ganesha, Saraswati and I have a budding interest in Kali.
From Buddhism, there are the Medicine Budda, Amitabha, Kuan Yin and Tara.
From the Kemetic pantheon, there is Anubis.
From the Greek pantheon, I revere Dionysus and Hecate.
And finally, from the Norse pantheon, there is Loki.
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I work most of the gods of Northern Europe, who were worshiped by the people of Germany, Iceland, England, Scandinavia and other people such as the goths who moved into Poland, Italy, Greece and Spain, The Franks who moved into Gaul (modern day France) or the Helvetians who lived in modern day Switzerland.
The entities I most work with are my ancestors, but I was brought to them by Odin.
The entities I most work with are my ancestors, but I was brought to them by Odin.
