1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:05,000 Do it Danny welcome back to to real witches. 2 00:00:05,300 --> 00:00:10,100 I'm here with my opulent co-host Oak and I'm here with my 3 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:16,100 dazzling co-host Dani and today we are tackling and or going to 4 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:20,200 be pummeled by the may be overly ambitious, the topic of deity 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:25,200 worship with this abundance of overconfidence that we have. 6 00:00:25,300 --> 00:00:29,200 So, let's dive into it. Let's do it. 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,800 I mean, this is the a perfect topic to follow our first 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,800 episode, which was about our faith five podcast. 9 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,600 And now we're going to go into the player transition of God's. 10 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,200 So let's talk about, you know, why are we kind of digging into 11 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:49,200 what might be a really giant topic to kind of take on and a 12 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,800 first episode, as we're going through the show notes, I think 13 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,500 it's abundantly clear to both of us that this is kind of a really 14 00:00:55,500 --> 00:01:00,300 big topic, but I think for us both of us being in, Outer 15 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:03,200 Court. This is really repurposing a way 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,000 of us exploring this topic, because for us, from a religious 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,100 standpoint, this is where you start. 18 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:13,300 This is kind of where you start where if you're starting from, 19 00:01:13,300 --> 00:01:16,000 kind of a secular Point. Yeah, sure. 20 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,200 Let's talk about tools. Let's, let's talk about 21 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,200 manifestation. Let's talk about meditation, but 22 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:24,200 if we're coming from a religious standpoint, this is really what 23 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,000 makes the most sense, maybe. So this is witchcraft to Wicca 24 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:36,100 that that Transition into being a god Centric religion for my 25 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:39,700 practitioners standpoint, this really is step one, this is 26 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,700 learning about the gods developing relationship. 27 00:01:43,100 --> 00:01:44,900 This is what the religions all about. 28 00:01:45,700 --> 00:01:49,000 Yeah, yeah, I mean, and obviously, we are making space 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,100 for the fact that there are a lot of practicing, which is who 30 00:01:53,100 --> 00:01:58,000 practice Witchcraft and what it called themselves Wiccan and 31 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:03,800 that's valid and there. Are a lot of practicing witches 32 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,800 who are not Wicked and also worship gods. 33 00:02:06,900 --> 00:02:10,800 And that's valid to and we are starting from the place of 34 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:14,900 practicing, which is who are Wiccan in, who work with what 35 00:02:14,900 --> 00:02:20,400 can gods and yeah God's the reason for the season. 36 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,500 Yeah. So why don't we dive into why 37 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:29,300 are we aren't qualified to kind of have this humongous 38 00:02:29,300 --> 00:02:31,500 discussion? Ian, we are not. 39 00:02:33,700 --> 00:02:36,500 We are not qualified. I did not go to school for 40 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:38,900 theology. Wish I could have would have 41 00:02:38,900 --> 00:02:41,100 maybe we'll but yeah, we're not qualified. 42 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:45,600 These are just our personal ideas and experiences that, you 43 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:50,700 know. So yeah we're not but I love 44 00:02:50,700 --> 00:02:51,800 that. We just approach that from a 45 00:02:51,808 --> 00:02:54,800 very like yeah but no. Yeah we are you know, we're 46 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,700 Seekers on her traditional path of our experience with the gods 47 00:02:57,700 --> 00:02:59,800 was really our own at this point. 48 00:02:59,900 --> 00:03:03,300 I wouldn't say that either of us are experts in any way, shape, 49 00:03:03,300 --> 00:03:06,600 or form, and this is just kind of our personal gnosis. 50 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:12,400 So, what we plan to cover today is kind of info the how, and 51 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,600 when some of our personal point of views and like personal 52 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,900 applications and then we'll probably save for another 53 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:23,500 episode more of our things around history, and debating 54 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:27,700 problematic aspects and kind of sharing some more in-depth point 55 00:03:27,700 --> 00:03:32,200 of our practices. Yeah, about we were full 56 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,100 disclosure. We tried to make this one 57 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:37,800 episode and then we realized how foolish we were being, okay? 58 00:03:37,900 --> 00:03:42,400 So we are going segment, this into two topics and two 59 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,700 episodes, but we are not going to cover, even in the second 60 00:03:46,700 --> 00:03:48,300 episode. We're not going to go that deep 61 00:03:48,300 --> 00:03:52,800 into history. Obviously, this is a topic that 62 00:03:53,300 --> 00:04:01,200 is deep and wide enough to have been a A year academic practice 63 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,000 and we're kind of skimming the top that we find relevant for 64 00:04:05,008 --> 00:04:11,000 the conversation but we will be covering some deeper takes and 65 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,900 some deeper historical points in episode 2. 66 00:04:14,900 --> 00:04:19,000 But this episode is going to be all about kind of entry-level 67 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:24,400 info and the what and the how, and we'll kind of discover the 68 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,900 why and the what if in episode 2. 69 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:29,800 All right. Well Get into it. 70 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:34,900 Then we're going to go into all of our kind of functional terms 71 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:42,800 of gods and deities and Pantheon's and patrons, not 72 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,800 matron, not not Matrix. This is like a point of 73 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,800 contention. You're like, yes, not that, 74 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:52,900 don't don't say that. So let's start with just some 75 00:04:52,900 --> 00:04:56,600 fun fact. So there are at least 18,000 76 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,900 different gods goddesses and various animals objects that 77 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:02,600 have been worshipped kind of throughout time by humans. 78 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,400 So I think it's really important that we kind of break these down 79 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,400 to base terms so that we're all working with the same functional 80 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,700 vocabulary. So Gods worshipped entity that 81 00:05:13,700 --> 00:05:18,200 has control or power of its own and okay, I think you have a 82 00:05:18,208 --> 00:05:22,200 really important Point here about God's versus creators. 83 00:05:23,300 --> 00:05:29,600 Yeah, I think we, if you grew up in a Christian Society, Like 84 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:34,700 every American that I know did you can often equate? 85 00:05:34,700 --> 00:05:39,000 The idea of God singular as God the Creator. 86 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,000 And when we're talking about God's, we're talking about any 87 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:46,700 of these Pantheon's, in a poly, a stick point of view, we're not 88 00:05:46,700 --> 00:05:49,100 necessarily saying that the God is the creator of the cosmos. 89 00:05:49,700 --> 00:05:52,800 We're talking about Pantheon's not necessarily cosmology. 90 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:58,900 So we're not justifying how the Earth was created. 91 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,600 Or How the Universe was created were really talking about these 92 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,700 entities completely agnostic of that topic. 93 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,400 Also. Yeah, and then we'll also use 94 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,300 the term deity and gods generally interchangeably, but 95 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:15,100 we do want to make sure that you functionally know kind of what 96 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:16,600 is the difference between those two things. 97 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:21,400 So a deity would really be any Supernatural entity, and gods do 98 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,800 fall under that umbrella. So gods goddesses all under that 99 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:30,900 umbrella, the word itself means divine in nature and we could 100 00:06:30,900 --> 00:06:32,600 say, nature itself is divine, right? 101 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:37,900 So duty is not necessarily just Just God's it can Encompass. 102 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:41,200 Really any of these Supernatural entities that are recognized and 103 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:45,100 cultures all over the world all throughout history and gods are 104 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:48,000 just one aspect of that. Sure. 105 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,300 Yeah and then when we're talking about Pantheon's, we're talking 106 00:06:51,300 --> 00:06:54,300 about really the gods of the people. 107 00:06:54,900 --> 00:06:58,900 We're talking about a collection of deities, if you will, also 108 00:06:58,900 --> 00:07:02,200 Pantheon's as I was kind of diving into this topic, is also 109 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,800 a term that we use to reference a Temple dedicated to God's. 110 00:07:05,900 --> 00:07:09,100 Yes, but in this instance, we're seeing Pantheon versing a system 111 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:13,700 of gods and their lore. Yeah. 112 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:17,800 And there are tons of different Pantheon's from tons of 113 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:22,700 different cultures and lore ranging from African to Slavic 114 00:07:22,700 --> 00:07:26,600 and so on and so on and so on you could Wikipedia the end of 115 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,700 this to the end of time so we won't be going in depth to like 116 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:34,800 individual Pantheon's because that would also be a lifelong 117 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,200 Endeavor. But just so you know, there are 118 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,300 so many different Pantheon's out there and we're talking about 119 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:45,800 systems of belief and system. Floor and you don't necessarily 120 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:50,200 have to be tied to just one and we they aren't always 121 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,300 necessarily describing just God's it's important members of 122 00:07:54,300 --> 00:07:57,300 those lore and from the culture area but for the purposes of 123 00:07:57,300 --> 00:08:01,200 this episode we're going to be talking about the gods of those 124 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,800 Pantheon. So just the last topic that we 125 00:08:03,900 --> 00:08:06,100 would like to create some definition around, would be the 126 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:09,600 word Patron. Patron is often referring to. 127 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,900 If we're talking to secular sense a person who gives 128 00:08:11,900 --> 00:08:16,600 Financial Or other support to another person or organization 129 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,600 or cause when were using it in the magical sense. 130 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:25,700 We're often referring to us working with a designated god or 131 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:29,800 goddess, or anything in between, it is not necessary for us to 132 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,700 leverage the word matron as like a feminine version of patreon. 133 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:38,600 Patron is a fine enough term to cover both gods and goddesses 134 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:43,799 and anything in between and I think we'll jump into kind of 135 00:08:43,808 --> 00:08:46,200 how do you connect with the God? So, how do you, how do you 136 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,800 initiate that relationship? Yeah, yeah. 137 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,800 So getting to know them, obviously there's a number of 138 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,000 different ways to approach the topic. 139 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:59,400 I like to often start with the association's. 140 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,100 So I think you actually made a really good point. 141 00:09:02,100 --> 00:09:05,500 Danny that often, when we're getting to know God's, maybe we 142 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:10,000 could create an analogy that we are starting to date them. 143 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,100 So we might dive into You know, who are they? 144 00:09:13,100 --> 00:09:15,900 What are they into? So finding associations right? 145 00:09:15,900 --> 00:09:19,000 This could be something around like what element are there? 146 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,200 They have fiery deity or the water EDD? 147 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:24,400 Maybe what color would represent them? 148 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:29,700 Is there a certain smell? Is there an herb or tree even a 149 00:09:29,700 --> 00:09:31,800 temperature, right? Are they hot, are they cold? 150 00:09:31,900 --> 00:09:35,500 Are they comforting? You could also even go into 151 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:39,200 places, like, you know, what is their planetary connection? 152 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:40,700 Like, what planet would you connect them with? 153 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,700 This is a common idea in astrology. 154 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:47,300 You could also even think about them from the standpoint of like 155 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:51,400 if they had a birth chart, what would be their sun sign? 156 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:55,300 What would be the rising sign? Well, where would their Moon? 157 00:09:55,300 --> 00:09:57,600 We could also talk about. You know, what foods do you 158 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,700 associate with them? What would be their ideal place 159 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:03,300 to live? Maybe it's part of their 160 00:10:03,300 --> 00:10:05,100 culture. Maybe there's just a place that 161 00:10:05,100 --> 00:10:08,500 really embodies their energy and this goes it on and on, right? 162 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:11,400 I really love the idea of like what song do they love? 163 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,000 So that's one way to get to know them. 164 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:17,400 Another way is to kind of zoom out and go a bit deeper and try 165 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:22,100 to understand is there a lesson that they are presenting in 166 00:10:22,100 --> 00:10:27,400 their lore and their myths? Is there like a philosophy or 167 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,100 point of view that they represent? 168 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,800 We can see someone like Odin, for instance, representing the 169 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,600 magical aspects of the world and kind of this enchanting process 170 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:43,100 of being able to take control over all of your Her actions and 171 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:45,500 not be at the mercy of your fate. 172 00:10:45,500 --> 00:10:50,400 But rather, tap into being able to be really silver-tongued and 173 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,200 potentially manipulate people. But in all, you know, you're 174 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,800 taking responsibility for your actions and you're taking 175 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,700 responsibility for your reality is you're not waiting for things 176 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:00,400 to happen. So maybe that's the point of 177 00:11:00,408 --> 00:11:02,700 view or the lesson philosophy that Odin has. 178 00:11:03,100 --> 00:11:07,200 What are some ways that you connect with your guts Danny? 179 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:10,500 Yeah so I think a few methods that we could kind of go with is 180 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:13,800 first Research, redis. If you're coming at this, from 181 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,500 the perspective of not having a lot of bases, not having a lot 182 00:11:17,500 --> 00:11:21,100 of background, always start with research, identifying a common 183 00:11:21,108 --> 00:11:25,900 theme or thread or something that you identify with. 184 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:29,800 I think there are so many gods and goddesses out there that 185 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,600 kind of have these aspects that we relate to them. 186 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,900 So if one of those is more enticing to you or is more 187 00:11:36,900 --> 00:11:41,300 important to you in your mundane life, connecting to those and 188 00:11:41,300 --> 00:11:45,400 then In selecting that DD to petition or looking into your 189 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,300 own history. So there's a lot of, you know, 190 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,200 where am I from, where is my culture from? 191 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,100 And then looking into the lore of that culture and connecting 192 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:58,600 to the goddesses, the gods that are connected to that culture? 193 00:11:59,700 --> 00:12:02,300 I know not everybody has that benefit, not everybody knows 194 00:12:02,300 --> 00:12:05,700 their family history. So if that's not an option 195 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:09,200 available to you, then letting deity find you. 196 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,400 This method is not always effective. 197 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,700 If however, and this is more for those that are not specifically 198 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:17,000 looking for Dede worship. So if you're like, this is 199 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,400 important to me and I want to petition a god, this is the very 200 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:24,900 less direct route. This is the if we're dating this 201 00:12:24,900 --> 00:12:29,100 is the come chase me method and it's not always effective. 202 00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:32,100 I would say it's the least effective of the three but it is 203 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:34,300 an option. If you're like, oh I just don't 204 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:37,000 really want to like throw them all and I hat and pick one. 205 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,400 There's also the the seeing what speaks to you what comes to you? 206 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:47,700 Yeah, well, I think we could also transition now into like, 207 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:52,500 how once you have research to God, once you have gotten to 208 00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:55,500 know them and you understand their culture and their point of 209 00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:59,000 view and all those associations and how they connect with 210 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:04,400 potentially your history and your ancestors, you know, how do 211 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,000 we actually make that connection or how do we go on that? 212 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,700 Maybe first date. If I continued with that analogy 213 00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:15,500 and I have Personally, in my own personal practice, create a 214 00:13:15,500 --> 00:13:17,400 ritual for this. I found that quite effective. 215 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:21,600 So as an example, casting a circle, then maybe you identify 216 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:26,100 your name, calling them by their names and by all the association 217 00:13:26,100 --> 00:13:29,400 that you created for them and maybe telling their story a 218 00:13:29,408 --> 00:13:32,700 little bit, then you could invite them in next. 219 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:35,800 In this ritual, I would describe the ways in which I would 220 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,700 worship them. So they could recognize the 221 00:13:37,700 --> 00:13:40,400 forms of worship that I'm creating and why I'm doing that. 222 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,200 And then maybe also kind of Create some terms of Engagement, 223 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:48,000 so describe how you want them to involve themselves in your life 224 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,400 at that point in this ritual of connection, I would also 225 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:56,100 probably create some offerings and give the offerings at that 226 00:13:56,100 --> 00:14:00,200 point with intention. I could perform some type of 227 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,000 like divination to confirm whether or not they're like into 228 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,000 me to see like our we've, I then, are you into this? 229 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:11,700 And and then finally, I could thank them for coming saying 230 00:14:11,700 --> 00:14:14,400 something along the Lines of, you know, stay, if you will lead 231 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:18,500 a few months, that's a go to Ritual line for Daddy and then 232 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:20,800 you get closer close. So just as an example, here are 233 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,500 some steps that you could use that. 234 00:14:22,500 --> 00:14:26,700 I personally have used to connect with Daddy in a virtual 235 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,300 setting but there's a lot of other ways to call in God's, 236 00:14:29,300 --> 00:14:32,200 obviously. But just as one go-to example, 237 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:39,200 And now we can talk about the actual, I guess, act of worship. 238 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:43,100 So when we talk about worshiping the gods, you know, when are we 239 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:46,500 worshiping them? Why are we worshiping them when 240 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:50,100 I was that time that were doing that and so there are some 241 00:14:50,100 --> 00:14:52,800 different methods that you can use for this and so one of those 242 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,900 is being time-based so that can be astrologically based on lunar 243 00:14:56,900 --> 00:15:00,500 phases solar phases, planetary transitions. 244 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:04,100 So for instance, if Mercury's in retrograde make, we're going to 245 00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:08,200 work with Mercury weekly, you know, you could say okay, every 246 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:12,100 Sunday I'm going to do something that's essentially the tenets of 247 00:15:12,100 --> 00:15:14,200 the Christian religion, right? We go to church on Sunday and 248 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:18,300 that's when we do our worship daily, you know, if this is 249 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,900 something that maybe you're working small practices in 250 00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:24,800 again, don't overexert yourself which is but you know if it's 251 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,500 something that you're going to put into a daily practice for 252 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:30,600 yourself, we love the year or season. 253 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,300 So maybe on a particular Babbitt. 254 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:37,400 That's when you're honoring a specific deity or maybe just 255 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:41,200 every sabot, just putting something into your celebration. 256 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:45,500 That is specifically for them and then we also have season. 257 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:49,700 So if your DD specifically attuned to one season, whether 258 00:15:49,700 --> 00:15:53,300 that's Autumn or summer again just kind of knowing their 259 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:56,400 temperament and knowing kind of their history, maybe you do 260 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,300 something really special in that season to honor them. 261 00:16:00,900 --> 00:16:04,600 And then you can also have things like morning, greetings 262 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,300 evening, salutations, you know? Maybe it's, it's something you 263 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:10,900 do daily but it's at a specific time of the day because at 264 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:13,700 specific time of the day, is important to that deity. 265 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:16,900 Specifically. And then we also have maybe a 266 00:16:16,900 --> 00:16:20,000 specific time in the day, maybe, you know, they're associated 267 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,800 with noon. So at noon is when you take your 268 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:27,400 lunch every day and you commune with, with your gods and then we 269 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,600 even have things like during menstruation. 270 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:34,800 So if that That goddess probably is more suited for menstruation 271 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:38,000 maybe during that week time, that's when you're really like 272 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,900 connected and in the zone with that got us where the other 273 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:43,900 three weeks or so the month you're just kind of doing your 274 00:16:43,900 --> 00:16:47,100 own thing, but then when you hit that ministration week, you 275 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:49,300 know, that's their time. I love that. 276 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:54,800 I just had this Vision in my head of been reading God during 277 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,200 their menstruation. I think that's amazing. 278 00:16:57,500 --> 00:17:00,200 Yes, certainly Goddess that makes that's the best assistant. 279 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,800 I don't know of any Gods. Yeah yeah. 280 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,400 Like which one would connect with menstruation interesting? 281 00:17:10,700 --> 00:17:14,200 So you could also you know time would be one trigger. 282 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:18,099 Another trigger could be your behaviors that you have 283 00:17:18,099 --> 00:17:21,500 throughout your life. While you're doing these things, 284 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:25,599 you could also use that time to connect with worshipping God. 285 00:17:25,599 --> 00:17:30,500 So there's a classic example of this of food blessings. 286 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,500 Right? So when you sit down to eat, you 287 00:17:32,500 --> 00:17:36,700 could call on your God or God has to bless your Foods whenever 288 00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:40,100 you're doing meditations. Obviously. 289 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:43,400 That's a classic time, but anytime you have you even like 290 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,700 hygiene rituals. So maybe your morning shower, or 291 00:17:45,700 --> 00:17:48,500 any time you wash your hands, maybe you'll connect with a 292 00:17:48,500 --> 00:17:51,200 goddess like hygena. That would be a great goddess. 293 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,800 Right? For hand-washing, whenever 294 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,900 you're working out. This isn't one of my favorite 295 00:17:55,900 --> 00:18:00,100 things is to connect with Daddy and have some mindfulness when 296 00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:04,100 you're lifting. Weights and sweat or you could 297 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,300 you could connect with 80 prior to sleep, maybe when you're 298 00:18:07,300 --> 00:18:10,900 traveling or obviously you know you're coming to meetings. 299 00:18:10,900 --> 00:18:13,200 That could also be a time. So there could be behavioral 300 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:18,200 triggers that you connect with God worship. 301 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:21,400 What else? I think, also, when you're in 302 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,400 need, right? So why are we facilitating this 303 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,300 relationship? And it's typically because we 304 00:18:26,300 --> 00:18:28,900 want to create this real relationship with Daddy because 305 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:32,300 we, you know, You are drawing from that energy. 306 00:18:32,300 --> 00:18:35,500 And so, when you're in need, when you need their guidance, we 307 00:18:35,500 --> 00:18:38,600 need their assistance. When you want their favor, that 308 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:42,200 would be a time to connect. And really develop ritual or 309 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,900 develop practice around. How will you ask for that? 310 00:18:45,900 --> 00:18:49,700 You know, how do we asking and and give and get for that. 311 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,300 Yeah, yeah, there's no shame in that game, right? 312 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:56,900 I was like asking when you're in need for something from a god or 313 00:18:56,908 --> 00:18:59,300 goddess that you work with, ideally, you already have a 314 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:02,400 relationship built. So Not transactional in nature. 315 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:04,600 However, there isn't really any right or wrong. 316 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,300 There was not a kind of moralistic viewpoint that. 317 00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:10,000 Like, oh if you ask for something, when you're in need, 318 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,900 then that's trivial. Or maybe somehow like I said 319 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:16,200 transactionally. I think that it's totally cool. 320 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,500 Like when you're in need. Yeah, that's when you that's 321 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:20,600 when you ask for things. Cool. 322 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,400 So we kind of talked about the when part we can also talk about 323 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,900 the how right? Like how would we actually do 324 00:19:28,900 --> 00:19:31,100 these worships? Worships. 325 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:33,000 I don't know where I put her lies that when would you do the 326 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,100 worship of the Gods? Yeah. 327 00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:40,100 And so there is this a lovely acronym that Oak put together 328 00:19:40,100 --> 00:19:44,800 for us because that is Oka. Nutshell for pro. 329 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:49,200 So the first one is praised so that would really be. 330 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:52,900 I think we've talked about like communing with the Gods, Not in 331 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:54,900 a way that is necessarily sacrificial. 332 00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:57,900 But is more of like enjoying this space and time together 333 00:19:57,900 --> 00:20:02,700 doing something that you enjoy. That could be Singing painting 334 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:06,000 writing journaling, telling stories, you know, if you're a 335 00:20:06,008 --> 00:20:10,000 great orator, you know, telling this the story, telling their 336 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:15,600 story decorating building, an altar space building, you know, 337 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:20,700 something to them for them, dancing crafting, hey partying, 338 00:20:20,700 --> 00:20:23,800 you know, there are quite a few party Gods out there, you know, 339 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:29,200 so enjoying that time and space with them as opposed to for 340 00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:32,800 them. And continue with an acronym of 341 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:37,000 pro cleaning. Your altar space, cleaning your 342 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,000 your worship space, anything that requires effort, right? 343 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,300 So cleaning lifting weights cooking having this sex. 344 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:48,800 Could I could I say that all of those things could be ways of 345 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,800 worshipping dating. Cool. 346 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,400 Okay. Well, now that we've had a 347 00:20:54,408 --> 00:20:59,000 pretty comprehensive list of, you know, how do we connect with 348 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:02,600 the gods? How do we call in the gods as an 349 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,700 example? Ritual, how do we worship the 350 00:21:05,700 --> 00:21:08,000 gods? Whether it's, you know, 351 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,800 triggered based on time or how do we do that with, you know, 352 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,700 praise ritual or offering? We could also I guess share a 353 00:21:15,700 --> 00:21:18,000 little bit about our own personal practices if you wanted 354 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:18,800 to do that. Yeah. 355 00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:22,200 Yeah, so go through yours. Sure. 356 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,000 Yeah, so for me, so the, the deity that I connect with 357 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,300 directly is all one or elune if you're Welsh and into that. 358 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:37,600 But for me I don't have like a specific altar space for her. 359 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,300 My she is just part of my regular altar space. 360 00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:44,300 So I have items on my altar, that are specifically signifiers 361 00:21:44,300 --> 00:21:47,600 of her, because she is really a part of all the things that I 362 00:21:47,608 --> 00:21:51,900 decide to do in that space. And but mostly the way that I 363 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:54,600 connect to hers through mid-level meditations. 364 00:21:54,600 --> 00:22:01,100 So I have mentally developed a space where we meet and so that 365 00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:03,700 space is really meant to invite her. 366 00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:06,900 There are things in that space that are specific signifiers of 367 00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:09,900 her. So, being a sun goddess, I have 368 00:22:09,900 --> 00:22:12,800 aspects of the Sun in there. Being someone associated with 369 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:16,300 white clovers, I will ring of white clovers kind of in that 370 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:18,800 sin circling space. The space where we meet. 371 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:22,900 And then it really is as a meditative space. 372 00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:26,200 Now, that's not to say you couldn't create that physical 373 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:27,500 space. I could totally go in my 374 00:22:27,500 --> 00:22:31,000 backyard and plan a circle of white clovers and create that 375 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:36,000 space but it really is one of those things where we connect in 376 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,600 a mental way, we create connecting the meditative way 377 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:43,300 and so that's where I meet her but that sounds so inviting your 378 00:22:43,300 --> 00:22:45,700 little astral Temple for her laptop. 379 00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:46,300 Yeah. Yeah. 380 00:22:46,300 --> 00:22:50,400 It's it was the way I was First introduced to her. 381 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:54,400 And so it seems you know when when a deity extends a 382 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,700 preference, I think you should follow that through. 383 00:22:57,700 --> 00:23:02,100 And so the way I have connected with her is in meditative States 384 00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:05,600 and so that's where we meet. So I'm creating that inviting 385 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,800 space, not in a physical form necessarily but in a mental form 386 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:14,300 and then correspondence work for petitioning is one of the other 387 00:23:14,300 --> 00:23:18,000 ways, you know, so really diving into, like, what is deity your 388 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,500 DD known for what Are they recorded as enjoying? 389 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:24,600 And then what has your experience with them alerted you 390 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,700 to write? So my experience is that, she 391 00:23:27,700 --> 00:23:30,300 likes to be reached in this meditative state in this place, 392 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,100 in the space where I kind of wipe, the Slate clean of all 393 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:37,200 over other thoughts and what's going on and really come to this 394 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,900 space. With something I want to talk 395 00:23:38,900 --> 00:23:41,800 about something, I want to review something, I want to kind 396 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:47,800 of mentally run the gamut of and then she comes into that space 397 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,800 and really helps me. In those times, where I'm having 398 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,100 a hard time kind of choosing a course of action because that is 399 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:57,400 one of the things that I have known her for and that is kind 400 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,700 of known for in her lures that she's pretty straight to the 401 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:03,000 point and direct. And, nope, this is what we're 402 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,700 doing in. This is the plan of action, so 403 00:24:05,300 --> 00:24:08,700 that is how I experienced her. So that is the correspondence 404 00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:12,600 that we have. But then also, things like I do 405 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:16,900 have white clover, planted for her, I do have because she is 406 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:19,300 very wise. I do have a little owl Piggy. 407 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:24,000 Bank that I use non-traditional forms monetary forms. 408 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:29,300 So on days when I need to make a decision or handle, a tough for 409 00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:33,600 sensitive situation, I will feed my little piggy bank, with one 410 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:37,400 of those non-traditional forms of currency and then that's 411 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,300 really like, hey, you know, I need some guidance today, I'm 412 00:24:40,300 --> 00:24:42,700 going to need some help, I'm going to need you to really help 413 00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:45,800 direct my thoughts in a way that helps me take decisive action. 414 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:49,200 That's awesome. And then being so specific and 415 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,500 sharing exactly how you're doing those things. 416 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:56,200 I think a lot of people talk about god or goddess worship and 417 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:00,000 and maybe feel the need to keep their practice to themselves. 418 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:04,200 But, you know, I think we talked about before we started that 419 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,400 it's not necessary to be so secretive. 420 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,400 When it, you're talking about god or goddess worship because 421 00:25:10,900 --> 00:25:14,200 it is not as if you're this is a spell that someone off that 422 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:19,300 you're going to somehow Minimize the impact of, right? 423 00:25:19,300 --> 00:25:22,200 It's not about like, by sharing this, we're not lessening your 424 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,400 connection with your goddess, right? 425 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,200 We are actually, maybe strengthening because we're 426 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:31,000 putting more energy, more thought behind it, as I think, 427 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,900 thank you for being so specific. I love that. 428 00:25:33,300 --> 00:25:35,800 Yeah, yeah. Like breathing into the name, 429 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,800 you know, and Owen is one of those that doesn't have a ton of 430 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,600 lore, at least, not specifically about her. 431 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,400 She actually shows up very little in her own myth and so, 432 00:25:47,700 --> 00:25:51,800 You know, by talking about your deity, not necessarily 433 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:55,300 converting you right to my way of thinking, but we're speaking 434 00:25:55,300 --> 00:25:58,200 energy into that deity, right? And that's probably something 435 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,700 we'll talk about in the next episode is like where did the 436 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:03,600 gods come from? We know, what is our belief on 437 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,900 how that works? And I just kind of believe that 438 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:08,900 the more that we talk about them, the more that we share 439 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:12,500 experience, that is also a form of veneration and that's how we 440 00:26:12,500 --> 00:26:14,700 kind of bring more life into them. 441 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,700 Breathe more energy into them. And then also, I have here is 442 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,400 for me, working with deity. Less is more. 443 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:26,200 I'm very busy. I have a lot going on at work. 444 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,800 I have a lot going on in my personal life. 445 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:30,600 I have just a lot of different Avenues of things that I'm 446 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,500 taking up. And so for me, it's about what 447 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:36,900 can I reasonably upkeep and consistency is key. 448 00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:37,800 Right? If we're talking about building 449 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,900 a relationship, it shouldn't be one of those things that okay 450 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:45,200 well I've contacted and I've petitioned a deity and now I 451 00:26:45,208 --> 00:26:49,500 don't speak to them for a month. I enjoy this deity. 452 00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:54,000 I want them to work with me, but I don't find ways to honor them 453 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,000 on a regular basis. So for me, it's about the 454 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:00,800 consistency of the upkeep of that relationship and not, you 455 00:27:00,808 --> 00:27:04,600 know, ghosting your deity. Okay, okay, I hear you talking 456 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,200 to me directly. I hear you. 457 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:14,300 I mean, okay, so I think you are such a realistic person. 458 00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:18,400 You're so good at being Assistant and like not biting 459 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,600 off more than you can chew. And I think that that that is 460 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:26,000 admirable. I have definitely in the past 461 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,900 been off more than I could chew and yes. 462 00:27:29,900 --> 00:27:33,100 And so that consistency, I do believe actually creates the 463 00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:37,300 most powerful connection but at the same time it's like, if you 464 00:27:37,300 --> 00:27:40,900 forget like to pick up where you left off, it is totally okay for 465 00:27:40,900 --> 00:27:46,600 you to fall off the daddy wagon, pick back up and I'm saying 466 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,400 that. Probably mostly for myself, but 467 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,900 yeah, I think, as we probably mature in our practice, we 468 00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:57,300 realize that consistency is probably more valuable than 469 00:27:57,300 --> 00:27:59,600 picking something that's art, and you can always build, right? 470 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,700 This kind of like working hours. It's like it's more important 471 00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:04,700 about what you do every day than what you do once in a while. 472 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:10,000 So doing something small and using those time triggers to 473 00:28:10,300 --> 00:28:14,400 remind yourself to keep that continual connection is super 474 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,200 valuable. Yeah, yeah, yeah, your 475 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:17,900 aspiration. You're so good at being 476 00:28:17,900 --> 00:28:22,600 consistent is that line? Well and like you said, it's 477 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,500 buildable, right? So maybe you start small and 478 00:28:25,500 --> 00:28:28,300 then once that's part of your regular routine, once that's 479 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:32,100 very normative for you, then you can build upon it but I think 480 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:35,000 sometimes you know, people want to take on especially 481 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,300 sacrificial things and I guess that's my second point. 482 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:39,600 Is what you actually enjoy doing, right? 483 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,500 Don't commit to doing something for your knee. 484 00:28:41,500 --> 00:28:44,900 That you don't like right? Like, why would I take up 485 00:28:44,900 --> 00:28:47,000 playing an instrument? I don't enjoy because it It 486 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,000 happens to be the instrument they're associated with. 487 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,000 I think there's value in sacrifice. 488 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:55,400 Absolutely, and especially things that you want to learn or 489 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,600 that you're willing to learn. But I don't necessarily think 490 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:03,900 there is value in doing something that you hate. 491 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,600 And I would even argue that the negative energy that you put 492 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,800 into that thing. Actually, doesn't contribute to 493 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,200 your relationship and doesn't contribute to that energy in a 494 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,500 meaningful or buildable way. I would actually Is it probably 495 00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:20,400 detract from that relationship that you hate this energy? 496 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,300 You're putting into a thing and so, you know? 497 00:29:23,300 --> 00:29:26,200 Yeah, I mean I think it also depends on like the frequency. 498 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,200 If you're doing it one time, you hate it, but you're doing it as 499 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,800 a sacrifice. Then that's one thing, but if 500 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,800 you're doing it consistently, something you hate that that's 501 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:39,300 not probably even what the deities want you to do. 502 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:44,000 So there's probably a version of this where you could, you know, 503 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:51,100 there's some painful thing. Like maybe it's you don't love 504 00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:54,000 cooking, but you're going to force yourself to cook one time 505 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,600 for this daddy. Like that's great, but if you're 506 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,700 going to ask yourself to cook every night and you hate doing 507 00:29:59,700 --> 00:30:01,700 that, and like, that's not productive because you probably 508 00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:04,300 are going to not be consistent at it, so it probably feeds back 509 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:06,800 into the consistency thing. Yeah, yeah. 510 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,200 And then you know and if you're going to start that cooking 511 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,100 thing again, start small, maybe it's once a week and then, as 512 00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:15,200 that skill, gets better, you will probably enjoy it more when 513 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:19,000 you're like kind of good at it. So, you know, don't commit to 514 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,800 something that you absolutely hate, be willing to try things 515 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:25,300 and then say, I don't think that's for me and start with 516 00:30:25,300 --> 00:30:28,200 something that's buildable. Don't start, you know, with, I'm 517 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:33,300 going to do something crazy in my backyard every weekend and 518 00:30:33,300 --> 00:30:36,000 then realize that that's just not something that consistently 519 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,800 you can hold on to. And then I think also thinking 520 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,800 about what talents do you already have to give, right? 521 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,900 And that's where we get back into that praise and maybe 522 00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:48,500 something that you You enjoy doing that, you can use to 523 00:30:48,500 --> 00:30:52,200 venerate your God. So what towns do you already 524 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:55,600 possess that align with those correspondences that align with 525 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,400 what you know about your Gods, the relationship that you've 526 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:03,300 built with them that you can already tap into maybe while 527 00:31:03,300 --> 00:31:05,500 you're developing some of these other talents, maybe while 528 00:31:05,500 --> 00:31:07,800 you're learning some of these other skills, what do you 529 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:13,100 already have to give, you know, let's not shoot for the moon and 530 00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:17,400 then land back here on Earth because we didn't even get Or to 531 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,100 what we actually wanted to get to. 532 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,700 Let's really think about what do we have to give. 533 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,600 Just like, we are thinking about what do the gods have to give to 534 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,000 us again? It's building that relationship. 535 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,000 It's that give-and-take. It's the natural kind of 536 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:34,500 phenomenon of building relationship and being really 537 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:37,300 honest with ourselves. About what do we offer to this 538 00:31:37,300 --> 00:31:40,600 relationship? And what skills do we maybe need 539 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:41,900 to grow in? What skills? 540 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:47,100 Can we maybe get better at? So, for my daddy worship 541 00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:53,300 currently, I work with Hestia and so I mean it's not a talent 542 00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:56,400 necessarily, but it is something that I can do. 543 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:01,200 You know, I've done some kind of like art projects for Hestia in 544 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,800 order to connect with her as a like home decoration. 545 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:07,600 She's very much connected with home. 546 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,700 So me having something that represents her specifically 547 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:15,200 actually in my kitchen. It actually helps to trigger me 548 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:19,800 into some of my behaviors, but the act of reading that piece 549 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:24,800 was and of itself a form of worship and it started off as 550 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:28,500 praise and maybe it's turned into sacrifice because it took 551 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:32,500 so long. But you know it was there, it 552 00:32:32,500 --> 00:32:34,600 was there and I finished it. So I'm happy with that. 553 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:41,400 Yeah, but another way that I worship Hestia is through food 554 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:47,600 and drink. She was connected with the 555 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:52,500 Hearth and with even kind of like a city or a Town's fire and 556 00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:56,900 their City shared, kind of Hearth if you go and so food and 557 00:32:56,900 --> 00:33:01,300 drink was a major offering they would often offer the best and 558 00:33:01,300 --> 00:33:04,500 offer the first offering to Hestia before honoring any of 559 00:33:04,508 --> 00:33:06,400 the other gods. So it's something that I think 560 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:10,200 about quite often especially food and drink that I find to be 561 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,700 special. So I'm certainly not Necessarily 562 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:16,700 giving every meal. But the ones that I spend time 563 00:33:16,700 --> 00:33:21,000 cooking or the ones that I specifically like wine. 564 00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,700 For instance, would be absolutely something. 565 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:27,500 That would be a great offering for her because it is special 566 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:31,800 enough for, and then maintaining Alters. 567 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,600 I've actually I'm finishing a renovation of my kitchen. 568 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:40,900 And so, there is absolutely a space that will be a alter that 569 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:43,100 I maintain for her on one of my kitchen. 570 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:47,400 Counters near my Hearth. And so maintaining a Altar for 571 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,100 her. Anything. 572 00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:52,100 I think the process of renovating the kitchen and 573 00:33:52,500 --> 00:33:54,900 creating a beautiful space that I can worship her. 574 00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:58,700 In is I think meaningful. It's beautiful. 575 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,100 Yeah. I'm like, she loves a nice 576 00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:03,600 kitchen. She's into the don't want all. 577 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:08,199 And yeah, I mean that altered to is going to be, you know, it's 578 00:34:08,199 --> 00:34:11,699 going to have things on it that have association with her like 579 00:34:11,699 --> 00:34:16,900 citrine and Some that they lean. She was really going for to have 580 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:24,600 tails but more and another way that I just recently kind of 581 00:34:24,900 --> 00:34:29,000 started to give her some offer is through praise is like 582 00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:34,199 creating songs around her and her regular. 583 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:38,600 I won't punish Everyone by singing it but it creating a 584 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:42,100 chance for me. Chanting is something that helps 585 00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:44,900 me get into a meditative Native state and so doing this, while 586 00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:50,000 walking for instance, is a way that to the walk is the trigger 587 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,100 and the chanting is a form of praise. 588 00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:56,600 And so it's a very easy thing for me to do that. 589 00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:00,900 I think is quite meaningful being in a wooded isolated 590 00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:03,000 Place. Singing a goddesses name out 591 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,100 loud. I think she's really into that. 592 00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:07,000 I think. I think it's impressive and I 593 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,900 think it brings her to the art. So that is awesome. 594 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,200 No, I love that. I love that, I'm like picturing 595 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:17,300 you like wandering in the woods being very witchy. 596 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,400 Yeah, humming Hestia walking my dog. 597 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:27,100 Let's I am singing to Hestia, so it wasn't that cute but it was a 598 00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:32,300 special I liked it nice. So so we've gone through, you 599 00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:35,800 know, all of the definitions that we would use around daily 600 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:42,600 worship and, you know, different terms Talked about how we would 601 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,800 actually approach the gods and get to know them how we call on 602 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:48,000 them, how we worship them and kind of share their own 603 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,200 practices. Yeah, so thanks Danny. 604 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,400 Like I said again, for being so specific with your practice and 605 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,400 sharing, I think the specificity is really helpful to inspire 606 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:00,500 others, certainly inspires me. Yeah, yeah. 607 00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:04,300 And so we will definitely pick up on this in the next episode 608 00:36:04,300 --> 00:36:08,800 more about kind of the emotional side of this more about the 609 00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:13,700 Little bit of the do's and don'ts more about the kind of 610 00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:17,600 our thoughts on Didi worship, maybe a little bit of a deeper 611 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:21,300 level less of this like surface. How to what is level. 612 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,100 I'm more of like the what if and what will be? 613 00:36:25,900 --> 00:36:28,600 But for this episode I think we can close it out. 614 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:32,200 What are you thinking? Yep, I'm feeling satisfied. 615 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:39,700 All right, so as always, which has blessed be and Be well, and 616 00:36:39,700 --> 00:36:41,400 we'll follow up with you next episode.