There definitely isn't a rush. I've been pagan for about 12 years and am just now looking at finding a deity to incorporate into my practice and craft.
When I first started my witchy journey, I was still atheist. Even still, I was always drawn to Apollo & Artemis. I love the arts, I loved archery when I was given the time to actually do it, wolves always fascinated me I'm really connected to the night (the new moon specifically), I'm pretty sure one of my spirit guides is a deer spirit, I *love* nature And now I realize that I'm Pagan and I'm making a Pinterest altar for Apollo & Artemis
Me tooo!! I even have a wolf and a deer tattoo that symbolizes them. I've also had a plan to do an owl for Athena near the other tattoos. And here I am, thinking "what deity resonates with me?" as if it wasn't obvious.
I'm sooooo excited to start this journey. Lately I've been feeling drawn to Hades, Hecate, and Aphrodite, but I've been a bit confused because Athena embodies many qualities I want to look into, but I don't feel particularly drawn to her.
I feel the same about a lot of deities. The Morrigan, for example, or Hathor. They check every box on paper but for some reason I don't feel a click. Meanwhile, goddesses of Fate draw me in repeatedly even though I don't consider that a personal interest of mine. I guess it could be more about what we need to learn or where we need to grow, y'know?
@@freakishstein1961you kept commenting this 2 years ago but no, it is not true, it's just gatekeeping because people wanna be special with the ~goddess of magic~
I've felt connected to Aphrodite quite a lot recently, specially being a libra(ruled by Venus) and born in the year of the Rabbit(although different tradition, the rabbit is a sacred animal to Aphrodite). Also, for as long as I could remember I've felt connected to bodies of water and aquatic life, as a result I worshipped other deities that are seen in society as being connected to water(such as Poseidon, Amphitrite, Chalchiutlicue, Tlaloc). However, when I started to learn more about Aphrodite and learned that she is a deity that is very connected to water, I started to worship her. Moreover, being bisexual and someone who loves physical touch and sex a lot, Aphrodite felt like a goddess who was calling me a lot. Almost instantly did I feel connected to my goddess more than any other deity, worshiping her felt so natural and comforting that I instantly felt she was my Matron. I still worship other deities as well, such as Chalchiutlicue, Tlaloc, Mother Earth, Xochipilli(who visited me in a dream), Poseidon, Amphitrite, and Hecate, but Aphrodite is definitely the deity whom I feel most connected to and my Matron.
lol i subscribed to your channel 5 mins ago and was like aaw why hasnt she posted in so long.. im glad youre back :) i love your egyptian and tree videos , keep up your work
I love this , Ive been re-evaluating my view on this and I appreciate your insights! I’ve been called to more “lighter” deity energies because of being in the “darker” energies of the human experience. I totally agree with the Aphrodite aspect ♥️🌹 thank you for this . Also you are lovely .
Freya has been sending me signs for months now and I’ve found myself drawn to her more and more. I’ve never been interested in deities because I don’t like the idea of worshiping an entity. I more like the idea of working with them, learning lessons from them, and discovering new things about me and opening myself up in my craft with their aid. I also don’t really like the idea of boxing myself into a religion. I don’t necessarily know if that’s considered disrespectful or not really how it works...? I guess I just need a little more guidance on the subject🥺
Definitely not disrespectful! If you want to approach a deity with the relationship of mentor and student, that is absolutely on the table. There are a few deities and traditions where worship and devotion in the religious sense are expected or required. These are typically closed traditions, though, so I wouldn't worry too much as long as you do your due diligence in research. Freya is absolutely a goddess who is open to many types of relationships with people, whether religious or otherwise, and has a reputation for benevolence. I recommend checking out a few other RUclipsrs like Freyja Norling, Little Cosmic Crow, and Sacred Seed. They have some wonderful content that dives into Freya a bit more and could help you define how you want the relationship to look.
Sarai Ora omg thank you so so much! I’ve been doing lots of research recently and I’ve checked out all those people’s videos I just want to make sure I’m not doing anything wrong before I go to work with her. Thank youu!❤️
@gentleblasphemy I had left Christianity from a forced upbringing, and I know what you mean about feeling boxed in. These days I honestly research a lot of different practices, but feel most close to Japanese Zen Buddhist practice, which is dogma free, which is quite nice for me. Selene has been reaching out for a while though, and I'm just looking more into Hellenismos and how to approach her more appropriately, but I also feel like I'll always be learning something new from some new tradition, while still being respectful to each one individually. We shall see how this journey goes.
If youre not scandinavian and dont even live there, you have about as much connection to freya as some kind of african god. Please stop larping and appropriating other peoples cultures, its very cringy
The first deity I came into contact with was Aphrodite as well. I was going through a really tough time about 3 years ago and was crying in the bath. She came and hugged me and gave me positive affirmations. She came to me again a few times since then including once in a DMT trip. I'm not good at regular worship and I've also started researching other deities, specifically Celtic. I no longer hear from her when I reach out (or any other deities for that matter) and I'm worried I offended her for those reasons.
As someone who has just realized I want to work with deity(s) this has helped so much, I was so unsure of what to do or how to go about it but you explained it wonderfully. Thanks you so much ❤️ (also your voice is really lovely)
i feel like when i decided to start i had this similar idea of deity and worship/working with them and what i wanted my practice to look like but then other witches on tiktok etc where like no that’s not how its done so seeing this video was what i needed, thank you!
Thank you so much for this! Deity work has been really confusing with all these opinions and ideas and rules, but the way you see it is one of my favorites 💕
I love this so much! I totally relate to the influence of patriarchal religions effecting how we relate to deity. As someone who grew up Christian (I was even in a Christian cult for 8+ years), I struggle with relating to other Divine energies (especially feminine ones), but I'm recently feeling a strong pull in that direction. I'm getting into paganism/New Age/witchy forms of spiritual practice, and the pull to relate to a goddess energy is strong! Looking forward to researching and trying that "bear method." 😁
My deity came to me in a guided meditation and She is so sweet. She is Elen of the Ways or the deer mother. She gave me a bug hug and said she was with me since I landed here in Earth and will always be with me. Of corse I cried my eyes out and thanked her
I’m still very new as I look into Kemetic paganism, but since reading and learning more and more I’ve felt very drawn to Horus, but since this is all so new I’m not sure he is calling to me. I felt and still feel hesitant to reach out first and ask but this has really inspired me to at least try and perhaps working with him.
I've always been drawn to Egyptian mythology and Ancient Egypt as a whole ever since I was about 4 or 5 years old. I was raised in the primitive Baptist religion but I always hated it. I never felt comfortable even as far as being scared of the church as a child. As I got older and was able to stop going to Christian church at 18, I realized that I always felt close to egyptian and Norse deities. I'm just now at 25 years of age willing to accept my spirituality. I'm really nervous, but I'm also excited to get started. Thank you for your videos! ❤
I was brought up an atheist and never had an interest into religion, even less catholic (the main religion in my country), so when I got into witchcraft later : I practiced as an agnostic. I didn't have any dieties but I felt strongly drawn to Baast and Anpu (Bastet and Anubis as I like to call them). I always loved egyptian mythology more than any other mythology, so I've finally decided to make my first Imbolc altar dedicated to Anubis and Baast (death and hapiness -rebirth also I guess which made me think of spring). Honestly, if someone had told me years ago I would make any altar for one of these deities, I'd thought them crazy and laugh my **** off, but here I am ^^. I'll probably include some nordic gods next, since I feel drawn to some of them as well =) Part of me is still a bit agnostic, but I strongly believe that you should do what makes you happy in life and this makes me happy, therefore I do it.
I was thinking about the word “Dryad” before stumbling upon some of your videos, and then I realized your channel name is Leafy Dryad!! I believe my guides want me to learn a few things from your videos
Poor knees! Sorry you're in pain. What a great video. You really touched on something here, that this ideal "grand entrance" opening and deep relationship with a deity is rare. Without ESP's or visualization abilities it's just going to be harder for people in the same way that someone born to do math is going to have an easy time at algebra. Yet those of us who weren't can still do it and find joy in that.
I was on my spiritual path /craft for over 10 years Before I actually decided to work with deities. Prior to working with specific theories, I would just say mother or or spirits.. I think that Acura craft gets more personalized and you start understanding your chosen path more clearly that is when it’s a good time to bring in deities for certain request or certain seasons. My first was Brigid.
Thank you for your honesty and being real. Too many people go around making deity worship as this big grandiose thing, and I've been feeling kind of down because I felt like I didn't measure up. But you make it so easy and comforting. Thank you.
You’ve brought me some peace of mind with this video, I’ve been looking out for signs for awhile and haven’t been able to tell if it’s an actual sight or just my brain lmao thank you and I’ll be subscribing.
I love this, it really made me think tbh about how society reinforces strict practice, so that’s what we expect we have to do. Thanks for the informative vid
This is the message I've been looking for!! I'm so happy I found it, thanks❤️ I've been always drawn to a few deities, especially Apollo, but I didn't know if I could start worshipping/working with them, before he/they come to me first. I'm so glad I watched this video, it gave me many ideas!
I just want to thank you for being so genuine and welcoming. I am unsure of what exactly I believe in so your words make me feel comfortable to explore spirituality in a way that makes sense to me. People I've seen on IG and TT talk as if there is only one right way and always seem to mix in consumerism.
Ya, Poseidon won't/hasn't left me alone. I work with a mixture of different ones that change depending where I am in my life Expect Poseidon he just won't leave and I think it just has to connect to my love of the ocean and how I have never been afraid of it to the point where it just calms me no matter where I am in my life
I saw your previous video a couple days ago and was upset to see there wasn't any new one, and what do I see today?? I love your vision of things, you're so smart and it's nice to hear you talk. I'm a new Wiccan myself (closer to the Celtic tradition), but I'd love to hear more about your Egyptian gods.
Just found this video at the right time for me , I have been very confused by things I've read elsewhere and decided to just do things my own way but was a bit apprehensive. I really liked your explanation and vibe.
I like how calm and understanding you were. You really made me feel better about myself and my very slow journey regarding deity work. Especially if you feel uncomfortable about your society's main religion (in my case Christianity), it might be difficult to get into worshipping a new deity. At least that's how I feel and my family is not extremely religious. Thank you for this very helpful video!
Because of personal experiences and my job as a counselor, I often look toward Hekate. I have to give so much of myself to others, I feel that asking Hekate to take some of my own stress away, I have the ability to take others.
I find your channel very interesting and helpful. I started working with the runes long time ago and learned about the different rune gods and rune spirits and experienced their presence in so many ways and found my gods through these workings. There is many pantheistic and goddess oracle cards out there, and connecting and working with these cards also open doors to connect with these energies. I find this quite helpful.
This is incredibly helpful as this has been a conflicting topic that's been on my mind for some time. I consider myself an eclectic pagan, my issue is that I feel a connection to both Norse and Greek deities. I am of Celtic descent as far as I'm aware but the connection I feel with the Norse and Greek deities are far stronger than that of the Celtic. Is it appropriate to honour a few deities despite them being from different pantheons?
I have a similar issue. I feel called to Apollo from the Greek pantheon but I'm Irish and want to worship Celtic gods. Can I worship a single Greek god alongside the Celtic pantheon?
Well I really never grew up with a deity. I really liked a lot of Greek mythology because I love their design and their clothing and everything. But the only deity that I was really interested in was Hera Artemis and Gaia. But if it was like Norse mythology it would have been Freya Thor Odin frig. Now if it would have been an Egyptian I really didn't really get into that. I did like their design and everything. But what definitely got my attention was Isis goddess. But I really never really grew up with them. But I would say mostly in the Greek area. But not only that I get so excited when it comes to Norse mythology. Also I definitely want to give you heads up on this is when you were talking through this whole video your video was zooming in and out like it was trying to focus on you. I love your energy. I hope you continue your videos. Because you definitely help me out and I'm a big nudy and I would love to do the right thing for Freya and make sure I don't mess something up and get her upset when I know I'm new at all this. It's been a year now and I'm still trying to figure out what I am and what I do
Aphrodite approached me a couple years ago and I said NO!!! Because I was scared the hell???? But after 2 years in a different place she approached again, and I was in a better place to recieve and so while slowly we work together I have found her energy to be quite lovely. And she's not afraid to make sexual jokes lol But she's there to help me love myself as it has caused a lot of turmoil in my relationships. I feel resistance in my heart in being vulnerable with her but I feel if I continue to work with her, and love myself, I can heal my childhood finally and just be ok again. Shes already changed my life.
Me getting giraffes in hopes of Apollo or Selene/ Athena/ Aphrodite ( sorry if I’m misspelled her name) will love, GIRAFFES ARE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL! I love the moon, I love art and I love this video because I’m a beginner but later down the line I don’t want to be stuck
Okay so: I decided that i wanted to welcome my spiritual guide and i always received goddesses, however i didn’t know which one was it, so i asked them (my spirit guides) to present themselves in my dreams, to give me a sign. That night i dreamt a situation very familiar, but instead of suffering on my own, this little girl named Selene would take care of me in a motherly way, in the end i was able to escape the toxic situation i was in with her help. now i have never ever known or heard of a name such as Selene so i looked it up and i learned that it is the greek goddess of the moon so...i’m not sure what to make of it ._. if anyone has opinions i’m open to listening
@@finnsfilms9004 my experience was similar, but in the dream I’d see the name Selene written in blue, at the same time I became very drawn to the moon.
After taking LSD I have met "Beauty" in itself and it was so amazing and perfect, that in comparison the most beautiful symphony of Beethoven deserves only a forgiving smile for its basic, simple nature. Chew on that.
So me personally I would really love to start worshipping Aphrodite I would love for her to be my matron if it's okay with her of course. This has been super helpful to me in how to do my own alter and what not. I know that I definitely want to work with candles and start a journal. I am gonna do more research on Aphrodite but I do know that I would definitely want to start with her. Thank u so much for the video.
Gods are inherently worthy of worship. If you legitimately want to worship Aphrodite then you don't need permission. Your status as a human and Her's as a Goddess is permission enough
I feel very drawn to Aphrodite hades and Artemis .I did a guided meditation and I saw Artemis’s without even knowing who they were and yet she was there a spitting image
Even as an atheist I knew spirits were real, but when I heard about deities my brain just kinda 🤯 I am now pagan and loving it this is the right religion for me
Thank you so much, this has been so helpful! I do have a question though, I'm a very new to all of this (like, literally only a week into it) and I think a deity has tried to contact me. I don't know if that's actually what it was, but I just can't shake the feeling that my intuition is right on this one. But basically, I was chilling in my room, playing my guitar (and really getting into it btw), and something kept making my door open, but only while I was playing. It occurred to me that this might be some kind of entity trying to say something, or just reacting to my playing, so I just said out loud "If there is someone in here, can you make that door open for me if you like my song?". So I started playing again and sure enough, the door opened, not even a minute into the song. I also asked my pendulum if it was a deity that was doing this, and it said yes. I literally have no clue if that's what pendulums are even for, but idk I'm just working with the resources I have at this point. If this was a deity, I really want to figure out who they are, but I have no idea how to go about it. Any suggestions?
Could have been the spirit of your house (each house has its own divine spirit). Though that's assuming that what you experienced actually is supernatural. It literally could have just been a draft. If you really want to worship the Gods my suggestion is that you pick some you feel are relevant to your situation. You don't need Them to show up. Just go to Them. Our ancestors worshipped Gods based on what was relevant to them at the point in life they were at. I suggest you do the same
This is so helpful! Thank you for this video, it’s exactly what I’ve needed to start my path. Do you write down what you think about? Would that be helpful to finding or exploring the deity? Do you have to know who exactly the deity is while you’re starting the worship?
With Lady Hecate, I heard she has to choose you, she's quite picky in terms of working with people. Some deities you have to wait for them to ask you if you can work with them. I hope that helps.
I'm new to witchcraft (6 months), and I thought I wasn't ready to do deity work bc I'm still learning energy work, correspondences and the basic stuff, and I'm also still deconstructing a few aspects of my former Christian beliefs. But recently, Odin has been sending me clear signs, and despite being still a bit scared of him, I feel honored and want to reach out to him, but I have no idea how 😢 and I have this skepticism and second guessing that I feel is getting in the way... Also I received one sign from Persephone a couple days ago. I feel overwhelmed, bc one deity was already a lot in my mind, now two??? I wish my mind wasn't holding me back and I could contact both of them without doubting everything...
I currently only feel very drawn too Apollo, and also Hades but in a way I'm kind of scared to work with Hades. I need to do more research into the deitys and see if there are any more I feel drawn too.
The first deity I ever got contact with is Bastet, from Egyptian mythology. Shortly after, I ended up being very drawn to Anubis. He had been much more “active” during my sessions than Bastet. Does this mean anything in particular? Both make sense in the way of signs and stuff, but I have found myself working much closer with Anubis (and not for lack of trying with Bastet…I just don’t wanna bother Her if she doesn’t want to work, you know)
I got into witchcraft when I was a child , I have been wanting to work with a deity for a long time but I was never able to do it cause I was never allowed to stay alone I didn't have money and I was way to mentally exhausted. I think I am finally ready now
So Im not entirely sure what this means if anything but I've been getting dreams of flowers and fields and like this woman's choice telling me things are going to be fine. Also if I meditate I see it too like it's this really pretty place of flowers and it's always nighttime. I feel like this means sometime but I'm trying to make sure
i have been having the same exact thing when i meditate its always dark and there is a woman with long curly hair spining in the fowers wave me towards her then i will see maybe the same woman but a spiritually darker side of her
I love freedom, I can do everything for my freedom. I love everything but especially dog as a pet I am not very homely. I love to thinking scape from house. I am compassionate , but I have anger on those who humiliate me or others. I don't like marriage. I also like night time. Who will my deity? Lord Shiva or Artemis?
Maybe try to do recearch in them and look to who your drawn to. If you found one your drawn to try to communicate with them trough tarot or pendels or meditation, but if they don't wanna work with you, accept that
Thank you!!!! I really want to work with Athenea, i think i admire her, but since i'm a begginer, everyone told me that i had to wait. I'm really curious, tho! If she wants to talk to me and help my in my path, i would move that. We value the same things, i hope i can learn from her!!!!
Anyone else here want to be kind of like Anathema Device who acknowledges a deity and is in a mutual agreement to respect them and each other but isn’t devoted? Just me??? Ok…
Actually, I know a lot of people like this including me. A really good one to have this kind of relationship with is Hecate (Hekate) because she embodies the Crone aspect. So pretty much a magic grandma.
You're supposed to have basic respect for all deities. You don't need to worship a deity to show Them respect. Just be respectful. They are deities and we are humans. There is a distance of power between the two groups
Depends on your purpose as to why and you will work with many from their specialty. For Celebrating the Harvest Demeter is good cause she is a Gddess of Agriculture and fertility. If doing a Fall ritual perhaps Dionysis the God of wine would be nice. If doing a protection Circle perhaps Innana or Haecate, or even Athenae as can can confer protection when your back is turned etc. If protecting troops for protection spells perhaps Aries the God of War etc. You get the idea which ones line up with what you are doing with thier specialty provides best results. A Hindu God of abundance is not as good at protection strength etc as he is best at abundance. More ideas Esotera for Easter the Holiday named after her, Cerrunos my father, the God of the Forest around Yule when the God takes over for winter, A Friday ritual could be for Freya she has Friday named after her. And thing helps too, the months use to be different on calendars. November use to be the ninth month Novem meaning nine, December use to be the tenth month Deci meaning ten. The God Janus January is named after etc. If you like Horses Eponia the Goddess of horses, Lady Gadiva she is called. Ponies are named after her Archangel Michael
I have been feeling very drawn to Aphrodite and bunch of white butterflies were on my lawn when I walked to them they were pretty tame and stayed around me for a few seconds, could it be that Aphrodite is reaching out to me?
I'm struggling so much I've felt called to the stars ever since my first time seeing them on a projection, I would wake up early or stay up late to see eclipses. I feel like I've been called since I was a child but still picking the right or finding the right one that is about this is hard.
I've always wondered how I choose this, but was under the impression that they would need to choose me and I would have clearer signs I would have this dream of a man, he was shirtless but it looked like leaves wrapped around us as he embraced me, he had super curly brown hair and the embrace was the safest I had ever felt. I'm unsure what to do with that because it sits in the back of my head. I'm tied to greens, the forest, plants, gems, natural wood all in my room and good with animals/children as well as highly empathetic and protective but childish 😅
Just the title alone, saying '*first* deity' gave me peace of mind. Theres no rush to find one and to get everything right, I need to remember that
There definitely isn't a rush. I've been pagan for about 12 years and am just now looking at finding a deity to incorporate into my practice and craft.
I am just discovering and getting into paganism now and I think it’s so fascinating.
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Can't steal peace from prophets, sorry each to their own
I keep seeing people saying "You don't choose your deity, your deity chooses you."
I love this video, thank you for making it.
Yeah but that's not really true :/
@@hightime2084 ?
@@thesnakiestboy5528 it's not so much of "your deity chooses you" it's a mutual agreement. You can refuse them and they can refuse you.
@@hightime2084 Ah, thank you. Yeah.
@@hightime2084 it's just choosing someone your drawn to and try to communicate with that deitie, but if they don't wanna work with you let them be
When I first started my witchy journey, I was still atheist. Even still, I was always drawn to Apollo & Artemis.
I love the arts, I loved archery when I was given the time to actually do it, wolves always fascinated me
I'm really connected to the night (the new moon specifically), I'm pretty sure one of my spirit guides is a deer spirit, I *love* nature
And now I realize that I'm Pagan and I'm making a Pinterest altar for Apollo & Artemis
Wait this literally described me what do I do
@@aprilbarrera5169 Wait me too hold on lmao
@@chadchad3582 same lol
Me tooo!! I even have a wolf and a deer tattoo that symbolizes them. I've also had a plan to do an owl for Athena near the other tattoos. And here I am, thinking "what deity resonates with me?" as if it wasn't obvious.
@@zaymlsspamomg same tho
Ever since I started looking into paganism, youtube has given me Christian ads. I think its trying to make me Christian
I literally just got one before the video started😭
They don't wanna lose their grip on anyone LOL 😅
I'm sooooo excited to start this journey. Lately I've been feeling drawn to Hades, Hecate, and Aphrodite, but I've been a bit confused because Athena embodies many qualities I want to look into, but I don't feel particularly drawn to her.
I feel the same about a lot of deities. The Morrigan, for example, or Hathor. They check every box on paper but for some reason I don't feel a click. Meanwhile, goddesses of Fate draw me in repeatedly even though I don't consider that a personal interest of mine.
I guess it could be more about what we need to learn or where we need to grow, y'know?
@@breelleinbloom Yes I get what ur saying! thank you for the help.
Interesting! I'm interested in deity work and I heard that Lady Hecate has to choose you. :)
@@freakishstein1961you kept commenting this 2 years ago but no, it is not true, it's just gatekeeping because people wanna be special with the ~goddess of magic~
@@lilyn7497 I only commented this once?
I've felt connected to Aphrodite quite a lot recently, specially being a libra(ruled by Venus) and born in the year of the Rabbit(although different tradition, the rabbit is a sacred animal to Aphrodite). Also, for as long as I could remember I've felt connected to bodies of water and aquatic life, as a result I worshipped other deities that are seen in society as being connected to water(such as Poseidon, Amphitrite, Chalchiutlicue, Tlaloc). However, when I started to learn more about Aphrodite and learned that she is a deity that is very connected to water, I started to worship her. Moreover, being bisexual and someone who loves physical touch and sex a lot, Aphrodite felt like a goddess who was calling me a lot. Almost instantly did I feel connected to my goddess more than any other deity, worshiping her felt so natural and comforting that I instantly felt she was my Matron. I still worship other deities as well, such as Chalchiutlicue, Tlaloc, Mother Earth, Xochipilli(who visited me in a dream), Poseidon, Amphitrite, and Hecate, but Aphrodite is definitely the deity whom I feel most connected to and my Matron.
lol i subscribed to your channel 5 mins ago and was like aaw why hasnt she posted in so long.. im glad youre back :) i love your egyptian and tree videos , keep up your work
Hahahah sweet!
I am so glad you are back, hands down one of my favorite youtubers!!
She's helped me so much already💖
I love this , Ive been re-evaluating my view on this and I appreciate your insights! I’ve been called to more “lighter” deity energies because of being in the “darker” energies of the human experience. I totally agree with the Aphrodite aspect ♥️🌹 thank you for this . Also you are lovely .
Do you happen to have Instagram ?🙂
@@alyssadoyle2727 I do! @leafy.dryad
Freya has been sending me signs for months now and I’ve found myself drawn to her more and more. I’ve never been interested in deities because I don’t like the idea of worshiping an entity. I more like the idea of working with them, learning lessons from them, and discovering new things about me and opening myself up in my craft with their aid. I also don’t really like the idea of boxing myself into a religion. I don’t necessarily know if that’s considered disrespectful or not really how it works...? I guess I just need a little more guidance on the subject🥺
Definitely not disrespectful! If you want to approach a deity with the relationship of mentor and student, that is absolutely on the table. There are a few deities and traditions where worship and devotion in the religious sense are expected or required. These are typically closed traditions, though, so I wouldn't worry too much as long as you do your due diligence in research. Freya is absolutely a goddess who is open to many types of relationships with people, whether religious or otherwise, and has a reputation for benevolence. I recommend checking out a few other RUclipsrs like Freyja Norling, Little Cosmic Crow, and Sacred Seed. They have some wonderful content that dives into Freya a bit more and could help you define how you want the relationship to look.
Sarai Ora omg thank you so so much! I’ve been doing lots of research recently and I’ve checked out all those people’s videos I just want to make sure I’m not doing anything wrong before I go to work with her. Thank youu!❤️
@gentleblasphemy I had left Christianity from a forced upbringing, and I know what you mean about feeling boxed in. These days I honestly research a lot of different practices, but feel most close to Japanese Zen Buddhist practice, which is dogma free, which is quite nice for me. Selene has been reaching out for a while though, and I'm just looking more into Hellenismos and how to approach her more appropriately, but I also feel like I'll always be learning something new from some new tradition, while still being respectful to each one individually. We shall see how this journey goes.
If youre not scandinavian and dont even live there, you have about as much connection to freya as some kind of african god. Please stop larping and appropriating other peoples cultures, its very cringy
Watch out. She's queen of the valkyries. Men follow her to there deaths
The first deity I came into contact with was Aphrodite as well. I was going through a really tough time about 3 years ago and was crying in the bath. She came and hugged me and gave me positive affirmations. She came to me again a few times since then including once in a DMT trip. I'm not good at regular worship and I've also started researching other deities, specifically Celtic. I no longer hear from her when I reach out (or any other deities for that matter) and I'm worried I offended her for those reasons.
how did she hug you?did you see her appear and comfort you?i really want to know
As someone who has just realized I want to work with deity(s) this has helped so much, I was so unsure of what to do or how to go about it but you explained it wonderfully. Thanks you so much ❤️ (also your voice is really lovely)
This warms my heart! Excited for you❤️
i feel like when i decided to start i had this similar idea of deity and worship/working with them and what i wanted my practice to look like but then other witches on tiktok etc where like no that’s not how its done so seeing this video was what i needed, thank you!
Tik tok is really dumb and misleading and often very toxic
Never trust tiktok witches
Thank you so much for this! Deity work has been really confusing with all these opinions and ideas and rules, but the way you see it is one of my favorites 💕
I love this so much! I totally relate to the influence of patriarchal religions effecting how we relate to deity. As someone who grew up Christian (I was even in a Christian cult for 8+ years), I struggle with relating to other Divine energies (especially feminine ones), but I'm recently feeling a strong pull in that direction. I'm getting into paganism/New Age/witchy forms of spiritual practice, and the pull to relate to a goddess energy is strong! Looking forward to researching and trying that "bear method." 😁
this video made me feel incredibly safe and so much more motivated with my practice, thanks so much for the reassurance 🥺
My deity came to me in a guided meditation and She is so sweet.
She is Elen of the Ways or the deer mother.
She gave me a bug hug and said she was with me since I landed here in Earth and will always be with me.
Of corse I cried my eyes out and thanked her
I’m still very new as I look into Kemetic paganism, but since reading and learning more and more I’ve felt very drawn to Horus, but since this is all so new I’m not sure he is calling to me. I felt and still feel hesitant to reach out first and ask but this has really inspired me to at least try and perhaps working with him.
If you feel drawn to Horus then just start worshipping Horus. You don't need Them to call you
I've always been drawn to Egyptian mythology and Ancient Egypt as a whole ever since I was about 4 or 5 years old. I was raised in the primitive Baptist religion but I always hated it. I never felt comfortable even as far as being scared of the church as a child. As I got older and was able to stop going to Christian church at 18, I realized that I always felt close to egyptian and Norse deities. I'm just now at 25 years of age willing to accept my spirituality. I'm really nervous, but I'm also excited to get started. Thank you for your videos! ❤
I was brought up an atheist and never had an interest into religion, even less catholic (the main religion in my country), so when I got into witchcraft later : I practiced as an agnostic.
I didn't have any dieties but I felt strongly drawn to Baast and Anpu (Bastet and Anubis as I like to call them). I always loved egyptian mythology more than any other mythology, so I've finally decided to make my first Imbolc altar dedicated to Anubis and Baast (death and hapiness -rebirth also I guess which made me think of spring).
Honestly, if someone had told me years ago I would make any altar for one of these deities, I'd thought them crazy and laugh my **** off, but here I am ^^. I'll probably include some nordic gods next, since I feel drawn to some of them as well =)
Part of me is still a bit agnostic, but I strongly believe that you should do what makes you happy in life and this makes me happy, therefore I do it.
i was waiting for your coming back😻✨♥️
🤩 Thank you!
I was thinking about the word “Dryad” before stumbling upon some of your videos, and then I realized your channel name is Leafy Dryad!! I believe my guides want me to learn a few things from your videos
Or they would like you to start honoring your local Dryades
Poor knees! Sorry you're in pain. What a great video. You really touched on something here, that this ideal "grand entrance" opening and deep relationship with a deity is rare. Without ESP's or visualization abilities it's just going to be harder for people in the same way that someone born to do math is going to have an easy time at algebra. Yet those of us who weren't can still do it and find joy in that.
I was on my spiritual path /craft for over 10 years Before I actually decided to work with deities. Prior to working with specific theories, I would just say mother or or spirits.. I think that Acura craft gets more personalized and you start understanding your chosen path more clearly that is when it’s a good time to bring in deities for certain request or certain seasons. My first was Brigid.
Thank you for your honesty and being real. Too many people go around making deity worship as this big grandiose thing, and I've been feeling kind of down because I felt like I didn't measure up. But you make it so easy and comforting. Thank you.
You’ve brought me some peace of mind with this video, I’ve been looking out for signs for awhile and haven’t been able to tell if it’s an actual sight or just my brain lmao thank you and I’ll be subscribing.
I love this, it really made me think tbh about how society reinforces strict practice, so that’s what we expect we have to do. Thanks for the informative vid
Absolutely! I'm definitely of the opinion that spiritual practice should be open and free as the soul's playground
I've watched at least 4 of your videos now (love them all so far) but this is the one that fully gained my trust 💛✨
AWH thank you, I so appreciate that!
This is the message I've been looking for!! I'm so happy I found it, thanks❤️ I've been always drawn to a few deities, especially Apollo, but I didn't know if I could start worshipping/working with them, before he/they come to me first. I'm so glad I watched this video, it gave me many ideas!
*Choosing a Deity made easy.
Write down 20 names with a number in front of the name.
Then go D&D in random chose making/ finding, ....
* Roll d20 ! *
How do you guarantee that you’re opening your space up for those deities and negative spirits?
I’m brand new to this
This has been by far some of the best and coherent advice I have come across yet, thank you SO very much. You have helped more than you can imagine!
I just want to thank you for being so genuine and welcoming. I am unsure of what exactly I believe in so your words make me feel comfortable to explore spirituality in a way that makes sense to me. People I've seen on IG and TT talk as if there is only one right way and always seem to mix in consumerism.
Ya, Poseidon won't/hasn't left me alone. I work with a mixture of different ones that change depending where I am in my life
Expect Poseidon he just won't leave and I think it just has to connect to my love of the ocean and how I have never been afraid of it to the point where it just calms me no matter where I am in my life
I saw your previous video a couple days ago and was upset to see there wasn't any new one, and what do I see today?? I love your vision of things, you're so smart and it's nice to hear you talk. I'm a new Wiccan myself (closer to the Celtic tradition), but I'd love to hear more about your Egyptian gods.
I was always drawn to Athena, a few years ago we learnt about greek gods, again, drawn to Athena, and years after that, Im drawn to Athena.
Thanks so much for this :-). I also found your video on Kemet really helpful. I am a newbie X
So glad it was helpful!!
Just found this video at the right time for me , I have been very confused by things I've read elsewhere and decided to just do things my own way but was a bit apprehensive. I really liked your explanation and vibe.
I like how calm and understanding you were. You really made me feel better about myself and my very slow journey regarding deity work. Especially if you feel uncomfortable about your society's main religion (in my case Christianity), it might be difficult to get into worshipping a new deity. At least that's how I feel and my family is not extremely religious. Thank you for this very helpful video!
Thank you for being so honest and real about this, it helped me a lot and I found myself nodding along in agreement!
I really love how comforting this video was
this is such a comforting and terrific video.... thank you so much!!
Am drawn to hades like an ache ... i have gone mad truly
I immensely enjoyed this video and it helped quell a lot of that pressure. Thank you.
Because of personal experiences and my job as a counselor, I often look toward Hekate. I have to give so much of myself to others, I feel that asking Hekate to take some of my own stress away, I have the ability to take others.
I find your channel very interesting and helpful. I started working with the runes long time ago and learned about the different rune gods and rune spirits and experienced their presence in so many ways and found my gods through these workings. There is many pantheistic and goddess oracle cards out there, and connecting and working with these cards also open doors to connect with these energies. I find this quite helpful.
The Bear method. 🥰🐻
I love this, super useful. Thank you for your magic.
Wow, so beautifully explained, such great ideas. Thank you.
This is incredibly helpful as this has been a conflicting topic that's been on my mind for some time. I consider myself an eclectic pagan, my issue is that I feel a connection to both Norse and Greek deities. I am of Celtic descent as far as I'm aware but the connection I feel with the Norse and Greek deities are far stronger than that of the Celtic. Is it appropriate to honour a few deities despite them being from different pantheons?
I have a similar issue. I feel called to Apollo from the Greek pantheon but I'm Irish and want to worship Celtic gods. Can I worship a single Greek god alongside the Celtic pantheon?
@@higgins63 Yes, you can. There are no rules or gatekeepers as to what deities you can invite into your life.
It is appropriate. In fact, our ancestors did it all the time!
@@higgins63Yes
Thank you so much, I have been struggling and this helped..just subscribed ❤️
I just found you and really connect. Great video - Bear technique.... perfect!
Well I really never grew up with a deity. I really liked a lot of Greek mythology because I love their design and their clothing and everything. But the only deity that I was really interested in was Hera Artemis and Gaia. But if it was like Norse mythology it would have been Freya Thor Odin frig. Now if it would have been an Egyptian I really didn't really get into that. I did like their design and everything. But what definitely got my attention was Isis goddess. But I really never really grew up with them. But I would say mostly in the Greek area. But not only that I get so excited when it comes to Norse mythology. Also I definitely want to give you heads up on this is when you were talking through this whole video your video was zooming in and out like it was trying to focus on you. I love your energy. I hope you continue your videos. Because you definitely help me out and I'm a big nudy and I would love to do the right thing for Freya and make sure I don't mess something up and get her upset when I know I'm new at all this. It's been a year now and I'm still trying to figure out what I am and what I do
Aphrodite, Hermes, Hecate and Apollo.
I bound my 4 together ❤️ "Passion and Love, Cunning Attraction, Knowledge, Power, Light Foresight."
Aphrodite approached me a couple years ago and I said NO!!! Because I was scared the hell???? But after 2 years in a different place she approached again, and I was in a better place to recieve and so while slowly we work together I have found her energy to be quite lovely. And she's not afraid to make sexual jokes lol
But she's there to help me love myself as it has caused a lot of turmoil in my relationships. I feel resistance in my heart in being vulnerable with her but I feel if I continue to work with her, and love myself, I can heal my childhood finally and just be ok again. Shes already changed my life.
Me getting giraffes in hopes of Apollo or Selene/ Athena/ Aphrodite ( sorry if I’m misspelled her name) will love, GIRAFFES ARE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL! I love the moon, I love art and I love this video because I’m a beginner but later down the line I don’t want to be stuck
Okay so: I decided that i wanted to welcome my spiritual guide and i always received goddesses, however i didn’t know which one was it, so i asked them (my spirit guides) to present themselves in my dreams, to give me a sign.
That night i dreamt a situation very familiar, but instead of suffering on my own, this little girl named Selene would take care of me in a motherly way, in the end i was able to escape the toxic situation i was in with her help.
now i have never ever known or heard of a name such as Selene so i looked it up and i learned that it is the greek goddess of the moon so...i’m not sure what to make of it ._.
if anyone has opinions i’m open to listening
i’ve always connected with moon imagery, silver, water and stuff of the sort
You choose the deity!
@@finnsfilms9004 my experience was similar, but in the dream I’d see the name Selene written in blue, at the same time I became very drawn to the moon.
Sounds like you might want to consider building Selene a shrine. I too have started a relationship with Her recently. Hail to the Moon Goddess!
This is so thorough! Thank you so much
After taking LSD I have met "Beauty" in itself and it was so amazing and perfect, that in comparison the most beautiful symphony of Beethoven deserves only a forgiving smile for its basic, simple nature. Chew on that.
Thanks this helped a lot. I was going to share my experience, but it would be too long. You'll have to trust it was extraordinary and bizarre. Cheers!
So me personally I would really love to start worshipping Aphrodite I would love for her to be my matron if it's okay with her of course. This has been super helpful to me in how to do my own alter and what not. I know that I definitely want to work with candles and start a journal. I am gonna do more research on Aphrodite but I do know that I would definitely want to start with her. Thank u so much for the video.
I'm so glad this was helpful! I wish you a blessed journey with her!
Gods are inherently worthy of worship. If you legitimately want to worship Aphrodite then you don't need permission. Your status as a human and Her's as a Goddess is permission enough
I feel very drawn to Aphrodite hades and Artemis .I did a guided meditation and I saw Artemis’s without even knowing who they were and yet she was there a spitting image
This really helps...since I’m very new to Paganism
Only just found your videos and they are brilliant and so right ❤️
Even as an atheist I knew spirits were real, but when I heard about deities my brain just kinda 🤯 I am now pagan and loving it this is the right religion for me
Thank you so much, this has been so helpful! I do have a question though, I'm a very new to all of this (like, literally only a week into it) and I think a deity has tried to contact me. I don't know if that's actually what it was, but I just can't shake the feeling that my intuition is right on this one. But basically, I was chilling in my room, playing my guitar (and really getting into it btw), and something kept making my door open, but only while I was playing. It occurred to me that this might be some kind of entity trying to say something, or just reacting to my playing, so I just said out loud "If there is someone in here, can you make that door open for me if you like my song?". So I started playing again and sure enough, the door opened, not even a minute into the song. I also asked my pendulum if it was a deity that was doing this, and it said yes. I literally have no clue if that's what pendulums are even for, but idk I'm just working with the resources I have at this point. If this was a deity, I really want to figure out who they are, but I have no idea how to go about it. Any suggestions?
Hi I would say maybe it was Apollo, greek God of sun, music and poetry :)
Could have been the spirit of your house (each house has its own divine spirit). Though that's assuming that what you experienced actually is supernatural. It literally could have just been a draft.
If you really want to worship the Gods my suggestion is that you pick some you feel are relevant to your situation. You don't need Them to show up. Just go to Them. Our ancestors worshipped Gods based on what was relevant to them at the point in life they were at. I suggest you do the same
This is so helpful! Thank you for this video, it’s exactly what I’ve needed to start my path. Do you write down what you think about? Would that be helpful to finding or exploring the deity? Do you have to know who exactly the deity is while you’re starting the worship?
Hecate, Hel, and The Morrigan are my top picks, but I'm having trouble picking one of them, mainly because I dont want to mix pantheons
With Lady Hecate, I heard she has to choose you, she's quite picky in terms of working with people. Some deities you have to wait for them to ask you if you can work with them. I hope that helps.
I'm new to witchcraft (6 months), and I thought I wasn't ready to do deity work bc I'm still learning energy work, correspondences and the basic stuff, and I'm also still deconstructing a few aspects of my former Christian beliefs.
But recently, Odin has been sending me clear signs, and despite being still a bit scared of him, I feel honored and want to reach out to him, but I have no idea how 😢 and I have this skepticism and second guessing that I feel is getting in the way...
Also I received one sign from Persephone a couple days ago. I feel overwhelmed, bc one deity was already a lot in my mind, now two??? I wish my mind wasn't holding me back and I could contact both of them without doubting everything...
this answered so many questions, thank you.
I currently only feel very drawn too Apollo, and also Hades but in a way I'm kind of scared to work with Hades. I need to do more research into the deitys and see if there are any more I feel drawn too.
Thank you for this awesome video ❤️❤️❤️ it’s really helpful 👏👏👏
The first deity I ever got contact with is Bastet, from Egyptian mythology. Shortly after, I ended up being very drawn to Anubis. He had been much more “active” during my sessions than Bastet. Does this mean anything in particular? Both make sense in the way of signs and stuff, but I have found myself working much closer with Anubis (and not for lack of trying with Bastet…I just don’t wanna bother Her if she doesn’t want to work, you know)
I'd say try and communicate with Bastet about working with Anubis :) they both sound amazing to work with
I got into witchcraft when I was a child , I have been wanting to work with a deity for a long time but I was never able to do it cause I was never allowed to stay alone I didn't have money and I was way to mentally exhausted. I think I am finally ready now
When I learned about deity worship I immediately thought of Persephone
This was just what i need
So calm makes me wanna grab tea and a blanket UwU
This was a fantastic video thank you so much. Xx
So Im not entirely sure what this means if anything but I've been getting dreams of flowers and fields and like this woman's choice telling me things are going to be fine. Also if I meditate I see it too like it's this really pretty place of flowers and it's always nighttime. I feel like this means sometime but I'm trying to make sure
i have been having the same exact thing when i meditate its always dark and there is a woman with long curly hair spining in the fowers wave me towards her then i will see maybe the same woman but a spiritually darker side of her
My guess. Persephone, no sun in the underworld but she live in the fields of elysia (I probably misspelled the greek good place for dead people)
@@landanheath thank you so much
Look into ishta devata.
I love freedom, I can do everything for my freedom. I love everything but especially dog as a pet I am not very homely. I love to thinking scape from house. I am compassionate , but I have anger on those who humiliate me or others. I don't like marriage. I also like night time. Who will my deity? Lord Shiva or Artemis?
Maybe try to do recearch in them and look to who your drawn to. If you found one your drawn to try to communicate with them trough tarot or pendels or meditation, but if they don't wanna work with you, accept that
Thank you!!!! I really want to work with Athenea, i think i admire her, but since i'm a begginer, everyone told me that i had to wait. I'm really curious, tho! If she wants to talk to me and help my in my path, i would move that. We value the same things, i hope i can learn from her!!!!
I have been so drawn to Freya lately.
You’re so freaking cute!! Hope you are doing well and maybe post more soon 🥺❤️
Thank you, this helped a lot ^^
Thank you ❤️
Anyone else here want to be kind of like Anathema Device who acknowledges a deity and is in a mutual agreement to respect them and each other but isn’t devoted?
Just me???
Ok…
Actually, I know a lot of people like this including me. A really good one to have this kind of relationship with is Hecate (Hekate) because she embodies the Crone aspect. So pretty much a magic grandma.
You're supposed to have basic respect for all deities. You don't need to worship a deity to show Them respect. Just be respectful. They are deities and we are humans. There is a distance of power between the two groups
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who else keeps getting Christine Drazen ads 😭
very helpful, thank you
Depends on your purpose as to why and you will work with many from their specialty. For Celebrating the Harvest Demeter is good cause she is a Gddess of Agriculture and fertility.
If doing a Fall ritual perhaps Dionysis the God of wine would be nice. If doing a protection Circle perhaps Innana or Haecate, or even Athenae as can can confer protection when your back is turned etc. If protecting troops for protection spells perhaps Aries the God of War etc. You get the idea which ones line up with what you are doing with thier specialty provides best results. A Hindu God of abundance is not as good at protection strength etc as he is best at abundance.
More ideas Esotera for Easter the Holiday named after her, Cerrunos my father, the God of the Forest around Yule when the God takes over for winter, A Friday ritual could be for Freya she has Friday named after her. And thing helps too, the months use to be different on calendars. November use to be the ninth month Novem meaning nine, December use to be the tenth month Deci meaning ten. The God Janus January is named after etc. If you like Horses Eponia the Goddess of horses, Lady Gadiva she is called. Ponies are named after her
Archangel Michael
Something I always tell myself:
"You cannot not work with the divine, because all is the divine"🌒🌕🌘
this is very good video.
I have been feeling very drawn to Aphrodite and bunch of white butterflies were on my lawn when I walked to them they were pretty tame and stayed around me for a few seconds, could it be that Aphrodite is reaching out to me?
I would recommend first study every culture and their myths first.
Yes 💯 in agreement 😊
I'm working with Ares.
i chose baphomet, but i feel he did choose me.
I feel sort of connected to Aphrodite, hecate and Athena so does that mean those deities have chosen me?
Can an archangel be considered a deity? Cause I felt Archangel Jophiel's energy communicates with me...
Angels are not deities but you can work with and worship them in similar ways- research it :)
I believe you can research on angels
I'm struggling so much I've felt called to the stars ever since my first time seeing them on a projection, I would wake up early or stay up late to see eclipses. I feel like I've been called since I was a child but still picking the right or finding the right one that is about this is hard.
I've always wondered how I choose this, but was under the impression that they would need to choose me and I would have clearer signs
I would have this dream of a man, he was shirtless but it looked like leaves wrapped around us as he embraced me, he had super curly brown hair and the embrace was the safest I had ever felt. I'm unsure what to do with that because it sits in the back of my head. I'm tied to greens, the forest, plants, gems, natural wood all in my room and good with animals/children as well as highly empathetic and protective but childish 😅
Could be a green man deity, such as Cernunnos, Veles, or Pan