u/HousingEastern7906

cat’s drinking the offering water again

my precious baby boy loves sitting on my dresser all day. he has gotten in the habit of drinking the water on my alter i offer to the gods. i know offerings were left to the gods and could be consumed by wild animal, but i’m not sure if that applies to pets. i’m happy he’s drinking water, but he has a whole other bowl full of fresh drinking water. maybe this is another case of cats doing things they’re not supposed to. let me know what you guys think and if you have any pet stories like this

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u/HousingEastern7906 — 1 day ago

Hello everyone. I remember watching the Aliakai video on devotional acts to the Gods and, as someone who is not super open about my practice, thought it would be great to incorporate. I do many things in the domains of the Gods I worship and want to offer what I can. The most valuable thing in my life is time, so why not offer it up? This, however, was slightly dampened by her saying that not everything done in worship of a particular deity is considered an offering, because of the specific intent and concentration involved. To act in a play that I already wanted to do, regardless of my worship of Dionysus, would take too much concentration to be a religious act, and it's not done solely as a devotional offering. The concentration is a problem, especially as I have ADHD, so I can barely focus on anything at all with no distractions. She did mention how these acts could be done in honor of the Gods, but never elaborated further. Do any of you have personal experience with it, how you would do a devotional offering or act of honor, or if my fellow neurodivergence could offer some advice? Anything would be appreciated, and thanks for reading.

u/HousingEastern7906 — 18 days ago