r/polytheism

(chose flair for lack of a better one)

The question is fairly self explanatory. However I'll expand on it a bit. I'm particularly curious about these things:

1. Do you believe in a higher God or "One" (if so elaborate on that)
2. What is the nature of deity in your belief (are they persons, what's their moral nature, are they aspects of reality itself, etc)
3. What is the ontology of your gods
4. Do you distinguish between gods and spirits? If so, how? Does this question even apply to you?
5. Stance on the "supernatural"
6. Opinion on the place and function of religion

And really anything else you have to say. Thanks in advance!

I don't currently believe in any religion, I'm looking for a religion in which there is a creator, I have a panentheistic view of the universe: I believe that the universe is within God and God is much bigger than the universe so we are part of God, I would like a religion or philosophy of life that adopts this thought or one close to it but in any case anything is fine with me, I would also like to be able to do cute rituals and relaxing things and connecting with myself and the nature, set up an altar or oratory at home and wear symbols too thank you❤️

Hey everyone I'm having trouble with divine hiddenness. Why are the gods not physically present in our world? where are all the monsters, satyrs, naiads, dryads and that sort of stuff? The only thing I can think of is that maybe they just live on other planets or maybe they only reveal themselves to certain people. Do you think the gods speak to us through movies and fictional media such as books?

I’ve been reading a little bit about Her. Could someone explain what could i offer/devotional acts/epitets and atributes?
Information on internet is a bit general and i dont find any book about these things.
Please and thank you🙏🏻💜✨

I’m relatively new to being a polytheist (specifically a Syncretic Christiopagan), and part of my worship is that all the Gods are real, they just have different names across different cultures. I’m wanting to better understand this and I want to know what Gods have been syncretized with, both with cultures that have interacted with each other and cultures that haven’t. (ie. What Greek God is syncretized with what Germanic, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, African Orisha, Catholic Saint/Angel, Mayan, Aztec, Native American, Incan, etc.) I want to know more about this subject so I can better understand my own beliefs.

I need some help identifying a goddess I may have reached through an invocation today.

The slightly complicated part is that I didn't actually call any deity by name. The ritual was mostly chaos magic based, with some inspiration from Wicca, ceremonial magic and the invocation of Manon in The Craft. I wasn't following an established ritual and basically put it together myself.

I addressed her as the Great Goddess, Great Mother and a goddess of everything. I called her by the North, West, East and South, then by Spirit, Earth, Water, Air and Fire. During that part I visualised an upright pentagram, with each part coloured according to its element. I then called her by all the planets from Mercury to Pluto, as well as the Moon, Sun and Stars. I also named things like rain, air, trees and grass, describing them as parts or manifestations of her.

I used intense, fairly aggressive music to help me concentrate and build up the energy of the ritual. There was no incense or anything being burnt — it was mostly intention, visualisation, concentration and my own energy.

I asked her for stronger magical abilities, a quick solution to my financial problems, wealth, genuine love and beauty. I also said that I would use her gifts responsibly and honour her through prayers and small offerings. At the end I specifically asked her to give me a sign that could help me understand who she is.

Afterwards I felt quite unusual. I was dizzy, but at the same time my senses felt much sharper than normal. Sounds, smells and sensations on my skin seemed stronger, my emotions felt heightened and I had a very strange intuitive or "sixth sense" feeling that I can't really put into words.

I also did a Tarot reading afterwards asking about her identity. It suggested that I would accidentally come across her name sometime today, before the evening, rather than finding it by deliberately searching for her.

So that's basically why I'm posting this. I'm trying to work out who I may have contacted, and I'd really appreciate help identifying her. I realise nobody can know for certain from one ritual, so I'm not looking for absolute answers. I'm looking for possible identities that fit the way I called her and what happened afterwards.

I'm open to pretty much any tradition, not just Wicca or modern paganism, and I'm not completely ruling out the possibility that what answered wasn't actually female despite the way I addressed it. If any particular goddess, deity or entity comes to mind, I'd really appreciate the name and what in my description points you towards them.