I don't really talk about my new spiritual journey much simply because I don't want my mom to find it or her side of the family. I also don't want to make anyone uncomfortable when I'm in the mood to info dump about my deities so I figured I'd rant a little here, more like, discuss the signs I got from each deity that led me to contact them and what working with them has been like.
Disclaimer, everything that I discuss about these deities are from my own UPG and all deity relationships are different, if we happen to have similar experience I'd love to hear about them! Side note, the only way that I've ever been able to communicate with my deities is through pendulum which is of course, yes and no questions, and tarot cards, usually I start a conversation and I can get pretty detailed responses, I also read what I think they are trying to say through cards and confirm if it's what they are trying to say!
Generally I enjoyed things associated with her until I got that GUT feeling that something was up
I had an obsession for her in midle school, more like I read The Mark of Athena more times than I could count and found her so interesting
ART mostly trying anything under the sun from sketching, painting, sculpting, sewing, crocheting, watercolor, digital, etc... I want to go into an art based work feild
Loved learning about wars and such
Really enjoy finding ways to make my brain think, specially finding series that really make you question reality and morals, following with strategies and trying to guess the next move characters will make
I really enjoy reading, mostly fanfics but it counts
As for signs it was more adrupt
Was curious about deity work and figured I should find a deity to reach out to that represents my interests, who do I find? ATHENA!
I did some tarot card pulls and kept getting cards associated with her
Contacted her through pendulum after doing a lot of research making sure I was safe and talking to her and not a trickster
It was her and she has been with me from the start
She came to me saying that I wasn't necessarily prepared to do deity work but wanted to make sure I was safe and I've definitely felt protected since
Working with Athena has been incredible, she helped me find the motivation to finish high school in a time of depression, helped me form a path for what I should do after school and gave me so much motherly advice. She really has felt like a second mother and I love her energy so much. I had a dream about her recently and she did come to me as a mother figure and taught me how to sword fight so maybe that's something to look into for me! She also has a great sense of humor, for my UPG at least and our relationship feels more comfortable than strict, giving me breathing room considering I'm still new to this.
Again, it was just a gut feeling, I kept feeling drawn to him
I love music art, sunshine and although psychology isn't plague or medicine related I kinda lump the two together and I really like psychology
Had an obsession with plague doctors which I associate with Apollo
I grew attached to bumblebees randomly
Looovvveee taking sunset pictures and watching the sky
I randomly wanted to work more on my intuition which is what we are doing together
I wanted to be outside much more
I started to want to write more often which I never do
Got more obsessed with a character that reminded me of him
After I started working with him, I started waking up super early which I never do, always at sunrise. I was pushed more to go outside and do shadow work, he's really helping me with that and motivation to do art. He feels a lot like a big brother energy and just fun to be around, he has been forcing me to go outside lately but I'm not complaining. He's sent me many MANY bumblebees since I've contacted him and I love it! Shadow work is rough tho but I know it will help me in the future.
Bastet (working with/unspecified relationship)-
I also kept feeling drawn to her but ignored it for a long time as I thought it was more mundane than spiritual
Had a dream of which I can only remember hearing her name, again pushed it off as it was just a dream
Suddenly cats had a much more emotional impact on me, like... I can't explain just how happy they make me, it wasn't usual
Just a few days ago, randomly, my dad's girlfriend told him to tell me that she did a card reading and said that I should look into Bastet
THAT is what pushed me over the edge to do research and contact her
The next day, still hadn't reached out, went to a friend's house, she has three cats, two of them are skittish while the other one just likes to lounge
I thought, heck it, and asked bastet to send me a sign if she was trying to contact me
Two of the cats ran to me at the same time, one from upstairs and the other from further away, the one upstairs was the sleepy boy who was comfortable on a bed, the other was one of the skittish ones
That finally set my proof
Once I contacted her she said she wanted to work with me on financial growth, self confidence, and shadow work like Apollo, all of which I really need help with
After, I was in the car with my dad, I was talking about Bast to him and whaddya know, there was a cat that was sitting on the side of the road, something I never see
As far as what I have had conversation wise with Bastet, she seems like a good friend and I'm very excited to see what she has in store for our relationship, I already have a newly growing alter for her and wold love to get a candle and finish the statue I'm making for her. She's been patient with me as were the other two in terms of an alter and doesn't really care what I have on there as long as it relates to her but it's the thought that counts!
I've had such a wonderful experience with my deities from the beginning! For a while I thought that I'd just be working with Athena, only to find that she's my patron who will guide me for my life alongside Apollo. I'm still unsure how long Bast is going to stay but I really like her so far so I hope she isn't going anywhere soon. I can't wait to grow my practice through these guys and I can't wait for what's in store!
