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What type of theistic structure do you follow? God and/or Goddess, gods, or some form of everything/all is god? I don't have one direct belief. I do honor different Gods and Goddesses, from different pantheons, but I'm not dedicated to any one deity.

Have you ever felt his/her/its/their presence directly? Yes.

How and where do you pray to or honor him/her/it/them? During ritual, and most nights before I go to bed I do a small prayer and relay everything that happened throughout the day, my feelings, and thank the elements and a non-direct God and Goddess for how the day went. I have a pillow underneath my altar, since it is quite low to the ground. That is where I do most of my prayers.

The Hellenic Pantheon. Gods gods everywhere!


I've had a direct experience with both Apollo and Dionysos. Apollo was quite vocal at first, but he has backed off in the last few months, letting Dionysos talk more. Brothers. oy.


I have an altar and a shrine in my apartment. I have a portable altar with me at home, and I leave gifts for the nymphs at particularly beautiful sites. There's a beautiful tree that I am convinced is a nymph on my campus.

May 27, 2005
Your Deities

What type of theistic structure do you follow? God and/or Goddess, gods, or some form of everything/all is god?

I'm best described as a polytheist, and as a Norse Heathen I worship the Gods and Goddesses of my ancestors: The Aesir and Vanir.
At the same time I believe that the ancestral deities of other pantheons--the Greek, Egyptian, Native American, etc. also exist, although I do not worship them.

Have you ever felt his/her/its/their presence directly?

Most certainly. I am a godhi of my religion, and addition to sensing the presence of the Gods, Goddesses, wights, ancestors, and other spirits at religious gatherings, I have traveled the Nine Worlds in dreams and visions to the abodes of the Aesir and Vanir, where I have consulted the Gods and Goddesses and listened to their counsel.

How and where do you pray to or honor him/her/it/them?

I pray to the Aesir and Vanir usings the traditional ways of my ancestors, both through silent contemplation and public gatherings where I honor them through praise of their great deeds and offerings of mead, beer, and ale.

May 27, 2005
Your Deities


What type of theistic structure do you follow? God and/or Goddess, gods, or some form of everything/all is god? Gods

Have you ever felt his/her/its/their presence directly? nope

How and where do you pray to or honor him/her/it/them? I don't, I am lazy, I don't know them personally I just know they exist

What type of theistic structure do you follow? God and/or Goddess, gods, or some form of everything/all is god?

At the moment I don't really follow any structure. I used to be a part of a celtic recon grove, but I haven't really been back for awhile because not only have I felt shamefully fluffy in their presence but because I find I just don't believe. For me the god/ess is everything and everyone, I'm a very group oriented person so it works for me, however I think everyone has their own personal vision of god/ess and that should always be respected.

Have you ever felt his/her/its/their presence directly?

When singing, yes. I generally always pray to some diety that is that they see me through ever permformance with good luck, and so far it's been pretty good. How I know is because there's always those few notes I have trouble doing in practice but when I get on stage...well every note is perfect and that's how I personally know that they're there.

How and where do you pray to or honor him/her/it/them?

I always try to remember the holidays and when I do I always honor it. I also take voice-lessons which I feel is a way to honor it because I find that's it's purpose for me, singing and acting. I just follow what I love to do because I know it's what it would want me to do in the long run, no matter how hard it is.

1. What do you think the role of pagan clergy is in our society/communities?

Well, seeing as I do not believe that pagan religion is one who advertises/converts people; he/she should make themselves known and available to those who have need and/or questions of them.

2. If there was a pagan temple in your community like the Temple of Sekhmet, would you use it for a place to hold handfasting, naming, and coming of age rituals?


Yes, I would. I do know of people in my area that can do such things, but have no "church" in which to do them in.

3. Would you feel comfortable getting counseling from a member of the pagan community?

Most Certainly! biggrin

1. What do you think the role of pagan clergy is in our society/communities?

Well, I really don't know. They used to be respected and wise individuals now I really don't know what their part is except maybe to pass on that information. I've always viewed the clergy almost in a whole as that wise man/woman sitting under a tree with grey hair and a beating stick.

2. If there was a pagan temple in your community like the Temple of Sekhmet, would you use it for a place to hold handfasting, naming, and coming of age rituals?

I might, I might not. If I agreed with what the temple taught then of course I would use it for ceremonies. However, and all me a tree-hugger, I think nature is the best temple and in fact enjoying being out in it. So if I were to choose the temple or nature, I'd probably take nature any day.

3. Would you feel comfortable getting counseling from a member of the pagan community?

So long as I trusted the person and thought that what they were teaching was right, then of course. If I didn't feel that way I probably wouldn't and probably wouldn't be sitting here typing this right now.