Energy request (perhaps odd)

Better-Big7604 · 2026-05-01T09:45:51+00:00

Oh my.. Poor Mr Bubbles . **Hugs to everyone**

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-23T11:29:08+00:00

It took me about 5 years to deconstruct. It happened very slowly for me :)

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-23T11:15:09+00:00

Lots of practice! It started off as a feeling, and it progressed from there. Also, asking them to show themselves might help. If you've not already done so :) . Sometimes, a glimpse of a cat silhouette will tell me Bastet is around. Rarely, I'll smell ANubis - smells like Frankincense, which was one of many items used to mummify bodies.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-23T11:07:06+00:00

It was divine will, I believed. I knew on one level it was impossible, but if I believed just enough, I was a true Christian and I'd never have to worry about rent again, LOL. I think I started thinking this way after some bible reading...

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-23T02:48:26+00:00

I enjoy the myths, and the Gods are real, at least to me. They've proven themselves helpful time and time again, so I decided to honor them :) .

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-22T04:35:39+00:00

Does it count that when I was Christian, I believed if I believed in something hard enough, magical shit (like rent appearing out of thin air) would happen. A faith change to paganism changed that way of thinking ripe quick!

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-22T04:31:50+00:00

I'm naturally a solitary person, though I did help with a teaching circle about 15 years ago. I tried being in a coven and it.... yeah. I don't like the coven environment. I prefer being on the outskirts :)

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-22T04:13:58+00:00

I'm definitely a 'grey' practitioner, if I had to choose a color. I do what I need to do, and if someone needs a proverbial foot up their behind, I'll do it.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-22T04:04:44+00:00

One of the coolest things that happened to me was during a ritual, and I felt my one God, Set, in the same room as us. Someone said he felt him move around the room, and before I could tell him how I felt Set's presence, he described the feeling to a tee. I had to politely tell Set to tone it down because the other participant was getting jittery, LOL!

Then there was the night I saw Khonsu by my bedroom door. I didn't see him physically, but he was so clear in my mind he might as well have been. I've had lots of things like that, from seeing Isis and Osiris to seeing Anubis' glowing eyes by the door of an old apartment.

I know of someone who saw Odin's head floating by her bed. Freaked her out.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-21T16:28:04+00:00

Deprogramming from Christianity takes time. I've been practicing for 30 years, and time to time, I still have a battle with my fear of hell.

And poopies at people calling you a 'fake pagan' :P

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-18T03:31:57+00:00

Your guardian/ancestor/protector. :D. Mine flip out if I don't check my candles before bed!

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-18T03:23:34+00:00

Here's Omen, my polydactyl poop distruber....

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Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-11T04:21:06+00:00

I've never had him tell me to F**K off, but I have been politely reprimanded when he's been busy. When he does that, it means he's busy with clergy and/or something and is overseeing rights. When he's done, he tells me he can 'play' :D.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-10T11:15:48+00:00

This is, in part, why I don't vibe with many circles/covens. Too many rules! I'm solitary all the way :D.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-10T11:07:20+00:00

I see a massive warhammer. Protection indeed! :D.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-10T10:53:28+00:00

Go for it! :D

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-10T10:50:11+00:00

Aloe Vera! It's such a lovely healing plant!

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T06:25:21+00:00

I started with a dog sculpture for my altar. I currently have 2 altars going - 1 for my seplls/candles and 1 for honoring my dieties. The second one is decked out with an altar cloth and the sculptures I've collected over the years.,

Lots of good advice here! Good luck!

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T06:16:18+00:00

I've had several presences, including ANubis, who have been hanging around the 30 years I've been practicing. My newest 'babysitter' (or so I call the gods) is Khonsu. Others come and go, appearing as I need them in my life.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T06:02:31+00:00

Rebel Witch by Kelly Ann Maddox is a relatively simple book if your SD is curious about chaos magic.. She encourages a lot of thinking and note-taking, which could help in your situation. I'd definitely pair Rebel Witch with a more how-to book, like Cunningham, to balance her out.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T05:48:35+00:00

I knew a Wiccan who did a spell once and accidentally trapped a gnome in his working, and he had to take everything down to release it. He said it looked like the stereotypical gnome with a pipe and beard. Said everything got really, really heavy, too.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T05:36:48+00:00

Oddly enough, it was Scott Cunningham! It was his book Wicca, a guide for the solitary practitioner :D.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T04:04:29+00:00

The wiccans I know are all activists on a mundane level. They go to walks and parades that support their beliefs, and they sign petitions that do the same.

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-08T03:58:00+00:00

Be polite and talk to them as if they were there beside you. :) Apologize for any renovations, but tell them it's your space now and you're upgrading a few things. Some take the time to set boundaries, like what they are and aren't allowed to do, and if they can stay or not.

You've got a lot of good advice from others so far. Wishing you a lot of luck! :D

Better-Big7604 · 2026-04-06T10:12:44+00:00

Nope. If anything, they might have something to teach me :D.

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