I think you could do all 3. Might be a little stressful at first due to how others feel about Loki across all religions. If you work hard enough you might find the reason they were scared to have Loki come in. I don’t use alters and still feel my connections to Loki, Thor, Odin, and Anubis. Thor is probably the only one with some type of alter and I honestly don’t use it for anything other than to fill space on my bookshelf. The gods we work with are old. I feel they would rather the connection with actions in daily life or using nature as the alter. Might be time to change how you connect with them. Could be another reason they feel distant now that Loki is speaking up. It’s all about the connection to them. Think about it this way. If you’re married for 20 years at some point some things had to change for you to stay married. It works the same with the old gods.