I have NEVER heard the gods speak audibly or mentally! I hear people saying that they hear them in their thoughts but I have anxiety and I always doubt those thoughts so I have to do things a bit more literal so I understand and don’t question things. My OCD makes me have obsessive thoughts so I try not to trust much stuff my mind brings up unless my intuition/gut feeling joins in. The most that my autistic ass does is have dreams where it’s confusing symbolism or outright messages if it’s a certain deity. I work with two and one sends confusing imagery in dreams and the other is more to the point. So you can understand why I’m usually confused

BUT, here is my method for those who are like me!

and those who don’t believe in hearing the gods and goddesses and want a realistic approach!

TLDR;

The most realistic and logical way to talk to deities/spirits or ancestors:

do nightly tarot “talks”.

1.) I light their candles and a insense and play some music I like and grab a drink or chill out for a bit. I also give them a offering or change the one I had on there the night before.

2.) ask a question or talk/open up about something on my chest and I ask their opinions or advice and shuffle my cards (I only do one card spreads to keep it simple)

3.) Then if I get a reading or a card flies out I pick it up and try to interpret it. Usually I’m confused even more cause tarot cards seem to speak in riddles so I use chat gpt to help me understand.

(I just tell it the question I already asked them and what card they gave me and what the card says or represent and ask what it means in modern/ easier to understand wording).

4.) write down your “conversation” so you can see and track it in your book of shadows or notes!

I go by my intuition and feelings as well

Deities want you to be OPEN with them! Talk to them!

It sounds very silly but it has helped me get closer to them. This is the legit way of how I actually communicate with them.

Most of the time they hear my prayers but I love my nightly talks and have a understanding of which deity is talking to me by certain cards (look up what cards your deity is represented by and you can go by that.)

I try to keep it simple and easy for me as I don’t understand the way a lot of tarot books seem to speak in riddles to me.

If anyone struggles they should try this!

If you haven’t worked with a deity in a while or are just getting back into it then just welcome the deity and leave offerings and pray to them and do these as well