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I'd burn offerings for the Hellenic gods, my friend could burn offerings to the Kemetic gods, other Pagans could use the fire for their old gods, etc.

We could play music and drink and toast to our gods and just have community where we all exist together in peace

We can sit around the fire and talk about our gods and share their myths

"And then Zeus turned himself into an eagle-"

"Oh that reminds me of the story where Loki turned into a falcon to rescue Iðunn"

He is Alexikakos because he is Paean and Mousagetes

He is the Averter of Evil because he gives wisdom to men through the conduction of the Muses, which gives us the wisdom to know right action and take it

His role as a physical healer I also see as a reflection of this more spiritual role, as physical injury is also analogous to persisting in an illusory or ignorant view of the world.

I KNEW I WAS COOKING!!!!

I'm working on a modern interpretation of the creation myth (or one version of it) and would appreciate everyone's input!

and so yeah i would see her as the actual Planets, the baseline foundation that life exists upon, the absolute bottom of the food chain that supports all the life on that planet.

To me Gaia is inherently our Earth - whereas the planet deity of say Mars would be… something/someone else? Honestly I feel like each planet would be worthy of its own unique spiritual tradition and deities - ones that reflect its unique flora and fauna and history. Not that you couldn’t still worship The Theoi on Mars - it would just be more… disconnected?

I find myself very loved and safe in his presence, and unconsciously lean into my inner child more internally instead of masking it and being overly 'mature' in his presence. It embarrasses me a bit when I reflect after, but at the same time feels less burdensome and more refreshing.

I love looking at my altar and seeing depictions and associations to my gods.

I love lighting candles in honor of them, watching the flames jump, while my adoration for them spikes.

I love seeing something outside and being reminded of them.

I love doing rituals and activities to honor their presence and help.

I love having someone to express my gratitude, my adoration and love towards to.

I love knowing the gods and goddesses are watching over me, are protecting me.

Sometimes my love is all-consuming and it makes me cry in awe by the beauty of my faith. I think it's a shame that any religions gets critized as it's whole, even though the much bigger problem is the way religion get utilized, rather than the idea in itself. How can any religion at it's core, without societal influence, be something bad?