There is no necessary changes you need to make to your life in order to worship a deity.

There is no psychological preparation that needs to be done.

You don't need to break a habit. Reframe your psyche. Finish medical treatment. Reach a life 'milestone'. in order to worship a deity.

If anything you should approach a deity to help you through these things.

Learning the religion can occur at the same time as worship. They can be parallel events.

You can begin worshipping a deity the day you read this. There is no future point in time where you will somehow be more ready to approach a deity.

You are already ready.

Greatly inspired by @khaire-traveler's wonderful subtle worship series, which can be found here.

Collect rain water (you're welcome to use it for watering plants or the like)

Learn self-defence, weapons included or not

Allow yourself to express your anger and frustration; sit with and feel your feelings

Learn about and uphold Ma'at

Make a playlist or listen to songs that remind you of him or you think he'd like

Make a collage/moodboard/pinterest board/similar collection of photos and images you associate with him, especially if some of the images are your own

Wear a piece of jewelry or other clothing item that reminds you of him

Light a candle or incense that reminds you of him (safely)

Carry a picture of him in your wallet, pocket, phone case, etc. or as a phone or computer wallpaper

Have bull and weapon imagery

Making a list of your personal strengths and things you're proud of

Practice standing up for yourself; speak your mind and assert your personal boundaries

Exercise a little, even if it's just stretching

Playing combat-based video games

Do something hard or challenging, especially if you've been putting it off, or it needs to get done

Fall asleep/meditate to the sound of rain/thunderstorms

Take a walk outside with a cloudy sky or during a rainstorm (safely)

Stand up for yourself and people you care about

Learn about healthy conflict resolution skills; try to implement these in your next conflict

Work on becoming more comfortable with the idea of conflict; it is only natural that we sometimes disagree with people

Eat in season produce; support local farmers

Start your own garden; grow plants in your room; collect rainwater to water your plants

Take breaks to get some fresh air; on days you're able to open up some windows

Go cloud gazing

Get involved with your government (vote, go to local meetings, protest, write/call a leader, etc.)

Take charge/leadership roles in parts of your life

Educate yourself on your rights (legally); keep up to date on new bills and laws

Carry a protective charm

Say a prayer to him before riding on a boat or swimming

Cook with homegrown herbs or produce

Plant seeds, especially the fruit or vegetables you've eaten; give it new life

Donate to food or water related charities

Although I am coming to this from a kemetic perspective, I have tried my best to research him so that this list is reflective of the many different places he was worshiped in and should hopefully be useful for those who worship him outside a kemetic context.

I may add more to this list in the future. Suggestions are always appreciated.

Hadad, Hammon, Karnayim

I thank you for the holy rain.

Falling to the earth,

Nourishing Her,

Bringing Life To All.

Our Rivers and Streams filled

Our Lakes filled

O Ba'al, Lord of Lord's,

Many named God,

Cloud Riding King with Horns Held High

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Honor to Prince Rašpu of the Shield, Son of ‘Ilu,

Patron of those seeking amends and blessings after and throughout War and Healing;

Gratitude to the Bringer of the Plague, sending forth the Cleansing,

Bringer of the spoils of War, rewarding those who prevail;

Praise to the Guardian of the Underworld, Porter of Šapšu,

Both Deliverer of Sickness, Bloodshed and Death,

Healing, Consoling and Purification;

Blessed are those under Your protection,

Fighters, who ride into battles and strike down their enemies,

Protectors, who shield against harm and endure for the sake of others,

Healers, who mend what was once broken and tend to those in need;

This sort of ties in to some local cultus kind of deal, but with Halloween coming up I was thinking about adding a Canaanite flavor.

Now this is sort of UPG but bear with me here. If you're a Canaanite pagan, you probably know about Mot.

He's the spooky God of death, always hungry for pretty much anything and everything (man or God alike), and he received absolutely ZERO offerings or worship. So around this time of year it could be that M/t is at his worst, looking for prey. Carve a scary face in a gourd or some other vegetable to scare him away.

My name is Kaye! I’m 23 and a Kemetic hearth & death witch. I work with Anpu, Neith, Sekhmet, Hathor, Aset, and Nebet-Het, as well as do ancestor veneration!

I love to do research and share when I can, but I tend to struggle miserably at the sharing bit, at least on this platform, I won’t lie 😂

I’m always happy to try to help provide answers n resources n whatnot if I’m able!

A lot of my reblogs here are probably me wanting to remember to go back and look at whatever it is lol, please don’t hesitate to let me know if you see something super problematic <333

I run a witchy discord server where I’m way more active and tend to actually share information! You can check it out here: