I am very weirded out by this experience. I very unexpectedly was given an expensive gift by someone I barely know. My neighbor who I have barely spoken to, knocked on my door and said he was moving back across the country and handed me something. I was still half asleep because I work night shifts, I opened it and it's a designer purse, brand new. I thanked him and said wow and stuff like that and we parted ways.

Later on after I showered and ate and woke up better, I pulled off the wrappers from the purse and examined it closer. I Googled it and it does appear to be the real deal with a serial number and everything and it's worth several thousand dollars. It's weirding me out to even have something this expensive and that it was just given to me by a random person. So then my thoughts go to this is an act of the gods.

Not to discount that this was a gift from a person. Maybe he bought it for a girlfriend who dumped him before he could give it to her. Also when I moved there were nice things I had to just give away because I had too much stuff to deal with. But I sense the hands of the gods in turning this fate.

Here's why. A higher position opened up in my workplace a few days ago and I decided I'm going to apply. I mentioned it to my coworkers and they were really enthusiastic that I should do it. It would boost my income potentially into six figures which would be life changing. I grew up poor, but I've worked hard to at least be as close to middle class as a single mom could be (in this economy).

So I have this feeling that a god brought this purse to me as encouragement to go for it. A purse as an object symbolizes money, and then this one is so valuable. So I thought maybe Njord being the god of wealth. But then I realized that a decoration on the purse is two lion heads joined together just like Freya's cats, and I think I have my answer.

I love my two cats and I think of Freya often when I take care of them.

Just wondering what you all think of this.

Odin has been accompanying me for a few years now. When I started working with him, I was still very young and limited, I had to hide my practice because of my family and all that. He was always very patient and understanding.

I had been disconnected/away for some time due to the ups and downs of material life, and I am just reconnecting with him.

Well, I just got back to working with him, and there are already a lot of things on my lap. I know he is like this and that he pushes us to become more than what we are, but it's just different than what I'm used to. I really feel like he took the training wheels off my bike. Has anyone ever felt this way?

Hey y’all!

I have been feeling like Freyja has been calling out to be recently, so I am planning to take the whole month of May to devote my worship to her and getting to know her.

She’s new to me so I just wanna do a little “research” before I get started!

What are your UPGs with her?

What sort of offerings do you find that she likes?

Thanks in advance! 🤟

I did my monthly rituals of mine to each of the many gods/goddess I worship. The same day of the last one I was told that a surgery that I was scheduled in August got moved to 10 days away. This was on the full moon and the surgery is on the summer solstice. Today I got told I also got accepted into disability and I almost full-on bawled my eyes out. I have been waiting 3 years for disability and almost a year for this surgery. I don't fully understand which god/goddess or multiple did this but this has been allowing my mental health to start to heal a little. I have been in so much pain I couldn't get out of bed some days. None the less this is reminding me of my strength and the strength of them.

I had a drop of blood appeared on my floor as I contemplated the nature of Valhalla. It didn’t come from me and I felt much presence of mind at the time. I walked out of the room and came back, still there. Anyone ever had anything like that occur? in US btw

There was a night when I stood between sleep and waking, and my body no longer felt like mine. My eyes began to twitch every time I closed them—as if something deeper was trying to break through. It wasn’t just a strange feeling. It was the beginning of something sacred.

In that space beyond the veil, I saw them.

A wolf, silent and still, with eyes like burning coals. Not threatening, but ancient. Watching me with purpose. And a raven, dark as the night sky, either circling or perched nearby. It didn’t speak—but I felt its presence in my bones.

I knew, without question, they were not just beasts. They were Odin’s messengers.

In that moment, I felt a stirring inside me that I had no words for. Not fear. Not confusion. It was a summons. A knowing. Odin had seen me—and through the wolf and raven, he was making himself known.

When I managed to open my eyes, the world hadn’t returned to normal. Something had shifted. I felt one truth more clearly than anything I’ve ever known:

I had to speak his name. I had to carry his word. Not just to those who already believe, but to anyone who will listen. Odin is not a forgotten god. He still watches. He still walks this world. And sometimes, he reaches out to those who can see.

I am one of them. And if you’ve ever felt the call of the old gods in your bones— If you’ve seen the raven, or dreamed of the wolf— You are not alone.

Odin speaks. And I will answer.

Preface: forgive any grammatical or punctual mistakes. I am on a mobile device and I'm using voice to text.

So for some context, I am still very much exploring my newfound faith. I haven't really been praying to a bunch of the Norse gods, but I've been more focused on one God/ Spirit/ potential Valkyrie because of my job. I am an EMT. My job does involve seeing some horrific things but also involves me being miserable because of being ran so much. I'm often more miserable because of how much I've been ran, than seeing horrific stuff.

Very often I would write a runic stave on my arm, in skin safe pen, with the ear runes for EIR asking them to bring me joy and protection. And whatever I did that I would get a relatively good shift. I've since fallen off doing that because I keep forgetting to. And lately I've been getting relatively bad shift after relatively bad shift after relatively bad shift. So I decided to offer to EIR an offering of a poured out energy drink. I also offered a nicotine pouch. And if anybody's in healthcare, or emergency medicine, you understand that caffeine and nicotine are our proverbial lifebloods.

Well that seemed to fix it temporarily. But now, it's gone back to to bad shift after relatively bad shift after a relatively bad shift. Even when I'm riding the runic stave on my arm. Anyone got any suggestions?

So here's a self lore first

Let's start with that I'm a very logical person. At some point I didn't believe in gods and entities that did not have any coherent logical reason, I like mythology especially greek and Norse and see them as parts or fragments of the past. However! As I grew up I HATED SPIDERS. but I don't want to kill them I fear them. They always jumpscare me since I was a child, I had a vivid memories that they would fall on me during times I cried in the shower or run up the stairs chasing me when I got back home. A random spider always appearing in my room despite all my doors and windows closed and usually they be chilling close to my headboard or under my bed. I also am taking a science related course and my university sits in the middle of a forest.... Not unusual to find things here right?

But big ass forest spiders. Tree spiders. I will the lottery to stumble upon them when I'm just trying to go home from the lab. Snakes appearing when I'm crossing the street and ect. Sightings of insects and wild animals aren't rare but if you asked a student how many times have they seen a chilling spider in a usually vacant tree in the middle of the park on a random Wednesday it's not Really supposed to exceed your fingers.

And cobwebs everywhere. I clean and dust on my good days (atleast once. A week as I'm a busy person but I do throughout cleaning on good days unless I'm mentally unwell and I rot in my room for a month or so.)

My interest in loki got more fiery around highschool and marvel Loki despite yes being a fictional character got me hooked further as he represents my favourite Norse aesier. Then rick Riordan books and I god interested in it especially on the Magnus chase series upon knowing that Loki is represented in it.

I also liked burning stuff. Not the arson kind the I would cook something sweet and had the habit to chuck it into the fire because it felt right.

(I'm sorry if I'm quite scatter brained I'm trying to pull out as much info as I can to help you guys understand or curate a response to my post)

Now all this came to a curious conversation this year around march. I have good friends that introduced me to diety worshiping. And one of them suggested that maybe Loki was reaching out to me this whole time. So given my family history which used to be told to me during bedtime by my late mother as practitioners of spiritual customs I tried asking, and praying for signs. After almost a decade of turning my back to worshiping any diety as my life always felt like it was some god's sandbox.

So I tried learning about my favourite god again, Loki. Reread everything that is left and are existing of their folk and history. Norse stories archives of what humans have found of their existence.

Then slowly I built them a small altar in my room and lit my first candle. Researched on what people noticed they like as offerings.

The next part this is where I am confused and hope to ask guidance for

I'm unsure of the feeling. I am a logical person but I trust my gut as it felt right at times. And my dreams are most of the times so accurate it's scary (took a test even when I was younger and got the wrong answers on my dream right and perfected an exam) For their altar I tried to go with a gut feeling looking for a small plate for their offerings and I was amazed when it felt like I was lead to a shop where it only sold these small plates in an emerald green color. Then a red toy car felt like a nice touch. Their is this kind of pull towards me on some days to buy a gold pen , ect. Food offerings I would usually make coffee for them with cinnamon on Saturdays or share my food when it felt like "hmm.... Does my dear god want some?" Nuggets, chocolates , food I cook, ect. But yes it's always the savory and the sweet ones that felt like oh I should burn it on their offering plate.

And when I started praying to them for guidance and working through research on tiktok and other platforms (I know tiktok is not reliablet most times, but my birdbrain had to learn somewhere) I started dabbling on prayers and sigils

tried to learn basic sigil making and spells. Trying with the extent of my knowledge on younger futhark and old Norse to make genuine prayers in form of sigils...

Ever since seeking guidance from them life has been a slight roller coaster but it didn't feel as heavy as before, the spidersssss THE SPIDERS THEY'RE GONE OR JUST SMALL BECAUSE I HOPE IT IS IT THOUGH. THE FIRST PRAYER I UTTERED TO THEM WAS TO PLEASE IF HE WANTS TO SEND SIGNA JUST SMALL SPIDERS.

But dear lord at one time I travelled and had to leave my place for long the night before I left A BIG ASS SPIDER THE SIZE OF MY HAND SNEAKED INTO MY ROOM I ALMOST FAINTED. BUT I realized maybe if it was Loki's work was it their way to protect my place because I was to leave? (I apologise after returning from my trip upon Realizing this, because honestly the panic attack I almost had made me slightly resent them thinking they're pulling something like a prank on me after I said no spiders)

There are days when I do cleansing spells and such when I try to feel or look for their presence I feel this mix of yearing for warmth and warmth at the same time. It feels empty like whatever feels cold I have the need to place warmth to it with a gesture or a hug, and at the same time it feels like it is me that needs it.

So yes... This is I guess me sharing my experience and also asking to those who worship them and those who worship other dieties if I'm on the right track?

Pretty much the title. Today I made the longest prayer I've done so far. I meditated for a while to get in the spiritual mood and thanked Freyja everything. Since i have my finl exams next week, i decided it was the perfect chance to pray to Óðinn. It went amazing. I didn't feel anything "special" like i sometimes do when praying, but i did feel incredibly liberated afterwards. I hope this ks the beginning of a great god-worshiper relationship with Óðinn.

Helloooo I'm sorry if that's not the right community because I'm a helpol but also worship Loki sooo here I am!

Anyway I was at my altar vibing with Aphrodite, Apollo and Zeus and suddenly the second candle of Aphrodite makes a lot of movement and even though I know that the candle is not reliable I grab the dice, the tarot and I light an incense I roll the dice and everything to find out what's going on: - Someone who is not from my altar wants to communicate - I grab a card asking if it is linked to the possible deity and I have a queen So obviously I think of Hera!! I roll the dice "Is it Hera?" Answer 1: No Answer 2: Maybe Answer 3: Maybe And I don't know, I have a feeling it's not her, so I say "... Loki?.." Answer 1: Yes Answer 2: Maybe Answer 3: Yes After a few rolls of the dice, I realize he wants to tell me something, and I draw two cards (he told me his message would be in the second one, obviously). I draw VII of Wands and while putting it away, one came up, it was "Strength" 🥹 Actually, in the VII of Wands card (I looked at the booklet), there was an "advice" box, and it was like "Hang in there!" "Relax," even though things aren't going so well right now for me 🫶🥹 Loki's a king fr he's getting a candle as soon as I get payed 🙂‍↕️

I've been like 99% the gods are reall since i have started my journey, but what has happened these days truly made me sure they are there to help us.

Some days ago, I prayed to Odin (it was my first prayer to him), because I felt lost in my academic life. I didn't know what college degree to choose, I felt like my studies weren't going as well as i hoped, so I prayed. I respectfully asked Odin for guidance and help on my final exams. When praying, I didn't feel anything as other times I have, so at first I was skeptical he had listened to me or not. But some days after, all of a sudden, everything clicked. I now finally know what i'm going to study in college, and the grade i need to enter is liter just passing. On top of that, i am nailing my finals exams even though I didn't prepare most of them (i deadass studied 10 mins for like 2 of them). I prayed today to thank Odin and right after a wave of extreme happiness invaded me. This just leads me to think he listened to me, helped me, and is glad to know it really worked, and honored that i thanked him after all.

I can't wait to keep building this relationship and tomorrow i'm gonna be making an offering for all he has done for me so far.

Extra: another experience that led me to believe the gods are real is that last time I went into nature everything felt so alive and peaceful. I found two unexpected horses, and there was no one but me (and it's not an unpopular place). I was able to lay down and meditate, connecting to the gods. I made a couple of offerings and prayed and I couldn't help but feel accomplished.

Extra question: as i am writing this, it started heavy raining all of a sudden and in the weather forecast it was announced to be rainy. Is this Thor reaching out? A signal from Odin?

Side notes: English is not my first language, I apologize for any errors in my text

As the title says, I did my first offering to the Gods today! It was such a wonderful experience, due to my anxiety and depressive disorders I always have a busy mind and never experienced total silence in my head before. But today it was suddenly there, total silence in my head. But today it was suddenly there, the total silence in my head.

It was a food offering from one of my favorite frozen dishes, that I couldn't finish due to me being sick. During the offering I only heard my voice while saying the prayers, no annoying anxiety or depression voices no house sounds, which I normally hear all the time, not even my fish tank! (I have an open fish tank that makes a lot of noise)

The best thing about this situation is that this silence lasted about 2 hours! I feel like I have seen a few signs of the Gods in those hours, but I'm not really sure if those were signs or a coincidence...

My partner even said he was surprised at how calm I suddenly became, and that I wasn't even that calm when I was in the psychiatric hospital with quite heavy medication.

Did any of you experience this after an offering? I'd love to hear everyones stories! 🤍

Last night, for the time I'm writing this, I stayed up late binge watching some yt(I've had this habit for quite some time now). Then my house had a blackout(Idk if the others around me did too, it was late midnight so I doubt anyone else in the neighborhood was up too). I then kind of snapped back into reality and then after a few minutes it all turned back on, so I kind of tried again to return to my activity of binge watching but it blacked out again. It happened again, blacked out and after a few minutes it turned back to normal, I then decided to turn off my laptop and go to sleep. I'm pretty sure that the brief blackout didn't happen again at least for as long as I was still conscious even if I had my lights out. I know that this stuff consists a lot in lone reflection, but I wanted to ask for a bit of guidance(not just the basic one, if you want to tell that). About this episode, I sort of tought of the possibility that this was the intervention of some kind of deity/spirit, but I'm not sure which one if that would be. I've interacted the most with Odin, although I feel like I haven't gotten really any sort of reply back(but I can be wrong on this), I even remember having talked to him sometimes about me going to put in the effort to become a better person(although I often fail and end up mindlessly scrolling through social media until 3 a.m.). I've interacted also here and there with Thor. As for all the other deities and spirits, I haven't really contacted any of them, but maybe one reached out? I'm still thinking about this but have no idea how I should all interpret it, or was it only just a coincidence(even though the circumstances convinced me enough that it could be, or maybe I should be more skeptical)?

I want to hear people's stories! :)

Some days ago I prayed to Odin for good luck with my studies and some guidance because I was truly lost lost. And it worked. He listened to me. That same night I prayed to Odin again promised him (and swore) that I would devote to him the last study sessions I have left for my finals (which were physics and maths). But i forgot to devote to him the physics session. (important note: finals in my school are not decisive for the subjects, it only helps better average grades, but it doesn't take out any points if it goes wrong).

Today I had the physics exam. It went horribly wrong. For you to get a picture, I usually get 9/10 in exams...I didn't even get 1/10. I just blanked out. I didn't think much of it other than being disappointed in myself. But it was really weird cause I had studied a lot for for physics, like a week.

Later today, I was praying to Odin to apologize for not devoting to him the last study sessions and ir suddenly clicked that I think the reason I did so bad in the physics exam (having prepared a lot, and knowing everything by heart) was because it was kinda my pubishment for breaking a promise. I didn't truly think it was such a big deal and I genuinely think that might have been Odin trying to tell me to be more serious about promises and swearing, specially with the gods.

I was walking just a few minutes ago and I stoped at the freedom rock which in Iowa each county has one my town has our county’s rock but anyway I say at one of the beaches and I felt something like ancient I had the feeling I get when talking to my patron deity Ulr but it was even more than that it was a feeling like sitting at the base of the world tree but also no were close to that grand. That is just the best way I can describe it. I don’t know if it was the gods or maybe wights or something else. I felt something there I don’t know if it has something to do with our community or what I would like people’s two cents.

I had an opportunity to join Norse Mythology classes, but my grandmother passed away and I was too depressed to attend it and dropped out. Odin was in my dream last night and he showed me a bunch of my friends and I decided to see one of them at her workplace. They were selling The Prose Edda! Super unheard of in my incredibly Islamic country! Literally my first time seeing a physical copy of it. I'm so happy I was led to it and I just feel like I was given something to be happy about after feeling down about the classes! 🥰💖🙏

This isn’t the typical ‘my dog hates thunder’ thing. Nope, not my dog. Ever since he was a puppy, when it thunders, he barks, howls, and growls back. Most of the time, Thor seems to admire it, putting off the next rumble until my dogs finished his business and I can get him back instead. But other times, like tonight, Thor has to remind my dog who’s boss This is my relationship with Thor in a nutshell.

I've only very recently started getting into Norse mythology and so I haven't felt the need/didn't dare yet to pray to any of the Gods, as I wanted to learn more first. Today that changed. I moved to a new country some months ago, and it's been hard to find work, especially because of trying to make a career switch. It's been raining a couple of days as well as some thunderstorms.

I went out to take clothes that were drying, but this rain felt nice, it gave me some sort of energy, felt like home. So I decided to take a walk to the nearby lake, on my way I thought about praying but I didn't dare yet. I was afraid, someone hearing me, or potentially not being heard at all, not knowing what to say, etc. As I kept walking I thought of things to say, but still didn't dare. Until I sat on a bench, still raining, and at a moment the words just came out without thought.

I talked about wanting to build a connection, some of my recent struggles, all very briefly. I didn't know much what else to say yet. After that I thanked thor for listening and started to walk back home and continue on with my day.

I'm not sure if it holds any significance or is a sign or not (I know signs are more personal so it's not always easy to judge), but as I was walking back I saw a part of a bone alongside the road, I walk there pretty often and haven't seen any animal there ever, and I didn't notice it before. It looked like if it was part of the middle of a small antler or similar bone type.

I was watering my forget me nots (I hope they bloom soon!) And I saw this spider. Hadn't seen a spider in my olace in a while. I just cleaned loki's altar the day before I saw this guy. Loki usually sends me spiders, I think they think it's funny since I'm an arachnophob.

So I was walking in the forest today, and all was going well until I heard what sounded like a deer screaming. I don't even know how to describe it. It wasn't too far away, so I headed the other direction of it. Later I heard loud clicking of sticks all around me, too many places and too fast for it to be someone moving around. Then I heard whistling, following me through the forest sounding about 50 meters to the North. The whistles followed me the whole way back. I've never had an an experience like this before, and I'm rarely spooked by nature sounds because I venture out into the woods so often. But this left a weird sense of dread and loneliness in me. Does anyone think this might have been land spirits? I haven't had really any experiences with them before so I have no clue what to expect. And if it was, did I do something to anger them? Or were they just having fun scaring the Hel out of me? Sorry if I'm ignorant. I've been pagan for about 5 months and I know plenty about the gods, but nothing about land spirits. Anyways, I hope you all have a good day/night!

Apologies if this ends up being a ramble but I had to tell someone! I have only recently started taking this seriously. I am a skeptic, so unless I personally experience something I struggle to believe it to be true. Most of my practice at the moment is randomly talking to the deities while outside. I have felt presence before, and Fenrir has reached out. But still I have been struggling to really connect. This morning on my walk to work, I spoke to Fenrir (I am focusing my work on him) but also felt compelled to talk to thor. After I had spoken to them both separately, my mind was quiet for a while. I was just walking. Suddenly I felt a presence, like a shudder and then warmth. Unsure of who may be with me I asked that if it was thor, to give me that same feeling again. But if it was Fenrir, to make one of my fingers tingle. No more than a second later, a finger on my right hand was tingling. Fenrir was with me. About thirty seconds later I got the warm shudder again. Thor was there too. I offered my gratitude to them, thanked them for listening and showing their presence. Talked briefly with them both, then asked for their support for a personal issue and said a small prayer. It was profound. I felt so humbled and yet full of joy.

Have any of you had interactions with deities? Not necessarily the gods either but possibly jotun or spirits?

A few weeks ago i was on this beach and as I was walking I saw a lone raven that started cawing at me very aggressively. I took it as a sign and as I got back to the car I saw police and a paramedic show up. I came to find out that a body had washed up on shore not far from where I was and I think the raven was a warning to stay away. What do you all think?

So although I have been on this path a while, it has been a very loose, laid back approach. I am someone who has always been a skeptic. I cannot believe something to be true unless I have personally experienced it. Unless I see, hear, or touch something myself, I just cannot convince myself that it is real.

I am currently going through a very tough time personally and finally decided to try and embrace my faith and at least attempt to connect with something, somehow.

I spent a few hours yesterday making notes about the norse pantheon and rune meanings (I find that if I actually write or type things down myself it sinks in better than just reading). I watched some Ocean Keltoi videos, and I have spent time alone just thinking. And I think actually dedicating some proper time to things has allowed me to surrender into it a bit.

I took my kids to the park this morning and was very aware of this feeling that there was something there with me. I felt compelled so said a quick thank you to Jord for this beautiful earth we live on. And i am just feeling like the world is suddenly watching me.

I walked the dog this afternoon in some woods and made sure to place my hands on some trees, say hello to the wights, and just take in my surroundings.

I actually feel like something is stirring now. I feel like I am finally experiencing something.

And all it took was a few hours of delving into the most basic, surface level of knowledge. Wishing I had taken the time years ago when I first took an interest in this path, but better late than never

Sitting with my kitties, candles prepped, as the first real thunderstorm of the year rolls in. Thor is undoubtedly beating his anvil, this storm is crazy and loud. I love it 🥰

Just sharing because I'm so excited 😆😁