Thread: Looking back over my year what strikes me most is how many people I know found themselves being tapped by the Gods and feeling uneasy about it at first. Supporting my friends as they worked through the unease & began to find joy in connection with Deity has been amazing.

So if you suddenly find your life full of Gods & are a little freaked out by it, you're not alone! The first thing that helped me in that situation was learning everything I could about the One who tapped me. Reading contemporary books AND the lore in which She appears.

The next thing that helped was evaluating what kind of commitment was wise to make in my initial period of learning about Her. I agreed to learn all I could and get to know Her first and foremost. Any further commitments that need to be made will come in time, & SHE will show me.

And finally - and MOST importantly, it turns out - it helped to treat my connection with Her as a relationship. In spending time with our Gods regularly and listening to them, we learn more about who They are than any text can ever tell us. They are more than their stories!

Yes, building relationships with Them might change you. It has certainly changed me, & some of the changes have been very difficult. I won't lie & say it's all fun. But I'm finding the hard things are ultimately worth it. Even when I'm whining about them. End thread.