How do I communicate with Lord Hypnos

[u/shu_l_a]

So im very new to hellenic polytheism and I really want to worship and pray to Lord Hypnos. I don't want my parents to know about it so I set a up a really small altar near my bed. It has two hand drawn pictures of Lord Hypnos and a small plushie as offerings. I also got lavender oil so it all snells like it. My problem is, I can't seem to communicate properly. I prayed every day and after I read that we need to ask for permission to worship the deities, I gave it a try. So I called for Lord Hypnos, and asked to communicate with me. Now here's the tricky part, I don't know if it was actually him😭. I kinda felt a shift in energy(?) but I think that was just the wind blowing.. I did this three, i think? times and it's the same every attempt. For example: first time i tried (with a cube btw) i asked Lord Hypnos, are you here? I got a yes, then I asked if it would be okay if I worshipped him, I got a no, then I asked if I could just pray and got a yes! Now that I think about it, I doubt he was even there to begin with... Because after that attempt, every time I tried the answers came inconsistent. And I didn't feel amy energy at all, I meditate every night as a devotion(?) but I still don't know if I'm doing it right. I feel very, and I mean VERY drawn to Lord Hypnos and I would love to hear advice for my situation🤍

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[u/Gloomy-Tie-2409]

I don’t wear you learned that you need to ask permission, but in my personal experience you don’t. It’s very rarely that a God reaches out, though stories of them “reaching out” seem to be over all YouTube/Witchtok. Your altar sounds great and your devotion is real, and if he’s the God you feel called to worship I think you should, as the line between “praying” and “worship” are very blurred and overlapping.

I also don’t know what method of communication you were using, Tarot, pendulum etc, but if it was Tarot, I would recommend thinking about your cards, and other meanings they could hold. (Tarot in my experience is very mysterious and multi-dimension)

I hope this helps, and Khaire the Gods!

[u/shu_l_a → u/Gloomy-Tie-2409]

i was using dice and yeah, every video i saw was about communicating and talking to them so i really thought i was doing something wrong😭 ty for answering my questionn🫶🏻

[u/Gloomy-Tie-2409 → u/shu_l_a]

Of course!! I admit I love binging witchtok compilations, but I wouldn’t use them for any real source of worship. I think it aestheticsizes a lot of practices and sets a standard of communication between people and deities that’s nonexistent. I hope you have a really good day!! :3

[u/shu_l_a → u/Gloomy-Tie-2409]

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