"I don't have a physical community to belong to, so what I've done is forge an even stronger bond with our local deities and land...

"Even if you don't have a community, it's important to remember that the strength of your practices comes from your relationships with...

"I've achieved the work I have not because I'm especially talented, gifted, or have something others don't. I've achieved my work because...

"What we do for for our Gods creates waves that go out far from our actions. No act of devotion or service is inconsequential, despite...

"In my own practice I don't say 'this is sacred, but that is mundane.' My practice says 'everywhere your mindfulness is on the Gods...

"Ritual is a structured framework for serving the Gods. It's a dynamic conversation directed by tradition, providing celebrants the...

"Prayer can be simple words spoken from the heart or the repetition of ancient words handed down from those who served the Gods before...

"Piety, prayer, service and salvation were part of polytheistic traditions thousands of years before Christianity came along. Don't let...

"Sometimes my prayers are very elaborate and formal, but in workaday life I recite simple prayers in my mind that connect whatever I'm...

"Devotion is not extraordinary to me. It's an everyday aspect of my lifestyle not separate from my awareness of how I should live my life...

"The Gods have the power to rewrite fate, to change the course of your life with a single motion. No matter what happens, your life is in...

"Even in extreme doubt, anger or fear, take what you have to your gods in prayer; prayer being the tool of direct communication we have...

"Invite the Gods for coffee and breakfast. Invite the Gods for lunch. Invite the Gods to traffic, to school, to babysitting, to grocery...

"Self-dedication to a deity is the most powerful sacred relationship we can have. We call out to a deity and know They've responded. The...

"What's kept me going during times of utter despair are my basic practices of offering and prayer. I don't mean the complex rituals, but...