@Fuego envyyy

that would certainly make things simpler but i never got the sense any such beings were interested in me

@typhlosion You can start putting yourself out there so to speak - start kind of "dating" ideas.

You can even pick pop culture icons (generally dead) to evoke. Its the aspect you're looking for really?

Here's one way:
https://ultraculture.org/blog/2015/11/13/psychonaut-field-manual/

You can also nab grant morrison's "The Invisibles" and learn from a more conventional comic too ;)

@typhlosion on my other account @Pusscat I talked a lot under the CH4R0 content warning about using spirituality in my engineering practice and how immensely helpful it was. I assigned Robert Anton Wilson's "Prometheus Rising" (which you can find as a pdf on line) as homework reading to my students.

@typhlosion @Fuego Occasionally weird shit happens that can cause us to look at the links of synchronicity and say, "whoa, that's weird." Next couple of times that happens, don't say "weird." Ask who might be trying to get your attention.

Failing that, ask yourself what you want out of a more spiritual experience, and seek out traditions that try to provide that. More answers? Less guilt? Deeper joy? What's the goal of the seeking?

@literorrery @typhlosion Yeah - I guess thats like saying "Start listening" ;)

Pay attention to those synchronicities - maybe they orbit something unseen.

@literorrery @Fuego i've noticed some stuff like that when doing worldbuilding - i'd write something about the world, then notice later that it is uncannily consistent with something else i'd written months or years ago and forgotten about

maybe that doesn't relate?

@typhlosion @literorrery thats just it - /everything/ relates :)

@typhlosion @Fuego That's what's called a motif. It's significant insofar as it "keeps showing up." You're primed to notice when it does, so you do. That's part of the secret.

@green i'm not a tattoo kinda typh, don't worry

@typhlosion alternately, do a bit of research, based on things you like--do you like the ocean? look up water gods. like fire? look up fire gods. are you from a country/lineage that has a rich mythology? check into that. you'll know you've found something important when you *keep researching* because "hey, this god sounds *really cool*..."

@typhlosion and don't worry if you have some false starts. when I was "shopping for a personal pantheon" I got a lot of unreturned calls and a couple of "you're cool, but this isn't quite the right fit." come to think, it actually was quite a bit like looking for a job...