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30 Days of Deity Devotion
(Originally created by Arrin Deuognatos, who is no longer on Tumblr.)
A basic introduction of the deity
How did you become first aware of this deity?
Symbols and icons of this deity
A favorite myth or myths of this deity
Members of the family – genealogical connections
Other related deities and entities associated with this deity
Names and epithets
Variations on this deity (aspects, regional forms, etc.)
Common mistakes about this deity
Offerings – historical and UPG
Festivals, days, and times sacred to this deity
Places associated with this deity and their worship
What modern cultural issues are closest to this deity’s heart?
Has worship of this deity changed in modern times?
Any mundane practices that are associated with this deity?
How do you think this deity represents the values of their pantheon and cultural origins?
How does this deity relate to other gods and other pantheons?
How does this deity stand in terms of gender and sexuality? (historical and/or UPG)
What quality or qualities of this god do you most admire? What quality or qualities of them do you find the most troubling?
Art that reminds you of this deity
Music that makes you think of this deity
A quote, a poem, or piece of writing that you think this deity resonates strongly with
Your own composition – a piece of writing about or for this deity
A time when this deity has helped you
A time when this deity has refused to help
How has your relationship with this deity changed over time?
Worst misconception about this deity that you have encountered
Something you wish you knew about this deity but don’t currently
Any interesting or unusual UPG to share?
Any suggestions for others just starting to learn about this deity?
The Ultimate Deity Journal Guide
Similar to my grimoire guide, this is a guide on deity journals.
What Is A Deity Journal?
A deity journal is a journal dedicated to a deity. It’s filled with information, offerings, devotional pieces, etc. If you like journaling or can’t give other physical offerings (like food, libations, etc.), it’s one of the best offerings out there.
What Do I Use For It?
Usually deity journals are physical journals and notebooks. Binders and folders work as well. I have seen deity journals online, using things like Notion or Google Docs. Those are a little harder to format, but are great if you don’t have a notebook or aren’t a fan of physical journals.
So, What Do I Put In It?
Devotional Artwork
Devotional Playlists
Pressed/Dried Flowers or Herbs
Prayers
Devotional Poems or Stories
Myths
Recipes
Stickers
Experiences or Dreams
Photos
The Basics (Name, Epithets, Domains, Family, Associations, Holidays, Symbols, Sacred Days, Sacred Animals, Etc.)
Spells/Rituals That You Want To Or Have Done With Them
Offerings And Devotional Act Ideas
Journal Prompts
Magazine/Book Cutouts
Hymns
Shopping List (Things You Want To Buy For Them)
Fabric Scraps
Letters To Them
Divination Readings With Them
Coins Or Other Currencies
How You Celebrate (Or Plan To) Holidays Or Sacred Days With Them
UPGs
Altar Plans (Drawings Or Descriptions Of Altar Ideas)
Incense, Herb, And Oil Blends
Drops Of Wax, Wine, Etc.
Seed Packets
Blessings
Charms
Charm/Spell Bags
Travel Plans (Places You Want To Go For Your Deity)
Maps That Remind You of Them
Sigils Dedicates To Them
Superstitions Related To Them
Research On Their Birth Place
Devotional Jewelry Charging Station
Affirmations Dedicated/Influenced By Them
Small Sticks Or Branches
Book Annotations
Divination Techniques Related To Them
Relationship Goals (Better Communication, More Signs, Etc.)
Their Associated Rune/Tarot Card/Etc.
Teas And Tea Blends
Folklore/Mythology Entities Related To Them
Vision Board
Goals
Diary Entries And Rants
Taglocks
Paper/Straw/Etc. Dolls
Doodles
References/Further Reading
Pagan Prayer Journaling Prompts
Have you ever wanted to try Pagan journaling? If you don’t know where to start, here are a few prompts that you can read for inspiration.
Daily Check-Ins:
These are journaling practices that you can do on any given day, or daily if you choose.
Write down five things you’re grateful for, and thank the Gods for them.
Meditate for two, five, or ten minutes. Write about it afterward.
If you remember last night’s dream, record it and what you think it might mean.
Tell the Gods about your goals for the day.
Read one chapter of a book each morning and write notes.
Record the weather. How does it make you feel? Would you thank your deities for the weather or season?
Cleanse with smoke or crystals and then write down how you feel afterward.
Perform divination--draw a tarot card, pull a rune, or scy for a bit. What was your question? What was your answer?
Talk to the Gods about what is bothering you.
Find an inspirational quote. What do you like/not like about it? How does it relate to your practice?
Choose one symbol, crystal, herb, or divination tool. Research its correspondences and note how you can use it in your practice.
Contact a spirit you’re familiar with. What method did you use? Divination, meditation, or something else? How did it go?
For a Pantheon/Religion:
These prompts can help you learn about a religion/pantheon or explore your own beliefs.
Are there any major holidays coming up? If so, how can you prepare for them?
Study how the ancients practiced this religion, and take notes. What can you include in your practice? What will you exclude?
Look up the tenets of your religion, if applicable. Do you agree or disagree with these rules? How can you include them in your practice?
Give an offering to the Gods, such as a candle, incense, coffee/tea, or even water. How do you feel afterward? Is any particular deity grabbing your attention?
Talk about your favorite or least favorite myths from this religion.
Jot down a general prayer for all the deities, such as “Gods, I thank You all for ___.”
If you are interested in any other pantheon, study it and take notes.
Research a deity in your pantheon Whom you don’t know as well. What did you learn about Them?
How do you feel about this religion’s view of the afterlife?
Does your religion have a holiday calendar? If so, write about it.
Are there any local legends or folklore where you live? Study and write about them.
Why did you choose this religion or pantheon?
If you are eclectic or still choosing a Pagan religion, write down what you are looking for in a belief system.
Write down anything you love about your religion/pantheon.
Record your worship goals. In the next month, season, or year, look back at your list. What have you accomplished?
Are you thankful to this religion for any positives in your life? If so, write those down.
For 65 Pagan journaling prompts, read the full blog post.
100 Journal Prompts for Luciferians and Theistic Satanists
Who is Lucifer/Satan to you personally and what is his role in your life?
How did you become a Luciferian/Satanist and why do you remain one?
If you were raised in a different religion, what is your relationship to it?
Do you practice magic? If yes, how does it relate to your religion?
Do you work with or venerate demons other than Lucifer/Satan or other beings associated with him? If not, would you like to? Which ones?
Do you consider to be worshipping Lucifer/Satan? How do you personally feel about worship in general?
How do you feel about Christian God?
How do you feel about angels? How about Michael specifically?
Do you work with or venerate any Christian spirits?
Write a Luciferian/Satanist poem.
What aspects of Lucifer/Satan are currently the most significant in your practice?
What symbols are significant to you as a Luciferian/Satanist?
Write a Luciferian/Satanist prayer.
Is there anything you would like to change about your practice? How can you do that?
If you were not always a Luciferian/Satanist, how did you change since you became one?
What is your favorite text relating to your religion and why?
What are your favorite and least favorite fictional depictions of Lucifer/Satan and why?
What has Luciferianism/Satanism helped you with?
What Luciferian/Satanist stories are important to you and why? (ex. stories of the Garden of Eden or the Rebellion of Angels)
Do you listen to music with Luciferian/Satanist themes? Do you feel your religion has any impact on what you like to listen to?
Write a thank you note to Lucifer/Satan.
What do you find to be hard about being a Luciferian/Satanist?
What about being a Luciferian/Satanist brings you joy?
Do you feel alienated sometimes as a Luciferian/Satanist? Do you have or would like to have some kind of community? If you don’t but would like to, how can you find it?
Describe your ideal altar or sacred space.
What songs, if you have any, remind you of Lucifer/Satan?
Is fun a part of your religious practice and why yes or no? If yes, in what ways? If not, would you like to incorporate it? How?
Do you have any Luciferian/Satanist UPGs? What are they?
What are some interesting things about your local devil lore? Research if you don’t know.
If you have any, what are your favorite songs you associate with Lucifer/Satan or your religion in general?
What are your favorite depictions of Lucifer/Satan in visual arts and why? What makes them speak to you?
Your thoughts on Romantic and Socialist Satanism (if you don’t know what they are, research - they are important to the development of Satanism and Luciferianism as religions).
Your thoughts on the Bible.
Your thoughts on Paradise Lost.
Choose a myth involving Lucifer/Satan and reflect on it.
What has Lucifer/Satan done for you and what can you do for him?
Do you meditate as part of your religious practice? Which forms of meditation work best for you, and which do not? Why?
Do you celebrate any festivals or special days as part of your religious practice?
Have you ever done an official dedication? If yes, what did you do and how did it affect you? If not, would you like to?
If you were baptized, have you ever revoked your baptism? If yes, how did you do that and what did it change? If not, would you like to or not? Why?
If you make offerings, what do you like to give Lucifer/Satan (it doesn’t have to be physical)? What do you think he likes to receive?
If you use pre-written prayers, what is your favorite one and why?
Rewrite a Christian prayer. Try to not make it a simple name switch, but something actually fitting the context of your religion.
How do you see Lucifer/Satan? It doesn’t have to be based on visions, you can just describe how you imagine him to look when you think of him. You don’t have to limit yourself to visualizing either, especially if you struggle with it! What scents do you associate with him, for example?
How did your practice change since you have started?
Do you consider Lucifer/Satan to be a deity?
Did you use to be afraid of Lucifer/Satan? What were you afraid of and how did it change? Do you have some remaining fears?
Your thoughts on Hell.
Do you consider blasphemy or inversion a part of your religious practice? Why yes or no? If yes, what is its role?
How can you fight the far right presence and ideas in the Left Hand Path community?
How is your religion present in your daily life?
Do you like complex rituals, or do you prefer to keep things simple? Why?
What aspects of Lucifer/Satan do you feel are most present in your practice? Would you like to explore some other ones? Why or why not?
What do you think happens after we die? Is it important to you or not? Why?
What things about your practice are the most important to you and why?
How would you describe what your religion is about to someone who knows nothing about it?
Where do your ethics come from?
How do your ethics relate to your religion?
What do you appreciate about Lucifer/Satan?
Do you use any kind of divination as part of your religious practice? If yes, what methods work best for you?
How does cultural Christianity affect you as a Luciferian/Satanist? What things you do or beliefs you hold are culturally Christian? If you live in a Christian culture, it’s likely more than you think even if you were not raised in the religion.
If you are interested in Lilith (or any closed figure), what are the qualities of her that speak to you? What open figures with those qualities could you explore in your practice instead? Research if you don’t know.
What does it mean to you to be a Luciferian/Satanist?
Is sexuality a part of your religious practice? What is its role in it?
If you were planning a ritual or any religious activity for a group of people, what would it be and how would it look like?
What non-satanic philosophies and practices do you find inspiring?
What makes your religious practice personal and truly yours?
What would you like to change about Luciferianism/Satanism and why?
What ideas in LaVey’s works do you think are connected to his fascist sympathies and how can you challenge their presence in the LHP community? Do you think you were influenced by them? How can you deconstruct them?
What plants and animals in your local environment are associated with Lucifer/Satan? Research!
What popular ideas in your religion do you disagree with and why?
What texts were influential for you as a Luciferian/Satanist and how?
How can you connect your religious practice to your culture?
Would you like to incorporate your hobbies or interests into your religious practice? How can you do that?
Research and describe a local folk demon or a folk demon from the culture of your ancestors. If you really can’t find one, just describe any folk demon you find interesting.
Describe a Christian story you perceive differently as a Luciferian/Satanist. How and why is it different?
Your thoughts on the concept of sin.
Do you have some personal religious traditions? Describe them.
Do you perceive Lucifer and Satan as the same or different and why?
Does your religion bring you comfort? If yes, how?
Describe a folk story about Lucifer/Satan, preferably a local one.
How do you connect with your own divinity? When do you feel it the most?
Recognizing your inherent worth and divinity also means recognizing it within other beings. How does it affect your treatment of them and do you think something about it should change?
Do you have an interest in the dark and macabre, for example, vulture culture or certain kinds of music? What makes it speak to you? Do you think it intersects with your religion? If yes, how?
Choose an aspect of Lucifer/Satan and reflect on it.
Do you consider yourself a pagan? Why or why not?
Is taking care of yourself a part of your practice? How?
What makes you appreciate earthly life?
If you have ex-Christian trauma, has the religion you practice now helped you? How?
What values and virtues do you associate with Lucifer/Satan? How can you make them more present in your life?
Has your religion helped you with accepting yourself? If yes, how?
What makes you feel connected to Lucifer/Satan?
Are you Luciferian or Satanist? Why are you on this path and not the other? Is there something you appreciate about the other one and would like to incorporate into your own practice? If yes, how can you do that?
What things about Christianity do you think are harmful? What do you appreciate and is it something you would like to take inspiration from? If yes, how can you do that?
Write down some problematic things about your own religion. How can you counteract them?
What good things do you think your religion brings to the world? How can you make the world better as a Luciferian/Satanist?
What makes you proud of yourself?
What brings you pleasure? Do you ever feel guilty for enjoying harmless things? If yes, why and how can you help yourself release that guilt?
What interesting thing about your religion have you learned recently?
What are the subjects in the realm of your religion you would like to learn more about?
🌙 deity devotion journals
if you’re anything like me, the desire to meet and communicate with a new deity might be stunted by the idea of actually, ya know, communicating. whatever the reason (you don’t use divination, cant speak aloud, are afraid of being overheard, can’t meditate easily, etc.), initiating contact with deities can seem intimidating, and might even deter you from following the god or pantheon at all. but rest assured, there are easier and more discreet methods of talking, other than whipping out a dozen tarot decks and chanting pagan prayers
💫Why a Devotional Journal? What Is It?
devotional journals are journals dedicated to a specific deity or pantheon, where you can write messages, prayers, questions, or anything else you’d like to speak with Them about. i like to think of these journals like writing letters to a good friend- except your good friend is also a god!
☀️Beginning a Devotional Journal
depending on personal preference, this can be as intricate or as simple as you please. if you feel inclined to introduce yourself, explain what you’re doing or why you’re keeping a journal, or anything else, then feel free to! when i started mine i kept it as easy as writing “dear Apollo,” in a composition notebook, then explained my reasons and goals for keeping a journal specifically for Him. so honestly? go wild
⚡️What To Put in a Devotional Journal
prayers
Their name written in its orignal language
stories about your day
your relationship goals
tarot spreads for/to Them
song lyrics
poetry
hymns
Their family tree
things like the delphic maxims (hellenic) or 10 commandments (christian)
pressed flowers
printed pictures of what They look like to you
artwork
a list of things you associate with Them
gratitudes
what your altar to Them looks like (or what you wish it could look like)
messages you’ve received from Them
devotional acts
sigils/runes/etc
Their symbols
Their myths and lore
offering ideas
Their sacred animals, plants, cities, etc
famous works about Them
if you can think of anything else to put in a devotion journal, please feel free to add on! no matter how crazily beautiful or inconspicuously simple you make yours, the important thing to remember is your gods appreciate all efforts to strengthen your relationship with Them
-Mason Lane