#also feel free to shoot me an ask if this didn't answer enough or misunderstood the question!

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

I’m new to witchcraft and want to know how I can communicate with Hephaestus, Apollo, Persephone and Eros. I want to try working with them. Help?

Oooh this is a fun question- So, this is gonna be a CHONKER post, warning in advance!

So first of all, I've never been the one to contact a deity first- my deities had to practically hit me over the head with sign after sign to get me to even notice and that's pretty consistent in my craft. I don't know what that looks like from experience. However, I've seen enough people talk about it to sort of have an idea of what most people do. It's pretty common to give them a little offering, and ask them if they want to work with you. You can ask for signs, or I personally would use any divination tools to get an answer. (However I'm aware not everyone has those tools or even likes them!)

As for signs, I've seen some people ask for something specific "[number] of [thing]" style, or I've seen some people just go "It can't be something I could mistake as just my brain saying it's a sign. It's gotta be CRYSTAL clear." I personally lean towards the latter, bc frankly usually the signs are way funnier/cooler than I would've thought of lol.

When it comes to communicating in general, I'll be a bit quick so it doesn't go into infodumping about divination tools and how much I love them. Tarot/oracle/even playing cards or a tarot app*, pendulums (you can make your own by tying smth to the end of a string), bone/trinket throwing, I've seen people use big playlists, divination takes a LOT of forms. *I've used a tarot app, Labyrinthos specifically, and yes it does work! At least in my experience. I know it feels like a phone or computer is "less witchy" but tbh my biggest spell was typed out on my computer. They're no less valid as tools of the craft.

Overall, I'd just... ask. The worst they'll do is say no, and they certainly won't be angry or upset with you for reaching out. Give them a little offering if you feel the need to be polite, even a glass of water works if you don't have anything. I personally lean on the casual side of deity work, so I can't speak on what someone who's more formal in their craft would do, but honestly I think an offering and a "hi I think ur cool wanna stick around" is good enough!