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I've been having some issues lately with my path, mainly the deties.

I mentioned before that I'm eclectic, and also that I believe in both a God and a Goddess, and I know both are there, but the God hasn't really said anything to me yet.

I've been feeling a little frustrated at my path and shut out by the Goddess lately. Usually it's blatantly obvious that she is there, but lately it's like I can't tell, or out of the blue I realize that I can't tell if she is there or not. I've been frustrated towards my path because I want so badly to know who the Goddess and the God are that I acknowledge. I don't think I should feel this way, but I feel so insignifigant being eclectic and not having a set path like so many others do. I used to think I had control of my path and was deeply connected with those I acknowledge, but now I don't know what's going on.

So I wanted to know, does anyone have any ideas on why she is so silent? What would constitute me being possibly 'put on hold' by her? I can't think of anything I might have done that offended her in any way. The only other reasons I could fathom for her seeming to be silent is because now it's time for me to get to know the God more, or perhaps because I've been so worn out and busy she doesn't think I am paying enough attention to her.

Also, if you know the names of your deities, how long did that take? What I mean is, how long did it take for them to say, or for you to realize, 'Oh, that's who you are!'. (As a side note, I can be extremely impatient in an overly-excited-five-year-old way. Soooo, this also may be His or Her way of trying to teach me a lesson in waiting patiently to see things and learn)

By "know their names", do you mean realise who they are as entities of an established pantheon, or do you mean learn secret names? Because the first is fairly easy to establish in comparison to the latter - if you list the symbols they appear with, what they look like, and how they behave it may be possible for us to help you narrow it down. I mean, to start with, what they wear should help narrow it down to a particular culture or two.

I find that a bit odd really, as the gods who have names were already known to me when I met them. The gods without names don't have names, really, or it doesn't matter to them what I call them, so it's moot.

I know exactly how your feeling. Well not exactly. But I do get that your feeling possibly ignored or put on hold. And I get the wanting a set Path thing too. I am in the same boat, but farther back then you. I dont have any idea what Path I outta be on, nor has any God or Goddess come to me really. I had one strange vision of a Goddess possibly but I asked who it was and never got anything resembling a response.

It's funny, I never assumed she was from a certain pantheon before. When I first came into contact with her I just thought she was a Goddess, and that was the end of it. And the same goes for the God. The only reason I think I might be considering them being from a set pantheon now is because of reading where others know the names and pantheons of their Gods/Goddesses. Maybe she isn't from a set pantheon. Maybe I just suddenly want her to be because of the sense of structure/belonging that seems to come along with having a deity from an established pantheon.
I'm not sure why one God and one Goddess either. When I started out, it felt like there were many. Then it felt like there was one that embodied many. And now I'm inbetween; it feels like there are many, but only one has taken interest in me. Same sentiments for the God.
As to their relationship, that feels a little bit hazy. I forgot to mention earlier that when I picture him he is extremely fair skinned with really, really light eyes and really, really light hair. And he has antlers. I can't tell if he is nude, or just not wearing a shirt. The same mist that covers most of the Goddess's features starts to cover him up mid chest/waist. I don't know why I see him more clearly than her, when she is the one who does all the talking and teaching. But getting back to the relationship, it seems as though they are...companions. It seems like they love eachother, and would do anything for eachother, but I can never tell if it is a friend-friend, mother-son, sister-brother, or lover-lover relationship. It also seems like even though he says little, she really, really needs his support. I don't know why.

I think many people go through this phase when they are trying to figure out what's going on with their paths. It can be disconcerting. I have found that there are times when I still feel this way.

For example I keep getting the hint recently that I need to go back to my very early interests in witchcraft and deities which were Greco-Roman. The Goddess Dianna always seemed to call to me and it was her who I worshiped when I began to practice witchcraft.

While my source was SRW the rites were sincere my rites were mostly done quoting the first part of Aradia or the Gospel of witches in the version known as the Call of the Goddess.

It's only been in the last year or so that I started to find out that Strega was an actual practice still alive today. Grimassi while he considers himself a member of the religion isn't really looked upon that highly....

So now while I continue to explore what I learn through the rites in the Temple tradition I am also going to start to re-explore Strega through Aradia and see if I can start finding out if it is them who have been calling me.