Working with Anubis for the first time... scared 😳

[megan4]

Hello ,

In the first week in July, I will be working with Anubis for the first time.

Any suggestions???

How should I begin my practice with Anubis?

How do I begin?

I don’t even have a proper ankh to set up for an altar… scared my altar will end up looking pathetic and then Anubis will be angry …

Any suggestions??

Looking for guidance…

[tracyS]

I’m going to tag in @starborn and @Cosmic_Curiosity who maybe able to help. No need to be scared, deities are beautiful, all of them

[Cosmic_Curiosity]

Hi @megan4

Like Tracy said, there is no need to be scared. Deities will not expect perfection all of the time, especially when you first begin to work with them. When I started working with Osiris, I didn’t have a statue, only a picture I drew. Altars don’t need to be elaborate, just functional for you and you deity to communicate and work together .

Take a look at this post I did about Anubis a few weeks ago. It gives an overview of him and his mythology, but also epithets you can call him by, suggestions for altars, offerings, correspondences etc.

Anubis: Exploring the Egyptian Funerary God

Anubis is one of the most well known deities in the Ancient Egyptian pantheon. He is portrayed in many works of Ancient Egyptian art, particularly on the walls of tombs. This gives us a clue as to his role in Egyptian beliefs as Anubis was a funerary God, who oversaw the mummification process and safe passage to the afterlife. He was also present at the weighing of the heart ceremony, along with Osiris and Thoth. [20240429_150243]

Etymology

The common name Anubis is actually the title given to…

Hope this helps but if you have any questions, just ask and I’ll be happy to help.

Blessed be

Alan.

[Satans_Helper]

@Cosmic_Curiosity

Like Tracy said, there is no need to be scared. Deities will not expect perfection all of the time, especially when you first begin to work with them. When I started working with Osiris, I didn’t have a statue, only a picture I drew. Altars don’t need to be elaborate, just functional for you and you deity to communicate and work together .

I agree. You technically don’t need much of anything to start talking to a deity. Just be yourself.

[starborn]

@Cosmic_Curiosity

there is no need to be scared. Deities will not expect perfection all of the time

I also agree with this. There’s nothing specific that I do for Anubis that I don’t do for anyone else.

You don’t even need an altar to get started—just yourself and an offering of your dedication, even something as “small” as your time and energy. (But what’s more precious than your time and energy, truly? The things we buy are just time and energy put into physical form since the money we earn to buy them costs our time and energy.)

Anyway, these deities aren’t so petty that they’ll bother to smite you for not being elaborate and perfect all the time.