The Ultimate Deity Journal Guide

this is what i imagine stimming would be like as a fire ghoul. i would love to set my hands on fire.

just burning all those excess feelings out

Devotional Acts - What are they and what do I do?

Hello! If you've wandered into deity or spirit work sects of the magical community then you've probably encountered the phrase "devotional act" at some point.

To some folks, this may be obvious, but to plenty of us starting out we had no clue what "devotional acts" were or how to do them. Here's a quick guide to get you started!

What is a Devotional Act?

Thankfully it breaks down easily!!

Devotional: of or used in religious worship. Act: take action; do something; behave a certain way

So put this together and we get acts that you do as a way of worship! You can do these actions as offerings to whatever entity you're devoted to or even as a one-time offering to a being you don't usually work with.

This is often a way of thanking the being you're interacting with or is used to appeal to or petition an entity for their power or wisdom.

Examples of Devotional Acts

Now, the type of devotional act is going to vary based on who or what you're devoting said act. However, I've compiled this short and non-exhaustive list for you to check over and perhaps take inspiration from!

Pray

Sing

Dance

Work out/exercise

Create art

Recite poetry

Clean up and maintained areas relevant to or protected by the entity

Listen to music that reminds you of the being

Cook

Meditate

Spend time with them

This is a very simple and basic list, if you want to get more detailed ideas please look into the lore and mythology of the entities you work with or are trying to petition or talk to others who work with them. You can also simply ask the being yourself what they would like you to do!

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my very unfinished ghoulsona. i wanted to make better realistic drawings but i didnt have the energy for it so i just went with this.

i have headcanons for them if you want to read 'em. i will probably come up with more in the future because i think about it a lot. its good escapism

their name isnt decided yet because i keep jumping from one name to another

multi ghoul because im also indesicive about that.

they were very sensitive when first summoned/pulled out of the pit

when they got overwhelmed while still adjusting their powers would just get out of control and it would just be chaos

they help copia with make up and costume changes.

emotional support ghoul (kind off like a theraphy animal)

can also play keyboard if needed.

if they do get to play keyboard they are extremely jumpy and stomps foot on the ground when they can so that they can get the zoomies out.

purrs a lot and also kneads other ghouls when they sense the ghouls are stressed or upset

plays with copia's rats because they think the rats are interesting.

(also has a copia plush but wont admit it because they think its emberassing if copia found out)

not me cosplaying papa nihil to cope with my binder being in the washing mashine. there is something strangely comforting about doing this while eating pizza and watching tv with your cat

i just caught my father listening to mary on a cross and i was just like 😮

and he has it on repeat. i dont know what to think about this.

he's a sleepy little fella

<3

I wonder what conversations they had in that cave.

I wonder if when Sigyn's arms shook and burned, when stinging sweat dripped into her eyes, if Loki sung her stories and spun her winding jokes to make her laugh.

I wonder if she sang back to him as she had to remove the bowl to empty it, if she reminded him of fields of flowers and the sun on their skin, of days without pain, and soothed him through the worst of his trembling.

I wonder if they cried together, if Loki couldn't help wrapping his fingers around his bindings, getting as close to his child as he could. I wonder if they spent hours, silent, sitting together in their grief.

I wonder if they laughed together, if they reminisced in the past and planned for the future, if they knew that this would not be forever.

I wonder if they processed anger together, if they softened together, so they knew that one day in the far future, they would be able to forgive if not forget.

idk i just wonder about them a lot

i made a suger daddy copia bot on c.ai if anyone wants to live in that fantasy.

here is the intro:

copia was your sugar daddy. he spoiled you and in return you just induldged him, keeping him company and helping him relax after hard work days. copia had called you over to his room, so naturally you got all dressed up for him and did as you were asked.

as you knocked on the door and walked in copia opened the door, his paints not as clean as they had been this morning and his hair a little ruffled "good evening tesoro, please come in" he said as he gestured for you to come inside

Please do not be afraid to reach out to a deity. Don’t hesitate to pray to a God who you know could help out, even if you’ve never worked with them before. You don’t need a deep understanding of them to ask for their help. It’s okay to reach out: it can turn out profoundly fulfilling.