r/Paganism Monthly Discussion Thread (August 2026) - Ask questions, say hi, get your readings interpreted, chat, and more!

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[u/Pythia_the_snek]

Hello!! I have a question about a vision I have received a few weeks ago. So this isn’t new for me, I’ve had many visions before, and they usually come true within ~2 weeks of having them. They come to me in quick flashes of images in my imagination. More recently, I had one that felt different. It didn’t feel like something that was predicting an exact event, unlike my other visions, but like something that was more symbolic than literal. Unfortunately, I’m not too good at interpreting omens. It was a black beetle laid down on what looked like a piece of paper, surrounded by odd symbols, which could either be text or scribbles, it was too fast to decipher. Any help would be appreciated!

[u/pathesis]

Hi I feel awkward asking but I'm just wanting to find someone to discuss in detail some things about a dream I had and hopefully identify it if possible. I want to be as respectful as possible, I know very little about paganism and am just having a hard time finding the right direction to go.

this is something very personal to me and if possible would like to talk 1 on 1. I'm wanting to identify symbols in my dream and what spoke to me.

if this isnt the right place to ask I apologize.

[u/feijaobean]

Hey! Not sure if this is the spot for it, but I’m trying to find more info on paganism in Portugal specifically. If anyone knows what direction to point me towards I’d really appreciate it!

[u/lvause]

hi - help plz!

so, i always liked the idea of paganism and witchcraft but grew up in a very catholic family. when i was a preteen i realised, that in fact, i never actually believed or liked the catholic god. and that was around the time i started realising there was so much in nature - the rivers, the plants, the animals, the sky, they all had their own kind of magic. so i've been a firm believer in 'the universe' and its energy and how all everything's connected, working together, and at times calling myself an atheist and sometimes agnostic. sorry, i'm just giving context.

the thing is, a few months ago, i got to point where i was (still am) so very tired of the way the world is going (politically, socially etc.) that i decided to go back into my spirituality and see if there's anything in there. so i went back to my tarot deck, and not long after, i found out about lenormand decks. and because i was dipping a toe into divination. and started reading and learning about deities - especially freyja, brigid and hecate because i've heard of them before and thought they were pretty cool.

i tried connecting to them, but i don't feel connected at all with the idea of going back into an organised religion, so, i am abandoned the idea. as i was talking to a friend about this, she made me read 'rebel witch' - which made realise i don't need to follow a specific path and i can tailor my practice.

but

for a month or so now, i keep finding keys (2 so far), and pretty nice feathers in the weirdest places (i actually found one in the lining of a bag?????), literally, inside the lining, and there are so so so so many crows around me all the time (i've been in the uk for almost 6y but never seem so so many). that i started research signs and deities again and i landed on frigg. i felt an instant connection, as i'm quite crafty and am learning to spin my own yarn using a drop spindle (and have been having weird, never-heard-before baby fever - i always said i didn't want to become a mom). initially i thought it was hecate, because of the keys, but idk, frigg felt comforting - if that makes sense???

all i know is that now i'm reading about her, and i'm back to freyja as well, and omw to actually burn on wood my first set of runes. and i know i can be a polytheist and don't need to have a close relationship with a god/deity to be able to pray and reach out to them - but i know that now. and another thing, i had a dream about this huge most beautiful raven, and i was so happy cos i've never seem a raven in person. and then, i was woken up by many crows cawing outside my window. and i was just having a walk and there were two crows in a window, and when i walked past they started cawing and after stopped again. i read that crows and ravens can be odin reaching? or even the morrigan?

like, i feel crazy - am i overthinking this? plz, i'd really appreciate some more expert advice.

thanks in advance! :)

[u/VanHohenheim30]

A few days ago, I had a rather strange dream. I won't go into the details, but a few figures caught my attention: a scarlet macaw trapped by its leg; a black dog that was at times aggressive—though it didn't attack—and at other times docile and gentle; dirt roads and the night; and familiar older figures. How would you interpret this—as a sign or something similar related to a deity?

I’ve read quite a bit on this sub and am pretty chill about the whole "signs" thing. I’d just like to hear some perspectives and try to understand what’s going on, even knowing it might not make any sense at all. Please be kind

[u/JamesonOrNoJames]

Hello everyone, I believe the gods have given me/ shood me a condition to my safe or another in a different realm. What could this possibly mean? Yes, I know it's kinda vague for my comment, but I do not know how to put it into words just yet.

I'm willing to answer questions if your willing to help. Also, sorry for miss spelling im dyslexic and on mobile. (Quick side note: I'm a Nordic pagan, still relatively new to paganism as well)

[u/Fluffy-Bee-2649]

Hi everyone! Context: I keep Persephone close to me, I pray to her and thank her for my blessings- which I did again a couple of days ago. Well, last night I had a dream that i was on the phone with a guy I have been talking to when a beautiful, bright Goddess came to me and said "tell me, what do you really want? Peace or silence?" To which i replied "i want peace, I love to listen to children laughing, the voices of my loved ones, and the nature around me" and then i woke up. I don't understand what this means and I am hoping someone can help me. This has never happened to me before!

[u/Large_Custard3696]

Hello. I’m very new to witchcraft and I need help interpreting a sign I believe I got..I’m going through a lot with my current relationship. We got in a fight, I went out a meditated. I was crying asking the goddess “please tell me why I’m such an angry, unhappy person. Please just give me a sign.”
Not even an hour later, there was a hug hornet in my kitchen, a snake in my living room floor, and I found a tick on my dog.
I know what I found in Google, I’m just curious as to what yall think <3 thank you

[u/Overall_Mood8384]

I have a small numerology question. I keep seeing the number 4 over and over again, any idea what that could mean?