something i’ve noticed is that most of my deities like sending me signs (cats, butterflies, flowers, smells, etc.) but Apollo likes leaving me little gifts. guitar picks have been a recurring theme with him (i pick them up and put them on his altar) and he’s quite loud when he wants to be noticed
A reminder that feeling compelled to begin worshipping/researching a god is also a sign and you don’t need to see some major sign in order to begin worshipping!
I began worshipping Lord Apollon because I was interested in him for some reason, and that’s led me to many years of researching/worshipping him! He never came to me through animal symbolism or anything major/visible but my worship of him is something that feels so right, even when I have a drought and struggle to actively worship, I never feel too worried or uncomfortable to return to normal because he is my god and I felt and still feel like I was meant to worship him
The idea that you need to see physical signs in order to begin worshipping/building a relationship with a god is ridiculous and should never stop you! Think about all the other gods you don’t feel compelled to worship and compare it to those that you do, and if you want to begin worshipping loads of gods, then go for it! There’s no right or wrong way to begin worship and only you know what’s the right thing for yourself
"Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the far-shooter, Parthenos the virgin who delights in arrows, who was fostered with Apollon.
She waters her horses from Meles deep in reeds, and swifty drives her all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Klaros where Apollon god of the silver bow, sits waiting for far-shooting delighter in arrows.
And so hail to you, Artemis, in my song and to all goddesses as well."
glory & song to apollo! i sing to thee, golden among gods!
may this song be as sweet as your own, may my fingers
be as nimble as yours — teach me, oh glorious one of
radiance, to shine as you do. honey touches your lips, spills
golden as you turn your face and illuminate. golden god,
swift and reaching, may my words & song be a delight
to your ears. i pray for your wisdom, for your ever learning
heart to teach me. i wish to see as you see, to know as you
know — the world opens itself like a flower freshly blooming
in the golden light of your day. grace my fingers with your golden
touch, inspire me to do as you do! oh, sing! rejoice! delight!
may the world open up before me, every place that embraces
the golden light of your sun, and may i have the boldness to
go! give your light to my eyes, to my hands, to my feet so that
i may go where even the shades fear — unbowed & unbent.