Merry Meet Magickal Mavens,
This is just a spot to talk about whatever is on your mind, so as to NOT have to open a new thread each time.
ElHombreBruja…this is for you, baby…start the conversation!!
Lady Gene 
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Greetings
When opening your altar, do you invite the Goddess and God, Witch Father and Mother, 4 archangels, Spirits of sun , moon and the other world and the four elements to join with you in this special time or just keep it shorter ie Goddess and God?
el hombre bruja
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Wonderful Questions!!!
I am not a Wiccan but a Witch. I honor the elements and give the elements some of the “properties” of each a name, just so that my mind has a focus. I do not use the name as a God/dess in the sense of assuming they do/know it all. I make my circle and address the elements…Air, I talk to Athena for Wisdom, Sila for the Breeze/air and Nut for the Sky. I then go to Brigid for the sun, Water, I talk to Danu for the water element and Tiamat for “chaos and control”, I ask her for help and to give me control through the chaos I will face throughout the day, and for Earth I speak to Spider Grandmother, Keya and Ala, for all that I have and my tangibles.
This is how I start my circle, then proceed to my supplications, and then I close with…
Thank-you ladies so dear, for bringing your wisdom to me here.
Then bless with pouring water on the ground and then take my sip in solidarity.
I hope this helps you out.
Lady Gene
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Greetings again Hombre Bruja!
Unfortunately I’m also not a Wiccan, but I was once many years ago!
No, I did not call on everyone for every single ritual. It varied on the kind of work I was doing. Like I would call on my ancestors if I wanted emotional support and advice, or call on the Goddess/God for bigger issues, and I would call on the elements and others if I was performing a spell and on the sabbats.
My opening rituals now are completely different, but if you’re strictly going for a Wiccan advice, that’s what I did then. Hope that helps! 
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For me, just my Patron Saints the demigoddess and the demigod. The two of them help me
connect to ELOHIM. I realize my Pantheon is quite a bit different, but this helps me to focus.
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I call upon Odin, Thor, Nyx and Hecate for help in rituals to banish unwanted or evil spirits. I also used to work with Circie and Aradia when it came to me practicing the craft.
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Makes sense to me!
My practice now I know would confuse everyone but y’all are tempting me to share it anyway. 
I still think my practice is weirder than yours Sedim, you just don’t know the extent of it LOL.
Cheers. 
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Oh, I don’t reveal ALL of my weirdness, it’s more intense than even I can handle.
But, my Familiar says ‘mum’s the word’ and I listen to Her at all times. (you better believe I do!)
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I identify more as a secular witch now (however i tried working with deities before) so i would call something like “the world” or simply “things” hahaha
BTW i saw a post about magical smithing/metal magic on tumblr, i’m really interested, and want to combine it with my silversmithing hobby, maybe like making magical items?
I found out that i’m more inclined to inorganic stuff like metals and minerals, so my path might include a lot of such stuff hhhhh