Hello everyone

So I am still very much a baby witch and nowhere close to working with deities of any sort if at all but, I am a person who is very thorough in their research before jumping into something.

During that research I learned that one can work with deities but not worship them. How does that work exactly? Like how can you work with a deity and not worship them? I haven't really found a lot of information on that. I do like the idea of working with a deity, getting to know them and if we are compatible versus blindly going straight into worship.

And if I do decide to work with or worship a deity/deities do they all need their own alter, can they share one? Do their candles/statues and such have to stay on my alter all the time or can I put them "away" on shelves above the alter or around my room ?

Thank you all in advance.