Buckle up folks, 'cause this is going to be a long one. I'm very new to witchcraft and paganism but I'm deeply interested in developing my craft, especially working with tricksters (but that's another story for another time).

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The very first time I stepped foot into this world was through a guided meditation. I was walking through a meadow full of violet bushes that smelled like honey. When I got to a clearing there wws a white and gold blanket on the grass and a basket full of bread, honey, apples, grapes and wine. After I sat down a tall woman approached me. She was dressed in a white flowing gown but the way she was standing in the sun, I couldn't see her face, but I felt a motherly energy from her. When she sat down nexdt to me, she kept her head away from me. She ate some of the apples--which were gold in color--and I could taste them with every bite that she took. But when I tried talking with her, she wouldn't say anything or look at me, but I could feel her smiling. Throughout the meditation I kept hearing the names "Persephone" and "Athena". I also kept seeing flashes of honey combs dripping with honey. I could also hear a creek or river near by as well. When I left the same way I came the earthed smelled like cinnamon.

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The second time I did the meditation (following day). It was day time was walking through a meadow of white and yellow flowers that had a very strong fragrance that I wasn't able to identify; I would have had to have gotten closer to tell what the scent was. As I'm walking the time of day changes to night and there were a few stars and a few clouds out but the moon was red. I approached a really big table--just loaded with all kinds of meat and beer and whiskey and tobacco. I sit down and look up and I see Ares. Like I knew it was him; I got that feeling off of him. He was a BIG dude with a spear and a sword and a shield and shaggy hair and red eyes, that looked like glowing embers. So I'm talking with him and I ask him if he's my patron and he says "No, I'm not your patron...but you will find out who your patron is." Then I ask if it's Aphrodite and he responds with, "Well, she'll have to be the one to tell you that." We sat for a bit and we ate and drank and then I asked "Well, when can I see her again?" And sure enough, she shows up. She came up from behind and put her arm around me and sat down next to me. I got the chance to finally look at her. Her hair was gossamer--like a shimmery gold almost and I asked if she was my patron and she told me to take a walk with her. She took me by the hand and we walked through a field of violets. I felt really safe with her. I was a little bit nervous at first, and I think she could tell--she was quiet the entire time. We stopped at a clearing, she turned around and she gave me a big hug and I asked again if she was my patron and she told me "You can always call on me" before the vision started fading.

SO. I said all that to ask: Where do I need to begin? What books should I be getting? Am I wrong in thinking that Aprodite is my patron? Where do I start?