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My technique here was similar to those I did for Runes above, but slightly different, since I have a deck of cards I use for the Ogham. After establishing a sacred space and praying to the Gods that help me with divination, I shuffled the deck while focusing on the question. When it "felt right" I drew three cards, in the order "Setting, Outcome(s), Worship" and placed them in the spread. I then said a prayer and looked at the cards to interpret them. Between questions, I reshuffled the cards to use the whole deck (as will become rather obvious). "Reversed" means a card was drawn "upside down" as I look at it on the table, and it is not necessarily a bad thing - for example Nuin - "Ash" is the few of connection and communication, so drawing it reversed means some kind of isolation or lack of communication, but that can be a good thing if you need it.

Asking 1 - "What does anonymous most need to know about worshiping Pantheon G for the long run?"
Draw
Setting: Quert - "Apple"
Worship: Nuin (Reversed) - "Letter"
Outcome(s): Gort (Reversed) - "Field"

My Take on It
For setting, you got Quert, which is a Few of fulfillment or reward. It seems this pantheon has brought some kind of "gift" - maybe healing, or the fulfillment of something long hoped for, or maybe it's just opened up your life somehow. As I drew Nuin (Reversed) for the worship itself, it would somehow be isolating - again, not necessarily a bad thing. A monk or a hermit is "isolated" by his form of worship, but it's not bad for him. For the outcomes, though, I drew Gort (Reversed), which implies getting wrapped up in circumstances or in your own ego - in short, more focus on the kind of "here and now" things the Personality cares about, rather than the "higher" things the Self might focus on. Might this pantheon, or the "gifts" it has already brought you, appeal to you in such a way? For example, being drawn to the Norse pantheon over, say, the Egyptian because it's more metal/what my ancestors did/has already done so much good for me.

Asking 2 - "What does anonymous most need to know about worshiping Pantheon I for the long run?"
Draw
Setting: Huath - "Terrible"
Worship: Coll (Reversed) - "Hazel"
Outcome(s): Gort - "Field"

My Take on It
The juxtaposition of Gort (Reversed) in the first question and Gort in the second, both for "Outcome" is striking, especially for an either/or question like this. Also striking is that the Ogham Fews have elemental attributions, and both readings brought up a lot of Fire. In this second reading, literally every card is some kind of Fire (I can explain all that more if you find the Four elements useful and meaningful symbolically). This suggests to me that a key issue in this decision is your Will and/or Passion.

At any rate, for this second asking, for setting I got Huath - "Terrible", which is a few of patience and waiting, gathering your strength, not acting rashly. So this suggests that you have had some reasons to hold back on Pantheon I, maybe you're unsure about what worship here would mean for you. For the worship itself, I drew Coll (Reversed) - "Hazel", which indicates a hesitancy or withdrawal, maybe a fear of failure. Taken together with the Setting, this seems to say that you have gotten some invitations/indications to worship here, but you have been some combination of prudent and worried about what engaging would mean. At least starting out, the worship would likely be somewhat hard/scary/challenging. The outcome, though, is Gort (upright), which is the Few of slow, patient, indirect progress. Think of Ivy slowly climbing up the highest tower, or of water finding its way around obstacles to flow on its way. This suggests that determination in the face of your initial difficulties would lead to success.

Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions, and while it's not required, I find it very helpful to get feedback on what strikes true, what seems off, and the like, so I'd welcome that if you're willing to share.