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Any actions that seek to communicate with or appeal to divine beings or theistic forces. Often occurs inShrines and Temples orThe Church, but can be done privately as well.

Subtrope ofReligion Tropes. The inverse ofTropes of the Divine. Compare toMagical Incantation andSpell Construction. See alsoThe Power of Language.

For more specific information about meditation, seeMeditation.

Tropes in this Index include:

• All Hail the Great God Mickey!
• Ancestor Veneration
• Asian Rune Chant
• Asleep, Not Meditating
• Bargain with Heaven
• Confessional: Confessing one's sins to a holy person in order to have them relieved.
• Emergency Multifaith Prayer
• Gods Need Prayer Badly: Deities rely on prayers from their followers.
• Hand Seals
• Lotus Position
  • Levitating Lotus Position
• Meditating Under a Waterfall
• Meditation Powerup
• Offerings to the Gods
  • Human Sacrifice
    • Appease the Volcano God: Throwing someone or something into a volcano to please a god.
    • Targeted Human Sacrifice
    • Virgin Sacrifice
• Prayer Is a Last Resort: No way out of a predicament? Pray.
• Prayer of Malice
• Prayer Pose
• Rage Against the Heavens: The gods have failed you, and you'll let them know as loudly as you can.
• Religious Russian Roulette
• Say Your Prayers
• Silly Prayer
• Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter: Asking a god to smite you.
• Song of Prayer
• Survival Mantra