The first is simple, although food and drink are some of the most basic offerings we make, you can also offer your prayers, the lighting of a candle or your own meditation as a form of vernation. This option works for honouring both gods and ancestors. They will understand your constraints as long as you are diligent in your work and honest with what you can give.

If you’re dealing with deities or other natural spirits, then you can simply go to places that are associated with them. This means, for example, that if you want to make an offering to Oshun4 (a very popular Orisha), you could go to a river and leave her offering for her. Or, if you were hoping to commune with Dionysus,5 hit up a wine bar. The key is to find the things which is associated with them, where their energy would gather and go there