sylvaetria:

If that was your first thought, I’d say go for it. You know what the connection means, and maybe Athene would know you’d understand and reach out, and that’s why she sent the message to you. 

Sometimes things aren’t signs, though, just “crazy random happenstance” after all, but it’s worth an effort to try I think.

There are a few ways you can try contacting a deity. You can focus / meditate and reach your thoughts out and call to them. You can try divination methods like tarot or pendulums. Automatic writing if an option too. Offerings can be left (either on their own or at an altar set up) to get their attention and show you are trying to initiate contact. You can try to summon them with sigils – Athene may not be so harsh about that, though I do still advise caution with “forcing” an entity’s presence in general (I know Morriga did’t like it). If you are fortunate enough to be a godphone, you can speak to them directly, but not everyone is.

Here are some resources for communicating with a deity:

• [Building Relations] *
• [Deity Dossier Tarot Spread]
• [Gods and Godphones 101] *
• [Guide: How to Communicate with Spirits, Gods, and Other Unseen]
• [How to Communicate with Spirits and Entities]
• [How to Connect with My Deity] (an ask)
• [How to: Do Automatic Writing]
• [How to Make a ‘Godphone’] (you can’t make yourself into a godphone as far as I know – I think it’s either a you are or you aren’t sort of thing – but this is a method of communication that uses that term in the title)
• [Talking to Deities Through Tarot] (an ask)
• [What Are Some Methods to Communicate with Deities] (an ask)
• [What Do They Want? Hints for the Headblind on Determining the Will of the Gods]
• [Working With a New Deity Tarot Spread]

* = external links and resources

This post on [Discernment is Your Best Friend] is also useful to read too.

I have had a relationship with Athene myself, actually. I hope things go well for you. 🙂