fable's abyss

I'm Fable, 29, they/them. Solitary eclectic and pantheistic practitioner of 8 years, now working with Hermes. Intro post is pinned.

[abyssalfable]

About me

Call me Fable. My pronouns are they/them, and I'm 29 years old and married. I'm generalizing my nationality here to protect my privacy, but I'm happy to chat about it if it comes up: I'm a black African raised in my native African country, and a Southeast Asia Native descendant (through my grandmother; I've yet to identify her tribe) living in New England in the US. Please be aware that I speak multiple languages, so I tend to misuse words and/or misspeak. I'm also neurodivergent.

I'm a solitary eclectic and pantheistic practitioner, and I'm very sensitive about labeling what I personally do. ***This is not a fandom blog, though anyone that is, is still welcome to follow.*** ***I only and *might* follow back other pagan/witch/nature/magic/spiritual/related art blogs.***

A glance at my spiritual journey:

I grew up in a Catholic family, but I knew early on that this religion was not for me. However, I've always been very spiritual.

I have been researching and practicing since 2018. I started out 8 years ago with very general Witchcraft and then I gravitated towards Irish Paganism and Irish Witchcraft in 2020. I worked with Bríd for a while and I still honor her and her traditions despite that not being my primary focus at the moment.

Since then, I've gravitated more towards an eclectic*, intuitively syncretic*, secular, pantheistic* and somewhat animistic path.

Current path:

I work mainly with storm energy (rain and snow storms, lightning, thunder, wind, etc), artistic crafts (accessory-crafting), and long-term, low maintenance spells (usually as sachets, bottles and the rare baneful work).

As of October 2025, I work with Hermes of the Hellenic pantheon, therefore I honor him according to his traditions. I am also learning about Hermetism.

***Disclaimer*** I enjoy learning about different religions and spiritual practices, and I see and focus on shared aspects among them. Where they intersect is what I take to be closest to "the truth" to me, and that's what I tend to incorporate into my own practice. For example, many religions/practices believe in a storm god/goddess, or one entity that manifests some aspect of themself in that way; and so, I work with storm energy, and acknowledge all of its aspects depending on what type of storm it is and the circumstances around it. This comes very naturally to me, as a person born and raised in a multicultural country and descending from multicultural/multiethnic families; this comes with its own practices that I implement in everything I do in ways that make sense and resonate with my ancestry. Although I enjoy learning from all cultures, I do so as respectfully and humbly as I can. I am against the appropriation of words, rituals, tools, etc from closed religions meant for groups I do not belong to.

Topics of Interest include and may be addressed in this blog:

Environmentalism and Sustainability.

Herbalism and ethnobotany.

Ancestral Connections: West and North Africa spirituality and practices; Southeast Asian spirituality and practices.

Theories of the Soul: Reincarnation, enlightenment and the afterlife.

Geomythology.

Ancient religions/spirituality/practices including Irish Paganism, Hellenic Paganism, Buddhism and indigenous traditions.

Jungian Psychology: Dream Analysis, Active Imagination, Archetypes and Shadow Work.

Symbolism, sigils, talismans and amulets.

Elemental Magick, especially Storm Magick.

Tarot.

Hearth Witchery.

Empathetic and sympathetic spells.

[fairycosmos]

what if i just manipulate reality with my mind and make everything perfect and good

[ceruleanheaven]

sometimes i have a dream that reveals such a humiliating desire i have that i genuinely lose a bit of respect for myself

[cyberglittter]

photo taken after the miss natural beauty africa mini fashion show, where the contestants had to show their personal style

[mynorthernattitude]

i'm no social butterfly but if you want a moth hmu

[theidealgroupie]

that’s just my nightstand knife don’t worry

[deadspitfaedm]

I have a machete, throwing axe, and a small gathering knife by my bed. My mace is in the kitchen. My partner has several throwing knives, a large axe, a bat, and I think a hammer? Love a prepared couple.

[sagittariuswitchery]

when i first began working with herbs, i thought rosemary was overrated. it’s not native to my ancestral lands or where i now live, nor had i used it much in the kitchen…

it wasn’t until years ago when my mother introduced me to her own rosemary plant. she also hadn’t had much of a relationship with it (she’s caribbean) until she bought her own and began caring for it, but wow did that relationship grow fast and strong!!

i watched how my mother talked to it. she’d compliment her plant, tell it about her day, and ask it how it’s doing. she’d touch the rosemary, brushing it so its scent would release and fill the room. i could feel how deeply her rosemary plant loved her, and since we’re family, i felt the rosemary begin to love me too.

this is what witches mean when they tell beginners working with herbal magic to build relationships with their herbs.

i shrug at the idea of any herb being “universal,” but because of the relationship i’ve built with the plant, those “universal” qualities feel unlocked for me. the rosemary spirit protects me and my family, and i can sense when it wants to be included in my spellwork, which happens to be most of the time. this can be true with any herb or any spell ingredient. i believe your relationship determines its strength and how versatile it can be. 🌿

[anxeious]

[bodhi-devotee]

Apollon coded

[kosmogrl]

if you’re gonna be miserable and sad at least do it while you’re looking at some beautiful trees and the sun is warming your back etc etc #enjoyyoursummer

[somee-oneee]

wish i could screenrecord some dreams

[seokjinings]

*finishes coffee* I really want more coffee

[hwylish]

[echosblanketfort]

beginner witchcraft conversations: this is a helpful list of correspondence for attracting wealth I've found :)

Advanced witchcraft conversations: okay so you want to attract some wealth. What works for me is to gather the dew you left out on some coins during the Taurus full moon , astrally visit your Abundance Guardian (mine looks like a frog but yours might look different) and astrally connect your Abundance Guardians energy to the dew and put the coins in the frogs mouth as an offering. Anoint bay leaves with the Taurus moon dew water and mail them anonymously to your workplace. There are quicker ways but this one never fails me

[cultusquercus]

"Or like shake some money at the moon and call it a day. The moon is (apparently) a known coward."

[owlete666]

I genuinely sometimes imagine Apollo like this.

[lgbtqiatext]

[princesssokphanny]

A once-in-a-lifetime shot — the moon perfectly framed by a rainbow. Caught at just the right time. 🌈 🌕

[bodhi-devotee]

me, praying: “let your deadly arrows strike the evildoers and tormenters in this world, as you have done so valiantly before. vanquisher of evil, shine light on us mortals, and free us from oppressive forces, remind us how you got your epithets!”

Apollon: “… you’ve gotta stop asking me to kill politicians”

me: “please just one arrow you know exactly where to aim it”