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Amethyste - Wiccan - Brewer

[moon-lightfaerie]

Things to Research Before Working with the Fae

Research is the most important thing to do before heading into Faery work and witchcraft. You want to have a lot of in depth and versatile knowledge covering many areas of the topic so you’ll be able to understand and interact with the Fair Folk! If you don’t want to work with the Fair Folk you can use this list to help yourself understand them and take the proper measure if you ever stumble upon them. I know the list could go on forever but I’m compiling the topics I find build a good foundation of understanding. I have compiled this list to give those interested guidance and a push in the right direction, it is best you do your own research before asking other’s personal knowledge and opinions!!

The Basics

Terminology ( Fae, faery, fairy, changeling, seelie, unseelie, sidhe, etc)

The Origins of the Fae (Tuatha de Dannan, Aos Sí, Tylwyth Teg)

Faeries in Different Cultures: Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Gaulish, French), Norse, Influences from Greek and Roman culture.

Folklore & Myths!! ex. Oisin and Tír na nÓg , Fenian Cycle, Arthurian Legend. 

Celtic Gods, Goddesses & Heroes- strong influences and connections to the Fae

Types of Faeries (study diverse types from pixies,brownies, pooka to Kelpies, Bwbach and Red caps) *Make sure you can at least answer who, what and where about them.

The Otherworlds (Tir na Nog, Caer Arianrhod, Annwn, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, etc.)

Faery Landmarks (fairy tree, fairy ring, fairy hill)

Signs of the Fae

Sacred Trees and Plants (Hawthorn) 

Protection!! very important

*Bonus if you learn Celtic Culture

Getting into Working with Them

Connecting to Nature and the Land

How to Banish Faeries & Protect yourself, house, family, etc.

Faery Behaviour and Proper Etiquette

Proper Offerings, How to give an Offering

Animals associated with the Fair Folk and Why? (raven, deer, etc)

Faery Festivals and Holidays (Samhain, Midsummer, Beltane)

Why certain things offend them- iron, saying “thank you”,etc.

The Courts (Seelie, Unseelie, trooping fairies, solitary)

Setting up a Faery Altar

How to work with them in Rituals 

Faery Flowers, herbs and crystals

A proper and personal way to communicate with them!!this means developing psychic ability, tarot, meditation, signs, etc.

Hagstones, heptagram/faery star

Some Good Books :) 

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, by W. Y. Evans Wentz  

Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes 

Enchantment of the Faerie Realm by Ted Andrews 

Faery Craft by Morgan Daimler 

Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes by Phillip Freeman

**if you have more topics, books or anything else feel free to add some!

[witchladys-blog-deactivated2023]

“Worshipping” Norse Deities

I don’t know about other pantheons (Greek, Egyptian, etc.), but with Norse gods and goddesses it’s not a “worship” relationship. It’s not doing anything and everything that the deity says. It’s not having an unconditional, all forgiving love for them. It’s not essentially being a slave to them.

Think of them as your magical older siblings. Don’t obsess over them (you wouldn’t obsess over your normal sibling, right?). They make mistakes, just like you. Yes, they can help you do things you other wise wouldn’t be able to. But, they can also fail to do something and that makes you upset. And that’s okay. It’s a relationship. It takes time to figure out how to work around mistakes and misunderstandings on both sides.

They don’t want to work with you so that you become a mini version of themselves who do everything as they do. They want to work with you to help you become the best version of you and to have a relationship with you.

We don’t worship the Norse gods and goddesses. We respect them. We look up to them. We honor them.

Blessed be ✨

[he-dove]

Ways to Worship Freyja

I keep getting asks about this, so here’s a list of how I honor her. As always, these work for me and may not work for you. If anyone wants to add on their way to worship please do so.

1. Music. I find music to be one of the primary ways I worship my gods. How I incorporate music into my worship depends on the mood and situation. I have a playlist that I meditate on her with. It consists a lot of romantic ballads and songs featuring war drums; there is a few instrumental songs with a Nordic focus. In ritual, particular as a form of raising energy on holiday celebrations, I’ll start singing to her, and let the rising energy determine the words/notes/tone/etc. I think that’s when I feel closest to her, when I’m opening myself up to her energy and singing in tandem with her (so to speak).

2. Taking a walk. I view the gods as aspect of the greater universe and nature itself. Therefore, when I walk through nature, I like to reflect on Freyja’s gifts. I find her in the way the wind moves through the trees, how the grass and forest floor feels. I find her in the clouds passing over the sun, and the way plants burst through the cracks in the ground. I find her in the decomposition of dead plants and animals, the hidden skulls of passed wildlife sunken deep beneath the forest floors. 3. Art. Composing is a great way to get close to her. In lore, She is fond of love poems, but I’ve found she’ll accept anything from the heart. Art comes in many forms, whether it’s literary, graphic art, theatre, etc.

4. Go to protest. Let your voice be heard. She’s a goddess of war and in my experience, she’ll be by your side when you fight.

5. Devote a spell or two to her. As goddess of magic (specifically seidr) Freyja could appreciate acts of magic being done in her honor. She may even help you out. If she wants.

6. Leave her offerings of jewelry. It can be bought or crafted. She loves beautiful things.

7. Practice self love. As goddess of love, Freyja provides all love and she loves her followers. Practicing self love and self care is a great way to worship her. Doing this really helped me through a bad time.

8. Sex. I mean she’s goddess of fertility and sexuality so this is self explanatory. Consensual sex is both fun and a good way to worship her.

9. Volunteering at a veterans center.

10. Volunteer at a cat rescue!!! Like I said, these are personal to me but if you can think of anything else feel free to add!

[antehia]

freya · goddess of beauty, love and destiny

Freya is one of the preeminent goddesses in Norse mythology. She’s a member of the Vanir tribe of deities, but became an honorary member of the Aesir gods after the Aesir-Vanir War. Freya is famous for her fondness of love, fertility, beauty, and fine material possessions – and, because of these predilections, she’s considered to be something of the “party girl” of the Aesir. In one of the Eddic poems, for example, Loki accuses Freya (probably accurately) of having slept with all of the gods and elves, including her brother. She’s certainly a passionate seeker after pleasures and thrills, but she’s a lot more than only that. Freya is the archetype of the völva, a professional or semiprofessional practitioner of seidr, the most organized form of Norse magic. It was she who first brought this art to the gods,and, by extension, to humans as well. Given her expertise in controlling and manipulating the desires, health, and prosperity of others, she’s a being whose knowledge and power are almost without equal.

requested by: @anon 

[sunlitdivination]

Devotional Tarot Series: Freyja’s Feathers

This particular spread is inspired by the cloak belonging to Freyja referenced in the Skáldskaparmál and the Þrymskviða. It is sometimes called “Valshamr,” meaning “hawk’s plumage,” “falcon’s shape” or “the falcon feathered cloak,” and is imbued with a particular magic that allows user to become a falcon, granting them the power to fly. It can be taken as a symbol of independence or freedom. Thus, this is spread meant to reveal desires and the ways to obtain them; a way to for us to soar on Freyja’s wings.

The Self — This is the sitter and/or their desire. What are they seeking?

The Nest — Here is the origin of the subject matter. What motive underlies what it is that they want? How will that influence their goal?

The Quill — The foundation. How is the sitter meant to go about obtaining what they want? This is the initial step.

The Plume — What are the conditions that will influence their plan? Will the weather be fair or foul? These are eventualities to prepare for.

The Wing — How can the plan take flight? These are the things the sitter can do to put their ideas in motion.

May Freyja grant you success in all your endeavors, be they worthy of her name and it is my hope you gain your freedom in this life, wherever you may be!

[princess-of-staves]

FREYJA’S READING

1: What can I do to find/attract romantic love?

2: What can I do to love myself more?

3: Where does my life need fertilizing?

4: How can I access my power?

5: What in my life needs to die so that new may be born?

6: What have I been warring with?

7: How can I resolve it?

8: Freyja’s advice

[ezramason]

“‘Be a Goddess among men,’ they told her. 'No,’ she smiled. 'I’ll be a Queen among Gods.’”

— freyja; goddess of beauty, sex, fertility, and war, death and sorcery.

[sowilo-hedgewolf]

[amethyste-princess]

Went on adventure today to check out an ice cave. It was sweltering hot and I was melting. We didn’t bring any bug spray or water 🤦🏻‍♀️ I didn’t think we’d make it to the ice cave but we did! It was so much cooler in the cave I didn’t wanna leave. We had to get back to the car before it got dark so we couldn’t stay in the cave any longer to rest. We started to head back and I just wanted to give up and sit down on a rock I was so hot. I was praying to Freya for strength to push through this and get to the car where I could blast the ac. I kept praying to her and maybe slightly complaining in my prayer of how hot it was and I just wish I had water or something to cool off enough and thennnnn out of no where... sun showers!!!! There’s a was a zero percent chance of rain (I checked the weather again when we started the hike) but here we were in the middle of the forest, sun shining bright and cool rain coming down. It was refreshing and beautiful and just what I need to push through and make it back. All I could think after that was thank you Freya for giving me the strength and the rain shower to help me push through, couldn’t have done it otherwise. Now I can look back on this day and the beautiful pictures from the beauty that surrounded us and know I did it and Freya was with me when I needed her, answering my prayers again ❤️

[robertphilip]

people who are “anti non binary” smash that unfollow button babey cause I don’t want you near me or my blog

[dadvenom]

that goes for people who are “non binary critical” or “non binary skeptic” too

[vergeangst]

If you don’t support nonbinary people

bye bitch

[amethyste-princess]

Never have to wonder if Freya is listening 😸

[thenotsosolitarywitch]

Our altar for spring! Freya is our Patron Deity - the roses and oil burner are for her as well as the cat statuette. Let’s make room for love and self-care this spring.

[amethyste-princess]

Loving our new alter ❤️❤️❤️

[amethyste-princess]

Ostara Alter ❤️

[thenotsosolitarywitch]

02/25/2019

After casting our circle and channeling spirit, Kayla and I welcomed Freya to our circle with an offering of rose scented oil and dried rose petals. We also offered her fresh fruit, and flowers.

After some light meditation we discussed the divine in all of us. The spark of creation in every person and what a gift it is to be divine beings having a human experience.

In recent weeks, a negative energy seemed to take root in our apartment. It was a tense atmosphere, and sometimes it felt like we were being watched, particularly at night.

To counter this, we cast a protection spell from the grimoire (photo to come soon) and prepared a banishing spell.

After the spell we replenished our energy with more fresh fruit and water, or cakes and ale if you will, and closed the circle!

You could really feels a positive shift in the energy that only increased with time.

Spell to Banish Evil Spirit

Components:

One Black Votive Candle

Candle Holder

White Ribbon

Scotch Tape

Instructions

Cleanse your workspace with Blessed Moon Water or oil of your choosing. Burn herbs that bolster exorcism.

After grounding and centering, focus your attention to the candle and channel any negative feelings you might be having recently. This can include daily dilemmas, negative energy, and spirits that may be pestering you.

Imagine the spirit as a dark cloud and shackle it to the candle, imagining chains binding it.

Begin to wrap the ribbon around the candle holder while chanting “We bind you spirit from doing harm against others, we cast you out” until in a deep trance.

Once you feel the binding is secure, tape the end of the ribbon to the candle holder.

Burn candle until completely gone.

Be sure to recharge with some healthy snacks!

[amethyste-princess]

You know Freya is listening when the cats won’t leave the alter alone 😂

[restingwitchface-tarot]

Symbols Chart.

[niktav]

Witch Tip for Stoners

if you so happen to be a witch that has dedicated themself to a deity and just so happen to smoke pot, if you’re able to a good offering to your deity is leaving your joint burning for a little bit after you’re done so the gods can have a hoot