of the wilds/of wiles

a religion/witchcraft sideblog for honeyed-ink

[90377]

Chasing the fog somewhere in Switzerland by @90377

[mimiminimal]

Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) - Caresse.

[enchantedbook]

'The Thicket'-deer in the Forest, wild roses briar thorns by Flora McLachlan

[funstealer]

Jenny Anderson x Lily Gatins Distressed Sterling Silver Arrow Choker

[90377]

Chasing the fog somewhere in Switzerland by @90377

[mercurieux]

19th Century 3D stereo card, by the Keystone View Company (“Diana” 1879 by Lefebvre)

[breelandwalker]

hey❤️ I hope you are well! if it's not too much trouble I need to advice. what would you suggest using in a truth spell to bring hidden information/secrets to the light?

thank you for your help

My instinct with such spells is always exposing something to sunlight, usually in the form of leaving something sitting out in sunbeams until it feels "done."

Here's something to try:

On a piece of paper, write down the thing you want brought to light or discovered. Include pertinent details like time, place, persons involved, and so forth. You could use a command or phrase it as a question, whichever makes more sense to you. ("This spell will reveal the party responsible for X." vs "Who is responsible for X?")

Soak dried or fresh rosemary in water with a few drops of lemon juice overnight to create a simple potion. I find rosemary is helpful for clarity and lemon juice always reminds me of that old spy novel trope of the secret codes written in lemon juice that only show up when the paper is exposed to the heat of a flame.

Place the paper face-up and flat on a plate or shallow dish and strain the rosemary-lemon water over it until the paper is just covered. Leave the plate in a sunny spot where it won't be disturbed until all the water evaporates and the paper is fully dried out.

If the information you seek does not come to light within about a month, try the spell again with different parameters or different phrasing.

Of course, you can always try your usual methods of divination alongside or instead of this spell, and employ whatever practical fact-finding measures you may have access to.

And as with all revelatory magics, be careful what you wish for. Be sure the question you're asking is one whose answer you're prepared to know.

Hope this helps!

[maureen2musings]

@michaelkagerer

[the-evil-clergyman]

Two Nymphs of Diana Standing before a Tree, from the series Nymphs of Diana by Jan Pietersz. Saenredam (1616)

[breelandwalker]

Witches of Tumblr - Tell me about your familiars!

I have a pet who actively participates in my craft who I consider a familiar.

I have a pet who interacts with/shows interest in my craft but isn't a familiar.

I call my pet my familiar but they don't really do anything with my craft.

I have cultivated a relationship with a spirit that serves as my familiar.

I have a created or summoned spirit servitor that serves as my familiar.

I work with helpful spirits but I don't consider them familiars.

I have a familiar that is an astral/extradimensional being.

I don't have a familiar but I want one.

I don't have a familiar and I'm not really interested in having one.

What's a familiar?

Some other unlisted option (comment)

Voting ended onFeb 28, 2024

[alrobertsphotography]

The Meavy Dartmoor UK

[neflil]

Small Artemis sketch because I love her

[aslowyear]

Keeper of the Light

by Maggie Hasbrouck

[exoflash]

a concerning amount of witchblr will be like "um actually new years was stolen by europeans from the ancient god scroobus mcdoobus" and then you actually try to research scroobus mcdoobus and it turns out he was invented in the 1940s by a conspiracy theorist who powdered every meal with ketamine and thinks that queer people are reincarnated fish

[seabeck]

In the Pines

[escapismsworld]

Close-up: Piraeus Artemis B, early 3rd century BC.

Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece

📷 E. Koronaios

[franz-bauch-foto]

Morning light