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Sacrificing Scripture (Operative)
"Fourth, the Witch shall inscribe verses of the Blind One in blood and najas (filth), then commit them to the Sacred Fire. And this secret is called Sirr An-Najaas" The Devil's Quran, Surah Al-Asrar:16
During my initiation, I had taken the page that declared that a pharmakos (poisoner) to live, translated as witch, and smeared it with blood and burnt it. During my second, i had taken the Bible and commended it to the Infernal, but the above is founded in a theurgic lens as blasphemy with the usage of filth to defile the Heavens. I had decided to try and use an operative form and here is a simple example:
Let us say you want to conjure an evil spirit to track someone, the verse from a Pentacle of Saturn can be used:
"Set thou a wicked one over him, and let the Shaitan/Adversary be at his right side."
In this case, in line with the Book of Job, we are summoning a spirit that causes destruction to test the soul. As noted, Job lost all of his mortal possessions, making this a suitable curse. However, the wicked one over him can refer to many things. For this case, let us imagine it as a Lying Spirit to dissuade their divination and intuition which, according to Agrippa, are under the dominion of Python.
Since Python is associated with Apollo, we can say this ritual is done on a Sunday. So, using the verse Psalm 109:6 we can do as follows:
On a piece of parchment, preferably consecrated and yellow/orange in colour, write the above verse alongside the person's name. Recite an invocation to Shaitan and smear it with blood and najas such as urine, feces and so on. Thereafter, declare:
"Let thou, O Satan, set Python over the spirit of (name) and their words become seen as lies, their workings against be limited and fruitless. Set thou a testing spirit and adversary at their right hand, that they may suffer."
Thereafter, ignite the parchment in the fire of a candle. Mix it with milk or wine and a drop of your blood before going to a silent place and pouring it as libation to the Dark God and His Children, repeating the same over them.
For protection, we can take a prayer such as:
"He shall command his angels concerning you, to watch you in your ways. They will lift you up in their hands lest you strike your foot against a stone."
Writing this on parchment, one can then recite:
"Lord, set your spirits around me to guard me against all harm and tribulation. Let the wicked one who pursues me fall on his own sword, let the nets he has set for me bind his own feet."
Thereafter smearing it with blood and filth before igniting it and doing the same as above.
These are just a few examples but the Devil's Quran mentions that it should be a writing of the Blind One, which can then be considered the Bible and other such books.
Little random acts of devotion to the deities I worship part 5 (and the last part 😮💨 featuring Lucifer, Morpheus and Nyx)
Lucifer:
* add feathers found outside to his altar
* Aid those who have been villainized by the church (queer folks, black sheep, abuse survivors, etc)
* Boldly love yourself
* Do shadow work and learn about your own inner demons
* Write him poetry
* Spend a day researching something
* Cook more with garlic
* Donate books to libraries
* Look for the morning star (Venus) outside
* Any form of activism
* Rebellious acts / going against the status quo
* Practice ways of not people pleasing
* Wear or draw his sigil
* Listen to classical music
* Leave him or buy yourself roses
* Be proud of yourself
* Learn philosophy especially ideas about free will and personal ethics
* Light a candle beside you while studying
* Challenge shame based thinking patterns
Morpheus:
* study the symbolism in dreams
* Keep a dream journal
* Study astral projection/lucid dreaming
* Keep a dream catcher (Only purchase one from someone who is Indigenous!!)
* Write him letters
* Make a dream pillow
* If you are on prazosin or such for nightmares. Use the act of regularly taking your meds to him
* Mugwort, blue lotus, lavender, chamomile are excellent
* Draw him moths, butterflies or fire flies
* sketch or write out your dreams
* Work on divination/psychic skills especially dream magick and prophetic dreams
* Adorn yourself, dream journal or crystals in mugwort oil
* Ask yourself questions about reoccurring dreams
* Tell him what dreams you want manifested in your life (not just while asleep)
Nyx:
* research her children
* Imageries of stars, moons, etc
* Learn about scrying
* Allow yourself to express anger
* Put those little glow in the dark stars in your room
* Spend some time outside at night
* Make moon water
* Learn about astrology
* Paint your nails black
* Claim your own personal power
* Listen to the owls outside
* Do shadow work and become comfortable in your own darkness
* Find ways to safely protect nocturnal animals (bat houses, red lights for the porch, etc)
* Watch meteor showers or lunar eclipses
* Sit alone in the darkness and meditate
Saturn by Mike Willcox
Etherial father, mighty Titan, hear, great fire of Gods and men, whom all revere: Endu'd with various council, pure and strong, to whom perfection and decrease belong. Consum'd by thee all forms that hourly die, by thee restor'd, their former place supply; The world immense in everlasting chains, strong and ineffable thy pow'r contains Father of vast eternity, divine, O mighty Saturn [Kronos], various speech is thine: Blossom of earth and of the starry skies, husband of Rhea, and Prometheus wife.
Orphic Hymn to Saturn-Kronos, 12
Herb's Properties
Basil: money, luck, prosperity, happiness
Bay Leaf: energy, cleansing, can be charged with almost any intention
Camomile: Caring, kindness, luck, growth, self-love growth, confidence, avoiding negativity, happiness
Cinnamon: passion, quick success, fire magick
Chia seeds: Growth, health, kindness, Property
Chilli flakes: Pride, confidence, power, strength, Passion
Cumin: Courage, bravery, protection, loyalty
Dandelion: wishes, charisma, success, good luck
Dill: sexual love, luck, protection
Eucalyptus: cleansing, healing, purifying, relaxing, comfort
Fennel: hate, anger
Flax seeds: Prosperity, growth, new beginnings
Ginger: fiery passion, success, and personal power
Jasmine: love, dreams, sensuality, luxury and kindness
Lavender: love and attraction, purification, relaxation, restful sleep
Nutmeg: luck, Health, Fidelity, Love, Prosperity, comfort, loyalty
Oregano: comfort, love, warmth
Paprika: Pride, confidence, power, strength
Parsley: Cleansing. purification
Peppermint: healing, purification, love and energy, cleansing, prosperity
Poppy seeds: protection, intuition, self-assurance, hexing and cursing
Rose: love, beauty, harmony, romance, attraction
Rosemary: cleansing, purification, wisdom, protection
Sesame seeds: Prosperity, growth, health, nurturing
Spearmint: love, cleansing, renewal, blessing
Sunflower seeds: happiness, growth, joy
Thyme: beauty, strength, courage
Turmeric: confidence, creativity, energy
Vanilla: love and sexuality
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I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.
Simple Ways to Practice Magick Everyday
Say a small prayer or do a short meditation before you get out of bed in the morning.
Write down dreams or visions you had.
Stir your first cup of coffee or tea counterclockwise to banish negativity and bad luck or clockwise to bring positive energy.
Draw daily tarot or oracle cards (you can also use a pendulum) for guidance.
Cleansing yourself and home using sound or smoke.
Ancestor or spirit offerings
Pick out your clothes, shoes, jewelry... ect with intention.
Write a sigil or petition paper and burn it.
Take a ritual shower. You can spice it up with candles, herbs, and crystals, or you can simply step under the water and imagine all the negativity and bad energy washing off you. You can also recite a chant.
Every time you look into the mirror, say an affirmation
Take a walk outside and ground yourself to Mother Earth.
Dance!! Dancing is an excellent way to rise the energy, and it helps with opening the sacral and solar plexus chakra and getting in touch with the inner child.
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Pretty easy magic to get whatever you want (AKA, the Polar Spell)
This is called the Polar spell because it has two polaric sides: a banishing and a summoning.
This can be performed by someone from any path or faith.
You will simply need a quiet space and a point of focus. Try to use a unique point of focus that you only use with this spell.
For this spell, you will banish something you don’t want, then summon it’s opposite. Examples are poverty/wealth, loneliness/friendship, or anxiety/peace.
This point of focus can be anything. It could be nothing at all if you are good at focusing your mind. If you are a witch, you may like to use a candle flame, the witch’s compass, or some dried herbs. If you are religious, an icon of your god or religious leader could certainly do the trick. If you are New Age, try crystals. Choose an object that acts as a portal to the Universe, Heaven, or the Otherworld. When you focus on this object, your voice and thoughts are infused by the powers of that realm, and anything you desire can become reality.
If your path calls for it, cleanse your point of focus however you please. If you like, use my cleansing ritual.
Hold your point of focus and see that (imagine) it is covered with an icky, grimy energy. Take a deep breath and imagine your breath is the color of purification. Exhale on your focus object and see that the grimy energy is becoming totally cleared away, being purified by your breath and returning to a state of neutrality. Either exhale once or three times. If for some reason you cannot stop seeing the icky grimy energy on your object, let it rest covered in salt for three days.
While looking at your focus object, relax and imagine that you are becoming very connected with your realm. Let yourself be infused with the power of that place. It is shining down on you always, and all you need to do is accept it. In this moment of focus, you can accept it. Think or say, “I accept my power to change the Universe.” It is alright if you feel strange, tingly, or even a little creepy. It’s an intense moment. Enjoy it.
Think about what you would like to banish. Focus intently on it. Imagine it in whatever form seems most fitting. Then imagine that something happens to that energy which sends it away. Some examples:
The energies you wish to banish are burned up in flames, and the ashes are blown far away.
The energies are trapped in bubbles, and the bubbles carry them far away.
The energies are encased in lead or cement and sink to the bottom of the ocean.
The energies are an illusion which shatters like glass.
As you imagine the energies being destroyed or carried away, say or think, “I banish you, [energies]. You are exiled from my life.” Repeat this once or however many times seems fitting.
If for any reason, you simply cannot imagine these energies being removed, or they seem to be invulnerable to damage, you are trying to banish something too big or too deeply rooted. Start smaller.
Once these energies have been properly banished, it is time to call in their opposites to fill that blank space. Just as you did before, vividly imagine the opposing, benevolent energies appearing in your life.
Imagine that you are holding a seed, and from the seed sprouts the energies you desire.
Imagine that a strong wind or rain brings these energies and places them at your feet.
Imagine that before you is an ancient treasure chest, which opens to reveal what you desire.
Imagine that a creature of good omens carries these energies in its mouth and drops them in to your life.
Once the energies have “arrived,” imagine that they grow bigger and bigger until it fills your life.
If you cannot grow the energies, you may lack the power to do so, or something could be blocking them. Try summoning something else that is benevolent and healthy. In addition, try making your visualizations more simple and with less detail.
Once you have imagined this energy filling your entire life, do a gesture of sealing. An example could be saying a word or phrase like “so mote it be” or “it is done.” Or you could blink, clap your hands, stomp your feet, or do sign language.
Send thanks to your higher powers, leave an offering to the spirits, or do anything else to show your gratefulness (if desired). Cover your focus object with a cloth or within a container. Put it away. Go ground by eating some food, doing a little physical activity, and talking to friends.
Repeat this quick spell once a day until you see the forces in your life changing. For a small banishment/summoning, expect to see results within a week. For a much larger scale, the timeline will naturally grow longer.
If this spell does not work for you within a week, send me a message and we will troubleshoot.
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www.spells-witchcraft.org
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www.witchschool.com
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http://youtu.be/yGd5ScMyeMg
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http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/
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http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/goetia.htm
http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/rites.php
http://occultmagickbook.com/magick-chapters/
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http://www.satansheaven.com/goetia_2.htm
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http://www.crystalvaults.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/ia/LiliWicca/Direct.html
http://youtu.be/SCLhwbqv4VU
http://youtu.be/yGd5ScMyeMg
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccanandpaganrituals/ht/Self_Dedication.htm
http://www.earthchildpendants.co.uk/gods.html
http://www.godfinder.org/
http://theherbalgoddess.weebly.com/1/post/2012/07/how-to-cleanse-bless-your-stones.html
http://www.spellbox.com.au/how-to-bless-your-crystal
http://wiccanink.tumblr.com/post/40703770482/how-to-bless-crystals
http://youtu.be/i3v3EKymcvk
http://www.eristic.net/fey/info/youmightbekin.php
otherkin.net/index.html
http://www.azuregreen.net/mobile/
http://www.13moons.com/
http://www.wiccanway.com/
http://www.themagickalcat.com/mobile/default.aspx
http://paganstuffcheap.com/
www.ravensmist.com
http://www.goddess-guide.com
http://whisperingworlds.com
http://www.waningmoon.com/darkpagan/lib/lib0003.shtml
http://everymagicalday.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/blood-magick-a-blood-spell/
http://vampirewebsite.net/
http://www.africanmagick.com/curses.html
http://www.africanmagick.com/voodoo-curses.html
http://m.calastrology.com/voodoospells.html
http://www.realvoodoos.com/voodoo-curses.html
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/voodoouniverse/2014/02/9-truths-about-voodoo-spells/
http://www.extremespells.com/REVENGE.html
http://tantramantrayantra.weebly.com/witchcraft-spell-to-curse-someone.html
http://www.theorderofphosphorus.com/coal.html
http://thefoolspeaks.com/showthread.php?t=840
http://luciferianapotheca.myshopify.com/pages/luciferianism-an-introduction
http://www.templeilluminatus.com/group/temple-of-the-black-flame/page/luciferian-laws
http://luciferianapotheca.myshopify.com/blogs/news
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccanandpaganrituals/p/Magical_Name.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/in/wiccangarden/MagickalName.html
http://wiccanmagick69.tripod.com/id24.html
http://www.lunasgrimoire.com/finding-your-wiccan-name/
http://www.free-witchcraft-spells.com/blessing-spells.html
http://www.arcane-archive.org/occultism/magic/spells/blessing-an-object-1.php
http://wiccansage.hubpages.com/hub/Wicca-Basics-and-the-3-Cs-Cleansing-Consecrating-and-Charging
http://www.wiccanspace.com/spells/663-blessing-an-object.html
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http://candles.lovetoknow.com/Wiccan_Candle_Spells_for_Money_and_Prosperity
http://starfirescircle.com/prosperity.html
http://www.spirit-alembic.com/egyptian.html
http://www.paganspace.net/m/group/discussion?id=1342861%253ATopic%253A8988130
http://www.kemet.org/names-of-netjer
http://www.waningmoon.com/darkpagan/lib/lib0003.shtml
http://www.theorderofphosphorus.com/coal.html
http://thefoolspeaks.com/showthread.php?t=840
http://luciferianapotheca.myshopify.com/pages/luciferianism-an-introduction
http://www.templeilluminatus.com/group/temple-of-the-black-flame/page/luciferian-laws
http://luciferianapotheca.myshopify.com/blogs/news
Rebellion With a Purpose.
This is a part of Luciferianism I hold up very High. Unlike other types of Satanism that are typically more “ Rebellion for the sake of Rebellion”, Luciferian’s idea of rebellion should come with a purpose. We should rebel and question everything because when you go along with the heard you become cattle all to easily led to the slaughter house. Question and rebellion prevent great tragedies from happening. They keep a society living as a free and equal people. When I say question everything, I mean question everything. When you are required to do something, like school for instance, look at why. Why does this group of people (In this case adults and government) want me to do this. Is it beneficial to me? does it Harm someone else? then come to your own conclusion. In my case I have decided school is all in all a good thing (Even if it sucks) so there is no need to rebel. On the other hand (and I am very pro guns, so…) if the government wants to take away our guns we need to ask ourselves why? what can happen if this goes through, and of what could happen how much is good and how much is bad? When someone tells you something, I want you to question what their motives for telling you that something was. What might be their bias? What do they maybe know or have experience with that you don’t? If you reach your own conclusion and it doesn’t agree with theirs, fight it, and if it disagrees with what most people think you rebel against it. Even now, as you read this, question it. If you are a Luciferian your goal should not be to follow other Luciferians in a club or whatever because that defeats the purpose. I am not saying don’t converse with other Luciferians and Satanists, but make sure that you have come to you conclusions on your own, not just taken someone else’s word for what you should believe. Especially with Luciferianism and Satanism, it is okay if you do not agree on it with the guy next to you. I do not believe in the magic side of Luciferianism and some people consider that to be a large part of it. I do not want anyone on here to agree with me just because I have been a Luciferian for longer, I’m older, I’m this or that. I want you to agree with me if and only if you have reached the same conclusion as me from your own thought. If you reached another conclusion and don’t agree with me, that is fine too. one of the beautiful things about being human is we are all different. Some are gay some are straight some are male, female (or sometimes other), some think one way and some think another. That is beautiful and I do not think I could have the goal of becoming truly enlightened if I thought any differently about peoples differences.
Updated Master Post
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Are you over-complicating astral travel?
Sigil to aid with astral travel
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Beginner Witchcraft
9 ingredients every aspiring witch needs
A witch’s library
Grimoire organization ideas
Cleansing and charging items
Basic herbs
Grimoire vs Book of Shadows ask
This is just good for beginners to see imho
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Cast out evil incense
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50 simple charms
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Correspondences
Magical Metals: The Basics
Incense Uses and meanings
Herb magic: rose colors and magic
Magical correspondences of food
Yankee candle theoi associations
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More incense by use
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Cosmic Witchcraft
Cosmic Witchcraft 101: Tips for beginners
Cosmic witch tip
Cosmic Witchcraft 101: Lunar magic
How to make moon water
Cosmic Witchcraft 101: Solar Magic
Cosmic witchcraft altar and room ideas
Crystals
Cleansing and Charging crystals
Sapphire Info
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On Smudging
Reminder about the term spirit animal
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G*psy is a racial slur
Cursing
Cursing 101
Why hexing is the answer
“Just don’t curse” (pro-cursing)
Pumpkin-head Curse
You Cannot Touch Her curse/bind
So you just did a big curse (self-care, etc)
Potential Curse Ingredients (be careful with some of these)
‘Burn your wishes’ curse
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Mythological book recommendations
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Modern ways to worship
30 days of deity devotion
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Divination symbolism
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Study tips for herbalists
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Herbal amulets
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Herb craft
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Hellenic Polytheism
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Hair and hair binding in Pre-classical Greece
Miasma
Breif deity prayers
Basic Hellenic supplies
Basic Hellenic offering ritual
Hellenic crafts for kids
Small things about the Theoi
2016 Hellenion Calendar
Little Devotional Acts for Gods
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Kemetic Polytheism
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Goddesses and Gods of the Ancient Egyptians
Shrine Basics
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Saying “Hi” to Netjeru
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Altars (possibly helpful for people who aren’t Norse pagans also)
Psa (Also possibly helpful for people who aren’t Norse pagans)
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Pie’s Hellenic Polytheism Resource page
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The master list of lists
Limited witchcraft masterpost
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“Give Me Sunshine” Potion for happiness
Secret witches
How to hide an altar (Also: Altoid tin travel kits)
Discrete witch tip: charge your toothbrush
Herbal and floral waters (Also good as offerings to deities/lots of other things)
Closet Altars and Offerings
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3 Sigils by witchofthunder
Homophobes cannot see me
Sigil FAQ
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Jar spell to attract love
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A Spell to increase your tips
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Herbs associated with the dead
The planchette did a spooky thing
Don’t Rob Graves, Use These Instead
Spirit Tip #2
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Is an entity contacting me spread
I’m fucking perfect spread
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Am I worth much spread
Ways to recharge your tarot deck
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Alternatives to lavender
Very good post
What to do if witchcraft suddenly gets too intense
Spirits #1: Sensing and Recognising
In this post, I will give you:
A forewarning.
Ways to recognise when a spirit is around.
Exercises to help you sense them.
Grounding Methods
Herbs for Psychic Powers/Tea recipes
Gems for Psychic awareness/powers
A Forewarning:
It’s easy to convince yourself that everything is a spirit. I’ve seen a lot of beginners and even more experienced people do so. There’s also the placebo effect. Your friend says they saw a spirit and now you start seeing that thing around you. It could be because you’re giving it energy, but it could very well be a type of placebo effect. So be careful. Not everything is a spirit…
… and not everything isn’t.
Now, here I will be giving out information I have gathered around, however, take it with a pinch of salt and add what you wish to it.
Finally, remember that grounding yourself is also very important. I’ll expand upon that in another post.
Recognise a Spirit:
There are ways to recognise a spirit through all five senses, and for some, even the sixth one.
There are spirits with higher frequencies, “good” spirits, if you will. And some with lower frequencies, “bad” spirits, as some will call them. I am of the mindset that there are no good or bad spirits, just like there are no good or bad people.
Please note: I am not talking about demons, here.
Spirits with higher or lower frequencies will feel or be sensed differently.
Again, here’s a strong disclaimer. Not everything is a spirit/ghost. Especially if you suffer with a mental illness, please be cautious.
Sight:
Shadows: Shadows are an easy way for spirits to manifest themselves. They’re not fully manifested, but you can see them. There’s a difference between shadows and shadow people, you’ll immediately feel the change in energy.
Partial Manifestation: Although rarer, spirits can fully manifest parts of themselves, such as eyes, face, hands. They’re often a whitish hue or even full colour. These don’t last long due to the tremendous energy it takes.
Full Manifestation: A full body manifestation is very rare and doesn’t last long, because for a spirit to fully manifest itself, it takes a lot of energy. Some people can help a spirit stay manifested longer, but I’ve seen it take an awful toll on those people’s health. I don’t suggest you try it.
Peripheral Vision: Seeing people or shadows out of the corner of your eyes.This is the most common way to see a spirit.
Air Distortions: Distortions in the air where there’s no reason to have any. Can be a sign of a spirit either trying to manifest itself or simply there.
Orbs: Orbs are small balls of light that are usually captured when taking a picture with a flash. Though a lot of them is just the flash catching dust or pollen, there are also “ghost orbs”, or spirit energy. There are even orbs that you can zoom in on and see faces/shapes.Orbs have also been spotted just floating around.
Light Distortion: Sometimes, when a spirit is of a lower frequency, the light in the room seems to be drained, lights can spontaneously go off, candle flames dwindle without a cause and so on. But when a spirit is of a higher frequency, lights seem to shine brighter and candle flames can burn high.
Hearing:
Hearing is the most delicate one since I have, in the past, suffered from insomnia induced psychosis for several months, and know what it is like to hear voices. Please don’t assume that the voices you hear are spirits. And even if they are, don’t let them tell you to do bad things. They have no power over you unless you give them power, whether they be real or not.
Tinnitus: So this one is rather nebulous, but a few of my psychic friends/acquaintances claim that often, when they hear a sharp ringing in their ears, it’s a spirit attempting to communicate, but either they aren’t ready to hear what they have to say, or the spirit isn’t capable to getting their message across the veil.
Zaps, Bangs and odd little sounds: Sometimes, a spirit can try and get your attention through odd little noises only you hear, and seemingly come from nowhere.
Footsteps: Footsteps in a room when nobody’s home, or on the walls or ceiling. Your house is making more noise than usual without any causing.
Tapping: Little knocks at your door or on your wall through which you can even communicate. Sometimes doors slam without wind.<
Buzzing: Your ears may buzz loudly when spirits are around.
Whispers: Hearing whispers when there is no reason to.
Voices: Hearing voices around you when there is no one. This is a delicate subject matter. Don’t trust the voices without being 1000% sure. Don’t trust the voices if you are currently in a bad mental place (unless it’s trying to cheer you up and help you, in that case, even if it’s a hallucination, at least it’s pretty positive) and don’t trust the voices if they’re telling you to do something bad. Or something that could lead to something bad. However, it is a way for spirits to communicate.
Taste:
Odd Tastes: This is an odd one and I only know two people other than me that have that reaction to spirits, but it’s basically when certain spirits give you tastes in your mouth, such as blood, dirt, sugar, spices and more.
Smell:
Good Smells: A spirit can manifest itself with good smells. Smells that remind you of a deceased loved one or something comforting.
Bad Smells: Just as similarly, some spirits come around with bad smells like rotting flesh or blood.
Other: Sometimes, a smell that has no reason to be there just appears. Like the smell of roast beef in the middle of the night, wafting from your kitchen.
Touch:
A gush of Warm/cool air: You randomly feel a breeze when there shouldn’t be one.
A stroke: You feel as though someone is touching you, stroking you, often in a loving way, or sometimes, in a more uncomfortable way. It gives you goosebumps or shivers.
A Blow: A full on blow to your body. This is rare and more often happens in dream/while you sleep, while real life physical consequences.
Marks: Odd marks on your body. For example, I had a hand shaped mark on my inner thigh, in a way my hands couldn’t have done it, it was outlined with a white line, but was not a scratch. Don’t assume every bump/scratch is a spirit.
Hands: You feel someone touching you. Not really like a stroke, just a hand on your shoulder, or around your throat, or on your cheek. Sometimes a hand holding yourself.
Change in Air pressure: The air around you feels lighter, or heavier, depending on the vibrations.
Pressure on Chest: a very common one I’ve heard is the feeling someone or something sitting on your chest, most of the time, in a very oppressive way.
Electric Shocks: Some people, like myself, feel electric shocks down our spines when close to spirits.
Skin: Your skin crawls, or goosebumps suddenly erupt for no reason, you feel dirty.
ESP:
Extra sensory perception, possibly the most common way to feel a spirit.
Anxiety: Unexplained anxiety, stress, fear, panic attacks, depression and such.
Joy: Euphoria, happiness, confidence, comfort, compassion, good emotions that come out of nowhere.
Empathy: Suddenly feeling emotions that aren’t yours when you, yourself aren’t an empath.
Paranoia: Sudden feelings of being watched, being in danger/vulnerable, feeling you’re not alone.
Intuition: Sudden increase in intuition, like someone is telling you something.
Dread: Your stomach drops,a feeling of dread, tight throat, unexplained sadness.
Dizziness: Dizziness, nausea, motion sickness, you just feel queasy and wrong.
Become more Sensitive:
I don’t know if someone who isn’t naturally sensitive to spirits can become it, though they probably can, I wouldn’t know the methods. So here, I’m going to list ways of increasing already existing sensitivity.
Always Start by Grounding: Grounding is incredibly important. Everyone has their method. Mine is to walk barefoot in the earth or to just stand up and feel my feet. You can meditate, use crystals and so on. I’ll list more grounding methods later.
Meditate: Meditation is an effective way of becoming more receptive to subtle things around you. Everyone has their techniques, but I like doing Anapana before expanding into consciousness projection.
Just get yourself into a spiritual state: May it be through music, walking in the woods, cooking, anything that gets you spiritual, it’ll increase your sensitivity.
Herbal Infusion: Make a herbal tea that favours psychic powers. I’ll give recipes later.
Open your Third Eye: Everyone has their method, but the third eye is a very effective way of doing so.
Work with Crystals: I’ll give a list of crystals later.
Get Spirit’s Attention: Again, many methods that I will list later, but you can find your own.
Channel: Play a good game of Ouija, or do some automatic writing, maybe use your pendulum or any methods of channeling you use. It can get you going.
There are many other methods. Find your own!
Grounding:
Walk: Take a long walk in nature, barefooted preferably, and just feel the earth beneath your feet.
Trees: Hug trees, meditate under trees, just be around trees, imagine yourself rooting yourself in the earth. Can work with house plants, just dig your hands into the earth and feeling your energy going deep.
Dance: Dance around, stomp your feet, rock the world, just get in touch with your physical body.
Meditate: Meditate. Just concentrate in your breath, your body. Then, you can try and expand your consciousness, but instead of reach up, go down, into the earth.
Massage: Massage yourself or get someone to massage you. Nothing airy. A nice, deep massage. Rub your limbs and pat yourself down. You’re here, in your body.
Exercise: Do physical exercise. Yoga in particular (I don’t recommend Kundalini or westernised Yoga Pilates/etc, but actual Indian yoga. Something grounding like standing poses, especially Tadasana/Mountain Pose.) and Qi Gong
Animals: Spend time stroking your dog, cat, horse, earth animal (not birds, or aquatic animals)
Earth Spirit: Ask earth spirits, such as trolls, gnomes and others to help you be grounded.
Herbs:
Herbs for Psychic Awareness:
NOT ALL OF THESE ARE SAFE TO INGEST!!!!!
Taken from Scott Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Feel free to do your own research.
Astral Protection: Mugwort, Poplar, Dittany of Crete
Mental Powers (Strengthen): Caraway, Celery, Eyebright, Grape, Horehound, Lily of the Valley, Mace, Mustard, Periwinkle, Rosemary, Rue, Spearmint
Psychic Powers: Acacia, Althea, Bay, Bistort, Bladderwrack, Borage, Buchu, Celery, Cinnamon, Eyebright, Flax, Grass, Honeysuckle, Lemongrass, Mace, Marigold, Mastic, Mugwort, Peppermint, Rose, Rowan, Saffron, Star Anise, Thyme, Uva Ursa, Yarrow, Wormwood, Yerba Santa
Spirituality: African Violet, Aloes Wood, Gum Arabic, Cinnamon, Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood
Tea Recipes:
Meditation: 6 tsp English breakfast tea, 2 tsp Chamomile, 1 tsp Rose hips, 1 tsp Elder flower
Psychic 1: 6 tsp Rose petal, 4 tsp Thyme, 4 tsp Yarrow, 2 tsp Cinnamon, 2 tsp Clove
Psychic 2: 1 tsp mugwort, 1 tsp Lemon Balm, 1 tsp peppermint, 1 tsp yarrow, ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground clove,
There are other recipes, or make your own!
Crystals:
I am not listing them all since there are a lot. Feel free to do your own research.
Increase Psychic Awareness:
Azurite: It vibrates at the level of the third eye chakra, for clairvoyance, crown chakra, for heightened spiritual connections and throat chakra for psychic communication.
Angelite: Used to communicate with Angels and higher frequency. It helps open you up to new information and spiritual senses.
Amethyst: Opens higher chakras, helps strengthen psychic abilities, protects and good for meditation and dreams.
Bloodstone: This one is really known to strengthening psychic abilities of all kinds, especially clairvoyance. It also protects from lower frequencies.
Carnelian: This one helps heighten/develop intuition, clairvoyant and clairaudient gifts. Used to transfer living to the spirit realm and vice versa.
Fluorite: Offers psychic protection, from negative energies and psychic vampires. Helps strengthen intuition, psychic abilities, connection to spirits and spirit guides.
Herkimer Diamond: Especially known for having magical properties, the Herkimer Diamond helps with telepathy, connections to spirit guides, past life and enhancing psychic abilities.
Kyanite: Great stone to use in meditation, to aid lucid dreaming, astral projection, connecting to spirit guides and Intuition. (Do use with caution since it’s really strong)
Sapphire: Helps open communication lines with the spirit world, helps give clarity, open the third eye and enhance psychic visions. Also aids with out of body, telepathy, precognition and intuition.
Turquoise: Enhances clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities, strengthen psychic powers and balance chakras.
Quartz: Quartz is the most powerful stone for psychic abilities, and the most accessible. It enhances psychic vision, understanding messages from the spirit world, opening communication with it and balancing chakras.
Psychic Protection:
Labradorite: Good for protection against negative energies and very powerful psychic protection.
Tiger’s Eye: Also amazing to keep you safe from negativity, it helps mostly with more human bad energies. Still very good.
Black Tourmaline: Black tourmaline helps ground you and keeps you incredibly safe from negativity. Like a pillar. My personal choice.
Emerald: Emerald is incredibly powerful psychic tool and keeps you safe from negative energies.
Most of the crystals mentioned above are really good for protection too.
Most black stones are good for grounding/protection/Absorption of negative energies, such as: Apache tears, Black tourmaline, obsidians and more.
Finally, a disclaimer. I don’t know everything. I may have made some mistakes. Please take care of yourself when working with the subtle and please don’t force yourself into doing something that frightens you or that you don’t feel ready to do. If you are mentally unstable, first look into healing yourself before going into spirit communication, since spirits can trick you, just like humans.
Please take care, but don’t be afraid either since fear is food for spirits with lower vibrations.
Samhain Prayer to Ancestors
This is the night when the gateway between our world and the spirit world is thinnest. Tonight is a night to call out those who came before. Tonight I honor my ancestors. Spirits of my fathers and mothers, I call to you, and welcome you to join me for this night. You watch over me always, protecting and guiding me, and tonight I thank you. Your blood runs in my veins, your spirit is in my heart, your memories are in my soul.
[If you wish, you may want to recite your genealogy here. This can include both your blood family, and your spiritual one.]
With the gift of remembrance. I remember all of you. You are dead but never forgotten, and you live on within me, and within those who are yet to come.
Source: http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/samhainprayers/ss/Samhain-Prayers.htm
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Prayers for Suicidal Hellenic Polytheists
(I’m having a really bad suicidal day, so this is inspired by @aro–aphrodite)
May Zeus provide you the strength to live, and the safe refuge of his protection for when the urges become too much.
May Hera remind you in your darkest hours, the most important relationship is the one with yourself; and may she bless and strengthen the bond of that very union.
May Poseidon keep you safe in all voyages, including the journey that is life. May he prevent you from drowning in both your thoughts and the waters deep below.
May Demeter keep you warm and love you just like a mother. May she send forth gifts of a still soothed mind, and allow all your efforts in recovery to be fruitful.
May Athena, destroyer of Giants, slay the urges and intrusive thoughts too large to defeat on your own. May she protect you and bless you with the will to keep fighting.
May Apollon be by your side, whether it be during therapy or at your bedside in the ward. May he be a ray of light to give you a glimmer of hope.
May Artemis shield you, and provide you relief. May you never be thrown to the wolves, but rather have the courage to bear your teeth for your own defence.
May Ares cover your battle scars, and protect you from more. May he give you the courage of an entire army, and the support of one to. May you be reminded that you need not to win every battle to win the war.
May Aphrodite shower you with the love you deserve, including the love of yourself for yourself. May she remind and teach you that you are beautiful.
May Hephaistos provide you a creative outlet; a distraction to keep hands busy without a blade. May he teach you you can’t forge yourself without the flame, but you have been setting yourself on fire far too long.
May Hermes provide you a safe haven; be it a support group, or even just long drives in the rain to clear your head. May he hold your hand as you cross bridges, and let you find change on the ground after you do not jump.
May Dionysos put a smile on your face, and stand strong along side you, urging you to dance; he knows mental illness all to well. Dance away the demons, dance into relief.
May Haides, somber but not always impartial, lead you away from the incoming cars, and drop sweet nectar into your mouth. It is not yet your time.
May Persephone remind you that the greatest fall can lead you to the greatest heights. There is something honourable about walking out of rock bottom with your head held high, or walking on through like you own the place.
May Hestia keep you warm when your emotions are spent, leaving you numb and cold. May she bless you with a feeling of home whenever possible, and keep those hearth fires burning. And your own inner fire strong, as well.
The Gods demand Arête, your personal best. Arête is not being the most successful person in the world. Sometimes it is merely staying alive. And staying alive, well, that makes the Theoi very happy.
Meditate your ass off
What is meditation basically? Lots of people will tell you that meditation is supposed to calm your mind.
But what will really meditation do to you is that you’ll be able to CONTROL your mind. Or at least you’ll be better at it, which is something huge, believe me. And controlled mind is a big tool in magic work.
There are 3 basic types of meditation.
1. Just observe your mind. This is something that you can do when you have time. Sit on your couch, lie on your bed - whatever feels good for you - that’s the key. Close your eyes and just try to observe what’s your mind up to. The important thing is - don’t try to think. Just let your mind exist. It almost feels like falling asleep, actually. Once you try it you can feel how freeing that moment is.
2. Be aware. Yes, awareness of your body and later, of what is happening around you. For example, try to be aware of your breathing. Focus on how you breathe. Just feel how your nostrils feel the air coming in and out. Tap on your forehead with your finger and feel the spot. Be aware of the sensation. Focus on it like nothing else exist. Just the sensation you feel on your skin.
3. Focus on one thing and one thing only with your mind. As I always say, start with something easy like an orange. Orange is easy to imagine in your mind. Picture its structure. Picture its taste on your tongue. Picture how it feels when you touch it. Basically, put together a picture of everything you know about the orange and keep mind picturing it. Feel the orange for as long as possible. If you lose your concentration, it’s alright and you did nothing wrong - we’re humans, not robots. Just try again :)
Questions you may ask:
Q: What if I don’t have time for meditation? I’m busy with school and work!
A: Well, of course we live in a world that needs our presence. And number 2 and 3 can be done while you wait for the bus, while you’re stuck in traffic jam, and so on. Don’t lose hope, just because you’re busy :)
Q: Is it really necessary to meditate?
A: Nothing is necessary, it’s your choice. But the truth is, if you choose to meditate, you’ll be able to control your mind better and it’s not only helpful in magic work. It can help you if you have trouble sleeping and so on. Helps with anxiety, too, btw.
Q: How does meditation help control mind?
A: Number 1 can teach you:
- how to be aware of what’s going on in your mind on the level you can’t reach yet. Later, you can use this new entry to your mind and analyze your psyche better.
- how to not fall asleep when you try astral traveling before going to bed.
- lucid dreaming :)
Number 2 can teach you:
- how to be aware of what your body wants and needs even though it can’t speak.
- how to be aware of what is happening around you in a crowd - kind of good skill to have these days, sadly.
- how to feel if something paranormal is happening around you.
Number 3 can teach you:
- how to use your willpower as a tool for your magic work.
- power of good imagination raises IQ and plain common sense.
Remember that if something isn’t going well for the first time you try, it doesn’t mean it’ll be like this forever. Things can better with practice. So don’t worry. We were all lame shits when we started.
Enjoy :)
Ahem…
Sabbat: sah-biht
Esbat: es-baht
Yule: yOO-ull
Imbolc: Im-ulc (no B!)
Ostara: O-star-A
Beltane: bel-tAne (long A!)
Litha: lee-tha
Lughnasadh: loo-NA-sa (Lammas: lah-mus)
Mabon: may-bon
Samhain: SHA-vh-NAH (see this post)
I hope that helps anyone struggling to pronounce some of the weird Celtic words!
Thank you!!!