✩DEAD BLOG✩

[fernthewhimsical]

I used this spread yesterday which I got from Liminal 11 (method under the cut) and it was pretty amazing!

I used it twice, once with a tweaked version which I used for deity. I had some issues within myself in how I saw them and how they presented against what the "common" view on them is. I took the first cards of the feminine, enby, and masculine aspect and finished with the last enby card, so a four card reading. Amazingly insightful and worked like a charm!

Then I did the full spread for myself and learned a lot. Very thorough and comprehensive. I absolutely recommend.

Method:

You can either chose one deck, or three decks for this spread. For one deck, shuffle the cards and split them into three piles. If you feel you have three decks that speak to different parts of your gender, listen to it and use those decks to represent your Feminine, Non-binary, and Masculine aspects.

Once you have your three card piles — Feminine on the left, Non-Binary in the middle and Masculine to the right — it’s time to draw, laying out three columns.

Feminine 1: what does femininity mean to you?

Feminine 2: how can you embrace your femininity?

Feminine 3: what blocks you from expressing your femininity?

Non-binary 1: what about you cannot be ascribed to any gender?

Non-binary 2: how can you play with, or experiment with gender?

Non-binary 3: in what form of expression do you feel most yourself?

Masculine 1: what is your relationship with masculinity?

Masculine 2: where do you find joy in the masculine?

Masculine 3: how can you overcome problems with masculinity?

You contain multitudes of gender aspects, so explore them! You might be surprised at what you find… And it may help to keep a record of your results, and try this spread again throughout the year to see how fluid your gender aspects can be. Sometimes your feminine energies will overpower your masculine, and other times you might find you can’t relate to either of the two traditional genders, but instead reside in the liminal space between.

[eclectic-witchling]

The Eight Sabbats and The Wheel of the Year: My Digital Grimoire Series

*these are my notes, please do not repost as your own!*

[herecomesthewitch]

Beltane Tarot Spread

1. Represents You

2. What in you still needs to grow?

3. How do I help myself grow?

4. What in you needs to be purged?

5. How do I purge myself of this?

6. General advice on your path ahead.

[heatherwitch]

Beltane Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized links for your Beltane needs! What is Beltane? [X] Beltane is celebrated between April 30th to May 1st (October 31st to November 1st in the S. Hemisphere) and is also called: May Day, Lá Bealtaine, and Beltaine!

The Basics:

Beltane correspondences

More Beltane correspondences!

Beltane tips / Beltane suggestions

Things to do on Beltane / Activities and ideas / Celebrate Beltane / How to celebrate

Beltane on a budget

Urban witch on Beltane

Beltane Crafts:

Beltane crafts

Beltane wreath

How to make a May basket

Beltane Recipes:

Beltane foods

Beltane strawberry lemon passion bars

Bealtaine recipe list

Beltane fae tea

Beltane cider

Beltane Spells:

Beltane eve fairy spell

Beltane dew ritual

Bealtaine pet protection prayer

Beltane manifestation spell

Invocation to spring

Self love bath sachet

Beltane spell jar

Beltane Tarot Spreads:

Beltane growth spread (3 card)

Beltane tarot spread (4 card)

The Beltane fire tarot spread (6 card)

Beltane tarot spread (6 card)

Spring tarot spread (16 card)

Other:

Beltane masterpost

The witch’s Beltane playlist

Last updated April of 2021, please inform me of broken links via askbox!

Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

[the-ethereal-serpent]

Pronunciation Of The Wiccan Holidays

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The names that are generally used to denote the Wiccan sabbats (as well as festivals of many pagan traditions) come from Gaelic (both Scots and Irish), Welsh, Norse, and Anglo-Saxon. There are variations of pronunciations for each one.

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Samhain (31 Oct)

Irish Gaelic for "summer's end." The standard Irish pronunciation is "sow-in" with the "ow" like in "cow." Other pronunciations that follow with the many Gaelic dialects include "sow-een" "shahvin" "sowin" (with "ow" like in "glow").

The Scots Gaelic spelling is "Samhuin" or "Samhuinn." There is no linguistic foundation for saying this word "samhane" the way it might look if it were English. When in doubt, just say "Hallows" or even "Hallowe'en."

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Yule (21 Dec)

Norse for "wheel." It's pretty much pronounced just like it looks, although if you want to make a stab at a Scandinavian sound, it'll be more like "yool" and less like "yewl." This is the winter solstice.

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Imbolg/Imbolc (1 Feb)

Irish Gaelic for "in the belly." Pronounce this one "IM-bullug" or "IM-bulk" with a guttural "k" on the end. Other names include Candlemas; Brighid (pronounced "breed"), who is the Irish goddess whose festival this is; and Oimelc (pronounced EE-mulk), which means "ewe's milk" in Scots Gaelic.

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Ostara (21 Mar)

Saxon name for a maiden goddess of spring, loosely connected to Astarte and Ishtar. This one's easy -- "o-STAHR-uh." Other names include Eostre (say "OHS-truh" or "EST-truh"). This is the spring equinox.

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Beltane/Bealtaine (30 April)

Irish Gaelic for either "fires of Bel" or "bright fires." If you want to try it in Gaelic, you can say "bee-YAWL-tinnuh" or "BELL-tinnuh." Unlike Samhain, this word can within the linguistic structure of its language of origin be pronounced like it looks -- "BELL-tane" -- without totally abandoning its original construction. Other names are Walpurgisnacht (vawl-PUR-gis-nahkt) and May Day.

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Litha (21 Jun)

Norse or Anglo-Saxon for "longest day." You can say this one just like it looks, or you can try for a Scandinavian sound and say "leetha" with the "th" more like a "t." This is the summer solstice.

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Lughnasadh/Lunasa or Lammas (1 Aug)

The first is Irish Gaelic for "festival of Lugh" (a major Irish deity); the second is Anglo-Saxon for "festival of the loaves" ("hlaf-mass"). Don't panic at that spelling; the second (which is modern Irish as opposed to old Irish) tells you all you need to know.

Say "LOO-nah-sah." (Some people maintain that the Scots dialect says it "LOO-nah-soo.") Lammas is just like it looks, "LAH-mus."

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Mabon (21 Sep)

This is believed to be a form of the Welsh word for "son." Therefore, it would probably be pronounced "MA-bon" with the "a" like in "mass." However, most Wiccans and pagans say "MAY-bon." This is the autumn equinox.

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Article Source : https://clubs.ncsu.edu/spm/FAQ/11pronounce.html

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[mybookofbitchcraft]

Hey! I'm interested on Necromancy but I'm not really sure how to get into it, do you have any advice?

Hi there! I apologize for putting off this ask, I wanted to link some posts and can’t do that via mobile. 

So honestly.. there’s just so much to it. And there’s so many other witches on tumblr I feel that have already answered this question so much more wonderfully than I could. 

So for very general links… Here is brattybruja’s post defining necromancy, and here is necromancermoon’s amazing post defining necromancy along with several sources. Another great post is this one of thebloodybones explaining necromancy, which also includes many other links!

From here I’ll just start listing!

☠️ Another resource list for necromancy.

☠️ Here is Yunan’s amazing death witch masterpost.

☠️ A massive and lovely masterpost by necromancyandme.

☠️ An ask about sensing spirits.

☠️ A nifty beginner necromancer routine.

☠️ Some essentials.

☠️ Offerings for the dead.

☠️ The necromancer’s altar. 

☠️ Is an entity contacting you?

☠️ Just some generally important rules for summoning you should hear.

☠️ Necromantic herbs of the dead.

Here’s some of my favorite blogs about death work/necromancy!

☠️ death-witch-envy

☠️ necromancermoons

☠️ thebloodybones

☠️ qedavathegrey

I hope this helps! I’m always around if you have any more questions!

[dailygrimoire-deactivated202109]

Ways to Connect to Your Tarot Deck

Think of it this way - you meet a new person and you know without any doubt that they will help you become a better person and will be by your side no matter what. You would, of course, have to get to know them on a deeper level, and so would they with you. The same is for tarot and oracle decks. Some call is connecting with your energy, others call it forming a relationship with the deck - whatever term you use, the idea is the same. Below you will find a list of common ways to connect with a new deck and explanations for each of them. This is not an extensive list, if you are searching for more ways to connect with a deck, you can ask yourself how you would connect with a new friend and form a bond as well, as the same principle still applies. 

Sleep or meditate with your deck: Sleeping with or meditating with another human would be quite intimate and bond forming, not to mention it benefits both people. The same applies to decks very heavily, in my opinion. In my personal experience with sleeping with and meditating with any deck, new or old, I have had the most vivid, realistic and healing and/or eye opening dreams while sleeping next to a deck. I have not quite figured it out in definite terms yet, but by using my best intuition and logical judgement, I believe this is the case for one or all of these reasons - reason #1 being that you are allowing the deck into your subconscious mind as you are in a trance or sleep-like state, reason #2 being that the deck is close to your energy while you have an empty mind, therefore making it easier for the energy of the deck to fuse with or send things through the energetic field to you, and reason #3 being the ideas that are on every card in the artwork are being awoken while your energy lays stagnant and calm, allowing them to take a manifested form in your thoughts and dreams. Since the majority of decks I have experience with have the ability to get into your subconscious (that’s a lot of the point of tarot), I think all of these theories could be true, and therefore love this method for how quick it forms a bond.

Keep your deck with you: This is the same theory as treating your deck like a new friend. To get to know someone new, you usually go places with them or have them around for a good amount of time. This allows both people to study each other’s quirks, expressions, routines, behaviors, emotions and everything else, forming a bond of understanding. If a brand new friend comes to you for advice, and you don’t know any of their behaviors, emotions or triggers, how can you give them sound and helpful advice? It would be very hard, and it’s hard for a lot of decks as well. You can put the cards, safely, in your purse or bag, in your car while you’re driving, on your desk while you’re working…. anywhere, as long as the cards won’t get bent or damaged and the deck is on or near you. 

Study the art and symbolism: Everybody will say this, and I know a lot of people hate this tip (at least I did for a long time). Every deck is different and has different artwork, meaning that while every deck and individual card is tied to the same ideas, the idea or outcome may differ in polarity than others. One deck’s Tower might mean a sudden breakthrough or transformation, while another deck’s Tower might have a massive destruction, downfall, the end of all things type of energy - the same idea, different intensities. I do not advise actually studying each individual card in a textbook manner, this will be very stressful for many and will no doubt cause a headache if you are doing it for an extended period. If you have the capacity to study every card in a day, I say that’s awesome and you should go for it. However, I found the easiest way to do this is to begin doing daily one, two, three or five card pulls, even if you aren’t asking a question, get come cards out - clear your mind, look at each card one by one and listen to your abrupt inner thoughts and what they tell you (write them down no matter how crazy they sound) Once you have an intuitive idea about the card, use your logical mind to assess the symbolisms and things going on in the card.

Cleanse, bless, consecrate: Cleansing is easy enough, there’s so many resources on how to cleanse. My favorite method of cleansing a deck is to first go through and briefly glance at each card, make sure they’re in order, fan them out and smoke cleanse. You can also rub your hands together until they’re warm and move them in a hovering motion above the cards. I have also drawn a sigil meaning ‘to cleanse negative and stagnant energy,’ placed the deck on top of the sigil, smoke cleansed, placed them in a natural salt, let the sit in the sun/moon light, near a flame or placed a candle (a glass candle) on top of the deck and let the magic to its thing. You can bless the deck by saying a prayer, song or anything that thanks/communicates with a divine force (gods, goddesses, nature, whatever you see as divine) for or over the deck, or even writing a blessing and keeping it near the deck. This step can be skipped if you don’t see anything as divine, or you can substitute the term ‘divine’ for your higher self, subconscious power if you wanted. This will also consecrate the deck if you ‘declare it as sacred’ in the process. 

The deck interview: This is the same as asking a new friend questions to get to know them. There are many deck interview spreads out there, but I say to ask questions that are respectful and that you would ask a new friend. This can also tie in with having your deck around you - you can have it sitting on your desk and ask a random question as if it were a person who was in the same room as you at the time, like a conversation, in a way. 

Daily readings: This would be a step to begin once you have began doing above mentioned things. As I mentioned, a friend cannot give a friend advice if they don’t know the other persons attitude. A daily reading can be as simple as asking the deck if it has any messages or advice for the day, writing down the answer and revisiting it that night to assess the accuracy and progress. This can advance to asking “how am I doing today,” getting an answer, and asking another question “what advice or energy will help me further my soul purpose today,” and placing the second card on top of the first, leaving them out and assessing the outcome once the day is done. 

Here is a sample deck interview spread that I have always found helpful - remember that you can pull clarification cards or, “this answer in regards to what?” cards for more information. 

[this-possum-cries]

[yourwitchmama]

Tarot Meanings: The Cups Suit

Ace of Cups

Upright: New beginnings, new relationships, new romance, love, happiness, joy, conception, fertility, pregnancy, celebrations, socializing Reversed: Sadness, pain, unrequited love, blocked or repressed emotions, infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy issues, breakups, bad news, cancelled celebrations or social events

Two of Cups

Upright: Partnership, unity, love, compatibility, happy couples, potential soulmates, relationships, harmony, balance, equality, attraction, connection, proposals, engagements, marriage, mutual respect Reversed: Disharmony, disconnection, imbalance, inequality, incompatibility, unhappy couples, arguments, breakups, separation, divorce, ending partnerships, losing friendships, abuse, dominance, bullying  

Three of Cups

Upright: Reunions, celebrations, parties, socializing, gatherings, indulgence, festivals, festivities, gatherings, happiness, wedding, engagement party, graduation, baby shower, happy times Reversed: Over indulgence, gossiping, bitchiness, lack of social life, lack of friends, cancelled celebrations, broken engagements, cancelled weddings, miscarriage, termination, cheating, affairs 

Four of Cups

Upright: Regret, refusing offers, missed opportunities, stagnation, apathy, disillusion, focusing on the negative, self-absorption, depression, boredom, nostalgia, remorse, yearning, frustration, weariness, meditation, daydreaming, fantasizing Reversed: Seizing opportunities, letting go of regret, end of stagnation, motivation, enthusiasm, being proactive, interest, focus, self-awareness, focusing on the positive, gratitude, zest for life, re energized

Five of Cups

Upright: Sadness, loss, grief, despair, abandonment, guilt, remorse, regret, trauma, bereavement, mourning, heartbreak, unwelcome change, emotional instability, focusing on loss, focusing on negative emotions, isolation, loneliness, emotional baggage, divorce, separation, anger, disappointment Reversed: Moving forward/ moving on, accepting help, healing, forgiveness, re-joining the world, releasing emotions, letting go of grief, letting go of regret or guilt, letting go of sorrow, overcoming despair, releasing emotional baggage, acceptance

Six of Cups

Upright: Children, childhood memories, past influences, yearning, homesickness, nostalgia, reunions, playfulness, youthfulness, innocence, creativity, kindness, goodwill, simplicity, childishness, immaturity, sharing, gifts, charity, family, support, protection, childhood issues, childhood abuse Reversed: Letting go of the past, focusing on the future, maturity, growing up, leaving home, independence,  rose-tinted view of the past, boredom, lack of creativity, stagnation, being stuck in the past, resolving childhood issues, childhood abuse, stolen innocence, completing therapy

Seven of Cups

Upright: Lots of options, choices, multiple possibilities, opportunities, picking and choosing, decisions, procrastination, dreaming, fantasy, illusion, wishful thinking, imagination, hallucinations, meditation Reversed: Reality, clarity, sobriety, poor choices, lack of choice, opportunities or options, lack of spiritual growth, feeling trapped, avoiding issues,  decisiveness, reality check,  missed opportunities, focusing on the superficial/materialistic

Eight of Cups

Upright: Abandonment, abandoning plans, walking away, letting go, travelling, escapism, reaching limit, self-analysis, self-discovery, introspection, looking deeper, withdrawal, disappointment, looking for the truth, loneliness, leaving a bad situation, emotional strength, courage, fatigue, weariness Reversed: Fear of moving on, stagnation, monotony, accepting your lot, lack of self-awareness, lack of emotional maturity, staying in a bad situation, faking happiness, low self-esteem, lack of self-worth, clinginess, fear of commitment, fear of abandonment

Nine of Cups

Upright: Wishes coming true, realizing dreams, happiness, cheerfulness, joy, positivity, optimism, satisfaction, success, abundance, prosperity, achievements, rewards, confidence, high self-esteem, triumph, celebrating, entertaining, fame, acclaim, recognition, pleasure, sex, sensuality, pampering Reversed: Shattered dreams, nightmares, unhappiness, devastation, misery,  negativity, pessimism, disappointment, lack of success/accomplishment, disadvantage, underachieving, unrewarding, low self esteem, addictions, eating disorders, self hatred, arrogance, immaturity

Ten of Cups

Upright: Happiness, family,  happy families, reunions, homecomings, family gatherings, marriage, long term relationships, stability, security, harmony, abundance, domestic bliss, happy ever after, caring, children, fun, play, creativity, soulmates, fate, destiny, good luck, blessings,  well being, fulfillment Reversed: Unhappy home/family life, dysfunctional family, broken home, lack of security/stability, divorce, separation, conflict, disharmony, lack of teamwork, rocky relationships, keeping up appearances, non traditional families, not wanting marriage/children, infertility, miscarriage, social services, losing your home, homesickness, isolation, foster families, family secrets, neglect, abuse​

Page of Cups

Upright: Child, inner child, youthfulness, idealism, sensitivity, dreamer, inner voice, spirituality, psychic, messages, good news, naivety, crush, admirer, becoming emotionally mature, romantic proposals, engagements, pregnancies, marriages, births, romance, artistic, kindness, loyalty, beauty, fashion, style   Reversed: Childhood issues, sexual abuse, bad news, broken dreams, cancelled social events/engagements/ proposals, bad news, obsession, envy, jealousy, vindictiveness, emotional vulnerability/ immaturity/wounds, becoming sexually active, promiscuity, seduction, ignoring inner voice or inner child, being obsessed with image, attention seeking, childishness

Knight of Cups

Upright: Romantic proposals, offers, invitations, taking action, following your heart, chivalry, gentlemanly behavior, being swept off your feet, charm, attraction, dating, affection, warmth, gentle, caring, sensitive, artistic, creative, imaginative, psychic, graceful, tactful, diplomatic, peace loving, negotiator  Reversed: Unrequited love, heartbreaker, manipulator, one night stand, cheating, deception,  disappointment, revoked offers or proposals, bad news, procrastination, obsession, trouble-making, tantrums, moodiness, turmoil, lack of diplomacy, avoiding confrontation, jumping to conclusions, creative or intuitive blocks

Queen of Cups

Upright: Mature emotional female, security, femininity, loving, warmth, sensitivity, kindness, happiness, intuition, romance, loyal, faithful, shy, easily wounded, pretty, beauty, daydreamer, psychic, empath, creative artistic, inspirational, healer, listener, counsellor, caring, supportive, good mother Reversed: Emotional immaturity, insecurity, lack of trust, lacking direction,  weak, giving too much, overly-sensitive, needy, shallow, frivolous, silly, self-centered, disorganized, depressed, sulky, smothering, bitter, vengeful, manipulative, spiteful, disloyal, unfaithful,  blocked intuition, stifled creativity

King of Cups

Upright: Mature compassionate male, calm, caring, friendly, sympathetic, wise, tolerant, diplomatic, balanced, affectionate, romantic, charming, devoted, family orientated, generous, easy going, married man, good husband/partner/father, loyal, faithful, spiritual guide, counsellor, Reversed: Emotionally immature male, overly emotional, overwhelmed, anxious, uncaring, unkind, gullible, depressed, cold, repressed, withdrawn, moody, unbalanced, controlling, rape, violence, deviance, manipulation, affair with married man, cheater, conman, blocked creativity, ruthlessness

[hexeandharmony]

🌲✨❄️Yule❄️✨🌲

❄️✨❄️✨❄️✨❄️✨❄️✨❄️✨❄️✨❄️✨

❄️Also known as the Winter Solstice, Yule is the celebration of the abundance of light✨

❄️It takes place on the shortest day and longest night of the year and even though the darkness has taken over the sky from this point onwards we are aware that the days will once again become lighter☀️ Yule is celebrated for a number of days around this time🌲

❄️Things to do for Yule:

Re-Decorate your altar or sacred space 🕯

Bake cakes, bread and pies🥧🧁

Have a feast 🍷🥘

Decorate your house with seasonal items such as pine cones, holly and mistletoe🌿

Decorate a Yule tree 🌲

Clearing and cleaning out your home, and then cleansing it ready for the new year✨

Exchanging gifts with friends and loved ones 🎁

❄️✨Stay safe and have a wonderful Yule everyone✨❄️

[localdumbasswitch]

🌲🪵🌲blessed yule!🌲🪵🌲

(and a blessed litha for my southern hem. folks!)☘️

[this-possum-cries]

[the-decaying-witch]

God rest ye merry pagan folk, let nothing you dismay.

Remember that the sun returns, upon this solstice day!

The growing dark is ended now, and spring is on its way.

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy!

O, tidings of comfort and joy!

The winter's worst still lies ahead, fierce tempest, snow and rain!

Beneath the blanket on the ground, the spark of life remains!

The sun's warm rays caress the seeds, to raise life's songs again!

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy!

O, tidings of comfort and joy!

Within the blessed apple lies, the promise of the queen

For from this pentacle shall rise, the orchards fresh and green.

The earth shall blossom once again, the air be sweet and clean!

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy!

O, tidings of comfort and joy!

(Source: angelfire.com)

[roaringlions]

Powerful spell ingredients that are specifically NOT herbs, oils or crystals

Because magick works best when there are actual real memories and strong emotions tied to the items.

to attract love in life/increase your or someone else’s happiness:

- your (their) most favourite candy - a colorful ribbon from a gift wrapping - some kid’s love confession letter you found in a library book

to speed up things:

- burnt matches - a watch stem - bus/train tickets - a few torn off sheets from a daily/weekly calendar

to slow down things:

- a snail shell - a queue ticket - a pull-tab from canned food - a few drops of formalin - dried fruits

to protect/threaten:

- tin soldiers - old bullets - cat nails (naturally shed, obviously. inspect your cat’s scratch post) - dead wasps - insect cocoons - glass bottle caps (you know, these sharp metal ones)

to banish:

- a few drops of sanitizer - absorbent coal - a rejection letter - a one-way ticket (away from your location)

to curse:

- a traffic/parking ticket - bones from cooked fish that you almost choked on - your own tears, brought by sincere rage/misery - flowers from a thrown-away bouquet - the most obnoxious ad/spam mail you’ve ever received - a test paper, marked F and mercilessly corrected by a sadistic teacher Use your senses, your emotions, your own memories and your imagination: what does this item make you feel, what did it possibly make its owner feel? You can add to the list whatever feels right to you. Remember that emotions and memories connected to the item are always a powerful magick fuel, especially in spellwork.Note: some of these things are obviously region-specific. For example, living in a place that once was the war epicentre, it’s a common thing for me to stumble across old rusty bullets while taking a walk in a suburban forest. It may be different for you, but that only means you have certain things which are only unique to your place.

[witchyosiris]

Crystals for Zodiac Signs

[losstinspace]

thought i’d share some playlists for the sabbats, find them especially useful when i happen to be busy on those days and can’t do much else.

[lavender-lala]

Feel free to try this spread I came up with!

Yule is right around the corner~