Journey to the Altar

black witch practicing my faith-craft--learning care & compassion for myself and others--inbox is OPEN-- ♡♤☆

[keysatthecrossroad]

Artwork by emperorofthemoon

Hekáte, blessed Goddess of the Crossroads,

Remove all those who would do me harm,

Those who drain my energy and my spirit,

With Your Torches burn away all ties that bind me to negativity.

Hekáte, Queen of Witches,

Send me those who offer love and support,

Fill my days with true companions,

With Your keys lock the gate on all that holds me back and let in only that which sets me free.

All hail Hekáte!

[xairnevado]

Cuando llegue al cielo, llegare listo para batallar, porque se que ni en el cielo existe la paz. El caos es la fuente de todo.

[keysatthecrossroad]

Hekáte of the Crossroads,

Lovely Goddess of the Gate,

Guide me with Your Torches as I navigate this new pathway,

Trivia, help me forge this new journey,

Perfect Mother of Witches,

Guard me with Your Hounds as I take these next steps in life.

Hail Hekáte! I devote myself to You!

[keysatthecrossroad]

Hekáte, Queen of Witches,

Mother of All, Keeper of the Cosmos,

I humbly thank You for always providing for my needs.

[stereotypicalwitch]

Witch Tip

Dont deny yourself the right to write curses. Down the line they may evolve into excellent healing and protection spells. It’s silly to deny the human and neutral aspects of magic. Sometimes great things come out of the worst of times.

[stormbornwitch]

And one day you might actually need that curse. Not because you can turn it into a healing or protection spell but because this curse was designed exactly for the situation you’ve found yourself in.

Curses have their place. They’re not pretty spells created in happy times. They’re the thing you turn to when nothing else has worked or when no other punishment fits the crime that was committed…

So write those curses. You may need them one day.

[keysatthecrossroad]

Hekáte, Goddess of Light and Dark,

Mother of the Cosmos and the Liminal,

Queen of Witches and all those devoted to Her,

Keep us close to the hem of Your cloak dear Goddess,

Set Your Hounds to watch over us,

May we never leave the warmth of Your Torches.

[samwisethewitch]

Do you work with Christian elements (saints, angels, Bible verses) in your magical practice? If so, do you identify as Christian?

I do not work with Christian elements or identify as Christian.

I do work with Christian elements, but I don't identify as Christian.

I do not work with Christian elements, but I do identify as Christian.

I identify as Christian and work with Christian elements in my practice.

I'm not sure how I identify/my relationship with Christianity is complicated

Voting ended onDec 2, 2023

I'd love if people reblogged and tagged this poll with their answer, their religious identity (if any), and the type of magic they practice! No judgement for any particular answer, just genuinely curious.

[blackmysticinfinite]

my relationship with Christianity is extremely complicated, and i hesitate to even identity with it. there is a narrow, specific context in which some of the elements resonate with me... and most of those elements are based more in Black church culture rather than in specific beliefs....

idk, it's hard to put into words.

[keysatthecrossroad]

Today on Thanksgiving I give thanks for the Great Goddess Hecate. She is my Sun, Moon, and Stars. She provides for my every need and keeps my three protected and happy. My love and devotion for my Mother knows no end.

Thank You, blessed Hecate! All hail, Hecate, Queen of Witches!

[thoughtstherapy]

[keysatthecrossroad]

Goddess Hecate, Maiden Mother Crone, on this eve of Your night I send You praise and devotion.

Thank You, Mother, for always providing what we need, please continue Your mercy.

Ave Hecate, so mote it be.

[wolfythewitch]

We lay here for years or for hours Your hand in my hand, so still and discreet So long, we'd become the flowers We'd feed well the land and worry the sheep

[keysatthecrossroad]

Tonight is the Night of Hecate, let all show Her devotion! Mother may I worship You more completely and devote myself more fervently to You. Goddess, accept my offering on Your night and hear my plea, You are Queen of All.

All Hail Hecate, Maiden, Mother, Crone!

So mote it be.

[liyahetman]

Very rare - black orchid or Cymbidium Kiwi Midnight.

[blackmysticinfinite]

the concepts of Balance, Resolution, and Inner Peace often resonate when they come (through) for me in a reading.

not that I immediately/inherently Feel those things, but those are definitely guiding values as I try to take Time Away from paperwork, appointments, chores, or otherwise trying to "prove I've earned the right" to take up space.

(listen, this is like my FatalFlaw okay?)

"once you are honest with yourself about the details of the dilemma[,] you will be better equipped to make that difficult decision[;] deliberate action will set you free."

^^^pondering the above quote from the Akamara Tarot Guidebook......

rather than applying this advice in the sense of a Big Choice, I'm thinking about how this translates when looking at it in the micro-context of listening to my body on an ongoing basis throughout the day...

like, for more than a decade my body really has been telling me to chill tf out. i can't run myself ragged, even if it's in pursuit of my passions like art and writing.

better said, I've already done that! like, I've held myself to impossible standards for all sorts of (misguided) reasons, always ignoring the aches and struggle and pain and warning signs my body was throwing at me. deliberately ignoring all that was BAD ACTUALLY!!! and i have reams of evidence to prove it.

so... what if i decided to be more honest with myself--especially when it comes to the fears that trigger me acting against my own well-being? what if i deliberately addressed the fact that i deserve to take up space? how would my life look if my actions echoed that belief?

[blackmysticinfinite]

pursue a lasting joy and satisfaction in your life over striving for mere achievement

[blackmysticinfinite]

the energy and intention flowing through my fingers, guided by Sounds of Blackness in my ears and the smell of cooking porkchops....

let's just say we extra Black up in here.

reaching out to my ancestors whose backs bore greater pain than what is stabbing through my shoulders. praying they allow space, grace, and strength for me:

speak sharply;

advise me freely.

bind your memories to my bones,

that I may remember, rejoice,

and be revived.

There Shall be A Way;

Ashé!

[blackmysticinfinite]

there's a specific joy i feel during my readings, especially with decks by Black and Brown creators. it blends with bittersweet uncertainty, because of my apparent lack of closeness with other Black and Brown peoole to share these moments with.

that closeness can be geographical, temporal, emotional, and a mixture. the appearance is magnified in my insecurity in Black spaces, fed by worries that I haven't been properly socialized into Black cukture in accordance with a (narrow) set of Acceptable Narratives.

all too often, i forget i have my own language of Blsckness; my own cosmology of understanding. however, when im brave enough to share that woth others, i am continually met with the reality that what i share resonates with others. it informs their interactions with others, it widens self-perceptions, it re-contextualizes privilege, progress, amd power; it highlights individual agency and areas for interdependence.

there'an an attractive ideal of curating one's hobbies and musings. generational tropes in humor and satire, in their various iterations, create standards to mimic or mock. but my existence and journey aren't content; i am not consumable or marketable. i am unfit for frames, too heavy to pin in place, to dark to highlight for attention.

i am scattered notes strewn across states, countries, moods, moments. i am unfinished theories sketched and outlined in the dreams of a magnum opus i never want to write because I'd rather live the lessons I learn. I am meek and fading canvases, softly collecting dust and carrying the testament of childhood dreams that never grew old enough to carry the weight of the world.....