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Norse pagan devote of Freyja and Loki and exclusivo devote of one deity of helenico panteon: Hypnos My pronouns are he/him and she/her I'm from sudamérica DNI: TERFS, SWERFS, FASCIST, TRANSPHOBES, F*LKISH, STAY FUCKING AWAY FROM HERE,

[onetrackminded]

here are some genuinely useful tips and hacks for spellcraft:

- great value's organic spices come in little glass containers that are perfect for spell jars

- instead of making a messy salt line everywhere, dissolve a bunch of salt into some warm water and use a paintbrush to paint salty water everywhere you'd like a boundary

- spiritually cleanse the insides of your spell jars and witch bottles before using them by putting an incense stick inside and letting them fill with smoke (i use frankincense)

- to burn loose herbs without a charcoal disc, put them in a metal strainer and set over a candle flame (supervised!)

- repurpose items that have bad memories attached to them by performing a cleansing ritual of the items and banishing the memories' presence

- for buried/inaccessible workings, create a small "charging remote" spiritually connected to your other workings that you can charge up the entire thing from

- if you can't stay focused and grounded for the entire duration of a working, listen to a song that has the same vibe as what you're going for and sing along to it while you craft

[crabussy]

I don't understand how cis people obsessed with gender norms think trans people are the weird ones. they're going around believing that your name has to correlate to your genitals. your fashion has to correlate to your genitals. your behaviours have to correlate to your genitals. your hobbies have to correlate to your genitals. who you date has to correlate to your genitals. whether you can put sparkles on your eyelids or not has to correlate to your genitals. and then people like me go "hmm. I might not do that. maybe I'll just do what feels fun and okay instead" and they LOSE their MINDS

[strombolicious]

[teathattast]

reblog to do this w your mutuals

[pleaseseemeibeg]

how it feels to be aware of your paranoias btw

[brigitte-poetry]

I wish more pagans would stop acting like deities are fossils who have remained completely unchanged by time since the day they were first worshiped. If we can acknowledge how much societies and values changed from ancient times up to the present, then we should also acknowledge that the gods can and have changed too. Hell, the gods even changed along with their cultures back in antiquity! Whenever someone talks about an offering, practice or interpretation being "too modern" I just get so annoyed because it's operating on the mindset that the gods can never change, should never change and have never changed, which just isn't true.

[papyrussuggestions-archive]

DON'T ASK YOURSELF "AM I A GOOD PERSON?" ASK YOURSELF "IS WHAT I AM DOING GOOD?" OR EVEN! "WHAT'S A GOOD THING I CAN DO RIGHT NOW?"

DON'T WORRY ABOUT JUDGING AND SORTING YOURSELF! JUST MAKE YOUR BEST CHOICES!!

[rxttingcorpse]

[lamignonette]

[peachdoxie]

There's a bunch of adhd advice out there that's like "people with adhd tend to work better under deadlines due to the anxiety so here are ways to artificially induce a stress response in order to get you to get work done" and it's like well what if I don't want to be stressed out all the time in order to function

[electrictopaper]

this gold shouldn't stay in the comments

[starryizsleepy]

You pull up to the transmasc meetup and it looks like this

[jellogram]

It's interesting to think about the intersection of these two facts:

Films reflect the time period in which they were made.

Our most popular films right now are all reboots, sequels, and reused IPs.

On one hand, you could make the case that our generation is being deprived of its place on cultural timeline, because (as far as the mainstream goes) all we're being given is rehashed ideas from other time periods. Seems rather boring to analyze.

But on the other hand, I think future film historians will find that this era is culturally fascinating. Not because of the "nostalgia bait" itself, but because it represents the emergence of independent cinema and streaming.

When TV was invented, people could watch filmed media at home. You no longer had to go to a theatre just to watch cartoons or comedies.

So the studios responded with a wave of epics in the 1950s. They said "Okay, you can get Dick Van Dyke at home, but you can't get Ben-Hur." Television couldn't compete with the budget, big name stars, or visual tech that film studios could offer. They were financially incentivized to blow your socks off with visuals and big name stars.

But with the emergence of streaming and independent film, that's no longer the case. A-listers are happy to take TV roles, and TV offers Hollywood-level visuals. You don't need to mess with the theatre system at all. It's easier than ever to make good-looking movies and share them with the masses with no major studio backing.

So what's the one thing that studios still have going for them? What's the one thing that Disney can give you that an independent filmmaker can't? Yoda. The Little Mermaid. Iron Man. Fucking brands. That's all they have, so that's all they sell.

We aren't being sold reboot after reboot because it's what the people want to see, or because our current culture is somehow more boring and lifeless than ever before. It's because it's the last stranglehold that these soulless studios have over the industry. They will shove your own childhood down your throat because their domination over previous generations is the one thing they have left to sell to this one.

[breelandwalker]

Speaking from an industry standpoint, there's also the fact that studios and publishers and backers of creative work in general are too lazy to do the marketing for new product anymore.

They want anyone coming to them with a project to have a pre-established following on social media with an existing catalog of work, high visibility, high engagement, and for all intents and purposes, a ready-made fanbase. It used to be that creatives with talent and a good pitch could at least have a hope of being put into a pre-existing marketing slot for genres or popular tropes. But now? If you haven't built up a million-follower social media platform that's constantly active and a five-figure crowdfund nest egg or some kind of legacy or angel investor behind you, don't ever bother applying.

And so they just keep remaking and recycling the same material over and over in the hopes of appealing to existing fanbases, even if those efforts keep failing abysmally (looking at you, live action Disney films), because that is LESS of a financial risk than taking a chance on something fresh and new.

So yeah. Nostalgia merchants who can't be arsed to understand or interact with current creatives if it's not on old industry terms. You're not wrong.

[the-big-mood]

[wizardshark]

How do I explain Plato's allegory of the cave to my cat?

[sexshopshenanigans]

gato’s allegory of the fishtank

[twunkish-cleric]

It is interesting that in some myths the term "virgin goddess" sometimes just refers to a goddess who is unmarried or independent, instead of solely meaning that she's celibate. A good example of this is the Norse goddess Gefjun, who is referred to as a virgin but also has four sons by an unnamed giant. I would also argue that Artemis might fall under this category, because in the myth of Callisto, Zeus transforms into Artemis to seduce one of her hunters, which suggests that it wasn't unheard of for Artemis to have sex with her hunters (at least the women). Whenever you're reading a myth, it's important to keep in mind how differently language may have been used during the time when it was written, and this is a good example of that!

As a pagan I think it's important to note this because it can help you understand the gods, particularly if they happen to act differently towards you than you might expect

[maureen2musings]

Flying squirrel, Hokkaido, Japan

kazyida

[brigitte-poetry]

PCP: Which Legendary & Mythical Pokemon canonically count as deities

Pop Culture Paganism is a hell of a drug cause it’s got me researching which legendary and mythical Pokemon canonically count as gods

I made this as a part of my personal spiritual practice, but I think it might benefit some other people too (plus I put a lot of effort into this lol), so I figured that I'd share it here. Also, obviously Pop Culture Pagans can worship any Pokemon they want, I just wanted to outline which would technically count as Pop Culture Deities instead of just Pop Culture Entities.

Also, I did most of the legendaries and mythicals, but not all of them. I left some of the more recent legendary and mythical Pokemon out because I honestly got a little tired. And, if you disagree with any of this, please be nice about it, this took a lot of research and I acknowledge that I probably got a couple wrong

Official Major Deities

🙏 Arceus - Literally the Pokemon God, created the world (Normal, Gen 4)

🙏 Giratina - Basically Pokemon Satan, represents antimatter and darkness, was banished for its violence and lives in the Distortion World (Ghost/Dragon, Gen 4)

🙏 Dialga - Canonically helped Arceus create the universe, a god of time (Steel/Dragon, Gen 4)

🙏 Palkia - Canonically helped Arceus create the universe, a god of space (Water/Dragon, Gen 4)

🙏 Kyogre - Ancient Pokemon who created(?) and expanded the oceans (Water, Gen 3)

🙏 Groudon - Ancient Pokemon who created(?) and expanded dry land (Ground, Ground/Fire in Primal Form, Gen 3)

🙏 Rayquaza - Ancient Pokemon who may rule over the sky(?), and saves the Pokemon world from a Meteor in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Delta Episode, but is mostly charged with stopping Kyogre and Groudon from fighting (Dragon/Flying, Gen 3)

🙏 Lugia - Considered a guardian of the sea with powers over the weather and the ocean, also commands other deity-like Pokemon like the Kanto Legendary Birds, so I think it counts as a main deity (Psychic/Flying, Gen 2)

🙏 Ho-Oh - A guardian of the sky with the power to promise eternal happiness and resurrect the dead, so this is definitely a deity (Fire/Flying, Gen 2)

🙏 Celebi - A forest guardian who brings vegetation to life and foretells good futures, and is also capable of time travel and healing (Psychic/Grass, Gen 2)

🙏 Jirachi - A mythical Pokemon who slumbers for a thousand years, is associated with a celestial body like the Millenium Comet and grants wishes (Steel/Psychic, Gen 3)

🙏 Xerneas - A Pokemon who can share eternal life and represents life energy itself, hibernating in the form of a tree (Fairy, Gen 6)

🙏 Yveltal - A Pokemon who represents death and destruction, hibernates in a cocoon before awakening to absorb the life force of all living things (Dark/Flying, Gen 6)

🙏 Zygarde - A Pokemon who guards ecosystems and maintains the balance between life and death (Dragon/Ground, Gen 6)

🙏 Solgaleo - A Pokemon who embodies the sun and is considered a guardian deity, was canonically worshiped by ancient Alolans (Psychic/Steel, Gen 7)

🙏 Lunala - A Pokemon who embodies the moon and is considered a guardian deity, was canonically worshiped by ancient Alolans (Psychic/Ghost, Gen 7)

🙏 Reshiram - Represents the concept of Yang and Truth, appears to be an actual deity figure within Unova (Dragon/Fire, Gen 5)

🙏 Zekrom - Represents the concept of Yin and Ideals, appears to be an actual deity figure within Unova (Dragon/Electric, Gen 5)

🙏 Kyurem - Represents the concept of Wuji, or void and emptiness, and appears to be a more feared deity figure than its other counterparts (Dragon/Ice, Gen 5)

🙏 Tornadus - A canonically deific Pokemon who represents the winds and storms, was worshiped in the ancient Hisui region, including in their Therian form (Flying, Gen 5)

🙏 Thundurus - A canonically deific Pokemon who represents lightning and storms, was worshiped in the ancient Hisui region, including in their Therian form (Electric/Flying, Gen 5)

🙏 Landorus - A canonically deific Pokemon who represents agriculture and fertility, was worshiped in the ancient Hisui region, including in their Therian form (Ground/Flying, Gen 5)

🙏 Eternatus - While it is much more feared than revered, this Pokemon is a sort of eldritch deity who caused the Darkest Day in the Galar region and seems to be responsible for the Dynamax phenomenon, so I think that alone warrants deity status (Poison/Dragon, Gen 8)

Minor Deities

📿 Azelf - Canonically stated to have given humans willpower and determination (Psychic, Gen 4)

📿 Mesprit - Canonically stated to have given humans emotions (Psychic, Gen 4)

📿 Uxie - Canonically stated to have given humans the necessary intelligence to improve their lives (Psychic, Gen 4)

📿 Articuno - Considered a deity of ice and maybe winter, associated with Lugia and Ho-Oh, so I think it’s technically a minor deity (Ice/Flying, Psychic/Flying in Galarian form, Gen 1)

📿 Moltres - Considered a deity of fire and maybe summer, associated with Lugia and Ho-Oh, so I think it’s technically a minor deity (Fire/Flying, Dark/Flying in Galarian form, Gen 1)

📿 Zapdos - Considered a deity of electricity and lightning, and maybe transitional seasons like spring/autumn, associated with Lugia and Ho-Oh, so I think it’s technically a minor deity (Electric/Flying, Fighting/Flying in Galarian form, Gen 1)

📿 Raikou - A guardian Pokemon who embodies the element of lightning, resurrected by Ho-Oh (Electric, Gen 2)

📿 Entei - A guardian Pokemon who embodies the element of fire, resurrected by Ho-Oh (Fire, Gen 2)

📿 Suicune - A guardian Pokemon who embodies the elements of water and wind, resurrected by Ho-Oh (Water, Gen 2)

📿 Regigigas - An ancient divine craftsman who created the other Regi- Pokemon and dragged the continents into their current positions, which definitely sounds like deity behavior (Normal, Gen 4)

📿 Cresselia - As a Pokemon associated with the moon who can grant good dreams, I would personally count it as a minor deity (Psychic, Gen 4)

📿 Darkrai - As a Pokemon associated with the dark/new moon who brings nightmares and bad dreams, I would personally count it as a minor deity (Dark, Gen 4)

📿 Shaymin - A guardian Pokemon who can restore polluted land back to health and serves as both a herald of spring and a psychopomp, was particularly honored in Hisui (Grass in land form, Grass/Flying in sky form, Gen 4)

📿 Victini - A Pokemon who embodies victory, and whose power is often sought out by humans (Psychic/Fire, Gen 5)

📿 Cosmog (and Cosmoem) - A Pokemon closely associated with the cosmos and celestial bodies, and was canonically worshiped by ancient Alolans, evolves into either Solgaleo or Lunala (Psychic, Gen 7)

📿 Tapu Koko - A canonical guardian deity of Melemele island in the Alola Region (Electric/Fairy, Gen 7)

📿 Tapu Lele - A canonical guardian deity of Akala island in the Alola Region (Psychic/Fairy, Gen 7)

📿 Tapu Bulu - A canonical guardian deity of Ula’ula island in the Alola Region (Grass/Fairy, Gen 7)

📿 Tapu Fini - A canonical guardian deity of Poni island in the Alola Region (Water/Fairy, Gen 7)

Semi-Divine Entities

⛩️ Mew - Canonically the ancestor of all Pokemon, but it’s more in an ‘Adam and Eve’ way than being a god, so it’s really only semi-divine (Psychic, Gen 1)

⛩️ Hoopa - An incredibly powerful Pokemon, especially in its true Unbound Form, that is capable of opening portals and wormholes at will, though it does not appear to serve as a guardian or deity (Psychic/Ghost in Hoopa confined form, Psychic/Dark in Hoopa unbound form, Gen 6)

Worshiped, but not divine in nature

🕯️ Regice - Created by Regigigas and canonically worshiped by ancient humans, but I don’t think it’s actually a deity (Ice, Gen 3)

🕯️ Regirock - Created by Regigigas and canonically worshiped by ancient humans, but I don’t think it’s actually a deity (Rock, Gen 3)

🕯️ Registeel - Created by Regigigas and canonically worshiped by ancient humans, but I don’t think it’s actually a deity (Steel, Gen 3)

🕯️Latias - A guardian Pokemon who is worshiped with a festival in the Pokemon anime, but I don’t think it counts as a deity (Dragon/Psychic, Gen 3)

🕯️ Latios - A guardian Pokemon who is worshiped with a festival in the Pokemon anime, but I don’t think it counts as a deity (Dragon/Psychic, Gen 3)

🕯️ Zacian - Honored and revered as an ancient hero that guards the Galar region, but doesn’t appear to be divine in nature (Fairy in ‘Hero of Many Battles’ form, Fairy/Steel in ‘Crowned Sword’ form, Gen 8)

🕯️ Zamazenta - Honored and revered as an ancient hero that guards the Galar region, but doesn’t appear to be divine in nature (Fighting in ‘Hero of Many Battles’ form, Fighting/Steel in ‘Crowned Shield’ form, Gen 8)

🕯️ Manaphy - A revered mythical Pokemon who can bond with any Pokemon and is considered a guardian of the cold seas, but I don’t think it’s reached deity status (Water, Gen 4)

🕯️ Cobalion - While it is a revered and somewhat feared Pokemon, as a member of the Swords of Justice, I don’t think it’s actually a deity (Steel/Fighting, Gen 5)

🕯️ Terrakion - While it is a revered and somewhat feared Pokemon, as a member of the Swords of Justice, I don’t think it’s actually a deity (Rock/Fighting, Gen 5)

🕯️ Virizion - While it is a revered and somewhat feared Pokemon, as a member of the Swords of Justice, I don’t think it’s actually a deity (Grass/Fighting, Gen 5)

🕯️ Volcanion - Does seem to be worshipped in the Kalos region, but doesn’t seem to be divine in nature (Fire/Water, Gen 6)

Powerful, but not divine

💪 Mewtwo - Has incredibly powerful nearly god-like abilities, but is just a man-made clone of Mew and isn’t actually divine in nature (Psychic, Psychic/Fighting in Mega Mewtwo X form, Gen 1)

💪 Heatran - It’s a powerful Pokemon who dwells in volcanic caves, but I don’t think it’s actually divine (Fire/Steel, Gen 4)

💪 Deoxys - A powerful mythical Pokemon from outer space, but not divine in origin (Psychic, Gen 3)

💪 Diancie - A powerful mythical Pokemon and mutation of a Carbink, but not divine in origin (Rock/Fairy, Gen 5)

💪 Meloetta - While it could be worshiped as a music deity, Meloetta does not appear to be worshiped or of divine origin in canon (Normal/Psychic in aria form, Normal/Fighting in pirouette form, Gen 5)

💪 Phione - While its counterpart Manaphy is a little more revered, Phione doesn’t seem to quite reach the same level so I wouldn’t consider it divine or worshiped (Water, Gen 4)

💪 Keldeo - While it is sometimes considered a member of the Swords of Justice, Keldeo doesn’t seem to be worshiped in the same way or as powerful (Water/Fighting, Gen 5)

💪 Type: Null (and Silvally) - This was a synthetically created Pokemon so, despite being very powerful, it’s not divine in nature (Normal, Gen 7)

💪 Genesect - While an admittedly ancient and powerful mythical Pokemon, Genesect doesn't seem to be worshiped or divine in any obvious way (Bug/Steel, Gen 5)

💪 Marshadow - Despite being a very powerful and mysterious Pokemon, Marshadow is not worshiped or divine in the same way that the Tapu Pokemon are (Fighting/Ghost, Gen 7)

💪 Magearna - It’s a very revered Pokemon, but was artificially created by humans around 500 years ago and isn’t divine in nature (Steel/Fairy, Gen 7)

[breelandwalker]

How to Write Your Own Spells

There are lots of ways to create spells, from planning everything to the minutest detail ahead of time to absolutely flying by the seat of your pants in the moment. If you'd like to write your own spells, either for use in your craft or as a creative exercise, here are some suggested steps that I use in my own practice:

1) Determine the intent or goal of your spell. Decide, first and foremost, what you want the spell to do. Refine your goal if necessary and try not to be too nebulous. Your intent tells the spell what it's meant to do. A more focused goal may increase the chances of success.

2) Determine how you want the spell to manifest. Decide how the spell should work and what the result should look like. This is a good time to build in a sign of success, especially for spells that may not work in an obvious or visible way.

3) Determine what or whom the spell will affect. If the spell is to have a target, be it a person or a place or an animal or an object, decide what that should be and how they or it will be represented in the casting.

4) Determine how long the spell is meant to work. If your spell is timebound or has a deadline, decide what that will be. If the spell is meant to work long-term, you may want to check in and refresh it from time to time. (Not every spell will be timebound. Many spells will simply expire when they have fulfilled their purpose or if they are blocked or circumstances are not favorable.)

5) Determine the timing of the spell, if applicable. Not everyone uses celestial or astrological timing for their spells, but if you do, look into the prevailing conditions and decide on an advantageous time for your casting. (Please note that magical timing can only enhance your spell and casting something on the "wrong" day will not necessarily cause it to fail.)

6) Determine what methods and materials you want to use to cast the spell. Decide how you're going to go about performing the casting, whether you're doing a ritual or making a charm or just using energy. If you're going to need a ritual space or physical components, plan that out and make sure it fits with what you want to do.

7) Determine the words, if any, which will empower the spell. If you want to include a prayer or a petition or a song or an incantation with your spell, decide what that should be. This is not strictly necessary and the words need not be spoken aloud. (Rhyming incantations are not required, but if you prefer them that way, you can certainly do so.)

8) Prepare the materials for casting the spell. Get all your necessaries together ahead of time. Make sure you have everything you need, that tools and components are in good and useable condition, prepare your workspace, and make sure everything is within easy reach so you don't have to stop and search for things in the middle of your casting. (And for goodness sake, if you're working with open flame, observe fire safety and tie your hair and sleeves back.)

9) Finalize details and perform the casting. When you're ready to begin, try to eliminate as many possibilities for distraction or interruption as possible. Go over your spell and components one more time, then proceed with casting the spell.

10) Record the particulars for future reference and to determine how well the spell worked. Make a record of the spell, including your goal, how it should manifest, the words and components used, the date of the casting, the casting method and procedure, and how the casting went. If there are any additional details or observations that seem important, include those as well. This will serve as a useful learning tool in the future and will allow you to check your work if the results make themselves known.

It's useful to write spells from time to time if the inspiration strikes you, in order to better understand how they fit together and how they work. Plus it's a fun and creative journaling exercise and recording the spells you cast a great way to measure your progress later on.

For additional tips on writing your own spells and helpful tricks for using timing and available materials to your advantage, check out my podcast, Hex Positive, Eps. 006-007, "Come In For A Spell, pt 1 & 2."

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Happy Witching! 🔮✨

[thewitchspen]

5 Ways to Do Witchcraft With a Sewing Kit

You don't need fancy tools to practice the craft, hell you don't actually need anything at all to make magick happen. But if you're anything like me, sometimes you just need to do something with your hands to feel like you're doing anything at all. That's why I keep an emergency sewing kit in my bag, even though I can't sew for shit lol. How I use it:

1. Thread

I’ve never found a spell I haven’t been able to do with just a single piece of thread.

Every color serving its purpose, corresponding to various aspects of our lives; green for money, red for love and desire, yellow for friendship, blue for communication, purple for magic, brown for grounding, etc.

And if you’re limited to the barest of basics? That’s okay too. Black or white will do in a pinch.

Black for anything that I want to protect, banish, stop, or relate to Hekate’s domain as my patron deity.

White for healing, or anything I want to draw into myself.

Just cut your piece of thread and focus on your intent while tying your knots to solidify your will. If you’re familiar with numerology and how it relates to what you’re trying to do, feel free to apply that knowledge. Or just tie them until you feel confident it is done. Personally, I'm fond of sets of 3.

2. Scissors

Aside from their practical use, can be consecrated and used to sever the ties of old habits, cut toxic people from your life, or set you free from anything holding you back from being who you want or having the life you want to live. If the thread is symbolic of fate, the power to change that fate can be found in a pair of scissors.

3. Buttons

These can be enchanted to be anything you need, from protective shields to good luck charms. They can act as amulets you can sew into your clothing, or carry like worry stones to remind you of your goal or power.

Alternatively, they can be eyes for poppets, or wards to place in your home; inconspicuous little guards to keep your space and energy clear of negative influence.

4. Safety Pins

Not too different from buttons in that they’re another convenient, inconspicuous way to carry a protective amulet.

Worried about losing your magical button?

Don’t know how to, or even want to sew something into a garment?

Enchant your safety pin and secure it in place for as long as you need it with you. Take it off at the end of the day. You can even recharge it for the next time you need it.

I also love using them as little nets to trap negativity before it can touch me, similar to your traditional evil eye amulets, though a bit more accessible.

5. Sewing Needles

Just as versatile as the other tools, if not more so. You can use them to inscribe your intent into candles. You can use them as protective wards by placing them, crossed, into your curtains, or under your doormat at the entrance of your home.

Enchant them with your intent before using them in mundane ways too; like for comfort and safety before using one to repair a hole in your child’s favorite stuffed animal.

Like everything when it comes to witchcraft; the possibilities are only as limited as your imagination.