from dust, to dust again

he/him, mid 20s.

[stagkingswife]

Pursuant to last night’s thoughts on proof…. I don’t think people realize how much of my practice I keep quiet about because I don’t want to deal with how unprovable it is by it’s very nature. I don’t want to deal with how other people react to my reports of spirit work and Otherworldly travel. I don’t want to deal with people’s disbelief, or their discomfort because my practice is out of the norm and unfamiliar.

It’s no body’s business but my own, and so it stays that way. I experience the proof first hand, I don’t need to perform it for anyone else.

[stagkingswife]

A rare hot take from me - If you have to algospeak about a topic like death or sex, or around words like blood or menstruation, you have no business making those topics a focal point of your practice. I don't really interact with occult or spiritual communities outside of Tumblr, but I've seen folks here and on other platforms say things like "s*x magic is the most powerful magic I've ever done" or "I've started doing bl00d magic."

So much of my practice centers around death, dying, and caring for the spirits of the dead. I can't imagine not using the actual words and instead using "d3ad" or "🎲-ing". If a topic is important, powerful, vast, etc. enough to be a central tenant of your spiritual or magical practice then it deserves to be spoken with the real words.

I don't care what platform you're on. Do not comply in advance.

[crazycatsiren]

If you truly want to decolonize your witchcraft practice, then you really ought to start believing witches of color when we speak out about our experiences of being harassed, bullied, and discriminated against by white witches.

[muttsandmustelidae]

From the Nashville Zoo’s fb page! Here’s the petition, please please please take a moment to add your name (even if you’re not from Nashville!). If you are from Tennessee, contact your representatives and make it clear that the people do not want this data center. This is an AZA accredited zoo which is home to several species of critically endangered animals, we NEED to protect it. Make your voice heard!

[muttsandmustelidae]

Because people will pay attention to cute animals, here are some of the critically endangered/endangered species housed at the Nashville Zoo!

The Amur Leopard and Clouded Leopard (which recently celebrated its 50th cub born at the zoo!)

The Sumatran Tiger

The Red Ruffed Lemur and Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Cotton-Top Tamarin and White-Cheeked Gibbon

The Colobus Monkey and De Brazza’s Monkey

And the Mexican Spider Monkey!

Look at them!!!! Look at them and fight like hell to save them!!!!

[ominous-signs]

There are 405,749 verified signatures on that petition as of reblogging this June 14th, let’s see how much more it can go up

[towalkmyownpath]

i love the smell of petrichor as much as the next witch, but one thing i also really really love about rain and especially late spring/early summer thunderstorms is how verdant everything looks just before and after. as though every plant's color intensity is turned up to 11. just. a+ lighting mechanic i love the earth.

[blackthornwren]

Excuse me, but some of us got into witchcraft because we wanted to set shit on fire.

[carbon-heart]

Set on fire and drown in the river, the duality of witchkind 💅

[breelandwalker]

The Web of Light - A Community Ritual

In late January of 2025, I joined a group of witches online to conduct a ritual for the protection and healing of our communities and for hope to sustain us though the weeks and months to come. Many wonderfully talented people contributed to this working, and I was honored to present an invocation of Brighid and to lead the portion of the ritual where we created the Web of Light.

With the permission of the rest of the circle from that evening, I want to share my portion of the ritual with all of you. (I'm not looking for notes or feedback - this was purpose-built and it exists as it was written.) The more strands in the web, the more lights in the dark, the more love and energy we can give this spell and others like it, the better.

If you feel comfortable doing so, I'd like to invite anyone who is willing to help to join in this working, either by yourself or with your circle. You can do the full blessing, invocation, and casting if you feel comfortable doing so, or just the casting alone. Feel free to invite any helpful spirits, ancestors, deities (especially fire-related), and so forth that you work with to lend their aid.

All you need for this spell is a quiet place to sit and a candle. (Live flame or LED, either is fine, and if you can't find either one, a flashlight will do.)

Perform whatever opening steps you usually do to begin a ritual (preparing the space, casting a circle, grounding and centering, etc) and when you're ready, begin.

WEB OF LIGHT

Suggested Music for the warmup:

"Brighid's Flame" and/or "Brighid" by Kellianna "Imbolc" by Lisa Thiel

[BLESSING]

Into this sacred space, I call the light of creation, the light of inspiration, the light of healing, the light of the forge, the light of the hearthfire, the light of hope, which neither wanes nor falters, but burns bright and perpetual within and around us all. Bless those who are gathered here and may the spirits, deities, ancestors, and powers almighty that we invoke here strengthen our resolve, shield us from harm, and guide us in our workings, as we gather to do what is RIGHT, not what is easy.

[INVOCATION]

With the consent of those assembled, I invoke the name of Brighid and invite her presence in this place. Holy Lady of Cill Dara (pron. Kill Dahrah), protector of hearth and home, teacher, poet, healer, forgemaiden, flamekeeper, living link between the old ways and the new, be with us and lend us your aid.

Brigid of brightness, I bid thee welcome, Brigid of blessing, come thou in. Brigid of strength, I bid thee welcome, This night and every night, this day and every day.

Brigid of the threshold, come thou in, Brigid of the hearthfire, take your ease, Brigid of the cook-pot, sup with us, Brigid of all comforts, live in our hearts.

Ancestors all, I embody your legacy, Ancestors all, I ask for your blessing, Ancestors all, I offer Brigid’s flame To light the needfires of deep memory.

Brigid of the timeless flame, bless your [children]: Those who keep the circle bright, Those whose faith has never failed, Those who keep your name ablaze.

Brigid, lend your righteous sword To those who work for justice, To those who speak the truth, To those who seek a better world.

In the name of Brigid, who empowers the oppressed, In the name of Brigid, who released the enslaved, In the name of Brigid, who lifts up the downtrodden, May all our people be honored and free.

[Casting]

Tonight, we come together with courage. Tonight, we come together with hope. Tonight, we come together in common purpose, to turn our combined strength to save what can be saved, to shield what can be shielded, to heal what can be healed, to burn away what must be cleansed, and to keep the darkness of despair and hatred at bay.

Tonight, each of us is a point of light. We are the tenders of the hearth. We are the bearers of the flame which lights the way. We are the workers at the forge. We are the spark before the fire, the dancing light upon the snow, the seekers of snowdrops, the keepers of the healer’s tent, the knowers of the promise of spring.

For even as summer fades into fall, and fall into winter, so the cold and dark must one day yield to warmth and renewal. Even the longest night must end and we will see the sun rise again.

(Light your candle.)

Hold the light within you. Warm, bright, everlasting, a fire which burns bright but does not consume or diminish. This is a fire which shields the helpless, which offers illumination to the lost, which gives hope to those in sorrow. Each of us alone is but a candle, but together, we are a conflagration. 

Picture the array of us, spread out across the sleeping world, a scattering of earthbound stars twinkling in the night. Physically, we are apart, but in our hearts and in our magic, we are all a part of each other and of this world. We are the weavers and keepers of this spell, a web that spans mighty distances and connects us all. We are the beacons which will hold the darkness at bay.

Let the light of your magic spread out from you like the lines of a spider’s web, like the roots of a tree, like the paths of a river, like the crackle of lightning. Picture it spreading across the distances between us, each strand connecting one working to another, and another, and another, strengthening with each bond, growing until the space is covered. Each of us holds a line and weaves a portion of the web, and we are blessed to know that none of us walks alone. 

Like the roots of the trees, like the mycelium of the mushrooms, this web of light is not visible to all. Those that seek to harm, to disrupt, to oppress, and diminish, let them be blind, let them be powerless, let them find nothing. We give them NOTHING. But those who have need of us, those who need healing or shelter or knowledge or hope, we give them eyes to see. And those that see, let them light beacons of their own, until the night is bright as day and the sun comes up again.

(Extinguish your candle. If you ever feel that you need strength or hope or the time feels right to further empower the spell, light it up again.)

Suggested Music for the cooldown:

“Star Maps” by S.J. Tucker "Wonders" by S.J. Tucker

(If you choose to share this ritual elsewhere, please credit me. Thanks!)

[breelandwalker]

Lucky Day Powder

Intent: To cause good luck and high probability of success to follow one for a single day.

Ingredients:

Orange Peel

Cinnamon

Fenugreek

Ginger

Irish Moss

Lemon Peel

Materials:

Mortar & Pestle (or spice grinder)

Funnel

Mesh Strainer

Collection Dish

Container

Note: Powdered versions of most herbs are available online. I recommend Wellcat Herbs and Starwest Botanicals for the best quality products. Also, if you can get your hands on a good spice grinder, you can make your own powder from dried herb products.

Grind each ingredient separately to produce fine powder. Sieve the material through the mesh strainer into the collection dish; this removes the larger unground pieces and gives you cleaner powdered herb. (Pro-Tip: Putting a funnel under the mesh strainer reduces lost material and makes collection much easier.)

Combine the component powders in the collection dish, mix well, and bottle immediately. For volume, go heavier on the less expensive or more easily available materials like Cinnamon, Ginger, and powdered fruit peels. Otherwise, use more or less even amounts.

Put a pinch in your shoes before going out on any day that you need a boost of good fortune, or chance to sway in your favor. Also useful for spellwork related to finding or keeping employment and obtaining wealth. Add to incenses and charms designed to bring luck. Combine in a jar with sesame seeds for long-term household use.

For more recipes to fill out your potion kit, you can check out Pestlework: A Book of Magical Powders & Oils. (Available on Amazon and in my shop!)

If you’re enjoying my content, please feel free to drop a little something in the tip jar or check out my published works on Amazon or in the Willow Wings Witch Shop. You may also enjoy my show, Hex Positive - available wherever fine podcasts are heard. 😊

[witch-hot-takes]

I'm really disappointed by the argument exchange that goes like:

>there's a lot of misogyny in how people rebuff fortune telling/magic online

>nuh uh actually you're the misogynistic one for saying fortune telling has any connection to women

Because the second person isn't even engaging with the argument that is made. The argument isn't not liking magic = misogyny, but it sure is a convenient strawman people like to use to shut out the problem of misogyny entirely. It's just willful ignorance to not see how women are taking the brunt of anti-magic hysteria online. EA Koetting isn't getting rape and death threats in his inbox for his craft, but the snarky post du jour calling people silly for magic is a lint trap accumulating about a billion different reblogs whipping their favorite strawmen—and oh, look at that, all women. All the soyjaks of astrologers and crystal hoarders—all women.

cryptotheism gets to make an entire career off of hehe is magic real, who knows~? But the girl asking your sign at a party—not even an exaggeration, people use this exact scenario as a preamble to their rants—invites such a level of derision.

A fatwa against all people who post that dumbass Ursula Guin quote about a cult of women's knowledge. Engage with the actual argument instead of doing the misogynistic 101 playbook of 'buhbuh look! A woman who vaguely agrees with me!!!! Now back to calling you a hysterical bitch.'

^^

agree

partially agree

disagree

what the fuck

neutral

other (reblog/reply)

Voting ended onJun 1

(EA Koetting is a greased up piece of shit and that's all I got to say about this take. Please note that my opinions do not reflect the general stance of the blog 😂 -K)

[sleepnowmychild]

Flowers that bloom at night for offerings to night/sleep/moon/darkness related deities:

Moonflower

Night Phlox

Night Blooming Jasmine

Evening Promise

Queen of the Night Cactus

Angels Trumpet

Casa Blanca Lily

[breelandwalker]

Simple Spell - Full Moon Wish Jar

Intent: To harness the power of the lunar cycle for the manifestation and fulfillment of wishes.

Materials:

Small Jar with tight-fitting lid

Chime candle & fire source

Oil for sealing

Herbs and Items representing your wish

Ideal Timing: Waxing or Full Moon

Find a clear space to work. Make sure it’s free of fire hazards. If possible, try to work near a window through which you can see the moon. (If you don’t have one, that’s all right too, since you’ll be setting the jar out for the moonlight when finished.) Light your candle, focus your intentions, and get to work.

Select herbs and trinkets which fit inside the jar to represent your wish. For example, if your wish is for money or prosperity, you might include coins or small craft gems. If your wish is for health, you might include vitamin pills or a charm representing medicine. Check your books for herbs or crystals that correspond to your wish as well. This is your wish - make the spell your own. The contents of the jar can be whatever you want.

Use the materials that resonate best with you, but remember that your focused intention is the most important component of all. If desired, you can write your wish on a dried leaf or a piece of paper to give the spell a clear direction to work in.

Some common plants associated with wish-making include:

Bamboo

Bay Leaf

Blue Violet

Dandelion Seeds

Dogwood Petals

Nutmeg

Peppermint

Sage Leaf (any color)

Sunflower Petals or Seeds

Once your jar is complete, drip three drops of wax from the candle into the jar and circle the mouth of the jar three times with the oil to seal the charm. Then cap the jar and seal it with wax. Leave your thumbprint in wax on top of the lid. Place the jar somewhere that it will be touched by the light of the full moon and leave it overnight.

The jar should work for about a month, or slightly longer if you’re working with a supermoon. When the next full moon rolls around, you can recharge the jar by leaving it out overnight again, or make a new jar with a new wish.

Recipe suggestions under the cut. (And if you like this spell, you'll love my books!)

Happy Witching! 🌕💜

Health, Wealth, & Happiness

Lavender

Rosemary

Rice

Bay Leaf

Juniper Berries

Apple Wood Chip or Apple Seeds

Seal with Breath

Protection

Rosemary

Basil

Sea Salt or Table Salt

Holly Leaf

Juniper Berries

Seal with Sage or Dragon's Blood Oil

Healing

Basil

Echinacea

Horehound

Lavender

Hyssop

Seal with Basil Oil

Luck & Success

Clover Blossom

Galangal Root

Rosemary

Sassafras

Allspice Berries

Seal with Amber Oil

Money-Draw

Rice

Allspice

Orange Peel

Juniper Berries

Rosemary

Seal with Orange Oil

Love

Rose Petals

Apple Wood Chip

Lavender

Basil

Cherry Blossoms or Cherry Stones

Seal with Rose Oil

Jinx Remover

Sea Salt or Table Salt

Coffee Grounds

Rosemary

Sage (any type)

Black Peppercorns

Seal with Vinegar

[breelandwalker]

You can also get my handmade Moon Spell Jars in the shop!

Willow Wings Witch Shop

Books, spell kits, and homemade charms and accoutrements for your witchcraft practice. Owned and operated by Bree NicGarran, author of Grove

[space-queen]

when to reach out to the planets

the moon - for matters dealing with emotional stress; for dreamwork; peace, protection, and manifestation.

the sun - for matters dealing with leadership, courage, and admiration; pride and arrogance.

mercury - for matters dealing with technology, communication, and business dealings as well as mental clarity and strength.

venus - for matters of love, both for yourself and for others; for companionship and creativity; for beauty and glamours.

mars - for matters involving passion and aggression; as a catalyst, for swift motion and courage; winning battles.

jupiter - for legal matters and luck; abundance and wealth; expansion; for matters involving thunderstorms.

saturn - for justice and creating boundaries; assistance in career matters; protection and binding; restriction and responsibility; death magic.

neptune - for matters dealing with illusions and distortion of perception; dreamwork and divination; psychic abilities and sea magic.

uranus - for matters dealing with intelligence and higher learning; revolution and rebellion; technology; for generalized weather magic.

pluto - for matters dealing with change, transformation, and metamorphosis; secrets and the unknown; death and rebirth; death magic.

© 2025 space-queen

[thespellweavingspirit]

Rainbow Water???

Okay, so I realized something today. I always see posts detailing the various correspondences of different types of water. Moon water, sun water, eclipse water, rain water, storm water, snow water, even *dew* water. Water from a lake, a river, an ocean, a stream, a brook. Even water collected from mist.

But y'all know what I haven’t seen?

Rainbow water.

So hold on to your seats yall because I’m about to take ya on a ride.

Rainbow water is something I use quite often in my craft. Why? Because it’s got so many uses! I use it for:

LBGTQ+ spells

Spells for positivity

Spells for luck

Spells for change

Spells for perserverance

Spells for hope

Spells for connection (I call them “bridge spells”)

Spells for happiness

Spells for creativity/imagination

Honestly, I have no idea why I haven’t seen rainbow water being mentioned before. It can’t be because it’s too difficult to collect because, y'all,

You can make your own rainbows. You don’t have to wait for one to show up in the sky.

Observe:

That right there is a bona fide rainbow that i created with nothing but a hose on the mist option and natural sunlight. Get yourself a pretty (or ugly) bottle with a wide mouth and you can very easily make your own rainbow water!

“But wait, Eiolrin, what if I don’t have a hose?”

Nothing to fear. I’ve got your back. You can also collect rainbow water by:

Shine a light through a prismatic crystal, then placing a bottle of regular water in the rainbow that’s created. Just like making sun/moon water! You don’t need to put it in the rainbow for more than maybe 1-5 minutes.

Get a plastic spray bottle that mists and spray the mist into natural sunlight until you find a rainbow. Hold bottle against the rainbow and *keep misting*.

Hell, you know what? Who needs an *actual* rainbow?

Draw a rainbow. Print out a picture of a picture of a rainbow. This rainbow is in my grimoire in the form of a magic circle (enchantment circle) and i’ve imbued it with the energy of a rainbow. I use this to make rainbow water sometimes.

So go forth and conquer, my lovelies! Be the witch/mage/occultist that uses rainbow water! Spread this around and make sure this is something that becomes a thing because in my opinion, rainbow water is just too useful to be ignored as a valid component in spells and other things.

As a bonus, here’s my rainbow water!

[vitterdotter]

I don't think anyone understands how religious I feel about rain

[space-queen]

days of the week [quick reference]

updated 4.26.26

[correspondences for the outer planets by yours truly]

sunday

sun ☉

colors - gold, white, yellow, ruby red

crystals/minerals - amber, ametrine, calcite, carnelian, chrysoprase, citrine, diamond, goldstone, heliotrope, peridot [chrysolite], ruby, sunstone, tangerine aura, tiger's eye, topaz, yellow (lemon) aura

metal - gold

plants - acacia, angelica, ash, balsam, bergamot, birch, buttercup, calamus, calendula, cedar, celandine, centaury, chamomile, cinnamon, citronella, eyebright, frankincense, galangal, gentian, ginger, heliotrope, hibiscus, hops, hyacinth, juniper, laurel, lovage, mandarin, marigold, mistletoe, oak, orange, orris root, palm, peony, pine, poinciana, poppy, rosemary, rue, saffron, st. john’s wort, sunflower, walnut

attributes - self-confidence, self-awareness, success, leadership, health, employment, pride, self-centeredness, ambition, money, optimism, potency, courage, generosity, nobility, expansion, creation 

monday 

moon ☽

colors - silver, white, blue 

crystals/minerals -  amethyst, angelite, aquamarine, celestite, clear quartz, labradorite, milky quartz, moonstone, pearl, morganite, opal, selenite

metal - silver

plants - acanthus, adder’s tongue, agave, alder, almond, aloe, banana, blue hibiscus, broccoli, cabbage, camphor, clary sage, coconut, cucumber, datura, evening primrose, grape, hazel, honeydew melon, honeysuckle, hydrangea, iris, jasmine, jojoba, juniper, kale, lavender, lemon, lotus, mangrove, mallow, moonwort, morning glory, mugwort, mushroom, myrtle, orris root, papaya, peace lily, peach, pear, potato, pumpkin, sandalwood, strawberry, sweet pea, thyme, tomato, turmeric, violet, water lily, watercress, watermelon, white rose, wild lettuce, wild pear, willow, witch hazel, ylang ylang

attributes - peace, dreams, emotions, illusions, glamours, psychic abilities, insight, wisdom, manifestation

tuesday 

mars ♂

colors - red, orange, rust

crystals/minerals - bloodstone, diamond, garnet, lavastone, lodestone, moldavite, red jasper, red agate, rhodochrosite, rubellite, ruby, sardonyx

metals - iron, steel

plants - acacia, allspice, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, calamus, cardamom, carrot, cassava, cayenne, chili pepper, chives, cinnamon, coriander, cranberry, cumin, dragonfruit, dragon’s blood, garlic, ginger, hawthorne, hellebore, hickory, horseradish, hyacinth, leek, laurel, mango, mustard, nettle, onion, patchouli, pennyroyal, pepper, radish, red pepper, rue, thistle, tobacco, tomatillo, turmeric, wolfsbane

attributes - power, lust, force, passion, will, courage, physical strength, war, energy, action, independence, practicality, protection

pluto ♇

colors - black, burgundy, magenta

crystals/minerals - garnet, hematite, herkimer diamond, kunzite, obsidian, onyx, schorl (black tourmaline), smoky quartz, snowflake obsidian, spinel

metals - plutonium, chromium, carbon steel

plants - acacia, anise, asparagus, barley, basil, belladonna, black cohosh, black walnut, blueberry, blue cohosh, buckwheat, burdock, chives, chrysanthemum, columbine, coneflower, corn, cypress, damiana, dogwood, dragon’s blood, ergot, eucalyptus, fern, fig, fly agaric, foxglove, galangal root, garlic, guarana, hops, kava kava, larkspur, leek, mandrake, mullein, mushroom, nettle, oats, onion, pansy, parsley, passion flower, patchouli, periwinkle, pomegranate, potato, psilocybin, redwood, rye, saw palmetto, silverweed, skullcap, spinach, turnip, valerian, vinca, wheat, wormwood, yohimbe, yucca

attributes - power, destruction, death, the underworld, astral travel, realms, transformation, metamorphosis, regeneration, unveiling, mystery, change, crisis, manipulation, beginnings and endings, sexual energy, the occult

wednesday 

mercury ☿

colors - blue, yellow, purple, orange, grey, green

crystals/minerals - alexandrite, amazonite, aventurine, blue lace agate, citrine, emerald, fire agate, fluorite, malachite, mottled jasper, opal, porphyrite, topaz

metals - quicksilver, zinc, tin

plants - almond, beet, bladderwrack, blueberry, caraway, carrot, cassia, celery, cinquefoil, clover, dill, endive, eucalyptus, fennel, fenugreek, feverfew, fumitory, gotu kola, hazel, heather, jasmine, juniper berry, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, licorice, lily, lime, mace, mandrake, marjoram, mastic, narcissus, parsley, peppermint, pomegranate, rosemary, sandalwood, spearmint, sweet pea, valerian, wintergreen, wolfberry (goji berry), wormwood

attributes - communication, learning, memory, comprehension, intellect, agility, good fortune, gratitude, gain, exchanges, trade, reason, duality, education, travel 

uranus ♅

colors - blue, grey, green

crystals/minerals - amazonite, aquamarine, aventurine, blue topaz, diamond, labradorite, opalite, quartz, tanzanite

metals - radium, uranium

plants - banana, beet, blueberry, bryony, calamus, carrot, cedar, chamomile, cinnamon, clove, coffee, eucalyptus, fennel, ginger, gingko, guarana, hemp, kava kava, lavender, lime, mango, nutmeg, orange blossom, pansy, parsley, parsnip, pokeweed, sage, skullcap, solomon’s seal, spinach, true unicorn root, valerian, violet, wintergreen

attributes - changes, progression, revolution, independence, freedom, rebellion, radicalism, disruption, metaphysics, higher consciousness, technology, astrophysics, electricity

thursday 

jupiter ♃

colors - blue, purple, yellow, gold, dark green

crystals/minerals - amethyst, aventurine, azurite, beryl, canary diamond, green jasper, kyanite, lapis lazuli, lepidolite, yellow apatite, yellow jasper, yellow sapphire

metals - tin

plants - agrimony, alfalfa, alkanet, anise, asparagus, balsam, basil, bayberry, bell pepper, betony, bergamot, blessed thistle, borage, carnation, catnip, cedar, chamomile, cinquefoil, clove, clover, copal, corn, crampbark, endive, eyebright, fig, fir, fumitory, garlic, grapefruit, henbane, honeysuckle, hops, hyssop, lavender, lemon verbena, lily, jove's beard, juniper berry, mace, maple, mastic, mint, nutmeg, oak, poplar, raspberry, rhubarb, saffron, sage, sandalwood, shamrock, spikenard, st. john’s wort, stevia, tomato, tulip, turnip, violet

attributes - abundance, expansion, gain, riches, prosperity, wealth, success, luck, self-confidence, investment, gatherings, favors, ambition, mercy, humanity, publicity, legal matters

friday 

venus ♀

colors - pink, green, aqua, peach, gold

crystals/minerals - angelite, beryl, celestite, coral, emerald, jade, malachite, peridot [chrysolite], rhodonite, rose quartz, sodalite, turquoise

metal - copper, brass

plants - adam and eve root, amber, apple, apricot, asparagus, avocado, banana, beans, bergamot, cashew, cherry, clover, coriander, corn, daffodil, daisy, damiana, elderberry, fig, geranium, goldenrod, hibiscus, lady’s mantle, larkspur, lavender, lemon verbena, lilac, musk, myrtle, passion flower, passionfruit, peach, pear, pennyroyal, peppermint, plantain, plum, pomegranate, primrose, raspberry, rose, sandalwood, spearmint, strawberry, sycamore, tansy, thyme, vanilla, venus fly trap, violet, yarrow, ylang ylang

attributes - cooperation, unity, agreements, originality, creativity, beauty, love, companionship, fertility, joy, romance, peace, sexuality

neptune ♆

colors - blue, grey, aqua, lavender

crystals/minerals - amethyst, angelite, aquamarine, blue topaz, calcite, celestite, coral, fluorite, green jasper, jade, labradorite, lapis lazuli, larimar, opal, sapphire, turquoise

metals - neptunium, platinum, silver

plants - ash, cantaloupe, celery, cucumber, datura, endive, fern, hemp, honeydew melon, honeysuckle, jasmine, lemon balm, lavender, lettuce, lilac, lobelia, lotus, melon, morning glory, moss, mugwort, myrrh, nutmeg, orange blossom, passionflower, peach, pear, pine, poppy, psilocybin, rhubarb, seaweed, skullcap, strawberry, valerian, water lily, watercress, watermelon, wild lettuce, willow, wisteria, zucchini

attributes - mysticism, psychic abilities, imagination, illusion, distortion, chaos, divination, inner vision, perception, sacrifice, inspiration, emotions, dreams, transcendence, deception, confusion

saturday 

saturn ♄

colors - black, grey, dark blue, dark purple

crystals/minerals - black diamond, chalcedony, garnet, halite, hematite, lodestone, jet, onyx, obsidian, sapphire, schorl (black tourmaline)

metal - lead, pewter

plants - amaranth, apple, arnica, asafoetida, ash, asparagus, beet, black bean, black cherry, black poppy seed, blackgum, bluebell, comfrey, cypress, daffodil, datura, dogwood, elm, foxglove, garlic, grape, grapefruit, hellebore, hemlock, hemp, henbane, holly, horsetail, lettuce, mandrake, mullein, mushroom, myrrh, nettle, night-blooming jasmine, nightshade, oak, pansy, parsley, patchouli, petunia, poppy, pumpkin, rosemary, rue, skullcap, snowdrop, spinach, spruce, thyme, tobacco, tomato, valerian, vetiver, willow, winter rose, wintergreen, witch hazel, wolfsbane (aconite, monkshood), yew

attributes - safety, protection, intellect, life lessons, loss, past lives, law, justice, sincerity, restraint, discipline, responsibility, caution, time, order/chaos, manifestation

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[ganglesblog]

Hey, everyone. Transfem system here who has just been completely disowned.

My mom just told me people like me shouldn't be allowed to exist, that she "doesn't even have a daughter" and implied I should kms. In addition, she stole $1,000 from my savings account, blocked me, and there's very little I can do without money asap.

Please, please god donate to my Ko-Fi. I'm also a YouTuber, video editor and writer, I may open commissions soon for like any of those things.

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Here's the pertinent messages below the cut, again please god please donate I just want financial independence and to be free from the immediate stress of this

[ganglesblog]

Hey, my Navy Federal account is frozen, I'm trying to resolve it but I think it's because of my sex work, maybe someone who wasn't super satisfied reported me. Either way I am extremely desperate to pay some bills off today, donating to my Ko-Fi will still get to me since I changed my PayPal to use a different bank. Please help if you can, I know I've already gotten a lot. Thank you.

[ganglesblog]

MY bills are all 4 days overdue... I won't have access to the money needed to pay them until the 29th at which point they'll be reported as negative credit or worse, so please help if you can. I have a bill due for $150.68 and a payment plan that totals $222.69, I doubt anyone will be able to fully pay those for me during this intermediary time but any amount helps ._.

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Someone was VERY generous and I can't possibly express enough how grateful I am, I got sent enough to cover 1/2 bills! Now I just need $210 to cover the final one...!!!

Please donate anything you can, I really didn't expect this level of help and I'm almost out of this micro rut... Thank you SO much, and another incredible thank you to the person who sent me doordash credit since they couldn't send anything else, that still helped :)

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[theoryofmagick]

Witchery and Mental Illness

This is something I’ve meant to write about for a while! Full disclosure: I have PTSD and additional anxiety on top, and formerly had major depressive disorder brought on by the PTSD (and other incidents), though I am happy to say that’s one area I’ve worked on a lot. At first, I was a little worried that witchcraft somehow made me “crazier” - my therapist and psychologist have since assured me that this is obviously is not true. :> So, with a little help, I’ve put together some tips for the mentally ill Witch! I know that my experience only covers a small umbrella, but hopefully, other Witches can chime in too!

1. You can be mentally ill and be a Witch Some older books, and this pisses me off to no end, insist you must be of “sound mind and sound health” to work magic. Now, I’m sure they mean well and are implying you shouldn’t conduct elaborate rituals when you have a cold, but trust me, you can be a Witch, conduct magic, and observe magickal works when you are mentally ill. OF COURSE you’re capable of, and can conduct, as well as any other Witch. Now, don’t get me wrong - your mental illness can affect your craft in mundane ways. For instance, my anxiety makes it hard for me to follow a very formal ritual because I get nervous I’ll screw it up. However, if I’m anxious, I can meditate at my altar or do simple bath magic just fine.

2. Take your meds (if you have them) Meds don’t “dull” your magic - if anything, they help you (me!) separate your mental tics from actual magic. Storytime: I missed a week of meds, and was psyching myself out looking for signs from a particular deity. Once I got back on them, a giant fuckoff swarm of bees migrated to the middle of urban Los Angeles and made a hive on my apartment window, which is at least 500 feet from any outdoor plants and the only exit being straight up for ten stories (for the bees, anyway)…  followed by an actual hummingbird. I Googled this, and apparently scientists don’t know what causes bees to pick where they make hives (it’s “instinct”). I don’t know what that was - sign or not - but I sure as hell didn’t have to look for it. Meds make magic easier. (:

3. Talk to your psychologist If you see someone, it can be very helpful to get their input to make sure your witchery isn’t having some kind of adverse effect. I really didn’t want to share my Craft with my therapist at first, but when I realized my question boiled down to “Am I crazy if I’m Pagan?”, I felt a bit silly. He helped me be aware that I wasn’t doing anything “crazy”, and that my spellcraft could have a positive effect on my mental wellbeing - crafting a nice tea ritual around taking my morning meds could be both a positive piece of spellwork AND a good reminder and motivation to take them.

4. It’s okay if you don’t want to do certain spellwork Not everyone has had the same experiences as you or I, and you might find some spells, rituals, or information that may pertain to your “hard topics” - for me, these are spells that can be triggering to my PTSD - which feel very unpalatable, or straight-up wrong. For instance, I have a spellbook that includes a “metaphorical suicide prevention” spell that advocates doing a ritual fake-death to rid yourself of your suicidal tendencies. This seems batshit fucking insane to me, and just reading (and typing out) that spell makes me feel sick to my stomach and like I need to retake my antidepressants. If you don’t want to, can’t, refuse to, or are unable to address your mental issues with magic, that is okay. If you see others trying to use magic to aid their mental issues, and you disagree, that is okay. YOU ARE OKAY. You’ll find many, many magic-users and writers who want to address trauma, illness, or psychosis with magic, but you do not have to listen to them. YOU trust YOU.

There’s obviously a ton more on the subject I could say, but feel free to send me questions! This is something I’ve been working on for a while :>

<3 Ash