to walk with spirits is to never walk alone

italian traditional witchcraft primarily with a pnw flavor || 15 years of experience as a witch, in a variety of traditions; helpol for as long as i can remember || Hera, Dionysus, Hermes, Asklepios, Apollon, Sekhmet, Archangel Gabriel and others will be mentioned || BLACK LIVES MATTER || she/her || 28 || curse positive || blood magic is a tool; how you use it defines you || pay what you can tarot and geomancy readings || DNF IF any of the following applies to you: ter.f/"ge.nder critical"/whatever the fuck you're calling yourselves these days 🙄, fas.cist/"folkist"/etc, racist/"all lives matter" crowd/antisemitic/"lili,th follower" etc., a minor, an ed/sh account || this is a sideblog

[windvexer]

If someone said to me, "I'm a beginner witch and I want to cover my bases in case I run into magical trouble," I would recommend:

One home ward for general protection, probably as a container spell or as an artificial spirit (perhaps using clove, red pepper, cinnamon, and soil or dust from the corners of the home/property), for the purpose of keeping out ill-fortune, ill-intent, and unwanted guests

One completely separate home ward, probably as a container spell (perhaps using dill, rosemary, and garlic), for the purpose of keeping out uninvited spirits, unwanted spirits, and malefica sent intentionally or unintentionally by other practitioners

One heavy-duty protective amulet, probably made of rusty nails or a piece of hematite or otherwise iron, for the purpose of behaving as a suit of heavy armor in case of spiritual alarm; to be carried about as you solve the problem; the effects of which may be encumbering and too imposing for everyday use

One more mild protective amulet (perhaps made of amethyst jewelry, or an acorn, or an oak twig cross), for the purpose of providing an immediate protection against ill spirits and energies; to be worn when a shield is desired, but a shielding energy-working technique is too draining or time-consuming; should be comfortable to wear as often as desired

Of all of these things, avoid repeating ingredients across charms, unless you are in special allyship with a certain spirit.

Those persons also suffering from nightmares or disturbed dreams may also benefit from:

One bedroom ward, probably a container spell or Witch's Ladder (perhaps containing star anise, amethyst, knotted cord, spiders or the forms of spiders, and rosemary), for the purpose of tangling up ill spirits and ill energies which inspire bad dreams.

Of any ward and amulet, feed it a minimum of once a season; if they're working often to provide assistance, or if the effects run out, increase feeding to once a month; in times of distress, feed weekly or as needed.

[full-moon-sagittarius]

If you don't mind my asking (or for anyone who reads this/sees this) what does it mean to 'feed it'?

I'm not entirely a part of any community, so I don't really have anyone else to ask, my apologies... But I would like to look more into protective wards/charms/etc in particular... and I do suffer from nightmares, night terrors, the like... Unfortunately, even medication doesn't get rid of it. It tampers it down but it never gets rid of the worst of it

I don't have repeating dreams but they can be incredibly distressing, stressful, and leave me very troubled. (if you'd like more information, feel free to message me)

I would like to have my try at wards for nightmares and the lot, but I've no idea what 'feeding' it would mean or comprise of and so any extra information would be very helpful.

Thank you and apologies, again, if this is a bother!

[windvexer]

No worries at all. "Feeding" is the term I use to refer to recharging a magical object so it has enough energy to do its job.

Here is a longer post I wrote about how to do it.

This is another post about making a specially prepared oil to feed/charge magical objects.

Sorry about your nightmares, I hope you find a way to provide relief.

[slimeful]

every forest is enchanted btw. stop being stupid and look with your eyes

[12pmm]

[lennyjamin]

spoke deeply to me.

[gardeniasforselene]

By @/antoniosacrux on TikTok

Celebration of Falliphoria in Athens 🍇

Wish I could be there to witness this.

It's nice to see that despite the overwhelming majority of Greece being Orthodox Christian, there are people dedicated to keeping our ancient traditions alive

Χαίρε Διονύση!

[wiisagi-maiingan]

Call me mean or rude or whatever else you want, but I think I've heard enough from Christians. I think I know enough about Christian beliefs and perspectives. I would like to hear from someone else instead. Anyone else.

[breelandwalker]

@staff @tumblr

Genuine question - Where do you get your update concepts? Where do you keep getting these ideas about "what tumblr users want" with regard to the use and functionality of this website?

Because for true and for serious, whoever is giving you these ideas, they have no idea what they're talking about.

If you're using a focus group, get a new one. If you're using a consultant, fire them. If you're looking at other social media sites and using that as a template, STOP.

The entire charm of tumblr is that it is NOT like other websites. We like it the way it is. We've built a home and a culture and a community that's lasted for over 20 years now, which is more than most other text-based social media sites from the 2010s can say.

If you want ideas on how to improve the site, ASK ACTUAL TUMBLR USERS. They'll tell you things like :

improve the search function

improve the tag system

improve user support and problem reporting

improve account filters to weed out pornbots and spam accounts

do something about the repetitive dashboard ads so that blocking them actually works

use human-intelligence review to prevent hate-reporting against marginalized users and needless deletion of their accounts

do better with removing hate groups and hate content from the site

Or, if you want something else to do, fix the mobile app. Half the time, it doesn't work at all.

It's weird here. It's unconventional. It's nerdy and niche and hard to pin down. And that's kind of the point.

We love our big blue hellsite.

Don't fuck it up.

Sincerely,

Everyone

[keysforthenight]

Artemis shoots down from the heavens

[valtsv]

i like sailing myths and superstitions because most of them can be boiled down to "if the ocean doesn't like you it will chew you up and spit out your bones. and if it really loves you it will swallow you whole and keep you forever. good luck 👍"

[valtsv]

[notemily]

best use of the underwater filter on this app

[thesixspokewheel-deactivated202]

I need to make something very clear about animism even though it’s likely nobody will listen, and that is that physical bodies are not separate from souls in any being with personhood. Human bodies are our souls and our souls are our human bodies. The river’s souls are contained in the waters, sand, dirt, clay, and microorganisms that make up its body. Every single mirror of a plants body they might have is their souls, and their bodies are all of those souls mirrors. Every stuffed animal you call a friend has a soul, which is its body, marked by your love. There are so many other examples. Separation of soul and body of persons is not animism, it’s the spirit model.

[liminalsoul]

I hate the dualism between soul and body and I hate even more the platonic conception of the body being the prison of the soul, the barrier that separates us from the divine and the mystical. But how are we, otherwise, supposed to experiment the mystical if it is not thought flesh? How is the divinity something different to images, sounds and sensations?

The body does only become a prison if it is believed to be one, when the flesh becomes the mere notion of corruption and not the soul itself.

[salixsociety]

but energy work is part of many folk traditions. Tbh manifestation is too. They’re just not called those words.

It is! In fact! Not! To take those very varied cultural concepts and lump them together under energy or manifestation is to water them down and try to make them fit a homogenous narrative that goes directly against my ethics. We should take great care to learn about the actual cosmological systems of the faiths we choose to engage ourselves with, because they will always form a more complete picture than attempting to make them fit the energy work / manifestation narrative - especially given both of those things entered the European spiritual zeitgeist through third wave Western Esotericism appropriating concepts from eastern traditions.

I would and will forever be offended if someone calls megin 'energy', and I am deeply opposed to the way these intentionally ambiguous and pseudoscientific words are taking root in cultural spiritualities to such an extent that people mistakenly believe they were there the whole time. Homogenization is a direct contributor to white supremacy. We should all take pride in our diversity rather than try to find false unity under words that came about in the 18th and 19th century from appropriators like Blavatsky

[ophidian-whispers]

“A very safe unguent can be made by even the novice herbalist by infusing 4 tbsp of mugwort and 4 tbsp of wormwood in one cup of sweet almond oil in a 200 degree oven for four hours. After the oil has cooled, strain the mixture with cheesecloth to remove the plant matter, then measure the resulting oil and add beeswax in a ratio of one part wax to five parts oil. Reheat in a clean pan to melt the wax, then pour into a jar and allow to cool before using. Apply to the chest, neck, back, and pulse points to aid in spirit flight.”

Folk Witchcraft, by Roger J. Horne

[crazycatsiren]

Calling yourself a "white witch" who practices "white magic" because your witchcraft is good/light/positive/benevolent gets you blocked.

2025 is almost at an end. If you can't cut the ignorant racist white supremacist New Age bullshit by now then fuck off my lawn. I'm tired. My friends are tired.

[crossroadtoad]

yay for using gross things in witchcraft! yay to using bones, raw meat, blood, nails, semen, bodily fluids and other gross things!! yay yippe!!! using gross things in witchcraft!!

[shamebats]

"divine feminine" "divine masculine"

wrong. Divine.

[dionysiaan]

im working on gathering the ingredients for the consecration of the Black Book mentioned in Aidan Wachter's Weaving Fate. it's time I get into hypersigils. im very excited!!!!!

anybody have any tips???

[sitting-1n-silence]

If you think magic is all about intention, then just a heads up that my blog likely isn't the place for you. If you are one of those types of people then you're welcome to read along, but don't bring that approach to my posts or you'll end up blocked