faith like the plum blossom.

witch & seer, blog in progress. a personal journal and archive of various craft-related things. i don't align myself with anything in particular right now, though that might change in the future.

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[arcanemysteries]

Tarot Cheat Sheets. For HQ Images Click HERE

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For all your technomancy needs—a Tarot Card Generator. The thing is, instead of following Rider-Waite or really any symbolism at all, it’s all completely randomized. Here’s what I got:

“The Snake of Bells

The card depicts a muscular woman and a skull in abandoned ruins. It has a burnt orange border. It is associated with courage, and a message. Inverted, it represents a death, air, communication, a certain religious figure, a certain animal, and confidence. The card is crumpled at the corners. The back is olive . It has a border of bricks.”

So clearly it’s got its own thing going through a rng of some sort. 

So you could choose like, 3 cards, and see how they interconnect and interpret them that way!! Technomagic and cartomancy combined through the wonders of Fantasy RNG.

[grimoire-of-geekery]

*stares at his reading*

The Waking Wizards The card depicts a well-intentioned girl with dirty blond hair and a tall, ambitious woman with laugh lines and platinum blond hair near a well. It is associated with wisdom, silence, a death, and grief. Inverted, it represents a malfunction, luck, an announcement, grief, masculinity, and a certain historical figure. The card smells faintly of incense. The back is fiery red on fiery red with an apple tree and a longsword involving repeating design. The Wrathful Lover The card depicts a very tall, broad-shouldered, broken-hearted youth and bones. It has a pale blue border. It is associated with psychic abilities, balance, a reconciliation, a mystery, and an illness. Inverted, it represents a relationship beginning, psychic healing, and confidence. The card feels warm to the touch. The back is sky blue with a candle. The Cursed Friend The card depicts a youth with strawberry blond hair during summer. It is associated with a message, a conversation, a duel, and a failure. Inverted, it represents doubt, and dexterity. The card has gilding on the picture. The back is pale violet with a vine and a chariot. It has a border of bricks.

hellboundwitch!!!  You have to see this shit!  It is scary accurate!!

[hellboundwitch]

I’m not even posting my reading. It’s too fucking accurate. duskenpath — do you still keep a list of internet oracles because…..

[arcanemysteries]

Tarot Etiquette For Querents.

[arcanemysteries]

Yes or No Tarot Spreads. Sometimes we just need a simple Yes or No answer. I’ve been there. Here is a real tip though. Do your best to rephrase your question so that it is not answered by a simple Yes or No. For instance instead of asking, “Will I get this job?” try something like “How favorable are my chances of getting this job?” Create a spread that will include cards that will look into your interview, the chemistry with your potential employer, your talent for your job, your competition, salary, etc. A reading like this can be much more informative and illuminating than a simple YES or NO answer.

[astrophagia]

OOOOH LOVE THIS

[wood-fires-archive]

There’s been a lot of talk of sigils lately but without any step-by-step guide on how to use them. So I’ve broken this down as simply as a can for those of you who are interested but don’t understand the resources you’ve been given.

The bottom five images are transparent and free to use.

* For Good Health: To my knowledge it doesn’t matter if you keep multiple word sigils separate or over-lapping, so do whatever you have to with the space you have.

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I hope you enjoy this Love Dove bonus post for Litha - The Fairy Crown Midsummer Tarot Spread!

Solstice Blessings! )O( 

Lisa Frideborg Lloyd xxx

[akshully]

More color trials.

[lyssalittlebear]

Nightly Prayer to the Hellenic Deities

First and last I cry ‘Hail, Hestia!’ Firekeeper, guardian of the hearth, lady of the eternal flame, I praise you, honored Goddess!

Hail, Zeus! King of the Gods, thundering God, Ruler of the skies and of the home, I praise you, honored God!

Hail, Hera! Queen of the Gods, guardian of marriage, lady of the blooming flowers, I praise you, honored Goddess!

Hail, Demeter! Lady of the grain, all-nourishing, Lady of Eleusis, mother of Persephone, I praise you, honored Goddess!

Hail, Poseidon! Lord of the Sea, earth-shaker, tamer of horses, one who guards sailors, I praise you, honored God!

Hail, Artemis! Huntress, protector of young girls, far-shooting archer, revered virgin, I praise you, honored Goddess!

Hail, Apollo! Oracle and prophet, healer renowned, famed musician, defender from harm, I praise you, honored God!

Hail, Athena! Grey-eyed maiden, victorious and warlike, Strong and determined protector of Athens, I praise you, honored Goddess!

Hail, Hermes! Immortal guide, messenger of the Gods, guardian of travelers, luck-bringer, I praise you, honored God!

Hail, Aphrodite! Foam-born one, shining and golden, Sensuality personified, of shapely form, I praise you, honored Goddess!

Hail, Hephaistos! Sooty crafter, blacksmith of the Gods, Clever and cunning, resourceful and inventive, I praise you, honored God!

Hail, Ares! Terrible and fearsome, Lord of War, Helmed in gold, stormer of cities, I praise you, honored God!

Hail, Dionysus! Bacchic reveler, twice-born, Wine-dark one, bringer of the good spirit, I praise you, honored God!

To the Olympians, I honor you! I give praise to Gaia, Mother Earth. I give praise to Ouranos, Father Sky. I give praise to Hades, who guards our dead.

I give praise to Nyx, the dark night. I give praise to Hemera, the bright day. I give praise to Helios and Selene, the bright sun and shining moon. I give praise to the four winds, Boreas, Eurus, Notus and Zephyrus.

I give praise to Hypnos, the sleep-bringer. I give praise to Morpheus, the dream-bringer. I give praise to the Muses, who bring inspiration. I give praise to the Fates, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. I give praise to Hekate, guardian of magics.

Finally, first and last I cry ‘Hail, Hestia!’ Firekeeper, guardian of the hearth, lady of the eternal flame, I praise you, honored Goddess!

[theheadlesshashasheen-deactivat]

But there is another possibility. Beans contain a substance called levodopa, or L-dopa that can induce on the one hand insomnia, but on the other hand also nightmares and waking hallucinations. The ancients were aware that the consumption of beans could produce such effects. Pliny’s discussion says that beans fog up the senses and cause dreams; Plutarch elsewhere explains that they are harmful to dreams (as is the head of the octopus), so that those who seek prophecy through dreams are bidden to avoid them. The oracle of Amphiaraus at Oropus was consulted by incubation. His consulters were debarred from eating beans because they were held to fog up the perceptual abilities of the heart. Amphiaraus had supposedly abstained from beans for the sake of prophecy through dreams. It seems, therefore, that beans were held to induce dreams, sleeping or waking, of a distinctive kind, or to pervert sleeping dreams in a particular way, and that such bean-induced or -influenced dreams were regarded as false or corrupt by Amphiaraus. But their role as dream-inducing or -influencing may have been regarded more positively in a properly necromantic context. Indeed, perhaps it was thought that one could experience the soul of a dead person in a dream specifically by ingesting it in a bean.

Daniel Ogden, Greek and Roman Necromancy. (P. 79)

More important beans notes to compare with what nittofulaks has been collecting

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[natural-magics]

Tips on Charm/Item Placement for Spellwork

If you want to keep something close, bury it in your back yard.  If you want to attract something, bury it under the front door step  If you want to destroy its influence, burn it.  If you want it to move away and sink, throw it in running water  If you want to disperse it to a distance, throw it into a crossroads  If you want to fix its influence, inter it in a five-spot pattern  If you want it to work by means of spirits, bury it in a graveyard  If you want to hide its point of origin, conceal it in a tree  If you want it to work in secret, give it in food or drink  If you want it to work by stealth, hide it in clothing or on objects  If you want its influence to begin or strengthen, throw it East  If you want its influence to end or weaken, throw it West  If you want its influence to rise and fall cyclicly, float it in a tidal estuary

[theleveretpath]

I’ve reblogged this before, couldn’t wait for it to come back around. Handy little guide for…. well, anything.

[stormystormystormystorm-deactiv]

Scents for the Hearth Witch

I have an unhealthy obsession with collecting wax melts since I cannot safely burn candles around my animals. I wanted to do something with them, so I’ve separated them out into categories based on some of the types of craft I practice.

Scent Sationals: “Simple Romance”

Scent Sationals: “No Place Like Home”

Scent Sationals: “Cabin Fever”

Scent Sationals: “Fireside”

Better Homes: “Warm Crackling Campfire”

Better Homes: “Simmering Apple Cider”

Better Homes: “Gourmet Spice Rack”

Better Homes: “Spicy Sugared Cinnamon”

Better Homes: “Holiday Spice Rack”

Better Homes: “Spiced Cranberry Cider”

Better Homes: “Cinnamon & Spice”

Better Homes: “Warm Baking Spice”

Others in the “Scents For” series:

Scents for the Storm Witch

Scents for the Sea Witch

Scents for the Water Witch

Scents for the Forest Witch

Scents for the Green Witch

Scents for the Cottage Witch

Scents for the Kitchen Witch

Scents for the Death Witch

[arcanemysteries]

[arcanemysteries]

Powerful 3-Card Tarot Spreads

[falconcloaked]

I hear them saying, 

'The old gods died thousands of years ago, 

No one worship them anymore!’

But if they listened carefully,

They would hear it, 

The songs we are singing to our gods

The wild pace of our music,

So loud we are, so loud They are. 

The gods are alive with the sound of our voices

With the beat of our feet, of our heart. 

They never died, 

And They have never been so alive. 

[konkokyo]

Practice faith like a plum blossom rather than a cherry blossom. Cherry blossoms fall quickly. Plum blossoms endure the cold weather and do not fall quickly. [Teachings of Konko Daijin #29] Faith which just prays for tangible blessings is faith like the cherry blossom. Faith which prays to awaken the spiritual heart must receive Kami’s divine virtue. By practicing faith like the plum blossom, the blessings received will have buds and blossoms. Scratching because it itches is faith like the cherry blossom. Enduring patiently, although it itches, is faith like the plum blossom. Divine virtue is attained while enduring. Abilities through spirit possession is faith like the cherry blossom. Divine virtues from Kami is faith like the plum blossom. 7/12/76 [Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo

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[grumpylokeanelder]

Question: Do you have any tips for someone who feels very connected to the whole concept of Seidr, but dont know how to start studying and practicing?

Anonymous asked grumpylokeanelder:

Do you have any tips for someone who feels very connected to the whole concept of Seidr, but dont know how to start studying and practicing?

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[wyldewood-wytch]

I get a lot of asks about Seidr, and all the sources of my practice. SO if you’re interested here is a Rebloggable List of Resources that all check out that I’ve compiled over the last year.

Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic Ecstasy and Neo-Shamanism in Northern European Paganism: By Jenny Blain- This...

[natural-magics]

Motivation Chant

Let me move forward, allowing the power of discipline to guide my life. Allow me to focus on my desired goals and pursue them with strength and conviction.

Found here.