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Just whatever interests me.

[qedavathegrey]

This is a compiled list of all the works I’ve posted here thus far. I will attempt to do my best to reblog this periodically with updates, in hopes of making more blog more easily navigated. You’ll find below the links to all my (applicable) posts – arranged alphabetically and by category instead of simply chronologically. Hopeful this will prove helpful!

Sigils & Seals

Atropa Datura Seal

Baron Samedi & Maman Brigitte – Combined Veve

Catcall Hex Stone

Channel of the Sulfuric Moon (Love)

Circle of Convergence

Control Sigil

Cosmic Channel

The Dream Key

Finding Meaning Sigil

Flower of Fire: Protection from Abuse

The Forge

Grounding the Nexus

Harpy Seal

I Will Learn Patience Sigil

Labyrinth Labrys

The Left-Hand Serpent

Lords of Day and Night

The Lunar Serpent

Maria Mulambo da Lixeira  – Ponto Riscado

Marinette Bwa Chech – Veve

Mingling Hearts Sigil

The Oracle

Paths That Cross Sigil

Protection of the Innocent

Qedava’s Seal

Qedava’s Seal #2 (seen above)

Revival of the Moon Sigil

Rosa Caveira – Ponto Riscado

Rosa Caveira da Lixeira – Ponto Riscado

Rose of Intimacy ;; Lover’s Embrace

Seal of the Great Goddess

Seal of Lucifer, the Destroyer

Seal of Lucifer, the Mourner

And his story

Seal of the Moirai

Seal of the Planets

Seal of Pomba Gira

Seal of Premonition

Seal of the Scorpion

Seal of the Three-Headed Serpent

See Me As I Am Sigil

Seed of Life

The Seeing Star

The Serpent Sigil

The Serpent’s Lock and Key

Sigil Hour #1: Set 1

Sigil Hour #1: Set 2

Sigil of the Sacred Bull

Sigil of the Snared Dove

Sigil of the Stag

Sigil for the Cemetery

Sigil for tephramancer

Sign of the Hooded Serpent

Star of Holy Fire

Symbol of the Labyrinth

Traveler’s Protection Seal

Triangle of Existence

Rituals

A Little Weather Witchery

The Battle Seed of Destruction

The Battle Seed of Protection

Black Dog Cross

Blood Oath to the Goddess

Call To The Black Serpent

Cats and Dogs Curse

Communing with the Dead

Constructing a Spirit Vessel

Demon Conjuration

Door-Bar Boundary

Evocation of The Devil

The Exorcism

Feeding the Black Serpent

Flying With Fire: Hedgeriding Tutorial

Hear Not, See Not, Speak Not Hex

Ignus Faatus Curse

Impotence Cross

Know What You Have Done Spell

La Danse du Macabre (The Macabre Dance)

La Muñeca de Tutela

Little Love Spells

Love Me Tender Gris Gris

Loved One Gris-Gris

Mirror, Mirror Reversal

Moth to the Flame

Mother Protect Prayer

The Night Whisper

Offerings to the Dead

(Past Life) Recollection Gris Gris

Removal of the Heart

Selective Spirit Door-Bar Ritual

Simple Love Drawing

Simple Love Drawing #2

Simple Truth Spell

The Soul-Alchemist’s Trap Box

To Conjure A Familiar Spirit

To Remove An Affliction: Magical or Mundane

To Ribbons Curse

To Poison the Mind (Curse)

Transmogrification of the Spirit

Walk-A-Mile Hex

Walking on Water – Hedgeriding Tutorial

The Witches’ Baptism

Wheel of Misfortune

Yerba Del Diablo – The Flying Stone

Magical Recipes

10 Dollar Oil

Attraction Oil

Conquered Heart Oil

Crown of Thorns Oil

Goofer Dust

Guierda’s Philtre (Potion)

Ivy Purse Recipes

Money Power Glory Oil

Whore of Babylon Oil

X Oil

Dreams, Visions & Anecdotes

Creatures of the Hospital

Dreams of the Aztec Gods

Great Goddess Vision

Nazirite Dream

Red Palms Dream

Red Women

Red Women, Response 1

Red Women, Response 2

Spider Queen

Informational

Beliefs Behind the Trap Box

Breathing Life (into Poppets)

Channeling Your Power (Ask)

Charms, Amulets & Talismans

Cigarettes & Witchcraft

Cleansing Without Sage

The Crossroads

The Devotion of Sound

Divination With Playing Cards

Hierarchy of the Soul

The Lines of Ancestry

The Minoan Great Goddess

Morality With Q: Session #1

Music In Witchcraft

My House Is Haunted (Ask)

Practical and Ritual Correlations Between Cooking & the Craft

Principles of Magic – Ask

Qedavian Apocrypha

Qedavian Apocrypha 2

Rosa Caveira

Sacred Fire (with recipe)

Setting The Table

Sigil Making Process (Ask)

The Spider

Sulphur: The Indispensable Mineral (Element)

Throwin’ the Bones (Bones Divination Tutorial)

Tuning to the Dead

Tutorial on Qedavian Script

Archetypes

Seals:

Seal of the Black Mother

Seal of the Earth Mother

Seal of the Lady of the Depths

Seal of the Queen of Heaven

Seal of the Red Queen

Wheel of Archetypes

Evocations:

Evocation of the Black Mother

Evocation of the Earth Mother

Evocation of the Lady of the Depths

Evocation of the Queen of Heaven

Evocation of the Red Queen

Mistress Mary

Mistress Mary (General Info)

Evocation of Mistress Mary

Dame Alice Seal & Poem

Maria Satanica: Rise and Fall

“Unholy” Saints

Candace: the 4 Kandakes of Kush

Resolution of the Kandakes

Deborah: The Prophetess

To Overcome Any Odds

Delilah: the Temptress

Dominion of Delilah

Dinah: Of Rose & Honey

Binding Hearts The Flames of Retribution

Huldah: the Prophetess

Key of Huldah

Queen Jezebel, the Fierce

Curse of Jezebel

Queen of Sheba

Sheba’s Bath

Rahab: the Harlot

The Coin of Favor

Witch of Endor

To Acquiesce Information from the Dead

Witchy Playlists

The Descent of Orpheus Black

Elements: Air

Elements: Earth

Elements: Fire

Elements: Spirit

Elements: Water

Hymn of the Black Swamp

Maria Padilha

Mistress Mary/The Black Cathedral

Ritual Music

Ritual Music II

Serpent Mother

The Mountain

Rosa Caveira Playlists:

Rosa Caveira (never before posted on tumblr)

Lady of the Boneyard

Fire in the Bones

The Garden of Your Birth

Misc.

As Above Poem – Lucifer

The First Witch & the Birth of the Devil (Poem)

The Labyrinth – Prayer to Ariadne

Lady of the Boneyard – Rosa Caveira “Hymn” (Ponto Cantado)

Let Us Ride Poem

Love Rhyme

The Noguerra Estate – Short Story

PER OSTIVM Poem

Qedavian Script

Qedavian Tarot 1

Qedavian Tarot 2

The Serpent Song

Sigil Ask: Channel of the Sulphuric Moon Explanation

New additions appear in bold.

And don’t forget to submit cool rituals, sigils, occult art or poetry to (my other blog) the APOCRYPHV! 

[majokkid]

Adjusting the Layers of Reality and Fine-tuning your Psychic Censor

Getting started on your magical journey is exciting but can get can quickly get overwhelming! When you start noticing the weird and unexplainable leak into your everyday life, it’s not uncommon to feel like you are losing your grip on reality and many feel like they need to succumb to the fantastical or shut it out completely.

In my years of practicing magia and working with lots of different magicians, I’ve developed my own techniques for navigating the weirdness in the day-to-day based on how I personally process information. I hope that in sharing my practices that you can also learn to control how much of the unknown you allow yourself to experience at any given time!

Note: Everything I present under the cut is based on my observations and my personal journey. As part of this discussion I will be discussing mental health topics but I want to clarify that am not a medical professional or a therapist. Magia is not, and should never be, a complete replacement for therapy and medication. If you need guidance navigating your mental health, please seek a professional who can help you learn what tools you need.

This post is part of my Magi Praxis series. If you have any suggestions for future topics, or you have attempted anything I have shared and want you share your experiences, please send me a message! I am always happy to go back and provide further explanation as well. ☆

So, what is a psychic censor?

In Liber Null and Psychonaut, Peter J. Carroll introduces the concept of the psychic censor:

“When people are presented with real magical events they somehow manage not to notice. If they are forced to notice something uncontrovertibly magical they may become terrified, nauseated, and ill. The psychic censor shields us from intrusions from other realities. It edits out most telepathic communication, blinds us to prescience, and reduces our ability to register significant coincidences, or recall dreams. The psychic censor is not just put there out of divine malice; ordinary physical life would be impossible without it […] The psychic censor on the other hand, is a material thing, which protects the mind from magic and from being overwhelmed by the awesome strangeness of the psychic dimension which appears to us as chaos.” (Carroll, p. 162)

While many inexperienced magicians may balk at the idea that something like this is necessary, I (and most psychonauts who experiment with entheogens) can assure you that the psychic censor is absolutely crucial for being able to navigate the everyday. Without it, we would constantly be inundated with an onslaught of stimuli we would not be able to process, regardless if the source is magical or completely natural.

Under regular circumstances, our brains organize the inputs of light, shadow, color, scent, and sound in ways we can generally tolerate and understand. Even in environments that seek to overwhelm our senses, we can still make sense of what is happening (even if it is overstimulating). If we were unable to filter and organize this information into a system we could process, the world would be unrecognizable: we would not be able to experience the patterns we rely on in sub- and unconscious levels that organize our visual, aural, and olfactory worlds into the everyday things we understand. Even normally recognizable shapes and language would be utterly incoherent.

As we grow, our psychic censors generally become more rigid and robust—this comes with the territory of existing in the world and experiencing it every day. I believe this is also why many folks experience more of the magical when they are young: their brains have not developed all of the tools and schemas they need to constantly filter the world into the understandable.

But this is not to say we cannot work to have some control over our psychic censors! With dedication and practice, you can develop techniques that allow you to let in more or less of the weird in at any given time.

Adjusting Layers of Reality

The key to being able to control your psychic censor at will, I’ve found, is to utilize your strengths in how you personally visualize or process information. Note: If you are still figuring out the best ways for you to visualize, whether or not you can produce vivid and complex mental images, I highly suggest that you continue to research and practice until you have a solid toolkit to work with. If you are like my partner and a few of my friends who have aphantasia, or cannot produce mental images, there are definitely other ways to get to a similar place without them by utilizing other senses!

For the highly visual learners and thinkers out there, I tend to think of my mental images and visual inputs as Layers in a photo-editing program. With practice, I have been able to bring certain layers to the forefront or hide them entirely; you can even adjust the ‘opacity’ of the layers or collage elements on top of each other to superimpose different images on each other, regardless if they are visual or mental in nature. This has been extremely helpful in being able to blend the magical into my everyday or as a way to help ground when I am overwhelmed and overstimulated.

Addressing Complications

That being said, there are things that may inhibit your ability to control your psychic censor. While I was not diagnosed with this as a child, I was definitely a maladaptive daydreamer and I was dealing with unchecked anxiety and depression which eventually gave way to anxiety-induced hallucinations. These tendencies were eventually remedied with therapy and medication following a formal diagnosis and that has helped me develop a healthy baseline that I still carefully monitor and treat today.

I do wholeheartedly believe that having a solid mental and psychological baseline is instrumental in being able to tune your psychic censor at will. Wide and rapid fluctuations in mood and mental stability make being able to peel back the layers of reality incredibly difficult; for example, if your anxiety is so severe that you start to hallucinate, it can be impossible to tell if that vision is magical in nature or if it is due to stress. (Some may purport that there is no difference but I disagree—and that may be a topic for a future Magi Praxis post.) Even when you get to a place where you have pretty good control on your psychic censor, there are absolutely times where things can break through unexpectedly and can shake your confidence in your mental faculties. When that happens, it is imperative you are able to ground and regroup.

[moth-kissed-witch]

To whoever needs to hear this...

You do not need visualization skills to do energy work, perform magick, be a witch, or anything in between.

Rituals, spirit work, spells, divination, and so on have been practiced through so many other means than just visualization since practically the dawn of humanity. There are four other mundane and psychic senses than just eyesight and clairvoyance that you can utilize.

Raise and direct your energy via movement, your breath, and music. Meditate through automatic writing/drawing, or focus on how energy feels in different locations. Hone your intuition by asking for and noticing observable signs or listening to the voices of spirits and discerning them from your own inner voice.

Visualization is just one of many tools you can potentially use. Not have to.

[qedavathegrey]

Writing Will into Water

While most of us are familiar with burning and burial as means by which to make physical then manifest our wills, there is another method that I employ with some frequency: writing will into water.

It's a simple process (and made more complicated, if so desired). All you need is: a basin, water, and a writing implement (a finger works perfectly fine). With the water in your chosen basin, take your instrument and write on the water's surface just as you would on paper. Employ word, symbol, or what have you, imparting your desire into the water.

To the water, you might add any number of herbs, curios or other liquids. Wine or spirits make a good medium if you would like to impart your will into the very offering itself. For something more nefarious, you could add herb and/or scrap, cover and let the admixture ferment/rot, then leave it for the sun or otherwise release it. If your mixture poses no threat to the local environment, pouring your water into a lake, stream or river is a good option. Especially if your water came from that same source. Also, being mindful of modern water treatment and waste management systems: the water we pour down the drain is collected, treated and returned to us. This method might be used to affect persons who share the same treatment facilities as we do in nigh a direct way. But then, as we know, all water is connected at the end of the day, so perhaps that layer adds very little...

Even still, imparted water can be used much more directly on both self or others: as consumable, either as drinking water or as ingredient in food/beverage. Tea is, of course, a great option what with the endless possible inclusion. But then, that's all Kitchen Witching 101, isn't it?

Personally, I like the evaporation method the most. I enjoy the symbol of it: my will being reduced to its most potent form, then taking to the air to join with the clouds and the heavens, finally returning as precipitation. I think it suits my nature. But I think returning water to its source is also a powerful image. Joining it back with the current or body now carrying your will with it.

Just as with water, you can match the instrument and basin with your desire or the specifics of your practice. Perhaps you'd like to carve a stylus out of a certain wood, or use a rusted nail, or a feather, or bone. All perfectly fine options. Perhaps you'd like to use a cauldron or a ceramic bowl or your 1990s glass, promotional Batman Forever mug featuring nipple-suit George Clooney from McDonald's. Do whatever, do you.

None of this is likely new to most of you, but just something I wanted to speak on as I leave my cup on the table out back for the sun to drink.

[fernthewhimsical]

Love this

For drinking water I've been playing with the idea of creating small charging plates, or charging coasters if you will, to draw energy into the water for consumption.

[qedavathegrey]

Ooh, that's also a great idea!

[juniper-divination-and-witchery]

Gnosis Techniques: 3 Ways to Achieve Altered States in Chaos Magic

You've read the glossary definition. You know that gnosis is the altered state where magic happens. But what exactly does that mean and how do you enter it?

Most chaos magic texts assume you already know how to enter gnosis states. They tell you to "achieve gnosis" without explaining the gap between sitting normally and reaching the mental state where your conscious mind shuts up long enough for magic to work. This article covers three techniques you can practice right now to achieve it.

What Gnosis Is and How to Enter It

Your conscious mind filters everything it takes in. It questions, analyzes, doubts. Useful for daily life, but counterproductive for magical work.

When you think "I want a new job" while scrolling through job listings, that's just a thought. Your conscious mind immediately follows with why you won't get the job, or gets side tracked day dreaming about an idealized fantasy. Either way, the intention gets buried under commentary.

Gnosis quiets that commentary. The altered state bypasses the filters so your intention lands without interference. Whether this accesses your subconscious mind or something more metaphysical depends on your framework. The mechanism works either way.

Three types of gnosis exist: * inhibitory - stillness until the mind goes quiet * excitatory - overwhelming intensity that short-circuits thought * indifferent vacuity - everyday mental blankness

Each one works differently but achieves the same result.

Why You Need It

Magic without gnosis is wishing. Magic with gnosis is working.

The difference shows up in results. An intention formed casually while doing dishes might or might not manifest. The same intention embedded during altered state carries weight your conscious mind can't dilute.

This matters especially for sigil charging, where the moment of gnosis determines whether you're making art or working magic.

A Word About Physical Methods

Some gnosis techniques use hyperventilation, physical exhaustion, or uncomfortable positions. These have real effects on your body. Know your limits. Skip techniques that conflict with health conditions. Don't push through pain that feels wrong.

Method 1: Inhibitory Gnosis - The Death Posture

Austin Osman Spare developed this technique using physical discomfort to exhaust your conscious mind.

Why it works: Sustained discomfort forces your mind to either maintain constant complaint or give up and go quiet. Most minds eventually choose quiet.

How to do it: 1. Choose an uncomfortable but sustainable position. Standing on one leg works. So does holding your arms straight out to the sides, or sitting in an awkward squat. The position should be difficult to maintain but not painful. 2. Hold your intention clearly in mind as you take the position. 3. Maintain the position. Your mind will resist. Your muscles will complain. Hold it anyway. 4. When the discomfort peaks and your mind goes quiet, release the intention. 5. Release the posture.

What to expect: Mental resistance first. Then a shift where the discomfort becomes background noise. Sometimes a "pop" of release when you fire the intention. Sometimes nothing obvious.

Common mistake: Giving up before your mind quiets. The discomfort is the point. If it's easy, it's not working.

Method 2: Excitatory Gnosis - Rhythmic Breathing

Controlled hyperventilation overwhelms your system to create altered state.

Why it works: Flooding your body with oxygen through rapid breathing creates physiological changes that shift your mental state. The conscious mind gets too busy managing the physical sensation to maintain its usual filtering.

How to do it: 1. Sit comfortably. Have your intention ready. 2. Breathe rapidly and deeply for 1-2 minutes In through your nose, out through your mouth. Deep full breaths, not shallow panting. Iif you're not sure how to do it, use this video on the Wim Hof Method to guide you. 3. When you feel lightheaded or your extremities start tingling, hold your intention strongly. 4. Release the breath pattern. Let your breathing return to normal.

What to expect: Tingling in your fingers and toes. Lightheadedness. Sometimes euphoria or a rushing sensation.

Common mistake: Breathing too shallow. You need deep, full breaths to create the effect. If you're not feeling anything after a minute, you're probably not breathing deeply enough.

Method 3: Indifferent Vacuity - The Automatic Action

You enter light gnosis states every day without noticing. This technique uses that everyday mental blankness deliberately.

Why it works: Your mind goes quiet during repetitive automatic tasks. Highway hypnosis. Forgetting why you walked into a room. The moment when you finish washing dishes and realize you weren't thinking about anything.

How to do it: 1. Choose a repetitive automatic task. Washing dishes, folding laundry, walking a familiar route. 2. Hold your intention briefly as you start the task. 3. Let your mind wander. Don't try to maintain focus on the intention. 4. Trust the intention is working in the background while your conscious mind zones out.

What to expect: Nothing dramatic. That's correct. Indifferent vacuity feels like ordinary mental blankness because it is ordinary mental blankness.

Common mistake: Trying to maintain conscious focus on the intention. That defeats the purpose. Let it go.

Experimenting Beyond These Techniques

These three methods are starting points. Other practitioners use mantra meditation, drumming, dancing, sex, long-distance running, sensory deprivation, or intense focus on complex tasks.

Pay attention to when your mind naturally goes quiet or gets overwhelmed. Those moments are your entry points to gnosis. A particular song that makes you lose yourself. The mental state after an intense workout. The third hour of a long drive.

Keep notes on what works. Your gnosis practice will develop its own patterns.

Common Questions

"How do I know if I actually reached gnosis?"

Don't try to analyze it in the moment. That analysis is your conscious mind reasserting control, which is exactly what you're trying to bypass.

Judge by results. Did your magic work? That's your answer.

The "did I do it right?" anxiety prevents gnosis. It's a catch-22. Try to let go of the need to know.

"Can I combine methods?"

Yes. Many practitioners combine uncomfortable positions with breathwork, or use rhythmic breathing while performing repetitive movement.

Find what creates the strongest effect for you.

"What if nothing happens?"

Gnosis isn't always dramatic. Indifferent vacuity feels like nothing because it is nothing. Your mind going blank while doing dishes is the correct experience.

If techniques consistently don't work after multiple attempts, try different ones. Not every method works for every person.

"Do I need gnosis every single time I do magic?"

This is debated among practitioners and, as with everything in chaos magic, you will ultimately have to decide for yourself.

Most say yes for best results, especially when you're starting. Some experienced practitioners develop shortcuts or find their baseline state shifts with practice.

Start by using it every time. You can experiment with skipping it once you have enough experience to judge the difference in results.

"Is this dangerous?"

Physical methods carry risks if you ignore your body's signals. Don't hyperventilate if you have breathing problems. Don't hold painful positions if you have joint issues.

The mental aspects? You're just quieting your thoughts. That's not dangerous.

Moving Forward

Gnosis transforms intention into magical work. The techniques look simple on paper. Practicing them shows you the difference between knowing about altered states and experiencing them.

Start with whichever method feels most accessible. Practice with low-stakes intentions before using gnosis for important workings. You're building a skill that gets easier with repetition.

Now that you can enter gnosis, you're ready to learn what to do with it.

[lemonmeringuemyfuture]

New Method: Inset Box Reading

I’m in a couple of different Lenormand groups online. I like to practice interpreting the spreads, but I also enjoy looking for other interpretations. If I can’t immediately figure out how someone came to a certain conclusion, I’ll ask about their method. I’ve learned some neat tricks this way!

Recently someone told me she only does the grand tableau—laying out all 36 cards in four rows of 8 cards, with the last 4 cards centered beneath—but then finds the significator card for the specific question and reads a9-card box spread centered on that card.

It’s an interesting for two reasons: since all the cards are laid out you know significator will make an appearance, and also because if you need further clarification you have the entire grand tableau to draw on.

I tried it and realized immediately that I need to practice my box spreads. 😬

Let’s give it a try!

I’m going to do a financial reading for a friend.

The grand tableau:

Remember, for this reading we just want to look into financials! The card we’re looking for is the fish, and the cards immediately surrounding it. (Note: I do not yet know how to read this if the fish had been on a border and couldn’t be centered.)

DON’T PANIC! Yes, there are some scary-looking cards in this spread but everything depends on context. Let’s break it down.

There are two ways to read a box spread. You can go traditional and just read the three rows and three columns as if they’re six different spreads about the same topic. Alternatively, you can incorporate some other cartomancy traditions and read the corners and diagonals making ~10 spreads about the topic. The second option takes forever.

In a box spread the central card tells you the gist of the question.

Fish, for wealth

Now the rows!

Row 1 for conscious: bouquet+dog+sun. Friend hooks them up with a good gig

Row 2 for reality: scythe+fish+clover. Easy money coming to an end

Row 3 for unconscious: cross+clouds+tree. Buckle down. Something is uncertain, growth might not be as projected

After rows, we read columns. This will be familiar with tarot folks.

Column 1 for past: bouquet+scythe+cross. Unexpected social invitation causes strain.

Column 2 for present: dog+fish+clouds. An abundance of friends, but uncertain what you value/prioritize

Column 3 for future: sun+clover+tree. Small victories, improved growth!

Putting it all together:

It looks like you got a decent job through a friend, but the time for easy money is coming to an end. You need to tamp down your spending because things are going to be slower for a while. It looks like you spent a bunch on last- minute social stuff recently. Right now you’re having a hard time balancing between spending time with your friends and spending money. You’ll get better at this, and you won’t be short on money all the time.

This is a pretty accurate reading for friend in question, so I’m not going to mess with corners and diagonals unless I get bored later and want to practice.

[actualpsychicability]

Stop worrying about whether psychic abilities are POSSIBLE and start thinking about what you want to DO with them.

If someone told you that the switch on the wall would turn the lights on and off if you flipped it, and you didn't know that before, then would you debate that person endlessly on exactly how it was possible for that to happen, or would you just try the light switch yourself and see if it worked the way they said it did?

If you want to test something, you find a way to TRY it. You don't think of reasons not to try it because that won't get you any new information. You attempt to do the thing and if it works then you know that it works. If it doesn't work then you either don't bother trying it in the future or you adjust your experiment and re-test.

Telekinesis? Try it out. Telepathy? Clairvoyance? Precognition? Test it. Did you get it to work in some way for you? Great. I'm glad you have accessed your own ability and are utilizing it for yourself.

You don't have to prove anything to anyone else BEFORE you use YOUR ability. You don't have to explain it to anyone else if you don't want to. You don't have to figure out the finer details of how the ability works within humanity's current understanding of physical science unless that is to you an enjoyable mental pursuit. You don't need proof or an explanation or an expert-level understanding to use YOUR OWN PSYCHIC ABILITY.

Those things are just nice to have, they aren't required, and not having them will not stop you from being able to use your psychic abilities.

All you need for psychic ability to be possible is to try using your own and see what happens. Explain it to someone later if you feel like, but only if you feel like it. You can just tell no one and be really smug. It's okay.

You have my permission, in case for some reason you needed that.

If you liked this post, you can always tip me!

[crabwarlock-deactivated20260108]

Vampiric Magic

Vampirism is often seen as a bane, something to be warded against. It fed into the pathology and consumerism of spirituality where everyone could explain their sudden fatigue and draining social batteries by calling someone an "energy vampire" and declaring that a black tourmaline bracelet could fix it all and restore lost energy.

Granted, that's one side of it. The baneful applications of vampirism are noted in the absorption of another person's energy, often to induce sickness, fatigue and more. I've seen this myself when I started out. Though, I still suspect he was going through mental health troubles as we all did in matric.

The act of Vampirism can be helpful as well. I personally use it for the healing of others. I compare myself to a fish that eats dead skin, algae and parasites off of things. It can be applied to cleaning up astral spaces, like a vampiric Servitor that walks around like an energetic roomba.

It can also be esoteric. One exercise I know for empowering the black flame is to essentially vampirize reality. This can largely be considered acosmic in the idea that it rejects reality as it is. It is similar in part to the Buddhist practice of Tonglen.

Vampirism is also alluded to in Michael Ford's work with the integration of demonic Archetypes by "devouring", a fancy term for taking on a godform in my opinion.

By itself, Vampirism simply is. It's an energy technique. By virtue of being living, we draw energy from the external world into ourselves, and it draws from us. We sustain the world and it sustains us. Vampirism is simply an active method of doing it.

Vampirism can also be done through Sympathia, the Hiss (a Hssssss) sound can draw the target's energy into a glass of wine or water which is then taken into the body as a metaphorical devouring of their spiritual blood. Conversely, this applies to theophagy, albeit to a lesser extent. It might depend on who you ask.

Vampirism is often tied into sexuality and the vital energy of birth and death. Figures like succubi and incubi fill mythology, drinking the blood of unsuspecting men or women, causing miscarriages, sickness, madness and love. I've personally experimented with vampirism during sex and it does have some effect.

It is not to say that vampirism is tied to sex inherently, but to the energetic principle. There is an exchange of energy that occurs during sex, most notably of the vital fluid, the life force of one person and another. The mingling of these two life forces, represented through the sperm and ovum, creates life through the mingling of Jing from both participants. However, the vampire can also draw on the energy of their partner, regardless of gender, though this does raise some concerns on autonomy and donorship.

Vampirism is also tied to alchemy. In many cases, it's the transmutation of a force that was taken in. It can be argued that through exposure to the forces, such as the Death Current, the vampire develops a metabolism that allows for the spiritual breaking down and integration of the energy. It also comes down to an understanding of what energy is at its core, rather than a superficial understanding.

Often, the exposure to a spirit is alchemy enough, being the comingling of their energy and the energy of the magician who invokes or evokes them.

[ioqayin]

A Masked Procession

Three witches gather in a masked procession: a horse, an owl, and a serpent. They wake up the beasts within the masks, and draw their power about them like cloaks. They sing one of the old songs as they march slowly to the Sabbat.

The spirits are called with gesture and bell and words. The Great God speaks from the mouth of one his servants. The Horned One opens the way between life and death, and the witches descend.

Down, down, down to the Underworld, there to speak with the Seer. Down, down, down amongst the bones of the beloved dead. There to hear them and know. Down, down, down through the spirals and the mists. There to feast with the dead.

The Seer sits veiled, their voice whispering the messages from the dead. The spirits gather about the witches, pushing forward to be the first to speak. Some stay back to watch and wait.

The witches cackle and share stories, feasting with the dead. Then they rise back up, dancing all the way to the land of the living. They sing their song of return, and dance back the way they came.

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Textual magic #24 - Six of Diamonds + Psalm 24 for way opening

Timing: 17/10/2025, Day of Venus, midnight and midday.

Items: Mercury oil, honey, marjoram, Six of Diamonds card, Psalm 24, Jason Miller's Mercury sigil. Basically the spell I performed was an adaptation of the following one from Charles Porterfield's A Deck of Spells:

Procedure: a little after midnight I drew the lines on the card and wrote "Let the way be open!" over it. On the back I drew Jason Miller's Mercury sigil from his Advanced Planetary Magic. I anointed it with some Mercury oil and a bit of honey, and anointed an orange candle as well. I burnt the candle over the card with some marjoram. Receited the prayer and Psalm 24 eight times, and let the candle burn out completely. Later at noon during my lunch break I found somewhere to dispose of the card and the spell remains, at a three way crossroads.

Observation: I think the best possible plant to use in this case would be abre camino.

Effects: I received some interesting news both before actually completing the spell and afterwards, and got some learning oportunities secured.

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Day 3(?) Of the Basic Practices: Venus, Earth, Air

I had to choose a form of Venus to honor, so I chose her earthly aspect as the Sign Taurus. I adapted the Orphic Hymn in the last line to ask Her to bless with a reverent and holy mind.

The LBRP was adapted to fit a Qayinite Practice. Additionally, the Coronastrum was used. Elemental breathing done.

Did Ray De Sole's blockage removing autohypnosis yesterday, had the idea to try it out for preparation for rituals.

Visions of the Holy Dead granted. So far, the prayer is as follows:

Prayer to Qayin for Protection

Prayer invoking the Mighty Dead

Prayer for the Holy Dead

It is the last day of the Novena to the Holy Dead. Next is the Novena to Qayin. I'm thinking of splitting it up into three to honor Qayin as the King of the Black in Green, Qayin as the Lunar Lord and Qayin as the Lord of the Dead. So I'll have to look for those specific invocations and include the Prayers for the Thorny Tree.

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Lenormand is a dream. 💕

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SCRYING 101

What is it?

One of the earliest forms of divination, scrying was employed by the ancient Egyptians mainly for dream interpretation and by the ancient Persians mostly to augment their physical discoveries with occult information.

How does it work?

Scrying relies on the idea of visions. The diviner looks onto a reflective surface, asks a question — to a god, to nature, to oneself — and waits to see the answer unfold right before one’s eyes.

A trance-like state of mind is required for the visions to start manifesting.

What instrument is needed?

The oldest recorded scrying instruments are bowls made of stone and chalices made of silver. Our ancestors would fill them with water, effectively transforming them into mirrors.

Hence mirrors were naturally next in line. Particularly round ones, and later on, black ones made of obsidian.

And then came the crystal ball, which the layman would be most familiar with, due to its popularity in literature.

Which instrument is best?

Scrying, in essence, requires no more than a reflective surface on which the visions will appear. A bowl, a mirror and a crystal ball all effectively provide this. So it all comes down to preference.

Some find using a bowl inconvenient, because it requires looking down for a long period of time, resulting in strain on the neck.

Others prefer a crystal ball for the convenience. It is easy to travel with.

My preferred instrument is a mirror. Mirrors are portals to other worlds. I find it easier to see the future by standing right at its front door. (For YouTube, it's kind of hard to shoot myself looking at the mirror, so I'm using a crystal ball instead.)

How is the instrument cared for?

Whatever instrument you pick must not be used for any other purpose.

If you choose a bowl, do not use it to eat with. Keep it covered in silk or velvet and stored in the dark when not in use.

If you choose a mirror, do not use it to look at your reflection. Have it draped with a silk or velvet cloth when you are not using it.

If you choose a crystal ball, do not use it for display. Again, have it covered in silk or velvet when not in use. Not only for respect, but also for practical reasons. A crystal ball is like a magnifying glass. If sunlight goes through it, it will start a fire.

Others ensure that no one else must look upon their instrument. I do not care if a curious family member, friend or querent asks to see mine. I am its owner. Another’s gaze will not change this.

Where do the visions come from?

As a Greco-Roman pagan, I invoke the Fates, Venus and Pluto when I scry. I humbly ask them for a vision that would answer my question.

My grandmother would often request visions from herself. Old age had made her forget many of her memories. Scrying allowed her to remember them.

How is it performed?

Take your instrument to a quiet and private place with dim lighting where you can be alone with your higher power or your higher self.

Take deep breaths to calm your body and clear your mind before asking your question.

Look upon your instrument… allowing your eyes to unfocus… and for sleepiness to begin settling in. This is you turning off your active mind and unleashing your unconscious.

Wait for the visions to begin. Take them all in.

The visions will not stop. They will only slow down. Once you have found the answer you are looking for, cover your instrument with a cloth and thank your divinity or your soul.

What kind of visions appear?

Not only sights, but sounds, tastes, smells and feelings could make themselves known to you through scrying.

Sometimes they are symbolic, like dreams.

I once saw a golden rooster and a hen printed on a cashmere towel hung in a white marble bath, with the sun shining through a window. The very next day, my boyfriend surprised me with a trip to a luxury resort. The rooster and the hen symbolized us as a couple. And the environment represented the place we would find ourselves in.

Other times, they are literal.

I remember asking my ancestors on my mother’s side if it is not disrespectful to them for me to also study the grimoires of my father’s family. I saw an old woman who said in my native language, “The urge to know more is never disrespectful.”

Why try it?

In addition to having extremely vivid visions coming to you directly from the source, scrying also strengthens your intuition and overall connection to your subconscious, in turn improving your skills not just for scrying, but for every other method of divination.

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Someday, it will all make sense.

Someday, you will meet the right person and realize why it didn’t work out with anybody else.

Someday, you will have the perfect job and realize why the ones before it had to be purged.

Someday, you will wake up so happy and realize why all your previous plans had to fail.

And that day doesn’t have to be far away.

Who knows? That day could be today.

[gaiasgrimoire]

Learning Lenormand - A Beginner's Guide (Pt. 1)

The History and Origins of Lenormand

The Lenormand card system has its roots in 18th-century Europe and is named after the famous French fortune-teller, Marie-Anne Lenormand (1772–1843). Though Lenormand herself didn’t create the deck, she gained fame for reading cards for notable figures like Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Josephine. Her reputation as a powerful seer contributed to the spread of card divination under her name.

Interestingly, the deck we know today as the Petit Lenormand actually began as a board game called the Game of Hope, created by a German man named Johann Kaspar Hechtel around 1799. The game was designed for entertainment, but the cards—illustrated with simple, everyday images like the Clover, Ship, and Letter—began being used for cartomancy (fortune-telling with cards). The 36-card Lenormand deck became a divination tool due to its practicality and accessibility, offering insight into daily life and practical matters.

How Lenormand Differs from Tarot and Oracle Cards

If you’re familiar with tarot or oracle cards, you’ll find that Lenormand brings a different energy to the table. Here are a few key differences:

Simplicity and Literal Meanings: Tarot cards often carry deep, symbolic meanings that can be interpreted in many layers. Lenormand, by contrast, is more literal and straightforward. For example, the “Rider” card usually represents news or an arrival, and the “Coffin” signifies an ending or a loss.

Combinations Are Key: While tarot cards are typically read individually or in relation to their positions, Lenormand readings rely heavily on card combinations. The meaning of one card is influenced by the surrounding cards, forming sentences or “stories” that give the reading depth.

Predictive Focus: Lenormand is much more predictive and practical. While tarot is often used for psychological or spiritual insight, Lenormand is designed to provide answers about concrete, real-life events like work, relationships, and daily challenges.

Shorter Deck: Tarot consists of 78 cards, while Lenormand has just 36, making it quicker and often easier to shuffle through.

How to Read Lenormand Cards

1. Focus on Card Combinations

In Lenormand, it’s not just about the meaning of a single card but how that card interacts with others. For instance, the Heart card on its own represents love and emotions, but paired with the Rider, it might suggest the arrival of a new love or emotional news. Pay attention to the flow of meanings when you read.

2. Start Small with Simple Spreads

The Three-Card Spread is a great place to begin. In this spread, the cards form a sentence-like structure, where each card adds context and detail to the others. For example, Man + Heart + Letter might indicate that a man is going to express his feelings through a message or letter. Once you’re comfortable, you can move on to the Nine-Card Spread, which provides more detail about a situation. For more advanced readers, the Grand Tableau, which uses all 36 cards, gives an in-depth view of various aspects of life.

3. Ask Clear, Direct Questions

Lenormand thrives on specific questions. Instead of asking something open-ended like “What does the future hold?” you might ask, “What can I expect from my job in the next three months?” This allows the cards to offer more focused guidance.

4. Key Cards to Know:

Rider: News, messages, movement.

Clover: Luck, opportunities, short-term joy.

Ship: Travel, business ventures, long journeys.

House: Home, family, stability.

Coffin: Endings, losses, or transitions.

These are just a few examples, but as you work with the cards, you’ll get to know their meanings and how they apply to various situations.

5. Journal Your Readings

Keep track of your progress by journaling your readings. Write down the question, the cards you drew, and your interpretation. Over time, this will help you refine your skills and notice patterns in the card combinations.

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Lenormand offers a practical, no-nonsense approach to divination that makes it accessible for both beginners and experienced readers. Its focus on clear answers, card combinations, and everyday situations provides an excellent tool for gaining insight into life’s questions. If you’re looking for a straightforward and predictive system that balances well with tarot or oracle readings, Lenormand is a great place to start.

Happy reading!

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Learning Lenormand - A Beginner's Guide (Pt. 2)

Here's a breakdown of all 36 cards and the general meanings for each one (remember that Lenormand is meant to be read in pairs, so the meaning of each card will differ slightly depending on the other cards that are read with it):

1. Rider 🏇🏼

Noun Meaning: A message, visitor, or news.

Descriptor Meaning: Fast, moving, and dynamic.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Fast, within days.

Other: It suggests swift action or developments coming soon.

2. Clover ☘️

Noun Meaning: Luck, opportunity, or small gain.

Descriptor Meaning: Lucky, brief, or lighthearted.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Short, fleeting, or very soon.

Other: Often represents minor good fortune or happy coincidence.

3. Ship 🚢

Noun Meaning: Travel, exploration, or trade.

Descriptor Meaning: Distant, adventurous, or progressive.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Long-term, delays.

Other: Can refer to personal journeys, foreign affairs, or expanding horizons.

4. House 🏠

Noun Meaning: Home, family, or property.

Descriptor Meaning: Stable, secure, and comfortable.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Gradual, requires patience.

Other: Focuses on domestic matters, stability, and building a secure foundation.

5. Tree 🌳

Noun Meaning: Health, growth, or life force.

Descriptor Meaning: Grounded, long-lasting, and rooted.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Slow, gradual, can take years.

Other: Indicates growth and well-being, both physical and spiritual.

6. Clouds ☁️

Noun Meaning: Confusion, problems, or uncertainty.

Descriptor Meaning: Cloudy, unclear, and shifting.

Influence: Negative.

Timing: Delayed or uncertain timing.

Other: Can signify temporary confusion, misunderstandings, or hidden issues.

7. Snake 🐍

Noun Meaning: Deception, manipulation, or complications.

Descriptor Meaning: Sneaky, deceptive, or complex.

Influence: Negative.

Timing: Delayed, a long-term issue.

Other: Represents trickery, cunning, or a situation requiring careful navigation.

8. Coffin ⚰️

Noun Meaning: Endings, loss, or transformation.

Descriptor Meaning: Final, transformative, or irreversible.

Influence: Negative.

Timing: Sudden or delayed, depending on surrounding cards.

Other: Symbolizes major endings, closure, or the need to let go.

9. Bouquet 💐

Noun Meaning: Beauty, joy, or gift.

Descriptor Meaning: Happy, appreciative, and harmonious.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Fast, short-term.

Other: Represents beauty, gratitude, or the giving and receiving of gifts.

10. Scythe 🗡️

Noun Meaning: Sudden cut, decision, or danger.

Descriptor Meaning: Sharp, quick, and decisive.

Influence: Negative or neutral.

Timing: Fast, immediate.

Other: A card of sudden changes, dangers, or abrupt endings.

11. Whip ➰

Noun Meaning: Conflict, debate, or repetition.

Descriptor Meaning: Argumentative, repetitive, or punishing.

Influence: Negative.

Timing: Fast but recurring.

Other: Signifies conflict, arguments, or repetitive patterns.

12. Birds 🐦‍⬛

Noun Meaning: Communication, chatter, or gossip.

Descriptor Meaning: Nervous, talkative, or sociable.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Fast, within days.

Other: Points to conversations, rumors, or nervous energy.

13. Child 👶🏼

Noun Meaning: Innocence, new beginnings, or small.

Descriptor Meaning: Childlike, fresh, or small-scale.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Soon, short-term.

Other: Represents new starts, innocence, or something small in scale.

14. Fox 🦊

Noun Meaning: Work, deception, or survival.

Descriptor Meaning: Clever, tricky, or strategic.

Influence: Negative or neutral.

Timing: Delayed, long-term.

Other: Often refers to career matters or tricky situations.

15. Bear 🐻

Noun Meaning: Strength, protection, or authority.

Descriptor Meaning: Powerful, protective, or dominant.

Influence: Positive or neutral.

Timing: Gradual but long-lasting.

Other: Represents power, protection, or strong leadership.

16. Stars 🌟

Noun Meaning: Hopes, dreams, or guidance.

Descriptor Meaning: Inspiring, hopeful, or clear.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Gradual but certain.

Other: Points to hopes, dreams, or spiritual guidance.

17. Stork 🪿

Noun Meaning: Change, transition, or movement.

Descriptor Meaning: Moving, evolving, or adapting.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Soon or as expected.

Other: Represents transitions, changes, or moving forward.

18. Dog 🐕

Noun Meaning: Loyalty, friendship, or trust.

Descriptor Meaning: Loyal, faithful, or supportive.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Consistent, reliable timing.

Other: Represents loyal friends, trust, and support.

19. Tower 🗼

Noun Meaning: Institutions, isolation, or authority.

Descriptor Meaning: Structured, high-standing, or isolated.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Slow, long-term.

Other: Represents authority, government, or isolation.

20. Garden 🎍

Noun Meaning: Social interactions, community, or gatherings.

Descriptor Meaning: Public, social, or open.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Soon, short-term.

Other: Represents community, social gatherings, or networking.

21. Mountain 🏔️

Noun Meaning: Obstacles, challenges, or delays.

Descriptor Meaning: Blocked, delayed, or challenging.

Influence: Negative.

Timing: Very delayed, long-term.

Other: Represents obstacles or significant delays in progress.

22. Crossroads 🛤️

Noun Meaning: Decision, choice, or options.

Descriptor Meaning: Pivotal, decisive, or uncertain.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Soon, short-term.

Other: Represents choices, decisions, or weighing options.

23. Mice 🐁

Noun Meaning: Loss, stress, or decay.

Descriptor Meaning: Worrying, deteriorating, or damaging.

Influence: Negative.

Timing: Gradual but damaging over time.

Other: Represents loss, worry, or something being taken away.

24. Heart ❤️

Noun Meaning: Love, emotions, or passion.

Descriptor Meaning: Emotional, loving, or passionate.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Soon, fast.

Other: Represents matters of the heart, emotional connections, and love.

25. Ring 💍

Noun Meaning: Commitment, agreement, or contract.

Descriptor Meaning: Binding, committed, or cyclical.

Influence: Positive or neutral.

Timing: Soon, regular cycles.

Other: Represents commitments, partnerships, or formal agreements.

26. Book 📖

Noun Meaning: Knowledge, secrets, or education.

Descriptor Meaning: Hidden, informative, or mysterious.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Delayed or unfolding gradually.

Other: Represents learning, hidden knowledge, or things yet to be revealed.

27. Letter ✉️

Noun Meaning: Communication, message, or document.

Descriptor Meaning: Formal, written, or communicative.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Soon, within days.

Other: Represents written communication, documents, or formal news.

28. Man 👨🏻

Noun Meaning: A man, masculine energy.

Descriptor Meaning: Male, strong, or assertive.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Immediate or soon.

Other: Represents a man or masculine energy in the querent’s life.

29. Woman 👩🏽

Noun Meaning: A woman or feminine energy.

Descriptor Meaning: Female, nurturing, or intuitive.

Influence: Neutral.

Timing: Immediate or soon.

Other: Represents a woman or feminine presence in the querent’s life.

30. Lily 🌷

Noun Meaning: Peace, maturity, or wisdom.

Descriptor Meaning: Calm, serene, or experienced.

Influence: Positive or neutral.

Timing: Slow, long-term.

Other: Refers to wisdom gained with age or a peaceful resolution.

31. Sun ☀️

Noun Meaning: Success, vitality, or joy.

Descriptor Meaning: Bright, positive, or successful.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Fast, soon.

Other: Represents happiness, success, and positive outcomes.

32. Moon 🌙

Noun Meaning: Emotions, creativity, or recognition.

Descriptor Meaning: Intuitive, emotional, or reflective.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Gradual, over time.

Other: Tied to creativity, emotional recognition, and intuition.

33. Key 🗝️

Noun Meaning: Solution, answer, or discovery.

Descriptor Meaning: Unlocking, revealing, or certain.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Soon, short-term.

Other: Represents a solution or a vital breakthrough.

34. Fish 🐟

Noun Meaning: Money, abundance, or business.

Descriptor Meaning: Flowing, abundant, or financial.

Influence: Positive or neutral.

Timing: Gradual, steady.

Other: Associated with business, wealth, and financial flow.

35. Anchor ⚓

Noun Meaning: Stability, security, or persistence.

Descriptor Meaning: Stable, secure, or long-lasting.

Influence: Positive.

Timing: Delayed, long-term.

Other: Represents something that is secure and reliable, or a goal that is being worked toward.

36. Cross ✝️

Noun Meaning: Burden, suffering, or fate.

Descriptor Meaning: Heavy, burdensome, or spiritual.

Influence: Negative or neutral.

Timing: Long-term, gradual.

Other: Represents burdens, hardship, or a spiritual test, often indicating something heavy or karmic.

If you missed Part 1, check it out here ✨

*Stay tuned for Part 3 where we will go over some pairing combinations, and Part 4 where we breakdown the 3x3 9 card spread

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Here’s your sign to rest!

Take a minute and do this breathing exercise (if safe for you to do).