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[sahhariti]

Simple explanation of Natal chart houses!

By themodernastrologer.com

[goblin-witch]

🖤✨ ATTENTION WITCHES OF TUMBLR ✨🖤

on FRIDAY, JUNE 5th under the full moon in Sagittarius, we are all going to do a MASS protection spell for those participating in the Black Lives Matter protests. ANYTHING HELPS!!

even if you aren’t a practicing witch and would like to join us, a simple black candle will do!

PLEASE PARTICIPATE & SPREAD THE WORD!💞

and yes, if you’d like to hex, u know who to target ;)

[sceptic-witch]

This is tonight!! Just re-boosting in case y'all forgot. Lawd knows I can barely remember what day it is 😂😂

[s-c-r-ee-ch]

Venus and Apollo playing with a sun disc

Gardens of Belvedere, Vienna

[iridescent-witch-life]

CraftingWitch

[savagedefectives]

[niktipolos]

Thin Places, Jordan Kisner. 

[sosuperawesome]

Modern Male Witch Project, by Brenna-Ivy on Tumblr and Society6

[pleiadic-magic-deactivated20220]

🌘 getting back into your tarot routine 🌒

it happens to the best of us. 

no matter who you are, what stage of your practice you’re in or why you choose to read tarot, there will come a point in your life when you realise you haven’t been picking up your cards as much as you should have. 

it’s happened to me the past month - through various incidents, i’ve barely read for myself and only touched my cards to do paid readings. while this might have been the best option at the time for me, now i know i need to get back to the level of comfort and routine i was with my cards. so, here’s what i do when i fall out of love with my tarot routine!

if you need to, reconnect with your decks. if it’s been a while, i’d highly recommend having a sit down and a chat with them. kind of like a deck interview spread, you can ask them if anything’s changed, and if their style of reading will still be the same for you.

start off simple. try incorporating a daily draw into your routine, or even just a day in your week to read a little tarot for yourself. it can be as many or as few cards as you like, but don’t overcomplicate things! it might end up confusing you, which won’t make you want to keep reading.

remind yourself why you love tarot. what drew you to divination? why do you enjoy reading the cards? what do you get out of divination, and how do you give back in return? ask yourself these questions, and you might find that spark you’ve been looking for.

accept change. this is a tough one for me especially, but often the reason our routines grind to a halt is because they’re just not right for us. it’s okay to change your style of reading, and you should try your hardest not to compare your routines to other people’s! i’ve always said that divination is a highly personal practice, and your routine should fit you, rather than fitting other people’s expectations. figure out if there was something that stopped you from continuing, and don’t be afraid to cut that out of your routine in the future! 

do a challenge. this could be a daily challenge created by some of the wonderful diviners out there, where you pick a card each day for a set question/topic. or, it could be a challenge you set yourself! sometimes, structure can really help with regaining a routine, and having a scheme to follow for a while will definitely get you back into the swing of things.

branch out. once you’ve found that spark again, explore and investigate. perhaps your routine was… just too routine for you, and thats why it stopped. find some new and exciting aspect of divination and learn as much as you can! your journey of growth will never end. embrace that!

i hope you all find your love for divination again! also, these tips can help you recover your witchcraft routines, or even something mundane like school work! and, if a routine doesn’t work for you… you don’t even have to have one. just enjoy yourself!

tarot readings at Pleiadic Tarot

[goldenboyboots]

metaphysical shops never have resources (ESPECIALLY literature) for the Greek pantheon ughhh i just want some Books Baby!

[goldenboyboots]

listen i already went out today and the weather’s terrible and it’ll probably be really expensive but... the little man inside of me is YELLING at me to go impulse buy a Dionysus statue for my in-progress shrine and. and i may just have to do it

[astrologers-cloud-club]

Reasons to love yourself (for the signs):

ARIES: you know how to compete with others, don’t ever doubt yourself because it’s a waste of time. People might get frustrated that you get mad easily but it’s just how you cope. You are beautiful and inspiring with what you do.

TAURUS: you are so strong and never give up on your beliefs. If people ever call you stubborn they’re jealous because you stand up for yourself and they can’t break you. Even if you’re sad, you are there for everyone and tougher than a nail and you should be proud of yourself.

GEMINI: you know how to make others happy. You are so brilliant and smart. Don’t sell yourself out because people judge you, they just can’t keep up with your optimistic outlook on life. Dark days are common but don’t let them stop you.

CANCER: you are such a little cupcake and you get so sad so easily, but that’s common and you are stronger than you think. You are always making sure your friends are okay and it’s time to make sure you are okay too.

LEO: you are the most selfless people and you never let others stop you from what you want. Your independency can be intimidating for others but you are so tough. You are a natural leader. Strong, proud and beautiful.

VIRGO: you are organized and amazing and no one can step in your way from achievement. You are cute and respectable and people adore you. You have such an amazing sense of humor and you should tell yourself that. You deserve so much.

LIBRA: you are such a dreamy person. You are beautiful and your eyes tell stories. You are kind and people always soak you up (in a good way). Your bright smile tells people that they are welcome in your life. You are amazing!!

SCORPIO: you are not the devil that people claim you to be. You are so caring and always there for everyone. Please don’t ever doubt yourself because you are strong. People aspire to be like you, always remember that.

SAGITTARIUS: you put up this facade and people think you don’t care. Although this can be true, you care so deeply for the people that you are close to. You are such an adventurous soul that craves all things fun and that’s amazing.

CAPRICORN: you are so brilliand and amazing in every single way. You are witty and don’t let people bring you down, which is so inspiring. No one will ever tell you how to live your life and that is great.

AQUARIUS: people may be intimidated by your crazy independency but that shouldn’t stop you. You are so tough because you can handle every single obstacle that is put in your way. You are unique and constantly inspire people to be amazing. No matter what happens, keep going and ALWAYS be yourself.

PISCES: no one can keep up with your mind, you are such a physic soul that is unstoppable. Emotions may get you down but you are deep and people connect to you easily. You are sunshine on a gloomy day.

[khangi]

What Native people say about the use of sage: you can use sage, but you cannot smudge as nothing you are doing (waving sage around) is actually smudging. Smudging is a ceremony and you are, we promise, not smudging. Please buy sage from either us, or someone who sources the sage from us. White sage may not be considered endangered by the US government but corperate sourcing is making it difficult for us to source sage for our own religious purposes. Let alone to sell it.

What white people hear: never use sage ever, don’t ever buy it, don’t own it, don’t even look at it.

Look, y’all. There’s a couple of facets to my talk today.

1) Yes! You can buy sage! You really, truly can! Buy it from either native sellers (go to a powwow! Eat our food, buy our stuff, watch some dancing!) Or buy it from a seller who sources the sage from native people. Pick one. And no, buying it from 5 Below doesn’t count.

2) you CANNOT smudge. This isn’t just you “shouldn’t”— this is a YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF SMUDGING. Waving a sage stick around your doorways IS NOT SMUDGING. It is smoke clensing. Smudging, depending on the tradition and tribe, could easily have dancing and drums involved. You, as a white person, do not have the cultural BACKGROUND to even know how it works. At all. Period.

3) please, for FUCKS SAKE, stop making posts here on tumblr where you tell other white people about cultural appropriation and what they can and cannot do. Please stop, your license has been revoked because none of you bother to get the facts right. We native people are FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT OURSELVES. Consider instead: a) reblogging our posts where we talk about it! We’re here! We have made posts!! b) Making a post that states what we said and then LINKS BACK TO US. Screenshot with a link if you must. Stop centering your own voices in these conversations. You are already centered in everything, stop centering yourselves in a native space.

I’m tired of this nonsense, y’all.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk ™

[realsadjewishhours]

Goyim Witches, please reblog

Dear Goyim Witches,

Stop. Using. Hebrew. In. Your. Spells/Other Witchcraft.

Hebrew is the religious and cultural language of the Jewish people.

Stop. Using. The. Star. Of. David. In. Your. Spells/Witchcraft.

The Star of David is a cultural and in modern times, religious symbol of the Jewish people.

Stop. Attempting. To. Practice. Kabbalah.

You HAVE to be Jewish to practice Kabbalah. Kabbalah is 100% based off of Judaism/Jewish myscitism.

Stop. Dressing. As. A. Stereotypical. Witch.

It’s not yours to reclaim. That stereotype of big curly, puffy hair, big noses, and pointed hat was created by antisemitic Medieval stereotypes of JEWS, not witches. They though that Judaism and Jews were sorcery and witchcraft which is why you have the Jew-codes witch look. We have suffered greatly for that stereotype because it comes FROM the belief of Judaism being a form of witchcraft (which is specifically why I’m asking you guys to stop using Hebrew, Kabbalah, and the Star of David in your magic if you aren’t Jewish)

Stop. “Praying”. To. Jewish. Angels/Spiritual Jewish. entities.

These entities are incredibly sacred, and again Judaism does not condone witchcraft, and has had a truamatic history of being compared or seen as witchcraft.

I don’t know how me, and other Jews can make it easier for you to understand. The Jewish people have a traumatic history of being seen as witchcraft to the point all witches in old fairy tales were Jew-coded. I’ve made so many posts about this.

Jewish people are NOT okay with goyim witches doing any of this shit, especially since many of your antisemitic. You are being an utter culture vulture and are enabling and encouraging our oppression.

Idc whether you think what you are doing is “out of respect” or that you think you are doing it with the “upmost care and delicacy” WE DONT CARE. We want you to stop, no bargaining, no budging. Just, stop.

Judaism is a CULTURE, a culture that has been oppressed for being seen as witchcraft. Judaism is a people that have been oppressed for thousands of years due to our language, our symbols, our spiritual entities. You do not get to profit, spiritually, fianically, emotionally, etc. off our oppression.

I tagged this with many tags used by witches in hopes you guys see this and understand how harmful your actions are to one of the oldest oppressed groups out there.

And like I said, goyim witches please reblog.

[elagabalass]

Hi! I'm really interested in Dionysus and would love to know how to find out more about him! Primary sources, grimoires, and general resources are very welcome!! Thank you so much!!

Hello! I’ve got a bunch of things to share I’ll separate them into ancient, modern etc and add a little summary about them!

Ancient:

- ‘The Library Of Greek Mythology’ Apollodorus

Loads on all on everyone and anyone! Not fully Dionysus’ central but rly useful as the Penguin Classics addition has family trees to help u keep track of everyone etc)

- ‘The Bacchae ‘ Euripides

A must read for all your Dionysus needs! Make sure to read the intro and notes in ur addition of the play to get all the knowledge!

- ‘Frogs’ Aristophanes

A comedy play but important! To fully understand Dionysus, you gotta know what the Greeks found silly about him and Aristophanes is always ur man for sweet sweet parodies

- The Orphic Hymnns trans by A N Athanassakis and B M. Wolkow

Great for all ur Orphic needs! Find out about the darker aspects of Dionysus Chthonius !

- The Homeric Hymns

Useful for for those v important epithets! And as always read the notes !

(There’s many more ancient sources like pots and shit but we’d be here forever)

Modern Stuff:

- ‘Dionysus : Myth and Cult’ Walter F Otto

Some v respected scholarship on Dionysus ! He’s also got a book on the Olympian gods if ya want more about them!

- ‘Tending The Bull: A Tradition Of Dionysian Devotuon” and other things by Nysa Press

Books by modern Dionysus devotee H Jeremiah Lewis! Plenty on the god, how to worship them from a 1st hand worshipper!

- Theoi.com !

Great site for all ur needs! Epithets, family and stories all sourced and explained! (Great if ya want to know a lot about Minor gods too!

- ‘Dionysus in ‘69’

A play from 1969! A modern retelling of the Bacchae! Look into it it’s great!

- ‘Birth of Tragedy’ Nietzsche and other philosophy works looking at the Dionysian

Great way to understand Dionysus is through the Dionysian archetype and comparison to the Apollon so Worth Reading anything like that

(There was a documentary on Dionysus on the BBC but idk if you can still access it through iplayer so…)

Some blogs I really:

@senros (artist, Zagreus focused/retelling, stunning art)

@ganymedesrocks (posts a bunch of ancient stuff with useful captions !)

@theancientwayoflife (similar to above)

@a-gnosis (comic artist! Mostly Persephone/Hades but current story has plenty about Dionysus, super great and education at once)

(And bunch more I can’t think of rn!)

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Hope this helped!! Feel free to just hmu and talk Dionysus whenever

[heatherwitch]

Dionysus/Bacchus

Small devotional acts. 

Drink some sparkling cider*

Take an improv class

Read/write more poetry

Watch an old musical

Stay up late enough that reality shifts a little

Attend Pride and support LGBT groups

Wear fruity scents

Take a writing class or continue your writing

Eat grapes or drink grape juice*

Be the light in the chaos

Find ways to add more ivy into your life

Get in the habit of asking for someone’s pronouns before assuming

Go to a party

Unapologetically blast your music

Stay hydrated

Use more vinegar in cooking

Work on your balance between chaos and organization (both are very important)

Make crafts using wine bottles/corks

Dance!

Go to protests that are important to you

Witness the break of dawn - however you get there

Drink a sugary drink*

Play games that involve a bit of chance

Wear wine-colored things

Watch a drama show - it’s okay to get sucked into it!

Learn to say “No”

Attend a late-night movie showing

Support those who are overcoming/recovering from addiction

Explore in the woods

Embrace the liminal spaces in your life (there’s more than you think)

PRACTICE LOVING YOURSELF

Many, many, many other things not said here

*This post doesn’t include alcohol because it’s a given, and many of you are minors.

[heatherwitch]

Bedridden witch: Worship edition

Sometimes as someone who is stuck in one spot, it can be hard to feel connected to your gods/goddesses/deities. However, it’s not as hard as you may think to find some solid methods! Please note that your deities understand your situation and don’t expect you to suffer for them or consistently do things for them!

Burn candles or incense that remind you of them. If you are unable to do this, try an oil diffuser or room spray.

Use blankets, sheets, pillows, etc. that have colors you associate with them.

Make an online devotional blog or altar. I do this [X]

Chat with other people who work with them. 

If your body is okay with it, eat foods that are sacred/connected to them.

Hang pictures or decorations that correspond with their sacred animals, plants, or what lessons or teachings they present to you.

Write devotional poetry, or make drawings for them.

Draw sigils for them and hang them on your walls, ceiling, or put under your mattress.

Find a stuffed animal that you feel captures their essence or reminds you of them, and hold it close when you need the support.

Research them/browse their tag on tumblr.

Keep stones and crystals you associate with them near you – on a bedside table or under your pillow.

Use astral travel or dream magic to connect with them.

Listen to music that makes you feel closer to them.

Watch shows or movies that remind you of them.

Pray to them, talk to them, write them a letter. Stay in communication with them, especially in times of need.

Meditate.

Drink something warm or cool that helps you connect with them.

Make a spell bottle/jar that you feel captures their essence. Charge during good days, use for connection and support during the not-so-good days.

Make emoji spells to feel more connected to them.

Expose yourself to natural light (or gentle artificial light) or complete darkness, depending on the deity.

Devote small, everyday tasks to them. (Example for the Greek + Roman pantheon.)

Read books about them, or that remind you of them/their values.

Make herb sachets for them, keep them under your pillow or hang on your wall.

Wear scented oils, perfumes, lotions, or pick a shampoo with a scent or ingredients that make you think of them.

@thewitchofthenorse also has a post on this here!

And here is a post about nature connection while bedridden, which is great for nature deities!

Again, please note that you don’t need to do anything to be connected to your gods/goddesses/deities. They know and understand what you are going through, and are patient. 

[death-witch-envy]

How do you know when a God has responded?

Let’s just say, when you know, you know.

I realize how vague and unhelpful this is, so I’ll list some common ways the Gods respond to people:

They appear in your dreams

You hear Their voice in your head

The elements around you respond when you pray to Them (i.e., the wind shifts, the candle rises or flickers, etc.)

Your mood changes abruptly

You feel Their touch

You feel another sensation come out of nowhere, such as a temperature change, or a feeling of a blanket on your shoulders when there is none

You constantly run into Their symbols (for example, suddenly the crows of Apollo are following you or being extra loud or something)

A circumstance in your life changes, or you run into serendipity at a much-needed time (proving that They’re watching over you)

You feel an irresistible gut feeling to do something, such as make an altar for Them, research Them, do a certain spell or the like

Gods responding is similar to spirit work or locating omens: when you know, you just know. It’s very intuitive. But sometimes it takes Gods a while to respond.

Just know that the Gods will respond to you. Blessed be lovely ~ ( ^ ω ^ )

[reallytinydragon-blog]

Easy Ways to Connect More Strongly with your Deities

Say Good Morning when you wake up, say Good Night before you fall asleep

Share your food with them. If you’ve ever wanted some of your friend’s french fries, you know how they probably feel. 

Donate to causes that fall under the jurisdiction of your deity. Are they a goddess for women? Donate to a women’s shelter or Planned Parenthood. Is your deity a patron of the arts? Give to PBS or local theatres.

Cook a full meal in honor of your deity. Seriously. It sounds silly but you can definitely find a regional cookbook based on your pantheon to cook a full ass feast for them.

Write them letters or notes. Keep a little notebook of notes and letters to your deity. Did you see a cute cat that you think Frigga would’ve liked? Maybe you saw a girl’s outfit that would’ve made Aphrodite drool. Let them know, or give yourself a reminder to tell them about it later.

Change your phone background. Does your deity have a temple or built pantheon? Put that shit as your wallpaper! Did you find a picture that so perfectly captures the spirit of your deity? Make it your lock screen.

Make them a Mix Tape. You know, so you can belt out songs in their honor while making your way downtown. Faces pass. And you’re home bound. 

DIY your Altar. I’m not going to lie, I’m not to altar type. However, it is a fantastically personalized space that you can do anything with. So don’t let anyone stop you from knitting that mini statue of Hecate a scarf.