A Good Witch's Collection

Eclectic witch, beliefs based in a combination of chaos and Shinto ideology (living in peace with spirits and not provoking them) among others. This is a new side blog for collecting witchcraft info for my sorta-baby-witch self. I've been through a ton of spiritual experiences (and accidently got involved in chaos magic) since I was a little kid, and recently began on a new spiritual journey, adding other people's experiences to my own. I will never practice hexes or curses, but I see the use for them. I just don't trust my own ego if I started down that road paved with good intentions...

[theladymorganlefay]

The Truth Must Be Known

Speak the truth forevermore!

Materials:

1 red candle ( dressed with olive oil)

1 pinch of black pepper

1 pinch of cumin powder

1 piece of red paper

Light the red candle on a Wednesday night, with thoughts of the truth that needs to be told.

Sprinkle black pepper around the candle and say:

Your mouth will tingle until the truth unfolds.

Then sprinkle cumin powder on top of the black pepper and say:

The taste will last until the truth comes out.

Let the candle burn down all the way. Then blow the powders into the wind and you should hear the truth you seek.

*************************************************

Found in Charm Spells by Ileana Abrev

[lovesfinest-deactivated20210226]

Found these simple, easy to understand Tarot card cheat sheets 💫

[haunted-since-birth]

Other witches: ANCESTOR TIES ARE THE BEST!

Me: *looks at family history of cults/religious leaders, plantation and slave owning, and generally shitty people* Uh.... Can other ancestors adopt me?

[novicewicca]

[weirdpostarchive-deactivated201]

i just love the idea of an oddly specific curse that isn’t even harmful

[pwesident]

curse where on tuesdays you can’t say the word tuesday

[khaleesi-mother-of-fandoms]

“What day is it today?” “Second Monday” “Cool, thanks”

[thatll-do]

curse where you tie shoes but in a wildly incorrect way

[baronjoy]

curse where you can’t say you’re cursed, but you are and it’s really bugging you

[thatll-do]

oh that’s good

[perse-phoneee-deactivated202007]

There is an unfortunate bullying epidemic in the witchcraft and spirituality communities here on tumblr.

Just yesterday, I announced that I would no longer allow anonymous messages on my blog because of the influx of harassing messages that I received after my blog was posted on an anonymous “uncensored” blog.

And I’m not the only witchblr blogger who has experienced this bullying. Several people stepped forward after my initial post saying how my post helped them feel less alone since they, too, have experienced anonymous hate from members of the community.

I have decided to turn this negative and painful experience into a positive. Today will be the start of the Witchblr Anti-Bullying Campaign.

I challenge all of us to make a stand against bullying in this community. How you decide to do that is up to you, but here are some ways that you can make a positive impact on the community:

1. If you see or know that someone is being bullied, reach out to them! Being bullied like this can often be a scary and upsetting situation, especially if the anon hate contains threats or suicide baiting. Having someone reach out and offer support can make the situation easier to deal with.

2. If you receive anon hate, block the sender. If we all block everyone who sends in hate, the bullies will be closed off from the community and unable to do more harm. And if the messages contain threats or other illegal content, you may want to report it to local authorities.

3. Similarly, if you know that someone is a bully, block them. Don’t even engage or talk with them. And never sink to their level and bully back.

4. Avoid anonymous “uncensored” blogs where people are permitted to anonymously post racist, transphobic, antisemitic, and otherwise bigoted content without consequences. These blogs enable bullying and allow harassers to circumvent any blocks. Let these bullies and bigots shout into the void without any recognition. Once they realize their hurtful opinions aren’t being heard, they’ll likely stop posting altogether.

5. Take some time to spread positivity in the community! If you really like someone’s posts, tell them! Send people anonymous kind messages. Treat people the way you wish to be treated.

6. Be mindful of your own actions and how they can affect others. None of us are perfect. We all have the potential to snap at people from time to time. If that happens, just apologize!

7. Practice positive confrontation. If you have a disagreement with another witchblr, contact that person instead of posting it publicly. While “call outs” have their purpose, not every incident is call out worthy. Before writing a call out, ask yourself why you’re doing it. Are you doing it because you want to protect the community from someone, or are you just mad? If you have an argument or just don’t like someone, posting about it in an attempt to harm or slander the other person counts as bullying and may even encourage people who are uninvolved in the situation to send in anon hate. Contacting the person directly in a firm but respectful way will often lead to better more productive results.

8. Reblog this post to spread the word and make a pledge to do your part to help reduce bullying in the community! And please include your own ideas on how we can collectively heal our community.

The anonymous nature of the internet often allows people to act without consequences, leading to a lot of toxicity. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. If we all band together, we can make a positive difference and make witchblr a safer, happier, and healthier community.

Thank you.🔮

[petterwass]

Best-dressed protestor att the anti-nazi/nazi rally in Gothenburg today. “Vikings against incorrect use of runic script”

[northern-seidmadr]

THIS GIVES ME THE HAPPY

[rudolf-rokkr]

A bit of context for English-speaking heathens, reenactors, and other Viking enthusiasts, so that people don’t make the mistake of believing the above protester is actually just complaining about runes. The Swedish neo-nazi movement Nordiska Motståndsrörelsen (NMR, ‘Nordic Resistance Movement’ (Wikipedia link)) uses the tīwaz/Týr rune as their logo, basically the way the American National Socialist Movement uses the ōþila rune. In Sweden (where in some places runes are even still taught in schools) people are particularly disturbed by the usurpation of their history and culture and fighting back to reclaim the Týr rune has been an effective rallying point for undermining the nazis’ message by promoting knowledge about the things they lie about in order to stake a claim that they are representing their cultural heritage (link is in Swedish). The above protest was attended by members of Samfundet Forn Sed, Heathens United Against Racism (with some overlap between the two), and the guy pictured above was protesting with Vikingar Mot Rasism ‘Vikings against racism.’ The movement “No Tiw for Nazis” is on Facebook.

[photography-cnl]

[culturenlifestyle]

Germany’s 19th Century ‘Devil’s Bridge’ Reflection Draws a Perfect Bridge In The Water

Keep reading

[guide2germany]

Teufelsbrücke (Devil’s Bridge), officially called “Rackotzbrück” (Rackotz Bridge), in Görlitz, Saxony.  Unfortunately, the popular photo op is crumbling and thus is closed. Crossing and trespassing are prohibited as to not increase the damage any further. (source)

[whendragons-fly-deactivated2019]

Could you please reblog this if you are a witch who isn’t Wiccan?

[lukathewitch-blog]

[the-lovely-little-witch]

Getting to know my fellow witches!

I think it would be a really fun idea to get to know my fellow tumblr witches with a weekly question! For a lot of us the online world is the only place we can truly express and share our crafts and I would love to make friendships based around this! I only have like 50 followers so this probably won’t go very far, but maybe someone with more followers can take up the idea and keep it going.

So my witchy friends, what is your favorite breakfast beverage and why? Mine is earl grey tea because the citrus notes are super positive and bright first thing in the morning, and it has just enough caffeine to wake me up!

[wanderingwoodswoman]

I am a true coffee lover, and I like it black! I also like grapefruit juice, and I can be tempted into Starbucks if I’m out and about. Because honestly, who gets just plain coffee at Starbucks? I think your questions idea is great!

[practical-witchery]

I love coffee with LOTS of cream and there is this one orange banana pineapple juice that is my favorite. I think Nantucket Nectars sells it lol

[haunted-since-birth]

It used to be coffee daily, but lately it's been all green tea!

[haunted-since-birth]

My Netflix and Spotify reflect my personality perfectly:

A very confused mix of songs/shows made for children alongside very adult stuff, a touch of electric swing and new age fantasy, feminine empowerment, and some odd end witchy stuff and pagan folk comedy.

The perfect eclectic mess that has the algorithms scrambling to throw stuff at me in hopes I might like it.

[barberwitch]

😂

So, a little while ago, I got an influx of some self identifying TERFs reblogging one of my posts. When this happens, I will usually message them letting them know that I am a male witch. Most times, it’s just a casual “hey thanks for letting me know. I will delete it because i don’t support what you identify as” Or my message is ignored. But not this time!

Fucking October 24 I sent that, and tonight I get a message. A bonafide Yuletide miracle. I responded, then I blocked them.

Oh, I wonder what happened?! Who could have organized this?! Oh no! The past 14 years of practicing witchcraft, of connecting to my family’s history, of work, of study, are all for dust because someone thinks I wronged them by letting them know they reblogged me 😱

If👏🏼you👏🏼don’t👏🏼think👏🏼I’m👏🏼a👏🏼witch👏🏼don’t👏🏼repost👏🏼my👏🏼witch👏🏼posts👏🏼.

If you’re that fervent in your beliefs, don’t make an exception because my posts are great. Honestly. And I tag every post male witch, witches with beards, witches with mustaches…don’t blame me for you not looking at the tags.

Also, why the anon messages? Side blogs, side friends, whatever. If you truly believe what you’re saying then be loud and proud.

I’m Barberwitch, and I do not think the hate and anger that you direct at people for their spiritual practice is remotely alright. I’m Barberwitch, and i do not respect your opinions based on someone’s gender identity, their sexuality, or their lack of a woboom or their original wambo they may no longer have.

I respect people for who they are, not for what they may or may not have between their legs.

🦇Cheers, Barberwitch

May you leave behind some baggage in the old year to lighten your load in the next. Enjoy your Solstice, I hope you find some happiness.

[haunted-since-birth]

The only place "witch" isn't a gender neutral term is in fiction written by non-witches. Honestly fuck these people.

[witch-vomit-deactivated20190906]

Apparently Christian Day, ur favorite Pagan, is back at it again with his racist bullshit and misogynistic tirades

Here’s a link to Mambo Elizabeth’s (BigLizConjure) post exposing Christian Day berating her and calling her a c*nt and all types of vile shit while also claiming he’s going to make Harriet Tubman 7 Day Candles because he can and no one can stop him. Classy and very mature for a grown ass man. The link has all of the screenshots but here’s a few:

STOP SUPPORTING THIS MAN AND HIS SHOPS, HE OWNS OMENS AND HEX: OLD WORLD WITCHERY IN SALEM AND NEW ORLEANS

[article link with proof: Bc apparently even after losing his court case for harassing women who disagree with him] he still hasn’t learned his lesson and decides to throw a temper tantrum over ppl calling him out for appropriation

This isn’t the first time Christian’s verbally abused and harassed women who go against him, but now he’s ran to New Orleans, LA after borderline being run out of Salem, MA

[mama-moonglow-deactivated201904]

Moon Calendar - 2019

New Moon 🌑

Jan. 5th (Sat.)

Feb. 4th (Mon.)

Mar. 6th (Wed.)

Apr. 5th (Fri.)

May 4th (Sat.)

June 3rd (Mon.)

July 2nd (Tues.)

July 31st (Wed.)

Aug. 30th (Fri.)

Sept. 28th (Sat.)

Oct. 27th (Sun.)

Nov. 26th (Tues.)

Dec. 25th (Wed.)

First Quarter 🌓

Jan. 14th (Mon.)

Feb. 12th (Tues.)

Mar. 14th (Thurs.)

Apr. 12th (Fri.)

May 11th (Sat.)

June 10th (Mon.)

July 9th (Tues.)

Aug. 7th (Wed.)

Sept. 5th (Thurs.)

Oct. 5th (Sat.)

Nov. 4th (Mon.)

Dec. 4th (Wed.)

Full Moon 🌕

Jan. 20th (Sun.)

🐺 The Wolf Moon

Feb. 19th (Tues.)

🌨️ The Snow Moon

Mar. 20th (Wed.) 

🐛 The Worm Moon

Apr. 19th (Fri.) 

🌸 The Pink Moon

May 18th (Sat.) 

💐 The Flower Moon

June 17th (Mon.) 

🍓 The Strawberry Moon

July 16th (Tues.) 

⛈️ The Thunder Moon

Aug. 15th (Thurs.) 

🐟 The Sturgeon Moon

Sept. 13th (Fri.) 

🌾 The Harvest Moon

Oct. 13th (Sun.) 

🏹 The Hunter’s Moon

Nov. 12th (Tues.) 

🌳 The Beaver Moon

Dec. 11th (Wed.) 

❄️ The Cold Moon

Third Quarter 🌗

Jan. 27th (Sun.)

Feb. 26th (Tues.)

Mar. 27th (Wed.)

Apr. 26th (Fri.)

May 26th (Sun.)

June 25th (Tues.)

July 24th (Wed.)

Aug. 23rd (Fri.)

Sept. 21st (Sat.)

Oct. 21st (Mon.)

Nov. 19th (Tues.)

Dec. 18th (Wed.)

[thisbookofshadows-deactivated20]

Crystals that are NOT suitable for placing in water / making gem water

This list will explain common stones that are either toxic to use for drinking in gem water or stones that are soluble in water. :)

Alunite: Non toxic but soluble in water

Anglesite: Toxic and slightly soluble in water

Arsenopyrite: Potentially toxic

Azurite: Harmful

Azurite-Malachite: Harmful

Azurite-Pseudomalachite: Harmful

Bunsenite: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact

Calomel: Possibly hazardous to health

Cerussite: Toxic

Chalcanthite: Harmful; easily soluble in water

Cinnabar: Very toxic!

Cinnabar-Opal: The cinnabar stored in the opal is toxic

Crocoite: Toxic 

Cuprite: Harmful

Durangite: Potentially toxic

Eclipse Stone: Limestone with orpiment, toxic

Eilat Stone: Harmful

Erythrite: Potentially toxic

Fiedlerite: Toxic

Fluorite, Antozonite variety: Potentially harmful

Galenite: Toxic and slightly soluble in water

Gaspeite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Greenockite: Toxic

Halite: Not toxic in small quantities, but dissolves easily in water

Iron-nickel Meteorite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Jamesonite: Potentially toxic

Lemon Chrysoprase: Potentially harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Lopezite: Very toxic! Hazardous even through skin contact

Malachite: Harmful

Millerite: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact

Minium: Toxic

Nickeline: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact

Olivenite: Potentially toxic

Orpiment: Toxic

Proustite: Potentially toxic

Psilomelane and Pyrolusite: Harmful

Pyromorphite: Potentially toxic

Rauenthalite: Toxic

Realgar: Toxic. Store in dark, securely locked place.

Scorodite: Potentially toxic

Sphaerocobaltite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Stibnite: Harmful

Tetrahedrite: Potentially harmful

Ulexite: Non toxic but slightly soluble in warm water

Valentinite and Senarmontite: Harmful

Vanadinite: Toxic

Wulfentie: Potentially toxic

[lilkittay]

Reblogging complete post so that it is not truncated and lost :3

[crowdog66]

Signal boost. This is vital information, folks.

[witcheywanderings-deactivated20]

Also turquoise is water soluble

[grin-the-farouche]

selenite is also water soluble, and feldspars like labradorite and rainbow moonstone can lose their luster if left submerged.

[notyourmothersspellbook]

This is lengthy, but if you plan on bathing with crystals, charging them in water, putting them in drinking water, or getting them wet in any way you have to do your research to make sure that they won’t dissolve, harm your skin, or literally poison you. Be smart and do the reading! 

[haunted-since-birth]

Back when I was a devout Christian, I worked on worship and blind faith.

When I went through the lowest point of my life and broke away to no belief system, I worked solely with evidence in my own life.

Now as a witch, I believe in spirits, but our relationship is transactional: if a deity or spirit isn’t going to help me, I pack up and carry on, because I’ve spent too much of my life worshipping without answers. I reach out and say, “If you do this for me, and let me know your name, I’ll give you an altar and a drink. If not, this is my home, and I am not yours. The door is over there.” On days that I haven’t studied anything or experienced much (and thus have little to risk in losing memories), I offer my dreams to local spirits as payment for great sleep. I have told Freyja that if she helps me to have twins, she’ll be the namesake. I toss a coin and bow at shrines in trade for visiting and taking pictures. They are there, but I do not feel the need to revere them and I’d rather live in harmony with respect for each other.

I’m a witch because it allows me the power to barter with outside forces and control my own future, and in that context I better understand why Yahweh may despise witchcraft and the loss of his own supremacy.