[hemlock-druid]

31 Days of Witchcraft for the Witchling

This is a list aimed toward new witches that aren’t sure where to begin. It can be knocked out all at once or a little each day. It was designed so that you start at the top and work your way down, but the list doesn’t have to be completed in order. It’s more of a guideline than anything. c:

Open and Closed Practices: Not every practice is open for just anyone to use. Smudging, for example, is a closed ritual used by Native Americans. That being said, it’s still good to learn about things from closed practices.

The tools of a witch: The basic tools (Altar, athame, besom, chalice, pentacle, cauldron, wand, grimoire, incense), and tools that you might like to use in your personal practice.

The Grimoire: What is a grimoire, how does it differ from a book of shadows?

Cleansing: What is cleansing, how to cleanse, methods of cleansing.

Charging: What is charging, how to charge, methods of charging.

Grounding: What is grounding, how to ground yourself, methods of grounding.

Circles: What is a circle and how to cast one.

Warding and Shielding: What they are, how they are different or similar, how to cast, and how to use them.

Banishing: What is it and how to do it.

Meditation: What it is and how to do it.

Protection Oil: What it is and how to make it.

Everyday Magyk: There are things that can be done every day to bring magyk into your life, from the way you stir your coffee, to applying makeup, to charming jewelry.

Magykal Timing: Timing can make spells more powerful. 

The Elements: Their correspondences.

Moon Phases: Their correspondences.

The Days of the Week: Their correspondences.

Colors: Their correspondences.

Candle Magyk: Candles aren’t only used for the color of the wax it’s made of. The way the flame moves, it’s color, how tall it is, etc, are all a part of candle magyk.

Types of Magykal Water: How to make them and how to use them. Some types of water include moon water, sun water, rain water, river water, etc.

Herbs: The most commonly used herbs in witchcraft, their correspondences, and what they might be used for.

Crystals: The most commonly used crystals in witchcraft, their correspondences, and what they might be used for.

Sigils: What are they, how to use them, and how to make them.

Spell Jars, Charms, and Sachets: What they are, how they differ, and how to make them.

Divination: Different forms of divination and how to use them.

Familiars: What they are, how to find one, the differences between animal familiars and spirit familiars.

The Sabbats: What they are, their correspondences, and how to celebrate them.

Curses, Hexes, and Jinxes: Their similarities and differences and the moral argument against them.

Love Spells: The moral argument against them.

Spells and Rituals: How they are similar and different and how to write your own spells.

Shadow Work: What it is and how to do it.

Black Salt: What it is and how to make it.

Happy studying and shadows guide you. -Corvo

[hemlock-druid]

Hello! Can anyone help me identify this little guy?

[hemlock-druid]

Hello! Can anyone help me identify this little guy?

[laidee-flegman]

30 journaling prompts for finding your true self

What does "authentic self" mean to you?

List three moments when you felt truly yourself. What were you doing?

Who are the most important people in your life, and why?

Describe a time when you felt misunderstood. How did you handle it?

What are your core values, and how do they guide your decisions?

What’s a hobby or interest that you’ve always wanted to explore?

Write about a time when you overcame a significant challenge.

How do you show love and appreciation to yourself?

What are three things you’re grateful for today?

Describe your ideal day. What would you do and who would you spend it with?

What’s a belief or habit you’d like to change, and why?

How do you deal with stress and what could you do differently?

What does success look like for you?

Write a letter to your younger self. What advice would you give?

Who inspires you, and what qualities do you admire in them?

What’s a dream or goal you’ve been hesitant to pursue? Why?

Reflect on a recent failure. What did you learn from it?

How do you define happiness, and are you living in a way that supports it?

What are your biggest fears, and how do they hold you back?

Describe a moment when you felt a deep sense of peace.

How do you nurture your creativity?

What’s one thing you can do today to move closer to your goals?

What limiting beliefs do you hold about yourself, and how can you challenge them?

Describe a time when you felt incredibly proud of yourself.

What does self-care look like for you?

How do you balance your needs with the needs of others?

What’s one habit you’d like to develop, and why?

How do you handle change and uncertainty in your life?

Write about a time you stepped out of your comfort zone. What was the outcome?

What does living an authentic life mean to you, and how can you strive towards it every day?

[omnybus]

I think what I love most about mythology is that the “Trickster God/Spirit” is an archetypical character found in almost every body of folklore. It’s like “Oh, here’s our God of the Sun, our God of the Sea, our God of Fertility, and our God of Being A Wretched Little Gremlin Who Causes Problems On Purpose”

[morriganereshkigal]

Commentary Reblog Text:

This is exactly why the Trickster appears everywhere.

Not because every culture needed a comic relief god, but because every psyche carries a force that sabotages false order.

The Trickster is the part of the myth that refuses civilization’s clean story about itself. He steals, lies, mocks authority, breaks sacred rules, and exposes the hidden stupidity inside power.

In psychology, this is not random chaos. It is the rejected intelligence of the shadow.

The Trickster does not destroy order because he is meaningless.

He destroys the order that has already become a prison.

[slfcare]

ten questions to ask yourself, discuss with your closest friends or journal about:

↝ what does your admiration look like? is it free of jealousy?

↝ where do you feel your emotions, physically within you? does your anger live in your hands or your gut? is your sadness light or heavy?

↝ what do you feel holds you back from taking the steps you know you should be taking but aren’t?

↝ is there something that has happened recently which is still bothering you? why do you think this is? what do you wish happened instead?

↝ what kind of media have you been consuming lately, and how has it really been affecting you?

↝ are you where you hoped you’d be a year ago? are you okay with that?

↝ what areas of your life need a deep-clean? your literal closet? your social life? your habits? your attitude? your camera roll?

↝ where are you headed in the next few months? how do you wish you could adjust your course?

↝ what is something you want to be more honest about?

↝ what moves you?

[risvidas]

[somnambulant-seraphim]

Some air dry clay figures I made recently, I also painted them to look stone-like. I made a personification of the sun, moon, and a star, two horned figures, and three seated ones (eyes covered, hands folded, ears covered). ☼˚⋆☾∘☆˚₊·.

I like the idea that they're my little clay familiars, or vessels for home spirits that live in my room. I kind of view the little sitting figures as reflections of myself in a way.⋆<|:-) ˚₊·°⋆｡

[pietkokkewiet]

Mother Earth has many names.

Many languages of devotion.

Yet one essence.

One living Source.

One infinite womb of creation.

Where we come from.

Where we grow.

Where we return.

Many fields.

Many portals.

One Consciousness of Unconditional Love as the foundation of all.

Nothing is outside the Mother-field.

We are her children and her voice.

Her hands in form.

Her heart in motion.

We arrive as waves.

We depart as waves.

But the ocean remains.

[letmeinimafairy]

Found this stone in a river this summer, and now carved a thing about the Other one. About these other us we see and feel in our dreams as our company, about a twin from the other side, about all the concepts of the multi-part souls. Me and me.

Tried on a necklace, but it's not the final version, I'll carve different stone beads.

Available

[eerycurlew53]

Thinking of starting up a pocket Grimoire. Like a really small notebook with basic information that I can just put in whatever handbag I'm using.

[goodnight-ensign]

working on my grimoire today-

[hemlock-druid]

That looks great! :O

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

settlers are always so enthusiastic about ''foraging'' and then you'll start talking to them about indigenous horticulture & sustainable harvesting practices and they quickly reveal that they're more interested in the aesthetic of being a Crunchy Woodland Creature than like reducing their reliance on exploitative industrial agriculture or rebuilding their local foodshed

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

This is not true and it is in fact neither very simple nor very plain to forage sustainably. This kind of flippant "it's such an easy hobby" attitude when it comes to harvesting is exactly *why* there are so many problems with once-abundant traditional foods being depleted. Every plant is different, has different needs, and can support a different intensity of gathering. Foraging isn't just some fun hobby, and shouldn't be treated like one. It is a method of intentionally working land to gather resources meant to sustain oneself, whether those resources be food, medicine, or something else. It requires conscious maintenance of the land you are working, and active monitoring of not just your own gathering, but the gathering of your entire community. It requires experiential, often generational knowledge. You cannot boil a resource-gathering operation down to a simple truism and expect others to be able to do it respectfully and sustainably.

[rosa-lunae]

Honoring A pet/pets

Tomorrow I will be honoring multiple pets that I have lost over the years before becoming a Druid along side my Cat that passed away today. This is something I came up with. I thought this might help others.

🕯️Place a photo, Light a white candle and say:

“You walked beside me for only a season, but your love became part of my roots. I honor your spirit, your joy, and the gifts you gave me. May your soul run free through endless fields and soft earth. You are loved. You are remembered.”

🌙 Return something to the Earth

Scatter petals beneath a tree you feel drawn to

🌊 Offer the grief itself

Stand outside — under moonlight, near wind, trees, rain, or running water — and speak to them out loud.

“Thank you for your life. Thank you for your love. I release you with love, but never from my heart.”

🌟 Welcome them among your ancestors

*“I stand between earth below and sky above.

I call to the ancestors of blood, of place, and of spirit.

I ask that you open your circle and make space beside your fires.

Today I bring before you a beloved (or however many beloved) soul(s) who walked beside me in the world of the living.

They carried joy, comfort, loyalty, and love.

Their paws touched this earth, their breath moved through this world, and their spirit changed mine.

I welcome you now among those who came before.

May you be known.

May you be remembered.

May you run free beneath endless skies and rest beneath ancient trees.

May your spirit remain woven into my story and into the great web of life.

You are not lost.

You have only changed rivers.

You are loved, and you are welcomed home.

Awen flow through all things—through earth, through sky, through spirit, through memory.

We remain connected.”

————-

“I also remember the souls whose paths crossed mine and then wandered beyond my sight.

Those whose stories I no longer know, whose paws may still walk beneath another sky.

I release certainty and hold only love.

Whether you run through green fields, sleep beside another hearth, or walk roads I cannot see, I honor the time we shared.

Thank you for walking beside me for the part of the journey we had.

May you be safe.

May you be loved.

May you be at peace wherever your path has carried you.”

[what-even-is-thiss]

I’m kinda surprised that nalbinding isn’t as popular as crochet and knitting tbh because it has an even lower barrier of entry tools wise and unlike crochet and knitting it makes fabric that you can cut.

I guess it’s because it’s slower or something.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Nalbinding aka needle binding is when you use yarn and a big sewing needle to make fabric btw

It also has a lot of different kinds of stitches you can do that make different densities of fabric.

Some people even make rugs.

[thewolfwaitsbelow]

I feel like part of it might be casual people are generally aware of the existence of crochet and knitting, even if they don’t know very much about either, but have never heard of nalbinding

[what-even-is-thiss]

Yeah I hadn’t heard of it until recently and I ordered a big bone needle for myself to try it out and that should be arriving soon.

I was surprised that I’d never heard of it though. It’s older than knitting and crocheting and even though it’s been done all over the world it’s super relevant to Nordic culture and my grandmother and I are both into keeping in touch with our roots a bit so I’m surprised I’ve never heard of it.

It seems like the sort of thing that would be popular even if not as popular as crocheting and knitting, considering the low barrier of entry.

[what-even-is-thiss]

You also don’t need a bunch of different sized needles for nalbinding or whatever. The size of the stitch is controlled either completely freehand or by pulling it against one of your fingers. Most people who have a lot of nalbinding needles seem to either have tried out wood, bone, and metal ones to see which kind they liked or they enjoy carving wood or bone and like making their own needles as an extra hobby.

It’s also a lot easier to freehand and adjust as you go than crochet or knitting and you mostly go by inches instead of rows and number of stitches so a large number of accessories like stitch markers or whatever isn’t really necessary.

Maybe the lack of accessories also makes it unpopular idk. People do like collecting things in their nests.

[the-color-of-sound-is-space]

I've been wanting to do so, I cannot find anyone who can teach me, and any books I can find on it are Ass in the Visual Learning department. Otherwise I'd be making the hell outta some nalbinded fabric

[what-even-is-thiss]

I found this channel by a nice man who makes up close tutorials

Happy Needlebinding

I create videos on YouTube to learn people how to needlebind using two fingers and your thumb. Needlebinding helps people to relax, relieve

[what-even-is-thiss]

I thought this would be kind of a niche post to make but I was quickly reminded that I’m on tumblr, the website full of gay people with one billion hobbies.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

under US law, it's illegal for anyone who's not a member of a recognised native tribe to own an eagle feather. the penalty is a $100,000 fine.

14 years ago when I had recently moved to Alaska, I went hiking with an Aleut friend, and she pointed to a feather lying on the ground and said "hey that's a bald eagle tail feather, you should grab it!" and I was like "uhh I'm very white and that's very illegal" and she went "they're fuckin everywhere up here man. I have 20." so she grabs it off the ground and hands it to me and says "there, now it's a ceremonial gift from an indigenous person."

and I'm like, okay, cool, I guess this is how we do things in Alaska. nice.

so I keep this bald eagle tail feather around for years. display it in my home among other cherished memorabilia from places I've lived and visited, etc.

on a whim, I have just now looked it up. there is no exemption to that law for a ceremonial gift from an indigenous person. the last 7 years I lived in the US, I was technically a bald eagle poacher.

probably a good thing I don't intend to move back there anytime soon. I wonder what the statute of limitations is on bird crimes.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

@freedomisscaryshit I'm fucking dying I think you forgot the word "feathers" in your tags?? or do you just wish you could grab whole ass eagles that land in your yard??

[emotional-support-husband]

As an Indigenous person, it continues to astound me that there are such strict laws (written by White people) in our name, laws against...picking up things just found on the ground. Like, stop pretending this is "for" us. We don't want this.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

so, for clarity, that's not what this is. the law against possessing feathers is an anti-poaching measure, derived from a North American treaty protecting certain migratory bird species from hunting. that treaty has an exemption for indigenous people to allow tribes that use eagle feathers in ceremonial or religious practices to continue doing so.

[chekhovs-raygun]

i used to collect feathers (illegally) as a teenager and the thing is that it's incredibly important for feathers from wild birds to be illegal to possess because it ensures that they never become fashionable to wear. the reason we passed the migratory bird act was because the american and european fashion industry was driving species to extinction in a timespan of years. not just decades. the ecological devastation of exporting birds for hats was absolutely insane and people were watching wetlands and forests and meadows just empty out in realtime. look at the wikipedia article for the plume trade.

the law against 'picking feathers up off the ground' means that you can't go shoot an eagle then sell the feathers on etsy by saying you 'just found them'. you can't own them no matter where they came from, which makes sure that they're not going to come from any birds killed and then secretly disposed of.

these laws, as harsh and ridiculous as they seem, saved flamingos, spoonbills, egrets, and all kinds of hawks and eagles from extinction. the minute these laws weaken and people can make money off killing them again, they're fucked.

[lizardlicks]

this is one of those "no actually this regulation exists for a reason" laws much like work place safety and building fire codes (that Republicans keep trying to roll back) and is written in blood just like them as well. it's just not human blood this time, and the fact that people actually cared enough about long term future over short term profit to get it put in place is nothing short of astonishing. That it didn't get put in place in time to save several species is heart breaking.

[hapalopus]

And yes, it's still needed today, despite no one wearing hats. People will go to crazy lengths to acquire rare feathers

Dead Exotic Bird Thief | Field Ethos

By Andrew Court In 2009, a college kid named Edwin Rist broke into the British Natural History museum…

[hemlock-druid]

I made myself and my traveling companion (my dog, Ranger) in Hero Forge! Ranger is a pittie mix, but I don't have goat legs, so some liberties were taken. (They didn't have a pittie option or I would have chosen it.) I think it looks great, though, and I'm definitely going to have them turn it into a statue for me when I've got a bit of extra money.