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☾ Welcome! You can call me Tay (ze/zem/zir). This is a sideblog; I follow from @illusionremember.

✩ Witchcraft & magical studies. Animist & agnostic, but lately drawn to Germanic & Celtic paganism, with cross-cultural study.

✩ Deeply interested in literature, cultural history, & the arts; this heavily influences how I think about witchcraft. I'm a storyteller & writer. Studied art history for a while, will geek out about architecture. Interested in science, but no expertise.

✩ Art, stories, symbolism, & metaphor are tools for creating and conveying meaning; I group magic with these — a language for communicating with the universe, the spirit, and each other.

✩ For me, witchcraft & magic are a spiritual practice & a mental discipline. I'm re-establishing my practice after a long break. Thought having a space to see what other people are up to and share some of my own thoughts would help stimulate my practice.

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✧ Kindness first. Always. ✧ Always be open to learning. ✧ We are not beholden to singular interpretations or traditions. ✧ Humans are animals and are inherently part of the natural world. ✧ Magic & Ritual as the bridge between nature and culture, the physical and the imagination, the mundane and the spiritual. ✧ Pro-reworking, blending, & creating new traditions, and pro-understanding and respecting cultural origins, contexts, and peoples. ✧ Pro-critical thinking, inclusivity, restorative justice, scientific reasoning, & historical context. Staunchly anti-racist.

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🧿I will just block you if I don't want you here🧿 - I do not tolerate fascists, racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, or bigotry of any kind on my blog. Inclusivity & solidarity now. - I do not condone censorship, plagiarism, or generative AI.

Be aware that I am an adult and this is an adult's space. Read and follow at your own discretion.

🌈⚧️🏳️‍⚧️This is a Queer 2SLGBTQIA+ space and is all-inclusive. Queer solidarity, now and forever.

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✩ Tay's Notes | Tay's Photos | Tay's Garden — my thoughts, additions, and my own posts. Sometimes I also talk in the tags.

Rest of the tagslist below the cut. Not a comprehensive list. If a tag seems empty, I probably have stuff in the queue.

#witch #witchcraft #witchblr #contemporary witchcraft #eclectic witchcraft #neopagan #paganism #pagan #paganblr #celtic pagan #germanic pagan #magic #blog intro #tay's notes

enchantedbook

'Goblin Market and Other Poems 'by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by Florence Harrison, 1910.

#art #historic texts #poetry #fairy tales & folklore

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1.59" Boulder Opal Specimen - Queensland, Australia

#opal #lapidarium

edric-unsane

General Etiquette for Working with the Dead

These are some of the guidelines I follow when working with the dead:

When entering a graveyard, be sure to greet and leave something for the guardian of the graveyard.

Never walk on the graves of the deceased.

Never take anything out of the graveyard without permission of the guardian or a specific grave’s resident.

Never take items people have left for their loved ones off the graves.

Only gather graveyard dirt from the perimeter of the graveyard, never from the graves themselves.

Upon leaving the graveyard, say farewell to the dead you encountered, and the guardian.

Never force the dead to work for you, if they are unwilling or unable to aid you try again later or try another spirit.

Be mindful of the dead’s beliefs in life, not all will be friendly to those who practice magic.

Give the dead the same respect and thought that you yourself would wish to be given.

Obey your local laws and ordinances regarding the dead and graveyards/burial sites.

#ethical practice #death & grief practices #honoring the ancestors #spirit work

awitchnamedjuniper

Protective Magic As an Act of Care

It isn't a common sentiment I've encountered, but over the years I've seen a handful of people say they don't bother with protection magic, wards, etc because they're "not scared". I've been thinking about this a bit lately because I've never viewed protective magic as something that stems from fear. For me, it's always been about care.

In some ways, it's like locking my door. I don't lock it because I'm scared someone is going to come through. I lock it because it means I don't need to worry because I know it's taken care of, and my home is protected. I value the peace inside my own. It's the same with preparing protective oils and herbs, maintaining wards, and every other little act of protective magic to make sure my house feels settled. The focus isn't on some looming threat that's hanging over me. It's on the belief that my home is a sacred place that deserves peace and protection.

To me, protective magic grows from affection, stewardship, and believing that the things you tend deserve a chance to thrive without unnecessary interference.

#apotropaic magic #hearth & home

breelandwalker

Heal Thy Heart Powder

Intent: To relieve heartache, heartbreak, loneliness, grief, and other emotional pains.

Ingredients:

Red Roses

Cloves

Cinnamon

Witch Hazel

Orange Peel

Cherry Bark (or blossoms)

Coriander

Materials:

Mortar & Pestle (or spice grinder)

Funnel

Mesh Strainer

Collection Dish

Container

Note: Powdered versions of most herbs are available online. I recommend such sites as Starwest Botanicals and Penn Herbs for the quality products at reasonable prices. Also, if you can get your hands on a good spice grinder, you can make your own powder from dried herb products.

Grind each ingredient separately to produce fine powder. Sieve the material through the mesh strainer into the collection dish; this removes the larger unground pieces and gives you cleaner powdered herb. (Pro-Tip: Putting a funnel under the mesh strainer reduces lost material and makes collection much easier.)

Combine the component powders in the collection dish, mix well, and bottle immediately. For volume, go heavier on the less expensive or more easily available materials like Red Roses, Cloves, and Cinnamon. Otherwise, combine in more or less even amounts.

Use in any spellwork designed to ease pains of the heart, be they from loss, fatigue, relationships, loneliness, or general sadness. Add to charms to help one recover from emotional pain.

For more recipes to fill out your potion kit, you can check out Pestlework: A Book of Magical Powders & Oils. (Available on Amazon and in my shop!)

If you’re enjoying my content, please feel free to drop a little something in the tip jar or check out my published works on Amazon or in the Willow Wings Witch Shop. 😊

#healing magic #spell ingredients #hearth & home #herblore

slick-vic

Tree Fern in the Redwoods

#the world in a small thing #trees #forest witch #photography

kwistowee

Meanwhile in west Texas, storm chaser Laura Rowe captured the picture of a lifetime on May 17th, 2021, with this fantastic shot of a mature supercell thunderstorm, illuminated at varying heights from the setting sun. x

#weather #the skies #the world in a small thing #pathways #photography

etherealhaxa

A cleansing & relaxation herbal blend 🌸🌼🌿

Made with rose petals, lavender, jasmine, sage, rosmary & raspberry leaves; you can smoke, burn as an incense or make tea with this blend to cleanse and purify your space or self and also to calm and relax yourself. A great blend for anxiety and stress relief. Also wonderful in baths ✨🖤

#herblore

tkkatherineblog

IG @jaylenecook_

Te Waihou Walkway and Blue Spring

#film

sliplead

#flowers #bones #creatures #photography

space-queen

WELCOME TO WITCHDEX.NET 💜

witchdex is a comprehensive, dynamic, and mobile-friendly reference for magical + witchcraft correspondences based on several years of independent research. it's a work in progress and i am constantly updating and adding information so please remember to do your own research!

currently compatible with firefox, chrome, and safari, and for entertainment purposes only - not a replacement for medical, financial, or legal advice.

dataset + code created by me - please don't steal, copy, or redistribute as your own!

CURRENT CATEGORIES

crystals, plants, fruits, planets, metals, colors, and one single mineral, which is salt lol

TIPS + TRICKS

search for whole words without punctuation - instead of "self-love" try "self love"

some of the most common terminology used for associations/traits include but are not limited to: attraction, banishing, binding, cursing, divination, dreamwork, fertility, fidelity, love, lust, manifestation, protection, psychic abilities, power, warding

keywords for items include associations that would be considered benefic to the caster, and if an item also has a baneful association, it will be listed as such underneath its keywords - the same applies for items that may be toxic

you may notice missing information in some sections as i continue to work on this page - please be patient with me! :)

if you see any misinformation, misspellings, typos, formatting errors, coding errors, duplicate entries, etc. OR have any questions, please send me a message via the contact page

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♡ luna // space-queen

#oooooo exciting! gonna need to check this out when i have a minute to sit down!

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Hidden Witchery: Witch’s Ladder Necklace

One of the hardest, but possibly most fun, ways of being a Surreptitious Solitary is trying to find ways to practice out in the open without anyone knowing. I’ve been wanting to do a witch’s ladder (sometimes called pagan prayer beads, witches rosaries, etc.) for some time. If you don’t know what a Witch’s Ladder is, there are a few articles out there, but the summary is: it’s knot and nature magic mostly intended for protection.

Generally, they’re made of string of different colors corresponding with protection (or whatever you’re making the ladder for), and natural items like feathers, sea glass, shells, stones, etc. Sometimes charms or taglocks can be incorporated. If you look on Etsy there are some really pretty ones out there.

As I researched them, I wondered how I could incorporate this crafty craft into my daily life. And I kind of came to the conclusion that I don’t have to have a big rope of feathers and rocks hanging outside my door to do it: I can make something to wear that would protect me wherever I go!

I debated for some time whether to make a bracelet or necklace, but I liked how the numbers and measurements worked out on a necklace.

If you want to make one, you’ll need:

About 6 feet of beading string in an appropriately corresponding color to your needs (I went with purple for spirituality and power)

Forty beads (6mm for the sizing to come out like mine; larger or smaller will affect it; I picked hematite mostly for the look, but also to keep me grounded)

Nine feather charms

One end charm (serves as your closeure; something with dimension will work better than the flat disc I chose which likes to slip out now and then)

To make your ladder necklace, you’ll have to tie a loop in it in a place so that you have one short strand about two feet long and one long strand of the remainder. The loop will be part of your closeure. Basically, fold your string so one part hangs two feet, and the remainder hangs on the other side. Tie a simple knot in the folded string so you have a loop that’s just big enough for your end charm to slip through with little/no excess.

Find something to affix this to for knotting (I slipped the loop through some tweezers which I then clamped into my clipboard).

Now get to knotting, just like middle school friendship bracelets. As you know, remember to set your intent for the ladder into each knot. Also remember to keep the short strand stationary: use the long strand to make a basic forward knot around the short strand.

Make four knots to establish (4K)

Thread a bead (B), make four knots (4K). This is your basic pattern.

For my ladder, I established a pattern of four beads to each side of each feather charm (F). The pattern runs like so from start to finish: [4K, (B, 4K)x4, F]x9, (4K, B)x4, 4K.

In other words, with four knots between each item, string beads and feather charms in a four-one pattern with nine repeats, then end with an additional four beads.

At the end, tie on your final charm using both strands (I used a clinch knot), and trim off the excess string.

Done! Hang it up or wear it for protection. No one needs to know you’re carrying a loaded charm. 😉

Blessed be!

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Such a good idea! I really want to make something like this - I wonder if I can scrape enough things together to do it without having to buy anything 🤔🌱

#magical tools #making magical things #prayer beads #street witchcraft #hearth & home #broomcloset

rosieandthemoon

Edwin Austin Abbey - 1909

#art #lunar

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🌈 Fluorite — The Stone of Clarity & Focus🌈

Element: Air | Chakra: Third Eye

Fluorite organizes scattered energy and thoughts, bringing structure and insight. It’s wonderful for study, clarity, and protection against negativity.

💧How to Care for Your Fluorite💧

Rinse lightly in cool water and dry gently.

Avoid prolonged sunlight or heat — it can fade.

Charge under moonlight or with sound.

🔮How to Use Fluorite🔮

Keep on your desk or altar to encourage focus.

Use during study or decision-making rituals.

Meditate with it when seeking clear direction.

🕊️Deity Associations🕊️

Thoth – wisdom and learning

Athena – clarity and intellect

Mercury – communication and adaptability