A death witch's den

Kat, she/her, Sun in Cancer. Moon in Leo. Leo acendant. Welcome to my macabre collection of all things dealing with death. from True Crime cases to clean beautiful art made within the Vulture Culture community. Here even the study of death comes into play, I am a college student studying for a major in funeral work. I am also a practicing nature witch and an avid supporter of understanding all aspects of death within life itself. I hope you enjoy this blog and please feel free to message me for anything.

[shroud-of-roses]

My Death Witch/Spirit Worker Masterpost

Hey everyone! This is my list of resources I have made over the course of the existence of this blog, pertaining specifically to death witchcraft and spirit work. (EDIT: I also added divination because it is such a vital part of my own practice) I hope it helps some of you, and provides a resource for you to use! I’ve also thrown in my death work stuff as well. These posts are all mine, coming from separate blogs at times ( @shipping-the-gods , @the-daily-diviner, and @tarnished-headstone (@witchthatiam/@lonesome-bones are the names of this blog from a while ago)); none of these blogs are active. The only blogs I am active on are @shroud-of-roses and @breathing-in-gilded-dust (dodekatheism blog). 

Please note you can do these three practices individually, I just choose to put them together for my own personal practice! Pick what you like and use it if you desire.  

Thanks, 

Olivia 

Resources, Essays, and Tips:

Dead Spiders and Other Tiny Corpses

Connecting With Human Spirits When You Don’t Have Access to a Graveyard

How to Deal With Angry Spirits and Banish Them if You Need To 

Ways to Get to Know Death and Its History

Symbolism for Death Witches and Spirit Workers

What to Do When Your House Rules Have Been Violated

Spirit Worker Tip 

Fun/Unique Spirit Vessel Ideas

Spirit Summoning Bath Spell 

Forgotten Dead Funeral 

Death Witch Decor and Crafts

Selfcare for Death Witches

Tips for Setting Up a Shrine/Altar for Spirit Work 

Vessels for Death Energy

How to Call Non-Human Spirits

Sweet Passing Potion

Sweet Passing Potion (Pet Edition)

How I Bind Spirits to Vessels 

How I Cleanse Spirit Vessels for Their Future Inhabitants 

Building Spirit Vessels 

Death Witchery in the Dead of Winter

Basic Offering Ideas for Spirits 

Fearing Death - A Guide for Aspiring Death Workers and Witches

Death Witch Rituals - My Basic List (AKA What do death witches do?)

Creating and Enchanting Wards

Warding While Watched - A Secret Witch’s Guide 

Funeral Bouquets and Correspondences 

Dying Does Not Always Inhibit Your Power

Ancestral Recipes

The Butterfly’s Place in Death Witchery

General Tips for Beginner Death Witches

My Methods and Tips for Astral Travel 

Advice on Understanding Cultural Appropriation 

Collecting Bones Ethically and Legally

Greeting the (Human) Dead - Bronwyn’s Guide

Spirit Work Terminology

Death Witches Digging in the Dirt: Flowers and Funerals

The Elements of Death Witchery/Work

Ancestral Devotional 

Spells & Rituals:

“Here Lies the Ashes of My Past” Ritual

Essence of Death Potion (to overcome your fear of death)

Passing on Spell for Deceased Spirits 

“Lull Me to Sleep” Ritual for A Passing Person

Divination: 

Divining the Future With the Dead

Herbs for Divination 

My Tips for Learning Card Meanings for Divination 

How to Make a Divination Cloth 

How to Cleanse Your Divination Tools 

Teas to Drink Before Doing Divination 

How to Record Your Divination Sessions 

Mirror Gazing to See Your True Self 

Beginner Tips for the New Scryer

Divination Chants

How to Wax Scry 

How to Do a Nephelomancy Reading (Cloud Scrying)

How to Do a Stichomancy Reading

How to Use a Pendulum 

How to Smoke Scry 

How to Deal With Negative Readings You’ve Done for Someone Else

How to Design and Create Your Own Cartomancy System

Blessing Water for Your Divination Tools 

DIY Scrying Mirror

How to Scry 

Meditation to Reveal Psychic Abilities

Halloween Divination Ritual

DIY Scrying Mirrors - The Frugal/Secret Way

Curio Casting - How I Do It 

My Cartomancy System 

Scrying With Spirits: Bronwyn’s Complete Guide

Free Curio Casting Board Set

Pendulum Map DIY

How to Make a Cartomancy Spread

My Symbols and Artwork for Death Witches/Workers

The Gatekeeper 

Ally of the Dead

Metamorphosis Through Death

Other Recommended Resources:

The Order of the Good Death (not witchcraft, but death work is essential to my own practice)

@death-witch-envy (tumblr death witch blog, who I love dearly. Yunan has a few witchy zines, too!)

@darkfyretheumbrawitchreturns (He is an umbra witch, and, again, a good friend of mine)

@nightmarist (has many wonderful resources on shadow work and the like)

Master-List of Death Witches, Spirit Workers, and Necromancers on Tumblr  

Some fun things:

Death Witch Aks

Your Official Death Witch ™ Name   

Audience of Bones - My 13 Card Oracle Deck

My Small Oracle Deck - The Things I’ve Seen in Holloway

Dark Workings - A Youtube Playlist for Your Rituals 

Encouragement from One Witch to Another

Another Encouragement (about defining your path)

One More Thing:

Suicide, Coping, and Selfharm Masterpost (Because I’ve been there, and spreading this type of thing is very, very important to me)

[shroud-of-roses]

Finally updated!!! 

[04.19.20]

[snazzywitchcraft]

Disrespecting the old Gods??? In my good Pagan household???

I think the fuck not

[rhiabayer-photography]

[blackbackedjackal]

Updated skull cabinet! I’m running out of room for all the felines 💀🐱! These are my secondary collections, cats, weasels, opossums, etc. Don’t ask me why I have six horse cause I’m not entirely sure either lol.

[shelovesplants]

Orange beauty 🌹🙏🏻

[generouskittendragon]

Owl by Andy Silver

[the-witches-glossary]

Labradorite Hearts/Worry Stones.

Many colours are available. Rarer colours are more expensive, such as purple and pink. The stones are polished and between 13mm and 35mm.

Metaphysical Properties:  Protection, healing, balance, dreams, awareness, strength.

[the-witches-glossary]

Store is closed! Message me to purchase! 💙

[the-witches-glossary]

150g, deep, dark blue labradorite palm stone. Message me if you're interested in purchasing for 95usd!

💙 The-Wiccans-Glossary 💙

[cosmiclunawitch]

Gorgeous 😍

[tallpagan]

Vivid Dream Spell

Hello witches! I couldn’t sleep last night, so I wandered to my alter and made a spell jar for vivid dreaming. I love dream magick, but sadly I find that I never remember my dreams/don’t dream at all most nights. This spell was powerful, and I was visited by Aphrodite in my dream. So I’d love to share it with you all✨

What You’ll Need:

A glass jar

A light blue and dark blue candle

Lavender incense

Moon water

Thyme

Lavender flowers

Sage

Black salt (for protection, this is optional)

Lavender oil (optional)

Your wand of choice (optional)

I also used amethyst, crystal quarts and selenite.

What To Do:

Cast your circle and cleanse the room you’ll be sleeping in (I use ethically sourced palo santo to cleanse). During this time I call upon whatever deities I wish to work with, but if you don’t work with the devine that’s okay too. After casting your circle, light the lavender incense and use the smoke to cleanse your materials.

Set your intention! What kind of things are you looking to gain from this dream? Are you performing this spell for what kind of reasons?

Light your blue candles. I used both light and dark blue.

Add your moon water to the jar, along with a few sprigs of thyme, a pinch of ground sage, lavender flowers, black salt and lavender oil. As your doing this, focus on your intention. Visualize what you’re wanting to gain from this spell.

I used a little chant while doing this:

Whatever the meaning, so mote it be. Show me the dream I wish to see.

Meditate on your intention. Call upon your deities if you work with them, ask them to guide you during your sleep.

Take the melted wax from your blue candles and pour it into the jar while you focus and meditate on your intention. After this, take your wand and trace a pentagram over the jar while using the chant above. Tap the glass three times with your wand to set the spell.

Once this is finished, take your desired crystals and the jar to a place beside your bed (i set my things on my bedside table). Put out your candles, incense, turn off the lights and get comfy in bed. Meditate on your intention as you fall asleep ✨

[death-co]

Seymor Chonkers 🐗💗

[blackbackedjackal]

Paleolithic dog, hesperocyon, partial dire wolf, & Pleistocene coyote. 

[artofmaquenda]

“Glitched”

In search for the soul? Just a thought c:

Refined it a bit more and now I’m happy with it!

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Real Painted Geode Skulls by Crystal Remains on Etsy

These items are all for sale! (As of 6/26/19)

[roadkillandcrows]

A few recent favourites. My ram skull, dog skull, pig skull and Chinese water deer skull.

[jeweled-moon]

I very much adore your rams head and Chinese water deer. they're so gorgeous! honestly these pictures are so pretty and we'll done.

[lilachexe]

Death’s Slave : A Curse 🗡

i wrote this for a dear friend who is being troubled by people who are downright cruel. this curse is what id like to call a “last resort”. it is meant to torture your target(s) with the presence of death. it can be pretty severe, so if you use it - choose your target wisely.

You Will Need:

• 1 Black Candle - justice, sorrow

• Red Ink - a marker, pen, or actual ink

• Paper

• Chili Powder - discord, misery, strife

• Black Salt - distress

• Your saliva

• Nails

• Vinegar

• A toothpick/knife/sharp object

Instructions:

1. Get your candle. Carve cursing sigils into the wax that are in sync with your intent.

2. Anoint your candle with vinegar, then sprinkle it with black salt and chili powder.

3. Take a piece of paper and write your target’s name on it with red ink. As you finish, say aloud:

“May your days of peace come to an end with the lighting of this candle, a curse I send.

My face will forever haunt your days and nights, the pain I shall cause will slice you like a knife.

Death will linger, making you its slave. But you will not be satisfied with a physical grave.

Bones and nails, blood and blades, the debt of your sins shall be paid.”

4. When you finish, spit on the paper and crumple it up. Stab the candle with the nails. Light the candle and using the flame, burn the paper. Let the candle burn for a while, then store it in a dark place. Bury the ashes/what is left of the paper. Done!

note: not every witch believes in the threefold law. please be respectful of witches who choose to curse. their craft is their own, as yours is your own.

[artofmaquenda]

Self-love / Motherlove

[artofmaquenda]

My last piece while I’m visiting Balaa, I miss her so so so much already, but I’m trying to enjoy the time we still have, and knowing it’s good to go home again ♥️ my luggage is only slightly overweight this time. 👌

[roadkillandcrows]

Wolf and dog skulls.