Polytheism & Magic

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[kheperuwy]

I've been feeling the desire to expand the scope of this blog. Kemeticism and the Netjeru will still be my primary focus, but lately I've felt like I should also include the other paths I follow and the other deities and beings I honor.

There are quite a few, because apparently the one place more chaotic and eclectic than my taste in music is my spirituality 😄

Anyway, I just wanted to give my awesome and amazing followers a heads up. I will do my best to tag things so you all can avoid any content you don't want to see. And don't be afraid to ask me to tag certain things that I don't already tag.

For those wondering/curious, my new focus will include the following Beings: (updated 6/2022)

Kemetic

Bast

Djehuty/Thoth

Aset/Isis

Yinepu/Anubis

Sekhmet

Greek/Minoan

Athena

Hermes

Eros

Calypso

Nyx

Britomartis

Bia

Aphrodite

Artemis

Norse

Freyja

Thor

Odin

Loki (He recently showed up, which is a surprise to me since I fear chaos and uncertainty, but here we are)

Angelic

Archangel Raphael

Archangel Sachiel

Archangel Gabriel

Archangel Jophiel

Archangel Chamuel

Archangel Anael

Archangel Lumiel

Celtic

Rhiannon

Lugh

Aine

I also want to include more posts about magick, witchcraft, astrology, divination, and other kinds of spell work and esoteric arts.

I've been in a bit of a spiritual funk for a while now, and one way I hope to revive my spirituality is to include my whole practice here, learn more (always), share more, and be more active in spiritual and devotional pursuits.

~ Kheperuwy 🤍

[nourishingbroth]

The haunting ancient Celtic carnyx being played for an audience. This is the sound Roman soldiers would have heard their Celtic enemies make.

[teaboot]

Man if I heard that shit while descending upon a strange land with my brethren I'd straight up dig a hole to die in right the and there, fuck the emperor fuck the gods that's a warning straight from the bones of an older evil and whatever is coming is worse than death

[totally-average-kid]

My guide said to make a magic circle but I think I fucked up

[soaveintermezzo]

[midaillustrations]

Ancient Egypt All

[lailoken]

Remember that not all spirits are interested in humans. Don't fall into the hubristic trap of thinking they exist just to serve and work with people; many spirits were here long before us, and many will be here long after we are gone. Reducing them to a catalog of magical pets and servants is genuinely blasphemous.

[windvexer]

Do you think spells can backfire? I always thought that spells just sometimes work weirdly or just fail but now I'm kinda wondering if I'm wrong

Yeah, totally

[windvexer]

Okay usually I like to Say Stuff when I answer things, and so I'm back to say stuff about this.

I believe that spells can backfire because magic doesn't just "work like magic." In my belief system, this more or less comes down to the witch's skill of cunning.

I believe that it's possible for spells to backfire because the wrong spell was applied to the situation, and even if the spell went perfectly, it's going to just make things worse. To me, this is perhaps the most direct definition of 'backfire.'

Example:

Goal: Stop an ongoing argument in the household

Spell: Bind the argument so these matters cannot be spoken of

Result: Arguers choose new things to argue about, but for some reason are much more angry about it

Potential sorcerous breakdown:

The argument was the symptom of ongoing unrest, not the cause of it

Binding the argument stopped the only venting of stress in the household

Household members feel blocked and unheard, and stress builds up. They redouble their efforts to feel seen and vent frustrations by choosing new things to argue about.

I believe that a good way to tackle these kinds of problems is through A) divination, but also B) common sense and human insight.

A simple spread of 1 or 3 cards can advise of the outcome of a spell. Multiple spreads, or more complex spreads, can be performed to determine the cause of an issue and provide suggested types of spellwork to solve it.

In addition, some things just take a little bit of common sense. If the actual financial problem is someone binge shopping, then a spell to generate more income is probably going to lead to bigger binges. The problem isn't having enough money; the problem is shopping compulsion.

Another reason I believe that spells can backfire is when the witch manifests a specific event to occur, while losing sight of the bigger picture and the obvious consequences such a spell could have. This sort of backfire perhaps more aligns with 'unintended consequences.'

Goal: Reduce and manage travel anxiety for an upcoming road trip

Solution: Cast a spell to ensure you have no anxiety at all that weekend

Result: You lose your inhaler and it is no longer safe for you to join your friends on the road trip; the backup inhaler is found just after they leave town. You spend all weekend playing Rimworld.

The following story is not my own; I read it maybe 15 years ago on a public forum, but it's another example of the idea of unintended consequences. A young person had a date to a school dance, but didn't want to go. They had almost no materials on hand for spellwork, and had never cast a spell before; but figuring that Air is all around them, they fervently prayed to Air to stop them from going to the dance.

A day or so later, that person fell ill with strep throat - and could not attend the dance.

A more common example of unintended consequences, which I've witnessed several times, is trying to banish someone and then destroying the entire social group, or getting fired from your shared job, and so forth.

In these cases, it often appears that the person doing the work is asking for an open-ended outcome which doesn't actually align with their true desires.

A witch's true desire might be, "I want Braxielygnn to be banished from our social circle, so all my friends and I can hang out together without him." However, the actual spell cast might be, "Braxielygnn is permanently banished from my life."

And, of course, one way to never see Braxielygnn again is if your mutual gaming group implodes and there are no more meetups ever again.

In these cases, I find that a solution is to be honest with yourself about your actual desires, and work magic that specifically pursues your end goal, instead of picking specific events to happen. I find this can be easier to do if you employ multiple, smaller spells; such as a protection for the gaming group, a weakening of Braxielygnn's influence, a blessing for the strength and community of a group consisting of [everyone's names but Braxielygnn], and so on.

At the end of the day, I don't believe in a special magical mechanic that takes your goal and turns it on its head in some form of divine punishment, or the lottery of bad luck, or something that can "just happen." I believe there are reasons why spells go poorly, and in the case of backfiring, I believe a large part of it is up to user error.

[windvexer]

Do you have a post about foundations of spirit communication? A lot of people keep saying spirits can lie but how? Any advice on how to get started feeling / communicating with spirits?

Hey guys! I don't feel like there are any short or easy answers here. This is the only post I think I really have about spirit working techniques. But it's such a huge topic that I feel like it would take something the length of a book to delve into it. I've heard that Consorting with Spirits by Jason Miller has something to say, but I've never read it.

[depresseddisneyprincess]

[breelandwalker]

Magical Powder Recipes

A collection of some of my original magical powder recipes.

All-Purpose Cursing Powder

Bree's Banishing Powder

Clean House Powder

Come Hither Powder

Dead Man's Dust

Dream Dust

“Eye of Sauron” Revelation Powder

Get Thee Hence Powder

Ghost-Be-Gone Powder

Heal Thy Heart Powder

Hexbreaker Powder

Inspiration Salt

Lucky Day Powder

“Outta My Way” Powder

Peacekeeper Powder

Persuasion Powder

STFU Powder

Traveler’s Luck Powder

Truthfinder Powder

For those of you who may not be able to find herbs locally, here are some online suppliers who consistently have affordable and high-quality products.

Penn Herb Co. - Bulk herbs, spices, and botanicals - including over 400 wildcrafted herbs, gathered from the United States and worldwide. Single ounce packages are available. Excellent source for powders.

Starwest Botanicals - Bulk herbs, spices, oils, and teas. Good amount of organic and Fair Trade products, as well as supplies for holistic medicine and tea-making.

Mountain Rose Herbs - Bulk herbs, spices, and sundries. Also carries organic products and essential oils, and has link to schools that offer courses in herbalism and herbology.

Bulk Apothecary - Bulk herbs, spices, and oils, in addition to materials for the home production of soap, candles, wine, and beer.

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. 😊

[ravensmoonlitmagick]

Tarot cheat sheets!

Save for later use❤️

[shadow-book-wren]

Herbs and Flowers Magic Properties(tbc)

Rosemary - memory, anxiety, sleep, cleansing, purifying, learning, healing, love, lust, protection, wisdom, mental power

Turmeric - healing, strength, vitality, purification, abundance, joy, prosperity

allspice - healing, energy, love, luck

pepper - courage, protection

sage - health, immortality, longevity, protection against negativity, protection, purification, wisdom, wishes, anxiety

bay - divination, good fortune, healing, anxiety, money, prosperity, peace, protection, happiness, purification, love, tranquility

oregano - peace, love

parsley - protection, power, strength, lust, purification, prosperity

garlic - protection against evil eye

cinnamon - aphrodisiac, passion, love, luck, prosperity, success, spiritual vibrations, energy, purification, healing, protection

cayenne - healing, removing blockages, protection, strength, motivation, courage

clover - fidelity, protection, love, money, success, animal protection, luck

pine - health, healing

nutmeg - money, prosperity, good luck, protection, psychic abilities, happiness, love, health

cloves - healing, love, friendship, cleansing, protection, abundance

thyme - health, courage, eliminates nightmares, attracts loyalty, affection, psychic abilities

ginger - energy, speeding things up, love, prosperity, success, power, healing

mint - avoid jealousy, dreams, protecting, prosperity, joy, fertility, purification, love, success, lust, travel, money, luck

chamomile - love, healing, stress-relief, calming, sleep

lavender - purification, concentration, love, healing, sleep, dreams

jasmine - divination, innovation, attraction, dreams, love, beauty

mugwort - psychic powers, protection, lust, fertility, prophetic dreams, divination, relaxing, tranquility, banishing, consecration

peach blossoms - luck, prosperity, romance, love, passion, affection, harmony, peace, health, longevity

peony - protection from hexes, luck, prosperity, business success, attracts fairies

rose - divine love, self-love, friendship, healing, domestic happiness, lasting relationships, closeness with nature, divination, tranquility, harmony, psychic ability, spirituality, protection, luck

lemon grass - openness, communication, clear mind, love, luck, libido, psychic abilities, calming

chrysanthemum - longevity, mental clarity, optimism, protection, solving mysteries, soothing grief

pink Himalayan salt - purification, grounding, abundance, prosperity, self-love, cleaning, growth, protection, peace, calming

palo santo - cleansing, positivity, good fortune, creativity, love

sweet orange - optimism, charisma, confidence, restoring aura, attracting love, fertility, abundance

bergamot - protection, purification, calming

ylang ylang - sexual attraction, persuasiveness, peace, love, anxiety and depression relief, fairy magic

geranium - prosperity, happiness, healthy pregnancy and fertility

eucalyptus - purifying, cleansing, good health, protection, negativity

sandalwood - calming, anxiety, purification, protection, healing

anise - peace, tranquility, awakening of psychic awareness, luck, spiritual connection, psychic and magic power

jojoba - healing, protection, purification, grounding, meditation, love

frankincense - cleansing, energy, uplifting, inner peace, balance

peppermint - mental clarity, prophetic visions, success, prosperity,

cedarwood - love, growth, longevity, psychic powers, healing, money

tea tree - cleansing, protection, uplifting, energy, memory, love

vanilla - sex, calming, good luck, love, empowerment, happiness, growth

catnip - beauty, happiness, attraction, love, friendship

[thecultoflexithewulf]

Don't hesitate to create your own terms and concepts within your spiritual practice and personal path. Your beliefs and understandings are uniquely yours, and if you encounter something that lacks a fitting term, feel free to coin one until you discover a better description. Sometimes, choosing alternative terminology can help distinguish your practice from other belief systems, aiding in the categorization of your understanding, whether within your own mind or among others. For instance, in my practice, I often use the term 'rituals' and 'rites' to refer to specific acts of magick. Similarly, I might opt for 'divines' or 'yamasa ona' in place of 'god,' 'goddess,' or 'deity.

[saint-stanthony]

eat your spells!

like really, but not on normal paper with inks and stuff, that’s yucky. allow me to explain some German folk stuff  

Okay so have yall heard of Schluckbildchen and Esszettel? Well, they were a very popular type of folk medicine in Germany through the 1800’s and some into the last century. Schluckbildchen is German meaning “swallowable pictures” and then Esszettel in Hungarian means “meal slip”. These would be small pieces  of paper that would be eaten in order to cure illnesses and fevers, general healing. But, Schluckbildchen is a bit different from Esszettle. These would be smaller squares and usually have Mary imagery(you’ll see a lot of OL of Altötting or the Virgin Mary) or saints. Here’s some examples! 

These wouldn’t really have words other than names of saints if there’s a saint on one, the name of the pilgrimage spot these were gotten, or a word/acronym associated with the devotional imagery. 

An Esszettel paper would be bigger and have prayers, Bible verses, or folk adeges/sayings and would have no imagery. These were more of a sigil to stick in your food and eat it! Sometimes people would use these to cure rabies in animals, similar to using sator squares to ward off rabies. Generally, an Esszettel is more specific while a schluckbildchen is about the healing properties associated with the devotional images. 

Now back to “eat your spells”, I was inspired by this to share ideas I have on doing this but making it more personal and pagan or including a different spirit

Instead of paper

Bread (bread is important in German folk magic!)

Buttered toast

crackers

cookies

wafer paper

Instead of ink

honey

scratch out the words on the buttered toast with a knife or needle!

icing

milk + food coloring

tea

Coffee

What you write/draw is up to you!

Write a prayer for one of your deities or a litany with their healing and protective titles!

Make a sigil as simple or as intricate as you would like or make your own devotional doodles

Implement some color magic

different edible writing mediums based on their magical properties(honey for sweetening or tea with specified herbs) Personalize and make it fit for you!

happy crafting witches, be safe and don’t eat paper or pen ink please

[fox-and-fischer]

Do you include your pets in your craft/practice?

N/A - I do not have any pets

No, I intentionally do not involve them

No, I just don't think to/it doesn't fit within my paradigm/I feel no need to

Yes, but only worship of deities/spirits. They don't participate in any workings

Yes, but only blessings/protections on them- they don't participate in the work

Yes, but I exclude them from some of my works (ex. baneful work)

Yes, everything

Something else? Tell us in the comments/reblogs!

Voting ended onMar 30, 2024

i've been curious about the different opinions on this :0 Please do elaborate in the comments/reblogs if you'd like; I'd love to hear what folks have to say!

[windvexer-deactivated20160501]

What to do if witchcraft suddenly gets way too intense

1. FINISH WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

► DO NOT walk away from an uncompleted ritual

► DO NOT walk away in the middle of a spell

Grab your notes and close everything down. Dismiss any spirits or entities you are working with. Close down the circle. End the ritual. Diffuse the energy of the spell and close it down. If you were enchanting an item, announce over it that it is closed and nothing more may come in or out.

Spells and rituals are little portals of power; if you leave one open without closing it, all sorts of things could get screwy and come through.

2. End any spooky/witchy atmosphere immediately.

Blow out all the candles.

Put out all the incense.

Turn on all the lights.

Turn off spooky chanting music. Turn on some happy music or better yet, a non-supernatural television show or movie you love.

If you were enchanting an item, immediately put it in salt.

3. Don’t destroy the items/notes you will need later.

Trust me, do not throw away the spell you wrote or the objects you were working on. If things go wrong in the future you will need these to fix the problem.

► Immediately write down exactly what happened. Write down every deviation from the spell that you did. Write down exactly what you said and saw during any visualizations. Write down exactly when things started to get freaky.

► If you were enchanting an item, keep it in a black bag filled with salt until you are ready to deal with it.

4. Cleanse.

Use an energy cannonball to purify the space you were working in. Burn rosemary and bay leaves to fumigate the area, or spritz a premade water solution if you can’t have smoke. Pay special attention to all ritual tools.

If you feel the need to, cleanse yourself by visualizing the power of the smoke enveloping you and driving away any bad vibes; or take a shower if you really feel something has gone wrong.

5. Get out of the area you were working in.

Go to another room. Leave the house if possible. Seek the company of others or turn on the television if you are alone.

6. Do mundane things for a while.

Eat a nice meal. Drink a big glass of water. Go for a jog. Do some chores. Put anything magical totally out of your head. Absolutely do not focus on how weird things just got.

7. When you are ready, return to the area you were working in.

Relax yourself and judge the energies within the room. Are things still ‘creepy’? A heavy-duty cleansing is in order. Do you feel as if someone else is there? Open a window and command it to leave - if it does not, more fumigation or a banishing is required.

Judge your ritual tools and determine if they will need additional cleansing. If you were working on an object, determine if it has been corrupted or if anything is wrong with it. If so, put it back in the salt and deal with it as soon as you can.

8. Take a break from witchcraft for a couple of days.

9. Figure out what went wrong.

Fear is never a good thing. There is a difference between embracing the darkness and being afraid.

► Fear can be caused if an entity showed up you were unprepared to deal with.

► Fear can be caused if your intuition (or perhaps a spirit ally) was warning you that what you were about to do was a really bad idea.

► Fear can be caused if you tap in to powers that overwhelm you.

You need to figure out what went wrong. It isn’t a situation where you can say “oh well” and try something else later - because you screwed up, and next time you may not get an adequate warning before things go to hell.

[ama-personal]

Very important stuff!!

[countrygirlil2015]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read this, save this, etc!! It’s VERY important!! Before coming across this post, I had this very thing happen….. I’m in the middle of casting, within my circle, & I got this OVERWHELMING feeling of fear, terror, MORE than just one feeling, & I didn’t know what to do. I froze & the only thing that I could think was….“What should I do? Do I break my circle, or cut it, or just flat out get the hell outta here?? It was VERY scary!! Then, just like the blog tells you, I wasn’t sure what to do with my spell & spell items.

I hope this doesn’t happen to a lot of Witches, but the risk is there if your casting and/or working with spirits. So plz, just be MINDFUL of WHAT you’re doing, & the ATMOSPHERE around you!! And ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN OR A “BACKDOOR” OUT!! 😊👍🏻❤️🔮

[andaghrian]

Áine agus Grian - The Two Suns of the Turning Year

In much of the Celtic lore, the year is described as having a bright half and a dark half. This duality is seen in Ireland with the summer ruled by the goddess Áine (of an ghrian mhór - the large, red sun of summer), and the winter by her sister Grian (an ghrian bheag - the small, pale sun of winter). This video explores some of their lore and the sites and times associated with them.