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@letsgetspiritual
I think we need to bring local shrines back. Not in the sense of like, a church, but somewhere in a local community where offerings to the spirits, fae, deceased loved ones, can be left. not too dissimilar to community shrines to local spirits in Japan.
In re. to whether or not your astral travel experiences are real, my take is just about the same it is for all magic, which is that if it's a utility you know it's real because it's working.
Nothing at all wrong using astral travel/spirit flight (etc) just to hang out, or even purely for entertainment. You can truly have a ton of fun.
But if the question is "is this really happening" then my answer is, is it giving you the results you want?
Am I really trancing out? -> Is it easier for you to engage in the magical or spiritual work you're trying to accomplish?
Am I really astral traveling? -> Are you obtaining actionable information that deepens your practice?
Am I really raising energy? -> Are things happening around you that are most easily explained by the energetic changes you're attempting?
It's not always so clean cut. Ok, you're not ""astral traveling,"" you're actually deep in a proximal daydream but the spirits use that altered state to send you important messages.
I think it's a cart before the horse thing... the point isn't astral travel, the point is getting what you want; as long as you're getting what you want I don't know if it matters as much what it's called, all the way up until that deeper understanding is required for further development. Like... huh, maybe it's never been astral travel, maybe I've been running parallel to channeling this whole time and my next step isn't OOBE, it's full body possession.
You know?
I think it's good to understand what you're doing but it can be hard to gain the data to truly define things until you've been doing it for a while. The labels should describe the experience; they should not define your goals. Is what I think.
When pulling tarot or other cards, where do you pull from?
The top
Anywhere in the middle
The bottom
Depends on the mood
I shuffle and usually I draw from the top, but sometimes I feel compelled to draw in other ways, such as from the bottom, or by discarding a certain number of cards and then drawing from the top, or to draw from the top, shuffle and repeat for all cards in the spread.
Tarot in Spells
this is a list of magical associations for every tarot card, they can be added into spells to amplify your intentions and strengthen your manifestations
Wands are connected with the Fire element and is centered around movement, direction, energy, passion
Swords deal with thinking, communication, perception, and issues dealing with truth, connected to the air element
Cups are connected with water, and the full spectrum of emotions. every emotion imaginable is covered in the cupās suit.
Pentacles are connected with Earth and are symbolic of manifestation, rewards, Ā material wealth and material abundance.
The Fool creates new beginnings and can be paired with other cards. ex: the fool + the lovers for new romance, the fool + pentacles for new opportunities, etc.
The Magician increases your power and capability on all levels, willpower, emotional security, balance within yourself, etc.
The High Priestess increases your psychic abilities, mediumship abilities, and intuition
The Empress will help you with creativity and creative endeavors
The Emperor establishes order, structure, and command
The Hierophant can be used in a lot of ways, my favorites are 1. Pairing it with the fool to attract a new mentor, 2. Using it to summon a spirit guide or ascended master
The Lovers help invoke and attract love, partnership, mutual relationships, and passion
The Chariot is amazing for success, and triumph. I always use this in success spells for exams, tests, and projects. The Chariot will help the best possible outcome for a situation to arise
Strength will help you master your emotions
The Hermit is good for rituals and meditations based going within and gaining a better understanding of your own self, and life purpose.
The Wheel of Fortune can be used for luck, change, and getting a desired situation moving
Justice is great for truth, legal matters, and justiceĀ
The Hanged Man buys you time for a situation you arenāt ready to face, delays events
The Death card works well for ending situations, closing doors, gaining closure, and new beginnings
Temperance will restore balance and serenity to any situation
The Tower is best used for hexing and cursing, brings misfortune, unhappiness and chaos
The Star card is good for when you are casting spells focused on gaining something, The Star card is centered around healing, openness, and hope
The Moon helps develops intuitive abilities and can be used to send bad dreams
The Sun is used in spells for summoning happiness, success, and health
Judgement will help clear confusion and help you with understanding your life mission similar to the Hermit in that aspect
The World invokes wholeness and completion
Page of Wands: works with communication, messages, action, and passion
Page of Cups: boosts creativity, taps into your spiritual nature to bring out new creativity
Page of Swords: amplifies ingenuity and creativity, helps deliver messages from one person to another, can be used to attract someoneās attention to yourself
Page of Pentacles: good for grounding and centering spell work
Knight of Wands: speeds up any workings involving passion, love, and creativity
Knight of Cups: speeds up workings dealing with emotions, psychic development, inner strength
Knight of Swords: speeds up workings involving communication, balance, and thinking
Knight of Pentacles: speeds up workings dealing with manifesting abundance, material wealth, prosperity, and creativity
King of Wands: associated with leadership, command, can help you gain authority
King of Cups: associated with personal feelings, can help you resolve personal conflicts and inner turmoil
King of Swords: aids in strengthening your communication and speaking skills
King of Pentacles: invokes luxury, great card for business success
Queen of Wands: establishes a sense of self security and sufficiency
Queen of Cups: develops your psychic abilities, also helps with understanding/controlling your emotions
Queen of Swords: helps you develop stronger focus
Queen of Pentacles: abundance, creativity, fertility
Aces: used for new beginnings based on the energy represented in that suit
Two of Wands: positive progress in any situation whether it be romance, health, career, etc.
Three of Wands: business prosperity
Four of Wands: strengthens any type of relationship
Five of Wands: used in hexes and curses to invoke conflict, and arguments
Six of Wands: manifests recognition, success,
Seven of Wands: use this card when youāre in a tough situation, it will help you succeed and come out of it stronger
Eight of Wands: directs energy and intentions towards a specific goal or purpose, helps to speed up workingsĀ
Nine of Wands: use this card when you come face to face with a difficult task, this card will keep you brave and strong
Ten of Wands: can either be used to achieve something great, or it can be used in a hex or curse to manifest burdens
Two of Cups: union, strengthens romantic relationships
Three of Cups: strengthens a friendship
Four of Cups: dissatisfaction with surroundings
Five of Cups: causes despair and sadness
Six of Cups: lifts your mood when youāre feeling down
Seven of Cups: illusions and deceptions
Eight of Cups: used to help you move on from the past
Nine of Cups: make a wish and use this cardās power to grant your wish, invokes happinessĀ
Ten of Cups: brings happiness to relationships of all kinds, friends, family, romantic, etc.
Two of Swords: used in curses and hexes to cause someone to have a limiting mindset
Three of Swords: heartbreak and emotional strife
Four of Swords: used in healing spells, sleeping aid
Five of Swords: manifests conflict, and failed success
Six of Swords: this card will aid you when you face a difficult change, helps you to move on and move forward
Seven of Swords: causes betrayal
Eight of Swords: powerful energy that causes isolation
Nine of Swords: sends nightmares and anxietiesĀ
Ten of Swords: defeat and betrayal
Two of Pentacles: brings balance
Three of Pentacles: strengthens business connections
Four of Pentacles: manifests financial stability
Five of Pentacles: financial problem
Six of Pentacles: prosperity
Seven of Pentacles: material abundance
Eight of Pentacles: if youāve worked hard this card ensures you that your efforts will be rewarded
Nine of Pentacles: success, luxury, accomplishment
Ten of Pentacles: success, wealth
Negative aspects of the cards can be used for hexing and cursing
#bookofshadows
Oooof, the swords are pretty intimidating in spellsā¦
Always reblog. Some of these may be different for others depending on the deck they have, but itās really just interpreting the individual card. (just in case any witchlings were worried about a source)
Using tarot for spell work is highly underrated/not known! My divination babes, why not use your most powerful tool to complete spells?!
Kinda wanna make a Discord server to hang out with my followers. It would be super chill, not too strictly structured, but well moderated. I just wanna talk about demons and spirit companions with people.
Count me in!
thoughts on lenormand cards?
I've read lenormand only a few times. Overall, I like the system. You will be ill served to act like they are tarot or regular oracle cards. It is expanding to learn how to read lenormand as its own system, and lenormand readers can produce clear and practical results. Often, I find, more straightforward than tarot, but more poetic than playing cards.
I recommend it for anyone who is looking to expand their cartomancy skills - but again, I've never seriously looked into them.
@windvexer
thoughts on lenormand cards?
I've read lenormand only a few times. Overall, I like the system. You will be ill served to act like they are tarot or regular oracle cards. It is expanding to learn how to read lenormand as its own system, and lenormand readers can produce clear and practical results. Often, I find, more straightforward than tarot, but more poetic than playing cards.
I recommend it for anyone who is looking to expand their cartomancy skills - but again, I've never seriously looked into them.
Hi, Iām trying to get back into the swing of things. I would love if you could elaborate on this.ļæ¼
I used to struggle with calling myself a Witch. I didnāt think it fit. I preferred āfolk magic practitionerā because I love and eat dirty nature-based low magic for breakfast. But over the past decade or so of practicing Iāve come to admit to myself that Iām a witch in every connotation of the word both good and bad. Iām not a Witch because I work with herbs, worship gods and spirits, talk to animals and plants, or have an altar. I could just be a Pagan or an Animist with such things. Iām a Witch because I can leave my body, I can speak to spirits, I can speak to gods, I can shapeshift into animals and the elements, I can see the future and tap into the past. Iām a witch because my gods are the terrifying gods of Witchcraft and they donāt give hugs or speak sweet words to me. They like to scare me for fun and to test me. If I wallow they give me a smack and remind me I have the power to change my situation if I donāt like it. I am a necromancer and I donāt mean ancestor worshipper (though I am that too), I mean it in the ancient sense like the feared Witch Medea who wandered through graveyards harvesting bones and roots for her magic calling upon the great Hekate and the Witch Circe who summoned up shades of the dead to glean lore and prophecy.
Witchcraft and death are closely linked you see, to travel between worlds you must be half-dead. When your body is empty due to this little death, if it is not protected, other things can take it, possess it, hurt it. If your spirit travelling in those otherworlds is unprotected, guideless, it too can be harmed, trapped, collected, or destroyed. Just like our world, the otherworlds are dangerous, unpredictable, and nothing is free or easy. Summoning spirits into our world is just as dangerous as they can possess you, harm you, haunt you, or escape your circle and harm others because you let them into this realm. Sometimes inexperienced people open doors with no protections and donāt know how to banish what they summoned or how to close the door (i.e. why I hate ouija boards).
Whatās the worst that could happen practicing Witchcraft? Madness, soul-theft, involuntary possession, death, or being in a permanent coma. The best thing that could happen is nothing. Somewhere in between those two extremes is the spirit worker and, trust me, it aināt no picnic. Occasionally we get rewarded with the rush of āOMG this shit is real!ā But mostly the benefits are quiet, earned, and only meaningful to the individual. Witchcraft can be very personal as a large portion of it is about personal development and getting to truly know, love, and be comfortable with oneself before going deeper into the abyss. To be honest I wouldnāt wish the abilities of the Witch upon anyone. There are things you donāt want to see or know and you cannot unsee or unlearn them once itās happened.
- Sarah Anne Lawless
I miss Sara Anne Lawless.
@windvexer I used to read her too! Whatever happened to her?
Sheās still around, just as far as Iām aware not blogging. I read second-hand years ago that she called out sexual abuse in the community and got brigaded to the point where she shut her blog down. Her store is still open.
Of course, all of that could be total hearsay. I got back from one of my own breaks and her content was just poof.
Yeah I went to look for her Wordpress the other day when I was importing bookmarks from an old computer. I was like āoh year Sara Lawless was so good!ā right as I opened it and saw nothing. š
I used to struggle with calling myself a Witch. I didnāt think it fit. I preferred āfolk magic practitionerā because I love and eat dirty nature-based low magic for breakfast. But over the past decade or so of practicing Iāve come to admit to myself that Iām a witch in every connotation of the word both good and bad. Iām not a Witch because I work with herbs, worship gods and spirits, talk to animals and plants, or have an altar. I could just be a Pagan or an Animist with such things. Iām a Witch because I can leave my body, I can speak to spirits, I can speak to gods, I can shapeshift into animals and the elements, I can see the future and tap into the past. Iām a witch because my gods are the terrifying gods of Witchcraft and they donāt give hugs or speak sweet words to me. They like to scare me for fun and to test me. If I wallow they give me a smack and remind me I have the power to change my situation if I donāt like it. I am a necromancer and I donāt mean ancestor worshipper (though I am that too), I mean it in the ancient sense like the feared Witch Medea who wandered through graveyards harvesting bones and roots for her magic calling upon the great Hekate and the Witch Circe who summoned up shades of the dead to glean lore and prophecy.
Witchcraft and death are closely linked you see, to travel between worlds you must be half-dead. When your body is empty due to this little death, if it is not protected, other things can take it, possess it, hurt it. If your spirit travelling in those otherworlds is unprotected, guideless, it too can be harmed, trapped, collected, or destroyed. Just like our world, the otherworlds are dangerous, unpredictable, and nothing is free or easy. Summoning spirits into our world is just as dangerous as they can possess you, harm you, haunt you, or escape your circle and harm others because you let them into this realm. Sometimes inexperienced people open doors with no protections and donāt know how to banish what they summoned or how to close the door (i.e. why I hate ouija boards).
Whatās the worst that could happen practicing Witchcraft? Madness, soul-theft, involuntary possession, death, or being in a permanent coma. The best thing that could happen is nothing. Somewhere in between those two extremes is the spirit worker and, trust me, it aināt no picnic. Occasionally we get rewarded with the rush of āOMG this shit is real!ā But mostly the benefits are quiet, earned, and only meaningful to the individual. Witchcraft can be very personal as a large portion of it is about personal development and getting to truly know, love, and be comfortable with oneself before going deeper into the abyss. To be honest I wouldnāt wish the abilities of the Witch upon anyone. There are things you donāt want to see or know and you cannot unsee or unlearn them once itās happened.
- Sarah Anne Lawless
I miss Sara Anne Lawless.
@windvexer I used to read her too! Whatever happened to her?
I've got a small metal box with no manufacturer stamp of any kind. I have advised, by someone who doesn't speak or read Arabic, that this is Arabic writing. If so, does anyone have input as to what it might mean?
@windvexer I agree with Jadugar. My knowledge of Arabic calligraphy is extremely limited, but this does seem very plain compared to other pieces Iāve seen. Like, I had a class where we watched a documentary and one of the persons interviewed stated that it can take literal years to understand a piece. The other thing I wanted to point out was that just because it uses the Arabic script does not necessarily mean that itās Arabic. Arabic script is the second most used writing system. For all I know it could be something like Persian, Uyghur, or Urdu. I would try sending this picture through a reverse image search engine like TinEye to see if you can find other boxes of its kind.
I have a problem with houseplantsāin the sense that I cannot stop buying houseplantsāand right now walmart, of all places, has three to four foot tall majesty palms for $18, which is a steal for a palm of that size. So now there are two of them in my bedroom.Ā
Luckily for all of us, majesty palms are not toxic to cats, as Malice is gleefully demonstrating.Ā Ā
my dear father, a lawyer who keeps a drafting table in his office so he can sketch during long conference calls, is making fun of my bare walls and single piece of art. But heās wrong! Thereās TWO things on my wallsāthat painting and also my prize print of Wayne State Universityās 1956 graduating class from the college of mortuary science.Ā
@hellenhighwater Okay first of all, I love the decor. Second, how are you keeping plants in your bedroom? Iāve tried and failed so many times and I canāt seem to manage unless I have bright artificial lightā¦ which ruins the effect for me.
Floating an idea out, who knows if it will go anywhere.
Would anyone be interested in a small, closed study group (closed as in, not advertised/invite only) primarily oriented to learning practical, everyday sorcery?
I'm imagining something very simple over Discord, a limited amount of channels, no mods/staff, just a little group of buds hanging out.
We could share tips, troubleshoot w/ each other, discuss goals and results, etc.
Is there any interest in this?
share your favorite magic trick
here, "magic trick" is any act of instantaneous magic, usually directly applying your will for a tangible, short-term goal. Examples include affecting the mood of a crowd, securing parking spaces, avoiding red lights, getting someone to text you, etc.
mine is stopping loud noises... deep base boosted music, barking dogs, snoring, etc :) it has saved my sanity many times
@windvexer please share with us how you accomplish this feat. As someone with sensitive hearing this would help me significantly.
As for my own trickā¦ I have a bandwidth priority sigil that I use pretty frequently. It was a lifesaver when I was in remote college and my mom was still working from home and we both had Zoom meetings at the same time.
Iāve also been known to concentrate on slowing people traffic while Iām at my customer service job. Sometimes I need a nice slow day, especially when Iām tending to my clerical tasks, and could do with less customers in the store demanding my attention and emotional labor.
Indoor Cats: Climbers
Climbers for the Cat Enrichment Masterpost
A cat climber (tree, tower) is a form of indoor cat enrichment which satisfies a catās desire to climb, perch high, lounge high, and often combines with a catās desire to hide or scratch. They are typically free-standing or temporary fixtures, meaning that they can be relocated easily and wonāt damage walls or floors in case youāre living someplace like an apartment.
Cat climbers range from the very small and simple:
To the average, medium and large sized ones:
To the very large and elaborate ones:
Most of these are prettyĀ ātraditionalā climbers, the sort you might be able to walk into a pet store and find. The really big ones get very expensive, but I have seen plenty of large-sized ones priced around $100. It is a bit of an investment, but they last for a very long time and cats will use them constantly, so itās well worth it. However, youāre not beholden to traditional! You can actually make a tower yourself fairly cheaply out of PVC and mesh or even PVC and wood!
Climbers also do not have to have carpet on them! Some can be made just from wood, or you can attach cushions later if you want to make it softer for them.
If you live someplace where you can acquire natural branches, you can also make your own climbers out of tree limbs and flat surfaces:
Even household items creatively connected and secured can serve as a tower, if you canāt build quite from scratch. A lot of folks donāt have access to saws and such to cut wood to the right sizes (although some hardware stores will do small cuts for you, so you can always ask and find out!). Another option is to use some sturdy cardboard; itās perhaps not quite as long-lasting, and will eventually need replacing because you canāt clean it the way you can wood or plastic, but really thatās just an excuse to make a novel tower for even more enrichment.
There is another, temporary form of cat climber that Iāve seen more of recently, which can be hung on the back of a door. It ratchets into place securely so it wonāt droop, and provides soft climbing space. These may even be a good DIY project, as it seems like they could be made mostly from straps and cloth, with a solid base on the perches:
And lastly, I debated about moving these to the shelves, but theyāre vertical only so; these are more permanent-fixture climbers, anchored floor to ceiling rather than having a base that keeps them free-standing.
One of your best resources for finding more unique climbers than you could find at a normal pet store is Etsy. You can support local craftsfolk, and a lot of times they not only have unique designs already available, but they will take commissions to build something to your specifications.
You can also visit home and furniture stores and look at free-standing shelves not in terms of how youād use it, but how it could be modified for your cat to use. Hardware stores may also have shelving units that could be used, and carpet stores may sell leftover bits of carpet for cheap if you are interested in DIY. There are a LOT of guides online if you search for DIY cat tower building guides, and if you are planning to build it yourself, you can buy the pieces more slowly if you need to spread the purchase out some.
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Iām watching āSabrinaā and it makes me want to get witchy again. Except...I donāt really do magic unless I REALLY need something, so I was wondering if you could recommend ways to inject magic into my everyday.
The Book of Problems!!
I took a little notebook, dubbed it The Book of Problems, and started writing down problems that I encountered. Big problems, little problems, problems that arenāt really problems but they annoy me so I wrote them down anyway...
Like, one problem in there is āThe US Governmentā. Another problem is āMy handwriting is messyā. So thereās no upper or lower limit as to how big a problem must be in order to be included in the book. They donāt even have to be YOUR problems. You can write down problems that other people have too.
Then, when Iām feeling Witchy, Iāll go through the book and find a problem to solve. Maybe do a glamour for the handwriting thing. Another problem was that my spirit guide had been super quiet lately, so I set aside some time and invited him to do some divination with me. Sometimes my problem is āI want a chocolate chip cookieā and Iāll do a spell to inspire someone in the house to make cookies or bring some home.
But yeah. Thatās been a handy little tool for me. And it works well for different levels of energy too. Some days you want to do a full ritual and try to bind the US government, and other days you just wanna cleanse that one necklace you have that started giving you bad vibes.
I love this! A teacher of mine had us do a sort of opposite thing, where you sit down and write a list of 100 things you want (or as many as you possibly can). Peace on Earth, a donut, a new job, whatever comes to mind. Then the list works as a starting point.
I am definitely trying a Book of Problems.
