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Mabon Prep Suggestions and Activities for the Domestic Witch  🌙🍁🍂🍄🌰

I am very much a Fall person (shocker, I know). I was not made to endure the heat, I’m just not in a happy place during the Summer time. It’s a season that brings a lot of my inner demons to the surface, and emotionally drags me through Hell and back. So when it finally starts to feel like Fall, there’s always a small sence of release and renewal in it for me. Which is perfect, because Mabon is all about welcoming the Fall season, and letting go of what no longer serves you. And this year, I’m particularly excited.  

So what does this witch do in preperation for the new season? (Not saying you have to prepare, it’s just something I like to do.)

Go on a Fall cleaning spree. Give those little nooks and crannies that normally don’t receive a lot of attention some extra love. Declutter your belongings, and donate what you’re no longer using to the thriftshop. Add some cleansing herbs to your soapy water while you’re at it, for an extra boost (I recommend sage, peppermint, or rosemary).

Treat yourself to some new (or gently used) Fall clothes, if you have the funds for it. Now is the time to invest in that new coat or those new boots. Subscribe to some new fashion channels for your body type, that inspire you to try out new things with your looks, and make you feel good about yourself. 

Go foraging for wild berries and fruits, and make some homemade jam or jelly… learn how to pickle, ferment, and preserve. I know we can buy a lot of these products at the grocery store. But there’s so much more satisfaction in doing it yourself. And I discovered a great deal of “forgotten fruits” as a bonus. Which made me feel a lot more connected to nature’s cycles, my heritage, and the harvest. There’s an app called pl@ntnet, that allows you to identify plants/fruits/trees/flowers by taking photos of them. It’s been very helpful to me so far.

Make a cleansing spray, and clean, declutter, and rearrange your altars/sacred spaces. I know mine haven’t received a lot of love during the Summer, and frankly… they got rather dusty. You can use moon/sun water (or alcohol) as a base, sage, mint, rosemary, orange/lemon peel, a dash of Florida Water, lemon/bergamot essential oil… that would be my go-to recipe.

Renew and reinforce your protection wards. Those rosemary sprigs and cinnamon sticks have probably gotten rather old and brittle by now. Time to throw them out, and replace them with some fresh ones. Make a new protection powder, and sprinkle it by your doorstep and under your windowsills. We’re approaching a time of the year with significantly increased spiritual activity. There is no such thing as being overly prepaired. 

What am I doing on Mabon?

Because Summer is such an emotionally difficult time for me, it really feels like I’m coming back to life when Fall rolls around. So for me personally, a Mabon ritual would definitely be a release and renew one. To shed all my burdens, so that I can welcome the new season with a clean slate, and allow for new things to grow. And since this is quite a personal ritual, I’m going to give you a simplified version. I highly recommend you to tweak it, and make it your own. 

What do you need:

A few pieces of naturally shed tree bark. Just like the trees have shed these pieces, to release themselves from the burden that they are, so will we shed our own burdens. (Tip: look for American Sycamore trees in your neighbourhood.)

A marker.

A fire proof bowl.

Rosemary, for cleansing and protection.

Lemonbalm, for emotional healing.

Some tinder (wood shavings).

A lighter or matches.

How to do it:

Take your marker, and write on the pieces of bark everything that you would like to release. From negative self talk, to bad habits, and toxic thought patterns. Put the tinder in the bowl first, then the bark, followed by the herbs, and burn everything to ashes. Fire doesn’t only banish things, but it also cleanses and heals. Take the ashes, and scatter them to the wind. Let the wind free you of your worries.

I hope this has helped to inspire some of you. I know it can be hard sometimes to keep that enthusiasm going, when you’ve been practicing for a while, or you’re in a bad state of mind. And do let me know what your own plans for Mabon are (if you have any). I would love to read about them.

[sacredspiral]

waning crescent reminder: it’s a nice time for silent reflection, being intentional about what you’ll work to keep and what will no longer serve you come this new lunar cycle. understand your energy. don’t forget to channel your magic in quiet moments, too ✨🌙

[lonelyfuckboy]

jay claims he didn’t know 69 was coming. he is focused on Casanova/69 drama when no fans are focused on that. since he is being so “positive” about the night, I’m getting that jay isn’t going to acknowledge pedophile69’s pedophilia and will only focus on the beef between 69 and Casanova.

i think his IG post (where gif is from) is collateral damage & he doesn’t realise it. honestly I think he’s keeping his ideas about 69 being a pedohile to himself for the most part. He said “I too had similar thoughts as you guys” and that’s probably all he’s going to say for the sake of his rep as a hip hop artist in US sadly.

In terms of collateral damage - in what world does it make sense to post a video of you and pedophile69 on your IG? Associate yourself with trash and soon you’ll become it

Everyone dick riding for jay needs to take a step back and realise it’s more complex than “he made it in the US” bc first off he didn’t. His song doesn’t mean shit rn, sit down. Second off, he say he has the same thoughts as us... yet he posts pedophile69 and him on IG? You don’t share the same ideas.

it’s fine to still like jay & his music but is important to criticize your favorites too. Jay isn’t perfect, he’s human and he’s going to make mistakes so just get over it & admit that this was on some level, whatever level you agree with, fucked up on his part. I’m sure he didn’t mean it, again - collateral damage of the video on IG, but don’t be so quick to shrug this off.

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The law of attraction is so real. I swear, once you establish yourself as powerful, or strong, or independent, or business minded, people like you will flock your way out of nowhere. And it’s just the universe reminding you that when you can see something beautiful in yourself, others can see it and admire it as well.

[monochromaticblack]

“be stubborn about your goals but flexible about your methods.” the best advice I’ve ever received.

[ravenousnightwind]

The Guise of Gods

Over the course of two years of getting into heathenry, particularly Norse derived heathenry, the gods have come across to me in various different ways. Here I will describe to you some of the guises the gods have chosen to show themselves as. I will also out my personal workings with them here as well, how they come across to me in behavior through my personal feelings during Seidr and general meditation.

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Odin: I believe Odin first made himself known to me through a series of visions over many years ago, involving ravens and soon after wolves. These visions that I received, I never completely understood until I started reading about deities whom was typically associated with magick. Appearing first in armor and in old grey robes, usually two ravens rest upon his shoulders and will often if almost always wield a spear. I’ve seen him in his hall a few different times and other times on a peninsula near some kind of stone henge. There were a few times where I was struck in the chest by his spear, following some kind of bright light. Odin often offers some kind of personal advice dealing with acceptance and change, usually relating to magickal practices of different people and truly believing in the gods as they are without question. Odin often gives me the vibe of a headmaster of a magickal school. In the beginning, Odin helped me to focus more on studies, making my focus longer and more productive. This focus was needed because I had and sometimes still have a hard time reading for long periods of time if not shorter periods. He helped me to grasp focus and obtain the ability to read longer. He is associated with reading, learning, acceptance, and personal change through the mind and adapting to different situations as well as the written word and master of languages.

Thor: I see him almost always in the sky, the clouds, with red or brown red hair. He seems to wear heavy armor and seemingly flies around up there in the skies, I’ve been struck by his lightning a few different times in visions. He often recites some kind of personal wisdom relating to strength, not of the physical muscles but rather of the mind and heart. Thor appears very burly and muscular with broad shoulders, very tall and seemingly heavy. He gives me the vibe of an older brother. He has helped me to realize my personal strength, it’s a strength that is inside yourself, mentally, not within the physical body, but a strength of the spirit that allows you to push forward. I sense a caring and loving, often times watching us grow and prosper, gaining new insights and being proud of us for achieving our own goals and setting new ones. Thor is supportive, but he’s honest about it, he doesn’t lie or give you some vague answer to a problem, he’s typically straightforward with no nonsense. He won’t give me strength of mind, but he will lend his hand in helping me to lift heavy objects, quite literally. Thor has told me once before that he cannot give me mental strength, that is something I must find myself through love of others or seizing it up out of myself.

Frigga: She appears to me in darkness, very seldom do I see her face. Her advice revolves around life and living it to the best of your ability to do so without worrying about extra things and prefers you to focus on family and friends, ties to people and your life, living responsibility, and being thankful for what you have. Frigga has a way of being cryptic and often times very vague about what she’s talking about. She has shown me a tapestry before, telling me that the pictures I saw upon it were some form of symbology that I had to decipher if I wanted to understand wyrd. She also explains to me that because of where I come from and who I am as a human, I cannot understand everything, because only the gods can see those extra things.

Skaði: She is a frost giantess, the power to merge with ice and snow. I’ve often seen her in a large valley just below a mountain. I’ve seen her in all white fur, usually with a wolf pelt as a cloak and other leather looking clothing, her skin appears white as well as her hair. She seems to be closely related to the High King of Jotunheim, Thrym. Skaði has also appeared to me with flushed skin, very closely resembling peach colored human skin with red cheeks and reddish orange hair, in this form she often carries a bow and arrow and wears clothing of green and brown leather, I see her in this form often times in the warmer seasons. Skaði has often offered me advice about truth and honesty, being blunt and ruthlessly harsh when you need to be and if the situation requires it. Her sacred animals are most often the wolf, but I believe the bear and other mountain animals also belong to her. In her attitude, she is often seemingly cold, but underneath there is some kind of caring and compassionate feeling about her, not physically but very similar to being what we would call an introverted person. As an ice giantess, I believe this is common among her kind. She has helped me to stand up and be honest for myself, to prove to myself that I will not stand for people who try to hurt me or bring me down. It was a hard and long road for me, but she helped me through it with her advice as harsh and cold as it was, she helped me to become as cold as stone and ice but caring and honest. Some say that she can help those understand the stars too, for a price.

Freyr: He is often times surrounded by golden light of some kind, usually in ripped clothing and possibly fur that I cannot make out. His face is bearded and he is very tall. His personality seems joyful and kind, very generous. Freyr has also appeared to me all dirty, his skin had dirt all over it, as well as his face and whole body. He’s appeared to me as a very tall man, unhumanly tall, more than six feet at least. I often smell a sort of mossy and bark like scent upon him, something that often relates to plants and rot. Freyr is often insistent upon learning the ways of plants, he says that they are alive and can sense things around them, that they can think and feel. He wants me to build a garden. In a vision once before, he shoved a seed into my chest and told me that it was going to help me communicate with plants and feel their energies. Freyr is a god who understands the times of cycles and often can appear as an old man or younger teenager. His power seems to fade as winter comes and his voice becomes distant to me.

Freyja: My first vision of Freyja involved only her head, her hair was bright red, the brightest red I’ve ever seen. Her eyes had a pupil of a cat and also red, her hair flowed and was seemingly a mixture between curly and wavy just flowing all around her in darkness with this red aura around her. The second time I seen her, she wore a golden brown robe of sorts and had blond hair that was wavy. She first contacted me, was willing to teach me the ways of crystal gazing and seeing beyond through the magick of Seidr. I obtained a crystal ball and started working with her, finding out that this crystal was connected to another being, he is known as the Crystal Father, seemingly a being that is an entire cavern and is connected to many crystals that we all love and tend to use in our working. By using the crystal, I have found that Freyja can also help to teach you about yourself and your inner turmoils, reaching down deep into yourself. That old saying is true, the more you know about yourself and the more belief you have in your magick, the more powerful it will be. Freyja has taught me that I can see beyond my physical eyes, even if I can’t always understand it, what I see may be part of myself or another event flavored some how through some kind of dream like state. My work with Freyja is mainly concerning Seidr and trance, going deeper into the consciousness and stretching it outward to see with your hame (spiritual body).

Hela: Appearing to me only a few times, Hela had taken the form of a child. Her hair was blond or a very very white color, seemingly pure white. Half of her face was covered while she stood there in a white long shirt which stretched past her pelvic area down to her knees. She appeared human but there was a sudden flash and in that flash, the other side of her face was revealed to be skeletal and bone. I felt a sort of black hole sucking kind of feeling when she appeared to me. I often call to her to take in the souls of dead animals which are ran over by vehicles or the ones that I find in my yard or the pets who have passed on. She has never once spoken to me so far, but she will sometimes, very rarely make her presence known when I ask her to take the spirit of an animal into her arms. In visions I have seen her home, Helheim, it is seemingly covered in grass, and clouds in the sky, not underground like most think. Helheim feels fresh, calm, and so quiet and peaceful, it is a good place for the dead. I sense a caring feeling from Hela, she is usually seemingly cold, with this vibe of understanding and purpose, she would caress any dead soul and make them feel welcome in her home despite what they might of done in their life.

Loki: He radiates with the vibe of fire and has appeared to me a few times, sometimes with red hair and frail appearing, but seemingly giving off an ominous vibe, or he appears to me with a slender but elegant form wearing a old style Victorian suit with black hair combed back. He has high cheek bones and a even forehead with a long face and long nose (he looks nothing like Tom Hiddleson) with a dashing appearance and often a smirk that makes me worry. His words are sharp and clever. He often speaks to me about fears and worries, transforming myself and my fears into something more useful. He’s told me that it doesn’t matter what people think because they don’t know who I am and that their judgement does not truly matter, but rather to take that judgement and learn from it and adapt to it if there is a reason too. His most famous words that I remember are “When you let go of fear, you can do anything.” I often use those words to help me cope with my own fears and worries that often plague me in everyday life. I refer to him as The God of Change, as he takes many forms and can alter life circumstances, from something simple or from something complicated. Loki understands change, that it is needed and he can help us to adapt to specific situations that might otherwise plague us. Loki has helped me to deal with my fears and would often come to me, making me feel odd emotions, this was his way of showing me that I can face those feelings and transform them, and that he can teach me how to change and adapt if I choose it. Unlike other deities, Loki seems very understanding of those who are different, who have mental conditions or physical conditions. He doesn’t tell me to push away those things, but rather see the realization in my fears and worries and learn to think logically and more productively instead of giving in to them fleeing or ignoring them. Even if you say no to Loki in a polite way, he will still return later, he will plague your mind, not in a stressful way, but in a way that makes things remind you of him. He will work with you and sometimes play with you, but laugh at you when you fuck up. He can be as kind and gentle as he sees fit, but he can also be hard and fiery.

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Witchcraft uses a lot of words you might not have heard before; here’s a breakdown of some of the most common!

Basics

Intent: The goal or desire; the will for something to come into being.

Visualisation: A technique used in magical workings in which the witch pictures the desired effect within their mind’s eye.

Manifestation: The process of a desired intent being brought into reality.

Charging: The act of filling an object with energy.

Cleansing: A magical working with the intent of removing all lingering energies from an object, place or person, be those energies negative or positive.

Grounding: A magical technique in which the individual removes excess unwanted energy (often by ‘pushing’ it into the ground while sitting down) and aligns themselves with the energy of the earth.

Banishing: A magical working with the intent of sending something away, removing an individual from your life or cutting out negative acts and behaviours.

Warding: A magical working in which the individual creates ‘Wards’. Wards are barriers of energy which deny any unwanted entity entrance to the place warded. Wards can also be placed upon oneself to prevent a magical attack.

Deity: A supreme being. Often represented by Gods and Goddesses though not limited to these terms.

Tools, Objects & Symbology

Grimoire:  A personal magical inventory of beliefs, spells, ingredients and anything else deemed essential to a witches path. 

Altar: A sacred space in which to enact magical workings, meditation and worship.

Wand: A pointed object used to direct energy.

Priapic Wand: A phallus-shaped wand.

Athame: A knife used in ritual to cut out a sacred space and to direct energy. Typically you will never use this to cut solid objects.

Book Of Shadows: A personal magical inventory of beliefs, spells, ingredients and anything else deemed essential to a Wiccan’s path.

Boline: A knife, often but not always a sickle, used for the cutting of ingredients, inscribing of candles and carving of wood.

Besom: A broomstick used to cleanse an area.

Cauldron: A metal pot used for spellwork. (Boiling, mixing, stirring).

Chalice: A goblet, cup or class containing ritual drink. Typically containing offerings.

Dark Mirror: A black piece of glass or reflective material used for scrying.

Pentagram: A five-pointed star widely used amongst many Pagan religions.

Pentacle: A pentagram with a circle around it, typically worn as a necklace for protection.

Inversed Pentagram: A symbol relating to Satanic practises and beliefs.

Septagram: A seven-sided star, usually used in reference to workings with the Fae.

Triquetra: An ancient Celtic symbol which has lost its initial meanings which is today adopted by Pagans of varying paths to mean different things. In Christianity referred to as the trinity knot and believed to represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. A secular way of viewing this is that it represents life, death and rebirth. In Wicca believed to represent the triple Goddess. 

Amulet: An object that has innate magical properties used as a necklace.

Charm: An object that has been given magical properties.

Talisman: An object that has been created with the intention of having a specific magical property

Hag Stone: A stone with a hole worn naturally worn through it in which the other side is visible. Thought to be used to see the ‘unseen’ and often the Fae.

Poppet: An object designed to take on the likeness of an individual upon which spells are used. A taglock is used to bind the person to the poppet.

Taglock: The personal effect of an individual that can be used in spellwork as a link to that target. 

Festivities, Holidays & Events

Wheel Of The Year: A name used to refer to the cycle of the eight holidays observed in Wicca; synonymously used to describe the turn of the seasons.

Solstice: Two points in the year in which the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky. The longest and shortest days of the year.

Esbat: A meeting upon the full moon.

Sabbat: Used to refer to any of the eight holidays observed by Wiccans and others.

Skyclad: To be naked. Believed to promote a greater connection to nature during ritual and worship. 

Equinox: The time in which day and night are of equal length as the sun crosses the celestial equator.

Coven: A meeting of witches with the intent to perform magic or worship as a group.

Circle: A temporary space marked out by a magical practitioner that is capable of containing, enhancing and binding magical energy.

Further Reading  

Mage: Another term for a magical practitioner.

Aether: The fifth element after Earth, Air, Fire and Water meaning Spirit, Energy, Life Essense & Soul.

Abjuration: Practices of magic relating to the protection of oneself through the suppression of spells cast by other magic practitioners.

Conjuration: Practices of magic relating to bringing desired effects into reality.

Divination: Practices of magic relating to gathering further insight on desired topics, including knowledge of the past and the future. 

Enchantment: Practices of magic relating to enacting influence over the minds and decisions of others.

Evocation: Practices of magic relating to working with raw, sometimes uncontrollable forces of power.

Animism: The belief that all things are alive or have a soul.

Glamour: Practices of magic pertaining to achieving desired intent via altering, enhancing or changing one’s appearance.

Blasting: A magical working with the intent of causing infertility and ill health, in both people and crops.

Sigil: A magical symbol created by the individual, usually constructed by breaking down a word or sentence and using the letters.

Seal: A magical symbol. Often used to finalise a working.

Elemental (Noun): A force, being, entity or representation of an element given form and sometimes rudimentary conscious thought, though not in a way thought to be understood correctly by humankind. 

Elemental (Adjective): Pertaining to any workings regarding the elements

Witchcraft Types

Secular: The practice of witchcraft at its core. Devoid of any influence from religion or spirituality.

Atheistic: The practice of witchcraft from an Athiest perspective.

Elemental: The practice of witchcraft in which the individual utilises the power of the Elements as their primary source of energy and spell structure. E.g Water Witch, Fire Witch, etc.

Wiccan: Belonging to Wicca, a relatively new nature-based religion born in the 1940′s/50′s in which Witchcraft is expressed as the main form of worship for the God and Goddess.

Traditional: Witchcraft that predates the rebirth in popularity of Witchcraft during the 20th Century.

Hedge: A solitary practitioner who utilises herbs in their practice. Once used exclusively for witches who follow the practice of ‘Hedge Riding’ this term has opened out to encompass those following the archetype of the ‘village witch’ providing salves and potions. 

Stregheria: A form of Italian witchcraft, often centred around the worship of Leyland’s version of Aradia and Diana (though the term can also be used for other forms of Italian witchcraft).

Christian: The practice of witchcraft from a Christian perspective. 

Witchling / Baby Witch: Terms used to describe new practitioners.

[lucifer-joker]

Samhain comes to let old things burn. Samhain comes to give us the promise of the new things. Write, let the tears go, let go things you do not need. Let the magic flow into you. Leave the bad things, what you no longer want in your life. Let new things come. Let the new things happen. In the dark, there is the Light. You will understand, you will understand only when the time comes.

Luciferia (lucifer-joker.tumblr.com)

[palmandlaser]

[bopeep]

i’m both

[bonepriestess]

Tarot/Oracle Card Sun Spell

-a spell from my personal BOS-

Found this in my book of spells and thought it’d be a good one to use for the upcoming Beltane!

Things needed:

- sunlight - the ‘sun’ card from any tarot deck or an oracle card related to the sun

Do the thing:

Cleanse your card of any bad or muddy energies in whatever way works best for you (I use incense for this as using fire in a sun spell adds more oomph to it, simply wafting the smoke over the card). Once it’s cleansed, charge it with intention of soaking in positive and healing energies, as well as warmth from the sun. Leave the card in the sunlight for as long as you wish. The longer you leave it, the stronger the spell will be.

Keep the card with you on days where you feel sluggish, down, unmotivated or uninspired.

[juniperwildwalk]

Some New Sigils My partner Kit is naturally good with mediumship so Beltane and Samhain, when the walls between our world and the next are at their thinnest, are usually difficult times for her. This Beltane was a particularly bad one, and so I created some sigils for the event. Sadly I’ve not been able to upload them until these days are already over for almost everyone, but perhaps in 6 months’ time you’ll find a usage for them!

Sigils read (left to right): “I am calm, happy and peaceful under pressure” “I am guarded against intrusion” “My mind and body are impregnable without my informed consent”

Best usage is to draw the sigils on both ankles and both wrists, and then again over the heart. However just over the heart or just along one arm will work too.

– Juniper

[crystalsandspellbottles]

Water Scrying

Water scrying is the art and practice of gazing into water to see the future or receive a vision. Water scrying is a great way for clairvoyants to develop their skills, but can also be done by anyone. -Mod J

To start, you are going to need a bowl or something that holds water. Preferably the bowl or water holding object should be a solid color inside so you don’t get distracted by patterns. Black, white, or a metal bowl are ideal because these are colors that are easy to gaze at for extended periods but any solid color should work.

Fill the bowl with water

Now set up your space. It helps to turn off the lights and have a candle or a few around the bowl giving some light but not close enough that you see the reflection in the water.

Now this is the hardest part, gaze into the water in the bowl and let your eye lose focus. Your vision might get a little blurry but try to fight the urge to look around and refocus your vision. After a while of doing this you might be able to correct the blurriness without losing focus on the water. Around this point when your gaze softens some kind of vision should appear in the water. It’s important to understand that what you see might be a real depiction of what your scrying for/about but it’s more common for you see symbolic images instead. Learning to translate these symbols takes some time and practice so keep working at it. Another thing to note is that you might feel like your mind is just making you see things in the water that isn’t there, and i guess on some level that is correct. The water it’s self isn’t what’s producing the vision, you are receiving because you asked to, and are using the water and bowl as tools to help perceive it.

Here are ways to help enhance your water scrying that i know of:

You can charge your bowl over night with tea made from certain herbs. I like to steep some mugwort and lavender in my bowl to charge it while i sleep and empty it in the morning.

You can a few drops of essential oils to your bowl while scrying, or before to help charge the bowl and water’s energy. The oily surface can also help keep you from getting distracted and gives your eyes something to focus on.

Another way to prevent distraction is to put a small crystal at the bottom of the bowl around the center. It gives you a fixed point to look at, but I’ve noticed for me that is often cut off some of the vision and everything will move around the crystal rather then appearing in the whole bowl.

Using your bowl for offerings. I find this helps charge and enhance my scrying bowl’s energy by putting offering in it when i work with other spirits and deities.

Sometimes it can also help to instead of building up the energy in the bowl do a cleansing and put some salt water in the bowl to soak.

You can also use moon water, sun water, or any magically enhanced water that might be specific to the type of reading you are doing. I find moon water is always good for all water scrying.

If you try water scrying and find it doesn’t work for you that’s alright. It’s not for everyone, and even those who do it regularly have off days where they can’t get anything to come through. So give it a few tries before you decide if it’s something for you. Good luck with your scrying! -Mod J

[bopeep]

me @ my bf: dont look at me..this is bad lighting 

[blackfrogggg]

[lonelyfuckboy]

cashier: do you want the receipt?

me: yas bitch tell me everything

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