Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I'm planning on moving this blog over to @michigan-witchy, starting with reblogging all of my old posts. Please consider following if you're interested!
Any younger wiccans or people in the pagan/witch community here? Like in or around their 20s/late 20s? Clarification: no disrespect to the rest of the community, its just i notice a lot of older people here. I feel i would connect better in sharing knowledge and what not with people around my age. Also im just curious in general because I hardly ever see younger people. ✨
Just a heads-up for the pagan and witchcraft tags -
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Do not answer. Do not interact. Not even to snark or issue a rebuttal.
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The major arcana cards are the most significant & spiritual out of all the tarot cards. They are connected to major life lessons, experiences, situations, relationships, challenges, progress, achievements, cycles, truths, & more. Whenever you get major arcana cards in a reading you can expect there to be a significant lesson behind whatever your scenario is. Spirit guides, loved ones, higher selves, ancestors, & more can communicate with you through the major arcana cards. When you get these cards you can expect whatever zodiac signs or energies tied to that specific card, to affect the situation, person, place, or thing the most out of all the cards in the reading spread. The minor arcana will describe situations, what’s happening in that situation, advice, the energy, the person involved, or any other important details or facts you need to be aware of.
Reversed: energy blocks, manipulation, confusion, wasted talent, poor use of magic, negative use of ego, inactive, unaware, black-magic, hexes, evil spells
Reversed: domination, control issues, chaos, obstinance, tyranny, mismanagement, abusive, manipulative, cold, close-minded, lack of leadership skill, misuse of authority
5 • 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓸𝓹𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽- 💒
Upright: corporation, churches, schools, government, teachers, bosses, religion, soul contracts, tradition, structure, conforming, status quo, society, beliefs, marriage, family
Reversed: freedom, rebellion, breaking rules, going against tradition or what society says, chaos, questioning beliefs or existence, flexibility, broken contracts, a spiritual path
6 • 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼- 💍
Upright: love, trust, marriage, soulmates, twin flames, balance, harmony, commitment, relationships, choices, contracts, business partnerships, friendships, siblings, union (reunion)
Reversed: releasing old patterns, attachments, etc. freedom, clearing energy, letting go of old habits & people
16 • 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓣𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻-🗼
Upright: chaos, destruction, unstable foundations, temporary situations coming to an end, things coming to light, sudden upheaval, disaster, dark night of the soul, endings, imbalance, progress
Reversed: getting better, progress, healing, closing cycles, holding on to an unstable situation, person, attachment, etc.
Reversed: non-committal, lack of self worth or recognition, lack of hope, disbelief, unaware, dissatisfied, a need for healing
18 • 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷- 🌚
Upright: complicated romance, uncertainty about love or relationship, uncertainty around career path, confusion at job, lack of information, unclear around financial decisions, lacking financial knowledge
Reversed: deception, dark energy, fear and paranoia regarding love, clarity at work, sabotage, deception, trickery at workplace, clarity about finances, deception regarding finances, facing the truth, facing your fears & anxiety
19 • 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓾𝓷- ☀️
Upright: clarity, hope, happiness, playfulness, joy, inner child, blessings, healing, manifestations, pregnancy, fertility, creativity, inspiration, nature, youth, life energy
Reversed: unhappiness, lack of hope, apathy, childhood issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, refusal to see truth, negative perspective
20 • 𝓙𝓾𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽- 🎺
Upright: spiritual awakening, clarity, decision, spirituality, fate, destiny, divine intervention, dark night of the soul, psychic abilities, trust what you feel guided to do, synchronicities
The suit of cups is ruled by water signs Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces. It is connected to love, emotions, relationships, feelings, emotional investments, soul contracts, friendships, third-parties, illusions, happiness, & more. It is ruled by the spiritual & emotional realm & anything related to this suit would be something that affects the situation, person, experience, etc. emotionally & spiritually. People connected to this suit would be very nurturing, empathetic, intuitive, emotionally intelligent, & understanding.
𝓐𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷
Upright: new beginning in love, overflowing emotions, pregnancy, opportunities in love, something new that emotionally fulfills you, self-love, healing, balance, emotional reunion.
Upright: commitment, trust, union, duality, happiness, mutual emotional understanding between soulmates/twinflames, friendship, partnership, deep bonds, relationships.
Reversed: lack of commitment, lack of understanding, lack of communication, trust issues, blockages, severed or broken contracts.
3 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷
Upright: celebrations, happiness, reunion, gatherings, parties, weddings, friends, relationships, third parties, good times, karmic’s, inferences, gossip.
Reversed: releasing the karmic, separation from social gatherings, friends, other people. staying away from weddings, marriages, or anything love or emotionally related.
4 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: feeling heart broken, sad, lost, numb, apathetic, grief, emotionally withdrawn, not ready to open up, sensitive, missed opportunities, focusing on the negative, pessimistic, bored.
Reversed: coming out of sadness, coming out of a depressive episode, period, or phase. releasing unhealthy emotions, letting go of resentment, & discontentment.
5 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: emotional losses, separations, deaths, unhappiness, missed opportunities, grievances, focusing on the “spilled cups”.
Reversed: healing from an emotional loss, expanding your horizons on love & happiness, getting better, walking away, hope, searching for happiness.
6 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: offering of love, nostalgia, childhood friends, family, relationships, etc. soulmates, twin flames, connections, emotional happiness, reciprocity in love.
Reversed:
7 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: confusion in love, options, choices, exploring the options, indecision, abstinence from love, illusions, delusions, attachments, addictions, finding the one.
Reversed: getting caught in illusions, making bad choices in love, bad investments, confusion, addictions, fear of love, stringing people along.
8 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: walking away from an emotional investment, attachment, or addiction. finding more happiness, expanding horizons on love, releasing a situation or person that no longer serves you.
Reversed: holding onto unfulfilling emotional investments, clinging to the past, clinging to what no longer serves you, refusing to see the truth, ignoring your emotions.
9 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: wish fulfillment, emotional stability or something that brings it, focusing on your own happiness, emotional maturity.
Reversed: a wish fulfillment that was taken for granted or lost, emotional instability, unhappiness, lack of growth or progress with emotional needs.
10 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Upright: emotional abundance, long term happiness, wishes, fulfillment’s, long term relationships, commitments, emotional investments, family, manifestations, emotional blessings, potential.
Reversed: lack of emotional stability, potential is there but not seen or acknowledged, unhappy family life, unhappy childhood, sadness, blockages, delays, instability.
𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- ♥️
Upright: father figure, divine masculine, emotionally intelligent, stable, nurturing, intuitive, a provider, sensitive, secretive or careful about expressing emotions or talking about sensitive matters, understanding, empathetic, & compassionate. They value their family, love, happiness, affection, devotion, loyalty, honesty, & more.
Reversed: emotionally unavailable, non-communicative or expressive with emotion, cold, emotionally distant, sad, selfish, emotionally manipulative, out of balance, up in their head space, & fearful.
𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- ♥️
Upright: mother figure, divine feminine, nurturing, empathetic, supportive, caring, intuitive, compassionate, understanding, loving, affectionate, & stable. She values her family, her children, love, loyalty, appreciation, & respect.
Reversed: insecure, emotionally unavailable, secretive with emotions, distant, desperate, co-dependent, attached, sad, depressed, & emotionally manipulative.
𝓚𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- ♥️
Upright: a son, young masculine, evolving masculine, prince, masculine partner, offering or appreciation of love, communication or conversation about love. light hearted, charismatic, & hopeless romantic. a masculine person who’s still learning about love or their emotional happiness in general.
Reversed: emotionally immature, unstable, heartbreaker, a flirt, someone who’s scared to express their emotions, fear of intimacy, childhood wounds, emotionally manipulative, & secretive.
𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓾𝓹𝓼- ♥️
Upright: young feminine, young girl, evolving feminine, a childhood girlfriend, childhood version of self, a light hearted conversation about love, a message about love, someone who is learning about love but not ready, young love.
Reversed: breakup, childhood relationship with emotional separation, no communication in love, hiding feelings, self centered with happiness, someone who is emotionally draining, immature, emotionally unstable.
The suit of swords is ruled by air signs Gemini, Libra, & Aquarius. Is it connected to the mental/ spiritual realm. This suit rules communication, intellect, thoughts, intelligence, pain, betrayal, hardships, clarity, harsh & chaotic situations, anxiety, fears, lessons, education, & more. People who are ruled by the suit of swords are very straightforward, direct, sympathetic, impulsive, fast, & know what they want. They can come off as very cold & nonchalant at times too. I sometimes associate this suit to emotional, physical, or communicative distance. The timing of this suit would be fast, unexpectedly, & sometimes “feel” painful depending on the scenario.
𝓐𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡
Upright: clarity, truth, revelation, communication, harsh truth, spiritual awakening, painful experiences leading to new beginnings, wisdom, knowledge, spirituality, judgment, making a decision or choice, new beginning, painful conversations, harsh thinking coming to an end, new perspective.
Upright: decisions needing to be made, choices, indecision, confusion, painful outcomes, fear based illusions, needing to go within, trust intuition, blocked perspective, hidden truths.
Reversed: hesitancy, anxiety, too much information, no right choice, truth revealed, stagnant, fear of making a choice, not listening to intuition.
Reversed: healing, forgiveness, getting better, understanding, evolving, moving on, reconciliation, repressing emotions, rebuilding security, saving, starting over
4 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: rest, healing, taking a break, disconnecting from everyone, sleep, meditate, connect with yourself, connect with your spirit guides, tap into your knowledge, connect with your intuition, cleanse your energy, rejuvenate, find peace within.
Reversed: coming out of a period of healing, getting better, ready to start moving again, awakening, coming out of isolation, putting yourself out into the world again, burnout, reusing to rest, exhaustion.
5 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: conflict, arguments, disputes, aggression, bullying, intimidation, hostility, stress, selfishness, wanting to just win instead of make progress.
Reversed: reconciliation, resolution, compromise, revenge, regret, guilt, remorse, cutting losses, letting go of the need to win or just be right.
6 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: moving on, travel, relocation, leaving the past behind, mentally or physically leaving something behind, moving into calmer waters, moving forward, reconciliation, healing, distance, accepting lessons.
Reversed: stuck in past, returning to trouble, running away from problems, trapped, self entrapment, self sabotage, haunted by the past or ghosts of people, avoidance, not facing the truth.
7 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: deceit, sneakiness, manipulation, bad intentions, skepticism, suspenseful feelings or thoughts, secrets, thief, stealing, avoidance, hiding feelings, keeping things revealed or discreet, playing games, trickery, strategy, mind games.
Reversed: releasing this avoidance, coming clean, confession, conscience, regret, guilt, maliciousness, truth revealed, clarity, needing to come clean before it was revealed, feeling pressured to do reveal something deceitful.
8 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: fears, self limiting beliefs, self sabotage, self entrapment, illusions, scared to step out of comfort zone, feeling out of control, mentally trapped, analysis paralysis, restricted, victimized, paralysed, helpless, powerless, imprisonment, mental captivity.
Reversed: releasing fears, change in perception/ perspective, freedom, release, taking control, survivor, facing fears, empowered, surrender, freeing your mind, clearing your thoughts.
9 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: worry, sadness, nightmares, anxiety, losing sleep, apathy, depression, overthinking, fear of losing something or someone, feeling haunted by thoughts of a painful experience.
Reversed: releasing fears, clearing your mind, feeling better, letting go of negative thinking habits, releasing the ghosts of your past, healing, hope, recovery, learning to cope, facing life, finding help, shame, guilt, mental health issues
10 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡
Upright: betrayal, deception, stabbed in the back, lies, attacked, sabotage, third party interference, being kicked down while you’re down, terrible pain, traumatic experience, mentally unstable, mental manipulation, karmic cycles, dark night of the soul.
Reversed: healing from a painful experience, healing from a tower moment, letting go of trauma, moving on from betrayal, forcing yourself forward, survival, improvement, lessons learned, despair, relapse.
𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- ⚔️
Upright: father figure, divine masculine, intelligent masculine, adult, matured masculine, quick with decision making, stable, determined, cold, emotionally discreet, good at communicating & with words, analytical, harsh, understanding, sympathetic, & values learning from pain & traumatic experiences that come from life’s experiences.
Reversed: mentally manipulative, harsh, cold, unsympathetic, selfish, self centered, narcissistic, intelligently offensive, strategic in all the negative ways, verbally abusive, distant, gives you the cold shoulder, deceptive, & sneaky. Trust me this side of them does not give three F**k’s (excuse the profanity).
𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- ⚔️
Upright: mother figure, divine feminine, matured feminine, stable, intelligent feminine, quick with making decisions, good with words, communicative, understanding, values learning & evolving, very blunt, values honesty, determined, analytical, knows what she wants, & can come off as very distant at times.
Upright: young male, evolving masculine, seeks wisdom from experiences, fast, quick, impulsive, chaotic, intelligent, not super emotional, good at communicating, analytical, fearful, fast at communicating or giving messages, taking actions, or making choices, this card also speaks of experiences coming your way to teach you a painful lesson & give you clarity on life.
Reversed: chaotic, manipulative, flaky, selfish, verbally and mentally abusive, comes in and out, very distant, emotionally unstable, lack of communication or honesty, someone who is not reliable, deceptive, & sneaky.
𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼- ⚔️
Upright: young female, evolving feminine, someone who is learning, not the best at communicating, but tries to. fearful, blunt, cold, & may come off as very nervous. this card can also speak about messages, conversations, or clarity coming your way.
Reversed: someone very deceptive, sneaky, immature, doesn’t know what they want, doesn’t know how to put their feelings into words, mentally unstable, & pessimistic. the energy of this card can also bring mean or deceptive messages your way, or someone who is a bully. (the energy can also be a something instead of someone)
The suit of wands is ruled by fire signs Aries, Leo, & Sagittarius. It talks about passion, action, visions, plans, desires, goals, achievements, obstacles, conflicts, opportunities, inspirations, frustrations, foundation, stability, & more. It is connected to the physical realm & can also talk about mental conflicts, arguments, chaos, competition, heavy burdens, energy, & the timing of situations connected to this suit would be things that happen fast or quickly. Wands would also be goals or desires that you want to create for yourself for the near future. Situations connected to the wands may not always be long lasting & can be temporary situations. Marriage, family, twin flame & platonic connections can also be connected to this suit. People ruled by this suit can be very passionate, fiery, rigid, structured, traditional, & very playful.
𝓐𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄
Upright: new passionate beginning, creative ideas, physical reunion, sexual union, intimacy, passion, creativity, manifestations, hard work, triumph, success, winning, abundance, goals, plans, desires, action, effort, progress, achievements.
Reversed: delayed beginning, burnout, physically drained, lack of creativity, imbalance, addictions, attachments, burdens, obstacles, lack of progress, lack of results.
2 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄🪄
Upright: planning, first steps, preparation, making decisions, leaving comfort zone, taking risks, moving forward, setting visions/intentions.
Reversed: bad planning, overanalyzing, not taking action, playing it safe, avoiding risk, burnout, obstacles.
3 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄🪄🪄
Upright: gaining momentum, confidence, optimism, expansion, growth, foresight, looking ahead, putting plans into action, seeing the bigger picture, expanding horizons, creating the foundation or beginning of what you want.
Reversed: restriction, limitations, lack of progress, obstacles, delays, frustration, blockages, burnout, lack of creativity, burdens.
Reversed: lack of support, instability, feeling unwelcome, transience, lack of roots, home conflict, loss of home/comfort.
5 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄
Upright: conflicts, competitions, mental frustrations, anger, arguments, fighting, chaos, people fighting for the same thing, obstacles, family issues, issues with your foundation or home life.
Reversed: end of conflict, cooperation, agreements, truces, harmony, peace, surrender, avoiding conflicts.
Reversed: failure, lack of recognition, no rewards, lack of achievement, obstacles.
7 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄
Upright: fighting for what’s right, for what you desire, for your dreams, ambitions, & fighting off your competition. protectiveness, standing up for yourself, defending yourself, protecting territory.
Reversed: waiting, slowness, chaos, delays, obstacles, losing momentum, hastiness, being unprepared, lack of planning, burnout.
9 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄
Upright: resilience, grit, last standing, persistence, resilience, perseverance, close to success, fatigue, boundaries.
Reversed: stubbornness, rigidity, defensiveness, refusing compromise, giving up, building up unstable walls.
10 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄
Upright: burdens, trauma, heavy energy, responsibilities, stress, burnout, energy draining situations, working very hard, duty, obligation, struggles.
Reversed: failure to delegate, taking on too much, collapse, breakdown, physically drained, restlessness.
𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- ✨
Upright: father figure, divine masculine, evolved masculine, action oriented, leadership, vision, big picture, taking control, daring decisions, boldness, optimism. the king of wands is a natural born leader & takes on many responsibilities since he is extremely capable. he is charming, physically attractive, & playful. you can expect him to be very tempting, inspirational, & authoritative. the influence he has on others is very alluring.
Reversed: forceful, resentful, domineering, lashes out, angry, tyrant, vicious, powerless, ineffective, weak leader, controlling, sexually manipulative, uses power over others, big ego.
Reversed: demanding, resentful, lashes out, vengeful, low confidence, jealous, selfish, temperamental, bully, “not the one” as well. she can be very sexually tempting & alluring. she also uses her sexual influence and power over others too. in some cases, she can represent evil magic or candle magic that is not of positive nature.
𝓚𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- ✨
Upright: young male, evolving masculine, courageous, energetic, charming, passionate, hero, rebellious, hot tempered, free spirit, quick, action oriented, & attractive. this is the energy of someone who focuses on one thing then jumps to the next, their energy can be seen as very chaotic or jumpy.
Reversed: egotistical, prideful, selfish, sexually tempting, physically abusive, draining, rude, lashes out, & you can expect this energy to be flaky, as a person they would come in and out of your life as they please.
𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼- ✨
Upright: young girl, evolving feminine, passion, spark of inspiration, new ideas, adventure, excitement, cheerfulness, energy, fearless, extroverted, playful, free spirited.
The suit of pentacles is ruled by earth signs Taurus, Virgo, & Capricorn. It talks about career, success, long term goals, investments, opportunities, commitments, partnerships, relationships, family, stability, rewards, abundance, creativity, & more. It is connected to the physical realm & things connected to this suit may take time, effort, dedication, hard work, & commitment. This suit can also talk about family inheritance, education, jobs, & financial circumstances. It also can be about manifestations, working towards success, & progress.
𝓐𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼- 🏅
Upright: new opportunities, new beginnings, resources, abundance, prosperity, security, stability, manifestation, commitments, long term stable investments.
Reversed: missed chances, scarcity, deficiency, instability, stinginess, bad investments, delayed opportunities, lack of commitment or effort.
2 𝓸𝓯 𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼- 🏅🏅
Upright: focusing on priorities, choosing between two opportunities, balancing resources, adaptation, resourcefulness, flexibility, stretching resources.
Upright: generosity, picking up on other people’s energies, shared feelings, charity, community, material help, support, sharing, giving and receiving, gratitude.
Reversed: power dynamics, one sided investment, abuse of generosity, strings attached gifts, inequality, extortion, selfishness.
Reversed: unfinished work, impatience, procrastination, low effort, waste, lack of growth, setbacks, lack of reward.
8 𝓸𝓯 𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼- 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Upright: skill, talent, craftsmanship, quality, high standards, expertise, mastery, commitment, dedication, hard work, rewards coming, accomplishment.
Reversed: lack of quality, rushed job, bad reputation, lack of motivation, mediocrity, laziness, low skill, dead-end job or situation.
9 𝓸𝓯 𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼- 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Upright: rewarded efforts, success, achievement, independence, leisure, material security, self-sufficiency.
Reversed: being guarded, living beyond means, material instability, reckless spending, superficiality, financially unhappy, miserable.
10 𝓸𝓯 𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼- 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Upright: long term abundance, financial security, success, manifestations, long term stability, legacy, roots, family, ancestry, inheritance, windfall, foundations, privilege, affluence, tradition.
Reversed: family disputes, bankruptcy, debt, fleeting success, conflict over money, instability, breaking traditions, not committed to a specific path or plan in life.
I decided to start writing down every time I saw/experienced something in hopes that it will help shed light on some specific stuff Jewitches go through. My hope is that people will see antisemitism as a community-wide issue and not the fault of just a few individuals. We all play a part in making it better.
Facebook Witch Group: post is made by a user with a profile picture of a clear nazi swastika. After being notified, admin declares the user is allowed to stay because the group is a “judgement free zone.”
Facebook Witch Group: Jewitch witches were assumed white by default and pitted against other groups, as if Jewish people are leveraging their identity to “play up” their own oppression and undermine others. Many openly Jewish witches are harassed out of the group.
A witchy discord group implements a rule that outlaws all mention of all closed practices (including Judaism) “to protect from appropriation,” even if the person has legitimate claim to the practice. When I pointed out this basically forced me into hiding, admin says, “you can be Jewish. Just not here.”
A user identified themselves as a Kabbalist. Later in the discussion, they were surprised to learn Kabbalah was Jewish in origin, admitted they didn’t know a single Jewish person in real life, and argued that Kabbalah couldn’t be that bad because Arianna Grande also used it. (”Are you saying she’s wrong too??”)
Another user is called out for appropriating Kabbalah and proceeds to sling antisemitic jokes until they are banned.
Just. So many more people appropriating Kabbalah and just becoming really nasty towards any Jewish person that expresses discomfort. (Including one person that even gave themselves a Hebrew username)
A group of users too big to argue with talking about how amaaaazing working with Lilith is. A few Jewish folks respectfully ask them to be mindful of her origins. They’re not given attention. (Or what attention they are given is only to debate her origin.)
Discord server has rooms for every major subcategory of Paganism and one room for “Abrahamic.” Christian witches completely dominate the conversation.
I mention on my blog that I am a proud Jewish person. One of the comments shortly after is “go be Jewish in Israel.”
A Nazi sympathizer joins a Discord group, reveals themselves, is banned, and proceeds to try and join again over and over again through different accounts.
I’m checking my blog activity and see a nazi witchy blog had gone through my blogged and liked a ton of stuff so I’d be sure to see their username (they did this to other notable tumblr blogs as well.) Looking at their bio revealed their agenda of proving Nazis “weren’t all bad,” and their dash included an open invite to a holocaust denial discord server.
A tumblr thread gets big of a bunch of witches arguing to cancel the word Sabbat because of supposed antisemitic origins. Jewish people chime in to insist that we really don’t give a shit about Wiccans using the word Sabbat, and not to speak over Jewish people and declare what we’re offended by. Tumblr arguments ensue.
I get “called out” for baking challah. That’s not antisemitism but it made me laugh really hard. (It’s okay for goyim to bake bread, obviously. Just don’t be weird about it.)
“High magic” and ceremonial practitioners ignoring or brushing off their tradition’s origin in blatant appropriation.
A user shares a magical chant to a group for everyone to use. The chant is in Hebrew. It includes a name of Gd. They didn’t realize that was a part of it.
Another discord group asserts in the rules that members of closed cultures may be openly themselves and discuss their craft, but not in an educational way. A mod practices exclusively Hermetic Kabbalah. I don’t have the strength to get into it. (Thankfully we had an actually decent discussion but it still made me feel kinda shitty.)
Everyone is free to reblog. Jewish witches, please feel free to add your own experiences!
Discord server-wide prompt ping: Tell us about your Christian upbringing! (This isn’t “pure” antisemitism, but it sure does erase those of us who weren’t raised in Christian households)
The nazi witch blog starts making rounds again, dropping asks in multiple inboxes to the effect of: “Jews are anti-pagan and anti-gentile, so why can’t we be anti-Jewish?” (Hopefully I don’t have to explain why that’s a shit take
I suppose I’ll just update this every time I get a decent-sized batch going again?
I joined a discord server and see people discussing different religions, at some point I point out Judaism doesn’t share every major Christian belief. People start challenging this, one person even saying (essentially) “Jewish people might not believe in Hell, but Judaism does because they believe in the same God as Christianity.” (????)
That same conversation, Modmins quickly shut down discussion and some members suggest we not speak about religion to avoid making lurkers uncomfrotable/ to avoid giving people a reason to hex us. Even though religious discussion had already been going on. (I left after that.)
Another Jewish tumblr brings up the history of violence against Jewish graves, and how taking graveyard dirt is considered an act of desecration by traditional Jewish law. Another user argues that because their practice considers it a rite of honor, taking graveyard dirt from a Jewish grave should be okay. They explicitly said they would take it from my grandparent’s graves. They said they would take it from my grave. Multiple people have to try and explain why you shouldn’t desacrate people’s graves.
This one happened a long time ago so I actually forgot about it! Another Jewitch once shared a story with us that a woman claimed she was able to contact (or had already been contacting and working with) that person’s ancestors who were killed in the Shoah.
A person discusses why Kabbalah is appropriation. One person’s counterargument boils down to: “I was told I was Egyptian in a past life, therefore I may have been Jewish, therefore I have rightful access to Kabbalah now.” (Side note, pretty sure I’ve also seen people mention “past lives” where they were killed in the Shoah.)
A discord server adds new roles, including Qlippoth and “Kabballah.” I inform them that 1) They didn’t spell it right and 2) I hoped that it would be respected as a closed practice. The mod response was essentially, “it’s not closed, are you a Rabbi?” When i asked “are you Jewish?” they would just continue to assert that my voice on the issue wasn’t valid unless I was a Rabbi. (Rabbis have no one unified belief on pretty much anything, btw.)
Another mod came in eventually to try and be more helpful, but still hesitated to make any changes. (The suggested changes were either taking off the Kabbalistic roles, or adding roles that were more inclusive to other types of Jewish magic. We’ve got more than just that.)
This could be more ignorance than “true” antisemitism, but I’d be amiss if I didn’t preserve this:
In a discussion about Lilith, one person asserts, directly to me, that Jewish people cannot be witches without forsaking and publicly denouncing their entire religion and culture. Therefore any Jewish anything was up for grabs for witchcraft purposes, and all Jewish witches present were mistaken in some way.
Another person in that same discussion describes an (incorrect) origin story for Lilith, which involved Judaism’s malicious plan to take local mythical figures and portray them as demons to oppress the other local religions and further their “rabid monotheism.”
Through the comments of this thread, I learned about Wiccans trying to make their own mezuzot which is hilariously off base
A semi-prominent witchblr user has an epiphany, and begins posting about it. They make a long post detailing that “most conspiracy theories hold a large amount of truth” and while they say they don’t want to delegitimize Jewish pain, also believe that Jewish people control all the banks, and the Holocaust was a “strategic move” to create a narrative of Jewish oppression (so that conspiracy theories about Jewish people would be seen as less legitimate.)
At least one other tumblr witch sees this blog and comments with enthusiastic support. (along the lines of “Yes, the truth is coming out! Preach!”) Their account looks really normal otherwise, so they were just quietly interacting with the community while harboring these beliefs.
Joy of Satan, a well-known neo nazi propaganda site disguised as a Satanism resource, comments on one of my posts with a link to their homepage.
Somebody in a Discord chat goes to the #closed-practices room and asks a genuine question about Lilith. Several goyim respond with incorrect information and challenge any Jewish voice trying to speak in dissent. One person even says they have spoken with Lilith directly in the past, and anybody who believes she is restricted just doesn’t understand Lilith/the Divine as well as they do.
You know what's really interesting? Last night I realized that one of my first prophetic dreams was in relation to the show House of Anubis, a show on Nickelodeon where the entire mystery is based on Ancient Egyptian Mythology. I had a dream about how one of the puzzles was solved right after it was revealed.
That's interesting enough in and of itself, since I now work with an Egyptian deity— but what I find really fascinating is that the puzzle I had the dream of was in the Chamber of Hathor, and the solution was to play the Song of Hathor, which wasn't revealed until a few episodes later.
It kinda makes me wonder how long Hathor's been a part of my life, or if maybe that was a premonition of more than just the show. That's the only dream I remember having that related to the show, even though my sister and I watched it regularly. Pretty cool to think there was a connection to my craft even back then :)
I had the most calming and almost ethereal dream last night and I wanna write it down before I forget it.
I dont recall actually seeing anything, but I had a feeling that I was in a large and comfortable bed, in an otherwise plain room. I remember feeling a warm and comforting weight all around me, like I was being hugged from behind by someone a good bit taller and larger than me. I didn't see who it was or what she looked like, but I could hear her voice so clearly in my ears, although I can't remember what she said I know it was very soft and reassuring.
I also remember feeling a smaller hand in mine, like a child's, but I think it was just to let me know that the presence behind me was a motherly and kind one because it was only there for a moment.
I think it must have been Hathor, because I felt that same warm and loving presence before, around the time I was researching her, only this time it felt so much more real. I haven't been very active in my practice lately and I've been having a hard time, so its nice to know that she's still supporting me. I might leave an offering to thank her later :)
Moon Water is water that is charged by the moons energy.
What phases of the moon are best for what I need?
Full Moon
Power
Success
Charging Items
Goals
Waning Moon
Banishing
Releasing
Letting Go
New Moon
Fresh Starts
Cleansing
Setting Intentions
Waxing Moon
Planning
Growth
Taking Action
Where can I use Moon Water?
Moon water can be used in many places, and here are a few that are most common.
Spell Jars (Moon Water can be used for cleansing and protection)
Watering Plants (This comes in handy if you are a green witch)
Add it to your drinks {Only if you got it from bottled water or the normal water you drink} (It can help set your intentions, especially if you do stirring magic)
Wash your hands with it (This gives you a little boost of energy before rituals, or even daily tarot)
Moonlight bath
Cleanse/Charge Crystals {Make sure the crystals are water safe} (This cleanses and adds energy to your crystals)
You can even add it to watercolor paints
What Crystals can I use in Moon Water?
Any type of Quartz is water safe (Clear Quartz, Rose Quartz, Amethyst)
Citrine, Green Aventurine, and Shungite are all water safe.
What if I want to use my moon water on a crystal that isn't water safe?
Well, you can just set the crystals around the glass of moon water for them to charge.
(Or you can still set your crystals in the moonlight to charge)
Crystals that go with the Phases of the Moon?
New Moon - Laboradite
Waxing Cresent - Tourmalinated Quartz
First Quarter - Carnelian
Waxing Gibbous - Smoky Quartz
Full Moon - Moonstone
Waning Gibbous - Green Aventuring
Third Quarter - Lapis Lazuli
Waning Cresent - Bronzite
If you have any questions on moon water, please let me know, and I'll answer them!!
You may ask, "Jenna, why do you want this? Isn't there enough suffering in the world?" Well, you are right. But I want to scare the owners of this site. Not @staff, you know damn well they don't actually call the shots. No, i want to scare the people who make decisions. I want them to know that we can act as a unit and wreck shit on our own accord, that this community can move mountains. I want them to hesitate next time they make an announcement. Popular sovereignty, motherfuckers.
I'm reading "The Witch's Book Of Self-Care" by Arin Murphy-Hiscock and y'all... It's so wholesome!!!! I would absolutely recommend it!! It has a lot of really solid advice and genuine ways of improving yourself and being more positive, and it encourages taking the contents and making them your own!! There's also some step-by-step instructions for some witchy basics like grounding, cleansing, and circle casting!! I'm only on chapter 2 right now, so I might have more to say later ^-^
New witches and witches on a budget, some advice I wish I had when I started my path...
It's okay to not have an altar immediately. It's okay to not have an alter at all.
It's okay to use what you have available to you. Your kitchen spice rack will be your best friend. And that includes the table salt.
Want to decorate your alter with or offer flowers but real ones are too expensive? Faux flowers are fine. Yes, even if they are from the dollar store.
The same goes for crystals.
Can't have burning candles where you live? Dollar store battery powered candles can work too.
Live in a place where you can't practice openly? Write affirmations of your intentions in a journal. Write spells as simple poems.
Need a specific color candle for a spell but don't have it or can't find one? White is an all purpose color and can stand in for any candle color needed.
It's okay to not remember every little thing. Researching something you feel like you should know already usually leads to new discoveries, and new knowledge.
Need to clease things but can't use water or smoke? Salt works. So does light from the full moon.
Don't have a diety? Don't worry. Some witches never have a diety they work with/for/through.
Feel like a diety is calling out to you but you're not sure you want to work with said diety? It's okay to say no. Consent is a 2-way street. Just do so respectfully.
On the same note, it's okay to ask a diety if you can work with them. Just like you can refuse a diety, that diety can refuse you.
Have an altar and accidently set something on it you need? It's okay to take it back. Just explain it wasn't an offering, it isn't for them, and you need it. Again, just do so respectfully.
You can recycle a breath mint tin, like altoids, into a purse size travel altar. Plain, white birthdays candles fit in them nicely. They also make for good hidden altars.
Don't have a teacher or guide? It's fine. Many witches are self taught. It's okay to research, study, and learn by yourself.
Every witch you know does a certain thing, like tarot or meditation for example, but you're not drawn to it or it doesn't work for you? That's fine. They shouldn't judge or mock you for it.
Your path will never be the same as another witches. You may find that yours intersects another's or runs beside theirs, but it will never be the same. So remember that just cause it works for someone else doesn't mean it will and has to work for you. And vice versa.
It's actually normal to start out as 1 type of witch and shift into another. Don't stress if you feel your path changing.
The same goes for dieties. You may start working with one and along your path find yourself working with multiple different dieties.
Speaking of working with multiple dieties, you can work with dieties from different pantheons. You don't have to limit yourself to just a single pantheon.
It's okay to explore different forms of magick. Our paths are made from learning and exploration.
Don't fear shadow work. Our biggest growth comes from the work we do within ourselves, to better ourself.
Here are all the research posts I have made (that I can find) for longterm posterity.
The Big Fat Library post
Advice on approaching Folk Magics
How I read and review witchcraft books
Current list of book recommendations (with a focus on the context of the Witchcraft community)
Contents of my personal library, in case you want to ask me anything about any of the books I own or want pictures of anything in them
My advice for new witches for approaching the craft
Doreen Valiente’s books and a brief description of the Olde Religion
A faintly outdated recommendation for newbies to witchcraft
Recommendations for the second steps into witchcraft
And, of course, the best advice I ever gave:
Get a library card. Books are expensive, research is time consuming, and libraries get your out of the house and books in your hand. If you are in or an alumni of a university, take advantage of their collection and read those rare, old books. Public libraries do not compare when it comes to the age game.
✏️Save pencil shavings to include in inspiration and creativity spells!
✨Use stickers to seal jars or spells! Especially if you have a sticker that represents the intent.
📖🎼Use lines from your poetry,writing,songs, in your enhancements or spells, this will help you connect more personally to it.
🖋✏️Enchant your calligraphy pens or markers/brushes that you may use for sigil work to strengthen the sigils themselves or the spells you wrote with them.
📦Shoe boxes make GREAT altars. Especially for those in the broom closet.
🖍🖌Use your highlighters and coloured markers to write your colourful spells and amplify them.
❤️Red ink can be used a substitute for blood in spells
💙Blue liquid ink can represent water and the ocean
💛Yellow liquid ink can be used for divination
💚Green liquid ink can be used in healing and protection spells
🖤Black ink can be used for binding, confusion and chaos.
📝Practice automatic drawing and writing to help with your divination and communication with your subconscious.
🔡Turn your name into a sigil and sign your work with it.
🎨🖼Paint a sigil underneath your art to help attract that intention.
🌈Use your colour wheel as a form of divination through colormancy(if you have any questions or would like to know more about this please pm. It’s just a lot to put in one post, I’m going to make a post on it I just need to draft it😂🖤)
🌫Chalk dust can be used for warding and protection spells.
🪨Charcoal dust can be used to make black salt
(For EDIBLE black salt use coconut ash)
🌑Cant burn something in the apartment? Paint it black or dredge in black ink insted.
🌊Use dirty paint water for inspiration spells!
I hope some of these things you find compelled to try or even just look into! Either way I hope this post helped please don’t ever hesitate to reach out!💗
🖤✨ merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again ✨🖤
Attracting - fill a small jar with honey and add a written statement of intent to the jar - seal and set the jar in direct sunlight to manifest your intent; stir your morning coffee or tea in a clockwise motion while focusing on the intent of what energies you wish to attract for the day; fill a jar with herbs and crystals that represent what you want to attract and add a statement of intent; charge a crystal and wear on your person to attract certain energies; create a sigil and either draw it on yourself or on paper and keep in your pocket; create a talisman, charge it, and wear it to attract various energies
Banishing - take an item that represents what you wish to banish and: throw it in the trash, flush it down the toilet, burn it, bury it, drown it; burn the item and sweep the ashes out the back door or bury them; carve the name of what you want to banish into a black candle and let it burn down completely; transmute negative energy into a stone (preferably a black stone like onyx) and throw it over the fence in your backyard (or whichever direction is south in reference to your home); stir your morning coffee or tea in a counter-clockwise motion while focusing on the intent of what energies you wish to banish for the day; using incense that is associated with banishing negative energy, walk around your space in a counter-clockwise motion with the lit incense in your hand
Binding & Sealing - wrap a string around a poppet or other representation of the target or item you wish to bind; put the poppet or other representation in a plastic bag filled with water and freeze it; place the item in a black box and seal it - store in a dark place or bury the box in your backyard; drip wax over the item
Blessing & Consecrating - anoint an object with holy or blessed water/oil; place the object in a dry bath of herbs or flowers that are known for blessing; pass the object through incense smoke that is associated with blessing
Cleansing - leave the item in the path of direct moon, sun, or starlight; place in a dry bath or herbs or flowers that are associated with cleansing; place the item in a bowl of sea salt; pass the item through incense smoke that is associated with cleansing; pass the item through running water; anoint the item with a cleansing oil or charged water; bury the item in soil for 3 days so it may be “reborn” when unearthed; place a cleansing crystal on top of or next to the item; hang a wind chime outside of your home to negate negative energies before they have the chance to enter your home; open doors and windows; physically clean your space
Cursing - fill a poppet with baneful herbs and crystals, seal it, and store in a black box; add baneful herbs and crystals to a jar with a piece of paper that states the target’s name or a description of them and seal it; create a poppet or other representation of the target and destroy it (commonly by burning); stab the poppet with pins and needles; curse an item and gift it to the target
Dreams & Sleep - fill a sachet with herbs associated with restful sleep and peaceful dreams and hang above your bed; place the sachet under your pillow; wash your bedsheets and sleep clothes with a few drops of lavender or chamomile essential oil; alternately, choose fabric softener that is lavender scented to wash your sheets or sleep clothes with; create a sigil for peaceful dreams or dream recall, charge under the light of the moon, and place it under your pillow before you go to sleep; drink mugwort, peppermint, or valerian root tea before bed for vivid, lucid dreams; drink chamomile tea before bed for restful sleep; drink lemon verbena (vervain) tea before bed for dreamless sleep; when bathing at night, create a sachet that matches your intent and place in the bath or shower
Glamours - anoint the containers of beauty and hair products with Pluto oil or moon water (for transformation and metamorphosis); leave the item you wish to cast a glamour on under the full moon; charge a talisman with the effect you wish to have on others and wear when you go out for the day; add Pluto oil and moon water to a bath for a full body glamour (write your intent with bath crayons on the tub or shower wall for an extra boost); create an energetic shield over yourself in which the outside mirrors what you want others to perceive of you
Goal & Wish Manifestation - write your intent on a bay leaf and burn it; turn your intent into a sigil and store it in a jar filled with herbs or other items that represent said intent; place a written description of your goal or wish in the center of a crystal grid using stones that are associated with manifestation and power; place a coin in moon water while focusing on your wish or goal (leave container under direct moonlight overnight so that it may charge); light a candle whose color matches your intent and while focusing on your goal or wish, blow out the candle
Personal Power & Effects - create or enchant a talisman that represents your intent, charge it, and wear it on your person; take a ritual bath filled with herbs that are associated with personal power; create a potion from herbs associated with power and drink in the morning
Warding - sprinkle a mixture of protective herbs around the perimeter of your home while walking clockwise; leave protective crystals at each corner of your space; hang a protective amulet above the door to your space; wear a protective amulet for personal protection; create a protective witch bottle and bury near your front door; plant herbs or flowers that are associated with protection outside at each corner of your home; draw a protective sigil or symbol on the outside of your front and back door with sun water; hang witch balls or a witch’s ladder near your front door; create an energetic shield and place over yourself, your loved ones, or your entire home
*Please be wary when drinking herbal mixtures and putting essential oils directly on the skin or on items that your skin may come in contact with*
White pagans. You desperately NEED to have a communal conversation about the antisemitism that is running unchecked in your communities.
Just had an interaction with a white pagan who came onto a post about Judaism to talk about how all the “Abrahamic” religions are the same and have been colonizing the world and converting everyone, and that she holds Judaism partially responsible for this because she holds it responsible for the creation of Christianity. Nevermind that Jews have been on the receiving end of that particular brand of Christian violence and oppression for centuries.
Countless times I’ve seen white pagans take their hatred of Christianity and jam it together with their ancestral antisemitism that they have never bothered to unpack, and come out with some truly obnoxious takes. White pagans, you need to be having serious conversations about this in your communities.
And if this is something you're going to acknowledge and deal with now because it's Chanukkah, and then ignore it the rest of the year, then maybe you should reevaluate your values and realize that you are not incapable of participating in performative activism.
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