Missouri Witchcraft

Jasper | they/them | aromantic-asexual | adult | Missouri-specific witchcraft blog | main blog is jasper-the-menace

[missouri-witchcraft]

Introductory Post

Hey Missouri practitioners and everyone else who manages to find this blog! I'm Jasper, the wizard behind several other magic-related blogs.

This blog is a personal pet project of mine. I've always gotten frustrated while looking for resources, correspondences, and associations of local plants and animals because a lot of it isn't common elsewhere or doesn't have many correspondences. My hope for this blog is to gather that information all in one place!

My ask box is always open!

If you're a Missouri magic practitioner, come say hi!

If you're curious about stuff in Missouri, feel free to drop an ask!

If you have an idea of what plant, animal, stone, or whatever else you'd like me to write a post on, let me know!

~Jasper

[missouri-witchcraft]

Hey, tip to my fellow Missouri diviners - Missouri Evergreen has tarot decks too, not just books about tarot, although they all are filed in the 133 part of the system. Naturally, I'm waiting on a hold for three of them just to get a look at them and the overall quality at this point. Hopefully they're still in good condition, though I imagine not every librarian is going to count to make sure all of the cards are there.

[missouri-witchcraft]

Hey, tip to my fellow Missouri diviners - Missouri Evergreen has tarot decks too, not just books about tarot, although they all are filed in the 133 part of the system. Naturally, I'm waiting on a hold for three of them just to get a look at them and the overall quality at this point. Hopefully they're still in good condition, though I imagine not every librarian is going to count to make sure all of the cards are there.

[vintagepipemen]

Professor Nylen Edwards, University of Missouri, 1968.

[pinkblanc]

Rural Missouri winter scene woodcuts by Fred Geary

[todaysdocument]

Lock and Dam construction. Osage River, Missouri

Record Group 77: Records of the Office of the Chief of EngineersSeries: Kansas City District: Photographs

Views of cofferdam, where new Chanoine Dam is under construction.  The photograph shows a largely wooden dam under construction in the middle of a river.

[rabbitcruiser]

The Gateway Arch was completed in St Louis on October 28, 1965.

[missouri-witchcraft]

Gonna go through and redo the correspondence posts eventually. I don't like the fact that I didn't cite any of my sources for them. Younger Jasper, you meant well, but cite your damn sources.

I think I'm gonna focus more on things that are predominantly found in Missouri but don't get a lot of focus elsewhere, like Osage Oranges or Catalpas. Everyone and their mother has talked about Oak and Pine, and I don't have anything (yet) that would add onto that stuff.

[the-witch-of-wands]

I LOVE Osage orange. It’s a real workhorse in my practice; my favorite wand is made of it and I sometimes use the bark, leaves, or fruits as well. Criminally underrated tree imho, both in witchcraft and just generally. Its history is fascinating and the wood has some unusual characteristics. I grew up climbing one all the time and have pretty extensive UPG surrounding it but would love to hear your take (or anyone’s tbh).

[missouri-witchcraft]

Yes! I'm looking forward to seeking out and finding regional plants. I'm gonna hang out with the northern catalpa in my backyard one of these days (ironically, it's to the south of my house, lmao). Finding an Osage orange is going to be soooo much harder for me though, but I'm gonna try!

[missouri-witchcraft]

Gonna go through and redo the correspondence posts eventually. I don't like the fact that I didn't cite any of my sources for them. Younger Jasper, you meant well, but cite your damn sources.

I think I'm gonna focus more on things that are predominantly found in Missouri but don't get a lot of focus elsewhere, like Osage Oranges or Catalpas. Everyone and their mother has talked about Oak and Pine, and I don't have anything (yet) that would add onto that stuff.

[twoseparatecoursesmeet]

Joplin, Missouri, 1982

Mickey Crisp

[missouri-witchcraft]

I spent some time in Missouri for family my sister lives in Missouri and is a witch in Kansas City just wanted to say love your blog and will be sending to my sister

Oh heck yeah! It's always fun to meet witches (and other magical practitioners) who live in or have been in Missouri!

I'm still putting things together for a revamp of this blog, so feel free to look around in the meantime!

~Jasper

[etherealyearning]

2024 VS 1890 Linnean House, Missouri Botanical Gardens

Built in 1882 & originally designed as an orangery, it is the oldest continuously operated public greenhouse west of the Mississippi River!

[susiestamps]

US 2021 Missouri Statehood, Bicentenary

[missouri-witchcraft]

Hello, hi! Nonbinary Ozarks witch here and I'm so fucking thankful I stumbled upon your stuff via the Cernunnos hashtag. I've felt so alone being pagan in this here reddest of red states, and seeing that just one other person out there thinks like me...thank you. Also love your shit! Just got tapped by Cernunnos and your masterlist has been a huge boon 🤗🖤💚

Hey hey, nice to meet ya! I'm glad I'm not the only one around here! I've been trying to work more on stuff for this blog in the background, though it might be a while before I get any of them posted. Feel free to swing by and chat at any time!

~Jasper

[ratingreststops]

I-55 south, approx 5-10 min north of Cape Girardeau, MO

bathroom - 2/10. smelled bad, diaper and other nasty stuff on the ground, sinks were nasty, a stall was closed, if your pee is an emergency it'll do but otherwise gross

food and drink - 1/10 bc there were (possibly diseased) water fountains, but other than that nothing, no vending machines or anything

novelty - 1/10, there's nothing there but the neighbors are Mr Poop and Mrs Pee and some might consider that a downside but I think it's funny so they get +1 for that

grounds - 9/10, lovely trees and great walking room, well cared for. Deducted a point for the neighbors bc even though I don't consider it a downside, most would.

overall - 3/10, if you HAVE to pee or stretch your legs, it'll do, but you could also drive 5 minutes into Cape and do that there and not have your nose hairs chemically burned off

[purgatorialsociety]

Effigy and relics of Saint Valentine; at Old Saint Ferdinand Shrine, in Florissant, Missouri.

[wildmanofthewood]

The leaves are falling all around and it’s time I was on my way.