Reclaiming The Path

20, they/them

[ef-1]

For those not tapped into Australian politics, King Charles is in Australia to conduct his "historic first tour to the commonwealth realm" i.e visting countries that King Charles is supposedly a monarch to.

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe had requested an audience with King Charles for weeks prior to this visit, she wrote countless letters to speak to him. Unlike other commonwealth nations and other former Brisitish colonies, a treaty with Indigenous peoples in Australia was never formed. Their land was never ceded to the British Crown. After being denied and ignored, Lidia Thorpe, draped in a traditional possum skin cloak, stormed in the Great Hall during the reception for Charles at Parliament House in the capital shouting the following:

I literally can't even look at these photos without getting goosebumps.

[shellsandsalt]

What really hurts about religious discourse is how much we all have in common. I know being a Hellenist brings me unfathomable levels of warmth and comfort that I can’t find anywhere else. And I know there are people of other faiths that feel that way with their deities.

There’s so much emphasis on who is “right” or “wrong”, but I don’t believe there’s one truth for everyone. We all have such different lives and paths. The way religion is used as a weapon of hate and not a tool for love and compassion will always sadden me.

I may not personally worship every deity of every religion, but I acknowledge that the feeling of spiritual fulfillment that other religions give people is real. That is enough for me to find love in my heart for them all.

If Allah can bring you that feeling, THATS BEAUTIFUL!! If Jesus can bring you that feeling, THATS BEAUTIFUL!! If any deity of any faith can bring you that feeling….THATS BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Personally, I don’t see my religion as an undeniable truth for everyone. I see it as spiritual connection that brings me love and warmth like no other. I know Lady Aphrodite is real in my heart, because I feel her. I can never give you an equation or a fact that proves my feelings, but I know it’s true in my life. How could you look someone in the eyes and tell them they’ll be punished for seeking love and warmth?

I know I’m just rambling, but I just wish we could live in a world where religion wasn’t a competition of who is right, but a way for us to find more beauty and fulfillment in our worlds.

[craftingprince]

Reminder that Satanism, both theistic and atheistic, is neither better nor worse than any other religion. It has the potential to be used for both good and bad things, like any other religion. It is not inherently anything but neutral. (But please don’t use it to be a terrible person.)

[el-shab-hussein]

My friend Mona has asked me to share her story with you all.

Here's the link to the evacuation gofundme. They're very close to their goal. They legitimately only have less than 10k USD left to go before all 9 of them can evacuate.

[el-shab-hussein]

2000$ LEFT TO GO!!! I'm incredibly moved by the speed at which this went. We're almost there.

[mehrunes-razor]

Dark Sea Witchcraft

Many sea witches forget that the ocean is a dark, dangerous place, filled with deadly traps and monsters. This post is a collection of ideas on blending dark witchcraft with sea magick. (Note: I, along with many others, do not believe in the threefold law, so please keep your personal ethics to yourself)

Seashells are great for curses, as they can be broken into shards and put in a curse bottle. Research certain shell correspondences if you want a very specific curse.

Black sand can be mixed with black salt (or used by itself) for protective or cursing magick.

Saltwater gathered on the night of a dark moon makes the water even more potent for dark witchcraft.

Fish or turtle bones can be used in curse bottles or for divination. (Please only use bones that you find without actually hurting an animal. If you do sacrifice an animal, don’t be wasteful and please be humane. And definitely don’t sacrifice anything endangered!)

Shark teeth can be used for curses to cause fear in someone, or even bring real harm to them if used that way.

If you think on a broader scale, you can harness the power of the entire sea. Hurricanes and things like that are incredibly powerful, and are aspects of the sea. They kill many, many people, so I don’t recommend a hurricane curse, as they aren’t specific to who they harm.

Feel free to repost and add on to this!

[dahliaborne]

How to feel like a mermaid

- collect seashells

- wear hair pearls

- drink coconut milk

- use seaweed soap

- wash your face with mineral water

- sing to yourself

- apply aloe vera gel on your face

- watch the moon at nights

- apply shimmery pale eyeshadows

- wear silk dresses 

- start your day with a swim

- wear seaweed face masks

- eat spirulina and/or chlorella

- learn to play an instrument 

- listen to soft and relaxing songs

- fill a spray bottle with natural spring water and a teaspoon of sea salt add a few drops of rose oil and voilà! your mermaid hair spray is ready 

[naomi121406-deactivated20210507]

🌊Sea Magick and The Tides🌊

🌊 Flow/ Flux: Phase of incoming water. Good for growth, luck, new beginnings. Can be paired with Crescent Moon for better results. 🌊 High Tide: When water reaches its highest level, every 12 hs. Gives extra power, strength, for notorious results. Can be paired with Full Moon for better results. 🌊 Ebb/ Reflux: Phase of outgoing water. Good for banishing, destroying, cleansing. Can be paired with the Waning Moon for better results. 🌊 Low Tide: When water reaches its lowest level. Good for psychic powers, meditation, new ideas and thoughts. Can be paired with New Moon for better results.

💙 Spring and Neap tides 💙

🌊 Neap Tide: This occurs twice a month, in the First and Third quarters of the Moon. The difference between high and low tide is less than usual. This is because the Earth, the Sun and the Moon are in a right angle and the Sun’s gravitational pull counteracts the one from the Moon. This is a good time for relationships, love, bindings and such. 

🌊 Spring Tide: This occurs twice a month too, approximately at Full Moon and New Moon. The difference between high and low tide is bigger than usual, because the Sun and Moon are lined with the earth and their gravitational pulls reinforce each other. During this phenomenon, you can give an extra-boost and extra power to all your spells.

💙This is from my grimoire, based on many sources and some research i’ve done myself, plus my personal studies. If you have any questions just message me or send me an ask💙

💙With love, Nao💙

[khaire-traveler]

Hey, guys, sorry to do this, but please pray for me and my family if able and willing. Lord Hermes and Lady Hestia maybe? Literally pray to whomever.

We may not have a place to put our belongings when arriving in our new house that we just drove halfway across the country (with five pets and a U-haul) to get to. The seller is being unreasonable (due to shitty advice that her agent gave her, I guess; fuck these people) and will not let us store our things in their home, despite the fact that the closing date was pushed from Friday to Monday due to someone else fucking up. This is out of our hands, and we really fucking need help, so if you can and are willing, please pray; that's all I ask. It's ok if you don't want to, though, obviously; do what you're comfortable with.

[snowandsage]

Hope all of you witches had a good full moon 🌝🌚

[thelittlelostprincess333]

Fallen Angel😇

[ketzalcoatl]

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[pavlovadiplomacy]

[stahl-tier]

[tags reading: i wonder what's up with the 18 and 92 but... i do not need and probably do not want to know]

This is the completely wrong mindset. People definitely need to know why certain symbols are used as dogwhistles and what the history/context of those symbols is. Don't just blindly start avoiding them without educating yourself, don't just follow orders without thinking just because they are given by a source you were told is on the side of the "good guys". I literally can't stress enough how blind obedience is bad no matter which side you're on.

A lot of the symbols shown here have a history that was completely harmless, or they were religious symbols, letters of the runic alphabet, or just simple meaningless numbers, before nazis started appropriating them and using them as dogwhistles. 92 is short for 1992, the year in which a famous hate group was formed by neo-nazis. It is also a simple date, for example I was born in 1992. The hate group's name is Combat 18. 18 is a number commonly used by nazis because it symbolizes the first and eight letter of the alphabet - 1 for A (Adolf) and 8 for H (Hitler). 88 has a similar meaning - the double H it stands for can be seen as an abbreviation for Heil Hitler (the nazi salute). It was also a caliber of cannon commonly used by the nazi military (88mm, or 8.8cm).

Examples of symbols that can have different meanings if slightly differently presented are the second symbol in the second row (the rune Othala, which is simply just a letter, but the little upward pointing lines are specifically how nazis draw it. Pagans don't add these normally, we avoid this on purpose) and the skull directly underneath it (skulls and bones are popularly used as a symbol for piracy or in morbid aesthetic art, but this specific skull and bones was the insignia of a nazi SS unit), and to the right of it the iron cross (which is also simply the insignia/logo of Germany's current, modern military. With straighter edges, it was used by the German military in WW2).

If you don't know these things, how will you be able to spot the difference between the symbols being used in their "intended" way, and them being used as a dogwhistle? You can't. This applies to every topic, not just nazi dogwhistles by the way: don't blindly follow, don't just believe without asking questions, and always do your own research.

[friend-crow]

Phases of learning about witchcraft, as I experienced them:

Taking everything you're told at face value.

Deciding you don't like/won't use/will change some of what you're told.

Realizing that most of the historical claims you're reading are absolute bullshit. Everything is a lie!

Getting more into actual history and rejecting anything tainted by historical inaccuracies. Folk magic!

Deciding not to base your practice on actual historical accounts of witchcraft which were given under torture.

Learning to enjoy useful bits of technique while ignoring related historical claims.

Appreciating people who admit that they just made up/figured some shit out and there is no lineage associated with it.

In closing, you don't need the pretense of history to legitimize your practice. We can move beyond that.

[trollmaiden]

It’s time to Be a Adult and mythologize your local Flora, Fauna, Rivers, and rock formations,

No that isn’t just a birch tree,

That’s the Sisters Rosamund, Lyonesse, and Miranda, They are under a shape shifting curse and trapping themselves inside a tree is the only safe way for them to figure out how to break it.

Leave them Ribbons, or crystals, Your secrets, your Social security number, whatever you think they will like

[holy-ring]

if anyone could send prayers towards myself and my family i'd really appreciate it

woke up this morning to find my mother on the floor, breathing heavily and unable to speak or move

she's been taken to hospital

[recomvery]

Find a way to make your space cozy. To feel more at home at home. Buy some string lights, a fuzzy blanket, a bedtime lamp that changes colors. Make yourself a cappuccino in the morning in a cozy spot. Do a face mask, put on your favourite slippers. You don't even have to soend money: Rearrange your furniture, put your favourite hoodie and your pillow into the dryer for 5 minutes, change your bedding. There is so much comfort to be found at home.

[ultrainfinitepit]

Gold Veined Quartz Angel - based on that one statue of Lucifer.