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Have you learned enough yet, Allfather?
(motif designs originally by Jonas Lau Markussen; redraw of this)
God of Lies.
Not God of Lying.
God of Lies.
God of knowing when someone isn't quite telling you everything.
God of the unspoken truth left hanging in the air.
God of knowing when someone is putting on a show to save face.
God of manipulation in its many forms, and not falling for any of them.
God of seeing right through everyone's hypocritical bullshit.
God of detecting deception when people aren't even aware they're deceiving themselves.
God of knowing the truth, in order to see the lies.
God of Lies, not God of Lying.
A God of Lies is, by default, also a God of Truth.
Dionysus: (◡‿◡🍇) here is your local god of confronting madness with substances that alter brain chemistry reminding you to take your meds 💜💜
Dionysus: (◡‿◡🍇) you hold infinite love and infinite capability to be loved, don't be afraid of it💜💜💜
Dionysus: (◡‿◡🍇) you are mine and are worthy of it 💜💜💜
Also Dionysus, about two seconds later:
(ʘ‿ʘ🍇)
aren't you tired of being nice???? Don't you want to just go apeshit?????? wouldn't it be nice to just go absofuckinlutely batshit feral and tear into those who oppress your world???
bit of a personal rant under the cut
So idk if anyone who's following me here has heard, but I saw a post making its rounds the other day that Disney is actively trying to remove anything sold on etsy/redbubble with MOST of the names of the Norse pantheon gods/goddesses in them or made in their honor/image
I am....so wildly sick of capitalism. I bought some Loki-themed incense from my favorite seller so just in case she can't sell them anymore, I'll have them one last time. Like...this is my spirituality. I work with Loki primarily and some other Norse gods/gods from other pantheons. It's an incredibly frustrating thing to see, idk about y'all lmao
also work and IRL has kept me super busy so all of last year REALLY SUCKED and in the past few months I've been kinda slacking on spiritual work lately. BUT, I still know Loki is cheering me on and hanging around still (as evidenced by ALL OF THE GIANT SPIDERS I KEEP SEEING)
Hope everyone's doing well!!!!!
Ways to Honor Loki
Here’s a list of things I’m starting to do for myself that also honors Loki! Feel free to use any of these for yourselves. :)
1. Do the Harder Thing.
If faced with two potential decisions, I now try to go for the harder but ultimately more rewarding option, which I’m not naturally inclined to do. This is especially helpful if long-term goals keep falling to the wayside!
2. Speak where you might be silent.
Fear often stays my tongue, but for no good reason. Now I try to speak up when I want, and share what I want, and do the things I want that fear would otherwise stop me from doing.
3. Take the wheel.
This one’s actually developed out of necessity of working with Loki. My life’s been in chaos, but I can either flounder in the waves or ride out the storm. I’d rather do the latter, even if it’s hard. See item 1.
4. Face the Unknown.
There are a lot of things I don’t know how to do, but when the time comes to do it, that shouldn’t stop me.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s damn near impossible to remain stagnant with Loki around, and it’s bitten me in the ass when I’ve tried. Figured it’d be better if I started to make the moves before he does!
Since this post is still making rounds three years after I wrote it, I think it’s time I reassessed it.
I wrote this in 2018 during very difficult adjustment-period in my adult life. Not only that, I was very, very new to paganism. On top of the bias that went into this post, so did a misunderstanding of what it means to work with a god.
The concept of honoring a god through action very much echoes the Christian thought of “glorifying God in all that you do,” and this concept doesn’t really exist in pagan practice. I was raised Atheist so I wasn’t thinking how this post may read to ex-Christian pagans.
Honestly, the closest pagans come to this is offering acts of self-care or similar to their deities, and that has less to do with “bringing honor to a deity” and more to do with the fact deities love their people and want to see them happy and healthy.
There is no mandatory “honoring the gods in all that you do” in paganism. How you work with deities, if at all, is entirely up to you.
I wrote a poem about Nazis.
Cultural Appropriation in Modern Witchcraft
Cultural appropriation occurs when cultural practices are taken out of their original context and misused by outsiders. Cultural appropriation is different from cultural sharing, which occurs naturally in any multicultural society. Eating at an Indian restaurant is not cultural appropriation. Wearing a bindi when you don’t understand its significance in Indian culture is.
Cultural appropriation is a huge issue in modern witchcraft. When you have witches using white sage to “smudge” their altars, doing meditations to balance their chakras, and calling on Santa Muerte in spells, all without making any effort to understand the cultural roots of those practices, you have a serious problem.
When trying to understand cultural appropriation in witchcraft, it’s important to understand the difference between open and closed magic systems. An open system is one that is open to exchange with outsiders — both sharing ideas/practices and taking in new ones. In terms of religion, spirituality, and witchcraft, a completely open system has no restrictions on who can practice its teachings. A closed system is one that is isolated from outside influences — usually, there is some kind of restriction on who can practice within these systems.
There are different reasons a system might be closed. Some systems require a formal training and/or initiation, but there is no restriction on who can be initiated. Reiki and some forms of Wicca operate this way. (All other forms of Wicca are completely open.) Some systems are closely tied to a complex set of cultural beliefs that may not be fully understood by outsiders, so they are closed to people outside of that culture. Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) is an example of this. Some systems require a family lineage, so you must have been born into the system to practice within it. Zoroastrianism and some forms of traditional witchcraft fall into this category. And finally, some systems are closed as a kind of self defense, usually because they have been the target of persecution from outsiders — keeping the system closed is a way to preserve beliefs and practices that might otherwise be lost. African Diaspora Religions fall into this last category.
If a belief or practice is part of a closed system, outsiders should not take part in it. It really is that simple. If you aren’t Native American, you should not be performing smudging ceremonies. If you aren’t Jewish, you should not be practicing Kabbalah or working with Lilith as your “goddess.” If you aren’t Black, you should not be practicing Hoodoo. You get the idea.
On a similar note, just because a system is open does not mean you can do whatever you want with its teachings. You should still make a point of educating yourself on the system you are practicing and take care not to take things out of their original context. Some forms of Shinto are open, but you wouldn’t involve the kami in a Wiccan- or pagan-style ritual — Shinto has its own rules for ritual, which are very different from Western paganism. If you feel called to work with a cultural system you are not already part of, you need to be willing to put in the work of respectfully learning about and preserving that system.
It is impossible to appropriate a dominant culture. For example, in the United States, white American culture is treated as the default. There is tremendous pressure on all other cultural groups to speak English, dress like white Americans, and act like white Americans. White American culture has deep roots in Protestant Christianity, and these religious influences are enforced through social norms and sometimes through laws. Many businesses are closed on Christmas and Easter, and I live in an area where it is illegal to sell alcohol on Sunday mornings. White (Christian) American culture is literally being shoved down everyone’s throats all the time. A non-Christian immigrant wearing a cable-knit sweater, taking Sundays off work, or celebrating Christmas isn’t cultural appropriation, because they are expected to adopt these elements of the dominant culture.
It is also impossible to appropriate your own culture, even if you weren’t raised in it. For example, a Latinx person who decides to learn brujeria does not need anyone’s permission to do so. That practice is a part of their cultural heritage.
Dead cultures are a gray area, but the general consensus is that you cannot appropriate a system that isn’t connected to a living culture. For example, Hellenic polytheism is very different from modern Greek culture. A non-Greek person practicing Hellenic polytheism isn’t appropriating Greek culture, because that religion hasn’t been openly practiced in Greece for thousands of years. The same goes for many other types of reconstructionist paganism (paganism based on recreating ancient beliefs and practices) such as Kemetic (Egyptian) polytheism, Celtic paganism, Norse paganism, etc.
This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t still make an effort to be respectful of the cultural origins of these religions. If you worship the Kemetic gods, you should probably educate yourself on at least the basic history and philosophy of Ancient Egypt. You should probably try to be faithful to the ancient beliefs in your practice. But you don’t need any sort of initiation, because there is no direct connection between the ancient religion and modern reconstruction.
So How Do We Avoid Appropriation?
Know the difference between open and closed systems, and respect if a system is closed.
If a system is open or only partially closed, try to find a teacher or mentor who is already a part of that system. If an in-person mentor isn’t possible, try to find books and other resources created by people who are actually part of that culture.
Only use items or practices in your witchcraft if you have a good understanding of their cultural, religious, and/or spiritual significance.
If a member of a culture or magic system tells you their system is closed and asks you to stop using it, listen to them.
Educate yourself on how cultural appropriation contributes to systemic racism and other social issues.
Don’t try to sneak around culture appropriation. If you burn white sage to cleanse your space, you are still appropriating Native American spiritual practices (and contributing to the overharvesting of an endangered plant), even if you don’t use the term “smudging” or appropriate the entire smudge ceremony. If something is not yours to practice, leave it alone.
Learning about other cultures is not the same as cultural appropriation. Here’s a personal example: I live fairly close to New Orleans, and I think New Orleans Voodoo is a fascinating tradition. When I visit, I like to speak to local Voodoo practitioners and learn from them about their practice. That being said, I recognize that I am not a part of that practice, and I’m not about to start incorporating elements of Voodoo into my personal practice.
As a white woman, my track record is not perfect when it comes to cultural appropriation. When I first started my witchcraft journey, I burned white sage and worked with the chakra system. I didn’t know any better, and these things were presented to me as if they were open to anyone. But now I do know better, and I’m making a conscious effort to avoid appropriation in my practice.
I’m also trying to do better for new witches just entering the world of alternative spirituality. It’s important for us to talk about things like cultural appropriation so that baby witches know from the beginning what the issues are and why they matter.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about this! There are some points I’m hesitant on such as the inability to appropriate a culture even if you weren’t raised in it–as it becomes tricky because you can definitely slip up even if you do belong to the culture. It’s always important to learn from those who are actively practicing how to respectfully practice.
And about the dead practices–I think it’s important to understand the history and cultural practices of the religions. If they were the kind that didn’t share and kept them amongst themselves, than practicing may not be respectful even if there is no living authority. Whereas, when you have folks like the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians who were large on sharing and conquering (with the exception of the Greeks), than that’s fine!
Again I really enjoyed this. Those were just my two points! I’m glad you’re using your platform to discuss these things :D
Good Yule! God Jul! Glædelig Jul! Gleðileg Jól! Hyvää Joulua!
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A little witchy calendar to look forward to next year, since this one was a little bit.. cursed.
This lets you know about the full moons, new moons, wheel of the year celebrations and zodiac entrys, I hope you can use this to aid you on your practice.
Loki, backflipping out of the sky and decking me in the hall:
"Bitchin' Yule!!!"
easy witchy tips i have learnt through my craft
writing a protective sigil inside your door to avoid bad energies to enter your room
making sigils by yourself works better because you pour your intention into it and can be a great way to manifest
white candles can replace any candle when doing candle magick
clear quartz can replace any crystal
when drinking your daily coffee/tea, stir clockwise to manifest something and anti-clockwise to let go of something. repeat your affirmations as you stir
salt baths absorb bad energies so having a salt bath once in a while helps with having your energies balanced
write an affirmation in a bay leaf and burn it to manifest it
always keep iron on you for protection
work with the moon phases and transits to make your spells more powerful
keep a sigil in your phone case for protection/manifestation
after giving an offering to a deity, return it to the earth
drink mugwort tea for lucid dreaming/astral projection (don’t drink it if you are pregnant!!)
before you put a crystal under water or in the sun, research about it
keep a dream journal. it helps for lucid dreaming.
put an amethyst under your pillow to sleep better and to recall your dreams
charge your tarot/oracle cards by putting a crystal on top of them while you are not usinf them
mix moon or sun water with your cosmetics for a quick beauty spell
try to do an activity to connect yourself with each element everyday. (ex: a bath for water, walking barefoot for earth, lighting a candle for fire, singing for air)
make an habit of meditating everyday
I made a tiktok on how to make a prosperity jar. I will post the text version soon!
Norse mythology fails to convey the sense of terror that must have hung over Asgard every time Loki was gone for longer than eight months and three weeks
#okay but imagine the betting pool#is it gonna be half undead?#horse with too many legs?#a giant fuck off snake?#who knows! ( @much-ado-about-mothing)
Loki, holding up the newest baby Lion King-style: IT’S!!!!! A WOLF!!!”
underneath the rock: *dozens of creatures from all over Nine Realms muttering quietly, exchanging money*
#you fools #wolves gestate for only 2-3 months #and horses can be pregnant for over a year! #there is no period of time that they can relax for #literally any time he’s out of their immediate supervision #he might be coming back with another harbinger of ragnarok #bundled up in nappies [X]
Reblog if you're a Witch with a mental illness
I wanna see that there are others out there like me who struggle with a mental illness and also practise 🔮📿🕯
I wanna know I’m not alone and show you that you’re not alone too! 💞💜
Small Devotional Acts to Loki
Bake spiced sweets like this bread or these cookies.
Give without expecting anything in return.
Share laughter with loved ones.
Light a candle in His honor.
Be kind to those who are outcasted.
Share a cup of chai tea.
Wear a piece of jewlery that reminds you of Him.
Watch a fiery sunset.
Be unforgivingly yourself.
Doodle.
Embrace the chaos in your life.
Spend time with those close to you.
Burn incense.
Fight against social norms and your right to be you.
Make a playlist that makes you smile.
Draw Him.
Take time to get to know who you are.
Create meaningful sigils.
Spend time talking to Him.
Make amends with those you have hurt.
Learn to weather change.
Cook a meal He would like and share it with Him.
Listen to others.
Walk in the Summer heat.
Write to Him.
Build a fire and admire the glow of embers.
Don’t let people bring you down.
Keep going when it feels as though you can’t.
Collect small toys to keep on His altar.
Take care of yourself.
Use oils like cinnamon or clove in a diffuser.
Do anything that makes you feel free and lost in the moment.
Hoard jokes and puns that amuse you.
Smile.
Remember, there are so many ways to worship Loki. He’s a God of chaos and change. Do what makes you feel right.
(Inspired by @heatherwitch‘s small devotional acts posts.)