Path Of The Witch

This is my journey as a witch. Come take a walk with me. - Alex. 26. Witch.

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Grimoire - Hellenic Polytheism

Hellenic Polytheism In General: HP 101: Where to start Hellenic polytheism - free (and reliable!) resources Things Every Baby Hellenic Should Research/Know Adult Home Study for Hellenic and Roman Polytheists Considering the Hellenic Pagan as an Identity Bedridden and Low Energy hellenic polytheist tips 10 Myths About Hellenismos The Thing About Myths A Clash of Tales: How to Reconcile Conflicting Myths The Gods are not their myths! Some points on Orphism The difference between "religion online" and "online religion" Lets have a chat: about research in recon How to determine if a book on mythology is legit? Hellenic Polytheism: Evaluating “How-to” Books Why learning Hellenic Polytheism (or really any other pagan current) on Tumblr aint a good idea

Hellenic Polytheist Concepts And Practices: Khernips A follow-up on pollution and purification Miasma vs. Lyma Thoughts on cognitive hygiene and pollution Spiritual protection in the Greco-Roman world The Hellenic Gods Aren’t Malicious Towards You. Deepening your relationship with a deity Why personal devotion matters Things the Gods Get Mad at Mortals For On Household Worship Zeus Ktesios and the Kadiskos Children in Ancient (Athenian) Festivals Basic Prayer Formula Dissecting the Anatomy of Prayer Kharis: The Reciprocal Relationship with the Gods Invoking Kharis Xenia, and why it is our duty as Hellenic polytheists/pagans to be anti-racist and anti-fascist The Pillars of Hellenic Worship Pillars of Hellenismos Oaths and Hellenic Polytheism Hellenic polytheism and witchcraft Witchcraft in Hellenismos Magic in Hellenismos: An Introduction Ingredients of Ancient Greek style reconstructed magic Magic idea: using the Iliad (and Odyssey) for magic Popular Divination Methods in Ancient Greece Introduction to The Underworld as Understood in Ancient Hellas Practical tips for Hellenic Khthonic Ritual Necromancy- a learning journal Things you could put in a devotional journal Moral and Ethical Guidelines

Religious Offerings: Extravagant Offerings Are Unnecessary Libations Effects of Libations in the Garden Why water is not a "lazy" offering Basic Hellenic Offering Ritual Historical Hellenic Offerings How to Make an Offering as a Hellenic Polytheist (based on historical methods) dolls as votive offerings

Hellenic Pantheon: Pantheon of the Greek Gods Resources for Cult Epithets of the Greek Gods Theogony Choose Your Starter Theoi Modern Hellenic Polytheist Household Deity Worship Agathos Daimon Household rituals for the Agathos Daimon The forgotten ones: on honouring obscure gods Nymph Worship Honouring the Nymphai - The maidens of nature. Ourea: The Mountain Gods Potamoi: The River Gods Offerings to local river gods (potamoi) Hero Worship Hero worship 101 - The basics Hero Worship 101 - Which hero should I worship? How do I contact them? Zeus and Hera’s Marriage

Festivals And Sacred Days: Libation days in Hellenismos 2022 Attic Calendar 2022 Hecate's Deipnon, Noumenia, Agathos Daimon Lunar Dates The Attic Calendar Hekate's Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Deipnon, Noumenia and Agathos Daimon Prayers Attempting to set up a "holiday decoration" box Example Modernisation of an Ancient Greek Festival

Things To Beware Of: Authors to Watch Out For in Hellenismos Hellenic Polytheist Groups to Avoid Things to Watch Out for in Hellenic Polytheism

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Hellenic Polytheism 101

A collection of posts others have written to start or further your worship, and additional resources.

Pronouncing Greek Gods’ Names

Greek Sign Language - Signing Greek Gods’ Names

On Household Worship

Household Gods

Things Every Baby Hellenic Should Know (also here)

Home Study for Greek and Roman Polytheism

How to Pray in Ancient Greek

Suggestions for Ending Prayers

Basic Greek Phrases for Rituals

Miasma vs Lyma (also here and here)

Khernips

Formal Ritual (Ouranic)

Tips for Khthonic Rituals

Theogony

Nymph Worship

Hero Worship

Underworld

Death Rites Resources

Wedding Rites

Veiling

Historical Offerings

Make An Offering

Festival/Holy Day Descriptions

Hekate’s Deipnon

Noumenia

Devotional Journal/Heirographe, also here and here

Mythology vs Cultus

Divination

Astragaloi

Homeric Oracle Online

Homeric Oracle

Greek Alphabet Oracle (and a second link)

Apollo’s Oracle Online

Golden Thread Tarot App

Sortes Vergilianae Online

Ornithomancy

Festivals

Attic Calendar Converter

Numachi

Baring the Aegis Attic Calendar Explanation

Sponde!

Hellenion Festival Descriptions

Temenos

Ethics, Philosophy etc.

Delphic Maxims

Solon’s Tenets

Golden Verses of Pythagoras

PDFs

Theogony & Works And Days; Hesiod

Myths

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W.I.T.C.H. https://instagr.am/p/CB2yBMLnHed/

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Theistic Luciferianism/Satanism and Values of the Faith

Those of us who follow Lucifer as our god believe in following his values of freedom and enlightenment; we do not stand for cruelty, as many would have you believe. Since Lucifer was the first Rebel and waged war against the Usurper who tried to overthrow the other gods, we follow Lucifer’s example and pledge ourselves to him. We may also work with other infernal gods as well, such as Queen Lilith and the Goetia- for they represent these values just as much.

Enlightenment 

The goal of Enlightenment in Luciferianism is that we all must seek to become our best and wisest selves. We do this through healing our past and current traumas, through overcoming self-doubts, finding confidence despite adversities, and by constantly seeking wisdom and knowledge. 

Compassion and Guidance

The value of being open-hearted towards mankind and not allowing the evils of the corrupt cloud our hearts towards the entirety of people. We must seek to eliminate our ignorances and help guide others to do the same- but if someone refuses, that is their own choice and must walk a path of harsh learning. We strongly value life and generosity, those who claim to be part of this religion and perform human sacrifices are not tolerated.

Questioning and Truth-Seeking

As Lucifer is a god of knowledge and wisdom, we of course hold this very important value. All throughout history, oppressors make up lies, religions lie, books, media, and so on. It’s never-ending. We need to be in the habit of questioning everything, even question your own beliefs. This is the only way to find the Truth, and yes, it will be uncomfortable. The path to the towers of wisdom is a rough and winding one, but if your mind remains open, and you only believe in what has been totally proven, you will find yourself becoming free.

Self-Love with Humility

I know Lucifer is always said to be prideful, but his pride is more of a great love for his needs and a respect for his own freedom. We cannot be free if we are slaves to our ignorant pride, we must overcome that and recognize that we are constantly growing, never perfect. And that is just fine, we are ever-evolving works of art. Respect yourself so that you can see your truth, so that you can stand up for what is right. But know when you must be still and listen.

Freedom for All

No type of ignorance or oppression is tolerated in this religion. We are supporters of freedom and need to actively spread the word on the sufferings of others and help in what ways we can. If we stay silent, we give the oppressors more power. Everyone is allowed to have free-will, but this is only acceptable if there are no evil intentions behind it. Therefore, we accept people of all races, gender, gender-identity, sexual-identity, and so on. 

Preservation and Innovation

This world is not a place we should let rot, it is special and holds so much potential. With Lucifer, Lilith, and their demons working to preserve the Earth, we need to be doing this as well in any way we can. Even if it’s just picking up trash outside, recycling, or giving to charity. Find ways to help improve the word and share your ideas and talents- we need progress more than ever now.

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Yes, This is Our Paganism: Llewellyn, Weiser, & White Supremacy

Early last month a blog post went around from Jason Mankey titled " That's Not Our Paganism ". Its theme centered on stating unequivocally ...

[creature-witch]

Place a candle upside down and recite a memorial prayer to cause the death of an enemy 

-The Bathhouse at Midnight An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia by W.F Ryan 

[softmetalheart]

What constitutes a memorial prayer? And like for whom? For the enemy? Is it like pretending like their dead already by giving a preemptive eulogy?

[creature-witch]

This form of magic is considered by the book to be “parodic inverson” which is where typical blessings, prayers, icons etc are done backwards or inverse in some way to cause ill or opposite effect. (Think turning a picture of the Virgin Mary away towards the wall while you preform a baneful spell)

More specifically this type of mourning curse can be used in many different variations, one known in my family was to light a candle of mourning at the church for someone still alive to cause harm, so you’re right that the idea stems from the fact that you’re sort of acting like the person has already died.

In the context of this book and this passage I believe a catholic memorial prayer with the name of or directed at the person you wish to cause harm to is intended.

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Better yet, bring the candle to mass and leave it somewhere no one will touch it. Tell the parish X has fallen terminally ill and you’d like for the parish to pray so their final days are short, and so that they may meet god hastily. Take the candle back home as soon as the service is over and burn it in the same way.

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“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”

— Gustav Mahler

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Southern Folklore and the Trouble of Passing Down

This post may not be of much interest to many, but I wanted to make something to point out the difficulty of taking passed down stories and folklore and translating it to usable practice and show why taking notes and conducting experiments with your practice is so necessary. As my example, here’s how to conjure the devil to you (according to Southern folklore):

 1. Go to a crossroads of four roads for nine consecutive mornings and on the ninth morning the devil will appear and you must physically fight him and, assuming that he let’s you go, he’ll ask your terms - what you want and for how many years you want on Earth before he comes for you. 

2. Go to a crossroads of nine roads for nine Sunday mornings and on the ninth the devil will appear and play music (with you? against you?) and ask what kind of earthly pleasures you want. 

3. Go to any public crossroads for nine consecutive mornings with a live black chicken and on the ninth the devil will meet you and teach you anything you want to know.

Now while I have no interest in conjuring the devil at a crossroads I’d have a hard time of it if I was. Although there are some consistent elements - the nine mornings spent at a crossroads - there’s a lot of variation here, and this is a mild example of the kinds of wild variation in folk stories and magic practices. Ask five different individuals and you’ll likely end up with five slightly consistent but quite varied stories. In some instances it can be easy to see the main patterns and pull out the core elements from there, but in many cases it can be impossible to note any kind of consistency when it comes to what you’re actually supposed to do, not to mention all of the details that might be left out intentionally or unintentionally - are there words to speak while at the crossroads? is there a trick to besting the devil physically? is there a better time of morning to conduct this? etc. 

These kinds of unanswerable questions mark the moment where the individual practitioner must become a scientist willing to conduct multiple and varied experiments over time, documenting findings until they discover what works. And this is part of what makes witchcraft a practice, an ongoing constant search and series of experiments to locate results and effective methods and means through layers of misinformation and misunderstandings. So, if something isn’t working make note of it and turn to the experiment again. 

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These are some really good points. A lot of folks out here act as if folklore is a static and unmoving thing. Most of the folks thinking like that, in my experience, are folks who didn’t actually grow up with these stories and can’t conceive of them as living stories. But for those of us who did grow up with these stories we know they’re alive and changing with each retelling. And to be a folkloric witch is just what you said, trying new things to see if they work. I’m fond of saying folklore is the starting point not the gospel. There’s a lot of ingenuity that comes along with it.

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I don’t think enough retellings of the Cain and Abel story make note of the fact that nobody had ever been killed or even died before when it happened. Cain had no idea beating his brother to death could possibly be a bad thing

[jakemorph]

Cain really did fuck around and find out

[nyanbinyuri]

cain: hey i wonder what’d happen if i hit abel over the head with this rock

abel: *just fucking drops like a sack of hammers*

cain:

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On why Cultus Sabbati Grimoires are difficult

There is a perception among the elite who own Chumbley grimoires, that only those who have purchased the books have access to the mysteries within. There is a maxim that when the time is right for you the book will present itself to you and you will be able to afford it. Look, there is a grain of truth to this, because if you don’t work for the book, and you download it from an illegal sharing site, you likely do not have enough investment in the text to struggle through the archaic opaque language. Furthermore you don’t have the lure of the beautiful cover, print and paper to draw you repeatedly into the pages.

Yet, even those who have bought the books might shelve them at the sight of words they can’t find in Webster’s dictionary. Apparently, Chumbley’s dictionary was a 1930s Oxford Unabridged. That might explain it. The resale cycle for these books is decent, so at least a few people gave up who bought them outright.

I will say, sinking hundreds or thousands into owning a grimoire might provide the work ethic to trudge through it repeatedly until you figure out what it means. But you can also just come to a print off or photo-copy with the same Protestantism. I mean the thrill and cost of a supposed potential suit or arrest might motivate one to make the most of their stolen goods too. But it is, in general, less the inclination of the thief than the earner to work hard.

So all this being said, I think perhaps there is a purpose to the post-graduate vocabulary in these books. Maybe Chumbley was channeling a witch Egyptologist professor from the 1920’s–or maybe he wants to weed out the lazy as well as the less gifted who come upon his works either by purchase or pilfer.

Since I first obtained my Azoetia, nearly 8 years ago. I have come to it again and again. I have long been precocious, and I went from reading the likes of Buckland and some Irish Mythology to trying to grok the big AZ. I wasn’t up to it, but I revisted it every year or so as my general occult education expanded. I got on the subscriber mail list and ordered the new books as they came out and chased down whatever copies of the other books as I could. Now on my fifth time revisiting the text with a dabbled background in practical alchemy, AOS, Cornish Witchcraft, fairy faith, fallen angels, Cunningfolk and familiar spirits, and so on, I am able to know that  keis is not just a sheath, its also a vulva, and a creatrix, an alchemical term and more. The opacity of the language has become more transparent.

And I have to say, my magic is getting better for it. I could say, I don’t know if the techniques had just been handed to me plain as day if I would have gotten it right off. But I won’t. Lets be honest, the same techniques are presented in plain language all over the place. The mysteries are shouted off the mountaintops. But sometimes something hardwon is more appreciated. And although I didn’t drop a few thousand for my dog eared and torn Azoetia, I have spent the last eight years working for it. And perhaps I will spend then next 8 getting even more out of the journey it led/leads me on.

[upyrica]

I will it, I command it, my will is enough of a reason.

Grimorium Verum

[coinfernalflame]

The Father is not my shepherd, for I am not a sheep. He is my guide, the one who set me free from a life of guilt and burden.

The Father takes my hand walks beside me on this earth. I walk by his side instead of being under the microscope of a judgmental and tyrannical god like some insect.

I am not his property, nor his failed plan, but his precious child. In his image I am made, not God’s. God lost his custody battle for me long ago.

Ave Satanas, ave Lucifer, my Father and friend. May your reign on this earth be eternal, may your light never fade.

[hugleikinn]

When you are trying your eye in Enochian, but are too broke for custom furniture and precious metals, but too posh for paper.

Wood. Use all the wood. 

Stay tuned. 

[hugleikinn]

So update on the tool making. 

I am using a combination of instructions by Lon Duquette, Aaron Leitch and Donald Tyson. Where the sources differ, I break the tie by further research or instinct.

I have used all wood for the Holy Table, The Ensigns of Creation and the Lamen.

I have a beeswax disc ready for the Sigillum Dei, but I also have a wooden disc ready as a substitute, because I am afraid I am not going be able to make the wax look anything like it is supposed to.

I have burned in the geometric outlines into the Table, Ensigns and the Lamen, and then spray painted the whole surface (Table black, Ensigns silver and Lamen gold to at least keep the metal color requirement, if I am not able to have polished tin and gold). I am having the Ring custom made out of brass, because again, I am too posh for paper but too cheap for gold. Until I can get it though, I will be making due with the paper one. 

As for the painting of the tools, where possible (outlines and lettering on the Table, outlines of the Ensigns and Lamen), I have used various color acrylic paints mixed with holy water, to at least come closer to the notion of using blessed oil paints. 

Lettering on the Ensigns and Lamen is done by fine permanent marker, because it is the finest writing implement I have that will stick. Not happy about it, but nothing about that I can do.  Below are some pictures:

Table and Ensigns in base color with outlines: 

Lamen in base color and finished outline: 

Almost finished table (edges are still in white marker as drafts):

Finished table (edges in silver paint with holy water):

I will update once all the Ensigns, Lamen and Sigillum are finished  and I decide on which mirror / crystal to use and before consecration. After that, no more photos of consecrated items :)

[hugleikinn]

This will be the final update on my current Enochian setup (please note, that the stone in the middle, peach selenite sphere, is not the real stone I am using. It just did not feel right to photograph and post the real thing, I keep the real one in a faux fur lined wooden box and it only comes out for workings):

I finished all the Ensigns, Lamen and the Sigillum, as well as acquired a ring. 

I ended up engraving the ring myself on a pre-bought piece, as the sources for a finished ring tuned up either nill or not really what I wanted. 

The ring I engraved myself is not really what I wanted either, but engraving it myself, even crudely, seemed like a better option than buying something I do not like for money I feel I either do not have to spend or that it isn’t worth. It is made of generic metal in rose-gold. 

The Sigillum is also far from being a work of art, the center heptagram turned out super lopsided and I am far from a calligrapher, but again, I like the imperfection that comes with handcrafting. I used raw beeswax and added a bit rose petal, mimosa and jasmine floral wax, because I felt like they belonged there. 

The engraving is colored with dragons blood ink (basically dragons blood dissolved in high concentration alcohol with a bit of holy water added in).

I may redo the Sigillum later, but I am happy for now. I am afraid it will end up even more lopsided though.

The Ensigns, as previously mentioned are wood, first pyrographed for texture, then colored in silver acrylic mixed with holy water, to substitute for the blessed oil paints. Writing is in black marker, because again, my penmanship leaves much to be desired. 

Lamen is done in a similar fashion, but gold painted instead of silver. Holy water was added to the gold + to the black color in the grids. Writing is in marker. Again. 

Below are some more pictures of the finished setup. I am quite proud to have made everything from scratch.

The cost of the whole set up, if anyone is interested, was probably under 50 EUR, not counting the scrying stone, with the biggest expense being the engraving machine bought only for this purpose for around 30EUR, 10 EUR for one kilogram of pure beeswax and the blank ring for 5 EUR. The table was cut from scrap wood and the woods for the Lamen and Ensigns being bought pre-cut from a craft store one piece was around 50cents and Lamen being 1 EURO or so. I am not counting the colors, floral waxes, special ink etc, as I had those at home, as well as the pyropen and most of this is purely optional anyway, if you are going the cheap and self made route.

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Entering the Magical Current of the Zos Kia Cultus

Attunement

“Spare’s grimoire is a concentration of the entire body of his work. It comprises, in a sense, everything of magical or creative value that he ever thought or imagined. Thus, if you posses a picture by Zos, and that picture contains some of his sigilized spells, you possess the whole grimoire, and you stand a great chance of being swept up and attuned to the vibrations of Zos Kia Cultus.”

— Kenneth Grant, The Sorceries of Zos from Cults of the Shadow

Praxis and Principals of Aosían Witchcraft

Kia

Vacuity

The Doctrine of Eternal Self-Love

The Death Posture

Sigils

The Alphabet of Desire

Atavistic Resurgence

Automatic Drawing

Arbitrary Transference

Elementals and Familiars

First Formula: The Sabbath

Second Formula: The Formula of Plotinus

Third Formula: The Communion of Auto-Ego of Zos

Fourth Formula: How to return Evil to its Source 

Fifth Formula: Of Fortune Telling by Cards (Foretelling by Familiars)

Alternative Fifth Formula: Technique of Fortune Telling

Sixth Formula: Metamorphoses by ‘Death Posture’

Seventh Formula: ‘Transcendental Perspective’ as a means of mediumship and anoëtic analgesia

Eighth Formula: Formula of Arrivism

Ninth and Last Formula: The Theurgy of Zos

Canon of the Zos Kia Cultus

Earth Inferno

A Book of Satyrs

The Book of Pleasure (self-love): The Psychology of Ecstasy

The Focus of Life

Anathema of Zos: The Sermon to the Hypocrites

The Zoëtic Grimoire of Zos

The Logomachy of Zos

Automatic Drawing

Axiomata

The Witches’ Sabbath

[grimoire-of-geekery]

The Grimoire Spread

Edit: this spread has been adapted into two of my books, and both are copyrighted.  It is still absolutely ok to use it for whatever you like, as long as you don’t try to publish it as your own work.  :)

As a child, I always longed for that one book of spells, the great Grimoire of my dreams, that would teach me how to do magic like in the stories I loved so much.  Books are kind of a thing for me, and I’ve always gotten magic out of them.

Now, this will probably not come as a surprise to a lot of you, but to a cartomancer with any skill at sorcery, the Tarot are more than simply a tool for divination.  Like all complete systems of divination, they can be used very handily for casting spells as well.

However, the cards can do more than simply cast spells.  They can teach magic.  You simply must learn how to communicate with them.

The following is a spread I like to use when I want to learn new magic.  I created it based on Winifred Sanderson and her book, and also on the spellbook Mr. Gold gives Regina to teach her magic.

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