Learning & Witchcraft

!!Side blog!! My main blog is theleopard-seal This is where I'll be posting witchcraft things and about my personal curriculum.

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Hi! How're you doing today?

I'm Empty, or Em!! I'm a 22 year old eclectic witch that has been practicing for about 4 years at this point!! I plan to share a few things about my practice, and about my personal learning curriculum!!

So, this post might be a little on the longer side of things, my apologies!!

Basic things about me

I use she/it/they pronouns interchangeably! Meaning that you can refer to me as she/her, it/its, and/or they/them!! I don't mind at all.

Again, I'm 22 years old! This is not to say that minors can not interact with my blog, but please keep my age in mind if it makes you uncomfortable!! There also may be very rare NSFW posts on my blog, if/when these pop up I ask that minors do not engage with them!!

ALSO!! My main blog is @theleopard-seal , that is where I'll be engaging from!!

Basics about my practice

I'm an eclectic kitchen witch! Meaning that I do a lot of my magic in the kitchen and through the food I prepare and serve to others. I also do a lot of art and sigil magic, as well as divination through Tarot!! I love talking about my process in the creation of my sigils; so please feel free to ask!!

I ask for help from a few deities/spirits; but I'll make separate posts in regards to them out of respect!!

Also! A huge part of my practice is not taking shit from others. So, if you feel as though you have the right to try to speak to me however you want; then just know I have that same right. Matching energy is very fun for me.

Basics about my personal learning curriculum:

I love learning. Currently my personal curriculum has a very high focus on Paleontology, other topics I'm interested in learning about are Botany, Evolution, and Entomology!! With that said, there's probably going to be update posts about my curriculum and cool things that I've learned. I'll try to use tags to organize those posts though! But they'll also be labeled in the titles!!

My tags that I'll try to use:

personal witchcraft: For posts about my practice and whatnots.

personally learning: For posts about my curriculum

personally rambling: Random posts, mainly for opinions and stuff.

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I'm going to try to post to Medium!

If anyone is interested in seeing non-random content, in a more sophisticated manner of posting; then I'm happy to say that I've made a medium page!!

I'll still post silly things here, but I think I'm going to try to post to Medium as the informational hub!

A.E P – Medium

Read writing from A.E P on Medium. A witch, sharing knowledge and tips!! Also, feel free to follow me on tumblr; https://www.tumblr.com/pers

Have a great day!!!

[personally-learning]

[1] My Understanding of the Divine:

Introduction:

It’s been noted throughout history and virtually every culture has entertained visions of a divine realm populated by one or more beings with supernatural powers. If this culture lived in close contact to nature, then it is likely that they also revered a being such as a female creator and/or fertility figure. A Great Mother Goddess shows up in various different civilizations, examples include but are not limited to: Ceres, Demeter, Isis, and Mary. 

As we know, the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Norse worshipped numerous gods and goddesses! And this belief in multiple divine beings has survived to this day; Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, and Chinese folk religions still exist and there are even more religions that I didn’t mention!

However, like anything else in the world; there are going to be people that disagree with others’ views on the nature of the divine—which is completely okay. Some might say that you have to follow this specific tradition to be a “true believer” in whatever deity we’re talking about—others will say the opposite, and some may even say that the deities that you call upon are just not real. 

What I’m trying to say here is that, no matter if you’re a Christian, Hindu, Atheist, Wiccan, Neopagan, witch—no matter who or what you are; what you believe in, if anything, is totally up to you. No one is/should be forcing you to believe in something that is not for you.

If you’re looking to start researching about different deities to work with or are just interested in the topic and want to do general research—please feel free to continue to read this series of posts!

I'm going to do my best to keep the posts as short and digestible as possible, and if I speak out of turn on anything please let me know!!

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Facets of the Divine:

The early people connected things like the wind, nature, stars, and the forces behind other phenomena that they couldn’t explain to various spirits. These spirits were divine beings that were said to watch over creation and guide human destiny. Though, as the populations grew/interacted with other populations (through war, trade, and/or migration), our conception of these beings and the realm in which they resided, ultimately evolved.

Some spirits fell out of favor as our ancestors learned more about the inner workings of their physical world and universe. In some instances; minor tribal gods and goddesses either merged with or gave way to deities with greater powers. Some deities, depending on which part of the world you were in; were called different names and had different faces to better match the people that lived wherever they were. A great example of this would be Venus in Rome, Aphrodite in Greece, and Amaterasu in Japan.

I personally like to think of the divine as a gemstone; and every facet of the stone is a different manifestation of the core energy that is being embodied. Although these manifestations present themselves differently, in the end they are still from the same divine source!

So, I'm just going to do a little reblog chain of my posts; but feel free to rebolg any of them and add your opinions!!

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Duality of the Universe:

There are many traditions and paths that honor two distinct energies; the feminine and masculine energies. For example, Wiccans believe that there’s a Horned God and a Goddess; and that these two are manifestations of the gender-related energies in the universe. As stated, that is definitely not the only belief that applies to! The Chinese refer to the feminine energy as yin, and the masculine energy as yang, but there is just so much more!!

Whichever belief system is yours, these two polarities function in tandem to balance one another and create a sense of wholeness.

The Divine Feminine:

When talking about the feminine or masculine in this specific sense, I am not talking about physical men and women! I’m talking about the energies and/or qualities. So, things such as receptivity, emotion, passivity, and intuition are all within the divine feminine’s domain. We see the divine feminine in the water, earth, moon, darkness, night, silence, cooler colors (like blues and other hues)—when you do magic, you might use these things in order to bring a specific energy into your spells and rituals. The Goddess is merely a depiction of the feminine force—the face we put on the energy to personify it.

The Divine Masculine:

As stated before, there are two main polarities in the world of magic. The feminine is just not complete without the masculine energy. If you were to go online and look up the Taoist symbol of the Taijitu (太極圖), which for my fellow english speaking audience is commonly known as the Yin-Yang symbol, you’ll find that it creates a circle—which is a symbol of wholeness. Masculine energy, the white part, expresses itself in actions; through assertiveness. You can see this principle operating in things such as fire, wind, the sun, light and daytime, general noise and warmer colors. 

But wait, what about the Triple Goddess?

Don’t worry, I most certainly did not forget about the Tripartite Deities! Sometimes both gods and goddesses are represented by three different images that represent the three stages of human life. Most commonly we see the depiction of Maiden, Mother, and Crone; but you can also apply that to a masculine deity as well. Youth, Maturity, and Old Age happen to everyone, you know? 

So, you may want to call upon a certain aspect of a god and/or goddess to help you best achieve a goal!!

Aaaaand that is the final part of this for now!! If there is any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me!!

[personally-learning]

[1] My Understanding of the Divine:

Introduction:

It’s been noted throughout history and virtually every culture has entertained visions of a divine realm populated by one or more beings with supernatural powers. If this culture lived in close contact to nature, then it is likely that they also revered a being such as a female creator and/or fertility figure. A Great Mother Goddess shows up in various different civilizations, examples include but are not limited to: Ceres, Demeter, Isis, and Mary. 

As we know, the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Norse worshipped numerous gods and goddesses! And this belief in multiple divine beings has survived to this day; Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, and Chinese folk religions still exist and there are even more religions that I didn’t mention!

However, like anything else in the world; there are going to be people that disagree with others’ views on the nature of the divine—which is completely okay. Some might say that you have to follow this specific tradition to be a “true believer” in whatever deity we’re talking about—others will say the opposite, and some may even say that the deities that you call upon are just not real. 

What I’m trying to say here is that, no matter if you’re a Christian, Hindu, Atheist, Wiccan, Neopagan, witch—no matter who or what you are; what you believe in, if anything, is totally up to you. No one is/should be forcing you to believe in something that is not for you.

If you’re looking to start researching about different deities to work with or are just interested in the topic and want to do general research—please feel free to continue to read this series of posts!

I'm going to do my best to keep the posts as short and digestible as possible, and if I speak out of turn on anything please let me know!!

[personally-learning]

Facets of the Divine:

The early people connected things like the wind, nature, stars, and the forces behind other phenomena that they couldn’t explain to various spirits. These spirits were divine beings that were said to watch over creation and guide human destiny. Though, as the populations grew/interacted with other populations (through war, trade, and/or migration), our conception of these beings and the realm in which they resided, ultimately evolved.

Some spirits fell out of favor as our ancestors learned more about the inner workings of their physical world and universe. In some instances; minor tribal gods and goddesses either merged with or gave way to deities with greater powers. Some deities, depending on which part of the world you were in; were called different names and had different faces to better match the people that lived wherever they were. A great example of this would be Venus in Rome, Aphrodite in Greece, and Amaterasu in Japan.

I personally like to think of the divine as a gemstone; and every facet of the stone is a different manifestation of the core energy that is being embodied. Although these manifestations present themselves differently, in the end they are still from the same divine source!

So, I'm just going to do a little reblog chain of my posts; but feel free to rebolg any of them and add your opinions!!

[personally-learning]

[1] My Understanding of the Divine:

Introduction:

It’s been noted throughout history and virtually every culture has entertained visions of a divine realm populated by one or more beings with supernatural powers. If this culture lived in close contact to nature, then it is likely that they also revered a being such as a female creator and/or fertility figure. A Great Mother Goddess shows up in various different civilizations, examples include but are not limited to: Ceres, Demeter, Isis, and Mary. 

As we know, the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Norse worshipped numerous gods and goddesses! And this belief in multiple divine beings has survived to this day; Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, and Chinese folk religions still exist and there are even more religions that I didn’t mention!

However, like anything else in the world; there are going to be people that disagree with others’ views on the nature of the divine—which is completely okay. Some might say that you have to follow this specific tradition to be a “true believer” in whatever deity we’re talking about—others will say the opposite, and some may even say that the deities that you call upon are just not real. 

What I’m trying to say here is that, no matter if you’re a Christian, Hindu, Atheist, Wiccan, Neopagan, witch—no matter who or what you are; what you believe in, if anything, is totally up to you. No one is/should be forcing you to believe in something that is not for you.

If you’re looking to start researching about different deities to work with or are just interested in the topic and want to do general research—please feel free to continue to read this series of posts!

I'm going to do my best to keep the posts as short and digestible as possible, and if I speak out of turn on anything please let me know!!

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Would anyone be interested in practicing Lectio Divina together?

So, hi!! I was wondering if anyone wanted to practice Lectio Divina together because I absolutely love hearing about other people's interpretations of the Bible, and their reasoning behind why they think the way that they do!

I also am looking for more friends on the Christian mysticism/folk Catholic side of things; as I would like to begin to learn how to practice those!

If you do not know what Lectio Divina is, I'm going to explain it to you the best I can:

This is where you read a Bible passage, and then summarize it into a short/easy to remember phrase! After that, you create a sigil out of your phrase using any method of sigil making that you want. And then, boom! You've practiced Lectio Divina (otherwise known as Divine Reading).

Again, I'd absolutely love to chat with everyone and anyone in regards to the Bible; and their interpretations thereof!! So, if you'd like to reach me in a more direct manner to talk about this, my discord is empty.skulls

Have a great day!!!