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fehr.oded: Ardeth’s PSA: Ardeth attempts to talk about #masks and #socialdistancing

missmaladicta

Sharing this because bae turned into a silver fox and he also has a chicken on his head.

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How To Bond With Your Cards

Hello everyone! I thought I’d pen a little post on how to bond with your tarot or oracle cards. I have two tarot decks and one oracle deck and I wanted to give some advice on how to give the best readings.

Night, Cards

One thing that gets you to know the energy of your cards and the cards to get to know your energy is to sleep with them in your bed. Put them beside your pillow or under it and by the time you wake up the next morning, you will have a special connection with your cards.

I did this recently with my oracle deck, called Literary Witches Oracle, and I woke up the next morning and did a little card pull. I felt so much more connected with them. It felt so different than other readings I’ve done.

Write Down The Meanings

This is best for tarot decks. Pull out the card and write down first the meaning you feel holding the card and then look up the meaning in a book and write it down too. Having these two meanings will let you feel cards a little more because you used your intuition to get to know your cards.

Read and Read Again

Do readings with your cards. Not just for big life decisions but for little things and little ideas. Your cards want to get to know you just as much as you want to get to know them. Let them understand your heart just as you understand their meanings.

Be Careful

This last one I find is extremely important. Don’t just give others readings willy nilly. Try and be careful who you choose to give readings for. Don’t just give a reading to everyone, try to give them to people who will treat your cards respectfully. The reason I find this so important is because I have given readings to people who don’t respect tarot and it didn’t feel good after. My cards did not feel happy.

So, with all these tips under your belt let’s hope you can go into learning and reading your cards. The cards are more than just tools but also friends.

Blessed Be!

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For those interested in an art-ier BoS

dragonklaw82

Homemade DM Screen/Dice Tower

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These moon mirrors are so pretty!! 😍🌙✨

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Transitions between the Wheel (For the four seasons)

This is from my personal practice with observing the wheel of the year and my focus on each transition between the sabbats. I honor the current seasons in between. Each transition has it’s importance to self care and managing the home and garden. I will probably add to this later cause some paragraphs I wrote I feel like are a bit vague. Some of these transitions are not meant to be 100% literal and static but I feel like they are good areas to focus on for that moment in the year.

Yule->Imbolc Resting

During the thick of winter when it’s too cold to do anything and always dark, it’s the perfect moment in the year to rest. The focus is on relaxing, taking extra time to sleep and care for the body especially to not get sick. Winter is also ‘spa’ season because the air is so dry and harsh it’s a good time to soak in hot baths and scrub away dead skin and moisturize with protective lotion. Do not try to make new plans, yet sit home, rest and reflect.

Imbolc -> Ostara Cleansing

When winter thaws it’s a great time to clean the home and prepare for spring. Personally, I also like to do a body cleanse since I tend to eat a lot of processed (yet delicious ;-;) foods all year round. This also makes up for all the heavy foods I’ve been eating since Summer (all the BBQs) to Winter comfort foods. As I clean the home and get rid of stuff that has accumulated over the year, I clean the body. Also the focus is on cleaning the home as well. Breathing in the same air, especially if its full of dust, is really unhealthy and it’s good as the days are getting a little warmer to open up the windows for a few minutes to allow in fresh air to circulate. This is also the time of year I throw out old furniture, accumulated things and rearrange furniture in the room as well.

Ostara -> Beltane Sowing

Spring is a great time to germinate sprouts along with other seeds and clean the backyard or garden to grow plants. If you like to compost it’s a time to start mixing in the vegetable/fruit/plant scraps with the soil. Spring is also a great time to sow bigger changes in life as well. Something about the warm new season brings an air of flirtatiousness and ‘socialness’ that makes it perfect for making new friends or finding a partner. (Probably because people can finally come out of hibernation). It’s also a fantastic time to work on your image and portfolio and apply for long term jobs that begin in the summer or fall. Spring is the season for new beginnings and putting long term plans into action.

Beltane -> Litha Growing

A tradition I like to do on Beltane is repotting of plants and gardening. Repotting plants is a tradition I try to focus on every year because it’s very easy for house plants to die due to dead soil. Plus it makes the inside of the house super vibrant and lively to have fresh new soil in pots. From this point to summer solstice is the point of growth. Growth in the garden but also growth of personal goals. May and June feel like hectic months where there are so many events and opportunities to advance your work or change your social scene, that if I am not personally progressing, I focus all of my attention on my growth.

Litha -> Lughnasadh Thriving

Its the heat of summer! It’s time to get out and feel the intense hot energy and use its power to focus on goals and networking! Where I am there’s usually an exciting event every week where it’s an opportunity to make more connections and meet more friends but also since its warm and nature is so vibrant it’s time to take some days to relax and get away to enjoy the heat and life of nature. Go to the beach, go hiking, swim in a lake, sleep under the stars. Be active since the efforts will pay off.

Lughnasadh -> Mabon Reaping

This is the time you earn what you’ve sowed both literally and metaphorically. If you have a garden its the time it will start giving back. If you are an active goer of a farmers market you will notice how beautifully abundant the stands are. If in Spring you’ve sent out tons of job applications, and in Summer got the job you’ve wanted and worked hard, then by now you should start seeing some results. If there are no results being seen it’s a time for reflection and re-strategizing. There is a second chance in this time to start again before the cold and the holiday season bulldozes through.

Mabon -> Samhain Harvesting/Gathering

This is the time to gather and harvest. Usually family tends to gather now since it’s the holiday season. There’s not much other than gathering to be done since family and holidays are bombarding you from all sides. Also there is an abundance of food. This is great to store for the next transition which is

Samhain -> Yule Preparation

This is the moment to prepare for winter. My warddrobe completely changes here, I take up knitting projects that were abandoned last Imbolc, and I store food and herbs for the winter to use. Also making preserves from things in the garden or hand knitting clothes make great presents for the winter holidays. This is also a time to prepare the garden for hibernation. Take in potted plants, harvest the last of the herbs and food (that are not potted). Make sure plants you do not want to die have a place to chill in the house.

willowofthehearth

Not enough witchy attention gets paid to the time in between festivals. This post is gold.

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by IrenHorrors

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A lot of witches talk about Tarot, about the questions you can ask, how to cleanse your cards, how to memorize their meanings, and more.

However, rarely have I seen any witch talk about just sitting down with your cards and chatting with them.

In this way, I mean not having a question to ask them beyond, “Whatcha wanna say today?”

This, unbelievably, is how I developed a relationship with my Tarot cards.

To read Tarot, you don’t have to have a question before you begin. Sure, if you have a client then having a question is the best course of action (and is needed); however, if you’re having a one-on-one and are trying to develop your relationship, sit down with your cards and treat them like you would a friend.

Start a conversation.

Ask their opinion.

Tell them about your day.

Let them tell you about their day.

(And on and on and on, ya know)

Your cards are more than just cards. They are more than a business proposition or venture. They are more than just a tool for you to use whenever you deem them appropriate.

You grow, they grow. You stop talking to them, they will become silent too.

So, talk to them. About nothing, about everything. And watch your relationship grow exponentially.

littlecraftylady

New pages!! I love my new board

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Witchy Playlist Share

Add your favorite witchy songs in the comments!!

1. Black Magic - Jaymes Young

2. Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

3. Black Magic Woman - Santana

4. Palo Santo - Years & Years

5. Black Magic - Magic Wands

6. A Little Wicked - Valerie Broussard

7. Crystals - Magic Wands

8. I Put A Spell On You - Annie Lennox

9. Witchy Woman - Eagles

10. The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone

11. Black Magic - Little Mix

12. Third Eye - Florence + The Machine

13. Karma - Years & Years

14. The Hanging Tree - Angus & Julia Stone

15. Sisters of the Moon - Fleetwood Mac

16. Moonrise - WILDWOOD

17. Wicked Ones - Dorothy

18. Trouble - Valerie Broussard

19. Astronomical - Svrcina

20. Monsters - Ruelle

21. Dark Side - Bishop Briggs

22. Dark Secret - Matthew Sweet

23. Dark Lady - Cher

24. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band

25. After Midnight - Dorothy

26. Superstition - Stevie Wonder

27. Bottom of the River - Delta Rae

28. Love Potion No.9 - The Clovers

29. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police

30. Full Moon - The Black Ghost

31. Season Of The Witch - Alixandrea Corvyn

32. Magic Dance - David Bowie

33. Magic - Coldplay

34. Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

35. Full Moon Tonight - Silvastone

36. Moondust - Jaymes Young

37. Raise Hell - Dorothy

38. I Did Something Bad - Taylor Swift

39. Seven Devils - Florence + The Machine

40. Control - Halsey

41. Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift

42. Dead of Night - Ruelle

43. Secrets and Lies - Ruelle

44. Bad Moon Rising - Rasputina

45. Under the Moon - Claptone

46. Intuition - Jewel

47. Visions - Maroon 5

48. Crystal Ball - Styx

49. Crystal Ball - Keane

50. Fortune Teller - Robert Plant

51. Fortune Teller - Maroon 5

52. Meet Me In The Woods - Lord Huron

53. Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars

54. The Age of Aquarius - Sons of Anarchy: VOL. 4

55. Dark Nights - Dorothy

56. Come Away to the Water - Maroon 5

57. Dangerous Type - Letters To Cleo

58. Dance Around The Fire - The Golden Filter

59. Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra

60. Witch’s Rune - S. J. Tucker

61. Way Down We Go - Kaleo

62. House of the Rising Sun - Lauren O’Connell

63. Voodoo Doll - 5 Seconds of Summer

64. Voodoo Doll - Clare Means

65. Black Magic Woman - VCTRY

66. Smoke And Mirrors - Gotye

67. Broken Bones - Kaleo

68. Supermoon - Neko Case

69. Lavender Moon - Haroula Rose

70. Howl - Florence + The Machine

71. Sanctified - The Veronicas

72. Witchy Woman - Kristin Chenoweth

73. Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine

74. Bad Moon - Hollywood Undead

75. The Killing Moon - Space Gang

76. Devil’ s Resting Place - Laura Marling

77. Devil’s Spoke - Laura Marling

78. Season Of The Witch - Donovan

79. Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

80. Witch - the bird and the bee

81. You Can Do Magic - America

82. Stand By Him - Ghost

83. Moon And Moon - Bat For Lashes

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My Witchcraft Playlist (mostly norse)

• Víðbláinn - Peter Gundry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnCMLyN4gQ4

(Norse, calm, soothing, good for meditation and rituals)

• Helvegen - Wardruna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD65K4VR6Lw

(Odinist, norse, epic, with verses of the Hávamál)

• Tròdlabùndin - Eivør Pálsdóttir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsl-KHGe4Kk

(Beautiful vocals, calming)

• Herr Mannelig - Garmarna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy44ocuoWhE

(One of my personnal favourites, long, very soothing and helps me to sleep, tells a beautiful story)

• Federkleid - FAUN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOvsyamoEDg

(Slavic, elven-styled, very lively)

• Goëtia - Peter Gundry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iF7lkXKHlA

(Occult, calm, I listen to it before alchemical work)

• All Souls Night - Loreena McKennit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RooTTuLCfNM

(A Samhain song, lively and great for rituals with a coven)

• The Holly and the Ivy - Loreena McKennit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FvE-z8xV1g

(A Yule song, claming, an traditionnal English song)

• Karchata - Folknery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keGta1oAU2g

(Ukrainian folklore, beautiful, autenthic, great for celebrations and rituals with a coven)

• Заїнька, Русалочки - DakhaBrakha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAM-8kd0WG0

( Eurasian, very lively)

• Tataryn - DakhaBrakha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sux8UupbI5I

( Eurasian, very lively)

• Völuspá (Die Weissagung aus der Lieder) Edda - Duivelspack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BPILaMT50k

(Norse, very beautiful and soothing, calming, with verses of the Hávamál)

• Sztoj pa moru (Што й па мору) - Laboratorium Pieśni - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04fEWQOwUD4

(Slavic, traditionnal chants)

• I Riden Så - Gjallarhorn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPR56PXiLqY

(Scandinavian, beautiful, calming, another one that helps me to sleep)

• Lecieli żurauli (Ой ляцелі жураўлі) - Laboratorium Pieśni - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkxKfDmKzrk

(Slavic, traditionnal chants)

• Solringen -Wardruna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rEeEKYbVX8

(Norse, lively, epic)

• Hekate - An Danzza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cng6ltHvFf4

(For Hekate worship)

• Walpurgisnacht - FAUN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgM1QJ3S_I

(Slavic, elven-styled, very lively)

• Song for Odin - Alchemical Poetry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJRm_jYTMO4

(Amateur-made, a cappella, odinist, beautifully relates the tale of the Alfather)

• Brun - Garmarna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqIcO0tDlOQ

(Slavic, calming)

• Catherine Howard’s Fate - Blackmore’s Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoyD3oMrZuo

(Medieval, calming, beautiful melody and vocals)

• The Willow Maid - Erutan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E52rxz2sjRs

(Calm, tells a beautiful story)

mypieceofculture

Witch Aesthetics // Red Witch

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Altar cleansing 🔮✨

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George Bain, (1881–1968), born in Scrabster in Caithness, Scotland, was an artist and art teacher who made an important and influential contribution to the revival of interest in Celtic and Insular art which began in the 19th century.

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i urge you to seek comfort in the fact that everything in the universe is subtly interconnected. it didn’t work out the way you wanted it to but you’ll end up where you need to be. keep your head up.

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