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Actually useful shit to have as a witch

You really don't need all the fancy bullshit every tumblr influencer will ever tell you to use. Here's my countdown ofaxtually useful shit.

A pocket knife, preferably with a wood handle. Use that bitch for everything, enchant it, carve symbols in it. It will absolutely be your best friend.

A good bag or backpack with a couple of plastic or ziploc bags in it. If you ever run off into the woods to find minerals, bones, plants, etc. A set aside bag and some things to store your treasures in becomes a necessity.

Basic divinatory sets. You don't have to buy fancy shit, learn to divine with playing cards and dice, or learn geomancy, lithomancy, or rune casting with homemade sets. A tarot deck is nice, but it isn't necessary when you've got so many other divinatory aids available.

A nice sized chunk of scrap cloth. When you process dried plants or sort new ones, that shit can and will get everywhere. A scrap piece of muslin or linen can help contain all of that mess and make clean up way easier.

A stash of good rocks. Draw sigils or symbols on those babies and leave them in the garden, the windowsill,property boundaries, under the stoop, etc. You can never have too many good rocks.

A pendulum, for fucks sake. The cards are going to be vague as hell when you're trying to figure out yes or no questions, and using a candle to communicate with spirits is really fucking hard outside. If you can't afford one, find a nice chunk of pointy quartz and learn to macrame.

A workspace. Everyone talks about having big fancy altars, but no one mentions that you need a good surface to do all your work on.

Storage, so much storage. I'm not talking about mason jars and pill bottles, I'm talking about where you put all the things you put in those jars. Having a workspace with drawers is immeasurably helpful.

A broom and water source. You're going to be cleaning up after yourself a lot, it's helpful to have a jug of water and a broom that stays by your workspace.

A mode of cleansing. I make a salt concoction to scatter around my workspace on short notice and store it close by.

On that note: SOMETHING TO CANCEL SPELLS WITH. Eventually, something will go wrong. You'll want to end that spell immediately. Have something to do it with.

A strainer. If you don't have a blender, rub dried plants across it to get a powder. If you do have a blender, you can strain that powder with it. Either way, if you intend to powder shit, get a strainer.

Small trays. It makes drying flowers so much easier if you have a small metal surface to contain them with- then just stick those suckers in a southern window and let em go.

Yarn/string scraps. Having a box or drawer of scraps makes trying this up to dry easier and a bit less wasteful.

A stash of offerings for whatever you work with. Honey for fae, coins for graveyard gatekeepers, alcohol for ancestors, etc.

Protective talismans or charms. Once you're into all of this stuff, you'll likely stick your nose in something you shouldn't. Having basic protection with you or in your workspace is incredibly important. A key and hagstone with red string is simple and effective.

A lighter- so many people forget the most basic shit. You're going to want to light shit on fire if you're a witch.

And a last tip- if something is too hard for a mortar and pestle, a plastic bag and hammer works too.

magdalilly

The Transmutation Circle

The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is a highly fascinating one, and it all begins with one central concept: alchemy. Individuals who have the ability to analyze, destroy and recreate objects are called alchemists. There are two rules that and alchemist must follow: transmuting gold and trying to bring someone back from the dead is not allowed. In what had started the entire series, Ed and Al’s attempt in reviving their late mother, lies a complex symbol that plays an important role in their naïve attempt at the taboo called human transmutation. This is none other than the human transmutation circle.

The circle is a symbol of unity and spirituality, of wholeness and interconnection of everything. In alchemy, there is the principle of “All is One and One is All,” hence the shape.

The three big symbols in the middle of the transmutation circle refer to the Three Primes in alchemy, which are Sulphur (1), Mercury (2) and Salt (3). Mercury stands for the volatility of an object, and it denotes the spirit. Sulphur stands for the unctuousness of a substance, and it refers to the soul. Lastly, Salt refers to solidity, and it stands for the body. These three are the building blocks of alchemy, and can be considered as the equivalents of modern day neutrons, protons & electrons.

The hexagon refers to 6 of the 7 planetary metals in alchemy. During the middle ages, the 7 planets were considered to have ruled over these metals. Silver (4), refers to the memory, the subconscious, and the emotions of the human being. In alchemy, it represents the stomach, breasts, [the] womb, bodily fluids and the left side of a person.

On the other hand, Gold (6) refers to vitality, authority, and individuality of a person. Alchemically, it stands for the heart, the back, the spinal cord, and the right side of a person.

Copper (8) refers to beauty and the ability to give affection & love, while it represents the neck, kidneys, ovaries, and veins.

Tin (5) refers to moral values, philosophy, and the abstract mind. In alchemy, this metal stands for the Arteries, hips, thighs, feet and liver.

Lead (7) signifies discipline & responsibility, and it stands for bones, joints, knees, skin & teeth.

Iron (9) signifies desire, energy & drive, it represents the head, the muscles and the sex organs.

The 7th and the missing planetary metal, Mercury refers to the mind, communication and intellect. Notice that due to this, the arms, hands & shoulders in the result of the transmutation were deformed. Furthermore, the transmuted body lacked the following parts: solar plexus, abdomen, lungs, intestine, the rest of the nervous & respiratory systems.

The text running all over the circle, in full, was taken from Ripley’s The Compound of Alchymy.

Pale white and black with false citrine, imperfect white and red, The Peacock’s feathers in bright colours, the rainbow in the sky above, The spotted panther, the green lion, the Crows beak blue as lead. These shall appear before you in perfect white, and many more others. And after the perfect white, grey, false citrine also, And after these, there shall appear the red body invariable, Then you have a medicine of the third order of his own kind multipliable.

This verse refers to the midway point in the creation of the Philosopher’s Stone. The flash of colors in the reaction is signified by the peacock’s tail in bright colours, while the phrase there shall appear the red body invariable refers to the creation of the Philosopher’s Stone. The peacock is also a symbol of renewal, which is sort of what Ed and Al are trying to do.

While the result of the transmutation has certainly been unpleasant, the author really did put a lot of thought into her work, as evidenced by just one of the dozens of transmutation circles she has created for the series.

http://rurushu.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/alchemy-indepth-the-human-transmutation-circle/

ryanthegenderfluidwitch

Adapting the Scientific Method for Magick

If you’ve ever been in a middle school science class, you probably know by now what the scientific method is. If not, a quick Google search can tell you everything you need to know. I was thinking, there must be a way to adapt this method for recording and preforming spells and magick. So, here’s what I came up with:

Observations and Questions: Every spell has to start with an idea, so the first step to coming up and testing a spell is take make some observations and brain storm what kind of spell you want to preform and how you want to go about doing it. You can also have a specific question in mind such “how effective are jar spells” or “will using this ingredient work with this particular type of spell.”

Research: Every witch knows that research is one of the most important parts of magick, so do some research before writing your spell. How have others done similar spells in the past? What kind of ingredients are typically used in this type of spell?

Hypothesis: What do you think will happen? Come up with some kind of prediction or idea for what will happen and record it.

Test with Experiments: Now is the time to actually preform your spell or magick. Everyone has different ways of doing things so I’m not going to go into detail here on how to cast spells.

Analyze Your Data: Depending on how quickly your spell works, there will probably be a gap between this step and the last. Once your spell has come to fruition, it’s time to start analyzing how and why it worked. Did a certain ingredient help boost it? Is there anything you did differently this time? Most importantly, was your hypothesis right?

Report Conclusions: Once your spell has been completed and your satisfied with your conclusions and experiments, it’s up to you for what you want to do with them. If you have a social media platform you could post your findings there or simply keep it in your personal grimoire. Also, think about how your findings could help you in future spells and magickal workings.

I hope everyone enjoyed this, and if you have anything to add to it, leave it in the replies!

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A few reminders for those new to Blood Magick;

1. Hygiene:

-Clean your containers, vials, bottles or wherever you intend to keep your extracted blood.

- Whether you intend to prick yourself, cut your skin, or use an injection, make sure both your tool and the area it will get in contact with is clean; sterilize that tool, wash that patch of skin.

-Please do not reuse old injections.

Ignore the above-mentioned reminders and you will sooner or later wind up with skin/blood infection, or tetanus (which is still a kind of infection).

2. If you intend to keep vials of your blood in stock for a long period of time, expect that the platelets will settle down and separate from the water content overtime. You'll notice red pigments settle at the bottom and clearer fluid settle at the top of the container. You can slow down this process by refrigerating your vials when not in use, but please do consider the chances of freaking out anybody who opens your fridge and mistaking you for doing something worth reporting to the police (--I mean, you can label the blood vial/bottle with "My blood" or "Personal tomato sauce" to prevent misunderstandings too, I guess).

3. If you have the capability to menstruate, you can try out collecting some of your menstrual blood, too. I recommend looking into Menstrual Blood Magick. You can choose to incorporate your period blood with your spell work based on how you view and experience your menstrual cycles (--whether you associate it with pain, creation, strong feminine energy, etc). Or how your school/practice/mentor teaches you to (--most cultures associate period blood with the ability to create). Some people use period blood for their Positive Manifestation Rituals. Some use it as part of their Goddess Calling or Tribute Rituals.

4. Be Mindful;

I'm not here to tell people my stand on the use of blood magick. I won't dictate to anybody if it should be viewed as "bad", "good", "interesting" or "gross". But for those curious about it, please be responsible should you choose to delve into practicing it. Do be mindful of the following:

How you do it (we go back to reminder no. 1), how you use it, who or what you use it for, what are your conditions & how you set them, as well as who or what you "call" upon.

#basicReminders #bleedAndCastResponsibly

-magical-dramatic-chaotic

ryanthegenderfluidwitch

Chaos Magick 101

What is Chaos Magick?

Chaos magick is a contemporary occult practice that focuses on “result-based” magick. Unlike other occult practices, practitioners of chaos magick see belief systems as means to an end. For example, a chaos practitioner might try Buddhism then switch to practicing hellenic paganism, depending on what they want to achieve. Like eclectic witches, they take different parts of other practices and incorporate it into their own depending on what works best for them. According to encyclopedia.com, “Chaos magick is based on the understanding that order is a concept imposed upon the universe. Systems of order, be they religion or science, are attempts to control and subdue, and must find ways to dismiss what is not controllable or understood … the idea that the universe is one vast everchanging whole transcending all categories and concepts.”

The History of Chaos Magick

Chaos magick began to emerge in the 1960s and 70s. At the time, the occult world was being dominated by the modern Thelemic system created by Aleister Crowley. However, Austin Osman Spare, an English artist and occultist, scorned ritualistic magick. He claimed that complicated rituals, rules, and ceremonies prevented the practitioner from discovering their own inner power. Spare never used the phrase “chaos magick” but his ideas and opinions are considered to be part of the foundation of chaos magick. Peter J Carroll is generally credited with “inventing” chaos magick as we know it today, and he organized many chaos magick groups in the 70s and 80s.

Books on Chaos Magick

Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magick by Peter J Carroll

The Book of Results by Ray Sherwin

Infernal Texts: Nox and Liber Koth by Stephen Sennitt

Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magick by Phil Hine

Now That’s What I Call Chaos Magick by Greg Humphries and Julian Vayne

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Consider:

As the nation's witch the monarch isn't fond of you. However you're needed for a task, to accompany the monarch. This is your journey to their castle.

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The Heart of the Wood & What We Found There, acrylic on canvas drop cloth, approx. 6 x 9′, 2021

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CHAOS: The Software

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Planetary Days

These are some of the meanings, correspondences, deities, etc. associated with each day of the week. These can also be used for planetary hours. For example, if performing a working during the planetary hour for Jupiter, one could use the information listed under Thursday, the day that corresponds to Jupiter. This is not a complete list. Consider this as a list of possibilities to add more layers, structure, effectiveness, and symbolism to your rituals, and magick. Not as necessities, or anything like that. Enjoy. 🖖 SUNDAY Works of: Wealth. Planet: Sun. Numbers: 6, 66, 666. Color: Gold, Yellow, Orange. Rules: Leo. Metals: Gold, All Yellow and Lustrous Alloys. Stones/Minerals: Tiger’s Eye, Topaz, Goldstone, Zircon, Citrine, Chrysoberyl. Trees: Pine, Walnut, Date, Oak, Witch Hazel, Mimosa, Acacia. Herbs: Sunflower, Chamomile, Yellow Rose, Chrysanthemum, Marigold, Eyebright, Pineapple, Mistletoe, St. John’s Wort, Laurel. Incenses/Oils: Cinnamon, Frankincense, Saffron, Vanilla, Heliotropin, Cashew, Copal. Element: Fire. Direction: South. Tools: Symbols, Lamen, Lance, Sword. Deities: Apollo, Baal, Belenus, Grainne, Helios, Lugh, Mithras, Horus, Osiris, Ra, Sol, Shamash, Vishnu. Angels: Michael, Raphael. Shape: Hexagon, Hexagram. Design: Radial Forms, Swirling Spirals. Concepts: Advancement, Dominance, Healing, Egotism, Friendship, Prosperity, Abundance, Illumination, The Self, Joy, Leadership, Power, Wealth, Success, Will. Intentions: Developing Harmony, Giving/Receiving Healing, Acquiring Money, Obtaining Patronage, Gaining Promotion, Establishing Peace, Increasing Wealth, Improving Willpower. MONDAY Works of: Mystery. Planet: The Moon. Numbers: 9, 99, 999. Color: Silver, White, Gray, Lavender, Purple. Rules: Cancer. Metals: Silver, Platinum, Yttrium. Stones/Minerals: Beryl, Moonstone, Alexandrite, Rock Crystal, Alabaster, Fluorspar, Mirror Glass. Trees: Willow, Coconut, Bay, Hazel, Papaya, Carob, Laburnum. Herbs: White and Purple Lilies, Hyacinth, Iris, Narcissus, Gourds, Peas, Beans, Turnip, Yam. Incenses/Oils: Camphor, Orris Root, Galbanum, Artemisia, Wintergreen, Eucalyptus Oil, Jasmine Oil, Aromatic Seeds, Ylang-ylang. Element: Water. Direction: North-West. Tools: Bow and Arrow, Magick Mirror. Deities: Artemis, Bendis, Diana, Hecate, Isis, Khonsu, Luna, Selene, Shiva, Sin, Ta-Urt, Thoth, Tivs, Varuna. Angels: Gabriel. Shape: Nonagon, Enneagram. Design: Circular, Crescent, Elliptical, and Maze-like. Concepts: Astral Work, Birth, Psychic Ability, Cycles, Divination, Dreams, Glamor, Illusions, Balance, Shapeshifting, Subconscious and Unconscious, Spirituality, Tides, Transformation, Transmutation. Intentions: Astral Travel, Safety for Birth and Children, Developing Psychic Senses, Increasing Intuition, Increasing and Remembering Dreams, Developing Glamor(s), Accessing the Subconscious and Unconscious Minds, Creating/Dispelling Illusions. TUESDAY Works of: Power. Planet: Mars. Numbers: 5, 55, 555. Color: Red, Amber, Pale Yellow. Rules: Aries, Co-rules Scorpio. Metals: Iron, Brass, Rust, Steel, Nickel, Strontium, Magnetized Iron Fillings. Stones/Minerals: Ruby, Garnet, Red Agnate, Bloodstone, Amber, Rhodochrosite, Red Jasper, Lodestone, Flint (worked flint particularly). Trees: Ash, Mountain Ash, Holly, Pepper Tree, White Fig, Mountain Mahogany, Arbutus. Herbs: Thistles, Cacti, Dandelion, Snapdragon, Stinging Nettle, Arrowroot, High John Conqueror, Bloodroot, Wild Ginger, Bamboo. Incenses/Oils: Opoponax, Dragonsblood, Nicotiana, Peppermint, Mustard, Cumin, Asafoetida, Turmeric, Sweet Woodruff, Galangal. Element: Fire. Direction: South-West, North-East. Tools: Anvil, Burin, Hammer, Scourge, Spear, Whip, Magic Sword. Deities: Aries, Bellona, Horus, Mars, Nergal. Angels: Khamael, Zhamael. Shape: Pentagon, Pentagram. Design: Zig-zag, Pointed Forms. Concepts: Anger, Atavism, Conflict, Courage, Ego, Energy, Passion, Sex, Strength, Vengeance, Vigor. Intentions: Controlling Anger, Enhancing Courage, Causing Discord, Increasing Energy, Dispelling Fear, Increasing Sex-Drive, Increasing Strength, Increasing Vigor. WEDNESDAY Works of: Mind. Planet: Mercury. Numbers: 8, 88, 888. Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Violet, Light Yellow, Mother of Pearl. Rules: Gemini, Virgo. Metals: Mercury, Aluminum, Aircraft Composites, Quicksilver, Lanthanum. Stones/Minerals: Fire Opal, Carnelian, Cairngorm, Sard, Banded Agate, Coins, Small pebbles, Skipping Stones. Trees: Birch, Aspen, Almond, Mulberry, Lombardy Poplar, Magnolia, Pistachio. Herbs: Marjoram, Lavender, Ferns, Medicinal, Castor Palm, Mandrake, Stillengia, Parsley. Incenses/Oils: Mace, Star Anise, Mastic, Sandalwood, Orange, Lemongrass, Lavender Oil, Fennel Oil, Walnut. Element: Air. Direction: East. Deities: Hermes, Mercury, Thoth, Ganesha, Nebu, Woden. Angels: Mikael, Raphael. Shape: Octagon, Octagram. Design: Segmented Shapes, Mirror Images, Countercharged Patterns. Concepts: Business, Communication, Deception, Flexibility, Healing, Hyperactivity, Magick, Memory, Music, Poetry, Protection, Psychopomp, Science, Speed, Theft, Travel, Trickery, Divination, Education, Mystical Knowledge and Insight, Predictions, Resourcefulness, Self-Improvement. Intentions: Business Success, Improving Communication, Preventing Discord, Exam Success, Developing Flexibility, Divination, Developing Influence, Increasing Knowledge, Improving Memory, Improving or Learning Music, Establishing Peace, Recovering Property, Public Speaking, Improving Mentality, Mental over Emotional, Writing. THURSDAY Works of: Expansion. Planet: Jupiter. Numbers: 4, 44, 444. Colors: Blue, White, Lilac, Shell-Pink. Rules: Sagittarius, Co-rules Pisces. Metals: Tin, Zinc, Antimony. Stones/Minerals: Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, Labradorite, Turquoise, Aquamarine. Trees: Oak, Cedar, Pine, Olive, Juniper, Hickory, Sassafras, Maple, Chestnut, Horse Chestnut, Lime, Sycamore. Herbs: Flax, Borage, Brook Lime, Liverwort, Green Ti Plant, Agrimony, Purple Betany, Sage. Incenses/Oils: Nutmeg, Clove, Pine Gum, Sarsaparilla, Hyssop. Element: Air/Water. Direction: South-East. Deities: Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Jupiter, Minerva, Marduk, Indra, Amun-Ra, Thor. Angels: Tzadkiel, Sachiel. Shape: Square, Four-Pointed Star. Design: Regular Rhombic and Rectangular Forms, Parallelograms, Squares, Intersecting lines. Concepts: Ascendancy, Devotion, Enthusiasm, Ethics, Expansion, Honor, Fortune, Humor, Law, Politics, Expansion, Health, Growth, Increase, Healing, Spirituality, Fortune, Luck, Philosophy, Optimism, Opportunity, Generosity, Justice. Intentions: Developing Ambition, Career Success, Increasing Enthusiasm, Increasing Health, Improving Fortune, Improving Health, Improving Luck, Developing Ethics, Dealing with Law, Increasing Wealth, Gaining Promotion, Seeking or Promoting Truth, Spiritual Contact, Taking Responsibility. FRIDAY Works of: Beauty. Planet: Venus. Numbers: 7, 77, 777. Color: Green, Turquoise, Pink. Rules: Libra, Taurus. Metals: Copper, Bronze. Stones/Minerals: Emerald, Malachite, Peridot, Jade, Rose Quartz, Amazonite. Trees: Apple, Pear, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Cherry, Cinchona, Beech, Elder, Fig. Herbs: Rose, Hawthorn, Vervain, Myrtle, Columbine, Anemone, Strawberry, Periwinkle, Cyclamen, Foxglove, Tulip, Hibiscus. Incenses/Oils: Storax, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Valerian, Geranium, Licorice, Tonka Bean, Cardamom, Spearmint, Lemon. Element: Earth. Direction: Center. Tools: Belt, Girdle, Harp, Necklace. Deities: Aphrodite, Venus, Freya, Turan, Ishtar, Ushan, Lakshmi, Hathor, Bast. Angels: Haniel, Anael. Shape: Heptagon, Heptagram. Design: Branching Forms, Flowing and Harmonious Lines, Arabesque. Concepts: Attraction, Art, Beauty, Creativity, Culture, Emotions, Fertility, Grace, Inspiration, Love, Passion, Pleasure, Self-Confidence, Sensuality, Sexuality, Sociability. Intentions: Increasing Attraction, Developing Beauty, Increasing Creativity, Increasing Fertility, Developing Friendship, Obtaining or Promoting Love, Satisfying Lust, Increasing Passion, Pleasure, Self-Confidence, Improving Social-Skills. SATURDAY Works of: Form. Planet: Saturn. Numbers: 3, 33, 333. Color: Black, Brown, Rules: Capricorn, Co-rules Aquarius. Metals: Lead, Antimony, Tungsten, Zirconium, Cobalt, Titanium. Stones/Minerals: Diamond, Jet, Onyx, Basalt, Slate, Black Salt, Anthracite, Geodes, Obsidian, Pumice, Smoked Glass. Trees: Yew, Elm, Cypress, Pine, Ebony, Acacia, Pomegranate. Herbs: Violet, Trillium, Poppy, Nightshade, Horsetail, Amaranth, Mullein. Incenses/Oils: Myrrh, Spikenard, Guaiac Wood, Tamarind, Cassia, Patchouli. Element: Earth. Direction: North. Tools: Hourglass, Scythe, Scales, Sickle, Veil. Deities: Kronos, Saturn, Hera, Juno, Kali, Brahma, Ea, Uni. Angels: Tzaphkiel, Cassiel. Shape: Triangle, Three-Pointed Star. Design: Abstract based on Natural, Concentric Circles, Geometry suggesting Spatial Perspective. Concepts: Agriculture, Austerity, Binding, Conservation, Duty, Equilibrium, Formation, History, Legal Matters, Limitation, Patience, Practicality, Preservation, Prudence, Reservation, Restriction, Self-Discipline, Teaching, Time, Wisdom. Intentions: Banishing, Binding, Dispelling, Establishing Equilibrium, Performing Duty, Studying, Self-Discipline, Protecting Home, Developing Patience, Developing Practicality, Decrease, Teaching. Sources: “Planetary Magick: The Heart of Western Magick” by Melita Denning, Osbourne Phillips. “Practical Planetary Magick” by David Rankine, Sorita d’Este.

alchemisoul

"On my 40th birthday, rather than merely bore my friends by having a mid-life crisis, I decided it might be more interesting to actually terrify them by going completely mad and declaring myself to be a magician."

"With Magic, being in many respects a sign of language - you have to be very careful with what you say. Because if you suddenly declare yourself to be a Magician without any knowledge of what that entails. One day you are to wake up and find that, that is exactly what you are."

"After my 40th birthday I think you’ll find that my approach to the occult in my work is changed. As an example, I couldn’t have conceived of any of the spoken word pieces such as The Birth Caul without at least a strong belief in magical working processes, and I certainly couldn’t have produced Promethea in the way that I did. By this I’m not just referring to things like the tour of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life (although that is certainly an example) but more to some of the more technically accomplished issues, like issue 12 or issue 32.

In both these cases I only persevered with my impractical-looking original plans for these issues – even though at that point I believed the task I’d set myself was impossible – because I believed the inspiration for these works to have had a divine origin, and working on the logic that gods probably couldn’t make mistakes I assumed my own reasoning to be faulty and thus persevered until the books emerged in exactly the way that I’d imagined them."

"This may not sound like a feat of magic to people raised on fantasies of magic, but the fact remains that without a belief in gods and magical processes, whether gods and magical processes can actually be said to exist or not, two of the most accomplished works of my comic book career would never have come into being.

As for what is probably an equally underwhelming example from my day-to-day life, I’d say that my understanding of the alchemical formula Solvé et Coagula has given me a very useful way of understanding recent world events, in that the formula suggests that the processes of deconstruction, analysis and dissolution can only be followed by the processes of reassembly, synthesis and coagulation.

The short answer to your question is that everything changed when I stopped regarding the occult as occasional fuel for supernatural fiction and started regarding it as the theoretical basis for my entire natural and non-fictitious everyday existence.

This is the choice that ultimately confronts anybody considering the occult: magic is either nothing, or it’s everything. That, of course, is a question that an individual can only answer for herself, but I know which answer I’m putting my money on."

- Alan Moore

(Image I: Leah Moore, Image II: Thomas Goodwin)

alchemisoul

"Your head's like mine, like all our heads; big enough to contain every god and devil there ever was. Big enough to hold the weight of oceans and the turning stars. Whole universes fit in there! But what do we choose to keep in this miraculous cabinet? Little broken things, sad trinkets that we play with over and over. The world turns our key and we play the same little tune again and again and we think that tune's all we are."

- Grant Morrison, The Invisibles, Volume 1: Say You Want a Revolution

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What I'm Reading

Over the weekend, my husband got me a copy of Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine. I've been wanting to read this one for a couple of months now, but just hadn't gotten around to it. I always hold out hopes of getting the actual book.... even though I always read everything digitally. I don't have anything against physical books. I love books! I've been a bibliophile from the age of 10 (ish - I'm now 47). But now that we're in an age where everything is available online, it's just more convenient. But I miss the feel of books from time to time, so I delude myself into thinking I'll get the physical book and rekindle a little library.... forgetting that I don't really have a dedicated space for that. Maybe someday.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to reading this because it's hard to find good information on chaos magick without investing money in a poor regurgitation of the same informative you can find online. Authors looking to make a bit of money on selling "the basics".... that are barely the basics. I want something beyond sigil making, thank you. I think I have that one down. Yes, sigils are a big part of chaos magick, but give me something more. Tell me about servitors and egregores. Tell me other ways I can get the most out of chaos magick! Chaos magick is a fairly new magick, popularized in the 1970's by Peter Carroll, so it's not like there's this wealth of knowledge spanning back centuries in it. And in truth, each Chaote's practice is very different from another, so what worked for one may not work for another, and even if it did and became a concrete system, it would, ironically, no longer be chaos magick.

When I started practicing a few years ago, I started with kitchen witchcraft. I had always been drawn to witchcraftin general, but because of my past I didn't dare pursue. After leaving that situation and spending years healing, I finally embraced it and cooking was something familiar and that I enjoyed. Very shortly after, I found sigils.... and what felt right. I consider myself an eclectic chaos witch because there are things from other systems of magick that speak to me. I love a good spell jar and candle magick has this romanticized feel to it. You can't deny the healing of herbs and crystals resonate with me. Yes to tarot and spirits and ancestors. But the foundations of chaos magick spoke to my soul. I always knew that an organized system of magick, such as Wicca wouldn't work for me. I had just spent years healing from the traumas of organized religion and rebuilding my beliefs from the ground up. I am most definitely agnostic, yet believe there is a universal power out there.... whatever it may be. And while I don't believe in dieties, I believe in the power/energy of dieties. And I have the deepest respect for every path.

So much just fit. And, after spending a couple of years finding information that barely scratches the surface, I'm ready to dive in feet first. I've looked at this-that-and-the-other and nothing feels like chaos magick. Big rituals with flowing words aren't for me. Let me work with the nuts and bolts of it. Let me figure out how it works for today, and tomorrow will have its own method.

the-clumsywitch

The Difference Between Chaos and Eclectic Magick

I just saw a post online in which the writer stated that eclectic and chaos magick are the same thing and that a lot of witches just like to use the term became it's trendy. To be honest, I've never known of a time when chaos magick was trendy but nevertheless these two forms of magick are not the same but similar. Eclectic witchcraft is the taking of ideas from various places within the magickal community and applying the ones that work for you in your practice. There is still a heavy emphasis on having the right tools (I'm using tools as a blanket term for anything that you need to perform a spell or ritual.) for whichever magick you decide to do. Chaos magick is more about the energy of the practitioner, the "right" tools are just merely an added bonus if they chose to use them, the belief that intention is everything is more inline with this practice. For a chaos witch nothing is set in stone, for instance the day before we could have used an herb for a particular spell and the next day we may use that same herb in a spell that typically has nothing to do with that type of spell. Likewise, we may decide to do the same spell several different ways for no particular reason other than that is what felt right at the moment. To some witches that don't practice this type of magick our magick can look "wrong" because we often do things entirely different from other types of witches. But this doesn't mean that we don't follow correspondences at all, if I'm doing a spell for healing I will use a blue candle but the next time I do a healing spell I may use a pink candle for any particular reason. Being a chaos witch means relying heavily on your own intuition and what feels right in the moment, not what you read that you should be doing. Another major difference between eclectic and chaos magick is gnosis, (Like with everything else in chaos magick, there is no set way to get into this state.) basically an altered state of consciousness where you train your mind to focus on only one thing. I can see why someone might get these types of withcraft mixed up or even think of them as the same thing but they are not the same. For people that blow off chaos magick and think we just like it because it "sounds cool" that couldn't be further from the truth, at least for me (I can't speak for anyone else). If you don't understand someone's practice, just say that instead of trying to make sense out of what you don't understand by attaching terms to it that you're more familiar with.

- Erika, The Clumsy Witch

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Subtle Witchcraft Tips

(coming from a closeted witch of 3-4 years)

stitch sigils or runes into your clothing - use a thread that’s the same colour of the fabric for extra subtlety

use bandanas to veil

display certain items as if they’re just decorative - all of my crystals are on a shelf and when my family asks i just tell them i like crystals! they’ve now assumed i’m a geology nerd lol

look into tea magick! tea is such a powerful tool for witchcraft and simply stirring your tea with intention can be a form of magick

if you wear makeup, paint sigils on your face with your foundation or concealer before blending

similarly if you wear nail polish, paint sigils on your nails

use perfumes or body products with certain scents that correlate to certain meanings e.g my shower gel and body oil are both lavender scented

create a shoebox altar - this makes it small and easy to hide

household herbs and spices can easily be used in spells!!

remember that a pendulum doesn’t have to be a fancy crystal on a chain, any small weight on a string can work just as well

any basic candle can be used in spells

research the correspondences of wearing rings on certain fingers

i love doing kitchen magick!! it’s so easy to incorporate into everyday life without blatantly being a form of magick

house plants can be great in magick

i know i briefly mentioned sigils before but don’t underestimate how powerful sigils can be!!

create small spell jars that you could easily hide

and remember: your craft is uniquely your own. don’t let anyone tell you what is and isn’t required to be a valid witch. i’ve had to be subtle about my practice for years and it’s taken a while for me to realise that i’m just as much of a witch as someone who openly practices.

blessed be <3

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Everyone loses things and I am no exception. So this locator spell is designed so that you can find whatever items you might have lost. This spell uses a techniques called map dowsing and can be used to find anything that is lost (people, pets, items etc.).

For this simple little locator spell you’ll need:

A scrap piece of paper or a map (seriously if you’re looking over a large area don’t go out and buy a map - just use Google Maps and print out what you need)

A pen

A pendulum (or a long pendant necklace).

And four candles (You really only need these if you’re looking over a large area)

First you need to draw (or print out) a map of the area where you think you lost the item. So say you lost your wallet and you think you lost it in your bedroom. You would first draw a sketch of your bedroom on a piece of paper as if you were looking down on your room from above. You would make sure to draw all main features of your room (bed/ desk/ bedside table/ door/ windows etc).

Now place an ‘x’ on the map where you remember having seen the item last.

If you are looking over a large area place the four candles at cardinal points on the map [North, South, East and West]. If you want to carve sigils or anoint these candles then go ahead. Once placed, light the candles going clockwise around the map (North, East, South, West).

Now, get the pendulum and in wide clockwise circles let it swing over your map. While the pendulum circles the map, visualise your item glowing in their hiding place or floating towards you. Look where the pendulum is focused (8 times out of 10 it’s near where you’ve placed the ‘x’) - your item should be there.

If the pendulum doesn’t focus on one particular area and instead continues to circle until you pull it away - you’re lost item isn’t in the area you’ve drawn/printed out.

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