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evoking bertholt brecht’s “the way people cast a play!” quote as a spell against prescriptive, stereotypical, fatalistic typecasting

darkcomedies

idk what to tell you except go look at the fishwives

space-queen

correspondences: outer planets ✧

correspondences for the outer planets are a bit more limited and less refined than that of the inner planets simply because we haven't known about them for nearly as long. while we have ages of information on the inner planets, we only have a few hundred for the outer planets. commonly, the traits assigned to the outer planets has much to do with the timing of their discovery - more on that in a second.

early writings on correspondences for uranus and neptune can be attributed to english astrologer alan leo, who wrote about the traits of uranus and neptune in his works the art of synthesis and esoteric astrology in the 1910s prior to the discovery of pluto (1930).

an excerpt from the art of synthesis:

"It may be safely stated that astrologers are quite familiar with all the temperaments coming under the various planets, save those which belong to the Uranian and Neptunian group. Of these two much more is known of the former than the latter, but so far as experience goes up to the present, Uranus and Neptune appear to represent the two extremes of a certain temperament which may be termed, for want of a better word, the spiritual." - Alan Leo (1912)

in regards to the names of these planets, it might be worth noting that while the inner planets were named by ancient astrologers, uranus and neptune were named by the astronomers that discovered them, continuing the tradition of using the names of roman deities, and pluto's name has an interesting and kinda cute background of its own.

uranus - originally named "georgium sidus" after king george III but was later changed to uranus for no reason other than tradition, not even myth.

neptune - named for the roman god of the sea because of its deep blue/green color.

pluto - per nasa, "in 1930, 11 year old venetia burney of oxford, england, suggested to her grandfather that the new discovery be named for the roman god of the underworld. he forwarded the name to the lowell observatory and it was selected" as it was deemed fitting for the cold, distant planet.

another aspect to outer planet correspondences are octaves. higher octave planets are said to have a more vivid and dramatic expression of traits and qualities versus their lower octave counterparts so they tend to share correspondences as well.

correspondences for uranus and neptune as per the art of synthesis

uranus

discovery: during the industrial revolution and on the cusp of both the american and french revolutionary war

associations: revolution, rebellion, freedom, independence, electricity, technology, genius, disruption, unconventionality

metals: uranium and radium

rules people and places associated with: inventors, discoverers, pioneers, antiquarians, electricians, railways; occulists [eye doctors], mesmerists, physical researchers, and new and uncommon occupations

colors: blue, violet, maybe orange in some cases

regarding the body: the brain and nervous system

neptune

discovery: within weeks of the first successful use of surgical anesthesia

associations: illusions, dreams, the sea, emotions, imagination, psychic abilities, intuition, beauty, sympathy, sensation

rules people and places associated with: "democratic and popular movements, mobs, the common people; mystics, dreamers, visionaries, psychics, mediums; perhaps [places such as] hospitals and charities"

regarding the body: similar to that of the moon

no colors or metals mentioned here, but blue/green and platinum are common

correspondences for pluto, in this context, are separate from uranus and neptune (like i said before, pluto hadn't been discovered when these works were published) but i plan to delve more into content about the outer planets.

widely accepted correspondences for pluto

discovery: near the beginning of the great depression

info: named for the roman god of the underworld; has a very erratic orbit

associations: death, the underworld, radical transformation, crisis, chaos, regeneration

metal: plutonium (its namesake)

traditional colors: black and grey

i'm sure this has been a little all over the place so far, but i hope it provided a brief rundown of the origin of these planetary correspondences. i could write about this all day, but i think up next i'll cover traditional correspondences for ingredients and items for all the planets and my thoughts on them. stay tuned! :)

modelsof-color

Chol Mabior at Robert Wun Couture FW 2026

satyrmagos

Last year, I wrote a couple blog posts on how to get started experimenting with astrological magic. The tradition is old and deep and complicated, but your initial forays into it don't have to be (and, frankly, shouldn't).

All my astrological images and talismans and rituals started with something like these:

On The Uses of Astrological Images

and

A Bare Bones Astrological Ritual

space-queen

what advice would you give in terms of engraving complex images on small mediums such as gemstones for those who are less artistically inclined?

satyrmagos

my two big pieces of advice for that are: 1) look at extant magical gems (there are SO MANY from the Roman world) for inspiration

and

2) mistrust the written sources

as a full time professional artist, a jeweler and lapidary with 25 years experience at the bench, who can't carve those images with modern tools and lighting and magnification, and comparing the written descriptions to the aforementioned Roman examples, I simply do not believe that ancient magicians were carving the complex images they describe on tiny stones with the tools they had available (just note how many images have color notes that couldn't possibly apply)

elaborating on that:

do as much as you can in advance of the ritual

focus on the spirit contact aspect

focus on visualizing and articulating and vibing with the image as described

trial and error will teach you which rules/taboos apply to you and which don't

space-queen

this is great! and very validating for the work i'm already doing. thank you!

satyrmagos

I'm so glad!

It's my pleasure

mahigxn-deactivated20200629

To cause all books to come to one, and whether lost or stolen

From the Third book of Abramelin the Mage

For books of astrology

For books of magic

For books of chemistry

jbirdoftheriverlands-deactivate

!!!!!!

spiritscraft-deactivated2025031

Get yer books!

servantofthefates

It’s you vs. you.

Not you vs. her. Not you vs. him.

You are on a different path than everybody else. So your pace will be different from theirs.

Forget paths — who’s to say that your destination is even the same in the first place?

That’s why comparing yourself to others doesn’t make any sense.

Don’t worry about who’s shining more brightly than you.

Worry only if you’re not shining more brightly than your past self.

As long as you’re a better version of you today than you were yesterday… well, darling, you’re winning.

fernthewhimsical

I was thinking about making a rainbow spread based on the pride flag colours, but Interrobang Tarot beat me to it! Not only that, it's part of a free e-book with seven queer inspired spreads! Go check it out

caribbeanangel

Alice Smeets, The Ghetto Tarot.

slewfootwitch

How do I lift a spell from my family? It’s been destroying us for a decade or more. If you have any advice it would be so much appreciated. Thx.

Hi, anon. If I had more information, I could give more specific advice. But, based just on what you've given me, here what I would do:

Take two unneeded items from members of your family. They can be any items, but the first should be from the oldest member of your family and the second should be from the youngest. You're going use these to represent the breadth of the spell, impacting everyone in your family. Take these items to two places where your family is unlikely to go (better if they can be in a separate town) and leave them there (if you are concerned about littering, you can absolutely put them in dumpsters or trash cans in different parts of town). As you hide or dispose of each one, say a charm such as "As far as I have flung these items, so far let this spell be removed from my family. Let it do no more harm to us or anyone else."

A few notes:

If you are putting the items in the trash, the phrase "As far as I have flung these items" helps to ensure the desired effect, even if they end up in the same dump. Because the focus is on the effort you have gone to to put them in different places, rather than on the places they actually end up.

Alternate Version: This is the version I personally prefer to use, but it's not always feasible for everyone because it requires access to remote wooded areas and the ability to walk some distance. Instead of two items which can be disposed of anywhere, you can also use two pieces of natural (biodegradable, undyed, unbleached) cord. I prefer these to be one of the length of the Nameless Finger (left ring finger) of the oldest member of your family and one of the length the Nameless finger of the of the youngest member of your family. Wrap each around a different stick and tie it three times saying "This cord measures the Nameless Finger of the eldest/youngest among us. The space between them measures the spell upon us and all the damage it has done." Take these sticks to remote areas in exact opposite directions (ex: to the North and the South) and stick them into the ground, saying: "As far removed as these lengths of cord are from each other, so far removed from my family shall this spell be and remain. Let it do no more harm to us or to anyone else. As the earth reclaims this cord, let it claim and neutralize this spell."

Whichever method you use, you should leave each place without looking over your shoulder and should not return to the exact places you discarded the items/cords for at least a season.

escuerzoresucitado

wardoffthenight

Sven Sauer - Deviation

The installation consists of 1,200 glass shards, each of which is aligned by hand. The train is moved centimeter by centimeter and each new glass shard is turned into the correct position so that the beam of light is directed to the next glass shard. As soon as the train starts moving, this creates a chain reaction of light...

slewfootwitch

𝔞 𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔬 𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔞𝔩 𝔞𝔫 𝔲𝔫𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔱𝔶

[Alt Text for Screen Readers: "A Spell to Reveal an Unknown Identity"]

At the darkest point on a Thursday night, take a candle stub (three or four inches should do) from a candle used upon your altar or a Church altar and place it in front of a mirror or bowl of water. Cover your eyes with your hands and say "Come, now, spirits without name, and reveal to me the person that I wish to see."

Uncover your eyes and explain in plain speech who it is you want to have revealed to you (ex: a person who is gossiping about you, a secret admirer, etc.). Then, light the candle and gaze into the mirror or water beyond it, waiting for the identity to be revealed to you. This may happen as an image in the flame or the in the mirror, an impression that occurs in your mind, or in a dream after your spell.

Adaptation: If you prefer, you may also use another divination method by the candle's light (Tarot, bones, etc). Whatever divination you work best with is fine.

Allow three days, repeating the rite each night and burning just a small amount of the candle, for the identity to be revealed. Once you have divined the person's identity, you may anoint the remaining lump of candle with blessed water and say, "Now I have seen you. Now you are known. Now, by the spirits, you must hear me." At this point, you can speak plainly to give this person a command (such as to cease their gossip, to end doing harm, or to see certain good qualities in you) and burn the rest of the candle down as much as possible. Discard of any leftover wax and wick in the garden of a church.

slewfootwitch

Reblogging to add notes on how I arrived at the methodology and format for this spell. This spell is inspired by a folkloric motif known as Type 425A in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index). The specific folk tale that I used as the primary source of inspiration for the symbolism and mechanics of the spell is a Norwegian folk talk called East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Asbjørnsen & Moe, No. 41), which fall into the thematic category known as "The Animal/Monster Bridegroom" (425A, ATU) and the broader category of "The Search for the Lost Husband" (A25, ATU).

This spell is started on a Thursday night because, Thursdays are considered an especially potent time for sorcery and for works invoking the help of spirits. This is especially true with magic relating to graveyard and churchyard work and is a noticeable theme recorded in Swedish and Norwegian personal grimoires. (If you want to view examples directly [and can read Norwegian], I recommend browsing the University of Oslo (UiO) "Magic in Norway" Archive. If you cannot read Norwegian or Swedish, The Graveyard Wanderers: The Wise Ones and the Dead in Sweden (Johnson) also contains several examples of this association in practice.)

East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a tale that centers on the magically concealed identity of the heroin's husband, which she reveals with the use of a bit of candle given to her by her mother. Although this would make a candle from the family home or any candle stub procured from a loved one suitable for this spell, I elected to use a candle associated with the Church or one's altar instead. I made this choice both because of the folk magical associations with curios from chruchgrounds (often used in the summoning of spirits and the revealing of hidden things) and because of the themes of Christianity and purity which appear in the folk tale.

The tale has a recurring theme of threes (three drops of tallow, three stages in a journey, three nights the heroin attempts to save her groom), which lends to the three-night time frame. This was also a practical decision used to allow more time for careful divination. The candle and wick are returned to the church in the end (if there is any leftover) because the tale does have an emphasis on the fabled purity associated with Christian faith (Christians being the helpers that reveal the truth to the groom, and heroin's Christian faith allowing her to pass a test that the witches and troll in the story cannot, etc). This can be done in any place the practitioner associates with purity, faith and closeness to divinity.

thedeliaishere

theistic crystal shop: these crystals will align your chakras and induce spiritual healing

materialist crystal shop: these crystals will make you feel better because they're a cool part of nature and pretty to look at :)

agnostic crystal shop: no one knows why the crystals are good.

heatherwitch

Limited Hand Mobility + Witchcraft

For folks who have limited mobility in their hands due to pain, weakness, shakiness, or anything else. These are a range of ideas, not all of them may work for each person, but hopefully they’ll spark something that will!

Looking for broader low energy, low mobility or bedridden ideas? Check out my bedridden witch series (click here!)

Tarot:

Tarot apps are a great way to pull a card with a tap or two (Labyrinthos and Galaxy tarot have been recommended).

Place your deck in your lap. Feel for any loose cards, then pull them.

Split the deck (doesn’t have to be even). The cards on either end of the split are the cards for your spread.

Spread the deck on a flat surface, and move your hand over to pick (let your hands sense the energy), or pick based on intuition.

If gripping/managing thin paper is tricky, some people use other objects for tarot readings. I’ve seen jewelry charms as a common one, but the possibilities are endless (cardboard, wooden blocks, etc.). >Here are some printable decks!<

You can do more than readings with your cards. Pick one per day and just spend time with it. Look at the art, pay attention to how it makes you feel. Learn the meanings of the card.

This post may have more ideas: Bedridden witch: Divination edition

Pendulum:

I have had success with using a pendulum while dealing with shaking hands.

Let something else do the work! Hang it by an open window, focus your energy and let the wind move the pendulum for you.

Use a pendulum jar/stand.

Use a shorter pendulum that can be used with one finger. A string with a small crystal bead will do.

Prop your arm/hand on a pillow.

You could also use other parts of your body to hold the pendulum (like your mouth or toes… wouldn’t recommend switching between the two though!)

Bedridden witch: Divination edition

Other Divination:

Runes may be easier to hold/use than tarot cards.

Use rune apps (runic divination was recommended).

Scrying (using a mirror or bowl) is hands-free.

For more ideas: Bedridden witch: Divination edition

Spells and Energy Work:

A lot of witches use their hands to focus energy during spellwork and other magical doings. While this may be helpful, it’s not necessary!

Focusing energy can be helpful. Use a crystal or other object and touch it in some way (with your hand, have it in your lap, whatever works for you). Use the crystal/object to help channel and amplify your energy.

I usually draw energy up from the earth (even while in bed) by placing my palms flat(ish) towards the earth by the sides of my body. So if I was lying down, my arms would be at my sides with my palms facing down.

Use visualization! A LOT of my magic involves visualization.

Candles and Incense:

Himalayan salt lamps are a great way to bring a similar energy that a burning candle would.

I honestly really like electric candles, but I know they’re not everybody’s thing. Plus sides: if you forget about them they simply run out of battery, can be decorated–tape with color correspondences, sigils, spells, etc. (you could even print something and tape it on).

Reed diffusers. Get the yummy smell that candles or incense brings without the flames and smoke. Plus you can ignore it for months!

Essential oil diffusers. Great way to get the correspondences that incense often holds. (please use safely and not around your pets).

Room spray. Store-bought or self-infused natural sprays are a great way to add good smells and/or correspondences.

Recording information:

Voice text or dictation software are often accessible, though not always perfect. It is a great way to get things down that you don’t want to forget/want to reformat later.

Typing can sometimes be easier than writing, and journals/grimoires in documents are easy to organize, and to read.

I’m a very tactile person and enjoy writing (even if it hurts/is difficult). My tarot journal is filled with terrible handwriting, random shorthand, and codes I came up with to shorten things (ie. a little symbol for each suit, then the card number). It doesn’t have to be an all-day process.

I’d imagine that some tarot apps record which cards you’ve pulled, or have an option to save it.

Odds and Ends:

Use compression gloves or other gear to support your hands? Add sigils or enchant them!

Same goes for any lotions, creams, balms or medications used to help; sigils, charging, enchanting, etc. are all great ways to incorporate magic.

Teas are an easy way to get multiple herbs + their medicinal values without needing to do anything!

Into kitchen witchcraft? Using electric mixers can be very helpful.

Create sigils using a phone app (touchscreen) and your fingers rather than holding a pen.

Other posts you might like:

Magic for witches with limited hand mobility

Bedridden witch series

Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Spoonie witch masterpost

Do none of these posts meet your needs after perusing? Send me an ask, I’m always looking to fill the gaps when it comes to accessibility and witchcraft!

With suggestions and contributions from:

@useless-bisaster, @crowxwitch and anonymous. Thank you!

**Do not repost or share on other platforms - reblogging is okay!**

slewfootwitch

Let the Spirits who made the road before your feet set the stone firm beneath your step. No crooked tongue shall guide you, no hidden hand shall turn you aside. Let the light of the Insight go before you like the morning sun, and let the shadow of the Discernment stand behind you like a wall of stone.

If any would lead you into thorns, let their words falter and fall to dust. If any would hide their face in deceit, let their mask break and their name be known. What is crooked shall be made straight. What is hidden shall be brought into the day.

As mist flees the rising sun, so let false friends depart from you. Blessed is your road and wise be your counsel. Your path is kept, you steps are guarded, and only those who walk in truth shall remain beside.

- a blessing charm for clarity and protection from false friends

Still one of my favorite and most effective charms I have ever written. When I initially performed it, it was done just be reading the charm. No extras. The effects were absolutely notable. I think I'm going to embroider it and put it in a frame.

pocketsizedpanther

He can't keep getting away with this 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

gothgleek

I just love the way his brain works- if anyone ever says fashion isn’t that deep, introduce them to Wisdom Kaye.

gothgleek

Actually since I know tumblr hates videos, here’s his explanations (click to enlarge)

gothgleek

A note from Wisdom Kaye:

orwellianwiress

I've seen a couple posts about image magic and poppets cross my dash and I thought I'd add my respectful (possibly) hot take: You don't have to have a poppet physically resemble your target- you can also make it represent who they are inside.

This can take thinking about symbolism and archetypes in folklore and culture. For example, consider the trope of "the knight in shining armor" present in many books and fairy tales. These characters are usually brave, helpful, loyal, and put others before themselves. A figurine of a knight could be a symbolic representation of someone in your life that also exhibits these traits, and you could use it as a poppet for blessing and protecting them.

The same applies for pop culture characters too! No matter where your interests lie, there's a character out there that reminds you of your target in one way or another. Imagine if you wanted to hex someone that's very controlling over your life. A Disney lover might be reminded of Cinderella's evil stepmother. To a Star Wars fan, that person may play the role of Darth Vader in their life.

You could even use things that the target is passionate about. A Pokemon plush could be a powerful connection to someone who's been a lifelong fan of the series since childhood.

And if you want to make it as simple as possible, just consider what exactly the object physically is. You don't even have to know who the character is or what they're from. An action figure that looks like it's wearing a spacesuit? Make it a success charm for your sibling that's studying astrophysics. Creepy clown? Dedicate it to baneful work on someone who makes fun of you. You can even just use color correspondences and look for a cheap toy in a color you associate with your intention towards the person.

I'm very much an "intention is power" witch- if you're not, that's completely fine! Always do whatever makes the most sense to you and your craft. My ideas are not suggestions or rules, just thoughts I have. I'm just presenting some different approaches to poppets that may resonate with someone.

windvexer-deactivated20160501

Match Magic

Match magic is a versatile and easy sort of spellcrafting. Unfortunately, fire is a necessity so this is not for people who can’t light matches.

The basic concept of match magic is that the matchstick is charged with intent. Then, the match is burned to release the intent so the magic can go do its work. As the match burns, watch the flame to divine the success or manifestation of the spell.

1. Getting prepared

The only thing you really need are wooden matches. Lighters do not work for this particular kind of thing because the main focus is on charging and burning the wood, not the fire itself. I can find a box of 250 large wooden matches for a dollar here.

When you hold a lit match, the match cannot burn all the way down (or you will really burn your fingers!) This may lead you to feel like the entire spell has not been released. There are three solutions I have found and perhaps one will resonate with you depending on your beliefs:

a. Mark a line on the match with a pencil, and put the intent only on the burning end. When the flame reaches the pencil mark, blow it out. All the intent will be released without your fingers being burned. b. After the match is lit, carefully and firmly grasp one end with a pair of tweezers. This will allow the entirety of the match to burn, releasing all the intent. c. Recognize that the bit of unburnt match left over works to ‘ground’ the magic in your life, helping keep the intent attached to the physical plane as it goes about and does its work in the ethereal or astral.

If you choose, you may watch the match burn down in order to divine the success of the spell, or the path it will take during manifestation. The shape of the charcoal may also give you a clue as to the success of the magic. However, in order to read the omens in the flame, you should have a good understanding of what a regular, mundane match looks like when it burns. Get your box of matches and decide on a few things:

Will you be holding all your matches perfectly horizontal, or vertical, or in some other fashion?

Will you be holding the match with your fingers or some other tool?

How long will you allow each match to burn?

Ensure that you are wherever you are likely to do your match spells most often (it may be over an altar, or for me, my desk). Turn off any fans in the area, close windows, and generally reduce any drafts as much as possible.

When you have an idea of how you want the little ritual to go, light about ten uncharged matches in your working area and carefully observe how they burn. Note how high the flames tend to go, how quickly the flames move along the match, in what way the wood curls when it is burned, et cetera. Carefully save these burned matches (you could also take a photo) and use them as a control group to compare against your magical matches. You may or may not notice a distinct difference between how your plain matches compare with your magical ones; my magical matches tend to burn in a corkscrew shape and the flames often reach much higher.

2. Understanding the nature of match magic

Match magic is not a big kickass sort of spell. It can be powerful and forceful, but it is more like a paintball gun than a cannon. The wood itself can only hold so much energy, and the energy is released quickly instead of through a long, steady burn. This is really more like quick fix-it Band-aid magic than anything else. Here is what I have found match magic to be appropriate for:

Motivation

“Get me through the day/this class/this meeting”

Quick fix for anxiety, although only for a short amount of time

A nudge for someone to do something

Gaining focus for a task ahead

Because the matches burn so quickly, they are also appropriate for on-the-go devotionals or to add quick power to an existing spell. Many of us will leave tea lights on an altar to empower something; if you cannot leave a tea light burning, charging and burning a match may be a sufficient substitution.

Here is one paradigm explanation for how match magic “works”: Wood is good at holding magical intent and charge. The physical item is also excellent as a focus point. As you gather power, you can store it in the match. When you intuit that you have collected enough energy for the magical task at hand, use your magical willpower to imprint your intent on the raw energy. After you ‘stamp’ your intent in to the energy, the match is now a self contained charm. However, we want the magic to move ahead of us and around us in order blaze the trail for our success. When the match is lit, the energy is rapidly released and goes on its merry way.

The fire in this spell is transformative; full of changes. It transforms our intent in to reality; it releases contained energy in to flowing energy; it converts one situation in to another.

3. Charging the matches

Do not bother using your own energy for this kind of spell; you can actually get the energy within the match quite dense, and you may end up draining yourself. Instead, call upon an external energy. If you ground with a root system, you can call upon the powers of the earth to work for you. If you can gather energy from the space around you, do that - you can also use energy stored in crystals, or whatever other method you typically use for raising spell-energy.

In this spell, your energy is the wheel, not the clay - call upon energy from something else and use your magical reservoir to shape it.

Before you begin, ensure you have a simple statement of intent. The statement is probably better off being positive instead of negative. Here are some examples:

POSITIVE:

I will get all of my homework done today

Laura will skip class today

That dog will be silent today

NEGATIVE:

I will not be sleepy

My bills will not come in the mail today

John will not call me today

Hold a single match in your hand (marked with a pencil if that is how you prefer to do it). Call energy to you and direct it in to the match. At first the energy may be very thin and in a cloud around the matchstick. Compress the energy down until it is all contained within the wood. Draw up and compress more and more energy until you feel you have gotten enough. The matchstick may seem to be glowing very brightly, if you can ‘see’ energy, and if you can feel energy the matchstick may make your skin feel quite weird. Using your magical will, keep the energy within the matchstick contained. Simultaneously use your will to stamp your statement of intent in to the energy, forming it and molding it so it is programmed to your will. If you don’t get what I mean, just imagine that the matchstick is full of all this raw, smooth energy. Then mentally shout at it until you intuit that the energy is programmed.

After this, you may wish to do a sealing action (“so mote it be”). Then immediately light the match and hold it in the same way you did during your practice runs. Watch the match burn and see if you can determine how the spell will go. Blow the match out when it is time and keep or discard the charcoal and leftover wood however it feels right to you.

If you wish, call appropriate and relevant energies instead of just using whatever. Air energy is appropriate for focus and mindfulness, while Mars energy is appropriate for acts of aggression.

Because the spell is released with fire it will by nature be quick to take effect and quick to burn out. Keep that in mind while writing up your spells.

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