Card of the day: XI. Justice
The hard truth, the undistorted reality of things, the just approach, but also compromise and compassion where they’re needed.
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Card of the day: XI. Justice
The hard truth, the undistorted reality of things, the just approach, but also compromise and compassion where they’re needed.
I wish there was a way to merge accounts so I could make this blog a side blog and be way more active than I am... :( It honestly makes me sad, because this blog means... kind of a lot to me. It helped me discover who I am and it helped me discover parts of my spiritual path... But as soon as I close this browser window it’s as if it stopped existing and I don’t want that. Ah...
I’ve moved my study blog to a side blog recently, but that was a young blog and it helped a lot. It wouldn’t be the case with this one.
And I’m tired of saying “this time I won’t forget about it, guys!” every time I come here. All I can say is that I’m sorry for my inactivity. If you’re interested in pretty pagan-themed pictures, I made Pagan Reverie, but it’s only pictures. I’ve always wanted this blog to be more... informative, not just about photos of nature.
If anyone’s interested in any update, I successfully passed all the hellish exams last semester, but it left me... depressed. Again. I went back to the state I was in two years ago. And I don’t really call it depression, because I haven’t been diagnosed and probably never will (I don’t go to the doctors, hah), I just call it... sadness. Very deep sadness and forcing myself to smile around people. Two years ago Loki helped me out of this state, he lit the fire in me again and this time I’m turning to him as well. But it’s tough, tougher than before... :/
I’m also thinking of doing the daily tarot card draw. I don’t work with my cards as much as I’d like to and it could also help me with my thoughts a bit.
Anyways, I hope you’re all doing wonderfully and I also hope to see this side of tumblr mre often :) ♥
~Gem
back to accepting responsibility for my actions I guess
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Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
J.R.R. Tolkien (via henretta84)
Other people: This is my patron deity X. He is extremely powerful and must be treated with the utmost respect and fear at all times.
Me: This is my homeboy, X. He likes when I play techno music and sometimes I give him grapes.
Eclipses in 2017
10th/11th February: Penumbral lunar eclipse, visible in Europe, most of Asia, Africa, North&South America
26th February: Annular solar eclipse, visible in South&West Africa, most of South America
7th/8th August: Partial lunar eclipse, visible in most of Europe, most of Asia, Australia, Africa, East of South America
21st August: Total solar eclipse, visible in West of Europe, North&East Asia, North&West Africa, North America and top of South America
The warm and cold of today :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR, YOU DIRTY HEATHENS! ;)
Let this ‘ending’ symbolise new starts and hopes, new dreams and wishes coming true, and much more successful witchcraft in our lives. So I hope you have the most fantastic 2017!!!
I restore myself when I’m alone.
— Marilyn Monroe (via wordsnquotes)
Runic illustrations from the runic oracle card set by Dilyana Bozhinova.
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Mercury Retrograde Cycle – Dec. 19, 2016-Jan. 8, 2017
Intro:
The planet Mercury will be entering a retrograde cycle in the Earth sign Capricorn on December 19, 2016, until January 8 of 2017. It is a period where Mercury “goes backwards”. However, this is an optical illusion.When Mercury goes retrograde, you can expect communications to go haywire. This occurs approximately 3-4 times a year.
Mercury is the ruler of communication, clear thinking, as well as travel. During the retrograde cycle, things may start to get ugly in these areas.
What to do:
Stay Calm. Everyone goes through it and it effects everyone differently. Mercury is the ruling planet of Gemini and Virgo, and those with Gemini or Virgo placements may feel the difficulties of the retrograde more than others.
Try and go with the flow. Things are most likely not going to go your way since Mercury wants us to think backwards spiritually. It wants us to re-evaluate our thinking and re-evaluate areas in our lives that may need some work.
Take extra precautions.
Be good to yourself!
What NOT to do:
Refrain from large purchases such as buying a house, car, electronic devices, etc. Most likely, computers may crash, cars may break down more than usual and travel will be more difficult during this period as well.
Do not enter new relationships. This is a time of reflection and re-evaluation. Exes are likely to appear! Do NOT go back to them either, because it is likely the spark will die out after the retrograde is over.
Avoid large contracts or entering into a commitment. Many started projects remain unfinished during a Mercury retrograde.
Don’t start a job. Things are not what they seem to be during a Mercury retrograde period!
Avoid moving in with someone. People may not be “themselves” during a retrograde cycle, and once Mercury goes direct, this person may be a totally different person.
Other things you can expect:
Deceitful people; especially with Neptune in Pisces.
Sleep deprivation is likely.
Greater stress is likely.
Slower thought process
Travel delays or traffic
More arguments with friends/family
Unhappy/more angry people
Best of luck everyone!
Practical Magic: Coffee in Spellwork
The night before Samhain this year, I held a 12-hour candle vigil for my ancestors. Those who know me understand that I am more than capable of staying up very late, and I usually don’t make it to bed until around 3 in the morning. However, staying up ALL night without at least getting a nap in the morning is particularly difficult. So of course, aside from the candle and my Book of Shadows, my best friend was the coffee pot.
My relationship with coffee is a long and caring one. I’ve had expensive coffees and cheap coffees, and I have been known to visit coffee shops simply to sample an espresso or a cappuccino and decide whether that cafe will be a new haunt. And while I tend to be a bit of a “foodie snob” as some of my friends call me, my love of coffee overrides the derision that many other coffee lovers have for cheap coffees like Folgers. Only the watered down or burnt fast food or gas station coffees earn my scorn, as not enough love and care is put into the creation of this divine beverage.
But I digress.
The origins of coffee, I find, are rather humorous. According to legend, a goat herder in Africa had approached a shaman, concerned about the berries and beans that his goats had been eating. They would eat these berries and begin acting strangely, with bouts of energy followed by lethargy.
Upon hearing the herder’s story and looking over the berries, the shaman cast the berries into the fire, warning that the herder should keep the goats away from the berries, as evil spirits clearly inhabit the fruits and are possessing the goats. But as the beans roasted in the flames, they gave off a delightful smell, and the shaman was intrigued. He ground the beans up and created a tea from them, and thus the first cup of coffee was brewed.
Whether the account is true or not, it speaks to the magical qualities of the world’s most popular energy drink. I find that coffee is as powerful as sage, and as multipurpose as quartz in its witchy properties. But to get a good idea of what coffee is capable of, I feel it is best to break it up based on how the coffee is prepared - whether we’re talking about the drink, the grounds, or both.
The Drink
Perhaps the most ubiquitous use for coffee after one has brewed a cup is for energy. Cars line up at drive-thru cafe’s all over the United States in the early mornings simply to get that caffeine high that’ll get the day started. And while this is understandable, for me the caffeine isn’t enough (I am a caffeine addict, after all… one cup of coffee isn’t going to do anything if I rely upon the caffeine alone!).
Like tea, you can empower your coffee with intent and emotion, channeling visualizations of being energized, awake, and alert into the brew before savoring its rich, bitter flavor. But being energized physically isn’t the only form of alertness that coffee can gift to the witch. I have found that empowering the coffee for psychic awareness - for opening the Third Eye - is exceptionally useful. And for someone like me who drinks coffee as a way of winding down before bed, this is particularly useful for making dreams more vivid and memorable or for helping make astral travel easier and more efficient.
But the way you brew your coffee can even impact spellwork! In some traditions, empowering iced or cold coffees can be useful for more reflective purposes, or for using a spell that can be nice and slow rather than speedy. Espresso, on the other hand, is for quick and hot spells that you need quick results for, or for enhancing concentration (imagine drinking espresso, surrounded by rosemary plants in a garden as you study! I shudder happily at the thought!).
As we begin to look toward the grounds, I feel it makes sense to look at divination before switching over to that subject. Just as tea leaves can be read, those swirls of loose coffee grounds in the bottom of the cup can be used in the same manner. I find this is especially useful if the beverage was brewed in a French press - channel some intent while pressing the coffee, and this is even more useful!
The Grounds
Where to begin! Coffee grounds have so many practical uses! Rather than tossing them in the trash, if some grounds are washed into a disposal and then the disposal turned on, they’ll help break up any blockages as if gently scouring the blades, and they’ll help make the drain smell a bit more pleasant than before. Composting coffee grounds is especially recommended, as the grounds quickly degrade and release nitrogen back into the soil! (Coffee - it’s what plants crave!)
If faced with too many ants in the garden, a coffee solution along with coffee grounds can be used to help lessen the critters’ interest in your fruits and vegetables (though in my experience, this is more effective when trying to keep cats from turning your flower beds into a litter box - I prefer using peppermint oil to deter ants).
All of the uses for grounds that I had mentioned above can be coupled with empowering with intent and visualization. But they aren’t the only magical uses. Using fine ground coffee in loose incense is a great way of clearing psychic blockages and increasing alertness. In addition, if making a witch or mojo bag, adding coffee beans or grounds is a great way of empowering the spell and lending it more energy, much as can be done with juniper or quartz. When feeding your bag, or when feeding your spells in general, you can provide offerings of coffee to give your magick that extra umph that it needs if you find that the spell is starting to stagnate or go stale.
In conclusion…
While I have not been able to find any associations between coffee and any particular god or goddess in lore, this lovely beverage certainly has a lot of appeal, and you can use coffee in relation to either God or Goddess as however you feel resonates with you best. In terms of astrological association, the bean is certainly connected with Mercury and Uranus, but as I am not one for delving into making my magick overly complicated, I use coffee whenever the hell I feel like it! As I write, I’ve got a steaming cup within reach!
This is most definitely a magickal brew for the practical witch, and is low-key enough for use in the workplace or even - for those who are either not yet out of the broom closet, or who are Christian witches - in a place where magick isn’t necessarily understood, such as at a church!
So charge up that intent, cast your spell, and stir some sugar or cream into that brew as you desire, brothers and sisters! Coffee is here as further proof that the gods love us and want us to be happy!
Blessed Be! )O(
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things witches don’t need: elitism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, racism, abelism
things witches do need: a nice cup of tea