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hello, friends! my name is rachel + i'm a secular eclectic witch. i'm very new to witchery; only been actively dabbling and learning for just over a year now. i'm a big fan of the "fuck around" method so i've been trying a little bit of everything to see what works for me. i like to be really open in my methods so i'll definitely be reblogging a variety of things. (even stuff i don't necessarily buy into atm.)

this is my lil space for reblogging interesting witchcraft-related posts. i might have some original posts every so often, but since i'm so new, i don't really feel comfy sharing a whole lot about my personal practice just yet. i'm still building my UPG over here so at most i might post a bit about tarot readings or spells i've tried.

i will go ahead and leave a warning that i do use the term "magick". i know there are a lot of thoughts around this spelling, but i want to assure everyone that i'm aware of the origins and aware that aleister crowley was a huge piece of shit; however, i'm partial to the spelling as a distinction so i'm claiming it. it's mine now. (i respect all the different ways that others practice their form of witchcraft so i ask for the same. 💜)

i do try my best to stay away from closed practices tho so if you see me reblog something questionable, i would def appreciate a friendly notice about it. (plz remember that i'm new here + doing my best!)

thanks for visiting! 💜

(p.s. i do block bigots! :) )

crazycatsiren

Calling yourself a "white witch" who practices "white magic" because your witchcraft is good/light/positive/benevolent gets you blocked.

2025 is almost at an end. If you can't cut the ignorant racist white supremacist New Age bullshit by now then fuck off my lawn. I'm tired. My friends are tired.

#rb #witchy discourse

weirdlandtv

brawltogethernow

…Rider-Waite tarot but this dude walks in front of every single scene and tells you what to think of it like he’s a Twilight Zone narrator.

cynicalclassicist

Horrible sight. Stabbed in the back by so many people.

#rb #remain silly #tarot

SILENCE TRANSPHOBE

SILENCE TRANSPHOBE

TRANS GLORY - a reminder, a promise, a beacon, a bulwark.

Free To Use, Distribute, Whatever.

this was not requested, but I saw a post by a mutual and something inside me clawed out and drew this, I actually went through all of my papers for this lmao. Thankfully the new stack of papers came in yesterday.

Be safe, everyone.

arcsigils2

a reminder of what was gained a promise of what is better a beacon to inspire a bulwark to support

arcsigils2

its Pride.

Be safe, my loves.

#rb #sigils

blackthornwren

True friends are people you can scream about terrible witchcraft takes with.

jbirdoftheriverlands-deactivate

when the rest of the world walks out a true friend points to an idiot and says "can you believe this fucking idiot"

blackthornwren

Jade and aventurine 😂 I can't even

elizabethswitch

You never stuffed a poke sack in the famous patchouli thickets?

blackthornwren

Evidently not 😂

#rb #remain silly

breelandwalker

Witchy Self-Care Tip: Wash Your Feet

At the end of a long day, there can be a strong temptation to just flop onto the nearest comfortable piece of furniture and just shut down. While it does bring relief, here’s one step I recommend taking first to help you cleanse, de-stress, and disengage from the working portion of your day.

When you get home, put your accoutrements away and wash your hands. Attend to any first-thing-in-the-door rituals you have. Then go to your tub, take off your shoes and socks, get any long garments or trouser legs out of the way, and wash your feet.

It doesn’t have to be a full bath. You don’t have to bend or scrub. It doesn’t have to take more than a minute. The water can be whatever temperature is comfortable for you. Use a bucket or run the tap, whichever is easier. Flex your toes a bit, let the water run between them. Let it flow over your ankles if you can.

As you do, take some deep breaths and consciously let go of the working or schooling or errand-running portion of your day. That’s done with, and you’re home. You might still have some things to do over the course of the evening, but you’re headed for some nice leisure time too. If it helps, you can visualize the stress flowing out through your feet and into the water to be washed down the drain.

If you wish, you can add soothing herbs or bath oils to the water before washing your feet. These can be aligned to whatever magical purpose you like.

When you’re done, rinse the tub, dry off your feet, and go about your evening. I recommend clean footwear like fresh socks or house shoes if you don’t wish to go barefoot.

I do this every day when I get home, with a bucket of cool water in my tub. It’s very refreshing, especially on hot days, and I’ve found it a very soothing way to separate my work day from my evening time. Plus, it cleans my feet and softens my calluses. In the winter, I use hot water and it’s a pleasant way to warm up after tromping around in the cold or sitting in a chilly office all day.

Just a little something to help with your daily cleansing routines. Hope you enjoy!

#rb #witchy self-care

unhelpfultarot

Nine of Swords and Knight of Pentacles

You were talking in your sleep, which triggered your Alexa, and now a shipment is on its way.

#rb #unhelpful tarot

dxlxtxdvccount

Witch tip::

Eat a tarot card to gain its powers

#rb #remain silly

fernthewhimsical

PSA: Andara crystal is just glass

In the latest of scams in the rockhound/crystal world, we have "Andara crystal". A very pretty transparent "crystal" said to be found in Mount Shasta in California. But truly... it's just glass. Glass slag or cullet glass sold at rediculous prices:

Like, that is a grift.

That's what non-scammers call pink opalite, which is known to be glass and therefore cheap.

Anyone who tries to sell you "Andara Crystal" or "Blue/green/red/etc Obsidian" at high prices is trying to rob you

And of course a New Age crystal scam wouldn't be complete with pseudoscience, and a whole bucket of "spiritual savage" racism. If you want to know the full break down, here is a wonderful article

#rb #psa

breelandwalker

Oh no. What's wrong with Silver Ravenwolf? I feel like I see them recommended everywhere...

Yeeeeaaaah, it's an ongoing problem. Her books were wildly popular for over a decade and they're were widely marketed as THE Book To Have for beginner witches by Llewellyn, which was the heaviest of the heavy hitters in occult literature at the time.

The problem with Silver Ravenwolf is largely that she is wildly out of touch in a very New Age White Woman kind of way. Her books tout loads of misinformation, appropriation, and historical revisionism that are simply not acceptable (i.e. claiming victims of witch trials were actual pagan witches, citing a fictional ancient matriarchal goddess religion that never existed was the basis for Wicca, leaning into the hereditary superpowers / indigo child / starseed narrative, etc). Besides which, the theories she posits contradict each other from page to page and chapter to chapter, claims a Gardnerian lineage which can’t possibly exist, and trumpets Buckland’s personal theories on the Burning Times and interpretation of the Threefold Law as if they were fact.

And thanks to her runaway popularity, those of us who instruct and answer questions from newer witches have to UNTEACH all of this nonsense.

If it were simply a matter of being a product of her time, I could forgive some of the nonsense. But she’s still selling mammy dolls on her website, though she labels them as “primitive” and equates them to “positive voodoo dolls.” Yes, she's been confronted about this, and yes she doubled down. I don’t think I need to explain how gross and racist this is on SEVERAL levels. She's been given opportunities to show growth and self-work with regards to her work and simply refuses to believe that she was ever wrong about anything.

So, her books aren't entirely worthless by any means, but they require a LOT of critical reading and a strong understanding of actual history and science. Furthermore, she leans rather hard into a borderline cult mentality that boils down to, "Nobody understands you, but because you're drawn to witchcraft, you're SPECIAL, probably because of some ancient hereditary superpower, so don't worry - Mama Silver understands you. Also, there's no need to read further into anything, just take my word for it."

I would not recommend them for beginners, which is a problem because that's exactly the demographic her work is marketed toward. (Personally, I would not recommend them for anybody, but that's just my opinion.) They require so much effort to fact-check and unpack that it's almost not even worth the time and energy for whatever ideas and information you might actually find useful.

For more details, I suggest the following articles:

Continuing Anger Over Silver Ravenwolf

The Problem With Silver Ravenwolf

Trae Dorn (@traegorn) of BS-Free Witchcraft expands on the topic in this video. They've been wrestling with this issue for YEARS within the Wiccan and wider witchcraft communities and I'm sure they could cite examples I've missed.

#rb #witchy discourse #psa #beginner witching #silver ravenwolf

nonbinary-octopus

honestly yeah, fiber arts is magic. you cast spell of warm gloves, spell of nice hat, spell of stuffed animal.

material component: yarn

wand: single hooked wand or double pointed wands, depending on caster's preference

mechanical component: specific motions repeated in a particular pattern

time component: a while

look seriously the first step in a knitting recipe is "cast on", and then it's a bunch of letters and numbers incomprehensible to anyone not versed in the arcane art. that's a spellbook. yes it's a book of knitting patterns but also. it's a spell book.

#rb #witchy discourse

valtsv

new tarot card "fuck your entire life" and its a guy being attacked by devils and flaming skulls and wild animals and screaming and fire everywhere

inthefallofasparrow

iconuk01

The Tarot Card reader turned over the Future path card of my reading

I smiled nervously, this was my first reading but I'm pretty sure I'd never heard of this card.

"Is the 'Fuck Your Entire Life' card bad?" I asked

Now it was the fortune teller's turn to smile, wrinkles etched into their face ensuring that the smile reached their eyes.

"No, but a lot of people think that for some reason. Oddly enough it normally means you're thinking of getting a pet"

#rb #tarot #remain silly

breelandwalker

A Reminder to my U.S. Witches -

Whether you're a private practitioner or a witchy business owner, it is now more important than ever to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

Wicca as a religion is officially protected by Freedom of Religion under the First Amendment. This extends somewhat to other less organized pagan religions as well as the general state of Being A Witch, which is also protected by Freedom of Speech.

But we must remember that this only protects you from PROSECUTION, not PERSECUTION.

You have the legal right to present as a pagan or witch in public spaces and technically you cannot be discriminated against in the workplace for such things. However, we all know how that kind of bigotry disguises itself and the way things are going, resources for reporting and resolving such grievances may soon be in short supply.

You also have the right to own and operate a pagan-oriented or witchcraft-related business, provided that you obey all applicable tax codes and consumer protection laws. (This is why we have to mark so many of our goods and services as "For Entertainment Purposes Only," and I strongly suggest updating your disclaimers to include additional language if need be.)

Again, as we've seen, this doesn't always protect business owners from harassment or help them with seeking reparations if there's trouble. But it's important to know, as more and more "proclamations" roll out from the "new management," that executive orders do not immediately or fundamentally change the law.

This is nowhere near a comprehensive explanation of the constitutional rights and laws applicable to witches and pagans currently living in the United States. I urge everyone to familiarize themselves with all applicable laws in their area which deal with public gatherings, small businesses, consumer protection, public transit, loitering, search & seizure / "stop & frisk," and anything related to being detained by law enforcement for any reason.

Familiarize yourself also with social and legal resources in your area, just in case you or someone you know needs them. Talk to the elders in your local LGBTQ organizations as well - we've been there before.

Most importantly, build links and relationships with trusted people around you, whether it's your neighbors or your colleagues or like-minded people in the community. We all need to be looking out for each other and the more we know, the better we can protect ourselves, our homes, our livelihoods, our communities, and our rights.

(If anyone has any applicable links or information, PLEASE add them in comments and reblogs.)

Stay safe!

rwt-mystic-corner

Let me leverage my Department of Labor training to link you guys to the specific resource you'll use for work-related discrimination (or harassment)!

Religious Discrimination

This is the page from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (You know how employers like to add "We are an equal opportunity employer" to their hiring ads? No shit you're equal opportunity, ALL employers within the US must be equal opportunity, because that's literally federal law!)

Anyways: I would recommend arming yourself with this knowledge (of how to file a complaint) BEFORE YOU NEED IT. v

Filing a Charge

Note that there IS a difference between harassment and discrimination. Harassment mean somebody was bad-mouthing you, making fun of you, or creating a hostile work environment. Bullying generally falls under harassment, not discrimination. Discrimination is when they take employment-related action based on your religion, like demoting you or refusing a raise, which incurs steeper penalties but also involves an investigation and burden of proof. You don't exactly need to catch it on camera, but the EEOC does usually at least interview other people. BOTH BEHAVIORS CAN BE FILED AGAINST!

ALSO! There is a requirement that you MUST file within a certain amount of time that the harassment/discrimination occurs! I think it's 30 or 60 days, but I could be wrong. It might depend on what you're filing for. The initial filing process is quick; the in-depth details can be saved for the investigation.

Also, if you're in a safe situation to do so, TELL YOUR SUPERVISOR. Get a report written! Create a paper trail! Talking to HR might also be an option. Consider initiating the conversation in email or some other form that can be stored and referred to later. It'll probably take the EEOC awhile to handle your case, so you want this documented.

HR or your supervisor can also file the complaint FOR you. Personally I'd do it myself to make sure it doesn't fall through the cracks, but I know not everyone knows how to navigate legal paperwork.

I believe there's an option to file anonymously, but that's more for if you witness it happening to someone else. If you want any action taken on it, I'd recommend giving them your contact information.

Also maybe brush up on retaliation laws, because those are the ones that will protect you if your employer retaliates when you bring them to book. (Note "discrimination" being on the list of things you're protected from retaliation against.)

If you're a federal contractor like me, or a direct hire, they have special procedures and most agencies have their own liaison agencies to work with, so these links may or may not apply. In that case, you might want to look into whistleblower laws too!

#rb #psa

creature-wizard

"How can I be a witch/pagan without falling for conspiracy theories/New Age cult stuff?" starter kit

Posts & Articles

Check your conspiracy theory. Does any of it sound like this?

Check your conspiracy theory part two: double, double, boil and trouble.

QAnon is an old form of anti-Semitism in a new package, experts say

Some antisemitic dogwhistles to watch out for

Eugenicist and bioessentialist beliefs about magic

New Age beliefs that derive from racist pseudoscience

The New Age concept of ascension - what is it?

A quick intro to starseeds

Starseeds: Nazis in Space?

Reminder that the lizard alien conspiracy theory is antisemitism

The Ancient Astronaut Hypothesis is Racist and Harmful

The Truth About Atlantis

Why the Nazis were obsessed with finding the lost city of Atlantis

The Nazis' love affair with the occult

Occultism in Nazism

Red flag names in cult survivor resources/groups (all of them are far right conspiracy theorists/grifters)

The legacy of implanted Satanic abuse ‘memories’ is still causing damage today

Why Satanic Panic never really ended

Dangerous Therapy: The Story of Patricia Burgus and Multiple Personality Disorder

Remember a Previous Life? Maybe You Have a Bad Memory

A Case of Reincarnation - Reexamined

Crash and Burn: James Leininger Story Debunked

Debunking Myths About Easter/Ostara

Just How Pagan is Christmas, Really?

The Origins of the Christmas Tree

No, Santa Claus Is Not Inspired By Odin

Why Did The Patriarchal Greeks And Romans Worship Such Powerful Goddesses?

No, Athena Didn't Turn Medusa Into A Monster To Protect Her

Who Was the First God?

Were Ancient Civilizations Conservative Or Liberal?

How Misogyny, Homophobia, and Antisemitism Influence Transphobia

Podcasts & Videos

BS-Free Witchcraft

Angela's Symposium

ESOTERICA

ReligionForBreakfast

Weird Reads With Emily Louise

It's Probably (not!) Aliens

Conspirituality

Miniminuteman

Behind The Bastards

#rb #beginner witching #psa

creature-wizard

Check your conspiracy theory. Does it sound anything like this?

There is an ancient global conspiracy plotting to create a one world government.

The one world government will be headed by a single leader.

The conspiracy intends to make everyone follow a religion it created.

The conspiracy is trying to destroy all true religion/spirituality.

The conspiracy deliberately stirs up conflict and starts wars.

The conspiracy deliberately does whatever it can to confuse, exhaust, and demoralize the people.

The conspiracy creates and/or manipulates art and entertainment to control and brainwash the masses.

The conspiracy uses mind-altering substances to manipulate and control people.

Progressive policies (EG, religious tolerance, equality) are part of the conspiracy.

Communism and collectivism are part of the conspiracy.

The conspiracy manipulates the economy to our detriment.

The conspiracy wants to do away with the gold standard.

The conspiracy wants to do away with the free market.

The conspiracy intends to tax the rich, which is bad because taxes are just legal theft.

Teaching people about the mistakes and atrocities committed by governments is part of the conspiracy.

The conspiracy creates new religions and spiritual movements to further their agendas.

All secret societies (EG, Freemasonry) are part of the conspiracy.

Presidents are manipulated puppets of the conspiracy.

The conspiracy manipulates anyone with a high political position.

The conspiracy grooms world leaders.

Agents of the conspiracy are planted everywhere, in all levels of society.

The conspiracy kills anyone who might expose their plans in ways that no one would suspect are actually murder.

The conspiracy follows/uses the Kabbalah.

Literally all of these were claimed in The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, an antisemitic hoax used by the Okhrana to justify violence against Russian Jews. It was used by Nazi Germany to justify the Holocaust, and today it still serves as the blueprint for most conspiracy theories - even if modern conspiracy theorists try to hide it, downplay it, or rationalize it with another, equally absurd conspiracy theory.

#rb #psa

unhelpfultarot

Three of Cups and Ten of Wands

It's all fun and games, until it's time to clean up.

#unhelpful tarot

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