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Witchcraft 101:

Cleansing vs Uncrossing vs Banishing

Alright witches. Lets dive into some witchy basics and discuss the differences between cleansing, uncrossing and banishing. This will hopefully help you differentiate between them. But.. lets be honestly if you do something like call a spell an uncrossing when "technically" doing a banishing, who cares its all in good spirit. The reason i think its good to have a difference in mind between these falls into how you handle a spell. If I'm doing an uncrossing vs a banishing i would choose different spell ingredients, maybe work with different gods, or choose a different element to work with.

Cleansing: I consider cleansings as the foundation and most basic of these. Its almost an umbrella term the other two fall under. All banishings are cleansings, but not all cleansings are a banishing. Cleansings are when you're trying clear something away. Most often people will use this term in day to day workings and general upkeep to make sure nothing has stuck to them. This would include more casual things like smoke cleansing, showering and asking the water to cleanse you, sound cleansing, etc. Its not a full spellworking or ritual, but still done with energy and intention. Sometimes you may do a cleansing and realize whatever is there, is stuck deeper then you expected. So you take the next steps and do a more "intense" cleansing like an uncrossing or banishing.

Uncrossing Spells: Uncrossing specifically refers to removing unwanted energy. Usually when discussing what is an uncrossing, I sperate it from just a cleansing by describing it as a very intense cleansing where you're trying to strip away intense and specific energy. These are more work and a step up from an everyday cleansing for more intense scenarios. This is very spirit focused; think of it as taking out the bad and putting in the good. Some types of spells I would consider an uncrossing are: removing hexes/jinx/curses, removing the evil eye, spiritual detoxes, road openers, removing any stubborn energy, removing feelings, etc. I associate uncrossings with water: it's soaking in and getting that energy out. I would choose herbs/spell ingredients that are uplifting and purifying. Think salt, rosemary, rue, and lemons.

Banishing Spells: Banishing spells remove unwanted entities, spirits or people. You can use it to get rid of very deep rooted things like habits or insecurities. Banishings are quite a strong forms of spellwork. You're really kicking something out and away from you when you do a banishing. Its connected to more deep rooted things that you're trying to remove from your life. Some types of spells I could consider a banishing: cord cutting, exorcisms, banishing a spirit attached to you, getting rid of insecurities, freezers, etc. I associate banishings with fire. Burn and gtfo. I would choose herbs that have more of a kick to them and are defensive. Think nettle, blackberry leaves, cloves, even pepper in some cases.

Please note this doesn't have to be something strict. Like i said at the beginning this is just a guide that will help you differentiate so you can tackle the spellwork as effectively as possible.

✨Stay Spooky ✨

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[grymrot]

Animal materials and their correspondences

Antlers :

Strength, endurance, masculine energy, (it can symbolise the horned god), protection, strong connection nature and the earth element, deflecting hexes/baneful energy, hope

Horns :

Wealth, the home, determination, aggressive protection, connection to that which is man made, cursing/hexing

Wings :

Adventure, deviating from the norm, sending/receiving messages, travel, starting a new adventure/path, hope, luck, wishes, comfort, (the type of bird would also affect the correspondences)

Chicken feet :

Wisdom, work, loyalty, connection to one’s property/land, safe keeping of the home, the fire element, (other bird feet can be used as well but may have slightly different correspondences)

Fur/feathers :

Creativity, warmth, connection to the air element, shielding from negative energy, protection, invisibility/hiding, warding (again, the type of animal affects the correspondences)

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Rooms by Design, 1989

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This colour palette is absolutely gorgeous

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🌛🌝🌜 Harvesting the power of the Triple Goddess

It's been a while, witches...

If you're like me and feel a bit burned out in this end of year, here's my idea to revive your spirit and get some much-needed energy back before 2024 starts.

🌛🌝🌜 Let's harvest the power of the triple goddess in the last 3 weeks of 2023.

🌛 Morning

Harvesting the power of the Maiden, which represents enchantment, inception, expansion, the promise of new beginnings, birth, youth and child-like enthusiasm.

Activity: 15 minutes morning meditation to reflect on the year, where you are today, the day's goals and challenges, and where you want to be next year.

🌝 Day

Harvesting the power of the Mother, which represents ripeness, fertility, sexuality, energy, fulfilment, stability, power and life.

Activities: daily act of creation, which can mean anything to you and your life - spell-casting, exercising, dancing, knitting, baking or cooking, crafting, decorating... The only requirement is that it is something you do just for you.

🌜 Evening

Harvesting the power of the Crone, which represents wisdom, repose, rest, death and endings.

Activity: ending the day with a book, to extract wisdom from other people and perspectives, and going to bed early, to feel rested and recover from the day.

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Divination in Ritual

I haven't written a theory post in a while but here we go:

We can identify three types of divination within a ritual, the preliminary, the postliminary and the passive.

We are most accustomed with the idea of the Preliminary but we rarely do it, we like to overthink the passive and we drive ourselves insane with the postliminary to find out if we were successful in throwing the spell.

So, let us get into it:

Preliminary:

This is the divination done prior to the spell. It can also cover the electional astrology and studies of the stars, the dates and appropriate times for one spell or another. Preliminary divination reveals the circumstances of the spell and how it will manifest if the circumstances are maintained. It can help us in establishing not only a path of manifestation but also finding out the forces which are for and against our ritual and we can work with them. We can either do ether a ritual based on lessening or negating the contradictory forces or working to empower the supporting forces to overcome the negative. We can also discern any specific obstacles and plan out how to work with them.

This is a nice place to put those lovely double-action candles.

We can also choose the best course of action. Sometimes a glamour will suit a spell better than attraction, sometimes an unblocking will suit our work better than a straight up money spell.

Sometimes, we also receive omens and signs prior to a ritual that can point towards bad luck or good fortune at those points.

Passive

Passive is when the ritual is done and the signs begin to appear. This is the flickering of the candle, the wax, the incense. This can also be the candle suddenly falling down or refusing to light. Often, the more obstructive elements can be solved with preliminary divination. We might also find some other means to divine the spell such as in candle-reading, sudden visions or sensations. When we say that this spell has "good energy" that is a form of passive divination because it is felt without any immediate influence.

Generally, obstructive ideas can be solved with preliminary divination but it is most often interpreted as a spiritual stop-sign. There are, however, natural causes for most things and that is what makes Passive Divination a nifty devil. You can always fall into the trap of thinking that you're being sent a sign when your candle is really just in the middle of a tornado. I have also heard of some stores moving their wicks to the side so that the flame causes the candle to break and then you fall into scrupulosity and get sold more products. It also depends on how the product was made. Also be aware of the amount of oils and herbs used. Source your products and know how to discern.

Postliminary

Let us say that we finished our spell and now we want to see how things are working. You pull the cards and then you find out that it will need a repetition, or that the spell's force is hindered, or that it will manifest in an unexpected way. This is what postliminary divination is all about, it is basically the feedback of the spirit world and a review. You can use the notes from these to better the spell in future because you can take info a) needs more energy, and use it to improve it.

Postliminary divination also comes in those nifty omens and signs. Maybe you see an auspicious bird or some angel numbers or have an auspicious dream.You get the idea.

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I have never thought of this before! Divination is my strongest skill, and ritual is like second, why didn't I have some idea to put them together?!

[nothorses]

so I’ve seen a lot of posts about deleting period trackers since ya know :/ but I haven’t had a period since December and I’m not sure what to do with the standard health app that came with my phone. I haven’t had a period since December 2021 and am not having any form of sex, but do you or one of your followers know if the app still be used against me? I’m not in one of the states with the ban but honestly with the amount of pro-l*fe groups in my city, nothing’s certain

If you genuinely need to use a period tracker, especially if you feel that outweighs the potential risks, I think it's okay to keep using the tracker. You might also try Spot On, it's run by Planned Parenthood (and gender neutral!) and might be a safer option than one run by a for-profit organization.

The call to delete those apps is mostly out of caution for a possible future problem, rather than a currently ongoing problem (to my knowledge), so like. While a good idea, it's also not necessarily something you need to be panicking about- especially in a place where your rights are protected (and hopefully not in danger of not being protected any time soon).

[spezispud23]

OP didn't share what health app is on their phone, but never trust these things. It isn't about taking precaution: it's about what is currently happening and how data you disclose now can be used against you in the future. It is not far fetched to imagine being questioned about your cycle and whether or not you're pregnant in the near future. Maybe not in your state (I'm glad you're safe right now) but in so many others it's a reality we have to be prepared for.

The Planned Parenthood app is probably safe, but I think using a physical calender is the best option. It can't be hacked, no corporation has the info in their hands ready to sell, and if worst come to worst you can burn it.

It's devastating that the fallout of Roe v Wade has taken more than our rights to our organs, but it's robbed us of the tools we used to have a comfortable experience with our health.

[spezispud23]

I lay on the couch in the livingroom, sobbing and hugging my stomach. I mourn what I took for granted for so long. This is my body. The one thing I have control over in my life, and now I don't even have that. My uterus, my ovaries, my vagina. They feel foreign to me now. I love this part of myself but now it belongs to someone else.

I am half the person I was yesterday.

[spezispud23]

I live in the United States of America

I am so scared.

I no longer have autonomy over a portion of my body. I feel violated. I feel assaulted. I feel the same lack of control and power I felt when I was molested by a trusted family member at the age of 12. That man never saw justice. I will not allow that to happen again.

I thought that as I grew up, as I attained more and more authority over my body and my choices, I would feel whole again. And I did. Until my anatomy became a weapon weilded by my government. I was so small when that family member took advantage of me, and I am small again in light of recent events.

My body will bear no children under this government. I won't be one of the people shitting out white babies for a group of crusty old men who are afraid of becoming a minority. It's tragic, because I'm living with the live of my life, and I want a baby or two. I want a beautiful life with him, I want to raise children to be beautiful people with him. But I will never give this fascist police state what it wants.

Fight with me. No more separation between POC rights and women's rights and queer rights. We are all drowning in an ocean of injustice, barely treading water while a fucking yacht floats past.

Votes don't matter. Republicans are just the ones who got their hands dirty. Democrats are just as guilty for their inaction. Politicians don't fucking care about you and they never will. They're fed the crumbs of the elite and they grow fat and content with those morsels.

It's time to take advantage of those gun rights that are so fervently defended. Take the class. Learn how to use it. I despise violence, but it is the only language those in power understand. We have to be fluent if we want to survive.

It's time to go to politicians' houses and protest. Throw eggs. Scream at all hours of the night. Set off car alarms without damaging vehicles. Be loud. Bring them a little bit of the hell they inflict upon us to keep themselves comfortable.

It's time to strike. Go to work, make that money, then spend as little of it as possible. Trade with your neighbors, start a garden, barter. Start a commune. Stop getting your groceries and goods shipped to you. Travel by car as little as possible. Hoarding cash is the same as taking their god hostage.

It's time for abstinence. Unless your contraception is secure and you are perfect in using it, do not risk becoming pregnant. Not now. Not until we build a safe place for our children to grow. Not until the act is our choice again. Delete your period trackers, be very careful with your doctors, don't talk to anyone you cannot absolutely trust about your uterus.

It's time for strength. For unity. I don't know what tomorrow with look like. I am frightened, and I am mourning the possible loss of the future I wanted. But this is bigger than me, than you, than anyone. We have to have courage and make sacrifices. I'm sorry we have to do this, but it's necessary.

I love you for reading this. I love you because you are human. You are real, a living, thinking, breathing creature who deserves to be free. I want to be free with you. For now, be strong with me.

[muppetshow2026]

hey if y’all can please donate to the carolina abortion fund. nc is one of few states in the southeast to not currently be planning bans on abortions. we’re gonna be absolutely swamped from people in the southeast seeking safe abortions but there’s only so many people with so much funding that can help. ill reblog with the link.

[orinthered]

Deleting Data From Period Tracker Apps (Flo, Clue, Ovia)

deleting the app off of your phone does not delete the data that these companies have on you. given the overturning of roe v wade, it is very possible for bastard cops to demand that data on you if hospital staff suspect you’re considering an abortion, or some other such claim.

FLO: email [email protected] to request that your account be deactivated and your data permanently erased. flo will hold your data for THREE YEARS unless you make this specific request. 

CLUE: your data will be erased when you delete your account. the official steps for deleting your clue account are outlined as follows:

1. Open your Clue app. 2. Go to the More Menu in the top-right corner of the Cycle View. 3. Tap ‘Support’. 4. Tap ‘Account and Data’. 5. Scroll down and tap on “How can I delete my account?” 6. Tap the text “delete your Clue account”. 7. If you wish to back-up your data (I would not, it would defeat the point of deleting this data in the first place), you can tap ‘Back up my data’. 8. Tap ‘Continue’ back on the ‘Delete Account’ screen. 9. Enter your password and tap ‘Delete account permanently’.

OVIA: your information is deleted when you delete your account. unfortunately, there’s a really shady clause about denying deletion requests under certain circumstances, so delete that shit as fast as you can. steps for account deletion:

1. Go to the “Settings” page of your Ovia app. 2. Select the option “Reset or delete my account” 3. Then select the option “Delete my account and data”

IF YOU USE ANOTHER PERIOD TRACKER, PLEASE LOOK THROUGH YOUR PRIVACY AGREEMENT. SEARCH FOR TERMS LIKE “DELETION”, “DATA”, AND “RETAIN”. MANY COMPANIES HAVE EXTREMELY SHADY PRACTICES ABOUT DATA DELETION.

[cottaegecore]

abortion is a human right. my partner and I have compiled an exhaustive document with links to abortion funds and pro-choice organizations to support during this time, including state-specific resources. please consider donating + sharing!!! 

linked: here