#cunning work

[belalubroski]

I think it's important sometimes to ask yourself if the Working you're doing would serve you best by NOT announcing it publicly or telling other folks about it. More can be merrier for certain things, but. Moon's got a particular effect when you can't see it, if you catch my drift.

[belalubroski]

i love getting handed down cards. now, everyone is different, and it's not necessarily about how or where you got the tools of your trade from, but it's my genuine belief that hand-me-downs have something extra to them. I now am proudly in possession of a used playing deck that is actually just two playing decks that have been shuffled into one (same maker, different colors on the back) that is kept in an old plastic sandwich bag. gives some of the best readings I ever done. very talkative. the other deck I have that has similar Spirit (who I tend to refer to as ol' reliable lol) is my old rider waite deck. not a hand-me-down, but well loved to the point where the little box it was bought in has long since gone and I keep em wrapped up in a bandana instead. when I lost most of my possessions and been homeless, I lost my decks too, but that one came with me. survived in my pockets against the elements with me. i love collecting cards that are new and lovely as well, but no matter what, every time, they don't compare to an old, well loved deck of cards in a red bandana or a sandwich bag.

[anecdoche345]

3/17/19

My cousin calls me in a panic and asks me to come to Mema's because one of his snakes is missing and his parents won't be home until later. I grab my brother and we go help him look. The catch is that we can't let my Papa know the snake is loose in the house because he might get angry, so time is of the essence so he doesn't open and cabinet and the snake be right there. After a could hours of looking, the snake hasn't shown up. I'm exhausted after a long day at work and haven't eaten much, so to make up for it, I tell my cousin I'll dream about it.

That night I find the snake and tell my mom who encourages me to tell my aunt. The next day, wouldn't you believe the snake was right where I said it was?

[wealdandwold]

Let’s talk counter-craft

Tumblr loves to talk about cursing.  But I hardly see anything about that other, massive part of the traditional working witch (or cunning person’s) stock in trade: curse-breaking, counter-magic, luck-turning etc.

So!  Hit me with your best spells, for curse-assailants known and unknown, for breaking & turning bad luck, for protection against maleficium, charms ancient and modern...  Let’s share this stuff!

[wealdandwold]

Just to note...

...that if you are having magical difficulties, or spirit difficulties that you could be helped by magical consulting, please do feel free to inbox me.  I can't guarantee I can help, but I may be able to.

(If you do this, please let me know if you're happy for me to address it publicly or if you'd rather it was private, and if you're happy for me to signalboost it if I can't help, in case other practitioners can!)

Cunning work for non-practitioners is good, but so is supporting other practitioners :)