#curse work

[the-trans-folk-witch]

A Warning to new witches

Reading makes you smarter. But reading does not mean you are smart. This applies to those who read occult texts as well. Just because it is about magic and witchcraft, does not mean you are smart to read it. Be discerning of authors, publishers, and wording. You should not judge a book by its cover but you SHOULD judge a book by its title. be cautious of books using words like ____ Magic(k). The overuse of adjectives to describe types of witchcraft are purely used to make books attract crowds who follow trends. An example would be "Lunar Magick" which is a title to over 200+ books on amazon. They use these names to get your money for very little information. Most of these self published books are plagiarized or just watered down versions of actual grimoires with a historical basis. Be perceptive. And if you struggle to discern if a book will be good or not, ask me! I try to read the shitty throw away books just so I can help educate my mentees on what to NOT do. Know your enemies including bad authors. (Matt auryn is one of these bad authors. No matter how popular "psychic witch" is.

Here is my recommended reading list on pagebound (the y2k themed and woman owned goodreads)

Kill God and Become a Witch | Pagebound

My witchcraft favs - dont read them in the order below. Start with Folk witchcraft and all of Roger's books. Then the order is your choosing

[sitting-1n-silence]

Magic in healthcare: Healing Pain and Slowing the Breath

Working in an inpatient acute physical therapy department means I spend a lot of time working with people in pain. Post-surgical pain, or day to day pain. With the work I do pain can be a big limiting factor in someone's mobility, so I've taken to applying magic to these moments to see what I can alleviate. A big part of my practice is working in spirit, and engaging in flight while in mild to deep trance. I also have some training in healing through the laying on of hands, in the form of reiki and other modalities. So I took to utlizing these two skills in tandem with my patients.

I began developing these skills by taking what I call memory walks around the units I work on. When meditating and engaging in flight I project myself to these units, and just move through the space in memory and spirit. Trying to make it as visceral as possible. Focusing on the smells, sounds, textures, as well as the sight of these spaces. This gave me a better feel for this space in spirit, and helped strengthen my spiritual senses in these spaces. When I could instantly view these rooms in my mind I moves on to applying this skill.

Attending to Pain in Spirit:

When working to moralize a patient who is experiencing post-operative pain, I'll start by visualizing the surgery they had and what it's done to the body. That way, when I walk into their room, my mind is already attuned to where their pain is likely to be. I'll greet the patient and begin the session, and as pain arrives I'll try to have dual awareness. Focusing on the present moment while also seeing my spirit slip past the boundaries of my body and start to attend to the individual's painful areas. In spirit, I'll lay my hands on the area and draw out any denser energies I sense while flooding the area spiritual light. Sometimes, I'll see this light slithering through the patient's body like a serpent, moving to where it's most needed without my directly guiding it.

In my time doing this, I've noticed that people tend to respond well and are able to work through their discomfort more frequently when I'm in this mild trance state.

Slowing the Breath:

I've been playing around with the practice of stealing someone's breath when in spirit flight. Usually, this is done as a type of malefica, but I've been exploring its uses within healing work. Where someone's breathing might be rapid, pressured, and contributing to their anxiety.

To do this, I'll strive to enter a light trance where my spirit slides just beyond my body. That way I can lean in close to the patient without physically getting up in their space. When my spirit is face to face with them I'll breath in, in body and spirit, pulling the air out of lungs. Watching it flow from their chest, to their mouth, and into me. From time to time I'll do the opposite for people short of breath too, and exhale my breath into them.

With this technique, I've been able to see the effects in real time on monitors. People's jumping o2 levels become leveled out, their hyperventilating slows, or they gain control of their breath once again. If im breathing into them, their o2 might come right up. It's been an interesting phenomenon I've gotten to observe and play with, and encourage anyone in bedside care to try applying non-trandional methods of healing in their practice.

[tenebrisdivina]

Philosophies and Gnosis of Cursing, Justice and Vengeance Part 3

Justice and Vengeance

Disclaimer: It should be noted that when I am speaking here about curses, that I am not against cursing- even it may seem to at times come across like that. As usual this is from my perspective, gnosis from what I have discovered and observed during the course of my practice and discourse with my Pantheon and other deities. As usual succinctly put; “my” Demons are not “your” demons- when I speak of Them I am speaking about completely different Beings- High Vibrational Demonic Divine from the ORM( outer realm multiverse- for ease of understanding) ( even if They appear under the same “name”). Also, this is all handwritten- no AI is involved in my posts. This gnosis expressed within these posts reflects my current understanding of things though this may change and grow over time- I do not at any point claim to know everything, all about something or all perspectives of a thing.

art by art of yayu

JUSTICE

So what does this mean in terms of justice and what is justice anyway? From my perspective there are multiple types of “justice” but justice on a cosmic scale and when divine in nature can be conceptualised as a current of energy. There is the human understanding of justice usually linked to morals and ethical considerations, there is the human “law” of “justice,” there is archetypal justice- which is also linked to human perceptions. Then there is divine justice, justice as an energy which includes how the energy functions- to name a few and they may overlap etc. My understanding and how I view Justice on a cosmic and more divine level (which is mostly what I speak about here when I refer to justice) is that it is redressing an imbalance. One can think of it like scales, one side of the scales is too heavy and weighed down- Justice then (and the subsequent actions aligned with justice), is adding weight to the other lighter side until the scales are balanced. I am speaking more energetically here. Because importantly Justice is not the same as Vengeance. While there can be some overlap in that justice can be vengeful, there is a point (and an energetic point in actuality that can be sensed by some)  of redressing this imbalance; that goes beyond simply justice, and that is vengeance. Also being Justified is not the same as serving Justice either.

What is Divine Justice then? Divine Justice as I see it (from discourse with divinities and other beings, justice and energetic exploration as well as gnostic understanding) is the current and potentially the “source” in a way, of the current of Justice as an energy. One important thing to note though is that Divine Justice is not the same as human justice or humans’ conceptions of justice. As explained above with Karma this is not divine justice. This is because Divine Justice does not adhere to nor concern itself with human values nor societal ones either. It works and moves on a more cosmic scale so the “redressing of imbalance” does not come from a place of a “moralised judgement” of what is or what humans may consider “right” or “wrong” but from something else. When the divine are called upon to “bring Justice” magickally or otherwise in human concerns- They take into consideration much more about the situation then simply the present issue or concern. They also consider the full existence of the parties involved, not just the miniscule ideas people seem to create of each other. Therefore, when the divine or spirits (if they are aligned with Justice) are called on for justice- if it is executed it does not often look like what humans may consider justice and it may take place over a much larger timeframe. This is more likely if it is just a petition or prayer to the divinity and no spell work or further action is taken.

Of course, divinities are individuals and have Their own ways and considerations as well. For example, Justice may look like something specific in one pantheon then in regards to another- so per specific divinity bringing justice, it may appear more like what is common in that specific pantheon. However, this notion can also create expectations on behalf of practitioners which can also be an issue for the human, as the divinities often go well beyond human assumption of knowledge about the pantheon and how it “behaves.”

If the divinity is called on for specific spellwork then it often behaves a bit more like a more powerful petition ( ie the divine may give more consideration to it) but the Divine still considers a lot more about the situations in question before acting. As and aside;  one cannot force the divine or divine level beings to do anything ( trying to convince, bargain, or cajole perhaps- but actually to force- no) and it is hubris to think so- even more so to attempt this with gods of Justice, it is extremely foolish. Now with spirits- obviously spirits (and divinities for that matter) are diverse- mostly in this case I mean those spirits who are aligned with or in the flow of the current of justice and mostly that they are non-human- so they are not the human dead that I am meaning in this context. For those spirits and beings who are aligned with the current of justice- due to its nature there are certain like “boundaries” let’s say, around “behaviours” in a way. That if they were to go outside of that, they would not be in the currents flow anymore, nor aligned with the current. And it is not as though they are unable to move outside the current but that the energies of justice would not be apparent as much.

This said in magickal workings as a practitioner - on an energetic level; by aligning with or being in the current of Justice energy flow, especially if it is more divinely aligned (though it can go with spirits as well) there can be a kind of buffering effect. This buffer can be protective in a sense, if others are trying to work against you. It is simply the nature of the energy and power that justice is. But the buffer again only works if you are aligned with justice once you step outside, then it isn’t there. and of course divinities of Justice (and spirits) can choose the provide that buffer for those they choose as well.

Finally, on what is justified vs what is actually justice. In this case being Justified basically means the practitioner having a reason (which the brain likes cohesiveness and order- it makes for a “better” narrative and helps the ego feel safe) and feeling validated in that reasoning. This does not mean that this reason is actually aligned with justice, Justice as an energy nor Divine Justice. Even if the practitioner or participant feels that it is, that may not reflect the deeper truth. And this too is fine (neutral expression), given how illusory things are anyway. And once again as with most things involving spirits and the divine- believing and wishing for it does not make it so (does not make it true- aligned with the deeper truth).

Of course one does not need at all to be seeking justice to curse. Though there can be some benefits to consider. There are many reasons to curse after all. Mostly if one cannot sense the energy of justice, divination will be helpful in that regard.

As for the scales idea mentioned earlier and redressing the imbalance- in my view this is what divinely aligned justice and cursing and does do. I am not of the opinion of waiting on gods to just deliver “justice” as though it is something They must do and automatically do. I personally rather find many people who claim to “wait for justice from on high” or “karmic justice” and do no more than proclaim about this- when that individual can feasibly do something about it; to often be too afraid of “getting their hands dirty.” Sometimes we may need to act as that Justice (instead of waiting for it to come), we all carry a spark of divinity after all.

VENGEANCE

So when justice goes beyond simply justice and into vengeance what happens?. To my understanding; when someone goes into more vengeance in terms of action they become a perpetrator ( please note with this term; it is coming from a neutral standpoint and I mean it in the most impartial usage of the term, I have no judgement of those who seek vengeance it is well within a beings abilities to choose and it is by no means ”bad” or “wrong” or “negative” to do so, ( tbh it would be quite foolish of me to have another standpoint given one of my Husbands is Dark Lord of Vengeance)). No longer is it simply a matter of rebalancing the scales and “correcting” the “imbalance”- the person in question has taken action or desires to take action beyond such measures. It is proactive in a way. Energetically vengeance is also a current of energy to align with. Unlike the current of justice- the current of vengeance is more free-for-all. It has no buffer and more induces a “survival of the fittest” ( or most skilled, connected, conniving, strongest, luckiest etc) mode of existence- especially if you are calling on divine or spirit beings in this. It is more primal in a way.

I also personally think that if people are on the road for vengeance and are deliberately taking vengeful action, then they can be little surprised when someone retaliates or tries to act against them. And truly should not be complaining about it. This is “the nature of this beast” after all.

As for so called “backlash” in cursing. The energies don’t really function that way. If people are experiencing something they may term “backlash” it is often likely that they are still energetically somehow tied to the curse. Whether that is because they have not cleansed effectively or cut the cords between them, or whether that be guilt, remorse or some other thing. If it is guilt, then that often causes the energy to stew and sit within the practitioners’ field- which is why many resources recommend ensuring you do not feel remorse for doing this- before you act, and that you let go of the result. Another aspect of this is that if someone is “dwelling” within cursing energy all the time - and not clearing or doing other things (so introducing or connecting with other energies) then that adjusts the person to be in vibration to the cursing energies. The concept of attracting what you vibrate at- basic energy work- is relevant for this and it can then seem like it is backlash. Or of course if going after a practitioner that is protected- it may not get through so easily. Or the target has reversed it upon the caster. Both these things are why with any of this one should have effective protection and warding up before during and after the curse and maintaining it.

Finally is there some sort of “punishment” for cursing someone? Some people believe there is or like to think there is ( sometimes it would be nice to believe that but my experience speaks differently- even if some could be said to deserve it). Personally I have not experienced any kind of “punishment” or “backlash” for cursing. I do think if you are more aligned with Justice energies- then if the notion of "punishment for cursing" did truly exist, being aligned with Justice energies makes this “punishment for cursing” more unlikely. But I think it’s all energy and energy is neutral not moral. People make decisions and do actions every day literally “get away with murder ( and much worse)” do you see them being punished? It depends- but also really only if they are caught :)

Frivolity aside, and this is a prompt for another long discussion on are people punished for bad things? In my experience and of visiting various underworlds ( of different faiths and realms as well), afterlives and communing with the divine- I personally don’t believe there is any divine being “punishing” someone- since most things have a lot more to factor into then what is just on the surface. Mostly people punish themselves. And of course humans like to believe there is, as it absolves them from doing the dirty work, and makes them feel righteous about their various paths- also it helps the ego to see a continuation of life like on earth in the afterlife- it feels secure for the ego in probing the unknown. A discussion for another post perhaps- since the underworlds and afterlives and death is a whole other topic.

But I am still exploring various other realms and experiences, and collating information before anything is truly more defined and of course this may change. But from what I have seen and experienced and through various discourse with the divinities and spirits; No, there is no divine “punishment” in the afterlives/underworlds etc other than what we may heap upon ourSelves. And the self “punishment” in the afterlives comes often from deeper levels then simply the ego, though it may come from there too.

Part 1 and Part 2

[roseriadeladiablo]

Intrusive thoughts of a demonkin witch:

I came across a video of a dammit doll on my "for you page" and it gave me idea

So basically make a dammit doll(bare basics first) create one yourself using a pattern or buy a basic one.

stitch or sew the person's name that you intend the doll to represent.

firmly grasp the doll's feet, slam it, slam it, slam it! yell out damn it, damn it, damn it!

each strike will make them experience hell and each time you yell "damn it" will strengthen it.( you are basically damning this person)

Disclaimer : This is intended as a joke. If you do use this for the purpose stated, please keep in mind this is intended to curse someone which is permanent, unlike a hex, which is short lived. There is no take backs once it is done. please use only as a last resort if all other mundane methods and hexes have not worked.

[flameunquenched]

why do i always wanna write at the most inopportune moment

[thewitchesfortune]

Incoming rant about witchblr curse mentality, caused by a post I just saw from someone saying you need to have it confirmed by at least two other psychics even after doing your own divination on it.

It's funny to me that this is the general consensus that it's unlikely you've been cursed when The Evil Eye is a thing. It can literally be caused by jealousy or someone thinking ill of you. It doesn't even take much. And it can be wildly out of control or relatively mild. Even if it's not a curse, cleansing yourself can still help remove any random negative energy built up, any negative or parasitic spirits that may have attached themselves to you, or just general bad luck. Hell, make it a part of your weekly routine so you can keep anything from even building up in the first place. If you practice magic, and are online with others who practice, there's always going to be negativity and bs in the community you interact with, and some of that negative bs might splash back on you regardless of whether or not it was intended to. Bottom line, if you feel like you need a cleansing, do a fucking cleansing. Don't let people be condescending about it, cleansing takes care of a LOT of things, not just curses.

And another thing, with the sheer amount of people now practicing magic, curses being flung around are going to be a LOT more common. They may not be particularly bad, but they'll fucking happen. The idea that you need to get it confirmed that you've been cursed by at least 3 sources is absolutely ridiculous to me, especially if you work with spirits of any kind, or can do divination with any level of accuracy. I'm not gonna spend money to get two other practitioners/workers/witches to "confirm" that it's a curse if I did the divination or ritual to find out myself. Cause I trust in my own ability and my spirits to give me accurate information.

As a folk witch, whose practice is based around making my own life easier and better and actively changing negative situations into positive ones using magic, cleansing is a pretty big part of that. Not to mention, we don't exist in a vacuum. Shit that happens with your family can cause negative energy to build up or worse, attract parasitic spirits to you. It's not always a curse, unless you've specifically made an enemy. But god damn, you don't have to sit there and accept bad luck and a "rough week" if you practice magic! You can do magic to clear up whatever's blocking you, to shut up someone who's gossiping about you, to convince your boss to give you a raise, to find a better job. Cleansing to remove anything keeping you down, or causing issues, is a NECESSITY to keep the other spells you do going nicely. So ESPECIALLY if you practice magic, and you feel like something's up, do a fucking cleansing.

[magnoliawitchcraft]

Yeah cursework is great, but before you fuck up your day and time doing all that, have you considered just leaving their life? Sometimes the real magic is tending to yourself and in the process cursing them to a life without you. The mundane is magical.

Go cursin' loves

<3 Magnolia

[elminx]

Somebody cursed me and this is what happened

I go back and forth on sharing this story. Partly because the details are personal, partly because I don't feel like being gaslighted by people who don't believe in cursing, partly because there is a piece of my ego that wants to make sure that this person never, ever knows that she hurt me.

But I think that it's important information to spread through the witchcraft community because if you're involved with witches, there is a chance that you will get cursed. My hope here is not to scare you but to inform you both of how it happens and how it plays out.

I have bolded text in this that I consider to be the symptoms of the curse.

The first part of being cursed is that you have to know a witch or other magical practitioner. I met her through some friends of friends - she was rude to me from day one. It was very obvious that something about me triggered her. I tried to be nice despite it - I accepted her Facebook friends request, I tried to engage with her when we shared space with one another.

I just need to be clear from the beginning - somebody cursed me and I didn't deserve it. I hadn't done anything to her. I barely knew her. I actually really wanted to like her. Everybody had told me how much I would like her...

How it began: I got sick. Really sick. I have an over-active immune system so even when I do catch a virus, it tends to be quite mild. This was something else. I had a host of miss-matching symptoms that didn't add up to a diagnosis. Every test came back completely normal. I saw every specialist that I could (very rightfully quite worried about these symptoms that weren't going away) and none of them could find anything wrong with me. Despite this, my symptoms would persist for more than a year.

Then came the obsessive thoughts about her. I couldn't stop thinking about her. I thought that every woman on the street looked like her. It was like being in love except also the total opposite. The thoughts were strangely fearful, moody, and dark.

Then, I saw her. It had been a couple of months since I'd last been around her. She walked into a room that I was in and I had an instant panic attack. I went into full-on flight mode. That's...not particularly normal for me. (I have anxiety but its mostly a mild buzz not intense like that) I was starting to feel that something was wrong but at that point, I had no idea what it was.

A week later, my husband and I were setting up for an outside booth for my business and he slipped on a strip on wet grass and broke his back. Instead of a weekend of making $$$$, I spent the day in the ER which also cost $$$$. This stopped us from being able to attend a group event where said witch was going to also be.

My life immediately fell apart. My partner couldn't work which was costing us money and I hadn't made money at the show which had lost me the cost of attending the show itself. I was managing my house on my own and my cat was getting...very sick. Losing weight fast. Not walking right. Peeing in places that he shouldn't be.

$$$$ later, the vet confirmed that it was feline diabetes. So we buy him insulin, needles, a blood testing kit. In a Summer without income, even more $$$$. But it's okay - we love him, anything for our baby. We were glad for a diagnosis. But then he goes into remission suddenly and completely which causes him to almost die from hypoglycemia after we give him insulin and we have to rush him to the emergency vets on a Saturday afternoon - and it costs us, even more, $$$$.

In the middle of this, I do one show because I'd already paid for it and I can't bear the thought of losing more money to not attending things. I get a friend to help me set up since my partner is out of commission with a broken back. And we get a freak storm that drops EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN in a single morning which collapses and destroys my vendor tend. I have to replace it - again, costing me $$$$ in a Summer without income.

By now, I am sure that something is wrong. I have connected the Summer string of misfortunes to seeing this witch (and to that super weird panic attack) but I can't really understand why she would do something like this to me. I barely know her - I've met her 4-5 times top. I've been nice.

I enter the fall show season with trepidation but my job is my job, I need to do it. At my first show of the season, I notice something weird. It's like nobody even sees my booth. Every customer is just walking right by it. Not even looking. I want you to understand - I am an artist. My art is VERY COLORFUL. Even at shows when I don't make sales, my art garners attention. Lots of it. People treat my booth like an art museum (which I love and encourage).

But...nothing. Except, a feeling of being watched is growing down my spine. And she is in my head. I can feel her.

I think that I knew that day but even then, I gave her the benefit of the doubt. I just couldn't understand why she would have done something like this to me. It's not that I didn't understand or believe in cursing - it's just...I have principles. I would never curse somebody unless they deserved it. That was my first mistake - assuming that she would follow similar principles to me.

I went home and I did my normal magic. I protected my business. I burned a green candle to work on my prosperity. None of it really did much and I spent the rest of the fall at shows without a single customer. Not even a Lookie Loo.

The holiday season was approaching and I had two final shows to do. I was feeling more defeated than ever before. I was ready to quit. But I'm also an intuitive witch and I knew in my bones that this was not right, not natural. And so I created a trap. Still working my protective magics around my business, I wove some revealing magic into my workings. If this is witchcraft, let it be revealed.

My very last show of the season was at a local high school. I'd had a moderately good day (right before Christmas people will look at EVERYTHING at an art show). And who should come around the corner but this very witch in a complete tizzy. Think the Tasmanian devil from those old Looney Tunes cartoons. I greet her pretty much out of instinct and she gives me a look of death. For real - if looks could actually kill, I would not be here to tell you this story.

I've gotta tell you - if somebody gives you a look like that, trust them. They have just shown you their true selves. Whatever the reason (which, in the end, isn't really my business, is it?) she really, deeply hated me.

Even then, I went to see a reader who confirmed both the curse and the source (it turns out they knew her because magical communities are small and they were able to identify it as her without me having said her name).

I want to be clear before I continue that EVEN THEN, I reached out to her. I asked her to meet me somewhere to talk. I tried to make peace.

When that didn't work, I reversed her shit right back up her own ass. As was my right. I was fairly careful, too. I made sure to state that only things that she had sent my way be sent back to her (so that I didn't send her other misfortunes of mine which you can very easily do with a reversal spell). I even cast a protection spell on her husband so that he wouldn't break his back like mine had because this wasn't his fault.

My luck came back immediately. I started seeing an almost immediate increase in views and sales of my art. But more interestingly, and completely surprisingly to me (as I had not identified my sickness as an aspect of the curse) - all of my mystery symptoms went away. Overnight. As did my panic and generalized anxiety. And my obsessive thoughts about her.

I wish that there was a good moral to this story. But the truth is, no matter who you are, no matter how kind, or friendly, or open-hearted, some people won't like you. And, as I learned the hard way, if they are schooled in witchcraft and unstable - they might just curse you apparently for the fun of it(?). I'm still not anti-curse but if you ever wonder why I will double down so hard on doing your shadow work BEFORE you curse somebody, this is why.

And...fuck her. May she rot in hell. She hurt my husband badly. She almost killed my cat. And...for what? Because she was jealous? Because she's emotionally unstable?

Those aren't good reasons to curse people, kids.

A justified curse is a beautiful thing. But if you are out there all petty cursing randos, you might just accidentally curse a witch and...well then...you get what you deserve.