#greywitchesgrimoire

[that-one-grey-witch]

I feel like, maybe we dont talk about how mundane some practices can look? You know? As a whole im so here for the spooky vibes. But thats not my day to day practices. Thats not what makes me feel grounded and in love with my practice.

To me it looks like offering portions of my meal to my ancestors (who i generally honor as a whole unit not individuals). Pouring out pomegranate juice or whatever fun thing im drinking to the gods. Lighting the one candle i have for all of them in the morning and keeping it burning all day when im home. Picking flowers for deities. Chillin. Chatting with deities on my walks to work. Knitting as devotionals to them. Preparing food thats good for my body with them (altar in the kitchen ofc) and salting and sweeping the floors at the end of the week to bring in fresh energy for the week ahead.

Its become so ingraned in my life its begun to just feel like part of it. Not something i have to force to work.

Of course i do more elaborate spirit work.

Of course i do larger devotional practice.

But the smaller practices can have big changes. Especially when people (me) can struggle to clean or eat at all.

Big witchcraft is incredible. Please also do whatever small and humble things work for you along side the beautiful showy side of witchcraft. You deserve to be taken care of.

You deserve to show love and compassion to yourself.

Please remember that ❤

[that-one-grey-witch]

Diana/Hecate

I wanted to yap about upg as it relates to Diana/Hecate for a sec, and see if anyone else felt similarly?

Diana and Hecate have always been part of Trivia for me, so theyre the same goddess (or comflaited so heavily together they appear to be similar) so in part theyre both part of the Trivia epithet. I usually venerate them with Persephone in a phases of the moon kind of way. Diana the waxing/full, Persephone the waning, and Hecate the dark.

Threes are so important for me in this oddly vast relationship, so also Diana as a goddess of three way crossroads, and the Sky (heavenly), Earth (woods/earth) or ocean, and the Underworld.

Ive been beginning to wonder if the motherly energy ive felt at the ocean might be Hecate or Diana. I know Diana might have roots as a river spirit of sorts and i wonder if it might corelate. I felt Her (ocean mother) presence in storms as well. Ive begun to wonder if i can associate her with the water cycle and the memory that water holds. As it doesnt get created nor destroyed, it just seems to fit. But idk that's still up in the air. I feel like that dude with all the red string on the board when I think about all the ways they interact/associate them.

[that-one-grey-witch]

As a society, i feel like we dont talk about how pretty moonlight is on sheets. When im going to bed and i can see the light of the moon gracing my sheets? City lights in the distance? A soft glow on my comfy bed? You best believe that makes me believe life isnt a bad, tomorrow will be better, and its ok to rest.

Thank you Luna. Thank you Diana. Thank you moon goddesses named and unnamed.

[that-one-grey-witch]

Yellin into the void a bit, but does anyone have any good resources about creating a tarot or oracle deck from scratch?

Ive searched on and off but ive gotten to the point the same blogs and videos keep popping up so fresh outside eyes/perspectives would be s o helpful

I wanna make one so bad and ive been working on it for a yearish, but i keep starting and stopping again bc life. Literally any help is appreciated

Nice lil ocean pic as a thanks for reading

-grey 💞

[that-one-grey-witch]

I absolutely adore Persephone. So much. And I feel the desire to do more research on her? I feel like I've read a lot (been studying for about 6 months ish?), the Hymn to Demeter obvi and some of the other myths. (Studying the hymn to Demeter is one of my favorite pass times hehe) but i was curious if anyone else had any other like academic-ish books on Her? Or other sources? Even talking about experiences with Her and or yapping about Her would be amazing.

(I couldnt find the creator, if you know please tell me and ill add it!)

[that-one-grey-witch]

Athena Appreciation ✨

This post was really a thank you from the bottom of my heart to Athena. She listens. Thank you, for helping me finish my homework on time. It was done in the least stressful way possible with so much patience. I adore you Athena. I cant thank you enough for the work youre doing with me on my accidemics. I am so inspired in her presence, everything feels clearer and calmer. I hope to stay devoted to her for years to come.

Diamond Eyes by Betty Jiang

[that-one-grey-witch]

PLEASE!! FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK!!! REMEMBER TO USE YOUR LIBRARIES FOR SOURCES!!

Im looking at an expensive ass book to study Diana and its an average of like 60$ and I dont have that kinda money rn. But the library does. The library has that book. I just found it for free to see if I even like it. And I guarantee if your local library system doesn't have it 9/10 they can check and find somewhere that does. For those of us in some counties of the US, theres a system that will let you borrow books outside the county limits. Or check your school library systems that have access to academic articles if youre in school.

Please know you have resources.

If you have the spoons and a couple moments to yourself. Check it out. Or call your local library. Trust me, Librarians and library workers l o v e helping you and showing you more about the system. (Coming from being a library worker and my experience with all of my coworkers.) Library cards are free. The books are free (pls take good care of them). Our county doesnt even have late fees or fines anymore!! You can get into some museums for free with a library card!!!

Please please please use the resources youre paying for anyway with taxes. You can find so many good books, pagan, polythiest, witchcraft, ect.

They're there!!! Use it!!!

[that-one-grey-witch]

I have gravely underestimated the power of doing work and offerings in deities' sacred spaces. Diana came through so strongly when we did tarot at the lake at school. Love and respect tf out of Her. Heres to learning as we go :)

Diana, Dea della Caccia (ca-1887) “Watercolour heightened with bodycolour, 127 × 77.5 cm” [private collection] – Henry Holiday (British; 1839 - 1927).