#honeyandspite

[honeyandspite]

Hey…hey, guys?

Those little herb pouches you get from your local occult store? The ones in the ziplock bags with only the herb name printed on it?

Stop using those in teas. They are not food-grade.

Please please please find a local herbarium instead.

[yorubaby]

Hi friend! 🫶

Could I possibly get a bibliomancy reading from The Havamal?

Thank you in advance! (Also thank you for being one of my fav blogs)

Hello! 🥰 You may 100% have one.

"Unstable are men's minds towards women."

Here is the full passage:

📖 Want a bibliomancy reading? 📖

[honeyandspite]

It ain’t much, but it’s honest work 😌

[honeyandspite]

Me vs. My tarot cards telling me to wait for an answer instead of pushing it

[honeyandspite]

I’m not saying that fem people shouldn’t worship the moon or moon goddesses.

But I feel as though a lot of people kind of fall in line with the moon because they think it’s like “moon=fem, sun=masc”.

Like do what you want, but don’t lump yourself into a category just because you feel like you need to. Be feminine and walk with the sunlight. Be masculine and bathe in the light of the moon. Be androgynous and do whatever the fuck you want.

[honeyandspite]

I decided a couple of days ago that I'd really like to set up an altar to Odin and then asked for a sign that this was the right move. The next morning, I ended up almost nose to nose with a hummingbird while standing in front of a weeping willow. Hummingbirds and weeping willows hold a LOT of significance within my ancestor work, and I do have Nordic ancestry, so I took this as a positive sign and went on with my day.

Flash forwards a couple hours and I'm driving my client to the store. We pass by a man holding a sign, and I'm almost immediately hit with an urge to speak with him and offer what I can. When I got closer, I noticed something very interesting. The man I had just approached? A homeless veteran, blind in one eye.

That night, I start chatting with my husband about how I found a deity that I really resonate with and will probably be setting up an altar soon. He turns to me in his computer chair, says "The All Father", and then turns back around.

The absolute weirdest string of events I've experienced.

When I look back on the past couple of months, there are definitely a lot of themes within my life at the moment that align with Odin as well. I even have a set of crows that follow me around. This all just feels so right, and I'm so excited to set up this altar.

[honeyandspite]

Art is hard and sometimes I get really frustrated. But I’m trying to be kinder to myself, and learn how to create without judgement.

My current goal is to paint something I see in nature once a day, and yesterday I found this common mallow on my walk. Also known as Malva sylvestris, the word ‘Malva’ is thought to come from the Greek word μαλακός (malakós), meaning soft.

Given I’m making an effort to be soft with myself, she just felt like the right plant at the right time.

[honeyandspite]

I’m sorry I haven’t been as active lately.

Life’s been kind of kicking my ass, but I also feel my practice majorly shifting. For the past couple of years I’ve worshipped the Hellenic pantheon, and based majority of my witchcraft off of my work with my deities.

When I started getting into genealogy more, I fell in love with the lands and lores of my ancestors. I found company in plant, land, house, and ancestral spirits. I felt my intuition growing as I leaned into things my ancestors did. And I ultimately found myself.

I’ve been nervous about updating here. I feel like sometimes, when people completely 180 on their own practice, they’re viewed as a fraud. Someone who doesn’t take witchcraft seriously. But I think this is the first time in my life that I HAVENT felt like a fraud.

I loved working with Helios. He taught me so many new things. But ultimately, that just wasn’t where my path ended. I took a little side-road that led me back to my true path. Not everyone’s path will align this way, and that’s okay. Fantastic, even. I love how different our journeys are.

I guess this is just me trying to overcome my fear of being rejected by a community for seeming too wishy washy 😭