This post is the opinion and belief of one folkloric witch. It is not a historical reference post or source for proper study. It is just spiritual beliefs I have formed from what I’ve learned in history and from other trad craft traditions. This is not a part of all witchcraft traditions and is not a belief all people hold. Feel free to disregard what doesn’t resonate. If you like what you read please let me know. I am always open to topical discussions.
The midself, the talker, the talking self, the heart, the soul, and even the ego. These are all terms for this spirit within the body.
In part one of this series I discussed the Fetch. The spirit hidden within us and repressed by many world religions. Yet praised by the witch. In this post I will discuss the Heart. The spirit above the fetch or shade.
The heart as I prefer to call it is exactly as it sounds. It’s the heart. It’s your passions. It’s your ego. Some traditions view it as the talker. The part of you that does all of the talking and relaying your feelings to others. It is emotion and earthly relation. The most human part of yourself.
As all parts of the spirit, it is housed somewhere in the body. In my tradition is it in the heart and the throat area. It dictates my voice, my passions, and my distaste for the world around me. This spirit is not maligned like the fetch. Although it is jaded due to the state of the world we live in. In my tradition this spirit acts as a go between for my fetch and my ouranic (higher) self. It shares my feelings and work of my other spirits with the world around me. This is the spirit I use to converse with the divine and the unclean. The phone between worlds. It’s the spirit that opens itself up to experience. Mediums and psychics these days ignore the multiple soul idea, but this is the spirit within us that’s responsible for the “Clair-senses” despite my distaste for those terms. (Who even is Claire and why is she so aware??) the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, or feel spirit is all thanks to the heart. Unlike the other main parts of the spiritual body, this one is very physical for me. It is not only a spirit, but the spirit of my blood and bone itself. The spirit given to me by my ancestors.
In many African, Asian, Eastern European, and Native American beliefs, there is a concept of past lives. But past lives of then are NOT like the watered-down, new age, white, and western concepts as they are now. They were not cross cultural nor avoiding time periods. —You were not viewed as being a black woman in a past life and being a wealthy white woman who does yoga now. —They were ancestral. The spirit of your blood ancestors was this spirit which was and has been passed down through your blood. The heart of your grandparents is the same heart that pumps in the chest of your parents. It is the soul made by the coming together of a family. It is a spirit that has followed you forever. And it will follow your descendants. In my belief this can be transferred to anyone not blood related to you via blood ritual. The age old belief of cutting your finger and a friend’s before pressing them together to form a pact. This passes the spirit of your heart and your ancestors to the other. This is the Heart. This is ancestry and your past lives.
In the afterlife I view this spirit as becoming nature itself. Since it is so tied to the body, it becomes the earth as our bodies rot postmortem. It returns to the underworld or the world within. Where the dust that became bone resides. Where the ancestors and first humans were made. And part of it goes on in your descendants. whether born to you or transferred by blood, It lives on.
If it were to be seen, it would be in a mirror. In an obsidian mirror I have seen it myself. A glowing golden heart pulsing in my reflection. I watched as golden light flooded my veins all across my body. Watching it spread through me and around me. And even dripped onto the rabbit bones I was feeding my blood to. There it remained and continued to glow. A new family member and extension of myself was born. When you feed spirits your blood, they are you and you are them. But that is another post.
The Fetch as discussed in part 1 is viewed as a corrupted shade which all people have. Only the fetch is solely of the witch. The heart however is human in all ways. Witches, people, and animals alike have this spirit within them. Although they may have different passions and virtues to them, they all have the same function. They connect us to each other. They speak for us and feel for us. They are the most human part of us. The part that needs to be cared for with good spiritual hygiene. The part of us that needs to have a nice warm home to turn to in the dead of winter. A part that can be stained by the conjuring of dark spirits. It is not like the fetch. It requires our bodies to be cleansed to avoid illness. Just as the heart of the body must be kept healthy by eating a balanced diet, the spiritual heart must be fed good things too. It is the body. It’s the part that needs “grounding” or humanization. The part that should be reminded we are not spirits yet, but one-being for now.
View thetransfolkwitch’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is ju
This is an insider look at my upcoming grimoire the Grimorium Chaos Atrio, a hierarchy of infernal spirits ranked in a medieval royal court system. They are governed by the 7 traditional magickal planets.
All serve and obey the 2 Supreme Beings:
Quibix the Supreme Being of Order.
Zomo the Supreme Being of Chaos.
I’ve been having a blast developing this. I’ve used pendulum dowsing & RNG’s to create names, traditional correspondences with an original twist, and so many minute, hidden details of meanings.
Here we examine the Demonic Pantheon of Hell Worked within the Practices of Hell’s Dictate.
Each Demon is given with their recognized Title of empowerment, throughout this Book Evocations for each of these Grand Infernal Spirits shall be given and within those Texts a full listing of the areas of power over which the specific Infernal Being holds power shall be put forth along with descriptions of their manifested appearance.
Some Demons familiar to others may be missing from this list and this is because from Communions with Our Lord Satan and the Demon Beelzebub I have been informed conclusively that while there are Demons who are Fallen Angels there are others who are not and have always been ancient forces of Darkness.
The Demons listed here are and always have been Demonic entities and never were Angels despite what is written in other Books or claimed by the Church of Lies.
These deceptions have been instigated by the Orthodox Church to ensure that their lies regarding their God having infinite power over all is believed, a perfect deception for if God created all he must have power over all . . . not so, the Demons here are primal forces of unhallowed Darkness far older than the God of the Abrahamic Faiths.
Satan ~ Lord Of Hell
Lilith ~ Lady Of Hell
Beelzebub ~ Standard Bearer Of Hell
Abaddon ~ Lord Of The Isolate Pit
Asmodeus ~ Lord Of The Carnal House
Naamah ~ Demon Of Seduction
Lucifuge Rofocale ~ Grand Paymaster Of Hell
Rimmon ~ Grand Physician Of Hell
Belphegor ~ Demon Of Inventions
Arioch ~ Demon Of Vengeance
Adramalech ~ Demon Of Plague
Alastor ~ The Grand Executioner Of Hell
Sirchade ~ Guardian Demon Of Wildlife
Mephistopheles ~ Master Of Pacts
Frucissiere ~ Demon Of The Dead
Eurynomous ~ Demon Of Torment
Sonneillon ~ Demon Of Discord
Sargatanas ~ The Guardian Demon
Vetis ~ Tempter Of The Holy
Hiepacth ~ Lord Of The Lost
Verdelet ~ Master Of Ceremonies
Agaliarept ~ Guardian Of The Gate
Frimost ~ The Grand Seducer
Eisheth Zenunim ~ The Queen Of Harlots
Jezebeth ~ Mistress Of Deceit
Agrat Bat Mahlat ~ Demon Of Adultery
Agramon ~ Demon Of Fear
Sergulath ~ Grand Divider Of Alliances
Rosier ~ Grand Demon Of Love
Surgat ~ Grand Demon Of Keys
Huictiigara ~ Demon Of Sleep
Khil ~ Grand Demon Of Disaster
Aglasis ~ Demon Of Transport
Philotanus ~ Grand Demon Of Learning
Musisin ~ Grand Demon Of Command
Ancitif ~ Demon Of Possession
Elelogap ~ Demon Princess Of The Seas
Xaphan ~ Demon Prince Of Fire
Stygal ~ Grand Demon Of Death
Rahovart ~ Demon Of Immorality
Unsere ~ Grand Demon Of Motherhood
Cressil ~ Demon Prince Of Indulgence
Picollus ~ Infernal Speaker With The Dead
Clauneck ~ Demon Of Riches
Clistheret ~ Demon Of Illusions
Guland ~ Demon Of Disease
Proculo ~ Demon Of The Realms Of Sleep
Pythius ~ Lord Of Deception
Klephoth ~ Demon Of Prophetic Dreams
Ukobach ~ Demon Of Pyromancy
Mersilde ~ Demon Of The Astral Realms
Segal ~ Demon Of Apparitions
Bechard ~ Lord Of Lightning
Ribesal ~ Demon Of Storms
Bucon ~ Demon Of Hatred
Morail ~ Demon Of Concealment
Humots ~ Grand Demon Of Transport
Delepitorae ~ Demon Of Enchantment
Verrier ~ Demon Of Healing
Arphaxat ~ Possessor Of The Holy
Lucifer appeared to me with an entirely different presence/energy to get me to pull out my cards and figure out who he was just to distract me. ACK!!!!
