#maxiswitchjournal

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My Digital Grimoire is Complete*!

All of the pages on my digital grimoire are complete! Feel free to look through them and reference them if you need to!

There are pages on:

color associations

animal associations

moon phase associations

associations of the moon in different signs

tarot card meanings (including yes/no)

associations of herbs and botanicals

crystal associations

hellenic deities

associations of different kinds of water (ex: moon, sea, river, well...)

associations of days of the week

associations of days in the wheel of the year

associations of planets

I hope this helps somebody!

*i will continue to add little things here and there to the site but all the basic stuff is done!

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Spirituality and Psychosis

Hello! I am a person who experiences hallucinations, but I also have a healthy spiritual life. This may raise the question: how do I differentiate actual signs and communication from the gods and other spiritual beings from hallucinations and delusions?

Here are a few rules I have established that may be useful for other people who struggle with this sort of thing:

~ gods do not take physical forms. they will not appear in your room or in your mirror. they also will not squeeze your hand or call your name

~ gods communicate using their specific symbols and signs (example: i notice the sun in my eyes a lot more often when apollo has something to say)

~ other than that, you should only communicate with your gods through some form of divination that you trust, whether that be tarot, dreams, throwing stones, runes, or anything else you like. be careful with scrying if you have visual hallucinations.

~ on the note of prayer, if your thoughts are sometimes so loud that you can't think properly, you may want to get a prayer journal. either a physical notebook, scraps of paper, your notes app, a google doc, or even a discord server with nobody in it. i especially like that method because it is private, you can access it anywhere on any device, you can make a channel for each deity, and you can look back on your past prayers.

~ your gods will not hurt you. they do not want to hurt or punish you. they will not leave bruises on your body or try to make you feel afraid or paranoid. if you are seeing things in the corners of your vision or feeling watched, it is not them. i recommend talking to a doctor/psychologist first, then maybe using some protection magic as an extra measure if it will make you feel more comfortable.

Thank you for reading! I hope this helped somebody!

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new apollo altar (it is tiny but i need to hide it from my parents lol)

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Today, I spoke to the spirit of the tree that I sit under during lunch and recess. I'm not sure if she would be okay with me sharing her name, but she was a delight to talk to!

Talk to your local tree spirits!

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this painting of apollo that i did that feels unfinished but i cant figure out what to do with it

the colors are strange on phone but beautiful on my phone and tv so idk whats up with that

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Digital Grimoire!

I think there's enough information on my digital grimoire to share it with everyone now haha

It's a work in progress! The Moon, Crystals, Animals, and Herbs pages are done (well I'll still be updating them as I learn but yk). The Tarot and Deities pages are under construction. I haven't started working on the Days, Planets, or Miscellaneous pages yet. But I figured I would share as it's about 1/3 done and has lots of useful information!

disclaimer: I literally stole all of the information from random corners of the internet; they are NOT linked and I'm sorry about that but it would literally be so much work. Most of it is just like magical associations of herbs and shit and not like, whole articles about magic or anything. (example- Thyme: wisdom, protection from nightmares, whatever the fuck else thyme does). Okay just wanted to put that out there lol

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Something that helps me when reading tarot - keep a journal nearby! Write down your question and what card you got, and how you interpreted it.

I forget my questions halfway through the reading a lot (I stare at the card interpreting it for a long time lol, I’m a beginner so I have to think about it a long time) so this helps me not forget them :)

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the lovely Moon tonight