Hi there! I recently performed a fiancially-focused spell to get me out of a tough situation and it worked! Now I'd like to show my gratitude but I don't worship any deities so I'm not sure how I can do that.
So, this may go over controversialy...but worship yourself.
I want to bring attention to something that I KNOW has come across other’s paths, but may not have come across certain people’s.
There’s a huge mentality that you just thank every plant, and every gust of wind, and every grain of salt that’s passed your altar, or...even the palms of your hands (because let’s be real, most of my followers are younger. Budget bound and not able to dedicate anything significant and may feel bad about not having an altar blah blah blah).
If you want to thank each individual item, then do it. Animism can be a very fulfilling practice, but it’s not for everyone.
If you want to thank a deity or spirit, do it.
If you want to pay homage to the archetype of each item once a year (“BLESSINGS TO YOU GREAT SPIRIT OF PINK HIMILAYAN SALT! THAT YOU CLEANSE AND MINERALIZE MY LIFE AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO DO NOT HAIL FROM THE LAND OF YOUR HARVEST!”) then do it.
But, if you worship no deities, work with no spirits, or...did not include them in a specific working...then thank yourself.
If through your workings you flexed your power, did your thing, pulled those strings and mixed that fucking mud...then give yourself the pat on the back.
Sometimes, yes it’s due to a bigger power that we called forth. Thank them then, pour some honey, sing a song, leave some wine. Sometimes they come uninvited vocally, but are invited subconsciously.
But...if you made no such request. You did not invoke anything or anyone and did it by the skin of your back, the scape of your teeth, the sweat of your brow...then take the wine yourself. Bathe in the honey yourself. Adorn yourself in gold and stones.
It’s more than fine to embrace the fire within yourself. Careen into oblivion with the witchfire inhand, and sing songs of your own success.
Let’s be real for a second. If someone came to a party and purposely avoided your attention, then that’s on them. So you do you boo.
Thank yourself. And if you want to thank something else, then thank the candle you lit to thank the herbs you burnt and the crystals you used then thank that candle you burnt for the other candle and so on and so forth.
Stop the cycle and by selfish enough to stop the glorified circle of social and magical justices to reduce it to a “If anyone helped, thanks. I feel good, so here’s a cigarette for me, and some tea for you. Cheers Queers 💚 ” sometimes, that enough.
🦋Cheers, Barberwitch