#saint work

[psychopomps-recital]

“And how is a miracle different from a spell? Who is to say the saint was not a witch?”

― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

[aether-nereide]

Saint Cyprian of Antioch

Saint Cyprian of Antioch, also known as the "Sorcerer-Saint," is a figure venerated in both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.

Patronage: occultists, pagans, magick practitioners

Bio:

Born in Antioch (or Carthage) to pagan parents, young Cyprian was dedicated to the gods and studied until age 30. Upon returning home, he gained renown for his powerful spells and was venerated as a priest. He converted to a bishop through St. Justina. He is known for occult books in his name. He can be selective in who he works with; can come off as monotone.

Feast Days: September 26 (Catholic); October 2 (Orthodox)

Workings: baneful magic, spirit work, protections.

Offerings: water, wine, myrrh, bread

Colors: purple, red, white black

© ᴀᴇᴛʜᴇʀ-ɴᴇʀᴇɨɖɛ. ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛֆ ʀᴇֆᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ.

[spiritualhavenlilies]

Lucifer E-Offering

A collage of the only way I can possibly describe how Lucifer feels to me as an empath.

The bottom row represents when he's in one of his classic "moods". If you know, you know.

He feels like the warmth of flames and the early morning rays of sunshine you'd get after a rough overnight storm, the beams just barely peaking through the clearing clouds as the trouble gets ushered away almost seemingly by his light. And on a not so serious note, he also feels like those sour nerds gummy clusters, most likely because of his sass and spunk, I presume.

Stinky, nasty boy. He's such a goofball, always making flirtatious cracks at me and being a mischievous "little" dude. He's made up this game specifically for me just to brighten my day where he points out any even remotely penis shaped objects, and I genuinely try to guess every time he's like "Look!" if he's going to do it or not, but even he doesn't know when he'll see one, so half of the time it's just a normal observation that he wants to point out to me, so I can't just ignore him... Not that I would anyway, I quite enjoy this silly little game, it makes me laugh. That's why he made it up, by the way, he confessed after weeks of me bugging him about it that it was because he knew it would make me laugh (I think peens are shaped funny, they remind me of those clams that make holes on beaches that will spit water out at you if you pour some in their dens.) and that he simply loves to make me smile. He says my laughter is like music to his poor, "depressed" ears.. Naughty boy. Suuuch an attention seeker! (Said lovingly in a teasing way.) But every time he points to one, I look, only to scoff and smack him on the pec as he giggles his large, hulkingly tall ass off because it's yet another dick he's somehow managed to spot in someone's very shadowy ceiling paint. Absolute god tier pester-er, he's lovely.

[psalmicwitch]

what a great day to petition saints

(this user is desperately holding back from hexing a bitch while emotional)

[revpapaj]

Cleansing, Reversals, and Calling St. Martha.

This isn't a Hoodoo working perse but some of these ingredients for this bath are used in a traditional hoodoo bath and if you follow me you'll recognize some of them.

This working is a bit of New Orleans voodoo one, it's used to not only reverse the bad but to protect you while your doing it and afterwards.

COFFEE & REVERSING OIL SPIRITUAL BATH

Ingredients: 1–2 cups used ground coffee or coffee grounds. This is used for “drawing out” negativity.

1–2 teaspoons Reversing Oil

Optional: a handful of blessed salt (sea salt or Epsom) for extra cleansing. It can be blessed by a lay person or yourself saying the 23rd Psalms.

Prepare The Bath: Fill the tub with warm water. Mix the ingredients: Add coffee grounds, salt, and herbs to the bath. Add Reversing Oil: Sprinkle a few drops into the water while focusing on the intention: “All negativity, harm, and bad luck leave my energy and return to their source harmlessly.”

Recite Psalms 23

Soak and visualize: Enter the bath and soak for 15–20 minutes. Visualize dark energy being absorbed by the coffee grounds and leaving your body.

RINSE (optional): You can rinse off in plain water. To give you that fresh energy.

After The Bath: Dry off naturally or air dry if possible, and imagine yourself wrapped in protective, golden light.

Step 2: Reversal Candle (Neutralize & Send Back Negativity)

Dress The Candle: Rub a few drops of Reversing Oil to your candle. Set intention: Focus on sending back any harmful energy safely. You can use a prayer or affirmation like: “All negativity, harm, and bad luck directed toward me return to its source. I am cleansed and protected."

Light the candle in a safe, undisturbed place. Meditate or focus for 10–15 minutes, visualizing harmful energy leaving your client and returning to its origin.

Let the candle burn safely for several hours, or extinguish and relight daily until complete.

Step 3: (Protection & Empowerment)

In New Orleans voodoo we also used Saints and St Martha is a good one for protection.

Now in this last step you could follow up with a St. Martha candle ritual to seal the reversal and invite positive energy or use a protection candle with protection oil with the 23 Psalms.

But for this post let go with the Saint

Place her candle on a safe surface, ideally on a small plate or altar. Light the candle and focus on their intention: “St. Martha, powerful helper and protector, remove all harm and misfortune from my path. Turn every obstacle into blessing and guide me in strength, peace, and victory."

You can meditate quietly for 10–15 minutes while the candle burns. If burning the candle fully is not possible, they can let it burn for a few hours each day until completed. Offer a simple gift afterward (like water or flowers) and thank St. Martha for her guidance.

[library-of-deities]

Feelings I get when different deities/divine beings are present:

Jesus: a very calming but strong energy. I feel so safe and loved but there’s also an obvious sense of authority. I tend to get chills and sometimes tear up when I do readings with him

Archangel Michael: VERY strong “don’t fuck with me” energy but also very protective energy. I know I’m safe and protected but also need to be serious and get to work.

Mother Mary: Very strong maternal energy (ofc cause she’s Mother Mary). Very sweet and loving. Her presence always feels like a warm hug. Like a “I’m right here, hon. What do you need?” But it’s again a very strong protective energy like she is ready to fuck up any bad vibes that even try to come near me lol.

Mary Magdalene: Strong feminine and loving energy. It always feels like she’s excited to talk to me and it always makes me so happy. She’s so happy to talk and catch up but then it’s time to get to work. She’s so sweet but does not play when it comes to connecting to my inner divine feminine and doing shadow work.

Brigid: I haven’t worked with her long but I have noticed how VERY strong her energy is. You definitely know when she’s there. I often get chills and sometimes a stomach ache (not like a bad one. Kind of like the same one you get when you’re nervous and excited at the same time)

[witchofthethreshold]

Questioning My Practice

Part Fifteen: Folk Catholicism

Why am I interested in folk catholicism?

Despite my mother being a wiccan while I was growing up, I actually grew up without religion. She made an effort to keep religion away from me until I was old enough to think about it and make my own decision regarding what I wanted to believe and practice. So I genuinely don't really understand the difference between folk Christianity and folk Catholicism but this is a path I keep coming to. I don't know why, I just see this particular path around often and something about it pulls at me. Maybe it's the structure of the path. Maybe it's the love and kindness portrayed in their stories. Maybe it's something to do with saints and angels. I couldn't tell you but it's a path I'd like to explore, even if none of this is a good enough reason to do so.

I do feel like this is distinctly different from my interest in demonolatry, as this path doesn't come with a point to prove. It just is. Whether the reasoning is good or not, I have nothing to prove with being interested in this path. I just am. Something about it I can't explain just pulls at me...

Masterpost

[clovers-practice]

Mental health spell jar!

School is coming up, so I figured I'd remake my St. Dymphna mental health jar, but tweaked for the school season :D

First off, don't forget to cleanse your jar! I used pine to smoke cleanse since it has associations with happiness, but do whatever you prefer.

On to the ingredients list!! ~ Lavender to bring a calm school year ~Eucalyptus to heal from any past stress or trauma related to school ~Poppy seeds for protection from insecurity and scrutiny, + self assurance ~rose petals to bring beauty to you inside and out (if you'd like, add seven petals since its the number of perfection and you are utterly perfect in G-ds eye <3) ~Turmeric to help you live confidently (not technically necessary because we already have poppy seeds, but could be used as an alternative) ~Flax seeds to bring in growth, prosperity, and new beginnings ~Basil to bring you happiness ~Clovers to bring you luck in any tests or assignments ~Rosemary to bring you wisdom ~Juniper to bring you some financial prosperity (School is expensive!!) ~Optional, but I added some fossilized coral for protection.

I like to add a personal sigil on a piece of paper and fold it seven times towards me, but that's up to you.

Seal the jar with green, yellow, or purple wax, green being for abundance and growth (and St. Dymphna), yellow for intelligence, purple for wisdom. While pouring, recite this prayer, or any prayer to any saint or spirit:

"St. Dymphna, martyr, protector of those who suffer, I ask you bless this jar and insure it brings me all I ask for. Please guide me, lovely St. Dymphna, so I may one day be as strong as you. Pray for all those I love who may be struggling, especially with school, and pray for me so I can reach peace and academic success. Amen."

Place on an altar to St. dymphna, or if you don't have one, on your bedside table. If you want, you can give the jar a shake each morning and say the affirmation: "My mental health is good, my grades are steady. Whatever comes next, I am fully ready."

And there you have it! Thank you for reading <3 Feel free to change it and add whatever you'd like! Even if you're not a Christian witch, I think you should hopefully still be able to use this one.