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I sit on my little skeptic throne of witchcraft and enjoy it all because either magic is real and I’m very in tune with myself and the world around me, or it’s not and I become a master of meditation and good mental attitude and I get a fuck ton of shiny little trinkets and nicknacks that bring me immense joy there is no losing here
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁𖥔.~ Master-Post ~.𖥔 ݁ ˖. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁
**[Work - In - Progress]**[More will be Added]**
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݁₊ . ⟡ ݁₊ . ݁DEITY WORK SERIES ݁₊ . ⟡ ݁₊ . ݁
101: What Is Deity Work & Is It For You?
201: Research Before Reaching Out
301: Building Genuine Relationship
401: When To Step Back
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݁₊ . ⟡ ݁₊ . ݁Magical Mechanics ݁₊ . ⟡ ݁₊ . ݁
ENERGY ANATOMY: Chakras, Meridians, & the Aura
HOW BELIEF CREATES REALITY: Psychology Meets Metaphysics
SYMPATHETIC MAGIC, CONTAGIOUS MAGIC & SIGIL MAGIC: The Three Core Technologies
WHY SOME SPELLS WORK AND OTHERS DON'T: Troubleshooting Failed Magic
PLACEBO EFFECT VS. REAL MAGIC: Does It Matter?
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݁₊ . ⟡ ݁₊ . ݁Divination Deep Dives ݁₊ . ⟡ ݁₊ . ݁
Tarot: Beyond Memorizing Meanings (Reading Intuitively)
Pendulums: How They Actually Work (Ideomotor Response)
Scrying: Training Your Mind to Receive Instead of Project
Bibliomancy: Finding Messages in Randomness
Dreams: Shadow Work Through Dream Analysis
݁₊ . Bone Reading, Charm Casting, Rune Casting, Tea Leaves ₊ . .....
CASTING DIVINATION PART 1: Bones, Charms & Runes
READING DIVINATION PART 2: Tea Leaves, Coffee Grounds & Wax
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Why Do We Assign Planets To Days Of The Week?
Color Magic: Psychology or Energy? (Both)
HERB MAGIC: Medicinal Properties vs. Magical Properties
CRYSTAL SCIENCE: What's Real, What's Placebo, What's Marketing
WHY MOON PHASES MATTER (Gravitational Pull on Water = Us)
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PSYCHIC PROTECTION VS. PSYCHOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES (They're the Same Thing)
Warding Your Home Without Paranoia: A Grounded Approach to Magical Protection
Recognizing Energy Vampires vs. Projecting Your Shadow Onto Others: Know the Difference
Shielding Techniques That Don't Require Constant Maintenance
The Shield vs. The Wall: When Protection Magic Becomes Avoidance
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How to Write Your Own Spells (Not Copy Pinterest)
Raising and Directing Energy (The Part Everyone Skips)
Timing: Does It Actually Matter? (Yes, But Not How You Think)
Ingredients: Substitutions and Why They Work
Grounding After Spellwork (Why You Feel Weird After Rituals)
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Altars for People With No Space/Privacy
Altars That Evolve With the Seasons
The Difference Between Decoration and Devotion
Digital Altars: Do They Count?
When Your Altar Becomes a Dust Collector: What That Means
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Chaos Magic for the Curious: An Introduction
Curious about chaos magic but intimidated by the name? It's simpler than you think. An introduction to the DIY, no-purchase-required magical practice that rewards curiosity over obedience.
If you’ve come across the term “chaos magic” online, you might have some assumptions about what it involves. The name sounds intense. Maybe you’ve seen sigils on TikTok or encountered references in witchcraft spaces and thought, “That sounds interesting, but what is it actually?.”
Here’s the thing: chaos magic is more approachable than its reputation suggests. You don’t need to buy anything to practice it. You don’t need to believe in anything specific. And despite what the name might imply, it’s not about destruction or summoning things you’d rather not meet.
What Chaos Magic Actually Is
Chaos magic is an approach to magical practice that emerged in England during the late 1970s and 1980s. Writers and practitioners like Peter Carroll and Ray Sherwin developed it as a reaction against the rigid, hierarchical occult systems that dominated at the time. They were frustrated by traditions that required years of study, expensive tools, and adherence to specific beliefs before you could do anything practical.
Their solution was radical: strip magic down to what actually works and throw out the rest.
The core idea behind chaos magic is that belief itself is a tool. You don’t need to permanently commit to any particular worldview, deity, or system. Instead, you adopt beliefs temporarily because they’re useful for what you’re trying to accomplish, then set them aside when you’re done. This might sound strange if you’re used to thinking of belief as something you either have or you don’t. Chaos magic treats it more like a lens you can pick up, look through, and put back down.
This makes chaos magic extremely flexible. There are no sacred texts you must study, no deities you must worship, no hierarchy you must climb. The only real measure of success is whether your practice produces results. If something works for you, use it. If it doesn’t, discard it and try something else.
People sometimes call chaos magic “the punk rock of magic” because of this DIY, anti-authoritarian attitude. You’re encouraged to experiment, to build your own system, to question everything. The name “chaos” doesn’t refer to disorder or evil. It comes from mathematical chaos theory and ancient Greek philosophy, pointing to the idea of pure potential before it takes any particular form.
Who Is Chaos Magic For?
You might find chaos magic appealing if you’re curious about magical practice but feel put off by traditions that require you to accept a specific set of beliefs. A lot of people come to chaos magic after trying other paths and finding them too prescriptive, too rigid, or too expensive.
You don’t need to believe in the supernatural to practice chaos magic. Many practitioners approach it from a purely psychological perspective. They view magical techniques as ways to communicate with their own subconscious mind, to clarify intentions, or to create meaningful rituals that support personal change. Others take a more metaphysical view. Chaos magic accommodates both approaches because it’s less concerned with why something works than with whether it works.
If you’re the type of person who likes to figure things out for yourself, who gets skeptical when someone tells you there’s only one right way to do something, chaos magic might be a good fit. It rewards curiosity and experimentation over obedience and memorization.
It’s also genuinely accessible. You don’t need to purchase special tools, decks, crystals, or altar supplies. The pressure to acquire stuff that pervades a lot of modern witchcraft spaces is mostly marketing, not tradition. Chaos magic, by its nature, resists this. If you’re drawn to practicing magic without a shopping list, you might also appreciate Divination Without Buying Anything, which explores similar territory. And if you’re still figuring out which practices resonate with you, 7 Beginner Divination Methods offers a broader look at your options.
Core Concepts
As you explore chaos magic, you’ll encounter a handful of key ideas. I’ll cover each of these in depth in later posts, but here’s a quick orientation.
Belief as a tool. The foundational concept. Rather than asking “Is this true?” chaos magic asks “Is this useful?” You can adopt a belief system for a specific working and release it afterward.
Gnosis. This refers to altered states of consciousness that power magical work. These states can be achieved through meditation, breathwork, exhaustion, ecstatic dancing, or other methods. Gnosis is less about what you’re thinking and more about shifting how your mind is operating.
Sigils. Probably the most well-known chaos magic technique. A sigil is a symbol you create from a statement of intention, then charge through gnosis and release. It’s simple enough for complete beginners but remains useful for experienced practitioners.
Paradigm shifting. The practice of moving between different belief systems or magical frameworks depending on what you need. One week you might work within a framework that involves planetary spirits; the next you might approach magic as pure psychology. Neither cancels out the other.
Results-based approach. Chaos magic is pragmatic. Techniques are judged by whether they produce the outcomes you want, not by how traditional or aesthetically pleasing they are.
What You Need to Get Started
A mind and some curiosity. That’s genuinely it.
If you want to try sigil magic, you’ll need paper and something to write with. If you want to experiment with gnosis, a quiet space helps. But you don’t need a dedicated altar, special robes, or a collection of ritual objects. Chaos magic works with what you have.
Some people enjoy incorporating tools and aesthetics into their practice, and that’s fine. Objects can help focus intention, and there’s nothing wrong with finding a practice visually meaningful. But these things are optional. The magic doesn’t live in the objects. Like bibliomancy, which turns any book you own into a divination tool, chaos magic assumes you already have what you need.
Where to Go From Here
If any of this sounds interesting, you’re in the right place. This post is the first in a series covering the basics of chaos magic, written for people who are curious but maybe a little intimidated by where to start.
Now that you have a sense of what chaos magic is and who it’s for, you might be wondering where it actually came from. Unlike traditions that claim ancient or unknowable origins, chaos magic has a documented history. We know who started it, when, and why. A Brief History of Chaos Magic covers the founders, influences, and cultural moment that brought this practice into existence.
Before you move on, you might try this brief reflection:
What beliefs do you currently hold about magic, the supernatural, or the capabilities of your own mind? You don’t need to change them or judge them. Just notice what’s there. Chaos magic invites you to hold your beliefs a little more loosely, to treat them as tools you can pick up or set down rather than fixed parts of your identity. What would that feel like?
It's the season of the witch and until the end of October I'm offering Brainscan issues 33 & 34 by Alex Wrekk at a price where it will be about $10 including postage anywhere in the US! In these two zines Alex explores over a decade of building a secular witchcraft practice.
Brainscan #33 - DIY Witchery invites you into a deeply personal journey through the world of witchcraft. Over the course of a decade, the author has explored and practiced witchcraft, and this zine shares their unique experiences. It's not a how-to guide, but rather an insightful personal narrative. The author delves into their journey into witchcraft, the development of their secular and non-pagan practice, and the distinctions between their approach and contemporary witchcraft. They also tackle critical issues within the modern pagan and witchcraft communities, including discussions on racism, cultural appropriation, colonialism, and capitalism, reflecting their intersectional politics. For those interested in venturing on their own path, the zine offers tips and resources.
"Brainscan #34 - A Dabbler's Week of DIY Witchery is a zine born out of a challenge sparked by a cntroversial witchcraft book review in January 2020. The review suggested that modern witches were anti-vaccine and climate change deniers, leading a witch to question what it really takes to explore witchcraft for a week. The author, an experienced witch, takes up the challenge and presents their response in this zine.
Within these pages, daily activities are proposed, designed to shift your perspective and introduce you to their personal world of witchcraft. Activities include space cleansing, simple energy exercises, correspondences, animism, and basic spells. All of this is presented in a friendly, non-authoritative tone, making it perfect for those curious about witchcraft.
https://portlandbuttonworks.com/secular-witchcraft-zine
Hello!
This is a side blog I made dedicated to my adventures in witchcraft and Hellenic Polytheism. My main blog is @little-cereal-draws
I'm still figuring things out so this will probably be a mix of personal posts and devotional/general Greek mythology stuff. I am a baby witch and a baby Hellenist so pls be patient w me.
My current witchcraft situation: somewhere between green witch and secular witch
My current godly situation: I'm working with Artemis but I would also like to work with Hermes, Apollo, and Athena (I know that's a lot but I love them all ok)
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(Also, shameless self-promotion, if you want to read a very queer original comic about ancient Rome and Egypt that I'm making with @the-voice-i-was-given, go check out @ancientcivilizationnonsense!)
The Case For Magic
Is magic real? To determine this, magic must first be defined. One of the more popular definitions I have heard (and one of my personal favorites) comes from Aleister Crowley: “The art and science of causing change to occur in conformity with the will.”. Certainly according to this definition magic is not only real, but every intentional action taken to cause change in one’s life is in and of…
On skeptical witchcraft:
"I realized that most of what I was doing already could be explained through science/psychology, with the placebo effect being the main aspect of it. If I was doing the spells and the rituals in the same way that others do and they were having the intended outcome, how could I not call it magic? Even if the belief behind the way it works differs from most’s. It is about why I do what I do, and what I do to achieve my desired outcome; it is not about how it is achieved."
Quote from @beorhtsgrimoire (reposted with permission)
Wish me luck because I’m desperately going to need it
