#stregoneria

[halfhornedgod]

Praise our Witch Father! 🐐✨

May our Father put His Hand on our Head!🐐

May we join with Old Ones the Great Sabbat!🙏🏻

May the Lady open the Gates of the Earth and let's dance all together!🔥

[stjarna-jotnarson]

Lately I’ve been wandering around the web a lot.

Amid chaos, sterile monologues and inflated egos disguised as “alternative”, I came across a few images that made me stop.

Some powerful, some dark, some evocative. These are the ones that stayed with me.

If you feel like it, show me you’d

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Negli ultimi giorni ho gironzolato molto nel web. In mezzo a caos, monologhi sterili ed ego ipertrofici travestiti da “alternativa”, mi sono imbattuto in alcune immagini che mi hanno fatto fermare.

Alcune potenti, altre oscure, altre evocative.

Queste sono quelle che mi hanno colpito di più.

Se vi va, mostratemi anche le vostre.

[nous-teleios]

POV: Your life after returning to the religion of your ancestors

[nile-the-empathy-cleric]

Back with some more Italian folk magic thoughts and recommendations

I believe the spirit of my Nonna was reaching out to me recently as I was decluttering in my efforts to spark change in the new year. I went through some boxes in my basement and came across her old chaplet rosary and several holy medals she kept and immediately felt a sense of immense comfort after a stressful week. Her rosary, though beautiful, is a precious and fragile heirloom and while I would love to use it in my day to day practice, I fear it’s too delicate to carry around. So for now, I will put her rosary on my altar and give it a special place.

The chaplet rosary did give me inspiration though. I’ve found in moments of intense anxiety and dysregulation I need an external means of grounding. In college I used to carry around prayer beads and say meditative chants when I was overwhelmed to keep me in the present. I’ve since lost those beads and have reconnected to my folk practice, finding that praying the rosary has a similar effect for me. After rediscovering my Nonna’s chaplet I decided to craft my own 2 decade rosary I could cary with me. Granted, I’m not really Catholic anymore and consider myself mostly secular (though I heavily resonate with animism and ancestor veneration), the rosary feels like more of an emotionally and culturally significant tool for me as opposed to a religious one.

I used sodalite beads for my rosary to help promote emotional balance. As I crafted my rosary I thought about my Nonna and my memories of her, as well as my intention of inner peace, protection, and blessing. As I worked I burned loose rose and mugwort incense to invite out the divine energy of the Madonna as well as increase the power of my intention. It was a very meaningful and personal process, but one I would recommend if you’re so inclined. Since creating this chaplet rosary I’ve carried it with me to work in case I need that external grounding. It’s given me a sense of ease and a deeper connection to my Nonna ( who I miss very much).

I try to remember to post about my reconnecting journey and folk practice every once in a while— though my last post on the topic was 6 months ago. I’ve come across more resources recently that I would highly recommend for others interested in learning about Italian folk magic that were not included in an older post I made. These are more recent publications and are more accessible than some of the academic sources I shared. These first is an academic text but it’s one I thoroughly enjoyed. Italian Witchcraft and Shamanism: The Tradition of Segnature, Indigenous and Trans-Cultural Shamanic Traditions in Italy by Dr. Angela Puca. It’s an enlightening and incredibly well researched read. She also has a YouTube channel where she discusses her work. I highly recommend checking it out.

I’d also like to recommend Della Medicina: The Tradition of Italian-American Folk Healing by Lisa Fazio for my more herbalism and green witchcraft inclined practitioners— though there’s plenty of in depth info beyond herbal remedies. I’d rate this one a 10/10– it’s super thorough and incredibly interesting. It feels like the perfect blend of academic and layman information. I really appreciated this book and it deserves some more love!

[winters-spells]

[baileymcknightwriter]

I stopped practicing Italian folk magic sometime ago, but I do still like learning about the subject when possible.

I'm currently reading Burn A Black Candle by Dee Norman and I have to admit this is the best book I've read on Italian folk magic so far.

I'm still pretty early in the book, but I love the way the information is laid out. It's incredibly kind and gentle while giving good advice even if you're in the beginning of your journey. I love the way she speaks about ancestors and it's given me so much to chew on.

Of course, things can change and I might walk away grumbling about something. I sure am with the other magical book I'm currently reading, but this is a welcome breath of fresh air

[terrorignitis]

Magia dell'acqua e le sue divinità.

I quattro elementi sono presenti in tutti noi: la terra nelle ossa, l’aria nei polmoni, il fuoco nello spirito e l’acqua nel sangue.

Water magick and their deities part 1, soon I'll be posting the articles in English too, thank you all for the appreciations and for being so present 🖤

[lasavecuvia]

The Festival of the snake catchers or snake-charmers (Festa dei Serpari di Cocullo) is an annual festival held on May 1 in Cocullo, Italy in honour of St. Dominic di Sora, patron saint protecting against snakebite and toothache.

Its origins date back to paganism and have roots in an ancient celebration in honour of the Italian goddess Angitia (goddess of snake-charmers). The festival involves a procession carrying the statue of St. Dominic, draped with live snakes, through the streets of the village.