#witch lifestyle

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Soft Boundary Setting: A Witch’s Version

Not all boundaries need a “big spell.” Sometimes it’s subtle magic:

🔸 Saying “I need to get back to myself today.” 🔸 Turning your phone off before bed and lighting a candle for peace. 🔸 Wearing a crystal not for “fashion,” but as armor. 🔸 Using your coffee stir as a quick sigil draw.

✨ Everyday witchcraft is real protection. Normalize your peace rituals.

[stygiadragynknight]

Even Witches can get stuck in ruts from time to time, which is what happened to me. The first step is a doozy, but once we work up momentum, we're usually fine.

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Witchy Book Recommendation 🖤

Love Spells: Rituals, Spells & Potions to Spark Your Romantic Life

Written by Semra Haksever

Illustrated by Nes Bosnovik

My personal witchcraft path is... complex, to say the very least. I am all about researching and connecting to the folklore and mythology behind modern witchcraft. In fact, I believe that doing your own research is the single most important part of being a witch in the modern era. We are techno heathens; there is no excuse not to do a simple fact check.

However (if you couldn't already tell) I am also a "kitsche witch" in terms of what I like to surround myself with. My room is a mixture of Halloween décor, Llewellyn-style Wiccan merch, and Pinterest-ready modern crafts. And this book is gloriously "kitsche witch."

There are many "spells" and claims in this book with no citations or bases in mythology. It reads like the b-side one witch's grimoire with some very basics that even those who have barely opened the broom closet would know.

But it's a pretty book.

Oh, it's such a pretty book! Just look at these illustrations and layouts:

Illustrator Nes Vuckovic has really outdone herself. Her penchant for the sacred feminine form and surrealism fit so well during this odd Valentine's Day. The sense of playful darkness also lends to a witchcraft aesthetic that will make the squeaky clean uncomfortable.

To be fair, there are a couple of pages that I'll be saving for future rituals. Here are a couple of my favorites:

There's also a shorthand guide for both moon AND sun phases for different spells. I'm no moon phase fanatic (though my décor would tell you otherwise) but it really helps to have this kind of stuff be easy to read. Plus, dawn and dusk are my favorite times for rituals, so it's nice to see that get a mention.

Plus if you're into "crystalwoobs," the sun is what can actually charge a crystal for electrical use, rather than the moon... albeit very slowly. SCIENCE! 🧪

The book also features an entire section for self-love, which everybody needs, but especially us "gray sexual" folks. https://www.healthline.com/health/graysexual

In short, yes, I recommend this book, and for more than just a coffee table conversation with your muggle friends. Just remember to add a grain of salt to these spells before casting, because they need to be taken with it. And if you don't have an endless supply of pretty rocks to use, or is just not your thing, know that most crystal witchcraft is a modern invention, and culturally insensitive to boot!

How can well-meaning people reconnect to nature in an authentic way that does no harm to indigenous cultures and their sacred places? It may

Do no harm and live deliciously, witchlings! 🧹💫

[mellimagicsblog]

I hate that both Qanon and the "lovey-dovey" religious climate in my country right now are going to put every person who likes anything "occult" into damage control for probably several years. The whole conspiracy that there's a group of people with Satan backing them up kidnapping and drinking kids' blood for youth goes back centuries to both anti-witchcraft and antisemitic conspiracies.

(I have already talked about how the pointy hat is both a symbol of witchcraft and a callback to the Inquisition, which persecuted many but primarily targeted Jewish people - we witches truly can't win)

While there are bad apple witch/Satanic/occult groups out there (and we all should be calling them out) the vast majority of us are just people living our everyday lives and expressing our spiritual views in a way that many view as eccentric. Some of us, like myself, aren't even religious.

I worry that the unity that Biden preaches with strong Christian overtones might push some to unite against the target of an insane conspiracy theory. I'm lucky to live in an area where I'll have some basic protection, but others in rural areas might not be so lucky.

Keep an eye out for the news. Watch what they say and be prepared. They hung a gallows on Capitol Hill because they wanted Salem 2.0 It's a real witch hunt they want, but we "freaks" can't afford to give them one.

[mellimagicsblog]

My witchy nook/sleeping quarters, all decked out... until next month when I go for a "Gothic Valentine" theme. 🧙‍♀️🖤🥰

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Hey everybody. I just want to say that I hope you are safe right now. There are a lot of people who aren't in a safe place right now and I really wish I could just whip up a spell and end the violence on my own, but even if I had that power, I'm emotionally exhausted.

Here's an incantation/prayer that you can choose to twirl a stick like a scepter to or not:

May your mind be guarded from harm

May your body be energized in the morning

May your soul be filled with determination

May you know in both the flesh and spirit both that you are loved

(Yes I stole that third line from Undertale... it's still the best game I've ever played)

Need more wholesome geekiness?

Here's the pin I got on Monday of my precious ghouls. Now you're filled with vicarious love (and determination) for this wholesomeness.

Still not enough? Here's my sister's dog being species confused. She loves you (but only when you bring chips)

Goodnight, stay safe and delicious.

[mellimagicsblog]

First tarot spread of 2021

Deck: "OK Tarot" by Adam K Kurtz

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Card on the left: Represents the new year

Card on its side: Represents a major change

Card top right: If the change is made

Card bottom right: If the change is not made

My interpretation:

"2021 is a year of great potential enrichment. A major change is on the rise to master this desire to enrich yourself (the king of coins), but choosing whether or not to pursue it will be difficult. Pursuing this enrichment may lead to a standstill, but not pursuing may lead to creative balance.

"It is important to be aware of internal greed and desires that may lead you astray in the coming months."

Notable draw feature: No major Arcana or inversions.

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Hope y'all like my brand mascot Eon the newt. He's probably gonna play icon for a while.

I was tempted to put my own "resting witch face" on here as my icon, but I guess you'll just have to go to my Instagram for that pleasure.