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Postal magic thought tonight: just yell into an envelope, put a stamp on it, address it to "The Void", drop it into a post box at a crossroad.
Gentle reminder as we go into 2024 to please practice fire safety when giving offerings. If you have live candles and incense on your altar, never leave them unattended, and always keep a bowl of water nearby for safely extinguishing any lit matches, incense sticks, or other flammable items. You can even get fancy and have a dedicated water bowl if you must, but be safe. Fire is pretty, but dangerous.
Hot take of the day: being a witch should lead to you becoming less afraid of things, not more.
"A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her."
-Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)
The infamous I want peach cobbler in a week spell. Usually its for pie and usually it’s not put into practice. But I felt a need.
i want the directions to this spell
it sound slike it would come in handy
I’ve been WAITING»>
1. ) Candle [white] from 30 pack candles from walmart (cause they were cheap). You can use whatever candle you got.
2. ) Sharpie (but you can use a needle to push into the wax/carve into the wax, water, whatever you feel comfortable burning).
3. ) Wrote on the top of the candle first:
“I want peach cobbler.”
4. ) Around candle:
“This will happen in one week.”
5. ) On an ordinary piece of computer paper I wrote:
“I will get a piece of peach cobbler in seven days.”
3 times.
6. ) Folded that paper.
7. )Stuck under candle
8.) Lit candle.
8.a) accidentally laughed out my candle (blew it out with my breath) and had to relight it.
This is beautiful. XD
*breathes life into this post*
*reactivates peach cobblah spell*
Written in Blood
Easy to make blood ink
For anyone who hasn’t come across dragon blood before, it is a great way to give your written spells a boost.
I know it’s old craft and in modern times witches no longer need to make their own inks but I personally find natural inks more potent than modern synthetic alternatives.
To avoid any confusion this is for positive spell work. If you you are cursing or hexing you need the bat blood version (don’t worry no actual bats or dragons are hurt in the making of this ink, both are just herbal.)
Dragon Blood ink
This is the easiest method to make the ink. No thickeners or cooking are required. Just the right Ingredients
Warnings.
Neat alcohol is used in this method which is highly flammable, do not make this anywhere near a naked flame and in a well-ventilated location.
Ingredients:
15g Real dragon blood Resin (see notes below)
70g Pure alcohol 99% (see photo)
There are three types of dragon blood resin on the market. Real traditional resin called ”Dracaena Draco”. The cheap version called ”Daemonorops” and finally fake resin which tends to be a cheaper version like frankincense dyed red.
For this method to work ensure that you are using real Dracaena. The cheaper versions do not dissolve in alcohol.
Method:
Simply grind the resin slightly, it doesn’t need to be really fine as it will dissolve.
Add in the alcohol and stir for about five minutes. To thicken allow to evaporate for three hours stirring each hour.
All the resins are slightly different so test it now for colour. Add more resin if needed. If there are impurities sat at the bottom filter before bottling.
The alcohol preserves the ink making it last for ages, a slight shake will be required before use to remove any separation.
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I will certainly have to give this a try!
witchblr, what's an easy protection spell for a loved one?
Write their name on a piece of paper, roll or fold it up with some dried rosemary, tie it with a ribbon, give it a kiss, and keep it somewhere safe. 💜
What Native people say about the use of sage: you can use sage, but you cannot smudge as nothing you are doing (waving sage around) is actually smudging. Smudging is a ceremony and you are, we promise, not smudging. Please buy sage from either us, or someone who sources the sage from us. White sage may not be considered endangered by the US government but corperate sourcing is making it difficult for us to source sage for our own religious purposes. Let alone to sell it.
What white people hear: never use sage ever, don’t ever buy it, don’t own it, don’t even look at it.
Look, y’all. There’s a couple of facets to my talk today.
1) Yes! You can buy sage! You really, truly can! Buy it from either native sellers (go to a powwow! Eat our food, buy our stuff, watch some dancing!) Or buy it from a seller who sources the sage from native people. Pick one. And no, buying it from 5 Below doesn’t count.
2) you CANNOT smudge. This isn’t just you “shouldn’t”— this is a YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF SMUDGING. Waving a sage stick around your doorways IS NOT SMUDGING. It is smoke clensing. Smudging, depending on the tradition and tribe, could easily have dancing and drums involved. You, as a white person, do not have the cultural BACKGROUND to even know how it works. At all. Period.
3) please, for FUCKS SAKE, stop making posts here on tumblr where you tell other white people about cultural appropriation and what they can and cannot do. Please stop, your license has been revoked because none of you bother to get the facts right. We native people are FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT OURSELVES. Consider instead: a) reblogging our posts where we talk about it! We’re here! We have made posts!! b) Making a post that states what we said and then LINKS BACK TO US. Screenshot with a link if you must. Stop centering your own voices in these conversations. You are already centered in everything, stop centering yourselves in a native space.
I’m tired of this nonsense, y’all.
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk ™
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Secular Celebrations - Yule
At the very end of the Gregorian calendar comes the winter solstice and Yule. Technically, this is the FIRST holiday on the Wheel, since Samhain is the boundary between the old year and the new. But since most of us have to follow the January to December schedule in our day-to-day lives, we’ll end with Yule.
The winter solstice is a time when we focus on hunkering down and staying warm. We look to the homestead, we take care of our families, and we make sure our communities are surviving the winter as comfortably as possible. This is one of the times that the Wild Hunt was said to ride, their presence indicated by howling winds and stormy nights when it wasn’t safe to venture out. All manner of entities personifying hunger and cold and death stalk the landscapes of winter mythology, so we fortify our homes however we can and indulge in a little midwinter revelry to keep ourselves going until the spring.
Decorate with pine bunting, pine cones, holly, mistletoe, snow symbols, fairy lights, electric candles, ribbons, streamers, local fauna active during winter, whatever you like. There are plenty of Christmas wreaths out there, so don’t be afraid to make a witchy one with a big old star in the middle. Make sure that any ACTUAL foliage is kept away from the pets, and of course, observe fire safety for any lights you put up. Way too many house fires are caused by electrical shorts in holiday lights, so be extra careful. Do NOT plug an extension cord into a power strip. And go easy on the plastic glitter. Anathema to some, I know, but the more of that we can keep out of the waste cycle and the water system, the less will end up in the oceans.
If you have a fireplace, you can burn a symbolic log “to drive the cold winter away.” Or, if you only have a cauldron or a burning bowl, you can find an outdoor space to burn some twigs and incense for the same purpose. Or you can light some candles with appropriately wintry scents. Or, if you can’t burn anything at all, an LED candle left alight overnight on the altar should do the trick. The whole idea is to symbolize keeping warmth in the home, keeping the dark and the cold at bay, and keeping the home fires literally burning for those who must be elsewhere. However you manage this is fine.
Spend time with your near-and-dear, if you can. Eat good food, drink good wine, and do cozy things. Share treasured memories, and tell stories. Fun fact: Yule and Christmas are another traditional time of year for ghost stories, so feel free to pull those out again. If there’s a family tradition of feasting and gift-giving, lean into it. There are a lot of Christian traditions from Christmas that have made their way into the secular sphere. Sure, they still have some religious associations, but I know plenty of atheists who still exchange presents because it’s FUN. You can also give gifts to others by contributing to charitable organizations, donating to clothing drives and food pantries, or through random acts of kindness to those who need it.
Charity and compassion should be emphasized during this time of year. I mean, you should be charitable and compassionate ALL year when you can manage it, that’s just common decency. But especially when it’s cold and people are feeling that lack of money or resources and we’re surrounded by all these super-capitalistic ad campaigns telling us that our love for others is worth only as much as the kitchen appliances and diamond jewelry we put under the tree….yeah, maybe bring something a little more altruistic to the table. It doesn’t have to be huge, it doesn’t have to be performative. Just look for those opportunities to help someone out or make their life a little easier. You’ll know them when you see them.
If you’re crafty, pull out those projects you’ve been saving for a rainy day. We often spend a lot of time cooped up in the house during cold weather, the more so in 2020 with the various lockdowns, so why not turn it into something productive? Fix something, create something new, work on that scarf you’ve been meaning to finish since last winter. Make a pinecone feeder for the local birds, or scatter some nuts and dried berries for any critters that happen to be out and about. Do winter crafts with your kids to keep them occupied, if they happen to get bored of watching Frozen 2 for the hundredth time this week. (Hey, I only have nieces and a nephew, but I’ve still heard the horror stories.)
Let me pause a moment to address the proverbial elephant in the room. And this MIGHT be dipping a toe into the religion pool, but it’s an issue that a lot of us face. Late December can be a tough time for witches who were raised Christian but are, for one reason or another, disconnected from the faith or the Church at present. There’s the constant symbolism in music and decorations all around, pressure from our friends and families, people gnashing their teeth about red coffee cups, and so on. And we’re not even going to talk about the annual arguments over who stole whose holidays. If you know me, you know exactly how salty I can get on the topic, and we don’t have time for that today. This is about finding ways to celebrate, not my personal rage over people who don’t understand the difference between conflation and syncretism, and can’t be arsed to read history that doesn’t come from-...
Ooooo deep cleansing breath. Come on, Bree, you promised. (-hiss- I LIED.)
ANYWAY. Yule is a time when it might be worth remembering literally anything positive that came out of your experience with Christianity. Some of us have it, some of us don’t, that’s purely a personal matter. Some of us miss the carols, okay? There can be a lot of nostalgia involved in the season that’s disconnected from whatever trauma or differences in belief led to that split. And if you want to pause and remember that fondly, that’s okay. I will fully confess to singing along to Christmas hymns on the radio in my car at top volume because that’s a big part of the season for me and always has been. Heck, I might even attend a service at the local Unitarian church. They’re nice and non-denominational and they focus much more on the meaning behind the season than any particular holiday. So if you feel the need for that fellowship, see if there’s a UU church near you, or a virtual service online. There’s nothing wrong with revisiting your roots.
Moving back into witchcraft territory, you can collect clean snow and icicles to melt for winter moon water. This isn’t really much different from moon water you’d make at any other time of year, but it’s another method of gathering the base material. Also, icicles are great for any water you’re setting aside for more aggressive or protective purposes. The fact that they look like hanging spears isn’t lost on me.
Check your household protections and see if anything needs shoring up. Like I said, I cast my wards every year at Samhain, but they always seem to need a bit of detail work by the time Yule rolls around. Or heck, you might find Yule a more appropriate time to perform that casting, or maybe you refresh your wards at every holiday, who knows. Whatever works for you, as long as you remember to do it at some point. Cleanse your thresholds and the corners of your home, at the very least, just for good measure. But don’t go sweeping anything out the door. That’s sweeping away your good luck for next year.
And speaking of New Year’s, if the year you’ve had has been particularly….well, like the year we’ve had, you can also burn the year in effigy and cleanse with incense for a fresh start. Just write it on a piece of paper and burn that S.O.B. in the cauldron. While you’re at it, you can symbolically burn lingering worries, bad habits, bad memories, and regrets with either candle flame or a burning bowl. And yes, that includes all those negative things you think about yourself that you wish would go away.
And finally, reflect on the year as a whole, with all the joys and lessons it’s brought you. What memories have you made? What has brought you joy? What do you regret? What have you learned? What skills have you developed and how will you use them? What improvements do you still wish to make? And what do you want to do with the coming year?
And around and around it goes….
Like I said at the beginning, this is by no means exhaustive. These are just some basic ideas to get you started. You can make your own celebrations and your own traditions as you, either by building off of existing ones or by creating something new. As long as it has meaning to you and marks the occasions you deem important in ways that are fun and festive, it’s all good. This is something I’d love to see more often as a discussion - personal traditions, things that are unique to families or particular regions or individual witches, all the places they intersect, and all the various ways that we celebrate ourselves and each other and our craft.
- Hex Positive, Ep. 011 - Secular Celebrations (November 1, 2020)
Other Posts In This Series:
Imbolc
Spring Equionox
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Autumn Equinox
Samhain
Yule
The growing presence of racists in American Pagan communities threatens to tear the faith apart.
This is not news, but it is an important read, especially for people who were previously unaware of the trend of neo-Nazis stealing pagan symbols for their own.
If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist pagan, keep doing what you are doing, you are keeping the fight alive
If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist person who is not a pagan, help us spread the word of this, stand in solidarity with us as we kick the fascists out of our communities
If you are a fascist pagan, fuck off, this faith is a peaceful one
No platforms for fascists.
~ Max
…and right here is why you see me starting to wear non-viking garb in the SCA. Because I’m really REALLY white and really REALLY not a racist, and I hate that these people have found their way into my weekend nerdery.
I would posit that if you feel comfortable doing it, and if you feel supported, you should definitely still wear viking garb and not let fascist nazi bastards appropriate it for their own purpose without opposition. 🖤
Please, for the love of fuck, do NOT give up on either your religious paraphernalia *or* your hobbyist Viking swag because of this. Y’know what you ought to do instead? Be vocally and openly anti-racist. Make it known that all this bonehead bullshit is not what we stand for.
And how do you make something known? Well, a man by his speech is known to men.
Make fascists afraid to be vocal. Run them out and counteract their evil with overwhelming good. Make donations to charities that help people of colour under the public name and honour of Odin and Freya and Frigg and Thor. Shout louder than they do. I see a lot of fascism and disgusting vitriol in the comments section on videos from wardruna or heidlung - and something I’d like to do is reupload those videos with the express intent of curating the comments section heavily to keep that shit out. Most accounts won’t do that and they don’t notice how much hate is in their fan base. so I get really angry about these people taking music and culture that is expressly open and for everyone to pollute it in this way. If you know anyone personally that uploads videos to YouTube please remind them to curate that shit, report the bastards. Make statements that it’s not okay. Even one small platform is too one too many.
@dovewithscales
This witch curses fascists. I will not stand idly by while fascists, nazis, and bigots are, well, alive.
They are not welcomed in my church, my religion, my country, or my planet. All fascists should live in fear.
Reblog to send another fascist crawling back into the cesspool they came from.
That’s insulting to cesspools. Pliny the Elder clearly showed that fascists don’t grow from any part of the water cycle of the planet.
This hammer smashes fascists!
How come whenever black people say that Hoodoo is closed to nonblack witches the FIRST THING white witches say is “Well then only white witches can practice Celtic/Hellenistic paganism (or any other OPEN European religion/spiritual practice).
Like it just shows how uneducated y’all are. Honestly. Celtic and Hellenistic paganism are OPEN practices. There is no requirements to join. Hoodoo was made by SLAVES, SLAVEESSSSS! Made by African slaves FOR African slaves and their descendants to help protect themselves. Why, as a white witch, would you want to use the spirits of slaves and black ancestors to do work for you??? Like why???
PSA - Will It Summon Demons?
Things That Are Not Likely To Summon Demons And Spirits Into Your Home:
Practicing a pagan religion
Practicing no religion
Skipping religious services
Disobeying your parents
Disobeying oppressive religious rules
Reading books about other religions
Reading books about witchcraft
Casting most types of spells, including hexes
Practicing divination
Reading tarot cards
Owning crystals
Having deity statues
Maintaining an altar
Adopting a black cat
Owning or wearing a pentacle or other pagan symbol
Playing with Ouija or other talking boards
Putting up fantasy or non-Christian artwork
Celebrating pagan holidays
Celebrating Halloween
Watching scary movies and TV shows
Reading horror novels
Playing tabletop RPGs
Playing LARP games
Playing video games
Reading fantasy books
Reading comics and graphic novels
Listening to heavy metal music
Dyeing your hair
Dancing
Swearing
Drinking
Dressing however you please
Having tattoos and piercings
Engaging in premarital sex
Being queer
Being trans
Participating in activism for progressive social causes
Things That Might Summon Demons And Spirits Into Your Home:
Literally summoning demons and spirits into your home
This has been a Public Service Announcement.
And just a few clarifications for folks who don’t know:
- The hype surrounding “The Exorcist” (1972) is exactly that. The reports of accidents and supernatural happenings on set was part of their ad campaign. The only ritual being performed in the movie is the rite of exorcism. That’s not going to SUMMON anything, I promise you.
- The horror movie rule which states “Never Read Books Of Demon Summing Aloud” is a good one, but it must also be remembered that most ancient spell tomes mentioned or used in horror media are entirely fictional. Including the fabled Necronomicon.
- It is very important to keep in mind that the facts in many of the so-called landmark cases in paranormal study have been greatly embellished, either by the investigators or by writers and movie producers looking to make a buck. Nearly all the stories of “real” hauntings you see in popular media have been exaggerated to hell and back. If the Warrens had anything to do with it, you can bet good money that the actual happenings bear little resemblance to the stories we associate with those cases now.
- While it is possible for spirits to attach themselves to objects, therefore necessitating some basic caution and cleansing if you’re prone to collecting antiques or yard sale fodder, there is no guarantee that something is going to attach itself to your belongings unless you INVITE IT TO DO SO. (Someone cited the Annabelle case. If we believe the story, the ghost did not come with the doll, it was invited to possess it by the owners. Allegedly. See above note about the Warrens.)
- Swearing does not count as baneful magic. It’s CALLED cursing, sure, but if you stub your toe and yell, “FUCK!” you’re not wishing harm on someone. You’re upset and in pain. (Then again, I do like that meme about a witch cursing a house in this fashion….)
- Most pagan holidays are celebrations for some part of the harvest cycle. Holiday observances are not automatically magic rituals, and neither do they summon spirits unless you are openly calling them to the feast. I am not calling in the ghosties by thanking the earth for this beautiful bucket of tomatoes and watering a tree.
- Just because something CAN be part of a spell or ritual doesn’t mean it’s ALWAYS part of a spell or ritual. We don’t accidentally cast spells by dancing or singing or thinking or sneezing. Intention and focus are part of the process for a reason.
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Faerie Cakes
In Ireland, faerie cakes are served on Nollaig na mBan, or Women’s Christmas, which is celebrated on December 12th. Like hot cross buns, these faerie cakes are said to have magical properties. Besides enabling one to see faeries, they work as a fertility charm and will heal the sick….but only is baked on that day.
Ingredients:
1 stick butter, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
½ tsp vanilla extract
Grated rind of one orange
¾ tsp baking powder
1 ¼ cups flour
1 tbsp milk
1/3 cup sultanas
Sugar icing: 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tbsp boiling water
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and orange rind. Sieve the baking powder and flour together and add to the butter mixture. Add a little milk to create batter of dropping consistency. Fold in the sultanas and spoon the mixture into well-greased muffin cups.
Bake at 375 F for 25 minutes. Drizzle on the sugar icing and serve.
For sugar icing: combine powdered sugar and boiling water.
[Recipe Source: Celtic Folklore Cooking, Joanne Asala, Llewellyn Press, 1998.]
Wassail
A fine way of serving wassail is to put an apple in each mug and ladle the hot brew over it. Provide each of your guests with a spoon so they can eat the apple afterwards.
Ingredients:
12 small tart apples
6 pints ale
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp nutmeg
4 whole cloves
Zest of 2 lemons
2 pints red wine
Peel and core the apples, and dry roast them (no sugar) in a slow oven until they almost burst. (Low and slow and keep an eye on them.) Combine 1/3 of the ale with sugar, spices, and lemon zest. Summer over low heat for 20 minutes. Add remaining ale and wine and heat, but do not boil. Serve hot over the apples.
Serves 12.
[Source: Celtic Folklore Cooking, Joanne Asala, Llewellyn, 1998.]
Can I just for like one minute
Why are witches always like “omggg we should run into the woods and build a commune and barter/trade and support each other as a community and build a society around our unique skills”
And then turn around and say something silly like “SoCiALiSm iS TyRaNnY”
I... you’re running into people like that? Most of the witches I talk to are pretty leftist, so I think I’m in very different circles than you are.
Not personally, no. It’s mostly aesthetic blogs or Instagrams that only post witchy memes. I was mostly complaining about people who say they’re witches but don’t think critically about society at all.
Plus on Instagram with small “witchy” businesses that I have to interact with simply because of vendor groups. Yes. Yes they do exist. And I don’t understand why.
I mean, as a person who has vended a lot at conventions (for non-witchy stuff) and is in a bunch of other Vendor groups... there are sometimes just people looking to make a buck off of any community they can.
But yeah, non-critical thinking suburbanites can get really into the witchy aesthetic stuff. It’s not new. They’re the whole reason the Pyramid Collection has stayed in business this long.
Ugh Tumblr deleted my reply
But yes. I was going to go on a tangent about how aesthetic shops are upholding negative values in witchcraft circles like appropriation and exclusionary ideals. With little recourse if any.
Especially when it comes to the predominantly cis straight white women owned shops. Being non-binary in those circles is so cringy sometimes, especially when I am lumped into such titles as “ladies & girlboss” which I deplore deeply. I think one person has kindly referred to me with “they” pronouns.
In any case. Capitalism has tainted a bunch of things but while we’re here, have some queer, left-leaning creators you should support/follow.
FeralFolk - personal friend
FendyWitchDesigns
ElectricCat - met multiple times
PointBlankArt
TheQueerophant
Noralastyle
TinyLantern
SlowHandsTarot
TealPansyJewelry
NuminousSpirit
Thanks for the list!
Hex Positive Halloween Giveaway
Happy October, witches! It’s my very favorite time of year, and as such, I’m pleased to announce the first ever Hex Positive Halloween Giveaway! On Halloween night, I’ll be giving away a very special starter kit to one lucky listener! The kit includes the following:
-Signed copy of The Sisters Grimmoire -Pocket notebook for spells and charms -2021 moon phase calendar card -Incense matches -7 chime candles -2 LED tealights -3 muslin sachets -3 key charms -Stone pendant with 18" cord -Black and white embroidery floss -Vial of Bree’s Banishing Powder -Vial of Bree’s Luck Salt -Vial of Dead Man’s Dust -Assorted packets of herbs (angelica root and lavender shown) -Plus more witchy surprises!
To enter, all you have to do is leave a rating and review for Hex Positive on your favorite podcast app, snap a screenshot, and send it to me at [email protected]. If you’ve already left one, no problem! Just grab a pic and send it in. (One entry per person, please.)
I’ll select a random winner on Halloween night and announce the results on the Hex Positive twitter feed. Make sure you’re following (@)hex_podcast on twitter so you don’t miss it!
(This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Tumblr, Anchor, Patreon, or any podcast platform. Winner will be required to provide a valid shipping address. Comments received on social media are appreciated, but will not be counted as entries.)
Update: If for some reason you absolutely cannot leave a review on a podcast platform, I will also accept reviews made on blogs. Make sure to tag the post with the show name and any other tags you find relevant, and email me the link.
Thanks for all your support so far!
Just a quick reminder - Only reviews that are screenshotted and sent to my email will be counted as entries for the giveaway. Otherwise I don’t know which ones belong to whom or how to contact a potential winner.
I’m seeing a whole bunch of new reviews, and I’m so grateful for all your kind words!
moth banging on window screen
sign to turn off lights and go to bed