Ancient Ways

We will post information about all things supernatural that we know, as well as information about the seven paths.  We only wish to help people be aware, and understand older faiths, and not regard them with so much disgust and fear. If people ever have questions do not be afraid to send us questions. If you ever want me to research something supernatural send a request, and we will let you know when the post is complete.

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something i drew using ink. what is written on the left means the same as the right. only difference is that it is written in the sacred tongue of the 7 paths. a literal translation is all life born from words will come to silence, then the cycle repeats

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thought i should post this tranquil photo i took at college. i have been a bit busy lately.

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i was wondering if anyone can recognize or translate these two pieces of writing. they are the sacred written script from my religious practice. i want to find other practitioners and know the language and religion are not yet dead. (i only found 4 others after many years. i still have to find 3 more teachers to complete my journey) the writing is used only for ceremony and very primitive compared to modern language. shri jiem or the seven paths is the name of the religion. this is an old migratory animistic religion. many of the stories and lore mention the black sea, red sea, and a sea which dried up into salt. any help is appreciated. i am trying to uncover any lost history so links to old relics or caves is appreciated.

[crystalgemme]

Apparently Nickelodeon wants to build an attraction in Palawan, Philippines . 

This might seem fun for some people, but for us it’s not. 

You see, Palawan is known for its non-commercialized islands and untouched beaches. There are only a few resorts in there, and the government limits tourism population there. Here are some pictures of our beautiful islands:

Nickelodeon, however, wants to capitalize the island of Coron, Palawan. They’re going to build a resort and theme park there. They claim that they want to “spread environmental awareness” but they’re really not. Building this resort will disrupt the marine ecosystem; thus destroying the environment there. Also, Palawan is our last ecological frontier in the Philippines. If they’re going to continue to do this, more and more big companies will cash-in to commercialize Palawan- and I really do not want that to happen.

I know petitions won’t do much, but at least we can prove a point that Palawan should not be disrupted. Please sign this petition, so that it will not only show that us Filipinxs don’t want this, but people from different countries as well. Please spread it around as well, so that people from different countries can be aware of what Nickelodeon is doing.

Ang aming kalikasan ay hindi dapat sirain. Maraming salamat po.

[cappucinotarts]

Gotta spread this myself. I’m Filipina and the conservation of home is incredibly important to me. Pollution is already a huge issue throughout the country’s cities. Many islands including Palawan are home to not just beautiful nature but some of the last of our untouched, uncolonized heritage.

[buddhabrot]

wtf

[fuyusarah]

NO. PLEASE NO. I LEGIT CRIED WHEN I READ THE NEWS ARTICLE. The article is in a legit news network. It’s not fake. MY CHEST HURTS AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY. The developers say it won’t hurt the environment but artificial structures are artificial structures. PLEASE. PLEASE. NO.

I CAN ONLY HOPE THE PETITION IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I SIGNED IT SO FAST.

EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT FILIPINO, PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST. PLEASE.

[dreamer-21]

TAROT REFERENCE

Major Arcana

0 The Fool – New beginnings, optimism, trust in life; Reversed: Delays

1 The Magician – Action, the power to manifest; Reversed: Misunderstandings.

2 The High Priestess – Inaction, going within, the subconscious; Reversed: Manipulations.

3 The Empress – Abundance, nurturing, fertility, life in bloom; Reversed: Neglect

4 The Emperor – Structure, stability, rules and power; Reversed: Chaos

5 The Hierophant – Institutions, tradition, society and its rules; Reversed: Hypocrisy

6 The Lovers – Sexuality, passion, choice, uniting; Reversed: Separation

7 The Chariot – Movement, progress, integration; Reversed: Defeat

8 Strength – Courage, subtle power, integration of animal self; Reversed: Fear

9 The Hermit – Meditation, solitude, consciousness; Reversed: Isolation

10 Wheel of Fortune – Cycles, change, ups and downs; Reversed: Stagnation

11 Justice – Fairness, equality, balance; Reversed: Lies

12 The Hanged Man – Surrender, new perspective, enlightenment; Reversed: Stubbornness.

13 Death – The end of something, change, the impermeability of all things; Reversed: Limbo

14 Temperance – Balance, moderation, being sensible; Reversed: Impatience

15 The Devil – Destructive patterns, addiction, giving away your power; Reversed: Freedom

16 The Tower – Collapse of stable structures, release, sudden insight; Reversed: Control

17 The Star – Hope, calm, a good omen; Reversed: Darkness

18 The Moon – Mystery, the subconscious, dreams; Reversed: Paranoia

19 The Sun – Success, happiness, all will be well; Reversed: Failure

20 Judgment – Rebirth, a new phase, inner calling; Reversed: Regrets

21 The World – Completion, wholeness, attainment, celebration of life; Reversed: Incomplete

Suit of Swords • Other Names: Staves, arrows, spades • Element: Air Attributes: Active, male Astrological Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius • Direction: West Season: Pagan – Spring / Esoteric – Autumn • Self: Mind, thoughts, intellect Jungian Function: Thinking Body Part: Head Qabbalistic World: Yetzirah – the Formative World

Air is seen as the intellect, logic and reasoning. An active element, Air circulates and so cleanses; it carries your thoughts and dreams; is also expansive when hot and is said to be expressive. Your mind or thoughts can be seen as clear or clouded; speech requires breath, which requires air.

Swords represent logic, the mind and your thoughts. They deal with problems and troubles, planning, communication, ideas, your intellect and how you use it. They represent your daily and life struggles, problems in general. The very nature of a sword is aggressive and warlike. Combined with the swiftness of air, the combination can see situations arise quickly. The ability to see clearly means resolution is quick also. Swords people are great thinkers. You will find them in study, research, academia, the sciences, law courts and libraries. They love to learn and live to do it in any capacity.

Keywords: decisions, worries, problems, issues, tension, communication, intelligence, disagreements; arguments, logic, reason, cognition, ideas, inspirations, balance, equilibrium, the mind, mentalism, thinking, facts and figures, definition. Reversed: vicious, ruthless, manipulative, cold, unemotional, spite and malice, accidents, inertia, indecision, confusion, mental blockages, biased, illogical, mental health issues, negative life changes.

• King – Serious, controlling, rational and mind/intellect-focused; Reversed: Foolish • Queen – Intelligent, writer, communicative yet cold; Reversed: Ineffective • Knight – Fierce, determined, aggressively pursues goals; Reversed: Boredom • Page – mentally unstable or intellectually immature, acts without thinking; Reversed: Stupidity • Ace of Swords – A fresh start, a sudden opportunity or idea, clarity; Reversed: Improbable • 2 – Indecision; Reversed: Conflicts • 3– Heartbreak, betrayal; Reversed: Torment • 4 – Meditation, rest, retreat; Reversed: Disturbance • 5 – Mind games, hostility; Reversed: Treachery • 6 – Leaving, accepting help, going somewhere better; Reversed: Trouble • 7 – Secret plans, abandoning ship; Reversed: Clumsiness • 8 – feeling powerless and stuck; Reversed: Escaping • 9 – Overactive mind, anxiety; Reversed: Martyrdom • 10 – Feeling defeated, self-sabotage; Reversed: Sabotage

Suit of Cups • Other Names: Chalices, Grails, Cauldrons, Hearts, Vessels • Element: Water Attributes: Passive, female; cold, wet Astrological Signs: Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio • Direction: East Season: Pagan – Autumn- / Esoteric – Summer • Self: Emotions, love, receptivity Jungian Function: Feeling Body Part: Heart Qabbalistic World: Briah – the Creative World

Water is seen as the emotions, your feelings, and your intuition. Considered passive, water can be deep or shallow; you like the ocean, are responsive to the moon; your tears can rise and fall; out of control, your emotions flood;

Cups represent your emotions, feelings, your subconscious, intuition and psychism. They deal with love affairs, all relationships, inner expression, your reactions or responses and the pursuit of happiness. Generally passive and not outwardly extrovert, creativity through expression are some of the traits of this suit. Careers are usually in the arts or creative pursuits, they are, poets, painters, florists and designers, nurses, social workers and care-givers. Cups people are happy in the background doing their own thing, though they are often actors distinguishing the limelight from private time like no others.

Keywords: creative, intuitive, clairsentient, psychic, passive, affectionate, receptive, imaginative, caring, relationships, love, dreams, sensitivity, romantic, artistic, spiritual, compassionate, tactile, nurturing, the unconscious mind, domesticity, culture, expression, flexibility, fluidity, calm motion, serenity, empathetic, aesthetics and beauty. Reversed: needy, co-dependent, intense, neglectful, fantasists, uncaring, cold, unfeeling, moody, unresponsive, illogical, lost, negative, pessimistic, emotional, overly sentimental, tearful, selfish.

• King – Repression of deep feelings, possible alcoholism; Reversed: Selfishness • Queen – Emotionally nurturing, intuitive, sensitive; Reversed: Ignorance • Knight – Romantic, adventurous, following one’s heart; Reversed: Pessimism • Page – Creative, inspired, learning artistic skill; Reversed: Gloomy • Ace of Cups – emotional fulfillment, joy; Reversed: Indifferent • 2 – Partnership, mutual attraction, compatibility; Reversed: Abandonment • 3 – Celebration, fun with friends, laughter; Reversed: Jealousy • 4 – Boredom, dissatisfaction with what is being offered; Reversed: Avoidance • 5 – Dwelling on the negative, self-pity; Reversed: Alienation • 6 – Sentimentality, kindness, help; Reversed: Discouraging • 7 – So many choices, indecision, getting lost in fantasy, wishing and dreaming; Reversed: Lethargic • 8 – Abandoning something in search of something better, vision; Reversed: Sacrifice • 9 – Indulgence, self-satisfaction; Reversed: Disintegration • 10 – Emotional bliss, happiness, attainment; Reversed: Disruption

Suit of Wands • Other Names: Batons, Staves, Rods, Clubs, Staffs, Scepters • Element: Fire Attributes: Active, masculine; hot, dry Astrological Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius • Direction: South Season: Pagan – Summer / Esoteric – Spring • Self: Will, actions, desire Jungian Function: Intuition Body Part: Genitals Qabbalistic World: Atziluth – the Archetypal World

Fire is energy and action, passion, drive and ambition. An active element, it can cause permanent change; is expansive; can be aggressive; is pro-active and undeterred.

Wands represent creativity, energy, passion and action. They cover your spiritual pursuits, your career and creative projects. Leadership, self-growth and general optimism are some traits of this suit. Careers are usually in business, they are leaders, entrepreneurial & sales focused. Wands people like to get ahead and are generally pro-active in all their activities. With an unrivaled healthy vitality, they are often accomplished sports people.

Keywords: intuition; creativity; vitality; sexuality; spirituality; vision; energetic; outgoing; impulsive; motivational; pro-active; spirit and spirited; optimistic; enterprise; commerce; business; careers; opportunities; the thrill of the chase; competitive; growth; personal development; inspirational; enthusiastic; sexual; passionate; action; movement; initiation. Reversed: rash; impetuous; ruthless; greedy; narrow-minded; hyperactive; brash; manipulative; conniving; mean-spirited; overly optimistic; risk takers; heartless; aggressive; selfish; misleading; sadistic; distrusting of others.

• King – Career focused, mature, passionate; Reversed: Impostor • Queen – Confidant, focused, has zest for life; Reversed: Fatigue • Knight – An adventurous risk taker who follows his passions; Reversed: Apathy • Page – newly inspired, excited about life and work; Reversed: Passive • Ace of Wands – New beginnings, creative spark, fertile ideas; Reversed: Unpromising • 2 – Contemplation, assessing one’s life direction; Reversed: Dispute • 3 – Reaping the rewards of your efforts; Reversed: Idleness • 4 – Celebration, safety, the home; Reversed: Discord • 5 – Competition, minor struggles or disagreements; Reversed: Timidness • 6 – Success, accolades and achievement; Reversed: Disapproval • 7 – Feeling defensive and on guard; Reversed: Yielding • 8 – Speed, things manifesting quickly; Reversed: Stagnation • 9 – Pessimism, gearing up for the worst; Reversed: Weakness • 10 – Feeling oppressed, exhaustion, too many responsibilities; Reversed: Impractical

Suit of Pentacles • Other Names: Disks, Coins, Deniers, Stones, Diamonds • Element: Earth Attributes: Passive, female Astrological Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn • Direction: North Season: Pagan – Winter / Esoteric – Winter • Self: Body, Jungian Function: Sensation Body Part: Feet Qabbalistic World: Assiah

Earth is seen as the material, the physical & the sensual. A Passive element, Earth allows growth & production; promotes prosperity; is the foundation on which anything is built.

Pentacles, represent all things material and physical, what you experience using your senses. They deal with your money, business deals, material possessions, your job, arts, crafts, your home & garden. Working hard & getting the job done are attributes of this suit. Pentacle people don’t mind getting their hands dirty whether that’s working with the land or in a factory. Strong & dependable, often found in the trades, removals, farming, landscaping & homemaking.

Keywords: sensual, sexual; strong; lithe; dependable; reliable; stoic; practical; skilled & skillful; artistic; common sense; traditional; regular; straightforward; grounded; sensible; lush; fertile; growth; luxury; wealth; prosperity; apprenticeships; scholarships; dull; dutiful; realistic; down-to-earth; materialistic; money motivated; domesticity; health & fitness; exercise. Reversed: miserly; slave drivers; workaholics; pleasure seekers; neglectful; shoddy work; dullards; negative; pessimistic; superstitious; thoughtless; penny pinchers; lazy; unforgiving; selfish; greedy; covetous; moronic.

• King – Enjoys the good life (food, drink and leisure), financially secure; Reversed: Hoarder • Queen – Healthy in body and finances, grounded and calm; Reversed: Unreasonable • Knight – Cautious, sensible and slow to progress; Reversed: Inexperienced • Page – Student, commitment to learning; Reversed: Rookie • Ace of Pentacles – Financial reward, clarity of life purpose, goals; Reversed: Debt • 2 – Balance, multitasking; Reversed: Impractical • 3 – Meaningful work, enjoying one’s work, suitable career; Reversed: Mediocrity • 4 – Hoarding, feeling poor, holding self-back out of fear; Reversed: Greed • 5 – Minor money troubles, health problems, feeling like an outsider; Reversed: Helplessness • 6 – Charity, accepting and giving help; Reversed: Cruelty • 7 – Patience, waiting for your plans to bear fruit; Reversed: Unemployment • 8 – Hard work, focused efforts, laying the groundwork; Reversed: Skill-shortage • 9 – Luxury, rest, financial and material comforts; Reversed: Dependency • 10 – Financial success, strong business relationships; Reversed: Restrictions

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Spirits

There are a wide variety of spirits that exist in this world, and they have lots of names. Here are some of my favorites. My personal favorites are elemental guardian spirits. These are powerful spirits that protect a location. The most well known ones protect the land, but they also defend bodies of water, the wind, and many other places. A guardian spirit of this type will maintain balance over the place they reside. Some guardian spirits are strong enough to be considered gods. They are very difficult to summon and should be treated with respect. You know you are in their domain when you enter strange natural places with a sense of peace. Such as a forest with animals, but when you go deeper there is silence and no signs of animal activity. Only a feeling of tranquility or unease that you should not be there. Protection spirits are a lot like guardian spirits except they include ghosts. They will watch over and protect all living things, or places of great importance to them. These spirits are always by your side and are the best ones to invoke for protection against something going wrong during a spell. But if you serve gods remember to invoke them first for both respect and protection. Spirit guides are any spirit who watches over you and leads you on the right path. They are good to ask advice to using a pendulum. Or to guide you through dreams and meditation. Elementals are spirits born from the elements. They have different strengths and are a popular type of familiar. They can help or hinder you, so it is important to make sure that you can handle any invoked. Angels, demons, and the fair folk are examples of the greater spirits of this category. Sprites are one of the easiest elemental spirits to bond with but they are well known for their mischief. Elemental spirits are good with assisting in rituals, as well as purifying their elemental affinity. A nature Sprite is very good around the garden and tending plants. Stronger elemental spirits can cause storms and earthquakes. Malicious spirits are a broad category of spirits who enjoy causing harm and devouring the life-force of all things. They can be invoked for curses, and tormenting creatures. They are just as likely to make the one who invoked them suffer as the victim. Any spirit can become malicious, and dangerous. They often make the hair stand on end, and the entire area feel suddenly dangerous. This is why spirits must be treated with respect, and handled carefully. Because you do not want to anger them. They can be purified with the proper rituals only if you are strong enough.

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Recreational Witchcraft: Simple Salve Recipe

Beeswax salves are a great recipe to have in your repertoire because depending on the herbs included they can be used for many purposes. Healing balms can be made for cuts, scrapes, bites, and for topically treating pain like menstrual cramps or sore muscles. Moisturizing salves can be used on the lips, cuticles or to combat any dry winter skin.  As for magical applications, the list is a long one. Protection salves, flying ointments, and glamour salves are just some of the more common ways beeswax salves have been used as a simple method of transferring the power and magic of specific herbs to the body. The possibilities are quite endless. 

You will need:

A mason jar

1 cup of Olive oil

1 ounce of Beeswax 

Assorted herbs

Choose your herbs. Remember to choose your herbs with care. Herbs have specific medicinal and magical properties and some can cause allergic reactions. Use your better judgment.

Combine your chosen herbs and one cup of olive oil into a mason jar. Your herbs will steep in this mixture for one month so their properties can be better absorbed into the oil. 

After your herbs have steeped for a month, Melt down your beeswax into a liquid form, taking care not to burn it. You can do this on the stove but know that wax can be a hassle to clean from pots and pans (For this reason we have a specific pot for melting wax).

Combine your infused olive oil and melted beeswax. You may strain out the herbs from the mixture to get a cleaner look like the salve above but the step is optional. Stir the wax and oil to together well, and pour the liquid into a tin or other other container. Let the salve cool and harden. Your salve is ready to use!

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heathen offering: honey cookies

i never thought i’d be sharing a recipe for religious purposes, but these cookies are absolutely stellar and they’ve served me well as an offering to frigg, sif, thor, and various other nordic deities (the recipe itself is an old german one). as we all know, honey’s one of those little sacred ingredients that you find throughout all cultures with various types of religious significance, so feel free to make these for whoever you know likes sweet treats!

and, of course, in purely culinary terms, these cookies have come out chewy and soft for me every time, and the measurements make it easy to increase or decrease servings. they taste incredibly sweet, but as a caveat, the honey taste comes out super strong, so if you have sugar-sensitive teeth, these might not be for you.

yield: 2 dozen cookies. you will need:

½ cup white sugar

½ cup honey

½ cup shortening

1 egg

½ tsp vanilla

½ tsp baking soda

2 cups all-purpose or bread flour

¼ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp cardamom (or nutmeg, but nothing tastes quite the way cardamom does)

in a saucepan, melt the shortening over low heat, then add in the honey and sugar. keep on the stove until all these ingredients have blended together, and then remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature: important, since you’ll be adding it to egg!

in a mixing bowl, stir together all remaining ingredients except the flour until well-blended. then add in the honey/shortening/sugar, and mix again. once all those ingredients have come together, add the flour (just a little at a time) until you have a sticky cookie dough, which will look more like a very, very thick batter.

there are a couple of options for getting the dough to the pan: you can go ahead and stick a teaspoon in the bowl and drop it onto a prepared cookie sheet, or you can put the dough in the freezer for a little while until it’s stiffened, then roll it out into a log on a floured cutting board and cut the cookies like that.

bake them (one cookie sheet a time: trying to cook two in the same oven doesn’t let the heat flow the same way) in a 350­°F oven for 12-15 minutes until they’re a pretty light golden color.

bam: you will have some of the most delicious honey cookies in the world. give them to the deity/spirit of your choice, or hog them all to yourself tbh, because they’re tasty as hell.

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Tips For Those Who Are Considering Witchcraft

Deciding to practice witchcraft and magick can be equally daunting and exciting.  Here are some tips about what to do if you are thinking about becoming a witch!

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First, a few things that you should NOT do:

1.    Do not do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, period.  Trust your intuition, and always stay true to yourself.

2.    Do not do anything that puts you in danger.  This includes casting a spell without protection, or opening yourself to spirits before you know what you are doing.  This also includes running out in the middle of a storm to collect rain water, or agreeing to meet a witch that you met online, alone.  Use common sense in all matters of your craft; your safety and health, both physical and mental, must come first.

3.    Do not do anything that contradicts your own personal, spiritual, moral, ethical, or other beliefs.  Unless you plan on changing what you believe, just don’t do it.  It doesn’t matter if everybody and their familiar is doing something; if it doesn’t agree with you, walk away from it.

4.    Do not start actually practicing anything witchcraft-related until you have researched it.  Do not do a spell until you have a working understanding of magick, as well as all of the ingredients involved in the spell – even ones you intend to substitute (especially the ingredients that you intent to substitute, actually).

5.    Don’t take witchcraft lightly. Your craft doesn’t need to be all serious spells and spiderwebs, but you do need to have a healthy respect for the energies and powers that you will be working with.  You shouldn’t fear them - never work with anything that makes you afraid - but you should respect them.

6.    Don’t take your studies lightly. Put yourself through witch school. Research everything; ask yourself questions and give yourself homework.  Ask others questions and ask them to give you homework!  Be creative in your studies, but still take them seriously.  You don’t have to be hunched over spellbooks all day, but you should make an effort to at least mentally review your existing knowledge, on days that you can’t find the time for more.  

7.    Do not be afraid to ask questions or for help – but do not automatically assume that everybody actually knows the answer.  Most witches around here will do their best to answer your questions, but they’ll also usually straight tell you if they don’t know something themselves; you should respect that, whether or not they point you in the direction of somebody else.  On the other hand, if something sounds wrong, trust yourself and double check.  Get a second opinion, if need be.  

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Next, a few things that you should know before you enter the world of witchcraft:

1.    Witchcraft is real, and magick is real.  Whether or not you believe in it, it believes in you (as the saying goes).  Approaching magick as if you were cosplaying Harry Potter is an attractive but ultimately unwise idea.  Approaching magick as if you were learning to operate a highly beneficial but potentially dangerous piece of machinery – now, that is a wise idea.

2.    Witchcraft isn’t inherently evil, but neither is it inherently pure good.  Witchcraft is power, plain and simple.  It is what one chooses to do with that power that gives it such meaning, and even then, the concept of good and evil is an ethical and spiritual one, and thereby tends to vary from person to person, and from witch to witch.  You have to use your own morals to guide you.  The only type of magick that should be in your witchcraft is the magick you intentionally choose to put there.  On a related note: I personally don’t agree with classifying magick as ‘black magick’ or ‘white magick’, period – not because magick can’t have precise descriptors, but because there’s no need to use terms that have such negative racial undertones.  Light can be harmful and ‘evil’, while darkness can be protective and ‘good’. Your intentions aren’t “to do dark” or “to do light”, anyway.  Your intentions are “to do harm” or “to do healing”; your intentions are “to take away” or “to give”.

3.    Witchcraft is a personal practice. You do not need to follow any one specific path, spiritual or otherwise, in order to practice witchcraft.  There are many different types of witches, and many different types of magick.  If there is not one specific path that you feel is absolutely perfect for you, don’t choose one that feels ‘close enough’ – walk your own path and mold your witchcraft into something that is uniquely yours.  

4.    Witches worship in varying ways.  Some do not worship at all, and are purely secular witches.  Some are simply spiritual and do not follow one set path. Some are polytheists and worship many gods; some are monotheists and worship one.  Some are atheists and worship none!   Some are Wiccan.  Some are Christian.  Some are Satanists.  Some worship ancestors.  Some worship the stars.  Witchcraft is a personal practice, and should co-exist with all other aspects of your life.

5.    You don’t need a whole lot to get started.  Twigs can be used as wands; rock quartz can be used as a crystal.  Tea mixes contain herbs, and your spice cabinet is basically a magick cabinet.  Most of what is in your house can be used for magick, for that matter.  While it is definitely helpful to have the proper tools and ingredients when performing magick, it is possible to DIY your way through witchcraft until you can afford otherwise.  Also, it is probably smarter to wait a second before you run out and purchase anything, anyway.  As you learn more, you’ll start to see which tools you really need, which ingredients you’ll likely be using the most, which items really call out to you.  If you run out and buy everything that you see right away, you risk wasting money on things that just don’t work for you, or that you don’t even need.

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Lastly, here are the things that you DO need to do, no matter what:

o    Be true to yourself.  Do not compromise yourself or your beliefs.

o    Be safe.  Don’t do or use anything that you do not have a working knowledge of.

o    Be educated.  Never stop seeking out new knowledge; try to learn something new daily.

o    Use common sense.  Don’t get caught up in things; think before you take action.

o    Trust your intuition and instinct.  We often know more than we consciously realize.

o    Be creative.  Write the spell that you’ve been looking for.  See what is laying around the house that you can use for your witchcraft.  Be inventive!

o    Have patience.  Learning takes time; magick takes time; developing your craft takes time.

That’s it for the moment!  Tune in tomorrow for a post regarding more tips and information on what to do when you do decide to go ahead enter the world of witchcraft ^_^

~Tari

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Could you please reblog this if you are a witch who isn’t Wiccan?

[the7ancientpaths]

Some might not count a guy as a witch, but we do spells and rituals that belong to our practice which is not wicca.

[odinnsdottir]

Every witch/pagan/whoever that re-blogs this post will get the name of a Norse deity your blog reminds me of!

I may also add some mythology about the chosen deity and an explanation of why I chose that one if I’m really inspired. (Idea taken from the deactivated account “lunar-wxtch”.)

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WEIRD ANIMAL ANHTRO CHALLENGE

I want to give myself a challenge, so give me the weirdest animal you know of and I’ll try and draw an anthro character based off that animal.

Other artists art free to reblog and try this this challenge for themselves.

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Dakota pipeline

This may be a bit different than usual but it needs to be said. There are a lot of religions in this world besides what is assumed. Many of these religions get trampled over.

But there is such a thing as sacred lands that are protected by powerful spirits. Even if you do not believe in spirits, please respect that land.

The land being demolished was a sacred place to commune with powerful spirits especially ancestral guardians. This was a place for people to remember and honor the sense of balance between all things.

There are many creatures who live on that land and will die out thanks to the pipeline Trump is trying to build. All for the sake of his selfish greed. This pipeline may bring money in the short run, but the loss it will bring is too great.

To the people who do not see this land as sacred, what Trump is doing is the same as tearing down a sacred religious space. Research the Dakota pipeline to see what I mean. I cannot put links in here sadly.

It is okay if you do not care. Just it would be very nice if people would try cleaning the damage done and protect these sacred places. Different religions view this land as a sacred place. A home to powerful spirits and deities. Others just see it as land. Still please stop Trump from destroying such a holy land

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Sorry for the mess below my shrine. I have not had time to clean. Not the most fancy but this is a typical shine for those who practice the forgotten path. One of the seven ancient paths. Such shrines include stones, bones, petrified wood, seeds, etc. The shrine is normally changed every year to represent life and death. Pictures are not normally taken but I wanted to show that ancient religious paths are not barbaric.

These types of shrines are arranged on the lines of the world in spots where they are least stable. Can be found with meditation or being drawn towards the area.

Important to include items that signify death and rebirth since the forgotten path has a focus on change as well as how all will return to the void to restore balance.

At least one familiar or spiritual guardian should be within the shrine to help carry the essence of offering to the ancient ones. For this reason multiple small shrines are not looked down on. They play a very important role to represent fading away. Removing the shrine is ceremonial and one should give away some of the stones while retaining others to show the start and end of things.

It is seen as an insult to touch another shrine without paying respect or leaving an offering. Just as it is an insult to disrespect the dead or harm the innocent ones.

I have seen too many people disrespect old shrines for ancient as well as prospering religions. These offerings play not just a physical role, but a spiritual and symbolic role for the practitioner. So please, PLEASE do not disrespect the shrines for old gods, or even the older practices without gods even if that faith is dying out.

The seven paths is an ancient dying religion that very few people still practice. While there are many pagan practices dying out as well. Thanks to stereotypes it is much harder for people to practice old practices passed down by word of mouth.

At least be kind enough to understand that these shrines are not barbaric but hold GREAT spiritual and symbolic importance for these people. Do not touch or deface shrines or graves regardless of what you believe.

[the7ancientpaths]

Suggestions

Well for fun do people have any suggestions on supernatural topics they would like me to cover. I will make certain to entertain and research fully before posting anything. Distracting my mind is something I am in need of lately, and research is entertaining enough to suffice.

[the7ancientpaths]

Advice

Normally we post information up here to help people learn of the truth in the supernatural. today though we are putting our own concern in. I doubt that many people would be interested, but if there is proper answers to the question it will be GREATLY appreciated.

As stated I was born a vampire who uses lifeforce and energy to survive. Many call these pranic vampires. Nothing amazing about it....do not think fangs and powers. Just a normal individual who needs lifeforce to survive. We have an info on pranic vampires if curious on more details or just ask me.

Lately my need for energy has increased drastically. I can use safe levels of draining energy to slow it down from crowded places. But I now have to use blood to curb the.....rest of the issues. Cow blood works just fine, but my wallet is going broke from having to eat rare steak every week. 

If I do not do this, I start to fall asleep for long hours(longest was almost 24 hours) I passed out before I could even get to class because I was trying to save money. My eyes bruise up, and I look like I was struck down by a hard case of anemia(even though I am not anemic) I am curious if any other vampires use tumblr, if they at least understand what is causing this.

To make matters worse, if i do not pay attention I kill the battery life of everything around me(DOES NOT HELP WHEN I NEED A DEVICE TO LAST MORE THAN 1-2 HOURS. Thankfully so long as I keep careful tabs on my health my electronics will not suffer)

Thank you for reading all of this. Please do not say negative things, I only want advice that can help. No negative span on this page.

[the7ancientpaths]

Another ghost story

Not all ghost stories are terrifying heck many parents know of their children playing with imaginary friends. Some ghosts just want to keep people from facing the same fate they did. This is a story of one of them.....and it was the second ghost I ever encountered in my childhood. She is the reason I am not scared of ghosts after the headless man inciddent. 

Back then after what happened with the headless man I was spooked off from telling people about anything I saw. I was isolated for this, as a weirdo and sent off to have therapy at my new school. When I would get back home, my mom would not always be there, so i would wait in the backyard. This was an apartment type home with a swingset next door. One of those days I met this girl named Angelica....I never bothered asking her last name. She was in older styled clothing that is between the 1930s-1960s stuff(something i did not know at the time.....only they looked a little strange). Angelica was leaning over me and told me it was dangerous to be alone. I told her I wanted to be alone, but she refused to budge. Then with time we became friends, and I would hang out at her house and play on the swingset. Her father had made the swingset from scratch something I still think was very cool. 

I did not  think anything about why her parents were  never home. One day when my mom wanted me to come in I asked if Angelica could come inside to have drinks. She told me I was alone even though angelica was in plain sight. She also told me to get off the swingset because our neighbor’s home has been vacant for a long time and was for sale. But she humored me, and angelica looked sad. I did not see her for a few weeks after that. 

I kept going there against my mother’s word and eventually saw her again. She was just sitting on the swing, and we talked. She told me about how she died, something that I did not understand back then, but do now. How she died is a bit painful to think about so anyone who has a sensitive heart or stomach, stop reading here. How the story ends is that I started bringing books in about equal rights and stuff, showing angelica how I innocently thought the world had changed. Then everything was fine until I had to leave my friend after about a year or two of our friendship. I do not doubt she is still being friends with children who end up living around there so they do not end up alone, and so they do not face the same fate as she had.

DO NOT READ PAST HERE IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACHE BECAUSE IT IS NOT HAPPY AND MAY CONTAIN TRIGGER WARNINGS INCLUDING VIOLENCE AND RAPE. I CENSORED IT SO THAT THE EXACT LOCATION WOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED. 

Those who are curious of angelica’s fate this is her story of what happened or what she told me back then. It was graphic enough that it stuck in my mind even back then.

 What happened was that she was playing in the backyard while her mother was making rhubarb pie. Her father was sitting with the door to outside open so he could keep an eye on her. He went over to his wife who was in the kitchen. She was then taken by these individuals in white hoods, and masks. She could not see their faces, and they gagged her before she could scream. She was taken from there and group raped, while some watched. It was done in a fielded area near a railroad.

She was a strong girl and refused to cry despite all the pain, and took her chance to fight back. Because she did they broke her arms and legs, and continued. They broke her jaw as well when she was beaten and left on the railroad tracks where she died. She did not stay to see what they did to her body. All she knew was that she wanted to see her family a lot. Which was why next thing she remembered was that she was back home. Her parents could not see her. But she watched them as they tried to find her. The police back then were racist pricks, and did practically nothing. She did not care for revenge, only wanted her parents to stop crying and know she did not blame them. She wanted her father to know that it was not his fault. 

Eventually they moved out of the house but she was unable to follow her parents and was stuck there. I do not know if her body was ever found. She decided that no one regardless of who they are deserves such a fate, and thinks that is why she does not pass on. She wants to protect anyone she can from such pain, and make certain nobody is ever alone. She was very smart for her age and I am very proud that this ghost girl helped me recover from the headless man inciddent, and also proud that she was my friend for the time we were together.