✨Ruler of the cosmos and child of the stars✨

💫 Eclectic Witch 🔮 || Libra ♎|| Sun Personality ☀|| Worshipper of Aphrodite 🌊 and Apollo 🌞|| Fledgling Witch 🌿

[devotedlydeafeninghideout-deact]

masterlist of some helpful posts on my blog

here is a list of some of the more helpful posts on my blog. i will be including my own original posts as well as reblogs. posts that are not mine originally will be red. if the post is someone else's but has an addition from me, i will specify. an apology in advance to theoryofmagick and spellgazed for all the notifs, i reblogged a lot of their posts lol

if you have been tagged in this list and you want me to remove your name and/or the link to your post, please dm me and i'll remove it :)

DNI list

general and correspondences

@my-virgo-lilith's masterlist

@indithewitch's herb correspondences with my warning in a rb

@babysfirstpentagram's "so i started an altar, now what?" with my addition in a rb

@androgynouswitch's "even the most common things can be spells" with my addition

@theoryofmagick's response to an ask on meditation for beginners

@spellgazed's elemental salts

@marisolmoon's post on how to set intentions, with my addition

^^marisolmoon's post on 18 types of witchcraft (not linked to blog to avoid spamming their notifs)

@spellgazed's "witchcraft: warding" with my addition in a rb

@earthbased's "making your own correspondences for plants"

@orriculum's "'to be a witch' falsehoods"

@theskepticalwitch's "witch red flags" with my addition

@corythepagan's post on warding

@witchcab's "red flags in witchcraft" which has a very useful list on some closed practices to avoid

@auguryandalchemy's post on why you shouldn't use a salt circle outside. they created a list of alternatives, and i added onto it :)

@you-simple-witch's list on some examples of closed and open practices and religions

@cecropiaden on some different clair-senses

@little-eclectic-witch's "flower correspondences in witchcraft"

@will-o-the-witch's "tips for discernment"

@lunaorchard's baby witch master post

the table of contents to my book of shadows

book of shadows ideas that aren't basic

activism and other important topics

@biromantic-culture's TERF blocklist

an argument i had with transphobes. tw for this one

@crystalbrujo's "the emergence of the word 'magick' and why i don't trust y'all who use it"

on "shifting" (multiple accounts on this one)

ways to help Saraya Rees

@class-struggle-anarchism on britain and palestine

@emerald-studies blm petitions (just because its not june 2020 anymore doesnt mean its over)

(multiple accounts) why fast food actually IS cheaper than cooking for yourself

(multiple posters, including myself) why rich people seem to live in a different world

crystals, candles, and other tools

satin spar is selenite

@spellgazed's "candle magick"

@thewitchis-lucky's "why should i use a/an (insert tool name) in my craft..?"

@lady-boa's "types of water"

@witchiething on cleansing different crystals

Some themed gardens with plant suggestions

seashell correspondences from @rose-water-witch

most of my crystal correspondence pages in my BOS

@agnosticanimist's edible potion base correspondences

deity & spirit work

@spellgazed's masterpost on major hellenic deities

@trans-astro-nerd's guide to deity communication, with my addition in a rb

@theoryofmagick's "shrine setup 101"

@spoonie-humblebee's post on how gods wont get angry at you, and how this is based in catholic guilt

@crazycatsiren's "grimoire - spirit work" masterlist

@diaryofadaringwitch's post "deity work: respect vs. honor vs. devotion"

@aresstan paganism and white supremacy (this is one of those posts that i think you should research more on afterwards, and not just read the one tumblr post)

whats on my altar (includes where i got everything at. has a general altar and a deity altar section)

trapping a spirit in a jar

why you should lock your mirrors and how to do it

community

@swimming-in-starss' discord server link

@nefarious-virgo's discord server link

[thehazeldruid]

Kili’s Promise

~A charm to remind someone of your love and strengthen love’s bond~

What you will need

A smooth river stone that fits in your hand

Thread, any color (i prefer red, white or pink)

A fine tip permanent marker (a color that will show up on the stone, silver if the stone is dark, black if the stone is light)

A few rose petals

Red candle

An incense that you associate with love (I used lavender)

What to do

1. Prepare yourself  for the spellwork, however is necessary. Meditate, cleanse, ground, center etc.

2. Prepare your work space. Arrange your tools, candles, incense, herbs or other materials you use for your spell working.

3. Light the candle and incense, let the energy from them build for a minute before beginning.

4. Lay out two pieces of the string, as in the image below and say “Though far away, my love may be, Let her/him/them feel its warmth, like the light from the sun, touches the moon” and tie the two strings together at the center.

5.  With the marker, write your names, a symbol or a short message on the stone, and say: “And now in ink our love is bound, never lost to one another, we are always found.”

6.  Place the stone atop the strings, at the center and say, “From now on, forevermore, may our love, wield the strength of stone”

7. Place the rose petal(s) atop the writing, and say: “Let our love grow, as the does the rose, with thorns to protect it, and petals to bloom.”

8. Tie the strings around the bundle, making a bow with all four ends, and say “Let love continue to blossom between me and you.”

9.Clean up, and give the charm to your partner.

**Carry the charm with you, have your partner do the same, as a reminder of your bond. And if your partner is willing to partake in the creation of the charm with you, make two of them, one for each of you!**

BONUS

-I added the first crappy hand forged ring I made for my wife when we started dating to the one I gave her. It’s gotten a bit rusty over time, and I’ve replaced the rose petals a few times, but here’s the picture of it-

Good luck and happy casting witches!

M.G.

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The Basil Druid

[skaldish]

Finally figured out why I don’t consider Loki a Chaos God.

“Chaos” suggests randomness, disorganization, and disruption that exists without thought or reason.

Loki’s transgressive nature, on the other hand, is entirely calculated.

[plutosking]

ever since i started work with loki never have i ever gotten a purely chaotic vibe from him. it’s all so calculated and well planned, and purposeful.

[skaldish]

*nods* me too.

[skaldish]

capraaquae replied to your post “Thor’s grandmother Nott, goddess of night, is described as “black and…”

Can you link to where it says she has dark skin? Google only shows pictures of a white woman ��

Certainly! You can find it in chapter 10 of the Prose Edda, in Gylfaginning. Here is the passage from the Anthony Faulkes translation:

“Norfi or Narfi was the name of a giant who lived in Giantland. He had a daughter called Night. She was black and dark in accordance with her ancestry.”

So yes, Thor’s grandmother is a Black goddess.

[gefdreamsofthesea]

So I actually made a post about this a while back and it’s a bit more complicated than that. You know how “white” doesn’t always refer to skin colour? It’s the same with “black”. Someone asked Dr. Jackson Crawford about this, and he said it was unlikely that Snorri was referring to Nott’s skin colour. I also asked @thorraborinn for clarification, and his response (he can correct me if I’m wrong) is that there is often overlap between a deity and the thing they represent (in this case, the night, which is dark).

There is a tradition of depicting giants as dark-skinned but AFAIK it was meant as a “our pure white ‘Aryan’ deities” vs. “the evil non-whites who wreck everything” typical racist bullshit.

Obviously I’m not going to run around yelling at everyone because they make art of Norse deities who look like them but I feel it is important to address the fact that language used in the lore can be weird and to correct something I had a hand in spreading.

[skaldish]

Huh, you make a good point. I didn’t realize my OP could imply ALL Jotunar are dark-skinned, which, yeah, that’s problematic as heck. I’ve also seen racist parallels pop up before in some saga or story–forget which–but they exist.

Yes, you’re right, it’s historically very nuanced, and I honestly don’t know much about the historical Norse use of associations with deities. I also forgot about the racist sentiments in the stories as well. I think you’re right that people can depict Norse Gods as they please (heck, Loki doesn’t appear white to me a lot of the time) but yeah we can’t pull representation from the Eddas without acknowledging what’s at play there.

[gefdreamsofthesea]

I don’t think Snorri himself intended that because AFAIK the whole white Aesir vs. black jotnar thing is from Wagner and later, not that the Middle Ages didn’t have issues with xenophobia, discrimination, and playing nice with their neighbours because they obviously did.

I just found a paper that might be of interest: The Colour Blue in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature by Kirsten Wolf, which talks about blue and black in relation to things and people in the Eddas and sagas.

I would also mention that regardless of his skin colour, Thor is attested as god of the common folk, he is very much associated with people at the bottom, including slaves, not the elites, like Odin. He is a god of the average worker.

[skaldish]

Good to know about Wagner and later renditions! I will have to read that paper…if I can ever get through my other material. Thanks!

[tainbocuailnge]

“aphrodite’s fat ass” is a common genre of classical greek and roman art

[katarinanavane]

New curio necklaces! The first two are in my Etsy, link on profile. The third is a custom one made for @girlbleeds

Let me know if you want a custom necklace or bracelet of your own!

[weaponsofclairvoyance]

orcs and tieflings are for the gays

[weaponsofclairvoyance]

are you an orc gay or a tiefling gay

[greencat-art]

I love the snake version of Crowley and decided to do a design based off his snake form. 

Ko-fi

[fairydropart]

Chaotic neutral 

[zivyx-deactivated20200628]

Witch Tip

the-eye.eu is a huge public database that has countless free PDFs of all sorts of occultist books and grimoires. Go forth and read.

[mahigxn-deactivated20200629]

It’s a really good source for lots of older occult texts, in multiple languages too.

[fabulouscrabulous-deactivated20]

Just flip ‘em!

[gwydtheunusual]

Please do this for them if you find one… They are so completely harmless and just want to get back to cleaning the sea floor.  I love them so much :)

[misandristabbacchio-remade-deac]

they’re literally just ocean roombas please be nice to them

[skelecola]

horseshoe crabs are friends. their tail is not a stinger, either. if one crawls over your foot they are just smelling you.

[thebasildruid-deactivated202005]

Renewing Mist

-a shower/ bath rejuvenation ritual-

What you’ll need

Your tub/ shower

Your favorite soap (or a new soap you like the scent of!)

Music that helps you relax or inversely invigorates and energizes you

 A few candles of your favorite color, more for ambiance than anything

Incense, if you want, though not necessary, likewise that relaxes or energizes you

Any scrubs/ bath bombs/ bath additives that help you relax 

What to do

Warm up the room! Turn on the shower or bath, let it run and let the steam fill the air. (If you happen to have those fancy shower disks or bath bombs, they’re great for this too)

Light the candles and incense if you have it, and let the smoke mix with the steam. Turn on your music and set the mood for this ritual. It is to cleanse and rejuvenate you, so set the mood just right.

Once the room is set, get ready to get into the shower. Picture all of the things you wish to cleanse yourself of as a film on your skin. Step into the shower or bath and begin to wash yourself. Continuing to envision the film, but now it is washing away in the water and steam.

Once you feel the water has cleaned as much as it can, use the soap. Likewise, let the soap create a film of bubbles and cleanliness on you. Think, or say a mantra along the lines of “what once stained my skin be washed away, let me be cleansed, renewed today” again and again until you feel clean.

Sing along with your music, dance, or just let the water wash over you, rinsing away the soap. Be present in that moment. Knowing that you are clean. You are a clean slate ready to be remade, ready to write a new story, ready to take control of your life on the new day.

Take the time to relax. Close your eyes, breathe deep, feel the water on your skin. Feel the steam in the air. Let all of your senses take in everything. Help yourself relax by watching the steam and smoke swirl in the air. 

Connect to the elements around you in this moment. Let the water and the air empower you. They are a part of you, on you, within you, around you. 

Once you’re done, don’t rush to get dry, if you can help it. Enjoy the music while you turn off the water. Take your time getting dressed again. Leave all of the negativity behind you, focusing only on the energy you want to carry forward. 

Good Luck and Happy Casting Witches!

M.G.

The Basil Druid

[tarot-dreams]

Eight of Swords.

The knots that bind you have been tied by your hands. No one limits you more than yourself. But where you restrict, you can also liberate. It is simply a matter of choice. The decision is yours.

[servantofthefates]

How to Predict Timing with Tarot

When performing a Celtic Cross, there are three cards that can reveal when the event will happen: the advice, the outcome, and the card at the bottom of the deck. While your intuition will tell you which is most likely, it is best to acknowledge all three possibilities.

THE MAJOR ARCANA

The Fool – Whenever you are ready

The Magician – It has already begun

The High Priestess – You know exactly when

The Empress – During harvest season

The Emperor – It is almost done

The Hierophant – It is finished

The Lovers – As soon as you make the choice

The Chariot – In just a few moments

Strength – The minute you accept it

The Hermit – Only after you meditate on it

The Wheel of Fortune – During your first or next Saturn return

Justice – When you least expect it

The Hanged Man – When the circumstances change

Death – Whenever it is ready

Temperance – After the storm

The Devil – It is happening right now

The Tower – Soon, unexpectedly and suddenly

The Star – The more you believe, the sooner it will happen

The Moon – It cannot be determined at the moment

The Sun – In the summer or by sunrise

Judgement – Soon and inevitably

The World – In divine timing

THE MINOR ARCANA

THE SUIT OF WANDS

Ace of Wands – One day

Two of Wands – Two days

Three of Wands – Three days

Four of Wands – Four days

Five of Wands – Five days

Six of Wands – Six days

Seven of Wands – Seven days

Eight of Wands – Eight days

Nine of Wands – Nine days

Ten of Wands – Ten days

Page of Wands – As we speak

Knight of Wands – End of November to most of December

Queen of Wands – End of March to most of April

King of Wands – End of July to most of August

Keep reading

[teawiththegods]

My 2020 Festival Year

It’s a new year! Which means it’s time for a new festival calendar! Oh joy! This is actually my first year doing anything like this. And trust me it took a lot of time, a lot of wine, and a lot of me shushing my perfectionism. It was a huge pain in the ass to put together, I’m not going to lie to you, babycakes. But my hope is that now that I have SOMETHING, it’ll make the process less of a hassle in the years to come. And also hopefully this will help you not want to smash your face into the keyboard when you go to plan out your festival year.

Before we get to the actual plan, I want to talk a bit about how I went about constructing the year.

I mainly used the Hellenion.org calendar as a basis along with Baring the Aegis. I went through both month by month looking at the festivals listed and deciding whether I wanted to celebrate those festivals and when exactly I wanted to celebrate them. Both websites provide information on each festival they mention, but I also did independent research just to back everything up and see if I could find any additional information.

 It’s important to note that the Hellenic year follows the lunar cycle, so it doesn’t line up with our modern calendar. It’s up to you to decide how you wish to approach that. The Hellenion calendar transfers the Hellenic calendar onto our modern one which is extremely useful for those of you who want to keep your worship as traditional and historically accurate as possible.

I did not go in that direction (shocker!). I chose to instead adopt the calendar to not only fit the modern calendar but fit my own life. I wanted to make it as easy as possible for me so I won’t get overwhelmed.

Some festivals line up with when about they were traditionally celebrated, but others I decided to move around for various reasons. I tried to spread out the holidays because again I didn’t want to get overwhelmed and some festivals I put on the sacred day of the god being honored because why not? I’m already giving them an offering so why not just make a whole celebration out of it?

Like I said, I designed this calendar specifically with my needs, interests, and life in mind. And I encourage you to do the same. In no way are you required to celebrate every festival so don’t put pressure on yourself to do more than what you can manage. Remember you can always alter and update the calendar each year to add more so there’s no need to jump into the deep end right away. Do what makes sense to you, your worship, and your life.

Okay one last thing before the calendar. I want to note that there are some special days that I will be celebrating monthly which are:

Noumenia - Celebrated the first of the month (traditionally on the New Moon) this holiday is used to prepare for the new month. Great time to set goals for the month, reset your energy, and of course ask the gods and any household daemons to bless and protect you.

Sacred Days - Some of the gods had days of the month which were sacred to them and were given offerings or libation in their honor on those days. Athena (3rd), Aphrodite and Hermes (4th), Artemis (6th), Apollo (7th), Poseidon (8th), and my own personal addition Persephone (First Quarter Moon).

Hekate’s Deipnon - Celebrated the last day of the month (traditionally on the Dark Moon) this holiday is all about doing what needs to be done to let go of the old month. Tying up any loose ends, making sure all debts are repaid, all obligations have been fulfilled, reflecting on the lessons learned, and just doing what you need to so you don’t bring any baggage into the new month. You wanna start fresh! Also it’s time of the month to honor Hekate to make sure you stay on her good side and a good day to do some charity or volunteer work. Especially anything involving feeding the homeless and those in need.

And now we can finally get to the calendar! I didn’t include descriptions of the festivals because I’m going to make separate content for each one and update this post with links as I do. Also if you don’t want to wait you can research them with the resource links I already provided!

Okay finally! Here’s my festival calendar for 2020!

 January

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite and Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

23rd - Theogamia

31st - Hekate’s Deipnon

 February

1st - Noumenia

2nd - Imbolc, Persephone

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite and Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

14th - Valentine’s Day (Aphrodite, Eros, Psyche)

29th - Hekate’s Deipnon

 March

1st - Noumenia

2nd - Persephone

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Elaphebolia (Artemis)

7th- Apollo

8th- Poseidon

9th- Dionysia

19th - Ostara

31st - Hekate’s Deipnon

 April

1st- Noumenia, Persephone

3rd- Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

10th- Mounykhia

13th - Olympeia

22nd - Earth Day (Gaia)

30th- Hekate’s Deipnon

 May

1st - Beltane, Noumenia

3rd- Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Thargelia

7th - Thargelia

8th - Poseidon

10th - Mother’s Day (Hera)

30th - Persephone

31st - Hekate’s Deipnon

 June

1st- Noumenia

3rd- Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th- Poseidon

11th - Death of Alexander the Great

21st - Litha, Father’s Day (Zeus)

28th - Persephone

30th - Hekate’s Deipnon, MY BIRTHDAY!

 July

1st - Noumenia

3rd - Khalkeia

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

17th  - Aphrodisia

27th - Persephone

31st - Hekate’s Deipnon

 August

1st - Lammas, Noumenia

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Boedromia

8th - Poseidon

25th - Persephone

31st - Hekate’s Deipnon

 September

1st - Noumenia

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Kharisteria

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

23rd - Mabon

24th - Persephone

29th - Thesmophoria

30th - Thesmophoria, Hekate’s Deipnon

 October

1st - Thesmophoria, Noumenia

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

23rd - Persephone

31st - Samhain

 November

1st - Noumenia

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Pyanepsia, Oskhophoria

8th - Poseidon

22nd - Persephone

30th - Hekate’s Deipnon

 December

1st - Noumenia

3rd - Athena

4th - Aphrodite, Hermes

6th - Artemis

7th - Apollo

8th - Poseidon

13th - Poseidea

21st - Yule, Persephone

31st - Hekate’s Deipnon

Hope you all have an absolutely blessed year in 2020! <3

[alraunahomestead]

[deithe-diaga]

The Morrígan

  Pronunciation - More-ih-gone

Titles -  Mórrígan (“great queen”), also known as Morrígu, Morríghan or Mór-ríoghain Goddess of - fate, especially with foretelling doom and death in battle. Life, death, prophecy, wisdom, protection, fear, sovereignty, rebirth, sorcery Race -  Tuatha De Danann Family - Consorts: Dagda  Symbols -  Crows, Ravens, cows, wolves, swords, spears Description - The Morrígan is often described as a trio of individuals, all sisters, called ‘the three Morrígna’. Although membership of the triad varies, the most common combination in modern sources is Badb, Macha and Nemain. However the primary sources indicate a more likely triad of Badb, Macha and Anand    Sometimes she appears as one of three sisters, the daughters of Ernmas: Morrígan, Badb and Macha. Sometimes the trinity consists of Badb, Macha and Anand, collectively known as the Morrígna. However, the Morrígan can also appear alone and her name is sometimes used interchangeably with Badb Badb: A war Goddess associated with battle, destruction, and death and often appeared over battle as a hooded crow, or ran alongside warriors disguised as a grey-red wolf. Badb was connected to rebirth as a watcher of the cauldron of regeneration in the Otherworld. She was also a Witch and a sorceress, and a Prophetess who foresaw the future. Macha: The root word “mag” translated means field, plain or pasture. This name connects and gives Macha power over the sacred land and horses, representing wealth, power and symbolizing the elite warriors. She was also connected to fertility by the land and horses, and cursed the male Red Branch warrior to suffer nine days of birth pangs when forced to run a race. As part of the trinity, she rained down fire and blood on her enemies. Nemain: Her name translates to panic, frenzy or venomous. Also a deity of battle, death and destruction, she appeared as a carrion crow. Neiman was a prophetess and her battle cries meant death would soon follow. By shrieking furiously, she intimidated, panicked and confused soldiers on the battle field into dying of fright or mistaking their own comrades for enemies. This aspect connects to the role of Banshee.    Notable Legends -   In the Ulster Cycle, Táin Bó Regamna (The Cattle Raid of Regamain), which is a body of Irish mythology, Morrigan appears to the hero Cuchulainn (whom she has appeared to in different guises) and he finds her stealing one of his cows, yet he does not recognize her and becomes angry and insults her. Shape-shifting into a crow, he now recognizes her and acknowledges he would not have insulted her had he known, yet she prophesizes his death in battle which came to pass. Morrigan also appears to Cuchulainn as a young woman (or hag, depending on the version) and offers him her love, and her aid in the battle, but he rejects her offer. In response she intervenes in his next combat, first in the form of an eel who trips him, then as a wolf who stampedes cattle across the ford, and finally as a white, red-eared heifer leading the stampede, just as she had warned in their previous encounter. (White and red animals were very symbolic of the otherworld and the sidhe) In the Cath Maige Tuireadh, on Samhain Morrigan has an encounter with the Dagda (High King of the Tuatha De Dannan) before the battle against the Fomorians. When he meets her she is washing battle clothes while standing with one foot on either side of the river Unius and they mate. She then promises to summon the magicians of Ireland to cast spells on behalf of the Tuatha De Dannan and to destroy Indech, the Fomorian king. Her role was to not only be a symbol of imminent death, but to also influence the outcome of war. Most often she did this by appearing as a crow flying overhead and would either inspire fear or courage in the hearts of the warriors. In some cases, she is written to have appeared in visions to those who are destined to die in battle by washing their bloody armor. In this specific role, she is also given the role of foretelling imminent death with a particular emphasis on the individual.[31] There are also a few rare accounts where she would join in the battle itself as a warrior and show her favouritism in a more direct manner. The Morrigan was such a powerful symbol of life and birth that the Celts believed she could revive their dead soldiers to fight once more. The severed heads on the battlefield were called the “Mast of Macha” (harvest of Macha). The ground was considered sacred after the battle, as the soldiers would leave until the next day so Morrigan could gather the souls undisturbed. As a scavenger bird, she was an omen of war (both as a symbol and with prophecy) feeding on bodies and gathering souls and terrorized armies into dying of fear with her frightful and shrieking cries. Although speculated, Morrigan may have been the daughter of Delbaeth and Ernmas whom in the earliest copies of the Lebor Gabala Erenn (The Book of Invasions) had three daughters, named Badb, Macha, and Anand. In the Book of Leinster, Anand is also known as Morrigu, while in the Book of Fermoy version, Macha is identified with Morrigan. In addition, Morrigan may had been one of Dagda’s wives and had sons.

Sacred Associations - Carrion eating animals, specifically crows. Fog, shapeshifting, bloodlust and battle, white and red cows, mugwort, yew, willow, rivers. Obsidian, bloodstone, apples, rebirth, swords, sorcery, bones and skulls. Holiday - Samhain, jan 7th feast of the morrigan. Brighid, Dagda, Lugh, Morrighan