The Mad Sorceress Grimoires

A virtual grimoire written from a chronic illness-influenced perspective for Creatives & Magicians

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UPDATED + A NEW LOOK TO THE BLOG! The Mad Sorceress Grimoires

A Virtual Grimoire Written from a Chronic-Illness and Trauma-informed Perspective. Restoration Magic for Creatives and Magicians.

Your Fairy of the Fountain on your unique Hero's Quest to Healing.

Hi, everyone! My name is Sam, and I have been diagnosed with Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome since 2014, and Adenomyosis since 2018. I enrolled in a natural medicine in school in 2022 where I began learning about herbal medicine, healing diets, and quantum botanicals. I am a writer + blogger, and on my website, I journal about reclaiming personal power and healing through the help of inner-alchemy, astrology, synergetic herbs, the occult, medical astrology, Astro-nutrition, archaic religions, and esotericism.

What is The Mad Sorceress Grimoires?

A Grimoire is a book with spells and incantations written in it. Grimoire comes from the Old French “grammaire”, which referred to all books that were written in Latin at the time. “Grammaire” comes from the Greek “grammatikos”.

This blog is meant to be a collection of works. Here is the breakdown of the blog:

Chapter 01: Inner-Sorcery

In this chapter, I share my experience with healing, self-care, ritual, and art from the perspective of someone with chronic-pain, stress, and anxiety. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 02: Womb/PCOS-Alchemy

This part of the blog is dedicated to leaning into a magical life from the perspective of someone who endures c-PTSD and chronic-illnesses. I will mention this a million times throughout this blog: I am not a licensed professional. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2013, and Adenomyosis in 2017. I am culling from lived experiences, and sharing that on this blog. Do not take my advice over the advice of licensed professionals who work with you directly. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 03: Celestial Lessons

This is where I write about how certain Astrological Archetypes have manifested for me in my real life. I enjoy exploring astrology, and I use it as a means to enhance my life by bringing my joy. Whether by natal or transit, I take a deep dive on the lessons that I’ve learned. Astrology is not meant to replace therapy from licensed professionals. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 04: Bleak + Brooding Reveries

I have recently opened my poetry blog back up! I have been inspired by automatic writing my entire life. A lot of my words come from hypnagogic experiences, meditative states, or automatic writing sessions. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 05: The Holographic Herbal

Coming soon! As of July 2022, I became a student of Quantum Botanicals and Natural Medicine. During these modules, I experiment with certain herbs. I write about my experience with them. I enjoy learning about their chemical constituents, folk lore, history, and - OF COURSE - I want to know what the occultists had to say about them. This chapter merges Medical Astrology, Astro-Nutrition, Astro-Herbalism, Color, archaic religions, and more. Stay tuned. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Never diagnose yourself without speaking to a medical professional. I am not a certified Medical Astrologer. Regardless, astrology is not meant to take the place of Health Care from licensed professionals. Astrology is meant for entertainment purposes only. Please read my Terms & Conditions for more.

For an archive of podcasts + publications I've been featured in, please check out this link.

Subscribe to my blog's newsletter through this link.

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Rose Hip Monograph

View the rosehip monograph on substack, or alternatively on my blog.

This monograph is taken from my most recent blog post on how rose & rose hip can support us through this current astro-weather. You can read the entire post here: click me!

ROSE HIPS

Rosa Canina

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Datura’s Daughter

Reading Key 🔑

OPEN & LISTEN/READ ALL LINKS. THIS IS FOR UNDERSTANDING.

ALL LINKS ARE UNDERLINED RED

I had briefly read about Datura as a late teen/20-year-old. The plant intrigued me and was always in the background of my walk (studies). She wasn’t of utmost importance to me regardless of Her ever presence. I simply wasn’t ready…until I was.

My stumbling upon Datura in real life was serendipitous and so so unexpected.  

August 2019, I was having a full moon stroll with a beloved musical genius. We will call him FireBird.

FireBird and I were discussing the Andromedin star system, and the Arch(acnid)s of Time. He and I tended to get deeply esoteric with each other. He kept up with me AND expounded upon conversation to the point where I found myself having to keep up with him. Despite the craziness of our connection, he and I were kin in that way. Hearts that sincerely sought to be One with Mystery.

Selene in Her fullness beamed down on us. Crickets sang their song, and East Atlanta’s humidity cloaked our skin.

We’d came across his neighbor’s house like we did a million times before, but I guess this night the neighbor’s Datura blooms were at peak ripeness just for us to see.

The flowers held their faces up towards the moon. Their sentient, Gramophone petals bellowing out Her intoxicatingly quiescent aroma. I gasped. Literally. In awe.

FireBird was off put, but I told him it was Sacred Datura, and he trusted my giddy response. Omg FireBird, I read about that plant before, see! Come on!

I innocently went over to the neighbor’s yard and inhaled with my whole lung. I picked a flower and nectar spilled over my fingertips. I eagerly put the flower in his face for him to inhale and experience Her as well.

I was ignorant that an inhale + nectar absorbed through skin alone will send you on a trip- though not nearly as deadly as ingesting the seed. Things got creepy, crawly, hilarious, scary, and <<*~FreaQQy~*>> (freaky::frequency), to say the least. An unplanned Datura encounter is an initiation in and of itself. This animalistic plant tends to stay with you. Your shadow is the humectant, and Datura is the moisture. I have learned that it is possible to come across certain plants and be inside their vortex…indefinitely.

Four years have passed, and I have been inside Datura’s Fib0nacci ever since- with less intensity as time goes on.

Here is some of what She’s revealed to me…

Keep reading

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Wow. I love this so much!!! @unfoldingrose has such a way of talking about the universe and herbs. I am also in awe of the wisdom. I eagerly await more… <3

[themadsorceressgrimoires]

UPDATED + A NEW LOOK TO THE BLOG! The Mad Sorceress Grimoires

A Virtual Grimoire Written from a Chronic-Illness and Trauma-informed Perspective. Restoration Magic for Creatives and Magicians.

Your Fairy of the Fountain on your unique Hero's Quest to Healing.

Hi, everyone! My name is Sam, and I have been diagnosed with Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome since 2014, and Adenomyosis since 2018. I enrolled in a natural medicine in school in 2022 where I began learning about herbal medicine, healing diets, and quantum botanicals. I am a writer + blogger, and on my website, I journal about reclaiming personal power and healing through the help of inner-alchemy, astrology, synergetic herbs, the occult, medical astrology, Astro-nutrition, archaic religions, and esotericism.

What is The Mad Sorceress Grimoires?

A Grimoire is a book with spells and incantations written in it. Grimoire comes from the Old French “grammaire”, which referred to all books that were written in Latin at the time. “Grammaire” comes from the Greek “grammatikos”.

This blog is meant to be a collection of works. Here is the breakdown of the blog:

Chapter 01: Inner-Sorcery

In this chapter, I share my experience with healing, self-care, ritual, and art from the perspective of someone with chronic-pain, stress, and anxiety. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 02: Womb/PCOS-Alchemy

This part of the blog is dedicated to leaning into a magical life from the perspective of someone who endures c-PTSD and chronic-illnesses. I will mention this a million times throughout this blog: I am not a licensed professional. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2013, and Adenomyosis in 2017. I am culling from lived experiences, and sharing that on this blog. Do not take my advice over the advice of licensed professionals who work with you directly. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 03: Celestial Lessons

This is where I write about how certain Astrological Archetypes have manifested for me in my real life. I enjoy exploring astrology, and I use it as a means to enhance my life by bringing my joy. Whether by natal or transit, I take a deep dive on the lessons that I’ve learned. Astrology is not meant to replace therapy from licensed professionals. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 04: Bleak + Brooding Reveries

I have recently opened my poetry blog back up! I have been inspired by automatic writing my entire life. A lot of my words come from hypnagogic experiences, meditative states, or automatic writing sessions. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Chapter 05: The Holographic Herbal

Coming soon! As of July 2022, I became a student of Quantum Botanicals and Natural Medicine. During these modules, I experiment with certain herbs. I write about my experience with them. I enjoy learning about their chemical constituents, folk lore, history, and - OF COURSE - I want to know what the occultists had to say about them. This chapter merges Medical Astrology, Astro-Nutrition, Astro-Herbalism, Color, archaic religions, and more. Stay tuned. If you want to know more, click on the link above to take you to the chapter.

Never diagnose yourself without speaking to a medical professional. I am not a certified Medical Astrologer. Regardless, astrology is not meant to take the place of Health Care from licensed professionals. Astrology is meant for entertainment purposes only. Please read my Terms & Conditions for more.

For an archive of podcasts + publications I've been featured in, please check out this link.

Subscribe to my blog's newsletter through this link.

Or if you have a substack, click here.

Or simply follow this blog.

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New look to the blog! <3 Hope you all love what's in store.

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[shadowealth]

are you a linguist or etymologist? biologist? your posts are so fascinating and it seems like you have a wild amount of background knowledge, the way you connect all these seemingly disparate concepts with such detail. i especially love the connections you draw between PCOS and pearls. there’s something so intrinsic about eating and working with plants that have the visual appearance of oocytes/string of pearls; since quitting BC and trying to manage my PCOS with whole food/herbs/mindful practice, some of my greatest plant allies have been red raspberry (all her parts), barberry (berberine), and mugwort, as well as eating a lot of eggs.

once i developed a basic level of comfort and familiarity working with plants, i started noticing what “called out” to me as i walked in the woods, plants that would seem to stand out and appear to me over and over, and every single time i’d go home and research them i would find a connection with fertility, ovulation, or PCOS. i was camping once for a few days and started drinking yarrow and red clover tea because they were growing everywhere around where i set up, and i got my period a few days into the trip. it was my very first painless period, and since then i’ve been using yarrow regularly for menstrual pain, and red clover to help my cervical mucus production. the first few times this kind of thing happened to me, it blew my mind, and while it still never ceases to amaze me, i’ve pretty much come to expect it at this point. i’ve only met one other woman, also a fertility awareness practitioner and womb healer, who saw these kinds of connections and understood them to be legitimate and intrinsic. so i really love reading the connections you make and i feel so seen in your ability to make them. it’s really a gift, not in the sense of “i’m so gifted,” but in the sense of being a gift given to me by the circumstances of my life, including PCOS and including the descent into hell that modern gynecological “solutions” turned out to be for me. a gift i am able to receive only as a result of having walked the path of pain and suffering that drove me to finally take things into my own hands and tune into herbalism and body literacy.

so, i’m curious, if you feel comfortable answering, how did you come to think like this (i call it “mycelial thinking”), to make connections the way you do? it seems exceedingly rare and it’s incredibly refreshing. i’d love to hear about your source material, whether that’s life experiences, formal study, informal study, simple observation, etc. your words and thought processes on this blog are really something to behold, and i’m so grateful to have found them and to bear witness. <3

Hola chica

I consider myself a bootleg biologist. I have always been a decent writer. As a young child, I read the dictionary and chose words that I liked and would break them down in my mind. My parents called me Ms. Webster🕷️🕸️👩🏾‍💻 (after the dictionary) && still do til this day. I’ve always had my own way, but it wasn’t until my 9th & 11th grade English teachers + the word weaving of a very TRILL(ium) Oracle on Twitter that I began to learn & trust where my gnosis (MY NOSE, SIS !👃🏾) was taking me this entire time.

I am called::cauled by plants && that began as a teen. My mind is able to highlight data gathered thru various means::memes::memories. It could be as simple as a certain verse in a song & I observe that a plant really enjoys that song. It then takes my hand & leads me on a whole trip. From that trip, I aim and practice removing myself enough to tell the story that Data (Deity) wants told.

What’s peculiar about PCOS, as much as it is a curse, I find it to be a strange blessing (second chance). I was discussing it with another person I found on here @themadsorceressgrimoires. She attributes PCOS with Saturn (as do I, through the sign Libra in which Saturn is amiable with). The Master of Lessons.

Your circumstance (PCOS) has allowed you and others the opportunity (no choice) but to reconnect with the #outdoze in a way that’s tailored to you in a time%space where people’s lives are curated algorithmically. In a time%space where people can’t even hear the Voice of God no more. There are very few real experiences left…

The hypersensitivity that PCOS provides is a force that *makes* the ailed tune in. 📡

It is through your walk that you can see the horrors of gynecology, which can lead you (as it did me) to unearth so many other things that have been going on. From one connection to another, it’s all rooted in a genuine attempt to simply figure out what’s going on with you. And what you unearth heals not only yourself, but can also save the youth.

Despite the hormonal disorder, you and others who have taken the time to learn are being prepared to teach the young about the IMPORTANCE of their bodies, bc you have experienced the other side of that. Now, order is being restored through what looks (and feels) like a curse. Now, girls will know that it all begins and ends with their bodies.

Much like the pearl, an almost indestructible drop of beauty created by a wound.

Pain (not sadomasochism) tends to bring the sincerity (sense-airity) out of a person. And that’s what calls the plants to you.

Thank you for this message! Feel free to DM me

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@shadowealth has brought some incredible clarity to me through intuitive lessons and wisdom. By proximity to Shadowealth, I have become more confident in myself to be more vocal about my own personal gnosis and opinions on Womb Health, and to dive deeper into anatomy. I am grateful and blessed to have them in my life. <3

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Meet the King of Diamonds, the rainbow pride knight! Thank you everyone for joining us and giving feedback on all the compositions, shaping this deck; it's been an amazing journey! The Pride Knights Playing Cards, art prints and uncut sheets are now available for pre-order here: prideknights.com ⚔️🌈

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• • • • ☀️🌙 FEATURED in a @postpunkonline article written by @andi80s 🖤🤘 + - - - • • • “Part The Love Witch and Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre”! Name a better description of my art style. I dare you. 🤌🤌🤌 • • • • Link to the article is in the bio ⬆️ (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqarUoBNzY_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • • So excited to finally be able to talk about this! I’m so bad at keeping secrets, but this is what @astralstereoproject and I have been planning/shooting/editing since January 🦇☀️🌙 • • • • After doing a review of my friend @vandalm00n ‘a newest album Queen of the Night on the @heavyretro Patreon, he asked if I wanted to do a music video to my F A V O R I T E song on this album called Sunlight. So after squealing for 5 minutes, I told him DUH. • • • • 💄 The concept, costumes, makeup, set design, and editing was done by me. 🎥 This was directed and co-designed by my partner in everything in life @astralstereoproject • • • • So excited to share this with everyone. (at England, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqS3pE8tcMQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • • Playing around with logos! Which is your favorite? + - - - • • • I’ve been thinking about expanding the blog, and I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about vlogs, but I already devote myself to the camera once a month for @heavyretro 🪩. While I love being a performer, I want to make sure I’m not over exhausting myself. I am also in school to be a Holistic Healer Practitioner, and that takes up 80% of my day. So, getting in front of a camera more than once a month will probably wear me out. I also want to make sure my content is accessible for everyone, so I am thinking of creating a podcast which will serve *specifically* as an audio version of my blog posts. I love writing, but I think having an audio version of my work will serve everyone else better! With that being said: podcasters, what programs/equipment/etc do you use from start to finish? I’d love to know! DM or comment- whatever you’re comfortable with 💌 • • • • • (at England, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNLOHnNLK-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • • TAROT + ASTRO ARCHETYPES FOR YOUR MENSTRUAL CYCLE: HORMONE EDITION. • • • • Today we are talking about Cortisol! • • • • I’ve talked so many about cortisol on my blog! It is a stress hormone involved in our circadian rhythm, as well as our fight, flight, and freeze response. It is so important to work with this hormone and de-stress to bring #pcos, #adenomyosis, and #endometriosis in remission. I’d argue that a lot of chronic conditions would benefit from decreasing cortisol levels. Not easy, but super effective/necessary! • • • • I have a blog post about remediating Cortisol and Mars, as I believe Mars rules this hormone ( though hormones are Libra / Venus sometimes Moon associated ). Check them out! Link in the bio ! • • • • • • • - - - + If you’re new to my posts: Hi! I’m Sam. I’m a Sicilian-American [ now living in the UK 🇬🇧! ] inner-sorceress, creatrix, performer, poet, and blogger for The Mad Sorceress Grimoires where I write about Womb Alchemy, Inner Sorcery and merging magic with research to help you become the High Mage of your own small daily healing rituals. Im currently a student of Natural Medicine and Quantum Botanicals, and on this space, I celebrate Creation, Old Gods, Astrology, the Esoteric, and THE authentic self. + - - • • • • • • (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJD_Nst3AZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • •🎸🔥🐏🌙 Sun goes into Aries, followed by the New Moon? [ astrologically ] 2023 has officially begun. Clean slate! Springtime! New intentions! • • • • What are you focusing on from today until next Late March? I’m curious! Let me know ⬇️ • • • • Me? I’m focusing on building connections with people who are authentic. When I was younger, I got a tarot / energy reading that basically said I am like the sun, and I shine. And that this light attracts people with agendas. By the time I find that out, it’s too late & I get burned. However, the reader said, “but where others would build walls, you shine everywhere you go. Your light touches everything.” The other day, I got pretty much the same reading for a completely different reader. This is… 10 years apart. So, this year and forever more, I want to invest in people who are authentic and humble. I want to speak the names of people I trust in rooms where there is opportunity. I want to be involved with community that respects me for who I am, what I do, but not what I do FOR them in a egocentric way. • • • • Happy Ostara, Equinox, Aries Season, Spring, New Beginning🎉 (at England, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDM6j6Ni20/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • • Tarot + Astro Archetypes for your Menstrual Cycle: The Hormones • • • • ANDROGENS • • • • All bodies produce androgen/testosterone. In the menstrual cycle, it peaks during the ovulation phase [ day 14-ish ], and then peaks again before day 01 of the menstruation phase. • • • • It helps to regulate estrogen production, as well as encourages the healthy repair of reproductive tissues! • • • • The Strength tarot card is literally about strength! Testosterone helps us build muscle, and combats muscle atrophy. • • • • Read the rest of the post to see why I associate Solar energies with Testosterone/ Androgens • • • • (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBLzl-NUIX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • • ♀ Tarot + Astro Archetype for your menstrual cycle : Hormone Edition. Today we’re talking about ESTROGEN! • • • • Maisie Hill, who wrote Period Power [ please get this book, it’s inclusive and extremely resourceful ], associates Estrogen with Beyoncé- so need I say more? Estrogen helps us feel confident and glamorous. It dominates the first half of our cycle, and increases again mid-luteal. • • • • The Chariot tarot card represents confidence and path forward to victory. Studies show that estrogen is the main hormone that makes us feel a bit competitive and proud. It also marks the part of the cycle where we are transitioning into ovulating phase and then luteal. The Chariot is associated with mastering the flow of life. • • • • Read the post to see why I associate estrogen with Venus! • • • • The whole point of this project is to inspire YOU to understand your cycle and see what archetypes come up. For me, the ovulation phase can make me feel indifferent and uncomfortable in the spotlight. I certainly have my own archetypes for each phase, but I wanted to cross tarot [ maybe I’ll share it one day 🤔 ] archetypes with research of hormones in each phase of the cycle. So- the question is: what archetypes come up for you? 🦋 • • • • (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0m0oPt5ZY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • •🃏 HERE WE GO! Tarot + Astro Archetypes- now for your hormones! Today we’re talking about PROGESTERONE! [ catch up with the Tarot + Astro Archetypes of the Menstrual Cycle on my profile! ] • • • • Progesterone reminds me of The Star tarot and Lunar Energies. This hormone peaks after ovulation, during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. It’s biggest role is thickening the uterine lining in preparation for implantation of a fertilized egg. During this time, you may feel drawn to go inward and reflect [ remember this is your Autumn / High Priestess phase! ] • • • • But did you know progesterone is linked to dreams and even hypnagogic events? During pregnancy, progesterone levels elevate to maintain the pregnancy. This is why pregnant people may have nightmares or strange dreams! There is even connection to hypnagogic events because progesterone has a sedative effect. • • • • Obviously I want you to decide for yourself what archetypes come up for you, and I’d love to hear your opinions! What archetypes come up for you during this time? • • • • Read why I associate this hormone with The Star and Lunar Energies in the post! Then, be sure to follow so you don’t miss posts like this. If you want to support my work, please subscribe to my website [ link in bio ] • • • RESEARCH CITING: 📜Why Can’t Anyone Help Me? the Nightmare of Adenomyosis by Maria Yeager 📜SheSyncs PCOS Reversal Guide 📜WomanCode by Alisa Vitti 📜Period Power by Maisie Hill (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxrmwYt0Ve/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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• • • • 🕊️ • • • • Hormao, the Greek verb which hormone is derived from looks like “Hermes”, the name of the messenger God, who is also associated with Mercury. Hormones send messages throughout our body via signaling pathways! Idk! I thought it was cool to share 🤌♥️ (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiSEPctpqq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Become the High Mage of Healing Rituals of your own design • • •

The root cause of your chronic womb conditions are waiting to be unearthed.

Learn the language of your body. It speaks to you in every symptom and emotion felt. What does it say?

You wake up as yourself everyday, and when you take your last breath, your body will go to the grave with you. It is your first and last friend. Get to know it.

The Mad Sorceress Grimoires

A Virtual Magical Grimoire Blog Written From A Trauma and Chronic Illness-Influenced Perspective. Lessons from Astrology, Magic, the Occult,

[witchthewriter]

𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑏𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 @autistic-solar-fandom.