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fa$t ca$h $pell

1. eat a GREEN candle 2. sleep in a bathtub full of nickels 3. basil??? 4. PROFIT

hometoursandotherstuff

jstor

In her book Fantasies of Gender and the Witch in Feminist Theory and Literature, Justyna Sempruch analyses contemporary representations of t

A post from @asksecularwitch inspired us to do a quick search on JSTOR about witches, and we discovered Fantasies of Gender and the Witch in Feminist Theory and Literature, an open access book by Justyna Sempruch.

Through a critical re-reading of feminist texts, Sempruch develops a new concept of the witch, one that challenges traditional gender-biased theories linking it either to a malevolent "hag" on the margins of culture or to unrestrained "feminine" sexual desire.

Image: "We Are The Daughters Of The Witches You Didn't Burn," from St Lawrence University's Street Art Graphics collection on JSTOR.

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in case anyone was struggling to parse, this book is not transphobic! (also it’s quite interesting)

we are the daughters of the witches you couldn’t burn is associated with terfy shit, and I would assume the jstor account manager just didn’t know that. this book quotes Butler’s gender trouble extensively and utilizes non-binary inclusive gender theories to explore the development of the figure of the witch. it’s neat

jstor

Thank you for pointing this out — we weren't aware of the baggage in that message, and we certainly DO NOT condone TERF ideology. Our apologies to all our friends here!

bilbobagginsomebabez

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Journals, articles, books & texts, on folklore, mythology, occult, and related -to- general anthropology, history, archaeology.

Some good and/or interesting (or hokey) ‘examples’ included for most resources. tryin to organize & share stuff that was floating around onenote.

Journals (open access) – Folklore, Occult, etc

Culutural Analysis - folklore, popular culture, anthropology – The Mythical Ghoul in Arabic Culture

Folklore - folklore, anthropology, archaeology – The Making of a Bewitchment Narrative, Grecian Riddle Jokes

Incantatio - journal on charms, charmers, and charming – Verbal Charms from a 17th Century Manuscript

Oral Tradition – Jewish Folk Literature, Noises of Battle in Old English Poetry

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics – Nani Fairtyales about the Cruel Bride, Energy as the Mediator between Natural and Supernatural Realms

International Journal of Intangible Heritage

Studia Mythologica Slavica (many articles not English) – Dragon and Hero, Fertility Rites in the Raining Cave, The Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography

Folklorica - Slavic & Eastern European folklore association – Ritual: The Role of Plant Characteristics in Slavic Folk Medicine, Animal Magic

Esoterica - The Journal of Esoteric Studies – The Curious Case of Hermetic Graffiti in Valladolid Cathedral

The Esoteric Quarterly

Mythological Studies Journal

Luvah - Journal of the Creative Imagination – A More Poetical Character Than Satan

Transpersonal Studies – Shamanic Cosmology as an Evolutionary Neurocognitive Epistemology, Dreamscapes

Beyond Borderlands – tumblr

Paranthropology

GOLEM - Journal of Religion and Monsters – The Religious Functions of Pokemon, Anti-Semitism and Vampires in British Popular Culture 1875-1914

Correspondences - Online Journal for the Academic Study of Western Esotericism – Kriegsmann’s Philological Quest for Ancient Wisdom

– History, Archaeology

Adoranten - pre-historic rock art

Chitrolekha - India art & design history – Gomira Dance Mask

Silk Road – Centaurs on the Silk Road: Hellenistic Textiles in Western China

Sino-Platonic - East Asian languages and civilizations – Discursive Weaving Women in Chinese and Greek Traditions

MELA Notes - Middle East Librarians Association

Didaskalia - Journal for Ancient Performance

Ancient Narrative - Greek, Roman, Jewish novelistic traditions – The Construction of the Real and the Ideal in the Ancient Novel

Akroterion - Greek, Roman – The Deer Hunter: A Portrait of Aeneas

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies – Erotic and Separation Spells, The Ancients’ One-Horned Ass

Roman Legal Tradition - medieval civil law – Between Slavery and Freedom

Phronimon - South African society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities – Special Issue vol. 13 #2, Greek philosophy in dialogue with African+ philosophy

The Heroic Age - Early medieval Northwestern Europe – Icelandic Sword in the Stone

Peregrinations - Medieval Art and Architecture – Special Issue vol. 4 #1, Mappings

Tiresas - Medieval and Classical – Sexuality in the Natural and Demonic Magic of the Middle Ages

Essays in Medieval Studies – The Female Spell-caster in Middle English Romances, The Sweet Song of Satan

Hortulus - Medieval studies – Courtliness & the Deployment of Sodomy in 12th-Century Histories of Britain, Monsters & Monstrosities issue, Magic & Witchcraft issue

Annual of Medieval Studies at CEU

Medieval Archaeology – Divided and Galleried Hall-Houses, The Hall of the Knights Templar at Temple Balsall

Medieval Feminist Forum – multiculturalism issue; Gender, Skin Color and the Power of Place … Romance of Moriaen, Writing Novels About Medieval Women for Modern Readers, Amazons & Guerilleres

Quidditas - medieval and renaissance

Medieval Warfare

The Viking Society - ridiculous amount of articles from 1895-2011

Journals (limited free/sub/institution access)

Al-Masaq - Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Piracy as Statecraft: The Policies of Taifa of Denia, free issue

Mythical Creatures of Europe - article + map

Folklore - limited free access – Volume 122 #3, On the Ambiguity of Elves

Digital Philology - a journal of medieval cultures – Saracens & Race in Roman de la Rose Iconography

Pomegranate - International Journal for Pagan Studies

Transcultural Psychiatry

European Journal of English Studies – Myths East of Venice issue, Esotericism issue

Books, Texts, Images etc. – Folklore, Occult etc.

Magical Gem Database - Greek/Egyptian gems & talismans [x] [x]

Biblioteca Aracana - (mostly) Greek pagan history, rituals, poetry etc. – Greater Tool Consecration, The Yew-Demon

Curse Tablets from Roman Britain - [x]

The Gnostic Society Library – The Corpus Hermeticum, Hymn of the Robe of Glory

Grimoar - vast occult text library – Grimoires, Greek & Roman Necromancy, Queer Theology, Ancient Christian Magic

Internet Sacred Text Archive - religion, occult, folklore, etc. ancient texts

Verse and Transmutation - A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry

– History

The Internet Classics Archive - mainly Greco-Roman, some Persian & Chinese translated texts

Bodleian Oriental Manuscript Collection - [x] [x] [x]

Virtual Magic Bowl Archive - Jewish-Aramaic incantation bowl text and images [x] [x]

Vindolanda Tablets - images and translations of tablets from 1st & 2nd c. [x]

Corsair - online catalog of the Piedmont Morgan library (manuscripts) [x] [x]

Beinecke rare book & manuscripts – Wagstaff miscellany, al-Qur'ān–1813

LUNA - tonnes from Byzantine manuscripts to Arabic cartography

Maps on the web - Oxford Library [x] [x] [x]

Bodleian Library manuscripts - photographs of 11th-17th c. manuscripts – Treatises on Heraldry, The Worcester Fragments (polyphonic music), 12 c. misc medical and herbal texts

Early Manuscripts at Oxford U - very high quality photographs – (view through bottom left) Military texts by Athenaeus Mechanicus 16th c. [x] [x], MS Douce 195 Roman de la Rose [x] [x]

Trinity College digital manuscript library – Mathematica Medica, 15th c.

eTOME - primary sources about Celtic peoples

Websites, Blogs – Folklore, Occult etc.

Demonthings - Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project

Invocatio - (mostly) western esotericism

Heterodoxology - history, esotericism, science – Religion in the Age of Cyborgs

The Recipes Project - food, magic, science, medicine – The Medieval Invisible Man (invisibility recipes)

Morbid Anatomy - museum/library in Brooklyn

– History

Islamic Philosophy Online - tonnes of texts, articles, links, utilities, this belongs in every section; mostly English

Medicina Antiqua - Graeco-Roman medicine

History of the Ancient World - news and resources – The So-called Galatae, Gauls, Celts in Early Hellenistic Balkans; Maidens, Matrons Magicians: Women & Personal Ritual Power in Late Antique Egypt

Διοτίμα - Women & Gender in Antiquity

Bodleian Library Exhibitions Online – Khusraw & Shirin, Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-Place of Cultures

Medievalists – folk studies, witchcraft, mythology, science tags

Atlas Obscura – Bats and Vampiric Lore of Pére Lachaise Cemetery

hekateanwitchcraft

Crowned With Snakes and Branches of Oak: Hekate Brimo

This is a post specifically on Hekate Brimo, for Brimo as a general epithet and goddess, please read @nehetisingsforhekate’s post on Brimo.

The Name:

Brimo (Βριμὼ) is an epithet Hekate is sometimes referred to in Her chthonic manifestations, and this name means ‘angry’ or ’terrifying’. Hekate is also called by different names of a similar nature. She is called “δασπλῆτις” (Dasplêtis), meaning frightful or horrid, in Theocrates’ Pharmakeutria. She is also named “θεά δεινός” or “δεινὴ θεὸς” (Thea Deinos/Deini Theos), meaning dread goddess, or frightening goddess. This phrase is used in the Argonautica, referring to Hekate named as Brimo.

Historical Usage:

Brimo is most notably used to refer to Hekate in the Argonautica. She is called Brimo three times, specifically in the rituals of magic that are performed. This shows a trend of calling on Underworld deities specifically by their epithets when worshipping their chthonic manifestations, as well as the trend of magic’s association with chthonic powers. These passages are reproduced below:

“Medea, clothed in black, in the gloom of night, had drawn off this juice in a Caspian shell after bathing in seven perennial steams and calling seven times on Brimo, nurse of youth, Brimo, night-wanderer of the underworld, Queen of the dead. The dark earth shook and rumbled underneath the Titan root when it was cut, and Prometheus himself groaned in the anguish of his soul.” (132)

“Then he dug a pit a cubit deep, piled up the billets, and laid he sheep on top of them after cutting its throat. He kindled the wood from underneath and poured mingled libations onto the sacrifice, calling on Hecate Brimo to help him in the coming test. This done, he withdrew; and the dread goddess, hearing his words from the abyss, came up to accept the offering of Aeson’s son. She was garlanded by fearsome snakes that could themselves round twigs of oak; the twinkle of a thousand torches lit the scene; and hounds of the underworld barked shrilly all around her. The whole meadow trembled under her feet, and the nymphs of the marsh and river…cried out in fear.” (141)

These passages indicate that Brimo was a particularly frightening manifestation of Hekate. One which shook the earth as She emerged, and was attended by fearsome creatures. She even frightened the nymphs who resided in the place where She manifested.

Brimo is also used as the name for Hekate in Lycrophon’s Alexandra. The passage has been reproduced below:

“O mother, O unhappy mother! thy fame, too, shall not be unknown, but the maiden daughter of Perseus, Triform Brimo, shall make thee her attendant, terrifying with thy baying in the night all mortals who worship not with torches the images of the Zerynthian queen of Strymon, appeasing the goddess of Pherae with sacrifice. And the island spur of Pachynus shall hold thine awful cenotaph, piled by the hands of thy master, prompted by dreams when thou hast gotten the rites of death in front of the streams of Helorus. He shall pour on the shore offerings for thee, unhappy one, fearing the anger of the three-necked goddess, for that he shall hurl the first stone at thy stoning and begin the dark sacrifice to Hades.” (1174-1188)

Here Hekate is called Triform, or three-formed, Brimo. This description of Hekate is also far from one of a peaceful and friendly goddess. Here She is described as angry, and being attended by frightening baying hounds. Thus, Brimo is used to indicate Hekate’s more horrifying manifestations in its historical usage.

Hekate Brimo in My Practice:

In my practice, Brimo is ‘the lowest manifestation of Hekate.” To me, this indicates that Hekate Brimo is the most fearsome, Underwordly version of Hekate. She is a terrifying goddess, crowned with venomous snakes and oak branches. She carries daggers and torches, and sometimes has snakes instead of legs. Her skin is grey and Her eyes are like flames. In Her wake, the ground shakes, and out of Her steps grow the most noxious flowers and roots.

Brimo is the name I give to any of the more dreadful manifestations of Hekate. She is called on for petitions for justice and revenge, and is the goddess invoked in harmful magic. Hekate Brimo is the version of Hekate I associate with the Restless Dead, and who I view as roaming the roadsides on the night of the dark moon. This Hekate is also what I equate with Her role as the Queen of Witches, but not necessarily as the goddess of magic more generally. Her association with magic lies within curses, spells for justice and punishment, spells involving the dead, and rituals which invoke the inhuman daimons of the Underworld, over which She has dominion.

Hekate Brimo is also closely associated with the Erinyes, or Furies, in my veneration of Her. These Underworld goddesses of punishment and justice are frequently associated with Hekate in the PGM, as well as other literature. In Statius’ Thebaid, they are invoked and propitiated together (along with Hermes). These goddesses also mirror Hekate Brimo’s appearance, with snakes in their hair and carrying flaming torches of yew.

Hekate Brimo is honored with chthonic offerings: libations of milk, honey, and wine. She was also historically offered black sheep. These are burned in a pit, and once these offerings and rituals are completed, one must turn away and not look back. Hekate Brimo is also attended with the hounds of the Underworld, and dogs on earth are in tune with Her presence. Whenever I have done a ritual invoking Hekate as Brimo, I have heard dogs barking before, during, and after. She may also send snakes to you. Plants I associate with this goddess are oak, yew, and various poisons, mainly aconite and mandrake.

Brimo is the face of Hekate which most often captivates audiences, and is the one that should be feared and is the representation of Hekate who is given offerings in hopes of averting Her. This is not an epithet of Hekate to be called on lightly, and these invocations must be done with the utmost care and reverence. She is one of the most frightening goddesses in the Ancient Greek pantheon, and is the stuff of nightmares.

Sources:

https://www.theoi.com/Text/ApolloniusRhodius3.html

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0227%3Abook%3D3%3Acard%3D1190

https://www.theoi.com/Text/LycophronAlexandra.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0450%3Asection%3D22

https://www.theoi.com/Text/StatiusThebaid4.html

Art: “Hecate” by Johfra Bosschart

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Happy pride month! I made this picture to celebrate the LGBTQ in our magical community.

By samantha Piña

helheth

A Curse of Holly

Holly is variously associated with the planets of Mars and Saturn, making it an excellent choice for baneful work. Its berries cause vomiting when eaten, and its thorny leaves ensure suffering.

You will need:

A poppet of your foe, drawn as a paper doll

A seven-thorned holly leaf

A fresh holly berry

A needle

Black thread

- - - - - - -

Once the poppet has been constructed to your satisfaction, and taglocks have been attributed, you are to crush the holly berry and baptize it with the flesh inside:

"With sickening dew, I baptize you, (Name).

Your purpose is to deliver suffering and loss to the one who bears your name and face."

Press the holly leaf against the doll.

"By this holly's seven thorns, you shall suffer seven wounds."

Take the needle and thread, and begin sewing the leaf to the doll so that the thorns may torment it without rest. It need not look pretty. However you stitch it, the number of times you stab shall be seven.

"I stab your profession.

I stab your wealth.

I stab your possessions.

I stab your health.

I stab reputation.

I stab your lust.

By the seventh, friendships and trust.

No relief to you shall come. By spirit of holly, the act has been done."

lailoken

My partner, who is getting a Master’s Degree in Ecology, wrote this small article on the use of Lichen within the context of the occult arts, and I felt compelled to share it here, which I do now with his permission.

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“I wish to here put forward a few notes on the roles that lichen can fulfil within a magical context, though I write this with much trepidation. Many lichen are becoming increasingly threatened and endangered, and as such, I solemnly ask you to use the utmost discretion if you do harvest any of these lovely beings. I also encourage any interested to read the magnificent essay by Robin Wall-Kimmerer ‘Umbilicaria: Belly Button of the Earth.’

To start, let me speak of the biopoetry of lichen. We have here, not an organism, but an ecosystem. Or possibly an alliance—a marriage—a society. Maybe even a hostage situation. Lichens are the result of the symbiosis of a fungus and an algae, cyano-bacteria, or both—these organisms contain multitudes. Some have argued that they act in accord; the fungus protects the algae from the sun and dry conditions, and in return, the algae provides photosynthesized energy that the fungus cannot create on its own. Others argue that the fungus has captured the algae and enslaves, or farms, it. However it is that the scientific ‘poem’ tells the tale of these organisms, it is safe to say that they are multidimensional and able to survive in ways that neither would be, left to their own devices.

Ethnolichenology is a small field, and the known use of lichens by humans is fairly limited, though, they do serve certain anthropological purposes. The compounds that lichen provide us are created in their symbiosis, and are often found only in the conditions provided by their union, so it makes sense that they would be sought out in specific circumstances. Primarily, lichens have been utilized in the perfume industry, in the creation of dyes, and in the field of medicine. However, along with these uses, almost nothing has been written about their place in the scheme of magic. Accordingly, what follows is primarily derived from my own exploration, experimentation, and intuition.

Dehydration and Renewal:

Lichen have the unique ability to survive long periods of extreme dehydration. The crustose lichen that can be found growing on desert rocks may only receive water once a year (or even less.). Neither the individual fungus, nor the algae, could survive—much less, thrive— in some of the harsh climates their lichen symbiotes can be found. I encourage you to find a piece of lichen that has fallen from a tree or boulder, let it dry, and then wet it again. Watch as the stalwart lichen absorbs the water and blooms back into its full form; for practitioners, this can become a powerful symbol of renewal and perseverance. I believe that any work which utilizes a Rose of Jericho can use a mass of Lobaria spp. or Peltigera spp. as a worthy substitution. In a spell for the renewing of a relationship, write the names of both individuals upon a dry thallus of lichen and rehydrate each night from the Dark of moon to Full of moon. In a similar vein, for a business that has slowed, pin a lichen above the door and spritze each day at opening.

Wolf Lichen — Poisonous Protector

A most charismatic species, Letharia spp. and Vulpicida spp., have been used in many cultures for their potent protective poison (vulpinic acid). In both northern Europe and North America, where this species grows, it has been used to ward against predators, hence the common name of Wolf Lichen. Crushed and mixed with meat, it can easily kill a wolf or fox. Using it to coat an arrow can quicken an enemy’s death. But, like all poisons, this has also been used to heal. The coastal peoples of Western North America have used a poultice of L. vulpina for boils and bruises. Furthermore, the bright yellow coloring can be used to craft a vibrant dye.

For the practitioner, if you are lucky enough to find these species (often found in high, exposed places) harvesting a small piece can be used as a potent protective charm. Let me reiterate that you should only harvest a small piece, never taking the entire specimen. The harvested piece can then be tied into a bundle with other protective herbs and hung on the door or about one’s personage. Better yet, the powdered lichen can be mixed with egg yolks, creating a bright yellow paint, and used to inscribe sigils of defense upon relevant items and structures. In short, it serves best against the influence of predatory dangers, such as those who wish to harm you, your home, and/or your property.

Usnea — Purification and Healing

The commonly termed lichen ‘Old Man's Beard’ (Usnea spp.) contains the compound Usnic Acid. This is a powerful antimicrobial and antibacterial chemical, and a poultice formed of these species can aid in the healing of wounds. In Himilayan cultures, the long strands of Usnea logissima are to clean cerimonial utensils, such as wiping out bowls and goblets. Apart from purification, the long threads of Usnea spp. can be used to bind together materials, both practically and ceremonially.

Evernia — Perfume of the Earth

The most economically significant role lichen plays in today's world is as a base-note in some of the finest perfumes. The lichen frequently known as Oakmoss, Evernia prunastri, grows in almost all northern latitudes, and it is from this lichen that the heavy, earthy notes in many french perfumes are derived. In a home-practice, the essential oil (which I beg others to source sustainably) can be used as a base note for basic grounding perfumes. For the promotion of tranquility, one may mix oil of Oakmoss with the oils of Clary Sage, Mugwort, and Lavender, bury the bottle on the evening of a Dark Moon, and allow it to steep in the shadows for one week. Thereafter, it can be used as a scent that imbues the wearer with the peaceful blessings of chthonic darkness.

The dried specimens can be powdered and burned as an incense; a mixture of Cedar leaves, Oakmoss, and Copal is excellent for drawing good spirits to the home. Blend and. Urn Oakmoss, Rose resin, and Myrrh to bring draw blessings of good health.

Pseudoevernia - The Everlasting

Finally, the species of Pseudoevernia (along with myrrh, cassia, and certain spices) was used by the Egyptians to embalm the dead. Similarly, other cultures have used this and other species for tanning leather. In relation to this preservative capacity of the lichen, I have found that these species can be incorporated innorsernto to amplify and prolong the effects of most any magical working.”

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‘Lichenology in the Context of Magic’

by J. S. Langford

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Hekate - Cosmic World Soul

“…after the Thoughts of the Father I, the Soul, dwell animating the All with My heat.” - says Hekate in the Chaldean Oracles. Her role as the Cosmic World Soul is perhaps the most known of her Chaldean functions. But what does it mean, actually?

The World Soul - known also as Anima Mundi, from Latin - is an old philosophical concept. It was an important idea in Neoplatonic philosophy. The Neoplatonists valued the Chaldean Oracles very highly - and identified the Chaldean Hekate with Anima Mundi.

As the World Soul, Hekate animates all, she is the life itself. She is also the source of all the individual human souls and non-human spirits. We are not only born from her, but we remain forever connected to her, and through her, with eachother. The World is a living being ensouled by Hekate.

Her role as Anima Mundi doesn’t end on that. In the Chaldean Oracles, there are many worlds. As the Soul, Hekate builds and rules the Aetherial Worlds. The Aetherial Realm is a concept quite similar to the idea of astral world in modern occultism. As the Soul-Goddess, Hekate connects the Empyrean Realm - the highest, Divine Realm of the highest, transcendent God - with the Material Realm. She is the one in the middle, the one who connects - which reflects her liminal role in earlier Ancient Greek religion.

Hekate as the World’s Soul is connected to the Moon, which also holds liminal place in ancient philosophy.

Written by Teo Braun, Devotee of the CoH

Photo by Ganapathy Kumar on Unsplash

thewaysidewitch

Curse Spell: Hecate’s Hounds

Materials:

9 Black Peppercorns (Whole)

Some sort of hot pepper

A black candle

Paper

An image of the person you are attempting to curse

Black Thread

A fireproof cauldron or bowl

1. Place your black candle in the center of your altar and light it.

2. Place 9 peppercorns around the base of the candle. (This helps contain the curses energy around the candle until it is ready to send.)

3. On the piece of paper write the name of the recipient who is to receive the curse. Roll this up along with an image of them and tie it with black thread. (It should look like a scroll.)

4. Concentrating on the person recite the lines below:

Hounds of Hecate hear my plea,

May Queen of Witches set you free.

Seek mine enemy through blackest night,

With warm breath and curse filled bite.

5. Place the hot pepper onto your tongue and chew keeping the pepper in your mouth. While chewing burn the scroll and place it into the cauldron. (During this time also manifest the energy and visulaize how you want this person to suffer.)

6. Once the paper is finished burning spit the pepper over the ashes and say:

With my suffering the spell is done.

7. Blow out the candle and bury the ashes, chewed pepper, and peppercorns at a crossroads.

(This spell is a curse and therefore only to be used as a last resort on a person or persons who have wronged you. Also, feel free to change up the spell to suite your own needs.)

crossroadbones666

Hekate, Goddess Of Necromancy 💀🪦

I have created this beautiful piece for my Patroness, Hekate. I had given her the choice of 3 different offerings, and she chose two, because all were too good to let time waste them.

Make something similar, for your Deity. I will give the process of making mine. I ask that you please, change or make something different for your own creation. Thank you 🖤<3

Hekate Pillar Candle 🕯🔮

Pillar candle of some kind. I had gotten mine from Goodwill. It’s a white center, dipped in purple wax as an outer coating. It’s basically a mask of the fact that it’s a white candle - but it was cheap, some of her scents, and she loved it. (Scents were cherry, berry, lavender, etc.)

Black chime candle to create drips around the edges once done. Simply for decoration and adding the strong color of black.

Jute cord to hold onto the key.

Decorative/charm key I have left over from my Etsy shop.

An oil I made specifically for her, some of her herbs (lavender, mugwort, etc.) infused with grapeseed oil.

Herbs of her liking that I currently have; lavender, mugwort, bay leaves, sea salt.

Carving knife to create all sorts of sigils and symbols of her; her 3 sigils I associate with her, keys, a thank you note, her name, moon, sun, etc. (Yes, Hekate represents the sun. She represents all planets, as she rules all realms. My personal association with her)

Black & white dog hair. I puppy sit a dog that she had sent to me, she loves her greatly. I found the hair at the bottom of a dried water bowl. I did NOT pluck the dog. And will NEVER pluck her for my workings.

Cleansing tools, incense, florida water, etc.

I suggest cleansing all items first, carving the sigils, rolling in oil, herbs, hair, and then doing drips and the key pendant.

I hope this gives inspiration to others!! She gave permission for the photos and posting. She hopes to inspire others as well. Enjoy! <3 🖤🖤🖤

spellgazed

Elements: Salts

These salts may be utilized to connect or implement each element onto your persona, space, or item. They can also be used to charge or cleanse tools if needed. I suggest preserving them in each corresponding corner of an altar, area, or place of residence. Feel free to skip over or substitute ingredients to better suit you.

Fire or Red Salt:

15 teaspoons of Salt 4 teaspoons of Paprika 2 teaspoons of Chilli Pepper 2 teaspoons of Tumeric 2 teaspoons of Black Pepper 4 teaspoons of Cayenne 2 teaspoons of Cumin

Earth or Green Salt:

15 teaspoons of Salt 4 teaspoons of Coffee 2 teaspoons of Oregano 2 teaspoons of Basil 2 teaspoons of Myrrh 4 teaspoons of Rosemary 2 teaspoons of Mugwort

Air Salt:

15 teaspoons of Salt 4 teaspoons of Lavender 2 teaspoons of Myrrh 2 teaspoons of Rose 2 teaspoons of Rosemary 4 teaspoons of Eucalyptus 2 teaspoons of Russian Sage

Water or Blue Salt:

15 teaspoons of Sea Salt 4 teaspoons of Roses 2 teaspoons of Lavender 2 teaspoons of Meadowsweet 2 teaspoons of Eucalyptus 4 teaspoons of Blue Lotus 2 teaspoons of Yarrow

Elements I / Elements II / Elements III / Elements: Crystals

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Charms from The Discovery of witchcraft by Reginald Scot

“Whosoever beareth this sign all spirits do him homage… this sign is against witchcraft.”

“Whosoever beareth this sign need fear no foe… and this is the sign against witchcraft and evil demons. “

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Bindrunes and Galdrastafir

The ways I know how to make them are not the only ways and not all staves look the same. I will brief my process on them, but I’ll first preface by sharing information about different kinds of staves.

I will be using my personal staves with the elder futhark. I must advise that one should know the runes, as well as that there is more than one set of runes. Making staves and bindrunes can be dangerous without studying the runes you will be using.

The majority of the information is directly capped from Justin Foster (tumblr). Support his website and research if you can. Other resources include Sunnyway, Galdrabok, RealRuneMagick, and The Rune Site.

Galdrastafir – Magic Stave. General term for runic staves. Stafir = Plural, Stafur = Singular. Come in many different shapes from simple lines to spoked wheels to cross-shapes.

Superstaves – A very large stave. They look like many different kinds of staves added on top of each other.

Bind Runes – Often a short-hand or shortening of a name, such as a god or person, but also used as a sigil for magical purpose.

Lukkustafir

Lukkustafir – Luck Staff, Typically a vertical or horizontal singular stave meant to prevent misfortune and bring good fortune.

Typically a simple line with modifiers throughout. Typically meant to prevent misfortune and bring good fortune.

This particular stave is centered on a single vertical line, and additional crossing modifiers are placed on top of it. It also has a base, the horse-shoe looking bottom of it. Supposedly the horseshoe and three lines at the bottom are a “cup” modifier to “capture” and a charging modifier, but that is not official.

Heillahnöttur

Heillahnöttur – Good-Knot, similar to Lukkustafir but still different. They are meant to bring happiness and joy as well as fortune.

There are four staves shown in this image. The first two are near-identical, the second two are “boxier” so to speak.

Lukkustafir and Heillanottur both seem to be share characteristics in that they are usually singular lines with modifiers added to them, horizontal or vertical, with the exceptions of others such as the “boxier” variations.

Rodcross

Rodcross/Rodukross – Rood Cross or Crucifix, Large Christian staves for protection against evil. They tend to resemble a cross, though they do not need to. Sometimes made in honor of a Saint.

Asymmetrical

According to Justin:

“These are often the older galdrastafir, and rarely have any Christian influence. They are characterized more to the traditional definition of stafi, commonly with straight lines intersected with other lines or small shapes. The small shapes are runes in the old sense definition, i.e. a character with hidden meaning. Very occasionally one or more recognisible runes are used, however it is a fallacy to presume galdrastafir are made up of Futhark rune characters.”

Symmetrical

According to Justin:

“These later aged galdrastafir have greater esthetic value and range from the most simple to very complex and elaborate forms. Some intermix Christian and Pagan elements, or are solely Christian related. Many take the cartwheel form, often with identical rune shapes at the end of each spoke.”

Typically they make a +, X, or “snowflake” shape. Not every single spoke needs to have the same runes on it, as Vegvisir demonstrates.

Bindrunes

Bindrunes are used for names, but can also be used for magic. The Bluetooth symbol is an example of a bindrune, for example.

These are made by combining your relevant runes into a single shape or symbol, which is also a common method for sigil work.

Modifiers

There is no 100% evidence for the meanings of these runes, however my interpretation of them are based off

What I personally have written down for these specific modifiers:

Draws energy inward

Energy output - charges energy outward

Energy can flow in, but not out

Energy flows in and is distributed

Energy sifted out, prevents energy coming in

Amplifies and concentrates

Returns energy back to it’s source, cyclical

Sifts out the unnecessary

Justin writes:

“1* Greg Crowfoot differs here. He writes: The rigid-terminal fork acts to both radiate magical energy outwards and prevent return flow. This conflict is a major issue in the understanding the energy flows of many galdrastafir, especially so in the Vegvísir sigil.“ (…) “Whilst these theories about energy flows seem plausable I tend to favour my own or other theories. I believe the inward and outward facing cups are to invoke God or gods. I am also quite confident that a circle usually represents a person or people, with a center circle being the self.”

I would follow in that one should make their own modifiers or find their own meanings in them.

Making a Stave

This is my own variation of making a stave. I usually try to make every 2 or 4 staves the same, and the alternate 2 or 4 the same.

The modifiers are added to the spokes of the staves, typically at the end.

Typically the spokes are symmetrical on both the X and the Y axis however each spoke can be symmetrical on either only the Y or only the X axis or further, each spoke can be it’s own different stave as Vegvisir.

Superstaves are essentially extended Galdrastafir.

As I have said, the demonstrated ways of making a Bindrune or Galdrastafir are not the only way, as you can see, but I wanted to share my way of making them as there aren’t many resources on that part specifically. For beginners, I personally recommend sticking to 3 or less runes at a time for a bindrune. For staves, most of the runes are symbolic per the individual, but I would still recommend limiting your use of personal runes until you feel more comfortable in making more of them on a single line until you begin to feel more comfortable in using or making them.

I would also like to point out that while the making of runes should be considered carefully, the “straightness” of your lines dont matter as much, so please don’t feel discouraged by the imperfections of the stave. The spell matters more than the art. You can even see in the Rodcross that some lines are wobbly and do not have perfect symmetry. Even the “against all evil” rune looks a little squished. The purpose is more important than the look. Do not muddle your magic for the sake of aesthetic.

I hope this helps.

goeticgoth

Various galdrastafir I’ve made.

hallow-witxh

Apple Cider is basically a homesteading spell.

So let's talk about it!

Apple Cider has been a stable in my house every single year for almost my whole life.

Although I never lived in one house for more than a year or two (and oftentimes, not even in one country), I always had a yearly visit to my grandparent's house in Washington before moving here permanently. There's a beautiful pasture, a giant garden, an orchard right next to our home dripping with pears and apples comes autumn. Every year without fail, my grandpa would drag me over with a big ol' bucket and we'd gather pounds and pounds of apples. We made all sorts of fun things. Applesauce, apple cakes, apple candy, apple honey and sugar, apple syrup - and my favorite in the whole wide world, apple cider. We would get fresh herbs from a farmers market and make gallons and gallons of cider to jar for the upcoming years, because I would always, without fail, want a cup of it when I was sick, sad, lonely, or tired.

In recent years, as I study more and more about my practice, I realized that Apple Cider was basically a potion of happiness and safety. A perfect homesteading potion/spell - which is why it gives me such a sense of comfort. And now, I'm realizing that it would be selfish of me to keep such a treasured recipe to myself.

So here is what you'll need:

Crock pot

10 apples (I recommend 5 honeycrisp and 5 granny smith), quartered

Moon water (enough to cover apples by at least an inch and a half)

1/2 - 1 packed cup of brown sugar (depending on your sweet tooth)

1 orange, sliced

1 tablespoon whole cloves

3 cinnamon sticks

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon genuine vanilla extract

Tiny pinch of salt

What do the ingredients manifest?

Apples: Love, Luck, Prosperity, Healing

Sugar: Sweetness, Love, Inviting good things

Orange: Abundance, Happiness, Love in marriage

Cloves: Protection, Success

Cinnamon: Protection, Healing, Luck, Love, Success

Nutmeg: Luck, Protection, Safety, Balance

Allspice: Luck, Financial Success, Healing

Ginger: Confidence, Prosperity, Success

Vanilla: Love, Passion

Instructions:

Wash your apples and orange

Cleanse your crock pot with your preferred cleansing method (I like an incense/smoke cleanse)

Slice your apples and orange, add to the crock pot

Add your sugar, herbs, and spices

Cover with moon water until it's 1.5-2 inches above the apples

Cover crockpot with lid and set to low for a minimum of 6 hours, preferably overnight

Strain out apples, herbs, orange slices

Add vanilla and tiny pinch of salt, mix well

Serve piping hot with a fresh apple or orange slice, if desired

You can also use the cooked apples to make applesauce, or turn them into apple pancakes or add to cakes/baking mixes! I hope this recipe brings warmth and light to your kitchen <3

Blessed Be everyone, and have a wonderful autumn.

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To celebrate Hekate’s Sacred Fires

I’ve made a few offerings to celebrate this modern rite of connection with Hekate, and am offering them here for those who might wish to use them. The painting will be available on my society6 and redbubble later today (both shops are called Wicket Icons).

Hail unto thee, O Goddess, Holy Source which burns within all things, You who draws forth the boundaries of existence, Who knows the Mysteries of Life, Death, and Rebirth, Hekate, Megiste, Key-bearing, Torch-bearing Queen! Draw near to me now, Triple-Crowned and Saffron-Cloaked, and hear my call.

Long have I laid offerings before you, Many are the services I have given unto you, Far have I carried your sacred woods.

Hekate, thou blessed above all the Gods and Men, Whom even Storm-browed Zeus honors, Wanderer of the Afterlife

Draw near to me now, Torch-bearing and Darkness loving, and hear my call.

May we, your devotees, your children, your priests, share some small part of your Greatness, Know your kindly blessings upon our lives and loved ones, That we may continue to lift up our praises of you, Hekate

Draw near to me now, Savior and Anima Mundi, and hear my call.

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