James

| he/him | vibing in the abyss |

[thevoidofthevoid]

YA BOI IS GETTING BOTTOM SURGERY

(at some point soonish)

I’m being referred to a trans clinic who then are gonna refer me for bottom surgery!!! The waitlist is long af probably but one day in the foreseeable future I shall have a dick 💪

Personally I’m hoping to get my thigh as my donor site

[thevoidofthevoid]

Yooo witchy peeps, anyone else allergic to cinnamon?

I always find posts about really any spiritual cinnamon related things hysterical because I’m so allergic to it. It’s always the posts about blowing cinnamon through doorways or whatever that get me lol.

Nevertheless I still eat stuff with cinnamon because cinnamon is amazing but I do have to limit the amount if it.

[thevoidofthevoid]

Bruhs I had such a weird experience at work the other night.

So I’m all for mundane over magical but a customer at my work was like “hmmm what name do I want to go by today?” And wrote down Persephone on her order note. So that was funky.

I’m of the opinion that deities can influence people to do things but nothing major but minor like in the case of that customer choosing a fun name. That fun name being a deity that I personally believe is reaching out.

Besides the work situation with the name. Essentially Persephone may have been there from the beginning of my spiritual journey but I didn’t realize the entity was her. Cause I dunno I ignore signs like I’m in another world and blind lol. My spiritual journey has been funky to say the least.

Also to add on to signs of Persephone. I bought a pomegranate drink I hadn’t seen before at a local shop before work not too long ago. I only realized the connection as I was halfway drinking it.

[thevoidofthevoid]

Apparently chaomatrix. org isn’t a well known resource so anyone into chaos magick head to the website. Has pretty much anything you want to learn about chaos magick. Like it goes deep into the topic of chaos magick.

https://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/chaos_all.php

[thevoidofthevoid]

Daily tarot reading for tomorrow (Feb 13th)

And if this reading doesn’t automatically connect I recommend just looking into deities attached to the cards. It’s always fun to learn :)

Eight of Wands: Atalanta & Four of Cups: Styx

The tarot deck I’m using is the Mythos Tarot that features Greek deities. Though a note for today Atalanta isn’t a Greek goddess but rather a hero in the myths.

Okay so here we go!

You might be racing towards a goal all excited but hold on you may experience some internal stress.

Now I was curious on how to fix that and decided to draw another card and got…

Page of Swords: Erebus

This card says to not be afraid of that internal stress and look for the source. Be open to discovery and connection to others. This will lead you to further bonds with people.

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[thevoidofthevoid]

Chaos magick books

The originals

The Optionals

For the Beginner

The New Books on The Block

For The Brave

[stormbornwitch]

Connecting with the Land ~ Australia

Most of the folklore about witches and the practice of witchcraft originates from Europe.

The idea of 'witchcraft' wasn't a thing here in Australia until Europeans brought it with them. However, Indigenous Australians (as far as my research and interviews with elders have gone) follow what Western society would describe as 'animist beliefs' and 'magic rituals' were common practices.

Modern perceptions of animism, particularly in the Western World, are quite negative and viewed as "something hippies believe in." This perception is primarily caused by ingrained racist ideologies stemming from a colonial past (i.e., in order to justify subjugating people, you have to believe you're better than them) which perpetuated beliefs in colonised countries of the "primitive savage" and the "enlightened colonist." That's also not even mentioning the demonising of indigenous beliefs by missionaries of Christianity...

I find it ironic that in Eastern countries like Japan, where Christianity was not historically allowed to spread (banned in 1580s and hundreds of Christians were cruicified), animist beliefs like Shinto are now seen (in the Western world) as cool and mystical, and all the tourists want to visit the shrines of local spirits when they visit...

I'm getting off track, but hopefully you see my point: it is really hard to connect with a land on a spiritual level that is not yours, and was stolen from its traditional custodians on both a physical and spiritual level. I was born here in Australia, and so were my parents, but my ancestry is Scottish and British. I feel torn between two worlds that are so dichotomous from one another...

So, how do I connect with the spirits of the land?

Slowly, and with permission and guidance from local elders because there is a disconnect. I don't speak the language of the land and The Dreaming or 'spirit world' that accompanies our physical one. It doesn't help that much of the local language of the Gubbi Gubbi was lost due to the Stolen Generations, but there are general rules of thumb to follow when working with the Land:

We are a part of the land, and the land is a part of us. We are born from it, and so like our mother, we must care for and protect it. If you take care of the land, the land will take care of you.

Everything is about balance - never take more than you need and always give back what you can to ensure that the land is cared for for the next generation.

Ask first. Everything has a spirit, and you must ask before you take anything (I.e. like a branch from a tree). Thank the spirit for its gift / sacrifice (especially important if you have killed something).

Our ancestors watch over us our whole lives both from The Dreaming and in the physical world in the form of a totem (normally a whole family is represented by one animal). They are our guide, and your family must never hunt/eat your family's totem animal. It is your job to protect that species.

Many of the local landmasses and animals are represented by powerful ancestor spirits or creator spirits. Mooroo-kutchi (meaning red-bill, the name of the spirit of the black swan and an aboriginal girl from The Dreaming who transformed into a black swan searching for the spirit of her beloved Coolum who was killed by Ninderry.)

Smoking ceremonies are usually conducted as part of a 'Welcome to Country'. Each mob has their own traditional plant they use for cleansing the area of bad spirits and promoting healing and protection of visitors, but most use a species of eucalyptus or gum. The ceremony invites you onto the physical land as a guest and asks the ancestor spirits of that mob to watch over and protect you while you're there.

Corroboree (storytelling gathering) ~ knowledge of the land and its spirits are told through song lines and dances, and using the traditional language helps to connect better with these spirits.

Thank you to the local Aunties and Uncles for teaching me these and so much more over the years!

*'Uncle' or 'Aunty' does not mean we're related. Here, it is used as a sign of respect that recognises the age, wisdom, and knowledge of aboriginal elders. Though it's recommended that non-Aboriginal people ask the elder how they would like to be referred to as normally, it's not considered appropriate to refer to them as such unless a strong relationship has been established.

[thevoidofthevoid]

As a white immigrant in Canada. It’s a very similar situation here. I mean I have direct ties to my home country so I have that element but connections to the land we currently live on is also super important.

For those seeking connections to the land of where they are. More so those who live in cities I strongly recommend Urban Magick by Diana Rajchel. She goes over connecting to city spirits and the energies of cities. And I’m sure the things mentioned in the book would work in smaller cities. Though ngl I have yet to finish the book but so far amazing.

[unlikelymagic]

just wanna put this out there. taking your meds doesn't make you any less witchy or spiritual. you can still worship and speak to the gods of your choosing if you're taking medicine to make your health better (mental or physical). in fact they're probably happy you are taking care of yourself.

[thevoidofthevoid]

It’s so messed up that a weirdly large amount of spiritual people really believe medication messes up your like “frequently” or whatever.

I remember I used to listen to a certain spiritual podcast that once Covid started and then vaccines for it came out. Just went downhill so rapidly. Like at first I could ignore the anti vaccine talk cause it was minor but it just grew. More time was spent on the topic of vaccines having microchips and I was okay no. And just stopped listening. I tired listening again earlier this year and fuck no.

But yeah I think Covid messed up a lot of people’s spirituality. I started my spiritual path like a few months before Covid started so I don’t really know much about the community pre-Covid.

[houseofwitches123-deactivated20]

Demons are not your servants.

Deities are not your masters.

Spirits aren't all your friends.

They are multi faceted. You in turn need to be flexible.

[thevoidofthevoid]

It always weirds me out when people act like they pissed off a deity and the deity is mad at them and punishing them. Like they probably just have better things to do than deal with some disrespectful af person.

[hekateanwitchcraft]

Friends don’t let other friends believe the “Burning Times” myth.

[thevoidofthevoid]

I absolutely hate the myth. Especially when people legit think millions of witches were burned.

Think about the pollution that would have happened from the fires 😔

[witchyndbitchy-deactivated20210]

“Witch” is and will continue to be a gender neutral term.

[thevoidofthevoid]

And to the men who call themselves warlocks instead of witches.

Men sometimes during the witch trials were trialed as werewolves. So actually you should called yourselves werewolves.

Source? My grade 8 history project

[thevoidofthevoid]

Next time you see a Christian ask them their thoughts on the Ethiopian bible

[thevoidofthevoid]

Anyone else have that friend when you bring a tarot deck to the event. Just proceeds to just read from the book directly no matter how long the section is.

Bro is lacking the intuition

Also same person thought a lenormand deck I gave them was a tarot deck.

[thevoidofthevoid]

I figured out why I’ve never been super duper into the classic Rider–Waite Tarot.

Basically comes down to it’s very intuition based. Like yes symbols are important but like for a proper reading your intuition needs to be right on point.

I just like having an extra element with my tarot decks. Though some decks I do find lean too much towards a certain theme and that turns me away.

My main tarot decks I’ve been using are a Greek god deck, a Goetia deck, and not a tarot deck but a kipper oracle deck.

Though of course don’t get me wrong I love me some classic symbols in tarot decks. That’s why I was using the Light Seer Tarot deck for the longest time. It’s a Rider–Waite based deck but has its own art and style

[thevoidofthevoid]

When you look more deeply into asteroid astrology and the shit clicks

Time to delve into asteroid astrology

[mai-love-andthestars]

Friendly reminder

Not everyone can "see" "talk" or "hear" their deities or spirit guides and that is okay. Not everyone can, but they can communicate in many other different ways and it doesn't make your practice, devotion or worship any less worthy.

[luminarycanary]

Most people actually can't see, hear, or talk directly with a god, that's why oracles were special and their advice was enough to start wars. It's not a common trait.

[thevoidofthevoid]

As someone who has gotten direct messages you may not want them lol. Direct messages can be scary and overwhelming.

I mean like my personal experience is rather odd. I went from complete agnostic that didn’t care to a tarot reader that does care about things.

[thevoidofthevoid]

MERRY Friday the 13th 👻🎄👻🎄👻

May this Friday fill ye up with spooks and joy