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Traditional Egyptian Zodiac Signs

Satet:   (January 1-7, June 19-28, September 1-7, November 18-26)  

Nile people are very determined, passionate, and peaceful people. They are leaded by their dreams and passions and bring harmony wherever they go. They are very analytical and are great with details. Their open-mindness makes them well liked, they treat all walks of life equal and help anyone in need of a helping hand. 

Amun Ra: (January 8-21, February 1-11)

Amun Ra is the god of creation. Those who belong to this sign are strong, firm, athletic, and hard working. Their strengths are strong will-power, courage, and self-confidence. They are also excellent leaders and organizers. Their known weaknesses are intolerance and anger. They can excel in financial related professions. 

Mut: (January 22-31, September 8-22)

If your Egyptian astrological sign is Mut, you have a great vision on how you want to live your life. You are determined and focused on making your dreams come true. Mut people are often sensitive and shy and keep their true feelings hidden from those around them. Only when they get to know someone really well, they will open up and show who they really are. 

Geb: (February 12-29, August 20-31)  

People born under Geb are reliable, honest, and caring with their families and friends. Their personality is friendly, endearing, and authentic which make them well-liked. Geb people trust their intuition and feelings and have strong sense about things. They can by shhy, sensitive, introverted, negative things can get to them easily. 

Osiris: (March 1-10, November 27 to December 18)

Osiris is the god of the underworld. Those who take their birth under this sign are extremely perplexing and misunderstood. Their strengths are dynamism, intelligence, smartness, and enterprising. Their only weakness is that they try to avoid responsibility. These people are good in teaching and selling. Osiris people are optimistic, positive and passionate about their future and therefore excellent with starting new endeavors.  

Isis: (March 11-31, October 18-29, December 19-31)

The goddess Isis is the deity of discipline. People born under this sign are honorable, proud, and idealistic. They’re also very logical and intuitive. People under the influence of Isis are mostly calm, generous, and optimistic. Their strength lies in being active and self-reliant. Isis people are also quite popular among their friends and are very good communicators. Their weaknesses are extreme obsession and withdrawing, when the chips are down. 

Thoth: (April 1-19, November 8-17)

Thoth is the god of wisdom and learning. People born under the sign of the god of divine words are excellent in solving their problems and skilled at organizing things and events. Nevertheless, they can forego anything in exchange for a better offer. Thoth people are seasoned, original, and authentic. At times, they are very rash, impatient and hasty. 

Horus: (April 20 to May 7, August 12-19)

Horus is the God of the Sky and the Shining Sun. The people who are born under this sign are courageous, daring, and aggressive. Horus people are optimistic, social, and extremely motivated to achieve their goals. They want to achieve the best of life. However, they could be unrealistic, stubborn, and extremely reluctant to face others. Family is very important to people under this sign, and they tend to place the needs of their loved one’s before their own. 

Anubis: (May 8-27, June 29 to July 13)

Anubis is the deity of the underworld. It’s probably the most determined and tolerant of all signs. People who are born under this sign are self reliant, self confident, and has the ability to carry out any task. They are extremely sympathetic, generous, loving, affectionate, and caring. Their weakness could be that people may take them for a ride at times. Anubis people are very generous and creative. Their emotions are sometimes intense, authoritative, and unpredictable. 

Seth: (May 28 to June 18, September 28 to October 2)

If you are born under this sign, you are a free spirit that does not like to be held back. You are seeking change and new adventures that offer you new challenges in life. You dislike any kind of routine and like to try new things and go to new places. Seth people are natural leaders and strive to exceed in everything they do. No challenge is too big for a Seth. You are very determined and persistent in pursuing your goals and dreams and will not give up until they are accomplished. 

Bastet: (July 14-28, September 23-27, October 3-17)

You are searching for harmony, peace, and balance in your life and you dislike any kind of confrontations, chaos, and stressful situations. As a Bastet, it is easy for you to put others’ needs above your own and lend a helping hand whenever you see need. You’re not only loyal in romantic relationships but also with family and friends. You can be truly counted on. Bastets can be sensitive, vulnerable and emotional, but at the same time very protective over those they love. 

Sekhmet: (July 29 to August 11, October 30 to November 7)

Sekhmet is the Goddess of War and Vengeance. Those who are born under this Egyptian zodiac sign are mentally brilliant, imaginative and optimistic. They’re extremely jovial and talkative with people. They are witty and accommodating and their strengths lie in their hospitable character. Sekhmet people are honest, sensitive, and good in business. Their weaknesses are anger, impatience, argumentative, and are characterized by their lack of indulgence, their uncompromising side and their sense of values. 

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[thegard3nwitch-blog]

My gorgeous Amethyst & Citrine points.

[chiiri-h]

i rearranged and cleaned my room again, ofc that means moving and rearranging the altars too

[gefdreamsofthesea]

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[ergiinmiddleearth]

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[gefdreamsofthesea]

Heathen Shops PSA

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Save your money.

[ergiinmiddleearth]

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[witchcraftings]

Other witches:

- Knows what phase the moon is in at all times

- Bakes bread for offerings

- Astral travels once a week

- Has regular conversations with gods (or spirits, fae, etc)

- Has a familiar

- Knows herbal correspondences

Me:

- The moon is probably in the sky

- Pours a bowl of my favourite cereal and puts it in the garden

- Vague dreams of otherworldly entities telling me to shape tf up

- Bursts into own bedroom and yells “NO MORE CROWS OKAY I GET IT I FUCKED UP” at altar, which has somehow adopted a smug air about it

- Birds sometimes throw things at me

- “This herb smells like money-attracting”

[kitchenwitchupinthisbitch]

How am I both?

[forest-suggestion-deactivated20]

you can tell the trees anything. they wont judge you

[heartmindalignedspirit]

Had to buy Hathor, Set and Anubis enamel pins this morning. Couldn’t help it!

From: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TojosShop

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This thread is so good. 

[tinylittlewitchkid]

Simple Protective Blessing for Cats

“Bast of beauty and of grace,

Protectress of the feline race,

Shield (name) from all hurt and harm

And keep him/her always safe and warm.

Watch over (name) from day to day

And guide him/her home, if s/he should stray.  

And grant him/her much happiness

And a good life free of strife and stress. “

[unicornvibration]

Antler runes, made from ethically collected antlers (they come with a recycled leather pouch).

Soon available at Unicorn Vibration

[tyetknot]

The sistrum I ordered a month ago has finally arrived and is amazing! I asked Isis for Her help with finding a job, and She provided, and as a thanksgiving offering I went and bought Her a very nice, very fancy, very BIG sistrum. The whole thing is made out of carved rosewood, there’s a depiction of Hathor laser-engraved in the same style as the Hathor-headed columns at the Mamissi at Philae. It sounds beautiful and my only problem now is figuring out where on Her shrine this thing is going to live.

Praise be to Isis, Who hears the prayers of Her worshippers!

[ofwoodandbone]

Witches in the Ancient World

Witches were not revered, loved, or respected in ‘Pagan Times’. Magic was widely used in the ancient world, and more open for sure, but that didn’t change much when Christianity came around. Magic was still used, but the names were changed. Witches, however, were always detested.

I’ve noticed people trying to pin in back to Rome when it converted to Christianity, so let’s start there.

When Rome was still ruled by pagans, witchcraft was outlawed. The use of it was severely censured and could result in death. Practices like necromancy, maleficium, and the like were not accepted or tolerated. When it converted to Christianity, the law stayed the same. As they colonized, they brought it with them. But the fear of witches did not begin with the Romans. The fear and detesting of witches was widespread in the ancient world. Close by, pagan Greece had sects of witches who were feared by the locals. Their mysterious rituals involving mandrakes, crossroads, and ghosts caused a fair amount of alarm. In the Ancient Near East, high magic flourished. Magic involving the stars, spirits, deities, and the like was popular. However, sorcerers and witches were not welcome. Charms and spells against witches were made out of clay, written on, and buried. In the Americas (pre-colonization), witches were feared and hated. Still within indigenous communities, witches hold a bad reputation. To insinuate that someone is a witch is to make a very big accusation.  In the British Isles, you’ll hear lovely tales and myths of wizards, but witches are always given a tone of darkness. Wizards helped kings, aided in battles, found missing object, etc. Witches cursed heroes, stalled them, gave them obstacles, etc.  There is, of course, the argument of cunning folk, now called ‘white witches’. However, there was almost always a distinction made between cunning folk and witches. The people who called them witches were few and far between (and most likely disagreed with the cunning person’s use of magic). Cunning folk were the enemy of witches. They used spell and charm to attack and derail witch attacks. The Benandanti of Italy are a good example of this. Though they rode through the air on stalks of Fennel, cast spells, and attended secret meetings in spirit, they are not called witches.

This is what I referred to before when I said there was a difference between magic and witchcraft. A rectangle is a square, but a square isn’t a rectangle. Similarly, witchcraft is magic, but not all magic is witchcraft. Historically, witchcraft has always been a shadowy thing. It’s dark, secretive, dangerous, etc. It’s practiced on the edge of society. Magic is found all over in the ancient world, not just on the fringe. However, if you called a magician a witch, you would’ve either made them laugh or spit.

The word was ‘reclaimed’ relatively recently. Its meaning changed. It was taken from its darker background. Instead, it became associated with pagan elements, some ceremonial practices, and other forms of magic. 

That isn’t to say that the modern definition is a false one. Simply put, it means that it’s modern. It did not mean the same thing thousands of years ago, and for certain circles, it doesn’t mean the same thing now.

Witches have always been feared, according to the history and folklore left behind for us to see. Magic over time was called evil by many different faiths, despite the fact that it flourished in the very walls of the churches and temples they were taught it. It lived on in different names. Witches, for the most part, did not change their name. Many things were relabeled as witchcraft. 

As far as history goes, try not to get it from witchcraft books. Read anthropological essays and journals. Read books written by historians who are passionate about the subject. Always double check facts. Put them to the test.

[torque-witch]

Exactly, thank you.

[erynnar]

Yes, witch is a word that we have taken back from the dark. And lets not forget how sexist the word “witch” was. “wizards” are only male, and therefore their magic was acceptable, always on the side of right, and good. While women’s magic was evil, dark, disruptive and dangerous. I am proud to call myself a witch now.

[ofwoodandbone]

That’s actually also a bit of popular misinformation.  The word ‘witch’ wasn’t taken back. It was just taken to describe a new set of practices. The modern practices that many call witchcraft now are simply magic, which historically and academically is not synonymous with witchcraft. Again, this does not mean that it’s wrong, but it is modern. Witches have popularly been depicted as female, but the word ‘witch’ is gender neutral in academic and historical contexts. When Martin Luther translated the Bible, he changed the gender neutral idea of ‘witch’ to ‘sorceress’, solidifying the idea of a malefic magician as a woman. Witchcraft isn’t particularly anymore feminine as it is masculine, and it actually has a long history of breaking ideas of gender norms altogether.  Wizards are thought to be males, but wizards were Welsh cunning folk. They worked magic on behalf of their community, to heal and protect from all sorts of ills. So yes, ‘wizard’ has had a history of being a more benign practitioner because that’s what wizards were in historical contexts. 

[recreationalwitchcraft]

Your book on Witchcraft is bullshit if:

It uses the “Witchcraft” and “Wicca” fuckin interchangeably 

It suggests you’re one dreadlock and eagle feather away from being your very own, white Shaman

It claims “Voodoo” is a super fun, spooky thing that everyone should join in on

Smudging is cool, also, has anyone seen my works cited? Oh that’s right, I didn’t make one.

If you curse, you are mustache twirling devil and the 3 fold law is gonna send your ass to witch hell 

All witches, Wiccan or not should abide by the rede or burn the hell up in the aforementioned fictional witch hell

Ignorantly throws around the word “Chakras” like fuckin mardi gras beads 

You even see the word gypsy once

Spices things up with some sacred, closed and wildly un researched Native American Spiritualism

Miscellaneous new age white person spiritualism

And here’s some Ohms.  ૐ ૐ ૐ 

I’m not sure what what they but have some more Ohms ૐ ૐ ૐ ૐ ૐ 

Wait, white sage is endangered?

[wolf-of-tyr]

What would be “miscellaneous new age white person spiritualism?”

[systlin]

Man just looking for these images, incidentally, took 4 years off of my life.

I can actually smell the patchouli oil, weed smoke, and BO in the last pic.

[desertmagicks]

Friendly PSA

Remember my dears, that anyone can publish a book and they aren’t bound to fact checking. Before you ingest or rub anything on your person, or burn anything, or inhale something, to DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH.

No spell is worth your mortal coil and health, loves!! Be safe and happy witching!

[korracrat]

[throneofdivinity]

me: can i offer you a carrot reading?

you: uhhhhhhh......do you mean tarot?

me: *pulling out a bag of baby carrots with runes carved into them* no