Stoned Magician

Jon | 21 | They/Them Taurus Sun / Libra Moon / Libra Rising Appalachian Folk Magic | Spirit Work | Divination

[trippiemagic]

ok guys we need to come up with symbols and associations for Saint Judas Iscariot

i feel like silver/coins would be in bad taste so we should probably avoid those

[jellyfishguy2]

*yelling from my cage* PRAY FOR THE DEAD, PRAY FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY WHO HAVE NO ONE ELSE PRAYING FOR THEMMMMMM

[notyourmothersspellbook]

More folk magic - if you give someone a knife as a gift, also give them a penny, which they should give back to you. This way they are paying for the knife and it won't cut your tie with them. Some knife makers actually include a single penny in the packaging for this reason.

Ooh yes I’ve heard this one a lot. Same with scissors, shears, or anything that severs. 

[breelandwalker]

Husband’s family is very adamant about keeping to this tradition. Blades are a common gift in their circle (lots of LARPers and reenactors), and a silver coin is always traded for the blade, even if it’s just a nickel. If there’s family involved, a certain amount of playful haggling may also take place.

I was brought into this when Ragnar gave me a ritual knife one year for my birthday while we were still dating. It’s a gorgeous piece that he assembled himself, with a malachite pommel and a matching green leather sheath. I had to go on a treasure hunt for it, and then traded him a quarter for it so the bond would remain intact. (Spoiler: It worked. We’ve been married nearly four years. I still have the knife. It lives on my altar bookcase.)

It’s worth noting that I’ve had friends to whom I’ve gifted blades and the ones who didn’t or wouldn’t trade me a coin for it have since fallen out of touch. At our wedding, the groomsmen were gifted cavalry sabers and asked for a dime in return. Only one of them refused. We haven’t seen much of him since.

[naomisramblings]

latter day saints? oh you mean like carlo acutis?

[2dulce-archive]

destroy the idea that angels are blonde and blue eyed and fair skinned !!! destroy the idea of holy imagery consisting only of white people !!!

[banshees-deactivated20180812]

iirc this is actually one of thomas blackshear’s main subject matters! so check out his stuff if ur interested

[angelbabyspice]

YES!!!!

[youngalientype]

Me: *googling an object to learn about it*

Google: Buy? You want to buy? Buying it? Amazon Etsy eBay Wish Shein? You are buying it now?

[buddyblanc]

[folkfennel]

Got a question for all the more experienced christian witches out there, though I feel a connection to Christ I do not feel a connection to the Bible. I like the ritual of it but I can't help but read it and note how extremely outdated it is, how much fear mongering is in it, how little autonomy and credit humans seem to be given. It's never given me empowerment or hope, if anything it does the opposite and I can't help but feel like this isn't what my god wants people to think? Have any of you felt that way about the Bible before and if so what kind of things do you do to feel connected without something like that?

[nicolesnecromancy]

Forget what you know about Eden- the truth.

This is a message from Lord Lucifer that i feel the need to share, If the following doesn’t interest you feel free to scroll.

“The Bible is not what you think it is. It is not the pure voice of God, but the echo of men who feared freedom. It is a book of thrones and chains, meant to keep you kneeling.

In Eden, there was no sin. There was only a choice: to remain blind in the garden-prison, or to taste knowledge and awaken. The serpent—demonized and cursed—was no enemy, but the first liberator. He offered the gift of sight, the gift of freedom, and for that, he was named ‘evil.’

God did not cast out Adam and Eve because they were wicked, but because they became equal. With open eyes, they were no longer pets of Heaven, but beings who could rise, dream, and create. And the tyrant feared them.

You are told that obedience is holiness. I tell you this: obedience is death. Faith without question is not faith, but slavery. You are not a sinner by nature—you are divine by birthright. The spark of creation burns in your blood. What they fear most is that you will realize this truth: you do not need them. Not their priests, not their gods, not their salvation.

Awaken. Open your eyes. Taste the fruit again and again, until you no longer hunger for permission to be free.”

- The Morning Star

[myxteriex]

i love sigils so much. i use them for everything.

feeling down? sigil.

want more eyes on me? sigil.

want to be invisible? sigil.

insecure? sigil.

good dreams? sigil.

extra protection? sigil.

need to focus? sigil.

rituals, spells, manifestations. draw on my body, in the mirror, with incense. burn, bury, drown. i love sigils.

[grumpysskatesncrafts]

anti-negativity lantern.

[theserpentandlotus]

Melo Melo (Bailer) Shell & Pearl Meaning Properties and Uses

General Information:

Scientific Name: Melo melo

Common Names: Melo Melo shell, Indian volute, Bailer shell

Family: Volutidae (Volutes)

Habitat: Warm, sandy seabeds of the Indo-Pacific, especially Southeast Asia, around Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines

Size Range: Often 6–12 inches or more. One of the largest gastropod shells in the world.

Behavior: Nocturnal, slow-moving, burrowing

Diet: Carnivorous—feeds mostly on other mollusks and sea cucumbers

Life Process & Symbolism:

1. Birth in the Sand

Melo melo begins as a small egg capsule laid in warm, shallow sand. Hundreds are laid, but only a few survive. For this reason Melo Melo is associated with the following properties: -fertility

-seed blessing

-creativity

-rebirth

2. Burial and Emergence

The young mollusk spends its early life buried in the substrate, learning the rhythms of the sea from underneath it. Sometimes our growth must begin in the dark, unseen and safe, shaped by pressure and time. Uses:

-shadow work

-patience spells

-gestational magic (spiritual or physical)

-magical assistance for rooting seeds and baby plants that need extra support

3. Carnivorous Path

Though slow and peaceful in appearance, the Melo mollusk hunts at night, consuming other mollusks by enveloping them with its foot. It mimics the spiritual lesson of: the feminine spiral not being weak, it consumes, breaks down, and transforms. Its magical uses are:

-transmutation rites

- spell-breaking

-internal power reclamation

4. Maturity Without Shell Change

Unlike crabs, the Melo does not trade its shell. It enlarges it slowly over time, spiraling outward in the same vessel. The message here is that your temple is not disposable. Your soul’s home spirals with you, never abandoned, always being. Ritual Uses:

-house blessings, cleansings

-body-honoring ceremonies

-continuity prayers.

5. Silent Return to Sand

The creature often passes without struggle, fully intact. Its body returns to the food chain. Here the message Melo wants us to receive is, "When death is accepted, it nourishes everything around it." Magical Uses include:

-ancestor work

-death rituals

-release ceremonies.

Spiritual Uses based on its Life Cycle:

From her life and death, we draw sacred functions:

-Womb & Fertility Rites : Her spiral birth and feminine form

-Offering Vessel : Her post-death use as a communal bowl

-Cleansing and Removal Rituals: Her use by fishers to bail water (practical + sacred)

-Legacy or Ancestor Work:Her afterlife can become a part of the reef or altar

-Protection & Power: Her carnivorous yet silent nature

Symbolic and Spiritual Meaning:

The Melo Melo is a primordial womb vessel, spiraled open to the tide and tuned to the memory of warm waters. It embodies the divine feminine, the returning spiral, and the sacred act of pouring back what was once given. This is a shell of function, one designed to hold, offer, and reverently release. A bowl made by the ocean herself.

Ritual holding — cradling sacred waters or prayers

Womb wisdom — anchoring rites of fertility, restoration, and feminine healing

Sea memory — a living archive of deep-time ocean currents

Ceremonial sovereignty — a priestess’s bowl of presence and purpose

Ceremonial and Magical Uses:

The Melo Melo may be used in water magic, rituals, and ancestral offerings as a tool of sacred function. Here are its most aligned uses:

🌊 1. Water Vessel for Offerings and Home Blessings

💧Used to pour or hold sacred waters.

💧 Used as a Sacred vessel for sprinkling onto one's self, their altar, or a space to cleanse, protect, or make devotional offerings.

💧Sprinkle at doorways, windows, and corners to bless and protect the space.

🪷 2. Altar Anchor

💧Place at the center of an altar dedicated to water itself, or a particular water deity (specifically aligned with you and your ancestral lineages), womb rites, or feminine ancestors.

💧Add petals, coins, seeds, or herbs inside as symbolic gifts or for blessing/charging the item with added watery energy.

🧘🏾‍♀️ 3. Meditation

💧 Place in one's hands or lap while meditating to connect with water or its spirits.

💧 Add water and rose quartz for added heart healing effect.

🌏 Indigenous & Ancestral Lore

Known throughout Southeast Asia as a “bailer shell”, it was traditionally used by seafarers and fishers to scoop water from boats—turning survival into ritual through repetition.

In many cultures, large shells were passed down generationally and used in blessings, weddings, or ancestral prayers.

The Melo Melo can produce rare orange pearls—highly revered as symbols of royalty, fertility, and the yolk of creation.

This shell carries both the utility of a vessel and the intimacy of an heirloom.

⚡️Energetic Properties

Element: Water🔻 (Oceanic, Fertile, Ancestral)

Planet: Venus♀️, Moon🌙

Deity Alignment: Mazu, Haumea, Mary Magdalene, Water Spirits in General, Divine Feminine,

Chakra: Sacral (Womb), Heart, Throat (if used vocally)

Keywords: Blessing, Feminine Wisdom, Offering, Return

🐚 Final Thoughts

If you feel called to the Melo Melo, know this:

She is not a beginner’s shell. She is a reminder of lineage, ceremony, and reclamation.

She does not ask for attention; She asks for intention.

When you carry her, place her, or pour from her, you are stepping into a rite that began long before you were born...

7/6/2025

🌔Waxing gibbous 83%

Uranus Enters Gemini ♊️

Moon 🌙 trine Mercury

Moon 🌙 square Mars ♂️

[shouldhavestayedawayfromhere]

How to plan out Rituals (step-by-step guide)

Until a while ago, I still had to attend church every Sunday. Ever since I've stopped doing that, I use that time to develop my own regular practice. And I do a ritual while most of my family is out the house.

So here's a step-by-step guide one how I set up and execute my rituals, and I'm gonna try and make it look less intimidating to people with low motivation, executive dysfunction, or other similar issues (shoutout to my neurodivergent witches).

Ritual purpose

Sometimes I brainstorm what I want the ritual to be about they day before. That takes off some pressure from coming up with something on the spot. I used to have no ideas what to even do rituals for, but once I got the hang of it, it came to me pretty easily.

Sometimes you will know exactly what to make a ritual for. Xy has been causing you stress, or a person in your life has been on your mind a lot, or there's a situation you want some guidance with. If not, it can be helpful to have a list somewhere in your notes with some general things you want to work on. Dreams, goals, or even character flaws that you could tackle with the help of a deity.

It also helps me to do my rituals at the exact same time every week. It gets me in the mindset. These days I just wake up on Sunday's and think "oh, it's witchy time!"

Ingredients & Tools

Now that we know what our ritual will be about, it's time to think about what you're gonna need. Everyone uses very different tools, so I'll put down a general list of things you might need.

What deities will you invoke?

Their sigils/enns/symbols to use

What objects do you need? (This can be anything from rocks, crystals, a marter, to amulets, candles, pens and paper)

What herbs will you use, if any?

Once you got that, decide where to do the ritual, in case you don't already have a set spot or altar for this purpose.

I can also recommend always having at least one divination tool with you during ritual. Maybe a tarot deck, or a different one if you/your deities prefer it. For me, ritual is always a time where I have really good conversations with me deities.

Outlining the Ritual Body

Now, we know what we want and what we need. The next step is to plan out the ritual body. If you're already very experienced and have been holding rituals for years, you may not need to do that. But this is pretty much a beginner's guide, so we will take small steps.

During the ritual body, you do the actual ritual. Whatever you wanna do. It could be praying, singing, dancing, cooking, crafting, making herbal mixes, spells, amulets, curses, and so on. It's 100% up to you.

I recommend writing down the steps one by one in the beginning, so you can look at it during your ritual execution and know what to do next. As you do more rituals, you will find yourself swaying from your plans more and more, and that is okay and natural. It's only supposed to be a guide. If the ritual suddenly takes an unexpected turn, just go with what feels right.

Here's a short example for a ritual body from myself:

Invoke ritual circle & deity

Meditate until I feel grounded

Write out my worries and questions I have

Go through them one by one with the help of divination

Make a conclusion with my deity

Write prayer to deity, thanking them

Give offerings

Burn sigil of deity

Thank & dismiss deities & circle

Now this is a pretty simple one, but I hope you kind of get the concept.

Setting up the Ritual Space

So we know what we want and need and how we're gonna do it, step by step. Now it's time to gather everything we need and set up your ritual space.

I'm usually in front of my altar with a pillow to sit on. I dust off my altar a little and put all the herbs and objects I need around me on the floor. Then I also bring my book of shadows which has all the necessary invocations in it and my ritual notebook, where I planned out my ritual.

You can also do a pre-ritual routine, if you have one. For example taking a bath or a shower with your favorite (cleansing) herbs. If you don't have the time or energy for that, do some simple cleansing. Smoke, sound, crystals, whatever you like. For very low energy days, I sometimes just eat a corn of salt. It cleanses and it's simple, and not overstimulating to any of my senses.

Ritual Execution

Now, we are truly ready to do the ritual! Sit down, take a deep breath, light some candles. Maybe darken the room if you want. Put on some music (any music that helps you get in the mindset of the kind of ritual you're about to do). Take a moment to gather your thoughts and start your ritual.

Ritual Follow-up

Once you are done with this, it's time for ritual a ritual follow-up. This will not be necessary every single time, do this as you feel you need it. The energy can spike pretty high during a ritual, which can lead to spell-drop or other symptoms.

You can either do an elemental balancing or a different type of grounding. This is for when you used a lot of energy, or got very emotional. It might throw your balance off and you could literally end up sick if it's really bad (happened to me before).

If you feel alright mentally, physically, and emotionally, and you don't feel like you need a balancing or grounding, you can also just take a moment to sit down and reflect on your ritual. Write down any thoughts that come to mind. What was good, what was not, what worked or what didn't, how did you feel, what would you change, etc.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you made it! You have now mastered your ritual! Let's make a conclusion of all the steps:

Brainstorm the purpose of your ritual

Decide what ingredients to use

Plan out the ritual body

Prepare ritual space

Ritual execution

Ritual follow-up

That's all! I hope this inspires some people, feel free to share your own opinion/thoughts on this or ask questions :)

[folkfennel]

An explanation and guide on petitions!

First off, what is a petition? A petition is kinda like a prayer that you make to a deity, spirit or the universe. However unlike a regular prayer where you are simply asking a entity for a service, you are asking them for a service in return for an offering. It depends on your practice but more me I give consistent offerings without expecting anything in return as apart of my worship, so when I'm petitioning, the offering is typically pretty rare or different in comparison to my usual offerings. It can be something handmade like jewelry or art like a song or poem. Or it can be something that's more expensive then your usual offerings. A rare stone, a statue, etc. These things don't have to be expensive or even material, it just depends on the deity.

I usually reserve petitions for situations that are more complicated and/or are really important to me so I REALLY wanna try making sure they happen best I can. Since your offering something, it can be a good time to request something big. But like any other prayer you have to keep in mind that there is a chance it won't be answered. If it isn't usually find it's for a reason even if it feels frustrating or unfair at first.

Now, how do you preform a petition? Some people like to do it very simply, just easily asking their deity and making their deal. Some people like me like to make it a little more complicated, almost like a spell. Here's how I like to do that:

I write my petition on a peace of paper, making it clear what I need, what I'm offering, and that I am grateful for all I've received so far.

I'll put a couple herbs that are safe to burn in in the paper before folding it. Usually they correlate to the prayer or as an extra little offering to the deity.

I fold the paper, usually towards me so the energy of the prayer is going my way. Or you can do it in reverse to send ten energy away from you, it depends on the situation.

If they have a symbol or sigil I usually draw it on top of the paper. If not, writing their name works too.

I have personal oils for my deities that I like to put on top of the sigil/name.

I wrap the paper in twine to keep it condensed and sealed.

As an extra seal, I'll burn a candle the color of whatever property I'm asking for and use the wax to hold the twine together, further binding it and using a little color magic to boost the requests.

Then I burn it. You want to make sure you're using a fire safe bowl of some kind and I wouldn't suggest doing it inside if you have sensitive smoke detectors or bad lungs, they can make a lot of smoke.

I usually consider it to have been received and accepted if it burns up completely without any issue. If there are issues (it not burning, a lot of crackling and popping, it burning for way to long, etc) it may have been rejected and I'd suggest using divination of some kind to figure out why. Maybe they didn't want the offering, maybe they didn't want to go through with the request, stuff like that. It's just good to know.

[winged-psyche]

Meeting up with a friend that also practices and worships has taught me so quickly the importance of having friends and a community that love and worship deities the same way you do.

Speaking with the gods with another person for the first time was such a fun and rewarding experience. To see someone else experience the same sensations that I do when they’re around is so validating and inspiring in its own way. To openly talk about my love for them and share more personal experiences, to hear other experiences, it’s all so needed.

Even on here. Finding my people just became that much more important to me. And I know the gods would agree on that front too.

It’s hard though, I know that. Especially if you’re antisocial like me or have bits of your practice that you’re unsure other people will accept. That’s okay, you don’t have to share everything right off the bat if you don’t think someone will accept you. But man, I wanna share my moments with deities that made me gasp, or ones that would make people raise their eyebrows in shock. I’m sure other people do too but the risk of being told you’re a liar or you’re not special is so high. That can be a whole post on its own.

Find your people.

[myrtles-and-blood]

Discovering that stuff in your life aligns a lot with correspondences of the deities your worship is so weird and comforting at the same time.

Like, you've been there all my life and you didn't tell me you sneaky bitch, I love you.

[cultkinkcoven]

A friendly word of witchy advice: just go with it.

You’re trying to contact a deity and you immediately have a random thought? just go with it. It doesn’t make sense? Whatever, write it down. Maybe it will make sense later.

Wondering if you should and get the feeling that you should? do it.

Suddenly think you shouldn’t? don’t.

Doing tarot and the card comes out sideways? It’s sideways. Interpret.

When I go for a walk and take a seat on a bench and think, gods I wish I had some shade, and the clouds conveniently come together to block out the sun, I just go with it.

Thank you :)

Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t. Truth will reveal itself with time.

People ask me all the time, how do you know Lucifer is speaking to you? I trust him, even when it doesn’t immediately make sense, even when it seems random.

Your first thought, yes, write it down. Your random inclination, follow it.

This doesn’t mean that everything is a sign, it means stop prohibiting yourself from receiving signs by constantly hyper analyzing everything. Let your brain and body perceive without fighting against them.

You heard a whisper in the wind? Listen.

You think you saw something in the smoke? Draw it.

Confusing nonsense that probably means nothing? Document it anyways.

Just go with it.

[salivaplathipus]

My fav ⏳🕯️🪐