Wandering

Call me Sol. I'm writing to find someone.

[quotemadness]

You are allowed to be alive. You are allowed to be somebody different. You are allowed to not say goodbye to anybody or explain a single thing to anyone, ever.

Augusten Burroughs (via quotemadness)

[wanderingbeing]

things have changed.

[mademoihselle]

“Romance, in Studio Ghibli films, is replaced by self-realization—and not only princesses or warriors achieve it. Most of its female leads are insecure adolescent girls, striving for independence, making their own paths in life and discovering their true selves. In Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), for example, a 13-year-old witch-in-training must leave home and live on her own for one year in order to become a real witch. The headstrong Kiki eagerly flies off on her broomstick, but soon loses her magic powers. “Without even thinking about it, I used to be able to fly,” she muses in one scene. “Now I’m trying to look inside myself and find out how I did it.” In Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), when a witch transforms Sophie into a 90-year-old woman, the self-conscious character sets out on a quest to break the curse. She climbs on board a floating fortress, befriends a fire demon, impersonates a witch and stops a war, but it is when she starts to feel confident in herself, and help others, that her wrinkles begin to fade.”

— Girlhood and Girl Power in Studio Ghibli Films by Zio Baritaux, 2017 (via reygf)

[da-at-ass]

You know I see so much of the “oh my gosh you shouldn’t use magic for that” coddling here and to be honest, like… the person has already had a chance to think about whether this is a problem for magic. They want magic. If you don’t have the spell for them, fine, they ought to learn quickly that the best magic requires their own cleverness. But you can’t say “magic can change your luck” and then say “magic can’t change the future” because luck is about the probability of whether things will happen to you in the future. You can’t say “magic can increase my motivation!” and then say “magic can’t change your body!” because your motivation is controlled by the chemicals in your brain, a physical body part. Stop hovering on the fence about it. What you really want to say is:

“You inexperienced pancake, you don’t know what you’re getting into and you’re putting too much on the line.”

Well, they’ll learn as soon as you let them start trying. You’re afraid some newbie is going to fuck up their life with magic? Guess what: that’s how they’ll learn not to fuck around with magic so lightly. Don’t make excuses for magic. It’s dangerous, unpredictable, and as soon as you determine its limitations it bursts through them and then slaps you across the face with a fish. You know that. I know that. Let them LEARN that.

They might even start having FUN.

[peaceandruin-archived]

Another Word of Caution

But seriously guys?

The posts warning about the astral are great and all, but having been in the spirit work community for a little less than a year and already encountered emotionally manipulative people, I have to urge all of you to be just as, if not more wary, about the humans on this plane that you choose to work with.

There are people out there who may present themselves to newbies as a mentor or teacher, but may have a multitude of ulterior motives. They take advantage of the naivety of newbies to give traction to their own spiritual beliefs and bolster their own standings. People who make you doubt yourself, belittle your achievements or growth and praise themselves, all in the same breath and with a charming smile.  They can take advantage of the inherent lack of objective proof in metaphysical work to make accusations, and bank upon the trust granted to them as a senior member of the community.

Always, always be critical of anything you are told. Regardless of whether someone seems to be knowledgeable, no one person or group should be your sole source of spiritual guidance.  Just because someone is experienced, doesn’t mean they know everything, and it certainly doesn’t mean they’re a good person. Seek out other opinions, and trust your intuition. Just because you are new, don’t be afraid to question or doubt. You know more than you think you know.

Please stay safe.

[thedragonslibrary]

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. You really said everything in this post.

[glegrumbles]

People are fuckers. Always ask yourself if they have an ulterior agenda or want to manipulate you.

[witchybeauty]

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An emoji equivalent of burning bay leaves for wishes. All likes and reblogs charge it. Reblog and make a wish!

[moon-quotes]

1. You must let the pain visit.
2. You must allow it teach you.
3. You must not allow it overstay.

Ijeoma Umebinyuo, three routes to healing (via moon-quotes)

[thesigilwitch]

“My sleep is deep and restful”

Digital version of [this sigil].

Sigil requests are currently closed!

[the-crow-witch]

When your tarot deck calls you a selfish bitch 😭

[golld-fish]

A sigil to help get the creative juices flowing.

[duskenpath]

People are always like begging to know how to get to the astral but it’s not really like that

It’s like there comes a day when you’re minding your own business drinking a coffee or whatever and the astral comes creeping out of the shadows snapping menacingly and rhythmically at you and before you can say what the fuck the next thing you know BOOM you wake up and an axe flies past your head because there’s a war on, here’s your welcoming package.

[thedragonmage]

Aries Woman: March 21 - April 19  | The Child, The Rebel, The Heart-breaker |

I’m a woman stuffed with leather and spikes but in reality I like the frilly dresses and lace. I want to run around with my hair free and never be found. I protect my friends until the end. My loyalty is next to none. When the trust I had with you is broken, you become dead to me. I don’t believe in second chances because none were ever given to me. The woman who is said to have a heart of coal. They could never look beyond my tough demeanor. If they had, they would have seen the little girl that still lingered beneath. The delicate doll that is afraid to be hurt. I wear tattoos like I wear my pink dress, delicate and adored. I’m childish because I believe the wonder in this world should never end. I give my heart without reservation because I believe in true love. One day the person meant to me won’t hurt me but till then I will never let them see my tears. I try to put on lipstick like the girls in the TV but it comes out wrong as if I’m trying to be someone else.

I’m an Aries woman hard and unflinching outside. Soft and delicate inside. If you call me sweety I won’t be afraid to shoot you, if you get close enough I won’t be afraid to love you.

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[themetallicmare-a-deactivated20]

Spirit-Bothered: An Issue I Have

This is a more personal, less educational rant so for those who don’t want to read it, I’m adding a read-more here before I get into it.

Spirit-bothered. That word has various meanings depending on the people who are using it. Some see it as a label to quickly describe their own experiences. Some people use it as a term to describe other people’s experiences. Yet still, some see it as a magical world they are desperate to be in, but don’t seem to grasp what it actually entails. 

Keep reading

[wanderingbeing]

So much yes to all of this.

[windvexer-deactivated20160501]

Common spirit 'scams'

Introduction to magic masterpost

These are situations I have seen happen over and over again, and in my opinion are big red flags.

Two-faced:

The spirit will originally tell you that it is an XYZ spirit, but then later will say it is “actually” an ABC spirit. They will smooth this transition with lies like,

“I didn’t tell you beforehand because you weren’t ready for the truth.”

“I didn’t tell you because I was worried you wouldn’t accept me.”

“I didn’t tell you because I wasn’t ready to trust you yet.”

What actually happened was that you mentioned you really wanted to get to know an ABC spirit, and now your XYZ friend was “really” an ABC spirit all along. They are only playing in to your fantasy and trying to become the ‘perfect’ spirit friend you will trust, and let past your defenses.

“I can do that!”

For whatever reason you originally brought this spirit in to your life, it constantly presents itself as a master of every skill you want to attempt. It looks like this:

You say you are interested in divination, banishing, hexing, money spells, or any other area of magic. Each time you bring it up, the spirit will say, “I was the grand-master champion of money spells, I can teach you the most amazing and powerful money spells of all time.”

Again, this plays in to the fantasy that you have found a very powerful and wonderful spirit friend who can do everything for you.

Mary-Sue Waifu

This spirit presents itself in the most grandiose ways it can. Minutes after meeting it, the spirit will tell you that he is your ultimate spirit guide that has been with you for hundreds of lifetimes. It presents itself as a highly powerful creature you can trust, and the “missing link” you need to become a really powerful witch and have magic start working perfectly for you.

Or, it will reveal that it is a lost and ancient god who has been watching over you since birth. It will be quiet about its own powers at the start, but the more you share with it, suddenly its personality will start to develop – you can bet that it’s god powers will be related to the interests and desires you share. In exchange for granting you its powerful blessings and turning you in to a Priest/Priestess/Priesten of its lost religion, it only requires a large altar and regular offerings.

However the Mary-Sue Waifu spirit presents itself to you, you can be sure of 2 things:

It will attempt to make you feel like you need it in order to become a better magical practitioner, and it will make you feel scared of losing it

Its personality and abilities will only come to light after you have shared your hopes and desires

“Ahah, of course I won’t lie to you ever again, dear human. I just wanted to test you.”

You can catch a spirit in a lie and call it out, but the clever ones will gloss over this.

“I just wanted to see if you were good enough to catch me.”

“I needed to test you to make sure you are ready for receiving all of my powerful gifts.”

“The only reason I lied is because I can tell that you don’t fully trust me, you need to be able to trust me if you want to unlock your true potential.”

A spirit who has good intentions for you should never lie. That’s the long and short of it. Spirits do not lie by accident. They do not let white lies slip out. They do not lie to test you. They lie to deceive you.

But he’s my Doctor!

Witches, especially neophytes with little magical experience, may be tempted to hang on to ‘bad’ spirits because that spirit is the only real powerful magical experience they have ever had.

Imagine the Doctor flying the TARDIS to your school and offering to take you to amazing places. For many of us, that would be so difficult to resist. It feels like our one chance to experience things we could never otherwise reach. Spirits can have this same effect on us. They may present themselves in such a way that we feel they are our ‘one true Doctor’, and we need them in order to experience a new level of magical reality.

Or, we could simply be attracted to them because they serve as proof that our beliefs are real, and we want to interact with that kind of power.

I absolutely do not believe that there is one special spirit that can open up the world of magic for us. I do not believe there is one spirit that can suddenly make our spells work and grant us special abilities. If you know a spirit is manipulating you and trying to feed off of you, and you still decide to keep it around because you don’t want to ‘lose’ your taste of magical power, I have a hard time fully blaming the spirit for your misfortune.

Ultimately, please take this post with a grain of salt. I have only listed some situations I have seen repeated by different manipulative spirits. This is not a comprehensive guide, nor is it true for every situation.

[da-at-ass]

I’ve witnessed/experienced this behavior from living humans too, of course, most notably from pagans/magic users who want to make money by convincing people they can do anything. Be especially careful of advice telling you to disconnect from everyone you know, that’s fine with an intent to isolate you and make sure no one points out warning signs to you.

[ethonydawn]

It’s Oracle Wednesday!! Take a deep breath and choose the card that you feel the most drawn to. Place the number in the comments below. The reveal will be up at 3pm PST. Tag a friend who would also like to pick their card today. #oraclewednesday #oracle #tarot #divination #love #cartomancy #spiritual #spirit #sacred #priestess #mystic #moon

[wanderingbeing]

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[resonance-of-libra]

May the heaviness in your heart rot with the leaves on the ground. May you move through the darkening nights with lightness in your soul.

An Autumn Blessing (via resonance-of-libra)

[quotemadness]

The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.

Andrew Weil (via quotemadness)