pondering paganism

still trying to figure it out! ☆ Aphrodite and Ares Follower ☆

[witchinginstyle]

Tried my hand at devotional art for my parents <3 ares and aphrodite. Mind you, this is the first time I've picked up a pencil/paints in YEARS

[ts-witchy-archive]

Low Energy Devotional Activities and Ways to Connect with the Gods

Let's be honest, religion and consistent practice can be HARD, especially when you're chronically ill, disabled, mentally ill or neurodivergent. This is a list of lower energy practices you can do to connect with your Gods when you're having a rough day.

Pray. You don't have to say the prayer. You don't have to do the full cleansing and offering. Just think about the prayer. It could be as simple as "'Deity Name', thank you. I'm thinking of you and appreciate you."

Dedicate any self care you do to the Gods. You've got to take meds? awesome. it's now a devotional activity.

If you can, light a tea light candle. You can think about who you're dedicating it to as you're lighting it.

Tell them about your day. Have a simple conversation with them (again, this can be in your head if needed).

Offer some water! Water is a great offering if you don’t have the energy to cook, collect or buy something.

Incense is also a great offering because you can light it then forget about it and your house won’t burn down (if you follow regular safety measures). 

Resting. Your deities want you to be okay. Dedicating your rest to your deities is especially great if you feel guilty for allowing yourself time to heal.

Turn on a video of someone reading mythos! 

Put on a deity playlist. There are plenty of pre-made ones on Spotify. 

Veil or bind your hair! Whenever I’m low energy I’ll throw my hair in a ponytail and bind it that way. It doesn’t have to be extravagant. 

Make a Pinterest board for them!

Post on a digital altar! There are plenty of discord servers that have digital altars and temples. You could also make a devotional Tumblr blog. 

Change your phone lock/home screen to something that reminds you of your Deity.

I hope this is helpful to anyone who needs it! Take care of yourself first and foremost. If you don't think you can manage something on this list then thats perfectly fine too! you're not a bad person for not being able to do something spiritual or religious. Ultimately, these things are not a necessity. Don't stress :)

[patience-and-prayers]

Reminder:

Your Gods are always there. Stressed? Pray. Nervous? Sing a hymn.

Not only has this helped my anxiety, it’s helped me form a closer bond with the gods.

[khaire-traveler]

You are worthy of the care and love of the gods.

You are worthy of the care and love of the gods.

You are worthy of the care and love of the gods.

[hestiashearthfire]

You do not need a sign.

For the love of the gods, just pray. You do not need to be called. You do not need to be contacted. Just pray.

[kyprigeneia]

the cure for loneliness is sitting in a peaceful spot, lighting a little candle and inviting a deity you love to join you

[missoccultural]

A request from @wine-dark-heart

I figured that maybe some devotees of Dionysus might not drink alcohol themselves, so I included some recipes that includes red wine sauces! I also included some non-alcoholic drinks!

I hope this menu is satisfactory ^^ ♡

[fairymotif]

sometimes just a glass of water is an offering. Sometimes just saying a deity’s name is an offering. Sometimes laughing or crying or letting yourself feel what you need to feel is an offering. Sometimes just existing is an offering. Not everything has to be a big, grand gesture. The gods understand so much more than we think they do. They’ve existed for eons, have had thousands, if not millions, of people pray to them and offer to them and become their devotees. Would they really curse one person, out of all these worshippers, for simply trying their hardest? Have more faith in them.

[fairymotif]

simple devotional things!

sometimes it can be hard to do big devotional acts for your god/s, so I thought I’d make a list of simple devotional things you can do everyday if you’re low on spoons, having a bad pain day, feeling depressed or just can’t be bothered!

light incense associated with them. I like to light one when I’m particularly struggling so I feel less alone

memorise a prayer and recite it every morning and night

offer them some of your food! I like to offer them my food before I begin eating so there’s not any of my saliva on it (ew)

wear colours associated with them

use scented body wash or hair products or perfume associated with them. If you worship Aphrodite you could use rose perfume, or if you worship Dionysus you could wash your hair with a product that has honey in it

this one takes a bit more effort but I like to make oils and drip them over any and all candles I have for my deities! My one for Aphrodite includes lavender oil, rosemary water, rose water, rose petals and olive oil. BE CAREFUL when using oil and candles though as the flame can pop and you could get hurt. Burn your candle, blow it out, add a SMALL AMOUNT of oil away from the wick and then relight it

if your god is associated with any type of easily accessible plant or flower you can buy some for them and put them on their altar!

if you frequently wear a piece of jewellery or makeup ask your deity/ies to bless them and then put them on their altar to charge if they don’t mind

light their candle when you get ready and when you unwind

cook with herbs/spices/plants associated with them

watch shows with themes associated with them! If you worship Aphrodite, watch romance shows or movies, if you worship Ares watch shows or movies about war, if you worship Hades watch shows or movies centred around death

worship can be hard sometimes, especially if you’re dealing with chronic illness, mental health problems, if you’re in a strict religious family or if your life is just difficult at times. The theoi love you regardless and are with you every step of the way 💫

[stratus-and-the-theoi]

Low energy Devotional Acts for when you have no energy (or time, or money, etc.) pt. 4

🍇Dionysos🍇

- eat some grapes or have some grape juice or sparkling grape juice (or wine if able and of age)

- listen to party music

- read plays

- try your hand at writing your own play! Doesn’t have to be good or anything! So long as it makes you happy it’s good enough!

- watch musicals or plays

- listen to musical soundtracks

- learn about the history of theatre

- learn about viticulture and vineyards

- wear something tiger or leopard print

- take care of your mental health

- listen to a devotional playlist for Him

- do things that bring you pleasure: eat your favorite food, have your favorite drink, engage in an activity that you enjoy, listen to your favorite music, etc. it can be anything doesn’t have to be something huge

- listen to party soundscapes (may sound odd but it’s something and it works)

- watch documentaries about any of his sacred animals

🏹Artemis🏹

- watch documentaries or do a deep dive about plagues and diseases

- learn about archery

- watch archery competitions

- learn about hunting

- learn about national parks, national forests, state parks, nature reserves, and the like!

- do nature and/or animal related coloring pages

- listen to nature soundscapes

- learn about deer

- read up on herbalism

- learn about the moon! It’s phases, it’s importance, etc.

- listen to a devotional playlist to Her

- learn about animal conservation efforts

- watch nature documentaries/shows or animal documentaries/shows

[ophidian-whispers]

I love the duality Aphrodite and Apollon carry within themselves.

The love and the rage, peaceful bliss and war, carnal and spiritual. The plague and the cure, the protection and the punishment, celestial light and the absence of it.

Seemingly conflicting and incompatible ideas mash together and emulsify in their presence. Beneath their holy gaze, all contradiction is nothing but Whole.

[esoteric-chaos]

Litha masterpost - Spoonie witch friendly

Litha, known as Midsummer and the Summer Solstice.  This day is the longest day of the year. Typically lands around June 21st  (December 21st in the Southern Hemisphere). 

Many cultures around the world celebrate the Summer Solstice in their own ways. Marking a very important event for most.  

Fire is the main association with this holiday as it marks the sun. This holiday also marks the end of the planting season.

Litha Correspondences

Colours

Green

Gold

Light Blue

Yellow

Red

Orange

White

Herbal

Basil

Bay Leaves

Lavender

Mint

Rosemary

Thyme

Chamomile

Mugwort

Vervain

Rose

Honeysuckle

St. John’s Wort

Yarrow

Calendula

Sunflower

Marigold

Jasmine

Oak

Cinnamon

Elder

Edibles

Honey

Berries

Cheese

Lemonade

Lemons

Oranges

Tea

Honey cakes

Mead, Ale, Wine

Ice Cream

Animals

Bees

Cow

Butterfly

Dragonfly

Horse

Summer birds (Wren, Robin, Hawks, Eagles, Swallows, etc)

Crystals

Emerald

Jade

Sunstone

Orange or Green Calcite

Carnelian

Citrine

Amber

Tiger’s Eye

Diamond

Pearl

Quartz

Ruby

Garnet

Metals

Symbols

Sun

Fire, Bonfire, Balefire

Sun Wheel

Sunflower

Phoenix

Fae

Herbal

Summer flowers

Rose

Spirals

Spiritual meanings

Love

Life

Light

Passion

Creativity

Healing & Health

Growth

Empowerment

Lust

Fertility

Power

Success

Prosperity

Warmth

Solar energy

Scents

Lavender

Sage

Lemon

Rose

Mint & Spearmint

Jasmine

Rosemary

Verbena

Coconut

Orange

Gods / Goddesses / Spirits

Gaia

Aestas (Roman)

Aine (Celtic)

Brigantia (Celtic)

Venus (Roman)

Aphrodite (Greek)

Apollo (Roman)

Apollon (Greek)

Zeus and Thor (Thunder Gods)

Ra (Egyptian)

Greenman

Oak King

Anuket (Egyptian)

Benten (Japanese)

Any other sun Gods/Goddesses

Need some suggestions to celebrate? I got you covered.

High energy celebrations 

Bonfires

Fae offerings

Create Fae garden

Weave flower crowns

Preform a phoenix ritual

Create a  Besom

Dance and sing

Leave offerings to solar Gods/Goddesses

Divination work

Create solar water

Low energy celebrations 

Ritual bath

Light a candle in honor

Watch the sunset

Meditate with solar energy

Pray to solar Gods/Goddesses

No spoon celebrations 

If you have a sun lamp bask in it

Watch the sunset

Greet the sun at sunrise

Tell yourself kind words

Remember that it’s okay if you cant do much while you are unwell. That you come first and you simply existing is a blessing.

How you celebrate the holiday does not matter. You can choose to do any activity that feels right. These are only suggestions and remember that you’re enough no matter what.

[creature-wizard]

Hey folks, as you're exploring your various paths of spirituality and magic, it's important that you're mentally prepared to find out that you're really, really wrong about something somewhere down the the line. You might discover that a practice you take for granted is appropriative and misrepresented from its original form and intent. You might find out that something you thought was real history was actually made up by somebody fairly recently. You might find out you've been subscribing to an idea that has its origins in a hate movement.

It's not a matter of if this kind of thing will happen, but when. Even if you're doing your very best to research reliable sources as exhaustively as you possibly can, you can be certain that somewhere along the way, you'll absorb something like this. No one is immune. This won't make you a bad person. It's not like you misinformed yourself on purpose, much less went out there with the intention of harming someone or misrepresenting their practices. It's not like the people giving you bad information told you "hey, guess what, I'm a hateful shithead and I'm lying to you." You just didn't know, that's all. Nobody can know everything, not even the most well-read scholars. While being wrong isn't good, it's also not a moral failing. What's important is that you acknowledge that you were wrong, and accept this as an opportunity to learn and grow. It's the most anyone can do, and if someone tries to make you feel bad about being wrong in the first place, don't listen to them. (Being right doesn't inherently make someone morally superior!)

Ultimately, what's really going to speak to your moral character is your ability to admit that you've fucked up and your willingness to do better. You will fuck up one day, so have a healthy plan in mind for dealing with that.

[afanc0d]

                  𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺. 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 any 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯/𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯.

𝟷 (½) 𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝟷 (½) 𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚜 𝙿𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝟷 (½) 𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝟻 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚂𝚊𝚕𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙿𝚎𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 (½) 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚌 (½) 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙾𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝟷 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟷 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚢𝚖𝚎 𝟷 𝚌𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚔 𝟸 𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚆𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙾𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚒𝚕

𝟷. 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎. 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚞𝚝é 𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚌.

𝟸. 𝙾𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑, 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚣𝚣𝚕𝚎 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚒𝚕. 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚒𝚕. 𝙲𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚏 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚝. 𝚂𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚏 𝚊 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕. 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚖.

𝟹. 𝙾𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚜𝚊𝚞𝚝é 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚜/𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚌 (𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚟𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗/𝚟𝚎𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚝𝚎). 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚗, 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚍(𝚋𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗)--𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚎𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛.

𝟹.𝟻) 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚌, 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚙 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚎𝚜. (𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚙 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚒𝚛𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚎𝚜).

𝟺. 𝚂𝚊𝚞𝚝é 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚑.

𝟻. 𝙽𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚝, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝟾𝟶% 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚠-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙.

𝟼. 𝙽𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚢𝚖𝚎. 𝙻𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚞𝚖 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙. 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚕 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚠. 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 "𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜."

𝟽. 𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝙿𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕.

𝟾. 𝚀𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎. 𝙸𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚔, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑. 𝙸𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚢--𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐--𝚒𝚏 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍, 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐.

𝟿. 𝙶𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚝/𝚙𝚎𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎.

𝟷𝟶. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚔, 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚖 𝚢𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠.

Enjoy!

[hisfluer]

i sing to ares, lord of  war & the ever sharp blade.  oh, unweary helper of men,  guide me with your strength & lead my weary feet forward.  unwavering god, drive away the fear in my heart & give me  the next day to fight on —

[kyprigeneia]

opening your heart to Aphrodite is like:

a sudden burst of self love, you look in the mirror and you see the best version of yourself reflected

a heightened sense of adoration for your partner - i just looked at him and was so overcome by the love i felt that i burst into tears

inescapable yearning for the ocean, the ocean, the ocean

seeing the beauty in even the tiniest of things - have you seen light reflecting from the droplets on a spiders web? that is ethereal.

feeling a little more vivacious in what you do, but also more gentle

realising she's been around you the whole time, you just had to open your eyes

[heatherwitch]

School Witchery

Magic resources for all my student witches out there! Remember, magic isn’t going to save your grades if you don’t also put the effort in. But it can certainly support you through your journey as a hardworking student <3

General tips and advice:

To the witches who are going back to school

Magical school tips

Back to school witch tips

Tips for high school witches

School witch tips

Herbs and crystals to help with school

Kitchen witchcraft for school lunches

University/college witch tips

Everything you need to know about being a college witch

College witchcraft

College witch tips

Little tips for the college witch

Dorm life:

Dorm friendly offerings & altars

Dorm hacks for the college witch

Dorm room witch tips

Dorm witchery

Living magically with roommates 

Kitchen witchcraft for the dorm

Candle/incense alternatives: [X] [X] [X]

Studying:

Witch study tips

Study candle spell

Study sachet

Spell for focus on homework

Stay strong and carry on study spell

Student witch hacks for focus and concentration

Back in focus spell bottle

Studying tips for witches

Tests and exams:

“I can do this!” motivation bottle

Cramming for a test spell

A charm to help you succeed on exams

Using sigils on your tests (tip)

Sigils masterpost for finals week

A spell for finals week

Focus for finals spell bottle

Final exam spell

Other spells:

A spell for good grades

Back to school success sachet

School success sachet spell

Knot spell for doing well in school

Sweet school year spell

“Leave me be” spell

Spell to banish anxiety and get a good mark

Restful sleep spell jar

Spells for back to school (masterpost)

Sigils for school, study and education (masterpost)

You may also like:

Magic to Replenish Energy 

Rejuvenating witchcraft 

Housewarming magic (dorm)

Sick witchery 

Periods suck. Witchcraft helps.

Mentally ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Drink Magic Masterpost 

Bath Magic Masterpost 

Bedridden witch series