Path of a modern Witch

A collection of information, a source, a never ending discussion thread for pagan themes, a personal diary. Feel free to send contributions or messages! Search for #book of shadows for my personal insight on witchcraft

[witchofnowhere]

The Witch Library

An online collection of pdf books, feel free to send or add more links!

The sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (volumes: 1, 2, )

Ball, Pamela J. - The Ultimate Book of Spells

Blum, Ralph - The Book of Runes

Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen

The Whole Enochian Dictionary

Dubuis, Jean - Mineral Alchemy (volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Dunlop, D. N. - Nature-Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements

Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies (volume 1)

Hyatt, Christopher S. - The Black Book volumes + more

Levi, E. - Trascendental Magic

S. L. MacGregor Mathers - The Lesser Key of Solomon (Goetia)

Mynne, Hugh - The Faerie Way

Papus - The Tarot of the Bohemians

Peter de Abano - Heptameron

Thorsson, Edred - Futhark, A Handbook of Rune Magic

More pdf (articles, small informational files etc)

Seasonal Traditions 

[witchofnowhere]

Been a bit ignoring tumblr but interact with this if you’re into demonolatry, time to find someone new here!

[witchofnowhere]

The Days of the Week

Personal Book of Shadows highlights, magick for every day of the week.

Sunday (Sun) colors: orange, yellow, gold; good for: selfcare, creativity, wealth

Monday (Moon) colors: blue, white, silver; good for: sleep, glamour, healing

Tuesday (Mars) colors: red, orange; good for: power, domination, success

Wednesday (Mercury) colors: purple, lilac, silver; good for: communication, psychic abilities, finances

Thursday (Jupiter) colors: blue, purple; good for: abundance, knowledge

Friday (Venus) colors: pink, light blue; good for: love, friendship, romance, harmony

Saturday (Saturn) colors: black, purple; good for: banishing, binding, protection

[witchofnowhere]

The Witch Library

An online collection of pdf books, feel free to send or add more links!

The sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (volumes: 1, 2, )

Ball, Pamela J. - The Ultimate Book of Spells

Blum, Ralph - The Book of Runes

Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen

The Whole Enochian Dictionary

Dubuis, Jean - Mineral Alchemy (volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Dunlop, D. N. - Nature-Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements

Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies (volume 1)

Hyatt, Christopher S. - The Black Book volumes + more

Levi, E. - Trascendental Magic

S. L. MacGregor Mathers - The Lesser Key of Solomon (Goetia)

Mynne, Hugh - The Faerie Way

Papus - The Tarot of the Bohemians

Peter de Abano - Heptameron

Thorsson, Edred - Futhark, A Handbook of Rune Magic

More pdf (articles, small informational files etc)

Seasonal Traditions 

[dailywitchlings]

Witchy *Free* PDF book list Masterpost

Hey lovely witches! I wanted to share some of my PDF witchy books I have on my computer. I know it’s hard to find these books and not everyone has money to buy them or easy access. I hope I can help someone with this <3

Most of the books are on my google drive library, you can click on the link and then download if you’d like to.

A Manual of Occultism, by Sepharial

Mastering Witchcraft, by Paul Huson

Natural Magic, by Pamela J.Ball

Pagan Spells, Author Unknown

Herbal Magick - Herbal enchantments, folclore and divination by Gerina Dunwich <3

Spell Crafts - Creating magical objects, by, Scott Cunningham and David Harrington <3

The Book of Power, by Idres Shah

The Complete book of Incense, Oils ad Brews, by Scott Cunningham

The Essential Skills of Magick - Benjamim Rowe

The Ultimate Book of Spells - Pamela J. Ball *my favorite spellbook*

50 of The Most Powerful Spells, by unknown author

Witchcraft Today, by Gerald Gardner

The Gardnerian Book of Shadows

The Basics of Magic, by K. Amber

8 Sabbaths of Witchcraft, by Mike Nichols

Witchcraft Today, by Gerald Gardner

Celtic Mythology and Religion, by Alexander Macbain

The Art and meaning of Magic, By Israel Regardie

An Introduction to the Study of Tarot, by Paul Foster Case

The Alchemy of Abundance, by Lisa McSherry

Encyclopedia of Acient Roman and Greek Mythology, by James Belton

Asgard and the Gods, by M. W. MacDowall,

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Spells by, Michael Johnstone

Witches’ Bible by, Janet and Stewart Farrar

The Witch’s Master Grimoire, by Lady Sabrina

The meaning of Witchcraft, by Gerald Gardner

Aleister Crowley book collection (google drive)

Lid Off the Cauldron, by Patricia Crowther

A Grimoire for Modern Cunningfolk, by Peter Paddon

The A to Z of Dream Interpretation, by Pamela J. Ball

The Dream Oracle, by Pamela J. Ball

The Great Book of Spells, by Pamela J. Ball <3

The Techniques of Astral Projection, By Dr. Douglas M. Baker

The Opening of the Third Eye, By Dr. Douglas M. Baker

Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft, By Bailey Michael

The Goddess is in Details, by Deborah Blake <3

Circle, Coven and Grove, by Deborah Blake

A Witch’s Dozen, by Deborah Blake <3

Witchcraft on a Shoestring by Deborah Blake

Egyptian Magic, By Ernest Budge

Advanced Candle Magick, By Raymond Buckley

Amulets and Magic, By Budge Walli

Pen and Ink Witchcrafr , By Collin Calloway

Basic Sigil Magic, By Philip Cooper

The Occult Properties of Herbs , By W.B Crow

Shadow Work Guidebook, by Jessica Cross

Gemstone Sorcery, By Gerina Dunwich <3

Wicca A to Z By  Gerina Dunwich

Every Witch Way By Ellen Dugan <3

Power Of The Witch By Laurie Cabot <3

The Spiral Dance By Starhawk <3

Spiritual Power - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Book of Shadows By, Phyllis Curott:

Witchcrafting By Phyllis Curott

Spells for the Solitary Witch By Eileen Holland

Wiccan Magick By Raven Grimassi

The Witch’s Familiar By Raven Grimassi

Magical Candle Crafting By Ember Grant

Magical Powder Recipes By Lady Gianne

Wicca For Beginners By Lisa Chamberlain

Scott Cunningham’s Books:

Divination for Beginners

Wicca in the Kitchen <3

Book of Shadows

Living Wicca

Crystal Gem and Metal Magick <3

Wicca

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

Magical Household, Rituals and spells for the home <3

D.J Conway’s Books:

Mystical Dragon

Norse Magic

Wicca, The Complete Craft

Falcon, Feather and Valkyrie Sword

Celtic Magic

Christopher Penczak’s Books

Gay Witchcraft - Christopher Penczak

The Living Temple of Witchcraft V. II- Christopher Penczak

The Gates of Witchcraft

The Living Temple of Witchcraft V.II 

Mystic Foundation

The Outer Temple Of Witchcraft

The Inner Temple of Witchcraft

The Witch’s Shield

Cassandra Eason’s Books:

A Practical Guide of Witchcraft and Spells, 

Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters and Animal Power Symbols

Candle Power

The Art of Pendulum

The Complete Guide to Psychic Development

Illes Judika’s Books:

Magic When You Need It - 150 Spells

Pure Magic

The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft

Ellwood Taylor’s Books:

Pop Culture Magic

The Pop Culture Grimoire

Multi-Media Magic

Manifesting Prosperity

For those of you who wish to see my full library on the drive, feel free to send me a message and I will send you the link!

HAVE FUN!  :)

[themirroredmoon]

Methods of Spell Work

To Banish: • Burning to ashes and sweeping away the ashes • Cast out a window, down a cliffside, etc • Bury it and spit on the spot

To Bind: • Wrap in black thread • Cover in wax or other material • Seal in jar and hide in dark spot

To Hide: • Wrap in ribbon • Place in a (painted) black jar or other container • Cover in cloth or other material and bury

To Encourage: • Plant or bury near the front door/steps • Plant or bury near a window • Place near a window

To Communicate*: • Anoint a candle • Leave out an offering • Meditate • Open the front door and/or windows

To Glamour: • Leave under the full moon • Work with its reflection

To Cleanse: • Bury in salt • Burn herbs and pass through the smoke • Let it bathe in the moonlight

To Protect: • Leave sigils/wards on doors and windows • Carry sigils/wards on every day items (keys, phone case, etc) • Enchant jewelry with protection spells

*: Communication with deities, spirit guides, etc

[crossing-sun]

Commentary on scrying

The following are my impressions of how one progresses towards success in scrying, as well as the methods I currently use in evocation.

Scrying is not dependent on ritual. It’s a skill in itself, for which there are records of people who aren’t even practicioners of magic doing it, sometimes by accident, sometimes intentionally only to be scared of the results and then never attempting it again.

The rationale for working on your scrying skills is simple: nailing the communication aspect of our dealings with spirits is paramount. It does us no good thinking things cannot be subtle at times, but an even greater disservice lies in thinking that’s all there is, and with that, reducing our acts of magic to uncertainties.

Scrying with and without a medium

Scrying can happen mentally or with an object. Contrary to what some say about the former coming with a risk of self-delusion, that is only the case if the practicioner is inclined to believe things without being certain. The things you voluntarily imagine do not constitute a vision. Period. While there may be a few nuances to that which I’ll get to, it’s best to persist until you get to the point where visions are unquestionably taking place.

When it comes to scrying, it would be negligent not to mention Benjamin Rowe’s A Short Course in Scrying. I wholeheartedly recommend it for being an invaluable essay on mental scrying as well as the art of meditation in a manner that’s conducive to obtaining visions. Here is the first nuance for my earlier statement: the visualisations suggested in there ultimately result in scrying once the imaginary constructs become real enough in time, but as Benjamin suggests, one shouldn’t try to see anything since that results in voluntary products of one’s own imagination.

It’s difficult writing concise instructions for what is quite likely a path which is different for each of us, as what’s possibly happening is one is “untangling” whatever is in the way of the visions that would otherwise come naturally. We all have our own barriers to first acknowledge and then tear down.

The method for mental scrying

The method, as I have it nailed at the time of this writing, consists of the following steps, in order:

Sit with a straight spine. It’s not important which posture you choose insofar as scrying successfully goes, but obviously, choose what you can do with a good level of comfort. For the average westerner, keeping a straight posture without moving at all for even half an hour is a decent feat.

Stay absolutely still. That will take practice. Don’t rush through this. Like proper warm up defines your performance prior to martial arts training, this is also of great assistance.

Turn your attention to a combination of the wholeness of your body, and the rhythm of your breathing. Speaking of which, keep a steady, slow rhythm in it, similar to the movement of a pendulum, easing out at the end of each inhalation/exhalation, and pushing it slightly beyond your usual comfort zone.

At the mark of around 10 minutes, with practice, both your posture and your breathing should be cemented in, and require little or no effort to continue.

From hereon, your attention should only partially remain where it was before (on your body and breathing), but now point most of it towards contemplating the darkness right in front of you. It’s a kind of stare that goes without strain. Very still, and without visualising anything.

The method for physical scrying

Having undergone my own training mentally scrying first, I’m inclined to believe this was a big part of the reason for my success in then using an obsidian mirror. Though several writings out there (See Northcote W. Thomas ― Crystal Gazing) indicate that people have succeeded by starting with a physical medium first, so it may be entirely possible to start from it.

The attentive will notice that what’s happening on step 5 of the previous instructions is I’m suggesting you use the darkness behind one’s eyelids (much facilitated by a dark room) as a medium. This is also not new. Jonn Mumford in his Magical Tattwa Cards: A Complete System of Self-Development suggests it is the ultimate scrying medium, but I digress on grounds of finding it difficult using it efficiently in the context of evocation.

The medium of choice does not matter, and I’ll wait for more consistent proof of otherwise before I change my opinion. Once the right mental state is obtained, there seems to be very little difference between a fire lamp, a water bowl, a black mirror, or a crystal ball of any kind. Picking what you have handy and getting started now trumps finding a more specific kind of medium.

The steps are, unsurprisingly, as the ones above, but replacing the fifth step with staring at the medium you choose. Frater Ashen Chassan in his excellent Gateways Through Stone and Circle suggests being expectant of visions happening yet without visualising anything. I found that frame of mind useful, to the extent that you don’t let that get in the way of relaxedly focusing on the medium itself.

What to expect

I debated adding this section since it’s easy getting trapped by expectations about the order in which things happen. But in the interest of allowing people to recognise any indicators in case that’s their experience, here it goes.

In no particular order, and by no means exclusively, the following will happen:

Sleepiness, to a point that you dose off and that ruins the exercise.

A feeling of losing your balance, despite being stably sitting down.

A feeling of being in motion, as if being pulled backwards by gravity. You may at times be entirely convinced that you are travelling astrally. I haven’t ever found that to be the case, though.

What I call the “limbs backwards” feeling. For instance, as if your hands are attached to your arms in reverse, palms facing outwards.

While mentally scrying:

Dreams in short bursts.

Longer dreams, consisting of nonsensical images.

Dreams becoming sufficiently lucid that you can speak and move around, yet you know you’re fully awake in your body.

Some beings that appear in these dreams are legitimate “visits” of spiritual entities. It may be hard at first discerning which, but a safe bet is relying on repeatedly seeing the same ones. The usual methods of spirit identification apply here.

While scrying on a medium:

An impression that the medium is shrinking and/or growing in intervals. That is, pulsing.

Tiny particles flying very quickly across it.

Flashes of images that appear very quickly then slowly fade away.

Scenes in motion, not necessarily anything that has happened, but note that past memories can occur.

Turning your head away from the medium and back does not interrupt the vision, especially in the context of ritual when requesting spirits to manifest, once it happens, them being visible in the medium doesn’t hinge on staying focused on it.

Regardless of how this goes, one thing is certain: if you’re wondering whether you scried successfully, then it hasn’t happened. It may be of little use saying it, but it took me close to a year of at least half an hour daily for the clearer phenomena to take place on a regular basis.

Notes on breathing

For people with poor breathing habits (I’m one of them), the act of ritual breathing comes hard. There are several micro-pauses in the course of inhaling/exhaling which are indicators that a lot of effort is being necessary for keeping the rhythm flowing smoothly.

Think of the movements of a ballerina. What creates what we perceive as the perfect motion is a mix of constant speed (or constant variations of thereof) and easing in and out between motions. Ritual breathing executed in perfection is no different than that, and similarly, it will take practice. But once achieved, one can go for long periods of times doing it stably without any effort. This is desirable as it then requires no focus, allowing for attention to be then given to the medium.

The approach I found most favourable is breathing from the belly. Much has been written on this topic alone, and I’ll refrain from going further than that, instead referring you to the work of Jason Miller.

Notes on helpful circumstances

Thus far I haven’t mentioned consecrating the physical medium, and that’s intentional as I’m only inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt due to magicians I respect vouching for it, but personally I don’t think it is in itself key to succeeding. My own experience a consecrated mirror has only taken place after having already succeeded at scrying semi-reliably without any medium, so I can’t vouch for what really changes once you do that.

Well-conducted ritual, however, definitely changes the equation more than a little. I find the visions on the mirror will come significantly quicker (counting from the start of the gaze to vision) during it, and be a lot more vivid, often protruding out of the mirror and taking over its space. There’s likely an element of meeting us halfway that is real, after all.

Last, I had the privilege of taking part in an experiment with a well-known magician in using hypnosis as means to enhance one’s ability to see and hear spirits. This was hugely helpful in getting me past the tipping point between semi-reliably and very reliably being able to scry. I’ve since done a few more sessions where I played back recordings of my own voice with conducive suggestions, until things got to where I wanted to.

Best of luck!

[tarotbee]

Hey I have a question I've never had a correct answer to and I see you post a lot of worship/offering tips so I might as well try and ask you .

I know (and it's what I do ) when you offer fire to the gods (candles) they kind of burn out themselves and it's done .

How do you Dispose coffee or wine for example as an offering? Do you drink it after ,do you pour it out and if yea,where is the best place to so this ?

You can definitely drink it after you've set it as an offering, drinking coffee as an offering is common practice with deities like Thor and Odin (and various other Norse deities). So yes you can drink it. For cthonic or earth deities you can tip drink offerings onto the ground or into your plants (make sure they won't harm them) but generally speaking you can also dispose of the drink by tipping it out into a sink before replenishing the offering.

[themanicnami]

Nami’s List of Pop Culture Spells

A long organized list of all of my pop culture spells organized.

Disney:

🌟 “Almost There” Career Success Spell (Disney Inspired) A spell to bring success and advancement in your job 🌟 “Honor to Us All” Honor Spell (Disney Inspired) a spell to have your peers show you respect  🌟 “Kiss the Girl” Glamour Spell (Disney Inspired) to encourage a consenting person to kiss you 🌟 Voice Theft Curse (Disney Inspired) a spell to stop hateful words and send the negativity back to the person

Ni No Kuni:

🌟 Give Heart (Ni No Kuni Inspired) to bring a friend joy and uplift them

Pathfinder:

🌟 Blood Money (Pathfinder Inspired) spell to bring financial gain 🌟 Blur (Pathfinder Inspired) to go unnoticed by others 🌟 Enshroud Thoughts (Pathfinder Inspired) protects oneself from divination and scrying easedropping of others 🌟 Invisibility (Pathfinder Inspired) spell to go unnoticed and travel unseen 🌟 Itching Curse (Pathfinder Inspired) cause a person to feel the discomfort they have caused you 🌟 Nightmare Curse (Pathfinder Inspired) cause a person to suffer nightmares 🌟 Shield of Wings (Pathfinder Inspired) to guard against negative words and comments 🌟 Tears to Wine (Pathfinder Inspired) turn one’s sadness into happiness

Pokemon:

🌟 Aroma Veil (Pokemon Inspired) A spell to protect user from negative people and attract the attention of positive people 🌟 Aqua Ring (Pokemon Inspried) A bath spell to bring emotional healing and emotional serenity 🌟 Bubble (Pokemon Inspired) A spell to send your wishes out into the universe to seek for them to be answered and granted 🌟 Charm (Pokemon Inspired) A spell to improve your charms and flirting 🌟 Cosmic Power (Pokemon Inspired) Cosmic spell to prepare you for divination and/or astral projection 🌟 Fairy Aura (Pokemon Inspired) to bring your inner beauty out to the surface 🌟 Future Sight (Pokemon Inspired) improve psychic clarity while doing divination work    🌟 Heart Stamp (Pokemon Inspired) a spell to strengthen passion between you and a consenting lover 🌟 Heatproof (Pokemon Inspired) to help you remain strong under pressure and stress 🌟 Gravity (Pokemon Inspired) a curse to weigh someone down emotionally   🌟 Honey Gatherer (Pokemon Inspired) to encourage others to compliment you 🌟 Lunar Dance (Pokemon Inspired) banish negativity from yourself after a bad day 🌟 Metal Claws (Pokemon Inspired) to protect against baneful magic 🌟 Milk Drink (Pokemon Inspired) promote beauty 🌟 Morning Sun (Pokemon Inspired) a spell to lift your spirits 🌟 Moxie (Pokemon Inspired) to bring the caster self-confidence 🌟 Rest (Pokemon Inspired) bring deep, restful sleep 🌟 Sunny Day (Pokemon Inspired) a spell to bring a sunny day 🌟 Sweet Scent (Pokemon Inspired) To attract a new friend

Sailor Moon:

🌟 Deep Submerge (Sailor Neptune Inspired) to submerge another in thier own negativity 🌟 Passion of the Rose Spell (Tuxedo Mask Inspired) a spell to increase passion between consenting lovers 🌟 Pink Sugar Heart Spell (Mini Moon Inspired) a spell to promote cuteness and radiance 🌟 World Shaking Curse (Sailor Uranus Inspired) cosmic curse to emotionally shake and shatter someone

Shadowhunters:

🌟 Parabatai Spell (Shadowhunters Inspired) a spell to forge a bond with another consenting person to always be connected

Star Wars:

🌟 “The Force” Energy Work Preparation Spell (Star Wars Inspired) a spell to help prepare for intense energy work

Steven Universe:

🌟 Like a Comet (Steven Universe) to motivate self in achieving and reaching for goals 🌟 Open Your Mind Peridot Spell (Steven Universe Inspired) a spell to open your mind and relieve stubbornness  🌟 “Strong in the Real Way” (Steven Universe Inspired) spell to bring you emotional strength and courage

Totally Spies:

🌟 Anti-Gravity Propulsion Ring (Totally Spies Inspired) enchant a ring to aid you overcome obstacles and challenges 🌟 Chameleon Eye Shadow (Totally Spies Inspired) a spell to evade unwanted attention from others 🌟 Cherry Lip Bomb (Totally Spies Inspired) to bring confidence in your voice and to overcome vocal obstacles 🌟 Ice Queen Breath Spray a spell to halt someone’s romantic feelings for you 🌟 Red Hot Lozenge (Totally Spies Inspired) makes your words more feiry and intimidating 🌟 Retractable Razor Nail Spell (Totally Spies Inspired) a spell to unbind yourself 🌟 Spiderclaw (Totally Spies Inspired) grab the desire and attention of others

Winx:

🌟 Golden Pollen (Winx Inspired) binding to prevent another from doing things to emotionally harm you 🌟 Illuminate (Winx Inspired) A spell to bring light to a situation (done before divination) 🌟 Shield (Winx Inspired) a spell to guard against offensive magic 🌟 Sound Cage Binding Spell (Winx Inspired) A spell to keep someone from being heard  🌟 Web of Confusion (Winx Inspired) cause confusion to anyone trying to pry into your life after you asked them to stop

W.I.T.C.H.:

🌟 Hay Lin’s Carefree Flyer Dream Spell (W.I.T.C.H. Inspired) a spell to bring on dreams of flying and weightlessness 🌟 Irma’s Fog Calling Spell (W.I.T.C.H. Inspired) a spell to conjure up some fog 🌟 Power of the Heart Self Love Spell (W.I.T.C.H Inspired) a spell to open your heart up for self love 🌟 Taranee’s Fire Divination Spell (W.I.T.C.H. Inspired) A spell to improve and empower fire divination/pyromancy

Yugi-Oh:

🌟 Graceful Charity Spell (Yugi-Oh) to bring good fortune in desperate/hard times

*All are from my digital and physical grimoires, all spells written by me

[witchofnowhere]

Ok wow so I have actually updated those pictures!

[witchofnowhere]

Sigils!

I will be updating this post with my personal sigils that I found out work really well for me. Of course, I don’t want to be too specific but some might find those helpful! (Please be nice, I’m bad at making straight lines)

[stagkingswife]

Ancestor Veneration

In the occult discords I frequent I periodically see questions from new practitioners who want to start spirit work and have been directed to start with their ancestors, but they’re in a bind because like many young folk today they don’t have such a great relationship with their family. For their own reasons they don’t know their family history and either feel disconnected from previous generations or don’t want to connect to their bloodline. Over the years my personal ancestor veneration has taken shape in a way that I think might be helpful or of interest to people who want to strike up a relationship with their ancestors, but don’t have a great one with their living or recently deceased family.

Types of ancestors:

Beloved Dead: These are my known/recently deceased spirits, people I have known in life who have passed on. Not always technically ancestors, because these spirits aren’t aren’t necessarily related to me, or in my direct line of descent. The only requirement is that I knew them in life, as well as in death.

Ancestors: My actual forebearers, the people I’m directly descended from. I know many of their names because my family tree is very well researched, but I never met them in life. This also includes the ancestors whose names I don’t know but are still in that familial line, those spirits I refer to as “unnamed ancestors” or “unnamed forbearers”.

Cultural Ancestors: This by far the largest category, because there is no upper limit to the number of sub categories I can squeeze in there, none of which rely on actual blood ties. It has my ethno-cultural ancestors, the Irish people who came before me, the Italian people who came before me, the Norwegian people who came before me… etc. But it also has the ancestors of the things I choose to identify my self as: The disabled people who have come before me, the witches who have come before me, the Sailors, the Dancers, the Musicians, the Storytellers, etc. Everyone in this category connects me to some kind of cultural history that exists outside of my bloodline.

Who To Call On and When?

For me calling on my ancestors is a lot like calling on a deity. I petion them/ dedicate my actions to them, when I’m doing something that’s in their realm of influence. For instance: Say I’m cooking a traditional Italian meal, I would call on my Italian cultural ancestors, and they would get some of the meal as an offering in repayment. I would also probably call on the individual spirit of my grandmother, one of my beloved dead, since she was the one who taught me Italian cooking, and it’s quite likely her recipe I’m using.

I also have specific days set aside for my most frequently called upon groups Christmas Eve was always big with the Italian side of the family, and I still celebrate it the traditional way, so that’s become a day for my Italian cultural ancestors. St Patricks Day is for my Irish cultural ancestors. St. Lucia Day is for my Norwegian ancestors. I’ve set aside Talk Like a Pirate Day to venerate all of the sailors, fishermen, and wayfinders who have gone before me, and

Why Approach Ancestor Work/Worship/Veneration like this?

I feel like this approach gives me, and perhaps others, the most flexibility and the most options to approach ancestor work on terms that work for me. Have a great relationship with the family you’ve interacted with, but uncomfortable with the actions of your ancestors a few generations back? Interact only with your Beloved Dead and your Cultural Ancestors. Want nothing to do with your biological family, but still want to do ancestor work? Create a spiritual found family by working only with Cultural Ancestors. This way of thinking about those who loved what we love before us could be applied to any interest or personal identity that a person holds dear. However you choose to define yourself you can can use to draw a connection to people who also defined themselves that way in the past.

[theunfamiliar]

Hey everyone! I'm looking to take on 1 to 3 baby witches in a mentorship program!

I teach mainly the basics, green/forest magick, deity/entity work and kitchen/cottage magick.

If any of these intrest you, please dm me and we can figure something out together!

[criophorus]

50  witchy things to do in quarantine:

cleanse your house thoroughly

banish any unwanted energies

put some time into making solid wards

rearrange/cleanse your altar space and tools

take inventory of your supplies

make new batches of sun and moon waters (and any salts, tinctures, etc. you like to keep on hand)

start a dream journal now that you have the time

find a witchy article or book on somewhere like JSTOR and learn something new (and tell other witches about it)

try kitchen witchcraft if you haven’t already

create a new sigil or charm to display in your house

bless or add a glamor to an item in your home (ex. adding a glamour to a centerpiece so the food always looks good or to the welcome mat so people don’t notice the messes so much)

send a blessing to those who are helping (and donations, if you can)

or perhaps jinx, hex, curse, or bind those doing harm

set aside time each day to meditate– it’s the perfect time to start such a habit!

leave an offering to or commune with a spirit or deity you have not in a while due to time constraints

try a type of magic you are interested in, but struggle with

practice with your divination tools to get better at them

update your grimoire with things you’ve been meaning to write down

make a crystal grid of your own

make your own pendulum and board

make your own oracle deck

using the items you already have, make a new powder, oil, or tincture for an intent you have often

make a sigil and set it as your phone background

paint your phone case with a sigil, a symbol, or a color coordinated with your intention (use acrylic and then coat it in mod podge!)

create a new talisman

write a hymn or incantation

create a playlist to listen to during witchy things

buy a service from a local witch if you can afford to– many are in need of money right now, especially

draw, paint, or sculpt a deity you worship and add it to your altar

use notecards to write down and categorize things you have for each basic intention (ex. write down all of the herbs, crystals, etc. you have for love, for money, etc. so you never have to sit and think hard on what you can use– it’s a quick-reference for yourself)

write down your favorite spells or ones that you want to try

in your school or work space, add a sigil or charm for productivity, focus, or stress-relief

make a new sachet for sleep

contact a witch friend and facetime them to meditate together or do readings for each other. it’s important to stay in touch!

make shoebox, on-the-go, or pocket altars so when quarantine is over you’ll keep your practice up in daily life

write yourself affirmation cards or letters to open in a month/year/whenever you like

make your own runes

enchant a piece of clothing or jewelry for stress-relief or motivation

learn more about your own natal chart

transfer the info you look for in your grimoire most often to make a quick-reference book of the most important pages for yourself

learn about the plants and trees around your house and their properties

sit in your yard for a little while and enjoy nature and it’s sounds

open your curtains and blinds and windows to let in a little fresh air and sun into the house

start journaling– being in-tune with yourself will improve you as a witch

write letters or send care packages to witchy friends with things like bay leaves, sigils, and kind notes

on your next grocery run, grab some seeds or plants and plant whatever is in season where you are. try something that can grow in your windowsill, if you’re new! this is a way to have sustainable ingredients for your witchcraft that has no pesticides and is cultivated with your energy.

alternatively, get flower seeds and plant them around your home. this will also give you a reason to step outside to tend to them from time to time.

learn a new song or hymn and perform it as an offering to your deity of choice

make a list of this year’s dates of full and new moons, transits, and holidays and mark them in your calendar or put them in the notes of your phone

take the time to monitor your own energy and take care of yourself <3

[as-lovely-as-she-deactivated202]

Thought this might help

[c2mona]

NWOFHSKS NO WONDER WHEN I SEND HEARYS THINGS GET EATEN TUMBKR IM JIST TRYING TO SHOW MY LOVE SMH

[sastheforestspirit]

I THOUGHT THIS CAN’T BE TRUE SO I DID IT AND WHAT THE HELL IS THIS WEBSITE, I’ve never got this ‘…’ ask!

[all-hail-mono-onion]

some of yall were asking about asks that i never answered and this may have been what happened!

[erde-und-wasser]

Remember that post about how tumblr was held together with wire and tape

[atalienart]

It’s the same when you answer the message, if you put the heart thing at any point tumblr will delete everything that’s after that.

[healthysharkshealthyocean]

@staff, why is this a thing that happens?

[hallow-witxh]

Consent in Witchcraft

I feel like a lot of people may need to hear this.

As the cold months come around, I'm beginning to see more and more of a particular kind of magic being encouraged: love magic. Now don't get me wrong, I love a good love spell - when it's for self-love, or generally inviting/invoking love into your life, helping someone else love themselves, things like that.

But do you know what I don't want to see? People casting love spells on other people without their consent. We all complain (especially other AFAB people) how annoying it is when people don't take no as an answer, when they follow us home, when they catcall us from across the street. What's the difference between someone incessantly flirting with you when you've said no and someone casting a love spell on you without your consent?

Witchcraft is a tool. It's not an answer to every single problem you have in your life. If you're going to use magic, please use it in a way that doesn't violate consent. Even if you think they like you back, please don't try to manifest someones love. You deserve to be loved by someone because they want to, not because you've influenced them to.

As always, be safe everyone, and blessed be <3

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[experiencinglifeagain]

TERF Spotting 101: The Bio

This topic will be triggering to some transgender and nonbinary individuals, please do not read if you do not feel like you are able to. If you can read this, please do.

Common Words Used In Bios

TERF (obviously but still putting it here)

SWERF (they are always interconnected)

♀️(the Venus sign, which to them is considered the female sign)

Radfem/Radical Feminist/Radical Feminism

Gender Critical/Gender Critic

Rad/Radical (sometimes a play on words, or just alone)

XX (a reference to female people having two X chromosomes)

Rad Leaning

TradFem (associated with 1950s gender roles which is not inclusive of transgender people or people who break the binary)

FebFem (radical feminist term to describe bisexual women who exclusively date "females")

Gyn (radical feminist term for women, used because afab people need to go to gynecologists)

Gender-Free (not in a nonbinary way, but in a way that reduces people to their sex.)

Anti-Prostitution (this is another way to say Anti-Sex Work, another hallmark of someone being a TERF is hating sex workers, for some reason?)

LGB (purposefully does not use the T)

Drop the T

Biological Woman

Woman (no pronouns)

Male exclusionary

No males allowed

"Males DNI"

Actual Woman

Pro-Misandry

"I will not expose you for following me" (considered a TERF code of conduct)

"Woman is not a feeling."

"Same-Sex attraction"

Gender abolistionist (not in a nonbinary way, but in a way that reduces people to their sex.)

Womyn/Womxn (used to disassociate with men, however also used to include all AFAB people no matter their identity ie Transmen and Nonbinary people)