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Evocation of the Thrift Store Gods

Hail to the gods of the pilling sweater The ripped jeans and the sneakers weathered. To the knick-knacks and the tchotckis, the pans and pots The khaki pants and the outdated tops. To the spirits of the water-stained kettles The old souls of assorted metals Abandoned candles and rubber stamps Ceramic figures and white elephants. Hail the thrift store gods and sprites To ask for good fortune, we drink to your might. For what we find may not be what we seek, But maybe we’ll find it sometime next week.

legislacerator

10 cool rocks you probably didn’t know about

1) lepidolite

lepidolite is a variety of mica and is typically pink or lavender colored. when tumbled it is extremely glittery – pictures don’t do it justice!

2) ulexite

ulexite is also called “tv rock” and has a super unique optical effect – when placed over something it displays that image onto the top of the rock. it’s not merely opaque – the fibers within the mineral literally project an image onto the surface of the stone.

3) pietersite

pietersite has chatoyancy – much like tiger’s eye – that creates movement and shine through the surface of the stone. however, unlike tiger’s eye, pietersite’s chatoyancy is in swirls instead of straight lines. it’s incredible to behold – i recommend looking up pietersite on youtube and checking out videos of it under good lighting.

4) optical calcite/iceland spar

this type of calcite is actually completely clear, but refracts the light going through it in ways that create rainbows and other neat optical effects. isaac newton himself actually studied this rock to help better understand the nature of light itself & the phenomenon of optical illusions.

5) alexandrite

alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl that exhibits a color change! it changes from a greenish hue to a brilliant red depending on the type of light and the source. the color changes in alexandrite are phenomenal and rarely seen in other stones.

6) spectrolite

don’t let the image fool you – this stone is actually pure black. the brilliant colors it exhibits are just a flash (it’s actually called labradorescence, which is what the stone labradorite is named for). spectrolite is an uncommon form of labradorite mined only from finland. some varieties of high quality labradorite from madagascar can show a spectrolite play, but nothing is as dark with as brilliant a flash as spectrolite.

7) specular hematite

specular hematite is a variety of hematite that has a beautiful, glimmering surface especially when polished. much like lepidolite, the shimmer of specular hematite is caused by mica.

8) boulder opal

boulder opal is ironstone with cracks of brilliant natural opal running through it. these formations are entirely natural. opal has the most brilliant and vibrantly colored flash of any other stone.

9) enhydro quartz

enhydro quartz is a variety of quartz that was formed with naturally occuring water & air bubbles within them! in some specimens the water bubbles will actually move underneath the surface of the crystal.

10) fire agate

fire agate is actually a form of chalcedony, and is well known for having a beautiful rainbow effect caused by schiller, rather than flash or labradorescence.

orriculum

Aphrodite GreatAss Glamour🍑

a ritual invoking aphrodite and beseeching her for her great-ass influence

🍑 gather a pink candle, a peach, sugar, hand lotion and a mirror.

🍑 invoke aphrodite and prepare an offering

🍑 address her specifically as Kallipygos, “she of the beautiful buttocks”.

🍑 slice the peach in half. crush one half to juice

🍑 sugar and consume the other half.

🍑 mix the peach juice with the hand lotion

🍑 thank aphrodite, use the lotion on your skin where you deem necessary

🍑 admire yo fine ass in the mirror, treat yourself to some nice undies

witchymess

I only reblog the best of the witchcraft community

phoenyxoftheashes

Okay I’m gonna be honest here. I’m mostly reblogging for the gif

runesfireink

This is a video of me galdring, or singing the runes. I sing over the runes in three stages; as I draw the rune, as I burn it, and finally as I clean each one.

the-traveling-witch

Quick Curses

Many curses are too elaborate for use in day to day situations. I often find that drawn out curses that may take days or even weeks to perform aren’t always practical. Perhaps it’s a stranger, someone you may never see again but would like to curse for whatever purpose you may have, you’d likely be lacking the necessary information and time to perform a longer curse. In situations like these there are quite a few options available to a witch in need of a hasty curse.

Spitting

Spitting is a powerful form of cursing, it takes a lot of effort to work up enough saliva to spit on something while not taking up a terrible lot of time so a lot of intent can be worked into one little action. Obviously spitting on someone would be the most direct form of cursing them but that’s quite an inflammatory move. If you don’t feel like potentially getting into a fight you can always spit on something of the persons, preferably something they’ll make direct contact with like a door handle, car door, chair, or in their food/drink (as gross as that may sound). This also works with other bodily fluids such as blood, urine or menstrual fluid (though menstrual fluid can have interesting results and should be used carefully).

The Evil Eye

The evil eye was traditionally a curse cast out of jealousy or envy and was thought to cause bad luck and injury to the recipient. It’s quite easy to branch from there and use the same principle to meet your own ends. Giving someone the evil eye is a method of cursing that can take a bit of practice. Essentially you’re directing as much ill intent into a quick(ish) glare as you can, it’s pretty difficult to miss your target as long as you don’t have a wandering gaze. Once you get the hang of it I’d advise you to be careful, it can be quite easy to give someone the evil eye without fully meaning to.

Smoke

Blowing cigarette or cigar smoke over someone is typically considered quite rude and can rightfully double as a curse. Aside from being potentially unpleasant if they’re adverse to smoke you are literally exhaling burning plant matter that has been allowed to mingle with the toxins your body uses respiration to expel. The smell will linger on them for hours, potentially causing others to avoid them and most likely causing them general discomfort with the way they smell/feel until they can rid themselves of the odor.

This should go without saying but smoking is terrible for your health. I would advise against picking up a smoking habit simply for the purpose of cursing.

It’s important to mention here that there are a lot of people who can have very serious reactions to smoke! Asthma and allergies to smoke are quite common so this method has the potential to physically harm people. Please be careful!

Verbal Curses

Quick verbal curses are easy and effective, I’m not going to go into a terrible lot of detail on this one as it’s largely self explanatory but there are a lot of excellent and very creative ideas to be had over at Casual Curses.

Written Curses

Some of these curses can fall under the same general category as verbal curses. Simply writing an ill intent on a slip of paper and stashing it near/on your target can lend excellent results. There are other forms of curses that can be written though. Small curse sigils doodled innocuously on sticky notes, dirty car windows, walls, etc work well, especially if the sigil is ready made for use in such instances. Writing one or two vindictive words can be enough to effectively curse as well.

If you happen to know the targets name (even just a first name) There are a lot of available methods of cursing. The most obvious method is to write their name on a slip of paper and burn it. If you’re feeling more creative you could write it on the bottom of your foot so that everywhere you walk you’re stepping on them. Writing their name in an undesirable location (ie. on a dumpster, toilet seat, car tire, etc) can have a similar result. If you use one of these methods you need to be very clear in your mind about the person you want it to affect. If you’re cursing Sam the evil barrista you don’t want to accidentally include Sam your brothers girlfriend in the mix as well (or maybe you do, what do I know).

As always with my curse posts I’m going to include a link to my primer on cursing, The Intricacies of Cursing Pt. 1. Feel free to take a peek at it, if only to get a slightly different perspective on the topic of cursing.

If anyone has any questions or anything to add my ask box is always open!

spiritseason

Mae's overdo brujo/mal de ojo/curandero story

Alright, here’s to hoping my internet doesn’t shut out before this can post.

So before we start, I’m gonna give you guys some definitions. I’ve done some research online so I can back up what I was taught growing up. A brujo/a is a witch. The word can be used to describe anyone who practices witchcraft but Brujeria is it’s own thing within general brujeria. Some brujo/as practice Brujeria while some people may identify as a brujo/a and practice general witchcraft. A curandero is someone who heals. There are yerberos (those who work with herbs), sobadores (those who do healing massages), and oracionistas (who I just recently learned about that work mostly with prayer).

So until a year ago, I thought what I’m about to talk about was a dream. Honesty. I just thought it was one of those super vivid dreams that just stick with you through your life. But after a conversation with my mom, I learned that it actually happened. Kinda long, so it’s going under a cut. Maybe. Actually probably not I don’t know.

In El Salvador, we have a belief in the evil eye - el mal de ojo, a curse. When a baby is born, you give it a bracelet or necklace made out of red beads and some jewelry may also have a black stone in the middle. This is supposed to keep them safe from evil brujos and people who want to steal them or people who are jealous of how pretty your baby is? and might want to harm them. That’s how it was explained to me. And I think other Central American countries do the same thing. Mine was made out of coral straight from ES that my godmother brought over and gave to my mom at the baby shower. It was blessed by a priest and all that all good all protection and whatnot. We’d have them mailed over when my mom thought I was outgrowing them and switch them out at home and I always went around with it and stuff.

But one day when I was three, my necklace snapped. I think I snagged it on something because it was still loose but my godmother was in ES and she was gonna bring another one over, but her flight back here wasn’t for another week. So my mom was all OH NO OH NO WELL YOU’LL BE FINE FOR A WEEK JUST DON’T GO WANDERING OFF TO WEIRD PEOPLE!! And I was always attached to my mom’s side so that wasn’t a problem.

But a day later, we were in the downtown area and buying some random things, my mom says. I don’t remember this bit. But while my mom was looking at some bamboo trees, this woman came up to us. She started telling me what a pretty little girl I was (creepster mccreep wtf) and while at some points she was talking to my mom but she never took her eyes off me. My mom got super weirded out (parent spidey sense u know, also she’s super paranoid which has probably kept us out of harms way a billion times) and she said goodbye to the lady and we went over to another shop.

Everything was fine until later that night, when she tells me that I wasn’t feeling all that great. I started feeling feverish and sickly. My mom gave me some OTC medicine and was hoping that I was just tired and I’d sleep it off. But I barely slept that night and the next morning, I was even worse. We went to the children’s hospital that day and my mom made an appointment for my doctor the day after. The hospital gave me medicine and told my mom to just let me rest. I was nauseous and had a high fever and was just all types of yucky. The next day, I was even worse and I went to my normal doctor and she didn’t know what was up but she gave me more medicine but neither of them worked and at this point my mom was like wtf!!! my child!!! WHAT DO I DO IS MY CHILD GOING TO DIE?!?!?!? because I’d just been getting worse as the days went on.

I think maybe five or six days passed since the creepy lady incident and my mom was going to try pretty much anything to help me. My grandma was like wait! remember that lady at the shopping area? what if it was el mal de ojo!? And my mom was like well shit what the fuck do we do? We need to find someone to fix this! And she asked around (to who I have no idea) and she found someone and made an appointment to go in and see them the next day.

This is where my memory kicks in. It also gets a little weird because my memory switches from being in my view and then seeing what’s happening from above and next to me. But I described it to my mom and she says that it’s exactly what happened.

So, what I remember is going up to this house. Someone (no clue if it was a man or a woman and my mom won’t tell me because she doesn’t like talking about it) opened the door and escorted us inside. I asked my mom if this person was a brujo or curandero but again, she just said “they fixed you, I don’t know. Someone told me but I can’t remember. All I cared about was making you better”. I remember my mom talking to them for a little bit and then we moved into this room with super vibrant red walls. I was put up on this table and the person burned a bundle of some herb on a table near my head. My mom sat on a chair to my left. (At this point, I’m assuming the person was a curandero so I’m just gonna call ‘em that). The curandero was to my right and had a bunch of loose herbs dripping with holy water that s/he was waving all around my body and I think they were mumbling the Our Father and a few other things. After a while of that, they rubbed an egg down my entire body starting with my forehead then down my arms then down to my legs, all the time mumbling with their eyes shut tight in concentration. After that, they had me sit up and crack the egg in a glass cup. They covered it with their hand and mumbled something else before uncovering it and looking in.

I don’t know what they saw. I don’t remember and my mom won’t tell me. The internet tells me that if the egg is in the shape of an eye, that yes, someone cursed you, and the curse was transfered to the egg and you’re good to go. My grandma tells me that if there’s a black spot in the egg, you’ve been cursed and it was transfered out. But my grandma also thinks that my dog has a pact with the devil so I don’t really know if that’s a folk tradition or something she made up?

But what I do know is that I got better. I went home, took a nap, woke up, and my fever wasn’t as high. I got progressively better the next few days and in three days, my mom says I was completely better. She gave me medicine when I woke up and when I was about to fall asleep, but she didn’t really give too much importance to it but just in case, you know? A few days after, my godmother came back with my new red necklace and since I was all better, they put it on.

I outgrew that one when I was 10 or so. But I never got a new one because my mom says I didn’t need it.

So yeah, that’s my story! Feel free to ask me questions if you are curious about anything :3

cladinscarlet

Spell to Triumph Over Adversity

You will need:

Black candle

Tablespoon dried basil

Teaspoon dried marjoram

Jalap root

Tonka bean

Smooth stone

This spell is best completed under the moon’s light. The basil represents protection, the marjoram represents peace and harmony in your life, the jalap root represents your inner power, and the tonka bean represents luck.

Place the black candle on the ground and light it. Sprinkle your ritual ingredients around it in this order: basil, marjoram, jalap root, and tonka bean. As you do this, visualize yourself as a success, triumphing over anything that gets in your way. Say: I am triumphant against all adversity. I am free to live as I choose. Love surrounds me completely. I am strong and I simply will not lose.

Allow three drops of wax to fall on the smooth stone. Snuff out the candle and turn it upside down, penetrating the dirt with the wick end. Leave the ritual ingredients as they are.

The smooth stone should be carried on you for the next week, and then stored in a safe place.

(Source: Wicca Candle Spells by Milla Walsh)

crunchypagan

Spell to Claim a Space

What you need -

· Space to claim

· 4 white pillar candles

· Optional - an offering to the God and Goddess

Instructions -

· Caste a circle (clockwise) large enough to encase you in your space -

Light Northern candle and chant: Guardian of the watchtower of the North, lend me your power, that nothing dark negative or evil will be a part of this holy circle… (continue to do say this with the East, South, and Western candles). <</i>This is a simplified version of this version.>

· Ground yourself.

· Chant to the God and Goddess and repeat 3 times -

Divine Goddess, Goddess divine,

Divine God, God divine,

If evil dwells within this place,

Please allow it to leave my space.

· Visualize a holy white light around you. Count down out loud from 5 to 1, slowly expanding to encase the entire space you are claiming. When you reach 1, the space is yours.

· Break the circle and feel free to use your newly claimed space however you want!

My friend @arrowstone and I decided to do this spell today to feel safer doing magick at church (lol yes, the irony). It was generally easy. You should re-do this spell every year to ensure that the protection of the space will be safe for your use.

tarigrove-blog

A Spell to Banish and Protect: “Restraining Order Bottle”

Supplies:

o An airtight jar or bottle.

o Black or red craft paint and a small paintbrush OR a black or red sharpie marker.

o Simple taglock representing the person or thing that you want to banish. Something that includes DNA – such as hair – is very powerful, but a slip of paper with the name that you know the target as can serve just as well also!

o A few things (or representations of some of the things) that your target hates (foods, scents, colors, images, written examples of what they hate, etc). If you can, add something that you know they are allergic to.

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Suggested Ingredients:

o A few drops of my Banishing Potion

o A Keep Away Stone

o Basil

o Bay Leaves (crushed or whole)

o Black Salt

o Black and/or Red Crystals

o Black and/or Red Pepper

o Black and/or Red Wax Chips

o Cayenne Pepper

o Cactus Spines

o Crumbled Dragon’s Blood Incense

o Dead Spiders (added as a warning to your target)

o Eggshells (crushed into a powder)

o Juniper Berries

o Pumice

o Red Pepper (crushed or in flakes)

o Rosemary

o St. John’s Wort

o Tobacco

o Willow Branches

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Spell Steps:

Step 1: If you will be using the Banishing Potion and/or the Keep Away Stone, make those in advance.

Step 2: Prepare for your spell. Make sure that you have your supplies and ingredients on hand; meditate; cleanse yourself and your area; make sure that you are grounded, centered, and protected; take any of the steps that you usually would when engaging in magick work.

Step 3: Take your dry ingredients and mix then together. As you add each ingredient to the mixture, focus on its banishing abilities; imagine it radiating your desire for this person to leave you alone.

Step 4: Take your bottle or jar and fill it about halfway with your mixture. Shake the bottle a bit to help the mixture settle.

Step 5: Add in your taglock, and whatever items that you are using to represent things that your target hates. If you are using a Keep Away Stone, add that in now as well.

Step 6: Add in the rest of your ingredients, and finish off with a few drops of the Banishing Potion if you are using it.

Step 7: Taking your marker or paint, add a copy of your ‘restraining order’ to the outside of the bottle. Be sure to include your target’s name, as well as the distance that you want between you and your target.

Step 8: Seal your bottle completely and give it a few shakes, thinking about how much you want your target to stay away.

Step 9: End the spell and ground yourself.

Step 10: Put the bottle somewhere safe and preferably dark; let it do most of its work in the shadows. If you feel that your Restraining Order is about to be infringed on or broken, grab your brightest light (flashlight app, actual flashlight, mirror reflecting the sun – whatever you have on hand, seriously) and shine it directly at the bottle. Take the bottle and shake it a few times, repeating the same words that you used when you first created your bottle <3

sapphic-seafoam

Goddess Aphrodite Queen of all that is lovely Aphrodite, the beauteous! The gentle, the impassioned Bring my love home to me As all love returns to you Hail Aphrodite The Golden Queen, Aphrodite!

Prayer to Aphrodite for the protection of a loved one (via sapphic-seafoam)

irisedwhisperer

Gentle witch little things

Simple things you can do to bring more love and positivity into the world:

enchant the bus or train you’re on, so that everybody has a pleasant day or a safe travel home

paint protective sigils in the misty windows of buses or shops when it rains, and leave words of encouragement and praise on public bathrooms’ mirrors

bless passing ambulances and firefighter trucks with speed and safety for their patients/destination

wear an enchanted lipstick/gloss for your smile to brighten the day of everybody you meet

enchant your spare change so that it gives luck to the beggars you donate it to; they need it, don’t they?

actually, just enchant your money, so that retail and low-wage workers can have a better day when they serve you

leave blessed acorns and harmless trinkets in various places like buses or waiting rooms; give other people something to wonder about and make their day, and kids an item to roll in their hands mindlessly

bless food and leave it for stray animals; let birds be messangers of hope and miraclous event for everybody that sees them

whisper encouragement to trees and grass you pass by; let them know someone cares, someone sees their beauty, and awaits their bloom

smile at children and pets; provide them with the positive energy that the world is trying to kill in them

leave motivational notes, praise and silly drawings charged with love and hope on post-it notes as you go; they can brighten the day of those that find them

thefriendlywitch

A masterpost of money spells from the Encyclopaedia of 5000, as requested by a kindly anon. For the curious, here are some general bits and pieces about making/casting money spells.

PRIMARY COLOURS: green and gold;

PRIMARY NUMBERS: 2, because it encapsulates the concept of doubling;

PLANETS: Jupiter, because it’s the planet of good fortune; the moon, because it’s the planet of magic and fulfilled wishes; and Mercury, because the Roman god whose name it bears is involved with prosperity and finance;

Spells for financial growth, to increase money or business, should coincide with the waxing moon.

drkweaversm

Water in my vein, Air in my breathe, Earth in my bone, And Fire in my heart.

baringtheaegis

How should I spell the olympian gods' names in ancient Greek? Btw i love ur blog :-)

There are a huge number of Gods, Titans, and other figures to name, so let me suffice by putting together a list of the ‘major’ Gods, Titans, and Heroes, and referring you to Wikipedia and/or theoi.com for the rest. Thank you for your kind words!

Protogenoi

Aether (Αἰθήρ, Aithḗr,’Light’)

Ananke (Ἀνάγκη, Anánkē, ‘Fate’ or ‘Compulsion’)

Erebos (Ἔρεβος, Érebos, ’Darkness’)

Eros (Ἔρως, Eros, ‘Desire’ or ‘Love’)

Gaea (Γαῖα, Gaîa, ‘Earth’)

Hemera (Ἡμέρα, Hēméra, ’Day’)

Hydros (Ὑδρος, Hydros, ’Primordial Waters’)

Hypnos (Ὕπνος, Hypnos, ‘Sleep’)

Khaos (χάος, Cháos, ‘Chaos’ or ‘Air’)

Khronos (Χρόνος, Chrónos, ’Time’)

Nêsoi (Νησοι, Nē̂soi, ’Islands’)

Nyx (Νύξ, Nýx, ‘Night’)

Ôkeanos (Ωκεανος, ‘Water’)

Ouranos (Οὐρανός, Ouranós, ‘Sky’)

Ourea (Oὔρεα, Oúrea, ‘Mountains’)

Phanes (Φάνης, Phánēs, ’Procreation’)

Pontos (Πόντος, Póntus, ’Sea’)

Phusis (φύσις, ‘Nature’)

Tartaros (Τάρταρος, Tártaros)

Thalassa (Θάλασσα, Thálassa, ‘Sea’)

Thanatos (Θάνατος, Thánatos, ‘Death’)

Thesis (Θεσις, Thesis, ‘Creation’)

Uranides

Atlas (Ατλας, God of astronomy and navigation)

Epimetheus (Επιμηθευς, God of afterthought)

Hyperion (Ὑπεριων, God of Light)

Iapetos (Ιαπετος, God of the mortal life-span)

Koios (Κοιος, God of the inquisitive mind)

Krios (Κριως, God of the constellations)

Kronus (Κρονος, who rules of time and the ages)

Okeanos (Ωκεανος, God of the great earth-encircling river Okeanos, the font of all the earth’s fresh-water)

Phoebe (Φοιβη, Goddess of intellect)

Prometheus (Προμηθευς, God of forethought and crafty counsel)

Rhea (Ρεα, Goddess of female fertility and the wild mountains)

Tethys (Τηθυς, Goddess of nursing and of the underground sources of fresh-water)

Theia (Θεια, Goddess of sight and precious gemstones)

Themis (Θεμις, Goddess of natural order, divine law and tradition)

Menoitios (Μενοιτιος, God of violent anger and rash action)

Mnemosyne (Μνημοσυνη, Goddess of memory, words and language)

Titanes

Ankhialê (Αγχιαλη, Goddess of the warming heat of fire)

Asteria (Αστερια,Ggoddess of the oracles and prophecies of night)

Astraios (Αστραιος, God of the stars and planets, and the art of astrology)

Aura (Αυρα, Goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning)

Klymenê (Κλυμηνη, goddess of renown, fame and infamy)

Diônê (Διωνη, Goddess of the oracle of Dodona)

Êôs (Ηως, Goddess of dawn)

Eurybia (Ευρυβια, Goddess of the mastery of the seas)

Eurynomê (Ευρυνομη, Goddess of water-meadows and pasturelands)

Helios (Ἡλιος, God of the sun, oaths and sight)

Hekatê (Ἑκατη, goddess of (the protection against) magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy)

Lêlantos (Ληλαντος, God of air and stalking prey)

Lêtô (Λητω, Goddess of motherhood and protectress of the young)

Melisseus (Μελισσευς, God of honey)

Mêtis (Μητις, Goddess of good counsel, advise, planning, cunning, craftiness and wisdom)

The (Elder) Mousai (Μουσαι, Goddesses of music)

Pallas (Παλλας, God of warcraft and the Greek campaign season of late spring and early summer)

Persaios (Περσαιος, God of destruction)

Phorkys (Φορκυς, God who presides over the hidden dangers of the deep sea)

Selênê (Σεληνη, Goddess of the moon)

Styx (Στυξ, Goddess of the Underworld River Styx and of hatred)

Olympic Gods

Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη, Aphroditē)

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων, Apóllōn)

Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs)

Artemis (Ἄρτεμις, Ártemis)

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ, Athēnâ)

Demeter (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr)

Dionysus (Διόνυσος, Diónysos)

Hades (ᾍδης, Hádēs) / Pluton (Πλούτων, Ploutōn)

Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos)

Hera (Ἥρα, Hḗra)

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς, Hērmēs)

Hestia (Ἑστία, Hestía)

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν, Poseidōn)

Zeus (Ζεύς, Zeus)

Heroes/deified mortals

Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς, hero of the Trojan War)

Andromeda (Ἀνδρομέδα, Androméda, wife of Perseus)

Ariadne (Αριάδνη, a Cretan princess, wife of Dionysus)

Asklepios (Ἀσκληπιός, Thessalian physician made God of Healing)

Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē, slayer of the Kalydonian Boar)

Bellerophon (Βελλεροφῶν, hero who rode Pegasos)

Daedalos (Δαίδαλος, skillful craftsman and artist, father of Íkaros (Ἴκαρος))

The Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι, divine twins: Kastor (Κάστωρ) and Polydeukes (Πολυδεύκης))

Ganymede (Γανυμήδης, cup-bearer of the Gods)

Herakles (Ἡρακλῆς, ascended hero)

Jason (Ἰάσων, Iásōn, leader of the Argonautai (Ἀργοναῦται))

Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς, hero of the Odysseia)

Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς, legendary musician, poet, and prophet)

Perseus (Περσεύς, first of the heroes of Hellenic mythology)

Psyche (Ψυχή, Goddess of the Soul)

Theseus (Θησεύς, founder-king of Athens)

decadentsleep

Anger Prayer

Lord Ares, please relieve me of my anger, hatred, and violence. I want none of this, please take away my war-thirst. Don’t let my negative thoughts poison me, and spoil my gratitude, and joy, and distract me from my purpose of serving you, and the rest.

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Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs. The Pennsylvania Dutch were actually Germans. Their “hex signs” were painted on barns, carved into furniture, and hammered on to utensils. They were thought to bring luck, love, and abundance. and ward off misfortune such as fire and lightening. Hex signs were originally called “sech circles,” because the first ones all included six-pointed star in a circle. The Pennsylvania Dutch call them “Hexerie” or “Jinks”. They are usually painted in bright colors. These designs are just a few. The Unicorn Hex: Strength and courage to strive for your goals; virtue; love; faith, hope and charity. The Six-Pointed Lobe Hex: All the kinds of love, and protection of them. The Lucky Star Hex: Each color symbolizes luck, in many things: lucky in love, lucky in fortune, lucky in friendship, lucky in your job, etc. Also protection against fire. The Oak Leaf Hex: Strength in body, mind, and character. The scalloped border represents smooth sailing in life. The Health Hex: Protection of your health from all disease. The various diseases are represented by different colors in the rosette. The Distlefink Hex: Good Luck, love, and happiness. Often put on new houses: insures a happy household, especially if it has a blue background. The tulips mean faith, hope, and charity. The Triple, Five-Pointed Star of Luck, Love, and Happiness Hex: Also strong protection against fires.

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I recall seeing some of this when I lived in Southern Pennsylvania. :o

thesigilwitch

Useful and beautiful!

beewitch

I love this…. Being mostly of German heritage, I feel these deep in my little witchy heart ^_^

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