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gallowswitch, 17 days ago to random

Hey there, magical beings! 🌟

Ever felt like a total poser with your craft? Boy, can I relate! My account gives me ALL the imposter syndrome feels, especially when folks hit me up for my take on things. It's equal parts awesome and weird because it means people actually dig what I say—even though I’m no Hermione Granger cramming in the library.

My knowledge? It's a hodge-podge of spur-of-the-moment deep dives, half-finished books, social media scrolls, and cool convos. I’m mindful about not stepping on closed practices, but whew, do I struggle with all the intricate mythology and holidays existing out there.

My book of shadows is a glorious mess, and my spellwork? Limited, but it works for me. My ADHD brain thrives on hands-on learning, and I've realized this isn't wrong—just different. Sometimes, witchcraft feels like an academic fortress, but my own personal vibes (UPG, if you’re into the jargon) have made it way more down-to-earth and do-able.

Guess what? I’m finally kicking out that nagging fraud-voice from my head. My practice rocks for me, and my deities? No complaints.

TL;DR: I freestyle my witchy ways with a sprinkle of ADHD. Traditional research? Not my jam. But that doesn’t make me—or you—a fraud. Embrace your unique path!

Sending sparkles and good vibes your way✨🦄

I’m 100% that witch!

tierfreund, 18 days ago to random

This Quote from the Aeneid is really interesting. Basically Virgil is calling on the Muses to give him the inspiration to fill the gaps in his historical sources. Because his sources don't cover everything he wants to do in his poem he's requesting aid from goddesses who can remember. This might be an artist winking at the audience while admitting that he's making a lot of this up, or it might be an example of seeking inspiration, or personal gnosis from a divine source.

murmurations, 19 days ago to random

AI has no place in anything occult or esoteric; if you're making cut-up or bibliomantic work, YOU are SUPPOSED to be the conduit, NOT AN AI.

napalousa, 22 days ago to random

Washing and drying the rose petals from the garden to make rose syrup.

NeuKelte, 26 days ago to ireland German

#Celtic #WyrdWednesday: In ancient #Ireland „the role of a physician was a hereditary one. He passed down his skills and knowledge to his offspring, and often to apprentices living with the family. In later years, this wealth of information was written down in manuscripts and books. The most famous of these is the Book of the O’Lees.“
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/p/march-wise-woman-or-witch

nathanlovestrees, 29 days ago to random

Neither of mother
Nor of father was I formed;
My creation was created
Out of nine elements:
From fruit, out of fruits,
From the fruit of God’s beginning;
From Primroses and gossiping flowers;
From wood and trees’ pollen;
From earth, from the soil
Was I formed;
From Nettle flowers,
From the ninth wave’s water.

Book of Taliesin, Battle of the Trees

bisonrimant, 1 month ago to random French

🦇

Woodcarved standing bat

Cat_LeFey, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to paganism

Hail Freya, it's today's #FridayPaganPoll

Do you consider activism to be part of your Pagan practice?

#Pagan #Witch

KentuckyConjurer, 1 month ago to random

Here's the pamphlet we are handing out at the Witches' Walk in the Woods if anyone wants to peruse.

1/10

#Witches #Witchcraft #Witch

magmora, 1 month ago to random

A happy Beltaine to all who celebrate! May the year ahead be fruitful and full of love :)

fey, 1 month ago to random

CALAN MAI HAPUS! :invertedpentagram: 🔥 🌹 :_swords: :empress_tarot_card: :GreenMan3:

Let the fires of life, passion, beauty, & revolution be lit. & to those who observe the day by something other than a Welsh name: happy Beltane, happy May Day, and happy International Workers Day. :anarchist_flag:

gallowswitch, 1 month ago to random

May 2024 Witch Guide:

Full moon: May 23rd
New moon: May 7th
Sabbats: Beltane - May 1st

May Flower Moon:
Element: Fire
Zodiac: Taurus & Gemini
Deities: Aphrodite, Artemis, Bast, Cernunnos, Diana, Frigga, Flora, and more
Colors: Brown, green, orange, pink, yellow
Energy: Abundance, fertility, love, prosperity

Beltane:
Season: Spring
Symbols: Eggs, faeries, fire, flowers, maypoles
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Artemis, Freya, Venus, and more
Spellwork: Birth, Earth magick, health, pregnancy

Activities:

• Dance around a Maypole
• Set up an outdoor altar for faeries
• Light a bonfire and dance around it
• Make flower crowns
• Plant flowers in your garden

Other Celebrations:

• Rosealia on May 23rd

Sources: Farmersalmanac.com, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences, Wikipedia, A Witch's Book of Correspondences, Encyclopedia Britannica, Llewellyn 2024 Magical Almanac.

A sparkly gif of a fairy dancing around a bonfire

SavahRellcast, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to paganism

Got a new #poll for all the #witches out there. Please let me know if..
#witch #pagan #druid #magic #spells

lannan, 1 month ago to paganism

Many people believe that monotheism is inevitable - I actually believe #polytheism is inevitable.

The idea that the historical trend toward "oneness" is a theological event horizon in every religion doesn't make sense to me. Its plurality that's the ultimate state of existence and prior to creation: creation exists at the moment that a second thing comes into being in order to interact with the first, and no sooner.

So bc non-existence can't really exist, what does exist MUST be multiple.

futurebird, 1 month ago to random

Sometimes the little ant you see on the sidewalk has been to places and knows about things you will never know.

At night she travels down, deeper than your basement, deeper than the grave, deep as the deepest roots of the great trees, where the earth is always warm.

She may know of caverns and pockets of life, scale insects in root-lined galleries, hidden streams, seams of minerals.

For an ant? Secret riches beyond the wildest sugar dreams.

fey, 1 month ago to random

Emerging fiddleheads on my weekly walk. The transitional seasons are my favorite for walking, not only because they’re most comfortable but because there are so many changes to observe each week. I guess I’ve identified finally that the ferns here come up right after the hawthorn blooms, which is also when the red maples start dropping their flowers for young leaves.

HeliaXyana, 1 month ago to random

Healthy habit reminder: Please remember to drink lots of fresh water. Your insides are a swampy bog, and a water shortage would affect the local frog population. 🐸

#witch #witchcraft #frog #frogs #healthcare

Kahumahu, 1 month ago to random

Place glyphs or sigils behind a whiteboard, or a painting in your office that wouldn't be noticed by others.

I have in my office a whiteboard with sigils for memory, attentiveness, and focus, while also having a canvas painting a client once gave me that has glyphs on the back to obscure myself from others prying.

The magic is hidden in plain sight, so I focus that on my intent with the protections, instead of a powerful shield, it is a soft blurring of smoke.

KentuckyConjurer, 1 month ago to random

#ThreeCornersPaganCircle #Witches #Witch #Witchcraft

Three Corners Pagan Circle is hosting a Witches' Walk in the Woods.

$7 Park Entrance Fee. Teens and adults. Cherry Hill Shelter. We will walk through the woods to collect items to make a natural altar. You will learn about indigenous plants and their magical uses and how to use natural formations/locations in your work. See pinned post for details.

Hope to see you there! I will be leading this event!

ravensong92, 1 month ago to poetry

O great starry Bear,
bless me with North's wisdom,
one draught from Dipper.

#poetry #druid #haiku

Cat_LeFey, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to paganism

It's Freya's Day, time for a #FridayPaganPoll:

What do you think about the creation/formation of new gods?

#Pagan #Polytheism

snow, 1 month ago to random Irish

Οἱ ἄνθρωποι γεγόνασιν ἀλλήλων ἕνεκεν: ἢ δίδασκε οὖν ἢ φέρε.
Human beings exist for the sake of one another: so, either teach them or endure them.
--Marcus Aurelius, Meditations VIII.59

PaxGeoffrey, 1 month ago to random

Aphrodite loves you.
Pan, loves you vigorously.

8ofpentacles, 2 months ago to random

Place Seeds In Ritual Cylinder To Receive Large Cloud Of Small Yellow Birds

18+ Kahumahu, 2 months ago to random

I meant to share these earlier, but I had to drive 12 hours to get home from the location I was at, and then slept before working.

One of the things I did with the eclipse was that I brought my obsidian mirror, one of the tools I use for divination, but also for channeling one of the gods I work with for the purposes of banishing away negative or unwanted energy.

I chose to recharge it with the solar eclipse.

#witchcraft