that quote like “god gave us transness for the same reason he made grapes but not wine; yeast but no loaves — so we may partake in the divine act of creation”
- Julian K. Jarboe, quoted in Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M. Lavery
WHAT IS SPIRIT WORK?
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spirit work is how it sounds, working with spirits. these spirits can be spirits of plants, people, animals, mythical beings/creatures, familiars, and otherworldly spirits. it is communing with these spirits, building a relationship with them (forming trust) and asking for their aid (be that in protection, spell work, etc).
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now i should preface this with the types and branching of spirits is vast and wide, and it is dependent on culture, tradition, and religion. i am going to be focusing on animism and the undead spirits, but i will briefly touch on other important/highlighted entities.
: ̗̀➛ plant/flora spirits; spirits that are of trees, plants, flowers, rocks, etc. things found in nature that aren’t mammals or animals. most common/popular examples being nymph spirits.
: ̗̀➛ animal/fauna spirits; spirits of mammals, bugs, birds, and reptiles - spirits of the animal kingdom excluding humans.
: ̗̀➛ house/domestic spirits; house spirits have the potential and possibility to be human, but they can also be non-human. domestic spirits (in rome they’re called domestici lares) are guardians of a household and generally the protectors of the home and even the hearth (depending on mythos and region). a common/popular example being saints.
: ̗̀➛ tutelary spirits; tutelary/guardian spirits are exactly how they sound, they’re guardians. these spirits can be guardians of a specific place (like a temple or holy ground, see Shi lions), graveyards (this can be any spirit but the most famous is a gargoyle), or of a person (like guardian angels, but any spirit could be a guardian, such as gryphs)
: ̗̀➛ human spirits/shades; a human soul can and is defined many ways and varies from person to person and tradition to tradition, but human spirits (aka shades, ghosts, etc) can and do reside in our realm alongside the spirit realm (via transport, normally by liminal spots or the aid of a psychopomp, but some can travel on their own).
: ̗̀➛ vampiric spirits; vampiric spirits are spirits who drain energy in order to survive or gain strength. back in the day they were known to cause sickness, health issues, and low immune systems, etc. most common/well known spirits are vampires/vampyres, succubi/incubi, some umbra/shadow people, and as i like to call them - dream wyrms.
: ̗̀➛ infernus spirits; infernus spirits are those relating to the underworld, this can at times overlap into the demonic, but not all of the demonic are infernus. infernus spirits are mostly those who aid as psychopomps, but they can be the servants and attendants of infernal or chthonic deities.
: ̗̀➛ mythical creature spirits; mythical creatures or legendary beasts are those who are not of this plane and reside in the spiritual world. some can be worked with while some cannot (such as faer folk, a note about faer folk is that it’s best to just leave them alone, or yokai).
: ̗̀➛ familiar spirits; familiars are spirits/entities who are shapeshifters and sometimes called demons who create a pact with a practitioner/witch/mage/etc. in order to aid them in magical practice and even protection.
BASICS OF SPIRIT WORK
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it’s important to know and note the basics of spirit work in order to start spirit work. so here are the foundations of what is needed to know for proper and safe spirit work.
section i. cleansing
let’s firstly begin with what cleansing is and why witches do it. cleansing is a way of forcing negative energy out of an area or person. cleansing is an act that is sort of like a reset button. think of it like showering! you shower because during the day you collected dust, dirt, sweat, etc. and you want to be clean so you take a shower! cleansing is similar, you collect negative energy from weeks of active or inactive craftmenship and even spirits or other entities can latch onto you and your home which then drains your energy. cleansing is needed to keep your space clean and easy to manage energies. it’s important to cleanse yourself, your space and even items. cleansing is important for all magic arguably, but especially spirit work. there are plenty of methods to cleanse, the most popular is smoke (do note it’s important to not smudge smudging is a closed practice to natives and indigenous in north america). but there are other methods such as sound, air/wind, energy work, and water.
section ii. banishing
banishing is also an important skill to have in your back pocket. banishing is is a more forceful means of cleansing. it’s to forcefully remove an entity and less “nice”. banishing can be done in rituals, spells, using fire (writing the name or being down and burning the paper), air (writing the name or being down and tossing it in the wind), earth (writing the name or being down and burying it), water (writing the name down and tossing it in the sea or river, drowning the paper, etc), etc! loads of ways to banish and more i didn’t mention!
section iii. grounding
grounding is an extremely important part of spirit work. grounding keeps you in a stable mindset and energy wise keeps you balanced. ways of grounding can be dancing, shaking your hands and feet, stomping/jumping, meditating, taking a walk, listening to music, etc.
section iv. circle casting/closing
circle casting is important, especially for beginners, it creates a wall and safe zone for yourself and the spirit. one of the easiest ways (physical circles) is to pour a circle of salt around you, candles or crystals at four points (in the position of a pentacle), etc. as far as mental/energy ones, some use their finger or a wand and do a complete circle around them, or, a circle and a pentacle (pentagram). while casting circles some people call upon and evoke deities, angels, the watchers/watch towers, spirit guides, elements, etc. for protection and ensuring safety. some believe you must cast a circle starting north and finish at west, some don’t. no matter where you start the circle you must start and end the circle at the same point, going the opposite direction than what you started with when casting, will close the circle. so if i casted my circle clockwise, i would close it counterclockwise and end at the same point i started with.
section v. further protection
casting a circle isn’t the only method of protection that should be precautioned, there are also the means of protection such as layering warding (which is a lesson in itself). some examples of warding are; energetic wards, spell jars, spell bags, charms, crystals, sigils, and house guardians to name a few. you can also veil during spirit work, but it’s not necessary.
section vi. boundaries
setting boundaries with spirits is super important, especially if they’re staying long term (but even if it’s short term have boundaries!) so say you don’t like it when spirits knock, establish the boundary politely of “i don’t like it when you knock at night or during the day, so please don’t do that.” remember, be polite, but be firm too. and if you want a spirit gone tell them sternly!
section vii. what are vessels?
vessels are what ground spirits and help to stabilize them in our plane, a vessel can be anything too, such as jewelry, dolls, a pen, bones, literally anything. an anchor is similar to a vessel, but an anchor doesn’t “house” the spirit, more so provides it a free range and source of stability. conduits channel the spirits energy, it can be symbols, sigils or other iconography to channel and then utilize a spirits energy. these are all important tools and things to know when it comes to spirit work.
SPIRIT ETIQUETTE
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In General
: ̗̀➛be assertive, but be polite
: ̗̀➛ do not forcefully bind a spirit to an anchor, vessel, or conduit alike
: ̗̀➛ always use consent when it comes to using vessels, anchors, or conduits
: ̗̀➛ ask and negotiate, come to a compromise, have firm boundaries too
: ̗̀➛don’t forget to feed and provide energy for any vampiric or even familiar spirits
: ̗̀➛ make a schedule if you really need to/set reminders on when communication is and isn’t ok
: ̗̀➛ don’t sell, show, or give away spirits
House Spirits
: ̗̀➛ be polite
: ̗̀➛ treat them like you would treat a living breathing human
: ̗̀➛ when entering a house, i normally like to whisper a quiet greeting or even in my mind saying “hello”, “good day”, “good afternoon”, “good morning” etc.
: ̗̀➛ depending on your belief, greet the house guardian
: ̗̀➛ light a candle to them, do divination, learn about them!
Graveyard
: ̗̀➛ don’t take what’s not yours, it’s impolite
: ̗̀➛ have manners, people from all centuries probably reside there
: ̗̀➛ greet & give offerings to the guardian at the front gate (this can be a tree, a specific spirit, animal spirits, etc.)
: ̗̀➛ treat them like they’re people
: ̗̀➛ dont step on the grass (this is respectful to the dead and their families)
Landmarks (i.e. lakes, forest, plains, oceans, etc.)
: ̗̀➛ introduce yourself & say a greeting
: ̗̀➛ spend quality time & respect boundaries
: ̗̀➛ offer things that will benefit them / the area (i.e. water, compost, etc)
: ̗̀➛ don’t be shy to strike up conversation and divination
I HIGHLY recommend this book for spirit workers or anyone interested in spirit work!
Here's a few things that the author goes over
Those are just some of the things I read so far, and I'm only halfway through!
There is no veil between this world and another. It is, instead, a rich tapestry woven together with the finest of thread. You don't train yourself to see through a barrier, but instead you learn to feel the strings all around you.
how to explain to my therapist that my problem with social interactions doesnt come from social anxiety but im autistic and i dont even understand the basic human interactions and have no idea how to do stuff she's talking about
im just gonna continue being a lonely bitch with no friends ig
the first sentient robot to realize deceased humans and animals can’t be repaired or backed up on a server is gonna be so devastated
Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudging a body: i fix Little robot, nudg
NOO TIGHNARI STORY QUEST, i legit cried then
being looked over by gods feels so nice and and warm especially when you were raised as a christian and told that you basically have to suffer in order to get loved by god
Here are some cheat sheets with general information about the Greek Gods which you might find useful in worship but not only!
There is plenty of information I did not include. These are just simple cheat sheets. I could not fit everything in there but this might come in handy if you’re just starting out or want to get to know the Hellenic Gods.
For more information about them, I highly recommend you check out the websites or books I listed in sources!
PSA: Some of the things listed in offerings and associations section are more modern, thus could be regarded as UPGs/SPGs
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Day 1: The Night House (2020)
Day 2: The Wretched (2019)
Dat 3: A Crack in the Floor (2001)
Day 4: Umma (2022)
Day 5: Fear Pharm (2020)
Day 6: Hell Trip (2018)
Day 7: Terror Trips (2021)
Day 8: The Field Guild to Evil (2018)
Day 9: Halloween Party (2019)
Day 10: Fear Street: Part One (2021)
Day 11: Fear Street: Part Two (2021)
Day 12: Fear Street: Part Three (2021)
Day 13: Murder in the Woods (2021)
Day 14: Murder in the High Desert (2021)
Day 15: Extracurricular (2018)
Day 16: 13 Eerie (2013)
Day 17: Wreckage (2010)
Day 18: Painted in Blood (2022)
Day 19: Hillwalkers (2022)
Day 20: Hunting Souls (2022)
Day 21: They Live Inside Us (2020)
Day 22: The Curse of La Llorona (2018)
Day 23: The Oak Room (2020)
Day 24: Smiley Face Killers (2020)
Day 25: Backwoods (2020)
Day 26: La Influencia (The Influence) (2019)
Day 27: Mimic (1997)
Day 28: The Unkind (2021)
Day 29: Old People (2022)
Day 30: Requiem for a Scream (2022)
Day 31: Burnt Offerings (1976)
#horror
basics of sigil making (x) (x) (x)
beginner herbs and their correspondences
beginner crystals and their correspondences
Basic Witchcraft Sigils Spell Writing 101 Energy Work Masterpost Correspondences Candle Colour Meanings Crystal Correspondences Crystals Masterpost A Spell Masterpost
Energy Work Energy Work Masterpost Cleansing Correspondences and Masterpost Cleansing Methods Enchanting an Item How to Enchant an Object Simple Enchantment How to Enchant Enchanting Items How to Enchant Items Charge items
Correspondences Masterpost Another Masterpost Smells Love Candle Colours Herbs
Healing Crystals Uses Healing Crystal Masterpost Crystal Correspondences
Spell Masterposts Gentle Witchcraft Wake-Up Spell Self Care Masterpost Room Healing Household Healing Everyday School Spells Finals Week Spells Pen Enchantment
Tips and Ideas Witch’s Morning Routine College Witchcraft Ideas Tea Ideas
Buckland’s Complete Book Of Witchcraft - This book is a most have in every Wiccan’s (If you are) collection because of how informative it is. I highly recommend this book to really every witch who hasn’t read it yet.
The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells - This book is a nice add to a baby witches collection, for how simple of a read it is. Not to mention how aesthetically pleasing it is.
Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner - This book is also a very nice read, it has a perfect amount of information where you wont get information overload too quickly. Its unbiased and offers a great first start to starting the craft.
Wicca: by Harmony Nice - If you are a complete newbie to Wicca or the craft, then this is the book for you. This book is easy to swallow, and offers easy to understand information for newbies without being too difficult to process.
Of Witchcraft and whimsy - I think this is the book for newbies who want to seek the more modern practices of witchcraft. This is a book that focuses more on the craft than Wicca itself. It is also complete with plenty of unique and fun spells perfect for beginner level.
Pastel Spells - A perfect book for newbies looking to try out spells of all types at a beginner level.
The Green Witch - Perfect for a beginning green witch, this book is complete with all the basics of Green magick complete with the correspondences of herbs and food, recipes, and basic practices and morals of a green witch.
Spellcrafting: Strengthen the Power of Your Craft by Creating and Casting Your Own Unique Spells - Perfect for a new witch looking to formulate their own unique spells.
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide - Perfect for new witches looking to expand their knowledge on herbalism.
The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs: Your Complete Guide to the Hidden Powers of Herbs - Beautifully illustrated guide to herbs and their magickal properties.
The Witch’s Herbal Apothecary:Rituals & Recipes for a Year of Earth Magick and Sacred Medicine Making - Perfect for the beginning witch interested in herbalism, ands its all around a pretty little book.
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Other of my favorite recipes:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk (almond or soy for vegan or dairy free)
- 2 tbsps unstated butter or margarine
- ¼ cup honey (agave for vegan)
- ¼ cup water, lukewarm
- 2 ¼ tsps instant yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup oats (instant or old fashioned)
- 1 ½ tsp salt
For topping:
- 1 ½ - 2 tbsps honey, warmed (agave for vegan)
- 1 ½ -2 tbsps oats
Directions:
- In a small bowl heat the milk so that it is warm enough to melt the butter, but not boiling. Add the butter, stirring until melted, then stir in the water and honey.
- Stir the yeast into the mixture and let sit for 15 minutes until bubbly.
- In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, combine the flour, oats, and salt.
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, mixing with a dough hook or spoon until it just comes together to form a dough. Knead in the mixer or by hand for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover the bowl with a clean dry towel and allow to rise until doubled, about ½ to 1 hour.
- Once doubled, with your fingers, flatten the dough into a 9 by 12-inch rectangle. Tightly roll the dough, tucking the ends as needed, into a loaf. Place the shaped dough into a lightly greased 9×5-inch loaf pan, cover with a clean dry towl, and allow to rise until doubled, about ½ to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 C). Place an empty loaf pan on the bottom rack of the oven and bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
- When the loaf is doubled again, brush the top with the warmed honey and sprinkle with the oats.
- Place the bread in the oven and pour the boiling water into the empty loaf pan on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until the bread is deep golden brown and the internal temperature is about 190 degrees.
- Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.
Magickal Correspondences:
- Bread ~ (in general) kinship, sustenance
- Oat ~ grounding, prosperity
- Butter ~ smoothing relationships, spirituality, tenacity
- Milk ~ Goddess energy, love, nurturing, spirituality
- Water ~ purification
- Flour ~ revealing hidden matters, consistency
- Honey ~ happiness, healing, love, lust, purification, spirituality, sweet things in life, weight loss, wisdom
- Salt ~ cleansing & purification, grounding, protection
- Yeast~ grounding, purification
Ingredients:
- 2 cups salted butter or margarine, very soft
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsps lemon zest
- 3 tsps loose chamomile tea
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Lighty grease three baking sheets.
- Using a hand-held electric beater, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until very creamy.
- Gradually beat in the cornstarch and flour.
- Beat in the lemon zest and chamomile. Continue to beat the batter for a full 10 minutes until it looks like slightly overbeaten whipped cream (see notes).
- Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake the cookies for approximately 15-20 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven just as they start to brown on the bottoms.
- Let the shortbread cookies cool on the cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Do be careful when moving them as they will fall apart if you transfer them too soon.
Notes:
- If you use a stand-mixer instead of a hand held electric beater, the cookies will fall flat. If you want to use your stand mixer, please make sure to reduce the time you mix the batter.
Magickal Correspondences:
- Cookies ~ (in general) nurturing, love
- Lemon ~ faithfulness, friendship, happiness, longevity, love, marriage
- Butter ~ smoothing relationships, spirituality, tenacity
- Vanilla ~ joy, love, luck, lust, mental powers
- Chamomile ~ the sun, purification, protection, calming, luck
- Flour ~ revealing hidden matters, consistency
- Sugar ~ love
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups honey lavender simple syrup (recipe below)
- 1 ½ cups lemon juice
- 2 ½ cups water, sparkling water, or sparkling wine
Honey Lavender Simple Syrup:
Ingredients:
- I cup honey (granulated sugar for vegan)
- ½ cups water
- 1 tbsp lavender buds
Directions:
- Stir all ingredients together in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and refrigerate. Strain out buds before using.
Directions:
- Stir all ingredients together until combined. Serve over ice.
Magickal Correspondences:
- Lemonade ~ love, purification
- Lemon ~ faithfulness, friendship, happiness, longevity, love, marriage
- Honey ~ happiness, healing, love, lust, purification, spirituality, sweet things in life, weight loss, wisdom
- Lavender ~ fertility, love, purification, relaxation, rest
- Water ~ purification
- Sparkling wine ~ lust
Since I was in junior high school i’ve been really into tea and different blends. I think this cookie recipe is a really fun way to incorporate your practice with an enjoyment for fun blends. You can make your own or buy a loose leaf blend and use it here, so I’ll keep the recipe vague!
1 ¼ c flour ½ cup of powdered sugar 1 tsp strong, whole leaf tea blend 7 Tbsp butter 1 medium egg yolk
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This is A-C of some common herbs and their uses
A dried acorn is an excellent natural amulet for keeping a youthful appearance.
Provides added determination and energy to any spells and charms. Burn crushed allspice to attract luck and money. Use in herbal baths for healing.
Invokes the healing energy of the deities. Provides magickal help for overcoming dependencies & addiction. Associated with Candlemas and Beltane. Carry, wear, or use as incense to attract abundance.
Place on the grave of a loved one to promote peaceful energy. Thought to relieve loneliness and assist with success. Hang in the home to attract luck and protection for those who live there. Grow in the home to provide protection from household accidents. Burn on the night of a full moon to bring a new lover by the new moon.
Place seven apple seeds in a bag with Orris Root to attract sexual love. Use in rituals to give honor to gods and goddesses of fertility. Considered the food of the dead, which is why Samhain is called the 'Feast of Apples'. Symbolizes the soul and is burned at Samhain in honor of those who will be reborn in the spring. When doing a house blessing, cut an apple in half -- eat half and put the other half outside of the home as an offering.
Add leaves and flowers to love sachets or carry apricot pits to attract love.
Dispels confusion, fears & weakness. Drives off hostile spirits. Associated with Candlemas. Carry to move forward in a positive manner despite perilous danger. Strewn on floors to provide protection from evil. Sprinkle an infusion of basil outside of the building where you hope to be employed for luck in a job interview or in your business to attract money and success. Wear or carry to aid in attracting money and prosperity.
Write wishes on the leaves and then burn the leaves to make the wishes come true. Place under the pillow (or use in dream pillow) to induce prophetic dreams. Place in the corner of each room in the house to protect all that dwell there. Carry bay leaf to protect yourself against black magick.
Sacred to Brighid. Leaves and berries said to attract wealth and healing.
Incorporate into rituals of death & dying to comfort those left behind and ease their sorrow.
Though not recommended, blueberry is said to cause confusion & strife when tossed in the doorway or path of an enemy.
Used for cleansing magick when feeling highly negative about oneself or others. Use in protection incenses and spells. Rinse with a decoction of burdock to remove negative feelings about yourself or others.
Bury with other banishing symbols for protection. Grow in the home or garden to prevent unwanted intrusions. Place in all directions of the home (north, south, east, and west) for full protection.
Add to a sachet or spell to increase the chances of its success. Sprinkle an infusion of chamomile around the house to remove hexes, curses and spells. Burn or add to prosperity bags to increase money. Burn as incense for de-stressing, meditation, and restful sleep. Wash hands in an infusion of chamomile for luck before gambling or playing cards. Use in bath magick to attract love. Keep a packet of the herb with lottery tickets for luck.
Scatter powder around the house to break hexes and spells against you. Use in love charms & spells.
Burn as an incense or use in a sachet to raise spiritual and protective vibrations, draw money, and stimulate psychic powers. A popular herb for use in charms to draw money & prosperity. Wear in an amulet to bring passion.
Draws friends to the home, customers to the business. Promotes eloquence, persuasiveness, and prosperity. Protects and cleanses the aura. Encourages self-expression and creativity (great for writers & actors!) and brings clarity to the mind. Repels insects and deodorizes
Helps to dispel nightmares and negative thoughts and to overcome internal blockages. Provides peace of mind and grounding.
Tie fresh coriander with a ribbon and hang in the home to bring peace & protection. Add to love charms and spells to bring romance or use in ritual work to ease the pain of a broken love affair. Promotes peace among those who are unable to get along. Throw the seeds in lieu of rice during Handfastings and other rituals of union. Use the seeds in love sachets and spells. Add powdered seeds to wine for an effective lust potion. Wear or carry the seeds to ward off disease and migraines.
The seed is said to prevent the theft of any object which contains it. Burn with frankincense for protection. Scatter on the floor alone or with salt to drive out evil. Use in love spells to promote fidelity. Steep in wine to make love potions.
Burn curry powder to keep evil forces away.
And as always, merry meet <3
Atti
Do not try hex ,cursing or any type of baneful magic as a beginner witch! It can backfire and go wrong if you’re not prepared! But knowing the symptoms and how to send one back can be very useful
