Ancient One Stag and Consoler, come. Yellow-orange eyes penetrate the darkness, Stir the flames within. Body ache with ancient need, Five points of fellowship open to thee, Surround with your scent, your seed. Sinking deep within your being, your presence Fingers entwined in fur, flesh meeting horn, bone Worshipping, drinking deep your essence. Drinking, am full yet I yearn to drink more… Enter once more, Stag and Consoler, Ancient One.
From the perspective of a Traditional Witch, witchcraft is not necessarily a religion. (This can break down into a conversation about what is and is not considered a religion, but let’s not go there.)
Witchcraft is a craft. It’s right there in the name. Weaving, woodworking, witchcraft – all skills that can be taught. And like all the crafts of old, it has its patron saints and deities. Saint Anthony for butchers, Saint Honoratus for bakers, Saint Ambrose for candlestick makers.
And witches, of course, have the Man in Black, the King and Queen of Faerie, Hecate, and a whole canon of powerful spiritual forces.
And like a craft, witchcraft can be taught. Some people come by it naturally, to be sure, just as some people are naturally skilled at drawing, singing, or dancing. But even those who are naturally skilled can improve their craft through hard work.
Most witches do have to work very hard. If you feel down about your craft, remember that it is just that – a craft that must be honed – so keep working at it!
you’re not actually immediately accomplishing anything by not voting you’re just… doing .. nothing………….. when these races are between do-nothing dems and people who literally want poor people to starve and the environment to be destroyed like yeah…
i also don’t like it but i’d rather people’s immediate human rights and basic environmental protections not be stripped away . you need to separate theory from reality and actually do something in the mean time to make sure that at least on the state/municipal level, MAYBE we can keep some state parks and health insurance and human rights protections
A lot of these polls are showing that gubernatorial races and countless others are narrowing down to ONE OR TWO PERCENT LEADS …….. A TINY PERCENTAGE THAT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS COUNTRY DOWN THE ROAD
FEHU: Good Luck, wealth, money, property
URUZ: happiness, fulfillment, good fortune
THURISAZ: Good news, safe travel, inner strength
ANSUZ: Achieve goals, transformation, life changes
RAIDHO: Clearing mind, journey, seeing through illusions, finding the truth
KENAZ: Inspiration, ambition, life-strength, determination
GEBO: Weddings, love, promotion, extra power
WUNJO: Good life, happiness, comfort, security, property, wealth
HAGALAZ: Harmony, unity, good for couples, love spells
ISA: Stillness, quiet, peace, inner strength
NAUTHIZ: Free from distress, letting go, releasing the past
JERA: Rewards, promotions, increase salary, reaping benefits from hard work
EIHWAZ: Breaking up, ending a dispute, major change, closure,
PERTHRO: Material gain, new beginning, wealth, fortune
ALGIZ: Removing blockages, visible growth, making ground, success
SOWILO: Guidance, renewal, change, advancement, new locations
TIWAZ: Wisdom, victory, success, justice, enlightment
BERKANO: Birth, marriage, creativity, new beginnings,
EHWAZ: Transformation, new home, progress, new goals, new outlook, trust
MANNAZ: Male energy, male influence, new career opportunities.
LAGUZ: Life energy, manifestation, movement, progress, spiritual energy
INGWAZ: Family, children, spouse, relatives, new energy, family benefits
DAGAZ: Awakening, love, attraction, realization, white light
OTHALA: New possessions, inner qualities, new attainment
When choosing a wand, you may wish to find the magical properties of wood, below is a list of woods and their magical strengths
via witcheslore !
Those who dive into death magic know how strongly death is connected with the earth. Bodies are buried and decomposed within the earth. Ancient Sumerians believed that the soul could not travel to the Netherworld until the body was buried underground. The ancient Greeks recorded passages to the Underworld which included deep caves. Earth is the most prominent element in death magic; but another element that is equally prominent is water.
Just as earth connects to the Underworld in ancient mythology, so does water. You’ve probably heard of the river Styx carrying souls into the Greek Underworld, along with the five other rivers that make up its geology. Entrance into the ancient Egyptian afterlife was granted upon a passage downriver on Ra’s boat. In Mesopotamian mythos, we see a contradiction where some sources depict a soul traveling to the afterlife by road, whereas others travel by river. There are more examples, but to keep the post short I’ll paraphrase: Where there was a land of the afterlife, there was water.
Because of this, one of the most well-documented methods of Roman necromancy is scrying with water. The water was placed into a brass (or sometimes black) bowl, usually with a drop of oil. Green olive oil was most common, although some magicians may have included alcohol or blood instead. The source of the water, too, was very specific. Some sources claim that spring water is most effective to contact the dead, while others claimed river water worked best.
Some records of Underworld travel and hedgecrossing require the magician to either float down a river, or cross a river to enter the afterlife. Cleansing before rituals usually involved spring water for both full body cleaning and fasting. Some forms of spiritual travel require the magician to be submerged as well.
If this topic interests you, I highly recommend researching mythos of the underworld, necromancy and funeral processions from the craft you pull inspiration from.
This is a nine card spread. This spread is based on following your dreams to the fullest extent. Everyone is allowed to dream, and conquering that dream is in your blood, but is really holding you back? May your dreams land in your hands effortlessly.
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