Death work – Amethyst’s Archive

lyannawinterfell: “She is absolute and pure as Death.” — Gabriela Mistral, from Selected Prose & Prose Poems; “In Praise of Salt,” (via loveage-moondream)

lvcernarivm: “There is magic in decay. A dance to be done For the rotting,” — Dan Chelotti, from “Compost,” Poetry (June 2014)

My Death Witch/Spirit Worker Masterpost

lonesome-bones: lonesome-bones: Hey everyone! This is my list of resources I have made over the course of the existence of this blog, pertaining specifically to death witchcraft and spirit work. I hope it helps some of you, and provides a resource for you to use! I’ve also thrown in my death work stuff as well.Continue reading “My Death Witch/Spirit Worker Masterpost”

Herbs Associated With The Dead

thesecrethallowwood: Here’s a quick post of herbs used to summon, talk to, or celebrate with the dead. It was created to invoke ancestors specifically, but I hope this helps all of you guys! Bay leaves promote communication with the dead, are used in funeral wreaths, and shared during ancestral feasts on Samhain. Birch is associatedContinue reading “Herbs Associated With The Dead”

“Don’t Work with Death!”

havencraft: “Don’t work with death, because then you invite it into your house.” Death is already in my house. Death is everywhere. Death is what decays the plant matter that feeds my garden. Death is what feeds the herbs I use in my spells, for each grows from what died before it. Death is whatContinue reading ““Don’t Work with Death!””

Bone correspondences

jeweled-moon: sadlylostinbetween: A little while ago, I realized that there is NO info on what bones to use for what. I was clueless and had no idea where to begin. Research was fruitless and asking others came with no results. So I sat down during preap algebra 2 and made my own list. These areContinue reading “Bone correspondences”

stormbornwitch: fluffygrimoire: spirit work help??? i want to contact my father someday, but i worry about having other spirits mess it up?? i use my pendulum occasionally and i was talking to a spirit name Alec (it was a while ago i don’t remember their name exactly but it was close to that). anywho doesContinue reading

death-witch-envy: Death Witchcraft: Volume 1 up for sale now When I first started studying this path years ago, there were no resources. No modern resources, that is. I had to resort to fifteenth-century necromancy guides, and could only find modern practitioners through blogs and chatrooms. There are no books on death witchcraft, and in theContinue reading

stormbornwitch: Samhain Ritual Part 1 – Calling the Ancestors The sigil above represents a cemetery and was created by @qedavathegrey. You can see their post about the sigil and it’s ideal uses here. To complete the first part of this ritual you will need: a cauldron or cast-iron cooking pot graveyard dirt (from the cemetery ofContinue reading

wolftea: Within in every death is a thousand stories….. memories woven through tendons and bone, history and family, tragedy and prevail. Each corpse gone cold can show you these stories, raw and unfiltered…. through touch, though thought, through energy and the void that lies between realities. There you will find beauty. With the passing ofContinue reading