Pagan PSA – Amethyst’s Archive

alethiometrix: Paganism requires so much research and critical thinking, you guys. Most religions should require it, blindly following anything is a terrible idea, but the nature of something that’s so build-your-own and often practiced in solitude is that it’s going to require a lot of hard work. A writer not being on one of those “don’tContinue reading

Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started Practicing

pastellewitchcraft: Chakras are part of closed practices. Find a different theory on energy centres and how they work. I have my own here but there are many more that exist. Do your research. Question everything. Don’t follow Tumblr posts blindly. Do your research, make sure that research is credible. Some authors out there are shittyContinue reading “Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started Practicing”

Common Fears and Misconceptions in Witchcraft

thespiralpath: Contents Ouija/Spirit Boards Black vs White Magic Voodoo Blood Magic Sacrifices Animal Sacrifices Ritual Sex Necromancy Blessed Be/The Threefold Law/An’ It Harm None You Shouldn’t Use Magic for Personal Gain Witches Curse and Hex People Summoning Spirits Covens Ouija/Spirit Boards/Talking Boards Ever use a pendulum? Same exact concept is being used with aContinue reading “Common Fears and Misconceptions in Witchcraft”

It’s Important to Remember:

thespiralpath: Not everyone views the Gods the same way. Not everyone worships their Gods. Many Pagans do not view all Gods as perfect or infallible. This is actually normal. Not everyone has the same opinion or relationship with a God. Not everyone views the Gods as their parent. Some people have enough parents and areContinue reading “It’s Important to Remember:”

PSA

poemsandmyths: Be wary of people who call themselves oracles and people who say they have messages from the gods to give to the community. If the gods wanted a specific worshiper to know something, the gods have many ways to let the worshiper know. Self-proclaimed oracles who disregard mythology and history and make up theirContinue reading “PSA”

Hiya! I’m confused! What’s wrong with calling yourself a hellenic polytheist? Is there another term for worshipping the Greek Gods that is more respectful? Just trying to make sure I’m doing the right thing here. :) I hope your day is awesome!

pomegranateandivy-deactivated20: There’s been some discussion, and I actually had the pleasure of having a very pleasant conversation with a polytheist from Greece, about how they use the term dodekatheism for our faith and would prefer if people from outside Greece did too since hellenic is used by the living culture

Spirit work tip I shouldn’t have to write

grimoire-of-geekery: da-at-ass: Please do not approach strangers or people who you know don’t want to be approached by you and then insist that they’re your astral sibling and that you really feel a genuine connection with them. I assure you that you are being creepy as fuck when you do that. It will not improveContinue reading “Spirit work tip I shouldn’t have to write”

stsathyre: I have a feeling ya’ll gonna hear a lot from me today … Calling upon entities of whom you do not have any previous dealings for the sake of a spell you find on the internet can wreak havoc on your existence. I would advise you at least read their Wikipedia page before proceeding.Continue reading

terrasunshine: something i wish that was asserted more in general pagan spaces: it’s okay to choose your gods. what i mean by this is, a lot of people will boast about how ~their gods came knocking, not the other way around~ and how finding The Sign that a god is expecting your worship is tantamountContinue reading

bookofshadowsguideme: thymewitch: xxmoon-sistersxx: Hey Everyone! I refuse to blur out any names, to prevent any kind witches to cross paths with rude witches. I did this because I wanted to bring this behavior to everyone’s attention. Witches that do this, are very rude and disrespectful. Nessa and I are in no way experts in WitchContinue reading