True enough – Amethyst’s Archive

I was wondering if I could ask for your thoughts on the importance of secrecy in witchcraft. I see you talk about initiation a lot and how ppl (especially on here) will outright refuse to believe that all things aren’t open for them to prode at or that a secret is more than “barred knowledge” but something that has to be found not given. I’d love to hear more if you ever have the time and energy

: Witchcraft has always been a secret art (which, ironically, is no secret). This is for a vast number of reasons. For one, if anyone finds out about your work, they have an advantage over you. If another witch knows, they can undo it. If a non-magical person knows, they can rat you out. For another point, it’sContinue reading “I was wondering if I could ask for your thoughts on the importance of secrecy in witchcraft. I see you talk about initiation a lot and how ppl (especially on here) will outright refuse to believe that all things aren’t open for them to prode at or that a secret is more than “barred knowledge” but something that has to be found not given. I’d love to hear more if you ever have the time and energy”

plarabee: We see spirits every day of our lives, they are just veiled in flesh and foliage, in fur and feather and scales. It is easy to forget that we are surrounded by living spirits when we seek to spend so much time with the ones that are dead and unseen.

cannibalcoalition: underthepleiades: prokopetz: In books, witches are sensible and down to Earth and go around rescuing people from their own poor judgement with snark and panache. In real life, I personally know multiple practising witches who’ve managed to set themselves on fire while attempting something they saw in a movie once. Accurate. The reason thatContinue reading

rbcages: concept: not everyone you meet is a lesson. not everyone hurts you just so you could learn to heal yourself. most of them come with hatchets and hammers and none of them come with gauze, none of them come with Band-Aids or a sewing kit. listen to me, not every pain you feel is partContinue reading

People curse all the time without even realizing it. When someone says ‘I hope you choke’, ‘Go to hell, or ‘Drop dead’, that’s a subtle curse. You are using your energy and intention to send a person a much needed lesson. Why is there still curse-shaming when we use curses in our everyday language? (viaContinue reading

sci-universe: I was in mood to depict this quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson today. Source: sci-universe

Witchcraft is a way of life for individuals, not the masses, and there’s no point in you coming toward the Craft if you are a wimp, a follower, a coward, or a fool, as sorcery is both a practice and a priesthood, and it is not a garment that can be discarded when the goingContinue reading

We treat animals differently, but they’re all doing the same thing. So the cute little baby harp seal grows up and goes out and eats fish… Just as viciously as a shark. But we think of the seal as sort of cute and cuddly- and we think of the shark as something vicious. Sharkwater (viaContinue reading

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