will-o-the-witch: a-magpie-witchling: -by Semiramis Magpie Cleansing a new tarot deck with incense smoke. Us witches have an almost compulsive thing for cleansing. Feeling bad? Cleanse. New tool? Clense. Long trip? Cleanse. Buying herbs? Cleanse. Finished ritual? Cleanse. New moon? Cleanse. And, I mean. I’m not one to speak. I’ve done two major posts talking aboutContinue reading “The case against cleansing”
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thehoneybeewitch: There’s a shop near me, owned by an older woman with deep, practical knowledge of herbal medicine. The front portion of her shop sells cooking supplies and spices, cards, little artsy things, and local goods like soaps and crocheted blankets. But the back was, at one point, my nightmare and laughing stock all atContinue reading
An Open Letter To Young Witches.
mothmaam: This is a rewrite and more organized rewrite of a post I wrote 8 months ago discussing why younger witches shouldn’t take offense if an older witch refuses to teach them and is getting notes again so here y’all go, a better written post. Dear young witches who who are 13-17 or even younger.Continue reading “An Open Letter To Young Witches.”
orriculum: there is a certain level of nihilism in witchcraft that i wish i could impart to every witch, which is that nothing at all matters, it doesnt matter if you don’t have all the exact spell ingredients, nothing in the grand scheme of anything matters so do whatever the fuck you like. you areContinue reading
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”
heatherwitch: Witchblr reminders: You do not have to post about every aspect of your practice. You do not have to help newer witches. You do not have to post original content. You do not have to mold your blog to a certain aesthetic. You do not owe your followers anything. You do not have toContinue reading
orriculum: while it is tempting to squeeze witchcraft into every little aspect of your day, know also that you are not expected to reach some quota in order to maintain some status as a witch. it’s alright to go days, even months without doing anything magical. it’s good to do magic to help you alongContinue reading
will-o-the-witch: conjuredmoon: Slightly random ramble but: In the spirit work community, it’s really easy to find newbies who learn about all of it, and immediately go “I had an imaginary friend as a kid, and they must have been an actual spirit, so that means I really have years of experience!” I know it can beContinue reading
orriculum: cherubae: Gosh I keep seeing all of these anti-”aesthetic” witchcraft posts on my dash and it has me feeling so down. I have OCPD and making everything look a certain way or physically feel a certain way really helps refine everything and make things feel “right” for me. Sometimes people just like to make thingsContinue reading
orriculum: Hey just a quick reminder not to rely too heavily on other witches for advice. Unless they have explicitly agreed to be your mentor, its not fair to them to provide you answers for everything, especially things that intensely personal to you. And it does you a disservice as well. Learning how to solveContinue reading
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