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Reblog if you're LGBTQIA+ (Yes Trans people and people on the ace/aro spectrum are also valid, shut up)

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I dont know if this is the exact one, but all of DJ Conway's books I've read have this(or somthing very similar) in it lol

how to organize your altar

this is just one of the many ways to organize an altar, there is no one specific way of setting up your sacred space this is just an example of an altar to inspire or to reference

photo credit- Pinterest

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@teawitch I definitely think it is, the chandelier is kind of just an amorphous blob, there are little shadow-nothings in corners here and there, and the trees in the window VS the hillside look like radically different biomes

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shit the western media won't show you

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Chopsticks cant be stuck straight up in things. It's probably a cultural thing, I know a lot of people in Japan have the same etiquette. But grandma REALLY would not let any of us do it as kids and told us it was serious bad luck to do. Still cant do it or let anyone I'm eating with do it

I have a fun little discussion topic. What superstition or tiny rule are you ride or die for? For me i am a STICKLER to clockwise to create counterclockwise to destroy in my own practice

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If your an active witchcraft blog that doesn't do cultural appropriation and you're not a transphobe or queerphobe, can you like and/or reblog this? I would love to follow new active witchcraft blogs

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Regular button mushrooms I use in food/kitchen witchcraft as a "prolific" boost. Like if a stew/sauce is meant to be for prosperity, the mushrooms boost it to "prolific prosperity."

All mushrooms are good for grounding (mushroom tea honestly doesnt taste great but it is good for when I need to level down).

Shitake mushrooms I use for inspiration and determination. Grandma used to make us sukiyaki (a kind of Japanese hot pot) when we were having writers block/having trouble with inspiration, and it was always chock full of shiitakes

hi mama brie, what are some examples of mushrooms being used for magickal purposes besides fairy work? i've been searching for ages for something but can't find much. xx

You know, I'm not sure. I don't use mushrooms much myself except in cooking.

Mushroom witches, any suggestions?

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Feel the same way about a friend's roommates. They are both very sweet people and I dont interact with them a lot but they have some only sort of correct practices and the very white woman has mats she wants to pretend are dreads. 🤦‍♂️

Learning when to bite tongue and gently try to give better resources is such a debate with me every time, I feel like I'm doing a dance

Our newest employee (who is actually a re-hire from years past) is a nice person and magic practitioner, but very much the sort of person who will just add concepts to her belief system without ever looking into their historical roots, so now I'm having to politely bite my tongue so as not to go off about Blavatsky at work.

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Some topics + prompts for your grimoire or book of shadows

books you want to read

local folklore / mythology / legends

the wheel of the year

plants you have in your house or garden (their care, properties, uses, draw them etc)

theban alphabet

days of the week and their correspondences

write about a deity you worship / are drawn to

draw art for / of a deity you worship or are drawn to

colour magic

the elements

write about the crystals you own (draw them, write their properties, correspondences, uses, how it makes you feel etc)

how to make your own crystals

your birth chart

your sun, moon and rising sign

natural medicine (as a chronically ill witch I love natural medicine NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PRESCRIPTIONS! for example I take all my prescription meds and then if I'm having period pain I might drink some raspberry leaf tea)

positive affirmations / mantras that you connect with

how to manifest

history of witches

deities in a certain pantheon you're interested in or drawn to

write about a spell you've done (how you did it, why you did it, how you felt, the results of it, what you would change if you did the spell again etc)

chakras

write about a dream you've had

tarot reading tricks and tips

moon phases

sabbats

zodiac signs

family tree

poetry / songs / quotes you connect to (i like to find ones that make me feel powerful or witchy, or remind me of certain aspects of my practice. a song i like for this is rhiannon by fleetwood mac and i'm going to post more things like this regularly on my page)

feathers and their meanings

simple everyday magic

recipes

some ideas for the next sabbat you plan to celebrate

tarot spreads you like

write about a tarot reading you've done (any prep you did, the deck you used, the cards you pulled, your personal interpretation of the cards based on the art and how you feel, the meaning of the cards, how the cards relate to the questions you asked, final reflection on how you feel the reading went)

interesting mythology

tree of life

glamour magic

money bowls

crystal shapes and their meanings

grounding techniques

cleansing

protection

banishing

cord cutting spells

essential oils

types of divination

planets and their correspondences

angel numbers

witchy wishlist

go to supplies and ingredients (herbs and things that you use regularly)

favourite crystals

working with your inner child

if you've had a really good or particularly insightful meditation session it can be nice to either draw or write what happened and how you felt during it

witchy arts and crafts and diys you want to do

altar ideas

read a witchy book / watch a witchy video and take notes

write about your ancestors

witchy things to incorporate into your daily routine

what is a tower moment

witchy reset / self care days

the history of the area you live in

veiling

how to make your own incense sticks

shadow work

shadow work prompts

ok, that's all the ideas I have for now and I hope that helps someone! I'll be posting some pages from my grimoire and some more prompt / topic ideas in the near future which I'm really excited for.

P.S. please remember that everyone's practice is their own and you should do what feels right to you while respecting that other people have their own beliefs (as long as they're not hateful).

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not the coquettes literally reinventing nazi phrenology on tiktok

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Me: logically, a small, compact grimoire is both more available and more useful. It will be easier to travel with, it will take up less space, it will be easier to write in. And there are so many pretty journals out there that I can utilize!

Me: BIG TOME MAKE BRAIN GO BRRRRRR

#witchblr #witchcraft #grimoire #book of shadows

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If you don't stick around till the end, you will miss him ❤️

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If you have the word ‘G*psy’ In your URL I will block you on sight

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Barefoot Gen introduction by author Keiji Nakazawa, from the 2004 English edition.

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I really wish people more clearly understood the point of "cultural appropriation" instead of just. "Oh no that's not my culture no one can ever touch it." There is a firm difference between "this is an aesthetic/artistic aspect of this culture that we should credit and support the creators of origin for" vs "this is a spiritual/culturally important aspect of our people that people not us shouldn't use or should only use correctly."

Yoga/chakra/Buddhism/Hinduism is not a closed thing so you CAN do it, but no one on the western world does it correctly. Thunderbirds are not for you. Your hair is not the correct type to make locs properly (curly/kinky hair locks together and trying to make dreads when it's not just makes matted hair). Some stuff isn't for you, some can be but you have to do it correctly and study the source and not Nina McWhiteyWhite.

Appreciate art, support art from native sources. Stop tromping on sacred aspects that arent yours to use. It is not rocket science.

white people please just purchase native artwork and jewelry from native people i keep seeing idiot white people be like “waaah i wish i could support native creators but its cultural appropriation” girl why would beaders sell you their earrings then. just dont get a medicine wheel or a thunderbird then like damn it is that easy

#this definitely got ranty #but i am so over this conversation

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Okay but like, I am about to bake a bunch of polymer clay. What would that do? Summon something? Fume baking smell. Anti cleansing. Deposite

Hmmm...

Thinking about baking things instead of smoke cleansing...

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OP: hehe boobs

Half the Greek Pantheon: boobs? Boobs did you say? Where? Share?

Dear, Witches of Tumblr, need some advice.

Basically I'm thinking of creating a sigil to use as a watermark for my artworks, but I fear that it wouldn't be that good of an idea since I would obviously use phrases like "hehe boobs" or something and that might totally backfire and stuff??? Even if I use something more serious and sincere, I still fear there might be consequences and I might basically make a mockery out of magic.

I also heard that I shouldn't practice stuff that I don't really believe in, so...

Anyways, I hope someone finds this I rlly need y'all's advice here since I might actually do something stupid. Should I or should I not use a sigil as a signature?

Thanks in advance!