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etxfolkmystic · 3 months

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One of my biggest pet peeves with being a folk mystic is finding some topic that spiritually grabs my interest but only has 1 or 2 sentences about it. Then, going to Google to learn more and getting nothing but results for 1 book, results that are reviews of the boom, videos that are reviews of the book, and a random internet reference that started the search in the first place.

#etx folk witch #folk witch #folk mystic #witches of tumblr #witchcraft #witchcraft pet peeves

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etxfolkmystic · 6 months

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It's a day of nourishing my queer, poly, witchy soul & I'm so okay with that.

Yesterday was PPD with these folks I adore, then time with d-type. Today is time with d-type to clean and cleanse for him and then walk through some works.

#folk witch #folk mystic #witches of tumblr #BDSM witchcraft #cleansing

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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My grimoire has citations and a bibliography and tbh I think that's very sexy and cool of me.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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If I've said it once, I'll say it 100 more times. Go outside. Explore. Do it regularly. Look for whatever scrap or crumb of nature lives in your city, look for all the plants and bugs that thrive in a human influenced environment. Find the things you see regularly out in the middle of nowhere, name it, identify it. Watch its cycle. What birds show up just as Spring ends and summer begins? Whats grasses that are green and boring during the summer are suddenly sprouting things? How many colors of the rainbow can you find on the bugs that you walk amongst?

Get out there. Find nature. Learn to find the cycles around you, look for the rhythms of life and death and existence that naturally happen around you.

This way, when "I just saw ____, it might be sign," comes to mind you are able to not only enjoy the magical moment that simply is getting to see a creature, but you can also reflect and say "well, it's not uncommon to see them this time of year, it's not a sign or if it is let me ask for a confirmation that ISNT common" or you can be like "holy shit, it's been 4 months since I've seen ___ & I probably won't be for another 3 months, this actually might be work exploring for a confirmation."

Nature is magical just because it is, it's how it is by default. But knowing when the default magical beauty of nature is out of place for the cycle or season is super handy and useful to help with determining if it's a sign.

True and sincere answer to all of the people who ask, "I have just seen X animal, what does this mean?":

Rejoice, my friend, for this is a most auspicious sign! You have received one of the greatest blessings known to human kind: you live in a world full of creatures! Take comfort and enjoy this divine blessing.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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i saw a biblically accurate angel in the woods and im still pagan. don't question my devotion

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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If I can keep asking questions to help you add some meat to the theory:

Can you divide the container up for things like you might with past/present/future or body/mind/soul? I'd be curious if you recommend any specific type of formatting the vessel like that.

Dear Crow,

I am highly anticipating your result on miso soup scrying.

-firewitchcafe

(thought it be funny to write my ask as a letter since my witch blog isnt my main)

Dear firewitchcafe,

I shall endeavor to faithfully document my findings on the matter. Furthermore, I must concur that the letter format is funny.

Fondest regards, Crow

#im sorry im so nosy #this is just intruiging to me

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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If I can keep asking questions to help you add some meat to the theory:

Can you divide the container up for things like you might with past/present/future or body/mind/soul? I'd be curious if you recommend any specific type of formatting the vessel like that.

Dear Crow,

I am highly anticipating your result on miso soup scrying.

-firewitchcafe

(thought it be funny to write my ask as a letter since my witch blog isnt my main)

Dear firewitchcafe,

I shall endeavor to faithfully document my findings on the matter. Furthermore, I must concur that the letter format is funny.

Fondest regards, Crow

#im sorry im so nosy #this is just intruiging to me

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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If I can keep asking questions to help you add some meat to the theory:

Can you divide the container up for things like you might with past/present/future or body/mind/soul? I'd be curious if you recommend any specific type of formatting the vessel like that.

Dear Crow,

I am highly anticipating your result on miso soup scrying.

-firewitchcafe

(thought it be funny to write my ask as a letter since my witch blog isnt my main)

Dear firewitchcafe,

I shall endeavor to faithfully document my findings on the matter. Furthermore, I must concur that the letter format is funny.

Fondest regards, Crow

#im sorry im so nosy #this is just intruiging to me

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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I'd also beg to barter than eating a first bowl can help keep competing interests, but also warm soup is so comforting and grounding. It could almost be a small ritual to prep for it divining with the 2nd bowl.

Also, with tea leaf and coffee grinds, you are able to enjoy the beverage and then do the equivalent of pulling cards. By the time the reading starts, you're cozy and grounded.

So I'll say theory is peer-reviewed and approved. It's best done with a 2nd bowl/serving of miso soup.

I do have one question to pose: what about people who order it for delivery/to-go and its already made and settled? Do you basically just get 1/3 of the "data" to read?

Dear Crow,

I am highly anticipating your result on miso soup scrying.

-firewitchcafe

(thought it be funny to write my ask as a letter since my witch blog isnt my main)

Dear firewitchcafe,

I shall endeavor to faithfully document my findings on the matter. Furthermore, I must concur that the letter format is funny.

Fondest regards, Crow

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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A dinosaur obsessed 12 year old studied fossils and found a 69 million year old hadrosaur skeleton embedded in rock while hiking. A fisherman in Australia noticed tiny shrimp in his net that looked slightly different from the others and he sent a few specimens to biologists for testing. Turned out to be a never before described species, going unnoticed in a popular lake. I posted a pic ~here on tumblr~ of a weird parasite on a dead fish and a parasitologist found it and asked to report it as the species has never been seen in my area before.

There is so, so much out there we literally don’t even know. And the best way to find that stuff out is to be intensely curious about everything you see. You might not discover a new species but you absolutely will gain a deeper appreciation for the world around you.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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This is my kind of testimony for the season! 😆

Also, I absolutely LOVE that sweater.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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I meant to send a blessing to a friend, and messaged it to them. Had a conversation with them. Forgot I added someone recently with same first name. Anyway, it worked out because it was what they needed....just sent it to the correct friend. Gods bless my heart....I'm so done with this week.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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Hipping Day

“Rose hips were gathered on Michaelmas Day in some parts of Yorkshire and made into a sweet drink; the day before therefore became known as ‘Hipping Day’.” – Richard, Earl of Bradford and Carol Wilson, ’Michaelmas’

A forager knows that when going out for one thing it’s best to maximize basket capacity for the several unexpected things found along the way.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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Prayer to Saint Michael

In 1886, Pope Leo XIII added a Prayer to Saint Michael to the Leonine Prayers, which he had directed to be prayed after Low Mass two years earlier.

Sancte Michael Archangele, [Blessed Michael, archangel,] defende nos in proelio; [defend us in the hour of conflict.] contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. [Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil] Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: [may God restrain him, we humbly pray:] tuque, Princeps militiae caelestis, [and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,] Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, [by the power of God thrust Satan down to hell] qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, [and with him those other wicked spirits] divina virtute, in infernum detrude. [who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.] Amen.

The best-known English translation is that which was used in Ireland and is quoted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. Variant English translations include: “Holy Michael”, “Saint Michael”, “defend us in battle”, “malice and snares”, “may God rebuke him”, “thrust into hell”, “all evil spirits”, “prowl about the world seeking the ruin”, and “roam throughout the world seeking the ruin”.

The prayer’s opening words are similar to the Alleluia verse for Saint Michael’s feasts on 8 May and 29 September in the Roman Missal of the time, which ran:

Sancte Michael, [Saint Michael,] defende nos in proelio [defend us in battle] ut non pereamus [that we might not perish] in tremendo iudicio. [at the dreadful judgment.]

* Adapted from Wikipedia’s ’Prayer to Saint Michael’ article.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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Michaelmas

The Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel on September 29th is associated with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days. In the past it was celebrated as Michaelmas Day and was one of the most important days of the year; by Michaelmas, the harvest had to be completed, and it was also the time for beginning new leases, settling accounts, and paying dues.

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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Having my denim jacket AND having found my pin holders means I can place pins on it and not worry I'll lose them 😭😍 I'm so excited

#denim jacket #glamour magic #folk punk witch #folk witch

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etxfolkmystic · 7 months

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