#spirit worker

[crazycatsiren]

If there's a ghost in your house and it's someone who died before electricity and running water were a thing, of course they're going to flip light switches, turn on faucets, flush the toilets, unscrew light bulbs. None of this had existed when they were alive. All of this is magical to them!

#shitpost #mother witch ramblings #spirit worker #medium #necromancer #ghosts and hauntings

[czortofbaldmountain]

Small ways to connect with and honor Lucifer

Contemplate the stars.

Learn something new.

Share some fruit with him.

Take care of yourself.

Boost voices of marginalized people.

Explore his depictions in art.

Study philosophy.

Learn and correct misinformation about snakes and other villanized animals.

Light him a candle and contemplate the fire.

Write them little thank you notes.

Play music that reminds you of them, and invite them to listen with you.

Do something that brings you pleasure.

Donate to organisations doing work connected to what he stands for, like fighting oppression and helping oppressed people.

Write a list of things you appreciate about him, then try to do the same for yourself.

Learn about their history.

Simply talk to him.

Sing them a song.

#czortposting #lucifer #luciferian #theistic luciferian #luciferianism #theistic luciferianism #spirit work #demon work #theistic satanism #theistic satanist #satanism #satanic #satanist #demonolatry #daemonolatry #deity work #spirit worker #the devil #witchfather #witch #luciferian witch #luciferian witchcraft #satanic witchcraft #witchblr #left hand path #occult

[femurthief-fen]

Watching @wearewatcher ‘s ghost files before heading out to the house that I was asked to investigate and cleanse is wild. It’s like a How To Piss Off Entities tutorial video

But it’s become routine now, every time someone asks me to do spirit work in their home I have to watch an episode of Ghost Files

If I ever need to piss off some ghosts the ghoul boys have the best tricks lmao

#ghost files #ryan and shane #spirit work #spirit worker #witchy #folk witch #folk witchcraft #paganblr #ghoul boys

[aesethewitch]

Spirit Work: Connecting to Spirits through Food

We've all got to eat. I'm a huge proponent of casual, every day spirit work and devotions. In my post about Hanging Out, I briefly mentioned sitting down for a meal with your chosen spirit(s) to bond. That concept goes beyond just eating together, of course. There's far more than just eating when it comes to food.

Food as Devotion to Spirits

Food is the heartbeat of culture. Consider where your ancestors came from.

If you talk to folk practitioners, especially ones who do spirit work with ancestors, they'll tell you about all the things they've learned about their culture, their history, their people, and where their beliefs came from. Well, maybe -- folk practitioners are often a secretive bunch, and for good reason. Our practices are highly personal, constructed from local and family beliefs, cultural hand-me-downs, and word of mouth.

Even if you aren't a folk practitioner, there's value in looking to the foods and ingredients that were (or still are) crucial to the culture you come from. Especially if you work with your ancestors, but this can apply to deity and other spirit work, too.

And this doesn't just apply to immigrant US Americans whose families came from Europe, either. Think about where you live now, too. What did your grandparents or great-grandparents like to eat? What dish is your hometown renowned for? What's your country's signature dish?

Research is devotion. The time you spend asking questions or reading about the foods that formed the foundation of your culture's existence is time devoted to the spirits connected to that culture. Even for spirits with whom you have no ancestral ties, like deities from other cultures, researching the foods they were historically offered is valuable.

Taking time to learn how to make a dish and then taking the time to actually make it is a great offering. So long as it's done conscientiously and with purpose, it counts.

When you sit down to eat, dedicate the meal to the spirit(s). Set a place for them at the table and put together a little serving of everything on offer. The contents of the meal don't necessarily matter. Hell, I've set aside a chicken nugget and little pile of french fries for spirits before. Offer the first bite, a taste of whatever the spirit would like. Then, dig in and know that you're sharing a meal with that spirit.

The idea is that learning about, making, sharing, and consuming the foods that have been made for years -- centuries, even, sometimes! -- forges a strong connection. It's all about learning and appreciation.

Food as Connection... to the Living

There are few experiences more powerful than sharing a meal. Cooking for someone, having someone cook for you, going out to eat, going through a drive-thru -- it doesn't matter. People have been gathering to enjoy meals since time immemorial. Food is love, I really do believe that. To consciously choose to share a meal is an act of love.

I'm of the perhaps controversial opinion that the most important spirit work occurs with the living. Living, breathing, human people. We all have spirits, and we nurture ourselves every day. But do we nurture each other?

When we die, we don't really know what happens. There are countless theories on the subject, and I don't plan on revealing mine currently. If you work with spirits, chances are you've got your own thoughts; and even if you don't, you might still have thoughts.

The vast majority of spirit work we see in books and online occurs with the intangible spirit world. Deities, ghosts, Fair Folk, and the like. There's nothing wrong with that, necessarily, but I do think practitioners who don't turn their attention to the living are missing out.

Making connections with the living is critical. My views on spirit work have been massively impacted by interactions with volunteer programs, community outreach programs, and events in my community.

Don't wait until they're dead to respect them. Whoever they are, don't wait.

If it's your family members, ask about their favorite foods. What did their parents make them, and when? What's their go-to secret ingredient? What do they make for the holidays, and why? What traditions do they follow? Why do they make this particular soup on this particular day?

If it's your community leaders -- who can absolutely be your ancestors, too, even if you've never met them in person -- talk to them about where they came from. What did they eat as a child? Where do they like to go when they eat out, and why? Would they share that cookie recipe with you from the last community potluck?

Understanding the living will help you understand the dead. Not only will you form strong, lasting connections to people who care about you in your life, but it'll also strengthen your ties to those who are gone. Spirits of your ancestors will recognize your efforts to learn and preserve the memories of the people in your family and community. Your deities will see you reaching out and learning, and they will appreciate it as devotion to the culture they came from.

You don't need to be a fabulous cook or even cook at all. It all comes down to the effort you're putting in. Learning is enough. Reaching out is enough. The work is enough.

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#aese speaks #witchcraft #witchblr #spirit work #food #spirit offerings #deity offerings #food offerings #spirit worker #ancestor work #deity work #community #witch

[psychopomp-recital]

Regardless of what distant land or place of pilgrimage you might hold dear, ultimately you need to recognize the place where you live as a place of magic...truthfully though, the whole world is alive with spirit. Even if you live in the dreariest suburb, surrounded by box stores and blight, you can still investigate the land and integrate it into your practice.

Consorting with Spirits - Jason Miller (page 90)

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[pjthewitch]

also i’d like to add some clarification on why i reblogged the anti-new-age post even though i view most practices as valid.  disclaimer, these are my opinions, but i am not about to change them so go debate with someone who cares if you disagree.

i do not support

1. the appropriation of cultural practices.

as an indigenous person in canada, i often suffer from white/non-native new age folk appropriating spiritual practices and spreading misinformation, all while claiming a Native American Shaman taught them.  i can not speak on all north american indigenous tribes, but the Ojibwe, Cree, and Oneida local to my area do not have shaman.  we have medicine men/women, and having met many, i find it hard to believe that so many medicine men/women are teaching non-natives bastardized versions of our spiritual practices.  it’s almost like they’re making shit up.

2. the capitalization off of practices that are free.

the gods do not care how much money you spend on them.  full stop.  they will not be mad if you don’t buy expensive candles.  you will not be shunned for not having an ornate altar, or for not having an altar at all.  deity worship and witchcraft existed long before money.  if your offering is a cool leaf that you found on the ground for free, so be it.  lets not make worship and spiritual practice inaccessible to the impoverished.  capitalists get bent.

#new age #spirituality #witchblr #witch #witchcraft #polytheistic #polytheism #spirit worker #spiritworker #spirit work #spirit keeper #spirit keeping #indigenous #ojibwe #cree #ojicree #i am also anti-wicca just so we're clear #but that's a post for another day

[elhoimleafar]

Sorcery & Brujería without filters without makeup, cause there is more happening in the behind the scenes than what people actually see.

Working transmutations at @thewitchscabinetcny (on Instagram)

Xxo. Elo 🌺🌹🐒

#wicca #witchcraft #magick #magic #witches #pagan #male witch #male wiccan #brujo #brujos #paganism #minoan witch #minoan brotherhood #minoan brother #Espiritismo venezolano #urban shaman #Spirit junkie #spirit worker #spiritual Worker #wiccan

[witchofwolfwood]

I remember back in January when I did my tarot spread for the year, I wrote about burnout in November and brushed it off like "OK, I'll just have to be really careful about how much I take on during October, I can avoid that, this is fine."

And then a multitude of terrible and stressful life events piled up all at once and I'm in the biggest burnout (emotional, physical, spiritual) ever.

It's gotten to the point where I haven't been able to connect with Fenrir or any of the spirits I work with properly in almost a month and it's been really rough. It feels like the one time I need guidance the most, I can't get through this wall in between me and my practice. Where I've been so on edge and wound up all the time it's practically impossible to get into a clear enough headspace to practice.

#wren's warblings #witchcraft burnout #spiritual burnout #spirit work #witchblr #witchcraft #paganism #spirit worker

[the-divine-maverine]

So I have a question. I know dragon workers and fae workers exist, but is there a similar thing for unicorns? Idk, I just figured that if dragons can exist in some sort of spirit form/on some sort of spiritual plane, than the same might also apply to unicorns as well.

#witchblr #witch community #spirit work #spirit worker

[wolfhowlwitch]

I finally finished up my talking board :3

it’s hand painted (watercolor on stretched canvas)

because of the specific type of spirit communication I do, I added my personal preferences for talking board communication (death+creation, love+loss, shout+whisper)

#now I just gotta figure out a damn planchette :( #I have conversations I need to have Urgently lol #the wolf speaks #the wolf creates #talking board #ouija board #witchblr #spirit worker #death witch

[that-one-grey-witch]

Spirit work UPGS

There tends to be three broad categories that i recognize right now (and itll probably change up as I grow) and they are Spirits of the Dead, Spirits of Place, and Deities

Spirits of the Dead

In my experience they tend to require the most tending to. They have lived a life here and have passed through the veil (or remain here). They can be some of the spirits the most invested in your path and the most capable of teaching you of your area and can be the most present or active in your space. In my experience they appreciate food and drink offerings as it gives them energy (they however dont n e e d these offerings to work in your life, but the larger the goals you want to accomplish the more energy it will require, so feeding them weekly or monthly depending on the speed you're asking for (and they agree to) is a good rule of thumb). In this thought process, learning their history, keeping a reccord of them, learning their name and what they love is also important.

Spirits of Place

This generally speaks of everything that isnt dead, and isnt a Deity. I run into mostly physical place spirits (house spirits, land spirits, tree spirits ect) but also path related place spirits (like sirens) tend to enjoy devotional acts. House spirits enjoy a keeping of a tidy (as you can manage) house, and land spirits enjoy tidying up their space (removing plastic or harmful garbage) and clearing out invasive species that are suffocating the native species of plants.

Deities

This one has the most variation. But usually in my experience they *require* the least tangible food offerings (but still enjoy it) and adore happiness (things that make you happy). So drinking your fav favorite coffee in the morning with them, in my case painting them or giving them gifts that make me think of them. Generally anything given in good faith and love is accepted (with exceptions ofc they have preferences too) as well as just listening to them and the advice they give.

With love

-Grey ❤

#ask a witch #witch community #witchblr #eclectic witch #vulture culture #witchcraft #völva #spirit worker #spirit work #walkingtheveil

[crazycatsiren]

Why are so many self proclaimed paranormal experts so unbelievably stupid about magic, witchcraft, divination, and spirit work.

#mother witch ramblings #witchblr #witches of the world #diviner #spirit worker #necromancer

[czortofbaldmountain]

The demon illustrations in Dictionnaire Infernal are sometimes so adorable it's hilarious. Like:

#of course there's also stolas but everyone knows #glasya labolas #czortposting #demon worker #demon work #demonolatry #daemonolatry #spirit worker #dictionnaire infernal #occult #witchblr

[coquette-lunalovemystique]

Today starts Litha, day one of my fire cleansing ritual. Today marks the set up in a cleansing of myself and tribute for my ancestors spiritual guidance.

#witchblr #witchcraft #witches of tumblr #witch community #witches of color #death witch #litha #spellcaster #spellcraft #spellwork #candle magic #ancestors #occult #energy cleansing #spiritual cleansing #spirit work #spirit worker #black spirituality #my b.o.s

[aesethewitch]

We talk about spirit work this and spirit work that, making offerings and researching our ancestors' cultures and such, but what about the living? What about the living?

If your grandparents are alive and you're on speaking terms, don't wait until they die to venerate them or seek their wisdom. Don't wait until your parents are gone, your aunts and uncles are gone, your community leaders are gone.

Make your grandma's favorite meal and bring it to her out of respect and love. Ask your dad for his famous brownie recipe and make it together. Bake cookies to offer to your local community center in reverence of their outreach, their culture, and their impact on your community's quality. Donate to a food bank and volunteer to cook a community meal for the holidays.

One day, we will all be someone's ancestors. Don't wait until they're dead to honor their spirits.

Start now.

#witchcraft #witchblr #spirit work #spirit worker #community #witchcraft community #community outreach #mutual aid #aese speaks #the lady

[psychopomp-recital]

It's rude to play ding-dong-ditch with the spirits.

Sara Mastros ~ Consorting with Spirits, Jason Miller (page 109)

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