#year of the witch

[uni-magi-nation]

Ostara

Ostara lines up with the Spring Equinox, this year falling on March 19th.

Being the last festival in the dark half of the Wheel of the Year, the spring equinox represents revival, rebirth, and resurrection. A common theme here is fertility, with the earth being fertile for life to spring from the ground. This is continued through us and our magick as well.

A common practice is spring cleaning. Creating a physical space that reflects our mental state. If our space is cluttered, then typically, our minds are too. But don't declutter just because it's a common practice or because it's Ostara, declutter to allow space for spiritual growth.

During Ostara we are coming out of our dormant stages of winter, it's important to revisit any goals created during Imbolc and follow through with them. Identify the habits you've started and see how they align with your goals. Do you need to motify any of them? Create or erase them?

Many gods and goddesses are worshipped during this time, coming out of winter to rejuvenate the earth, such as: Eostre, Pan, Triple Goddess, and Persephone (Kore). Some other associations with the Ostara are the hare, toad, cat, owl, fox, daffodil, borage, bluebell, wild garlic, jasper, serpentine, citrine, and lapis lazuli.

This year, unfortunately, I'm busy with work, so my Ostara activities will take some days.

Sources:

1. Year of the Witch by Temperance Alden P.gs 123-132

2. The Witch's Yearbook by Clare Gogerty P.gs 57-69

#ostara #ostara celebration #pagan #paganism #witchcraft #witch sabbat #sabbat #year of the witch

[cinematic-literature]

White Noise (2022) by Noah Baumbach

Book title

Not of This World (1969) by Peter Kolosimo

The Occult: A History (1971) by Colin Wilson

Year of the Witch (2020) by Temperance Alden

The Supernatural: Witches and Witchcraft (1976) by Jeremy Kingston

#white noise #noah baumbach #books in movies #not of this world #peter kolosimo #italian literature #the occult a history #colin wilson #american literature #temperance alden #year of the witch #the supernatural witches and witchcraft #jeremy kingston

[elhoimleafar]

Welcome June 🌞 Month to venerate the Sunlight, daylight, and Solstice, between many important things here in the North 💛 While our beloved witches and pagans celebrate the snow, the cold nights and the renewal of the seasons in the South 💙

BOOK

Year of the Witch: Connecting with Nature's Seasons through Intuitive Magick.

AGENDA

Year of the Witch: Weekly Planner 2022~2023.

Both by Temperance Alden, founder of Wild Woman Witchcraft.

#wicca #witchcraft #magick #magic #witches #pagan #wiccan #folk magic #folk witch #folk pagan #folk witchcraft #paganism #season of the witch #year of the witch #wheel of the year #wiccan witch #folk wiccan witch

[violatememoreplease]

Witchy review #1: Year of the witch

Author: Temperance Alden Length of the book: 186 pages

Verdict: Not what I was expecting, more basic witchcraft than actual facts about the wheel of the year and how to personalize it.

Would I recomend the book? Depends on what you're after. If you are into gardening you might appreciate this book, since she focuses a lot on that - her tips are very basic though (even I knew most of them). She puts a much magickal focus on growning your own food; sometimes as offerings for e.g. Samhain.

Description: I bought this book because I wanted to straighten out some questions I had about the wheel of the year; like, what celebrations do I connect to? How do I want to celebrate them? etc... Since this book advertised about making your own wheel through intuition I thought this would be a perfect fit! Unfortunately consists more than half the book of basic magick, like: what does the elements stand for?/ how do you set up an altar?/ the zodiac... Not really what I was looking for.

What I do appreciate about the book is that the vibe is pretty lax; Temperance writes out rituals, but points out that if there's something in it that you don't vibe with there's nothing wrong in changing it. We love a witch that is pro-personalized craft!! She also brings up blood magick, which is fun! It's a little basic, but still ^^

When Temperance finally starts to write about the different witchy holidays it's only 6 pages at most, and it's almost 100% based on a celtic/ wiccan perspective. The chapters mostly contains a short explanation of the mythology behind the holiday (here's where the wicca comes in, with e.g. the Holly king and the Oak king). After that she'll write something connected to the holiday; at Samhain she writes about ancestor- and spiritual work, and at Lughnasadh she writes about the connection to bread in the french revolution. Temperance rounds up every chapter with a short ritual for the season; like one to let things go, or maybe a dumb (/quiet) supper. Out of all of these her Mabon ritual (pick apples and drink warm apple cider) was the one that spoke to me the most - maybe because Mobon easily passes me by, and now I have something to remember it.

After Temperance has gone through a whole year of how she celebrates she's written 10 pages about how to create your own wheel of the year. Which is a fine setup. I just would've prefered that the where upfront about it - I came here to learn how to personalize mine - not to get to know her wheel. Something I really did appreciate was her philosophy on rituals tho: No witch is on a 100% every minute of every day, so instead she made a wheel that has small acts of devotion regularly - then you don't loose focus even if you don't feel real witchy that month.

A setup I'd have prefered: 1) Cut out all the basic witchcraft - sometimes witchbooks needs to be able to be intermediate/ advanced, and since the basic wheel of the year is easily found on the internet/ in most beginner books, maybe use this one to hone in on personalization. Just be clear in the blurbe that it's not for beginners and it's all fine. 2) Write the wheel of the year, but try to get as many perspectives/ traditions as possible for every holiday. Wiccan, celtic, heathen, hellenistic, atheistic... Bring up other holidays that aren't as common but you/ your friends still celebrate them. The birth of a pet can be a holiday! The first time you see a spring flower in bloom! The first leaf you see falling down! 3) Write more than 10 pages of your main thesis in your book.

#pagan wicca #witchblr #witches of tumblr #year of the witch #review #witch review #book review #tradwitch #witch books #temperance alden #Jo reviews #Neutral review

[chungledown-bimothy]

reblog to tell a 14 year old that these are the very, very hard years and they're not wrong to feel the way they do.

#this whole sequence with 14 year old ame has me in tears #worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one #brennan lee mulligan #ame wbn #grandmother wren

[kabewski]

First Art of the Year!

#art #illustration #character art #witches #fantasy #oc #witch #cute #dragon #2024 #lunar year #year of the dragon

[tragicc]

Source

#wheel of the year #etsy #print #yule #imbolc #ostara #beltane #midsommar #midsummer #lammas #mabon #samhain #pagan witch #pagan #paganism #paganblr #witch

[whimsigothwitch]

Ostara (March 19-21)

Ostara is this week, with this sabbat we celebrate the beginning of spring and perfect balance between night and day. The winter months are officially over, and from now on everything will bloom and get warmer 🌞

Correspondences for Ostara: Symbols | Eggs, seeds, flowers, hare Colors | Pastel colors, green, yellow, pink, white Spells | Fertility, growth, balance, purification and abundance Crystals | Amethyst, clear quartz, lapis lazuli, rose quartz, jasper Herbs and flowers | Lavender, tulips, rose, daffodils, lily’s Foods | Eggs, breads (hot cross buns), cake, chocolate, seeds, fruits How to celebrate | Baking, dying or painting eggs, planting seeds (woth intention), nature walks, spring cleaning.

#witchy #witchy things #witchyvibes #witches #witch #whimsigoth #whimsigothic #witchythings #whimsical #witchcraft #witch aesthetic #witch blog #witch community #witch post #witch stuff #witchcore #witchcraft community #witches of tumblr #witchlife #witchy stuff #magick #pagan #ostara #spring #spring equinox #wheel of the year #witchy woman #paganism

[spinaholi]

“spies, tongue, curse” needs to be the name of fig’s sophomore album where she takes a hard turn into a dark folksy sound with samples of a bunch of vulture screams

#something a la crane wives like it’s giving witches music #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #fhjy #d20 #figeroth faeth #spina speaks

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 225

Klarion is EXCITED. He's absolutely DELIGHTED even, unable to sit still as he flits from place to place. His baby cousin! Is! Visiting! Which OBVIOUSLY means he, as the older one, must make sure the main places are still standing so he can show his itty bitty baby cousin EVERYTHING! After all, he's never gotten to be the older one! He's always been the youngest in the family! But now he has an itty bitty toddler cousin- form recently shifted to match- to teach the ways of Chaos to! He's so EXCITED!

The League and heroes on the other hand, are Very concerned about Why the Witch Boy has been spotted in practically every major city in the US in the last few days. What is he planning?!

#prompts #dcxdp #dpxdc #klarion the witch boy #Danny fenton #Chaos & Clockwork are twin primordials #Danny might be stuck in this toddler form while he grows up again but this won't stop him #He is down for playing with his new cousin- aka causing mischief & exploring #Klarion is the realms equivalent of a 6 year old #Chaos has a very hands off approach to parenting while CW looks like he has a hands off approach #He is in fact a bit of a helicopter parent just via looking through mirrors #Danny is his first ghostling and look at all the danger he's gotten into at the fetus age of 3 #He has a right to worry! #DC world is the equivalent of a playground for primordial beings to let their kids run around in #At least that's how they see it #Ghosts fight for playing so that's what Klarion does with the league kid/teen teams lol #There has been many a miscommunication due to most entities avoiding Realms beings like the plagues #space core danny #DANNY IS NOT GHOST KING

[eggnoodles0up]

slay the princess is a very serious and existential game

#oh yeah and happy new year or something #lost it at the NUH UH!!! option when i started playing i love this game #trying to learn a new art program since i got a laptop so ur getting some traditional stp doodles for now lol #slay the princess #stp #the long quiet #stp the witch #the witch #eggdoodles

[uni-magi-nation]

Imbolc

My experience with Imbolc is little to none, I have struggled to celebrate it since I don't truly understand the sabbat. However, I have made it a goal to celebrate every sabbat this year and to do that I need to get to the bottom of this one.

Imbolc is often associated with Candlemas, typically falling between Jan 31-Feb 2. It is also known as Brigid's Day, celebrated for being the goddess of childbirth, healers, hearth, and fire. Her light and warmth are said to heal the earth's darkness. Other goddesses acclaimed during Imbolc are (not limited to) Aphrodite, Athena, Bastet, Cerridwen, Demeter, Diana, Freya, Gaia, Hecate, Inanna, Isis, Lakshmi, Pachamama, Parvati, Persephone, Seshat and more.

During this time many reflect on their craft, renew their resolutions, and host a spring cleaning of sorts with the use of candles. Releasing any negative energies and creating space for positive ones, using the candle to represent the light and warmth you are now welcoming into your life. Also, acknowledge the goddess(es) you work with by offering them a candle a symbol of something they represent.

I have associated it with Groundhog Day, also sharing its day on the 2nd. And I read this proverb that resonates with the idea of them celebrating the same day "If Candlemas day be sunny and bright, winter will have another flight, if Candlemas day be cloudy with rain, winter is gone, and won't come again"

This is a time for energy to keep flowing, out with the old and in with the new. And to reflect on your life, your practice, and how you can improve it. How you plan to change it for the better. I will make a post about the specific things I will do for Imbolc as the day gets closer in case you also feel stuck on activities to do on this day. But even acknowledging the sabbat is a step in the right direction.

Sources!

1. Year of the Witch by Temperance Alden P.gs 115-122

2. The Witch's Yearbook by Clare Gogerty P.gs 43-55

#imbolc #imbolc celebration #pagan #paganism #witchcraft #witch sabbat #sabbat #year of the witch

[chrollohearttags]

meg baby, I promise we’ll all look the other way if you decide to strangle that chimera ant built bitch. I promise we won’t say nothing.

#nicki got to be one of the nastiest bitches I’ve ever seen in my life #you ain’t had a fucking hit in 10 yrs good enough to act the way you do #it’s crazy it took her being so vile to meg for ppl to get it #it’s always ‘protect blk women’ w/her until it’s somebody she don’t like lmao #and her only beef with her is that she collabed with cardi #the only one who stuck by her side mind you so ofc she #she’s been terrible and I remember back in 2017 when ppl jumped me for ‘defending a Latina woman’ over her #the same bitch that co opted a hashtag meant for missing and murdered blk women for her own bullshit #while cardi was using her platform to speak up for breonna Taylor and police brutality? oh okay #she’s a nasty witch and her karma will come #rap beef aside #‘how you got 3 Grammys and can’t stay on beat?’ #how are you the supposed queen and been rapping since Jesus was in Jerusalem but have zero? #bringing up her dead mother..you deserve to rot #cherry chats 🍒 #I’m so happy cardi no longer feeds into her bullshit and lets her stupid ass talk to the wall #all the new girls are outshining her and I’m so glad they don’t have to grovel to her #the fact that these girls just came out and are her competition says more abt nicki than it does Meg cardi latto or anybody else #her peers should be missy kim queen latifah etc #and yet she’s linking up with 23 year olds and beefing with girls 20 years her junior #guess that predator spirit run in the family huh

[elhoimleafar]

To all my beautiful witches & brujas everywhere, I wish you a Happy Time of Lughnassad/Lammas/Lúnasa and Imbolc for those living in the North or South respectively.

And a Happy & Blessed Aquarius Full Moon 🌝 may this gorgeous Super Moon bring to you all the light and manifestation you need.

#witchcraft #wicca #magick #witches #witches of tumblr #Lúnasa #lammas #lughnasadh #wheel of the year #wiccan year #year of the witch #pagan #neopagan #full moon #pagan festival #Aquarius moon #Aquarius full moon #August #August Full Moon #Youtube

[luna-andra]

I never do new years resolutions but I think having just this one is worth it.

I want to grow closer to my practice & spirituality. I strayed away this year but I'm coming back to it ✨️

#personal #2023 #year of the witch

[widowkills]

Maisie Peters, "Holy Revival" / art by Henry Wolf and Fletcher Sibthorp

#when i say i've been SCREAMING this song in my room #channeling holy revival energy for the new years babyyy #maisie peters #holy revival #maisiepetersedit #maisie peters edit #mpetersedit #maisiepetersnetwork #lyrics edit #lyrics #lyric art #userhers #userelena #userthelasttime #usercossette #userreh #the good witch #maisie peters lyrics #* #my edits #the good witch deluxe #tgw