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Hera: Introductory post

Ἡρη [Juno] Goddess of Marriage and the Sky ; Queen of the Gods

Epithets: ⟡ Gamelia - Of marriage ⟡ Zugia - Yoked ⟡ Akraie - Of the Heights ⟡ Alexandros - Protector of Men ⟡ Basileia - Queen ⟡ Leukolenos - White Armed ⟡ Boopis - Cow-eyed ⟡ Khrysothronos - Of the Golden Throne ⟡ Makaira - Happy

Domains: ⟡ Marriage ⟡ Fertility ⟡ Childbirth ⟡ Heirs ⟡ kings and empires ⟡ Women ⟡ Family ⟡ The sky ⟡ The stars ⟡ Heaven Devotional acts: ⟡ Listen to a devotional playlist ⟡ wear green or blue or yellow or- ⟡ Dairy products from the farm if you're able (im from kentucky theyre everywhere) ⟡ Buy wedding registry gifts ⟡ Be loyal

Associations

Symbol(s): ⟡ Lotus-staff ; Throne ; Diadem Element: ⟡ Earth Color: ⟡ Gold ; Silver ; White ; purple ; blue ; green

Metal: ⟡ None known but I feel like she really likes silver metals Crystal & Stone: ⟡ Amethyst ; Pearl ; Sapphire ; Turquoise ; quartz Animal: ⟡ Hawk ⟡ Peacock ⟡ Lion ⟡ Heifer ⟡ Cuckoo ⟡ Crane Plants: ⟡ Pomegrante ⟡ Lotus ⟡ Willow ⟡ Apple Food & Drinks: ⟡ Red Wine ⟡ Olive Oil ⟡ Water ⟡ Fruit ⟡ honey ⟡ Milk ⟡ Grains ⟡ Chocolate ⟡ Pomegrantes ⟡ Apples Planet: ⟡ Venus Tarot: ⟡ The Empress ; The World

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I finally got a new deck of my favorite tarot cards. I accidentally left them at a relatives a couple of years ago and she didn’t put them up safely like I asked and her son who was 3 at the time got them and it wasn’t pretty. But I finally found the deck on sale and was able to get them and I’m so happy about it. I’ve missed my tarot deck.

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Hail Hekáte, protect us and our loved ones! Protect our pets and watch over them as if they are Your own! Blessings to You and blessings from You, great Goddess of All! We are grateful for You Mother and devote ourselves to You!

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Previous Prompts

Here is post you can find all of the previous prompts for the entire year!

January Week 1 - Intorduction

January Week 2 - Definitions

January Week 3 - Energy Sources in Witchcraft

January Week 4 - Deeper into the Elements

January Week 5 - Rules, Morals, Philosophies

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February Week 1 - Energy Work

February Week 2 - Types of Magic

February Week 3 - Types of Magic 2

February Week 4 - Types of Magic 3

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March Week 1 - Symbolism and Traditions

March Week 2 - Spell and Ritual Outline

March Week 3 - Traditions, Associations, Tools and Symbols

March Week 4 - Deeper Ancestry

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April Week 1 - Astrology

April Week 2 - Planetary Magic

April Week 3 -Other Celestial Stuff

April Week 4 - More Star Stuff

April Week 5 - Cosmic Wrap Up

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May Week 1 - Diving into Divination

May Week 2 - Divining Deeper

May Week 3 - Divination Wrap Up

May Week 4 - Changing it Up

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June Week 1 - The Wheel

June Week 2 - Transitional Periods, Energies, Entities and Places

June Week 3 - Circles and Other Shapes

June Week 4 - Grand Ideas

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July Week 1 - Dreams, Astal Work, Life and Death Philosophies

July Week 2 - Various Magics

July Week 3 - The Magic of Metals

July Week 4 - Different Types of Magic

July Week 5 - Magical Hodgepodge

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August Week 1 - Looking Inward

August Week 2 - Magic In the Mundane

August Week 3 -Using Your Senses

August Week 4 - Sixth Senses

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September Week 1 - Bubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble

September Week 2 - Alchemy

September Week 3 - Crystal Grids

September Week 4 - Altars and Workspaces

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October Week 1 - Laws of Magic

October Week 2 - The Fae, Cyrptids and Mythological Creatures

October Week 3 - Science and Magic

October Week 4 - Witchy Things

October Week 5 - Gettin' Crafty

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November Week 1 - A Hodgepodge

November Week 2 - Family, Politics, Privacy and Storage

November 3

November 4

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December Week 1

December Week 2

December Week 3

December Week 4

December Week 5

Bonus Prompts

Seasonal Magic

Other Perspectives

Eclipse Magic

Magic in the Mundane

Kitchen Witchery

Book Design Ideas

Drying Herbs

Superstitions

Holiday Prompt

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lughnasadh

Mabon

Samhain

Yule

Witchy Vibes Playlist

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Hermes

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Non-Binary Hedge Witch Aesthetic

(X/X/X/X/X/X)

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Spin the 17th century death wheel and tell me how you died in the tags

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"I sing of golden-throned Hera whom Rhea bare. Queen of the immortals is she, surpassing all in beauty: she is the sister and the wife of loud-thundering Zeus, —the glorious one whom all the blessed throughout high Olympus revere and honor even as Zeus who delights in thunder."

- Homeric Hymn 12, to Hera

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Artemis 🏹

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Honouring & Offering: Apollo edition

The Sun ☀️ Drawing a sunrise ☀️ Taking a picture of the sun ☀️ Bask in the sun while thinking of him ☀️ Wear yellows and warm tones ☀️ Golden makeup

Music 🎼 Learn an instrument or sing 🎼 Decorate with sheet music 🎼 Support indie/small musicians 🎼 Dance 🎼 Create your own musical chant in honour of him

Healing & Medicine �� Donate to health charities 💊 Eat healthily 💊 Learn first aid 💊 Exercise 💊 Expand your knowledge on health care

The Arts 📝 Write poetry 📝 Draw or paint 📝 Create clay models 📝 Visit a theatre 📝 Visit an opera or classical music performance

Oracles, Prophecy & Truth 🎴 Learn divination 🎴 Perform readings for yourself and others 🎴 Dedicate a tarot deck to him 🎴 Meditate with him in mind 🎴 Speak truthfully

Beauty 💄 Wear jewellery 💄 Dedicate an item of clothing to him 💄 Offer rings 💄 Self-care routine 💄 Makeup

Crystals 🪨 Citrine 🪨 Amber 🪨 Sapphire 🪨 Sunstone 🪨 Carnelian

Plants 🪻 Hyacinth 🪻 Laurel 🪻 Apple-trees 🪻 Bay leaves 🪻 Cinnamon

Misc. 💛 Learn his mythos 💛 Respect his twin sister Artemis, mother Leto, lovers, and children 💛 Visit his temples 💛 Include oranges or lemons in your drinks/food 💛 Work with the number 7 and celebrate Sundays

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My Favorite Epithets of Hermes

Ktêsios - The protector of property

Eriounios - Giver of good fortune

Oeopolus - Sheep-tending, shepherd

Clepsiphron - Deciever

Athanatus Diactorus - Immortal Guide

Mechaniotes - Trickster

Pheletes - Thief, Robber, Rustler

Poecilometes - Full of various wiles

Poneomenus - Busy one

Charidotes - Giver of Joy

Dotor Eaon - Giver of good things

Euscopus - Keen-sighted, watchful

Eriounes - Luck-bringing, Ready-helper

Ericydes - Famous, glorious, splendid

Pompaeus - The guide

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PNW Plant Magic Series

These posts were made many years ago based on my personal (UPG) correspondences and experiences with the plants. Some views have evolved since then!

I encourage you to sit with any plant you want to incorporate into your craft and truly connect with them instead of solely using a UPG correspondence list on tumblr! Consider these a starting point/inspiration! :)

Bleeding heart

Bracken Fern

Deer Fern

Lady Fern

Licorice Fern

Maidenhair Fern

Miner’s Lettuce

Nettle

Osoberry

Red Elderberry

Salal

Salmonberry

Sorrel

Sword Fern

Trillium

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Bedridden Witch: Solar and Lunar edition

Since creating my bedridden space witch post I’ve had many requests for one specifically on solar and lunar witchcraft, so I figured I’d make an expanded version on those topics!

Solar ☀️

Set up:

Decorate with sun-themed items

Wear sun jewelry

Collect crystals you associate with the sun

Hang red, orange or yellow curtains

Get a sun projector lamp

Make an altar for the sun

Hang a sunrise/sunset calendar

To do:

Make sun water, sun tea or sun oil

Spritz sun water on your pillow/bedding

Use sun water to cleanse; including your face/body by dabbing it on or using a washcloth

Make sun salts

Cleanse and charge items in the sun (if safe to do so)

Open the curtains and bask in the sun

Feel the warmth and strength of the sun

Drink teas with warm spices

Observe the different energies of the sun based on its position in the sky and utilize it in your practice [X]

Use The Sun tarot card as a base for a spell, enchantment or energy connection

Solar tarot spreads: [X] [X]

Sun sigils: [X] [X] [X]

Charge a solar light so you still have the energy of the sun on overcast days/long nights

Use a therapy light in the darker months

Other posts:

Sunrise / Noon / Sunset magic

Sun meditations

Sun spells: [X] [X] [X]

Helios/Sol

Ideas for using sun water

Lunar 🌙

Set up:

Decorate with moon-themed items

Wear moon jewelry

Collect crystals you associate with the moon/that are moon-shaped

Hang silver, white or pale blue curtains

Get a moon lamp

Make an altar for the moon

Hang a lunar calendar

To do:

Make moon water

Spritz moon water on your pillow/bedding

Use moon water to cleanse; including your face/body by dabbing it on or using a washcloth

Make moon salts

Cleanse and charge items under the moon

Open your window under the various phases of the moon

Feel the energy and strength of the moon

Drink sweet herbal teas, like jasmine or chamomile

Track the moon phases through an app

Observe the lunar cycle and the different energies it brings

Use The Moon tarot card as a base for a spell, enchantment or energy connection

Lunar tarot spreads: [X] [X]

Moon sigils: [X] [X] [X]

Create a lunar month journal and note how each day feels

Other posts:

Selene/Luna SDVA

Full Moon + New Moon 2025 calendar

Farmer’s Almanac moon + sun

Uses for moon water

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Bedridden witch series

Bedridden witch: Space edition

Bedridden witch: Elements edition

Bedridden witch: Weather edition

Bedridden witch: Nature edition

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Finished my devotional piece to Athena, and of course, it had to be the most challenging one so far. I had to redo the outline three times, and completely scrap it twice.

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Here's a website where Palestine GoFundMes are vetted and shared that you can send out to people. The url is gazafunds.com

Easy to use and simple. Just share the site whenever someone asks for GFMs for Palestine.

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Hermes Chthonios, guider of souls, sacred messenger and shepard of men, i honour you this holy Khytroi night. i honour those who begin their return to the underworld, guided by your grace.

Hermes Psychopompos, lord of boundaries, assist me to bid farewell to the restless souls around me. help me to celebrate their lives, to grant them peace, to continue their legacy.

Athanatos Diaktoros, messenger of the Blessed, send my regards to those i have lost and those who came before me. relay my greatest respects to *[insert names of ancestors/deceased friends or family here]*. grant them a peaceful and cherished departure from the kind of the living, and send them home with joy and blessings.

Dôtor Eaôn, immortal friend of mankind, may this night be yours.

i hope you all had a very blessed Anthesteria <3

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Localizing Magic - Hibiscus

See the rest of the Localizing Magic series.

Most of the plants I’ve written about so far grow wild in the Southeastern United States. I’m switching gears today to talk about a flower you might find at a garden center, the lovely hibiscus. The previous owners of my house planted a bunch of hibiscus bushes in my back yard and three scarlet rosemallows (a kind of hibiscus) in my front yard; they’re all currently in bloom. If you can’t harvest your own hibiscus flowers, hibiscus tea is inexpensive and easy to find. 

Hibiscus flowers have a sour flavor and are used in many different world cuisines, as well as Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. The leaves of many hibiscus plants are also edible. When harvesting hibiscus, please make sure a specific genus is edible before consuming it. Hibiscus flowers are generally safe, although they shouldn’t be consumed by pregnant or nursing women as they may cause uterine contractions. Hibiscus infusions (tea) have mild laxative, diuretic, antibacterial, vermifuge (worm-killing), anti-inflammatory and chemopreventative effects. Moreover, hibiscus has been shown in clinical studies to lower blood pressure with habitual use. 

Please note that high doses of hibiscus can be dangerous to small animals. Always remember, not everything that is safe for humans is safe for pets. In witchcraft, hibiscus is associated with the Sun and Venus, and is used to promote love, lust, divination, psychic dreams, and tranquility. Red hibiscus flowers make an excellent addition to love spells or potions. Hibiscus flowers of any color can be steeped in water to empower scrying. In my research I have also seen hibiscus mentioned as a good plant for protection and luck, but these associations are less common than the ones above. Resources:  http://www.drugs.com/npc/hibiscus.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus http://www.themagickalcat.com/Articles.asp?ID=242#ixzz3fJMHpsKK http://witcheslore.com/bookofshadows/herbology/plant-and-herb-magic-2/1174/ http://www.alchemy-works.com/herb_hibiscus.html http://www.janih.com/lady/herbs/magick/H.html https://books.google.com/books?id=qqb0AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT187&lpg=PT187&dq=hibiscus+magical+properties&source=bl&ots=TdmtRbRN7s&sig=YLIIZXO-vGypnPfucfrWogM5ga0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAzgKahUKEwiop-_z48vGAhWKiw0KHUjXA6E#v=onepage&q=hibiscus%20magical%20properties&f=false