#Cobalt Athenaeum

[esoteric-chaos]

Witchcraft Discord Server

Hi, I'm Juniper or you can call me June or Juni. I am a Maven on staff (researcher and writer) in this lovely Discord community. We offer many things from knowledge in our library, workshops, newsletters, astrology updates, daily check ins and even witchcraft services. You can find mine within. Come along I'll tell you more about it.

Scroll to bottom of page for link...lol

Want to join a great server community?

The Cobalt Athenaeum is a massive occult library on Discord! We have many branches of our libraries. As this is a library server, we absolutely do have lots of material that we have not written (and some of which we don’t agree with). We do our best to cite every source that we pull quotes or information from, but if you recognize writing that is not credited, please bring it to our attention and we will rectify the situation either by adding credit or removing the work. If you also notice something incorrect within the server please tell us! We will change and source accordingly as some information can slip through the cracks at times.

This server may be for you if

"You are a spiritual and/or magical practitioner, identify as a witch, are interested in our server topics and engaging with a community of like-minded individuals, are curious if this is the right path for you, or just to learn more about other cultures and beliefs. You are respectful and eager to learn, are comfortable acknowledging the fields in which you are uneducated and are willing to pursue rectifying that (or at least not speaking with authority on topics you are unfamiliar with), and are willing to comply with all of the rules and procedures of the Cobalt Athenaeum server network". - High Curator Ash

A bit about our library

Once you join the main Hub you can access our Sister Servers which are the branches of our library. You can find the channel for them all under #Sister-Servers. Here's some information about our servers written by our head staff.

Red: Vasselheim Learn about mythology and religion from all over the world since the beginning of time!

Orange/Brown: Avalir Learn about the histories of witchcraft and occult practices, the science behind a lot of the magic we practice, and folklore from cultures around the globe.

Yellow: The Hub Main Hub! Chat with other witches and spiritual practitioners, ask the team questions, practice giving readings and receive readings from others, and share about your practice!

Green: Rexxentrum Learn about crystals, herbs, animals, and other natural correspondences in magic! Herbs and crystals are sorted alphabetically, and animals are sorted taxonomically.

Blue: Westruun Learn about the basics (and not-so-basics) of witchcraft, spirituality, and occult practices, access our quick-reference channels, and peer through our massive spellcraft archive.

Purple: Arcadia Learn about reincarnation, the journey of souls in the afterlife, cosmic witchcraft and astrology, dreams, the astral, and both basic and advanced energetics.

Black: Bacchanal (18+) Chat with other adult practitioners; we will discuss adult things of all kinds, witchcraft and otherwise. Here you can also learn age-restricted magic and practical psychology. This server is age locked and you will only be allowed in once you are no longer a minor. This is not negotiable for your safety and ours.

We have over 1000 channels across our server network, filled to the brim with information. Join our community if you are interested < 3 Dishboard Link and blurb: "The Cobalt Athenaeum is a Witchcraft and Spirituality information database server network linked through this social server. The Information provided is from witches who have been researching and practicing for years and mods here have a combined experience of 100+ years.

We wanted a place for witches of all skill levels to have access to good and reliable information. We also have submissions for those who have information of their own to contribute. We're always adding new info so If there is something that we don't have added yet and you'd like more information on, let us know and we will do our best to get that information out. We also have a study corner for those who want to listen to music or talk while they study and sift through all of our channels in our sister-servers!

We have live readings for those who want to practice their divination skills, and workshop classes led by mods and admins who are experienced in that given field.

Our Sister Servers contain the following information:

Religion/Deities

Herb/Animal/Crystal/Nature correspondences

History/Science/Folklore

Astrology/Energy work

Magic and Witchcraft

an 18+ server for shenanigans and debauchery Within our server network we have over 1,000 information channels to choose from; you're bound to learn something new every time you take a look around!"

Discord Link:

[witchesbeware]

Cobalt Athenaeum:

This is a full library of scholarly resources, UPG’s, and other helpful info concerning witchcraft, deities, and practices.

They cite all of their works and pull from many journals and experiences alike. They were accused of stealing info/resources a while back and doxed. HOWEVER, it was because a creator kept changing their username and they couldn’t credit them. So, they do cite every single thing they use.

They also have different wings, just like a library. Where you can go in and ask specific questions and find lots of info. You can even ask their staff if you have a question and connect with other users! Their discord is truly massive and a very welcoming place.

[syntheros-artemidos]

Hi dear,

Not sure if you are part of the Cobalt Athenaeum, but I saw your response to the person that tried to doxx you/them. I just wanted to know if you guys will come back to Tumblr cause I always got such great advice and help when I needed it. Also the posts were so interesting, so many things to read and learn!🔥

I'm SO angry at how the whole thing went down and not knowing what to do and I'm sure there are other people who need help too based on the asks and how kind and helpful the responses are. I miss the blog SO MUCH!😭😭🩵

Thank you so much for any info you can give!🥹🩷

I am one of the three High Curators, yes. We will likely never come back here, we've mostly cut ties with Tumblr as a whole. you're free to join the discord server!! it's always been our main platform, anyway. Since that all went down we have been EXTREMELY strict on where and how (and from whom) we get our information, so we've almost entirely cut Tumblr out of the servers. Thank you, sincerely, for your support. it's good to know there's still people here that saw that shit show for what it was.

[darkwingphoenix]

Revenge Collection of @loominggaia memes because @niittinaatti tryna steal ma niche

STAY IN YAOUR LANE

The Evangeline cousins as Cobalt, Cyana, Skylie, Saphirra, and Lazuline wreak havoc on Cerulea and Rodrig via intense scream-scolding:

Amber and Maui attending their first World Athenaeum dorm party at a pool

Cerulea: Hey, can you not exile us even though we almost executed Lucius for being trans?

Cobalt having already taken to referring to Lumine as her real name and not her deadname:

Justinia, Sai, and the cousins cheering him on:

Citrine tryna make Maia and Lumine get her shit (Amber's already gotten used to her tactics and won't do it)(Neither of them bend to this either, so she has to suck it

Cobalt and Skylie having totally different personalities but having the same values and moniker all the same (Both have the title of Dragon King/Queen, it's canon in my AU now):

Battle bucketheels on Ascendii warships (They fight with swords and were reprogrammed to play music from music boxes built into them when not fighting)

Krug, Shuck and Yip-pi-Popo be like in their swamp:

One of Skylie's subordinate generals with his pet bird (He's an ogre):

When Saraia made Queen, the biggest flying thing to exist on Gaia since the dinosaur ages, Skylie made this song:

Skylie when she finds a fossil

Various Saraia Memes time!

Skylie: Uh, you don't always hafta buy fossils, you know that, right?

Darshaan: Yeah, so stoppit!

Saraia every time

Time for Custom Memes!

Saraia to Gultopp/Blomi, Skylie to Cyana or Cobalt, and Darshaan to Karenza or Isaac after the above ends:

Me when @niittinaattii tries to copy me (Ignore the last part

Amber going on a date with Tyria (Justinia told Saheli and Mako they could tag along, and Cyangeline did the same with Acacia):

A buncha fauns murdering a random Evangeline slave hunter:

Citrine and Maia to their parents:

[cloverwitch]

HEAR ME

A communication spell to get someone to hear you out and recognize that you're telling the truth, without their own misinterpretation/biases or those of others twisting their understanding

Tools/components

🕯️ matches/barbeque lighter

🕯️ fire safe dish + fire starter

🕯️ herbs (more info below)

🕯️ white candle

🕯️ thyme or rosemary oil

🕯️ piece of paper + marker/pen

🕯️ object that represents the target of the spell (a taglock, poppet, photo, etc) that can be burned safely; if you have nothing and can't get/make anything, you can simply write their full name (and/or other identifying info) on the paper

🕯️ (optional) the Justice tarot card (or any other tarot/oracle card you associate with truth, fairness, patience, accountability, etc)

Herbs

The only herb "crucial" to this spell is thyme (which is associated with truth,) but you can add any other herbs you think would be useful—some suggestions are:

🌿 rosemary (for unclouded judgement)

🌿 sage (for wisdom)

🌿 clove (for clarity and banishing negativity)

🌿 nettle (for stopping gossip)

🌿 lemon peel (for removing emotional/energetic blockages)

Instructions

Dress the candle with the oil and light it

On the piece of paper, write a "letter" addressed to your target—something clear and direct, commanding them to listen and explaining whatever it is you want them to understand

Place your object (or letter) in front of you (on top of your cards, if you're using any,) and place the herbs around it

Charge the herbs with their relevant correspondences, then focus on the target while channeling your energy/intent into the object

With the dish in front of you, light your fire starter; as the fire gets going, read what you have written (aloud or in your head—whichever you are comfortable with/capable of) and add your herbs to the dish

When you're done reading, fold the letter up and throw it on the flames, along with your object

When the fire has died down and the dish has cooled, dispose of the spell components however you see fit (I personally use the need-fire [recipe? method?] which I found through @the-cobalt-athenaeum, and since it's literally mostly salt, there are ways I can't dispose of it if I don't want to repurpose it)

Leave the (still lit) candle somewhere you can see it, and let it burn itself all the way down

As always, exercise proper fire safety when doing spellwork

NOTE: this spell is not necessarily designed to actively sway someone's opinion or push them towards making a certain decision—rather, it's to give them accurate and honest information which, depending on what they choose to do with it, may or may not affect their perspective or actions. Then again, if you want to spin the spell that way, you certainly can.

Also, there's a lot of room for personal touches in this spell, based on your practice, experience, or desired outcome. Use different herbs, invoke a deity, write a full incantation or chant instead of a letter, change the colour of the candle (or omit it entirely)—whatever it is, I highly suggest you add your own personal touches, and I fully endorse you going hog wild with it if that's what you want to do.

[gotthemagickalscissors]

Beginner Witchcraft Resources

These are (in my opinion) some of the best resources for beginners that I could find but that does not mean everything listed will be relevant to your craft

General Info.

Not Information, but Something I think Every Beginner Should Read

A Bit About Beginner Witchery and Some Ideas for Starting Out (You Don’t Have to do Everything Described, Just What Interests you)

On Finding your Identity in Witchcraft

Starting Witchcraft

On Labels / “Witch Types”

Witchcraft is not Inherently Dangerous

Author and Website Blacklist by the ARCHIVE Discord Server

Basics

A Little Overview

A Good Place to Start Researching Cleansing

Cleansing vs. Purification (An Important Distinction)

Some Info. on Warding / Protection + Ideas

Warding (Protecting a Space)

Simple Protections

A Good Resource on Shielding (Protecting Yourself - Please Keep in Mind this is Energy Work and You will Probably Feel Tired After, so Make sure to Rest and Not Overdo it)

Layering Protections (This Should be Done Overtime, Not All in One Night - Spells Take Energy)

Meditation

Meditation is a Great Thing to Incorporate Into your Craft. I like to do 5 minutes Before Spellwork. I start by Focusing on my Breath and Relaxing my Muscles, then I Center, Ground, and Relax Again. This can Really Help get you in the Right Headspace for Whatever Spell you are Doing.

Guided Meditations can be Very Helpful in the Beginning but it can be Hit or Miss to Find One that Actually Works for You.

Meditation vs. Mindfulness

Meditation (This is Specifically for People w/ ADHD but It is Also Relevant to People Without it)

Visualization

Visualizing When you Can’t Visualize

Grounding & Centering + Simple Ideas for Both

A Few Recommended Resources

Chaotic Witch Aunt - TikTok and YouTube

The Green Witch - YouTube

The Witch of Wonderlust - YouTube

Hiswitchcraft - Tumblr

Windvexer - Tumblr

The-cobalt-athenaeum - Tumblr

[windvexer]

ahah, my reputation as someone who will show up and say stuff precedes me!

I like your thoughts and I see where you're coming from, but I disagree.

I think a problem here is comparing New Age, which is more or less a discrete religion, with all of witchcraft, which is sometimes a religion but not always, and sometimes a spiritual tool of self development (but not always).

@the-cobalt-athenaeum just posted this ask about getting into witchcraft specifically in order to learn how to curse and punish people. I think posts such as that one are useful because it reveals an underlying current which I believe is inextricable from witchcraft:

that witchcraft is a craft which restores sovereignty to individuals and provides tools to control their environment.

I believe introspection, humanity, and self-therapy are adjacent to witchcraft, but not the point of witchcraft and not necessary for witchcraft.

For some, reclaiming their power may indeed involve a spiritual path full of introspection and learning about their own flaws.

For others, that power may be, "holy shit I just realized I can influence the outcome of legal proceedings," or, "hey, want to see the worst thing anyone has ever done with a jar full of dead wasps?"

I appreciate witchcraft as a system for self-development but I don't think it's supposed to primarily be a system of self-development. (Unless self-development is what you need to reclaim your power, I suppose)

NOW, I will say this: I think that as a whole, witchcraft is immensely more helpful as a framework for someone who wants to analyze themselves, accept accountability, and work on themselves. I think your complaints on New Age are valid in that respect. Although I don't believe that shadow work is a fundamental aspect of witchcraft, it's still a part of the witchcraft stew.

I'll also say that if shadow work is a part of the witchcraft stew yet not a fundamental component, here's something I do believe is a fundamental ingredient:

Losing part of your humanity ;D

And if I were picking witches out of a lineup to help me with a serious problem, I'd pick the ones that gloat over their own flaws.

I always have a sneaking suspicion that the ones that are too humble don't know how to get the job done.

I think one thing that separates witches from new agers is that new agers will try to repress negative thoughts and emotions so that they 'draw more positive things into their lives' and 'boost their vibrations' while witches will work hard to process their negative thoughts and emotions in order to better understand themselves and their feelings.

New agers focus on separating themselves from their humanity claiming to be above humans and here to aid them, them themselves being free from flaw. Witches recognize their humanity and try to see their flaws and work towards their betterment rather than assuming themselves to be the ones free of flaw and blaming others for their own misdeeds.

One definitely involves a lot of repression and denile while the other tries to see their flaws and see how they could do better.

Hey if anyone is interested please interact and share your thoughts, I want to flesh out this idea.

Calling in the expert discussion-ers

@windvexer @a-witch-named-crow

[esoteric-chaos]

A Lesson on Sympathetic Magic

{My post is cross-posted from The Cobalt Athenaeum aka my original post. You can find the server at the bottom of my pinned post.}

Always take my words with a grain of salt and do your own cross-referencing and research on a subject. Never take my words at face value. Self-study is important.

What is Sympathetic Magic?

“Sympathetic magic, also known as imitative magic, is a type of magic based on imitation or correspondence." - Wikipedia

Another example is

“Sympathetic magic is a magical modality that involves symbolically imitating the desired outcome. It may involve acting on a physical representation of a target or creating a physical representation of the outcome or recreating the desired outcome through motion and art. In this way, the practitioner might cause change at a distance in time or space.” - magickalspot.com

Sympathetic Magic Broken Down

Sympathetic Magic might sound difficult but I promise it is not. Let’s have a bit of a history lesson. Sir James George Frasier first outlined the underlying principles of sympathetic magic in his (1890-1915) book The Golden Bough (Ch 3). He explained that it was based on two basic principles which we now call the Law of Similarity and the Law of Contagion or Contact. There was also a book written by Richard Andree called Sympathy-Enchantment which was written in 1882. The idea of some form of sympathetic magic has existed since prehistory.

There has been talk of Ancient Egyptians using sympathetic magic within their rituals, from use of charms and amulets. We can see examples of sympathetic magic in Kemetic practices, some history is never forgotten.

It goes like this:

Principle - Explanation: Examples

Law of Similarity - “Like produces like”: Uses of a poppet to create a direct link to a target for healing, baneful work and other means

Law of Contagion - Objects or beings/things in contact retain a connection: Using a taglock (hair, nails, body fluids) in a spell to influence the target or as a representation of yourself

Law of Correspondence - Symbolic associations create connections: using for example a pink candle for self-love or a black candle for protection or baneful work. This would follow colour magic for theory

Law of Association - Linking two entities establishes a connection: Placing a photo of an ancestor on an ancestor altar or using a photo as a Taglock for a spell

Sympathetic Magic is the correspondence itself within witchcraft practice. It’s the main driving point behind a spell that uses materials. Without mastering sympathetic magic, your spells may not work as intended and may not have the power behind them that you so wish. Even materials in magic sometimes need a taglock of sorts for a spell to be as effective.

Law of Similarity

The Law of Similarity states that things that resemble each other have a connection on a metaphysical level. Examples include a poppet being used to represent an individual, either yourself or someone else. Its similarity to the target. This is what would drive the spellwork, as it would influence the target as intended. This is the basics of the law, the very base of representations in spellwork.

The Law of Contagion or Contact

The Law of Contagion states that things that were once in contact remain connected after separation and that whatever affects one can still affect the other, and whatever energy was in the original remains in the removed. We see this in taglocks, taglocks that were once connected to a being, living or dead. This can be physical taglocks (hair, nails, body fluids) or even a business card this person once possessed or an item of clothing. Alternatively, if you were out of options a name and birthday or a photograph would work fine. In a pinch, you work with what you have.

Types of Sympathetic Magic

Similarity

That of which resembles something that represents or substitutes an object or thing to do with the working. We can look at alchemy in this sense, we would alchemize an ingredient as a substitute. Pomegranates have been seen as a substitute for blood as t’s connected with life/death, vitality and mortality/immortality. It shows this symbolism through myths throughout different cultures and some folklore (ex. vampires). You can thank our Maven Satan for this fun fact so I can look into it further.

Contact

That of which something came in contact with something that can represent an object, thing or person. Examples include taglocks (hair, nails bodily fluids) or even moon/sun water as its rays have “touched” the water, blessing it a certain way. It can be UPG, SPG or VPG.

Imitation

While being close to similarity, it's not quite the same. It involves the act of creating an imitation object. Things like Poppets are great examples of alchemizing an ingredient for a working. The important thing is that it looks like the thing/person you are creating, however, a close imitation works just as fine (alchemy). Correspondence Correspondences are essentially the idea that something can influence another thing because of its relationship or resemblances to said thing. Let's say for example a correspondence to a deity, Roses are seen as a correspondence to the goddess Aphrodite or Keys for Hekate. You can also have something like Peppermint that represents the planet Mercury, as it rules under such. Correspondences can look like colours, plants, minerals and objects. As long as it represents that thing you are working with, it is a correspondence.

Examples of Sympathetic Magic

Practice - Purpose: Example

Poppet Magic - Healing, cursing, influencing, or representing a person: Constructing a doll-like figure and using it as a focus point to a ritual

Mirror Magic - Reflection, divination, or reversing energy: Using mirrors to channel intentions, amplify energy, reflect energy or for scrying

Material Correspondences - Utilizing plants, minerals and colours for their symbolic associations: Selecting specific herbs or flowers from research for their correspondence to include in a spell or working

Charm or Talisman Creation - Protection, luck, or manifestation: Crafting a personal charm or talisman with an intended purpose like protection or invisibility

Sources

Sympathetic magic. (2024, August 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_magic

https://magickalspot.com/sympathetic-magic/ (read this source with a grain of salt as it mentions things like voodoo dolls)

https://plentifulearth.com/sympathetic-magic-power-spells/ (again read this source with a grain of salt as it mentions voodoo dolls and other topics that are a bit of a yikes)

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1019/magic-in-ancient-egypt/

Would you be interested in the rest of my posts? Check out the Masterpost.

[syntheros-artemidos]

hi! I have a couple sideblogs

@potnia-chromaton (art and generally pretty things)

@potnia-pandemos (politics and current events)

@potnia-enagonios (fandom content)

@potnia-mousika (poetry, music, and other word-arts)

@potnia-polytekhnes (technology and science)

@my-sunflower-garden (I reblog sunflowers! they're my favorite!)

aside from that, I do tarot, oracle card, charm, and Greek rune readings! price depends on what exactly you want - message me for details. I can accept Cashapp and Venmo.

and finally, I help run the Cobalt Athenaeum Server Network on discord! I'm much more active there than I am here.

[copperfirebird]

It's Rose City Yarn Crawl weekend and I was just thinking how lucky I am to live in a city with two different witchy-vibe yarn stores, one of which is also a book store.

I'm not a knitter but I am a sewist, and I embroider, and I do other knotty things, been thinking for the last three days about so many embroidered spells ideas and whatnot. I bought some gorgeous thread and silk laceweight yarn.

I'm not a stitch witch, because that's has almost an elegance to the name that I definitely don't have in my craft, but it was close. I was joking in the Cobalt Athenaeum discord that I should be a "string witch" because that's more my vibe, and once I thought about it I decided it works for me. It's even got a little bit of implied chaos/connection feel to it that works for me.

Anyway, I did not buy this sweatshirt but if you want one and you're in Portland I saw it at Ritual Dyes on Division.

[syntheros-artemidos]

@the-cobalt-athenaeum

[darkwingphoenix]

Spoilers for my @loominggaia AU: Of Kids and World War

Warning: MASSIVE Spoilers for my AU series. Also, like the LG spoilers, there's a lot more going on under the hood (Smaller plot points, subplots, and so on)

About the same time as later parts of Amber's Childhood, the titular bitchular of the series, Project Starblast, happens, wiping Damijana off the map and killing a lot of Zareenites. Iriana Liatt of Dirty Animal fame, Skylie and Saraia are in Driza trying to sway the population to the Naturalist's side, and were funded by the Naturalists for that, Iriana for whatever reason

Project Starblast took out a lot of Driza and Viersen, so all 3 were under threat of death, and Skylie and Saraia managed to get a lot of people out with King and Rook, and Skylie got Iriana while Rook rushed past her.

After evacuating, the people of Driza and Viersen were told to get back to work by their employment or the government. Many were pissed and started protesting heavily. Meanwhile Iriana started feeling weird: She felt her music was weird, experienced nausea when seeing art or hearing music from elsewhere, and other stuff. Saraia and Skylie pieced together she somehow gained a soul and connected it to Project Starblast.

Eventually, the people of Driza and Viersen were told that if they were upset, they could leave Zareen, and as Skylie, Saraia and Iriana, along with Darshaan (Who hauled ass over on Queen, the monster Saraia made for him as a Chess Egg mount, when he heard of Project Starblast), started the journey to Damijana Sea (The water-filled crater of where Damijana got atomized for the most part), the disgruntled Zareenites followed right along.

After about 3 weeks, the exodus came to the crater, and found countless other monsters there as well, and even Overlord Morgause of Unseelie Court was there.

After finding out what happened from Damijani survivors and those who came from Slegelse to investigate, the group, excluding the Unseelie vanguard, decided to team up to rebuild, while avoiding the mistakes of before.

After like a year and a half, Skylie takes a break to meet up with her family in Uekoro for Amber's 2nd birthday, finding out Maui has gained a soul as well, and the World Athenaeum is saying the disaster must have had so much magical energy Gaia was temporarily overloaded and needed to let off the magic in the form of souls for monsters, and it's unknown whether the next monster generation would or not.

In addition, in various parts of the world, sightings of new species showed up: They called themselves kolari, fatui, marinal, fodiens, meshnokai, kitsune, yuki onna, tengu, oni, jorogumo, uruk-hai, woodcrafters, fareel, kulipari, baileif, and several more:

A new species of commoner, the Na-Vi from Avatar (Not the one with a kid with a blue arrow tattoo)

A new species of fae, the bangboo (From ZZZ)

A new species of gaian, the kobolds (Lizard people, essentially legged gorgons that are also able to hold their breath for a long enough time they join Aquarian groups around the world)

An additional youkai, the kappa

Another eviolan, the naiyul (An Aquarian that's essentially a stingray centaur)(Below is a female, although they have breasts like sirene)

And an extra meru species, the zilla (Basically a pterosaur like below)

These species all showed up all over the world in various numbers (Including a highly aquatic subgroup of Na'Vi, similar to feral satyrs, that becomes highly associated with Aquarians), but most prominently near Damiscend as it's growing. The naiyul spawn in the water nearby.

Eventually, wild plants start growing around Damiscend, making the Zareenites, who've never seen them before, surprised and realize how bad Zareen is, making a long-lasting anti-industrialization rhetoric in Ascendance.

Meanwhile in Evangeline, Cobalt ascends the throne and marries Sai, while maintaining a secret three-way mutual love triangle with Sai and Justinia. The Knights of Favonius slowly gain reputation and numbers in Evangeline, and after Saraia attacks, wiping out the royal guard with help from Darshaan and Trip, and Skylie shows up and shocks her whole family, replace the royal guard at Cobalt's request. Saraia also finds out, telepathically, Cobalt is trying to end slavery, slowly at first.

And, while the Knights make life in Evangeline much safer from monsters and lycanthropes, their presence, and the rise of traditional Lindism, called Reformed Lindism, and Project Starblast and the rise of Ascendance start straining life in Evangeline as people start to question the very foundation of the House of Humanity, despite the House's best efforts to wipe the aberrant thinking.

It doesn't help Skylie's random Vision gifting includes slaves and free people, making people question whether fae or gaians were that bad after all.

This is especially true with the royal family, who are now split between Cobalt, Lazuline, Saphirra and Marine and Cobalt's kids, who think the new way of thinking is best or at least condone their presence, and everyone else who are against the entire thing and wanna burn it down. The Knights of Favonius favor Cobalt overall, but never say anything.

Cobalt and his parents' relationship starts souring fast, especially after Cobalt finds out Justinia was forcibly bred by his parents, and chews them out and tells them that if they pull some dumb shit like that again, they're exiled from the Capital. At the same time, Maia, Cobalt's 14 year old daughter, and Lucius, Marine's slightly younger 16 year old twin son (The other went missing 6 years before, and was named Aether: However, he actually became an Ascendance general), realize they're a lesbian and a trans lesbian respectively, and Lucius changes her real name to Lumine, although secretly.

Eventually, shit goes to a head when Cobalt finds out Lumine was nearly executed but got saved by Paimon and Maia, revealing to him Lumine is trans and Maia is a lesbian, and supports both of them, then finds out Rodrig was behind it after forcing his son and heir Indigo, who found out by accident, using red hot rods. Then, on is way back after getting Lumine and Maia from the whole issue of Lumine's near hanging, he catches Cerulea trying to hide Justinia and a male sirene in a bush, which fails epically as she tried to hide them as Cobalt already started approaching and just stood in front of them, and figured out about Rodrig's shit after getting both him and Cerulea into the High Throne Room, along with Lumine's elfenne GF Furina (Who happened to be in the room when it all went down).

After hearing from Justinia what happened (And welcoming Jet, Justinia's old husband and Clarity and Amber's father, to the royal family, as well as Furina), he officially banished Cerulea, Indiga, and Rodrig from the Capital, personally seeing them out with several Favonius Knights, as well as Acting Grandmaster Jean and Skylie, who showed up as he was marching them into the main plaza.

However, this action sets off a chain reaction leading to the biggest war Looming Gaia has ever seen, essentially replacing the possible end for the FGG, via a multi-kingdom battle against the Cult of the Crescent in canon, with a world war. Yep, we're going that direction.

The way this goes is that Rodrig and Cerulea, along with the House of Humanity in Evangeline Capital, excluding Danus, Teal and Lazuline, get banished and wind up in Greenhearst, the largest enclave of Modern Lindism around. Here, they gather the soldiers there, as well as rallying Kelvingyard soldiers, and begin a violent rebellion.

Cobalt's answer to this is to send regular military over to Greenhearst and Kelvingyard to pacify the rebels, which only makes the rebel army grow as Modern Lindists from elsewhere in Evangeline rally in Kelvingyard, worsening the whole issue, before eventually Cobalt calls on the Knights of Favonius and eventually requests military support from Ascendance, especially after the Folkvaran Spec Ops and insurgent ex-slaves, manipulated by representatives of Cerulea and Rodrig into believing Cobalt's gonna worsen slavery in the kingdom join forces with the Modernists.

Also, Gultopp was already basically about to declare war against Cobalt due to him being insulted Cobalt was trying to make peace and invades Evangeline, and Ascendance troops wind up fighting the Folkvar navy.

The Unseelie Court, a long-standing ally to Ascendance, declares war against Gultopp and the Modernists, leading to Hethor declaring war on the Reformist Coalition to protect Folkvar, eventually leading to Zareen attempting a Reconquista to reclaim their land from Ascendance, and Mogdiri and Ascendii troops fight back to keep them from doing so, and then Lamai joins in to fight Ascendance, mostly to kill the false dragons (Various monsters, especially Skylie's monsters and saraians). Yerim-Mor joined the Reformists, as Jaq viewed Ascendance as a great ally, especially since Skylie personally led a buncha Knights of Favonius to take down the remaining Crescent Cult enclaves, since Skylie had honed her ability to rip of Crescent Masks like she did to Darshaan to be able to remove them without passing out.

Essentially, only Matuzu and the Seelie Court remain neutral, as even the Aquarian Alliance joins in, fighting everyone who's polluting their territory with bodies and ship stuff, and mostly because Sovereign, officially going loopy from brain cancer, wants to fight everyone while they're fighting each other.

Here's the sides of the war simplified:

Reformists: Evangeline Kingdom (Under Cobalt), Knights of Favonius, Ascendance, Unseelie Court, Mogdir, Yerim-Mor

Modernists: Evangeline Modern Lindism Rebellion, Folkvar, Ex-Slave Insurgents, Etios

Zareenite Reconquista (Technically a smaller military conflict, but officially considered part of the World War)

Aquatic Alliance Retaliation (Fighting everyone)

Lamai Crusade (Fighting Ascendance to kill off monsters)

This war takes like 16 years to fully end.

The Aquarian Alliance drops off first as Sovereign literally dies from his gut exploding from so much gas, and Champ signs peace with everyone just to let the Alliance rest after 8 years of just getting slaughtered, as leviathans controlled by magic are immune to the leviathan repellant spell, making swarms of koholasaurs kill millions of soldiers

Zareen falls off a season later, having gained zero ground and in fact having had its borders shrunken by Ascendii armies.

Lamai winds up way outta its weight class and gets hammered by an Ascendii splinter group sent to counter them, making the Lamai give up after having been beaten right back to their shores and surrender only a year after the AA and Zareen surrender

Mogdir signs peace with everyone at the same time Zareen surrendered, as they only wanted to protect their friend of Ascendance (OJ, with Winnie being his power behind the throne/Top advisor, is a good friend of Skylie's after Ascendance healed most of Evik)

The Modernists were eventually crushed as Gultopp and Hethor, the two people who were literally the only thing keeping the Modernist army alive via supplies, both died from being killed in battle age-related shit respectively, and Blomi basically immediately signed peace about a year before the war ended. This left Etios totally unable to fully supply the Modernists, and the army was completely crushed.

Indiga had died right before the war happened, and Cerulea was killed by Skylie in the aftermath of the largest battle of the Gaia World War, the Battle of Marduk Hill, where Gultopp also died. Skylie was also Gultopp's killer, having attempted to take her out again in a blind rage fueled by the amount of times Skylie came back during the war

It became a joke to the Reformists where Skylie would accidentally get killed in battle by Gultopp and have the Reformists lose that battle only to fight him again in another battle and get a Reformist victory. On the more serious side, scholars at the World Athenaeum studying the war knew how much the Modernists were surviving on Etiosi and Folkvaran supplies, and suspected only when Gultopp and Hethor died would the war end.

A month after that prediction, Gultopp finally fell to Skylie's sword, age, injuries, and Skylie's battlefield knowledge having finally proven too much for him to handle.

Keatto had zero ability to actually manage a war, and basically had every single male survivor of Hethor's line go to battle, where they all got killed in a Keatto-led attempt to take down Skylie was revenge. However, unlike the Gultopp/Skylie duels, which Skylie had purposely humored, she was no longer interested in dueling for the rest of the war, especially since she also knew the Modernists were being hard carried by Folkvar and Etios, so she was focused on ending the war now that half of the supplies were gone.

Upon Keatto's death, Hethor's dynasty totally fell apart, and Etios fell into a decade-long period of strife, leading to Thetos being revealed as being Hethor's illegitimate son by Murata, although Thetos had zero interest in Folkvar or Etios due to the GWW, and after finding out he was Hethor's kid he immediately packed his bags and fucked off to Ascendance, and Murata encouraged this, knowing he didn't need the stress of a High Ruler to have a good and full life.

This essentially made Etios too busy to fight the war, and eventually a centaur named Mangulos ascended the High Throne and signed peace, 4 years after the war had ended, and while it was added to the history books, everyone and their pet knows the war didn't end with Etios signing peace, it ended when the Modernists were finally crushed

Many people unofficially call the war over when Keatto and Hethor's sons and younger husbands died to Skylie's banner guard, having never even touched Skylie, save for Keatto who got a fatal case of Celestial-Blade-to-the-heart-itis

This holds a grain of truth, for the last year of the GWW was ridiculously one-sided: Almost every battle was an overwhelming win for the Reformists

Results

The results of the Gaia World War are as follows:

Evangeline Kingdom: Seriously fucked up from the war, where 75% of battles took place. Recovers in 10 years thanks to aid from Ascendance, Unseelie Court and Yerim-Mor, and reparations paid by Zareen, Etios, Folkvar and Lamai, as well as diplomatic aid from the Aquarian Alliance. Modern Lindism slowly dies off, the last truly Modern Lindist dying in Greenhearst in the fall of 6269 (Nice)

Ascendance: Its power made it a full Great Kingdom

Zareen: Serious loss in power, dependent on all other Great Kingdoms for everything except its own manufactured goods, much of which are exported for gold to buy imports. Slowly declines and loses Great Kingdom status in 6069, although still an independent kingdom, albeit a wealthy one from all of the industrial exports

Lamai: Massive population loss due to the war

Matuzu: Even richer than before the war, as they were giving everyone and their horses mercenaries. High King Rustafi decided to remain neutral specifically to reap the benefits of selling mercenary contracts to the entire planet

Mogdir: Loss in population normal for a war, but like 2 battles happened in Mogdir territory, both small skirmishes against Zareen

Yerim-Mor: Finally able to recover from the brink total collapse due to being the primary industrial supplier of the Reformists. Jaq eventually signs the Nymph Pact as Matuzu signs peace with Yerim-Mor and Yerim-Mor itself heals from the Gold River War due to a new vacuum of Crescent Cultists and an influx of wealth from the GWW

Etios: Struggling from a dynastic conflict, although fine once the war ends and a new High Ruler goes on the throne

Folkvar: Seeing an economic boom due to the war with Evangeline ending with Blomi and Cobalt, and the military of Folkvar sees massive budget cuts, all of that going to aiding the disabled, especially as Blomi discovers Sygbarne's existence halfway through the war (After the AA and Zareen tap out)

Unseelie Court: Morgause becomes a divine halfway through the war after being killed with Skylie, and immediately becomes a lot more involved with politics, mostly with Ascendance tho. The Kingdom as a whole becomes a lot better due to monsters feeling love and such and basically taking notes from Ascendance

Seelie Court: Literally nothing changes in the Seelie Court, beyond a larger intolerance of outsiders. Titania is still a crazy beans addict They really said

Burmek: Same as Seelie Court, too busy fighting nymphs and roleplaying Mad Max to GAF

Azizaland: Becomes even wealthier due to great trade deals between Yerim-Mor and Evangeline, although like 95% of that just gets dumped into making everyone's life there better or gets put into commissioned art outside of the kingdom

During the war, Reformist soldiers who distinguished themselves in battle all got Visions from Skylie herself

Evangeline, now under Cobalt and mostly following Reformed Lindism, fairly rapidly abolishes slavery, instead purchasing monsters made for farming from Ascendance to do the work, and LGBT rights come a few years after the war ends (Specifically a season before Etios signs peace). Lumine and Furina actually have their wedding on the same day as the LGBT marriage laws go up in celebration, followed by JustSaibalt doing so in a grand ass wedding a month later, Cobalt reinstating Justinia and Jet's marriage as well

TLDR: Cobalt accidentally starts a world war and wins, making Gaia a way better place for everyone.

Also, Cobalt and Skylie are definitely the main characters here

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I posted 119 times in 2022

That's 116 more posts than 2021!

20 posts created (17%)

99 posts reblogged (83%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@crazycatsiren

@the-cobalt-athenaeum

I tagged 78 of my posts in 2022

Only 34% of my posts had no tags

#witchcraft - 39 posts

#witchy - 33 posts

#witchblr - 30 posts

#not mine - 21 posts

#witch resources - 20 posts

#baby witch - 19 posts

#witch - 15 posts

#traditional witchcraft - 15 posts

#witches of tumblr - 13 posts

#mine - 13 posts

Longest Tag: 29 characters

#spellwork and correspondences

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

i often open up my drafts on tumblr and think “today is the day! today is the day i ask the moon if i could court her”

and then i remember that i don’t have the audacity

4 notes - Posted December 12, 2022

#4

happy froggy friday 🐸

via Linnea Sterte

5 notes - Posted October 22, 2022

#3

our flag means death more like OH MY FUCK MAN WHAT JUST WENT DOWN IN GAY PIRATE LAND

7 notes - Posted October 15, 2022

#2

i love you queer witches i love you trans witches i love you witches who are unlabelled i love you witches who are just starting out i love you witches who have experience i love you witches still willing to learn i love you witches <3

22 notes - Posted December 6, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

hello loves!!

if you’re a southern hemisphere witch like me, then you’ll find that the wheel of the year/sabbats dates are in a bit of a tizzy

so, i’ve listed the southern hemisphere sabbats dates for you below :))

YULE (Winter Solstice): June 20-23 ❄️

IMBOLC: August 1 🕯️

OSTARA (Spring Equinox): September 20-23 🌷

BELTANE: November 1 🔥

LITHA (Summer Solstice): December 20-25 ☀️

LUGHNASADH: February 2 🌾

MABON (Autumn Equinox): March 20-23 🍁

SAMHAIN: May 1 🎃

64 notes - Posted October 3, 2022

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Other interpretations of the meanings of Norse Runes ✨️

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About the Witch and Extra Links

Hello! My name is Juniper or you can call me Juni. I’ve been a Druidic Practitioner with a heavy affinity for energy work, practicing for about over a decade now. 

Still learning new things every day and always reviewing the basics. I’ve spent most of my time lurking on Witchblr but I decided that I’d like to start making original content.

This blog is also a dedication to Mother Hekate. It's in her domain to teach the magical side of things such as witchcraft, magic and sorcery.

A bit about me and what I dabble with!

Divination

Druidism

Planetary magic

Energy work

Aspiring Herbalist

Chaos Magic

I have a new interest in Pop Culture Witchcraft. Legend of Zelda and Skyrim mainly

Getting back to my ancestry roots with Slavic Folk magic. Be patient I am learning slowly but my practice itself isn’t folk based

I kinda dabble in everything but these are my main interests. Very eclectic within my practice.

The kind of content you’ll expect here

Beginner and “Intermediate/Advanced” witchcraft content

Herbalism

Deity work

Druidic information

Energy work

Low energy/disability-friendly practice content (I have Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia so it’s a must)

Boosted posts

Some LGBTQ+ themes (I'm very gay and love my partner)

The ask box is always open. Please keep it respectful as the block button and I am friendly for my own peace

Are you looking for all of my posts on one page? Check out the Masterpost

This is a safe space for LGBTQ+. Yes, that means Aces too.

Who is not welcome here?

Transphobes, Terfs, fascists, right-winged ideologies and anyone else bigoted in the sphere. I also do not support Starseeds, New Aged appropriative movements, Atlantis or really any sort of spiritual conspiracy theories due to their background.

Do you like my posts and my sense of chaotic humour? Look no further. I'll be starting a YouTube channel! My blog for such is @evergreensorcery to ask any questions. This channel is a devoted offering to Mother Hekate and Lord Thoth to spread knowledge of magic and the occult.

I can't wait to share my knowledge with you and connect with many lovely people. I hope you stick around for the journey. and please be patient with me as I figure out sound and editing. 💚

Want to Support Me? Check out my Ko-Fi!

My Ko-Fi is the perfect place to support me. You'll find various tiers for mentorships, lessons, and monthly content tiers. The following link is here. Thank you again for all of your support.

Witchcraft Discord Server

Want to join a great server community?

The Cobalt Athenaeum is a massive occult library on Discord! We have many branches of our libraries. As this is a library server, we absolutely do have lots of material that we have not written (and some of which we don’t agree with). We do our best to cite every source that we pull quotes or information from, but if you recognize writing that is not credited, please bring it to our attention and we will rectify the situation either by adding credit or removing the work. If you also notice something incorrect within the server please tell us! We will change and source accordingly as some information can slip through the cracks at times.

This server may be for you if

"You are a spiritual and/or magical practitioner, identify as a witch, are interested in our server topics and with engaging with a community of like-minded individuals, are curious if this is the right path for you, or just to learn more about other cultures and beliefs. You are respectful and eager to learn, are comfortable acknowledging the fields in which you are uneducated and are willing to pursue rectifying that (or at least not speaking with authority on topics you are unfamiliar with), and are willing to comply with all of the rules and procedures of the Cobalt Athenaeum server network". - High Curator Ash

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Post Updated 7/29/24

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Autumn Equinox Masterpost - Spoonie witch friendly

The Autumn Equinox. This holiday typically falls around September 21st. This welcomes the transition from summer to fall by celebrating the season and honoring crops.

The Autumn Equinox marks the end of the summer harvest season, the second harvest. 

People gather and celebrate the harvest with feasts and gatherings of the folk.

Autumn Equinox Correspondences 

Colours

Dark brown

Burnt orange

Deep green

Dark red

Golden yellow

Earth tones

Herbal

Bay Laurel

Sage

Yarrow

Cinnamon

Rose Hips

Sunflowers

Ash

Oak

Maple

Edibles

Pumpkin

Wheat / Bread

Apples

Corn

Zucchini

Squash

Acorns / Nuts

Root veggies

Stew or chili

Wassail (Credit to Salem from The Cobalt Athenaeum Discord server)

Animals

Stag

Owl

Blackbird

Squirrels

Salmon

Crystals

Citrine

Amber

Quartz

Aventurine

Gold

Ruby

Tiger’s Eye

Symbols

Cornucopia

Hay

Scarecrows

Leaves

Pinecones

Spiritual meanings

Shadow Work

Gratitude

Home protection

Balance

The folk

Accomplishments

Goal setting

Abundance

Harvesting and agriculture

Transition

Scents

Apple

Clove

Cinnamon

Pumpkin

Gods / Goddesses / Spirits

Persepone – (Greek)

Demeter – (Greek)

Morrígan – (Irish)

Epona – (Gallo-Roman)

Pomona – (Roman)

Modron – (Welsh)

Bona Dea – (Roman)

Ceres – (Roman)

Mabon – (“The Great Son”) - (Welsh)

Thoth – (Ancient Egyptian)

Hermes – (Greek)

Thor – (Norse)

Dionysis – (Greek)

Need some suggestions to celebrate? I got you covered.

High energy celebrations

Baking

Hearth magic

Protection rituals

Spend time with the folk

Prosperity ritual

Crafting a money bowl (Add rice, trust me)

Make apple based products (apple cider, apple pie, etc)

Make Wassail (Credit to Salem from The Cobalt Athenaeum Discord server)

Low energy celebrations

Healing bath ritual

Light a candle in honor

Prayer to Gods/Goddesses

Journal

Eat some fresh produce

No spoon celebrations

Chat with friends or family online

Drink apple juice, cider, spiced cider

Tell yourself kind words

Thank the harvest when you are able to fuel your body for taking care of you

Remember that it’s okay if you cant do much while you are unwell. That you come first and you simply existing is a blessing.

How you celebrate the holiday does not matter. You can choose to do any activity that feels right. These are only suggestions and remember that you're enough no matter what.

Edited on 9/21/24