#Crossroads spirit's

[conjuremanj]

What Is The Real Crossroads

The crossroads or the “forks of the road” is a place where two roads meet.

The crossroads is the land that belongs to no one, a place outside the borders, which is a good place to perform traditional African magical rituals whether that be Hoodoo or Vodou etc. Like the cemetery, and the railroads the crossroads has its own spirit. The crossroads may also serve as an altar where offerings can be laid out. There crossroads in the hoodoo tradition: the performance of the crossroads ritual to gain skill and to perform magical spells.

(ancestral work and offering using graveyard dirt in a crossroads pattern.)this can also be used for contacting spirits and dividation)

(This is the place where the famous guitar player call up the devil)

Working for Clients Using The Crossroads:

A root doctor or conjure worker may go down to the crossroads for clients to help them dispose of ongoing negative situations and conditions in their lives. Hoodoo root workers also call upon the spirits of the crossroads on behalf of their clients, gather crossroads stones or dirt for spell work.

(1885 pic showing a Hoodoo dance in Louisiana using a portable crossroads.)

The Portable Crossroads:

Not all rituals that use the crossroads need to take place at an actual crossroads. When doing magic some hoodoo practitioners use what is known as a “portable crossroads” or a circle with a cross inside, also called an “X” or “cross-mark”. This portable crossroads can be drawn on the ground with a stick or on an altar with sachet powders. It may be painted on a wall or laid out on a blanket.

(A home and altar of a African Diaspora religion with a crossroads painted on the wall.)

Other Cultures Using The Crossroads:

Many of the spirits and deities from the African Traditional and African Diasporic religions are associated with the crossroads. In Lukumi / Santeria, the orisha associated with the crossroads is Eleggua.

In the Louisiana Voodoo tradition or Palo Mayombe, there are several lwa associated with the crossroads including Papa Legba and Met Carrefour. In India, the Hindu deities associated with the crossroads are Ganesha, the opener of the way, and Bhairava, an aspect of Shiva who protects the boundaries. Catholic Tradition the Catholic Church Saint, Saint Peter, is associated with the crossroads showing the crossed keys of heaven. Saint Expedite is also associated with the crossroads.

The crossroads is a spiritual Nexus, a place to help or to get help. It's Powerful.

The Kongo cosmogram or "Yowa" cross represents the human life cycle of death and rebirth of the soul. In this cycle, a body of water flows between the physical realm and the spiritual realm. Kongo water spirits, (Sim'bi) are believed to have the ability to travel between the two realms. The Yowa cross is the origins of the Hoodoo crossroads.

Last do not disposed your trash at a crossroads it is disrespectful to the spirits there, I mean would you want someone to dump there trash at your place. 🤔 Think about it ..

[astra-ravana]

Working With Hekate

Goddess Of The Threshold

Other titles: Keeper of the Gates, The Triple Goddess, Bringer of Light, Night Wanderer, and many more

Colors: Black, silver, gold, red, white

Herbs: Asphodel, trillium, ebony, fly agaric, garlic, aconite, yew, datura, cypress, belladonna, saffron, foxglove, mandrake, willow, black poplar, dandelion, mugwort, henbane, mandrake, yarrow, myyrh, lavender, oak, mullien, thornapple, bittersweet, poppy, wormwood, sage, rue, fumitory, dragon's blood, rowan, black copal

Crystals: Moonstone (especially black), labradorite, mother of pearl, black tourmaline, obsidian, black/smokey quartz, lodestone, nuummite, serpentine, auralite, abalone, corundum, zicron, hematite, jet, lapis lazuli, pyrite

Element: Earth/water/darkness

Planet: The Moon, Saturn, Pluto

Zodiac: Scorpio (Aquarius)

Metal: Silver, copper, bronze

Tarot: The Moon, The High Priestess

Direction: All

Date: November 16th, the Night of Hekate

Day: Any

Animals: Goats, wolves, dogs, owls, snakes, horses, crows, bulls, sheep, skunks, lizards, dragons

Domains: Thresholds/liminal spaces/boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft and sorcery, the Moon, herbalism, the poison path, necromancy, nocturnal magick, truth, secrets, hedge-riding, shadow work and integration of shadow-self, baneful magick, protection, knot magick, foraging, divination, creatures of the night, the Underworld, the Otherworld

Offerings: Keys, hair of a black dog, any of her sacred plants, representations of any of her animals, divination tools, black mirrors, wands, athames, bolines, blades, things in sets of 3, fruit, wine, blood, rituals/magick in her honor/name, feathers, fossils, shells, bones

Symbols: Blades, fire, keys, crossroads, gateways, doors, entrances, moons, torches, wands/sceptres, whips, the number 3

[discordiansamba]

@crossroads-of-the-raven replied to your post “@kilou1816 replied to your post “that said the...”:

Hakoda: why didn't you ever tell me? || Zuko: to be honest, I was trying to forget that part of my existence. || Sokka: so how did you get the scar? || Zuko: part of the reason I'm trying to forget that part of my existence.

​sokka: wait. are you saying your dad did that to you?

zuko: yeah. turns out he didn't exactly like it when I said I'd tell the whole Fire Nation he was lying about the Air Nomads building up an army to invade us.

hakoda: (seriously considering the logistics of trying to adopt a child that is older than his mother)

[melonyfelonyfellonme]

Sorcha to Illario: Okay, yes, I was a little bit late to our cafe outing/meeting but listen, it was really important and unavoidable

The Really Important and Unavoidable Event in question:

[lailoken]

One of the most important aspects of the Road Opening work I do is the propitiation of Crossroads Spirits, and when it comes to such offerings, I've found that you absolutely cannot go wrong with Rum, Tobacco, and Gold.

[t00muchheart]

how do i explain to people that yes, i studied literature, and yes, one of my favorite books is supernatural 90s horse-girl au fic “spirit of the west” by teen_dean

[revvethasmythh]

there is something incredibly novel about walking up to a merchant that's just. a spirit wisp. hello ball of energy, i would like to give you spirit currency to purchase a real physical ring please. and it works

[thorinoakenbutt]

Do you guys think the Caretaker is a spirit of compassion cause like

that helmet thing brings to mind Cole's silhouette a little imo

[3rdeyeblaque]

Black Man At The Crossroads Day

Happy Halloweeeeen Hoodoos!! On this final day of Hoodoo Heritage Month, we celebrate the Black Man at the Crossroads Day. 💀🖤

The Crossroads is integral to the religious fabric of Kongo Cosmology. At the crux of ancient ancestral wisdom (the Kalunga line) and the realm of the living (the Mukala line), is our place of significant power, transformation, & Spirit.

Here, we meet The Black Man (not to be confused with The Devil); a Kongo-Bantu ancestral spirit who is a gatekeeper of closed/open roads & conductor of the spiritual energies at the Crossroads, which catalyze shifts, changes, + movement from the spirit world into the physical world.

When we go to The Crossroads to sing, dance, pray, invoke, petition our spirits or to conjure, forage, consecrate workings, deliver/dispose offerings… we come to The Black Man, among many other spirits.

Today we celebrate him, acknowledge his presence, and give specific offerings as tokens of gratitude and thanks.

As with any ancestral or Hoodoo Spirit, cultivating a healthy relationship & honoring the principles of energy exchange is paramount. Come correct or not at all. And respect his gangsta.

[tortoise-teapot]

is it just me or uh. or does uh. it look like that dragon got a hell of a chomp on our dear dread wolf there....

[divine-canine-13]

Mood board for my matron goddess, Ave Hekate🗝️

[direwombat]

a wip music monday

tagged by: @socially-awkward-skeleton, @fourlittleseedlings, @cassietrn, and @inafieldofdaisies to share some music inspiring my wips!

got a few that have been hitting hard recently for katc, all of which are classic americana (ie, some classic rock and blues music) on my newest katc playlist (don't ask how many i have). lyrics +e xplanations under the cut

Where the road is dark and the seed is sowed Where the gun is cocked and the bullet's cold Where the miles are marked in the blood and the gold I'll meet you further on up the road Got on my dead man's suit and my smilin' skull ring My lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing I got a song to sing, it keeps me out of the cold And I'll meet you further on up the road Further on up the road, further on up the road Where the way dark and the night is cold One sunny mornin' we'll rise I know And I'll meet you further on up the road Now I've been out in the desert, just doin' my time Searchin' through the dust, lookin' for a sign If there's a light up ahead, well brother I don't know But I got this fever burnin' in my soul Further on up the road, further on up the road Further on up the road, further on up the road One sunny mornin' we'll rise I know And I'll meet you further on up the road

*just a really good syb song tbh. i like to think of this as an anthem for her during that weird phase of her relationship with jacob where she's still on the side of the resistance and starting to break, but she hasn't quite gotten there yet. she's still got a journey to go through, but she'll meet jacob there eventually...further on up the road <3

Whoa, thought it was a nightmare Lord, it's all so true They told me, don't go walking slow The devil's on the loose Better run through the jungle Better run through the jungle Better run through the jungle Whoa, don't look back to see Thought I heard a rumblin' Calling to my name Two hundred million guns are loaded Satan cries, "Take aim" Better run through the jungle Better run through the jungle Better run through the jungle Whoa, don't look back to see Over on the mountain, thunder magic spoke Let the people know my wisdom Fill the land with smoke Better run through the jungle Better run through the jungle Better run through the jungle Whoa, don't look back to see

*i just have such a strong mental image of how i would use this song as a cold open/intro if katc was a tv series and i DESPERATELY want to make an MV as if it were. but just imagine syb running through the whitetails, trying to shake her tail of Chosen and Judges, meanwhile jacob is tracking her through the scope of his sniper rifle and the second syb loses her tail and takes a breath, jacob has her lined up in the crosshairs. the screen goes dark with the sound of gunfire and as the song trails off, the title card "kneeling at the crossroads" in serif font fades in.

and just to satisfy the rule of three's, here's one more:

There's something happening here But what it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop Children, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind It's time we stop Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? What a field day for the heat (Ooh ooh ooh) A thousand people in the street (Ooh ooh ooh) Singing songs and they carrying signs (Ooh ooh ooh) Mostly say, "Hooray for our side" (Ooh ooh ooh) It's time we stop Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid Step out of line, the men come and take you away

*less syb specific, and more a song for hope county (or the resistance as a whole) kind of wondering to themselves "jesus christ, how did we let things get this bad?"

tagging: @trench-rot, @harmonyowl, @carlosoliveiraa, @purplehairsecretlair, @aceghosts, @adelaidedrubman, @madparadoxum, @voidika, @locustandwildhoney, @testyfestyenthusiast, @strangefable, @alexxmason, @deputyash, @josephslittledeputy, and anyone else with some music inspiring their wips! (taglist opt in/out)

[deathblossomed]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 & 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒

@thuganomxcs : will you marry me ? Making Demands

WHAT? Botan's so startled she chokes on her own tongue, immediately freezing, eyes locked on Yusuke. He's asking her to marry him... And he says it so casually, no ceremony, just a simple question. But he's blushing, rubbing his ear the way he does when he's embarrassed. But there's something earnest in his eyes, determined. And, ah, she shouldn't be so surprised. They've talked about spending their lives together, he's mentioned having kids, he's mentioned staying together after death. She tells him she loves him every chance she gets and feels incomplete when they're apart. They've even joked about marriage before.

But still, to hear him say it, to really, truly ask. She doesn't know what to do, what to say. And while she remains speechless, her eyes have started to water, her cheeks turning pink. She feels warm all over and slightly like she's going to pass out. And while she's searching for the words, her body moves on it's own. She's lunging forward, arms around Yusuke's neck with enough force to knock him over while she crashes her mouth into his.

She kisses him because it makes the most sense, holding him tightly, landing atop him with her heart thudding so loud she's sure he can hear it. When she finally pulls back, she's breathless, tears streaking down her cheeks. She's trembling but smiling.

"Yes, yes, I love you," she trips over her words, a nervous giggling bubbling in her throat. "I want to, I think about it sometimes, ever since you mentioned that dream, actually. That I want to spend the rest of my life with you, that I can't imagine not being with you. I will, I want to, so much," she's chattering so quickly, before her mind has a chance to catch up.

But no, she needs to think, she needs to say everything she needs to. This is too important for her to fumble her way through. She gives him again to ground herself, kneeling over him with one hand on his cheek and the other threading through his hair. She takes a breath to steady herself, resting her forehead against his.

"But-- not right now, not yet." Immediately, her nerves quicken but she pushes through. "I'll marry you, I definitely will. I'm saying yes so listen to me," she insists, another kiss because she can't stop. "You're starting school and then you're going to start your own restaurant. And that's important. I want you to focus on that. Because you've worked so hard to get here and you deserve this chance more than anyone. And I'm so proud of you, every day, for doing it. I don't want anything to get in your way, even me. Not-- Not that I'm planning to, or anything but--" focus, Botan, focus.

"You're going to finish school first, and don't try to speed through or anything, you're going to do it right. And then we'll come back to Japan, back home. And we'll live together, I can live in Ningenkai, I don't mind. And when we're settled, when things are good and stable, we'll get married. We'll have a wedding with all our friends and family. You'll start your restaurant and when that is stable and working, we'll-- we'll start a family. All our own. Even if you decide to go off and become king of Makai, I'll still be yours. No matter what. That's what I want."

She stops to look into his eyes, still crying, still smiling. "I love you, Yusuke. More than anything. I've never felt happier than when you put your arms around me, or call me your girl. I want to be yours. Even after I bring your old, wrinkled soul across the river, for the last time, I'll follow you. I-- I might not be a good cook, and I can be a little ditzy sometimes and just-- a lot, but I'll do anything to make you happy. I love you, Urameshi Yusuke, I'll always love you."

[bithand]

Vauquelin’s alliance with Rook feels the strongest when they’re beating back the Evanuris in the Crossroads. His interest in that isn’t purely practical; it’s personal. The Evanuris are burning through the Crossroads, corrupting all they claim and making refugees of the spirits (and some corporeal people!) who live there. The Crossroads are his home; these people are his neighbors. He will not stand by and watch what happened to Halamshiral be repeated here. He was only a child back them, but not anymore — and he’s gonna make that the Evanuris’ problem.

[lailoken]

Black Cockerel at the Crossorads

Sometimes, when I have called on a spirit for aid, I recognize their responses in omens as subtle as abrupt shifts in the weather or a sudden chorus of birdsong. Other times, however, the omens are considerably more conspicuous.

A while back, I carried out an important rite in which I called upon the aid of a powerful Crossroads Entity. If succesfully carried out, I was to encounter an "unmistakable sign" to confirm the support of this petitioned Wight, and while I didn't know what this would look like, I trusted that I would know when I saw it.

Three days later, I was forced to pull over in a town I'm not especially familiar with in order to check on the directions I was following. I parked in the first seemingly innocuous spot I could find, which appeared to be a little dead-end pullout. When I parked, however, I was immediately shocked to notice a black rooster wandering pleasantly about the area. I got out of my car to check on it and see if it was alright, and I discovered that it wasn't just a black rooster, but a melanistic one (meaning that it bears a mutation, similar to albinism, that results in the hyper-production of pigment.) This, in itself, was quite unusual, but what really stunend me was the way the rooster acted towards me. He followed me around, and when I put out my hand, he pecked at it with sweet curiosity before allowing me to pat him like one might a cat. Then, when I put out both hands planning to stroke either side of him, he simply walked right into my arms and nuzzled into me, allowing me to pick him up with no qualms at all. He even jumped into my car when I was sitting back inside it to do a quick reading on the situation, and most bizarrely (and endearingly) of all, he literally picked a (very telling) card out of the deck for me while I was reading.

Just as I was deciding that he was likely a lost or abandoned pet and getting ready to take him with me somewhere, he ran off like a mischievous sprite and disappeared. While I shook my head in bewilderment and called my husband to tell him about it, I discovered that what had looked like a dead-end to me when I pulled over earlier actually had a discreet route through it. Realizing that this surreal encounter took place at a "hidden crossroads" of sorts gave me goosebumps and left no doubt in my mind that I had received my "unmistakable sign."

[paranatura-verse]

The planes of the Paranaturaverse

Green - The Crossroad, informally known as the Human Realm. This plane has the weakest connections, allowing beings from other realms to cross through. It is home to Earth, which contains two inactive Gates to Arcadia, and Calcania

Yellow - Blacklight, a plane in such close proximity to the Crossroad that the two overlap. These realms are almost identical, although the Blacklight is an eternal night filled with neon buildings and technicolour residents.

Blue - A cool, bright plane known as Paradise, home to winged humanoids known as angels. The cities are typically built in the skies high above any landmasses, which have been left to nature

Red - Pandemonium, a warm plane home to many malevolent entities that humans refer to as demons and imps. Many of these beings reside in underground cities

Pink - Arcadia, home to the kingdoms of Rhyneris and the Seelie & Unseelie Courts. All reported sightings of fairies or mythical creatures in the Crossroad are residents of this plane who have crossed through, although many are now trapped after the Gates were sealed shut

Cyan - The Spirit Realm, where the souls of all planes are sent after their deaths. It is a dimly lit realm, mostly lit by the soft glow the spirits give off. However, many spirits are unable to find their way to this plane

Purple - Timeline X. Although this timeline branch predominantly impacts the human realm, it does still branch into other planes

Orange - Timeline Y. This timeline also branches into most planes, although it alters the human realm most of all

Grey - The place outside the known universe in all timelines and through all dimensions. Many entities that are worshipped as gods come from this emptiness