#Welsh pagan

[god-of-annwn]

Welsh Mythology - Arianrhod

Goddess of the moon and stars

[welshwitchking]

🔥Blessed Calan Mai!🔥

As the week of Beltane celebrations come to a close across Wales and beyond, I want to share a short devotional passage to the deities and spirits of nature that bless us during this season.

The evening sky turns from dark to light,

and the willow-wielding Summer wins his fight.

I praise Beli, the light bringer, for a stalling western sun.

I praise Braint for her fire, and the darkness overcome.

May we be blessed by their warmth.

From the sun, to the hearth.

Blessed Calan Mai to all

[altar-of-ace]

Night-time prayer to my deities

Thank you Aphrodite for blessing me with your love

Your beauty and kindness brings me so much warmth

I am so grateful for your presence

Please continue to give me love and confidence when I wake.

Thank you Cerridwen for watching over me

You are so patient and wise

You bless me every day with the gift of Awen

Please continue to help me feel inspired when I wake.

I ask you, kind Goddesses, to watch over me and protect my sleep.

Praise be 🌹🌾

[0vate0arawnswornp0c]

Arawnsworn(A-R-A-W-N-S-W-O-R-N) (ar-wan.s- worn)

Adjective

Comming from the Welsh name "Arawn" and the verb for swear. Religous context.

Date of usage 2020-present day 2024.

[catdraiochta]

both can't afford and don't have space for a proper Mabon altar right now, but i found this picrew and made a digital altar in His name! He was there with me, helping me choose the things He likes the most.

[arianrhodsprophet]

hail and well met, witchblr!

you can call me silas or prophet! i'm in my late 20s, white, queer, autistic, and use he/they/it pronouns, and astrologically, i'm ♏ sun, ♓ moon, and ♈ rising! and while i'm relatively new to witchblr (i've reblogged tarot stuff + followed some witchy blogs on my main, but now i've fully converted an old sideblog into what you see here!), i'm not new to tumblr! i am however, still also relatively new to witchcraft itself, only starting in the last couple of years and being hindered by chronic/mental illness.

some of my hobbies outside witchcraft are pro wrestling, video games (arknights, zero escape, disco elysium), music (the paper chase, the mountain goats, elliotly), furbys and beanie babies (they are NOT cursed!!!), twitch streamers (jerma985, wayneradiotv et al), ttrpgs, horror genre, nbc hannibal... i could go on and on, haha.

at any rate! i'm looking for some blogs to follow. i do a decent amount of tarot but i'm looking to branch out beyond that a well! i'm a devotee of the goddess Arianrhod (if you couldn't tell from the username, ehe), and am working on dabbling in various ways to honor Her, and plan to document my journey as a worshiper here!

to note: despite said username, i don't see myself as an irl prophet! just a fun internet nickname. and i like the idea of being Hers, as opposed to Her being mine if that makes any sense whatsoever lol.

so uh like this post and/or follow me if you'd like me to check out your blog, and i'll follow some people back!! (i follow back from @prophetesque, which is my main blog that i don't really post witchy stuff on). also, i would prefer if no minors followed me, as i'm almost 30. thank you for understanding!

i don't have a full dni or anything but nazis/terfs/fascists can choke thanx.

dividers by @firefly-graphics !!

[haloquin]

Welsh Occult Conference 2023

This year's Welsh Occult Conference was great. Some brief thoughts...

Click for the Welsh Occult Conference Facebook Group (image taken from there) It is often said that paganism is the religion with homework, and occultists (like reconstructionists) take this to the next level. We are the people of the library! I love a good conference, and the Welsh occult conference is excellent. Organised and hosted by Sian Sibley and the DragonOak coven, there are always a…

[lunettavalon]

Introducing myself

Hi, folks. I'm Lunetta. I'm 27 from the UK and a Pagan who has connections with Celtic and Hellenic deities. I've been following the path for about 10 years but have grown in devotion over the last 4.

I've always found it difficult to make friends and have remained quite isolated in my life, as that is where my comfort zone is. I'm now feeling like that isn't working for me. So, I'm here to be able to connect with other folks on a similar journey to me, and hopefully find some community in my spiritual life.

Just to cover a bit about my path and practice.

I mainly follow a Celtic/Welsh pathway, with a big focus on the energies of Avalon and some influence from Druidry and the Bardic path. I also follow some Hellenic deities.

The deities I am in relationship with currently are:

Morgan Le Fay (she's my ever guiding light!)

Cerridwen

Rhiannon

Brigid

Dionysus

Aphrodite

Apollo

I practice witchcraft, and I'm currently developing my skills as an oracle. I also am beginning my journey on the Bardic path, as I hope to dedicate my life to the arts in worship to the divine.

Please note, I am no expert in any of this. I study hard, and hope to learn more as I grow.

I'd love to connect with more folks who are on a similar journey, so please do give me a follow and shoot me a message. A big goal of mine is to get over my fear of being seen and get into community more, so anyone who would like to reach out is more than welcome!

[welshwitchking]

I’ve been working with Gwydion for a little while! He is my patron deity and Welsh god, known for his excellence in magic, his tutelary nature and his relationship to plants/trees.

He empowers me to become more competent in my practice and to embrace nature and science. I see him as a guiding force and he speaks to me through the wind that flows between the trees in the forest

This post is a space for anyone who worships a lesser known deity to reblog and talk about the deity, their experiences, etc.

Share away!!!

[dairedara]

Had a super rough class today with a professor who is very old fashioned and a hard grader (I’m talking interrogate you after your speech) and as I stepped out of the building this gorgeous hawk flew right over my head, close enough that I could see its eyes. Gwydion, I love you, that was exactly what I needed <3

[witchygirlgray333]

Some topics + prompts for your grimoire or book of shadows

books you want to read

local folklore / mythology / legends

the wheel of the year

plants you have in your house or garden (their care, properties, uses, draw them etc)

theban alphabet

days of the week and their correspondences

write about a deity you worship / are drawn to

draw art for / of a deity you worship or are drawn to

colour magic

the elements

write about the crystals you own (draw them, write their properties, correspondences, uses, how it makes you feel etc)

how to make your own crystals

your birth chart

your sun, moon and rising sign

natural medicine (as a chronically ill witch I love natural medicine NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PRESCRIPTIONS! for example I take all my prescription meds and then if I'm having period pain I might drink some raspberry leaf tea)

positive affirmations / mantras that you connect with

how to manifest

history of witches

deities in a certain pantheon you're interested in or drawn to

write about a spell you've done (how you did it, why you did it, how you felt, the results of it, what you would change if you did the spell again etc)

chakras

write about a dream you've had

tarot reading tricks and tips

moon phases

sabbats

zodiac signs

family tree

poetry / songs / quotes you connect to (i like to find ones that make me feel powerful or witchy, or remind me of certain aspects of my practice. a song i like for this is rhiannon by fleetwood mac and i'm going to post more things like this regularly on my page)

feathers and their meanings

simple everyday magic

recipes

some ideas for the next sabbat you plan to celebrate

tarot spreads you like

write about a tarot reading you've done (any prep you did, the deck you used, the cards you pulled, your personal interpretation of the cards based on the art and how you feel, the meaning of the cards, how the cards relate to the questions you asked, final reflection on how you feel the reading went)

interesting mythology

tree of life

glamour magic

money bowls

crystal shapes and their meanings

grounding techniques

cleansing

protection

banishing

cord cutting spells

essential oils

types of divination

planets and their correspondences

angel numbers

witchy wishlist

go to supplies and ingredients (herbs and things that you use regularly)

favourite crystals

working with your inner child

if you've had a really good or particularly insightful meditation session it can be nice to either draw or write what happened and how you felt during it

witchy arts and crafts and diys you want to do

altar ideas

read a witchy book / watch a witchy video and take notes

write about your ancestors

witchy things to incorporate into your daily routine

what is a tower moment

witchy reset / self care days

the history of the area you live in

veiling

how to make your own incense sticks

shadow work

shadow work prompts

ok, that's all the ideas I have for now and I hope that helps someone! I'll be posting some pages from my grimoire and some more prompt / topic ideas in the near future which I'm really excited for.

P.S. please remember that everyone's practice is their own and you should do what feels right to you while respecting that other people have their own beliefs (as long as they're not hateful).

[god-of-annwn]

PSA: although Welsh/Celtic Paganism isn’t a closed practise it is still important to respect native Welsh traditions and customs. If you want to practise then start by learning about Wales, its history and its people.

[welshwitchking]

The Houses of the Mabinogi

The Houses of Dôn and Llyr are connected by marriage through Llyr's wife, Penarddun but are diverse in their stories and personalities.

Dôn collage to the bottom left, Llyr collage to the bottom right.

The House of Dôn, apart from the mother goddess herself, boasts two powerful magicians: Math and Gwydion. Also the Goddess of the Wheel of the Year, Arianhod, and her estranged son Lleu Llaw Gyffes are popular characters of this house. The children of Dôn also include Amaethon, the god of agriculture and who started the 'Cad Goddeu' or Battle of the Trees, where all the children declared war against Arawn, King of Annwn. They only won due to Gwydion's expert wizardy with his summoning of a tree army. Finally, the grandson of Dôn, Gwyn, son of Nudd, is popular in Welsh folklore as the king of the Tylwyth Teg (fairy-folk) and leader of the Wild Hunt.

The House of Llyr is smaller in sized but full of tragedy.

Llyr has two sons and one daughter, Branwen. She gets betrothed to the King of Ireland, Matholwch. On return to ireland though, she gets forced into the kitchens. After hearing of his sisters plight, Bran the Blessed, a giant and the King of Britain, wades across the Irish Sea with an army of Welshmen, including his brother and trusted advisor Manawydan. After the tragic death of Branwen's son Gwern, the Welsh and Irish fight until no-one is left but Bran, Branwen, Manawydan and six Welshmen. Unfortunately, Bran finds a poison arrow in his leg and as he is dying, asks Manawydan to cut off his head and take it back to Wales. Upon their return, Branwen dies of a broken heart from her brother and sons death.

[altar-of-ace]

Hope everyone is having a blessed Imbolc! My day has been pretty busy with celebrations, I’ve done some cleaning, bought flowers, had a ritual, and baked bread.

May the coming spring be warm and full of blessings, may gentle Braint smile upon us ☀️

[panthera-dei]

OK, y'all, the final results are in... With a shocking 18 votes (which is about 16 more than I expected), the winner is.... Embarrassing Crowley fan content, yaaaaaaay!!!!! 🎉

I shall create something and post it sometime this week, so stay tuned!!!

... by popular demand, I will also work on something for the runner-up choice, a price of an entity! Anticipating this, I reached into my bag of "spirit stones" (i.e., rocks that I draw on to represent different entities that I've encountered) and randomly chose one. I ended up choosing - Olwen! The Welsh goddess of the sun! Stay tuned for that too!

OK, I doubt anyone actually cares, but to all maybe 20 people who will see this (generous estimate, I know), what kind of content should I focus on creating next? ... Keeping in mind that I really only have one (1) good post in me right now. 😜

[arianrhodsprophet]

What is Welsh Polytheism? Mhara Starling ft. Kristoffer Hughes