#Witch shit

[dionysianivy]

My Samhain altar!!!! 🧙‍♀️🕸🎃

so proud of how it turned out 🐆

Today, I felt a wave of emotions, an intense happiness, but also moments of strong anger. Although a lot of people annoyed me today, I didn't let it ruin my mood. I set up a special table for Samhain, filled with offerings, candles, pine cones, chestnuts, tea, tarot and Lenormand cards, my runes and many more stuff. I decorated it with crystals, ornaments, and stones marked with symbols I crafted myself. For food, I enjoyed an apple pie that was chef's kiss, paired with lavender tea(my favv) and offered up an apple that I didn’t eat yet as a tribute to the sabbat. 🎃🦇

In the photo that I placed, you can see my little angels, my dear chicks that I raised since 2021. Sadly, they’ve each passed on over time, but I’m sure they’re in a better place now. 🕯🍇 I know you can hear me, my sweet angels, and I dedicated today to you. I love you with all my heart and miss you every single day. You were so important to me and made 2021 the most magical year of my life, standing by my side as I began my journey. You were, and still are, the best friends I’ve ever had 💓 :,) ☁️☁️

I also went on a walk outside and, as I was nearing home, decided to leave an offering to the blessed earth, a coin from my pocket. I dedicated it to nature that is the guiding force for all spirits and to the forgotten dead.

I hope you all had a Samhain just as intense and meaningful as mine. May this Sabbat bring everyone abundance, transformation, and the fresh beginnings we all deserve!

[maxs-grimoire]

Hey! Not sure if you take asks or not, but do you have any advice for a baby witch?

YES! First, asks are always open, and I appreciate you sending one! Secondly, of course I have some advice! Let's get into it!

(1) Decolonize your craft

Decolonizing your craft is essential to witchcraft. Making sure you don't take part in practices that are closed to you, and making sure that you don't use tools/methods/items that are sacred to cultures you aren't a part of is SO IMPORTANT!!! This is where I would recommend you to start your research. Here is an excellent article on what a closed practice is, but it doesn't go too deep into specific things that are closed. I think it's a good jumping off point.

Along with respecting and educating yourself on closed practices, knowing where your information is from and what biases that information may have (good or bad) is also important. This goes along with what materials you use and where they come from (is this ethically sourced, is this a closed item, who profits off of this item, etc.).

(2) RESEARCH A TON!!!

If you're on this blog, asking this question, you're doing this! Good job! If you search "BOS" on my blog, or click -> here , you can go to my "book of shadows" tag, and see lists of ways to start your own book of shadows (aka a ton of things to research and write down)

(3) Write everything down

Going along with that last sentence, write. stuff. down! Your craft will change and grow, and even if you're just writing what you learn in your phones notes app, you will be so happy that you have that later on. It's great to see where you came from and how far you've come, and who knows, you may need that one sigil you made 3 months ago, or maybe that random spell you wrote down ages ago is exactly what you need in your current situation. Just write things down, you'll thank yourself for it later.

(4) Don't feel like you need to fit into a box

This one is very important as well! Social media witches and pretty instagram witchcraft isn't how your craft is most likely not how your practice will look, especially not when starting out. Don't force yourself to have the most perfect altar, with allllll of these beautiful, expensive tools, and all the witchy clothes and decorations, etc. etc. etc. You honestly don't need anything but your intention to do witchcraft. Don't worry about having an "aesthetic" practice. It really isn't realistic for most people.

Also, witch "types" aren't set in stone. You don't only have to be a Green Witch, or only a Hearth Witch, or only a Sea Witch. These are just fun categories, and you don't need to commit to one or the other. I consider them mostly just tags that witches use to see the kinds of content they want to see, or to categorise themselves so others know their favorite things in their practice. If you NEED a label, but can't decide, "eclectic" is an easy thing to slap onto your practice that is all encompassing while still being labeled.

These are my biggest advice points. If anyone wants more, I'm sure I can think of more, I just wanted to get this out because I was excited to get an ask, haha.

Anyways, happy witching!

[starryvomit]

voted most likely to be burned at the stake during the salem witch trials

[faeyramaeyra]

🌷 Dream work - Interpretation help 🌷

I don’t usually ask for help with things in general but I had a dream last night that made me feel really unsettled and I can’t get it out of my head. I just have the nagging feeling that it’s meant to be something I need to learn/be told/etc so I’m wondering if anyone could help out and give me some ideas on what it could mean? Interpreting dreams is really not my strong point.

Quick warning, The dream is disturbing and is slightly TW so do not read ahead if you are likely to feel uncomfortable etc 💕

The dream: It was set in a creepy old boarding school where it never seemed to be day time. All the teachers and other staff didn’t seem to be human. I don’t even think they were actually alive either. Anyways, I had to sneak about the school to try and get a little girl her eyes back. I had to collect three floating blue orbs to get her left eye back then had to collect three yellow orbs for her right eye. For some reason she wasn’t allowed in the school though (they made her stay outside in the cold) and she would only meet up with me when I wasn’t meant to be out of bed. I may as well have gotten murdered for this kid because of the stuff that happened. I won’t add details. She got her eyes back in the end and we were both able to leave.

Just to answer some things:

1.) Has anything changed recently? I moved houses about two or three months ago and I have been meaning to unpack Mother Hekate’s altar since then. Last night I got around to finally unpacking it but some of her items do seem to be missing.

2.) Do you usually have vivid dreams? I had a “phase” where I wasn’t experiencing any vivid dreams (about 5 months ago that lasted about 3 months). Other than that, Yes, They’re usually pretty regular.

If you need to know anything else to help me, Just ask away! Thanks in advance 💕

[rotteneldritchhorror]

Favourite part of dipping into witchcraft is that there’s literally no rules cause it’s literally whatever you think helps the universe or yourself to meet your goals/wants

Like sure there are graphics of like “this is what candle colors mean” “this is what all the herbs mean” “this is what all the cards mean”, but you can just do what feels right, make shit up if it feels correct, it’s literally just about following intuition so your personal ideas of what the candle colors mean or whatever can be the total opposite of everyone else’s and you’re both correct

Anyways, I’m finally collecting all my witchy ideas of things into a notes app note for my brain :)

[thecharcoalsalamander]

Tiny leafs on tiny vines 🤩

Sneak peak of a custom hat in the works.

Can't wait to show you when it's finished!

[restlessghoste]

waning

[her-satanic-wiles]

Witches! I need advice - NSFW under the cut.

Look, this is a bit of a random one but I need other people's opinions on if I'm just kind of overreacting a bit and worrying for nothing - or if there's actually some merit in this.

A guy (an ex-Catholic, non-witch) who I'm kind of talking to online is of the group of people where they name... everything. Genitalia included. He's named his penis, and my vulva after two prominent Gods, and then my breasts after fictional characters. I've always thought that trend was a bit weird and while it never made me uncomfortable, I have found it a bit cringy. Said nothing, though, because I don't want to offend him. Like, before today I never really thought anything of it. Anyway...

You know when people say to other people, "oh you're prettier than [insert Goddess of love and sex here]" and then that Goddess gets super offended and bad things happen?

Like, we're both struggling with relationships and sex, I have never had a decent lay since he started doing this... is it possible that these two things are correlated? Or does he just have no game and I pick the wrong guys?

[hiddenhearthwitch]

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[metagirl]

It’s a look 😘

[barryxdalive]

Nice spread for the day!!

Reflect on past victories and success, releasing old mindsets to surrender to the freaky future u want to see

Ethereal Visions Deck

[bemytruemuse]

I wonder if I start telling people I drink the blood of infants and sacrifice men during the full moon, I’ll stopped getting approached by men…

[witchshkt]

“She was extraordinary - a genuine witch. She had powers. Unusual powers. Extra powers. She kind of knew things before they happened. She loved a full moon.”

_Kenneth Anger describing Marjorie Cameron

[sicksadwrldgrrrl]

MY FAVORITE CANDLE I’VE EVER MADE!!!

I KNOW IT, I CAN FEEL IT 👀

I KNOW IT ENOUGH TO BELIEVE IT

YOU’RE GONNA LOVE THESE 😍

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[borderlinemediocre]

My psych: I can’t believe you’re only turning 30, you’ve lived at least 70 years on this planet

[questionsquartzquiet]

✨How I Study with Witchcraft ✨

I have fluorite that I carry with me when I’m studying and when I take the test, if I’m struggling with a subject I rub my hand over it

I draw sigils on my thighs before an exam for good luck and success

I do a spell for good academics and focus before the semester begins

If I feel like I don’t know how to approach a topic I pull some tarot cards

I meditate and ground myself the night before

I cleanse my study space after big exam weeks to get some new energy in

I like to thank my deities when the exams are over

I always remember intention and work needs to be put into every spell and manifestation