#kemetic prayer(s)

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@kemetickowboy

Dua Wepwawet, Lord of Rosetau

You are the lighthouse that guides the followers of ma'at

The strength of your standard shines in the Two Lands

The army's battle cry carries your power

Arrow shooting exudes your Glory

You open the way to life and eternity

You open the way for processions and everyone is enchanted by your presence

You open the way for leaders, dreamers and rebels

You represent freedom

Your strength gives us the courage to fight for what we believe in

May your wisdom and power help us face the battles of life.

🗝️✨

[0wl3tt3]

Reflection on my practice (for future me)

Hello, so I wanted to do write what has been my practice so far for future me to read and reflect, I discover a lot for myself, so this might be long so please sit and relax.

Catholicism

I grew up Roman Catholic for most of my life, living and breathing on those values, going to Catholic school and going to church but it doesn't really have an affect for me, I didn't feel connected to Catholicism, so I was semi atheist (I didn't know that Agnostic exist) for most of my early teenage years until I was in grade 10, where I was kinda chilling in class, I wasn't interested with the subject so I just pulled out my phone and thought it would be fun to search on tumblr about witchcraft and it really interested me. Everything about it looked fun and maybe I wanted to dipped my toes in the water. Later on I created an account specifically for that! I enjoyed it as a newbie liking the vibes and looked to find Paganism

Kemeticism

Anyone who followed 15-16 year old me will remember I was a Kemetic pagan, I worshipped Anubis and Ra (Along with Heru-Sa-Aset) but I was close to Anubis, I prayed to him after my dog died which did started my path to paganism where I now just denounce myself silently as a Catholic. I prayed and gave him offerings that I have access to and just let him guide me to cope. I started being open to my practice to my friends as well which they all really support! I never said anything to my family knowing what they believe was that I'm just catholic.

I really do thank Anubis and the gods I did pray for those hardships of my own mistakes and leading me to comfort even when I'm arrogant. It inspired me to admire history more that I ever did, I wanted to read more about old religions, I wanted to just eat every single information I can find tiring to be the best version of what I should do and value.

Hellenism and Athena

I've already told this but I wasn't Kemetic pagan anymore now, I adored Anubis but it felt like my time of mourning had passed and it felt like I might have to part my ways with Kemeticism. Its a beautiful religion and the people there are lovely! but I just don't follow it as a follower anymore and I was called to Hellenism.

I wasn't gonna lie and say Hellenism didn't intimidate me, it did, I knew to never take the myths literally for me to not act dumb but there were a lot of things I had to learn now that I wasn't following Kemeticism. I wasn't sure who to look, well, for a bit until I settled with Athena which makes sense.

Listen, I am a girl that loved the greek monsters, dragons, drawing, and war history, of course I'm gonna pray to Athena!

I felt like she was the goddess for me and later became the kinda the only goddess I prayed for when it comes to tests and being strong. Sometimes I don't do prayers because of school and my own laziness, I'm happy that she's patient with me and a tarot reading by a friend, where I asked "What's Athena thinking about me? I haven't done much for her..." "Talk to me more! and stop procrastinating!"

Is just... I STILL THINK ABOUT IT LIKE OH SWEET GODDESS THANK YOU BUT ALSO DON'T CALL ME OUT😭😭😭😭/j

But I really do thank her for that, it's just so sweet for me to know she is around even when I'm not always acknowledging her.

Now and future

I think one, buy a fucking tarot deck for myself and just talk more, sometimes when no one is around I just talk out of no where to her which I see as my baby steps to coming back since last and the early months I was pretty dry on my worship and practice. This summer I hope I can read history books and just talk about it to her, start doing divination and do something about that rain water from one year ago lmao.

I think this year will be witchy and pagan for me! I'm excited for shenanigans to ensue with my irl witch friends!

And I will say it again, thank you to the deities I worshipped before and now for guiding me to where I am now, no matter how chaotic it is, you're there for me.

So for future me, let's do this!!!!!

[sandandlightning]

A Rose by Any Other Name Would Cause The Author a Logistical Nightmare

As I begin to write new posts I have come to something of a conundrum. In the past, while there was still a fair bit of name variation, it was easy to settle on my favorite Egyptian modernizations. 

Now, however, all of my ritual work uses Goetic names, while communion and prayer I use any number of different ones ranging from their myth and pantheon of origin, the goetic, to modern nicknames. Which begs the question what to use here.

I had decided to leave the name of the blog as ‘Temple of Set’ even while changing the icon to the Sitri Sigil. It seemed a strange change to make given Set was already venerated in Satanic spaces and that is more or less what led me to where I am now. It seems a bit more natural in the cases of Set and Anpu, who I have worked with for so long, to refer to them with kemetic names.

Ashtaroth, particularly I really don't know what to do. I have a whole post on her smorgasbord of etymology, and I do have some attachment to her identity as Ishtar, but had never properly approached her until Goetic pursuits. Honestly when I think about her, it's almost like a mental image of both the name Ashtaroth and Ishtar overlayed on each other at the same time. I've been sort of settling for a Ashtaroth | Ishtar denotation for now, but that hits right in the Consistent Formatting OCD.

The same can go for Bune, who has ties to Neith. And I worked with Neith recently as a Kemetic, but I have stronger ties to Bune as an entity, and also the identity overlap, while there, is just less strong from Kemetic to Goetic with Bune than it is for Anpu as Ipos or Set s Sitri.

Meanwhile the Boiz of Abrahamic Origin are just over here vibin, despite the fact that arguably Lucifer has the most convoluted and nonsensical etymological history of them all. And yet is the most normalized? Though at least that has some of the comforting energy that harkens to ‘Set literally trolling historians bc it's funny’ phenomena I ran into a lot. Or the energy of a kicked out kid yelling ‘jokes on u dad Im naming myself after something from those Romans you hate so much, get fucked’.

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Better Intro Post (With Links to Altars)

Hello! I'm Zuri and I'm a little (younger than 10) in the AshenBlade system. This blog is run by me but checked over by the big kids in the system to make sure I stay safe. (The system body is 25 so I'm allowed to have an account)

I love dinosaurs and pirates and all the fun things. My favorite dino is the Diplodocus (hahah Vinette had to google how to spell that...)

I like learning about real pirates like Blackbeard and Anne Bonney and stuff, which are very different to how kids' shows show pirates and I think that's weird.

I'm one of the pagan alters. We all (the ones of us who aren't atheist) get advice and help from Hades and Nyx. Hades said as long as I stay away from the more adult parts of Dionysus, it could be a good healthy friendship. And it has been.

So yeah

I mainly post my digital altars for people to use and short prayers to the god(esse)s I work with.

Here's a list of the Digital Altars I've made.

Hellenic Gods

Dionysus

Nyx

Hekate

Hermes ( altar 2)

Aphrodite ( altar 2)

Iris

Prometheus

Zagreus

Morpheus

Thanatos

Kemetic Gods

Osiris (plan on remaking)

Demonolatry

Lucifer

Heathenry

Loki

If you want an altar for your god(esses), send me an ask!!!!

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@ancientcanopiess

Hymn to Geb

To Geb, great one who is of the earth, I offer my praise First-born of Tefnut and storm-shunning Shu, beloved of Nuit of the star-strewn sky, O Geb who lies far beneath heaven’s vault, kept ever apart from your dark-cloaked love by the strength of your sire, the lord of the air: such is your solitude, such is your sorrow. O god of the field and the reedy marsh, O nourisher of life, sustainer of existence, O father of snakes, O fairest of geese, yours is the seed within the soil, yours too the first of the green spring shoots; yours is the harvest for which we hope, the life for which we pray. O Geb who grants us the gift of growth, I call to you with gratitude, I look to you in awe. Source: https://godsofsandandwater.wordpress.com/category/geb

[sag-dab-sar]

The Lowest Spoon Offering to the Gods

It is an absolute requirement for Sumerian Polytheists to give some sort of liquid or food offering. Many Hellenic Polytheists feel a similar obligation to give liquid or food at some point.

There are numerous posts out there about how to give offerings both historical based, personal based, and fun ideas. But what do you do when you’re at your absolute lowest? When your mental energy or physical abilities are near zero? When your chronic illness (or temporary for that matter) prevent you from doing most day to day tasks?

You could offer up the meals you eat by being clean before eating and saying a short prayer to designate it as an offering. But most of the time my spoons (i.e my ability to complete tasks either physical or mental) are so low it leads me to forget that method, I remember after I'm done eating and end up feeling bad. Often I feel literally too dirty to give an offering, or just haven’t eaten. So what then?

Well, do you wash your hands at a sink or take showers? If yes, then I have a solution for those of us with some of the lowest spoons. I suggest the sink method for those of us that have a hard time even with showers.

🌺 Shower 🌺

1. Wash your body / do whatever shower routine you have.

2. Cup your hands and let the stream of water fill it up

3. Say “Dear Great Gods* I thank you for being in my life. Let me pour this liquid out to you”

4. Open your hands and watch the water fall to the basin.

5. End shower.

🌺 Sink 🌺

1. Wash hands. (Or brush teeth; whatever reason you are at the sink for)

2. Cup hand(s) under water.

3. Say “Dear Great Gods* I thank you for being in my life. Let me pour this liquid out to you”

4. Slowly pour the water out of your cupped hand(s).

5. Dry hands and go back to your day.

🌺Zero Spoons🌺

If you have no spoons that even the above is a challenge I have a suggestion:

Hopefully you're still drinking something to hydrate. While drinking you could do any of the following:

Say "I offer this [liquid] to you great gods. Thank you" and drink; without pouring any out

Utter the Gods name related to the drink. Drinking water just say "To Enki." Drinking milk just say "To Hera." So on.

Simply say "To the Gods*."

You can say it before you drink or at any point, since for me, I often forget to do it at the very beginning as I mentioned above.

--I recognize some disabilities require different hydration methods when drinking is not possible, I'm not sure I have a suggestion in that case, my apologies.

🌺Note on Tap Water🌺

I realize that not everyone lives in a place where the tap water is safe to drink. Whether or not you wish to libate that type of water to the gods is your own personal decision.

I don't drink my tap water unless its gone through a filter but I do use the sink method anyways.

If you cannot use these tap water based methods my suggestion would be to offer what you drink. With or without pouring any down the sink. And uttering words I mentioned above.

—🌺--

If you want you can always add a supplication to the small prayer.

This not only helps you give an offering, the shower & sink methods also helps you fulfill the personal purity "requirement" before giving an offering, 2 birds 1 stone. With the zero spoons option my purity standard is essentially "brain is able to think of the Gods."

“But Michi how can this possibly count? Its not nearly enough!” If you’re so low spoon that this is all you can manage than the gesture in and of itself is a beautiful show of love towards the Gods. I’m here, at my sink, in my shower and I remembered the Gods, their greatness, and my love for them— so I thanked them and poured out water to them, in the modern day isn’t that the essence of our offerings?

*Instead of "Gods" you could fill it with: Theoi (Hellenic), Diĝirene (general Mesopotamian), Ilum (to specify Akkadian/Assyrian), ‘iluma (Canannite/Ugaritic), or 'ālihat (general Arabian). To be specific about pantheon(s). I’d add Kemetic or Roman but do not know their traditions well enough to feel comfortable giving a green-light of sorts.

Hope this helps 💙

--Edited to add Zero Spoons and Tap Water sections--

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How to Honor Your Ancestors the Kamitic/Kemetic Shaman Way

Hetepu Fam (Peace Family),

Hollywood here lately has been fascinated with making ghost stories and trying to claim that people worship the dead. Unfortunately, because there is not a lot of information available on the web and/or there is no community available.  Newcomers have usually led astray because of fiction writers desire to make a quick buck by preying upon individual’s ignorance about the spiritual realm.  So, to set the record straight, we don’t worship the dead.  We worship God and honor our ancestors.



Boveda

Cultures all over the world honor the deceased but in Kamitic/Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) belief, every deceased relative was not considered an ancestor. The true meaning of an ancestor or an Aakhu is an individual that exercised self-discipline in life and therefore was expected to assist the living in life. Surely, you would not want to honor an individual that suffered from substance abuse in life.  This is because the same way you would not want to be around this individual in life, for obvious reasons. You would not want to be around them in death, because there is not much you would be able to learn from this individual.  You want to venerate those individuals whose self-discipline made them honorable individuals in life. Self – discipline was symbolized by the Kamitic/Kemetic people as the djed (the backbone of Osar Greek Osiris) column. The backbone was used because this is what makes us sit/stand upright, hence the djed raising image below.  In contemporary times instead of raising djed columns some people just plant trees, which has the same meaning when you understand it in its true context.



So,  one of the simplest ways to honor the ancestors in the Afro-Diaspora is to build an ancestral altar. The altar used in Kamta is inspired by the Afro-Cuban Espiritisimo Cruzado (Crossed Spiritism) tradition’s altar called a boveda.  In the Kamitic language it is called a het (house).  The reason I use this type of altar is because I have learned that it can be adapted to suit anyone’s purpose. After using it, I found that it corresponds perfectly to my Kamitic-Kongo influence, which will be explained below.

The basic guidelines are as follows:

Take photos of your ancestors (deceased biological relatives you respected and/or teachers).  Then place their photos on a clean table covered with a white tablecloth. I personally do not put a tablecloth down because it is easy for ashes and soot to get on it. Then you have to dismantle the whole altar. Instead I usually place white colored seashells around the borders. The seashells serve as a barrier and act as a purifying agent instead of the white tablecloth. (See pics below)

Arrange nine glasses (symbolizing the nine netcharu – Kamitic guardian spirits) into a semi-circle to represent the guardian angel(s) that governed your ancestor. Fill these glasses with cool water.

Say a prayer in your own language thanking God for all of your blessings.  It is common throughout the African American and Afro-Latino communities to recite the Lords Prayer because it is a very familiar yet powerful prayer. I use it because it was the first prayer I learned that resonated with me and also because it speaks to me on a much deeper level. For instance, Our Father, who art in Heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name,” to me acknowledges that Osar is the patriarch of all who follow the Kamitic path. He is therefore, our first honorable ancestor, just like Jesus would be to the Christians, Abraham and Moses would be to the Jews and so on.   When I say, “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven”. It makes feel like Hru (Heru, Hrw or Horus in Greek) – Osar’s heir, and is a reminder that the only way I can defeat my enemy, Set (Set-an or Satan) is by relying upon Osar (intuitively) as my guide.

Then say a prayer asking that God bless, strengthen and enlighten your ancestors.  Next light a small white birthday candle and tell your ancestors how much you miss them. Ask them to assist you in your life.

Since you cannot get something for nothing, because of the Maa (also called Maat or Ma’at is the Kamitic/Kemetic concept of balance, equality, justice harmony, law, order and truth), it is common practice to make an offering in exchange for your ancestors’ assistance such as a cigar (for beginners do not light), incense (e.g. frankincense, frankincense and myrrh, or sandalwood), food (fruit, slice of pound cake, etc.), beverage (strong black coffee without sugar or cream, tea or a shot of rum.  Understand, offerings are given to the ancestors all around the world because although they do not need food and shelter as we (the living) do. They are however able to absorb the energy (life-force) from things that are offered to them, in order to continue their existence.

Afterwards, thank your ancestors for their assistance and allow the candle to burn down.

On a day that is most convenient to you. Repeat steps 3 through 5.

The above set up is a simple modification of an Aakhu altar used in Kamta. The above basic guidelines are usually done to help individuals learn how to ignore their wayward thoughts and control their mind. Thus allowing their ancestors to communicate to them intuitively through their dreams, hunches and thoughts. It is advised that you pay attention to your dreams, thoughts and ideas.

Important Tips: 

Make sure that whenever burning candles and incense that they are safely away from anything that is flammable.

Never put salt in food that is offered to the ancestors. Salt has a tendency to repel spirits. Also, if cooked food is offered it should be removed the following day. Never allow food to decay on the altar.

Never put photos of those who are living on an altar for the dead.

Never allow your ancestors to become thirsty. Always refill the glasses with water when it evaporates out. Also, don’t give your ancestors too much alcohol, we don’t want them to become drunk.

Never allow the altar to fall into disarray.



Besides being a great way to celebrate the life and contributions of your ancestors. Honoring the ancestors is a great way to verify that the deceased is truly resting in peace and ensure that your ancestral heritage will not be forgotten. We must always remember that this is what Hru (Greek Horus) had to do for Osar, because this is how he acquired the double crown.

Now, recently I have been asked why I use white colored seashells. Well, there’s a couple of reasons. For one, seashells have a double meaning. They protect what is precious on the inside and protect what’s inside from that which is on the outside. This is classic Kamitic and Kongo “pun” thinking. The shells have another meaning as well, but it would take us beyond the scope of this post.   See the images below:



Afro-American burial enclosed in seashells, South Carolina 1975 by Robert Farris Thompson. Four Moments of the Sun

The other reason for doing this is because this is the tradition that our ancestors (the Africans and early African Americans) left for us to follow.



African American Congo Grave

So, the Espiritismo Cruzado boveda or het (spiritual house) as you can see is just a modern adaptation of an old Kongo concept.

Hope this helps.

Hetep

For more info. on honoring your ancestors check out Honoring the Ancestors the Kemetic Shaman Way.

Feel free to share anywhere but please credit authorship to Derric Moore and provide a link back to this article

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Ooh, as a Muslim myself, I think that’s such an interesting idea!

I adore Howl’s idea of Killer and Color practicing Kemetic paganism, and after learning about their backstories and characters, feel like that suits them. Howl also had the idea of what if they practiced some Islamic customs as well, and this post reminded me again of that.

Note: I can’t speak on behalf of all Muslims nor deign that I am all knowledgeable on Islam. I’m only offering my perspective with what I’ve learned

It would be interesting for Killer to have been Muslim, but after becoming Killer became riddled with religious guilt and believes himself undeserving of it. Islam is a religion of peace. You are taught to always care for the wellbeing of others, and harming someone else is outside of self defense is a crime against yourself and the person you’ve harmed. Because in the Quran, it says that if you take the life of one person, it’s as severe as though you’ve taken the life of all of humanity.

Killer slaughtered his entire Underground, over and over and over again. And over time, grew to enjoy hurting others and the pain he inflicted. Killer was pushed to do so, his very Code altered, to turn into the Hybrid he’d become. We cannot judge him, but it does not excuse the wrong he’d inflicted upon others and continued to do outside of Chara’s influence or when under Nightmare.

Killer knows this, and believes himself undeserving of being a Muslim. He committed unforgivable sins including cannibalism (hc of what he’d been pushed to) and murder and usually enjoyed it. Killer has always reminded me of religious and divine symbolism, especially with Howl’s idea of him being an angelkin.

Maybe someday he will continue certain customs—like not eat pork or other haram meats like snakes, for example, to feel a connection to his past self to heal. Maybe even pray, occasionally, to help find comfort in motions of content and peace, when he one day fully accepts the person that he has become and strives to heal from his past. He will do many things to try and heal, like take up interest such as fashion design or crafting knives or caring for his cats. Anything that feels familiar and easy and that offers some semblance of peace.

I think Killer would believe that since Sans was a Muslim, and he is now a Killer, he buries that past and accepts a few customs and practices, but will never return to the full identity of what he once was.

Color with Howl’s HC I really like had always been Kemetic pagan but followed some Islamic practices, such as fasting and observing Ramadan. With that, Color would avoid alcohol and haram foods (like blood and pork) and pray. Killer finds comfort in the familiarity of those practices, and that learns Kemetic paganism from Color and enjoys how similar it is to Islam, but is its own separate entity that Killer doesn’t feel guilt for practicing it.

Killer could listen to Color recite ayat (lines of surahs) and surahs from the Quran and find comfort in the familiarity of it. Maybe he’d even miss, especially from Stage 1’s reminiscence, when he would teach his Papyrus how to recite and they’d read together, or how he’d lead his brother in prayer and how he’d have to help Papyrus up to reach the sink to make wudu.

They’d celebrate Gyftmas with their friends, and introduce them to both Eid-al-Fitr (the celebration after Ramadan) and Eid-al-Adha (celebration commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s loyalty to Allah), Color and Killer teaching Epic to make Kahk (date-filled shortbread cookies) and, since Color is HC to be Egyptian, teaches them to make Mahshi (stuffed bell peppers and eggplants).

It’s nice to include the rest of the Chromatic Crew, but it’s made more special to Killer and feels less alone knowing and sharing the experience with Color. Like “you know what it’s like, like I do, it’s your culture and mine” and soon he feels less guilt in those customs and more of the familiar joy and peace. Or Color and Killer introducing Ink and Cross to calligraphy and Cross is delighted to find that his neat handwriting can make gorgeous art, and has a field day learning Arabic alongside Ink to make beautiful calligraphy of words and phrases Color and Killer teach them.

Killer enjoying dressing feminine now and again would occasionally wear stylized scarves in various hijab patterns, and a curious Epic is introduced to it. Color showing Epic different places of hijab and explaining its cultural significance, and how it’s the person’s choice to wear it and not anyone else’s obligation, and Killer finds favorite patterns or cloth materials like silk or traditional cloth and experiments with different ways to wear it depending on the material type. And Killer would help Epic wear hijab if he’d liked in different styles and experiment. Maybe they’d even collab now and then and wear matching colors, patterns, or even in the same style, and fist bump at how stylish they look xD

He can’t go back to being Sans the Muslim, he’s dead. But Killer can continue his Islamic practices. Killer is the reanimated tomb of Sans, after all. Why not pay homage to his tomb?

@howlsofbloodhounds

As an ex muslim, killer gives heavy ex muslim vibes to me.

Ooh, interesting. 👀

I’m not Muslim nor particularly religious (family members believe in the Christian God/a higher power and I was taken to church and all that as a kid, never really stuck with me though as I was only ever really there for the free food and cool stories, although I have lately been checking out Paganism), and i haven’t done too much research into that. Would love to hear more about it with Killer if you (or any other Muslims) want to share.

[teaandwitchery]

@ancientgoldboundspirit

It had been several years now since the nightmare had ended. Slowly over those first few months Ryou knew he should have been elated! Grateful to be free of the Ring!

Instead he only felt more alone than he ever had. It was entirely different than any of the misery the spirit had brought him. This emptiness... brought with it immense guilt. Guilt and self-hatred. He shouldn’t MISS someone who had tried to kill his friends (not to mention the destroy the world scheme), yet he longed for the comfort of the familiarity in being at the spirit’s mercy...

But he endured. He smiled gently to his friends, went along with whatever they included him in, and kept quiet about his pain. It wasn’t as if anyone could understand. Although Yugi was missing Atem, their situations were too different. Ryou was alone.

Then it had gotten better for some time. Marik, excited to have a psychiatrist he was comfortable with, had urged Ryou to try therapy. He was the only one who knew about Ryou’s anxiety and depression.

The first session was... traumatic. Being forced to confess to suicidal thoughts had embarrassed him so badly he had wept in the office and it took a lot of encouragement from Marik to ever go back.

It did get better. Armed with antidepressants and books he’d found on Borderline Personality Disorder, he had some tools to move forward.

Yet it all collapsed out from under him when he thought it was under control. Convinced no one could ever love him and he would always feel like this, Ryou attempted to end it all.

By some work of fate, Marik showed up in time to help him, heart broken at what Ryou had nearly accomplished.

Then the way he felt in Marik’s arms was unlike anything in his life. Tears slipped down Ryou’s face as Marik gently stroked his hair.

Soon Marik moved in with him, with the explanation Ryou didn’t need to be left alone. The arrangement went well for both of them — Ryou helped Marik with bad time management problems as well as reminding him things such as you really shouldn’t drink so much alcohol with your schizophrenia medication.

It also gave them the special opportunity to see each other’s spiritual practice. There was so much Marik knew about Kemeticism that was not in any of the reconstruction books. As Marik looked through them, he made notes for Ryou that included corrections and additional context.

They prayed together, they cooked together, they event slept together. Not THAT sleeping together, but actually going to sleep. And Marik was so affectionate! He had no problem holding Ryou! It gave him every reason to believe he was his BOYFRIEND.

But then, when discussing a therapy session had brought Ryou to tears and Marik had embraced him, Ryou smiled softly, gathering the courage to kiss him—

Marik pushed him back, exclaiming, “S-sorry! I’d rather you... not! I’m... not gay! Heh, but I AM flattered! Really...”

Not. Gay. Not gay? NOT GAY?! Marik was the gayest person Ryou had ever met! Even now he had all that eyeliner on! A crop top! And sequined hair clips in his hair!

Ryou was mortified to be rejected after all this time thinking... thinking he was good enough for someone...

His heart had shattered, and he whispered, “Okay,” too weak to argue. “I’m sorry...” Sorry I exist.

Nothing was the same after that. Ryou avoided Marik as well as he could, even quitting his job at a videogame store to work a different schedule at his college library instead.

He suffered in silence again. He’d never been so alone. When he couldn’t take it anymore, when everything felt entirely pointless, he quit therapy and he quit his medication.

Then he happened upon an ancient text, as one does, and luckily he knew enough Kemetic vocabulary from Yami Bakura, Atem, and Marik to work on translating it to study.

The spell was one he could adapt for his own use. He would use the prayers in the original language, and he would add his own elements to it — certain herbs and incense to burn, and the added element of turning it into a blood ritual.

In the darkness his tears lined his eyes as he recited the words, pronouncing them to the best of his abilities (and laughing as he remembered a time the Spirit had laughed at the accent slaughtering Ryou’s attempt to speak to him in Kemetic. Something about being possessed had allowed him an ability to pick up the language the Spirit thought in, but speaking it was much harder than listening to it).

“... Wepwawet, wep em wawet,

Dua iyiek, dua peretek

Wepwawet, wep em wawet,

Wep merut ibi...”

Smoke filled the room and candles glowed beautifully as Ryou took a blade into a trembling hand, splitting his arm open dramatically as he wept, speaking now to the Spirit, “Please accept my offering... Hotep akhu em shabu en emenet her iabyt...

Standard blessings were provided on the shrine too in offering to him: bread, beer, water.

[anubianpagan]

Ma’at and Is/f/et

It seems the kemetic community is confused as to what is Ma’at and what is Isfet.  So let’s break this down using the most recent instance of this ignorance.  Prompted by @secondgenerationimmigrant ‘s hate-fueled rages.  I’ll let @belovedbysetandsekhmet​ and @ngdiscourse​ speak for themselves but here is my take.

Let’s start with Ma’at, there’s been alot of great discussions of what Ma’at is and I feel these discussions are some of the more pertinent and excellent ones to peruse for understanding Ma’at.  These discussions all make very excellent points and are well worth the reads: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here and Here!

To begin with the hate anons “someone” sent me directly after a post of light mocking beginning with this one:

Now, I appreciate the politeness of saying “please” but the rest shows a complete lack of understanding about what Ma’at is.  Nothing I’ve posted is “anti-ma’at” unless of course you are a radicalized extremist who relies on overly emotional and manipulative mental gymnastics to justify yourself.  Most of the kemetics in the little political fandom group tend to think along these lines, that being a hateful, bitter person is somehow justifiable because they have convinced themselves it’s “ma’at” mostly these people are misguided and ignorant, and to be pitied. 

It is one thing to send such hate anons to someone, and another to wish horrific harm to someone for lightly mocking you.  As evidenced in this link: Here.

To be clear, this is not an execration because nothings being purged, nothings being removed, is/f/et isn’t being snuffed out, the wyrm isn’t being destroyed, this is just pure bitter hate.  Pure malice wished on someone because you can’t handle anythign outside your echo-chamnber.  Lets break this down:

“I hope your government fucks you personally over and that you drown in debt and starve like the people who were victims of austerity in the UK. “

It takes a special kind of evil to truly wish this on someone for mocking you.  Getting a light bit of mocking and you wish the government destroys their lives and they go into financial ruin?  This is not fighting is/f/et this is actively trying to feed it.  This is not Ma’at, this is actively stomping on Ma’at out of such bitter hatred and lack of moral fiber, even in a rage, this is a truly vile thing to wish on people you politically disagree with. However, when you justify to yourself that everyone who disagrees MUST be evil and all political dissent is the work of pure evil...it’s easy to cast yourself the hero in your own demented morality play.

“I hope you feel the despair of the people who had to choose between food and heating, of the people who had to work several jobs to exhaustion just to make ends meet, of the people who had to ration lifesaving medication because they couldn’t afford refills.“

Good vitriol but poor choices of wording.  How can you think you have any morality what so ever, that at the sight of being mocked for your political opinions, you immediately turn to this as your go-to reaction to wish on people?  Wishing harm, despair, pain and suffering on people who disagree with you or don’t believe you.  How can you honestly sit there and pretend you have felt even one modicum of Ma’at’s light fill you when this is where your mind goes because you lost a political event?  Your team didn’t win this time, it sucks, sure, but turning to wanting such horrible poverty and hardship and wishing it on people who politically disagree with you...is honestly, not anywhere near Ma’at, in fact, it’s directly the opposite.  You aren’t fighting FOR Ma’at here sweetie, you’re DEFENDING Is/fe/t.  We are just people disagreeing with you on the internet, we aren’t salivating over people dying and suffering, or complicit in desiring pain and hardships on families you deluded downer debby duckling.

“How is this Ma'at, you awful pieces of shit? How can you justify this to yourselves and be OK with treating the whole situation as an occasion to get your shits and giggles out of the “leftie snowflakes who have finally gotten got”?“

To be clear, we’ve mocked SGI’s politics, we never agreed with the opposing parties.  But to an extremist so blinded by their own hubris and false senses of moral superiority...I’m sure it looks the same.  Much is the case with social justice crowds, they are completely blinded by their own foolishness that they hurl themselves into the darkness and call it light.  To blame some people who mocked you, for the evils of the world, is at best terribly naive, at worst, willfully ignorant.  These same people also tend to not understand the difference between “I disagree with you” and Fascism™, but that usually stems from not actually wanting to know the difference.  It’s a lot easier to disgrace someone’s name when you claim they are literally evil and morally abhorrent.  This is why so many who don’t bow down to the kemetic fandom’s crowd of toxic sjw’s get called fascists, or nazis, or any kind of -ism imaginable.   Mostly it just shows these people are profoundly ignorant and exist in a toxic echo-chamber headspace that is, in the long run, unhealthy.  It’s an ideology of unlearning and unthinking, it’s gross, it’s not “social awareness” because social awareness would include knowing what words mean.  Not throwing them around so hard they lose all meaning.  “Owning the leftie snowflakes” isn’t the goal, usually it’s to argue against what is thought to be bad leftist ideas, with better, more sound arguments that go over their heads because they worship their politics.

I’m sure some would argue it’s “mean” to tease these people or mock them for their bad ideas/opinions, but when you watched them support the people who led the charges in the sjw war on the kemetic community, the people they hurt, the people they smeared and chased away, the content they trashed, gods they disgraced...They become comically tiresome clowns.  We’re tired of their bullshit, the kemetic community was trashed into a garbage heap because people wouldn’t bend the knee to their political tripe.  In hateful revenge they made sure everyone who didn’t agree was either smeared, chased off, or they lied their asses off to disgrace their names.  None of them really have any idea what Ma’at or Is/fe/t are, they just throw the words around without any care for meaning, or quoting some violent racist rapists book as holy doctrine on the subjects of Ma’at.

To be clear, I’m not angry, I’ve long since passed angry and went all the way around to pity.  I pity these kids, alot.  I hope they wake up someday.

This clear overreaction is even more hilarious when you consider that they have no idea how to form an execration...imagine if such terrible people actually knew how to use magical systems to achieve working goals...the world would look like the middle east, shredded in war and poverty and religious extremism, terrorism and death.  It truly is a blessing of the Netjeru that these fools have no concept of how to use magic, heka, or execration ritual prayers.

[owl-core-archive]

Links

These are sources I find interesting enough to save for organizational purposes in this neat little post. I can’t vouch for the veracity or safety of all of them, so browse at your own peril. An asterisk (*) marks links that are particularly important to me.

I remove posts when the links are broken and I cannot find replacements.

Chaos magic

Chaos Matrix

DKMU website

Introductions to chaos magic compiled by @coyote-696 and updated by me

Crafts

Drawstring Bag Tutorial by thewitchandthewoodland (deactivated)

Divination (bibliomancy, scrying, etc.)

The Basics of Water Scrying by @maddiviner

Commentary on scrying by @crossing-sun

Divination skills are vital for an active and informed magical practice by @toverijenspokerij

Electional astrology intro resources compiled by @tzilya

(*) The Homeiromanteion, Nietzschemanteion, and Sapphomanteion

Oneirogenic Unction by @poisonerspath

Egypt and Kemeticism

Compilations on Egypt (see here and here) by @magica-pseudoacademica

Egyptology Resources by Nigel Strudwick at the Fitzwilliam Museum

(*) Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians: A Theological Encyclopedia by Edward P. Butler on Henadology

Historical Kemetic offerings by @pagyne

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization and Wonders of Ancient Egypt by University of Pennsylvania on Coursera

Kemetic Daily Adoration: Sunrise by @hammerandkhopesh

Prayer for Hethert by @khenneferitw

Resources on the Egyptian language on Lexicity

(*) A Simple Beginning Ritual by @idi-the-noof

The Twisted Rope by Devo (@thetwistedrope)

Types of Kemeticism by @thetwistedrope

Health, wellness, and self-care

(I am not a medical professional and do not take responsibility for the outcomes of using any of these methods.)

Prayer of Healing for Mental Illness by Rabbi Elliot Kukla

Herbalism

Dangers of ingesting herbs by @vampireapologist

The Etiquette of Herb-Gathering by @juniperwildwalk

Getting to know a Plant Ally by @thepaganhomestead

Intoxication is awesome by theheadlesshashasheen (deactivated) and veneficiumveritas (deactivated)

Working with Plants by @batwitch

Inclusion and social justice

Bisexual history by @violettomcat-archived

Designing for accessibility by the Home Office of the UK

Thread on sage and smudging by @tainbo

Primed: The Back Pocket Guide For Trans Men and the Men Who Dig Them by Rainbow Health Ontario

Real Rent Duwamish by the Duwamish Solidarity Group (of Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites)

Resources on LGBTQ+ history compiled by @iwilleatyourenglish and @ryanthedemiboy

So, Your Ancestor is a Racist... by thedailypolitique

Magical commentaries

(These are not detailed instructions for specific spells. For those, please see my other page.)

Advice on Cursing for Witches by @deerhoofandrabbitsfoot

An advisory about poppets by @therainshallmakeadoor

Basics of magic by @hadit93

A Critical Look at Correspondences by Aaron Oberon (@southerncunning) on Southern Cunning

The Crossroads by @qedavathegrey

Defending yourself from binding spells by @therainshallmakeadoor

How to begin at witchcraft by @ioqayin

How to deepen your craft by shi-rith (deactivated)

How to read grimoires by @jakattax

How to start again at witchcraft by @heatherwitch

Many Branches – Something Witchy this way comes with Sarah Anne Lawless and Briana Saussy

The Language of Spell Crafting by ofwoodandbone (deactivated)

Magic in the Middle Ages by Universitat de Barcelona on Coursera

Magic is not only about intention by @hadit93

Magical circles and protection by @crossing-sun

On substitutions by @ancientmagickacademy

Properly baptizing a poppet by @helheth

Regaining Faith in Magic by @hadit93

Starting point for Traditional Witchcraft by @iopanosiris

Miscellaneous

Breathing exercise by @catchymemes

Compilation of posts by @qedavathegrey

Emergency cleaning: Unfuck your whole house in the shortest time possible by @unfuckyourhabitat

Facts that adults don’t tell you about bullying by @autasticanna, @saint-ambrosef, and @tato-ch4n

Focus - How to develop your Craft by @batwitch

How to deal with Discord phishing scams by splitsplatted

Stop Reposting by @heatherwitch

Toxic Trends: Trust your gut over truth by @north-of-annwn

Vegan recipes:

Peanut butter cookies by @fishusesmagic (for my Witchy Wishlist 2019)

Four vegan recipes (not by me) I compiled for @lovelyvvitch‘s Witchy Wishlist 2019

How to Disappear Online by WhoIsHostingThis.com

What to do when someone dies by @ms-demeanor

Religion

Deity Communication Spread and Deity Identification Spread by @hellboundwitch

Research

Beginner witches and responsibility by @north-of-annwn

Correspondences (an academic journal on esotericism)

Esoterica, another academic journal through Michigan State University

Fake Witchy Authors on Amazon by Nathara on CrowSong Lodge

Grimoire Encyclopedia by S. M. H. M. Reeve

@grimoiresontape‘s collection of texts

@magica-pseudoacademica‘s entire blog

Open Library by Internet Archive

Resources on folklore, magic, and more compiled by @smugplankton

Resources on Italian magical traditions compiled by @dianaandpansson

Spotting BS in esoteric and pagan books by @vampireapologist

Witch tip (with maps) by @imaginarywitchcraft

Spirit work

Advice on bioregional animism and folk magic by @mahigxn

Ancestors Master Post: The Mighty Dead & Beloved Dead compiled by starlitcrow (deactivated) and updated by me

Commentary on metals and spirits by @therainshallmakeadoor and @owl-core

Considerate Spirit Offerings by @skepticaloccultist

Demon Things - Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project through Swansea University Wales

Explanation of a fetch-mate by @serpentandstang

An historical, physiological and theological treatise of spirits by John Beaumont on ECCO TTP through University of Michigan

How to start hedge-riding? by @thelaughingmandrake

Making a pact does not mean selling your soul by ofwoodandbone (deactivated)

Necromancy: Sing Them Awake by ofwoodandbone (deactivated)

A Necromancy of Trees by @skepticaloccultist

What is Animism? by Sarah Anne Lawless

Last updated Feb. 12, 2020

[jackalgirl]

Here is the finished “Kemetic Rosary”.  It’s not really a rosary for Kemetic Orthodoxy’s sake -- we don’t have counting prayers, per se.  But I saw the instructions and images in David Lee Plumlee’s book _Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry_ and was inspired.

The top of the rosary has three sections of three beads: from bottom left going around clockwise: Sekhmet, Bast, Hethert, then a chain knot, then Ra, Yinepu, Ma’at, then another chain knot, then Ptah, Nut, Djehuty.  Under the centerpiece, there are five beads for the five epagomenal day Names: top to bottom Wesir, Heru-Wer, Set, Aset, and Nebt-Het.  And then, of course, @bigbadjackal‘s fantastic ankh, which I got from his Shapeways shop, On the Temple Steps.  

The centerpiece is version 2 of the piece I posted about earlier -- I designed it in blender, and had it printed at Shapeways.  I plumped up the middle of it and added just a little more curve to the flower shapes, and am pretty pleased with the result.

The chain is Byzantine weave using 20 AWG 7/64″ “Nugold” jump rings which I bought from Weave Got Maille.  I’m on the fence about these: they’re a brass alloy and they tarnish pretty deeply and almost immediately.  I used a polishing cloth to shine them up and I like the richness that the tarnish on the insides of the chain give it, but it’s still kind of a pain.  When I’m good enough to not leave such mar-marks on the rings, I will probably switch to gold-filled links when I want to make goldish chains.

I think that if I were ever to make another one of these, I’d do one for the year: four beads each in three sections to represent the months and seasons, the two big chain knots to separate the three sections (and represent the Two Lands), and then the five epagomenal days as before, perhaps with two different metals of links for some variegation in the chain itself.

[starsandepithets]

I'm a bit overwhelmed by kemetic holidays as there seem to be a lot of them and no specific date for some of them. Have any advice for a newbie? Is there any specific holidays that you would consider a must to celebrate? My main focus of worship are Sekhmet, Anubis Thoth and Ra if that is any help.

Hey!!

So it can be overwhelming, and I think that the best bet for a newbie is to pick festivals which are highly attested [theres lots of info for] and modern kemetics celebrate [so there is easy access for info and ideas for the modern practitioner].

The one I would recommend/ the ‘big one’, is Wep Ronpet. In your first year, if you only celebrate Wep Ronpet you’re doing really well! It’s a big festival that celebrates the Kemetic New Year and the Birth of Ra. It’s pretty complicated, but I’ll try to give you a quick run down.

☀️On the day of Wep Ronpet, you’re going to want to offer to your gods and take any statues of them into the sunlight if you are able. This is called the Unification with the Sundisk, and was a massive ritual during the Ptolemaic Period. Statues of the gods were brought into the sunlight to recharge them, heal them and generally renew the gods and Egypt.

☀️ It’s also the perfect days for execrations [destroying bad things/Isfet and hurting the sn/a/ke]. This is the day of destroying things you don’t want accompanying you in the year ahead. This can be as simple as writing it down on a bit of paper and burning it! Or if you have a bit more time to prepare, I’d recommend the ritual of Destroying the Red Pot.

You’ll have to work out your individual Wep Ronpet date. It is linked to the Heliacal rising of Sirius - which means the day in which the star Sirius is first seen above the Horizon. Sirius is the Greek name for the Egyptian star Sopdet, who was a goddess connected with the New Year and eventually Isis. The date is also changeable depending on how far north or south you are.

So you find your latitude, and then you can find out your Heliacal Rising of Sirius date from an astrological website. Cairo is the start of July, I’m personally around London and so the end of August and I know Australia is around Feb. It depends and it doesn’t matter too much if your date is wildly different from the next person.

Note - that various temples may stipulate certain dates for Wep Ronpet to be celebrated on.

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And part of the reason why working out your Wep Ronpet date is that it is the basis for any festival calendar that you create. If you find an ancient calendar where all of the potential festival dates are listed. And in this calendar the Wep Ronpet date is in July, but you celebrate it in, day September, you know to move ever date on by the same number of days. Your Wep Ronpet date is a fixed marker. I hope this makes sense, and please feel free to message me if you’d like some advice on constructing a calendar.

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If you would like to add more festivals, I would recommend going for two or three that are well attested and important to you and your gods. [For example, I know that the Voyage of Hathor to the temple of the Seven Hathors was an extremely important part of the year - but nothing is recorded from that festival. So it is only now, years and years down the line that I am even starting to attempt to recreate that.]

Start easy, because festivals take it out of you. Find ones that are strongly connected to mythology, like the Return of the Distant Goddess for Sekhmet. It is well attested, has a well recorded mythology to back up the festival and plenty of modern kemetics take part in the festival at various times. This means there are already lots of ideas out there that you can use.

And, honestly, since you say you are a newbie. Feel free to ‘make up your own’, like the modern kemetic community has Ball’s Day for Set on Valentines Day. It’s a part of converting, finding the gods in what you do already.

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Please feel free to ask more questions, as I realise that I haven’t said anywhere close to all the things I’d like to say about festivals. I realise that it’s a huge topic. And just focus on what is achievable this year, one or two festivals. Do your research, get the materials needed.

I think a properly researched festival can take almost a year to research right. By once you’ve done it right, you won’t need to do it again. Make a note of everything you find out, and don’t be too afraid of writing your own hymns and prayers if you feel inspired. And there are quite a few books floating around that can give you more information! I hope this was helpful and all made sense, this was an absolute crash course :S

[lenoirlivre]

A little about me and this blog.

Certainly, I do not expect everyone to agree with everything said here. As a matter of fact this blog is merely a way for me to transmit and record the knowledge I already possess and will acquire through research regarding the Occult subject, but not only that, it is also a way of reaching out to fellow people who might have a better understanding of certain parts if not the whole of the subject.

Now, who am I? My name shall not be revealed concerning my safety and privacy, though if you wish to address to me you can use the name LeNoir or the initials LN . I’m a 18 year old guy with a very curious mind and an affinity to things considered Occult or Supernatural. I consider myself a Solitary -Eclectic witch/warlock for te reasons that I’m still too young to join a coven (and i do not know if any exist near me) and because I am drawn to lots and different magical practices respectively. But enough about me.

What is a Witch?

Well, to begin, many people use the word “Witch” to describe someone evil and malevolent who worships the Devil and causes misfortunes with spells and curses. Non of that is true I can say and be sure of it. Although, people who worship the Devil will call themselves Witches and some witches (very rarely) have the potential to cause troubles with curses. But again, that is very rare, as witches only wish to bring good things in their’s and other’s lives, and it is known amongst witches that whatever you give to the universe, the universe gives back at the same rate.

For me, the word “Witch” defines someone who practices witchcraft which broadly means the practice of and belief in magical skills/abilities that are able to be exercised by individuals and certain social groups. If you learn about, and practice various rituals and perform certain aspects of the craft, you are considered a Witch. Though you do not have to necessarily perform any of the Rituals and the Practices to be a Witch. If you feel that you are a magical person and you can feel that you are connected to the universe and everything around you and that you have the power to influence some of it’s aspects with your will, than you are a Witch.

What can a Witch do?

Everything :) . Divination, Psychometry, Lithomancy, Palmistry, Scrying, Hexing, spells and curses are some of the most popular practices of witchcraft. Witches can do everything they want, intention and will power matters the most. Sure, moon phases, seasons, months, days and hours, planetary positions as well as affinities and understanding are important but a Witch always knows that mind rules over matter and will power is the key to everything.

Types of witches

Yes, there are certain types of witches and it all depends only on affinities and what someone may feel closer to or have a better understanding of it and they are referred to as “paths”. Now, you don’t have to necessarily put yourself under a tag but finding your affinities will definitely help you with your studies and practices.

Solitary  - Practicing by ones’ self; not included in a group.

Secular  - Non-religious / Not connecting with deity(s).

Eclectic  - An individual’s practice that has bits and pieces pulled from different magickal and/or spiritual practices, respectfully.

(Theistic) Satanic  - Witchcraft that is often centered around honoring and/or working with satan in spellwork and prayer.

Atheist /Laveyan Satanic  - Witchcraft worked with the idea that satan is a concept, rather than a real person or entity (loosely put; it’s a very detailed concept). Also known as Satanic witches who fit the secular description. 

Hereditary/Blood  - Including oneself in the practice of witchcraft on the grounds of having been born into a family who also practices. Knowledge and practice may also be passed down through generations, and honor old ways of magick.

Traditional  - One who practices witchcraft by honoring and using old and ‘traditional’ ways of magick; this type of witch might be one to practice modern methods of magick, but they might also stick to traditional concepts or techniques.

Christian  - Witchcraft that is performed to honor / or is performed in conjunction with the Christian God as the primary and only deity.

Hellenic  - A form of non-witchcraft practice in which the practicer follows Greek ideals/culture and honors the Greek pantheon.

 Celtic  - Magickal practice that is based from the Celtic culture, including its’ mythology, deities, old ways, and (occasionally) language / symbols. May also describe those who only worship Celtic gods.

 Science  - A form of magick in which both metaphysical ideas and scientific facts/theories are mixed in together by the individual practicer.

Types of Witchcraft

I took the information from another blog Rainy-Day-Witchcraft and assigned them in categories.

Keep in mind that each term’s explaination is the basic description of that type of witchcraft/magick; each individual witch might be a certain type but define it differently, as their practice may be different from the next Witch.

Spiritual :

Dream  - (A possible variation of Hedge) Mindful and internal magickal practice mainly based from interpreting dreams and/or engaging in lucid dreaming. Those who intensify as this may “de-code” symbols and messages in the dream world similar to how one would use a divination technique.

Hedge  - Also known as an astral title, a type of magick that is oriented around more spiritual work; astral travel/projection, lucid dreaming, spirit-work, healing, and out-of-body experiences are all practices included in this magick.

Faery/Fey  - Magick for those who communicate and work with the fey during spells and rituals. Usually, those who work with the fey may also leave offerings regularly, as thanks for the assistance of a faery in their spellwork.

Spirit Working  - A practice in which the person will perform spellwork in conjunction with or with the help of any manner of spirit. This includes Ouija, (sometimes) demon spirits, spiritual contact, etc.

Draconian - Refers to type of magick for those who call upon or work with dragons and dragon imagery in their practice; whether it be through astral matters or in spells and rituals.

Death/Necromancy  - A practice that may combine Bone, Animal, Spirit work, occasionally also Blood. Using spirits to empower one self, hoarding bones, using graveyards, graves, the spirits of them, as well as the dirt (or even plants) that are found in them. May also honor the dead and/or gods who work with the dead.

Chaos/Chaotic  - A type of magick utilizing new, non-traditional, and unorthodox methods. It is a new and highly individualistic practice, while still drawing from other common forms of magick.

Animal  - (A variant of Green) Magick that is strongly tied to the animal kingdom, which includes a deep appreciation for all animals, and most often: usage of animal materials in spellwork. An animal witch will most likely be one who loves animals, a person who animals are immediently “drawn” to, and those who appreciate the natural world. Some animal witches might also use bones, wings, feathers, fur, skin, scales, (etc). from deceased animals in their magick, if they choose to do so. 

Sigil  - A witchcraft working majorly with sigils, and the intent that can be put into them to active their power.

Grey  - A neutral witch, who practices magick that neither benefits or harms others. Grey magick may also both harm and benefit at the same time, balancing and neutralizing.

Lunar  - One who works magick with / honors the moon and it’s energy and phases. This type of witch is also one to favor casting magick during the night hours rather than during the day.

Astronomy/Space  - (A wider variant of lunar) Those who practice magick and correlate their beliefs in conjunction with the planets and stars! These witches may focus their magick with the properties of each planet, regularly read a horoscope or study astrology, and have a love of the stars and the night.

Energy  - Those who prefer to do magick through energy exercises and manipulation rather than with many physical tools or materials; using the enhanced power of the mind and the body’s natural energies to bring about a magickal result or feeling. (Also may include aura work).

Heathenry  - a practice in which the individual follows, works with, and/or worships the Norse deities.

Lokean  - Someone who works with/worships Loki and/or any of his relations (Hel, Jormugandr, Sigyn, Angrboda, etc) ; does not exclude other deities.

Odinism  - A faith that works mostly with Odin, Thor, Freyjr, Freyja, Frigga, and Heimdall.

Asatru  - Literally “Faith in the [Old] Gods” it is a more specific branch of Heathenry that worships the major Nordic pantheon, minus Loki, Fenrir, or other “adversary” gods.

Gaulish  - A practice that involves worshipping Gaulish gods.

Kemetic  - Worshipping and working with Egyptian deities.

Death/Necromancy  - A practice that may combine Bone, Animal, Spirit work, occasionally also Blood. Using spirits to empower one self, hoarding bones, using graveyards, graves, the spirits of them, as well as the dirt (or even plants) that are found in them. May also honor the dead and/or gods who work with the dead. 

Elemental :

Green  - Utilizing greenery/plants/herbs/flowers in herbal and natural magick, such as creating blends of different plants or using primarily herbs in spellwork.

Sea  - A type of magick derived from materials and abstract ideas involving the ocean and oceanic world. Sea/Ocean magick can be worked using seashells and bones, sea weed, beach sand, driftwood, ocean water, etc. and a sea witch might draw their energy from that of the sea! 

Storm/Weather  - Magick that is worked by combining one’s energy with the energy of the weather, and most commonly rain. Weather witches will do things like collect rain/snow water, absorb the energy of a lightning storm, “whistle up” or manipulate wind, predict the weather, etc. 

Garden  - While having a garden and/or working in any type of garden; magick that is mostly (if not all) herbal and botanical-related! Garden witches take pride and find it calming or invigorating to work the earth, harvest that which they have planted, and are closely related to Green type.

Elemental  - Magick that is worked by honoring/acknowledging the 4 or all 5 elements: Water, Earth, Air, Fire, and Spirit. Commonly an Elementalist will dedicate different areas of their altars to each element, call upon them during spells and rituals, and use symbols to represent each.

Water  - Specifically centered on the element of Water; water scrying, collecting sea/storm/snow/river/spring water, swimming/bath spells and other water-related actives, creating and using symbols associated with water.

Earth  - Specifically centered on the element of Earth; grounding exercises, rock/soil collecting, strong appreciation of the natural world, creating and using symbols associated with earth.

Air  - Specifically centered on the element of Air; working with wind, using air-related tools (such as the wand), creating and using symbols associated with air.

Fire  - Specifically centered on the element of Fire; Using anything fire-related (bonfires, candles, burning objects) in most spellwork, creating and using symbols associated with fire.

Flora - Much like a Green or Garden witch, those who work majorily with floral materials and flowers in their practice and in their spellwork! Their grimoire may be heavily associated with flowers rather than herbs, and likewise, one might use flower properties in spell or craft work.

Seasonal  - Witches who utilize and draw energy from the specific times of year for their magick, sort of how a person might have a strong love or connection to a certain time of year! This can also be spread out into Winter, Autumn, Spring and Summer witches.

 “Poison Path”  - Working with plants, herbs, other items that may be poisonous, deadly, cause hallucinogenic effects, or affect the mind or body in some way. (sometimes aphrodisiacs are included).  

 Desert  - Using and utilizing the desert environment. Lots of work with hardier plants such as Cacti or Tumbleweeds. Use of the moon, desert earth, fire, rare water (especially rainwater), wind, local plants and herbs, as well as animals/creatures of the desert such as snakes, spiders, scorpions, and so on.  

Swamp/Bog  - Heavy use of water and moisture, rich we soil/mud, sometimes incorporates the use of bones, animals, and insects, especially the local plants of the Swamp.

Material :

Cottage / Hearth - (A slight variation from kitchen) Magick that is weaved, worked, or embued into mundane tasks around the house or for loved ones. Cottage/Hearth magick may be worked into daily tasks such as cleaning, cooking, or any hobbies.

Kitchen  - Magick that is worked specifically through “kitchen craft” such as herbal mixtures, brewing, baking, and cooking, and honors many aspects of the natural world: including herbs, crystals, fey, and the elements.

Tea  - Those who drink tea, make tea, use tea-leaf divination, or enjoy blending herbal remedies! A variant of Kitchen/Cottage witch.

Embroidery / Sewing / Knit  - One who embues magick into household “stitching” or “string” hobbies such as embroidery, sewing, knitting, stringing, and knotting ~ Basically, one who identifies with using knot or chord magick in many different skills.

Paper  - Magick that is worked with, essentially, paper! Burning paper written with sigils, chants, symbols or spells, creating magickal offerings, items, or sachels from paper, etc.

Music  - Magick that is worked with music, musical chimes, or rhythm! Humming/singing, clapping, singing chants during spells, playing instruments (even simple ones, like the triangle or bells), or even just simply playing music during spellwork, magick, or during energy exercises are a few common things a music witch might fancy.

Art/Craft  - Witchcraft that can be worked through arts and crafts, simply put! One may embue macgick in creative activities such as painting, drawing, building, cutting, creating, etc.

Bone  - Witches who commonly collect, clean, and use animal bones in their magickal practice, and for things like altar decoration or magick-infused charms/jewelry. Materials used by those who identify as Bone witches are usually collected peacefully or after the being has passed on naturally!

Crystal  - Magick that is worked commonly with stones and crystals, such as during spellwork or for crystal healing techniques. This may also include chakra balance, crystal meditation… anything that uses crystals, really! A crystal witch may also have an extensive knowledge of stones, including how to identify them and using their properties.

Literary  - Those who practice magick through books and literature; a literary witch may do thing such as using book divination, often study witchcraft/magick even after the “beginner” phase of learning, etc. Also a term used to describe witches in stories, books, or movies.

Other :

Pop Culture  - Uses pop culture as a main focus or inspiration for the craft. Using lyrics or movie lines in spells, worshipping and honoring pop culture icons or idols, use of fandom, and more. It is a very wide practice. Examples may include drawing from Harry Potter spells or using invented sigils from shows like Supernatural.

Urban Primative/City  - For those who live or prefer the urban/city lifestyle; magick that can be worked without the seemingly “traditional” ways of witchcraft.

Like i said, I do not expect everyone to agree with me. I’m open to submissions and suggestions. There will be future posts in which I will attempt to explain everything in a deeper sense and add more information. Message me anytime if you wish to contact me. Also, please follow this amazing blog Rainy-Day-Witchcraft it contains a lot of very important informations and spells and generally everything regarding witchcraft. -LN

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tattoo spellwork

I got a tattoo this past Saturday (or most of it, anyway), as part of a spell and as a devotional act in my ongoing mystic quest as the mortal boytoy of a deified dead rock star/queer icon.

I’m not posting the picture of the tattoo with its proper dedication until Friday but I’ll make some notes on the spell and the experience.

I went to Chloe Kalaratri at Madame Lazonga’s Tattoo, and I discussed the tattoo with her in detail. She knew it was going to be a ritual work and was familiar with that kind of tattooing anyway (she apparently has a special process for drawing designs intended for ritual ink).

The basic design of the tattoo is this: The text “My power is in my own hand,” written in a loose approximation of Freddie Mercury’s handwriting with the two Ms specifically lifted from his signature, being written by a phoenix-feather quill pen. The first M is closely aligned with the pulse of my right wrist; the rest of the design flows up my right inner arm. This happens to be the most painful place I’ve been tattooed thus far, as a bonus.

I wrote the following rough hymn to read during the tattoo work itself, and I left a copy with her to use as a focus or whatever while she did the drawing.

Here I am, loving and free— here I call you down to me, new god old queen Mercury,

Immortal spirit, champion who took a name from Maia's son, by your voice death comes undone.

Singer of songs and lover of life, for you I stepped free of another life. I have held your love as a knife

To cut my bonds and slay my shame as you conquered yours beneath your holy name; I have been saved, I am released, I love you just the same.

From the underworld you delivered me, of my sins you have forgiven me; like this and more you have reenvisioned me.

To my right arm I bind your sign. Let it blaze with power yours and mine; may it grant me my own space and time

To create as I will, to realize my will, to translate my will

From potential to real; from some eventual ideal to the real deal.

I have given you love and worship; you have given me love and a great trip. Now I claim my lordship

Over my own heart and soul— let me make my works whole; and as for your role

In all this: you will be the Queen of Heaven like a goddess of old, making kings of men; through your power I am sovereign

Over the forces that run through me. So may your blessing renew me, pour agency and wherewithal into me,

For I have bound your symbol to my right hand. With love for you I'll make my stand and complete my work at my command.

Mercury, Queen of gods old and new, love's messenger, singer with a song, I love you and I have shown it true: bless me and my work too.

I have no comments on the poetic quality of this, but it’s all intended to evoke very specific effects. The tattoo is not only intended as a statement of my spiritual devotion to the immortal spirit of Freddie Mercury, but also as a spell to boost my self-discipline, executive function, and general ability to actually complete my creative projects, particularly the one I’ve started now which is a torrid fantasy gay romance featuring my self-insert and the astral amnesiac reincarnation of Freddie Mercury.

Of course.

As such I worked to have some very basic, if imperfect, structure and rhyme in the poem to structure the spell. In addition a lot of it is based on very specific choices:

I evoke various Queen lyrics (especially those written by Freddie Mercury) throughout, especially from “Princes of the Universe.”

“Champion” is also an attested epithet of Hellenic Hermes, so bonus there.

I link him to the general pantheon he took a name from in life.

I also go back farther than that to the Ancient Near Eastern/Kemetic/etc archetypes of a goddess called the “Queen of Heaven” who turns her lovers and/or sons into kings and gods.

I riff off various Jewish prayers and symbols, such as the idea of “binding [a Power’s] symbol to my right arm,” because that’s the initial religious background I started with.

The “from the underworld you have delivered me” verse is a deliberate evoking of acts of deliverance usually attributed first to Hashem (freeing the Israelites from Egypt) and then to Jesus (erasing sins); the third line places my new god over both of them.

I also cast a circle with one of my “magic wands” (the pen I used to write the first draft of the poem) before the tattooing began.

I’ll be going back on December 4th to get some finishing work done on the tattoo, and I’m not entirely sure what else I should do mystically to prepare for that.