#norse tarot card project

[mendelmakes]

Ninth card in the Norse Major Arcana Project: Thor as Strength

[cursecuelebre]

All about me!

I just feel like it’s time to put a little post about me!

My name is Ashlyn and I’m from New England America, my pronouns are She/Her ~ Age is 22 - I am bisexual ~ Neurodivergent

I’m a pagan and a witch based upon my ancestry, Hellenic polytheism and Norse/Germanic paganism and witchcraft.

I’m mostly started out as a tarot reader then became a witch and a pagan, I practice mostly folk magic and Ancestral Magic. Right now trying to find a traditional magic practice. I do a lot of knot magic and needle work presently.

My guardian animal: I don’t know if that’s the correct term but Bears 🐻, I always had dreams/nightmares about bears since I was little and when I did a tarot reading on what my familiar spirit is the bear came up.

Why I started this blog?

I guess the main reasons to keep a digital record of my experiences, thoughts, lessons, etc. to share my experiences so I thought maybe it can help people find what they are looking for and learn about it. Also a chance for me to learn about other people’s perspectives and ideas. I’m always open to learn more and share more information the best I can.

Also I like to swear in my blogs because I like to, I don’t do it excessively but it’s prevalent if you aren’t comfortable with it.

My hobbies!

I read a lot. Not just one subject, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Non-Fiction, and Classics. I might post some book reviews and recommendations on this blog. My favorite book is LOTR it’s my cozy and feel good book, Tolkien also had a lot of pagan inspiration for his stories.

I also write! Short stories to writing long stories about whatever comes to mind. I write fantasy and historical fiction, but also horror and thriller. At times I write poetry. Sometimes when I’m bored use my tarot for a creative writing project.

I like to do crafts. Especially when it comes to paganism and witchcraft. I sew and embroidered poppets, sigils, or symbols. I wouldn’t say I’m neat with a thread and needle but I get the job done.

Video Games I love Halo, Skyrim, Fallout, AC Valhalla and Odyssey, Animal Crossing, Red Dead Redemption.

Hiking and Foraging in nature

Witchcraft and Tarot cards (obviously)

My Likes!

Season: Autumn

Holiday: Yule/Saturnalia

Music: Anything that sounds good to me: Right now Opera is my most listen to. From Opera to Oldies to Folk music to Heavy Metal to Pop songs. R&B is a guilty pleasure of mine and a couple of rappers and hiphop artists. So again I kinda like everything.

Animals: I love cats I have three of my own, Rabbits, Squirrels, Deer, Horses, Bears, Ravens. I like any animals but those I wanna say are my top ones 😂

Insects: don’t necessarily like them but spiders and moths are pretty neat, but Honeybees or bees in general are my favorite they’re quite special to me. Hopefully one day I start beekeeping.

TV Shows: Penny Dreadful was amazing if you like dark horror, witchcraft, in a Victorian setting that incorporates a lot of classic horror stories like Frankenstein and Dracula highly recommended it with Eva Green and Helen McCoy. I don’t have a favorite movies or tv shows definitely but Legion, LOTR, Immortals, Harry Potter movies, the show Vikings. Are great and anything like it just 🤌

ASMR/Meditation ambiences

Smell of burning wood

Tarot cards and reading and finding anything that I can do with them that is new

[buriedpentacles]

🔮 ✨ 🧹 🐈‍⬛

🔮 What's your favorite form of divination? What's your least favorite?

I love tarot and oracle cards, they have to be my favourite! I've practiced with them the most and have the strongest connection to them. I also enjoy bone and charm casting as well as runes - I learnt a lot about runes when I dabbled in Norse Paganism and worked with Odin.

My least favourite is probably water/mirror scrying - I just don't really connect to it and struggle to feel confident in my answers.

✨️ In relation to your practice, is there anything that you're exited about? (Such as an upcoming event, new field of study, a project, etc.)

I'm in the process of making my own rune set! I used to have one and I've recently been pulled to take it up again so I'm on a mission to find 24 similarly sized and sized stones to make my own set!! Though I'm considering making them with wood or maybe even shells instead.

🧹 What's your favorite cleansing method?

Sweeping and water are my go to! I live in student accommodation so no smoke allowed and I've actually found that it feels more effective for me. Sometimes I'll use sea water or something similiar instead of plain water too :)

🐈‍⬛ Do you have any pets? What kind?

My family has a cat who I adore, he is my baby! He's a ginger cat and almost 14 years old now, though he still looks like a young cat!! We used to have two dogs as well but unfortunately they passed away recently.

[elysiumblue]

Pick a card - Message from Loki 🐍

Free messages from Loki, the norse deity 😳 (Why does it rhyme lmao) Did this reading because this page is sponsored by Loki. Also this type of reading is what I want to find on the internet sometimes.

As this is a general reading, just take what resonates, and leave the rest behind. Don't force things to fit if it doesn't feel right for you. Also, I use he/him pronouns for Loki. You can just replace it with the pronouns you use for Loki in your mind if you don't use the same pronouns as me for Loki.

👇🏻 Pick a color that you feel drawn to👇🏻

And see what Loki wants to tell you below! 😳

Pile 1

It seems that you're worrying about something, like doubting the possibility of something. These thoughts may be caused by you worrying your own abilities, or think that your ideas make no sense at all. It may be a creative idea that you want to pull off, or just setting up/ making new stuff in general.

Loki is here to tell you to throw your worries away! He wants to remind you to look at the hard work you've put in the past, and to be more appreciative of your abilities. As you're well-prepared, and have the resources for things to happen, it will work out no matter how ridiculous you believe you plan is. He wants you to follow your heart, and tries to look back of the spark that brought up the plans at the first place to cheer yourself up.

Besides the effort you've put into, Loki also wants to tell you that you're super blessed right now. The energy of luck in this pile is insane! I got the Wheel of Fortune and the Fountain (the special card for the Fountain Tarot, it's symbolizes the energy of universe) in your pile! Also, when I tried to get an oracle card for you, a card just flew straight onto the Wheel of Fortune (which never happened for me before 😭), and the card is "New Moon in Sagittarius: Focus on the positive". I take Sagittarius as a sign of good luck, so it's mean good luck on top of good luck for you! The universe is in your favour 😭😭👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Loki also wants me to give you some messages of this card from the booklet. Actually the whole page is the summary of this reading so I will just put it here so you can read it 😭 (Publisher please don't sue me)

Pile 2

You probably have some cool ideas in mind and want to make things work. Maybe you just sick of staying in the comfort zone forever, or are not happy with the slow progress of things/ the feeling of being stuck. To make it possible for your plans to work out, you find some help from others or even collaborating with others.

It is very possible that you will succeed, as you are very capable to do so. You may have the perfect skills for doing the job, or amazing skills of collaborating with others, or both. However, Loki wants to warn you that there may be snakes trying to sabotage your work.

I get multiple specific scenarios...

Some of you may have a company or a partner in general to fund your project, but they may not have the same interest as you. You will soon find it out, and be threatened with the loss of financial support.

Some of you may recently find out that one of you partners is actually sus. Some may find it out with your intuition, like you just have a feeling that there's something wrong with that person. Some may find it out when you became drunk with that person, like the person just spilled some suspicious words out when drunk, and it keeps bothering you.

Those that are mentioned are some really specific scenarios that can be used to be confirm your situation, but it doesn't need to fit perfectly in your situation. What Loki wants to say to you is, if you feel that something is very wrong with that person or company, don't be afraid to cut it off. New, better connections will appear and provide more assistance to your project. Even if they don't just show up, you will be able to find some, as people trust your abilities. Things will be fine.

Loki also wants you to forgive those who betrayed you. Being betrayed is a very painful experience, and your pain is valid. However, he doesn't want them to hinder your progress. Those people don't deserve your energy at all, so don't put too much energy in hating them. Instead, put energy in your glorious goals.

Pile 3

Are you doubting yourself hard? Because it's so hard to get cards for your pile 😭 Are you a virgo or libra that has too much brain activities? 😭😭 (You don't have to be these signs.) Yall are thinking too much!

You probably care too much about what people thinks about you. You either always compare yourself to others, or doing too much for others. You have to remember that you matters too! I don't feel like self-esteem is the most valuable issue here. You just think too much. 💀 Ground yourself by prioritising yourself! Put your needs first. Put your plans first. Then you may be too tired to care about others 💀

Loki also sees that your overthinking is slowing down your progress! It seems that you just keep thinking about things, and then find out more things to think about, and then you probably become too tired or too scared to do things. Loki wants you to just fuck it, let the intrusive thoughts win, and do the thing. Nothing will happen when you do nothing. Go follow the temptation, go for that love interest, just do something quick 💀

In the process of actually doing something, you will find out some truth of the things you always worrying about. It may be good or bad, but getting some real information is definitely better than constantly haunted by the thoughts that you have no idea accurate or not.

[stxr-bxy]

pagan marauders hcs

in this universe paganism/real witchcraft = wizarding world and paganism is actually respected as a religion

most of them are hellenists but there are also roman and norse gods too

james

- works with athena

- he just loves powerful women

- or women in general tbh

- also works with apollon bc he’s the sun

- not super religious but goes to temple every Wednesday to visit the athena alter and on Sundays for the apollon alter

- makes a stupid amount of moon water because he uses it all the time

- no clair or psychic abilities but is very intuitive

- i imagine he got into hellenismos because euphemia is part greek (hence her name)

sirius

- prefers roman mythology over greek but is eclectic/neo pagan

- she works with Dionysius because they’re both drama queens and Venus because she helped him with embracing his femininity and feeling confident

- wears a carnelian necklace all the time bc she’s ✨that girl✨

- when she first quit weed she would smoke lavender because it puts you to sleep without causing highs

- goes to temple with friends to hang out and leave offerings

- had really strict catholic parents but never felt very connected to the church and god never really interacted with him no matter how many times he reached out

- his parents don’t think that being pagan = devil worship but they’re those people that think any god except theirs is a demon trying to hurt ppl

- was one of those tiktok witches for a while but then realized that witchtok is shit for information

remus

- he’s jewish but he’s still a witch so he still counts for this

- burns a lot of sage bundles

- Sirius sometimes goes to temple(jewish) with him so he’s not alone but most of the time he goes with his parents

- was actually smart about his journey and immediately bought books because social media is mostly bullshit

- he’ll sometimes go to his friend’s temple(pagan) with someone (usually sirius) when their other friends aren’t going or are working

- he’s very supportive and does have some idea of what’s going on

- except he keeps asking who some people are like some obscurer gods or mortals from myths

- “who’s selene again?” “for gods sake remus you ask this every time” “sorry. but still who is she” “the moon goddess remus…” “oh yeah”

- claircognizant, he just knows things

peter

- he was raised pagan because his moms are pagan (peter has two moms argue with the wall)

- works with freyja and demeter and goes to temple on thursday and friday for both

- he and marlene go for nature walks when it’s nice out and they sometimes look for crystals when they walk

- one time he found a really big quartz and took it home (he asked first ofc)

- also believes in animism and loves animals

- has a cat named luna (i have a cat named luna so i am projecting)

- clairvoyant, has visions and prophetic dreams

lily

- was raised jewish and even though she went along with it when she was young she didn’t really feel connected to god so she converted to hellenismos when she was 15

- works with persephone and aphrodite (i know they don’t get along but it’s fine because they’re not on the same altar)

- goes to temple on mondays and fridays for persephone and aphrodite

- meditates a lot and likes to make sure her chakras are aligned (i know chakras originate from hinduism but i’m pretty sure they’re an open practice any hindus can correct me in comments or rbs)

- loves rose quartz and opal

- always does her crushes astrology charts to make sure they’re compatible

- one of those girls with lots of incense

- when she was crushing on mary she wore so much rose quartz and carnelian to get her to notice her

- lowkey scared of tarot bc it’s way too accurate, she prefers oracle cards

- wears pentacle necklaces for protection

mary

- works with medusa (because of the hc that mulciber sa’ed her so she likes her story) and aphrodite

- veils on holidays and when she goes to temple

- reads tarot for people as a side hustle

- loves florida water and uses it a lot because she’s latina

- wears her evil eye/nazar a lot

- has a little home guardian statue and it’s a statue of a little cat

- bought her first veil from amazon and it had such a bad energy that she couldn’t cleanse out so she just threw it away

- when she goes to the beach she looks for shells to put on her aphrodite alter

marlene

- works with hekate and persephone

- has always loved the idea of witches since she was a little girl

- her parents were also strict catholics but marlene never believed in god, she knew somewhere deep down that he wasn’t as real to her as her gods

- her parents basically thought that witchcraft was the devil’s work and they never approved of it, they still don’t but now they’re used to it

- meditates during the full moon

- makes devotional playlists for her deities

- has lots of crystals because “i just think they’re neat”

- avoids doing shadow work but then her deities get mad so she reluctantly does some

- one of those girls who has rusty nails and dead bugs just so she can hex your ex

- clairaudient, was always confused by the ringing in her ears and what it meant

regulus

- works with hades and persephone

- loves the myth about them

- his parents raised him catholic but he stopped believing in god pretty quick because his prayers were never answered

- loves it when mary gives him tarot readings

- prefers runes to tarot but still likes tarot

- goes to temple on mondays because of persephone

- he talks with lily and marlene about persephone a lot and celebrate her return together

- his favorite holiday is yule because he loves all of the folklore surrounding it and the trees

- he used to charge his rose quartz in the sun because he didn’t know you couldn’t do that and then the color faded so he stopped doing that

- does lots of shadow work because he’s fucked up in the head

pandora

- a lot of people think she works with gods like iris or aphrodite but she actually works with nyx and hekate

- does scryings for people

- clairsentient, always picks up on other people’s emotions and the vibe of a room

- goes to temple on saturdays for hekate and with reg on mondays because the services include nyx and persephone

- one of those girls who used a spirit/ouija board and then all of witchtok came for her

- very experimental, uses egg shells in hexes and stuff like that

- also works with the fae and leaves them offerings for ostara and litha (and just in general)

- gives people little rocks and crystals she finds

- little kids love her and they always have such a good energy

- makes art of her deities

barty

- italian folk witch and pagan

- always wearing his nazar to protect from il malocchio cause he doesn’t fw that shit

- works with hades and hermes

- he’s half italian on his mom’s side so he got his practice from her

- uses people’s hair in his spells and no one knows where he gets it from

- “barty why the fuck is my hair in your spell jar?” “idk man…” “liar”

- messes around with tarot and runes when he’s bored

- goes to temple on mondays with reg and pandora and wednesdays for hermes

- clairvoyant (to go along with the seer barty hc)

- mabon is his favorite holiday because food

dorcas

- works with selene and hekate

- her and marlene love talking about hekate and honestly they could talk about her all day

- lowkey wanted to work with freyja at one point but she already has enough deities

- veils a lot for spiritual protection, can be as simple as a bandana or her hair braided but she likes regular veils too

- one of those girlies who walks barefoot in the forest

- grows her own herbs in her garden

- selenophilic

- needs to know everyone’s big 3

evan

- not super religious but still a witch

- he mostly does kitchen witchcraft

- he makes simmer pots and uses herbs when cooking

- hangs rosemary over his front door to protect

- has a cinnamon broom

- mops with rosemary water

- can’t meditate for more than ten minutes because he gets distracted or has an itch or something

- forgot to mention he worships luna, solass ( idk how to spell it) , and the mother (moon, sun, and earth)

- avid pentacle wearer

[recusant-s-sigil]

So you know how the card combat system in CoM is never brought up again in the mainline series (non-mobile games)? This got pretty long, so it’ll be under the cut. Spoilers for Union Cross. TLDR: Ven’s presence in Castle Oblivion is what made it have the card system.

According to the 8th of Ansem the Wise’s secret reports in KH2, “[Castle Oblivion] consists of 13 floors above and 12 floors below ground, with the contents of its ‘White Rooms’ transforming in response to its visitor’s memories.” Those memories are etched onto cards, created by sampling specifically Sora and Riku’s memories. Who is the first person we see create these world cards?

Marluxia, who also teaches Sora how to use the cards to his advantage in combat for some reason. Come to think of it, why does Marluxia show Sora how to use the cards? In-universe, I mean. And how do the CO-assigned Org members know how to use them as well? But I’m getting off-track. We’re here to talk about why the cards are the combat system, not how the characters know how to use it.

Castle Oblivion is a place tied to the Age of Fairytales by its inhabitants, both as the Castle and as the Land of Departure. Ven is from then, as are Marluxia and Larxene, who both end up there. Eraqus is (probably but not confirmed to be) descended from Brain. Xehanort calls the Land of Departure a second home and is also related to a Union Leader, Ephemer. Remember, the contents of the White Rooms reflect the memories of the Castle’s visitors, so what then would happen if someone resided there? Would their memory, no matter if they consciously are aware of it or not, affect the whole castle to such a degree that the combat system reflects that of a bygone era?

Did you know that Kingdom Hearts χ, the browser game, used cards as its combat system? Ever wonder why Flick Rush exists? Dark Road also uses cards in its combat system, though it’s less a game of War and more “hit the enemy with sleights as fast as possible before their turn arrives”.

In Unchained χ and Union Cross, instead of cards, your player character uses Medals, which function basically the same but are exclusive to that specific game. Medals don’t show up anywhere else in the series, unlike cards.

At the end of Union Cross, it’s revealed that the events of Unchained χ were taking place inside a datascape, a digital recreation of the real Daybreak Town. Makes sense, then, that Medals only appear in that specific stretch of time/gameplay. We also discover that Dream Eaters, both Spirits and Nightmares, are actually wielders whose hearts have been kept safe by their Chirithy, transforming it into the technicolor Pokémon ripoffs of Dream Drop Distance. Only makes sense that they’d use cards for Flick Rush in that case, right?

Ever wonder why Luxord’s title is the Gambler of Fate when his attribute is time? Cards and dice, the main weapons he and his subset of Nobodies use, have been associated with fortune-telling since they were invented. Card reading, especially Tarot, are popular forms of attempting to predict the future or find out something important about yourself and others pertaining your/their destiny. But in this series, destiny is never left to chance, meaning no need to gamble. Perhaps Luxord is hoping to game the system while staying within the rules.

Back to world cards. Doesn’t the way they work seem oddly familiar? They use the memory of a person to project a world for them to interact with within a single location. Sounds very much like the Book of Prophecies creating worlds from the future it saw (the memory of that future etched in its pages) for wielders to collect Lux from the safety of Daybreak Town, since the actual worlds are too far away to get to besides using a Corridor of Darkness or similar.

I could go into how Skuld, Sigurd, and the Dark Road Norse Name crew connect to this (and possibly speculate about Sigurd’s role in Missing-Link), as well as the strange pods in CO/the Mansion and the significance of the Master’s Defender Keyblade being the one used to lock away the LoD but that’s more research than I could possibly stomach right now so I’ll save that analysis for another time. Besides, that’s more related to fate in general and not specifically cards so it’s probably best to keep that separate anyways.

If you made it this far, I want to thank you for reading! This is something I’ve had on my mind for a while and it feels great to finally get it down on paper (or rather, in a post).

[angelgendered]

Oh look! It's a pinned post!

I'm Taliesin, (pronounced Tal-ee-uh-syn, but quickly, if that makes sense,) or you can just call me Tal. I'm 32, (very nearly 33 as I write this,) from the UK, queer, trans masc and fruity about it, a wheelchair user, disabled, chronically ill, and chronically in pain, neurodivergent and a huge lover of all things creative!

I love the concepts of 'sonder' and 'hiraeth'. I'm a bit witchy. I love Norse and Celtic mythology and folklore. I read the tarot and oracle cards sometimes.

I write a lot, but rarely publish anything public because of crushing impostor syndrome. (I am, incidentally, always always always looking for RP partners in any fandom I'm interested in, and fandomless storylines besides!) I also do some arts and crafts when my pain allows, which is rarely, sadly.

If you are interested in my fandom writing, you can check out my AO3.

[greenpanda-basicfakewitch]

Book Of Shadows Index

I see a ton of Witchtoks/people who only give a basic summary of what to research along with a ton of books and I'm more of a bullet point girl. So... Here we go.

A book of shadows was coined by Alaisar Crowley, alongside garnder who was the founder of Wica, then changed to Wicca later on [I will go in depth in history with links/sources and more detail on another post]

So here's the index for a book of shadows, full of all things you the individual want to learn include in your practice and like Pirates of the Caribean, take it more as guidlines and you're free to decide what you like/don't like.

So Include a Book Of shadows Blessing in the begging of your book [or digital document] And a BOS is like a diary, only you can see it or your coven.

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Beginner Studies; Introduction to Witchcraft. I.e: What is Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft? What is the difference? Wicca History: Origins in your country of origin. Salem, etc. Covens and Hierchies and Solitary witches. Basic rundown, you have your first, second, third degree. Like an employee, a suvervisor and a manager. Managers are in charge of their own store, like a third degree can create their own coven.

Lore: Tree of life, Triple goddess, Horned God, Morgan le fey and other mythical lore and research depending on which one your aligned with. Like Norse, Greek, Celtic, Viking, Roman, or any other types. Wiccan Rede, rules of Wicca power of three times three. Etc.

Symbols: Look up certain symbols, or sigils, runes, thats commonly used in Wicca/Paganism or your preffered craft. Cast a circle: Most begin a spell and cast a protection circle before you begin your spell. Pentacle [Star with circle] Pentragram [No circle] *Include the Spirit, fire, earth, water, air. Evil eye. [usually used as protection AGAINST the evil eye]

Witch Tools: Witch tools you use, or place on your altar. Like an Athame, cualdron, wand, etc Tools of Divination: Pendulum, spirit board, tarot, angel cards, scrying mirror, playing cards, etc Additional tools: Candles. Crystals. Elements Herbs Chakras/Meditation Lucid Dreaming Astral projection Milk baths

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Year Calender/Sabbets Month Calender Day Calender: Like Moday is MOON. Sunday is SUN, Saturday is Saturn etc. Deities Celtic/ Roman/Norse Other gods to research. etc Astrology.

Star Sign, Moon sign, Sun Sign, other planetary signs. Planet Retrograde, Mercury retrograde, mars, venus etc Moon Phases. Like hunters moon, pink moon etc.

Animals as omens [Careful with this one, as it links to other occult/cultures/religions and best not to appropriate and lead to indiginous tribes or others. But not all animals as omens is a sign, usually it links to the Fea as animals are fea and fea are animals and other religions like kitsune, tanaki, are shapeshifters or known as spirits in other cultures]

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Spells Moon Water Witch bag/bottle Broomsticks Seashell collecting [A practice looked down on now for enviormental effects, but I have bottles/jars of shells I've collected when I was six so I've kept them and included them as I have some] Witch Outfits [this is just my personal interest, it ties in with the history a little] Symbolism of the Hat [Like a Candle] Witch Nudity Haute Couture Bohemian/Grunge goth fashion Media/Pop culture:

Books or movies that have had witch consultants or other ties to witchcraft/wicca etc. Such as practical magic, the Craft and maybe even Neil Gaimans works such as the ocean at the end of the lane. Coraline that had mentions of a dowsing rod, and rock with a hole in the center to find lost things. Music:

Listening to music can also set da mood, so I will compile playlists and songs that made me feel witchy. Anything else to include feel free to ask or reblog :D

*ALSO IMPORTANT! CLOSED/OPEN Practice! Wicca as it is is open, you can buy a wicca book/watch withtok who have you whatever whatever! But a closed practice? Thats a religion or something you CANNOT access too UNLESS you are invited in, or iniated into that group! Indeginous tribes/jewish traditions/hoodoo/voodoo/ etc. A closed practice is a closed door. You cant access that by yourself. Which is why White sage cant be used, theres many alternatives and other incenses/sages to burn. Not the one thats sacred/endangered and used speicifially in indeginous tribes. They've already had enough taken away from them what do witches need white sage for in this current enviromental crisis? so yeah...

Additional last note: I will also include passages alongside the books I have by cunningham and others with the book as well as the passage and page/chapter and try to include web links in any future post I make.

Bear in my mind and I will TRY to be as accurate as I can, but I will make mistakes and end up posting some things thats misinformed even when I post links. But I will try my best to fix any mistakes if I can.

Blessed be.

[musings-on-wisteria]

Alright apparently someone had to tell me “if you want to talk about witchcraft on your witchcraft sideblog, do it!” So guess what? I’m gonna do it.

So I was inspired by this post from @breelandwalker, but I’ve always wanted to make my own runes/symbol system for casting since I learned how to use Norse runes. I already had a symbol system, actually, because of course I did (it’s been incredible useful for making sigils).

So here they are!

They’re organized by element in rows, because if you know anything about my practice you know its gotta involve the elements. At the top is fire, then earth, water, and wind at the bottom. I made an effort to balance out the symbols with positive, negative and neutral/complex meanings, so that each element had both good and bad omens, though I think wind and fire are slightly more positive and water slightly more negative.

So, the meanings! (Left to right, top to bottom)

Fire (symbol of the whole element): the core, the spark, the energy source, the physical/mundane realm, encompasses the whole of the element (much like an ace in tarot.)

The Quilt: generosity, protection, warmth and rest, home, a safety net/supportive community

The Candle: ritual/routine, an observance/vigil, duty, hope/faith, diligence, memory

The Key: power, privilege, authority, safety, opportunity, secrets, ideas/knowledge, choices

The Cake: gathering, love, an achievement, celebration, reward, intimacy

The Bag: responsibilities, stress, overwhelm, burnout, emotional baggage

The Brick: Institutions, foundations, building; but also, destruction, disruption, conflict.

Earth (symbol of the whole element): the social sphere, kindness, connection, wonder, gratitude, passion, other people, the whole of the element basically.

The Sprout: Spring, youth, vulnerability, innocence, empathy, growth, new life

The Firefly: Summer, vitality, color, passion, expression, community, wonder, fertility

The Acorn: Autumn, luck, knowledge, an opportunity to invest/prepare, harvest

The Branch: Winter, barrenness, regret, loss, peace, forgiveness, death

The Felled Tree: think the tower card in tarot. Chaos, misfortune, expulsion from comfort zone/a sanctuary, disaster

The Woods: distance from civilization, adventure, getting lost, nature, wonder and strangeness, possible danger

Water (the whole element): the spiritual, intuition, mental health, relationship to the self, fluidity, patience, mindfulness

The Well: creation, wishes, renewal, healing, a source of life, creativity, inner life/world

The Umbrella: an mental shield, a listening ear, peace amidst emotional turmoil, disconnection from emotions, mindfulness, avoidance

The Mirror: Reflection, judgement, redirected energy/projection, meditation, self-image

The Eraser: start over, frustration, cleansing, practice, low-stakes, mistakes

The Mug: “not for you”, toxicity/addiction, hostile environment, broken dreams, perfectionism

The Hourglass: time, cycles, mortality, “start now” “time is limited”

Wind (the whole concept): imagination, change, progress, wishes, magic, the mind, immaterial things, concepts, the “beyond” or the external/opposite of the core

The Patch: independence, grit, resilience, self-expression, controversy, weirdness/counter-culture

The Dice: luck, fortune, risk, laughter, games, levity, arrogance, superstition

The Book: intellect, knowledge, challenge, lessons, passive methods of learning, seeking

The Lightning Bolt: sudden change, clarity, direction, energy, motivation, an exclamation point

The Mosquito: annoyance, life-draining, conflict, grudges, “scratching makes it worse”

The Feather: comedy, convenience, avoiding consequences, freedom, escape, a favor owed

They are SO FUN, I highly recommend making runes like these. Having picked personal symbols, there was nothing to memorize (I made this whole post without looking at my reference) and after a few readings, they seem really accurate and easy to understand!

[upstartcrow1564]

Sometimes other people can be a pain in the ass, especially if you have to work with them, or if a project you’re responsible for depends on them. So … calm down. Let go of control (or the illusion of control) and get into the flow of collaboration. Keep reminding yourself to breathe and let go of expectations. This type of connection is important, and the lessons that can be learned from trusting others to do their bit are very valuable. You’re in charge of yourself and what you choose to do with the resources you have, so calm down and breathe. You’ve got this. [Image shows the 5 of Inspiration card from The Muse Tarot, the Norse rune Ehwaz, the Emperor/Pharoah charm, and the Game Die rolled to “How”.] #tarot #oracle #runes #charms #vitki #volva #disir #ancestors #seer #tarotreading #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotcards #dailytarot #tarotadvice #divination #divinersofinstagram #charmcasting #TheMuseTarot #TheMusesDarling #witchesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXe0y5LwqP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fmp1catherinek-g]

Sketching the first 3 cards :)

I began by drawing the size and shape of the tarot card in Clipstudio Paint and then copy and pasting that four times (on each document) to guarantee they would be the same and to save time.

I then got to sketching the first three designs for each mythology starting with Egyptian. This card didn't need much fixing as the cards design translated well onto the program. After that I did the Norse card which had the same process as the Egyptian card and then I moved to the Greek card. I knew this one would take longer to do as I had a lot of trouble with it's concept when I did it on paper but I also knew that it would be easier to change things with the tools I have in this program. After many alterations (like making the character and the chariot bigger) I was happy with the improvements I made.

With Thors card, I experimented with adding some lightning bolts behind him in the background or around his hammer as I want it to look like he's in or just been in a fight. After trying both ways, I found that the lightning bolts looked better and more recognisable coming form his hammer.

What I'm planning to do is finish the first card for each set of mythologies so I have at least three cards form each set done if I run out of time on this project.

[mendelmakes]

Odin as the hermit for the 10th card in the Norse Major Arcana project

[witchwolfyyy]

⋆˖⁺‧₊ “with light comes darkness” ₊‧⁺˖⋆

hihi, i’m wolfy!!

greetings friendos, this is a safe and non-judgemental side blog dedicated to all things witchy ��

↳ [ my main is @wolfridds ]

i have been practicing for a little over 4 years now. i’m an eclectic draconic witch.

i work and soars with dragons 🐉, deities - i’m polytheistic mainly hellenic and norse but i do work with other pantheons (poseidon is my patron), demons, and have various spirit guides. my craft explores both middle-path and the left-handed-path

currently learning how to hone my psychic abilities. access the akashic records, astral projection, reiki, animal psychic communication and animal intuition

i use many forms of divination but prefer pendulums, oracle cards and tarot

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please don’t be shy i am open to talking witchy stuff and answering questions! my dms and asks are always open

‼️disclaimer: i am no expert and will never claim to be i am here to learn and grow as all witches should aim to do, any knowledge i share is either learnt or UPG ‼️

[ancientpathwayswitchcraft]

Join us on a transformative journey as we explore the Knight, Queen, and Page of Swords. With Odin as our guiding deity, we'll uncover how these cards signify the realms of intellect, communication, and decisive action.

[comparativetarot]

Two of Pentacles. Art by  Imîlia Makes, from The Leeds Tarot Card Project.

"I was reyt chuffed to get involved with the Leeds Tarot project. Without intending it this became quite an introspective project, as I found myself & the card merging with Norse mythological roots. When I got presented with Two of Pentacles as my card I had giggled at the poignancy, the "juggle struggle" had become a personal phrase at the time & low and behold this card is a reflection upon our balancing act."

[cauldron-chatter]

Messy Witch Intro & Divination Services

This is Cauldron Chatter and I'm your spoonless, moss covered, rotting corpse of a host. [Pronouns: she/her.] This blog is used mainly to connect to a spiritual community, to participate in discussions, and to postulate my own beliefs.

I am a writer/editor, an artist, a crafts maker, diviner, and a queer woman. You can find my art at adthorne or on Instagram or support me through my Kofi. I study English literature and mythology with a focus on Norse and Germanic history. With this said, my craft is secular and I approach it from a psychological perspective. I don't share a lot of spells, but will try to reblog resources and, hopefully, tag them appropriately.

Tags: My main tag is "messy witch" for posts I create or contribute to. I will also tags with with "chatter" if they are interesting commentary on spiritualism or the community. Food recipes will be "kitchen craft" and mythology will be "norse". Research guides are under "resource" or "resources" or "books". And finally, "support" will include fundraisers, charities, organizations, or projects that I want to boost.

Below are details on my divination services.

Divination Services are currently CLOSED. (Updated 1/17/24)

Tarot:

Basic Reading - $15 - photo and a written description of a 3 to 6 card spread

General Reading - $30 - photo and a written description, in depth clarification and reasonable follow up questions

Love Reading - $45 - photo and a written description, in depth clarification and follow up questions

Hour sessions are now available for mutuals!

Rune:

Practice Reading - $5

Currently not offering more complicated readings.

Pricing:

My pricing is based on delivery method and depth of readings. Since I conduct most of my readings online through private messaging, communication is less direct. A written message is well enough but it's not the same as an hour long in person session which is why I keep my prices lower than average.

These readings are meant to be accessible and comfortable.

As a reminder, by purchasing a reading you are supporting a queer spoonie witch pay her medical bills.

DM me with your requests or commision a reading via Kofi. Any requests submitted through the ask box will be published publicly.

These services offer to interpret tools and offer guidance and in no way claim to foresee absolute truths of the future.