#placebo magick

[booksandwitchery]

My library is growing at an alarming rate, and I cannot control myself. It doesn’t help that cover designs are getting so good

[beththeskepticalwitch]

On skeptical witchcraft:

"I realized that most of what I was doing already could be explained through science/psychology, with the placebo effect being the main aspect of it. If I was doing the spells and the rituals in the same way that others do and they were having the intended outcome, how could I not call it magic? Even if the belief behind the way it works differs from most’s. It is about why I do what I do, and what I do to achieve my desired outcome; it is not about how it is achieved."

Quote from @beorhtsgrimoire (reposted with permission)

[0minimity]

man i love practicing spirituality & shit from a very disbelieving mindset. learnt about Chaos Magic recently & its pretty much what ive been doing for years. sounds very heavily dependant on the placebo effect, from what i gather. that is my favourite effect

[psychiatricwarfare]

what is it with this site and belittling people who believe in magic or astrology, yea there are some people who are annoying as hell, but a lot of us see it as just another religious or spiritual belief & arent going around demonising scorpios or spouting out toxic positivity

i thought this was the weirdo reject loser website where cringe is embraced with loving violence and playful ribbing not whatever the fuck yall are doing

[thejaymo]

The combination of expectation and conditioning could not only help us maximize the placebo effect, it could also reframe our understanding of what a placebo is: It’s not just an external intervention, but something that happens within us. “People really like that,” Gaab said. “They have this sense of: It was me.”

“The combination of expectation and conditioning” this is of course traditionally known as ... Magic.

[cavorta]

A thing by many names...

Nice reel on Facebook by Chloe Hoerter: Witches call it magick. Religious people call it prayer. Spiritual people call it manifestation. Atheists call it the Placebo Effect. Scientists call it Quantum Physics.

Everyone seems to argue over what it should be called. But no one is denying its existence. Your thoughts can control your reality.

Credit: @ladylunafication

[dumbass-fae]

✨️🪞Glamour Magick🪞✨️

Glamour magick is a spell that you cast on yourself to change how others perceive you. 

The key to this working is to manifest your intent. It's a placebo effect. If you believe it is real, it will become real (in a sense). 

Normally glamour magick is preformed while getting ready for the day, night, or an event (school, date, outing exc. exc.) Which means it blends into the mundane. 

You can create oils and blends anything your heart desires, even magickly infused foods and drinks, or you can use what you already have: shampoo, hair brush, makeup, moisturizer, toothpaste exc exc.

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A good place to start is with:

color magick/correspondences

♡Red- confidence, romantic love, strength 

♡Pink- self love, kindness, platonic love, softness 

♡Orange- creativity, energy, sucess

♡Yellow- happiness, joy, positivity 

♡Green- luck, healing, money manifestation 

♡Blue- peace, calm, clairity, communication 

♡Purple- imagination, intuition, peace

♡Brown- friendship, security, stability 

♡Black- protection, banishing

♡White- clensing, peace, truth

♡Silver- healing 

♡Gold- sucess, wealth

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Moving on, we will get into more correspondences/enchantments in glamour magick. 

Bath/Body 🛁

• Shampoo- clenses negativity 

• Conditioner- restores positivity 

• Body scrub- removes negative energy

• Lotion- (varies by scent), softness

• Hair oil/ leave in conditioner- protection 

• Deep conditioner- restores positive energy 

Skincare 🪞

• Facial cleanser- removes negative energy 

• Facial scrub- clenses negativity 

• Moisturizer- protection, restores positive energy 

• Serums- (varies by ingredient), locks in good energy 

• Spot treatments- conceals what you do not wish to be seen 

• Eye masks- clairity

• Lip masks- sweetens your words 

• Suncreen- protection 

Makeup 💄

• Mascara/eyeliner- see through lies, enhance your eyes beauty 

• Lip products- people will listen when you speak, sweeten your words/influence

• Eyeshadow- (varies by color)

• Concealer- to hide what others should not know 

• Highlighter- to apear more radiant/glowing 

• Blush- to appear innocent and soft 

Other 🐚

• Toothpaste/Toothbrush- clense negativity

• Hairbrush- remove negative energy 

• Nail polish- (varies by color) 

• Glasses- to see what others cannot 

• Hair- Braid your hair with your intentions 

• Perfume- (varies by scent) 

• Clothing- (varies by color) 

• Jewelry- (varies by intent) 

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Remember, affirmations and enchantments are key to glamours 

• say or think corresponding affirmations while doing your skincare or makup 

• enchant everything you use with intentions, you could even put sigils on them 

• enchant your jewelry for a specific purpose

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This is from my personal grimoire, thus my own opinions on glamours.

you can reblog with other glamour related tips and tricks 💕

[niphredil-14]

ROTTMNT With a Witch! S/o

Just a quick reminder that requests are open!

Leonardo:

- we all know that Leo is a magic nerd, though he may have a slight preference for stage magic over the actual, less show-y magick.

-i feel like Leo would love to have a witch as a partner, and would probably get into some basic, low energy types of spells as a result. He would be your biggest fan, and would want to help with most of your spells.

-he will be devastated if you say no, but sometimes it's just easier without this tease-prone ball of energy inside of the circle, you know?

-will BEG for you to do spells for him!! even for the smallest issue, he would be kneeling at your feet giving them the biggest puppy eyes with a matching pout.

-i can see him getting into glamour magick as a primary form of magick for him.

-all the magick-themed pick up lines. anytime you do anything he just tells you how you've enchanted him and how he's completely under your spell, how he's convinced that he must have drank a love potion, etc.

Donatello:

-not a fan for a good long while. will go on about his "science is fa superior to your little dumdum magic!!" until you hit him with the "magick's success and cause and effect has stood the test of time, people would not use it if it did not work. and btw magick is just science that we don't yet have the technology to understand."

-after that he would be like "okay challenge accepted!" and would probably conduct a ton of experiments on the movement and manipulation of subtle energies, and how the placebo affect effects spellwork, etc.

-i feel like he wouldn't participate in any spellwork outside of his experiments, at least not until he got his ninpo, at which point he would do a ton of studying about the occult.

-he'll warm up to it eventually, but i don't think it would ever be something that he ever really found a passion in.

-i could see him combine some of his chemistry knowledge with your occult knowledge to help you with potions though!

-he might like tech magick, or adding spells/sigils in with his tech, but i don't think you'd ever find him doing any more than that unless you get him to.

Michaelangelo:

-IS ENTRANCED

-loves magick, loves mystics, loves you

-would take any and every oppurtunity to engage with/ help with your magick! He wants you to teach him everything you know, and I feel like he would learn a whole lot on his own, and the two of you would just bounce ideas off of each other.

-we all know that Mikey becomes a super powerful mystic, so with you by his side?? power couple!! (everyone is afraid of the two of you.)

Raphael:

-supportive but does not understand. like at all.

-will bring you every crystal he sees, every rock, every branch, every flower, and (if you're a vulture culture kinda witch) every bone.

-he likes to watch you do magick if you're comfortable with it, but wouldn't dare try to participate in the spell. he's just a big ol' fanboy.

-i feel like he would love protection magic, it's very important as someone with a job as dangerous as his. if you were to make him some kind of protection amulet, he would probably cry. He's the oldest, he's used to having to protect everyone else, he's not used to anyone trying to protect him. He would never take it off, and if it ever did it's job as much as it could, and finally broke, he would cry, please make him another.

-he would probably crochet some blank poppets for you, that could easily be customized.

April:

-SO FUCKIN INTO IT

-(please help her make fun and flashy assignments that won't backfire like Donnie's tech does!)

-I think she would love to help out in your spells as much as you'll let her, but knows better than to overstep. This is your thing, she understands that you're the boss when it comes to mystic stuff, and just enjoys being along for the ride.

-would pay you to do spells for her, she isn't a fuckin freeloader (like LEO), she knows that it's a craft, and that the hard work you do deserves to be compensated, and if you don't let her paay you for spells because you love her, then she'll just insist on paying for your next date, or buying you that trinket you've had your eye on for a while. you can't stop her.

Cassandra:

-she only cares if you can do spells to help her conquer the world (and if you can hex her enemies c:<)

-no but forreal i think she would love to have a witch lover, and would want to participate, she'd be the BEST at raising energy for spellwork and ritual!

-i think she'd actually make a super powerful practitioner once she learned how to direct her energy

-she would 100% collect bones, so if you're the type of witch to like that, then she may just give you a few from her collection.

-bitch would SLAY at baneful magick

Casey Jr.:

-an alt boy and his witchy partner, is there a better combo than that?

-seriously though, I feel like he would love to just sit around while you were doing magick, he likes to watch, and likes it even more if you teach him anything.

-i feel like he would really only ever use magick for others though. Like if he was struggling, the thought of doing a spell to help himself doesn't even cross his mind, but one of his friends or family members has even the slightest issues and he's jumping for his athame (he would def mainly use an athame, a pretty basic and minimalistic one though).

-another one who just brings you anything he can find that's even slightly related to your craft, and brags about how amazing you are to everyone, all the time.

-please teach him how to use tarot, he wants to commune with the spirits. he'll be responsible, he swears c:

[thatdruidgal]

00.01 table of contents

Grimoire Table of Contents

This is my personal Grimoire, so it will be focused just on the information that I need/use! If you’d like more info on anything that I haven’t included, please do more research!

00.00 introduction

00.01 table of contents (you are here)

00.02 book list

00.03 advice

01.00 correspondences

01.01 triquetra Druid elements

01.02 quarternary elements

01.03 crystals

01.04 herbs

01.05 waters

01.06 colors

01.07 metals

01.08 chakras

02.00 lunar magick

02.01 lunar ingredients

02.02 dark moon

02.03 new moon

02.04 black moon

02.05 waxing crescent

02.06 first quarter

02.07 waxing gibbous

02.08 full moon

02.09 blue moon

02.10 waning gibbous

02.11 last quarter

02.12 waning crescent

02.13 lunar eclipse “blood moon”

02.14 solar eclipse

02.15 moon void

03.00 tarot

03.01 numbers 1-10

03.02 court cards

03.03 suits

03.04 major arcana

03.05 yes/no/maybe

03.06 spreads

04.00 basic spells

04.01 warding/protection spell

04.02 cleansing spell

04.03 safe travels satchet

04.04 luck/prosperity tea

04.05 fire cider + chutney soup

See this post for all of my favorite recipes

05.00 favorite ingredients

05.01 quartz

05.02 amethyst

05.03 obsidian

05.04 citrine

05.05 sodalite

05.06 salt

05.07 rosemary

05.08 cinnamon

05.09 lavender

05.10 moon water

06.00 spirits + fae

06.01 signs of fae

06.02 attraction/offering + repelling fae

06.03 (some) types of fae

06.04 spirit guides

06.05 spirit signs/omens

06.06 working with spirits

07.00 calendar

07.01 yule / dec 21st

07.02 imbolc / feb 2nd

07.03 ostara / mar 21st

07.04 beltane / may 1st

07.05 litha / june 21st

07.06 lughnahsadh / aug 1st

07.07 mabon / sept 21st

07.08 samhain / nov 1st

07.09 history cycles

08.00 druidry

08.01 druidry overview

08.02 bard

08.03 ovate

08.04 druid

09.00 science and magick

09.01 quotes

09.02 matter and energy

09.03 placebo effect

09.04 energy and physics

09.05 more matter, energy, and theoretics

09.06 measuring energy

09.07 psychometry and "imprinting"

09.08 aether

09.09 green magick and plants

09.10 synchronicity

10.00 theism + beliefs

10.01 witchcraft practices

10.02 deist quotes

10.03 deism workings

11.00 margin notes [upg]

11.01 low budget options

11.02 how to practice around burnout

11.03 small ways to practice

11.04 notes

12.00 worldview [upg]

May or may not include this

12.01 personal beliefs

12.02 creation of the universe

12.03 death + otherworld

12.04 time

12.05 institutionalized religion

12.06 magick

12.07 aspects of world

12.08 spirits

13.00 library

13.01 Viridarium Umbris

[herbalgrimoire]

Really struggling with believing in magick and witchcraft, as someone who is completely skeptical of religion in general. just trying to find some meaning and joy in the rituals and practices associated with witchcraft. I really like the aesthetics. I like smelling herbs, I like collecting and handling my crystals, I like gathering pretty glass jars and curating my ingredients and objects. I’m just so afraid of being mocked or feeling stupid, or not doing things the “right way”. I don’t want to piss anyone off or appropriate anyone’s culture. I also am legitimately mentally ill and I’m afraid to put too much stock into the abilities of magickal manifestation, I know that I have to actually make positive changes in my life or else I’m just relying on something that feels like a placebo. Idk if anyone will see this. I just needed to vent.

[dreamingmappist]

what would be one brief thing you could do to make your space more livable?

NaClYoHo Day 1

I have a routine before work so I could only do a little sweeping under the bed and compiling trash (today’s garbage day) and putting some laundry away and cleaning the gunk around the tub’s drain. Will see how I do after work.

I’m going to have to dig through my podcasts again. I haven’t caught up on Maintenance Phase bonus episodes, and I currently support a show called Placebo Magick. Or I could use my current fave playlist which is a lot of soothing Asian pop.

I started thinking about cleaning a few weeks ago when I found out my sister will stay with me for about a month in March next year. Nothing like a pair of second eyes to make me reflect on my mess.

Today’s task is to bring leftover chocolate to work, and maybe drop off more books for the college booksale. Clean up the Halloween decor (I drew on our windows and put up a little glow in the dark skeleton)

[booksandwitchery]

Wish me luck because I’m desperately going to need it

[corpocyborg]

10 songs, 10 people

Tagged by @illusivesoul (thank you!)

Rules: Put your music on shuffle and list the first ten songs. Then tag ten people.

I decided to use my top songs of 2023 playlist from my spotify wrapped. And I decided to link directly to spotify for convenience's sake.

I have fairly consistent music taste. Energetic... angry... dark... and kinda sci fi.

All right... let's see if I can get 10 tags...

@kirschewine, @merge-conflict, @fereldanwench, @bnbc, @gamerkitten, @just-a-cybercroissant, @luvwich, @dataheights, @edwardellric & @butchsquatch!

Woot, I did it! That's 10!

[witch-of-the-threshold]

I have murdered a god, and so can you.

A short stream-of-consciousness on the power and pain of deicide.

Before Selena Gomez's song broke Google's search engine, the term "rock god" could pull up anything from Elvis to Freddie Mercury to Kurt Cobain. The Urban Dictionary gives the following definition first:

A rock god is an artist that is so talented and amazing that (s)he is worshipped as a god by his fans. A rock god has usually touched the masses beyond just music. An artist that people can associate with an idea/style/time.

"God" here is assumed to be a bit of a euphemism for "beloved target of fandom," but the behavior of some fans would certainly rival—if not surpass—the passion displayed by the most ardent religious observer of a given faith.

I admit, I am one such fan. But, even among that group, I might be a bit unusual.

I'm among a growing number of modern day witches who fall under the umbrella of "SASS," an acronym whose reading is, or is along the lines of, "skeptical, agnostic (or atheist) and science-seeking." Whether or not we will say we believe in magick—used with a "k" to distinguish it from purely stage-show entertainers—varies by witch and by the definition you choose to use for "magick," though, generally, no, we do not think that doing X spell makes Y happen in the most literal sense. To varying degrees, we "believe" in the placebo effect (where one is able to exist and have effect), the power of ritual to focus the mind, the benefits of meditation and journaling, the power of introspection and the power of belief as it affects the believer.

You could say it's imaginary play for grown ups. Frankly, it's a blast.

There are greater bits of media out there by witches who came before me on the general topic of who we are and what we practice, so I'll leave the volumes of modern witchcraft to them. But there is one more thing about my own personal practice I should inform you of.

I practice pop culture magick.

If you do a web search for the topic, you'll likely come across references to fictional magick systems that others have incorporated in to their own. A favorite for those working with elements (in the western system of earth, fire, water, and air) is that of Avatar: The Last Airbender. There's an even more popular one from a series of books whose author I'll speak of shortly…

In my case, I found more connection with Emily Carlin, a witchy blogger whose source of magick is often quoted in articles on the subject of pop culture practice. The story goes that, while struggling to understand and incorporate the four elements into her practice, she was inspired by the presence of her Master of Puppets CD to use the members of the band, Metallica, one for each element. It worked, giving her something concrete to attach an otherwise abstract concept to. What's more, such an approach is highly personal, a favorite aspect of SASS witchery.

I have yet to be able to incorporate the elements into my own practice, whether I attempt to use the four western elements or any of the sets of five eastern elements. Though I hoped that the one band I work most with in my practice could represent an eastern five, they ended up fitting better with a selection of tarot cards. But that's a story for another day.

They are, however, gods to me.

Do not misunderstand me. I do not deify the five men who write and rehearse regularly, put on costume and make-up for a whirlwind tour of the country each year, and then return home to their spouses and children and pets. In my mind, there are two beings in one form: The image that has been created and curated for the art and for the fans, and the artist behind that great work who also shares its visage. Two, but also One.

If you grew up in Christian circles as I did, it's less of a struggle to comprehend the paradox of it. Though I definitely feel the irresolution most at concerts and live meetings where my image of the "rock god" and the mere human performer collapse in front of my eyes like the leveling of a spiritual city by an earthquake, a fissure rupturing between planes of existence.

I've come to appreciate these moments as one would a difficult work of art that forces one to withdraw and reconsider, and that sticks in the mind like melted rubber on concrete on the disturbingly-ever-more hot summer days.

Those gods I worship now, whose challenging humanity I welcome and adore, I have loved off and on for most of my life. I feel quite blessed that, in all the many interviews they have given over the years, they have said few controversial things and that in their youth. By all accounts, their care and focus seem to have grown with their age. At best, they have actively educated themselves in both their craft and their understanding of the world at large. At worst, they are not vile.

I once worshiped a god who did become vile. But I killed him. I have that power.

I suppose I have to take a moment to tell bad-faith or otherwise oblivious readers that, no, I did not literally kill anyone. No human being is dead on my account, to the best of my knowledge, and few humans have ever even evoked such a horrid wish out of my heart. I am speaking of a metaphorical murder here, just as I speak of metaphorical gods.

When I was very, very young, I adored a particular pop star, my first rock god. He fit the definition from earlier, effecting the world beyond just the sounds of his music. He was influential in dance and social awareness, able to command the praise and participation of giants who came before and alongside him. Everyone knew his name, his style, his sound, and he influenced innumerable artists who followed him.

I had all his albums—on cassette, at that time—and several of the films and documentaries of which he was the subject. I knew every lyric to every song by heart. I named my pet hamster after him. To say he was a formative force in my life is an understatement.

There were rumors throughout his life, but I never wanted to hear them. I could not believe them. When he said, or when others parroted, that the rumors were wrought of jealously and were, in fact, completely unfounded, I took those words and looked no further. It was enough for me to believe him.

After his death, and after some time, the rumors were still swirling. And then there was a documentary of some of his victims. I watched it, skeptical.

But now, I believe his victims. And I'm sorry I didn't want to listen before.

At his death, I had mourned. I never missed an opportunity to soak my ears in his sound when I caught one of his songs in the air. Now I found myself struggling. This song… THIS SONG. It's such a mark on the culture… It plays every year! How can I not listen to it?! But I made myself turn away. Other people were enjoying the music, and I couldn't. I loved that song, I LOVED IT, but I couldn't enjoy it anymore. Not like before.

And never again.

The death of a god is slow and grating. They do not go down gently. Their worshipers uphold them, and the trick to surviving the ordeal yourself is to avoid the sycophants at all costs. And so, the death of a god is also lonely work. The death of a god is personal.

With time and practice, and time and practice, it became easier to turn away from the music when I heard it, to say, with the stoicism of a Zen monk, "It's just not my thing," in ever more rarer cases that someone should ask if you're into that artist.

The adoration you once held calcifies and passes. Maybe there's a scar. You are at once sadder and lighter.

He ruled the alignment of my stars for the first two decades of my life. His afterimage lingered, untouchable in my third. In my fourth decade, over the course of a year, his color changed, he fell and faded, and finally died.

I will never deny the impact his music and style had on the world or on me personally. But I have the power to turn away from his work. There are other artists who better deserve our attention. Other rock gods whose human creators are doing their best, not merely as artists, but as people. I will give my love (and, as a fan, my patronage) to them.

And if they turn vile, I will kill them too. I have done it once, and I can do it again.

I am no proponent of "cancel culture" as it specifically occurs on a certain accursed social media platform. No one is perfect nor should they be expected to be. But there is a wisdom to not engaging on such sites. And there is a level of basic decency we should all show our fellow humans, a behavior for which celebrities are even more scrutinized.

At the same time, there is, if not a clear line, a zone into which one may cross. Certain people have hurled themselves into the darkest reaches of those places. The god I killed was there.

Another one of a different ilk but the same degree is also there. She is not my god, but she may well be yours. She constructed the universe that ruled the stars of your formative childhood. She wove stories of a kind of magic(k) that made your heart manifest its own.

You can kill such a god. You have that power.

It is painful and lonely work. I know. I know so, so well. But it can be done. A god can fall from your heavens by your hands. The storms of guilt and excuses clear. There is a scar. You are sadder. You are lighter.

And then you remember, or perhaps you realize for the first time: There are other artists. There are other worlds.

Do it.

Kill your god.

[featherlover]

—Amanda, Have you been taking your medicaments?

—Yes... no, it's not like that! you gotta believe me.

—Amanda, this sounds exactly like a relapse, you know i am just trying to help you.

—I was taking them, but... the anxiety... The changes... they do not help... I feel better this way.

—Are you seeing things?

—No, please! Im not hallucinating. Doctor... I beg you, let me explain.

—Ok, let us relax, and tell me what is going on, ok?. Want something to drink? I only got water though.

—Yes please.

—Ok... so, tell me about these... Changes and visions you talk about.

—Eh? Ok... So... My...

—Ok, what about this... Let us start with the beginning. Our last date was one month ago, since when have you been seeing... Perceiving these changes.

—It's been... 3 weeks ago... But, i swear, i was taking the meds back then.

—It is alright, do not worry about it. Proceed.

—So... My sister left on vacation. I was alone at home, i felt uneasy, i started feeling anxiety. And i started imagining i was not alone at home... Then i started to hear voices, calling... for me, they were saying my name.

—Huh, ok.

—I got scared and... I was looking around, the voices got closer, deeper... And... Then... I... I opened the door, and there it was... Something... like a demon... Giant, pitch black skin, mouths all across its body, dripping some kind of black goo... I... I got so scared i covered my eyes, all i could do was yell at it... I said "leave me alone!"... but nothing happened... I opened my eyes, and, there was nothing, i was all alone, in silence, laying on the floor...

—Amanda, this is serious, auditory hallucinations are severe already... If you are seeing things...

—No! Listen... I think i can make things move, just by thinking about it, things pop into existence when i think about them, the other day, a hole opened in the ground and ate a rat i saw at my house...

—Do you trust in me?

—Why? What do you mean?

—I am asking you, do you trust in me? do you trust i only want to do the best for you?

—Yes... I think, nothing bad has happened to you... So i guess i trust...

—Because you have the power to do something to me just by thinking about it? Listen, Amanda, what you are experiencing right now... it is but a trick of your mind, it is not your fault... It is just a way for you to cope with reality, deep within you, you wish you had more confidence, you wish your house was clean, that is why you see it clean itself, you see monsters because you think of monsters. I do not want you to put yourself or someone else at risk... I just need you to realize that you are capable of overcoming your fears, all you need is help, and we are here to help you... So... Would you let me help you?

—I... Uhh...

—You dont have to answer right away, think about it.

—Thanks... I guess... But...

—Listen, Amanda, let me give you a refill on your pills, ok? You can do whatever you want with them. When you are ready, i will be there for you, got it?

-Humm... S...sure... Thanks doctor... I... I dont know... But... I guess i can try...

—Wonderful Amanda, thats the first step. Now... Just wait for me, i need to pick them here, and we can continue talking....

—So... How is the girl?

—Amanda?

—Whatever.

—She is worse than i imagined. Im not done with her.

—How so?

—According to her own words... Reality bending, clairvoyance, Grade 6 summoning... And no need for a ritual, she is... always on, she just... Thought they were real, and they were...

—Don't you think it's a little bit too much?

—I tried to use a placebo effect on her, i have her sweets. She gave me back a bottle of actual Clonazepam, i poured lemonade, and told her it was water, it became water before i sat down.

—So... This random girl is using chaos magick without even realizing it? God forbids the day she finds out what we do in here.

—Well... She is atheist... So...

Chaos Magic is the hardest to learn but the easiest to master. All it requires is the abject belief that your ritual will have an effect, despite all evidence to the contrary, and then it will.

[themageiboline]

Apologies to anyone that thought I'd actually do something with this blog like I said I would, and where I'm going with it now.

Several times now I've on a whim started a blog, or made promise to resurrect one for fun yet it's always fallen through for various personal reasons I won't get into now. So, I'm giving up on any serious blogging anytime soon.

Instead I'll be trying to steadily transfer over to a more broad personal space to vent and shitpost and share into the void willy nilly, and give that a try. Forget about sleek aesthetics or professionalism or whatever tf I was hung up on before. I mean this is Tumblr afterall, not an opinion column on some respected journal or something. With that said, I'm not necessarily ready to turn this one into shitpost central either.

So I'll just make a side blog for my totally random musings and share any relevant ones over here. I'm not ready to abandon this blog concept just yet but it's certainly staying on a back burner for the foreseeable future. Heck let's be honest here, it's been stuck in the closet to collect dust.

That dust might be getting wiped off right now but I make no promises it won't go back right where it came from in no time. Apologies to anyone made curious by a premise I never fully followed up on, but unfortunately some things have just had to take priority over hobby blogging I'm afraid.

If you've landed on this blog and want to explore the concepts I touched on here further, have a look at these pods (note these link to Spotify but I'm pretty sure both can be found elsewhere):

1 - The Placebo Magick Podcast

2 - THE WONDER: Science-Based Paganism

In addition, you may also look into SASS witches, and I'd also suggest having a look at your local UU church for a communal space of diverse progressive religious ideas if you haven't already, as I seem to be seeing a good deal of potentially in my own local church here. Your milage may vary though, as from what I understand attitudes can vary greatly from congregation to congregation. Atheopaganism as described by Mark Green and in his book by the same name is very nearly exactly what I was getting at here, and he happens to co-host The Wonder podcast as well so he's a very strong recommendation for this subject.