#southern magick

[this-is-me19]

Now that I live in the Deep South, I thought I would find some interesting information and post it here. Luckily, I found this wonderful advice, and while some doesn’t make sense, it’s interesting to read.

Southern Folk Magic

I’ve already posted about how you should paint your mailbox yellow and your porch haint blue, but I wanted to share some Southern folk beliefs that I’ve heard throughout my life. By no means exhaustive, will hopefully add more later. 

Speak your sorrows to a weeping willow. The breeze in the branches will make it whisper them away. 

Willow bark is also good for inflammation remedies. 

Never gift someone a knife or scissors lest it cause a deep cut between the two of you.

Plant your garden on Good Friday.

Plant lavender by the front door. 

For remembered dreams, put a mugwort leaf in your pillowcase

To tell the gender of a baby, use a needle and thread pendulum over the pregnant woman’s stomach. Up and down is a boy. Side to side is a girl.

Only fertilize watermelon on the side where the dirt is highest.

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[namedvesta]

Nona Limmen, “Witch Of The Wood” (𝟤𝟢𝟣𝟪).

[sacrificial1-lamb]

𝔦 𝔞𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔰𝔲𝔪𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔯. 𝔦𝔱 𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔰 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔦 𝔰𝔞𝔶 𝔦𝔱 𝔡𝔬𝔢𝔰 … 🕯️

self portraits taken on 35mm film

[grav3yard-g33k]

preparations

[bitterbatsgrimoire]

On behalf of my busy, tired and disabled folks, a reminder that it’s okay if you didn’t have the time, energy or ability to celebrate Yule (or any other holiday for that matter).

I often feel guilty for not celebrating “properly” but I want to remind you there is no correct way to celebrate. You are valid no matter how or if you celebrate.

Happy Yule, Happy solstice and have a blessed holiday🩵

[glitterandtoadstools]

Southern Kitchen Witch Sticker Sheet

Art by Hannah Mathis for Glitter and Toadstools. Get yours at https://www.glitterandtoadstools.com

[h0munculs]

I’m probably too weird for you ♥︎

[whats-a-human]

Fellow southern hemisphere friends, reblog with a flower pic so we can help each other connect with springtime. Northern hemisphere friends are welcome to reblog too so we can reach more people!

I'll start. Have some hydrangeas from Brazil 💙

[magic-study]

Found this book at Cracker Barrel (lol), here's a few pages if anyone is interested in seeing it.

[bubuluvsu]

Herbal cigarettes, smelling like honey, carnations, and smoke.

Sittin’ on cold cement lookin’ at the southern skies.

I’m feeling mystified, listening to Stevie in my head on repeat.

[this-is-me19]

They had more! Had to share.

More Southern Folk Magic

A follow-up to my post on Southern Folk Magic. Many of these are known, but I want to put all the ones that I’ve heard in my life in one place. 

To find a lost thing: Trap an insect under glass and recite Luke 8:17. The insect will point you in the direction of what you’ve lost. 

Never accept a gift from one who practices magic, not even through someone else’s delivery. Give nothing to them and take nothing from them lest they be able to work magic on you. 

For a fertile harvest season, make love on the freshly turned fields. 

If you wake up exhausted, dirty, or with your hair tangled it’s because you’ve been ridden by a hag. Make a dummy to lie in your place the next night and go off to salt the hag’s skin. 

Visitors must leave your house through the same door they came in.

Never tell a dream before breakfast. 

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[ofpine]

you had me at swamp

[newsrepertoire]

About Me

I'm a 23 year old nonbinary journalist born and raised in Georgia, and recently moved to North Carolina to be closer to my partner! So yes, I'm a proud Southern Queer. [obligatory meme drop]

Outside of journalism, I love to play Dungeons and Dragons and have also been a long time play-by-post roleplayer (which is how I actually met my girlfriend!). I also love to draw, listen to music, impulse shop and shit like that. Will Wood and Hozier are some of my favorite musicians, and otherwise I hyperfixate on a variety of artists and genres. I'm politically punk and aesthetically goth/alternative (or try to be). I also personally identify with voidpunk, which was coined here on Tumblr! I'm also a Hellenic pagan witch, primarily a follower of Hades. I just moved out of my childhood home where I was in the broom closet, so I am still learning a lot about my practice and craft. I also hope to pursue Draconic paganism and witchcraft in the near future. I have a nearly 9-year-old chiweenie (chihuahua/dachsund mix) named Bobo who is my everything. Even when he causes me trouble. Who knew an old man could be so mischievous?

He's also a Cozy King, if that wasn't obvious. Some of my favorite foods include bubble milk tea, coffee and pizza, lactose intolerance be damned. I also live off of strawberry crystal lights and sweet tea. Yes, I do have a caffeine addiction, thank you for asking. IIiiii...think that sums up everything for right now! Hit the ask if you have questions!

[skinpriestess]

the other business that i own is Venusian Ceremonial Art. originally launched in spring of 2021, i have been working on the rebrand for over a year and it’ll be relaunched soon!

🌹VCA is conjured + artisanal story medicine for skin, spirit, altar🌹

as an experienced licensed esthetician, medicine woman, cosmetic alchemist, and more, i wanted VCA to bring beauty into the haunting parts of ourselves and lineage.

for relaunch updates, follow on IG & tiktok:

[sangaverage]

Dayside

Dear Sol,

It's us again,

Remember from last time?,

Where we thanked you surprisingly,

Today marks the longest day,

Your burning trail,

Marks the peak of the Dayside,

The realm of humanity,

So shouldn't our inner darkness,

Our inner beasts,

Be sleeping on this day?,

Oh but it never sleeps,

It is only ever dormant,

For that is our nature,

As beings blessed by the dark,

The bright months may be with us,

And those not of our kind may cheer for false safety,

For the darkness is fleeing,

And we should be sleeping on in this day

yet we are only ever dormant,

And hiding in days light!

[asphodel-flowers]

most of the witches I know that have been doing this for long enough have long since come to the realization that you don't need Stuff

and especially the older ones remember when you there weren't occult stores and you couldn't get things so easily

so a lot of us just... use what we have. or we get stuff from specific places like if we get the herbs or crystals directly from wherever ourselves

if you remove the word "witch" or otherwise get rid of the fact that it's for the occult, herbs and stuff can get much cheaper much quickly

but that's true of a lot of hobbies and such, that there's that upcharge because it's specialty whatever and the ones doing it for long enough know where to find the good quality stuff

So does anyone know why so many "New Age" shops are like... the way they are?

I mean at this point I feel like most witches who have spent at lease a year or two practicing/researching the craft have had the experience of walking into a store recommended to you by someone well meaning because "you like witchy stuff, right?" only to be hit with the strongest incense imaginable, "smudging sticks", overpriced goods, books by Silver RavenWolf, and crystals you just know weren't sourced ethically. If there was only a small handful of shops like this, I wouldn't be making this post. The problem is, however, that most "witchy" stores only promote and cater towards an audience of beginner witches that don't know better, and people who genuinely don't care about appropriation. Why is this the norm. Genuinely. I know the obvious answer is "because they make money and we live in a capitalistic society", but still. I want to be able to not have my expectations in the Earth's core when it comes to "witchy" shops. I want these stores to not set such bad examples for beginners. And most importantly, I want better for our community. These stores drag the reputation of witchcraft and magic through the mud, when they really shouldn't be. Like do any other communities have the problem? Do fishing shops suck this badly? Or am I just going insane again.