#the roots of witchcraft

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“Witches! All of them.. witches!”

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[alwaysmanages]

Screencap redraw feat. Alicia, Snufkin and Little My!

Alicia and her grandmother remind me a lot of Vasilisa and Baba Yaga, only if Vasilisa wanted to become a witch while in Baba Yaga's captivity. So I wanted to try and design Alicia in traditional Russian attire to suit the image.

[tears-of-amber]

MDZS: Yanli’s Lotus Root Soup For Harmony & To Dispel Tension (A Pop Culture Spell/Enchanted Recipe) 🪷🍄‍🟫🧄🍵💕

Purpose of Recipe: To bring harmony to opposing forces. Feed this soup to friends who are bickering, or family members who are at odds.

Ingredients:

2 tubes of soft tofu

2 bunches of shimeji mushrooms

1 pack of king oyster mushrooms

1 bag of lotus root

1/6 of jar of chili oil

1 cap of soy sauce

2 pouches of garlic, crushed

vegan chicken broth powder

water

Instructions:

-Add chili oil to pot and heat

-once hot, add garlic and fry for a few minutes

-add water and chicken broth and soy sauce

-once boiling, add lotus root

-after 5-10 minutes, add mushrooms

-after mushrooms are done, add soft tofu and turn off heat

-before serving, say this blessing over the soup three times:

“Peace will take root, In waters uncertain

Like the lotus, harmony will prevail.

Order to chaos, and dispel this tension.

Compassion will not fail.”

-let cool and enjoy. Make sure to share with anyone who is having a dispute.

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[ollywander]

How to make a homunculus no glue no borax

Materials:

• human semen (fresh)

• horse dung (fresh). If not available, place cucurbit instead in a secure temperature controlled environment of about body temperature.

• arcanum of human blood (or mercury)

• cucurbit (a jar similar to an alembic. See below). If you do not have a cucurbit, instead use a large jar, about a foot tall.

• you may need a syringe

Optional:

• gloves (leather recommended)

• syringe

• uterus of a horse

Instructions:

1.) Insert the horse uterus into your cucurbit or jar so that the opening is at the top. If not using a horse uterus, ignore this step.

2.) Embed the lower 2/3 of cucurbit or jar in horse dung. This should remain at a stable temperature in a stable environment for 40 days. Horse dung will heat naturally. Process should not be disturbed.

3.) If needed, use a syringe to insert the human semen into the horse uterus in the cucurbit or jar. If not using a horse uterus, instead insert the semen directly into the container.

4.) Cover the cucurbit or jar with its lid and embed it into the dung until the bottom of the lid touches.

5.) After 40 days, your homunculus — though not yet visible — will begin to quiver. At this point, insert mercury or another arcanum of human blood to feed your homunculus as needed. Incubate for 40 weeks or until fully grown.

Pro tip: If you wish to keep your homunculus caged and captive, be aware that upset homunculi are prone to attempts at escape and can be hostile. Be sure to keep your homunculus tightly secured, if at all. Many opt for a glass jar. I would not, however, recommend such a tactic, as there have been numerous cases of homunculi escaping from simple jars (note the case of Count Johann Ferdinand von Kufstein and l’Abbé Geloni).

Rather than keep your homunculus captive, it is encouraged that it be raised as a human infant for maximum efficiency.

Example of the types of alchemical containers and apparatuses, including the cucurbit (called a cucurbite in the first image and tazza in the second image):

Popular uses for homunculi and closely related creatures:

1.) Many people use their homunculi as part of a machine with which to transform urine to a more pure substance, such as mercury or antimony.

2.) Others, such as Faust, have used their homunculi as more intimate helpers in magical practice.

3.) Some people eat mandragoras (also know as mandrakes, duda’im, or alraunen) for their hallucinogenic, aphrodisiac, and narcotic properties. DO NOT eat your homunculi. This will NOT provide the same effect.

4.) Mandragoras can be made into amulets of love, good fortune, fertility, etc. (for best results, consult a Romani person).

5.) Mandragoras are used in most magical flying ointments and in other potions.

6.) Mandragoras can also be used as incense (hallucinogenic).

Feel free to ask for sources etc. Stay tuned for more alchemical DIY guides!

[witchcwaft]

young witches. listen to me. listen to me real good. you. do. not. need. to. have. everything ever. use what you have and what works for you. I've been a witch for a LONG time now. Do you have trouble focusing on long drawn out spells? You dont have to do it that way. You can do it in whatever way you feel like works for you. THAT is the key to witchcraft.

Witchcraft can and IS available to every single person. If you have a single white candle and salt? you've got yourself cleansing. or protection. That candle can do whatever the hell you want to use it for.

I am a disabled poor person who has been doing witchcraft for about 12 years now. It does not require money. Your witchcraft does not have to involve anything other than you doing your most to push intent out.

Long drawn out spells have never been easy for someone who is disabled and poor. It is not accessible for people who can not publicly talk about their craft. You never have to talk about ur witchcraft ever if you dont have to.

your herb associations do not have to be the same as others.

witchcraft is literally diy. who cares. My family has had witches through it. I did not learn from them. I learned reading and seeing what worked for me.

ANYONE who says witchcraft can only be done if you have bought absolutely everything "required" is not fucking trustworthy. Poor and disabled people have the right to know they do not have to put themselves in financial, emotional, or physical harm to participate in their craft.

[rosecoloredtarot]

I feel like I'm the minority here, but I don't think trimming branches off trees and bushes or cutting the grass is actually spiritually significant to them.

Lots of folk like to ask permission of a tree's spirit before taking a limb. Which is good, being polite is always a plus. But I genuinely don't think they care. I feel like they have a relationship to branches and leaves like we do to hair or nails - a part of you that grows but doesn't actually hurt to remove.

I think it comes down to scale as well. Taking a 3in thick limb from an ancient Oak tree is going to be irksome but not detrimental, because it has 15 more. Taking a single leaf from a sapling could kill it.

Idk where I was headed with these thoughts. Concluding sentence.

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Empowering🟤

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[wickedherbgrimoire]

✨SOLOMON'S SEAL ROOT✨

Solomon’s Seal Root is a fantastic herb for protection, as well as any higher consciousness workings.

Element: Air Deities: Hermes, Mercury Zodiacs: Gemini Planet: Mercury Crystals: Amethyst, Howlite, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli Good For: Success, healing, intuition, psychic abilities, ancestor and spirit guide communication, & more! Protects Against: Negaforces, watchers, & curses.

For more tips, tricks, tonics, and tintures check out the Wicked Witch's Web! 🌛🖤🌜

Source: The Wicked Witch of the Web

[agblend13]

"You better not be a sexy hallucinogenic root when I get there..."

My mandrake ass:

Day 26 of Weird Medieval October ;)

Acrylics on paper, 3x4"

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