#witchy musings

[divine-crows]

Would people be cool with me sharing my astral/hedge work travels? Is that a thing that's acceptable to share???

[feral-space-faerie]

Dunno if this resonates with anyone but I adore having more than one place for my handwritten witch shit.

One is my "working grimiore", also known as old reliable, where I jot notes and snippets and that can be seen and used by a few close people. I have my Prismatic Pages, which is where I do a lot of illustrative and introspective work, a divination journal that is specifically for logging answers and results, etc. It all just feels super organized but it makes each facet of my work feel special as an individual type of work in addition to what it adds to my craft as a whole

[liminalwings]

Sometimes I poke my head into the pop culture magic tags and see if there’s anything for the two pieces of media I occasionally feel a ‘ping’ for working with and there’s very little (Black Jewels ‘Trilogy’) or none (Melanie Rawn’s Dragon Prince series, particularly the Sunrunners). Ah well. 

[blakegatomon]

Imbolc musings

In an effort to be better about celebrating the old holidays this year, I have spent a chunk of today planting seeds for herbs and veggies, as well as enlisting my toddlers help in filling in some holes our dog made in the backyard. It's no complicated ritual, but it's enough. I already feel more centered than I have in months. I simply don't have time for complicated things anymore...but celebrations don't have to be complicated. On Ostara, I will hopefully harvest what I planted and plant something new. Or maybe I will teach my toddler how to dye eggs. I may not be able to celebrate the day of either, and I have made my peace with that. But adding s.all things to the routine is helping, and I hope this year stays as positive as its started.

[marzipanandminutiae]

wanting to talk about having a different Millennial Teen experience than the former "popular kids" who make all the nostalgia tiktoks, but not wanting to sound NLOG-y about it because you're 30 and you realize that Different doesn't mean Better

[sourdoughservitor]

oops I disappeared!!!! I'm trying to be back!!!

I decided to bind my own grimoire, that I would have a greater connection to it than simply to a pre-made journal. Here are some pics!

I've kinda gotten into bookbinding in general now lol. eventually I want to make my own bookcloth but for this I actually used wallpaper from a discarded wallpaper sample book! Yay garbagecraft 🗑 ✨️

[buggedboi]

Personal goals be damned, we can't materialise individualism in this climate emergency, what future does a goal under capitalism even look like? Cultivating a community that truly roots for each other, cares for each other, provides mutual aid and support and demands what we need from our governments and local councils as a powerhouse, or indeed, reject that nonsense entirely.

It is possible, despite what we have been forced to believe. Hope is within us, there are enough people who want and desire the world you envision - we are here. We just need to come together and share the hope

[harleyquinnzelz]

Character Poster - 'Minxie the Cat'

"It's supposed to be good luck, you know." Monkey D. Luffy looked up as the young woman approached, though her gaze was set ahead, taking in the sight of the sea. Zoro lingered close behind, keeping a close eye on Minxie as she leaned dangerously far over the railing, enjoying the way the ocean breeze felt on her face. "What is?" Luffy asked curiously. Minxie finally turned her attention fully onto the straw hat pirate, lips quirked up into a mischievous smile. "Having a cat on board, of course." A wide smile split across Luffy's face as he regarded the young woman. "Is that true?" He asked, looking to Zoro and Nami. Zoro simply shrugged his shoulders, gesturing to Minxie. "She would know," he said. From behind him, Nami rolled her eyes. Still smiling, Luffy turned back to Minxie once more. "You'll be the crew's good luck charm then," he announced. "And with you with us, we'll definitely get to the Grand Line and find the One Piece!" He threw his arms into the air with a loud whoop. Minxie smiled softly, exchanging a look with Zoro who didn't seem quite as amused at Luffy's excitement as she was before turning her gaze back over the expanse of the ocean once more.

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[smileflowcr]

Jun Soohyun, 22 años, 01/03/2002, piscis, estudiante de artes.

[ladyseidr]

unironically going to ramble a little bit abt the promo i made for my spn muses under the cut lmao. i don't imagine discussion of the "occult," demons, and stuff bothers many ppl here, but y'know reader beware just in case. ( i always tag anything relating to luci.fer, demons, or general chr.istian mythology with "religion tw" for what it's worth ).

i spent so long trying to find quotes i wanted. i didn't want to just, like, copy-paste the wikipedia page for demons or luci.fer because that's so Boring, so i spent a long time looking through pdfs, archives, books, etc

i was initially looking at modern-ish stuff ( early 1900's-2000's, for the sake of being Time Period Conscious ) but i was having to play that game of "don't accidentally quote a book written by The Worst Person Alive" that i think all pagans/witches are already familiar with LMAO so i went full historical

( no like literally i found a book on demono.logy, was like "well let me check out the author just in case first" and for fuck's sake oh my gods )

next issue: find anything that wasn't still incredibly chr.istian while talking abt summoning demons / luci.fer??????? this was a little surprising, maybe i'm just not as familiar with demono.logy as i thought LMAO. but it doesn't fit the sp.n vibe

when i finally settled on the encyclopedia, i found the entry for "devil" ( which was used both for The Devil and "devils," or demons ) and that's where i got both quotes. the possession quote just immediately made me go "ooooooh that's good" but ngl i went a little insane at the whole demons "lay[ing] snares for hunter." like, yeah, it meant Normal Real Life Hunters, but it was just too good not to use

okay, outside of the quotes now:

it was v intentional to make jess and sam's image witchier, which was a combo homage to a. my jess's hunter AU, b. sam canonically learning spells / some witchcraft in later seasons, and c. lbr i was thinking abt witchy hunter power couple jess and sam ( @florietiae ) fhdskfjdsalk

the pentagram amulet is a ref to jess's amulet but, while it's something she might wear in the hunter AU, her amulet is def not so obviously... witchy. just because, like. i mean lbr, ppl can be weird abt ppl wearing pentacles sometimes. her actual grandmother's amulet is a lot more subtle, but i was trying to fit the witchy and occult vibes

yes that is a tarot card. yes i went with The Tower instead of The Devil because oh if you know, you know LMAO.

i wasn't trying to "couple up" my muses, i mostly put jess & sam together for aforementioned witchy stuff, and then just, like, ended up with dean and cas together. i think it's incredibly funny.

i originally thought abt putting a ring of salt around jess's picture but it was just too busy visually. i hope the thought still counts fkdhsalhfda

every time i add muses with witchy or pagan aspects, my url makes a little more sense ( se.idr is a form of nor.se magic, & the "lady" in question is the goddess Fre.yja who uses said magic )

[musings-on-wisteria]

Currently imagining a cleaning-product style commercial for different herbs and their magical uses.

“Cedar won’t just sweep away those pesky Bad Vibes, it both cleanses AND protects, to keep your home feeling blessed for longer!!”

and then there’s an animation of someone with a ponytail sweeping little dismayed ghosts around with cedar twigs

[divine-crows]

Something I wish I was told as a beginner witch is that I don't nessicarily need to work with a familiar or guide in order to have a fulfilling magical journey.

I would always beat myself up, following any "meet your familiar!" tutorial I could, just to feel like I was somehow failing at being a witch because nothing really called to me or felt like it belonged to me.

So, as a moreso intermediate witch speaking to the masses- it's okay to not have a familiar, it's okay to not want one, it's okay to march to the beat of your own drum, it's okay to have other forces in your life guiding you instead (deities, ancestors, etc.).

Having a familiar or spirit guide doesn't define who you are. You define who you are. That's what makes you a witch.

[ahogechef]

"Hee hee hee~! If you dare to visit this lovely witch for Halloween, then she may bestow upon you a lovely treat! Come to my lair if you dare~!"

( AKA a 🍬🍭Halloween-themed inbox call! 🍫🎃:3c Like this post and I'll throw Kaede into your inbox to give your muses some homemade treats~! )

[musingmelsuinesmelancholy]

1 for your ask game!

Hi! I’m assuming you mean the June ask game? Lmk if I’m mistaken :)

1) as a witch, somebody with a foot in each world, what anchors you?

Animism and having a very ‘normal’ non magical partner- he keeps me grounded haha. Animism reminds me that everything, from rock to tree to river to building has a spirit. Spirit doesn’t only exist in some far flung and immaterial way.

[guttingknots]

My vibe for summer

[sunust]

If you want a super affordable witch shop to check out … I’m granolablossom on Instagram. Reaching out to my fellow witches and looking for support. I’m a mom of 3 trying to raise funds to move away from a toxic situation. Even just following me on insta helps immensely!! Thank you and I appreciate the support so much 🙏🏼