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[daily-spooky]

I seriously want a bat

[pasiphaeofthefires]

☽ I RISE ☾

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For whenever you need to rise: from mistreatment and heard times; from one's ashes; to a challenge; into peace and happiness, shall we always have the strength and courage to rise.

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[raining-tulips]

Listen to dry flower petals and herbs I just lay them on a paper towel and put them in front of my space heater - not too close that they'll burn or it'll be a fire hazard but...it's basically like baking them in the oven but no one sees so I don't get pestered on "why are you doing that"

[munitionsandsupplydepot]

This cottage witch tarot deck has such pretty illustrations!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1748916729/cottagecore-tarot-decktarot-deckcottage

[elminx]

Words on my godphone, part 2 (at least?)

It happened again today. I was stress walking and ruminating hard. I was pretty much getting in fights with people inside my own head. Not enjoying myself. Very much in it.

Then, ever so slowly, it dawned on me. Despite these ranging conversations that I was having inside my head, I was also trying to fit three runes together. Just randomly in my mind.

At that moment, the rumination stopped. I could see the runes sliding into place. Not quite a bind in the most traditional way since they don't actually touch. But that is how they are supposed to be. I knew that much.

So I came home and got to work. First I sketched it out onto paper to make sure that I had the image right. Then, I go back through my notes, comparing what I have recorded in the past about each rune.

It means something.

Runes don't appear in my mind randomly, after all.

I just don't know WHAT it means yet.

[new-blog-who-witch]

Now that I have a tarot deck I am comfortable with, I think Imma start doing readings that can be purchased. Make some side money AND get more experience with tarot. So uhhh if anyone thinks I should start doing this ig lemme know lol

[ephemeral-cryptid]

I’m so sick of witches trying to impose their beliefs on others. Everyone’s path is individual and obviously, no two people are going to have the exact same thoughts and opinions. You don’t like baneful magick? Then don’t do it. You think beginner witches shouldn’t work with deities? Then wait until you’re experienced before you work with them. You think love spells are wrong? Then don’t cast them. 

Notice how I never said “tell every other witch your opinion and say that it’s the only right way to do things and that if they don’t, there will be awful consequences.” The gatekeeping in the witchcraft community is ridiculous. A lot of y’all act like evangelical Christians with your preaching. Maybe mind your own business and craft. There’s no reason for you to try to impose your beliefs onto others. How do you feel when others do it to you?

I do think education and awareness is important, but shoving your own personal beliefs in people’s faces and trying to solicit them to follow it is not actually education like some seem to think it is, it’s just indoctrination. (Also, I’m not referring to giving genuine advice and thoughts on things, I’m talking about actively trying to persuade people to follow your beliefs.)

[beewitched-blr]

haiii i hope you’re still doing readings.. these questions might sound silly BUT will my mom and dad allow me to watch TXT’s concert (kpop group) this august 9th? if not, what should i do to convince them?

tysm! hope u’ll stay healthy -🍀

Hey there! Yes, I am indeed. If it's in my bio, then it's still open. Don't worry; there's no such thing as a silly question.

Unfortunately, it seems as though your parents aren't the most positive when it comes to the concert. They may very likely say no. As for what you should do to help convince them, I would say talk to your parents and find out what their exact concerns are about; this way you may be able to understand their point of view and you could make them feel more at ease. I don't know your age but, I'd also suggest trying to prove to them how mature you can be. They just want you safe and happy. There may be compromises that you all have to make. Hopefully if this is done well, you're answer would be changed to a yes. Thank you, lovely. I'm sending you love and light. 🐝

[astrainastra]

Part 3: Saturn's lessons learned though the Signs and Houses

Part 1.

Part 2.

Saturn in Aries/ First House:

Earth and fire may be incompatible but in terms of modalities, Aries and Capricorn (ruled by Saturn) are both cardinal in nature. Here, Saturn already knows you have the drive. Saturn already knows that you take an initiative. But drive and initiative needs grounding. Saturn teaches you to ground your ideas and your passion so your fire will not fizzle out as you go on. Think of the quote, “it’s a war, not a battle.”

Saturn in Taurus/Second House:

No, your finances are not doomed. Saturn wants you to approach your finances with care. The Second House is the House of Value and in a materialistic world, it is easy to get all caught up with our material goals that we become greedy and lose sight of what's important. Saturn wants you to learn that true financial stability comes from discipline not only in financial abundance but in the way you handle them too.

Saturn in Gemini/Third House:

Saturn likes Gemini’s quick thinking and adaptability and because of that Saturn teaches you stability and direction with your thoughts. Gemini’s mutable and airy nature is somehow more directed in Saturn. Saturn teaches you to discard any information in your mind that does not serve any purpose there so you can focus your mental resources on what matters.

Saturn in Cancer/Fourth House:

Perhaps the most baseless thing I have read about this placement is that you are doomed to have problems in your family life. No. Cancer protects themselves and the people they value and Saturn teaches you to not drown in that love. So others will not drown in it too. Cancer is cardinal water and Capricorn is cardinal earth. They may be opposite at first glance but earth allows water to flow with form. 

Saturn in Leo/Fifth House:

Saturn knows you want to shine. Saturn also knows how egoistic you can be. Saturn restricts so you will learn that the only way you will truly shine is if you do something borne out of a desire to simply just be you. Saturn wants you to learn not to give in to the cheers and the fanfares so you will not attach your value on other people’s view of you.

Saturn in Virgo/Sixth House:

Ah. Another victim of the “placements-people-think-are-boring” squad. Saturn works well with Mercurial signs like Gemini and Virgo. In this sign/house, Saturn likes Virgo’s methodical and analytical thinking. Both enjoy their routines and both enjoy giving purpose to that routine. The challenge here is to not get too stuck in the idea that routine and comfort zone is all that there is for you. 

Saturn in Libra/Seventh House:

Friendships and relationships may come with challenges in this placement and Saturn's lesson for you is to rise above the superficiality that shows in your connections. Saturn wants to help you build relationships, platonic or romantic, that are long-lasting even when it has to be with a few people only. Think of "quality over quantity".

Saturn in Scorpio/Eight House:

Scorpio’s raw and intense energy is a bit toned down in Saturn. I have come across several posts saying that Saturn brings problems in the areas of sex but Scorpio and the Eighth House are not just about sex. This is the placement and house of transformation. In here, Saturn wants you to learn that you can surrender to the transformation by grounding your emotions. Not bottling up your feelings and pushing them down even when it does not benefit you.

Saturn in Sagittarius/Ninth House:

Although Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, whose approach tend to be opposite to Saturn, both are committed to the importance of ethics and dedication. In this sign and house, Saturn restricts so you will learn to examine and make sure that you are not skipping any steps in areas of higher thinking and spirituality; just like how high-rise buildings need stable scaffoldings.

Saturn in Capricorn/Tenth House:

Saturn is in domicile in Capricorn and the Tenth House. Anything that Saturn stands for is innate to you. The lesson here is for you to not get too comfortable and dogmatic. Think of growing up and being in the same place for most of your life. It can be challenging to branch out and look for other options but it's necessary to get out of what's comfortable in order for you to truly know and maximize your abilities and self.

Saturn in Aquarius/Eleventh House:

Aquarius is traditionally ruled by Saturn. So, Saturn works well in Aquarius and the Eleventh House. You are a genius but every now and then, society turns away from your innovative mind. Society has a tendency to hate what it does not understand. Saturn restricts your genius until the genius is stable enough to stand its ground in a society that frowns on innovation.

Saturn in Pisces/Twelfth House:

In the sign of Pisces and the Twelfth House of the Hidden, Saturn's challenge for you is to make and ground your own reality. It can be easy to get caught up with escapism and see the world in rose-colored glasses. Saturn may give you harsh reality checks so you'll learn to see what is truly hidden and learn how to alchemize that reality in your favor.

[thatawkwardwitch]

So my anxiety meds are finally starting to work and holy shit

Is this what people without anxiety feel like??? I feel so calm and centered and I can already see the difference in my craft it's amazing

[tea-and-antlers]

C’mon in, the broom closet’s on fire 

Someone get me in witchblr right now

[sonofanumbranwitch]

How Bayonetta Inspires My Craft: Dancing, Fighting, and Physical Fitness.

I get writers block a lot which is why it’s taken me so long to make to this next post talking about my craft. Today I’m going to be discussing what not a lot of people may think about when it comes to witchcraft, physical fitness and exercise. When it comes to typical topics of witchcraft the focus tends to be on the metaphysical, and the spiritual. But I have always found that taken care of my physical body has always been paramount to how I conduct my craft.

There is a direct link between the health of our physical bodies and our own mental well-being. Regular exercise release endorphins which help to power our minds and can help with the negative effects of mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. And I’ve found that those effects are even more effective when I incorporate aspects of the craft into my exercise routine. And a lot of that, again, is thanks to our girl Bayonetta

Bayonetta is pretty unique in the world of pop-culture when it comes to depictions of witches. Most witches, and magic users in general, are portrayed as scholarly types. They use their magic from a distance and focus on increasing their knowledge base of magic over prioritizing their physical bodies. But Bayonetta takes this trend and stomps it into the dirt by being a magical witch who is also a brawler. While her guns are capable of doing damage from a distance her primary form of fighting is through kicking and punching. And she does this with such style it almost appears as if she’s dancing on the battle field.

Dancing has a lot of relation to spiritual practice in many cultures. And dance movement therapy has been formally recognized as a therapeutic practice since the 1940’s.  Many cultures practice spiritual dancing for prominent life events such as the mourning dances practiced by the Yolngu people of northern Australia. Dance can be an emotional release when words fail us. Allowing ourselves to be lost in movement and to embrace our bodies moving in a way that we don’t usually let them.

One of my favorite ways to exercise is just to blast Bayonetta’s soundtrack and just dance. And recently I’ve been wanting to sign of for a pole fitness class (unfortunately there are none even remotely in my area).  Bayonetta’s pole dancing is empowering because it’s something she choices to do for herself in much the same way that many more people are picking up pole fitness as a form of healthy living and body positivity.

But Bayo isn’t just a dancer, she’s a fighter. This is actually where she inspires me in my fitness journey the most as I’m a martial artist myself. I’m currently first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Bayonetta was a huge inspiration for me reaching this point. Bayo’s fighting style is a heavy mix of powerful punches and kicks much like Tae Kwon Do. And whenever I was feeling depressed or frustrated during my training, watching the beautiful way Bayo moved helped me to stay motivated. My journey to being a black belt was actually very challenging as I was moving around a lot during this time. I had to find new schools every time I moved and often had to start back from white belt under that school’s system. But Bayo kept me inspired to keep going, and Moon River, and Fly Me To the Moon are some of my favorite training tracks to this day.

Now while we never see Bayo practicing this form of exercise really per say, I would be remised if I didn’t bring up this exercise in a post talking about my craft. I’m currently in the process of getting certified as a yoga instructor. Yoga has so many ties to the metaphysical and spiritual that I could literally do a whole post talking about all it encompasses.

I’ve developed a lot of my own spiritual practices around my yoga practice. The highlights for me as far as my practice is how yoga has helped me with my flexibility training. I’m still working on my splits training and yoga with its use of stretching helps to open the body. I do a lot of yin yoga witch consists of a lot of long held deep stretches. It’s the slow and healing that balances my martial arts practice’s fast a destructive. I also love to do balance work like handstands because balancing forces you to ground yourself in the current moment. Yoga helps me find balance in my craft between the nurturing and restorative with the defensive and loud aspects of my craft.

And all of this is wrapped in how I see bayonetta as a character. She is someone who is power exceptionally powerfully, but she is not without her softer side. She can come off as imposing because of her strength and the air of confidence she carries herself with. But she has shown to be nurturing and protective of those who need it. She has shown moments of vulnerability, but remains resolute through out her trials. She encompasses all I want to have in my own self-image. That balance of the strong with the soft.

[elminx]

Bottling Strawberry Wine

Last night, Dora and I bottled the strawberry wine that we started as part of our Midsummer celebrations last June. Winemaking is a long-standing part of our personal practice - there is something so inherently magical (cough - alchemical) of turning water into wine. Your intention grows with the yeast culture that you are carefully nurturing. This batch was infused with the pure healing energy of the midsummer sun and the bounty of strawberries which, here in New England, count in many ways as our first "true" harvest. We hand-picked the strawberries ourselves at a local organic farm so the wine is our own, start to finish. This year's batch of wine is very dry (our yeasties ate alllll of the sugar) - it made a very nice spritzer combined with a lovely Strawberry liqueur (Fragola if you've ever had it) and some peach seltzer - pictured in the wine glass above. Our intention is to lovingly craft a cocktail to share with our larger friend group for the outdoor garden party that we hold every May for my birthday. You can read more about how I work with wine and witchcraft here. (That's an external link to my blog, FYI)

[cindy-tarot]

My love language is feeling understood.

[traegorn]

I mean, I always assume I'm missing out on like 90% of Withcblr discourse.

Because I've cherry picked my corner on purpose :P

Witchblr seems like a small community but I'm regularly reminded that there are corners of it that I am not experiencing, which, in turn, seem to have escaped the nonsense emanating from the corner of witchblr that I inhabit.

Whenever one of the regularly occurring discourses starts back up I am generally only seeing the debunking side, typically as I scroll past a series of posts with blocked tags.

I recently saw a post saying that it's weird how little crossover there is between witchblr and wizard RP blogs, and I am still doing the John Travolta looking around in confusion meme. Was OP trapped in the part of witchblr that is all sincerely posted spells and lists of correspondences? Have they somehow avoided exposure to the shitposts of my people?? We're on that hybrid track. We actually do magic but our discussion of it is veiled in hijinks. Come, the veil grows thin!

[villanoustarot]

Queen Grimhilde´s Magic Mirror Spread (Pt. 3)

In villainy, we recognize the importance of keeping the magic and life flowing freely. Alas, we are often obssesing about the past and the future, or we terrorize ourselves with fears about whatever could go wrong or wondering why our dreams and wishes aren´t here already. This spread will attempt to correct such oversight. 

Summon the Mirror Spirit to gain perspective so that you may center yourself in the present moment, free of shoulds, couldas, maybes, and other dark thoughts that slowly but surely squeeze the life and the magic from your day to day. 

THE METHOD: 

Take notice of your thoughts. Those that cling to the past. Those that dwell on possible sinister futures. Those that summon and entertain meddlesome worries, fears and impatience. In short, take notice of all the thoughts that prevent your from concentrating in your present. 

While you do this, take your deck with both hands, place it upon your heart and allow yourself feel the emotions that those thought bring with them.

Whenever you feel ready, ask yourself the following question: Am I Conscious? This question will snap you out of those thoughts. Ask it repeteadly as necessary. Then, when satisfied and peacful, proceed with the spread. 

THE SPREAD:

Lay down the following cards. Take the cards out of the deck as randomly as possible and place them in whatever order you choose until you complete the spread. 

THE READING:

The Prophesized Good: This card will show you all the good and wonderful magic and blessings that surround you, but that cannot reach you because your energy (your thoughts and emotions) are blocking them. 

The Haunting Past: A very good place to start letting go. This is the biggest thing from your past polluting your mind. If you remove this, good things will start showing up. 

The Worrisome Future: Another very good place to start letting go. This is the biggest thing about a feared future polluting your mind. If you remove this, good things will start showing up. 

The Cursed Fear and Impatience: The dominant fears and the impatience that are sabotaging your day to day, moment to moment, directly from your mind. 

The Magic Is Done: Use this card to talk to yourself, to sooth yourself, to feel like all the good things are done on your behalf. Use this card to finish the reading feeling wonderfully and blessed and regal.

Post-Mortem Analysis: All of your power is in the here and now. If you dwell obssesively on the past or the future or your worries or the impatince consuming you, you are giving your power away. You are royalty in a sense, you don´t bow to anything or anyone.

A Word of Caution: Make sure that your newfound peace is sustainable for as long as you can and as often as you can. Be playful with the reading. If you are stressing out, you are doing it wrong. 

#truefairytale