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Self Love & Appreciation Spell Bottle

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↟ Lavender ↟ to bring love, peace, protection, happiness, healing, & for cleansing ↟ Rosemary ↟ to bring love, peace, happiness, protection, healing, mental clarity, & banish negativity ↟ Sea salt ↟ for protection, cleansing & purification ↟ Himalayan pink sea salt ↟ for love, protection, healing, cleansing & purification ↟ Jasmine ↟ to bring love, calm, & appreciation for beauty ↟ Rose buds/petals ↟ for love, appreciation, beauty & healing ↟ Full moon rainwater ↟ for peace, healing, cleansing & purification ↟ Rose Quartz ↟ peace, love, healing, cleansing, calms emotions, banishes negativity & amplifies loving energy ↟ Amethyst ↟ peace, protection, calming, stabilizes physical, mental & emotional being, banishes negativity ↟ Aura quartz ↟ calming, healing, releases negativity, balances emotions, brings mental clarity & lifts spirit

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I added glitter for extra magicalness and tied a pink ribbon around the neck of the bottle ♡ charged & sealed with a kiss

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Daily Reflection 5/8/2020

   I’ll describe it as “I had a chat with the being formally known as Aphrodite.” I felt bad not using the name and face that I had for so long. I wanted to know if she was okay with it. Of course she was, but it was good to feel that reassurance. I started to feel out and work with her to build a new image and name that would work with the new angle and connections I'm trying to have. It took a while but what I have so far is “Auntie.” In Ojibwe beliefs there is a grandmother figure that is reoccurring. An example is Grandmother Spider. She didn’t like being a grandmother. Even mother, while closer, didn’t feel right to her. She was maternal but not necessarily motherly. Pulling from my Puerto Rican background I offered aunt. She liked that. So for now I will call her Auntie. After more research and exploring I will probably add an animal to it. That feels right. 

     She also reassured me with my goal of being a diviner, that was very encouraging. I’m looking forward to exploring that, and getting lots of practice in. Overall a lovely morning. 

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Negativity Banishment Ritual

     Preface: I usually like to start my day or another ritual with this. Its a good purifier for my life or whatever task I am trying to achieve. It is very flexible. Also this is the first ritual I have actually written down and shared so please give me feed back.

     Materials: Favorite incense. Depending on what you are doing after you can make this more specific. If you plan on doing something with your deity after then making it an offering to them or an incense associated with them would be a solid idea. If you are planing to do a spell after you can choose something that will add power or intent to it. Simply use what feels right to you.

The Ritual:

Find a place of peace. For me this means alone and connected to nature. However you could do this as a coven if that gives you more internal strength. If you are an urban witch then finding your place would probably be different. The point is the personal connection. This is about internal peace and safety.

Light your incense. This will signal the start, no more distractions. No is your time of connection. Make sure you have everything ready before lighting it. Getting distracted or pausing in the middle to do something else will make it less effective.

Take deep breaths. You could even close your eyes if that makes you more comfortable. The point is to relax your body and mind.

Think of all the negative things in your life. Gather your anxieties, fears, regrets, traumas, and all the bad things that have happened since the last time you purified yourself. Take time to reflect of recurring or lasting negativeness as well. Picture them as a ball of energy in your chest, right in the middle of your breast bone. This step will not feel good. You will get a heavy feeling in your chest. It might even hurt. Do your best to keep your breathing steady.

Once the ball feels like it is too big to be held anymore picture it dissolving and filling your lungs. You might still feel the main ball in your chest, this is okay. Just try and get some of it into your lungs.

With a large exhale, push the negative energy out of your body. Depending on the size of your ball this might take several attempts to get rid of all the energy. Keep breathing and making the ball smaller by exhaling it bit by bit. Till you chest is light and empty.

Again try and build the ball of negativity. Pull it from every part of your body, mind, and past. Repeat the breathing process. Keep trying to pull negativity until you have nothing left to grasp.

Next focus on all the positive things around you. These are things big and small. How good your incense smells. You loving partner. The tasty food you had yesterday. How comfortable your space is. Count your blessings, think of all the happiness you can. Feel it floating around you like a thick mist.  

With a long deep inhale, pull in the mist of positivity. Feel it fill your longs and seep into your body. With each breath in feel it spread and warm you. Do this until you feel brimming, almost glowing with the positive energy.

Seal in the energy with a mantra. For example mine is “Ash and fire forge me – into the person I want to be” What is important is the words meaning to you. This could be a prayer or a spell if you want. Whatever helps you most. Repeat the mantra until you feel satisfied. 

Notes: If you are doing this before a devotional act or religious ritual then maybe end with a thank you after the mantra. If you burn through your incense at any point, take a moment to relight it or start a new one. You should have it burning the whole time. This ritual is very adaptable and flexible. Please share your experience with it or your adjustments.

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Big Update

     Hey guys, its been a long time. Just got out of an abusive relationship. And by just I mean several months but it still feels fresh. If I get enough requests I’ll give y’all a run down, but that’s not really what this post is about. 

     I have discovered a lot about myself, like I’m not just bisexual, but polyamorous and demisexual. That was a trip. But more importantly I am returning to my practice for the first time in years. A lot has changed for me and since this blog is a reflection of that it is gonna change too. 

     For one I no longer identify as Hellenic. If you are here for that then you wont be getting as much of that. There are a couple reasons but the big one is me re-commitment to connecting to my heritage. Do to my family and complicated past my practice and faith are probably going to be the only ways I can reconnect. I ask for everyone to be supportive. 

     I am going to be more active and try to create and share my own creations more often so if you are here for some witchy stuff, then great! You are gonna get a whole lot more of that. 

     Thank you all for the support you have given me in the past. I’ve missed y’all. Its good to be back. 

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Astragalomancy: Divination with Dice

Antique Bone Dice Photo by Matthew Venus

Astragalomancy, which is a form of Cleromancy, is divination by use of dice. It is an ancient form of divination and is still used by many when seeking answer to the unknown.

One of the most common forms of Dice Divination used today is accomplished by using three dice.

The diviner will either draw out a circle, roughly eight inches or so, on a piece of paper or on the ground. Some diviners have a simple mat which they use for this that will have the circle pre-drawn. The question is posed and the dice are cast.

To determine the meaning of the reading the diviner will first examine if any dice have fallen outside of the circle.

1 dice outside - Difficulties lie ahead

2 dice outside- Arguments and Quarrels are likely

3 dice outside- A sign of luck and success (no reading needed)

The dice that land within the circle are totaled up and their sum indicates the message.

0,1,2 - No answer available. Ask another day

3 - a change in circumstances will happen soon

4 -  Unpleasantness, arguments, misunderstanding

5 - Unexpected surprise or information, your plans and wishes will be fulfilled

6 - Loss of some kind, most likely financial, possibly material, or a relationship

7-  Potential hardships, gossip, finances, etc. They will eventually be resolved

8- You should not act to hastily, lack of discretion may lead to misfortune

9- A possible union in love or in business , success in romance and/or gambling   10- New beginnings, possibly a birth, or a new job/promotion

11- Potential loss of a person, death, short term illness; or the return of a person who was estranged from you

12- Important communication will arrive soon, seek counsel if it is a legal matter, potential for a large sum of money

13- Continuation on your current path will lead to misery and difficulty

14- A friend or relative will offer their assistance, possibly an new romance arrives

15- Proceed with caution, avoid starting new projects for the next week, do not be drawn into gossip

16- A short trip will provide relief, entertainment, and potentially profit

17- Change of perspective, adjustment to plans may be needed, be receptive to the council of others, even those whom you don’t know

18- Luck, Success, Blessings, Attainment and Fulfillment

Some additional items to note

*If two dice fall one on top of the other while throwing the dice it means that you will receive a gift. Re-throw the dice for your reading.

*If you are throwing the dice on a tabletop and a one falls on the floor, you may lose a friend

*It is said that the dice shouldn’t be thrown on a Monday or Wednesday, nor should they be thrown more than three times for the same person in one day.

Matthew Venus

Spiritus Arcanum

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every time i develop even minor feelings for someone i can feel aphrodite in the distance lookin like a smug anime girl

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Witchy Story Time!

So I crochet, and I'm in the middle of making example squares. After I finish each design I ask my boyfriend (who is not a witch but cool with me being one) to hold them. I know he doesn't know anything about crochet but I just want to show off ya know? But after the third or so one he asks "Why are you making me hold these? Is this a witch thing? I don't want you to do a witch thing on me." And I just laughed because I realized how weird it must be for him. He can't say anything about these squares and I keep asking him to hold them so I thinks it's some magical trickery. I don't know, I found it cute and funny.

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Rose Sugar:

I made rose sugar yesterday and it smells amazing! I am planning on using it for tea and tea spells. The sugar reflects the pink of the petals and the entire jar is almost glowing pink ^-^

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I just had an encounter...

I've always been fond of sleep, and dreams. Lucid dreaming has been one of my escapes from my at times less than satisfying life. However, something just happened that has thoroughly shaken me. It started in a middle of a dream. Everything was dark and a man's voice was coming from someone in the darkness. He was discussing Shakespeare's particular style of writing in his plays as an upside down pentagram came into veiw. It was like it was made out of some tangible 3D graphic, slick and black, but completely solid.

Then he said "And that is what makes the witch scene in 'The Scottish Play' so fascinating". Then my eyes started to open. My lids wouldn't fully open, and my eyes remained slightly crossed eyed. In the place where my eyes overlapped stood a man in black robes with a pointed witch hat. He was leaning on my bookshelf, resting his left elbow on the top facing to my right continuing to explain the quirks of the witch scene, accenting his statements with gentle gestures with his right hand which had a green glove on it. It was if he was talking to someone I couldn't see.

I felt awake, so I tried to move to fetch my gun so I could get this intruder out of my apartment, but I couldn't move. It was like I was covered in an unseen lead blanket. The only things I could move were my tongue and eyes. However when I tried to focus my eyes or move them to the right to try and spot who this man was talking to my eyes would spaz out in their sockets. It almost felt like I was having a seizure. So I tried to scream "Get out!" But it came out as a quiet, raspy, mumbled, whisper. I still couldn't move my lips. This did grab the man's attention though.

He turned twords me and walked slowly for my bed. He had no face; he was simply a shadow in the shape of a man with the robes floating around him, as if he was in water. He reached out for me with his left hand which had a matching green glove on it. So I tried to scream again, "GET OUT!" then my eyelids retracted, my eyes snapped forward, and he was gone. I slowly tested my movement by sitting forward. I was home alone. Everything was just were it should be. But my heart won't stop racing.

So I have to ask. What just happened to me? Does anyone have any idea about what that thing was?

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Scars are a funny thing Self imposed Self defining

How do they fade? If at all And should they?

-VS November 2017

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I have been to hell and back so many times

Hades keeps a room for me

I have made friends with Persephone

I have danced with the Furies

I take pity on poor Sisyphus

We are all equally guilty of his crime

We try to chain dear Thanatos

Holding back Death where we can

Physical death

Emotional death

The death of a relationship

The death of the self

So I stop and take the boulder

Even if it's only for a short while

I push in return it

No one can carry two for long

-VS

November 2017

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Hellenic Pagans!

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Incense of the Day

House Purification Incense

3 parts Frankincense

2 parts Dragon’s Blood

1 part Myrrh

1 part Sandalwood

1 part Wood Betony

1/2 part Dill seed

a few drops Rose Geranium oil

“Burn in your home to cleanse it at least once a month, perhaps on the Full Moon. Additionally, burn this mixture in a new home before moving in.”

Frankincense - Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality 

Dragon’s Blood -  Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency 

Myrrh -  Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality 

Sandalwood - Protection, Wishes, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality 

Wood Betony - Protection, Purification, Love 

Dill - Protection, money, Lust, Love 

Rose Geranium - Fertility, Health, Love, Protection 

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Thank the gods, I needed this today.

self care for when you hit rock bottom

i fucking hate self care posts made by neurotypicals so here’s one from someone who Actually Gets It

-can’t shower or take a bath? me either. dry shampoo can make your hair look and feel cleaner, and baby wipes or makeup wipes work great to get the top layer of grime off your skin.

-can’t wash your sheets and make your bed? i feel you. push your blankets out of the way and shake the crumbs off your sheet. it will at least be a bit more comfortable.

-can’t even change out of your dirty pajamas? been there. hit yourself with some febreeze and a lint roller. if you can, brush your hair. if you can’t, hair ties and bobby pins are fantastic.

-can’t make anything to eat? same. if you can, there’s no shame in ordering food. in fact, it’s probably better you eat something rather than go hungry. if you can’t, try and find something that comes pre-made or takes minimal effort to make. at the very least, drink some water.

can’t respond to messages or reach out for help? yeah, i get that. set an alarm for a few hours from now and respond to any messages you need to once you’ve given yourself time to prepare. if they’re Important Messages that need Professional Responses, you can find fill-in-the-blank format rough drafts on google. as far as personal messages go, don’t feel bad for sending a mass “I’m sorry, I’m in a personal emergency right now. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.” response to everyone.

-can’t even sleep because it’s so bad? asmr videos always knock me out, personally, but i also watch a lot of bob ross. just try to find something quiet and soothing to use as background noise and take your mind off it, or at least give you a more peaceful environment to think about it.

-can’t go for a walk/drive? try opening the blinds or curtains. you’re still exposing yourself to the outside world. baby steps. (i also play animal crossing or sims; it may be virtual but fuck it. i went on a walk.)

-can’t go into work/school? let people know. let your coworkers or classmates know it’s an emergency and you can’t make it. give yourself up to two days, but then you have to go back. ask to have your work emailed to you so you know what you missed.

-can’t brush your teeth and wash your face? makeup or baby wipes and gum or mouthwash. don’t let yourself physically rot bc you’re rotting emotionally.

-remember that you’ve been here before. if you survived then you can survive now. that’s what this is about- survival. you don’t have to be living your Best Life. right now, it’s more than enough that you’re alive.

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Incense of the Day

Horned God Incense

2 parts Benzoin

1 part Cedar

1 part Pine

1 part Juniper berries

a few drops Patchouly oil

“Burn to honor Hime and His many guises, especially durring Wiccan rituals.”

Benzoin - Purification, Prosperity 

Cedar - Healing, Purification, Money, Protection

Pine -  Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money 

Juniper - Protection, Anti-Theft, Love, Exorcism, Health 

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Incense of the Day

Honors Incense 

2 parts Benzoin

1 part Wood Aloe

1/2 part Pepperword (or Rue)

“Burn for honors and favors.”

Benzoin - Purification, Prosperity 

Wood Aloe -  Love, Spirituality 

Rue -  Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love 

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Incense of the Day

Hecate Incense

3 parts Sandalwood

2 parts Cypress

1 part Spearmint or Peppermint

“To honor Her, burn at crossroads or during ritual at the waning of the Moon.” Great for Hecate devotees and hellenic witches. 

Sandalwood -  Protection, Wishes, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality 

Cypress -  Longevity, Healing, Comfort, Protection

Spearmint - Healing, Love, Mental Powers 

Pepermint -  Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers