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28 Days of Devotion

It's February, or soon at the time of this post being published, so I figured I'd make a February themed challenge. (Though you can do this whenever or do it all in one go)

The point of this challenge is to perform 28 days of devotional acts, some a bit more time consuming than others. The most of it is just talking about your chosen guide though as a devotion. Every 5 days there's an extra challenge, something to do versus just answering a question.

So, pick a guide, or multiple, for the 28 days, and let's go!

01 : Pick your guide or guides that you'll be doing this challenge for, and talk about them! Explain who they are. 02 : Make a devotional playlist. It can be as short or as long as you'd like. What song(s) on it reminds you of them the most? 03 : What drew you to this guide in the first place? 04 : Who approached who first?  05 : Tell the story of how you met or first talked. If you've taken an oath or anything like that, tell the story.  06 : Write a devotional poem. 07 : Tell the story of your favorite memory with them. 08 : What things do you associate with this guide? 09 : What sorts of things do you generally rely on this guide for? 10 : What’s something that they helped you with that you still really appreciate to this day? 11 : Write a spell based on them. If you don't do magic, instead write a prayer intended to ask for something.  12 : What are some non-altar items you own that you associate with them or that they’ve claimed ownership of? 13 : What’s your guides favorite meal? If they don't eat, their favorite offering? 14 : What’s your “strangest” UPG? 15 : What’s a UPG that you got from someone else? 16 : Write a letter to them. 17 : What do you typically offer up to them? 18 : If you had the freedom, money, and space, what is the most extravagant offering you would make?  19 : What’s the oddest thing you’ve offered up to them? 20 : How often do you typically make offering? How often do you typically pray? 21 : Make a moodboard for them. 22 : What’s something you wish other people understood about this guide? 23 : What’s your favorite story about this guide? 24 : What about this guide resonates with you the most? 25 : What kind of relationship do you have? 26 : Make a digital altar in your medium of choice (Tumblr, pinterest, Minecraft, etc). If you already have one, add more to it. If you feel comfortable, share a picture of it. 27 : How often do you interact with them? Do you interact directly or indirectly? 28 : Wildcard: Talk about whatever the heck you want to here.

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⚡ Subtle Thorr Worship ⚒️

Fall asleep/meditate to the sound of rain/thunderstorms

Taking care of yourself physically

Exercising; making sure to stretch/move your body in general

Spending time with loved ones, especially any younger relatives you feel close with

Supporting human rights, abuse survivors, or homeless care organizations

Cook a warm meal for someone in need; give bottled/warm drinks to someone in need

Have a candle that reminds you of him (no altar needed)

Keep a picture of him in your wallet

Wear jewelry that reminds you of him

Donate food, clothes, umbrellas, raincoats, winter clothes, and general supplies to a homeless shelter

Have imagery of Mjölnir, lightning/storms, or the Helm of Awe symbol around

Have a stuffed animal goat

Participate in a protest for something you believe in

Engage in activities that you're passionate about

Eat a hardy meal, especially with meats or filling foods

Drink mead, coffee with honey, tea with honey, etc.; raise a glass to Thorr

Make a list of your personal strengths; acknowledge all that you've overcome

Ground yourself often, decompress after a tough day

Play in the rain (safely please)

Work hard on something, especially with your hands; crafting, wood-carving, building, etc.

Be kind to your fellow humans; practice compassion and generosity

Honor your ancestors; learn about your family history

Keep your space clean; make it your own

Help with household chores or errands

Support local farmers

Volunteer at a homeless shelter

Take responsibility for yourself and your actions

Be kind to retail/customer service workers; leave good tips when you can

Learn to trust yourself more; trust that you can protect yourself, listen to yourself, and have faith in yourself

Be patient with yourself, especially if you struggle physically

Hold the door for someone; offer help to anyone who seems to need it

Collect rain water (feel free to use it to water plants)

Start a garden; tend to plants, especially produce and herbs

Listen to music that empowers you; dance to it

Practice venting your anger through healthy avenues; be comfortable with any of your negative feelings/emotions

Take a walk outside with a cloudy sky or during a rainstorm (be safe with this please)

Pour a drink for someone else; pour a drink in honor of your ancestors

Stand up for yourself and others

Celebrate your accomplishments often; celebrate your loved ones, too

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I'll add more to this later! For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Thorr. I hope this helped, and please take care, everyone! May your cups never be empty. ❤️

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

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A Winter’s Prayer to Freyja

Freyja, Lady of warmth and gold,

In winter’s grasp, our hearts grow cold.

Beneath the frost, your light still gleams,

A beacon bright through frozen dreams.

Mistress of love, of hearth and flame,

We call upon your sacred name.

Wrap us in cloaks of your embrace,

And bless the weary with your grace.

Through snowbound nights and winds that bite,

Grant us courage, grant us light.

Let laughter rise and fires burn,

Until the sun and spring return.

For those who wander, lost and low,

Guide their steps through ice and snow.

For hearts that ache, for hands that freeze,

Bring peace and solace on the breeze.

O Freyja, Wild and fierce,

yet kind,In winter’s chill, your gifts we find

—A hearth, a home, a love’s embrace,

A promise of the sun’s sweet face.

Bless us now, through winter’s hold,

With strength as bright as your necklace of gold.

Hail to Freyja, through frost and storm,

Your blessings keep our spirits warm.

So may it be, this winter’s night,

That all find warmth in your radiant light.

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Proto Indo-European (PIE) Pantheon

Main gods

These gods are the most easily reconstructed and appear in different sources of PIE religion

Dyḗus Pətḗr ☁️

Diwónā 🐄

Dhég̑hōm Mā́tēr 🌿

Apṓm Népōts 🌊

Áusōs 🌅

Sā́wōl ☀️

Mḗnōs 🌕

the Diwós Sūnū́ 🏇🏼

Perkʷū́nos ⛈️

Páusōn 🐐

Aryomḗn ⚖️

Wéstyā 🏠

Ék̑wonā 🐎

Yemós 💀

Dā́nu 🏞️

K̑ólyā ☠️

Priyā́ 🌹

Other gods

Not as easily reconstructed and don't appear in all sources

Wēyús 🌬️

Ṇgʷnís 🔥

Wórunos 🌌

Wélnos 🧙🏼‍♂️

Préwyos 🍆

Rudlós 🌀

Wḷkā́nos ⚒️

Léudheros 🍇

Swépnos 💤

Sówəmos🍶

Ṛ́tk̑onā 🐻

For the full pantheon according to the most wide possible view of it check here, other sources are way much more reserved and give less gods for the pantheon, less than 20

I will be making posts exploring each deity and I'll be linking them from here too! Stay tuned!

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Something I cannot suggest enough to tarot/oracle/rune/etc readers and spirit workers is ask your spirit guides if you can perform readings for them!!!

Not only is it valuable experience reading for another person, it can help you get insight into that guide, as well as be a bonding experience with them.

Spirit guides make great querents in general because (A) You're already tapping into their energy to speak with them and you know, hopefully, that their energy is safe, (B) They have a vested interest in your craft to some degree and want to see you succeed, and (C) They're not likely, hopefully, to be nasty to you should you get something wrong!

Perform readings for your spirit guides! It's fun, I promise!

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id love to have more servitors but im shit as remembering to feed/charge them on a routine!! any tips for ways to have them “automatically” fed somehow?

Inb4 "set a repeating alert."

There are a few methods you can take. For me it basically comes down to a few options:

Permanently plug in the servitor to an energy source

Plug all the servitors into a power strip so you charge all of them at once

Plan ahead and prepare vessels and energized substances so each feeding is easier.

The first approach is to design (or later modify) servitors so that they're plugged into an energy source. This is like leaving a phone constantly plugged in: on the one hand, the servitor becomes tethered to the energy source. On the other hand, it's always charging.

This old tumblr post is still my go-to online resource for this.

There is some fuss about servitors becoming "corrupted" if you attach them to energy sources and walk away, the idea being that new programming can flow through energy, and so over time - if you are not monitoring the servitor - they can start to change in unwanted ways.

I find this to be sort of true, but "corruption" shouldn't be taken as some kind of evil Jekyll and Hyde situation. Probably a better word is fragmented, but even so the effects aren't all that bad in my experience. And I doubt a very well constructed servitor, even a decently made one, would have too many issues with this.

The only real issue I have with plugging servitors (or anything) into an energy source so you don't have to remember it, is that you might forget it.

One thing you can do to keep things more hands-on is centralize the operation. Witches do this all the time with spellcasting altars. Bind each servitor to an object, or all of them to a single object (like extension cords plugged into a power strip), and energize all of them at once.

This can be done cyclically, perhaps around the full moon, but especially when you anticipate actually having the time/energy to do work.

Of course there is nothing at all wrong with just slotting in magic where it fits, but if someone has a lot of work they need to upkeep, I imagine sooner or later a person might actually need to free up one weekend a month to focus on it.

But you don't have to rely on direct energy work to feed servitors. Here's a post on making a feeding oil to anoint vessels, where you spend all the energy enchanting the oil in one go.

This other post about feeding spells may also be applicable (as what is a servitor but a spell with a personality?).

If you do just want to slot things in where they fit, excess energy gathered during other spellwork, energy exercises, prayer, and so forth, can then be used to charge servitors. Of course only you'd know if the energy is suitable for such, but you could do it. If grounding is a part of your practice, funnel energy into servitors rather than into the earth.

So there are plenty of options IMO, but if you do want to start doing things automatically, I'd really recommend keeping strong written records of what you're making. These things are best not completely forgotten.

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Okay, so The Everyday Naturalist is up on the Ten Speed Press and Penguin/Random House's websites (and various other public places), so I can FINALLY show you the cover!!! I have been saying for months that this book is going to be absolutely beautiful (in addition to informative!), and now you get a good taste of that. Ricardo Macia Lalinde is an incredibly skilled artist whose natural history studies will grace not only the cover but the interior of the book; I feel incredibly fortunate to have his work included in this project.

Here's a bit more about the book itself: "If you’ve ever consulted a field guide to identify a new bird at your feeder, you know the process isn’t as easy as it sounds. In fact, it seems like you have to know a lot about that mystery bird to even figure out where to start.

"The Everyday Naturalist fills in the gaps by explaining what traits to pay attention to when encountering a new species; how and when to use field guides, apps, and other resources; what to do if you get stuck; and more. Rather than focusing on one region or continent, these skills and tools are designed to help you classify nature anywhere you are—whether on familiar territory, traveling, or in a new home."

The book has officially gone to press with a release date of June 17, 2025. Which means in half a year we can all have physical copies in hand! I haven't yet been able to talk to the marketing folks at the publisher to find out whether I can personally take preorders for signed copies, but I'll keep you posted--in the meantime you can preorder at the bookstore of your choice, online or brick and mortar.

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And another Hymn to Nótt since I haven't really done much with the Heathen Hymn project recently

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Deny, Defend, Depose runic charm reference

There are so many ways these words could be written with runes! Here are a few using Elder and Younger Futhark that could be written, carved, and sung:

Deny, Defend, Depose

LONG BRANCH

ᛏᚾᛁ᛬ᛏᚠᛏ᛬ᛏᛒᛌ

ᛏᛁᚾᛁ᛬ᛏᛁᚠᛁᚾᛏ᛬ᛏᛁᛒᚢᛌ

ᛏᛁᚾᛁ᛬ᛏᛁᚠᛁᚾᛏ᛬ᛏᛁᛒᚬᛌ

ᛏᛏᛏ

SHORT TWIG

ᛐᚿᛁ᛬ᛐᚠᛐ᛬ᛐᛓᛌ

ᛐᛁᚿᛁ᛬ᛐᛁᚠᛁᚿᛐ᛬ᛐᛁᛓᚭᛌ

ᛐᛁᚿᛁ᛬ᛐᛁᚠᛁᚿᛐ᛬ᛐᛁᛓᚢᛌ

ᛐᛐᛐ

ELDER

ᛏᚾᛁ᛬ᛏᚠᛏ᛬ᛏᛈᛊ

ᛞᚾᛁ᛬ᛞᚠᛞ᛬ᛞᛈᛊ

ᛏᛁᚾᛁ᛬ᛏᛁᚠᛁᚾᛏ᛬ᛏᛁᛈᛟᛊ

ᛞᛁᚾᛁ᛬ᛞᛁᚠᛁᚾᛞ᛬ᛞᛁᛈᛟᛊ

ᛞᛞᛞ

ᛏᛏᛏ

"Victory runes you must know if you will have victory, and carve them on the sword's hilt, some on the grasp and some on the inlay, and name Týr twice." -Sigrdrífumál

Possible ON translation suggested by @buriedpentacles :

Synja, Verja, Reka

LONG BRANCH

ᛌᚾᛅ᛬ᚢᚱᛅ᛬ᚱᚴᛅ

ᛌᛁᚾᛁᛅ᛬ᚢᛁᚱᛁᛅ᛬ᚱᛁᚴᛅ

ᛌᚢᚱ

SHORT TWIG

ᛌᚿᛆ᛬ᚢᚱᛆ᛬ᚱᚴᛆ

ᛌᛁᚿᛁᛆ᛬ᚢᛁᚱᛁᛆ᛬ᚱᛁᚴᛆ

ᛌᚢᚱ

ELDER

ᛊᚾᛃ᛬ᚠᚱᛃ᛬ᚱᚲᚨ

ᛊᛁᚾᛃᚨ᛬ᚠᛖᚱᛃᚨ᛬ᚱᛖᚲᚨ

ᛊᚠᚱ

Feel free to let me know If you have any questions about this or want to share your version~

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Phenology Wheel for local practice

So I feel like this would be something really cool for more witches to do and I feel kind of silly for not doing it before.

I've read a lot of really amazing posts from witches talking about creating their own localized special days based around their specific area and I feel like something like this could really help to understand patterns better.

Maybe this has been on my mind because we've only just had our first day under 70 here this fall (yeah it was 82 yesterday, which is about 15 degrees warmer than normal) but it feels even more important than ever to localize your craft. I've always felt kinda weird about "wheel of the year" stuff because it's just so different from what I've ever seen, but as global climate change progresses and makes those kinds of nature related markers even more different I really want to key in on what's going on around *me* and going on in *my* neck of the woods.

So if you're like me and you're trying to really localize your craft and now that it's the part of the year where less stuff is growing, something like a phenology wheel based on migrating animals, or the moon, or hours of sunlight or days of rain might be cool to celebrate too. Maybe the stars and when certain constellations rise or the brightness of certain planets.

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Previous Prompts

Here is post you can find all of the previous prompts for the entire year!

January Week 1 - Intorduction

January Week 2 - Definitions

January Week 3 - Energy Sources in Witchcraft

January Week 4 - Deeper into the Elements

January Week 5 - Rules, Morals, Philosophies

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February Week 1 - Energy Work

February Week 2 - Types of Magic

February Week 3 - Types of Magic 2

February Week 4 - Types of Magic 3

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March Week 1 - Symbolism and Traditions

March Week 2 - Spell and Ritual Outline

March Week 3 - Traditions, Associations, Tools and Symbols

March Week 4 - Deeper Ancestry

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April Week 1 - Astrology

April Week 2 - Planetary Magic

April Week 3 -Other Celestial Stuff

April Week 4 - More Star Stuff

April Week 5 - Cosmic Wrap Up

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May Week 1 - Diving into Divination

May Week 2 - Divining Deeper

May Week 3 - Divination Wrap Up

May Week 4 - Changing it Up

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June Week 1 - The Wheel

June Week 2 - Transitional Periods, Energies, Entities and Places

June Week 3 - Circles and Other Shapes

June Week 4 - Grand Ideas

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July Week 1 - Dreams, Astal Work, Life and Death Philosophies

July Week 2 - Various Magics

July Week 3 - The Magic of Metals

July Week 4 - Different Types of Magic

July Week 5 - Magical Hodgepodge

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August Week 1 - Looking Inward

August Week 2 - Magic In the Mundane

August Week 3 -Using Your Senses

August Week 4 - Sixth Senses

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September Week 1 - Bubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble

September Week 2 - Alchemy

September Week 3 - Crystal Grids

September Week 4 - Altars and Workspaces

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October Week 1 - Laws of Magic

October Week 2 - The Fae, Cyrptids and Mythological Creatures

October Week 3 - Science and Magic

October Week 4 - Witchy Things

October Week 5 - Gettin' Crafty

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November Week 1 - A Hodgepodge

November Week 2 - Family, Politics, Privacy and Storage

November 3

November 4

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December Week 1

December Week 2

December Week 3

December Week 4

December Week 5

Bonus Prompts

Seasonal Magic

Other Perspectives

Eclipse Magic

Magic in the Mundane

Kitchen Witchery

Book Design Ideas

Drying Herbs

Superstitions

Holiday Prompt

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lughnasadh

Mabon

Samhain

Yule

Witchy Vibes Playlist

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New in The Spiral House at Portland Button Works!

These wearable botanical charms are harvested from the Spiral House garden or ethically foraged with care. They are pressed, dried, and bound into pinback buttons, and while they are set on archival paper, they are real botanicals and will naturally evolve over time and with light exposure. Because each charm is made from botanicals and unique, yours will differ from the charms pictured. Available in 1.25” or 2.25” sizes.

Each charm comes packaged in a cello bag with a backer board containing the name of the plant, its magical uses, planetary associations, and elemental energies. These beautiful charms are lovely talismans with plant allies you can take with you, these would also make great gifts.

Our magical correspondences reference the works of Culpeper, Grieves, Shulke, Cunningham, Beyerl, and Harrington.

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Honoring the Spirits of Home: Creating Sacred Spaces for the Unseen

Welcome back, Seekers! Within my local coven, we are journeying through the mysteries of Spirit until Winter Solstice. Today, I introduced the art of crafting Spirit Houses, and I thought it would be fitting to share a bit of that here. I like to keep these crafty posts simple and open-ended, leaving space for the practitioner to add their own touch. The best magick often arises from just diving in and letting your intuition guide the way. May this inspire you to connect, create, and explore! 🌙✨

As witches, we work with spirits every day, whether we realize it or not. Our homes, like ourselves, are steeped in the spirit world, alive with layers of unseen inhabitants that have their own roles, wisdom, and stories to tell. For many of us, it’s a quiet understanding that a witch’s home should be haunted—not in the fearful sense, but filled with life that pulses in harmony with our craft. From ancestral guides and house spirits, to the land’s ancient beings, these entities weave themselves into the very fabric of our spaces, enriching them with energy and presence.

Regardless of whether a home is newly built or weathered by decades, each dwelling becomes imbued with spirit. There’s an existing ecosystem of energies that connect to the land itself, the history of the area, and the layers of life that once lived or passed through. These spirits, sometimes subtle, sometimes profound, thrive within the space we call home, coexisting with us and enhancing our magick. But it is up to us to nurture a balanced and harmonious relationship with them.

Why Connect with the Spirits of Your Home?

Developing a deep, reciprocal relationship with the spirits of your home doesn’t just benefit your craft; it offers blessings for everyone under your roof. When these spirits feel acknowledged and respected, they offer protection, lend strength to your magickal workings, and create an atmosphere of peace and nourishment. A home can truly feel like a sanctuary when the spirits that dwell within it are in harmony with those who reside there in the flesh. This connection turns your space into an anchor—a place of personal power, healing, and resilience.

Building Friendships with Spirit

Nurturing relationships with spirits requires time, care, and a commitment to reciprocity. Just as with human friendships, there is a cycle of giving and receiving. Spirits respond to sincere attention and intention, as well as the gifts and gestures we offer them. One meaningful way to foster this connection is by creating a spirit house or a dedicated space where spirits can feel welcomed and honored.

A spirit house is both a physical symbol and a spiritual anchor. It becomes a place where offerings can be left, and it serves as a gateway for interaction with the spirit world in a respectful and clear manner. It’s a way of saying, “You are welcome here, I honor your presence, and I seek your guidance and protection.”

Creating Your Spirit House

Designing a spirit house is a creative, personal process. It need not be elaborate; sometimes, the simplest gestures carry the deepest respect. You may choose a small altar, a shelf, or even a discreet box placed in a peaceful corner of your home. Consider using natural materials—wood, clay, or stone—as they tend to resonate well with spirits of place. Personalize it with items like stones from your land, soil, dried herbs, or even water from a local stream. Each addition builds a bridge between your energy and the spirits you invite into your home.

When crafting your spirit house, remember that offerings and gifts can strengthen this relationship over time. Spirits, like friends, appreciate time, energy, love, and tokens of appreciation. Remember, spirits are aware of intention as much as they are of the physical offering, so approach this creative expression with reverence and sincerity.

For my spirit house, I’ve chosen to weave in unsea, or “old man’s beard,” gathered lovingly from my mother tree, a sacred link to the ancient and wise energies of the land. I've placed birds within the space, their forms standing as messengers and symbols of spirit, guiding and connecting with the unseen. Mushrooms, too, find their place here, embodying my bond with the natural world—grounded yet reaching into hidden realms. They carry the magick of spiritual growth, reminding me of the mystery and connection to realms beyond. Each piece breathes life into the space, deepening my relationship with the spirits I honor… and I placed a bell at the entrance, placed with the hope of hearing it softly chime as the spirits pass through.

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Typical structure of my rituals

Here is the formula my rituals typically consist of. Note: holiday rituals differ slightly.

Hallowing The purpose of a hallowing rite is to set aside a sacred space and time for the ritual, to put all participants in a proper mental, spiritual, and physical state for the ritual, and to announce to all nearby wights that a ritual is about to take place. Here is one example: May the Gods guide us, may our Oaths keep us, May our Deeds free us, may our Ancestors aid us always, May the Gods banish from this Land and Wood all Ill and Wrong, Hallow this Stead, and shield it from all baneful Wights, Let the Gods’ Blessings be upon our Heads!

Another, if you are honoring a specific god, is:

Oh sacred flame, in [deity’s] name Cleanse and bless this space. Banish from it all ill and baleful wights And make it whole and holy. Oh sacred flame, in [deity’s name] So let it be.

Invocation

The invocation is your chance to reach out to the god or spirit in whose name you are holding the ritual. You are inviting the god/spirit to be in attendance, so being specific and respectful is key. Invocations tend to use language borrowed from references of the gods within folklore and myths, as well as historical epithets, but this is not necessary–original material is wonderful to include if it’s what comes naturally.

Prayer

There can be as many prayers as the individual or group feel is appropriate, but 1-3 is a common amount. Prayers are typically recited by one person each and the prayers project specific goals. Whether that goal is seeking the gods’ aid with something, offering gratitude, or just saying hi to a god/spirit, this is the section of the ritual dedicated to those intentions.

Offering My typical offering consists of four components: Assorted herbs I’ve selected and ground for the ritual, salt, bread, and a libation (I tend to use water, wine, or mead). Additional offerings specific to certain beings or purposes may be used. Conversely, fewer offerings may be given, such as water only. As each offering is placed in its respective vessel, a prayer can be said: With this bread, we offer you sustenance. With this salt, we offer you wealth. With these herbs, we offer you our labor. With this drink, we offer you pleasure.

Closing The closing is when the individual or group ground themselves and conclude the ritual. One example of a closing prayer is:

From the Gods to the Earth to us; From us to the Earth to the Gods. A gift has been given; May it be well received.

After the closing is read I recommend sitting in silence for a few moments and listening to how the ritual has made you feel. I find that the first few moments immediately following a ritual are some of the most charged. This is when imagery or words/phrases/advice tend to flash into my head and my body usually feels tingly and energized. I enjoy that feeling for a bit then mediate until I reach a grounded state of calm, then I extinguish the candle.

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Paganism and the perpetual victim complex.

Okay, due to even more nonsense on my feeds I've decided to share my thoughts on this whole... Christianity being a white supremacist religion nonsense. And the general hostility towards Islam and Christianity.

I understand that it's most likely coming from a group of people who are American, white and most likely some form of polytheist, maybe even one of those who believe in the daughters of witches you couldn't burn bullshit.

If you genuinely believe this, or believe Islam to be a cult, or a harmful religion. I want you all to read the following sentence and internalise it.

Your terrible experience with a version of a religion is not universal, it does not apply to everyone, you can not apply your criticism to the entire religion.

And listen, I understand the want to, I was raised in a cult like fanatic family, and to this day I am uncomfortable with the prayer rituals. But that doesn't mean that I get to apply that discomfort to everything related to the religion.

Instead of having actual criticism towards the harm that capitalism of religions, and erasure of historical artefacts due to making religion a political tool, all I see is the same whining circulating all over the spiritual niches of social media. And then I turn on the news and see people I know thanking Allah that they survived the carpet bombings.

Point is. Your personal discomfort is valid, so long as you recognise that it is a personal thing. And there may be plenty who have similar ones due to once again, religion becoming a tool of governments and institutions to gain power, but that does not give you or anyone else the right to spew nonsense and be crude to occultists who are Muslim or Christian, and it does not give you the right to lie about or slander religions.

And if you genuinely believe that Isa ibn Mariam, who stood on the side of the ones cast out from society, should in any way be associated with the capitalist hellscape that many sects of Christianity and Islam have become. Then you need to pick up a history book that doesn't whitewash everything it touches.

And one more thing. Any attempts to argue with me will be ignored, I am not in the mood for that today, especially not with people who can not differentiate between religion and politics.

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I need more pagan blogs to follow that are chill with me (a queer eclectic Christopagan) following them! Any pagans generally, but especially if you're eclectic/syncrectic, Heathen, or Hellenic, and especially especially if you're Ozarker or Urglaawer (howdy kin! :D) If you're pagan and friendly, give this a like or reblog so I can check you out! Peace and blessings upon all of you 🥰

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For my fellow fibre arts witches, if you're starting to get the Annual Cold Weather Fidget, that driving urge to reach for hooks and needles and that big bin of spools and fabric lurking in your closet....

If you feel like Doing A Witchcraft, you can work some witchy into whatever you're making. Weaving, crocheting, knitting, nalbinding, stitching, embroidery, and knotwork can all carry magic and serve as a vehicle for creating spells, sigils, talismans, or enchanted wearables.

Am I saying you can put a spell into that pair of socks you're knitting? That scarf you've been working on? That pile of granny squares waiting to become a blanket? That cross-stitch piece you've been meaning to finish?

ABSOLUTELY.

There are even books on knot magic, witchy crochet and knitting patterns, and beautifully spooky cross-stitch and embroidery pieces. (And lots more downloadable patterns exist on etsy and fibre arts forums!) Perfect for chilling with your favorite hot beverage and current binge-watch while you keep your hands from getting bored.

Go forth and have fun with it!