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In Thailand, people are highly spiritual and religious in general, with many having a unique blend of belief of Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese folk religion, and spiritualism. You can see people praying and worshipping deities and spirits, with altars and shrines dedicated to them pretty much everywhere. No matter if it's a house, a restaurant, or even an office in a skyscraper in the middle of grand Bangkok, you'll get a glimpse of them, adorned with food, flowers, candles and incense sticks. the number of incense sticks used is very important, we associate a certain amount to worship different things. Here are some I've included that may be useful to those in the craft:

1 stick: the dead, ancestors, spirits of the earth

2 sticks: offering food to the dead; stick the sticks onto the food after you finish praying, you are allowed and encouraged to eat the food after the incense sticks have died out

3 sticks: Bhuddhism - it represents Bhudda, the prophet, his teachings, and his followers

4 sticks: represents the four elements, for wishing for luck and prosperity into your life

5 sticks: angels, entities and nymphs in nature

9 sticks: spirits that own and lived on the land we stand on (we believe every part of land is occupied by spirits, we call them house spirits or land spirits), gods and powerful entities

21 sticks: entities in all 10 directions (8 for each main point on the compass, and high above and deep below)

Step 1

Shuffle and ask your higher self for assistance in connecting with the entities in your life.

Step 2

Read the cards from 1 to 7:

Hells: What do you abhor most. That which distances you from your spiritual path. Your Shadow Self. What you don't accept.

Ancestor: Those who came before you. Who started your way before you were born. Who helps you who is older than you. Incarnated and disincarnated people who help you.

You: How are you now on your spiritual journey. What you know and what you don't know. What do you need to do.

Spirit: What your soul yearns for. What is your current mission. What is your soul's mission. Your higher self.

Mentors: Who from the spirit world is leading at the moment. What magic line is helping you. Which element are you most connected to. What is your mentors view about you. What's your mentors mission with you. What they're working with you right now.

Angels: Which angels accompany you. What lesser gods are in your help. What is your angels view about you. What's your angels mission with you. What they're working with you right now.

Deities: Which deity is connected to you. What should you do to connect with it. What does they think about you. What they likes to receive as an offering.

Step 3

Hey everyone! This is my list of resources I have made over the course of the existence of this blog, pertaining specifically to death witchcraft and spirit work. (EDIT: I also added divination because it is such a vital part of my own practice) I hope it helps some of you, and provides a resource for you to use! I’ve also thrown in my death work stuff as well. These posts are all mine, coming from separate blogs at times ( @shipping-the-gods , @the-daily-diviner, and @tarnished-headstone (@witchthatiam/@lonesome-bones are the names of this blog from a while ago)); none of these blogs are active. The only blogs I am active on are @shroud-of-roses and @breathing-in-gilded-dust (dodekatheism blog). 

Please note you can do these three practices individually, I just choose to put them together for my own personal practice! Pick what you like and use it if you desire.  

Thanks, 

Olivia 

Resources, Essays, and Tips:

Dead Spiders and Other Tiny Corpses

Connecting With Human Spirits When You Don’t Have Access to a Graveyard

How to Deal With Angry Spirits and Banish Them if You Need To 

Ways to Get to Know Death and Its History

Symbolism for Death Witches and Spirit Workers

What to Do When Your House Rules Have Been Violated

Spirit Worker Tip 

Fun/Unique Spirit Vessel Ideas

Spirit Summoning Bath Spell 

Forgotten Dead Funeral 

Death Witch Decor and Crafts

Selfcare for Death Witches

Tips for Setting Up a Shrine/Altar for Spirit Work 

Vessels for Death Energy

How to Call Non-Human Spirits

Sweet Passing Potion

Sweet Passing Potion (Pet Edition)

How I Bind Spirits to Vessels 

How I Cleanse Spirit Vessels for Their Future Inhabitants 

Building Spirit Vessels 

Death Witchery in the Dead of Winter

Basic Offering Ideas for Spirits 

Fearing Death - A Guide for Aspiring Death Workers and Witches

Death Witch Rituals - My Basic List (AKA What do death witches do?)

Creating and Enchanting Wards

Warding While Watched - A Secret Witch’s Guide 

Funeral Bouquets and Correspondences 

Dying Does Not Always Inhibit Your Power

Ancestral Recipes

The Butterfly’s Place in Death Witchery

General Tips for Beginner Death Witches

My Methods and Tips for Astral Travel 

Advice on Understanding Cultural Appropriation 

Collecting Bones Ethically and Legally

Greeting the (Human) Dead - Bronwyn’s Guide

Spirit Work Terminology

Death Witches Digging in the Dirt: Flowers and Funerals

The Elements of Death Witchery/Work

Ancestral Devotional 

Spells & Rituals:

“Here Lies the Ashes of My Past” Ritual

Essence of Death Potion (to overcome your fear of death)

Passing on Spell for Deceased Spirits 

“Lull Me to Sleep” Ritual for A Passing Person

Divination: 

Divining the Future With the Dead

Herbs for Divination 

My Tips for Learning Card Meanings for Divination 

How to Make a Divination Cloth 

How to Cleanse Your Divination Tools 

Teas to Drink Before Doing Divination 

How to Record Your Divination Sessions 

Mirror Gazing to See Your True Self 

Beginner Tips for the New Scryer

Divination Chants

How to Wax Scry 

How to Do a Nephelomancy Reading (Cloud Scrying)

How to Do a Stichomancy Reading

How to Use a Pendulum 

How to Smoke Scry 

How to Deal With Negative Readings You’ve Done for Someone Else

How to Design and Create Your Own Cartomancy System

Blessing Water for Your Divination Tools 

DIY Scrying Mirror

How to Scry 

Meditation to Reveal Psychic Abilities

Halloween Divination Ritual

DIY Scrying Mirrors - The Frugal/Secret Way

Curio Casting - How I Do It 

My Cartomancy System 

Scrying With Spirits: Bronwyn’s Complete Guide

Free Curio Casting Board Set

Pendulum Map DIY

How to Make a Cartomancy Spread

My Symbols and Artwork for Death Witches/Workers

The Gatekeeper 

Ally of the Dead

Metamorphosis Through Death

Other Recommended Resources:

The Order of the Good Death (not witchcraft, but death work is essential to my own practice)

@death-witch-envy (tumblr death witch blog, who I love dearly. Yunan has a few witchy zines, too!)

@darkfyretheumbrawitchreturns (He is an umbra witch, and, again, a good friend of mine)

@nightmarist (has many wonderful resources on shadow work and the like)

Master-List of Death Witches, Spirit Workers, and Necromancers on Tumblr  

Some fun things:

Death Witch Aks

Your Official Death Witch ™ Name   

Audience of Bones - My 13 Card Oracle Deck

My Small Oracle Deck - The Things I’ve Seen in Holloway

Dark Workings - A Youtube Playlist for Your Rituals 

Encouragement from One Witch to Another

Another Encouragement (about defining your path)

One More Thing: