Child of Flames and Moonlight

15 minutes: Thank them. Speak highly of their blessings. Be grateful and humble. Speak of your worries. Ask for their guidance.

15 minutes: Read a myth associated with them. Recitate a hymn or invocation.

15 minutes: Write a prayer for today to them. Mention the gifts they already offered you. Write about what you need and what you are offering in exchange.

15 minutes: Do a ritual for them. Meditate in their presence. Listen to music that reminds you of them. Start preparing an offering.

More the I think about it the more Thor makes sense as Queer god or Queer affirming spiritually. Having Thor be your protector is very comforting and i find he has very open caring attentive vibe.

It’s virtual and anyone can register!

If you feel like you are not doing enough please give yourself some grace. We are all doing so much just to barely get by, to keep our heads slightly above water. We live in a very different world from our ancestors and the worshipers/practitioners that came before us. It’s not realistic or sustainable to try to approach your practice the same way as those who don’t have the same struggles or responsibilities as you (and this goes for the current world as well).

I don’t follow any path. I walk to the beat of my own drum. I don’t participate in traditions and upholding them, I don’t recite prayers or hymns. I speak to my gods from my heart, and that is all. I talk to them as I would a trusted person. I don’t celebrate holidays, either. It’s just not my thing.

Still, I of course treat my gods with respect, love, and care—just as I do the people in my life. But I do not prostrate myself before them, nor do I consider myself below them, or them far beyond me or humanity, and I don’t think them uncaring and unloving. I don’t even really worship them, depending on how you define the term. I envision them on the same level as teachers, doctors, parents. I respect their positions.

If big fancy rituals, little fancy rituals, altars, reciting prayers or hymns, the reconstructionist path, or any other such thing does not call to you, then I don’t think you should force yourself to follow it; least of all out of fear. I am still standing, I have not yet been struck down. I do not feel I have yet offended by gods—in fact, I feel Hermes and Loki may even appreciate this aspect of me. That is to say, don’t be scared.

NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHERE THE GIANT PRIMORDIAL NORSE COW WENT

STILL

there is a giant cow out there

licking shit, possibly bringing other giant beings into creation

and like no one ever thought to mention it?

And in the gap

My busy tung

Dus lick and lap

My huf is strong

My horn is curld

I wandr round

ek sleiki ís.

_______

Rough translation:

My name is cow from me ther flow all the rivers down belo. and tho my tung  do pay the price, now i stand here.

This little greenhouse from IKEA could work as an altar! Especially for those of you who have cats who like to get into things or knock stuff over! I sent this video to @mythicaldest for that very reason. 😆

I posted this on discord, but thought I'd share it here, too. This is an excercise I used to use when I was working on differentiating my inner monologue from spiritual messages.

Find a song, or tone, that you are comfortable humming to. Sit comfortably and listen to it, eyes closed. Start humming and feel the vibrations in your chest/throat. If you work with infernal beings using their Enn is a great option, there are loops of people singing them on youtube. Now, focus on your own voice humming at first, notice what you sound like, notice any thoughts coming up and what they sound like, what does your inner voice sound like to you? How is it different from your outer voice? Start by focusing only on what you sound like.

When you feel comfortable in your ability to identify you, you can let your attention move to things around you. Are there sounds in the room you are in, are there messages coming through internally that dont sound like you? Don't rush to answer any of them, listen to them and see if any sound like similar voices. Eventually the messages you have access too will become clearer, and you wont be in a constant struggle of "Was that my thought or a message?"

Everyone uses spell jars a lot, but we always run out, and they cost money. Well, I have a new solution.

In forensics, a paper bindle is used to hold trace evidence. It can be anything from hair to cloth with blood or even gunpowder.

Here’s how you make one:

-get a piece of paper and fold it in thirds

-unfold it, then fold it in thirds in the other direction

-again, unfold. You can place any larger objects in the center square at this step.

-fold in the left and right sides, then fold up the bottom flap

-at this point you have a pouch. You can add your smaller objects and powders now.

-fold down both corners of the top flap to make a triangle.

-tuck the top flap into the top section of the flap. You can tape the bindle shut at this stage, but it’s not necessary.

I’ve used this so far for a protection spell. The garlic powder didn’t fall out, even with shaking. In addition, you can use paper colors to match intention, and it’s easy to draw sigils and runes at any stage. It’s also: ✨biodegradable✨. So if your spell works better buried, you won’t be harming the environment.

the question i have received the most in regards to witchcraft is, “where do i start?” so i decided to make a quick guide on the most helpful areas to me as a beginner. your mileage may vary.

visualization - learn to use and work with your imagination, if you are able.  

intent - a descriptive and detailed goal can help you manifest your desired intent.

grounding and centering - grounding releases excess energy back to its original source; centering helps to focus during spellwork and bring yourself back to reality afterwards. 

channeling - the act of harnessing energy; there are many different sources of energy to choose from when it comes to powering a spell.

protection - i think it's really important to learn how to protect yourself, from wards and shields to charms and amulets.

different types of magic - learn about the different types of magic and make note of what your interests are - there are so many paths to choose from. 

divination - some popular methods include tarot cards, oracle cards, runestones, scrying mirrors, or pendulums.

research - familiarize yourself with folklore and history behind various magical practices; it can be super helpful to understand the history behind different correspondences, rituals, holidays, deities, etc. it will also help you to know which of these practices are closed or open to others.

after you’ve got some idea of your witchy interests, do some further research! see what path is right for you, and expand on it. good luck!

List of Digital Witchcraft practices

Ludomancy (Game magic)

Using games as a conduit to capture images for spellcraft

Crafting systems to cast spells and charms

Avatars as astral forms

Skill trees as improving powers

In-game altars for the spirits or gods

Capturing in game allies as spirits (Pokemon Go, for example)

VR temples as places of worship

Simulators (Sims 4) as poppets

Audiomancy (Audio magic)

Using playlists as potions

Using binaural beats as meditation music

Audiobooks as audio-bibliomancy/channeling

Devotional playlists for honoring the gods and spirits

Shufflemancy 

Videomancy (Entertainment video magic)

Using Tv shows, movies, cartoons and videos as conduits for channeling powers

Using visual media to perform divination and scrying

Summoning spirits from tv shows (Via incantation)

E-Bibliomancy (Digital book magic)

Summoning characters as spirits

Summoning powers out of books

Using e-books as grimoires

Using e-comics to borrow powers

Social media feeds as bibliomancy 

Wordcraft (Word magic)

Crafting poems as spells

Creating typed out or handwritten digital paper charms

Digital sigils 

Pseudocode Spells

Email spells and enchantments

Automatic writing to commune with spirits

Written Prophecy

Incantations (Spoken Spells)

Grimoires as text documents

Familiar creation as character sketches

Text based astral projection

Digital Divination

Apps for tarot and runes become conduits for tarot and runic magic

ZenView becomes a scrying tool

Imagomancy (Image Magic)

Images as spell ingredients

Trading card images as talismans and charms

Gifs of candles representing actual candles

Tools of a Digital Witch (Basic)

Smartphone: This will serve the digital witch well as all of the stuff above can be done via a smartphone.

Headphones or earbuds: Noise-canceling is preferred, not required.

Charger: To keep the devices charged

Wall plug: To charge the charger

Stylus: For handwritten sigils and digital paper charms (not really required)

Tools of a digital witch (Extended)

Tablet/Laptop: For more extensive practices or larger screen

VR Headset: For astral travel and more immersive experiences

Bluetooth Keyboard: Turns the vr headset and tablet into an easy workstation

LED Candles: For offline digital candle magic

Projector: For immersive experiences without the need for the headset

Streaming stick: For access to Fire Tv or some other way to access tv on the projector

Virtual Gaming laptop: ShadowPc is my preferred version, it allows for access to a full gaming laptop on my phone and my laptop and my tablet and even on my projector. Can also be used on my headset if I chose to sideload it.

Smartwatch: Useable as a voice activated bracelet of spells. Using the notes app on my phone, I can write a pseudocode spell and trigger it by my voice via the trigger phrase.

Usb drive (1Tb): my amulet and spell vault. Also the way I carry my familiar spirit with me at all times.

I don’t really know what people generally call this method of sigil making, so I’m just calling it “Letter Shaping” because you’re using the basic shapes from certain letters. EDIT: It’s one of many variations of the ‘Spare Method’ created by Austin Oswald Spare in the early 1900s This is the most common form of sigil making, and it allows the most creative influence. As you see above the sigils are for nearly the same thing, yet the sigils came out completely different. Not because the purpose was different, but because I approached them both a different creative way, and that’s what I like so much about this method. There’s a lot of freedom and personalization involved.