Tarot Readings Closed

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When getting started with magic, especially magic influenced by Wicca, nearly everything is immediately split into a gender binary. To many people, this system is reductive, exclusionary, and sorely outdated. Here’s how we can rework it and make it useful. 

Projective vs. Receptive

When a spell ingredient is listed as masculine or feminine, it rarely has anything to do with actual gender. Reducing the idea to its root, we find that gendering an ingredient is shorthand for depicting the way its energy moves, projective or receptive. 

Projective energies, formerly deemed masculine, work their magic by going out from the source and changing things. They banish, they influence, they alter. 

Receptive energies, the feminine, draw things in. They work their magic by serving as a beacon/sponge. They attract, they collect, and they accumulate. 

With this in mind, we can swap out gender for these meanings and have an extra layer of nuance to our spells. If our spell is focused on, say, drawing in wealth (receptive,) we can use ingredients that focus on bringing the outside in. If we’re sending out influence to convince somebody to give us that new job (projective,) then we can focus on ingredients that reach out. Maybe your spell wants to cast out and bring in, and you can use a balance.

This can also work for deciding the type of spell you’re doing. Think of how candles and wands are typically “masculine” and cups/chalices are “feminine.” To me, that sounds a lot like typical candle spells are projective and jar spells are receptive. 

I've been seeing a lot of discussion about lunar magic, so I thought I'd post something that's been kicking around in my head for a minute.

Lunar magic is not an exact science. Don't be too hard on yourself if you have difficulty tracking the phases, forget when the zenith and nadir of the cycle are, or can't think of anything to do when the moon is full.

If you just miss the lunar timing you were aiming for, it's not the end of the world and you don't have to wait a full month to do your spell. The idea that spells can only be done at a particular time or risk failure simply because of less-than-perfect timing is asking a bit much of the modern witch, especially when planets and astrological aspects start getting involved.

Don't feel pressured to do your spells when the time is optimal according to some chart or social media post.

The time is right when you feel the need is present.

But if it helps, here are some of the things I use to help myself keep track of the lunar cycle.

2021 Lunar Calendar

Calendar-12.com (lets you check by location)

Cafe Astrology (for astrological aspects)

And here are some books that might help with further study.

Mansions of the Moon for the Green Witch (Moura)

Everyday Moon Magic (Morrison)

Moon Spells (Ahlquist)

The Moon Book (Gottesdiener)

Llewellyn Annual Moon Sign Book

I have a challenge for all of my followers and fellow witches.

Today, I want you to do a self care ritual for yourself. All you need is the intention for cleansing and healing (at least, I believe in intention being very useful).

Some ideas: Self care bath, giving yourself a spa treatment, painting your nails, gardening, going for a walk, taking a nap, enjoying a hobby, taking time off the internet, smoke cleansing, meditation

Then, I want you to share with me and our fellow witches your plan for what you're going to do in reblogs or replies (replies are on for people who have followed me for over a week).