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Mistakes I've made as a beginner you all should avoid
I thought about doing a reflection on my loa journey, so I'm sharing it with you all!
Immediately contradicting myself the moment I don't "see" my desires - I'd affirm a couple of times or even for 10 minutes but then be like "Why isn't it here???"
Be in waiting mode - Even if I affirmed that I had something right now, I'd still have the belief deep down that it'd take time for me to "see" it
Relying on external validation - We've all been there. I'd think like I had my desires in the moment but would start to internally freak out over not "seeing" them with my own eyes
Searching for new methods/a "secret key" - I would use a method for like 2 weeks or something, give up because I assumed it wasn't working, then look for something new as if I didn't have all the power!
Think that the more I affirm, the faster my desires will come - I was one of those people who thought more effort = better results. Obviously, that's not true since it's simply your dominant thoughts that manifest, not the methods, so I sometimes needlessly exhausted myself
Restarting over and over - I previously made a post about this you can find in my second masterlist. I'd tell myself "This is the last time", only to do it again a few months later
Affirming to "get" instead of "remind" - I'd affirm while thinking "If I do this, I'll get that" instead of accepting that I already had it the moment I said I did!
Comparing myself to other people - Honestly, this might be the worst thing I've done. I'd read success stories of people who got their dream lives in less than a month or even overnight and feel insecure, thinking that I was doing something wrong because I didn't "see" mine.
REMEMBER: None of you are "broken"! We all can manifest! Just don't give your power to things/people outside of you and don't sabotage yourself!
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❦ Intent Is Not Everything: The Architecture of a Spell
You don’t build a fire by yelling “burn.” (or maybe you do?)
So let’s talk about why some spells flop. It's not because your desire was weak. Not because the moon was in the wrong position. But because you built a magical toaster and forgot to plug it in.
You can have a brilliant, spicy spark of intent, but if it has nowhere to go? No structure to hold it, no current to carry it, no ritual act to release it? That energy just... sits there. Fog in your chest. Static in your bones. Sometimes it loops. Sometimes it leaks. Sometimes it just becomes ✧vibe soup.✧
This isn’t about perfection. Or control. Or doing it “right.” It’s about structure and the subtle architecture that lets magic move.
Let’s break it down.
⚙︎ The Functional Parts of a Spell
⚘ 1. INTENT — The Internal Spark
This is the raw juice. The emotional voltage. The psychic heat. It’s not just what you want, it’s what you’re willing to make room for. Not a wish. A directive.
Intent is clearest when it’s emotionally honest and not trying to control everything like a micro-managing Virgo sun.
Bad intent ≠ evil intent. It usually just means the signal is fuzzy, performative, or split. You say “I want clarity,” but your gut is screaming “abandon ship.” That’s a short circuit.
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Functional EEG studies show intent activates motor planning centers before action begins (Libet, 1985). Translation: the brain literally starts prepping for action the moment will is engaged. Magic agrees.
Ask: What am I actually calling for? Not with my mouth, but with my will?
➴ 2. FOCUS — The Conscious Thread
Focus is what holds the circuit together. Lose it, and your spell turns into an energetic sneeze.
It’s not just about “concentrating.” It’s about staying present enough that the energy doesn’t leak out your ears. Focus is somatic. Breath. Trance. Motion. The ritual nervous system.
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Sustained attention boosts neural connectivity (Posner & Rothbart, 2007). Theta waves (4–8 Hz), accessed in trance or deep meditation, = peak spellcasting state. High suggestibility, low inner critic, good vibes.
Ask: Can I stay with the energy long enough to deliver it?
⚒︎ 3. ACTION — The Ritual Anchor
Action is what makes the spell real. It’s not a metaphor. It’s a physical interface.
Whether it’s lighting a candle, chanting, drawing sigils, or screaming into a jar. A ritual action anchors intent in time and space.
The body becomes the spell’s delivery system. It’s not just theater, it’s sensorial confirmation that “something has changed.”
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Embodied cognition says movement affects belief. Intentional gestures create somatic markers (Wilson, 2002). You literally move your body into belief.
Ask: What is my body doing to tell the world this spell is happening?
❀ 4. CORRESPONDENCE — Symbolic Resonance
This is how your spell speaks the universe’s language.
Correspondences (herbs, colors, crystals, numbers) aren’t just ✧aesthetic choices✧. They are the semantic tags of the ritual world.
But they’re not universal. What’s “attraction” in one system might be “banishing” in another. Magic is contextual. Meaning is coded.
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Lakoff & Johnson (1980) argue that cognition is metaphor-driven. When you use red for desire, you’re engaging neural circuits that associate red with heat, passion, and activation.
Ask: Do my symbols clarify the spell, or confuse it?
⌛︎ 5. TIMING — The Temporal Current
Spells don’t exist in a vacuum. They drop into a world that’s already moving.
Timing can mean:
Moon phases
Planetary hours
Your own emotional weather
Ancestor holidays
“This just feels right”
Right spell, wrong time? It fizzles. Or misfires. Or just ghosts you completely.
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Chronobiology says our bodies respond to time cycles (Refinetti, 2006). Mood, immunity, cognition—they’re all tide-sensitive. Why wouldn’t magic be?
Ask: What larger rhythm is this spell stepping into?
❂ 6. MEDIUM — The Elemental Channel
Magic needs a conduit. An element. A field. A medium to move through.
Is it fire? Smoke? Water? Ink? Your body? A blog post? A bone? A USB drive?
Medium decides how the energy moves, and where it lands. Wrong medium = muffled signal. It’s like trying to cast a glamour using baking soda.
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Energy always moves through something. Different materials conduct energy differently. Even placebo effects rely on the “medium” of meaning and context (Benedetti, 2012).
Ask: Where is this spell going? And can the medium carry it?
🜸 7. RELEASE — The Letting Go
No spell works if you cling to it like it’s your ex. You have to let it go.
Release is the exit point. The click. The exhale. The hand off the steering wheel. Without release, the spell loops. It stalls. It paces in your aura like a ghost waiting to be dismissed.
⚛︎ Scientific thread: Polyvagal theory says we need closure to reset our nervous system (Porges, 2011). The same might apply to magic: unresolved intention = energetic static.
Ask: Have I released this? Or am I still haunting it?
The Spell as a Functional Circuit
Visualize it like this:
If any part of the circuit is broken, the spell may misfire, stall, or just sit in your chest like ghost soup.
This is basically the magical version of a pre-flight safety check.
Magic Is Not Wishful Thinking. It’s Systemic.
A spell is not a vibe. It’s not ✧aesthetic ✧. It’s not a Pinterest board with herbs.
It is a functional symbolic system designed to influence reality. Neurologically, emotionally, energetically, maybe even physically.
It works when it’s built to move energy. When the circuit is whole. When the fire has a place to go.
A spell isn’t just a spark in the dark.
It’s the structure that carries that spark into the world. And lets it burn clean.
Part Ⅱ of Occult Mechanics 𝟷𝟶𝟷
✍︎ Further Reading & Sources
✧ Magic & Culture
Frazer, J.G. The Golden Bough (Sympathetic and contagious magic)
Tambiah, Stanley. The Magical Power of Words
Betz, Hans D. (ed). The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation
✧ Science of Mind & Body
Porges, Stephen. The Polyvagal Theory
Libet, Benjamin. “Unconscious Cerebral Initiative and the Role of Conscious Will.”
Wilson, M. (2002). "Six Views of Embodied Cognition." Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Benedetti, F. Placebo Effects: Understanding the Mechanisms
how does she take care of herself? what are her habits like?
what/who are her inspirations?
what about her makes her “ideal” to you? how can your habits get closer to hers?
3) write about what your dream 2026 would look like
no limits! don’t worry about being “realistic” or what you think you’re capable of. what do you actually want?
4) write down your primary goals, and condense those goals into three main areas
ex.) relationships, health & fitness, finances, etc.
within those three areas, choose one primary goal to focus on. try to choose one that can also help you achieve your other goals. for example, if you want to go for more walks and lose weight, the primary goal of walking x amount each week can also help you lose weight long term.
O' Demeter Polyphorbos, golden-haired queen; it is this day I voice my thanks for your gifts. The grain, the corn, the meat, the fruits upon my family's plates—it is all your doing. It is you, generous lady, who nourishes. Great goddess, hear my praise!
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To my fellow Americans (gods have mercy on us 😩), now is a really shit time for our local communities. If you can, I highly encourage donating canned goods, bread, eggs, and milk to food banks. Or, just in general, donate what you can to them. People are going to be relying more on food banks with the shitshow regarding SNAP benefits. SNAP is a federal program that allows millions of people to have access to a government-provided fund that allows them to purchase food. People cannot eat right now. People cannot feed their families.
Please, if you can, donate. Cook meals for any homeless or struggling folks you know. Volunteer at food banks (they'll need extra hands right now, I'm sure). Or spread the word about these things. Make others aware of how they can help.
writing advice i live by (as someone who writes as a hobby):
your first draft is allowed to be awful. let it be awful, you can always improve it later.
if you’re writing as a hobby, it should be enjoyable and not feel like a chore.
if you’re stuck on a scene and can’t get the words out, skip it. write a note for yourself to come back to it later and move on to the next scene. sometimes you just need to look away from the scene and come back to it with a fresh pair of eyes for the words to flow again.
that also applies to finding the right words and metaphors.
consuming media is one of the best cures for writer’s block.
another thing that helps writer’s block is asking yourself: “what is the most fun/best/most devastating thing that could happen next?”
do not rush your writing. quality work takes time, so don’t ever beat yourself up for being a “slow writer”. it’s always worth taking your time building the right plot and finding the right words to make something you’re proud of.
you’re allowed to take a break from your writing. writing is hard work and burn out happens. take a break if you need, and come back to it when you’re ready. writing is not a race.
writing a story/plot you love > molding your plot to trendy tropes you don’t enjoy.
when you’re writing as a hobby, your work doesn’t need to be perfect. it just needs to make you happy. that’s it.
having more words doesn’t mean higher quality work. don’t feel bad for having a low word count.
if you like your own story, chances are others will too.
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Reminder for hellenic polytheists that xenia just means hospitality.
Just because you show someone hospitality doesn't mean you have to like them.
There is a difference between showing someone hospitality and liking them as a person.
I'm not obligated to like you just because of xenia.
No one is.
I don't like half of my bigoted ahh cousins and aunties but i still show them hospitality. You can disagree, sure. But hospitality isn't agreeing with some niche tumblr ideas that you hold.
Another thing. People who throw around the word xenia like it's some christian virtue should really look into deconstructing their idea of such concepts.
You mentioned that Hermes is in charge of a lot of things. Besides travel, what else is he associated with? I do know he's a psychopomp, associated with thievery, and is a herald of the gods. However, I know there's a lot more 😅
Ok so! Hermes is the god of;
- Flocks
- Herds
- Messengers
- Travellers
- Hospitality
- Roads
- Trade
- Thievery and trickery
- Cunning
- Heralds
- Diplomacy
- Language
- Writing
- Athletic contests
- Gymnasiums
- Astrology
- Astronamy
- Sleep
- Dreams
He is also a psychopomp as you pointed out, and one of the messenger gods!
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