Hestia is the ancient Greek goddess of home and hearth🔥 and here are some simple offerings for her:

• Olive oil 🫒 A traditional ancient Greek offering for protection, peace, and nourishment.

• Honey 🍯 Represents sweetness and the warmth of the hearth.

• Bread 🍞 Freshly baked or simple loaves as a symbol of sustenance.

• Wine 🍷 A small libation of red or white wine, symbolizing celebration and hospitality.

• Candles 🕯️ To honour her as the goddess of the hearth flame.

• Flowers 💐 Fresh flowers or faux flowers for simplicity and calm.

• Cooked meals 🍲 A portion of home-cooked food, especially soups or stews, as a gesture of hospitality.

• Incense 🪔 Frankincense, myrrh, copal, or sandalwood for purification and devotion.

• Simple tea 🫖 Herbal teas like chamomile or peppermint, representing warmth and welcome.

• Homemade crafts 🧶 Knitted or sewn items, representing the domestic arts.

• Grains 🌾 Barley, oats, or rice, offered raw or as part of a meal.

• Clay or pottery 🏺Small handmade items symbolizing the home and stability.

• Clean, well-kept spaces 🧹 Tidying and maintaining a clean altar or hearth area in her honour.

blessed be the scavengers

I have stickers of this print up on my etsy shop for anyone who’s interested

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the passage of time

learn chronokinesis (x)

different philosophical theories of time (x)

pagan ideas of time (x) and nature's time (x)

the spirituality of time (x)

critical understandings of myth

defining myth (x)

modern constructions of myth (x)

what happened to myth? (x)

modern media myth (x)

modern myths and design (x)

american myth and nationalism (x)

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criticisms of paganism

*these are a collection of criticisms that i found interesting, and worth reflecting on. contrary to what tumblr thinks, there are negatives for (neo)paganism, and blind spots. being aware of them is useful.

is it giving ancient pagans a bad name? (x)

is it a nature religion? (x)

is it theist? (x)

does it allow space for grooming and sexualisation? (x) *note, original essay is no longer accessible, but i think the comments do a decent job explaining.

is it authentic? (x)

is there a secret global neo-pagan movement? (x) *note, probably not, but this article still offers some interesting criticisms despite being a bit... kooky?

The Three Cauldrons — a rich, mystical framework from Celtic (specifically Irish) poetic and druidic tradition. Also called the Cauldrons Of Inspiration, these are spiritual vessels within the self, deeply tied to soul-craft, inspiration (Awen), and magickal power. The concept comes primarily from the medieval Irish text "The Cauldron of Poesy" (An Cormaireacht na nÉigeas), a metaphysical poem from the bardic tradition.

Each cauldron is an inner vessel of energy, consciousness, and soul-force. They correspond to the body, the spirit, and the creative self — and like literal cauldrons, they can be full, turned, or empty depending on one’s life force and spiritual journey.

Cauldron of Warming (Coire Goiriath)

Located in the abdomen or belly.

Purpose: Vitality, life-force, grounding. This is the cauldron you're born with upright. It governs survival, physical health, and basic emotional energy.

Element: Earth / Fire

Function: Stores primal energy. It is warmed by joy, compassion, health, and connection to the land or kin.

Shadow side: When cold or overturned, it leads to despair, apathy, or illness.

Magickal use: This is where energy is generated for workings. It fuels stamina for trance, journeying, or ecstatic ritual.

Cauldron of Motion (Coire Ernmae)

Located in the chest or heart center.

Purpose: Transformation, emotion, and initiation. Unlike the first, this cauldron starts tilted on its side and must be turned upright through suffering, ecstatic joy, or initiation.

Element: Water / Air

Function: Governs emotional wisdom, courage, grief, and devotion. It’s the vessel of the spiritual warrior and poet.

Activated by: Life’s trials — heartbreak, sacrifice, ecstasy, grief, or spiritual awakening.

Magickal use: This cauldron processes experience into meaning. It opens when you commit fully to your spiritual path — even if it breaks you.

Cauldron of Wisdom (Coire Sois)

Located in the head or crown.

Purpose: Divine inspiration, prophecy, poetic truth. This cauldron is most difficult to turn upright and only opens with full alignment of body and soul.

Element: Aether / Spirit

Function: Connects you to the sacred, the Awen or imbas forosnai (inspired illumination). From here come prophecies, divine speech, and higher magick.

Awakened by: Transcendence, mystic union, and advanced spiritual discipline.

Magickal use: When this cauldron turns, you become a vessel for divine truth — a prophet, bard, or magus touched by the Otherworld.

States of the Cauldrons

Each cauldron can be:

Upright – full and functioning

Tilted – unstable or wounded

Inverted – blocked or dormant

Spiritual practice seeks to turn them all upright, through ritual, ordeal, poetic expression, and Otherworldly contact.

Integration into Magickal Work

• Invoke each cauldron in ritual to balance body, heart, and mind.

• Craft a cauldron triad sigil, with glyphs representing belly, heart, and head.

• Journey inward to your cauldrons using trance or guided pathwork — and speak to them as spirit allies.

In the quiet turning of the Three Cauldrons, we come to know ourselves—not as fragments, but as flame, breath, and song in sacred accord. When each is awakened and aligned, we do not merely live; we embody the art of becoming. In their deep and ancient wisdom, the Cauldrons remind us: the soul is not poured into us, but rises from within.

Sound has been used in magick and ritual practices across nearly every spiritual and mystical tradition, because it is one of the most primordial forces—vibrating through all levels of existence. In magick, sound is more than just a sensory experience; it is a tool of transformation, manifestation, and alignment.

The Foundational Principle: Vibration

In Hermeticism (especially the Kybalion), one of the fundamental laws is:

“All is vibration.”

Sound is vibratory energy, and when directed with intention, it can shift consciousness, environments, and outcomes.

Types Of Sound In Magick

Voice (Chanting, Speaking, Whispering):

• Chanting (mantras, divine names, affirmations)- Repetition of sacred phrases raises energy and focuses intent. Often used in Wicca, ceremonial magick, and Eastern traditions. Examples include “So mote it be,” “Om,” “Eh-heh-yay,” etc.

• Spoken Words / Enchantments- Words of power are believed to shape reality. The act of naming or commanding (e.g., “I banish thee…”) holds deep magical authority. In chaos magick, sigils are activated with spoken intent.

• Whispers or Breath Magick- Used in folk magick for secrecy or stealth (e.g., whispering into herbs or charms). Breath combined with spoken words transfers life force (prana, chi) into the object.

Musical Instruments (Drums, Bells, Bowls, Rattles):

• Drums- Used in shamanic and tribal traditions to induce trance states or call spirits. Beat mimics the heartbeat of the Earth—steady rhythm grounds and aligns.

• Bells- Clear stagnant energy and banish negativity. Used in ritual openings or closings. In some traditions, they “wake up” spirits or deities.

• Singing Bowls / Gongs- Create harmonic frequencies that balance chakras or sacred spaces. Used for healing, meditation, and raising vibrational resonance.

• Rattles- Shake up and move energy, break energetic blocks. Often used in indigenous or animistic practices.

Tones and Frequencies:

• Solfeggio Frequencies- Specific tones thought to heal, cleanse, and activate different aspects of being. Examples: 396 Hz (liberation from fear), 528 Hz (DNA repair, love).

• Binaural Beats- Used in modern magick to alter consciousness—help induce theta (trance) or gamma (mystic unity) brain states. Often paired with visualization or journeying practices.

• Harmonics and Drones- Used in eastern tantra and western esotericism to induce deep trance or inner stillness. Drones dissolve linear time, anchoring the mind in timeless space.

Music:

• Ritual Music- Custom compositions or ambient tracks are used to build atmosphere, open portals, and align energy with specific deities, elements, or spirits. Often employed in Wicca, ceremonial magick, and Thelemic rites.

• Personal Power Songs- In shamanic traditions, practitioners discover or craft a song that embodies their spirit or their intent. These are used in healing, travel, or battle.

Elemental Correspondences:

• Air- Whistling, flute

• Fire- Drums, crackling sounds

• Water- Singing, flowing melodies

• Earth- Deep tones, stomps, didgeridoo

Sound As A Magickal Tool

• Raising Power- Chanting or drumming raises a group’s energy (in coven or circle work) before directing it toward a spell’s goal.

• Trance and Meditation- Monotone chanting or rhythmic music slows the brainwaves and opens the door to altered states—critical for astral projection, pathworking, or deep magick.

• Clearing and Consecration- A bell, tone, or clap of sound can banish negative entities or cleanse tools, rooms, or auras.

• Invocation and Evocation- Sound acts as a call or signal—vocal invocation draws spirits, gods, or forces; sound shapes the subtle energy that forms the bridge between realms.

• Creation of Sigils and Talismans- Whispering intent or chanting during the crafting of a sigil or talisman imbues it with life—turning symbol into spell.

Cultural Examples

• Vedic Hinduism: The universe is created through sound (Shabda)—Om being the primal sound.

• Kabbalah: Hebrew letters are said to carry vibrational power. Vocalizing them in rituals opens specific spiritual pathways.

• Druidry: Bardic traditions hold that song and poetry are magickal acts that can influence minds, nature, and spirit.

• Voodoo / Afro-Caribbean Traditions: Drumming and song are essential to call the Loa or Orishas.

Sound Magick In Practice (Examples)

• Chakra Alignment with Vocal Toning- Toning “LAM,” “VAM,” “RAM,” etc., to align each chakra during ritual.

• Bell & Candle Banishing- Ring a bell three times around a space while intoning a banishing phrase.

• Trance Drumming- 4–7 beats per second drum rhythm to induce a shamanic state and journey to the Lower or Upper World.

• Mantra Spellwork- Repeating a deity’s name or power word (e.g., “Brigid,” “Awen,” “Lux”) while visualizing your intent.

Sound in magick is not just decoration—it is a primary force of will and manifestation. It bridges the seen and unseen, the body and spirit, intention and outcome. Whether through ancient chants, primal drumbeats, sacred names, or crafted harmonics, sound moves energy, and with it, the world.

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Sigils for Trans Magic

I made all of these runes from the intention written above. If you aren't sure how to use sigils there are many tutorials, but here is an overview of what I do.

Feel free to use and distribute these however you want, just don't get money involved.

A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand angle references.

I visited years ago and still think about the mosaics.

Here are some really great photos from a travel blog (linked below because giving credit where credit is due is cool!!)