hiya!

You don't have to be a practicioner.

Not every person who worshiped a pagan god, or venerated their ancestor, or celebrated the passing of the seasons considered themselves to be some flavor of sage. Personally, I find there can be a lot of weight that comes with the title of "practicioner" (witch, wizard, etc). For me, that label comes with a lot of pressure at times. It is, in a sense, to declare yourself as one who "knows" while simultaneously accepting that you'll always be learning.

Metawork Terminology Series: [ Energy Work ] [ Astral Work ]

These definitions are not put forward as the only possible meanings, they are simply based on my own experiences and personal definitions. Like my other two posts, there are no citations because these definitions are based on my own experiences and may or may not describe the experiences of others.

BASIC SPIRIT TYPES & CLASSES

Spirit - An organized cluster of energy with at least some level of sentience that has an energy body and in most cases also an astral body. Spirits generally do not inhabit physical bodies unless they are possessing an entity with a physical body, are attached to a vessel, or are reborn as a spirit incarnate.

Vessel - A physical container that helps a spirit manifest on the physical plane.

Spirit incarnate - Any living being with a physical body (usually a human being) whose energy and astral bodies would be classified as a non-human spirit. This most frequently occurs as the result of a non-human spirit being reincarnated as a human, which is how the spirit became incarnated in a physical body.

Spirit species - A variety of spirits who all share many common traits in their general appearance, energy signatures, and other features. Spirits of the same species will generally be able to produce offspring that carry most of the same traits as their parent(s).

Class of spirit species - A broad grouping of many spirit species that are interrelated in terms of their energies and morphological features. They may also possibly share cultural, linguistic, political, regional, and other commonalities.

Deities - A class of spirits who are powerful beyond the scope of most other spirits and who have control over forces in a specific area or the entire universe on a macro scale. (friendly reminder: these are all my personal definitions, not universal ones)

Nature spirits - A very broad class of spirit species that relate to the forces of nature. I consider plant spirits, tree spirits, fae spirits, land spirits, and many elemental spirits to all be types of nature spirits.

Fae (faeries) - The faefolk are a sub-class of nature spirits. The many different fae species have a wide diversity of outward appearances, but they are all distinguishable by the common aspects of their energy signatures that every fae species shares. Fae energy is a specific combination of nature and pure magic energy. Some live on Earth’s physical plane while others reside in any of the many different fae realms across numerous astral planes.

Land spirits - A sub-class of nature spirits who are very closely associated with a certain territory and primarily live to protect that land.

Night spirits - A class of spirit species that are aligned with the nighttime. They are often classed as “demons,” but many are actually just various species of nature spirits. Usually but not always quite dangerous.

Parasite - A class of spirit species who are energy feeders and prey on certain entities as their hosts. Often warded and protected against.

Human spirits (ghosts) - The deceased spirit of a human being. All human spirits are a part of one single spirit species.

Ancestral spirits - A class of spirits who are the ancestors of an entity either from that entity’s current lifetime or across other lives. Typically, the terms “ancestral spirits” and “ancestors” refer to a person’s human ancestors from their current lifetime.

Twin flames - Two entities with energy signatures that are identical, almost identical, or so interrelated in some fashion that they clearly are two halves of a whole. Twin flames being reborn during the same lifetime seems to be rare.

SPIRIT WORK

Metawork - The practice and discipline of the three highly interrelated fields of energy work, spirit work, and astral work.

Spirit work - The practice and discipline of sensing, interacting with, or commanding spirits. A sub-field of metawork. This is not necessarily a type of witchcraft, but can be referred to as witchcraft when spirit work is incorporated into someone’s witchcraft practice. Closely associated with hedge craft. Many other types of magical traditions that are not forms of witchcraft also include spirit work.

Ancestor work - The practice and discipline of working with ancestral spirits. A sub-field of spirit work.

Conjuring - The act of bringing a spirit to a specific location. Conjuring encompasses a wide variety of different methods which can range from voluntary such as using a beacon of energy to request a spirit’s presence to involuntary which magically force a spirit to manifest at the target location.

Banishing - The act of sending a spirit away from a certain area (the opposite of conjuring). Banishing techniques can be voluntary such as communicating or negotiating with a spirit for them to leave or involuntary when magical methods are used to forcefully remove the spirit against their will.

Binding - The act of using magical means to control a spirit’s behavior in some way. Binding is frequently used to ensure that a spirit remains connected to a vessel, but it can also be used to keep a spirit in a general location or prevent them from transgressing certain predetermined rules. It not uncommon for binding to be completely consensual between spirits and spirit workers.

Possession -  When a spirit inhabits and/or takes control over a physical body that is usually controlled and inhabited by someone else. To some, this term implies that a spirit with harmful intentions has forced control over a human being, but in many religions, spirit possession is welcomed and invited. Whether or not being possessed by a spirit is a negative thing usually depends a lot on the specific context and the spirit involved.

Spirit adoption (reverse adoption) - When a spirit wishes to become a spirit companion or live and work with a spirit worker and voluntarily chooses to do so. Adoptions are often facilitated by a spirit adoption center or shop.

SPIRIT ROLES

Spirit spouse - A term usually used to describe a human spirit worker’s spouse who is a spirit or a deity.

Spirit companion - Any spirit and spirit worker who have established some kind of meaningful relationship and who wish to use this term to describe that relationship.

Spirit guardian - A spirit who has taken on the role of protecting something or someone. I typically use this term as a generic way of describing a spirit who spends a lot of time and energy looking after a person or another spirit. It is not uncommon for people to have spirit guardian(s), and sometimes a spirit companion may also wish to act as as a guardian.

Thoughtform - Any spirit who was created by a spirit worker through magical means (whether purposefully or accidentally). “Tulpamancy” comes from the Tibetan word tulpa that relates to practices within Vajrayana Buddhism, so this is not a secular spirit work term that is appropriate for general use.

A mix of herbs and crystals to help enhance your intuition for; divination, dreamwork, shadow work, meditation, etc. and to provide protection. 🔮

Crystals: 

✨Tektite- Lucid Dreams, Extraterrestrial Communication, Astral Travel

✨Kyanite- Opens Communication With Higher Dimensions, Enhance Telepathy and Intuition

✨Selenite- Cleanse Your Aura, Surrounds You In Divine Light, Protection

✨Smoky Quartz- Protection, Grounding Energy

Herbs:

🌱Mugwort- Prophetic Dreams, Astral Projection, Divination

🌱Chamomile- Relaxation, Promote Sleep 

🌱Rosemary- Protection

🌱Lemongrass- Remove Or Get Through Obstacles In Life, Developing Psychic Powers, Protection

🌱Wormwood- Divination, Protection

🌱Angelica Root-  Protection, Healing

🌱Star Anise- Spirit Aid, Protection, Divination, Psychic Development

Gather all your ingredients and find a place you won’t be bothered. Cleanse the area, place a protection, and proceed to add the items into a drawstring bag. (Some drawstring bags have holes large enough for certain herbs to fall out. If this happens just place the herbs in a small sealed bag for example a plastic food bag, tape it shut, and place it in the drawstring.) When you are done, hold the bag to your third eye and say:

With these herbs and crystals,

My intuition is woken from its slumber.

Connections to the other side grows stronger.

And hidden secrets start to unravel. 

So mote it be.

“Negative Comments From Other People Do Not Define Me”

The Morrígan

Celtic goddess of war, fate, the cycle of life and death, rebirth, sovereignty, wisdom, prophecy, destruction, bloodshed, fertility, and fresh waters

The Morrígan (also called Morrigu) has her name translate from Irish as ‘Great Queen’. This name is a key to her nature, showing that sovereignty and queenship are core aspects of her identity and power. Though some scholars have given the name an alternate etymology, translating it as ‘Phantom Queen’. As one of the Celtic sovereignty Goddesses, The Morrígan has an association with the land itself, and the rulership and protection of the land and its people. A recent belief has risen from Wicca claiming that The Morrígan is a triple goddess, but this is not so and is inaccurate to her myths. The Morrígan has several goddesses who work alongside her, but none represent the stages of one’s life, and Morrigan only appears elderly when she is presenting herself as a death omen to warriors.

The Morrígan is deeply associated in her source lore with incitement of heroes toward glory in battle, with the granting of victory, and with their deaths; in her own words, she says to the great hero Cú Chulainn, “I am guarding your death”. In battle, she takes part in the action primarily through the use of sorcery, Druidic magic, shapeshifting, terrorizing the enemy, and giving aid and strategic information to her people. She shapeshifts into many forms in her tales, including crows, ravens, cows, wolves, and eels. The Morrígan also appears as a sexual figure, offering victory and prophetic aid to her chosen war-leader. She also fulfills important roles with regard to poetry and prophecy, giving poetic incitements to the heroes of the Tuatha Dé Danann to rise to their hour of need, giving prophetic pronouncements of victory or of doom on the eve of decisive battles, and announcing the victories and the tales of great deeds afterward. She was also believed to hold the power over life and death, being able to revive fallen warriors in order to allow them to fight again.

The Morrígan is part of a group of goddesses who share similar roles: Badb Catha- the Battle Crow of destruction, Némain- frenzy and terror, and Macha- the land, fertility, protection (it is theorized that Féa was included as well). It is said that The Morrígan was so terrifying in battle, that her shrieking war-cries could frighten her enemies to death. Though despite her bloodlust and terror, The Morrígan is also deeply protective and strives to teach her followers courage, independence, and enlightenment. She is passionately heroic and never backs down, causing her to seem utterly fearless in any challenge.

In my experiences with this goddess, she is very queen-like, elegant, cunning, sarcastic, and intense. She has a deep strong energy that is also sensual and her warm, shadowy presence embraces everything around her. The Morrígan speaks in a low but sometimes commanding voice that can be intimidating to some, but she means well and is immensely wise and compassionate. Though she wishes to guide her followers to their highest potential to show them their strength, she will not hold your hand since she expects independence. Although she can be more gentle depending on what each devotee needs. She is a mysterious and fiery mother who defends all who are in need, though her wrath is not to be taken lightly. Though when at peace, Morrigan enjoys wandering the forests while lost in thought, often wearing a black dress. Appearance-wise, she has come to me in the form of a woman in her early thirties with very long black hair, piercing eyes, pronounced cheekbones, and wears either dark armour or dark clothing with raven feathers attached at her shoulders. 

| Symbolism of The Morrígan |

Crows/Ravens

Cows

Wolves

Horses

Eels

Vultures

Swords

Shields

| Some of her epithets |

The Great Queen

The Phantom Queen

The Washer at the Ford

Lady of the Waters

She Who Calls to Battle

Raven Queen

Far-Seeing Sorceress 

Bringer of Courage

Protectress 

She Who Makes Armies Tremble

Forteller of Doom

Foremost in Battle

| Offerings |

"Persephone is the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Hades, and the goddess of spring growth along with her mother, Demeter."

Large Altars:

Pomegranates

Pomegranate juice or wine

Honey or honey infused wine

Honey made from flowers

Spring water

Floral tea

Flower or herb infused water

Breads, grains, cakes, sweets, etc.

Sweet fruits

Flower crowns

Flower arrangements

Potted plants

Floral scented incense

Almond, vanilla, bergamot, or pomegranate scented incense

Purple, magenta, indigo, green, and black candles

Crowns

Statues or paintings of bats, rams, and/or deer

Small/hidden Altars:

Pomegranate seeds

Pomegranate candies

Dark chocolate

Spring flowers

Wild flowers

Fake flowers

Crushed mint

Small animal bones

Fake or animal skulls

Toy coffins

Floral scented perfumes

Almond, vanilla, bergamot, or pomegranate scented perfumes

Jewlery

Gems such as crystal, quartz, agate, black onyx, pink tourmaline, obsidian, coral, and jasper

Artwork

Poetry

Seeds

Plush toys of bats, rams, and deer

Devotional Acts:

Tend to a garden or keep a plant

Learn herbalism

Learn about flowers, try baking with them, using them in bath spells, etc.

Make a playlist of songs that remind you of Her

Meditate outside

Go on nature walks

Clean up nature trails

Smell the flowers

Celebrate the coming of spring and Her return

Likewise, celebrate the coming of fall and Her departure to the underworld

Honor the dead

Visit graveyards

Clean up graveyards

Donate to those who can't afford a funeral service

Honor the fae and work with them

Honor Hades

Honor Demeter

Sources:

Artwork from Smite

https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-persephone

https://occult-world.com/persephone/

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR DEITY

[Images]

This spread is for people who feel as if something if in the way of them and the god they worship, but are unable to find out what it is.

Your deity’s block: What’s blocking your deity form communicating with you

Your own block: What’s blocking you from communicating with your deity

How to open communication: What you should do to remove these blocks

How to keep connection: What should be done to keen the reopened connection clear

How to prevent a block: Measures to take to prevent another block

Carrying lavender in your pockets can allow you to cleanse an area as you walk by. Lavender is cleansing, clearing, and aids in clairvoyance, as well as psychic protection. If you are in a toxic or negative environment, lavender’s ability to dispel negative energy can help bring more positivity into the place, and start the process of cleansing. Its clairvoyance related abilities can help to assess the cause of the negativity.

☽ Day is over, night has come, All my problems are now gone, O’ let me embrace a restful sleep, Filled with visions and sweet, sweet dreams. ☾

Ingredients:

  ☼ Lavender : to calm and to promote good dreams

  ☼ Chamomile: to promote relaxation and good dreams

  ☼ Jasmine Oil: to calm, relax and to have more prophetic dreams

  ☼ Bay Leaf: to have more prophetic dreams

  ☼ Rosemary: to prevent nightmares and to bring deep sleep

  ☼ Garlic: to promote good sleep

  ☼ Sea Salt: protection

    1.  Mix the ingredients in a bottle, sachet or any other containter you would like to use.       During mixing: 

mediate your intention, visualize your goal

use a chant if you would like (feel free to use mine)

     2. Seal it with whatever you usually use (like candle wax, ribbon,ect. [I used glue,])

     During sealing:

call upon your deities - if you work with them - and ask them to guide you in your sleep

     Tip: You can color the bottle cap in whatever color feels the best for you (I colored minde purple because I usually associate purple with good dreams)

Divination in all of its forms (tarot reading, tasseomancy; palmistry; pendulums, etc,.), can be quite exhausting and require large amounts of energy. These teas and tea blends will aid you in divining by enhancing your psychic power, and/or boosting your energy.

Tea Blends:

Psychic Tea (Scott Cunningham)

3 parts Rose Petals

1 part Cinnamon

2 parts Yarrow

Brew the tea, strain it and drink a cup before performing any form of divination as this tea enhances psychic awareness.

Tea for Divination (Moura)

1 tbsp China black tea

2 tbsp Lemon Balm

1 tbsp Rose Hips

1 tbsp Mugwort*

Brew the tea, strain it and drink either before divination or sip during/throughout.

Teas:

Jasmine Tea

Jasmine is said to induce prophetic dreams, which can aid in the growth of psychic power and psychic awareness making this tea a good choice of drink to be had before divining. 

Drink 1 cup of this naturally sweet and fragrant tea before sleeping the night before you wish to divine.

Vanilla Tea

You can brew your own or buy ready-made Vanilla tea/tea bags. Vanilla enhances psychic ability and allows the benefits of this enhancement to be better felt and absorbed. 

Drink Vanilla tea before and during any divination work to open yourself up and be more receptive.

Peppermint Tea

Peppermint tea heightens your psychic sensitivity, as well as working to clear the mind and sharpen focus. It can also be used to cleanse the mind and body of any negative energies beforehand.

This tea should be consumed before any psychic or divination based activities. 

Some Other Things to Consider:

Some herbal tea blends may not be to your taste but this can be remedied by adding honey to taste. 

Other herbs, such as Cinnamon, are used to add oomph to magick and can be added to tea blends and teas to do just that. If you don’t want to add pre-ground and grainy Cinnamon to your drinks, you can use a Cinnamon stick to stir instead. This will add the oomph you’re after without altering the taste too much.

If you want to make your brew even more potent, stir clockwise. This adds positive energy to your tea.

To Start off, What is a Cord Cutting Ritual? ✂️

A Cord Cutting Ritual is a practice sometimes used when we want to cut the spiritual and emotional ties from someone in our life. This can be anyone; past partner, family member, friend, etc.

The Steps ✂️

You don’t need any fancy tools to do this. Just a pen, paper, string, scissors or fire, and your energy. Anything else is optional.

Cleanse and Clear your energy by using whatever method you like, (meditation, sageing, prayer, etc.) and focus your intention on love, not hate. That’s not the purpose of this ritual.

Whenever you feel aligned and connected, using your paper and pen, write your name on one small piece of paper, and the name of the other person on another piece of paper. You can write any other words of release at this time as well, but remeber to focus the intention on love. For example... “I release this person from my life, and they can no longer hurt me.” “I am free from all ties connected to this person.”

Once you’re done, you’re going to want to cut your string into increments of 9. 9 symbolising “the end.” For example 18 inches, 45 centimetres etc. Preferably using black string, but any color works.

Now, fold your papers, and tie each paper to one end of you string. At this time if you’re planning on using fire to cut the cord, light your candle, or get your match or lighter ready. (If using a tea light you can choose to add essential oils now, or carve a sigil on the top of your candle)

Finally, cut your rope in the center using whatever means you want. Focus your intention on love and release as you do this, and watch as the two sides separate.

You can then choose to burn each side of the papers separately, and release the ashes; or dispose of the papers by burying them in two separate places.

After this, be sure to close your energy using any method you like. Mediation, prayer (espressing gratitude to your guides), cleansing, etc. If using a tea light, let it fully burn out, (supporting your healing as it does) or snuff your candle.

Now, Trust! The Spiritual Tie is Released ✂️

hello, my loves! the purpose of this spell is to send your most positive energy and vibrations to the ones that you love whom you feel need it most (this can include yourself). here are the steps:

Supplies:

• a dish/cauldron/anything to mix spices in + a spoon

• nutmeg (or cinnamon), rosemary, lavender (you may also use lavender oil instead), salt, and several rose hips (or petals)

• a small quartz crystal

• paper/scissors/ + a pen

• a small bottle, jar, bag, or holder that you can close or seal

• optional: a pink, white, or red candle; lipstick

Note: Before creating my charm bottle, I put on some relaxing, atmospheric background music. For suggestions, feel free to ask me! And if you have a candle, light it beforehand.

Steps:

1). Begin by mixing your spices together in your dish! Add them in any order you please, a small spoonful of each: rosemary for love, lavender for peace, nutmeg (or cinnamon) for good luck and strong visualization, and salt for additional strength and protection. As you add each spoonful, begin to focus on what each spice represents, and how it will help the people you wish to send positivity to.

2). Now is the time to begin writing out your intentions for each individual you are hoping to help. On a piece of paper, in small lettering, write a brief note for each person. Ex: “Safe travels for ___,” “Positive mentality and moving forward for ___,” “A healthy recovery for ___.” You can write messages for as many people as you wish. When you are done, cut out each small piece of paper and fold them small enough to fit in your bottle/jar/holder. If you wish, anoint them with a little something - I sealed all of my notes with a kiss, marked in red lipstick!

3). This is where the rose hips/rose petals come into play. Add a hip or petal to your spice mixture to represent each person that you wrote a note for.

4). Mix your spices together. Close your eyes. Picture your good intentions flowing gently down your arm, your hand, flowing into the spoon, and then off of the spoon, filling your mixture with love and protection.

5). Add your spice mixture to your holder, minus the hips/petals.

6). After adding the spices, drop your notes and hips/petals in, one at a time. Go in the order (note, hip/petal; note, hip/petal; note, hip/petal…) The goal is to visualize that specific person as happy, glowing, and healthy as you drop their notes and rose hips/petals in, one at a time. Really take the time to build up a radiant energy while you close your eyes and envision them as cheerful. While in this positive, visual state, add your quartz crystal to the holder.

First card: “What do you see in the mirror?”

Denotes the way the issue at hand is perceived; this is from your own perception or what you think/feel/understand about the situation.

Second card: “How are you tripping yourself up?”

Denotes ways the self is impacting the situation negatively. This can be the things that you repress/ignore/refuse to admit about or to yourself regarding the situation.

Third card: “What light is being cast on the situation?”

Denotes the advice and feelings of those outside of the situation; ‘that which is needed to hear’ from a third party’s perspective.

Fourth card: “What is being deflected?”

Denotes ignored or unheeded advice which needs reconsidering.

Fifth card: “How to get a handle on the situation.”

The reality of the situation at hand; what needs to be addressed, or what you can do or should focus on to resolve the situation.

About this spread:

This spread is meant to be a self inspection/reflection or shadow work aide.

This spread is free for nonprofit personal usage only.

Do not repost, reblog only.