#bone magic

Being kept still by bloodbending,

Or being kept still by bone magic.

I am mostly comparing Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Locked Tomb magic systems, but am also interested in the wider concepts.

I was also wondering if you had of know of any reliable resources on bone reddening/blackening/ enlivening? I know I ran across something like this a few years ago on another Tumblr, but I think it has since been deactivated.

Also, is submitting something to your inbox the same as submitting an ask? I find if I use the inbox on my desktop, I cannot make separate paragraphs and I have a character limit.

Thank you once more for your time!

~T

The Ritual Staining of bones is actually far less codified and clear as a traditional practice than many people like to make it out to be. However, in essence, it serves as a way for a practitioner to Empower, Enliven, and Enhallow bones for ritual use.

When it comes to Ceremonial Reddening, much of the practice comes down to the color's association with blood, which, itself, is a physical and symbolic link to Life Force. As such, it aids a practitioner in visualizing and ratifying the suffusion of Life Force into the Bones. This is generally done as a way to rouse the spirit of the animal still tied to those bones—often for the purpose of establishing a link with said spirit.

While these practices are, indeed, looser than many imply, one fairly conistent aspect of Reddening the Bones is the use of Ochre. In fact, humans have been using Ochre to ritually adorn bones for millenia. I do believe that part of the reason for this has to do with what I said about the color red and its cultural associations, however, I also believe that the true key behind the power of Reddening the Bones lies with the ferrous content of the Ochre. For an array of reasons, I believe Iron to be one of the most magically active materials in the world—being nearly unmatched in its ability to absorb, store, and redirect magic—which is part of why it holds such a meaningful place in a variety of occult belief systems. Accordingly, I believe that the Iron content of Ochre is one of the prime reasons that Reddening the Bones can serve as such a powerful rite of Necromantic stirring. Other common materials used in Reddening include Blood (for obvious reasons,) and Wine (for its associations with blood,) though even these are generally used in addition to Ochre.

This book was recommended to me on Tiktok was a creator i love (Spirituali.tea) as a good "intermediate witch" book. It does not cover the very bases but instead assume you already have a good handle on the most basics things, but introduces well the darker aspect of witchcraft, in theory and in practice. That is I think the best point of this book. Many beginner witches are warned not to touch hexing, binding, blood magic, bone magic, death magic etc without knowing how or why. This book offers a great perspective on the theory of all those things, how and why they could be used, what benefits they provide, or at the very least what the knowledge of them is good for even if you dont practice any of it. The practical spells all offer potential swaps, for things you might not want to use like meat, blood, bones or human fluids. I haven't done any of them, but i did get inspired by some to make my own banishment warning oil and war water. This is overall a pretty good book for someone interested in the darker side of witchcraft. If you only want to learn about it and not practice it regularly though, i recommend borrowing it from a lbrary or a friend. It was to me more of an interesting one time read rather than a practice staple, but someone who want to go more in depth with dark moon magic or blood/bone magic might want to keep it nearby for a while.