#my personal practice

I know that this seems silly, and the title absolutely is, but I was reminded today through a conversation with a friend about the importance of awareness of these general concepts. These are by no means exhaustive, but here are some basics.

1. Magic has Power

Magic is something that grows- wether you mean for it to or not. Some needs outside help, some grow on their own. But things can and will get out of hand if you aren’t careful or don’t take precautions.

2. Belief is Awareness

Kids believe, and they experience magic more readily. But kids lose the belief, and thus are kinda invisible to this stiff with out deliberate maliciousness. Once you start to believe it can and will fuck with you.

3. Be Careful

Use protection. Wards, superstition, offerings, prayer, whatever it takes. Keep yourself safe. When you see the magic, the magic sees you. And so does anything that uses it.

4. Fae Rules

Treat EVERYTHING as possibly fae. Owe no debts, ask no favors, treat all with respect. Otherwise you can get stuck with things you need help to handle. And not everyone can handle that. I’ve met people who struggle now with magic because they cut themselves off from it thanks to entities or attachments.

As an aquatic specialist, fish enthusiast, future marine biologist, and exciteable witch I look for many things to incorporate into my craft that resonate with me on a personal level. One of those things I have been working on for a few years now is something I have dubbed...

FishCraft

This is something that is still a work in progress. There will be posts added to this regularly, each focusing on a different aspect of aquariums and their practical applications to my craft and spell work.

Many of the posts included in this series will be of my own creation, meaning that while medicinal information is readily available for many of the common aquarium flora, magical properties are much harder to find. Therefore these will be based off my own research and intuition.

Note: Fishtanks are a serious responsibility. They arent something you can just throw together and ignore. They need maintenance, and diligent care, and setting up a tank properly can cost anywhere from 100 USD to a few thousand dollars. FishCraft isn't something to be taken lightly, as it is basically one very expensive, long term spell that can be modified and changed over the years.

As I stated above, fish tanks can be huge, ever changing and evolving spells. Most aquarists have a set schedule for their tanks, but as a rule maintenance should happen at least once a month after testing the water quality. Since I am immersed in the tank up to my elbows (sometimes farther) at this point, I use this time to charge the spell, spend time with the life being maintained in the aquarium, make sure the plants are healthy, and focus my intentions while doing these things.

As this is something of my own personal creation, I look forward to sharing this practice with you. I hope it inspires you to get creative with your magic as well.

The only issue is that I don't do a lot of witchy things during the day and I'm low on energy most of the time so you may see me do posts on the type of witch I am or maybe I'll post BOS/grimoire pics when I get around to writing them.

I was afraid this would come up at some point!!!! 

So the reason you all don’t see me combining my witchcraft with my HP is because, I’m a reconstructionist (for the most part), and it’s my understanding and it’s kind of accepted in the community that witchcraft/magic wasn’t something combined with the worship of the Theoi. Thats not to say it’s wrong or that others shouldn’t do it. Just that I personally don’t. 

So... Prayer is a difficult concept for some people- whether it is coming from a place of religious trauma, inexperience, or even just not having a habit of praying, it is difficult.

But "prayer" (n.) is "a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity," according to Oxford Languages. This is can be very different from what Abrahamic religons present, and as these are among the most populated religions in the world, most people get at least a bit of exposure through that lens.

Prayer is not just "talking to a friend", though that is a good starting point. It's a conversation, and you have to train yourself in how to have that conversation. It starts with a chat, a get to know what you are comfortable with. It needs to grow past that however.

"Lantern," you may be asking, "how in the name of everything sacred, do I do that?"

Light My Path Spell

Please note that this can be adapted for any deity, I just use the ones I work with!

Ingredients:

1-4 candles(one representing you, and one for each deity you call upon)

A sigil

A compass/drawing of a compass

Instructions:

Set your personal candle behind the compass. Then your signal beneath the compass. Any deities should be set behind your candle. Then start your spell!

“I call upon the ones who walk beside me, I am casting a light upon my path. Illuminate from the shadows what will come.”

Repeat each time you light a candle.

Then, meditate on your path forwards while holding the compass.

“Guide me forwards, help me to see through obscuring shadows, thus I shall wander. So mote it be!”