Using games as a conduit to capture images for spellcraft
Crafting systems to cast spells and charms
Avatars as astral forms
Skill trees as improving powers
In-game altars for the spirits or gods
Capturing in game allies as spirits (Pokemon Go, for example)
VR temples as places of worship
Simulators (Sims 4) as poppets
Audiomancy (Audio magic)
Using playlists as potions
Using binaural beats as meditation music
Audiobooks as audio-bibliomancy/channeling
Devotional playlists for honoring the gods and spirits
Shufflemancy
Audio Alchemy: using music to channel powers and spells by transmutation.
Videomancy (Entertainment video magic)
Using Tv shows, movies, cartoons and videos as conduits for channeling powers
Using visual media to perform divination and scrying
Summoning spirits from tv shows (Via incantation)
E-Bibliomancy (Digital book magic)
Summoning characters as spirits
Summoning powers out of books
Using e-books as grimoires
Using e-comics to borrow powers
Social media feeds as bibliomancy
Wordcraft (Word magic)
Crafting poems as spells
Creating typed out or handwritten digital paper charms
Digital sigils
Pseudocode Spells
Email spells and enchantments
Automatic writing to commune with spirits
Written Prophecy
Incantations (Spoken Spells)
Grimoires as text documents
Familiar creation as character sketches
Text based astral projection
Digital Divination
Apps for tarot and runes become conduits for tarot and runic magic
ZenView becomes a scrying tool
Imagomancy (Image Magic)
Images as spell ingredients
Trading card images as talismans and charms
Gifs of candles representing actual candles
Tools of a Digital Witch (Basic)
Smartphone: This will serve the digital witch well as all of the stuff above can be done via a smartphone.
Headphones or earbuds: Noise-canceling is preferred, not required.
Charger: To keep the devices charged
Wall plug: To charge the charger
Stylus: For handwritten sigils and digital paper charms (not really required)
Cell phone data plan: This is part of an update. I have a phone plan that allows me to use my phone and devices anywhere I am. This makes me incredibly versatile.
Tools of a digital witch (Extended)
Tablet/Laptop: For more extensive practices or larger screen
VR Headset: For astral travel and more immersive experiences
Bluetooth Keyboard: Turns the vr headset and tablet into an easy workstation
LED Candles: For offline digital candle magic
Projector: For immersive experiences without the need for the headset
Streaming stick: For access to Fire Tv or some other way to access tv on the projector
Virtual Gaming laptop: ShadowPc is my preferred version, it allows for access to a full gaming laptop on my phone and my laptop and my tablet and even on my projector. Can also be used on my headset if I chose to sideload it.
Smartwatch: Useable as a voice activated bracelet of spells. Using the notes app on my phone, I can write a pseudocode spell and trigger it by my voice via the trigger phrase.
Usb drive (1Tb): my amulet and spell vault. Also the way I carry my familiar spirit with me at all times.
Djay pro on all devices (including vr): useful for engaging in dj magic.
This is a return to basics as I am helping a friend of mine learn to practice magic via technology. I figured I would share it all with you guys too.
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Heathenry
Norse polytheism/norse paganism
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Hi, friends! I'm back with another witchy FAQ from the past couple weeks. This time from the world of tech magic!
Here are some quick TL;DR technomancy tips for those who may not want to read the long FAQs post beneath the cut:
1. Chest spells (like a jar spell but with a chest filled with in game items that match the intent)
2. Poppet spells using the game characters by giving them items or altering their names/appearances
3. Similar to a chest spell but not necessarily magic per se - using chests or sheds with in-game items as altars and/or offerings
4. Build a shrine / altar / temple with offerings, or leave an item such as a torch in the game world as an offering
5. Burn/bury/destroy ingredients to activate a spell with the desired effect
6. Write an affirmation or a spell on a sign or other in-game item and destroy it to activate as a sigil
7. Build a golem or animal pen or something as a servitor for protection
8. Use some form of sympathetic magic connecting in-game items to IRL items
9. Light sticks, flashlights, plastic lightsabers, and toy sonic screwdrivers make *awesome* wands, especially if they light up and make noise.
10. The possibilities are limited to your imagination!!
(I am choosing Wittgenstein from The Brave Little Toaster movies as my mascot for tech magic, simply because I like him and because I can. Image credit - Fandom Wiki.)
What is technomancy?: Technomancy, techno magic, and tech magic are all terms for a form of magic that utilizes common modern technology, such as smartphones and video games. Technically, “technomancy” could refer specifically to divination with technology; however, in my experience, the term usually has a broader meaning in common usage. I personally tend to use these terms interchangeably, with perhaps a slight preference for technomancy, since I learned that name first.
What are some forms of technomancy?: Common forms of technomancy include digital sigils, emoji spells, shufflemancy, video game spells, and video game altars.
How do I create a digital sigil?: The ways are about as unlimited as creating a physical sigil on paper. You can use a drawing app on a smartphone or tablet, find a digital sigil generator online, use a photo editor on a picture, or even add a string of charged letters to an email signature (just make sure they blend in!).
OK, and what's the deal with emoji spells?: Yes, this is an actual thing (though not a thing that I'm particularly experienced with). They're pretty straightforward. They can be done like a sigil - string emojis together and charge them. Or like an actual spell - put them together and send to cast, or like to charge and send/reblog to cast.
What kind of games can you use for technomancy?: Any of them. Minecraft is a very popular one. So is Stardew Valley. Skyrim and other RPGs are other common choices. As with other forms of magic, the only real limit is your imagination.
What kind of spells can you cast in a game?:
Chest spells - like digital jar spells - are very common.
Poppet spells are another common choice. In games that allow you to create a character, or in games where you can give items to an NPC, you can turn the character into a poppet of someone and give them an item to cast the spell. For example, if I wanted emotional strength, I could create a Skyrim character as a poppet for myself, and have the character drink a strength potion to cast a spell of strength for myself in the real world.
Burying or burning items in games like Minecraft can be done to cast spells that are similar to physical spells that require burning a paper, bay leaf, or other ingredient.
Enchanting! Use the enchanting function in a video game like Skyrim or Minecraft to enchant a physical object. For example, you might choose to connect a physical scarf to a shield in Skyrim, and when you enchant the in-game shield with a damage resistance effect, voila! You now have a fancy enchanted scarf to protect yourself from spiritual attacks.
Customize your avatar to your advantage! In games such as Sky: Children Of The Light, where you can accessorize your character, you can equip different items to cast a different spell on yourself. For example, you might use the Saluting Captain's staff as a cosmetic to cast a spell of protection on yourself, or you could use a particular cape as a spiritual veil.
For deity work & spirit work, consider creating a space in your game (e.g. a chest, shed, home, biome, character, etc.) dedicated to the entities you work with. For example, temples and altars in Minecraft are common. Devotional sheds and chests are popular in Stardew Valley. I’ve named some appropriate Pokemon after an entity or dedicated the critter to them. You can even place a torch or candle in the game world as an offering.
There are lots more out there, too! This list is a starting point, not a limitation. Use your imagination and swap ideas with others, too!
How exactly does all of this work?? How is it possible?!: OK, so the principle behind tech magic is that you're harnessing the energy of multiple sources.
First, the device itself (and if you're using something like a Switch, the cartridge or other physical media). Each of these items has its own materials - electricity, glass and metal, etc. And each of those materials has a magical property that you can use... Glass and metal come from the Earth and have their own correspondences, while electricity is pure energy in itself.
Second, you have the energy of symbolism, or as I like to think of it with a butchered sociology term, symbolic interactionism - i.e., the idea that we create our own reality (or our *perception* of reality) via symbols. In other words, the power of correspondences! A candle is still a candle whether it's physical or digital. Lapis lazuli has the same qualities in this world that it does in a pixelated version. And so forth. So when you use the correspondences in digital spell work, provided that you raise the energy, it can and does have real world consequences. Similar to doing magic in the astral as opposed to the physical world... you are making a conscious decision to connect a digital item to an effect either in the astral and/or physical worlds.
Finally, you're also harnessing the power of belief and the energy of attention, which is where the chaos magic concepts start to come in. The digital worlds are real because you believe they are and you pour parts of your energy and personality into them - and so do *millions* of other people, in many cases. All of that energy is sort of like a reservoir in these games and it's just waiting to be harvested for spell work!
So… This is another subset of chaos magic, then.: Pretty much, yes. I haven't seen it categorized as anything else yet, except for in those cases where technomancy is given its own category.
And what did you mean by “energy of symbolism” again?: Correspondences. Both traditional ones and your own. For example, obsidian corresponds with protection IRL. So if you were making a chest spell in Minecraft for protection, you'd want to consider adding an obsidian block to your spell. Some of this is also stuff that you can brainstorm on your own and explore! Like for example, in the Elder Scrolls series, there are several plants and items that don't exist IRL, such as the corkbulb root - but in the game, that item can be used to make a potion of healing, so for me, it has a healing correspondence. Also, if the game you’re playing has spells already, you can consider how to adapt those spells to affect the real world in a logical, realistic way! Many pop culture magicians have done a great job of turning Pokemon moves into real spells, for example. So feel free to play around (pun intended) and see what works best for you!
How come you only mentioned shufflemancy once in this whole entire post??: That, my friend, needs to be a post for a later date. I assure you, I absolutely can (and probably already have, and probably eventually will) write an entire post about shufflemancy.
How come your formatting is crap?: Because I wrote all of this on a smartphone and pieced it into a post with the mobile app. Bear with me. XD
Where do I learn more and fact check you, smarty-pants?: Tumblr. The answer is usually Tumblr for this kind of thing. Or sometimes Discord. Like pop culture magic, techno magic is simply very new. Some tags to search include tech magic, techno magic, technomancy, video game magic, etc.
Hello lovelies! Today I wanna talk about digital spell jars.Technomancy– a form of witchcraft that relates to or utilises technology– is a passion of mine and I've found myself turning to digital spell jars more and more often lately, so I thought I'd post this little guide just to share how amazing this form of casting can be. I, as some of you may know, am a housebound and periodically bedbound witch due to my disabilities, and I’m always looking for new ways to make my practice more accessible and it is a great joy to be in a position that allows me to share my accessible practices with all my fellow chronically-ill witches out there. Now, you don’t have to be disabled, chronically ill or bedbound to practice technomancy or to create digital spell jars, of course, but I do find it to be a cheap, low-spoons way of casting various jar spells. I tend to use my digital jar spells for the smaller spells in life, as a hands-on, physical approach more easily allows me direct my personal energy and intention into my spells, particularly as I am only recently getting acquainted with technomancy, and my power in the field isn’t as strong yet as it is in some other areas of the craft. It’s true what they say, practice does make perfect.
Now, I tend to utilize Pinterest for my digital spell jars, although I can imagine that any moodboard-creating software would allow for you to follow the same method as the one I use. I began initially by creating a board on Pinterest called ‘Spell shelf,’ which I have broken down into various sections. Think of each of these sections as their own ‘jar,’ into which you place the ingredients of the spell in the same way that one does in a typical spell jar. I title these sections with the intention for the spell in question. For example, I may title a luck spell ‘luck’ or ‘luck at work’ or ‘luck in exams’ depending on the specific purpose of the spell. I recommend keeping these titles short, clear and to avoid using phrases such as “spell for [purpose]," or “I wish for [purpose],” and instead to keep the titles informational, serving as a basic label of your spell’s function. The first thing I add to this ‘jar’ is a sigil. I typically use Sigil Engine to create and add a custom sigil to my board, containing the intention for my spell, as well as connecting the spell to the person/object I want it to effect, serving as both an intention and a taglock. For example, for a general luck spell I might type: ‘I am lucky in all I do’ or ‘[friend’s name] attracts luck and success.’ I then save the image generated by Sigil Engine to my board. You can, of course, use traditional sigil creating methods and draw out your end result on paper that you photograph and save to your board, or draw your sigil digitally if you prefer. Finally, it’s time to add ingredients– to do this I use pictures of traditional ingredients, as well as using certain images as unique ingredients that aren’t typically found in a spell jar. For example, for our luck jar I might add an image of mint plants where I would typically add a real mint leaf. I may also add a picture of a four leafed clover– which would be a wonderful addition to a physical spell jar, but might be a difficult to find and rare ingredient in real life, far easier to add to our digital jar. I sometimes will add a digital ingredient that can’t translate directly to a physical ingredient. For example, if this luck jar is for academic success, I might add an image of a test with an ‘A’ grade or a picture of an aesthetic study desk.
When we draw power from physical herbs, we don’t just draw power from its meaning or what it represents, we also draw power from the object itself and its physical qualities, and in some practices such as animism, from the spirit of the object. This is less possible when we use images in a digital spell, and I tend to focus on drawing power solely from the meaning of the image, the emotions that are created from the viewing of the image, not from physical properties. Ending your spell can be as simple as deleting the board– although if you want to make more of a ritual of it, or say a prayer over it as you dispel it, that’s absolutely fine!
This is a wonderful post by khajiit-spelltome that talks a little more about pinterest spelljars.
There's a post of a tweet saying that every 31st of the month should be a Halloween, and you know what? I'm a Halloween Witch. I'm an Idolater. I'm an urban techno witch who lives an air conditioned life, can't stand nature bigger than a park or local landscaping, and hates leaving the city except to drive to another damn city.
I have been struggling to connect to the Wheel of the Year or the Solstices/Equinoxes for freaking years.
But a cycle of Halloweens?
That.
That I can fucking do.
So, without further ado, I present the shit I will be actually celebrating. Ya don't have to join me, but I will be posting about it for those that wanna follow along, with options and cutouts for those who don't want to or can't do the more party elements.
With luck, I'll pick up on August 31st and go from there, if not, I'll start with actual Halloween.
Halloween
October 31st
It's muthafucking Halloween. I have ideas and will post about them more as we get closer, but you know what this one is.
New Year's Eve
December 31st
This one actually also exists, but I have plans for tying it to the January 31st one to bookend the year. The primary purpose of this Eve is gratitude and sharing the good things from the year before, casting off the trappings of the old year, and to bring the new one in with luck and prosperity.
Candle's Eve
January 31st
One month from the casting out of the old year, it's time to set things for the new. Cleansing and cleaning, setting intentions (not resolutions) for the year to come, making the Mask of the Year to call on who I aspire to be, burning the intentions set last year with last years candle, and blessing a candle to burn this years intentions next year are all features. Food and drink suggestions available when I actually post this up.
Hallow Ides
March 31st
Couple of these have fun names, and this is one of them. It's a party holiday, involving a picnic and a special cake/cupcakes/muffins.
The costume element is that I'll swap clothes or looks with someone I'm celebrating with (or dress up as someone else if celebrating solo).
There's a drinking element (non-alcoholic is fine) that results in a stack o' good luck charms.
And for my trick, I can and will sing the filthiest songs, tell the dirtiest jokes, read a romance novel or erotica, just go ham on the bawdy shit.
Alternatives for ace and non-sexing folk will be forthcoming in the relevant post, but it's my damn Wheel and I'm doing bawdy shit for myself.
Blessed Eve
May 31st
Not a bonfire person, but I'm definitely gonna have a cookout and grill up some burgers! Also a neat drink and cookies that both double as offerings!
Flower masks and crowns are involved to hide from the spring spirits that might fux me upa.
There's a Blessing Bouquet that goes up early, is used to exorcise and re-bless my property/house, and then is ceremonially burned.
An ash blessing to seal the prosperity into my house ties the whole thing off.
Fortune's Eve
July 31st
This one pretty heavily revolves around a ritual game of betting and chance that I came up with based on a cool concept tied into the holiday I'm aiming at. Game generates lucky candy and a good luck charm.
Hella apples involved including a ceremonial apple and cider. Veils worn for the blindness of luck, and a strong theme of having a game day.
Neewollah
August 31st
I'm actually pretty stoked for this one, and will do a more expansive post on it later this week. I really hope I can pull this together in time this year.
Idea is a bit Opposite Day, a bit of LiarWeen vibe.
Trick the cosmos into taking away the bad shit and giving me good shit through a ritual lying ceremony, wearing a mask of duality to further confuse the issue. Ritual ash anointing to lock things down and ensure I get the stuff I want and ward off the shit I got rid of.
Candy (obvs) but I (and anyone celebrating with me) has to ask, and the person giving it has to make a point of saying no...while forking over.
And of course, games like Never Have I Ever or Two Truths & A Lie, drinking optional. (I will...probably...drink. Just saying.)
Where's the Eighth One?
Wheel has eight Sabbats, yeah?
In the grand tradition of the Satanist/Luciferian practices I stuck with for so long, Number 8 is my Birthday.
Or yours, if you decide to try this.
I'll decide what I wanna do about Birthday when I get there. You do you, tho.
And That's The Wheel of Halloween!
So yes, some of those are closer to recognizable Sabbats. Some of them are so far off that they're not in the same neighborhood. Spoiler: the ones you don't recognize are based (very, very loosely) on Roman festivals that occur in the corresponding month.
Why Roman?
Cause they had a religious festival for everything, there's records I can squint at, and they had a strong mystery tradition that plays well with my schtick.
I am not a dedicated Rome fanby, to be clear, the empire is just very much gone, very well attested, and I can most likely swipe the shape of their shit without worrying about stepping on anyone.
And even then, I'm mixing time periods, even up to hijacking Medieval Xtian shit where and when I see fit. Cause I was baptized Catholic, and that shit is my culture to use.
Neewollah Posting Hopefully Soon! Stay Tuned!
And of course, feel free to reach out for asks, questions, and readings if ya want 'em.
