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If you're ever by a stream with a lot of trout, keep your eyes open for the little souls of Victorian businessmen that swirl about in there. You see, they didn't have enough fun in life, so this is how they make up for it. Or so I'm told.
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Witold Pruszkowski (1846–1896), “Naiads”
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How to Work with Nature Spirits
Warning: Long Post under the Cut!!
Before getting into this, I want to preface that this is heavily based on my experiences and UPG. This is intended to be a helpful guide for anyone not sure on where to start but my Number 1 piece of advice will always be: Just go for it. Your experiences will be different from mine and that's a good thing! Be respectable and figure out what works best for you. With that in mind, let's get into it.
Hello! So I am curious, how have you venerated Rusalkas? Are there any intuitions you’ve experienced by doing so? If you are comfortable sharing.
I grew up with Rusalkas, now that I think about it.
It is well known these days that we take a lot of information for Slavic Paganism from folklore - but in a living culture "folklore" is not just old ethnographic monographies. So the belief in Rusalkas happens to be something I was actively raised with.
The Green Holidays and Rusaliyi were big in our home every year. Now that I am writing this, this is actually the period that begins right about now, so what a good timing with the question!
So, in the modern calendar this is a week celebrated after Pentecost (31st of May this year), or a few days before and after, usually Thursday to Thursday. This way it normally lands on late May or early June. There is a theory that the origins of this holiday can potentially be linked to the Roman holiday of Rosalia, which could have spread with their imperial reach.
Whether it is true or not, but there are a few key features of this celebration now. One is the belief that during this time Rusalkas venture into the land, play and joke -sometimes lethally, - with people, and are essentially celebrating the awakening of the earth and their own coming into full power.
Very simply, it's believed that the earth during this time is rightfully theirs, so they roam freely, and can take a young man of woman they likes with them, and tickle them to death. People take precautions, for example avoiding bodies of water or sometimes even bathing, because these maidens are absolutely in their right to take you under at this time. Lovage and wormwood are thought to be protective. When weaving in the home was more prevalent, women would also leave offerings of cloth hung from the trees for them.
Homes are generally decorated with tree branches and herbs. This custom is alive and well even in apartment buildings, where you will see herbs hung up even in hallways and staircases. The herbs chosen are often fragrant or medicinal.
People also remember their own dead, and youths gather for games.
The Thursday of this week is believed to be a so-called Rusalkas' Easter, or Easter of the Dead. This is their main celebration for the ancestors and Rusalkas, who essentially are also the dead. For example, we have stories of congregations of the dead holding a special celebratory service at local churches, lead by an equally dead priest. In any case, in rural areas it all usually culminated in saying farewell to all these visitors: the community held a festive procession out of the village, after which the domain over the earth returned to the living.
Now, what it seems to show to me - and stay with me here, please - is that in the Slavic worldview existing in the category of "spirit" and "matter" was mutually permeable. Now we tend to think as the physical matter or physical earth as the source of life, then you pass on, and you move on into spiritual existence. But what this interaction I described above demonstrates, really, is that the vital presence of what we see as "no longer with us" is continuous. Spirit circulates like water does. If it is no longer looking like a liquid, it does not mean it is not participating in life.
I will share one belief about water spirits I have held since very small that was not given to me by anyone, and which was definitely not encouraged. So, I grew up in this fairly small town surrounded on three sides by a bend of a river. Lots of water, you know. And I did spend my childhood on the banks of that river with a friend of mine. Even then, starting in elementary school, I had an intimate feeling that the Ruler of this river, the spirits that take care of it, do not have tolerance for being unappreciated. If humans take too much from their home, they see it as their right to take us with them, too. Which should have concerned me as someone who could not even swim, but I had figured water was everywhere anyway, and if they pick someone as their share, they can choke on a spoonful of water as well as drown in a lake.
So on that cheery note I am going to leave this answer, hah.
a few ritually collected items from my recent pilgrimage. this collected deer fur was left in tufts on the path, likely from a white-tailed deer rubbing itself on a tree nearby. the swamp water was ritually collected from the rich wetlands in this area.
in a nature preserve or other natural, non-urbanized location, i do not leave offerings like coins, foods, or anything non-degradable (e.g. plastics). in my practice and mindset, it is disrespectful to the spirits of the forest or natural area you are in to—intentionally or not,—introduce litter into their soils or waters.
i choose to show my respect primarily through veneration (praise, devotion, worship), spoken word (prayers for the land, psalm of arrival), and if i am giving a gift, i follow these practices. firstly, i give the gift at the edges of the natural area, closer to the entrance where the natural meets the urban. secondly, i will give a gift of a natural substance, ideally blessed water or a prepared veneration tea, or i will light an incense when available. if i do not have any supplies with me i will use spit or blood.
i have also shown these images here to describe another way i venerate these lands. i do believe i got this idea somewhere on tumblr – feel free to link the post to me if you remember it. i've collected a small jar of water, and returned it home, and it will be worshipped, enchanted, cleansed of toxins, and otherwise blessed before being returned then refilled upon the next visit. i will do this a few times, as well as divination and communion, before asking anything of the nature spirits of this land, such as for any kind of spellworking assistance.
the deer fur i really only included because it was collected on this same trip – however, i'm not really sure at all how i'll use it. if anyone has any ideas or suggestions feel free to reply or send an ask.
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Digital drawings from my “Water Spirits” zine, 2022
Beauty Glamour Magic 101
- Beauty is not just external, it starts first with how you feel about yourself and with what you consume. Not just food, which counts, but also what you watch, read, the company you keep.
1. Dietary Habits -
If your concern is weightloss centered glamour magic, then your first concern should be what would this version of myself be eating? Would she be eating fresh foods and home cooked meals? Would she take herself out on solo dates to teat herself with the foods she likes and so that she can get some extra steps in? Would she be working out at least 3 times a week? What do her portion sizes look like? What foods would she avoid?
2. Media Consumption -
There is so much out here today attempting to influences our thoughts behaviors and emotions, but how often do we take time to tune in to our own desires and feed ourselves with the things that truly matter to us? A lot of media can be used to divert you away from your highest self by keeping you stressed, angry and depressed.One minute you're laughing at a TikTok, you scroll and then you're crying, how many of us have noticed that? Part of glamour magic is knowing when to take a step back from social media, when to go get some fresh air, and treat yourself to a nice day out. Or when it's a good time to hit the search bar on for a new hobby!
3. Reading & Research-
Reading is a huge factor when it comes to internalized glamour magic! Being well round in your basis of knowledge, wisdom and understanding of not only self, but the world, will help you to understanding how the world has helped you to shape the views you currently have of yourself.
Not reading allows ones reality to be shaped by the thoughts and opinions of others who very often are misrepresenting the truth either intentionally or unintentionally. Very often the truth is written in books about how our realities have been shaped to form opinions that go against our greater nature. Without research, discernment and knowledge of self, how can you truly self actualize into this higher version of yourself?
4. The Company You Keep-
Oftentimes, it is the people we surround ourselves with that limit our growth in life. Every day, we make small actions that shape our trajectory, leaning us more towards people pleasing tendencies. How many times have we forgiven a lover or a friend without ourselves first taking time to acknowledge the damage and harm we are causing ourselves by keeping this person around, or even by keeping our emotions inside. How can we maintain the body we want and go to the gym, or read if our mind is filled with thoughts about how you dont feel right about someone? How would you maintain a healthy mindset overloading yourself with media that chooses algorithms that stereotype you into a box?
5. Behavior -
Oftentimes, our behavior and actions are our own, yes, but are shaped by the actions made towards us in our childhoods. When everyone is walking around with childhood wounds, no one can be in a space to love themselves or another. Our behaviors are our own, yes, but they are shaped by experiences, our epigenetics, and even our temperament for the day. For this reason, it's quintessential to observe your daily actions and ask yourself, why did I choose to make this decision vs. another? And how this choice I made reflects to a bigger habit or trait I have within myself. Is this habit or trait something that my actualized self would be doing or partaking in? What steps can I take within every day to change this habit of, for example, bad self-talk?
One good step towards solving that problem would be to find 5 things you like about yourself and the world around you every day and increase it to 10 after a while. The key is rewiring your brain. Instead of focusing on the things you don't like about yourself, you're rewiring your circuitry to focus on what you do love, and then you begin to seek for other qualities about yourself that you admire that you didn't even notice before!
Another example would be the topic of jealousy which has been circulating on social media, (to me, a bit more than normal) yes it is a "natural" human emotion to experience jealousy, but it is what you do with that emotion that ultimately makes it a negative or positive thing. Being in a state of jealousy or envy for what another has, more so speaks to what it is YOU know youre lacking within yourself. You think To yourself, "what does this person have that i dont?" And the truth is the answer is the fact that they care more about being themselves and living their dreams. Taking this on for yourself and bringing your dreams to reality is the way to eliminate that feeling. Every day laying one brick at a time towards your goal is more than enough to build the life of your dreams, but you can't start if you're worried about your limitations and not what you already have to get you there.
To Conclude -
Let's be honest, is beauty magic really has little to do with how you look and everything about how you feel within self and about youself. The physical changes will come if these steps are taken. And Let's face it, all this stress from the world around us can easily make you unhappy. And very often unhappiness leads to slacking on self care and self love. Its very rare people look and feel the way they want when they choose to make decisions that go against their own best interest everyday.
Being stressed and slacking on self care is normal, and it happens to everyone. But at the same time, it is absolutely necessary to care for self because no one can pour from an empty cup. Not focusing on bettering these factors within your life often makes ones glamour beauty magic null and void. What's the point of being beautiful and stressed out anyway? You won't even enjoy it to its fullest potential! We want our lives to be as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside, and these are the first necessary steps to doing so! No glamour spell will work if we aren't making conscious choices within ourselves every day to make it so.
A spell for release 🌊
This is a small ritual you can do to release anything unwanted like energy, actions, feelings, etc. I personally recommend doing this at a river, ocean or lake as the water will be used to carry away the ashes once you’re done.
Start by cleansing yourself and offering the incense smoke to the water spirits. I also brought Florida water and gave it as an additional offering. Take a moment to meditate and focus on what you’re trying to get rid of. Focus on aspects of your life you want change- what’s needed or holding you back from self growth, love and improvement.
Now begin writing “i release ___” statements. Write as many of them as you wish. If you’re getting rid of an action- write statements about the action but also feelings that lead to the action, each in their own I release statement spaced out. If you’re releasing a lack of self confidence- write statements about negative views of your body or negative self talk. Try to dive deep as much as you can to dig up the roots fully during this spell. It’s okay if this branches into other topics as well.
Now that you have everything written out, begin tearing each statement into their own individual slips of paper. Tear away from you, removing all man made edges. You should be left with a handful of slips each with their own “I release” statements. One by one take a slip, and light it on fire, placing into a fire safe dish to collect all the ashes. Focus on the energy, feeling or whatever you wrote leaving you, going into the paper and burning up. Once all the statements have been burned, take the fire safe dish to the water and give the ashes to the water spirits asking them to take them as far away from you as possible. Turn your back and walk away without looking back.
