#witchcraft study

As illustrated in Spiritial Protection

Wall shield: Empaths may misread this shield as irritation, annoyance, even dislike. Kinda literally putting up a wall, and empaths can feel that.

Bubble shield: viscous and permeable, 'no combat applications whatsoever' though.

Mirror shield: hard and reflective, sitting next to your aura, not inside it. Attacks can ricochet imperfectly and can hurt innocent bystanders. Anyone know how to make sure it's a return to sender?

Elemental shield: "the line between magic and energy work is very gray." She just had one inform the other. Very avatar. Pick an element or layer them.

Under the skin shield: Up through your grounding channel. Feel it filling your body, running like liquid just under the skin. = only a backup protection

The Christian god is referred to as simply God, usually with different attributes before or after to further categorize or differentiate him, and I have a theory on why that is that I'm not sure Tumblr's going to like, but that I have to get off my chest.

I just need to say, before we start: I primarily wanted to put this together, not to open up like discourse or anything, but to explain and put into words more why I call and refer to this God the way I do. So if you don't agree or have a differing view on it, I think that's neat (not being sarcastic here, I genuinely enjoy hearing about how and why others think the way they do), but I really just want to put my thoughts and ideas, even in this most basic form, in order in at least this small little post. Getting the words out of my head helps free up space, and that's all I really intend this to be!

So here we go! (Note: It is like 5am, and I haven't slept so if this makes no sense or is riddled with errors, please do be patient with me!)

Cavendish puts the basis, or really the jumping point, of my theory well when he explains the importance that a name carries in magic:

"The conviction that the name of a thing contains the essence of its being is one of the oldest and most fundamental of magical beliefs. Names are used to identify things. Instead of reciting a long and detailed description of the characteristics of an animal, it is more convenient to say, this is a 'frog'. . . . For the magical thinker the name sums up all the characteristics which make the animal what it is, and so the name is the animal's identity. If it did not have this name but some other - 'toad' perhaps - it would not be what it is, but something different. This is the root of the magical theory that the name of a thing is a miniature image if it, which can be used as a substitute for the thing itself."

- The Black Arts (1967) Richard Cavendish, p41

When you think of it, King Solomon's control over the 72 demons was heavily reliant on knowing not only the name of the demons, and those of some of their underlings, but also on speaking the "true names of God." We're not going to talk about the whole Hebrew inclusion or background to the workings done, because this post is primarily going to be about names and domination rather than specific systems such as that. But! In knowing the true names of God and speaking them during the conjurations, the magician gains domination over the demons and the right to call on angels for their assistance in their work. (Is it 100% guaranteed? Lol absolutely not. But it is something to be said that calling on His true names can be almost like a bargain chip or incentive. Hey, I know this, and I'm waving it like a VIP backstage pass; please let me in, guys! That's sort of the vibe/energy of it.)

Regardless, the demons called upon recognize the power in the names used and, in recognizing it, heed the call of the magician who pronounces and knows them too. Their fear is based on the efficacy and authenticity of those names.

Back to the Nameless God. What does this mean for him?

It is my opinion that denying his name to the masses was on purpose. If he is an all-knowing, all-seeing entity then he had to have known and been aware of what giving out his name would mean. That's not to say humans are capable of dominating deities on the whole or on average, but it is a wellknown practice to eat your gods, consume your idols, etc. And in some traditions and religions, it is your duty to put your gods on trial.

But I'm not saying he's a coward, but I'm not not saying it, ya know? The Fae know it and the demons know it all alike. Give up your name and you give up power. A loss of control? For the big man? Even in the bible, it wasn't something he was overly fond of.

But anyways, it makes sense, in my mind, to refer to him as the Nameless God - even if I do happen to have the Solomonic texts and the grimoires phonetically spelling out his holy names and such. It's kind of a . . . tip of the hat, really. An "I see you and I respect it" kind of thing.

♡Hiii♡

"White light, ladies and gentlemen, is not a cure-all."

Say it louder!

"But in the beginning there's no such thing as too much self-evaluation." I beg to fucking differ.

From the same book and yet inspired different reactions. Sometimes they'll get it right, sometimes they'll get it wrong. The new knowledge as to fold into your current knowledge. (These reactions are based off personal experience with white light meditations and light as a migraine trigger and over-evaluating myself thanks to being an overthinker. )

Just my advice: Do not turn off your voice when you read, it's a conversation.

"A compelling book urging modern women to reconnect with their inborn feminine powers." whu oh.

Author of a reclaiming period power and a lady landscaping book. 😳

Book mentions in this book Raise your Vibration, Rise Sister Rise and The Book of Love... lots of new age not a lot of witchcraft. I knew this book came with a good size of detractors. I can't help but feel the pull. I like the idea of an untamed witch... I think that fits most of our culture's idea of a witch. And the matte black, small size, the publisher knew what they were doing. Feels like a tiny grimoire written in Puritan times when not a lot of books were available. It peeks my Hollywood witch aesthetic interest, which I know needs an overhaul too.

Let this be a lesson to me....

@luna-tormenta Found it! Going on the list first, thank you so much for the recommendation. I definitely love me some protection magics!

Setting up my notebooks and highlighters and sharing my studious side. A splash of cliff notes, reviews, experiments on magical properties, quotes, maybe a thesis or two, but the best proof of concept is probably the spell itself.

Little Prince meditation: "Picture yourself standing upon the planet earth. See yourself as very small, the size of an ant, and surrounded and engulfed by the enormous, massive body of the earth itself....automatically grounds you." Didn't work for me. Wouldn't Little Prince picture himself on a small world? That feels better to me and inspires my responsibility to my world. Envisioning a root connecting to earth: "Inhale, drawing energy and breath in through the root.... Then exhale, sending that energy of breath out." I like being able to connect my imagery to breath work, works better.

Ground in two or three worlds/realms:" Once you've successfully managed to ground in two worlds, try to ground in three- Midard, Yggdrasil, and Helheim, for example." "Be aware that you will likely need permision from each of the worlds to do this." I did this with Hecate, Demeter and Persephone. It was delightful and tasty, heady afterward but strong. Advanced warning on this one.B But if you astral travel/read/imagine other worlds so much that you basically feel like you're in to worlds at once, this is just a natural progression and doesn't unhinge you too far.

Using the other elements to ground: "Ground in the ocean or another element...earth's molten core." I like how there's different aspects and reactions to the body depending on what energy your connect with. Further practice into this might help me understand the ethics to purging my bad energy into the earth too.