#witchy ask

I want to do more research into spirals in regards to paganism and witchcraft.

Does anyone have any good resources?

Books and academic sources are wonderful but I’d also take videos, blogs, articles and such.

From the @pathandpractice ask game.

I almost feel like this is a loaded question. Follow me with this one:

Divination brings about deep thought and guidance. Meditation brings about calming feelings and clarity. Grounding brings about feeling centered and firmly planted. Protection brings about feelings of safety. All of these things can also bring about joy!

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Kitchen witchcraft. The actual answer is kitchen witchcraft because I love making food, baking treats, brewing drinks or soups or stews. Kitchen witchcraft is probably the part of my practice that truly brings me the most joy.

Q: what do you think of masculine/feminine divine archetypes?

Quite frankly, I think if you do all that, you're going to burn yourself out before you can even jump back in. Things will have changed, as you have likely changed a lot in the time you've not practiced. Start out small and see what piques your interest, follow the magic.

Get back into divination, bust out a deck! Cast a quick and simple spell to get the witchy creative juices brewing! Take a cleansing bath by simply stating that the bath (or shower) is cleansing you, your soap is your cleansing medium!

If I have two peices of lapis lazuli, two peices of obsidian, a dog tooth and a tarot deck. What can I do with that. I need to fight the government for disability services, so that's what it's for.

Thaankss 💕✨️

I love this energy, and as someone who has my most beloved person (my twin) who is in a very similar situation, here are my thoughts:

When it comes to getting disability, being an aggressor doesn't always work. You need to strengthen your resolve, confidence, and communication. You also need to pull upon the empathy of others, let them know exactly what it is and why you need it.

Dog's tooth is an easy correspondence for fighting or more so protecting. Dogs are also good at fetch! So perhaps this will help you "fetch" what you need.

Also, for the tarot deck I'm thinking The Chariot, because it's all about pushing things forward and confidence. Page of swords may be good as well, as they are good with words, a smooth talker. You'll need both energies to get what you're seeking.

To me, lapis has always represented emotion, psychicism, and gentle energy. Not great for fighting, BUT would be perfect to call upon the empathy of others, perhaps those who you will be dealing with.

Obsidian is often used in banishment or for absorbing/reflecting energy (from my experience) so I would almost be hesitant to use this. It could maybe be used in a separate spell.

You can also create and charge a sigil with the intention of "I swiftly and easily receive the disability services I require." <- Which can also be said aloud while placing the objects for the spell.

Perhaps you add the sigil, the cards, the tooth, and the lapis into a sachet or small bag (even an envelope), and carry it with you whenever you're dealing with this situation, or when you are in a situation where you would obviously require disability services.

Ok so I haven't done a major deep dive into planetary timing but I know that it can get intense. I would imagine there is a difference between doing it on the day vs the hour but it may not matter as much. I know some folks mix and match to get both planetary energies.