#witcraft

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A little about me:

I’m a writer. I’m a lawyer. Those are basically my two personality traits.

I enjoy writing related tag games, so feel free to tag me—I may not get to them right away, but they are always welcome. Also, any game that I reblog is open to anyone to join; the more the merrier.

What you’ll find here:

I mostly reblog nature photos, writing prompts, random things that inspire me, tag games, and the writings of others. In terms of my writing, I like to bounce around a lot both within and between stories. My major WIPs are:

Collecting Keepers (and its continuation, Keepers Collected) - urban fantasy/action/adventure

The Other Delilah - contemporary fiction

Untitled fantasy series - you guessed it: fantasy (high fantasy, specifically), the first installment is called Under the Frozen Tides

Witcraft - sci fi (light)/speculative/crime (sorry, no blurb yet)

The Heart of Mars - what I like to call “high sci fi” because it takes place in the far off future and not on Earth (the blurb is posted but still a work in progress—trying to see if I should more obviously weave the fact it is very loosely based on Snow White)

The Memory Eater - fantasy (I thought it was going to be a short story, but it’s quickly turning into novella length)

The Poison-Fed Priestess - fantasy (right now, it’s a “sandbox wip,” meaning I don’t have a strict plot so I am just playing around with the ideas at the moment)

More in-depth story blurbs are below the cut for those interested.

Happy writing, everyone!

This is probably the most important thing a witch can learn. defense magic is how you protect yourself. As spiritually sensitive individuals we do tend to leave ourselves open to quite a bit energetically. I don't know about you, but when I walk into a room full of people I feel EVERYTHING. and sometimes these low vibrations can affect you and your practice.

Defense magic keeps you clear of unwanted energy, outside influences, ill intended people or entities, bad energy/ bad vibes. basically just "witch street smarts". as a witch you should always be protected going out into the world.

Part 1: Cleansing- you can use smoke, sound, crystals, water, and visualization. (cleansing is a good way to clear stale bad or unwanted and negative energy) when energy doesn't have a flow it becomes stale. stir up vibrations don't let it settle. open the windows and doors and let some fresh air in. move the furniture around in a more aesthetically appealing way. get that Feng Shui going. light a candle or light some incense while cleaning. that's one of my favorites. light some dragons blood (which fun fact is very good for protection) and just go to town with a good old deep clean of my home. as I do this I visualize myself cleansing out all the bad and replacing it with new vibrant energy. makes me feel very accomplished as well.

I know some people may be unable to burn things in their apartments and homes. this is a super easy room cleansing spray

~mix half parts water

~half parts vinegar

~And a few drops of rosemary oil

put into a spray bottle to spray the mixture around the room. spirits don't like vinegar. cleansing using sage ,if you go that route, wipes out all energy. its like the equivalent of spiritual bleach. when using sage be sure to follow up with Palo Santo, cedar, sweet grass, or rosemary after cleansing to replace vacant energy with good energy!

after you cleanse your space its important to cleanse your body! tea baths are wonderful. highly highly recommend a good salt bath soaking with bath safe herbs or oils. be sure to focus and visualize all the bad energy leaving your body as you soak. also if you happen to have a vagina, a cup of apple cedar vinegar is good to put in a cleansing bath as well. I personally add a table spoon to my drinking water.

I like to do this ritual of cleansing every full moon but heck do it when you feel its needed. Remember it is ALWAYS important to cleanse before spell work. It can even be dangerous to neglect clearing out old energies, as it can interfere, influence or altar your spells. these 3 things should be the first things you master as a witch before jumping into spell work.

2: Protection- after cleansing you can use black candles for protection just be sure to state the intent before you light it. I like to put four white tea light candles on a bed of salt in the four corners of my home and say a blessing of protection. its also good to wash your windows, door frames, using a mantra or prayer of your choosing. also four thieves vinegar can be used for protection.

3: Warding- This is basically a "go away" sign. you can use things like an amulet in your home ex: statues, evil eye amulet, crosses, pentacles, statues of deities or gods. any protective statues like angels. you can use wind chimes or make your own. hang up dried rosemary or lavender at the front of your doors. garlic and onion are also really good for protection and warding off evil. I like to charm a piece of jewelry with the intent to protect me physically and spiritually. I have a hematite pendant I wear every day, some silver hoop earrings, and a moon stone ring for protection on the go.

1: CLEANSE

2: PROTECT

:3 WARD

Deity Mini Bundle

still available- one left!

This Deity Mini Bundle is perfect for the witch or practitioner looking to adorn their sacred space with things that embrace the mythos of ancient Greece and Rome.

What a great question!

At the core of it, I believe most deities do not want us to harm ourselves.  (The exception in my experience is, perhaps, the Wolf at times though that’s another topic, and my relationship with the Wolf is unlike any other deity I honor so we’ll set aside his exception)

Regarding sacrifices, because of my core belief that the deities I work with (like Tyr and Frigga) do not want me to hurt myself, I do not believe that any offerings that come from a place of disorder are appreciated.  When in the midst of a disorder, separating healthy and unhealthy things can be difficult, but I believe it is essential to finding meaningful offerings that will be appreciated by the divine.  I keep this purposefully vague, because what is healthy for one person to offer can be unhealthy for another.

Here are some examples though:

I struggle with self-harm.  For me to offer blood (of any quantity) to a deity would be unhealthy because, for me, acts of blood-drawing spiral out of control and quickly become acts of self-injury.  Self-injury is founded in a hatred or apathy towards the body and self.  This would not please my gods.    However, another person might be able to prick their finger and offer a drop of blood in a healthy and loving manner, without the act being founded in destructive and disordered beliefs about the body and self.

In the midst of my more severely disordered eating times, I have set aside various amounts of time to go without eating.  This was founded in a hatred for my body.  This was not healthy, and thus not appreciated by my gods. However, someone could choose to skip a fast for a duration of time to cleanse for spiritual reasons if there was no desire to change the body and no element of self-hatred fueling this choice.  

I am able to offer alcoholic beverages and have those beverages in my home in a healthy manner.  However, some people with a history of alcoholism, various allergies, or histories of trauma around alcohol, might not be able to do this in a healthy manner, and thus this same action done by them would not be appreciated by the gods.  

I believe all sacrifices should be rooted in a healthy decision.  That means you are not harmed mentally, emotionally, or physically by the sacrifice you make and you are not making sacrifices that are actually disorders in disguise as spirituality.  

Is that difficult to determine at what is healthy sometimes?  Yes, which is why I don’t recommend any sort of potentially harmful sacrifice to be taken without true introspection AND being willing and able to discuss this openly with others.  I find that the desire to keep something secret is often a major signal that it is not a healthy choice.  Any big sacrifices should be well planned and prepared for, which includes considering the health or disorder at the base of your desire to sacrifice this.  You should 100% be able to articulate your rationale and purpose for all major sacrifices. 

Witches going to their Sabbath

Witchy Portraits Commissions OPEN! 

I’ll be taking a few slots of lined portraits commissions at 5€ like these!

These are stress-relieving commissions, I’ll try to do them on Procreate as a way to try new things! I hope you’ll like them! 

Send me an email at [email protected] with references of your characters or photo and I’ll choose the ones that inspire me the most!