Crystals,Stones,Minerals,and Bones

This is what originally turned me away from Wicca (among other reasons). So many books, blogs, and other resources seem to have so much built-in misogyny that it boggles my mind.

It's part of why I hate the invention of the "Mother-Maiden-Crone" archetype so much.

No, Hekate is not MMC. She is a powerful force of sorcery and liminality. No, the Morrigan is not MMC. She is a Goddess of bloodshed, mercy, and power.

Reducing such multi-faceted entities, such influential spirits, down to the box that patriarchal systems tried to fit them in is so disrespectful.

Freya, Frigg, Aphrodite, Hekate, Athena, etc. Do many Goddesses have aspects of fertility, nurturing, parenthood? Yeah, they do, just like Zeus, Ares, and Njordr. Is that all they are? Is that even the core of what they influence? Not always.

Medieval garden vase, ready for the kiln!

I found a botanical manuscript and was possessed

Beautifully-observed & realistic figure of a sleeping Antelope incised on rock up to 10,000 years ago at Tin Taghirt, Tassili n'Ajjer in Algeria, one of the largest & most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world.

Friends On The Other Side Curse - to cause nightmares for someone who is insulting you, gossiping about you, or otherwise making your life difficult by running their mouth

Don’t you disrespect me, little man Don’t you derogate or deride You’re in my world now, not your world And I’ve got friends on the other side

You will need:

Photo of the person, or a blank cloth poppet

Target’s hair or nails, if you can get them

Black marker, or needle and black thread

Valerian (for a constant groggy feeling)

Juniper berries (to cause visions)

Lobelia (aka Gagroot, to make them choke on their words)

Allspice (to alleviate diarrhea of the mouth)

Cypress (to cause dreams to become nightmares) [Substitute for Yew]

Vinegar

Jar with tight-fitting lid

Coins or food offering

Step One: Take the photo or poppet, and the black marker or needle and thread, and draw X’s or sew a series of cross-stitches over the mouth. The number will depend on how badly the target has been slandering you. For worse transgressions, use more X’s.

Say:

I bind your mouth, I bind your voice Because you made the foolish choice To insult, slander, and seek to maim, But now it is YOU who will be shamed.

Step Two: Place the poppet or photo, and the hair and nails into the jar. Add the lobelia and the allspice. While adding the valerian, juniper berries, and cypress, say:

No more words and no more speech But dreams I place within your reach Into your head these herbs will send A nightmare world without an end You chose to derogate and deride Now meet my friends on the Other Side

Step Three: Fill the jar with vinegar (or urine, if you prefer), and seal it. Wax or duct tape around the rim will prevent escape.

This is a more mild curse inspired by Supernatural’s resident Trickster Angel, Gabriel. The intent is to cause a little havoc in the lives of those who are getting on your nerves (but you still interact with frequently).

Needed:

-One piece of candy per person -Random objects ranging from palm-sized to chair sized -Wide open space -Marker (non-toxic)

Procedure:

Using your inanimate objects, place smaller objects within reach. Lay larger objects on the floor around you.

Write the name of the person you wish to curse on one palm with your marker. Make sure the marker is dry before going on to the next step.

Place one piece of candy in that same hand and ball your fist up tight.

Using your other hand, grab the smaller objects around you and throw them, drop them on the floor, break them. Stand up and walk around the room. Intentionally trip yourself over the larger objects.

Think, whisper, or chant the person’s name as you do this.

The next time you see them, offer them that piece of candy. Then stand back and watch them break, drop, and trip over everything in their path for the day.

🔍 In September of 1914, Martha, the last-known living Passenger Pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Her death at age 29 after a lifetime in captivity marked the disappearance of her once-abundant species from the world—and made Passenger Pigeons synonymous with the extinction of species at human hands.