to see the stars and weep the cosmos

Working on my shorthand grimoire with spells , sigils, talismans that will be my pocket travelers. Those papers will be torn, burned, swallowed, given, hidden, used in rituals, in any kind of situation. I made 8 main sections with a sigil that describes it : Protection talisman magick, space blessing & banishment, self enchantment (I call it Buff magic), object enchantment , Spirits & God summons, War magick, Demon summoning, Chaos magick.

Papers include various things from various cultures or self inspired , written or drawn sigils, void evocation stuff. It’s awesome being chaos magickian right ; )

On one side of paper is a sigil, on the other side is written short explanation of what sigil does. It’s helpful and also it sets in stone what is expected from it.

Section papers have a big sigil in corresponding color with corresponding numbers on the other side for extra power. Sides of this flashcards have a golden yellow and purple paper, I will draw extra golden sigils into it.

After finishing everything, it’s time to make a special ritual of bonding with grimoire and giving it extra magickal fuel ;)

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I've been thinking of making an updated, transparent version of my original Pride Protection Sigil for a while now, so I figured Pride Month was a perfect moment for it! I remade the shapes I could in photoshop, copied the thorny vines from the original, and then made a bunch of different community ones (see more under the cut).

I've designed this sigil as a protection for the entire rainbow community. You can print it out or redraw it yourself. Place a candle over it, use it as a base of a crystal grid, place it on your altar and meditate, make it the centre of a (digital) moodboard, whatever feels right for you.

The centre of the sigil is the Progress Pride flag, symbolizing our community (you can redraw the sigil and place a different flag inside, if you wish to focus on a specific part of the community). Around it is a black circle (protection, community) which is made by five stickfigures holding hands (people, community). Around them is a square (protection) and then a ring of intertwined briar branches with the thorns pointing outwards (again, protection). On the right side I also snuck the rune Thurisaz (briar, protection) into the ring of briar branches. The pentacle in the centre stands for magic as well as, surprise, protection. Customize this for whatever you need, the pentacle is optional, place more stickfigures, change the flag, whatever makes it work for you.

The concept of animism crops up a lot in witchy circles, but sometimes it's hard to see where the idea of spirits might fit into a skeptical or secular practice. The lovely thing about belief is that it's a spectrum, and we have plenty of room to play with the innate value and being of a tree, a river, a plant, a place without drifting into more woo than we're comfortable with. ✨ If this piques your interest, consider this your invitation to join our FREE online event next Saturday, May 30th, 2026 ✨ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989548712757?aff=oddtdtcreator Our seasonal Witches' Brews are FREE online witchy mini conferences that include potion making (our magical beverage segment), guest presentations, sometimes a hands-on project, and time to socialize & connect with other attendees, Brew guests & hosts, & the CTWC community. Our Brews are a wonderful way to dip your toe into the CritWitch community, and a great preview of what you can expect from our annual 3-day virtual event CRITWITCHCON. This month's Witches' Brew: Dig Into Animism features presentations by our own History Witch Lee Ignire on animism; potions (potable & otherwise) with Jul Bloomfield and Alex Wrekk; and creating our own genus loci sigil! There'll be in-event chat, plus our favorite breakout room sessions for community connection and discussion! Witches' Brews are recorded (minus community chat) and available to our paid Patreon subscribers later in the season, so you can revisit our presentations. Learn more about us at www.criticalthinkingwitches.com

NASA Data Sonification: Black Hole Remix

The planet Saturn makes noise. The planet emits signals through plasma waves, which can be converted into sound.

So, in 2017, after recovering the Cassini spacecraft that literally fell through Saturn, scientists recovered the recordings the spacecraft made of the planet.

And you know what it sounds like?

It also has a lot of different kinds of stitches you can do that make different densities of fabric.

I was surprised that I’d never heard of it though. It’s older than knitting and crocheting and even though it’s been done all over the world it’s super relevant to Nordic culture and my grandmother and I are both into keeping in touch with our roots a bit so I’m surprised I’ve never heard of it.

It’s also a lot easier to freehand and adjust as you go than crochet or knitting and you mostly go by inches instead of rows and number of stitches so a large number of accessories like stitch markers or whatever isn’t really necessary.

I finished binding my bootleg yesterday. It's far from perfect, but given how many points in the process I thought things had gone irreparably wrong, it's really not bad. Definitely learned some lessons I can apply to the next case binding.

I treat my decks like cast iron, the more you use them the more they are seasoned and the better they work. Cleansing your deck strips away that magical seasoning and you’re starting from square one.

There is a time and place for cleansing, but it’s not every month. The last actual cleanse I did on a deck was 3-4 years ago, and the problem came right back (my rider Waite is sassy and likes to only give reversals, I’ve learned to just live with it). Cleansing is my last resort and I think too many people jump to it when there are a lot of other ways to troubleshoot.

As you may know, I do a lot of research for my posts, to the point of adding references and citations. So I know very well that occult and witchy history is murky at best and full of nazis at worst. Here are some tips I've come up with for those of you who want to do your own research.

Cross-reference. Especially when you're looking into something that isn't widely accepted as fact or truth. For example, correspondences vary by region and culture, but a lot of times you'll be able to find similarities in the meanings of correspondences by looking at multiple sources. Cross-referencing also helps keep biases in check!

Use Wikipedia as a starting point. High School may have scared you away from using Wiki as a source, but it can be really helpful! Go to the citations and reference sections at the bottom of the pages and you'll see a few, and sometimes a lot, of references that you can go off to read!

Check for references and citations, and then check those references and citations. There can be dozens of links in someone's reference section or on their blog, but if none of them are valid or have any historical relevance to the post, then they're useless.

Look for reputable sites. These are often sites created by experts or consult experts. (Check below for resources)

Look into the author. Sadly the occult has a long history of bigots weaseling their way in, be sure you know who you're reading from.

Know that researching a bad person and why they're bad is not a bad thing and you are not bad for doing it.

Look for credentials. Why should you believe this author? What cultures and circles are they a part of? Are they academics, scholars, or historians? Find the credentials needed for whatever you're researching.

Fact check. Especially if it's your first time seeing the statement somewhere, see if there are other credible sources that back this statement up.

Ask for references. This really only goes for blogs or social media. No one who researches and writes about it should be offended by you asking for references.

Ask around. If you're looking into something but don't know where to start, ask your witchy friends! You can also send me an ask and I'll do my best to send you resources if I can find them.

Talk to people who actually practice what you're looking into. If you're researching a culture or practice, talk to practitioners and see what they have to say before proceeding further.

This doesn't just go for those of us that love research, at some point in everyone's path, they will stumble across something that needs to be looked into. You can also use these tips for casual research!

Here are a few of my favorite resources:

Sacred-texts.org

Your local library

worldhistory.org

@s-n-arly shared a list in this post of useful research sites such as:

refseek.com

worldcat.org

linkspringer.com

base-search.net

pdfdrive.com

If you're a person who also loves to research witchcraft and the occult, please add your favorite sources and tips in a comment or reblog!

correspondences for the outer planets are a bit more limited and less refined than that of the inner planets simply because we haven't known about them for nearly as long. while we have ages of information on the inner planets, we only have a few hundred for the outer planets. commonly, the traits assigned to the outer planets has much to do with the timing of their discovery - more on that in a second.

early writings on correspondences for uranus and neptune can be attributed to english astrologer alan leo, who wrote about the traits of uranus and neptune in his works the art of synthesis and esoteric astrology in the 1910s prior to the discovery of pluto (1930).

an excerpt from the art of synthesis:

"It may be safely stated that astrologers are quite familiar with all the temperaments coming under the various planets, save those which belong to the Uranian and Neptunian group. Of these two much more is known of the former than the latter, but so far as experience goes up to the present, Uranus and Neptune appear to represent the two extremes of a certain temperament which may be termed, for want of a better word, the spiritual." - Alan Leo (1912)

in regards to the names of these planets, it might be worth noting that while the inner planets were named by ancient astrologers, uranus and neptune were named by the astronomers that discovered them, continuing the tradition of using the names of roman deities, and pluto's name has an interesting and kinda cute background of its own.

uranus - originally named "georgium sidus" after king george III but was later changed to uranus for no reason other than tradition, not even myth.

neptune - named for the roman god of the sea because of its deep blue/green color.

pluto - per nasa, "in 1930, 11 year old venetia burney of oxford, england, suggested to her grandfather that the new discovery be named for the roman god of the underworld. he forwarded the name to the lowell observatory and it was selected" as it was deemed fitting for the cold, distant planet.

another aspect to outer planet correspondences are octaves. higher octave planets are said to have a more vivid and dramatic expression of traits and qualities versus their lower octave counterparts so they tend to share correspondences as well.

correspondences for uranus and neptune as per the art of synthesis

uranus

discovery: during the industrial revolution and on the cusp of both the american and french revolutionary war

associations: revolution, rebellion, freedom, independence, electricity, technology, genius, disruption, unconventionality

metals: uranium and radium

rules people and places associated with: inventors, discoverers, pioneers, antiquarians, electricians, railways; occulists [eye doctors], mesmerists, physical researchers, and new and uncommon occupations

colors: blue, violet, maybe orange in some cases

regarding the body: the brain and nervous system

neptune

discovery: within weeks of the first successful use of surgical anesthesia

associations: illusions, dreams, the sea, emotions, imagination, psychic abilities, intuition, beauty, sympathy, sensation

rules people and places associated with: "democratic and popular movements, mobs, the common people; mystics, dreamers, visionaries, psychics, mediums; perhaps [places such as] hospitals and charities"

regarding the body: similar to that of the moon

no colors or metals mentioned here, but blue/green and platinum are common

correspondences for pluto, in this context, are separate from uranus and neptune (like i said before, pluto hadn't been discovered when these works were published) but i plan to delve more into content about the outer planets.

widely accepted correspondences for pluto

discovery: near the beginning of the great depression

info: named for the roman god of the underworld; has a very erratic orbit

associations: death, the underworld, radical transformation, crisis, chaos, regeneration

metal: plutonium (its namesake)

traditional colors: black and grey

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Ahhh just got this little secretary desk from a friend!

So excited to turn it into a little witchy workspace!