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Types of Water Divination

Hydromancy: divination using water

The flow of water speaks to the intensity of current and/or upcoming events. To practice this method, dip a metal ring in water and gauge the movements like using a pendulum for "yes/no," or interpret the answer from the number of ripples that arise.

Acultomancy: divination with needles

Using needles in water or flour, the diviner would interpret shapes and patterns created by the needles in the substance. 21 or 7 needles would be used following the question being asked. The broken line may mean traveling or heading on a new journey. The parallel lines may mean money in the future, either given or taken away. The vertical lines are meant as guided roads to take. The horizontal lines may mean what the fate will be.

Ceroscopy: divination with molten wax in water

Light the candle with your question in mind and allow the wax to drop into the bowl of water. As the wax forms shapes and pattens, use these to interpret an answer to your question.

Quercusmancy: divination with acorns and oak trees

Lovers can drop acorns into the corner of a body of water. If the acorns touch, the lovers are meant to be. Acorns were also carried as lucky charms. If an oak tree shed its leaves, an oath was said to be broken.

Lecanomancy: divination with oil and water

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The PBW Witch Shop is a curated selection of witchcraft and magic related zines, books, pin-back buttons, tarot cards and more.

We focus on traditional and folkloric witchcraft, animism, chaos magic, secular witchcraft, magical herbs and plants, queer witchcraft, tarot & Divination, witchcraft & magic in politics, history, culture, and social & racial justice,  and aspects of non-Wiccan forms of witchcraft, magic, and paganism.

Pre-Covid the Portland Button Works primarily made custom pinback button. Selling zines and books was secondary and more of a hobby for me to share things I’d like to read. Right now our business is pivoting to focus on books and zines that people can read in the comfort and safety of their own homes. Some items are from well known witchcraft and occult publisher and some are titles from small publishers with interesting items I don’t see in other shops but I’m excited to elevate.

Not everyone has income to buy books right now, we totally understand that, but I would love it if you were able to reblog this post or share Portland Button Works and PBW Witch Shop with your friends.

If you have been looking for a book about something specific, or if you think something would be a good fit for our catalog, get in touch. We can order almost any book in print, even if it isn’t witchcraft or magic related.

With that being said, here are some categories of items we carry:

Some good books to get you started studying witchcraft:

Grovedaughter Witchery by Bree NicGarran

Making Magic by Briana Saussy

Magical Power for Beginners- How to Raise & Send Energy for Spells That Work by Deborah Lipp

Weave The Liminal by Laura Tempest Zakroff

Some creative books to help build your witch craft practice:

Spellcrafting- Strengthen the Power of your Craft by Creating and Casting Your Own Unique Spells by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

D.I.Y. Magic -a Strange & Whimsical Guide to Creativity by Anthony Alvarado

Psychic Witch- a Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick, & Manifestation by Mat Auryn

Urban Magick by Diana Rajchel

Standing and Not Falling - a Sorcerous Primer in Thirteen Moons by Lee Morgan

Tarot Books

Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow

Tarot for Troubled Times by Shaheen Miro & Theresa Reed

Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea

Tarot Decks

Next World Tarot (regular and pocket sized)

Science Tarot

Rider-Waite-Coleman Smith Regular sized and Mini sized

Crow Tarot

Modern Witch Tarot

Cat Tarot

Check out the tarot and divination books in our catalog and also check out tarot and divination decks in our catalog here.

Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine

Advanced Magick for Beginners by Alan Chapman

Chaos Protocols by Gordon White

Hands on Chaos Magic by Andrieh Vitimus 

Liber Null & Psychonaut by Peter Carroll

Other books in the Chaos Magic section

Anthologies: Becoming Dangerous: Witchy Femmes, Queer Conjurers, and Magical Rebels, Bringing Race to the Table: Exploring Racism in the Pagan Community, Shades of Ritual: Minority Voices in Practice

Magical Resistance: Witchcraft Activism by David Salisbury, Magic for the Resistance by Michael Hughes, Revolutionary Witchcraft by Sarah Lyons

Witches and Feminist Perspectives: Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici, Witches, Midwives and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English , Witches Sluts Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee

Pagan Anti-Capitalism: Pagan Anarchism True to the Earth: Pagain Political Thology by Kadmus, All That is Sacred is Profaned: A Pagan Guide to Marxism by Ryhd Wildermuth, A Pagan Anti-Capitalist Primer

Queer Witchcraft: Witchcraft and the Gay Counter Culture, Sapphomanteion a Lesbian Oracle, Queering the Tarot

Check out the Witchcraft Culture and History and Witchcraft Politics and Resistance sections of our website.

Green Witchcraft: The Green Witch by Arin Murray-Hiscock, Green Witchcraft by Paige Vanderbeck

Plants and Herbs: Under the Witching Tree by Corinne Boyer, Under the Bramble Arch by Corinne Boyer

The Poison Path: Veneficuim: Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path by Daniel Schulke, Pharmo/Gnonsis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path by Dale Pendell , Plants of the Devil by Corinne Boyer

Witchy Crafts: Pestlework: a Book of Magical Powders and Oils by Bree NicGarran, Sew Witchy by Rachel Henderson, Sigil Witchery by Lara Tempest Zakroff

Other books in our Plants, Herbs, and Magical Crafts section

Books on Atheopaganism

Godless Paganism (anthology)

Atheopaganism by Mark Green

Other Pagan Perspectives

Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality by Lasara Firefix Allen

The Wakeful World: Anismism, Mind, and the Self in Nature by Emma Restall Orr

Circling the Star by Anthony Rella

All That Is Sacred is Profaned: A Pagan Guide to Marxism by Rhyd Wildermuth

All Other Pagan books

Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways by Gemma Gary

A Deed Without A Name: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional Witchcraft by Lee Morgan

Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft by Keldon

Backwoods Witchcraft by Jake Richards

Besom Stand and Sword A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft the Six-Fold Path the Hidden Landscape by Christopher Orapello & Tara Love Maguire

Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South by Aaron Oberon

Folk Witchcraft by

The Flame in the Cauldron by Orion Foxwood

Craft of the Untamed by Roger Horne

Check out the rest of the books in our Traditional & Folkloric Witchcraft Section

What are zines? Small independently made magazine and pamphlets filled with stories and unique ideas that you won’t find from major publishers!

Some topics you will find in zines we carry are Secular Witchcraft, the fantastic Fiddler’s Green Pamphlets and lots of zine on the places where Politics, Paganism, and Witchcraft intersect.

Check out all of our witchy zines here.

Other Stuff

witchy buttons

 magnets and hand mirrors

We carry more than just witchy books.

Here are some of the other titles we carry:

You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance by Chani Nicholas

When Language Runs Dry: An Anthology for People with Chronic Pain and their Allies

What is Gender Nihilism?

Be Gay Do Crime by The Mary Nardini Gang

Radical Brewing by Randy Mosher

You Black Friend by Ben Passmore

Learning Good Consent an Anthology edited by Cindy Crabb

How To Talk To Your Cat about Gun Safety and Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism and Other Dangers that Threaten Their Nine Lives

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Honoring your Ancestors by Mallorie Vaudoise

Do-it-Your Self Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfucking Sad by Adam Gnade

Yes, I’m Flagging: Queer Flagging 101 by Archie Bongiovanni

Full online catalog of books, zines, buttons and more can be found at PortlandButtonWorks.com and the PBW Witch Shop can be found here.

All items are shipped from Portland, Oregon in plain packaging or United States Postal Service Flat Rate envelopes or boxes with the return address as Portland Button Works. We ship daily and most order come with small fun gifts of buttons or magnets.

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But from the hoteps who preach Afrikan spirituality but yet still believe in misogyny, heteronormativity or forms of queerphobia

From those who steal and appropriate practices and rituals from African/Indigenous beliefs, not originating from their ancestry and not meant for them or their journeys

From Lightworkers who forsake Shadow Work for the aesthetic of “love and light” and haven’t dealt with their demons

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Here are some recommended Recipes I’ve compiled for the upcoming Solstice! I also before made a fantasy Litha Feast for the one day I finally have my own family I can celebrate this with. Some of the recipes are the same. (Also here is my personal correspondences post and main recipe post so if you are curious as to why I picked some things my posts could help clear that up.) Here are some dishes that you can enjoy alone or bring to a gathering!  {🌻 = Vegan}

Peppers with Burratta great for simple food and appetizer while waiting on the main dish

Sundried tomato, parmesan and basil bread whirls BBQ chicken jalepeno french bread pizza

Garlic Shrimp and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Pasta in spicy creamy sauce

Paella

Corn on the Cob 🌻

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Jalapeno Poppers

Grilled Peppers 🌻

Day lilly Fritters

Dried tomatoes 🌻

Roasted Tomatoes 🌻

cucumber tomato salad 🌻

smoked paprika and peppered sweet potato fries 🌻

baked beans 🌻

Maple Glazed Bacon Wrapped Roasted Carrots 🌻

Stuffed Peppers 🌻

Spiced BBQ Cauliflower 🌻

Pulled Pork

Shredded Jackfruit 🌻

Grilled Ribs

Tomato Mussels 

Grilled Honey BBQ Bacon Chicken Kabobs

Grilled Salmon Skewers

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Hey there Skeptics, today we're talking about things to absolutely never buy from other Witches or Psychics! This might get me some flak from other witches/psychics who sell their services, but I feel this is very important. We do NOT support scammers in this household.

Note: Not every witch service is a scam, but those who charge too much just, is. There isn't an argument you can make for it. Witches/Psychics who only take donations, or fairly price their services, I fucking love you.

Here is a list of services to never buy, as well as the reasoning behind why you shouldn't.

Mediumship/Spiritwork - This skill is very, very easy to fake, as you can do Cold Readings (something anyone can learn) in order to make it seem real, it's basically educated guessing. Many Mediums also do Hot Readings, where they can look you up either by your name/phone number/email address and research you. You can *never* be sure if someone is actually talking to your loved one, or if they googled you. It is just too risky. I know of too many Mediums who were just scammers, some even being my own distant family members. I urge you, if you still want to speak to a Medium, find one that is cheap and seems reputable, or better yet, find someone who takes donations only! Find people that aren't doing this as a job. (Because tbh only contacting people's dead loved ones based on how much money they can give you is just straight up a shitty thing???)

Energy Healing - This is pseudo-science, and has not be proven to have any real effects on people, there is only ancedotal evidence which can be explained away by placebo. Not only that, many energy healers claim to heal physical illness, which is impossible. Physical illnesses cannot be healed by anything other than physical medicine. Mental illnesses also cannot be healed without therapy, medications, and other proven solutions. If you are going to see an energy healer, make sure that it is only to heal your energy (even though we have no proof that it does anything). Do not go there to get physical illnesses or mental illnesses healed.

Supplements - So, this ties into the whole Energy Healing deal. Supplements that witches or psychics have created themselves should not be bought if they are claiming to cure illnesses or prevent illnesses. If they really did, they would just be medication. Remember, things that seem too good to be true most likely are!

Spells - Now, I want to clairify I mean someone preforming a spell for you, not a spell recipe. The thing with Spells is that you don't know if they will actually work, you don't know if the witch preforming the spell can actually do what they are claiming. This is a very easy way to scam people. I have seen people on Etsy sell money spells, love spells, etc. They don't give you a physical product, and I think that's just... scamming. If you are going to purchase a spell, again I suggest only purchasing from people who also give you something physical in return, or that provide cheaper services. Also, be aware that this spell you purchase straight up might not work.

Expensive Tarot Readings - I want to make the distinction between normal Tarot Readings and Expensive Tarot Readings. Tarot Reading interpretations can be a sort of service that is legitimate, as you are sharing information/interpretation. However, Tarot in general should never be used to make huge decisions. I would like you to use your discretion, again look for cheaper readings, or donation only Tarot Readers, or maybe a Patreon deal. Do not ever pay someone $50 for a reading.

The steps are as followed:

1) Remove the label from your bottle. Cleanse it with oil/water made for the purpose of cleansing. I use Florida Water. I offer it to my ancestors, so I found it fitting.

2) Write your letter to your ancestors/spirits. Be specific and sure of what you want. Explain why you're doing it and who you're writing it for. See my prototype!

3) Wrap it around a gemstone to charge it. I used selenite due to its spiritual properties.

4) Anoint the paper in the same oil/water. Because it's an offering I once again use Florida water.

5) you're done! Put it on your altar with your other offerings!

Things to consider: