Dragon Dreaming

Hello again, witches.

I’ve been scuttling across the interwebs once more and have found a topic that I feel is very important to discuss - spiritual psychosis.

Spiritual psychosis is a term that I’ve seen used online recently. Mostly by one particular creator who has no qualifications or background when it comes to psychology or psychiatry. The word gets used liberally but they never talk about what spiritual psychosis actually is, what the causes and symptoms are, and they provide no helpful resources for those who may be experiencing symtoms themselves or know someone who is.

I believe this is irresponsible because it can lead to people flinging the term around at people who they don’t agree with, without realising that spiritual psychosis, like any other form of psychosis, is dangerous to the individual and potentially others around them.

As someone with a psychology degree and a keen interest in spirituality and mental health, I thought I’d make this post to educate people on what spiritual psychosis actually is, what to look out for, as well as links to resources.

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical professional. I will link some sources to everything I mention in this article, as well as some resources if you find yourself or someone you know experiencing psychosis and need urgent help.

So let’s start with a definition. The NHS website defines psychosis as when someone loses some contact with reality. Some of the main symptoms include hallucinations that can be auditory (hearing voices) or visual (seeing things that aren’t there), delusions (a fixed belief that won’t change despite evidence to the contrary), paranoia (the belief you are being harmed despite there being little to no evidence of such), and disorganised thinking and speech (thoughts are fragmented and speech is difficult to understand).

Spiritual psychosis involves these symptoms, but tends to have a focus on spiritual or religious beliefs. For example, someone in this state may believe they are the reincarnation of a deity. To them, these beliefs and experiences are very real.

So, what causes spiritual psychosis? According to AMFMtreatment.com there can be external and internal causes that can contribute to this. Trauma or a stressful life event may lead to an episode of psychosis, or if the person has existing intense spiritual or religious beliefs. Also, it’s more likely to occur in those with a genetic predisposition to psychotic disorders. Now, a genetic predisposition or a traumatic event on their own may not soley trigger spiritual psychosis. Rather, a complex combination of external and internal factors leads to spiritual psychosis.

I just wanted to write a brief distinction here about the distinction between spiritual belief and spiritual psychosis, as there are people with intense beliefs that you may believe are experiencing some form of psychosis or other mental illness but they may not be.

Psychosis deeply impacts those who suffer through it. It can prevent someone from maintaining existing relationships or forming relationships of any kind. If they are paranoid that everyone is out to get them, then they could isolate themselves from other people. Those suffering from auditory hallucinations may hear voices telling them that people are sinners and need to be brought to justice (which in their mind could mean harm). Isolation from other human beings is not healthy - as we are social animals who thrive on the relationships with others. On top of that, it may be hard for someone experiencing psychosis to hold down a job, which means no money. No income means they wouldn’t be able to afford rent or a mortgage… which means homelessness becomes a very real possibility. A meta analysis conducted by Ayano et Al (2019) found that there is a high prevalence of psychosis amongst homeless people (with it being even more prevalent in developing countries). After reviewing 31 studies that involved 51,925 homeless people, Ayano et al found psychotic disorders were the most common mental illnesses in the homeless population, and that it was also linked to a greater risk of disability and substance abuse.

It goes without saying, but psychosis is not to be taken lightly. Someone can have intense spiritual beliefs, but those beliefs do not negatively impact their lives (like those who have spiritual psychosis). Spiritual psychosis is certainly not a term to use carelessly, as it implies a person is going through such an ordeal that they may end up homeless, at risk of physical ill health and even premature death. As I mentioned in my opening paragraph, I have seen a witchy content creator repeatedly use this term (with no actual helpful information attached to it). There are two reasons for this. First, to discredit other creators and their respective communities by making it out like they are deep in mental illness and should not be listened to. Secondly, to make spiritual psychosis seem much more likely to happen and to scare new and inexperienced dragon witches into following her ‘teachings’. In the end, I find the throwing around of a very serious mental illness sickening and unethical. This can have actual negative consequences offline. If a person is labelled as experiencing spiritual psychosis, a well meaning viewer may inform emergency services, and then it turns out the person isn’t suffering from psychosis at all. This takes away time and resources for those who are actually having a psychotic episode and need actual, urgent help.

The witch who irresponsibly uses the term spiritual psychosis to paint others in a bad light is Azura DragonFaether. She is a witch who converted to an Abrahamic faith and is attempting to rewrite history by claiming to be the founder of various Draconic paths (whilst redefining the term founder). This is another example of someone from an abrahamic faith oppressing the voice of pagans. If you want to support the dragon community, who largely say that Azura does not speak for them, then please sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/azura-dragonfaether-does-not-speak-for-the-dragon-community

I’ve covered the basics of what can cause spiritual psychosis, the symptoms and the negative impacts it can have on a person, as well as the potential consequences of flinging the term around like an insult. It would be wrong of me not to include advice on what to do if you find yourself with someone who is experiencing psychosis, spiritual or otherwise. Mind.org recommends the folllwing:

- Stay calm. Maintain eye contact and make sure your body language is relaxed.

- try not to take their reactions personally. What they are experiencing is very real to them

- Use plain language and short sentences. This is particularly useful if they are struggling with disordered thoughts or speech. Give them time to respond.

- Try and make the surroundings safe, and give them space if they think they need it. Take them to a quiet area if possible.

- Try and help them focus on what is going on right now.

- Support them with how they are feeling. Do not confirm or challenge their reality.

If the person is having hallucinations or delusions about harming themselves or others, they need urgent help. Here’s a list of emergency contacts for various countries:

North America: 911

Uk and Ireland: 999

Australia: 000

New Zealand: 111

In many European countries you can call 112 to connect with local emergency services, however you may want to check which countries use this number. I cannot include the contact numbers for every country, so please familiarise yourself with your country’s emergency number - you may need it for other emergencies!

Thanks for reading my post. Below is the list of sources I’ve referenced in making this post.

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/psychosis/overview/

https://amfmtreatment.com/blog/understanding-religious-psychosis-symptoms-causes-treatment/

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/psychosis/what-is-spiritual-psychosis-exploring-symptoms-and-treatment/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6880407/

Hi everyone. For those who don't know, I'm one of the moderators over on the Dragon Academia discord server and we've recently created a petition I wanted to raise awareness to over here.

As we continue to battle misinformation within our community, the mods of the Dragon Academia server alongside a few others created this petition to help get our message out to the wider Draconic and general pagan communities: Azura Dragonfaether doesn't speak for us.

With her continued claiming of founding various Draconic Paths when she doesn't even believe in the dragons, her actions have not only hurt our community but also have begun to damage and disrupt things like the algorithm, meaning that new practitioners end up falling into the trap of misinformation.

If you have a second we would highly appreciate y'all to go and sign this petition. While it might only be a symbolic gesture, it goes a long way in showing how our community is unified behind our stance against misinformation and fraudulent individuals. Thanks y'all!!

For more information about the situation, there are informative links at the bottom of the petition.

It’s been a while since my mythic literalism post. I wasn’t sure whether to keep posting here, but there’s some serious B.S. affecting the wider witchy community—and I’m done staying silent. If this post reaches even one person, it’ll be worth it.

This B.S. centres on a content creator called Azura Dragonfaether, and the threat she poses to the history of dragon magic as we know it. She must be challenged.

So who is Azura? Her earliest YouTube videos date back to 2012, where she focused on Wicca and paganism—covering topics from magic tools, meditation, to Draconic Wicca. Over time she built a large following, now sitting at around 191k subscribers, and expanded to platforms like TikTok. She also founded an online community called The Hatchling Clan, originally on Amino and later moved to Discord when Amino declined.

I discovered Azura about ten years ago when I first started my pagan path. I was a huge fan and genuinely found her content helpful. I even remember wishing she had an online community—then Amino happened. I was obsessed, and excited to interact with her directly. I met someone there who became a moderator in the Hatchling Clan, and they’re still my best friend to this day.

A few years later, something shifted. I was at university, watching one of Azura’s videos about the Fae, and I spoke to my friend about it. We both felt there was misinformation—or at the very least, that Azura was presenting her UPG as objective fact. That felt irresponsible, especially given how young and inexperienced much of her audience was. I made a diplomatic post on the larger Pagan Amino, never mentioning her by name. She exploded in the comments. I was blocked across every platform without any attempt at conversation.

I then decided to make a YouTube video about the situation. It didn’t gain much traction, though there were supportive comments alongside hostility from Azura’s fans.

Eventually, Azura went on hiatus, and time passed. I reflected a lot—maybe I should’ve tried to address it privately. Maybe we’d both matured. I had no way to reach out anyway, as I was blocked everywhere. That changed with TikTok. I messaged her, and in January 2025 she replied. She acted as though nothing had happened, greeting me like an old friend.

I was invited back into the Hatchling Clan on Discord and rejoined. I was happy—but cautious. Some things she said still gave me pause, but overall I thought she’d grown. She publicly came out as Muslim, which—good for her.

Then things escalated.

What I didn’t expect was that she hadn’t changed at all. If anything, things had gotten worse—or maybe she’d just learned how to hide it better before.

I became aware of another draconic witch, Merlyn (Alchemy of Spirit). Azura joined Merlyn’s Discord server, Dragon Academia, then abruptly left and made accusations shortly after.

Not long after that, Azura began claiming she had founded multiple draconic paths: dragon alchemy, draconianism, and draconic Wicca. These claims are retroactive and demonstrably false. There are receipts of her stating in 2024 that she didn’t know what dragon alchemy was—yet her “official timeline” claims she founded it in 2014.

She even attempted to copyright these terms, only removing the copyrights from her website after being publicly called out. A friend of mine made a TikTok about the dangers of copyrighting spiritual terms. Azura agreed with her—despite actively attempting to do exactly that. Once caught, she blamed it on her “team.” I’m not convinced.

Azura has also openly admitted to manipulating SEO results, and unfortunately, it’s worked. She repeatedly uses the names of other creators—people she’s no longer on good terms with—in her video descriptions. If you google “who founded dragon alchemy,” Google’s AI overview will claim it was Azura. That is untrue. This is history being rewritten in real time.

Naturally, people have pushed back. Azura’s response has been to redefine what it means to be a founder. In her latest video, she claims she’s a founder because she “organised and popularised” these systems. That is not what founding means.

Britannica defines a founder as “a person who creates or establishes something meant to last a long time.” Azura’s personal redefinition does not align with this. In a previous video (“How to Survive 2026 as a Pagan or a Witch”), she even encourages people to define their own language, framing linguistic consistency as a form of control. While language can evolve, it must remain stable enough for communication to function. If I call a table a table one day and a chair the next, language collapses.

This kind of thinking is dangerous. It mirrors the classic abuser tactic of redefining harm—“I didn’t abuse you, I didn’t hit you”—ignoring all other abusive behaviours. Redefining words to avoid accountability has real consequences.

I’ve seen multiple testimonies from people harmed by Azura’s behaviour. When they speak out, her fans swarm them. While Azura avoids naming other creators directly, she frames outside communities as unsafe or predatory while positioning her own as the only refuge. People fall for it because they’re searching for safety. The cult-like dynamics alone could be their own post.

So let’s recap: Azura falsely claims to have founded multiple paths, steals content, manipulates SEO to dominate search results—and ironically claims to have founded Draconic Wicca while openly stating she is no longer pagan, having converted to Islam. This is a form of modern colonisation. Historically, Abrahamic religions have suppressed pagan voices. Now we’re watching someone from an Abrahamic faith attempt to overwrite pagan history in real time. The irony is staggering, especially for someone who claims to care about minorities and cultural appropriation.

What adds salt to the wound is that her content is surface-level at best. I’ve learned very little about draconic paths from her videos, and some information is outright wrong. The “dragon paradox” she frequently mentions—dragons appearing across cultures—is not a paradox. A paradox requires contradiction. This isn’t one. And this is just an example of misinformation.

Azura reportedly has press coverage coming out to “set the record straight” about her alleged founding of these paths. It’s been delayed for months but is supposedly dropping this month. In response, Merlyn has created a petition, which I strongly encourage readers to sign. It’s a clear statement that Azura does not speak for the dragon community. If you want to sign the petition, here is a link:

Here I will leave some links to support this post.

Azura’s video where she encourages people to define their own language: https://youtu.be/aJ8o7uuhQ_s?si=PwaZmJIH42ubC6ND

Azura’s video where she explains how she founded these paths even though she didn’t create them: https://youtu.be/4XbaINkgJmM?si=RJIiy6ck0IPZ9txe

Azura’s website claiming she is the founder of multiple paths

Hi everyone. I really hate that this situation has become the first post I've posted here, but also on tiktok. For those who don't know who Azura Dragonfaether is, she is one of the first dragon magick influencers, namely on youtube and tiktok. A lot of things have come out about her, and I recommenced giving the tiktoks by Merlyn (ALCHEMY.OF.SPIRIT) on tiktok a watch to learn more about what's been happening in the dragon witchcraft community.

"But Delta, you're not a dragon worker, what information could you possibly share" You're right, I'm a unicorn witch (meaning I primarily work with unicorns) -- and Azura's behaviour has spread into the unicorn witch community as well, even if our community is significantly smaller than the dragon community; and they're small as well!

Below is the typed up explanation of everything going on Unicorn wise with Azura.

TW for: Cults, Being inspired by cults, promoting a self proclaimed cults book & more.

Thank you for your time.

has anyone been keeping up with azura dragonfaether recently? she used to go by dragonfeather369 and now her channel name is the draconic priestess, but she still uses the name azura.

i was obsessed with her channel in middle school, and she really helped get me into witchcraft initially.

she’s rebranded a bit recently and the whole situation strikes me as a bit…odd.

her bio says she is the founder of draconic wicca, but she’s a muslim witch now so i’m not really sure how those two things jive because they’re both religious practices. i’m all for making your own spiritual path, but it seems a bit odd because half of her videos are about her being a muslim witch, and in those videos she dresses modestly and wears a hijab, but then in other videos there is absolutely no mention of islam and she exclusively talks about draconic wicca, also not wearing hijab while doing this. it’s not my place to judge someone else’s religion or how they practice it, but everything seems weirdly disjointed and nonsensical in a way i can’t really articulate well. you’d have to check out her channel to see what i’m talking about. maybe i’m overreacting but something just seems off.

also, i thought dj conway really founded draconic wicca (or a similar path?) which is extra weird because i remember azura reviewing conway’s book on her channel wayyyyy back. it seems weird to claim yourself as the founder of a religion when you supposedly practice another religion.

additionally, her comment sections are weirdly uncritical. while some of her videos contain basically an hour of the exact same point repeated over and over again in a very rambly and disorganized way, no one seems concerned about her mental state. no one asks how she can be wiccan and muslim at the same time, either. there seems to be absolutely zero curiosity about how her path actually works despite that being the point of her whole channel.

in one video she’ll talk about spells just being about setting the mood for her prayers, and not manifesting anything at all because it’s sinful. the next will be about how to cast a spell in draconic wicca.

the whole thing is just a little concerning to me. also, all of her captions and comments are in the third person now?

i need somewhere to talk about this because i don’t really understand what’s going on and it seems like she’s changed so much. i think comments of concern are getting mass deleted.

once again, i’m not actually commenting on her religious affiliation, more that everything seems a bit weird, contradictory, disorganized, and devoid of substance.

Hello. I wanted to bring to light something happening in the draconic community with a years old major content creator who I know many dragonkin and draconic practitioners may be familiar with—Azura Dragonfaether—a beloved figure for many is proclaiming herself as the false founder of Draconic Wicca, alongside exhibiting many questionable practices in search of fame and branding, and I urge caution in approaching her content.

If you have been a draconic witch or identifying dragonkin and have explored these subjects on YouTube at all, it’s likely you have seen this face before. Creating Draconic content for over a decade at this point, Azura has cemented herself in some spaces as a rather relevant creator, however in recent years she has been turning herself into more of an influencer then any kind of teacher, most concerningly in her claims founded in grandeur.

Her content being based more in clickbait then ever, and shown to partner with known scammers for the sake of promoting her books and brand as The Draconic Priestess, if you have been observing her it is evident that her ethics have been spiraling in her search of fame, as she’s taken a very alarming step forward in claiming that she is the founder of Draconic Wicca. Her content seems to function to promote herself as a large figure more then anything as she’s branded herself as the Draconic Priestess, makes videos with title captions akin to tiktok videos that insist “this tarot reading is for you,” has many interactions she has being micromanaged by her personally hired business managers, proclaims herself as a “chosen one” in her content, has lambasted creators for their interpretations of popculture-magick while simultaneously practicing it herself, and much more.

Now I am not going to discuss the practices and controversy surrounding Wicca, as what I am most concerned with here is this egregious claim that she is the inherent founder of a major branch of draconic practices. Azura Dragonfaether did not found Draconic Wicca. There is no doubt that she has played a crucial role in its cultivation and spread over the years, however she is assuming this title in confidence when truly she has not created anything of the sort. If anybody should be credited to the creation of Draconic Wicca, it should be DJ Conway, as controversial as she is—overall this is bordering delusions of grandeur.

It should go without saying that claiming to have founded a branch of any practice is a bold one, but what she is feeding her audience here is an inherent lie. A volatile and inappropriate statement to make, Azura Dragonfaether is trying to position herself higher and higher in search of fame and notoriety. She is trying to give herself bigger titles with flashier names and more mystically targeted click baiting videos, to draw attention to herself, and present herself to others as a more powerful figurehead of the draconic community then she actually is. Meanwhile, she is perpetuating the promotion of scammers, treating other peoples practices as though her own is law, and manipulating her core audience more and more as she crafts this notion that she is a superior. The claims of being the founder of Draconic Wicca is just the next step in this. She is trying to give herself power and a title that could not be questioned, which puts her in a dangerous and questionable position where many may follow her and look up to her under the false belief that she is a great and thoroughly innocent creator. Her intentions were well for many years, but in recent times they have only turned more selfish as she has inadvertently caused harm to certain corners of the community with her influence, and I would urge you to be wary of her content when she is telling such a profoundly impactful lie.

Humility is a necessity to keep oneself grounded in reality when working any spiritual path, especially with dragons. She has turned from a teacher to an influencer, blinded by her own light in the process. She is a fraud feeding her audience dishonesty, and I advise one take great caution when approaching her or her content.

I do not expect this post to get much attention and that’s fine, but I felt it was important to have this out somewhere. Thank you for reading.