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What I want AI to be able to do;

- My chores

What I don’t want AI to do;

- Have my religious experiences for me.

- Make Art for me.

- Write a book for me.

- Take my hobbies away.

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🟣 TAROT TIPS FOR ANY LEVEL 🟣

Every pack is different in its energy, advice, art, and use. I have multiple decks to use for different scenarios.

You don't need all the fancy accessories so don't stress over them. All my cards are kept in a drawer in their original boxes.

Please don't cleanse your cards by shaking them in a baggie with things, especially coarse things like salt. I don't know what I was thinking when I did this. You will scratch your cards.

If your cards are sticky, try some baby powder.

You can mix incense ashes in baby powder to bless a new deck.

If you're struggling with picking cards from intuition, just wait for the trusty jump out.

Not all reverse cards are the opposite.

The art on the card reflects the personally held meaning from the creator of the deck so not all universal meanings will hold true for every card.

Your intuition will help guide you to messages and meanings.

Tarot is a great tool for meditation and trying to get your thoughts in order.

Sometimes, the meanings can feel kind of fortune cookie like. That's because usually they're there to help paint a broad picture. You can refine this with an extra card or two as well as your own thoughts.

If using tarot for spirit work, leave an offering for both the cards and the spirits and make sure to thank both at the end.

You don't need to use them every day to build a connection to them.

Tarot is a great tool, but nothing is ever 100% and the future is always changing so don't stress if the cards were wrong a couple times.

Developing your own ritual for big readings will help you focus and channel your energy and make the whole experience better.

Tarot takes a lot of practice to get super comfortable, but don't let that discourage you. The time will pass anyways.

You can use different decks in the same reading.

Tarot and oracle cards are two different things but can also be used together.

Cards are flammable. Please keep away from areas with high heat and open flames.

You don't have to ascribe to other's beliefs and rules when it comes to your personal practice. Some people don't do yes/no for tarot and some do. Some treat their decks with utmost sacredness and some don't. It's your practice to do as you wish.

For a personal deck, you can ask it for a card that indicates the reader (you) and a card to indicate anything else you need a reference to. Doing this can also give you insight into yourself and your energy.

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Cleaning your space doesn’t have to be complex btw

I’m literally just listening to an upbeat playlist and waving around some incense with the intent of attracting good energy into my room

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by Pallas Athena

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the smell of rain should always remind us that if nature can be made anew - then so can we 🌧

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hair can be used as a taglock; to represent a target in spell work.

your own hair can be used in a spell for self love, for example.

on the flip side of things, hair from someone you despise can be used in baneful magic against them.

it is not a necessary ingredient, but can be a powerful one.

Hello!!!!!

For all my fellow witches I want to talk about hair! I've seen plenty of media that has some sort of magic based system and I've seen it over and over again how hair has some sort of magical property to it. So I have to ask is that true in real life?

Is hair actually an important part of witchcraft? Does hair mean anything and is hair utilized in witchcraft practice? Is there really magic in ones hair?

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gonna start pouring war water on tesla windshields

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Some demons you fight.

Some demons you have picnics with.

Some demons you summon to help you open those stubborn pickle jars.

It's about discernment.

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sometimes you just gotta put they name in your war water and move on

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Low Energy Spring Witchcraft

Spring is unfolding outside my window, and though I can’t always meet it with the full energy I long for, I still find ways to greet it. Here is how I've been supporting myself lately as a witch who often has little to no energy:

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀໒꒱. 🌱 ⠈ ⠂ ⠄ ‹𝟹 🌷͙֒ . ₊˚ *ੈ

🪟 If able, I crack the window open and let the breeze in. I take my time to notice the new sensations that come with it. I feel the fresh air against my skin, smell the lingering scent of flowers and soil, hear birds chatter in nearby trees, and try to name their songs. If I am unable to, I still try to look outside my window and watch the clouds drift by. Sometimes I will turn on my little fan for air flow, and light a candle that reminds me of Spring.

🌼 I sit in sunlight when it finds me, letting it warm my face with its strength. I have prisms hanging in my windows that cast rainbows across my room as well.

🌧 If it's raining, I thank it when it falls. I notice the sounds and watch the droplets hit the window. Sometimes I'll open my window just a crack to let in that cleansing energy.

🍵 I steep tea with herbs that remind me of green places, like mint and lemon balm. If I'm unable to do so, I thoughtfully sip my water, reminding myself of the ways I'm connected to this element and its role in nature. Alternatively, I drink pre-made tea that I steeped ahead of time (when I had the spoons to do so) and kept in the fridge. (Tea usually keeps in this way nicely in an airtight container to drink throughout the next few days, in my experience. It will last longer if the tea has a higher level of acidity. Make sure you dispose of it if it gets cloudy or tastes off.)

🪴 I keep crystals and houseplants near my bed and couch, where I often sit. I have a pothos and spiderplant that are both very low maintenance.

🧺 I try to change my clothes and be intentional with my color choices. For example, soft greens and earthy browns as small reminders that I am part of the world turning. If I don't have the energy to change, I try to use the intentions of whatever colors I'm wearing/are around me to motivate me for the day.

📖 In days past, I picked flowers and placed them into vases. On low-energy days, I'll tuck fallen petals into pages of books, preserving little moments of Spring. Keeping around flowers, plants, or even just a jar of soil makes me feel more connected to the earth this season.

🍓 I keep simple, easy snacks nearby if I can't get up. Right now, I have a container of peanuts (grounding, stability, energy, prosperity). If I have the energy to get up, I try to eat at least one thing that is fresh and in season.

🎧 I listen to music that connects me with the energy I want to focus on. I have designated playlists for different seasons, feelings, and intentions. (I may post them on here someday.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀. .⠀ ‧˚⠀⠀ 🫧 🪺⠀ ɞ⠀⠀ ˚‧｡⠀⠀ :*･゜ 𓍊𓋼𓍊

Even if your practice looks like rest, like noticing, like being gentle with yourself, you’re aligning with the turning of the earth, and that’s magic enough. Let Spring’s renewal be a reminder of that.

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🦌 ym.nara_mislin on IG

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the larger one with the round leaves is clober, and the smaller one is wood sorrel!

the oxalic acid in wood sorrel makes it taste like lemon 🍋

it will be a dark purple-ish colour when fully grown, and apparently makes a good tea!

One of these tastes like how grass smells..

It was not a pleasant surprise 🫢

The other was too young to really taste so I have to wait for the patch to grow more...

We have half a yard full of the darker green which should have pretty flowers at some point...

So my homework is to find out all the magical and practical uses for it 😀

I love that some each grows around my outdoor workspace 🍀

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by ryanresatka

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how do you divide up the seasons? (northern hemisphere)

when do you celebrate the start of a new season?

four popular ways:

Astronomical- seasons start at each solstice & equinox. summer starts on the summer solstice (Jun 21 ish).

Meteorological- seasons are a group of 3 months divided by temperature. Summer= the 3 hottest months (Jun, Jul, Aug) and starts on Jun 1.

Solar/ Celtic- also by the solstices and equinoxes, but they are the season's midpoints instead of starts. The summer solstice= "midsummer", making the cross-quarter of May 1 the start.

Ecological- by changes in flora & fauna, such as when certain flowers bloom, instead of using fixed dates. modern mid-latitude ecological seasons are 6 in number.

also here's a nice diagram

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reminder than simply being outside, drinking water, opening the windows, sun bathing and moon glancing, etc. are all real devotional acts to our earth — no matter how small !!!

being low on time, effort, and energy does NOT make you a bad witch or pagan. it makes you human.

— 🦌🌿☕️✨

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i have sigils in my phone case for protection and self love :)

Enchanting stuff is the best cuz I just realized I can enchant my phone string for protection. Like seriously? How convenient! Why haven't I thought of that before?

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Witchcraft is literally out there for free!

I feel like most beginner witches start in Autumn, with the so called "season of the witch" but if anything, now is the time to start! This is the true season of the witch, the summer season!

Lots of beginners think that you have to buy a lot of the tools and ingredients witches use, but that's further from the truth. Witchcraft should be and is accessible to everyone!

Magic comes from within you. No amount of tools will do the magic for you, you have the harness the tool's and ingredients magical property through your energy and magic.

Magic with NO ingredients:

Singing, chanting, murmuring, announcing, praying, yelling - think of speaking it into existence!

Dancing, moving, exercise, yoga, clapping - As offering, or moving stagnate energy.

Meditation - Obvious, to clear the mind, and focus.

All your senses - Be aware of spirits talking and listen, or listen to the wind, talk to the wind, taste your food, taste the magical properties, see auras, see spirits or see visions, touch things and feel their energy.

Friends - Ever seen those "send thoughts and prayers" post? well that's because the more people we use for a spell, the more energy we give a spell. So if you're comfortable, ask your friends to send energy your way for a spell or wish you luck on exams, or jobinterview, or wish you a happy birthday, or to send healing energy by wishing you good recovery.

Charging, binding, banishing - through feeling, visualization, hearing and more. Charge your spells using your energy.

Magic with ingredients for FREE:

Physically you and people - Hair, nail clippings, sweat, blood, tears, etc.

Power of animals - Either your pet, or animals in your park, nearby forest, lake, ocean. Just being near them to lend their powers.

Botanicals - You can go outside right now to your nearby forest or park and pick up herbs, leaves, flowers, dirt, grass, etc for spells! You don't have to buy them

Your kitchen - You most likely have a spice rack and can use that for your spells, the same goes for baking items like flour, sugar, etc can be used. I know you've already bought these items and therefor used money but, it's free in the sense if you already had them.

The elements - Not just outside but they're also inside you! You breath air, your body heat is the fire, your skin is from and will be earth, you are made of 70% water.

Rocks - You don't have to buy crystals, you can find quartz in river banks and creaks or hag stones at beaches, or just rocks you like. from your drive way.

More magic for free I couldn't categorize:

Celestial bodies - You can easily work with celestial bodies like the earth (being that we're from here) and the moon!

Days and hours - Cast your spells on a specific day, no ingredients or tools required. if you want a spell of luck, cast it on a Thursday and so on!

Working with spirits - Talk to the plants, animals, forests, trees, your house, and more! The simplest offering you can do for no money is picking up litter in your are or forest or beach or park you like to go to. Dancing and singing are also offerings for zero money.

Thresholds - Cast your spells in specific areas like crossroads, graveyards, ruins, natur, or even in your own home such as casting dream spells in the bedroom.

Researching - You can find many online resources for free on the internet, from youtubers to articles, helpful image guides and blog posts. Remember to go beyond the witchcraft sphere. In order to find and identify the right herbs, learn from herbalists and foragers, not just witches.

Substitutions - If you don't have a certain thing, research and look further for something else. You don't have to buy that ingredient if you have something similar, especially in your area or in the realm of what you usually buy.

Low budget magic:

Tea lights - As candles.

Rubber bands - I always get rubber bands for free when buying eggs, and you can use rubber bands for binding spells or to hang your herbs up with instead of string and ribbon.

Tap water - Depending on your area i suppose, but you can use water for everything, even as an offering to spirits, they're probably thirsty.

Arts and crafts - Printer paper and pens that I've taken from office buildings that can be used to write, make sigils, and draw for spells and offerings.

Reused jars - From pickles to marmalade, you can save those jars and use them to contain dried herbs and spells. This can count too with bottles from vodka or lemonades. I use those bottles to store waters like river water.

Mentioned it already but... your kitchen - Your spice rack, baking ingredients, coffee mugs, glasses, scale, plates, pots, pans, knives, and more! I use a plastic spoon ment for soups in my kitchen for stirring my potions, I don't use those fancy extremely tiny detailed teaspoons. don't have a morter and pestle? place your ingredients in a bg and hammer it and role it with a rolling pin, should be good enough.

Even if you don't have access to nature in an aesthetic sense, there's still plenty of ways to do and perform magic. Nature still exist in the city. It's there in the dogs barking, the dandelion through the concrete, the bird shit on your window, the icy on buildings, the leaves on the ground, the pollen in people's noses, the sun in the area, the puddles from rain, the rocks rom car tires picking them up, the wind in your hair.

This is just what I can think of right now, I bet there's many more things out there in the realm of witchcraft for free because that's what witchcraft is. It's free.