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For my Sex Magick Class i’ll be doing.

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Fire Spirit- For more art Follow on Instagram @ Moonlitface 

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Earth Spirit- For more art check out Moonlitface on Instagram

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Grief Spell

Grief can be experienced by many things, losing a loved one, a relationship ending, a broken up friendship. One of my friends has recently experienced a lot of death and in turn has had trouble understanding his grief. His energy is drained and he is more agitated than normal which is to be expected. 

With the times that we are in, many are losing people that they thought they had more time with. It’s difficult navigating these unfamiliar waters especially with all of the adapting we’ve already had to do. My friend asked me to make him something that could help him. He needed aid in understanding his grief and accepting it, something to guide him in his exploration of these new found emotions. 

As it was on the spot and I knew he needed it right away, I dug deep and asked the herbs and the crystals to help me make him medicine. Mugwort called out to me for the bridge between the living and the dead, lavender to ease his anxiety and a little sass to bring him joy. The crystals used were amethyst, wonderful for protection and balance, his birthstone Garnet (his one request for it to have) but also made since because it works on the heart and a pinch of fluorite for stability and healing. The wire wrapping could use some work but it is not meant to last long. 

Once he has discovered peace and has moved through the hardest parts of the grieving, the glass will break. When the glass breaks he must bury it and I will give him a special herbal mixture to ingest. This will complete the spell full cycle. 

If you or someone you know is struggling with grief, I hope this helps aid you on your healing journey. Know that you are not alone in this time and many are here to help.

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Tree Spirits

Have you ever touched the bark of a tree and felt a shiver up your spine. The caress happens and your mind immediately jumps to an appreciation for the tree. It’s as if you can feel how much the tree has seen in its aging glory. Sometimes you’ll feel joy and peace or other times sadness. These giants, especially Druidic trees like the Poplar can engulf you with emotions. 

With Virgo ruling my chart I am very Earthy. I have loved and connected with trees since I was a child. The tree depicted above has guided me for years, I visit it with every change of the season. There is something so magical about it even in death. How i’ve interacted with this tree spirit throughout my years has changed quite a bit. I use to be able to feel warmth and shelter when i’d rest my head against it’s trunk. I was just a young thing when we first met, this tree was my serenity, my escape. I felt safe under her branches. 

Years later she has passed, still standing big and tall, glorious as ever. Yet in me she incites different emotions. Just as interacting with a human spirit rather than speaking to a living person would. She still offers me her protection, the bond is ever strong, just different. I can no longer lay my head against her trunk as thorn bushes block the path. I can no longer take naps against her dry bark when the surrounding landscape is snow and she is the only dry thing in the forest. But once a year I am blessed with the opportunity to touch her again, usually in the winter when the thorns have subsided enough fo me to get through, and I cherish it every time.

There is much to be explored once you begin working with these tree spirits. They can teach you so much and bless you with their gifts. Do you have a favorite tree, if so what emotions does it bring up in you?

For more out check out my instagram @ Moonlitface and for more spiritual updates @ seizethespirit. Be sure to follow and repost especially if you love trees!

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“Let the Goddess shine through me and all of the others, Beltane has come and we are blessed by the Mother.” 🔮🗝💚

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Don’t Be Ashamed! -Shadows

Shadows hold in them our secrets, the parts of ourselves we don’t share with the world. Our shadow has the power to consume us if we allow it. After all, there’s a lot of work to do in the shadows and it can be difficult to navigate through years of darkness within yourself. Shadow work is essential to our progression in spirituality and can have not so pleasant consequences if even tastefully ignored.

Where do you even start investigating the darkness within? Some have so much hidden in their shadow it can become overwhelming. The best way to start shedding light is by asking yourself questions, question everything! Question why you cut someone off in traffic or what is it that really annoys you about that pesky overzealous coworker. As you progress in your question asking you will find answers, which leads to more questions and deeper down the rabbit hole you’ll go, until you finally have illuminated and become aware of the deepest depths of your shadow.

Before you can integrate your inner darkness and be accepting of it, you must go through the process of admittance that what’s inside is really yours. A lot of times we like to deny our secrets and pretend that they don’t exist within us. This can be portrayed by great distaste of that exact subject. For instance- a person who deep down has a foot fetish but is utterly ashamed of it, will find themselves over exaggerating how much they hate feet.

So take a look at things that disgust you and ask yourself why they bother you, take a look at your actions finding the base reasons that make you tick, most of all sit back and grab the popcorn because it’s a long journey but a rewarding one.

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About Seize The Spirit

This blog is here to compliment my Youtube Channel Danni Awen and to offer my viewers a way to interact with me on a more personal level. It’s all about Seizing your Spirit, entwining and refining your own personalized spiritual practice to fit your inner most needs. 

To be honest, i’m not sure how to adequately create what I see this being in my head but I have to start somewhere! I would like to offer my gifts and knowledge to those willing to take this journey with me. 

The Earth is experiencing many changes and many people are realizing how fabricated this world has become, if you’re willing to be guided by your intuition and dig deep into your roots then follow me down this rabbit hole my dearest Witchlings. 

-Danni Awen