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just wanted to say I've never seen such a unique blog and I

Aw thanks! I try to keep it as positive and welcoming as possible (with the occasional bad joke, of course)

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I guess this wasn’t as funny as I thought it was, with only 21 notes. But hey, my sleep paralysis demon chuckled at it so

Excuse me, that’s my emotional support paralysis demon

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Excuse me, that’s my emotional support paralysis demon

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🖤 Aphrodite says body positivity is for everyone, of every body type and color 🖤

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I wanna live in a little quaint cottage that backs up to a big old forest full of birds and deer and mystery and i want to dry my laundry outside when its sunny and tend to my garden when its foggy and sit inside by the fire and write when its rainy

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Youtube is a wonderful resource with lots of helpful information on it! I’ve collated together all the Divination Lessons I could find. If any of these links break, or you find something that should be added to the list, please message me!

This is as much a resource for me as it is for you - I have only watched part of most of these so take them with a grain of salt!

Tarot

Learn the 78 Tarot Cards in Two Hours (Part 1, Part 2)

Tarot Cards - Understanding Reversals

How to Practice Tarot Readings when you’re on your own (Part 1, Part 2)

How to Shuffle Tarot Cards

How to Get Good Results Every Time with Tarot

The Only Way To Learn The Tarot (and a bit about what Pages mean)

How to read a Tarot card easily and comfortably

Putting it all together in a Tarot reading

Know How To Use Your Tarot Cards By Munisha Khatwani

Tarot - An Introduction by Munisha Khatwani

22 Major Arcana Cards In Tarot - Munisha Khatwani

Tarot Cards Use and History

7 Tarot Tips for Learning Tarot Card Meanings

Runes

How to read runes (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

How to Cast Runes (Runes for Beginners)

What are Runes?

150. A Technique for Memorising Runes

How to make Runes

Your First Rune Readings: Practicing with Meanings

The Long History of the Rune Stones

All About Runes (Intermediate Magic) (Part 1, Part 2)

Pendulum

How to Use a Pendulum (Basics)

Your Pendulum and Its Secret Uses

An introduction to dowsing with a pendulum

How To Use A Pendulum For Divining

How to use a Pendulum for Spirit Communication

How to use a Pendulum to get answers from your Subconscious

Scrying

How to Scry (Part 1, Part 2)  

Magical Techniques: Part 1 - The Art of Scrying. 

One Witch’s Way - Crystal Ball (Part 1, Part 2)

Crystal Ball and Mirror Gazing Tutorial 

Crystal Spheres and Scrying 

Simple Water Scrying 

How to Scry 

Scrying Mirrors | Witchcraft 101

Tasseomancy

Tea leaf reading with Amber McCarroll 

Tea Leaf Reading 

Tea Leaf Reading 

What Is Tea Leaf Reading? | Psychic Abilities 

Tea Leaf Reading with Shaheen 

Tea Leaf Reading 

Cartomancy

Fortune Telling with Playing Cards 

Playing Card Meanings - How to read a deck of cards - Cartomancy 

Fortune Telling Cards (Reading & Meanings)

Bibliomancy

173. The Art of Bibliomancy

Bibliomancy

Bibliomancy

Bibliomancy introduction

How to do Bibliomancy, divination with books!

Palmistry

Read your palm ! - only 7 minutes lectured by Japanese Ninja 

Secrets Revealed in Your Palm

Secrets Revealed in Your Palm - Part 2

PALMISTRY: THE FATE LINE

wealth indications in detail more points palmistry

palmistry detailed analysis (very refined hand)

Palmistry Saturn Line Fate Line Money Line Wealth Line Analysis

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🌊🕊self care offerings🍎🐚

Retyping this because i accidentally deleted my first draft…. but here it is!

So i was scrolling and looking up more ways/things to offer my patron Aphrodite. Then suddenly, it hit me.

If we have trouble loving ourselves or completing certain goals/tasks, if we dont have enough energy or motivation for them, why dont we do it for Them instead?

I hope this makes some sort of sense.. at first i was gonna make this post solely for offerings to Aphrodite, but i felt this could go for many of the Gods!!

For example,

Having trouble finding the courage to stand up for yourself/others at times? Do it for Persephone, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, Aphrodite, etc.

Have no energy to apply for a job, or feel like you wont be good enough for one, maybe even no energy to work? Find courage in doing it for Hermes.

Scared to ask out your crush because of some obstacles or that they wont like you back? Do it for Hades.

Dont feel like youre a “good” witch? (no such thing; all witches are great but this is also a remedy for that feeling) Realize that you are, for Hecate or Circe.

Afraid of telling your significant that something they do bothers you? Do it for Hera.

No energy to go out or do anything? Try to do it for Apollo.

Scared to wear that cute outfit, or not feeling too hot about yourself? Love yourself for Aphrodite!

These are only a few examples. If you guys would like me to make separate posts or a masterpost for specific deities, please send me an ask or message me! But i figured this may make it easier to get by.

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Lessons from the Gods

These are personal lessons I have learned while interacting with individual gods that I thought could be helpful lessons to others as well

Zeus- One’s past mistakes should not influence their present chances, within reason.

Hera- It is alright to not be a perfect mother and you shouldn’t try hiding any postpartum. It is better to admit the fear, pain, and bad thoughts and get help than to let them fester.

Hephaestus- Beauty belongs to those who stand tall despite what others say… Focus on what you can do and not what you can’t. Please yourself not others

Apollon- There’s a “beast” in each of us that we must face daily and you won’t always win, but you should keep fighting anyways.

Artemis- “Roles” are just loose guidelines that one should not take seriously. Do you. Always do you

Persephone- Your story will change with each new mouth that speaks it. Don’t let it bother you. You know the truth and those who matter will know the truth. That is what is important

Hermes- You can be extremely childish and act dumb all you want and still be extremely smart, cunning, and mature when the situation calls for it

Nyx- Elegance and grace does not come naturally to everyone and if it doesn’t for you but you still wish to cultivate it do not give it up. 

Hestia- Spoiling others for no real reason makes you feel so much happier.

Aphrodite- Whatever makes you feel beautiful is alright. If you feel beautiful covered in makeup wonderful. If you feel beautiful all natural, wonderful. If you feel beautiful with mud on your face.. Guess what? That’s wonderful. Real beauty shines through when you feel happy in your skins, no matter what covers it.

Hades- Doom and gloom is fun. Doom and gloom does not spell evil. Take pride in your personal doom and gloom. ((I like watching creepy stuff in the middle of the night and can’t fall asleep without a good ghost video playing and that’s awesome))

Athena- there is always more to learn and asking questions, no matter how “silly” or “stupid” they feel, is not something to apologize for. 

Thanatos- Being death positive is a good thing. We shouldn’t fear the most natural of things. Yes it is hard to imagine being gone from this world, but it is better to embrace it now and have things planned then to leave your loved ones with nothing to go on. Own your mortality and make it amazing while you can

Morpheus- Dreams don’t have to end when you open your eyes, you just have to keep working for them.

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reblog if you agree that people should not use the Gods as an excuse to spread hate.

ive seen way too mch of this on tumblr- people using Aphrodite’s name to support their TERF bullshit. Way too many people using the Gods to justify their nasty hatred for others. TERFs have no place in our community.

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🌼Flower Correspondences🌸

these are based off of what i’ve learned as a witch from other witches and books and some are what I believe to be true

🌸 Sunflower- Positivity, Happiness, Radiance, Health

 🌼 Tulip- Beauty, Grounding, Love, Healing 

 🌸 Primrose- Healing and Light 

 🌼 Lily- Beauty, Assistance, Protection, Cleansing, Success

 🌸 Lavender- Cleansing, Protection, Harmony, Healing, Relationship Strengthening 

 🌼 Daisy- Health, Purity, Positivity 

 🌸 Carnation- Healing, Purification, Beauty 

🌼 Iris- Wisdom, Healing, Strength 

🌸 Lilac- Spiritual Assistance, Wisdom, Luck

 🌼 Poppy- Love, Cleansing, Protection 

 🌸 Rose- Love, Friendship, Happiness, Protection, Purification, Healing 

 🌼 Dandelion- Cleansing, Healing 

 🌸 Daffodil- Love, Luck, Fertility 

 🌼 Violet- Peace, Protection, Luck, Restful Sleep 

 🌸 Fern- Confidence, Love, Growth, Strength 

🌼 Hibiscus- Beauty, Love, Light 

 🌸 Marigold- Passion, Joy, Happiness, Radiance always remember to be mindful  of potential interactions that herbs and other things can have with medications+other various stuff

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Unpopular Opinion: Aphrodite Can Be Anything. At any time. To anyone.

Because beauty isn’t limited to one perspective. It certainly isn’t limited by any mortal eye or mind.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Beauty morphs and manifests in every way imaginable.

And so Aphrodite is trans. Aphrodite is a lesbian. Aphrodite is gay. Aphrodite is bisexual and Aphrodite is even found in asexual platonic relationships because friendship is also a thing of beauty. Aphrodite is black. Aphrodite is Asian. Aphrodite is Mexican and Syrian and Australian and Norwegian.

And Aphrodite is Greek.

But the core of Aphrodite is beauty and love which, at it’s core, holds no one face. But all faces and all body types and all genders and all ethnicities and all sexual identifications.

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Made a sigil using the shapes method. I’m not a huge fan, seems way too complicated. Maybe it’s a complicated sigil to a complicated problem? Who knows

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Drinks for Greek Deities

This is a mash of different greek deities and utilizing their offerings into drinks. At least stuff one can make either at home or grab at a coffee shop/cafe.

Note: These are for 12 oz cups, so the amounts of syrup will vary depending on how much one consumes.

Amphirite: Hot Chocolate with honey*, ½ oz dark chocolate and ¼ oz blueberry. Topped with sea salt and sea shell shaped marshmallows.

Aphrodite: Hot Chocolate with honey*, 1 oz dark chocolate, 1 oz rose. Topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Apollo: Hot Chocolate with ½ oz dark chocolate, ¼ oz white chocolate, and 2 oz orange syrup.

Ares: Latte with ¼ oz of cinnamon, 1/8 oz of toffee nut, 1/8 oz of spiced brown sugar. Topped with nutmeg.

Aristaeus: Hot Chocolate with honey* and ½ oz of white chocolate.

Artemis: Milk Steamer with honey*, ¼ oz of blackberry, ¼ pump of toasted marshmallow.

Asklepios: Ginger Pu-erh Tea Latte with ½ oz of lavender.

Asteria: Hot Chocolate with honey*, ¼ oz of dark chocolate, ¼ oz white chocolate. Topped with star sprinkles or marshmallows.

Athena: Milk Steamer with honey*, ¼ oz of blueberry, ¼ oz of hazelnut.

Chloris: Jasmine Green Tea Latte with ½ oz of lavender.

Demeter: Iced Green Tea or Maté Lemon Tea Latte with honey*. Topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Dionysus: Cold Brew with honey*, ¼ oz of rose, ¼ oz of strawberry and 1~2 oz of milk.

Eileithyia: Milk Steamer or Latte with honey*, ¼ oz of lemon**. Topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon. 

Elpis: Milk Steamer or Latte with ¼ oz of french vanilla, ¼ oz of lavender.

Eos: Latte with honey* and ½ oz of french vanilla.

Gaia: Mint Tea Latte with ½ oz dark chocolate, ¼ oz of strawberry, ¼ oz of hazelnut.

Haides: Mocha with 1 oz dark chocolate and ¼ oz of lemon**. Topped with a sprinkle of cocoa.

Hekate: Hot Chocolate or Mocha with 1 oz dark chocolate, ¼ oz of lavender, and ¼ oz of hazelnut. Topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Hephaestus: Milk Steamer or Latte with ¼ oz of cinnamon, and ¼ oz irish cream. Topped with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Hera: Hot Chocolate or Mocha with honey* 1 oz chocolate, ¼~½ oz of pomegranate**

Hermes: Milk Steamer or Latte with ½ oz of strawberry.

Hestia: Milk Steamer or Latte with ¼ oz of spiced brown sugar, and ¼ oz of french vanilla. Topped with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Hypnos: Milk Steamer or Decaf Latte with honey*, ¼ oz of lavender, and ¼ oz of french vanilla.

Nyx: Mint Tea Latte or Mocha with ½ oz dark chocolate, and ½ oz of blackberry (¼ oz of blackberry/¼ oz of green mint for mocha). Topped with a sprinkle of cocoa.

Pan: Milk Steamer or Latte with honey*, ¼ oz cherry, ¼ oz blackberry. Topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Persephone: Latte with ¼ oz pomegranate**, 1/8 oz of rose, 1/8 oz of peppermint or spearmint.

Poseidon: Mocha with 1 oz dark chocolate, ¼ oz of blueberry, ¼ oz of mint. Topped with sea salt.

Selene: Milk Steamer with honey* and ½ oz of french vanilla.

Zeus: Milk Steamer or Latte with ¼ oz of cinnamon, ¼ oz of toffee nut. Topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

*barely cover bottom of cup

**may make the milk curdle due to citrus aspect.

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reblog if your blog is safe for trans witches, non binary witches, bisexual witches, gay witches, pansexual witches, closet witches, mental ill witches and all type of witches 🔮🌿

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some terf witches to block

priestesssappho

rebeliousglitter

paganterfs

treegoldandcloudlinings

vaginaworshiper

aphroditelovestwerfs

smolangrypunkwitch

virgogothgirlfriend

sapphicdea

artemis-arrows

boo-bitch-craft

radical-witchcraft

pinemaiden

feel free to add more terf/transphobic witches to this !

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Aphrodite 💕

Aphrodite loves ALL kinds of love. You and your boyfriend are still in your cute holding hands stage? Talk to her about it, young love is beautiful! Crushing on that girl in your class? Aphrodite understands, but you got this baby. Polyam folks working on living in a not-always-so-accepting world? Aphrodite is about love, and she understands having a heart too big to not share. Love your best friend platonically? That’s still love, it doesn’t have to be romantic or sexual to interest her.

❤️Love ❤️ is ❤️ beautiful ❤️

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Grimoire Organization Ideas

What is a grimoire?

A grimoire can be defined as a book of magickal spells and invocations. (click here to read more)

What should I write my grimoire in/on?

A grimoire can be handwritten or typed, there is no wrong way to construct your grimoire. (i.e. my grimoire is typed in a OneNote document)

What can I put in my grimoire?

About the Author

favorites: 

color, magickal tools, herbs, crystals

tarot birth card, astrology birth chart, personal beliefs, relationship with deities or other spiritual beings

Basics 

intent

visualization

meditation

terminology

protection

shields & wards

circle casting and removing 

cleansing & banishing 

using various energies 

enchanting items 

clockwise vs. counterclockwise 

other how-to’s 

anointing items

dressing a candle

General Correspondences

days of the week, lunar phases, colors, incense, essential oils, elements

Correspondences Based On Intent 

protection, healing, cleansing, banishing, luck, wealth, love, emotions, mental clarity, psychic awareness, cursing, etc.

Altar Ideas

Crystals

crystal grid designs, crystal correspondences & folklore, gem water/crystal elixir recipes, crystal care 

Herbs, Spices, Plants, Flowers, & Trees

correspondences, edible vs. non-edible, botanicals with medicinal value, folklore, gardening 

Divination

tarot, runes, pendulum, scrying, etc.

spreads

interpretations 

Astrology

birth chart + traits, planetary correspondences, planetary hours, zodiac correspondences, moon/star/sun water

Sigils & Symbols

how to create, personal sigils, other symbols & talismans 

Psychic Abilities 

identification of personal abilities (clairvoyance, claircognizance, clairaudience, clairsentience, clairambience, etc.)

meditation techniques to strengthen abilities 

personal experiences

Important Dates

sabbats, magickal anniversaries, astronomical & astrological phenomena (meteor showers, planetary alignments, etc.)

Recipes

food

potions (potions are edible liquids!!!)

beauty products

salt scrubs, sugar scrubs, lotions, lip balm

natural remedies

salves, ointments, balms, poultices 

cleaning products

floor washes, window cleaner, wood cleaner, etc.

powders

Witchy Arts & Crafts

glitter jars, witch ladders, wand-making, crystal jewelry, etc. 

Spells & Enchantments

sachets, spell jars/bottles, knot magick, candle spells, powder spells, curses (if you’re into that sorta thing)

Magickal Goals

Other ideas

Decorate your grimoire with pressed flowers, illustrations, cut-out photos, or collages

If you like the idea of handwriting in a book but cannot, check out this website: it allows you to download and print a template so you can write the alphabet in your own handwriting and upload it as a font

Stain your pages for a vintage look 

Make flower ink to write with 

Enchant your pen or keyboard before you begin constructing your grimoire for extra inspiration 

Spray your grimoire with perfume 

Add a sigil or symbol of protection to the inside cover of your grimoire