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At will, I make swift streams retire

To their fountains, whilest their banks admire;

Sea toss, and smooth; clear Clouds, with Clouds deform.

With Spells, and Charms I break the Vipers jaw,

Cleave Solid Rocks, Oakes from their seasures [seizures] draw,

Whole Woods remove, the airy Mountains shake,

Earth for to groan, and Ghosts from graves awake,

And thee O Moon I draw

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“Stop trying to sanitize the gods, they’re flawed and human.”

Excuse me? You’re trying to tell me that my deities are somehow close to our level? That they are flawed and therefore lesser? My gods had the ancients inventing new ways of thinking, and forced us to consider our place in the universe under their tutelage. They survived thousands of years of intentional erasure. They could not be forced to bow to a new “supreme” god. They survived into the 21st century where we worship currency and technology. They moved through the winds and whispers of our ancestors that were under threat. But the gods kept us in their graces after their temples were disgraced and built over with churches. The held our bloodline in their hands from the cradle to the grave, over and over, from ancestor to descendent, all the way to us. They endure in a way we could never. And they give us the gift of their presence and indescribable vastness. They are not human. They are not of this world. We’ve been told that means all goodness and all perfection, and that standard is untouchable just as God is unreachable. These gods touch us, they have walked amongst us.

We have told their stories from the viewpoint of western, Christian, modern society and it has done them a disservice. Even so, even though we take their stories of divinity and water them down, they do not retaliate, they do not abandon us. They are the farthest thing from human. And if this lesson is that imperfection is beyond humanity, it makes the ideal of perfection we hold foolish and inhumane.

The gods have no need for our blessings, but I bless their names nonetheless.

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Blood is a sacrifice that feeds the hungry spirits and the insatiable earth. Blood ties us to life and death for we are born in blood and we die when our blood flows through the earth instead of our veins. Blood is holy water, life force, heat, and metal. The spirit dwells in the blood and when you drink of it you are possessed by it, bound to it, and it to you. The earth hungers for blood; the ancient battlefields long to be soaked in red, the mountains cry out for human sacrifice, and the herb garden hungers for dead crows. How they flourish when painted red, how green and juicy the plants grow when fed on the blood of mortals and beasts alike. The whole of nature feeds off death and decay. Leave out offerings of blood or raw meat to the genius loci, to the plants, to the black earth, and see how greedily the spirits claw and bite and devour it. The hungry earth is the easiest way to clean bones. Bone collectors learn to feed their gardens the unwanted flesh of their work so only pure osseous matter is left.

Blood will tie you to living beasts, it will cleanse you like holy water, protect you like an amulet, and lend you increased power and life force for your ceremonies. Blood can heal – trading a life for a life, sickliness for health. Blood can bring you closer to death and your ancestors. Blood can curse too; spilled and spat upon, a life taken in an enemy's name. Fee fi fo fum, I smell the blood of a Christian man, says the giant. I smell Russian blood, says Baba Yaga. The spirits can smell our blood and by it know that we are human. They will want to drink your blood like the hungry earth for not all spirits are amicable towards us mortals. Animal blood will distract them from your scent and feed their hunger ... for the moment. Blood spilled on feather down seems to be a favourite. Is it not why we bathe in cold spring waters, rub and smudge ourselves with fragrant herbs, and adorn ourselves in animal hides? We disguise ourselves as forest creatures to safely travel in and out of the territories of dangerous spirits.

- Mysteries of Beast, Blood and Bone, Sarah Anne Lawless

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We are the children of Hecate. Shrouded by Her Cloak, embraced by the dusk at Her Crossroads, shielded by Her Hounds. The Goddess of All gives us strength and solace and brings us into harmony with the world.

Those devoted to the Mother will never need, those devoted to Her will become the best version of themselves possible.

Hail Hecate, Zatheiê!

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Timing in tarot

Swords- days

Wands-weeks

Cups-months

Pentacles- years

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did you know? today is the new moon!

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leave an offering for the goddess of witchcraft at your local crossroads tonight

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To honor the dark mother on the dark moon

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"...plants that reach for the sun have a strong solar quality, which lends itself to workings of healing, happiness, and joy.

Plants that are poisonous or develop strong root systems and return year after year have a saturnine quality, lending themselves to necromancy, cursing, and dark spirit work.

Plants with barbs, thorns, or irritants are martial in nature and are useful for defense and success in competitive areas.

If a plant has large, fragrant blossoms, it can be said to possess a venereal nature, potent in love, friendship, and beauty.

Plants that hold watery or milky substances or enjoy the shade have a lunar quality, useful in divination and foresight.

Plants with complex, small leaves or petals that flutter in the wind often have a mercurial nature, useful for learning, communication, and trade.

Plants that produce prolific nuts or seeds are connected to the planetary force of Jupiter, useful for success, wealth, and influence."

- Folk Witchcraft: A Guide to Lore, Land, and the Familiar Spirit for the Solitary Practitioner by Roger J. Horne

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Shout out to all of my fellow witches who are too exhausted and busy to do complicated rituals and elaborate spellwork- the simple life does just fine, really.

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Can’t wait for tonight’s dark moon ritual 😈

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Anyone have plans for the deipnon tomorrow? I’m going to have some mead alongside pot roast with gravy and root vegetables in honor of the dark mother.

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Little Witch Academia S1E11!

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Up next on witchy shows I’m watching tonight! Hilda S2E3