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Just a quick reminder for those who donā€™t already know. Mari Silva (the ā€œauthorā€ whose prolific collection of magic books youā€™ll find on Amazon) is not a person, author, or occultist. Rather, they do not exist at all.
The books are either content-farmed, or, at this point, likely LLM-generated. If that is your source for magical information, youā€™re likely to find disappointment. No actual occult author is publishing a book every four days.
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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ā€œgods only exist because humans believe in them!ā€ just say you have a humancentric view of the multidimensional cosmos and go
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to start a witchy YouTube channel? I am thinking of making a faceless Vlog channel , but i would really appreciate some advice, any, beforehand!!
Don't hesitate to comment i would really appreciate it! ā£ļøā£ļø
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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There's a lot of debate among witches about the Threefold Law (I think? I mean the Law where whatever magic you cast, it will happen back at you three times as strong), which of course discourages cursing of any kind. I like using that as a challenge: like, damn that person was awful. What could I do about it/hope would happen to them? I bless that person. I hope they become a better person. I hope that they realise their faults, and that they can persevere to fix their mistakes and right their wrongdoings. (and I hope I can do that, too). I hoped to see a discussion about this, but I am not a witch and idk who else to ask to see a discussion like this.
The threefold law/law of return was a (possibly intentional) misinterpretation of a passage from Gardner's (fiction) novel High Magic's Aid created by Monique Wilson and popularized by folks like Raymond Buckland to make Wicca seem more palatable to the general public.
So I mean, do what you want. Sounds like you've come up with an interesting thought exercise for yourself. But also, if you aren't a witch (let alone a Wiccan), why were you worrying about it to begin with?
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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any theistic practioners that are also into sciences? hello, i'm looking for community.
i'm vyktor (he/they), and like to learn about astrology, hinduism, and i'm a hellenic polytheist.
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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Food offerings are some of my favorites. They can be so simple yet so meaningful. Especially for a goddess like Aphrodite as food is vital for life, and Aphrodite is a goddess that is heavily connected to the liveing.
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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Dedicating my chill/alone time to my deities call that low spoon witchcraft
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maddiviner Ā· 17 days
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ā€œCome Home Safeā€ Spell Jar
Components
Small jar with cork
Black salt (protection)
Cloves (luck)
Rosemary (protection)
Black pepper (speedy work)
Paper with intentions
White candle (protection and attraction)
Brown yarn (bringing them home, comfort)
Process
Cleanse components.
Layer in salt then herbs.
Add paper with intentions.
Cork jar.
Wrap brown string around jar and add intentions with knotwork.
Seal jar with wax. Optionally burn candle down on top of it while adding energy.
Place jar near door or window lost person/pet is most likely to use/be near.
So our cat got out recently, and as we were out physically looking for her and doing all the necessary mundane steps, I made this to try and attract her home and keep her safe while she was out. I prayed to St. Anthony (patron of lost things) and St. Francis (patron of animals). I also made appeals to Cernunnos to protect her.
She came home within two days, and we managed to get her back inside, no worse for wear (our poor dog was, though - he tried to chase her and got a scratched ear for it).
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maddiviner Ā· 18 days
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Sabrina says...
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maddiviner Ā· 18 days
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I love seeing prayers and stories of devotees who worship Gods that I donā€™t worship.
Actually, Iā€™ve always been like this.
I love hearing the tales of religions that I donā€™t subscribe to. Even if I donā€™t agree with every Christian, I do enjoy hearing Christians talk about how wonderful Jesus is and what he means to them personally.
I enjoy hearing Muslims talk about their prayers, how they reserve time out of their day for their God.
I enjoy hearing Jews sing their psalms, I love hearing about how they prepare their food, how they consider Godā€™s hands in their meals.
I love hearing about Hellenic rituals and Semetic celebrations. I love learning about the different holy days among different groups of pagans.
I love learning how different people have incorporated different Gods, acts, and customs into their faith. I love hearing about their myths and legends, the stories they tell their children before bed.
I love hearing about the different ways that humanity has connected to their personal idea of God.
I donā€™t worship Apollon or Shiva today, but I am so delighted to hear the prayers of those that do. Itā€™s like Iā€™m getting to feel the mist erupting off of a waterfall. Or hearing the echo of a song that I do not know the lyrics to, but I can still hum the melody. I can feel the notes permeate my mind, even if I donā€™t know what they mean.
I love that there are people who worship these Gods that I do not worship. Iā€™m happy that there is so much diversity among humanity that we have enough love in us for all of them.
For the ones that even I donā€™t know the names of, or felt the warmth of. Someone has.
Thatā€™s a very very good thing.
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maddiviner Ā· 18 days
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this can't be true can it
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maddiviner Ā· 18 days
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The funniest type of tumblr users are the ones who will see a post saying something like "I love smiling at strangers on the bus" and comment "not everyone has the ability to show kindness to others you fascist #ableism" and then you look at their blog and it's all 0 note posts about how miserable and alone they are
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maddiviner Ā· 18 days
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These channels keep announcing "first contact" the way Disney keeps announcing their "first gay character," lol
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maddiviner Ā· 18 days
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Autumn drive, outskirts of Portland Oregon
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maddiviner Ā· 19 days
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Is it possible to learn witchcraft just by books?
Every method of learning will have its strengths and weakness. Books are great because you can learn at your own speed and focus on the aspects that most interest you. And these days, just about everything is in a book somewhere - if you can figure out where to look.
With enough books under your belt, you'll be able to sort through good/reliable authors and unreliable sources. But keep in mind - a lot of terms and presentations have changed over the years. And some are unreliable on history but strong on technique.
Oh the other hand, over the past few years Amazon has developed an Author Problem. As in - some of these authors don't actually seem to exist. Even before AI, there has been a problem of accounts skimming popular books, reformatting the info and then publishing on Amazon with a pleasantly made up witchy name. It can be useful to search on the author and see if they make appearances, have a schedule with conventions listed, actually belong to a real world group, etc.
Some traditions really should be learned from a real world teacher. Closed traditions fall under this. They have their own requirements and usually that means you study with someone. Real world teachers can provide information and guidance that may not be in books.
Of course real world teachers also come with drawbacks, even if it isn't a closed tradition. They can't teach what they don't know. Sometimes, well, personality can be an issue. And I've seen a fair amount of "credential collecting" out there. Someone will be initiated into one or more traditions, self-publish a book and declare themselves a teacher. But you soon get the sense that they aren't active in any of the groups they claim to belong to.
Online information can be a good source if you need something free and perhaps unobservable. But you have to be good at putting together your own syllabus because the topics aren't always linked in a good beginning, middle, end process. It can be frustrating to come across a resource for an advance ritual when you don't even have the vocabulary to understand it yet. It takes patience.
Social media is probably the most unreliable place to learn. Oh, it can be a great place to exchange, discuss, understand techniques when you've built a good starting foundation. But social media posts are usually just to short and fragmented to really learn the full story from. And they are often just too casual to expect people to cite resources. (I do not trust spells unless I can determine where the author drew their correspondences from.)
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maddiviner Ā· 19 days
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Hey there. Normalize unconventional divination or worship. Just because it's not in a book or an article does not invalidate what helps you.
Is your relationship with your deity different from other practitioners? Who cares. It's your personal journey. This isn't an organized religion, you have the ability to pace yourself, think outside the box and learn what works for you as an individual.
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maddiviner Ā· 19 days
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never thought I'd say tumblr should copy something from Twitter but tumblr desperately needs a community notes feature where everyone is forced to see when posts have misinfo, instead of the corrections just getting lost in the notes as people continue to blithely spread propaganda
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