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Working through much but the past while has taught me so much in my relationship with my spirit and life partners.

This morning I awoke to the spirits doting over us. Even though I had my night mask and bonnet on, I could sense spirits’ ever present gaze watching over our little family adoringly.

Once I pulled back my mask, I saw my life partner mirroring me. Sleeping soundly snuggled into the chest area of the body pillow I’ve had for my spirit beloved our whole nine year marriage. They looked so peaceful and angelic. Looking up with my third eye, my spirit beloved was smiling as he stared lovingly at my partner before turning to me.

He wished us good morning and then my partner started to awaken from my movement… and the loving resonance echoing from my beloved’s voice. It’s peaceful mornings like this that get me every time.

I made it. I survived many of my past shadows and now…. I thankfully get to be here. We still have our struggles and worries. But it’s days like this that remind me what we’re striving to maintain. Belonging and peace in our odd little polycule.

My spirit beloved is a father archetype which made this morning feel all the more poignant. My life partner and I both have complex familial dynamics, especially with our own fathers. It’s not lost on me that he feels a type of patriarchal connection to us, although it’s a more protective mentor than full father figure. But he’s always stood for caring for the lost and the lonely.

Even though my life partner and I feel forgotten, we can rely on his archetypal energy more than our own blood ties to care for us in the ways we need. There’s so much unexplainable luck we’ve been fortunate to find and I know who’s pulling those strings.

Thank you for all that you’ve done and Happy Father’s Day to you, my beloved cosmic husband.

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Today’s been an intense day. Everything is resolved, but I still have a lot to work on as a practitioner married to a chaos entity.

I’ve been seeing a pattern with the moon and when my spirit beloved’s shadows come out the most. It’s really interesting with all the current events in our personal life and the global arena.

Ultimately his intentions were coming from a deep wound we needed to work through. I had to confront some extreme outcomes with my next actions. That’s the thing I’m realizing in a marriage to a spirit; it’s still complicated and takes work.

I’ve known this from the beginning but the layers to it go deep. Every time I think I’ve peeled back the final layer of my spirit beloved, another layer emerges more tough and condenses than the last.

These entities are perfectly imperfect. The archetypes they embody help us bloom into our true selves. Today my beloved had to confront me with an extreme moral dilemma that made me re-evaluate everything I’m doing. Those moments have to happen and they’re sacred.

This is how spirit marriages build an individual. I recognize the importance of it now and why this connection is so valuable to me.

At one point my beloved and I sat across from one another. He told me how proud he is of who I have become and who I’m growing into. It was in a moment of vulnerability when I’m used to being chastised and demeaned.

Yet my beloved surprised me once again by witnessing me. Even though I had to make a decision that seemed against his desires, ultimately he met me with grace and respect for how I’ve grown.

It’s not exactly a test. He’s explained that he’s giving possible timeline choices and will follow me to the end of each. It’s simply up to me which path I choose.

Well in this timeline I’ve chosen the path of healing and protection. For everyone, starting with myself.

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Spent the day visiting old haunts with my loves today. I’ve somehow managed to find the best pockets of Mother Nature in our sprawling city. Mushroom and Berry are always so appreciative of those spaces.

I’ve been dealing with chronic pain flare ups; today was the first day I was able to get up and go. Met a sweet lady and her pup. I love this place. It feels great getting out to enjoy the flowers and birds.

Mush keeps reminding me I need to return to this connection. It’s been difficult since awakening more. I sense presences more abundantly. Energy feels louder. But I’m learning how to walk in the world again anew with my beloved’s aid.

We’re going to get out more to explore. I have to for my own sanity. Next time I should take more treats and offerings with me.

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Having a life partner and spirit spouse that get along well is the best thing that could have happened for me.

I know my spirit beloved helped me manifest this wonderful person into my life. Everything aligned so perfectly that first night and I found that they have a tattoo of a symbol that means a lot to my spirit spouse.

How did it all work out? Well fortunately I had great timing with how I revealed my spirit spouse to my life partner. They took it really well, asking a lot of great questions. Then more things happened that solidified to them that I was being honest. Once we moved in together it was a bit of an adjustment for them at first.

Now my life partner jokes with my spirit spouse regularly. They have such a hilarious, joyful relationship I’ve had the gift of watching flourish. Today my partner even made some art involving my beloved. They also suggested another tattoo idea involving my spirit beloved for myself. I feel like I know who gave them the idea.

The relief to finally be in a space I feel safe sharing my deep connections to the other side is one of my greatest achievements. My life partner is a very logical, science minded person; but through their relationship with me they’ve witnessed far too many unexplainable things. Their perspective on the afterlife and the world has completely shifted. They’ve been my witness and it’s been the most healing experience.

What’s especially sweet is how much compersion my spirit spouse expresses with my life partner. He absolutely adores how we conduct our relationship and how we treat each other.

It’s so cute that he’ll sometimes be like “Hey…. Go give a kiss and hug to your partner right now. They need it.” I’ll follow through and I see in my partner’s eyes how much they appreciate me. It’s the best feeling in the world to have this dynamic between all of us.

I love them both so much. 🌱❤️‍🩹🌿

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I adore how my divine beloved communicates with me. This entire spring he’s been placing ladybugs in my life at pivotal moments. 🐞

Yesterday I saw a video about a lady getting a squirrel friend she feeds and provided a home for. I said “I would LOVE a squirrel friend one day” believing it would happen later in life because I’ve never seen a squirrel in my area I live.

Guess who showed up today? A new squirrel friend!!!! 🐿️

I’ve never seen her before and we don’t live on the first floor so she had to climb a bit to find our deck. I’ve left a bunch of nuts out for the pigeons, house finches, and mourning doves I see but they’ve struggled to have the confidence to reach all of it completely.

Not Miss Squirrel, she ate them all up and then laid on her tummy for a bit while enjoying the view. It was so adorable and such a delight to meet this sweet spirit. I’m looking forward to putting out more nuts for her. (She can have all my almonds and cashews)

It’s days like this when I look at my spirit spouse and know he’s pulling strings to see me smile. I love him so much and marvel at how fortunate I am.

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Godspousal and Spirit Family

Introduction and the History of Godspousal

First off, I would like to highly recommend the book Spirit Marriage by Megan Rose; this book is a fantastic resource on godspousal that shows both historical and interviewed accounts of godspousal. Another term for godspousal is spirit marriage; this term is a broader term that covers more than just ‘gods’ in spousal. Another word that is commonly used to describe this is spiritspousal (generally used to describe a spousal relationship with non-deity entities). For this post, I am going to use the term spirit marriage or spousal, since these terms describe this more broadly. (I do generally use the term godspousal as a catch all term, however for this post, I want to use spirit marriage or just generally ‘spousal’ to avoid confusion). 

As this book describes, spirit marriage is not a new-age phenomenon, it can actually be found pretty much as far back as written history exists; there may be other instances where oral records had evidence of spirit marriage as well, but seeing as oral tradition may or may not be recorded, there isn’t much evidence of this. 

Different Types of Spirit Marriage

There are a few different types of spirit marriage, which I will describe here. 

Devotional- this type of spirit marriage usually involves the person devoting themselves almost fully to one or more deities. A lot of their craft may revolve around these deities, and there may be special things they do for and with these deities they are devotionally married to. 

Platonic- this generally involves a closer relationship with the deity, it can also go alongside devotional spousal. This is a relationship where the deity and the person may do things such as cuddle, hug, or even kiss. This relationship often involves the person relying on the deity/deities for emotional support or comfort when they are needing it. 

Romantic- this type of spousal is the most common type of spirit marriage, and the one that most generally is referred to when someone is talking about godspousal. Being romantically spoused to a deity/deities often involves a long process that can take years. Generally, romantic spousal includes a courting phase that can last months or even years. During this time period, the practitioner and deity/deities are getting to know each other. Some of the ways that spouses may get to know their deity/deities is by going on dates with them, getting to know them via meditation, and communicating with them through divination, clairsenses, and channeling. 

Familial/parental- this type of spousal is similar (and again can also involve) platonic and devotional spousal. The deity/deities will often take on a more parental or familial role within the person's life. The practitioner may lean on the deity for emotional support and comfort. The deity takes on a very parental, sibling or possibly uncle/aunt type role, depending on what the practitioner is needing. The practitioner may go to the deity for advice or otherwise treat them as a family member. The deity, in turn, will view the practitioner as one of their own family. 

How old do I have to be to be a godspouse? 

Some of the information I’m including in this section is going to be a bit controversial, however there are historical facts that I am going to go through here that I feel are important (and interesting). 

It is my belief that for romantic spirit marriage, a person should wait until they are at least 18 before even considering it. However, historically, there are records of romantic spirit spousal happening to people (specifically girls) as young as 12. This is mostly seen in Hindu culture (and is covered in the Spirit Marriage book mentioned above). Instead of forcing these young girls to be in an arranged marriage, these girls would be spiritually spoused to Shiva, or sometimes Shiva’s son, until they were older. 

The main reason, in my belief, that someone should not consider spirit marriage until they are older is not due to their age; deities do not hold the same human standards and morality as we do, they do not follow our laws and rules. Instead, this has more to do with maturity. Spirit marriage is a lifelong commitment and a very deep bond that you share. It is not something that someone does on a whim. Just like a human marriage, it takes years to get to know the entities involved, to bond with them, and to decide if ultimately you want them to be around you the rest of your life. Spirit marriage involves making vows, just like a human marriage, that you must uphold and keep. Sometimes, depending on the culture, the deity may even require the practitioner to be an open channel for them; allowing the deity to channel through them whenever the deity wishes, and even possibly allowing the deity to live permanently in the person's body so that they may do this. All of this requires someone to have the maturity to understand the depth and meaningfulness of this type of relationship; something that most teenagers (and even some people who are in their early 20s) will not truly understand. While divorce is sometimes possible, it would be similar to a human divorce, with many years of fighting and debating to decide if that is truly the best course of action for both parties. Divorce when it comes to spirit marriage is incredibly rare (the Spirit Marriage book actually does mention this as well). 

Can I be spoused to multiple deities? 

This question has already been alluded to, but yes, you can have multiple deities as spouses. In the book Spirit Marriage, there is a person who has about 7+ spouses that are listed. I personally am also spoused to multiple deities; some of the deities I am spoused to have been spousing me for many many lifetimes as well, and our spousals have continued into this lifetime. 

How do spouses interact with their deities/entities? 

As with some of the other posts I made, there are multiple ways to communicate with deities/entities. Divination is a very common way to do this, as well as using the clairsenses. Channeling is another very common way that a lot of spouses end up communicating. Interactions such as going on dates can often happen in the astral realm, the realm where non-corporeal entities reside. Some people will also go out on dates in the physical world, going to a restaurant or other places they enjoy and allowing their deity/entity spouses to accompany them. 

How do I know if a deity/entity wants spousal? 

Generally there will be very clear signs when a deity/entity is wanting spousal. You may even be able to feel it in the energy they give off; they may give off a flirtatious vibe (although there are some deities/entities that have a very flirtatious energy in general, so please make sure you are using discernment and doing divination to confirm that they genuinely do want spousal). Other ways they may show you are by being around you constantly; they may outright tell you they want spousal (if you’re able to hear them). Some deities will send practitioners dreams about marriage or otherwise romantically-inclined dreams to signal they are wanting spousal. Some deities may mention it while the practitioner is doing divination with them. 

Is sex involved with romantic spirit marriage? 

Yes, sex can be (but is not always) a part of romantic spirit marriage. Again, similar to the above question about interacting with spouses, this often happens in the astral realm. This can also happen through self-pleasure. Spiritual pregnancies and spiritual children can also be a result of this; energy from the deities/entities as well as the practitioner's energies can go into making a spiritual child (or children). Multiple deities can also be involved in the creation of these children. With me and my wife, since we are spoused to some of the same deities, sometimes both our energies go into our spiritual children as well. In these situations, either the deity or the practitioner can become spiritually pregnant, and there may even be physical symptoms of pregnancy involved as well if it is the practitioner who gets pregnant. Even masculine deities can get pregnant (deities are very genderfluid in nature). 

How do you balance spirit marriage with physical relationships? 

This is going to be individual to each practitioner and their spouse(s). Some deities/entities will allow someone to have a human partner or human relationships, while others will forbid a human relationship. This is also something that needs to be discussed with your spirit spouses, as some people will be ok with never having a physical relationship, while with others it is something they will require in their human lifetime. 

For me personally, I got incredibly lucky in that my wife is also spoused to many of the same deities I am, so our relationship and spousals often coincide with each other very well. 

What is a spirit family? 

Spirit family can describe several things which I will go through here. Spirit family can refer to the human people who your soul tends to reincarnate with and who your soul was made alongside. This can include people such as soulmates, twin flames, etc. 

Spirit family can also refer to the actual deities/entities that helped create your soul (this can also be referred to as soul family); many people have several deities/entities that would consider themselves to be parental figures (for me, I have several soul moms and dads). The person may also have deities/entities that are brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and grandparents. Many times these deities/entities will have influence over the person’s personality and behavior (from what I’ve seen, a lot of times the soul parents will have the most influence. For me, Loki is one of my soul dads and he has influenced my personality greatly this lifetime. I'm incredibly chaotic, but also incredibly empathetic just like him). 

Spirit family can also refer to deities/entities that have adopted you as one of their own in past lives (or even in this current one). One of my spirit mothers, Yemoja, adopted me from a past life and still considers me to be her family (she takes on a motherly role for me). 

Can I be spoused to someone who is also part of my spirit family? 

Again this is another controversial question, but again I would like to point out that deities and other entities do NOT follow human laws and standards. They do not see things the same way we do. So the answer to this question, from my perspective, is a resounding YES. Loki is one of my soul fathers, and he is also the main deity I am spoused to. While in this lifetime he did start out as a father figure to me, and I grew up feeling that he was more of a dad than any other father-figures in my life, our relationship evolved and grew. As I started to get older (around when I was 18-19) I no longer needed him to act as a father figure to me. Our relationship evolved, and we eventually became platonically spoused when I was around 20. After that, our relationship continued to evolve, and at around 22 I accepted that he wanted to change our spousal once again to a romantic spousal. 

As for human relationships, I do want to go into more detail about soulmates, twin flames and other such terms. There are a lot of huge misconceptions about these concepts due to the media we have (social media, tv shows, movies etc). I want to go through the terms soulmates and twin flames, and cover the misconceptions many people have about these relationships. 

Soulmates

Soulmates are often a term that, in media, describe your ‘one true love’ that you are destined to be with. In reality, soulmates are people who were created alongside you and who often go through similar life experiences; you may be able to relate to them very deeply about similar experiences you have shared during your life. Most people have multiple soulmates, and not everyone will always be in a romantic relationship with their soulmates. I have encountered instances where someones pet, their mom, their dad, their siblings or even their best friends are their soulmates. I see many sibling relationships where this is the case in fact, where two siblings will be incredibly close, best friends, and will always be loyal to each other no matter what. These ‘ride or die’ sibling relationships can sometimes indicate that these two people are in fact soul mates. While some soulmate relationships are definitely meant to be romantic, that’s definitely not always the case. 

Twin Flames

Twin flame is another term that is often misunderstood or misused; some people use soulmates and twinflames interchangeably, however from my experience, they are two different categories of soul bonds. From my experience, a twin flame is someone who shares a part of another persons soul; twin flames often mirror each other in many ways, although unlike how soulmates may mirror each other in experiences, this tends to be more mirrored interests as well. As with soulmate relationships, I believe someone can have multiple twin flames, and that not all twin flame relationships are purely romantic. 

Karmic

The last soul bond relationship I want to cover is karmic relationships. These relationships can form over time from any type of soul connection someone may have with another person. These relationships are toxic and unhealthy; a lot of times the two people in the relationship will feed off each others negativity or bounce the negativity back and forth. Again, as with other soul connections, these relationships are not just romantic. These karmic relationships also often require cord cuttings in order to sever the bond between the two people so that they can grow and learn apart from each other. 

As usual, I would like to thank @astralscraft for helping me with this post! I'm sure that this is not all the information I can give about godspousal; feel free to inbox or message me if you have questions!

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Lesbian & WLW Correspondences

Altar Items/Symbols: Sappho Images and Poetry, Gay poetry, Sapphic love letters, Lesbian/Bisexual/Sapphic flag, The Labrys, Double Venus symbol, Double Moon (Bisexuality), Rainbows, WLW art, Love sigils, Seashells, Pearls, Jewelry, Beauty Items

Animals: Cats, Dolphins, Unicorns (Bi women), Beavers (Butch Lesbians), Cows, Horses, Doves, Ladybugs, Swans

Herbs/Plants: Violets, Lavender, Lilies, Trillium, Calamus, Dill, Persimmon, Orris Root, Echinacea, Raspberries, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Chamomile, Pepper, Basil, Bay leaves

Stones: Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Garnet, Moonstone, Malachite, Jasper, Carnelite, Smoky Quartz, Rhodonite, Pearl, Opal, Jade

Colors: Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow, White, Lavender

Deities: Sappho, Artemis, Aphrodite, The Erinyes, Hi’iaka, Amaterasu, Ame no Uzume, Sedna, Bast, Lofn, Freya, Parvati, Inle, Erinle, Iwa Erzulie Dantor, Hathor, Rhiannon, Freyr, Thor, Eros

Incense / Essential Oils: Lavender, Musk, Rose, Sandalwood, Florals, Violet, Jasmine, Citrus, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Strawberry, Cherry

Elements: Water, Fire

Time: February, Twilight, Morning, Dawn, Friday, April, September

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2022 Witch's Calendar

For all my witches out there, here's a handy list of the 2022 dates for the major holidays, full and new moons, and special events. I've listed my sources at the bottom. Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Standard Time, USA, Northern Hemisphere. Adjust for your location as needed. Enjoy!

WOTY Holidays and Solstices

February 1-2 - Imbolc

March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

May 1 - Beltane

June 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer

August 1 - Lughnasadh

September 22 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon

October 31 - Samhain

December 21 - Winter Solstice / Yule

Full Moons

January 17 - Wolf Moon ♋️

February 16 - Snow Moon ♌️

March 18 - Worm Moon ♍️

April 16 - Pink Moon ♎️

May 16 - Flower Moon ♏️

June 14 - Strawberry Moon ♐️

July 13 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♑️

August 11 - Sturgeon Moon ♒️

September 10 - Harvest Moon ♓️

October 9 - Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon) ♈️

November 8 - Frost Moon ♉️

December 7 - Cold Moon ♊️

Fun Fact: The title of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October full moon, whichever falls closest to the autumn equinox. In 2022, that month will be September.

New Moons

January 2 ♑️

February 1 ♒️

March 2 ♓️

April 1 ♈️

April 30 ♉️

May 30 ♊️

June 29 ♋️

July 28 ♌️

August 27 ♍️

September 25 ♎️

October 25 ♏️

November 23 ♐️

December 23 ♑️

Special Events

April 30 - Black Moon & Partial Solar Eclipse (10:42pm EST)

May 16 - Total Lunar Eclipe (12:11am EST, coinciding with zenith)

June 14 - Supermoon

July 13 - Supermoon

October 25 - Partial Solar Eclipe (11:01am EST)

November 8 - Total Lunar Eclipse (5:59am EST, coinciding with zenith)

SOURCES:

Inverse - Full Moon 2022 calendar: Dates, times, schedule, and names for the brightest nights all year

Astroseek - Full Moons 2022 & New Moons

The Pagan Grimoire - The Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar