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Hi! I just wanted to inform you that perhaps you should reconsider your interest in Lilith? I saw you reblogged a post about her that was acting like she isn’t closed. When in fact, according to lots of Jewish people (which btw is the religion and culture Lilith actually originated from) SHE IS CLOSED. And also she isn’t the girlboss people make her out to be. She’s supposed to embody evil. Hence her being a rapist (I read she rapes Eve). And also she eats children. Infants, to be exact. She’s not really the sort of entity that I’d mess with especially since she’s closed.

Here is a good read:

https://www.tumblr.com/crazycatsiren/673545550805794816/everything-you-want-to-know-about-lilith

thank you so much!! i haven't done anything with lilith since i heard she was closed because i wanted to do more research, i just also haven't gone through my blog since i started it back up (i believe the posts you're referring to are like 8 months old 😅) so i do need to go back through and delete that stuff bc it is not what i'm up to anymore!! ty for reminding me!!

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My art, which I have submitted to be in an exhibition 💞🤍

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greek god epithets (pt. 2)

this post includes hades, persephone, aphrodite, hermes, apollo, artemis, dionysus, and hekate. for part one including zeus, hera, demeter, ares, athena, poseidon and hephaestus click here

HADES:

-PLOUTON= of wealth -THEON CHTHONIUS= god of the underworld -POLYSEMANTOR= ruler of many -POLYDEGMON/POLYXENUS= host of many -NECRODEGMON= receiver of the dead -NECRON SOTER= savior of the dead -ADESIUS= of grace -STYGIUS= from the Styx -URAGUS= of fire -NIGER DEUS= the black god

PERSEPHONE:

-CHTHONIA= of the earth -CARPOPHORUS= bringer of fruit -SOTEIRA= the savior -MEGALA THEA= the great Goddess -HAGNE= the pure/holy one -DAEIRA= the knowing one -PRAXIDICE= the exacter of justice -PROTOGONE= the first born -BRIMO= the dreaded/vengeful

APHRODITE:

-URANIA= of heavenly/divine love -PANDEMOS= common to all people -MACHANITIS= the diviser/contriver -EPISTROPHIA= she who turns to love -CALASCOPIA= the spying/all seeing -PSITHYRISTES= the whispering -PRAXIS= of sexual action -MELAENIS= the black -SYMMACHIA= the ally in love -APATURUS= the deceptive one -NYMPHIA= the bridal -MIGONTIS= of unions -DORITIS= the bountiful -MORPHO= of shapely form -AMBOLOGERA= the postponer of old age -NICEPHORUS= the bringer of victory -HOPLISMENA= the armed -EUPLOEA= of fair voyages -PONTIA= of the sea -LIMENIA= of the harbor -XENIA= of hospitality to foreigners -PHILOMIDES= the laughter loving -APHROGENEIA/APHROGENES= the foam born -PHILOMMEDES= the genital loving -CHRYSEA= the golden -DIA= the golden/shining -POTHON MATER= the mother of desire -EUSTEPHANUS= the richly crowned/the well girdled -EN KIPIS= of vegetation/agricultural fertility

HERMES:

-EPIMELIUS= keeper of the flocks -OEOPOLUS= the shepherd -AGORAEUS= of the market place -DOIUS= of crafts/wiles -ENAGONIUS= of the games -PROMACHUS= the champion -HERMENEUTES= the interpreter/translator (of the gods) -TRICEPHALUS= the three headed -DIACTORUS= the guide/messenger -ATHANATUS DIACTORUS= the immortal guide -ANGELUS MACARON/ANGELUS ATHANATON= messenger of the divine -CHRYSORRHAPIS= of the golden wand -CLEPSIPHRON= the deceiver -MECHANIOTES= the trickster/contriver -PHELETES= the thief/robber/rustler -ARCHUS PHELETEON= leader of robbers/thieves -POECILOMETES/POLYTROPUS= the wily -DAIS HETAERUS= comrade of the feast -CHARIDOTES= giver of joy -CHARMOPHRON= the glad-hearted -DOTOR EAON= giver of good things -ACACETA= the guileless/gracious -EUSCOPUS= the keen sighted/watchful -CYDIMUS/ERICYDES/AGLAUS= the glorious/famous/splendid -CRATUS/CRATERUS= the strong/mighty -POMPAEUS= the guide

APOLLO:

-THEARIUS= of the oracle -PROUPSIUS= the foreseeing -CLERIUS= of distribution by lot -CLEDONES= of omens -HECATUS= the shooter from afar/the archer -AGRAEUS= of the hunt/the hunter -MUSAGETES= the leader of the Muses -ULIUS= of good health -PAEON= the healer -ACESIUS= of healing -ALEXICACUS= averter of evil/harm -EPICURIUS= the succoring/helping -BOEDROMIUS= the rescuer -LYCIUS= of the wolves -SMINTHEUS= of the mice -DELPHINIUS= of the dolphin -ACTIUS= of the foreshore -THEOXENIUS= the god of foreigners -ARGYEUS= of streets/public places/entrances to homes -VIROTUTIS= the benefactor of humanity

ARTEMIS:

-AGROTERA= of the hunt -PHERAEA= of the beasts -ELAPHAEA= of the deer -DAPHNAEA= of the laurel tree -CEDREATIS= of the cedar tree -CARYAE/CARYATIS= of the walnut tree -LIMNAEA/LIMNATUS= of the lake -HELEIA= of the marshes -EURYNOME= of broad pastures -LYCAEA= of the wolves -LEUCOPHRYNE= of the white (bird) -PAEDOTROPHUS= the nurse of children -PHILOEIRAX= the friend of young girls -ORSILOCHIA= the helper of childbirth -SELASPHORUS/PHOSPHORUS= the light bringer -SOLEIRA= the saviour -HEMERASIA= she who soothes -HYMNIA= of the hymns -HEGEMORE= the leader of dances/choir -ARISTE= the best/the excellent -EUCLEIA= of good repute -CALLISTE= the very beautiful -BASILEIS= the princess -HIEREIA= the priestess -HEURIPPA= the horse finder -PEITHO= the persuasive -PYRONIA= of the fire

DIONYSUS:

-BROMIUS= the noisy/boisterous -MAENOLES= the mad/raging -NYCTELIUS= of the night -LAMPTERUS= of the torches -HESTIUS= of the feast -PHALLEN= the phallic -ANDROGYNUS= the androgynous (of sexuality, he bed all genders) -PHLEON= the luxuriant -STAPHYLITES= of the grape -OMPHACITES= of the unripe grape -LENAEUS= of the wine press -THEOENUS= the god of wine -AGATHUS DAEMON= the good spirit (as in a ghost, not a drink) -OENOPS= the wine-dark -ACRATOPHORUS= the bringer of mixed wine -CISSEUS= of the ivy -CITIOPHORUS= the ivy bearer -ANTHION= of the flowers -CISTOPHORUS= the basket bearer -DIMETOR= twice born -IRAPHIOTES= the goat child -AEGOBOLUS= the goat slayer -MELANAEGIS= of the black goat-skin -ANTHROPORRAESTUS= the man slayer -LYSIUS= of release -ELEUTHEREUS= of liberation/freedom -PSILAX= uplifted on wings -SAOTES/SOTERIUS= the savior -AESYMNETES= the dictator -POLITES= the citizen -MYSTES= of mysteries -CHTHONIUS= of the earth -MELPOMENUS= the singer/of the tragic plays

HEKATE:

-BRIMO= the dreaded/the vengeful -CHTHONIA= of the earth -DESPOINA= the goddess/our lady -ENODIA= of the crossroads -AENAOS= the eternal/the ever loving -AGLAOS= the beautiful/the bright -APOTROPAIA= the one that protects -EROTOTOKOS= the bringer of love -INDALIMOS= the beautiful -KLEIDOUCHOS= the keeper of the keys of Hades -KOUROTRPHOS= the nurse of children -PHOSPHOROUS/LAMPADEPHOROUS= the bringer/bearer of light -SOTERIA= the savior -TRIMORPHE- the three formed -TRIODIA/TRIODITIS= she who frequents crossroads

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my roommate coming into my room in costume: i’m a WITCH 🤭🤭🤪🤪

me: 🧍🏻‍♀️🌞🐦‍⬛🌞🧍🏻‍♀️

the literal altar on my dresser:

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☼ Apollo is the burning rage you feel when you witness injustice.

☼ Apollo is the fury of a Father whose child is mistreated.

☼ Apollo is a striking arrow against those who violently invade your space.

☼ Apollo is a battle cry, a blinding light, an eye of the hunter.

He is so many things, not all of them soft and gentle.

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Things to put in your book of shadows

Of course, only put in your book of shadows/grimoire what you want. If you don't want to put certain subjects in your book then that's fine. It's your book, utilize it how you want. This is just a masterlist of ideas that I've put together. Feel free to add anything else to the list that I may have missed, because there's absolutely no way I included everything.

And for the love of all the gods, if you come across a closed entity or practice, don't try to work with the entity or practice if you're not already part of that group or tradition. You can research it but don't practice it.

+ A blessing and/or protection

+ A table of contents

+ About you:

Your current path

Your personal beliefs

Your spiritual journey

Favorite crystals/herbs/animals

Natal chart

Craft name

How you got into the craft

Astrology signs

Birthday correspondences (birth tarot card, birth stone, etc)

Goals (if you have any)

Anything other relating to your personal practice

+ Safety

Fire safety

What NOT to burn

Plants and oils that can be toxic to your pets

What crystals shouldn't be in water, sunlight, etc

Things that shouldn't be put out in nature (salt, glass, etc)

Potion safety

How to incorporate blood safely

+ Core concepts:

Intention and how it works

Directing energy

Protection

Banishing

Cleansing

Charging

Shielding

Grounding and centering

Visualization

Consencration/Blessing

Warding

Enchanting

Manifestation

+ Correspondence

Personal correspondence

Crystals and rocks

Herbs and spices

Food and drink

Colors

Metals

Number

Tarot card

Elemental (fire, water, air, earth)

Trees and woods

Flowers

Days

Months

Moon phases

Zodiac

Planets

Incense

Teas

Essential oils

Directions (north, south, east, west)

Animals

Local plants, animals, etc

Dream symbology

+ Different practices

Practices that are closed to you (some examples below)

Voodoo and Hoodoo **Closed**

Santeria and Brujeria **Closed**

Shamanism and native american practices **Closed**

Wicca and wiccan paths

Satanism, both theistic and non-theistic paths

+ Different types/practices of magick

Pop culture magick

Technology magick

Chaos magick

Green witchcraft

Lunar magick

Sea witchcraft

Kitchen magick

Ceremonial magick

Hedge witchcraft

Death witchcraft

Grey witchcraft

Eclectic witchcraft

Norse witchcraft

Hellenic witchcraft

Animism

+ Deities

The deity/deities you worship

Different pantheons (the main five are Celtic, Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Norse, all open)

Deities and pantheons that are closed to you

Common offerings

Their epithets

Their mythology

Their family

Deity worship vs deity work

Prayers and how to make your own

Deity communication guide

Devotional acts

Ways to get closer to them

+ Other spiritual entities

Angels

Ancestor work

Spirit guides

The fae

Demons

Familiars

House spirits, animal spirits and plant spirits

Other various folklore entities

Spirit etiquette

Cemetery etiquette

Setting boundaries with the spirits

Communication guide and etiquette

Grounding, banishing, protection and cleansing, aka: "Spirit work safety guide"

How they appear to you

Common offerings

Circle casting

+ Divination

Tarot cards

Oracle cards

Tarot and oracle spreads

Pendulum

Numerology

Scrying

Palmistry/palm reading

Tasseography (Tea leaf reading)

Rune stones

Shufflemancy (Shuffling of a playlist)

Dice divination

Bibliomancy (Randomly picking a phrase from a book)

Carromancy (Melted wax)

Pyromancy (Reading flames)

Psychic abilities

Astrology

Aura reading

Divination via playing cards

Lenormand 

Sacred geometry

Angel numbers

+ Other types of magick

Candle magick

Crystal magick

Herbalism/herbal magick

Glamour magick

Hexing

Jinxing

Cursing

Weather magick

Astral work

Shadow work

Energy work

Sigils

Art magick

Knot magick

Crystal grids

Color grids

Music magick

Charms, talismans and amulets

+ Spellwork

What makes a spell work

Basic spell structure

What NOT to do

Disposing of spell ingredients

Revitalizing long term spells

How to cast spells

What to put in spells (See correspondence)

Spell mediums- Jar spells, spoken spells, candle spells, sigils, etc

Spell timing

Setting up a ritual

Taglocks: What they are and how to use them

+ Holidays and Esbats

Yule

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lughnasadh/Lammas

Mabon

Samhain

The 12 full moons (Esbats)

How to celebrate

Deity specific holidays

+ Altars and tools

What they are

The different types and their uses (travel altar, working altar, deity altar, ancestor altar, etc)

What you can put on your altar

What you use your altars for

Common tools in witchcraft

How to use the tools

Food and drink

Common herbs in recipes

Sabbat recipes

Moon water: What it is and how to use it

Potion bases

Tea magick

How to get your herbs

Foraging

+ Mental health and self care

Bath magick

Affirmations

Burnout prevention

Aromatherapy

Stress management

Mental health coping mechanisms

+ History of witchcraft

+ Dream records

+ How to differentiate between the magickal and the mundane

+ Calendar of celestial events (Esbats, retrogrades, etc)

+ How to dry herbs and flowers

+ What chakras actually are and how they work within Hinduism

+ History and traditional uses of reiki

+ The witches' alphabet

+ The runic alphabet

+ Common witchcraft terms

+ Common symbols in witchcraft

+ Your own witch tips

+ Good witchcraft books and authors to avoid

+ Any online resources you utilize often

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A neurodivergent witch's guide to starting a grimoire 🌿✨️

I remember when I was first starting out with building a grimoire and getting frustrated with how few resources there are on what a grimoire is supposed to be. I wanted clear directions and examples of what to include, but I mostly found YouTubers giving vague descriptions and repeating over and over again that it's extremely personal and private so they wouldn't say anything specific. As a neurodivergent person, it was very frustrating to try to figure out what to do from that. It took me a while to figure out what my own specifics were, so for any beginner witches out there, here are some specific ideas for starting off! Once you get more used to it, it'll get easier and easier to figure out what you do and don't want to include.

I'd recommend researching sigils and creating one to protect your grimoire; I placed mine on the second page after I dedicated the notebook for it, but you can put it wherever you feel like

Dates of moon cycles/information on how they affect your practice

Wheel of the year/sabbats if you celebrate them

Record rituals for sabbats if you choose to do anything for them, that way you have a reference for next year

Information on the elements- earth, air, fire, water, and/or spirit depending on your practice

Information on herbs or crystals you have- I like to print out pictures to include with the correspondences and leave space to write down specific things I use them for

Also, a quick reference list of ways you can care for individual crystals will be very helpful if you use them! Pay extra attention to which ones are sensitive to sun or water, it'll save you crystals later on

Basics of tarot, runes, or other divination methods

Color correspondences!

Information on zodiac signs; I printed out my star chart and put it in

When you do spellwork, write down everything you did and date it. Later you can come back and update whether it worked, what the effects were, and tweak it if necessary- basically treat it like a magic recipe book

A grimoire is not the same as a journal- if you want to write down personal reflections on meditation or your emotional experiences, I would suggest using a separate notebook for those things.

While I understand why people are so hesitant to show their grimoires, I have no qualms with showing a few pages for example purposes. However, I would suggest that you don't share anything that is personalized to your craft to others unless you can 100% guarantee that they won't cause you harm with it.

The only reason I'm ok with putting pictures on here is because they're full of basic information that anyone with Google could find and nothing that's specific to me.

With that being said, here are a few examples from my own grimoire as a reference!

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hi

hi there!

my name is ellie, and this is a blog that i'm revamping to explore paganism/witchcraft but will also contain anything i want :)

some basics about me:

i'm 21 (pls don't follow if you're under 16!)

she/they pronouns

queer

devotee of apollo!

avoiding closed practices (obvi!) only putting this on here so if you see me doing something you know to be closed you can let me know!

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digital altar i made today :)

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i want to be reckless. i want to be less fragile and more late nights on the wrong side of town. i want to be loud and live like i am deathless. i don’t want to be silent, i want to be fire and fang and blade. i want to be remembered

allthesinkingships,  RECKLESS (via wnq-writers)

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artists.

the writer. messy notebooks, messy desks. messy head. scribbling all over their arms. night owl. never being able to finish a project. losing too many ideas due to forgetfulness. passionate about everything. know-it-all. not knowing their own limits. trying to make flowers bloom, even during heavy storms.

the poet. quiet. visual mind. head filled with ideas, struggling to find the right words. not being productive for three months and then writing six poems in an hour. reading the entire dictionary several times. noticing little details that no one else does. laughing quietly. wishing to be enough, someday.

the painter. failing at consistency. having paint all over their face, clothes, and desks. spending more money on art supplies than on anything else. notebooks filled with doodles, tears, and flowers. radiating sunshine. heavy mood swings. supporting, and being supported.

the performer. loud. not hesitating to speak up, for themselves, for others. trying to see the good in everything. rain, and the smell before rain. drinking more coffee than their body can handle. reading every book at once. laughing and crying at the same time. being honest. the helping hand everyone needs.

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