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Eldritch Energy Masterpost.

I would like to preface this post by saying that most of the information in it will be based off of PVPG (peer verified personal gnosis), and some of it is my own UPG (unverified personal gnosis) and experience.

I am not claiming to be an expert in this subject as well as I am not expecting my word to be taken as the truth. These results and observations were made in experimentation and the bouncing of ideas with other individuals with a particular interest in this subject. Do feel free to differ.

This post will be separated into parts: 

First, “Basic Information”, where I will try to answer frequently asked questions, to the best of my ability, in the form of bullet point topics. Then we will delve into “Mechanics”, where I will explore concepts and ideas of how exactly this energy type works and functions, as well as what it is known and observed to do, based on personal experience as well as conversations with other individuals. After that, we will go into “Risks” and speak a little bit more in depth of the dangers posed by this energy type. Then, we will go into “Realms” and I will talk about where this energy can be found, where the deities and entities associated with it are thought to dwell and also bridges and gateways, as well as methods for reaching those spaces. “Components and Interactions” will be where I will talk about what this energy is made out of and how it reacts with other kinds, and why that may be. Last, but not least, in “Conclusions” I will sum up everything discussed beforehand, and finish the post with my own thoughts and opinions.

This post will be subject to editing as time goes by as I dicover new things, or discredit old ones. 

Extra sources, and the names/blogs of people who have helped in the making of this post, directly or indirectly, will be linked by the end of it.

A read more line has been added due to the length of the post.

I hope you enjoy it!

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posting this for personal reference as this blog has been removed

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A beautiful day to explore the Druids Temple, Yorkshire (England)

Photographs ©️hedendom

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Do you know any uses for labradorite? I love the colours it can be but it's not talked about much. Thanks ahead of time for replying!

Hi,

I love labradorite too it’s a very pretty stone.

Labradorite is also sometimes called black moonstone.

planets : Neptune, Pluto, and Uranus.

Zodiac : leo, Sagittarius, Scorpio

Day: Saturday

Element: water

Powers: animals, awareness, balance, clarity, confidence, connections, courage, destiny, dream work, energy, personal growth, inspiration, intuition, life, love, magic, mindfulness, motivation, self work, listening to your inner voice, contact spirits, inner strength, stress, success, transformation, vision, wisdom.

Happy casting!

-Darkest

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Sometimes, when projecting, you may notice some inconsistencies with your environment.

Your house may have extra rooms, there may be items or cabinets that are not supposed to be there, your backyard may appear totally different than how it is supposed to.

There are a few possible reasons for this, and I will elaborate on them now.

1. You have projected into a different time. Yes, this is possible. You may be in your house, but in the wrong timeline. It could be the past, it could be the future. This happens a lot more than you would think.

2. You have projected into a different version of reality. This does happen too, but less often. There are multiple realities and dimensions and some even layer themselves over others. It is easy to accidentally travel to the wrong one.

3. You have manifested items in your presence that are not really there. In the astral dimensions, thought has a lot of power. Think of it like this, in the physical world, affirmations and manifestations work to some degree. In the astral planes, however, this ability is magnified massively. You might be in the astral planes, specifically the real time zone, and have a memory of placing your shoes next to your closet. In reality, you did not place your shoes there, but because you slightly remember/believe it, the astral dimension tries to make sense of this and your shoes will be visible where you thought they were. Upon returning to the physical world, you will find that your shoes were not where you thought they were at all. If you have a memory or assumption that something is visible in the astral plane, it will appear.

4. The astral dimensions do not follow general left/right and north/south rules. Because of this, sometimes your house will be reversed. This can be confusing but is harmless and is just a common side effect of astral travels.

5. You went through a closed door. Doors in the astral planes often work as portals. When you open a closed door, or simply go right through one, you will often find yourself somewhere completely different. There is no limit to where doors can take you, and once aware of this ability, using doors is a wonderful way to simply and quickly travel to an intended destination.

I hope this helped you, and if anyone has any other questions please send them through! Happy travels.

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Pathworking and Astral Travel

In spirit work, we often connect with the spirits that have crossed over and are present in the physical world. However, there are also ways to cross over into the spirit world and connect with spirits in their home environment.

Pathworking

As I mentioned in a previous post, a pathworking is a specific type of meditation where you go on a psychic journey, but are still anchored to your physical body. It’s sort of like dipping your toes into the spirit world.

There are two important elements to a pathworking: a clear entrance/exit point and a way to retrace your steps. Pathworking journeys are typically cyclical — there is both a journey out and a return where you go back the way you came. This makes it easier to fully return your consciousness to your body, and failing to do so can cause you to feel disoriented upon the return.

Your entry/exit point can be absolutely anything, but common examples include a door, a gateway, a tree (or sometimes The World Tree), a cave/tunnel, or a natural landmark like a beach or mountaintop. What’s important is that it’s recognizable and easy to find your way back to.

If you want to try pathworking, make a rough “road map” of your journey beforehand. This doesn’t have to be super specific, but it should contain the following: a goal for the pathworking (such as to connect with a certain spirit), an entry/exit point, and a general idea for the route you’re going to take. If you’re worried about getting lost, author Thea Sabin recommends using “the Theseus trick.” Like in the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, you can tie a golden thread or rope to your entry point and the other end to your astral body. If you get lost, you can follow the thread back.

Pathworking is fairly beginner friendly, and I highly, highly, highly recommend starting with pathworking and becoming comfortable with this method before trying astral travel. Even for more advanced witches, pathworking is often a better option than astral travel because it’s less involved and requires a little bit less effort. I personally prefer pathworking for most situations.

Performing a Pathworking

Before you begin, establish a clear goal for your pathworking and write out a rough “road map.” At the very least, you should know what your purpose is, where your entry point is, and how to find your way back.

Begin in a dark, quiet room. Cleanse the room by burning incense, diffusing or spraying essential oils, or using a ritual broom to sweep out old energy.

Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down and begin meditating. You may want to play meditation music, practice breathing techniques, or use some other method to help you reach a meditative state.

Once you reach a meditative state (you should know what this feels like if you have experience with meditation), see yourself standing at your entry point. This is your entrance to the astral realm.

Set out on your pathworking.

When you are ready to leave the astral realm, you will need to find your way back to your entry point. Once you reach your entry point, it should be fairly easy to return to your body.

Once you’re fully present in your physical body, use your favorite method to ground yourself.

Write down everything you experienced during your pathworking in a journal.

Astral Travel

If pathworking is dipping your toes into the spirit world, astral travel is diving in the deep end. Also called spirit flight and hedge riding, astral travel includes actually sending your soul/consciousness out of your body and into the spirit world. As you might guess, this is more complicated and requires more effort than pathworking. For this reason, astral travel is not beginner-friendly. If you are completely new to meditation, witchcraft, and spirit work, it’s best to learn to pathwork before you attempt astral travel.

A word of warning: you may want to avoid astral travel at times when you’re in a very vulnerable or volatile emotional state. Some days you just aren’t up for it, and that’s okay. On those days, a pathworking or another form of spirit work may be a better option.

Triggering Spirit Flight

In astral travel, a trigger of some kind is used to help disconnect the soul from the physical body. Common triggers include drumming, special music, shaking a rattle, chanting, and dancing.

You can find shamanic drumming tracks on YouTube that can help you achieve astral travel. If you find that repetitive motion helps you trance out, you may look into getting a small drum or rattle to play.

Animal Guides

In many cultures, those who travel into the spirit world do so with the guidance and protection of an animal spirit. From the Norse fylgja, to the shamanic power animal, to the witch’s familiar, history is full of examples of these types of guides.

Before you begin astral travel, do a pathworking to meet your animal guide. It’s important to note that you aren’t choosing an animal guide — only meeting one that has always been with you. Your guide may be an animal that you like or identify with, or it may not. When I first began experimenting with astral travel, my guide was a coyote — an animal I had never identified with before, but who I learned was deeply connected to my inner self.

It’s important to always have your animal guide with you when going on astral journeys, as they are an important source of protection and power. They may also literally guide you to the things you need to see and the spirits you need to meet.

Flying Ointments

Historical accounts describe witches using “flying ointment” to help them achieve spirit flight. These traditional flying ointments contained toxic and/or hallucinogenic plants like belladonna, datura, henbane, mandrake, and opium poppies. For obvious reasons, most modern witches do not use these herbs.

Please do not try to create your own flying ointment with poisonous plants. If you’re a true traditionalist and feel like you just have to try a historically accurate flying ointment, Bane Folk Apothecary sells several. Bane Folk is run by Sarah Anne Lawless, a kickass witch who knows her stuff and produces safe, medicinal products inspired by traditional flying ointment formulas. I am usually very pro-DIY, especially when it comes to witchcraft, but this is one case where it really is best to defer to a professional.

To create a modern, non-toxic flying ointment: heat eight ounces (or one cup) of poppy seed oil over low heat on the stove. Once the oil is warm, add 2 ounces (or ¼ cup) of beeswax into the oil. (Use carnauba wax for a vegan alternative.) Take the mixture off the heat, and allow it to cool off a bit. Once it has cooled (but before it’s begun to solidify), add nine drops each of mugwort essential oil, star anise essential oil, and peppermint essential oil. Pour the mixture into a mason jar and seal tightly. To extend your ointment’s shelf life, add a few drops of Vitamin E oil and store in the refrigerator. If you don’t have access to essential oils or prefer a more traditional method, you can buy dry herbs and infuse them into your oil instead — to do this, crush up 2.5 ounces (or 1/3 cup) each of dried mugwort, star anise, and peppermint and add them to a mason jar; add enough oil to the jar to cover the herbs completely, with about an inch of oil above them; seal the jar and place it in a sunny window for 2-3 weeks to infuse; and finally, strain the herbs out of the oil with a mesh sieve or a cheesecloth. You can then add your Vitamin E oil and beeswax to create an ointment.

This modern recipe does not contain hallucinogens, but it does contain plants that are commonly used in magic to increase psychic abilities and aid in astral travel. You can say an incantation over this ointment while making it to add some extra magical potency. Applying the flying ointment can also become a sort of ritual that prepares you for spirit flight by helping you slip into a more spiritual head space.

Performing Astral Travel/Spirit Flight

Before you begin, know why you are journeying to the spirit world. You should always have a clear goal for your astral journeys.

Begin in a dark, quiet room. Cleanse the room by burning incense (mugwort incense aids in astral travel), diffusing or spraying essential oils, or using a ritual broom to sweep out old energy.

Use your favorite method to ground yourself.

If you are choosing to use a flying ointment, rub it on your skin now.

Hold a protective item in one of your hands. I like physical items for protection during spirit flight, because they can ground you and help you find your way back to your body. Examples of protective items include a sprig of rue, a piece of iron, or a protective crystal like black tourmaline. If you ever feel scared or uncomfortable during your journey, you can bring this object into the astral realm to protect you. It will also keep your body safe while your consciousness is occupied.

Start up your trigger, whether this is drumming, rattling, dancing, etc.

Allow yourself to drift into a trance state, and then to disconnect from your body.

Call your animal guide to you.

Set out on your journey in the spirit world.

When you are ready, feel yourself returning to your physical body. Allow yourself to come back slowly — don’t rush it.

Ground yourself. One good way to ground after astral travel is by eating a snack.

Write down your experiences in a journal.

Resources:

Wicca for Beginners by Thea Sabin

Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South by Aaron Oberon

Hedge Riding by Harmonia Saille

“How to Make Herb-Infused Oils for Culinary & Body Care Use” and “How to Make Herbal Salves” from the Mountain Rose Herbs blog

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For the past 50 years, Jim Phillips has been collecting shed antlers, having a total of around 14,500. In cold climates, antlers shed yearly. He displays them in a 30 x 64 foot building which he constructed specifically for this purpose.

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A human skull with magical square German, 16-17th Century

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The moon blending into Yosemite falls,California 

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In the deep Tyumen forests, mushroom pickers stumbled upon this mysterious circle of bones.

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general tips for attracting spirits to an object:

sigils for the bottom

small bones (in this case to be buried)

a drop of blood will bind the object to yourself for a better connection to the spirit

ground herbs / ash can be mixed into the soil based on intention

more specific ideas would depend on the type of spirit you’d like to attract, goodluck

The Death Witch’s Personal Graveyard

I think at least some of us have been in this situation; you want to practice death magick but you don’t have access to graveyard. Don’t worry! I’ve come across the perfect solution. Simply make your own!

Step 1: Figure out where you want your graveyard to be. It’s going to be small so you don’t need that much space. My graveyard is in a glazed clay box my grandma made for me, but you can also make it outside.

Step 2: If you’re doing yours in a box like me, pour dirt into the bottom of the box and flatten it out. If you’re graveyard is outside, make sure you’re satisfied with the dirt.

Step 3: Find a flat rock that fits in your graveyard. This is the headstone. If you want, you can write a message on it or a rune, but I left mine blank.

Step 4: Decorate! You can add crystals, rocks, herbs, statues and plants! Whatever you think should go in your graveyard.

Step 5: Dedicate your graveyard to any wandering, grave-less spirits. This is a place for them to live and take refuge. If you want, you can set rules for them and bar certain spirits.

Now, whenever you need graveyard dirt, you can just go to your graveyard and ask any spirits living there and leave an offering.

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Witch Tip #2

If you truly suspect you’ve been cursed, just go ahead and perform a curse removal spell instead of seeking out several different divination methods to confirm it. If the Bad Thing stops, that’s your confirmation. If not, then it isn’t a curse.

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How to Properly Close a Tarot Reading

Interpreting the last card does not mean you are done. You have ten more things to do before the reading is through.

1. Count the Major Arcana.

The more there are, the stronger the reading’s predictions will impact the querent’s life. If there are none or just one, almost none of it will matter in the long run.

2. Note the sequence of the Major Arcana.

If the querent is asking about someone, and the major arcana are between 0 and 16, that person is not meant to stay in their life. If the question is about a dream or an opportunity, and the cards fall between 17 and 21, it will manifest completely.

3. Count the cards from each suit.

The presence of all suits predicts a balanced outcome. More Wands mean strong passion. More Swords mean anxiety or manipulation. More Cups mean the heart is running the show. More Pentacles mean wealth is about to diminish or grow.

4. Mind the aces and the tens.

Two or more aces mean the situation is only just beginning. Two or more tens mean it is now coming to a good or bad ending.

5. Note the multiples between two and nine.

Twos mean clever decisions are of paramount importance. Threes speak of infidelity or the need for cooperation. Fours guarantee stability, just as sixes do harmony. Fives and sevens spell difficult challenges, but eights and nines promise that the labor is almost over.

6. Regard the ruling colors.

A dominant black predicts burdens and hindrances. Red and yellow combined ensure passion, clarity and manifestation. Blue and white together advise that the solution can be found through spirituality and intuition.

7. Count the court cards.

Nine times out of ten, court cards are people, not influences. They are doing the manipulation or they need to be manipulated.

8. Notice the suits of the courts.

Wands and Swords are friendly. So are Cups and Pentacles. Any other combination spells rivalry and obstacles.

9. Watch where the cards are facing.

Is the woman in The World looking at The Tower? A tragedy has to occur before success can take over. Is the King of Cups facing away from his Queen? Their relationship is suffering. His love for her has begun fading.

10. Look at the bottom of the deck.

If the outcome is good, embodying this energy will make it even better. If the outcome is bad, this is the hidden connection that needs to be severed.

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