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Nervously, I pull from the tarot deck. It's the Nine of Clocks. My fate is revealed to me: It's my bedtime, and I gotta go to sleeps

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I'd like to see more people talking about how so much of deity work is trust, at least in the beginning. And not the "your deities have your best interent in mind" kinda trust. But trusting our deities are really there, that They are listening to us, that the answers given by the divination method we choose to use to communicate are really Them.

Most of the people on witchblr that talk about interacting with their deities do so in a manner that makes it seem so effortless. Like they were talking to another human in front of them. And I'm not invalidating them, I really think it's awesome they could form this connection, but it takes so much time and effort to achieve this level.

My energy sensing abilities are non-existent, I have intrusive thoughts and I'm just now sucking a little less at divination. It took so long for me to get the hang of my deity's communication style to feel a bit more confident that I'm really receiving Their messages. But most of the time, it still feels like radio silence, and all I can do is pray and trust.

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Lilith, serpent of Eden and mother of Demons.

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don't be afraid to offer 'unconventional' things to your deities. i literally just gave mine some of my dr pepper. you'll be fine they won't smite you down or whatever

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hey hi hello can you reblog this if you’re a trans-inclusive witchcraft or paganism blog i am fighting for my LIFE out here

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Worshipping the gods doesn't have to be super serious devotion level worship all the time. I see some people worry about having "too many deities", but you don't have to have a close relationship with a deity to work with them or pray to them. In fact, it was more common in ancient times to NOT be devoted to any specific deity at all if you weren't some kind of religious figure, like a priest or priestess. Most of the time, there were certain deities that a person would favor, but their worship was not the in-depth type of devotion we see on witchblr a lot. In fact, ancient people sometimes went to a temple for a specific god once in their whole life to pray for something very specific and give offerings and then never needed that specific deity ever again. That's the very nature of these large pantheons. You will have favorites, but even then, you don't NEED to be devoted to them to ask for their help or pray to them.

I say this as mostly a Greco-Roman polytheist, but I'm sure it applies to other large pantheons as well. And, as always, certain gods may be an exception to the rule and require more, both historically and UPG-wise. But it is still a good general rule of thumb. There is no pressure to find a patron or become a devotee of any deity, unless you truly desire to do so.

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Reblog if you’re an active witchcraft blog, if you support gender nonconformity, if you like herbs and other edible plants, if you support and welcome people of other religions who do witchcraft, if your favorite plant is dandelions, if you’re interested in learning more about divination, or if you have too many not enough candles

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Some offerings / devotional acts for Lord Lucifer

- poetry (or art of any kind)

- self care in his name!

- a dedicated candle dressed with herbs that are associated with Him

- prayer in the evening, trusting Him to sit by your side until you fall asleep

- prayer in the morning for a good outlook on the day

- music! playing music, writing music, listening to music,…

- therapy

- taking your meds

- sharing a drink with Him (coffee, tea, wine, anything)

- shadow work!!!

- watching the sunrise

- any kind of magic in His name

- divination

- trying out new things and getting out of your comfort zone

- human rights activism

- focusing on yourself

- questioning authority and standing up for yourself

- enlightenment, learning and pursuing the arts

- studying philosophy

- befriending your local neighbourhood crows

- getting Him scented candles that smell like His associated herbs

- making Him a Pinterest board

- making a playlist with songs that remind you of Him

- learning how to properly ward and protect yourself (magically)

- dedicating a piece of jewellery to Him (and asking Him to bless it)

- making a journal for Him (digital or analog) with prayers, tarot spreads, offerings and information about Him (I recommend this for every deity, honestly it’s really useful and a great way of showing devotion)

- learning more about Him and common misconceptions associated with Him (especially in Christianity)

- wearing clothes that radiate His energy and make you feel confident

In the end, any offerings you give Him are valid and will be appreciated, as long as you put some thought into it. Don’t worry if you can’t give Him the things you’d like to give Him, He will accept anything that comes from a place of love and devotion.

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i know i've been writing a million reminders on this blog but! i genuinely mean every single one of them. this one is for people with adhd (particularly those who are like me), your practice is going to be okay. if you struggle with committing to a deity or you continually need to have breaks from deity work/worship, it's going to be okay. if you have to bounce from deity to deity or your attention just generally tends to wane after a period of time, it's going to be okay. if you struggle to focus on worship or practice for long periods of time, it's going to be okay. you're not less valid of a worshipper for needing to keep things dopamine-friendly, and your deities understand! it's going to be okay. let me say this again, it's going to be okay.

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this is gonna be the biggest opinion i have about worshipping with a disability but i genuinely swear it's okay to forget things. forgetting to offer. forgetting to clean. forgetting to pray. memory problems of any sort are often EXTREMELY demonised but you don't have to shame yourself for it. it's okay to forget things. it's okay for things to slip your mind, it's not going to be a world-ender for you to forget things. once again, the deity understands! deity worship is for anyone who wants to worship a deity! and that absolutely includes those with memory problems.

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Since I’ve seen some of the absolutely coldest takes, I feel like it needs to be said:

No form of divination will accidentally manifest demons in your home.

That is all.

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finding comfort in deities outside your usual pantheon isn't a bad thing. you don't have to fit in a neat, little, easily-identifiable box.

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Your practice is still valid even if you sound bonkers when you talk about it to folks who don't practice

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Some of us do not have good parents, and Divine connections are the only way for us to feel paternally and maternally accepted - and it’s okay.

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sometimes just a glass of water is an offering. Sometimes just saying a deity’s name is an offering. Sometimes laughing or crying or letting yourself feel what you need to feel is an offering. Sometimes just existing is an offering. Not everything has to be a big, grand gesture. The gods understand so much more than we think they do. They’ve existed for eons, have had thousands, if not millions, of people pray to them and offer to them and become their devotees. Would they really curse one person, out of all these worshippers, for simply trying their hardest? Have more faith in them.

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You guys really gotta be careful reading color correspondences from certain books bc a lot of these authors cling to that black/white magic bullshit (racism) a lot more than you think they do.

Black as a color in witchcraft is such a great color to work with and you shouldn’t only pull out black candles when it’s dealing with “unsavory” things. Black can be used in positive workings.

Brown is a great color to work with as well and it’s a shame I don’t see people talk about using it enough on here. The whole “dark colors are negative and bright colors are positive” is the child to that white/black magic bullshit (racism). Show black, brown, grey and dark colored candles or items some love for once.