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I'm Alive! An Update and Tarot Story

Hello everyone! Micah here. It’s been over a year since my last post here at Science & Sigils! My mundane life has gotten very busy. I started grad school in August of 2022, and life got extra busy then! Anyways, I felt inspired to pop in here after my first tarot work in, I’m sorry to say, just under a year. Things have been rough, and I thought perhaps the cards would have some guidance…and I…

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Wintery Witchery Update #4: Conclusion

Wintery Witchery Update #4: Conclusion

Hello everyone! Apologies for the unscheduled disappearance. I experienced some technical difficulties, by which I mean my laptop refused to boot up. While waiting to get a new laptop setup, I have been doing what I can in the Winter Witchery Challenge, which comes to a close today. I’ve been doing various things to keep up with the challenge after my computer failed. I experimented with using…

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Winter Witchery: Update #3

Winter Witchery: Update #3

Three weeks into December already! Where has the time gone? This was a very low spoons week for me, which you’ll see reflected in this update. I hope everyone is taking at least a little inspiration from my Winter Witchery Challenge! December 15th: Spirit sensing. I didn’t get much for sensing my spirits individually, but did notice their energies as a whole. I made the mistake of lying down…

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Winter Witchery: Update #2

Winter Witchery: Update #2

How…how is it already time for the second update for the Winter Witchery Challenge? Where did December go? December 8th: Divination day. I finally had the energy and presence of mind to do some divination! I’ve been itching to finally use my Marigold Tarot, which I got back in April or so and have barely touched because…life. I did four cards for a mini interview spread, then got three more for…

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Winter Witchery: Update #1

Winter Witchery: Update #1

Hello everyone! Micah here with an update on my Winter Witchery Challenge. We’re a week into December, so here’s a quick summary of what I’ve done for each day so far: December 1st: A brainstorming day for where I wanted to go from here. I asked myself 4 questions: what do I want to continue or resume in my Craft? What would I like to explore? What do I want to do more of? What do I want to do…

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Reaction to the Pain: Shadow Work Visualization

Reaction to the Pain: Shadow Work Visualization

Hello everyone! Today I have something for shadow work. I first came across this in a partial hospital program, so while it wasn’t referred to as “shadow work”, I realized its potential use in shadow work immediately. I found this visualization incredibly useful for getting closer to the root of something in your shadow, helping to realize why something is so painful. Of course, your experience…

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Winter Witchery Challenge

Hello everyone! I’ve gotten a bit away from my Craft due to mundane stuff and the madness of the last couple years. So I’m going to be devoting December to getting back to it. I think many of us are in the same boat, so I invite you to join me! I know December can be a busy month for many, so I’m hoping to continue this into January as well. I’ll be posting here hopefully every week or two for…

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Blog Schedule Update

Hello everyone! Micah here. I’m not sure if anyone has noticed my absence the last few months. I’ve been busy with more mundane things. In this time, I’ve come to the conclusion that this blog is not as important to me as it once was. I’m still going to be here, but I won’t be updating regularly. I intend to show up randomly, when I have something to say. Figuring out a post for every month…

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Help Me, it's the In-Laws: Cartomancy Spread

Help Me, it’s the In-Laws: Cartomancy Spread

I originally wrote this with the intent of posting it near the holidays. Then the pandemic hit. But with vaccines starting to go out and things starting to open up again (at least in my area), I figure family reunions and parties may be resuming, and this will be relevant again. Here for another cartomancy spread! This one is focused on dealing with family (in-laws or otherwise). Without further…

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Semester in Review: Cartomancy Spread

Semester in Review: Cartomancy Spread

Hello everyone! As the end of the semester nears (or arrives), I thought it would be an appropriate time to post this cartomancy spread aimed at reviewing a school semester. It could also be adapted to any period of time at a workplace! The questions are as follows: What did I do well this past semester?How can I continue to do what I did well?How can I improve further on what I am doing…

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Witchcraft and Washi Tape

Witchcraft and Washi Tape

Hello everyone! I’d like to share an idea with you on tracking things about your Craft (or practice, or whatever you prefer to call it). Tracking can provide you with insights, help you form your understanding of magic, and a host of other benefits. So, how are we tracking things? One way is to use a digital journal, which makes it very easy to search for terms and immediately get a list of when…

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Burn Away the Sadness Spell

Burn Away the Sadness Spell

This is a quick little spell for releasing sadness. Witchcraft is of course not a replacement for medical professionals of any sort. Seek help if you need it. I dreamed up this spell in as I was trying to fall asleep one night. For this spell you will need: an envelope paper something to write with basic energy work skills a match or lighter, and a safe space to have open flames…

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Visual Spells

Visual Spells: put your spell on display without anyone being any the wiser

This post was inspired by a comment from Kiki on a mutual witchy discord about using vision boards as spells. Vision boards, for those of you unfamiliar, are generally a physical collection of items representing your goal, usually tacked onto a cork board (magnets on a whiteboard or anything similar would work as well). For example, if you were doing a vision board about getting your dream…

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Semester Starter Spread

Hello everyone! I did a cartomancy spread aimed for aiding you at the start of the semester. I hope it gives you some direction on how to proceed as you start your next segment of schooling. It could also be adapted to the workplace. If you can’t see the image, the Semester Starter Spread is five cards: What do I need to focus on in order to succeed?How do I go about focusing on these…

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Bead Dangle Spells

Happy New Year everyone! Here for a quick spell idea. This isn’t open to everyone as not everyone has these supplies lying around, but I think it is still worth sharing. For this kind of spell you will need some jewerly supplies: HeadpinBeads of your choiceRound nose pliersWire cutters or strong scissorsJumpring You can pick beads based on the correspondences of its material or color, or…

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Spirit Work and Trust

Spirit Work and Trust

At this point in time, I have been a spirit companion for about two and a half years. In that time I have learned it involves something I don’t usually see spoken about: trust. I don’t mean the “this spirit isn’t malicious and won’t hurt me” kind of trust (though that is certainly an aspect of things as well). I mean after the spirit is vetted and you trust them not to harm you–there are other…

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Data Scientist Witch, Post 1: Witchy Data Collection

Data Scientist Witch, Post 1: Witchy Data Collection

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to just pop in with a quick post about collecting data for your Craft. This can help you keep track of things, and you can learn interesting things from it (what kind of crystal do you own the most of? what percentage of spirits that you have worked with are of some particular species? etc). Playing with data is fun! I hope to do more on what to do with this data in…