#folk catholicism

[hellenicrisis]

A collection of my favourite Catholic images 🥀🕯

[rosasyruda]

Our Lady lighting up this little nook in downtown Sacramento 🌹

[thunderandroses]

♥️ How to hide your Practice from your Parents ♥️

♥️Cook devotional meals

♥️ Devote an everyday object: I Devote my Skincare to Aphrodite for example ♥️

♥️Make a digi-altar instead of a real one (DM me if your in need of ideas)

♥️Instead of Tarot Cards,Use playing cards or a book

♥️Use a bracelet or a piece of beaded jewelry as a prayer rope

♥️Go outside and pick a Bouquet of Flowers for your Deity ♥️

♥️Pray to the Gods to make you appreciate the simpler of honouring them

♥️Write Poems to your Deities

♥️Talk to them every morning and every night

♥️♥️♥️

[daveykimy]

I love traditional Chinese Catholic depictions if Jesus’ life.

here depicted is the raising of Jairus’ daughter.

[folkandbooks]

Folk witch tip #2

Someone did you dirty but you don’t want to get down into the nitty-gritty? Instead of hexing or cursing, bless them.

Bless them to learn their lesson sooner rather than later. Trust me, life lessons hurt.

Ooooor, you can bless the people around them to see their true nature.

You’ll make them pay for sure ✨

[the-wandering-type]

Free Resources for The Folk Witch In You:

The Long Lost Friend : John George Hohman : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Jake Richards - Backwoods Witchcraft - Google Drive

Rebecca Beyer - Wild Witchcraft - Google Drive

[daught3rofyahweh]

♡ Grimoire Ideas for the Folk Catholic Witch ♡

~ Spiritual Warfare

~ Biblical Herbs

~ Biblical Crystals

~ History of the Christian Pentagram (I have a post on this that might be helpful!)

~ Knot Magic

~ The Rosary

~ St. Benedict Medal

~ Old Folk Remedies (medical, protection, etc.)

~ Catholic Holidays

~ Prayers

~ Classes of Angels

~ Psalms and how to use them

~ Levels of Heaven

~ The Archangels and how they can help

~ History of Folk Magic

~ Christian symbols

~ History of Jesus Christ

~ Rundown on Veiling

~ Meditation

~ Facts about Exorcisms

~ Things Demons Hate (to use in spells and rituals for warding)

p.s. this research will go along with the exorcism stuff, look up what they hate according to exorcists.

~ Facts about The Church

~ The Seven Deadly Sins and How to Avoid Them

[amor-madonna]

Your problems = your Patron

Parental issues- St. Eugene de Mazenod

Tired - St.Joseph

Mental illness - St. Dymphna

Victim of SA - St. Maria Goretti

Problems with sexual urges - St. Augustine

Loneliness - St. John the Apostale

Vision Problems - St. Lucy

Being ugly - St. Rose of Lima

Low grades - St. Joseph of Cupertino

Fealing far away from God - St. Mary

Financial issues - St. Joseph

Risky Situation - St. Katherine of Alexandria (pls lray to her for Motorcyclist!!)

Issues with your spouse - St. Valentine

Overeating - St Charles Borromeo

Undereating - St. Catherine of Sienna

Balding - St. Agnes of Rome

Being hexed - Saint Columba of Spain

[fragmentedhekatean]

I said what I said ✨️🖤

[hygenia]

Me running to my Altar the SECOND something aint going right in life

[adobealmanac]

The magic of scissors ✂️

There are many often negative superstitions surrounding scissors, from the Indigenous idea that using scissors during a wedding will cause the groom to become impotent to the notion that breaking a pair of scissors is a bad omen of arguments and distress in the home. However, in colonial New Mexico there was a vastly different notion, that being that scissors can be a positive and protective amulet.

In brujeria and curanderismo, scissors, specifically made of iron, are seen as deeply protective objects. While often said to be protective against witchcraft, modern pagans are welcome to use them as a general protective tool. Typically open scissors are used to protect against malevolent entities and fairies, however they may be used while closed too. Cutting the cord in a cord cutting ritual with iron scissors may aid in cutting off a psychic vampire.

Some superstitions from here include cutting spider webs with iron scissors to prevent the witches in the form of guajalote (the turkey) from sucking the blood of your children. It is also common to see a pair of open or closed scissors hung above the entryway to prevent evil from entering the home. This tradition is one of my favorites, as the scissors always feel so powerful and protecting whenever I walk beneath them. They may also be placed under the bed to prevent bad dreams.

New Mexico is an interesting place for folklore such as this to exist, as we tend to be very isolated from other cultures other than our Indigenous neighbors, which causes many of our own traditions to persevere for quite some time, along with our cultures blending with that of the natives who belong to this place. While in recent times it has become easier to travel here, it is still a relatively unpopulous place, with roughly 2.1 million inhabitants spread out over 121,280 square miles. With such space and isolation comes many tales.. such as that of the chupacabra, el coco, thunderbirds, and skinw**kers. If you choose to wander into our land, do, proceed with caution. That being said, we do have some phenomenal natural wonders such as white sands and cool festivals such as the balloon fiesta in ABQ. It's worth the trek, but be prepared and be safe.

[hellenicrisis]

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

[psalmlover]

from iwishyoucouldtakemeupstate on instagram

[artiodaktyl]

San Uriel Arkanghel ("Flame" and "Light" versions)

[the-trans-folk-witch]

A Warning to new witches

Reading makes you smarter. But reading does not mean you are smart. This applies to those who read occult texts as well. Just because it is about magic and witchcraft, does not mean you are smart to read it. Be discerning of authors, publishers, and wording. You should not judge a book by its cover but you SHOULD judge a book by its title. be cautious of books using words like ____ Magic(k). The overuse of adjectives to describe types of witchcraft are purely used to make books attract crowds who follow trends. An example would be "Lunar Magick" which is a title to over 200+ books on amazon. They use these names to get your money for very little information. Most of these self published books are plagiarized or just watered down versions of actual grimoires with a historical basis. Be perceptive. And if you struggle to discern if a book will be good or not, ask me! I try to read the shitty throw away books just so I can help educate my mentees on what to NOT do. Know your enemies including bad authors. (Matt auryn is one of these bad authors. No matter how popular "psychic witch" is.

[cruxscara]

Holy ancestors 🤍