#queer grimoire

[queer-witchs-brew]

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Spell of protection, ease of mind, and banishment of negative energy.

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[thrashkink-coven]

this may seem like a weird question, and if this comes across as disrespectful i apologize. but, could lady aphrodite be - well - a man? could they appear to a devotee of theirs as male instead of female? i know spirits' appearances are fluid and change depending on who, when, where, what, and so on, but, is it possible that they ever change their gender? i've never seen anybody mention it, and, aphrodite doesn't feel female to me, instead they feel as a gender-reversed version of themself.

DID YOU MEAN APHRODITUS ?!

Lol I love this topic. Yes! You are not confused in feeling a male or masculine energy in Aphrodite. There’s a LOT of really cool history that goes into the archetype of the God(dess) of Venus and love and war, but to make a very long story short, Aphroditus (or Aphroditos) was the male Aphrodite originating from Amathus on the island of Cyprus and celebrated in Athens. He was later then syncretized with the offspring of Aphrodite and Hermes, Hemaphroditus. Different interpretations may or may not consider them to be the exact same entity. What we do know is that both Aphroditus and Hermaphroditus are always portrayed with an androgynous, intersex, or transsexual body, a mix of female and masculine traits and anatomy.

It’s widely accepted that Aphrodite/ Aphroditus is derived from the Mesopotamian Goddess Inanna/Ishtar. Inanna is a very important deity in regards to gender and sexuality, as she was the Goddess known to transform men into women and women into men. She was the patron of transgendered, intersex, and nonbinary people, and her holy priests and priestesses were very queer! She was portrayed with a beard, breasts, basically whatever she wanted lol, as she was believed to be the origin of queerness itself. All bodies, male, female, or something in between, are capable of exercising the joy of Inanna!

In general, the energy that we receive from Venus has always seemed to be inherently queer, gender bending, and fluid, which makes sense for the planet of love- love for others as well as love for the self! It transcends our traditional understanding of gender and sex and shows us how all of these identities are beautiful and powerful.

People often associate Aphrodite very highly with females vagina power, which she totally does embody to the max of course, but she also very much represents love for the self that transcends the flesh. She has always been the biggest ally to transmascs and femmes. In some interpretations, the God(dess) may be trans and queer themselves.

As a trans man myself, I personally view Lord Lucifer as an Aphroditus, the beautiful son of an Aphrodite. The divine masculine aspect of Venus that exists within the divine feminine. Combined with his values of self love, luxury, freedom, knowledge, and the courage to be your most authentic self, I see Lucifer, Aphroditus and Aphrodite as the pillars of queer divinity.

[venninova]

elizabeth whatchu reading there

[roaenexists]

Altar for Hekate, The Unseen Witness, She of the Crossroads, Guide and Gatekeeper.

[transbookoftheday]

The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf & Margaret Owen

Crack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary. There's been a murder on campus, and it's up to the students of Galileo to solve it. Follow 18 authors and 18 students as they puzzle out the clues and find the guilty party.

Professor of Magical History Septimius Dropwort has just been murdered, and now everyone at the Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary is a suspect.

A prestigious school for young magicians, the Galileo Academy has recently undergone a comprehensive overhaul, reinventing itself as a roaming academy in which students of all cultures and identities are celebrated. In this new Galileo, every pupil is welcome—but there are some who aren't so happy with the recent changes. That includes everyone's least favorite professor, Septimius Dropwort, a stodgy old man known for his harsh rules and harsher punishments. But when the professor's body is discovered on school grounds with a mysterious note clenched in his lifeless hand, the Academy's students must solve the murder themselves, because everyone's a suspect. 

Told from more than a dozen alternating and diverse perspectives, The Grimoire of Grave Fates follows Galileo's best and brightest young magicians as they race to discover the truth behind Dropwort's mysterious death. Each one of them is confident that only they have the skills needed to unravel the web of secrets hidden within Galileo's halls. But they're about to discover that even for straight-A students, magic doesn't always play by the rules. . . .

Contributors include: Cam Montgomery, Darcie Little Badger, Hafsah Faizal, Jessica Lewis, Julian Winters, Karuna Riazi, Kat Cho, Kayla Whaley, Kwame Mbalia, L. L. McKinney, Marieke Nijkamp, Mason Deaver, Natasha Díaz, Preeti Chhibber, Randy Ribay, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Victoria Lee, and Yamile Saied Méndez

[pinkchaosart]

My submission for the DTIYS hosted by ChrissaBug over on Instagram! Chrissa is one of the artists I look at the most and take a lot of inspiration from, and this dtiys got me so excited! I thought about putting off uploading this until closer to October, but NO - it's Witchy Season Now. Let's be real, it's always witchy season in my heart Thanks Chrissa for hosting this challenge, it was a lot of fun and I never want to draw another braid again (I'm lying, but am I? who could say).

If you like this, please leave a like, a comment, and consider following me for more 💖 If you're interested in all things witchy, you'd probably like to read my novel Blood and Thorns, an original story about queer witches overcoming oppressive systems, and you can here read it here: https://pinkchaosstories.tumblr.com/bloodandthorns

[thatophite]

my friend is cool af go check their deck out it is DIFFERENTY and Intense. And beautiful.

(a lot like my friend, ngl)

[imp-thing]

Don’t really ship them all that much but they’re kinda the queer platonic partners ever tbh

[nyxt333]

first handmade grimoire. covered in rabbit hide. cannot wait to put this beauty to work.

[queer-witchs-brew]

Spell bag I threw together for grounding and clarity

[thrashkink-coven]

Call this a upg but I’m just gonna go ahead and say it because I know it’s true. Anyone who thinks otherwise can literally fight me.

Inanna LOVES drag, especially vouging and boudoir/ stripping. The stories we tell through our expression and bodies are powerful.

Inanna LOVES queer culture and makeup and fashion and DANCE. Her temples of worship were the homes of drag shows, her priests and priestesses were drag kings and queens. Her people are drag royalty.

She is the fiercest most beautiful drag queen of them all, and she MOTHERED the queers every single time she appeared in history. She IS elegant elegant elegance elegance! A sexually transcendental and powerful force of creativity and self love. She is the purity of sex and freedom, she IS the joy of drag.

Queer expression, joy, and love IS INANNA. Inanna is the QUEEN of drag and she loves all of her queer children. Hail Inanna!!! 🔱✴️🔱

[xynthia-has-good-takes]

the scratch art of me and my girlfriend

[roaenexists]

GODDESSES

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[pagananswers]

Allow me to reintroduce myself

So I don't know if or when I might be posting to this blog. It's kind of the one I have the least commitment to. It's funny how it all progresses. You open an account at one stage of your life, build a life around it, get busy, and the next thing you know, your interests have shifted and you no longer want to be the social reblogger of other people's ideas you once were.

This blog was previously dubbed "Color Me Gothic," but I'm just not passionate about it anymore, and a secondary blog on this account gained a lot more interaction, so I am dedicating my time there. As the new title might suggest, @paganquestions has something to do with Paganism! Specifically, it's about neopagan questions and answers. It's a safe place people can go to ask questions about Paganism and neopaganism, but I don't really get to talk about my own life there so much as advise on what the religion calls for as an experienced practitioner.

My history with religion is broad and thorough. I grew up as a Jew in a Jewish and Protestant Christian household, going to temple during childhood, and church in my teens and early twenties, but consistently finding solace in Paganism throughout that time. I practiced first as a Wiccan but found some faults with Wicca, so I have come (like many) to practice neopagan witchcraft ever since. I still identify as a Jew and also observe many Jewish customs and I'm an agnostic spiritualist. I study most world religions and their scriptures. I have a passion for Taoism, Islam, Shinto, and Buddhism. I grew up alongside a Native American community and I share beliefs, stories, and customs rooted in campfire legends and star gazing stories. I also grew up with my father telling me the greatest hits of Greek myths while explaining the map of the stars. From this vantage point, I have found myself particularly successful discussing religious topics.

I attempt to provide advice and insight from a very central perspective, and I often use Celtic metaphors given that much of Wiccan and neopagan conversation centers around Celtic and Norse lineages while mixing in Greek pantheon mythos. As a person who grew up between cultures and has a deep understanding and appreciation for white privilege and varied views of appropriation, I attempt to respect Wiccan and neopagan beliefs while drawing boundaries and creating understanding from a North American perspective. It's a tall order.

Giving advice on a religion and walking that narrow cultural line does take its tole often, so I am partitioning @pagananswers off from @paganquestions as a way to express and explore my own Pagan views, post art, and blog daily life as a neopagan Jew (mostly the pagan part, obviously). I also have a separate blog with a more secular approach @thefallenshelf where I discuss gardening, political views, and daily life as a physically disabled queer 30something woman in a heterosexual monogamous relationship, adjusting to career changes, cohabitating, and the wonderful world of "What do I do now?" that comes with a career-ending spinal injury. Whaaaat?

Feel free to check any of these blogs out as I am bound to focus more on one than another at any given time and if you like one, you're likely to enjoy at least one of the others. Feel free at any time to submit a respectful question. I love to interact. I'll catch you on the other side. Peace :-)

[ddantalion]

A couple of my tools and new pages

[justnevaeh14]

Just a little introduction to my page and myself in general!

I’m Nevaeh, I’m a Capricorn, and I’m an Omnist/Pagan Witch. I’m also omniromantic, hence my blog title :)

My hobbies are, skating, watching anime, electric guitar, making playlist’s for my every mood, and random tarot readings.

I started my craft in April of 2020, My practice is eclectic and usually solitary.

In this blog, you’ll see:

-Tip’s For Beginner Witch’s

-Deity Work, Information on deities and religion’s

-Resources for reliable spiritual information

-Lot’s of tarot content

-Pretty crystal’s and herbal education :)

-Astrology and cosmic magick

- Beginner/Intermediate Spell Work, because i refuse to teach advanced spell’s for the possibility of baby witch’s attempting it.

-LGBTQIA+ content 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

- And lot’s more! <3

If you fall in any of these categories, DNI:

-Racist’s

-Homophobe’s

-Bigotry

-Knowingly cultural appropriating

-Any sort of political extremist’s

-erotic/sexual profile’s/content

-Just being an asshole in general, let’s keep the vibration’s high :)

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Discord: Nevaeh🧿 #3202

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