#spoonie books

[unabridged-adventures]

This novel means so much to me as a disabled/chronically ill woman with POTS. I have never seen my experience represented like this in any other book except for maybe Get a Life, Chloe Brown. I will forever be thankful for Lillie Lainoff and her bravery in sharing her own experiences so openly.

[diana-thyme]

The Ultimate Grimoire Guide

So! I have been seeing a ton of grimoire ideas and thought I’d stuff them all together. A lot of ideas are from @manifestationsofasort, @banebite, and @pigeonflavouredcake. Check them out! They have a ton of cool stuff there.

What Do I Use For My Grimoire?

You can use anything for a grimoire! For a physical one, journals, binders, and notebooks are good. For digital ones, Notion, Tumblr, Docs, and even just your file folder are great.

Introduction

A Book Blessing

Table of Contents

About Me

Your Current Path

Your Personal Beliefs

Your Spiritual Journey

Superstitions

Past lives

Favorite Herbs/Crystals/Animals/Etc.

Natal Chart

Craft Name

How You Entered The Craft

Astrology Signs

Birthday Correspondences (birth tarot card, birth stone, etc.)

Goals

Safety

Fire Safety

What Not to Burn

Toxic Plants & Oils (to humans, plants, animals)

Crystals That Shouldn’t Be Put… (in sun, in water, etc.)

Things That Shouldn’t Be In Nature (glass, salt, etc.)

Potion Safety

How to Incorporate Blood in Spells

Smoke Safety

Wound Care

Biohazards

Core Concepts

Intention & How It Works

Directing Energy

Protection

Banishing

Cleansing

Binding

Charging

Shielding

Grounding

Centering

Visualization

Consecration/Blessing

Warding

Enchanting

Manifestation

Meditation

What Makes A Spell Work

Basic Spell Structure

What Not To Do In Spells

Disposing Spell Ingredients

Revitalizing Long Term Spells

How To Cast Spells

What To Put In Spells

Spell Mediums (jars, spoken, candle, sigils)

Spell Timing

Potion Bases

Differentiating Between Magick and Mundane

Common Terms

Common Symbols

Intuition

Elements

Basic Alchemy and Symbols

Ways To Break Spells

Laws and Philosophies

Correspondences

Herbs & Spices

Crystals & Rocks

Colors

Liquids & Drinks

Metals

Numbers

Tarot Cards

Elements

Trees & Woods

Flowers

Days

Months

Seasons

Moon Phases

Zodiacs

Planets

Incense

Teas

Essential Oils

Directions

Animals

Symbology

Bone Correspondences

Different Types of Water

Common Plants

Entities

Deities You Worship

Pantheons

Pantheons & Deities Closed to You

Common Offerings

Epithets

Mythos

Family

Worship vs Work

Prayers & Prayer Template

Altars

Deity Comms

Devotional Acts

Angels

Demons

Ancestors

Spirit Guides

Fae

Familiars

House, Animal, Plant, Etc. Spirits

Folklore Entities

Spirit Etiquette

Graveyard Etiquette

Boundaries

Communication Guide & Etiquette

Spirit Work Safety Guide

How Entities Appear To You

Circle Casting

Common Offerings

Altars

Servitors

Mythological Creatures (dragons, gorgons, etc.)

Utility Pages

Gazing Pages

Sigil Charging Station

Altar Pages

Intent Pages

Getaway Pages

Vision Boards

Dream Pages

Binding Page

Pendulum Board

Crystal Grid

Throwing Bones Page

Divination Pages

Mirror Gazing Page

Invocation Pages

Affirmation/Manifestation Pages

Spirit Board Page

Other Practices

Practices That Are Closed to You (Voodoo, Hoodoo, Santeria, Brujeria, Shamanism, Native Practices)

Wicca and Wiccan Paths

Satanism, Both Theistic and Non-Theistic

Deity Work

Religious Paths (Hellenism, Christianity, Kemeticism, etc.)

Animism

Types of Magic/Spells

Pop Culture Paganism/Magic

Tech Magic

Chaos Magic

Green Magic

Lunar Magic

Solar Magic

Sea Magic

Kitchen Magic

Ceremonial Magic

Hedge Magic

Death Magic

Gray Magic

Eclectic Magic

Elemental Magic

Fae Magic

Spirit Magic

Candle Magic

Crystal Magic

Herbalism

Glamours

Hexes

Jinxes

Curses

Weather Magic

Astral Magic

Shadow Work

Energy Work

Sigils

Art Magic

Knot Magic

Music Magic

Blood Magic

Bath Magic

Affirmations

Divination

Tarot Cards

Oracle Cards

Playing Cards

Card Spreads

Pendulum

Numerology

Scrying

Palmistry

Tasseography

Runes

Shufflemancy

Dice

Bibliomancy

Carromancy

Pyromancy

Psychic Abilities

Astrology

Auras

Lenormand

Sacred Geometry

Angel Numbers

Ornithomancy

Aeromancy

Aleuromancy

Axinomancy

Belomancy

Hydromancy

Lecanomancy

Necromancy

Oneiromancy

Onomancy

Oomancy

Phyllomancy

Psephomancy

Rhabdomancy

Xylomancy

Tools

Crystal grid

Candle grid

Charms

Talismans

Amulets

Taglocks

Wand

Broom

Athame

Boline

Cingulum

Stang

Bells

Drums

Staffs

Chalices

Cauldrons

Witches Ladder

Poppets

Holidays

Yule

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lammas

Mabon

Samhain

Esbats

Deity Specific Holidays

Religious Holidays (Christmas, Easter, Dionysia, etc.)

Celestial Events

Altars

Basics of Altars

Travel Altars

Deity Altars

Spirit Altars

Familiar Altars

Ancestor Altars

Self Altars

Working Altars

Self-Care

Burnout Prevention

Aromatherapy

Stress Management

Coping Mechanisms

Theories & History

Witchcraft history

Paganism

New Age Spirituality

Cultural Appropriation

Thelema

Conspiracy Theories

Cults

Satanic Panic

KJV

Witches in History

Cats in History

Transphobia in Witchcraft Circles

Queerness in Witchcraft Circles

Other

Recipes

How to Get Herbs

Foraging

Drying Herbs and Flowers

Chakras

Reiki

Witches Alphabet

Runic Alphabet

Guide to Gardening

Your Witch Tips

Resources

Other Tips

List of Spells

Cryptids and Their Lore

What is a Liminal Space?

[phireads]

Please reblog if you can so I can get a larger sample size

Feel free to put any clarifications in the tags (I’d be very grateful) <3

[according-use]

https://frances-594.tengp.icu/dr/ZtSYdcV

[lifewithchronicpain]

Fuck the DEA!

From American Agony by Dr Helen Borel

People always be like "of course people with painful diagnoses will get opioid pain medication!" But the reality is those in charge care more about reducing deaths by reducing pills, pain patients be dammed.

If restriction stopped addiction we'd still be under prohibition. Science based addiction recovery efforts allow for drug use until the person is ready to quit. But that would require too much effort and empathy.

[x22817]

We are finally getting a much needed day off after a week of doctor appointments and testing every damn day 🙃

I'm hoping I can finish The Gathering Storm today!

[hellyeahsickaf]

Be careful with adrenal supplements it turns out that shit makes you produce adrenaline and my ass got paranoid that I had mad cow disease (I'm a vegetarian) and I almost threw up realizing a bear could fit through my window if he wanted (I live in a major city)

[firewindearthsea]

Book Of Shadows Prompts: Spoonie Witch Edition

Disclaimer- I'm disabled and this is based on my own experiences of what I've needed. If you have anything to add, please let me know!

Little ways to practice magic when you feel unwell

Sigils to help you remember to take your meds

A reminder that it's okay to not feel okay.

A ritual for a soothing bath

Accessible methods of divination- it's okay to find tarot cards too fiddly, or not feel safe around fire. What works for you?

A blessing of sturdiness and longevity for your disability aids

A protection spell for you and/or your assistance animal

Neurographic art

Mantras and affirmations to get you through your worst days

Maps of local places and accessible routes- mark out the benches, and any paths that are wheelchair accessible. Some might have indoor viewing spots (potentially with a café) so that you can still enjoy nature in bad weather.

[kestrel-tree]

Love the implication here that you're gonna get several more bodies.

My original one came with a lot of factory defects so I'm due for a warranty replacement any time now.

[chronicallydragons]

There are just so many books I want to read and shows I want to watch and stories I want to write and pictures I want to draw and crafts I want to make and treats I want to bake but I CAN’T DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME

[daltongraham]

The above used without permission from Dr Seuss' You're Only Old Once! A Book for Obsolete Children which I highly recommend you check out from your library! It's a quick read but oh boy did I relate. It was a lot of fun and very spoonie/aging-relatable.

[spoonie-living]

I’d like to take a moment to boost a good friend’s work, both because I like her and because it’s really good. The main character has EDS and also aspirations of becoming a serial killer, and she struggles with actualizing that because of, you know, the constant subluxations and dislocations and pain.

Here’s my review from Goodreads:

Amazing representation, and a book and protagonist I couldn't tear myself away from! This is a really excellent, high-tension story with a delightful cast. The details are unsettling but all fit together into a coherent narrative; none of the violence and gore is gratuitous or there for shock value. The writing is fantastic. But what really gets me is that I can see my experience reflected in this story. Am I a serial killer? No. Do I want to be? No. But we all know the power of seeing yourself in media, and something about seeing myself in a genre I don't even belong in is amazing. Although I don't struggle with whether I can successfully carry out a murder and the extra, mundane logistics required to do it with a disability, I struggle with other things in my life in the same way. Things I can't do, or worry I will lose the ability to do. Having to think everything through extra, bring medical accessories, cancel on people. There's something amazing about seeing that in a totally different context. It makes me and my experience more real.

Anyway, I really liked it, and I think a lot of us could use a story like this.

(Also a lot of people could maybe not. Be careful with yourself, as this story is really gory and uh... well, it’s about a serial killer, kind of what it says on the box.)

Another Elizabeth on Amazon

Another Elizabeth on Books2Read

...or email Elle directly at elmitchellwrites@gmail.com if you’d like to avoid buying from a large company :)

Elle Mitchell’s Author Page

[motherwytch]

A major part of a magical life is setting intentions. For me, one way I do that is using my planner and journals, so it's something I use pretty regularly in my magical workings.

I don't keep anything that a lot of other Witches would call a Book of Shadows. My journals and planner hold everything. My tarot readings, keeping track of when I refresh my protection spells, all of the correspondences I've collected and worked with, daily affirmations, and so much more that I'm probably forgetting to list. It all goes into one of these two books.

It's not aesthetically pleasing to look at, but it's a system that's been working for me ❤️