#traditional wicca

[pomegranated]

my attempt to give persephone a digital offering

[cosmicblogs]

I’m looking for moots who believe in magic n crystals n spells.

Idc if I look crazy to everyone else I need more people who believe in n practice magic.

[wednesdaywitchcraft]

Setting up your altar is a personal manifestation of your soul and your personality in the way you practice your Magick. Each witch may have a unique set up that reflects who they are, what type of witchcraft they practice, and what is sentimental to them. As such, every altar may look a little different. There is no specific “correct way” to set up your altar. The right way to set up your altar is what feels right for you. Nevertheless, if you’re setting up your first altar and don’t know where to begin, here are a couple tips on how you can set yours up:

Where to set up your altar:

You can set up your altar anywhere! You can set it up in your home, in your garden, in your workspace (although the best place to set it up would be a more private space) but essentially an altar can exist anywhere you make the room for one. Typically the best place for an altar would be a bedroom, since its a space that most people are connected to spiritually and feel most at rest. My altar is set up in a corner of my walk in closet. It’s on the smaller side but its big enough for me to practice my craft. For those that need a much smaller space, you could set your altar up on a dresser, a nightstand, or even your windowsill. You could even get a portable altar that can be taken down and put up easily, which is good for those that live in smaller housing and those that like to travel.

Which direction should your altar face:

Again, this one is more of a personal decision. In Wiccan history, traditionally the altar is said to be facing North. However, you can face your altar in whatever direction feels right. Perhaps there is a beautiful view facing East that helps you meditate, or perhaps the area you want to set up your altar in only faces South. That is completely OK. As for me, I have my altar facing North-East, based on my preference on the elements I feel most connected to. I have two modes, I’m either completely grounded or completely in the clouds, so the elements I feel most connected to are earth and air; which is how I chose to position my altar. If you want to position your altar for the elements you feel most connected to, you would choose between North (earth), South (fire), East (air), and West (water). However you choose to position your altar should feel right to you.

What to put on your altar:

Your altar can consist of a few traditional things and personal things. You can have plants, crystals, candles, incense, and other traditional tools. You can also have personal items such as photographs, magazine clippings of something you want to manifest in your life, a homemade wreath or jewelry, or anything that feels personal to you such as a seashell or stone you picked yourself on your last hike or adventure. There’s a few things I personally believe every altar should have for spiritual protection purposes (this is my opinion only, not mandatory in any way) and those are:

an altar cloth

a candle

protective crystals (such as black tourmaline, smoky quartz, or amethyst)

incense or white sage

a fireproof bowl or cauldron

Additional things you may want to consider for your altar:

a wand (either premade or handmade) or athame

herbs or crystals for spells

a pendulum board or ouija board (if you wish to commune with spirits)

a chalice

something representing each of the elements

a compass

charms or small statues of things that you connect spiritually with

hand-picked items such as seashells, acorns, pine cones, leaves, feathers, or stones

Important things to remember about your altar:

I know I sound like a broken record saying this, but again, your altar should be personal. A reflection of YOU. If your altar feels right, then it’s right. If it feels like its missing something, add more to it. If it feels too cluttered or like too much, take stuff off. Your altar can change with you! You can switch things out as you feel your energy shift. Something that is very important to remember about your altar, is that it is a sacred place. Cleanse your altar if things start to not feel right after changing things up. Remember that things you find other places, may have picked up energy from that place/people, so be sure to cleanse any items you are bringing into your sacred space.

Blessed be

[scheunensohn]

To dim their light, you just have to shine

[yourfavourite-emowitch]

14 days until "spooky season" 🎃✨️

[my-digital-grimoire-smarragdus]

My Altar tools

[sunflowersnsage]

[bruisedsworld]

I have a question for the witches on here. So I’m getting a new necklace this week and I’m trying to find something to help me cleanse it. But I can’t find anything. How do you cleanse jewelry?

[vox-magica]

At the crossroads ...

... So how did I end up here? The crossroad is a mystical and liminal place where the soul is sold, pacts are made, and witches meet the devil himself.

I do know that witchblr isn`t a real thing anymore, but yet here I am trying to blog again.

I was in awe of witchcraft since my early childhood and because of Charmed the witchcraft movement did arrive in Germany in the early 2000s.

I loved witchcraft as much as I loved books so naturally I dragged my mom to my favorite bookstore when I saw the spellsbooks in the window. She bought me my first book about modern witchcraft.

From there all began and I was practicing eclectic wiccan stuff, which I started to dislike after a few years. Where were the witches in the woods? Not the love and light ones, but the ones that helped the hero if he approached her the right way, but ate him whole when she disliked him. The ones that cursed and claimed their power and used it how they saw fit.

Here on Tumblr, I learned about traditional witchcraft with its folkloric elements and the darkness, power, and spirits I was missing in the eclectic forms of Wicca. So I read and learned a lot through the books of Gemma Gary, Paul Huson, Robin Artisson, and many other brilliant authors.

I formed a practice out of things I learned and bonded with the spirits of the land. But what I was still craving was the real-life community of witches I could practice with.

After reading Thorn Mooney's fantastic book "Traditional Wicca" I was reminded that Wicca in its traditional form was anything but love and light. That the Threefold law wasn't a real thing the Wiccan Reed meant something different.

After searching for a while I found a Gardnerian Coven, which wasn't the right fit. And I was a little disappointed, because what I found there wasn`t the community I hoped for, so I left.

After having struggles in my career and getting a big fat burnout, I saw a post from an Alexandrian Highpriestess in a Facebook Group. She was building a study group, which eventually should become a Coven. I shot in the blue ... and what should I say? I am an Initiate in her Alexandrian Coven and here I am ... an Alexandrian Witch working with spirits and in League with the Devil. Combining two paths that are contradictory for the most, but are complementary for me!

[servantsofhecate]

Cleansing chant-

Cleanse this space remove the past,

I've found my happiness at long last,

Fill this space with joy and love,

Send your blessings from above.

Curtesy-

Shelly Roberts

[lamilian]

🌑✨

New Moon: I'm in the dark magical place where you end a journey and start a new one. A journey older than time and yet happening for the first time once again.As I rest and replenish my energy in the darkness, I'm the Mistress of mysteries. I can see everything that was and everything that might be: I'm the Oracle.

[pomegranated]

i wish i could find a boyfriend who’s also a hellenic polytheist and NOT a weirdo :(

[bonecavities]

[19evi88]

Witches Calendar 2024

[tyetknot]

Shoutout to five years ago today when I wrote an open letter (exposing a pattern of abuse and bullying on the part of leadership in order to protect a missing stair that was one of their reliable supporters) that ended up almost destroying the Wiccan Church of Canada. It's still lurching along but gonna be real here if it's still operating 5 years from now I'm going to be very surprised. I will be very sorry when it finally dies, for it is an organization that I loved, and still love. It brought me a lot of heartache and pain, but it brought more good into my life.

I give special devotion to the Goddess Isis, Who says, in Her aretology of Cyme, that She has caused Justice to be more powerful than silver and gold, that She has made Truth to be considered beautiful. I was exiled for my actions, stripped of my status as priesthood, and my name was dragged through the dirt by people I called brothers and sisters in the Craft. I am thriving in spite of still being wounded, but I knew what consequences speaking truth to power can have, and I did it anyway. In our Dedication ritual we used to read a little meditation for the candidate, that was rather heavily lifted from leGuin's The Farthest Shore, which I still think of an awful lot.

An act is not like a rock that one picks up and throws, and it hits or misses, and that's the end of it. When that rock is lifted, the earth is lighter; the hand that bears it is heavier. When it is thrown, the circuits of the stars respond, and where it strikes or falls the universe is changed.

On December 5th of 2018 I threw a rock. It hit, but not hard enough, but by the Gods did I try.

[coven-of-genesis]

Wicca explained

Wicca is a modern pagan religion that was developed in the mid-20th century. It is based on the worship of the earth and the natural cycles of the seasons, and is often described as a nature-based or earth-centered spirituality.

Wiccans believe in a goddess and a god, who are seen as the feminine and masculine aspects of divinity, respectively. These deities are often represented by various natural forces and elements, such as the moon, the sun, and the earth. Some Wiccans also work with other spirits and entities, such as nature spirits and ancestors.

One of the key principles of Wicca is the Wiccan Rede, which states "An it harm none, do what ye will." This means that Wiccans strive to live in harmony with nature and other beings, and to avoid causing harm to others. Wiccans also believe in the concept of karma, which means that the energy one puts out into the world will come back to them.

Wiccan practice often involves ritual and magic. Wiccans may perform ceremonies and spells to honor the gods, celebrate the seasons, and manifest their intentions. Rituals often involve the use of tools such as candles, incense, and crystals, and may include meditation, chanting, and visualization.

Wicca has a diverse community, and there are many different traditions and practices within the religion. Some Wiccans practice in groups known as covens, while others practice as solitary practitioners. Many Wiccans also incorporate other spiritual practices and beliefs into their Wiccan practice.

Overall, Wicca is a nature-based religion that emphasizes personal responsibility, harmony with the earth and its cycles, and the use of ritual and magic to connect with the divine.