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I genuinely wonder how celebrities with prominent Scorpio placements deal with being famous. As a Scorpio stellium I am anonymous on most platforms and cannot stand the idea of being known without my permission.

I am also an 8th house Sun & Mercury which I’m sure does not help me in my need for an irrational level of privacy.

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Any other person with a 8H stellium just TIRED about hearing people say that you have POWER? I destroy everything I touch and nothing/no one stays for long. Shut up a million times. No I’m not “growing into my power”. I want STABILITY. PEACE. CALM. ATTACHMENT. SHUT UP. 

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I loved your 12th house stellium post. Could you do one for 8th house please?

Of course!!

Observations about 8th House Stelliums (From a 12th houser that has A LOT of 8th house friends)

The 8th House is the house of transformation, death, re-birth, destruction, intimacy, shared finances, taxes, loans, assets, property, inheritance, joint ventures, and partner's finances.

Many people fear monger the 8th house, but people with 8th house placements are actually really powerful. The energies here can be heavy at times and they might have more challenging things to confront, but when they recognize their power......ooof. They're unstoppable.

**These are my personal observations. If you feel they don't apply to you, that's okay!**

⚡️8th Housers have to adjust to life constantly changing. They're always undergoing transformation.

⚡️8th House Synastry can be brutal if the two involved haven't healed. The relationship can be catastrophic and force transformation if they don't lean into the change willingly.

⚡️One sentence from them can change someone's entire life. 8th Housers are usually put in place to be catalysts for change. Sometimes they instigate it. Other times they just simply exist in the same place as someone that needs change. I have a friend whose an 8th Houser and she made a comment in passing to someone about what healthy relationships consist of. The person she was talking to ended up divorcing her spouse and made catastrophic level changes just from one comment.

⚡️Some 8th Housers might find financial success through a business partnership or a partner. Maybe even an inheritance.

⚡️8th Housers are often hated for no reason. This is because they highlight others insecurities without even trying. If an 8th Houser is confident, they can trigger a coworker who is not. In fact, their mere existence can garner hatred at times. Please know this isn't your fault. Others are projecting their insecurities onto you. This makes you powerful if you know how to use it. But you're always a catalyst for change.

⚡️They're so psychic. Like extremely spiritually gifted. Particularly in discernment and working with their intuition. They can easily tell if another person is lying. And they're always researching the occult. Even if they don't believe in it, it fascinates them.

⚡️They're calculated. When they realize their power and gifts, they can wait to act at just the right moment. Someone does them wrong, and they will await patiently for an opportunity to extract revenge. Even if it's two years later. They remember. I think this is such a strength if used ethically.

⚡️They're often used by the Universe to be someone's catalyst or accountability. They get used to this fairly quickly. It can be exhausting, but if they learn how to alchemize energy, they can use this to their benefit. And it isn't always in a negative way, either. It can be in a positive way.

⚡️They live rent free in others' minds. They're unforgettable.

⚡️They stand out. Even if they try to blend in. Their energy is magnetic and they have such a mysterious allure to them. No one can figure them out, but everyone is drawn to them. Their powerful energy can attract a lot of unhealed people though, so they should use their discernment when making friends or choosing romantic partners.

⚡️A lot of the 8th Housers I know dealt with death in childhood. Either someone important to them died or the theme was prevalent. A person I know in particular had a chronically ill parent and the fear of death was prominent for them. There could be an intense fear of death that must be resolved later in life.

⚡️Struggles of learning how to balance power and control are common throughout their life.

⚡️People trauma dump on them. They know so many secrets, and have no idea what to do with them.

⚡️Planets in the 8th House can also tell you what type of generational trauma you inherited.

⚡️They HAVE to lean into the transformation and change that occurs in their life. The more they resist, the more difficult life might be. Usually, once they lean into it, it's not as bad as they thought it was going to be. In fact, they might find it poetic and beautiful.

⚡️They're natural problem solvers and they're super resourceful.

⚡️Whatever sign/planet your 8th House is in is where you'll experience the most transformation or they're how you attain self- growth.

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Spiritual comfort.

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I love seeing pagans and polytheists so in love with their gods and their religion that it overflows into everything they do unintentionally.

A love that can't be described and only felt through their movements from one breath to the next. They don't expect things from their gods, they just love them for existing.

Every time I come across a blog or person that emanates this, it makes me feel so warm and hopeful inside. Mwah. Love all of you. You're all stunning and fantastic.

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For Apollo, they sing.

Choruses of children and grown alike. High and low, voice unique. Musical sound that causes one to two. The children laugh and twirl to the sound. They lay in the grass, writing poetry for hours. Bathing in the sun for hours. Arrows that point and targets that will be hit. They run through the glorious light, running as they sing.

Intelligent Father of prophecies soon told, they sit at his feet in awe. Dancing with Muses and wild as a fox, eyes that peer like a raven. Honeyed glow and fury that burns, scorching like a radiant sun. Hubris unaccepted. Protecting boys and men alike. Wise and stern being, kind and warm soul. I heard they call Him, Apollo.

For Artemis, they hunt.

Hushed steps of careful watchers. In the grass, In the trees. With arrows so sharp, exact target soon hit. Inhale. Exhale. Target hit. Those that hunt and grow in Her honor. They praise the Goddess of Hunt. She guides the animals to safety in the incoming winter snows. Soon born life, she guides with whispered care.

Wild divine twin of the hunt, protecting girls and women from lands that stretched. Crunching leaves under Her swift feet, soul intertwined with the land. Clever and known, eyes enlightened by the moon. Wrath that pierced like a wild boar’s horns. Hear Her cry in the wild. Revered and adored, nightly bright light of the moon that shines in the sky. They praise towards the sky. I heard they call Her, Artemis.

{ Original Poem for Apollo and Artemis }

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I should’ve realized I was son of Apollo when in music class/chorus in high school, while waiting for class to fully begin, I’m sitting in the back of the room reading my philosophy/poetry book.

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Apollo's Divination Prayer

A prayer poem in Latin with English translation to the Greek God Apollo and his gifts of divination.

Latin:

Apollo, deus pulcherrimus et sapiens,

Cuius donum divinationis laudamus,

Te obsecramus, te veneramur,

te adoramus.

Tu qui arcana mundi pates,

In aetheria sede tua regnas,

Nostris precibus audi, Apollo.

Lumina tua nobis impartias,

Ut verum et lucidum vates simus,

Divinationis tuae donum nobis largire.

In tenebris rerum futurarum,

Tu lux et gaudium nobis fias,

Apollo, divinus propheta.

English Translation:

Apollo, the most beautiful and wise god,

Whose gift of divination we praise,

We beseech you, we venerate you,

we adore you.

You who reveal the mysteries of the world,

You who reign in your celestial abode,

Listen to our prayers, Apollo.

Bestow your light upon us,

So that we may be true and lucid seers,

Grant us the gift of your divination.

In the darkness of the future,

May you become our light and joy,

Apollo, the divine prophet.

Affirmations in Latin with English translations dedicated to the Greek God Apollo and his gifts of divination:

Apollo, me donis tuis donatam divinationem excolam.

(Apollo, I will nurture the gift of divination you've bestowed upon me.)

Lumina tua me dirigent in viam lucidam.

(Your light will guide me on the clear path.)

In revelatione futurorum, verum inveniam.

(In the revelation of the future, I will find truth.)

Meipsam ut vatem probabo.

(I will prove myself as a prophet.)

Divinatione tua me corrobora, Apollo.

(Strengthen me with your divination, Apollo.)

Futura lucide videbo.

(I will see the future clearly.)

Me ipsum in divinatione excelsius faciam.

(I will excel in divination.)

Apollo, gratias tibi ago pro dono divinationis.

(Apollo, I thank you for the gift of divination.)

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A Prayer for An Morrigan

Hail Scald Crow Of the ancient north Who flies on blackened wings High over fairy mounds Who runs on clawed feet Beneath the enchanted earth

Hail Wise Phantom Great mistress of the dead Whose hands run red Whose mantle drips And can never be washed clean

Hail Great Queen Mother of all magic Mother to us all She who is throne and thronemaker She who is sovereign and sovereignty She who is and is of the land

Hail An Morrigan!

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Finished setting up my patrons altar :)

Can you guess who it is?

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💀~ An Morrigan Aesthetic ~💀

Based on my personal experience.

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So fun fact about my practice:

I don't like having practical tools with only magical use. My athame is a plain old pocketknife. I use it to physically cut stuff. My normal broom is blessed & is what I cleanse with (so is my vacuum, because, carpet). My ritual jewelry is worn daily. My ritual mugs are just my morning coffee mugs, but I pick out which one is best for the working I'm doing (Death work, Ouija mug). And my herbs, hoooo boy, it's my normal spice rack.

Just because it's mundanely practical & useful, doesn't mean it isn't magical. If anything, being interacted with more makes it more powerful.

This is my rant, so as per ushe,

Go Forth & Get Weird With It

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Disabled witch tip:

If you're in a bath and you need to exfoliate, use it as a way to cleanse yourself of negative energy/energy that no longer serves you.

Picture (or say this as an affirmation if you have a hard time visualizing) that the negative energy is gathered in the dead skin and you're removing it.

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Sometimes it doesn't matter how many times people try and drill it into your head, some things only click when you're scrambling around, frantically throwing together a protection jar to shake off a nasty curse that the ingredients don't matter.

Magic is Intent.

Sure, some things have become so deeply woven into common beliefs that it is difficult to remove those associations (salt=protection, pink/red=love, etc. etc.)

But in the end, it doesn't matter.

Humans like to have systems and guidelines to follow to make their work simpler, that's just what we do.

So it makes sense that we have assigned certain attributes/meanings/purposes to different things to make witchcraft, well, easier (see: crystal charts, spice/plant uses, color theory, and so forth).

One of my biggest gripes for the longest time was about how people seemed dead set on "ingredients" having specific/limited uses, and to use them otherwise was foolish. Which! Never made sense to me! But until recently, I lacked the right words to explain this frustration.

But honestly? I can't be mad about it any more. Fuck, sure, why not, salt is useful for preservation and keeping unwanted pests away, so yeah, it's good for protection.

It's much easier to do work with a few tokens of meaning than try and do everything with only mental effort (speaking for myself)- having physical objects to represent your intent can help tenfold. Doesn't matter if people don't have the same associations with those tokens as you- only your intent matters.

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Reminder that even as a death witch who honours and accepts death as a natural thing you're still allowed to grieve

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Working In Graveyards & Graveyard Etiquette🕯

Why Incorporate Graveyards?

Graveyards have always been associated with the supernatural and metaphysical. In both ancient and modern cultures, funerary rights and the dead have always held great significance in society. When working in these spaces, the most important thing to remember is respect. The dead are not as mutable as the living and it may take longer to rectify a mistake and earn their trust again than it would have been to learn the proper etiquette from the start.

Which begs the question, why work in these spaces and with these spirits? Well lots of reasons, some people choose to only work in graveyards that they have a direct ancestral connection with (ie. family members or distant relative are buried there). Others, like myself, find it a good way to honour the local spirits. Even spirits of people you don't know and have no connection too are worth honouring. Some people believe that since all of humanity has a common ancestor, we are all related and so even cemeteries you have no direct connection to, are connected to you by our common ancestor (another reason I am quite fond of). Maybe you just think it's cool, which is valid. Whatever your reason, just make sure you have one and are not going there with insincere intentions.

What is Graveyard Etiquette?

Graveyard etiquette are the ways in which we should behave when entering and visiting a graveyard in order to be respectful to those resting there. Although there are general rules of thumb which many witches follow, as you develop a relationship with a particular graveyard, those customs can change. Here are some I like to follow:

Leaving an offering- I always bring an offering of coins or flowers. If I'm visiting a graveyard that I've never been to before, I will leave coins at the gate, for the guardian and at some of the older and unkept headstone (also graves of young children if I find any). During regular visits, I leave offerings with the guardian and at headstones of spirits I've developed a relationship with.

Walking the entire graveyard- this is not something I do every time but I like to walk around the entire site and introduce myself especially if I plan on having a working relationship with the spirits there (this may be more difficult for larger sites, I recommend picking an new area each time you visit if that is the case).

Entering and leaving through the same gate- this is not one I stick to every time if I know the spirits really well. If I've never visited before I will always leave through the same exit that I entered from.

Throwing salt or spinning- I heard this one from ChaoticWitchAunt (on TikTok) and it's something that I've just always done. They recommended spinning around three times before leaving to prevent spirits from following you home. I've also thrown a bit of salt over my left shoulder outside the entrance for the same purpose (beware: salt is not good for the earth). This is definitely something that just resonated with me after a bad experience and that's why I continue to do it.

A Note on Necromancy & Death work:

Necromancy is often a term used in many scary movies and cult fiction. It is actually a form of divination which utilizes the dead. Anyone can learn necromancy however it is an integral part of death work. Death worker (practitioners who practice death work) are involved with crossing spirits over. The job requires some level of mediumship abilities and can be very taxing on your mental health. Some death workers take on the lingering emotions of the deceased (pain, fear, anger, etc.) in order to help that spirit. Death work is much more than the small bit that I've described but it is important to note that the path is not for everyone. You can still work in cemeteries and utilize necromancy without doing death work (& a big thank you to the death workers who continue on their path despite the toll it takes, we love you!).

*All images are from Pinterest*

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Dealing In Death: A Quick Guide To Death Magick

On the surface that might sound kind of scary, even downright evil, but I assure you it’s the farthest thing from. In this blog I will attempt to give you an in-site into the basics of death work. Please know that every witch does things their own unique way, so for the purposes of this work I will be trying to explain things in as unified a fashion as I can. This is intended to essentially be a starting point to bounce off of.

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• Death Energy •

Death energy, simply put is energy called from death and death symbols. It’s about stillness, endings, and the deconstructing and reconstructing processes. It’s about using what’s in the past to fertilize what’s new and grow something that has purpose in the next step of your life. It’s about the acceptance of inevitability and what we can’t change to bring about what we can. Many practitioners call on death energy in everyday spell work the same way you would any other energy. In that sense it’s not to different from life energy.

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• Cemetery Work •

For a lot of death witches, doing work in a cemetery or graveyard is a must, although there are those that don’t, a great deal more either do or will do when they get the chance. Lots goes into this type of work though and a thorough study on the subject should be done before pursuing this type of magick. However, some key points to remember are to always be respectful, obey the laws and rules of your land regarding the resting places, and listen to what the dead tell you.

It’s very important to recognize that there are always going to be practitioners that have their own unique rules on this subject, but the best way to know if the dead favor something or not is to ask them. What rules you inevitably believe should revolve around what the dead are comfortable with. That said, some of these rules are shared amongst practitioners. I have compiled a list below with some of them. Remember, this is very basic and what a practitioner adds or changes is up to them.

Typically these are the oldest spirits in the cemetery and are in charge of maintaining order. Most offerings include things like coins, drink, bread, or apples.

It’s important to let the spirits know what your intentions are. Will you be doing magick at the crossroads, magick at a grave, or foraging? The gatekeeper should let you know through energy what is acceptable. Remember each Cemetery is different and has different rules over all.

Gifts on a grave belong to the spirit dwelling there. It’s okay to pick up things like trash, or moldy flowers in still water but, rocks, dried or fresh flowers, feathers, etc should be left alone.

Try not to walk near the headstone of a grave (you’re walking on their body. Try to stay near the feet and always say excuse me politely if you have to step on it), always ask for a spirits help never demand it, and always bring them an offering as a thank you.

If you’re gathering dirt, sticks, or plants from a cemetery, even if it’s not on a grave, and you get a feeling like you shouldn’t touch it, then don’t. Spirits will always let you know what they want to keep. Obey that or it’s theft.

Being polite and thanking your hosts is always a must in general and can bring good energies between you and the dead. Especially if you intend on going back to work at that Cemetery.

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• Necromancy •

Another common staple amongst death workers and arguably one of the most misunderstood practices. Simply put, this practice is divination with the dead. It’s all about connecting to and asking the dead for answers from the beyond. Lots of that used to be done in the cemetery and as a result many wild and fantastic rumors about zombie creation were formed, but that’s far from the truth. There were indeed many radical understandings within the practices history however but as science matured so did the knowledge on what this practice actually was.

While necromancy is still done in cemeteries even today, it’s not a must. Calling fourth a spirit can be done a number of ways and will definitely alter and change based on the witch. Some working maybe more cultural than others, and some may be more complex. The uniqueness of these practices can number well into the double digits and is always interesting to learn. Some of the most common spirit summoning techniques (aside from going directly to someone’s grave) are the spirit board, a mirror, and the pendulum. As for how these spirits are called, that too can differ from witch to witch. Most often though, it can involve candles or crystals as an energy source, a personal item or favored item like food, and/or the spirits name. It can be as simple as physically calling out to the abyss, beckoning the spirit forward or as elaborate a ritual as calling in the four directional guardians or a guide to lead them to you.

Regardless of how it’s done, it’s always a good rule of thumb to be respectful to them. Don’t demand from them, ask instead, and offer gratitude and an offering when you end the session.

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• Deity and Spirit Guides •

Lots of death workers may worship deity just like any other practitioner. However the deity they are generally more drawn to are often either associated with the underworld or a psychopomp, like Osiris, Hades, Anubis, or Hecate. However they may also be a deity tide in some way to the personification of death, much like Thanatos.

Even if the witch chooses not to utilize deity they can still conjure up spiritual guides of some sort. These guides can be something as common as ancestral spirits or even animal spirits. Most common animal guides often have some death association and symbolism to them. So animals like Black cats, bats, vultures, owls, crows and ravens are quite popular.

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• Bones & Body Parts •

Its not uncommon to see bones on the altars of death witches. Many beliefs around these tools and what they represent circulate within the community. For some specific animal bones it’s believed you can use that animal spirit and energy. Other beliefs revolve not around the animal itself but rather the type of bone, as each one has its own unique symbolism attached to it. The possibilities are near limitless and for most death practitioners they are a very necessary tool within the craft. Some practitioners even collect additional things like insect exoskeletons, animal skins, and preserved body parts like a rabbits foot.

DISCLAIMER! People should be made aware that it’s always encouraged for all materials to be ethnically sourced. Any form of unlawful collection or cruelty is frowned upon and not condoned within the community.

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• Conclusion •

As started above, these are just some of the basics of death work within the pagan community and serves as a starting point to bounce off of. It’s very important to do your own research and come to your own conclusions regarding this craft and always remember to obey your local laws. Death work can be very fulfilling but not when it’s done under illegal circumstances.