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Art by John Park

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The Drowned Halls

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idk who needs to hear this but if you have been putting something off bc it doesn't need to be done until the end of the month. we are almost done with the teens we are approaching the big numbers (the twenties). that date shall dawn upon you swiftly and without mercy before you know it. psa for everyone except me i got plany off time

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I did it. After a lifetime of using light mode on all my devices, I switched to dark mode. My eyes just can’t take it anymore, and after a few days of using it, I decided dark mode was actually kind of cozy and nice. So it was time to update my light mode art with a new version!

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They recorded tinnitus? It's a physical thing?????

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to rewild your witchcraft

walk barefoot on stones in shallow streams.

talk to the wind and let it carry away your regrets.

forage for wildflowers to place on your altar, press in thrifted books, or give to loved ones —be careful when identifying

watch sunrises and sunsets. wake up before the sun. bare witness to the painted sky.

spend hours in the woods among the wild. take long long walks or sit still and watch the world.

talk to plants and listen to them. make friends.

get field guides to trees, plants, birds, etc. that are native to your area. learn which are which. bookmark pages that you recognize or want to find.

sing back to the robins. caw back to the crows.

journal by firelight and feel the flame burn your worries away.

gather snow and bring a bowl inside. talk to it and tell it your worries. your fears. let it melt, transmuting your stress and worries into healing nourishment. bring it outside and water the soil. see how things can be changed.

dance. run. move your body to sweat, if this is something you can do

collect stones from the river and try to find the best ones. keep them in your pocket. hold onto them to remember that you’re an animal.

go to a lake and float. feel the water carry you. lifting you from your stress. bring a vial and collect some for spellwork.

make a necklace out of an acorn and thread.

stand in the rain. dance in it. lay down in the grass and let it pour. let it wash fears away, transform doubt to hope. start anew.

𖤣.𖥧.𖡼.⚘

(wild winter witchcraft here)

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oil on canvas, by Rebecca Rebouché

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Goth flowers appreciation post

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From “Cats in the Sun”, Greek Islands, published 1994 by Hans Silvester

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Chilchuck is the funniest character of dungeon meshi no one does it like him

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Wild horses crossing a river in Iran Photo: Eydi Heydari

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// NOT FEELING LIKE MYSELF //

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whats some advice you can give someone who wants to get into spiritwork but doesn't know how and is frankly pretty scared to try? (cheap beginner equipment, beginner advice, who / what to look at first, what to avoid, and anything else)

Short Version

Well for one, I would definitely present to you in the most shameless plug ever *wink* looking at these info posts I’ve created:

Spirit Companionship 101Warding 101House RulesBanishing 101Co-existing 101Nature Spirits 101Nature Spirits 102

Tools for Spirit Communication:

Just about any form of Divination, such as Tarot, Pendulum (definitely the easiest), Ouija boards (no it isn’t like in the movies, ouija boards don’t just some evil entities that want to kill you and your friends), Scrying. I’d say to start with pendulums since it’s the easiest way to communicate with spirits since it just swings to one side to indicate a ‘yes/no/maybe/no answer’ answer.

If you want to do a spirit attraction spell, which I would recommend doing over a conjure: Use a white candle, carve into it a sigil to attract [insert species], and let it burn through the sigil. It won’t control the amount of spirits attracted however, so put out the candle as quickly as possible once it has burned through the sigil.

Do NOT do a spirit attraction spell as an absolute beginner.

General Points

DO practice warding from the beginning

DO study as many resources about spirits, spiritwork, what red flags to look for when dealing with spirits saying they’re your friend/want to look after you, the pros and cons of getting into spiritwork, etc. as possible before even attempting to interact with spirits

DO make sure to ask other more experienced spiritworkers for advice if you’re unsure about something

DO start communicating with plant spirits first

DO have a grasp on banishing

DO make sure to be safe in everything that you do so you can feel safe and secure in your own home

DON’T recklessly try to skip past learning how to ward/do protection magic first

DON’T attempt conjuring/spirit attraction spells as a beginner

DON’T attempt astral travel/projection as a beginner

DON’T automatically start applying for spirit companions/custom conjures/reverse adoptions as a beginner

DON’T automatically trust every spirit that you meet just as you wouldn’t automatically trust every person that you meet

DON’T try to interact with species of spirits you learn about when a post explicitly says beginners shouldn’t interact with them

In-Depth Version

Now as for a 101 deep dive into beginner spiritwork, one of the first things you can do to be magically up to snuff is practice warding (especially if you’re completely new to warding). Warding is the perfect way of keeping yourself safe magically from attacks, intruders, and the like. Regardless of being a spiritworker, magical activity will attract spirits and if you’re a beginner and don’t want spirits coming through your house as they please until you’re up to par to really interact with them, you need to ward. You need to ward regardless, but in the beginning it’s especially important.

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