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the absolute funniest thing is me worrying if i'm too much regarding how much i love my deities and meanwhile the deities i worship are like

hey i'm giving you a sign that i'm thinking about you

i'm also giving you a sign that i love you and i'm around you

i'm also giving you some of my energy to sit with because it makes you happy

i'm listening to every word you say in your prayers to me

i'm reminding you to take care of yourself because i care about you

i'm a spirit that's as old as time itself and i still find time to spend with you because you're important to me

and that doesn't even cover the blessings

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Ready for some Ragnarok? 

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had already sent this to a mutual of mine but i thought this might be helpful for anyone else who may need it

it’s a tarot spread on how to know what deities are trying to reach out with you and why, works like a charm i swear

have a good night everyone!

-star <3

#useful

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omg it's the lad

[My Socials] | [Prints]

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Don’t forget that you live in a very incredibly crazy age of maximum information. We often forget how magical that is in itself. I know that most folks don’t consider bluetooth and wifi to be “magic” but I very much do.

It may not seem very aesthetically pleasing to look up the meanings of your tarot cards on Google, or to download the e-book version of an ancient grimoire, but don’t forget how fucking crazy it is that you can even do that. In an instant we can translate entire works into a language we can understand. We can research the histories of cultures we have no chance of witnessing irl. We can learn the names of Gods and demons that should have been lost to time. We can learn the benefits and dangers of any herb, we can learn which plants are native to our environment, how to care for them, and where to find them. We can predict the damn WEATHER!!! We can even converse with other witches all the way across the globe without a moment’s delay!!! That’s some crazy magic right there!!! Any ancient witch, mage, or practitioner would find these things to be absolutely incredible!! There’s so much to learn, and it’s so easily accessible!!!

Don’t ever feel apprehensive about looking stuff up on the regular old internet. It might not look as cool, but you’re probably gaining a lot more knowledge than any of those ancient mages could have even dreamed of. It’s always nice to have a collection of books and grimoires you can actually hold and study. But the fact that you have literally, all of humanity’s knowledge at the tip of your fingertips is amazing!!! Use it!

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Are you into tarot? I like tarot enough that I will get a reading if there is a cool tarot card reader at a party, and I think I have a couple tarot decks i have received as gifts, but I have never really gotten into using them on myself but MAYBE THIS CUTE TAROT CARD TABLE ONLINE HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR TAROT AND ME??!!! Wow do i love tarot cards now??? I think i do! I am really enjoying this little tarot platform called Moonlight that launched recently. The lady who started it has run some neat online community projects in the past so I have been rooting for them from afar, and it's so good.

Anyway If you click on "Try a Free Tarot Room" start a room, it has a little built in card deck with all the spreads and a guide thingy and you can just do a reading for yourself! or invite one of your friends on and hang out and do readings with each other for free! or book with a professional tarot card reader if you want a whole experience! Get Tarot Lessons even! Looks like they will be expanding to be selling more artist decks in the future too. We love a virtual goods art marketplace!

Anyway, the UI is delightful, intuitive and really helpful for just getting in there and reflecting with the cards. I just gave myself a few readings like I know what I am doing and I honestly feel better than I did before i started playing with the cards. How refreshing! Check them out at Moonlight.world it's free and cute.

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Honestly the whole book of Solomon makes me so angry, my life-long dream is to re-do all the sigils one day. The "official" ones are just straight up unethical to use, I'd rather communicate directly in a rather frivolous friendly manner, which may be inappropriate at times, than use those for any reason.

Dear fellow pagans:

Take your Greek mythology with a grain of salt.

The ancient Greek writers were horribly misogynistic, and they never missed an opportunity to make the Goddess or woman out to be evil or sneaky. Note anything by Hesiod alone. They even turned Gaia, the literal earth and mother of creation itself, into a cruel and rebellious bitch. Athena punished a rape victim and then aided her assailants for fun. Aphrodite was vain and selfish. The entire story of Persephone.

I'm not saying ignore the past, what I'm saying is if you want to work with these Goddesses, you don't have to stick to the ancient script created by men who hated them. You can, in fact, modernize and worship in how you connect personally. Religion should be about having fun.

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Cosm by Asterean

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A reminder to pagans.

Dear friends and practitioners, the gods will not punish you for simple mistakes. Trust me. It is not easy to anger the gods.

If you are not actively after them to insult and try hurting them, they do not care.

No, they will not punish you for not being productive either, in fact I think they actually understand. Life is hard, for me it surely is often. The gods will not be mad at you for forgetting to give offerings, pray, take care of an altar, ect. And I believe that each time life is hard, it’s best to try and do a bit of praying, nothing too grand, just muttering/whispering a little made up prayer or hymn to the gods. They will most likely listen.

So, again, just breathe. The gods are not mad at you, neither will they punish you.

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and there was no border between sky and sea | print

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I am physically disabled and chronically ill so I’ve a very limited amount of energy and have to deal with lots of nonstop pain.

Energy is my most valuable resource, and thats why I offer it to my gods.

I consider actively practicing witchcraft (doing divination, crafting something, cleaning or cleansing my altar, etc… anything that requires physical activity ) an offering because it takes away most of my energy. This is more valuable than any food or object I can offer. They value the intention behind the offering over everything else.

I know they’re fine with this, they want the best for me, they understand that I am limited when it comes to what I can and what I can’t do regarding my practice.

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The Keeper, oil on canvas, 18 x 24"

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I think it's hilarious that hands down the worst way to learn magic is the actual rulebook. Please do not read that. It's just there for reference when something weird happens

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The Spiral Stair - Benjamin A. Vierling

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