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λέγουσι δ᾽ ὥς τις εἰσελήλυθε ξένος, γόης ἐπῳδὸς Λυδίας ἀπὸ χθονός, ξανθοῖσι βοστρύχοισιν εὐοσμῶν κόμην, οἰνῶπας ὄσσοις χάριτας Ἀφροδίτης ἔχων... - And they say that some foreigner has arrived, a sorcerer, an enchanter from the land of Lydia, with sweet-smelling hair in tawny curls, the wine-dark charms of Aphrodite in his eyes...

Euripides, Bacchae 233-236

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Not a mermaid or a merman but a secret third thing (mermusician)

(Cambridge UL MS Add. 4085)

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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) - Walpurgis Night, 1940

#walpurgis night #norman lindsay #witchcraft

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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) - Shipwreck with Sirens

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today they made us spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and brownies

wtf, is this real? Am I being pranked?

I have quite literally gained 10 pounds from the treats our bosses bring in for us

#literally the best bosses ever

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The Major Arcana as People

The Fool

Uranian energy. Someone strange, eccentric, unpredictable.

The Magician

Mercurian energy. Someone intelligent. Has a way with words.

The High Priestess

Moon or Dianic energy. Someone intuitive. Has a built-in lie detector.

The Empress

Venusian energy. Gorgeous. Loves beauty and fashion.

The Emperor

Aries personality. Brave and fiery. Extroverted and assertive.

The Hierophant

Taurus personality. Enduring and stable. Potential for affluence.

The Lovers

Gemini personality. Or simply confirms this is your soulmate.

The Chariot

Cancer personality. Emotionally soft but mentally strong.

Strength

Leo personality. Someone courageous, chivalrous, charismatic.

The Hermit

Virgo personality. Someone precise, organized and analytical.

Wheel of Fortune

Jupiterian energy. Someone naturally lucky. Generous and kind.

Justice

Libra personality. Polished. Extroverted but in a refined way.

The Hanged Man

Neptunian energy. Deep and profound. Quiet but formidable.

Death

Scorpio personality. Someone mysterious, seductive, irresistible.

Temperance

Sagittarius personality. Outgoing, versatile, open-minded.

The Devil

Capricorn personality. Someone determined, ambitious, worldly.

The Tower

Martian energy. A mix of Aries and Scorpio. Incredibly intense.

The Star

Aquarius personality. Innovative and smart. Friendly yet lonely.

The Moon

Pisces personality. Introverted. Loner. Creative. Mystic.

The Sun

Apollonian energy. Someone who exudes joy and warmth.

Judgement

Plutonian energy. Powerful. Or simply a soulmate confirmation.

The World

Saturnian energy. Disciplined and serious. Magnet for success.

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The High Priestess Tarot Spread

I perform the comprehensive Celtic Cross spread when reading for others. Because I do not lightly advise a querent, or predict his future, without first letting the cards tell me of his hopes, his fears, his past, his everything.

But when I predict for myself, I use this spread instead.

Step 1: Lay The High Priestess in front of you.

Embody her prophetic powers by gazing at her intently as you shuffle while asking your question.

Step 2: Pull three cards from the top of the deck.

• Card 1 (Ace of Cups) — The irrevocable truth about this person or situation

• Card 2 (The Lovers) — The destined purpose in your life of this person or situation

• Card 3 (Ten of Cups) — The inevitable future that will befall you and this person or situation

Step 3: Turn over the deck.

• Card at the bottom (The Fool) — The reigning energy over you and this person or situation

This is a traditional fortunetelling spread. It is not for the faint of heart. It will show you your future, whether you can handle it or not.

#tarot spreads #servantofthefates #divination

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I have quite literally gained 10 pounds from the treats our bosses bring in for us

#and I wouldn’t have it any other way #currently eating chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting for lunch

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loving how different my mutuals practices are to mine, makes seeing the commonalities between us even more interesting

#rambles #musings

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OH FUCK I FORGOT THIS MONTHS ASK GAME

#asks #Melusine’s ask game

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I'm curious about what the general public thinks about how specific spirit communication can be, and should be, so I'm making this poll:

Please, If you do multiple of the options below, please pick the one that you experience most often.

Also, If you don't expect any answer at all but you do pay attention to any of the options, just in case you do get some kind of message from Them, pick the option that would reflect what kind of communication you'd receive in that case.

Because it may have caused confusion: Clear in the first case means clearly understood answers! Direct answers that don't leave space for doubt on the meaning or interpretation! Direct answers. If the answers you receive feel clear but are indirect, leaving space for doubt, interpretation or need figuring out in some way, please select one of the vague or vague but discernable options! Thank you.

The muffled speech option in particular means receiving words, symbols or any other form of message that feels somehow incomplete or out of context, or like playing telephone, receiving answers that you don't immediately understand and need "deciphering".

Please reblog for a bigger sample size!!! Thank you.

#other #I use divination as well to communicate with Them #sometimes it’s just a ‘knowing’ #very rarely it’s smells #it’s definitely a mix of real world omens muffled speech and mental answers

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Karl Friedrich Schinkel, detail of the arrival of the Queen of the Night, stage set for Mozart’s Magic Flute (1815)

#witch queen #witch mother

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Broughton Castle, England by Lindsey Renton

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Remember when historian Diane Purkiss chose violence? 🤣

“In this essay, I will show that medieval and early modern witchcraft was for the most part not a pagan practice, but a dissident form of Christianity. I will also argue that modern pagans and modern witches are themselves products of the very globalized, commercial, urban and anywhere culture which they set out to resist.”

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