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“What calendar do witches use?”
Witches use a lot of different calendars depending on what holidays they celebrate, where they live, ritual scheduling conflicts, astrology, etc. The Wheel of the Year is a popular model, but it’s more of a suggestion than a rule. Spokes can be added or removed from a year-wheel. They can also be rearranged and renamed… Continue reading
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The Sea Is A Desert Of Waves — Taking a Look at Thetis
It’s been some time since I’ve dedicated a blog post to more discussion of nymphs, and in order to avoid finishing writing my nymph book, I decided to write this post instead. Thetis is perhaps the most famous and most important of her sisters, the Nereids. Yet she is generally only remembered for her act… Continue reading
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“Do witches pray?”
Prayer is an attempt to communicate through words, thoughts and deeds with divinity, the supernatural or whatever you believe has influence/power in your life. Where there is a religious structure or spiritual belief, there is a form of prayer. One thing that defines it for me is vulnerability. The honesty to self and surrender to what is… Continue reading
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“How do you do color magic?”
Color magic is the thoughtful, intentional use of color to help communicate ideas, empower or change an outcome. Examples: Some things that have helped me with working with color: Color theory Look how the color filters affect the makeup in 🔗these stills from Ben-Hur (1959): Something on an altar or sigil that’s only visible at… Continue reading
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“What do you use for witchcraft?”
A blank page or canvas is an altar, a portal to other worlds. Continue reading
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Freyja/Valkyrie Pain Blót
Below you is everything you want to escape from, that’s bothering or hurting you, zoomed out to a scenic blur. Above you are clouds of Wyrd being spun like wool. Continue reading
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“How do I begin veiling?”
I find comfort in having control of what I cover, especially in these times of surveillance and scraping without consent. Continue reading
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“I don’t have much space, how do I make an altar?”
Basically an altar is a surface for religious, spiritual, magical, witchy etc. workings that’s sometimes enshrined for an entity. (This includes yourself and others as surface and in service.) The words “altar” and “shrine” can be used interchangeably, but not every shrine functions like an altar and not every altar has a shrine. Continue reading
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“How do I get better at drawing runes?”
❥ Look at runic inscriptions. There’s a lot of inspiration to be found in them. And reassurance about spelling mistakes 😅. This post by rudolf-rokkr has a lot of cool examples and debunks the idea that runes have to be perfectly angular. It really helped me start using them more as elements of graphic design~… Continue reading
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