Advice For First-Generation Witches

Advice for First-Generation Witches

I have a friend who decided she wants to be a witch. She asks me for a spell every time she overhears that some date is important to witches.

No ritual has ever worked for her. Not a single one.

Magic sees her coming from miles away then shuts the door to her face. Occult beings want nothing to do with her. Incantations do not wish to be pronounced by her mouth. Witchcraft tasted her and spat her out.

Because to treat the craft randomly is to treat it disrespectfully. Magic pulls away from those who see it as a hobby.

This path is not merely an interest. It is a way of life. Only those who understand this can truly harvest its benefits.

Becoming that person takes a while. But if you start here, you’ll get there fine.

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71 out of 171 published.

Articles in Queue: 0 (Available on Patreon)

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Under Introduction

Under Psychicism

Under Psychicism

Under Spirit Work

Under Spirit work

Under Spirit Work

Under Sigilcraft

All categories are in alphabetical order with the exception of info for beginners, my experiences, & miscellaneous.

Articles that I highly recommend will be separated at the top of each category.

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Category: Introduction to Witchcraft

-What is Witchcraft?

An extremely large article that covers all the basics for getting into witchcraft. I am regularly updating it as more related articles are published and/or I have come across new information that is relevant.

-A.I. & Witchcraft: Using ChatGPT in Research

An interview with ChatGPT about how to properly utilize it to research responsibly. I also added notes that I find crucial to this end.

-Altars: Use & Design

A description of Altars and how they can be used in various witchcraft applications.

-Beginner Witch Tips

Tips for those just starting to get into witchcraft and the occult.

-Creating a Spell Log

A guide on how to create and utilize spell logs in order to hone your craft.

-Conceptualization Vs. Visualization

An explanation of why visualization is widely improperly utilized and how Conceptualization is a significantly more useful skill.

-Correspondences: Research, Creation, & Use

A guide on how to research correspondences, how to create them, and how to use them for effective spellwork. Goes over things to avoid when working with correspondences as well as the metaphysics and magical theory of their operation.

-Finding Balance: Spirituality & Critical Thought

An article exploring the complexities of having spiritual experiences and maintaining critical thought.

-Herbology: Correspondences & Medicinal Properties

An extensive guide on how to approach herbology, herbal correspondence, and herbal medicine. Be sure to read the disclaimer at the beginning!

-Intermediate Witch Tips

-List of Closed & Semi-Closed Cultures

An ongoing project to help give beginner witches a frame of reference in order to research and practice respectfully and responsibly.

-Nature Vs. Nature

An exposition on the metaphysical, and practical magic applications of the juxtaposition between two perspectives of nature.

-Personal Narratives

An article about the dangers of people who try to pull others into their UPG. Please read the disclaimer at the beginning.

-Personal Narratives Part II

IN PROGRESS

-Personal Narratives Part III

-Researching Witchcraft

Defining some aspects of typical discussion points in witchcraft.

-Research Tips

Some helpful tips for those who want to delve deep into witchcraft research.

-The Spiritual Aspects of Witchcraft

-Tools for Witchcraft & Their Functions

-Visualization, Reiki, & Fascism

An article about how the trend of visualization is influenced by and can lead into fascist thinking and antisemitism.

-Visualization: Effective Implementation

An articles about how to use visualization to its fullest potential and how to avoid using it improperly. Also a list of some alternatives to Visualization for those who have aphantasia or struggle with visualization.

Category: Community Commentary

-Author Blacklist

A list of authors to avoid until you’ve obtained a solid foundation and understanding of the applications, methods of magic, and sociopolitical movements and morals behind various traditions and schools of magical thought.

-Bias in Witchcraft

A guide on how to identify and manage biases that are common to witchcraft in order to have a more effective craft.

-Content Creation Vs. Personal Practice

An opinion piece about the differences between having a personal practice and how to responsibly discuss it online, as well as how to responsibly frame witchcraft guides.

-Community Interactions

Reblog replies to other content creators on Tumblr.

-Consumerism & Witchcraft

-Content Critiques

Various critiques on witchcraft posts I have found on this platform.

-Examples of Ineffective Witchcraft Guides

Critiques on problematic, inaccurate, misleading, and vague witchcraft guides.

-Gatekeeping: When it is Appropriate and When it is Not

-Inspiration Vs. Appropriation

-Learning to Adapt: New Information & Modifying Practices

-Theosophy: The Heart of New Age Fascism

-The One True Way

-Three Fold Law & Other Magical Conventions

-Wicca, Ceremonial Magic, & Trad Craft: Problematic Practices & History

IN PROGRESS

-Witchcraft Vs. Superstition

An exploration of the differences between witchcraft and superstition.

Category: Divination

-Introduction to Divination

An article about the basic types of divination and the different ways to do them.

-Aeromancy: Divination via Wind

-Cartomancy: Tarot & Oracle Divination

-Cleromancy: Bone & Dice Divination

-Divination Tips

-Inventing Divination Systems

-Oracle Divination & Spreads

-Pendulum Divination & Dowsing

-Scrying: Divination Through Gazing

-Tarot & Tarot Spreads

-Tasseomancy & Palm Reading

Category: Energy Work

-Basics of Energy Work

The foundations needed to practice actual energy work, rather than pseudo energy work that is entirely dependent of imagination.

-Intermediate Energy Work

Covers a basic run down of the subtle body, energetic constructs, and energetic senses. Explains how to control the density and precision of energy.

-Advanced Energy Work Part I

Covers aspects of the subtle body, properties of energy, and how to control multiple energetic constructs simultaneously with acute control.

-Axioms of Energy Work

An explanation of the thought model behind energy work and how energy relates to itself and the world around it.

-Energetic Constructs

An overview of how to design, build, and maintain constructs as well as some possible methods of application in spellwork.

-Energetic Senses

The inherent, non-visual, senses that are the most effective way of energetic awareness

-Energy Work & Spoon Theory

An explanation of how, if done properly and after accurate practice, energy work requires no spoons to perform.

-Introduction to Grounding ✨NEW

An introduction to grounding exorcizes and their applications.

-The Energetic Model & Why it is Redundant

-The Subtle Body

A thorough description of the energetic body.

-The Wellsource

An article about the endless well of energy we all contain. Similar to the idea of The Seat of The Soul.

-Types of Projection

-Wands & Energetic Technique

IN PROGRESS

Category: Magical Theory

- What is Magical Theory?

IN PROGRESS

-Alternative Models of Magic: Why the Classical Models are Obsolete

-Benefits of Modular Witchcraft

-Correspondences & Energetic Properties

-Classical Models of Magic

-Engram Theory

-Magical Experimentation

The current magical experiment. I’m always looking for volunteers!

-Magical Potency

IN PROGRESS

-Magical Theory & My UPG

-Pop-Culture Magic

-Properties of Magical Design

-Surveys

A list of all the surveys and quizes I have made that I publish the statistics of at intervals of 100 responses.

-Threshold Theory

A unifying theory behind all spell work.

Category: Metaphysics & Philosophy

- Witchcraft & Philosophy: Metaphysics

IN PROGRESS

-Art & Media Within Witchcraft

-Chaos Theory & Game Theory in Witchcraft

-Concepts in STEM That Apply to Witchcraft

-Conceptualizing Sacrifice in Witchcraft

-Gradation & Ethics

-How White Supremacy Has Influenced Contemporary Witchcraft

-Intersectionality & Witchcraft

-Mental Illness & Neurodivergency in Witchcraft

IN PROGRESS

-On Dualities in Witchcraft

An examination of dualities within witchcraft and how their negative impacts on our community. Also goes over some solutions as well.

-Queerness & Witchcraft

IN PROGRESS

-Spectrums of Mystic & Magical Practice

-Witchcraft & Gender

Category: Psychicism

-Introduction to Psychic Abilities

An introductory guide to psychic abilities. This article focuses more on the abilities that are possible.

-Astral Projection, Dreamwalking, & Psychic Abilities

-Energetic Awareness in Psychic Applications

-Psychic Abilities & Their Applications to Spiritwork

-Psychic Abilities, Mental Illness, Personal Narratives, & Reality

A look at the intersections between mental illness and psychic abilities.

-Statistical Probability, Deja Vu, & Future Sight

Category: Safety

-Introductory Safety Practices

IN PROGRESS

-Basics of Warding

An introduction to warding

-Blood Magic: Purpose & Safety

-Crystals & Their Chemical Properties

-Dispelling Myths About Witchcraft

-Riding The Hedge, Poisons, & Entheogenic Practices in Witchcraft

-Intermediate Warding

-Fire Safety

-List of Cleansing Methods in Order of Effectiveness

-Practicing Safe & Consensual Sex Magic

Category: Sigilcraft

-Animated Sigils Project

Animated Sigils designed specifically for tech witches.

-Hypersigils & Sigilchains

-Metasigils

IN PROGRESS

-My Sigils

Sigils made using sigilcrafting methods of my own creation.

-Sigils: How-To

An introduction and overview of sigil magic.

-Spell Circles

An introduction to spell circles, how they can be constructed and used.

-The Mechanics of Sigils; Conceptualizations of Sigilwork and its applications ✨NEW

A comprehensive look at the mechanics of hypersigils and metasigils.

-My Spell Circles

Spell circles from my grimoires.

Category: Spellcraft & Spellcasting

-Basics of Spellcasting

An introduction to effective spell casting.

-How to Cast a Spell

An infographic about the basic principles behind spellcraft.

-A.I. & Tech-Magic

-Anchors

Covering how to most effectively cast lasting spell and work with spiritual entities that have been bound.

-Basics of Binding

How to bind energies, spells, and entities. I recommended reading the article about Anchors after this article.

-Ceremony & Ritual

IN PROGRESS

-Creating a Magical Conlang

-Curses & Consequences

-Designing Spells

Covers how to design a spell for any level of experience.

-Fate Magic

An introduction to the concept of fate magic and how it can be conceptualized and visualized.

-Fate Magic: Binding, Manipulation, & Safety

IN PROGRESS

-Glamours & Enchantments

-Intermediate Binding

-Intermediate Gnosis

Covers phases and types of gnosis and their applications.

-Intermediate Spellcasting

-Introduction to Gesture Magic

-Introduction to Gnosis

Introduces important concepts for entering a state of Gnosis.

-Path of Least Resistance

An introduction on how to cast spells with a higher success rate.

-Sex Magic

-Snap Magic

A guide to a unique energetic casting method.

-Spell Dictation

Covers why spells you find online aren’t reproducible and how that can be changed.

-The Elements: Air

-The Elements: Earth

-The Elements: Fire

An article about a lot of the way fire is utilized and conceptualized writhing witchcraft.

-The Elements: Water

Category: Spells

-A Look at My Grimoire

-A Raven’s Breath

A method of Spellcasting and cleansing.

-Aid in Gender Dysphoria

-Aid in Self-Love

-Curse of Self Doubt

IN PROGRESS

-Invisibility Spell

-Lessen Internalized Homophobia

-Lessen Racist Indoctrination & Increase Self-Awareness

Category: Spirit Work

-First Steps

A guide for just starting out in Spiritwork.

-Advanced Astral Projection

Covers how to create and maintain multiple projections, dreamwalking, and dimensional concepts.

-Basics of Astral Projection

Practice techniques and introduction to astral concepts.

-Basics of Banishing

An introduction on how to banish spellwork, entities, and energy.

-Benevolent Entities

-Communication & Godphoning

-Creating Thoughtforms

-Deities & Pantheons

-Dimensions & Planes: A Comprehensive Look ✨NEW

An in-depth look at the difference between spatial dimensions and spiritual planes and how each are useful in witchcraft.

-Dreamwalking

-Exorcisms: With & Without Christian Influences

-Intermediate Banishing

-Intuitional Spirit Work

-Mediumship & Possession

-Mirrors: Portals & Other Uses ✨NEW

An article about how mirrors are used in witchcraft.

-Ofrendas & Offerings to ancestors & Deities

-Shadow Work Concepts

Prompts for in depth shadow work, inspired by a dark night of the soul.

-Shadow Work: First Steps ✨NEW

A thorough introduction to shadow work in both mundane and magical practices.

-The Fae

Discusses the Fae, the spiritual entities not the cryptids.

-Types of Spiritual Entities

-Spiritual Emanations of The Emotions & The Subconscious

Jungian archetypes and how they can be used for shadow work. Also covers how thoughtforms can accidentally be created through emotions.

-The Veil & The Spirit Plane

-UPG & Verification

Category: My Craft & Experiences

-About Me

My pinned message.

-Exorcism Experiences Part I

My first experience.

-Exorcism Experiences Part II

-Exorcism Experiences Part III

-Experiences With Dreamwalking

-Interesting Spiritual Experiences

-Limpia Experiences Part I

-Limpia Experiences Part II

-Limpia Experiences Part III

-Limpia Experiences Part IV

-My First Experiences With Witchcraft

-My Introduction to Energy Work

-Why Grey? My Personal Philosophy

An explanation of why I consider myself to be a grey witch.

Category: Miscellaneous

-Asks

-Glossary of Terms

IN PROGRESS

-My Art & Graphic Designs

Digital art and graphics

-My Discord Server: The Reliquary of Unique Magics & Their Inventors

My tumblr post that explains our mission and requirements for membership.

-Oil, Corn, & Wine: A Witchcord Server

A discord server for witchcraft that is easier to gain entry to than The Reliquary

-My Services

Divination, sigilcraft, script design, and conlangs.

-My Tiktok

-Digital Templates & Inspiration

From spells logs to ideas.

Last Updated: Oct. 30th, ‘23

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Days of the week and astrological influences:

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Do you know that every day of the week is connected to a specific planet? For example, if you were born on Friday it means that Venus is a significant planet in your birth chart, you're deeply connected with this planet.

If the placement connected with your day of birth is afflicted, the description might not suit you.

Monday is connected with the Moon:

Those who are born on this day are emotional, sensitive, moody and intuitive. The Moon is such an important planet in your birth chart. You need deep emotions and intimacy, those around you might perceive you as someone who is intense and melancholic. You might feel attracted by the occult, mysteries and magic. You might feel connected with the phrase “those who don't believe in magic will never find it”. You need actions and changes, like the Moon, you're someone who moves fast and needs to explore every single shade of emotions. Practice magic on this day for prophetic dreams, divination, discovering secrets, everything connected with emotions and feminine energy.

Tuesday is connected with Mars:

Those who are born on this day are active, energetic, strong, determinate, passionate, competitive and aggressive. Mars is such an important planet in your birth chart. You always need a goal, something to achieve, a new challenge, without these kind of stimuli you feel annoyed and lost. You might be interested in sport or physical activities in general, you might like to walk, run or dance, it's dangerous for you to stay inactive for too long. You might be perceived as dominant and in charge. Practice magic on this day if you want to achieve something, for sexuality or if you want to speed things up.

Wednesday is connected with Mercury:

Those who are born on this day are curious, smart and talkative. Mercury is such an important planet in your birth chart. You're extremely curious and you like to discover new things, you might be the first person that check out that new tv program or that listen to that new album, new things in general makes you feel excited. You're talkative and expressive, you always have an opinion about everything, you might also be informed about a lot of different themes. You might like to travel and learn new languages. Practice magic on this day for a good result in a test and memory.

Thursday is connected with Jupiter:

Those who are born on this day are lucky, spontaneous, charming, generous, confident and optimistic. Jupiter is suck an important planet in your birth chart. You're optimistic, it's easy for you to feel happy and enjoy the little things in life. You might like to travel, to learn new things and to explore the world. Sometimes you might be kinda lazy. You're easygoing, extroverted and open minded. Practice magic on this day for good luck, travel, happiness, success, new opportunities and money.

Friday is connected with Venus:

Those who are born on this day are kind, charming, attractive and creative. Venus is an important planet in your birth chart. You're attracted to beautiful things, everything connected with beauty and aesthetic appeals you. You have a nice taste in music, art and fashion. You might be an artist or someone who is very creative. You're optimistic and confident, it's easy for you to enjoy the little things in life. You appreciate those who are polite and well educated. You might be extremely romantic. Practice magic on this day for everything connected with love, sex, partnership, friendships, beauty, creativity and self-love.

Saturday is connected with Saturn:

Those who are born on this day are perfectionist, ambitious, stoic, rigid and introverted. Saturn is an important planet in your birth chart. You're organized, methodical and efficient. It's important for you to learn every lesson that the life has to offer. You're not afraid to work hard, obstacles doesn't scare you. Even if you're extremely polite, those around you might perceive you as someone who is intimidating. You're strong, smart, logical and driven. Practice magic on this day for everything connected with the authorities, for setting boundaries and karma.

Sunday is connected with the Sun:

Those who are born on this day are optimistic, strong, charming and inspiring. The Sun is extremely important in your birth chart. You're a natural born leader, those around you feel inspired by the way you talk. You're might be self-centered and kinda selfish, you're your top priority. You're full of hope and trust. It's easy for you to feel lucky, you tend to enjoy the little things in life. Practice magic on this day for money, success, happiness, purpose, inspiration.

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How to REALLY Learn Tarot in One Day

Reading tarot like a master requires a natural talent for divination. Barring that, years of constant practice will suffice.

But anyone can learn the basics. And it should not take longer than a day to cover. Start in the morning, and by evening, you will be a tarot reader.

This post is Day 1 of the Divination class that I teach. By 8:30 PM, my teenage initiates were already correctly predicting each other’s crushes and the winners of tennis matches.

THE DAY BEFORE

Get a deck and a resource.

Acquire a Rider-Waite deck or a clone of it. You may opt for something else, but be forewarned that you could lose out on a multitude of symbolism. The Rider-Waite may not be the prettiest, but there is nothing more complete.

Find a reliable resource. The Ultimate Guide to Tarot by Liz Dean is a perfect book for beginners. So is Labyrinthos’ website, if you prefer something free of charge.

THE DAY ITSELF

9–10 AM

Pick one keyword for each card.

With a belly full of breakfast, quickly skim through your resource and pick just one keyword per card. For example, “destruction” for The Tower, “happiness” for The Sun, and “wealth” for the Ten of Pentacles. Note it all down on paper or on your phone.

10–11 AM

Associate the word with the image.

Look at your keyword side by side the card. Make an undeniable connection. 

Why is The Tower “destruction”? Because the tower on the card has been “destroyed”.

Why is The Sun “happiness”? Because the child on the card looks “happy”.

Why is the Ten of Pentacles “wealth”? Because the family on the card looks “wealthy”.

Memorization becomes much easier when based on visual correlation.

11 AM–12 PM

Quiz yourself.

Hide your notes from view. Keeping in mind the word-image associations you made, go through each card, reciting its keyword. Put in one pile all the cards you remembered the keyword for, and in another, the ones that escaped your memory.

Then look at your notes side-by-side the second pile to remind yourself of what you missed. Go through the whole pile again, repeating the process until you can recite the keywords for all 78 cards without making a mistake. One card, one word. Should be as simple as pre-school.

12–1 PM

Take a break.

Have a meal. Nap a little. Stretch a bit. Give your mind space to absorb everything you just memorized.

1–2 PM

Quiz yourself again.

You are guaranteed to forget some of your keywords. That is fine. It is why you are doing this again, to strengthen your memory. Be patient with yourself, and keep going through the whole deck until you are no longer making any mistakes.

2–3:30 PM

Pick a key phrase for each reversed card.

Quickly skim through your resource again. Now that you know the upright meanings, reversals should be fairly easy, because they can only be one of three: the opposite of the upright card; the upright card watered down; the upright card made worse.

To illustrate:

If The Devil upright is “addiction”, reversed it is “overcoming addiction” — the opposite.

If the Nine of Cups is “fulfillment”, reversed, it is “fulfillment delayed” — watered down.

If the Seven of Swords upright is “manipulation”, reversed it is “betrayal” — made worse.

Note it all down next to your upright keywords.

3:30–5 PM

Quiz yourself on both upright and reversed meanings.

Hide your notes from view. Keeping in mind the upright-reversed meaning associations you made, go through each card one by one, reciting its upright meaning followed by its reversed meaning.

Like before, put in one pile the cards you had no problem with, and in another, the cards that escaped your memory. Look at your notes for those you missed. Go through the whole pile again, repeating the process until you can recite the upright keywords and the reversed key phrases for all 78 cards, without making a mistake.

5–6 PM

Take another break.

Have another meal. Nap some more. Stretch again. Let your mind and body breathe.

6–7:15 PM

Quiz yourself again on both upright and reversed meanings.

Go through each card one by one, reciting its upright meaning followed by its reversed meaning.

Like before, put in one pile the cards you had no problem with, and in another, the cards that escaped your memory. Look at your notes side by side the cards you missed. And go through the full deck again until you are no longer missing a beat.

7:15–8 PM

Read.

For the last time today, bring out your resource, and from it, choose any spread you like. But if you really want to do it right, the Celtic Cross spread is recommended. Do not worry about being overwhelmed. You can leave the book or the website open on the page where the spread is.

Ask tarot your question. Without looking at your notes, interpret its answer to the best of your ability using the keywords and key phrases you just memorized.

Congratulations. You are now a tarot reader.

But if you wish to keep learning, then keep reading.

THE DAYS AFTER

Day 1 – Day 4

For the next four days, quiz yourself again on both upright and reversed meanings, to really cement them in your mind. Then perform the same spread you did the first time, but ask a different question each time. Interpret the cards to the best of your knowledge. This should only take an hour at the most.

Day 5

By now, everything you learned has been drilled into memory. Feel free to expand your knowledge. Read your book cover to cover. Fully explore your chosen website.

Most of the new meanings you will learn will be related to the ones you committed to heart, so do not worry about being confused. For example, if your keyword for The Empress is “abundance”, you will find that its other meanings are “harvest”, “creativity” and “fertility”. “Harvest” is financial abundance; “creativity”, an abundance of skill; “fertility”, an abundance of growth. They vary slightly, but they are all the same, essentially.

All the best in your tarot journey.

Plants & Their Correspondences

At the wonderful suggestion of @practicewhat here is a list of all of my plant posts all in one!

Letter A

Letter B

Letter C

Letter D

Letter E

Letter F

Letter G

Letter H

Letter I

Letter J

Letter K

Letter L

Letter M

Letter N

Letter O

Letter P

Letter Q

Letter R

Letter S

Letter T 

Letter U 

Letter V 

Letter W 

Letter X - No plants under letter X

Letter Y 

Letter Z

Cosmic Altar & Room Ideas

Using corresponding crystals to represent the elements, planets, or both if you wish

Using the zodiac in adjunct with the pentacle to represent either cosmic energies, earthly energies, or both

If you work with deities, a representation of your patron deity; if not, a representation of the planets and astrological signs you relate with  

Planetary talismans for protection 

Star shaped candle/tealight holders

Celestial altar cloth

Candle/incense scents that correspond to different planets

Starry organza bags for sachets and storage

Glow stars or a spacey poster on the wall behind your space

Color-changing LED tealights or votive candles 

Both an astronomical and an astrological calendar to keep up with important dates

Glitter jar to represent positivity and the Cosmos

Black Hole jar to absorb negativity from your space 

A playlist of ambient music in the background 

Uncle Milton’s “Moon in my Room,” or “Star Planetarium”

Supermoon

Earth

Mars

Solar System

Nebula bedding

Paper Star String Lights