forum Pagan/Witch/Wiccan+ Community

Started October 30, 2019 by @The-Magician group

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I agree that kitchen witchery, crystals, color magick and sigils are pretty lowkey.

Another idea: Meditation. Nobody really thinks it's sus, in my experience at least.

oh yeah for sure, people who aren't practicing do meditation all the time. therapists regularly recommend it as a way to clear your head and calm down

Thanks!! I've always had an affinity for gems and the such anyway, so it won't be too much of a stretch. I have a few candles, and I'll definitely be working on getting some more. Plus, art is someone no one would question with me, so that's nice too. I'm also going to be able to work the cooking parts in too
The walking might be a bit of a stretch, but my parents would see it as a sign I'm trying to get fit for once.

The plants would probably be the hardest part. My parents have known me to not really enjoy/ be good at caring for them, and a sudden interest in them would be strange for me.

Again, thanks for the advice! Hopefully my dad doesn't read into my actions too much aha

Meditation would be hard personally, but I'll definitely have another go at it!

I would definitely try it again, I used to have a hard time too, but one thing that helped me was finding chill 'spiritual' music that I really vibed with to play in the background.

Mm, yeah that sons like it would work!

I've also seen mention of essential oils on here, but I know for a fact I wouldn't be able to use those because of some bad experiences with them. Also, same with mediation, but to a lesser degree that I know with time I could stop associating it with the memories

not all of these are necessary things, so pick what you can and want to do! i love plants when i can keep them alive, and i grew my own sage for bundling this year. i also have a bunch of succulents, because those are pretty hard to kill, and of course my ever-growing strawberry patch. i love plants, and i love growing useful plants, which i feel like helps me keep in tune with my practice. but not everyone does, and not everyone needs it!

I've actually been wanting to get some succulents!
I just, I'm not really drawn to gardening in general, does that make sense? I'm pretty sure I have a slight allergy to grass too
Me and plants/earth just… Idk, just don't mix well

Totally makes sense. I'm the same way. I like plants, but I don't have a real interest in growing them (though hopefully I'll force myself into some gardening this winter).

Yeah
My dad has use do a garden this year and I honestly kinda hated it
Now, caves? That is my jam

Also, I'll probably be along a lot of questions pertaining to things that I've experienced to get concrete answers as to whether it's my mind doing the fuckie wuckie with me or actual stuff that genuinely happened

Caves!
Have you heard of Maximilian Grotto? It's in Germany, I went a few years back and it was absolutely amazing. Very beautiful and also was discovered by am 'insane' woman falling through the ground and landing in it. You can still see the hole she fell through. There's a screen over it now.

Oh, I haven't! I've only gone to a few more local caves in Indiana, like the Marengo caves, and an underground river tour (I can't remember the name of it at the moment, I think it was blue river but I'm probably wrong)
I just love everything about them, even if I'm not the most knowledgeable

It was in fact Bluespring Caverns Park! It was a lot of fun to go

[me: a goblincore aesthetic person in conjunction to my witch-shit] Mmm, yes,
c A v E s!

Aight who has experience with energy work?
I know that it's something you gotta be rlly in tune with, so I've started a meditation practice every morning but my ADD brain isn't exactly happy with it.
I want to be able to feel my own ~energy~ first ofc, and I know there's some guided meditations to try but if you guys have any personal tips and tricks or anecdotes I'm happy to hear them 👌

I’m just popping back in to say that I’m happy to see people active here~ ♡

I made a lil jar thing for Aphrodite and am wearing it today, I feel really confident in my outfit today as well, so I think She's realized that I'm wearing it

I’m just popping back in to say that I’m happy to see people active here~ ♡

Thank you for making this! We all are enjoying it!

A question on magickal ethics- is it ok to work a positive spell on someone else, without them knowing? For example, say a friend is sick, or has a job interveiw coming up. Would it be ethical to work a healing spell or luck spell on them without their consent? Some argue it takes away free will, others argue other religious people pray for goodness in others lives all the time without their permission. What's your opinion? Have any insight?

My opinion is never do anything without someone’s consent. I know that there’s always the argument that other religions will pray for the other people without consent, but even that is a violation of personal space in my opinion. If the person seems indifferent to it or happy for help, you can go ahead and do a non-violating spell. I personally would never do anything more to represent them than their name if they are not fully aware of what you are doing and/or are not a practicing witch themselves. Anything like using their hair or image is an extreme violation in my opinion unless they are actively participating. Of course, these are ENTIRELY my own views, and are certainly not something I am going to lecture anyone about.

I agree. No matter the intentions I think it's hella important to be clear and honest with them first.

Ok, can I please just rant about all the stupid jar spells that claim to “cure” DEPRESSION!? Because sure, it can be helped and eased but Depression is a serious illness and a few rocks and petals in a jar is NOT A F###ING CURE, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SKILL LEVEL IN MAGIC IS!! If I see one more spell that claims to “cure” an actual MENTAL ILLNESS I’m going to throw something.

^^^ For things that need medical attention, magic should be used only as supplement. It's not a cure-all.
Things like that kind of minimize the experience of depression/mental illness too.

Thank you!! Sorry, I was just going through Pinterest and I saw an excessive amount of Depression “cure” spells and I needed to rant.

When you haven't had any motivation to do any schoolwork for days and you're low-key failing a few classes but then you halfheartedly draw your sigil for getting homework done and you're suddenly filled with every idea for the dumb essay ever and you get it done within the hour :D
magick 100

Okay hey guys I know I don't talk much here but I just am curious. Around fall, this happened last fall and now this fall too, large swarms of black crows follow me everywhere quite a bit. There's always at least 1 crow around me when I walk anywhere or go outside. And I'm not saying in passing like hopping from light post to building to tree, following. When I get to my neighborhood which is pretty heavily wooded, it's larger swarms, sometimes so big it fills up whole streets. If I walk forward the blockage gets heavier so I end up walking a different way. If you need any more details let me know.

Do they have a reason to associate you with something good perhaps? Have you fed them or do you wear shiny things a lot? That’s just the logical explanation.

Not a logical or really witchy explanation, but that is badass af and I think you hit second peak goth

Thank you, thank you. No not really. I wear like bright colors but nothing like shiny very often if ever, and I don't feed them. Ah yes I'm just gonna carry bread crumbs everywhere, call me Gretel XD. No but seriously, I'm not even goth! I'm an alt indie girl whose constantly stuck in 5 time periods at once.