Ask any woman & she’ll tell you why Eve bit / into that apple. Why she chose the universe instead / of you.
Topaz Winters, from “Witch in Red,” published in heather press (via girlwoes)
Happy Halloween everyone,
so this year for Halloween simply went as my self, lol jk, but honestly i was the supreme as always so just your eveyday male witch and i think it turned out pretty well.
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Jehovah, who of all the good gods adored by men was certainly the most jealous, the most vain, the most ferocious, the most unjust, the most bloodthirsty, the most despotic, and the most hostile to human dignity and liberty — Jehovah had just created Adam and Eve, to satisfy we know not what caprice; no doubt to while away his time, which must weigh heavy on his hands in his eternal egoistic solitude, or that he might have some new slaves. He generously placed at their disposal the whole earth, with all its fruits and animals, and set but a single limit to this complete enjoyment. He expressly forbade them from touching the fruit of the tree of knowledge. He wished, therefore, that man, destitute of all understanding of himself, should remain an eternal beast, ever on all-fours before the eternal God, his creator and his master. But here steps in Satan, the eternal rebel, the first freethinker and the emancipator of worlds. He makes man ashamed of his bestial ignorance and obedience; he emancipates him, stamps upon his brow the seal of liberty and humanity, in urging him to disobey and eat of the fruit of knowledge.
God and the State by Mikhail Bakunin
Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking…
Leo Tolstoy (via aspiritualwarrior)
Mini book review: “A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics and Pagans” by Jeffrey Burton Russell
Jeffrey Burton Russell has sure written a lot about witchcraft and also about the history of the Devil– so I suppose he can be forgiven for citing his own other books in the bibliography.
This slim, elaborately illustrated volume is clearly meant to be one of his more “consumable” books, aimed at the lay person. I suspect it is meant almost as a condensation of his longer, more academic works.
A lot of the scholarship seems pretty solid, but he makes some assertions that I would love to see citations for (for example, that British “cunning folk” regularly collaborated with witchfinders and bear some responsibility for the executions of witches!).
The section on “modern witchcraft” is fairly dated, and deals mostly with Wicca in the ‘70s.
Overall, however, this is a good read. I appreciated Russell’s genuinely agnostic take– it is rare to find a scholar who is not into witchcraft himself who is so sympathetic to the practice of witchcraft. I also deeply appreciated his survey of striking similarities between witch lore the world over, and his admission that the reasons for these similarities remain largely unknown.
You have spent a lot of energy into
building a prison for yourself. Now spend some time on demolishing it. In fact,
demolition is easy. Stop analyzing and interpreting everything that unfolds
before you. A quiet mind is all you need to allow the unconditioned ‘I am” to
shine forth. The false prison will dissolves on its own.Nisargadatta Maharaj
A method to Cleanse and Ward after unsavory people visit your house
Personally, I wait 15 minutes to ensure they haven’t forgotten anything (it’s a long, painful wait, I know. Just bear with it!) and then get straight to work!
First off;
If they ate or drank at your house:
- DO NOT save any leftovers from that meal, as it is now connected to them. Use it instead in the compost heap to help further along your garden.
- Rinse down the dishes they used with vinegar first, spritz with sage-infused water, then proceed to washing the dishes normally.
And now if they did not eat or drink at your house
- Open all doors and windows to air out the house.
- Light some incense (honestly any will do at this point your just trying to make sure their scent doesn’t linger)
- The couch or chair they were sitting on needs to be thoroughly vacuumed.
- After vacuuming the couch or chair, cast a consecrated circle around the object and banish their energy from it.
- Lightly mist with moonwater and place energized crystals in a spiral in said area.
- Dust the House.
- Sweep the floors and collect any trash, immediately taking it out.
- Wash down all tabletops and counter surfaces with vinegar.
- Wash the floors and walls with a mix of lavender/sage/moonwater.
- Vacuum the carpets and rugs.
- Smudge.
- Squeeze out some garlic juice from 3 cloves of garlic and rub into ground outside of door (3 cloves per door).
- Mix lemon juice with a drop of peppermint oil and use it to draw a line on the door frame, both sides; make sure you left no line breaks!
- Rub a touch of dogwood oil on the outside doorknob.
- Recharge your witch balls!
- Air out your dreamcatchers if you have any!
If they sat down on your bed
Ohhhhhh boy oh boy oh boy. Guess who’s about to wash their sheets?
Surprise it’s you!
- Wash your sheets.
- Wash your comforter.
- Wash the pillowcases.
- Wash the pillows.
- Wash the mattress pad.
- Vacuum the mattress.
- Mist lightly with moonwater.
- Place energized crystals where they sat in a spiral.
Optional; write their name on an egg, take it outside, and crush it beneath your heel.
Can be a curse or just an emotional outlet, either way; it feels pretty good.
“But what if I don’t have all those incenses and oils and moonwater???”
Silly, just air out your house and clean it top to bottom using regular cleaning supplies!
If it helps, you can also say the following;
“Your body left my house,
Now, your spirits can too.
And by ‘can’ I mean ‘will’,
It’s time for all of you to leave.You’ve worn out your welcome,
When you never had any at all,
Out the door with you lot,
Away you go, away!May you never return here!
May you never come back!
I banish you from this threshold!
Now get the fuck outta my house.”
Where do I begin?
You are as tempting as sin.
Here’s my soul, dig in.
Nicholas A Browne | Haiku 17 (via luciformspiral)
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