Fairy Tale Spells By Bree NicGarran

O autumn winds that bake and burn And all the world to darkness turn Now storm and seize and make of me A swarm of leaves from autumn’s tree

Ray Bradbury, the Halloween Tree (via forestsandfoxes)

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Science fiction is full of first contact stories, but is there a such thing as LAST contact?  Decide exactly what that means, and write about it.

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I’ve always found it interesting how witches are portrayed in Hollywood throwing actual animal parts into their cauldrons. So I looked it up since I’ve never seen a spell that truly called for animal parts, “Eye of Newt” and such, though I’m sure there are a few out there....

She is oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. The same elements that are inside the rest of us, but I can’t help thinking she’s more than that and she’s got other elements going on that no one’s ever heard of, ones that make her stand apart from everybody else.

Jennifer Nevin, All the Bright Places (via theliteraryjournals)

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Song and Spell Correspondence Master Post

This post is purely based on my playlists and music I use or have used in my practice. I have posted sample playlists before, but this is broken down according to spell type and also includes a divination section. When I use music in spellwork, I may use lyrics from a song or play the song in the background to help channel energy for the intention of the spell.

Check it out and give these songs and pieces a listen if you aren’t familiar with them 🎶

Preparation

Odds Of Even- Marilyn Manson

46 and 2- Tool

Hands Of Death (Burn, Baby, Burn)- Rob Zombie feat. Alice Cooper

With Teeth- Nine Inch Nails

Raven- Hedningarna

Strange Brew- Cream

Bullet The Blue Sky- U2

Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Woman- Santana

Inertia Creeps- Massive Attack

Season Of The Witch- Donovan

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)- David Bowie

I Ain’t Superstitious- Jeff Beck feat. Rod Stewart

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)- U2

Empowerment/Confidence

So What- Pink

Slave To The Rhythm- Michael Jackson

Me, Myself, and I- Beyoncé

A Woman’s Worth- Alicia Keys

Living On The Edge- Aerosmith

Everybody Is A Star- Sly And The Family Stone

Thank You ( Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone

Shining Star- Earth, Wind, and Fire

Soldier Of Love- Sade

Stand My Ground- Within Temptation

Walk On- U2

Now Or Never- Threes Days Grace

You Can’t Always Get What You Want- The Rolling Stones

I’m Still Standing- Elton John

Fighter- Christina Aguilera

I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor

It’s My Life- The Animals

Justice

…And Justice For All- Metallica

Scream- Michael Jackson

What’s Going On- Marvin Gaye

Mercy Mercy Me(The Ecology)- Marvin Gaye

God Help The Outcasts- The Hunchback of Notre Dame Soundtrack

What Goes Around… Comes Around- Justin Timberlake

Prayer For England- Massive Attack

5 To 1- The Doors

Voice Of The Voiceless- Rage Against The Machine

Uprising- Muse

Protection

We’re In This Together Now- Nine Inch Nails

The Fragile- Nine Inch Nails

You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson

You’ve Got A Friend- James Taylor

Devil Beneath My Feet- Marilyn Manson

By Your Side- Sade

Somebody Up There Likes Me- David Bowie

Grandma’s Hands- Bill Withers

Push- Madonna

Banishing

The Thrill Is Gone- BB King

No Time- The Guess Who

Babe I’m Gonna Leave You- Led Zeppelin

It’s Over Now- Luther Vandross

Releasing The Demons- Godsmack

Irreplaceable- Beyoncé

I Want To Kill You Like They Do In The Movies- Marilyn Manson

It’s Too Late- Carole King

Get Off Of My Cloud- The Rolling Stones

Another One Bites The Dust- Queen

The Power Of Good-Bye- Madonna

Burn- Usher

Goodbye- Alicia Keys

Storm/Weather Magick

Four Seasons: Summer- Vivaldi

When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin

Who’ll Stop The Rain- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Have You Ever Seen The Rain- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles 

Riders On The Storm- The Doors

Sea/Water Magick

The Great Below- Nine Inch Nails

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)- Enya

The Siren- Nightwish

Moonlight Sonata-Beethoven

Water Music- Handel

La Mer- Nine Inch Nails

La Mer- Debussy

Symphony #2: Ocean- Anton Rubinstein

Black Water- Doobie Brothers

Clair De Lune- Debussy

A Warm Place- Nine Inch Nails

Cursing/Hexing/Jinxing

I Fucking Hate You- Godsmack

The Nameless- Slipknot

Harvester of Sorrow- Metallica

Antichrist Superstar- Marilyn Manson

Stupid MF- Mindless Self Indulgence

You Oughta Know- Alanis Morissette

Ænima- Tool

I Put A Spell On You (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Cover)- Marilyn Manson

Greed- Godsmack

The Game- Disturbed

Head Like A Hole- Nine Inch Nails

A Night On Bald Mountain- Mussorgsky

It’s All Over- Three Days Grace

The Wretched- Nine Inch Nails

King Nothing- Metallica

I’m Not Jesus- Apocalyptica feat. Corey Taylor

Divination

Blackstar- David Bowie

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)- Jimi Hendrix Experience

Voodoo- Godsmack

Wings For Marie, Part 2- Tool

Lateralus- Tool

Neptune- Holst

Many Meetings- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack

Things Left Unsaid- Pink Floyd

Wilderness- Dead Can Dance

biggest betrayal is when it’s supposed to thunderstorm and it doesn’t

What i find super interesting about the backrooms is its becoming one of the first instances i know of of modern folklore, a hundred years from now this very well might have books written about it. To further that thought, the backrooms, by definition, are liminal, strange, "inbetween" spaces. Guess what other folklore is related to strange, liminal, inbetween spaces? The fae, something that already exists in folklore. Not only is history repeating itself, but if fairies exist in modern times THIS is where they'd exist. Would the backrooms be considered a modern fae realm?

Circus Tree: Six individual sycamore trees were shaped, bent, and braided to form this.