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Journal Prompts for Shadow Work #3

Hello family! Let’s do another journal Prompt!

This one is going a little further regarding self reflection and noticing some unhealthy habits or behaviors that affect you negatively. I remind that you use these prompts with caution and to reach out to your support system if needed for extra support.

1. Describe the top 3 lessons that you have learned the hard way: these could be small lessons or large lessons which ever ones that impacted your life the most. Go into detail if you need to.

2. Describe the top 5 negative habits or behaviors you wish to change or understand? Negative behaviors could be; being quick to anger, self destructive habits, talking poorly about others, etc.

3. Are you afraid of being yourself in front of others? Are there certain people whom you don’t feel comfortable being yourself around? Why? This is the time to reflect who you surround yourself with and who makes you feel uncomfortable being your most authentic self. Explore the reasons behind why you feel this way. Is it worth having them in your life if you cannot practice being yourself? Or how can you be comfortable being yourself around these people?

4. Are you projecting your habits onto others without realizing it? Sometimes when we hurt or we are upset/uncomfortable/ don’t like something about ourselves we take our unwanted feelings or emotions and attributing them onto someone else. Usually an example would be; a cheating spouse would accuse the other of cheating, a friend betraying and accuse the other of betraying, a person lying and accuse the other of lying, etc.

I am not a licensed professional, however my inbox is open if anyone needs additional support during their healing journey. Please use this as a caution, everyone has different traumas they are healing from and effects us differently, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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🎵 Music in Witchcraft 🎵

I love music. More and more, I have been including music in my practice of witchcraft, simply by having a song in the background while cleansing or making kitchen magic, and singing or humming particular melodies in the shower, when I perform a spell or a ritual, etc. If you’re interested in music witchcraft, here are a few ideas to get you started. 

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🎵 Singing out loud is a really powerful practice that can help when performing difficult spells, or rituals that are energy-draining. 

🎵 If you’re uncomfortable with singing, humming a melody is a good alternative. I love humming a simple, happy song while cleansing my home.

🎵 Charge your crystals, magical items and plants with soothing, dramatic and strengthening music. 

🎵 If you can play any instrument, include them in your practice - by playing before, during or after your daily practice, for instance. 

🎵 Sound playlists have their own power, especially if you’re working with the 4 elements:

🌱 Earth: listen to forest and nature sounds

🔥 Fire: listen to fire crackling

🌪️ Air: listen to birds chirping

🌊 Water: listen to ocean sounds and waves

🎵 Make very specific playlists on Spotify ; e.g. “Songs to dance around in your room by yourself”, or “Songs to listen when you’re angry about the world”. Having songs that reflect your feelings will be incredibly useful and can make you feel less alone in your happiness / or in your pain. 

🎵 Bring back your inner child by listening to nostalgic playlists of songs that came out when you were 5, 10, 15 years old. 

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Here’s a great Spotify playlist with witchy music, if you’re interested. 

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🚩 Witch Red Flags 🚩

These are some things that I consider red flags in witches I have come across before:

Believes only women can be witches.

Believes that magic/spirituality/energy/crystals can cure mental illness, physical illness, chronic illness, and disorders.

Doesn't respect closed paths or practices.

Tells others how their paths should be.

Won't stop telling witches they need to protect themselves from deities.

Thinks they are more powerful than anyone else, won't stop talking about how powerful they are.

Judges all witches with Wiccan rules.

Treats baby witches like they are somehow idiots and don't deserve respect.

Calls themselves a fancy title without being able to back it up.

Thinks hereditary witches are more powerful/better than first generation witches.

These are just a few I've noticed. If you know of any others, add them in reblogs or replies!

🌼Some Journal Prompts🌼

Who am I no longer willing to be? Why?

What beliefs and assumptions are holding me back?

What actions can I take on the daily to create change?

Where is my heart pulling me?

How do I define success?

Things that feel heavy today? Things I can try to release today?

What are some things that I’m doing that make me unhappy?

Where am I feeling stuck? Where am I fueling growth?

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TAROT tips for Beginners 🌙

⭐︎ Cleanse your deck after you buy it!! This is so so important, because you want to start working with a new clean energy.

⭐︎ There are thousands of ways to cleanse your deck. Cleansing can be something super simple, as just knocking on your deck 3 times or placing a crystal on top of the deck! Just do what feels right.

⭐︎ Interview your deck! After you buy new cards, talk to them, ask them questions and figure out the decks personality. There are a lot of fun spreads for this.

⭐︎ Sleep with your deck. Another good way to bond with your deck is sleeping with it near you. Just put it under your pillow or somewhere close to you over night!

⭐︎ You don’t have to read reversals. It’s up to you if you decide to turn the card back around. Again, do what feels right!

⭐︎ Reversals don’t always equal opposites. If you decide to read reversals, remember that it can have completely different meaning then just being opposite of the upright position.

⭐︎ Start simple. Start out with something simple like past/present/future spread. It’s super easy and gives you clarity on any situation.

⭐︎ Spend time looking at the picture. When you pull a card, really spend time observing at all the different colors and symbols before you look up the meaning. 

⭐︎ Jumping cards usually have something important to tell you. If you’re shuffling your deck and a card jumps out, look up what it means and what message it has for you!

⭐︎ Pull a daily card each morning. This is super fun and easy. You definitely don’t need to do this everyday, but it’s a good way to memorize the cards and their meanings.

and finally, practice, practice and practice! It’s going to take a while until you remember all the meanings, but just have fun and enjoy the process!🦋

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Shadow Work Journaling Prompts #6

Good Morning Tumblr Family! I hope you are having a great start to the weekend. I wanted to drop another segment of Journal Prompts for you to work on during the week. If you are just now tuning in, no worries, take your time with the previous prompts and use the upcoming prompts when you are ready to.

These prompts are more reflecting where your anger is stemming from. It could be family, friends, past experiences, etc. Lets take a look!

- What makes you really angry? Why? What gets under your skin or bothers you completely to your core? Do you know why this is?

- Did your parents provide you with everything you needed? Did they provide you with emotional support? Did they validate your feelings? Did they provide a safe place for you?

- Do you hold grudges against others that could be let go? What is your motive for holding onto them? These grudges could be anyone in your life that you feel that you are holding a grudge with. (Family, old friends, new friends, coworkers, etc) What was the incident(s) that caused you to feel this way? Are they unhealthy?

- What are your bad habits? Why don’t you break them? We all have at least one bad habit, it could be spending too much time on social media, not taking care of yourself, chewing on your fingernails, etc. How can you break these habits? Why or why don’t you?

I hope you are all doing well during this Shadow Work Journey. This is a reminder that it’s okay to cry and be angry during this process. Make sure you journal why you are upset and how you can work through those emotions. Your journey is YOUR JOURNEY. As always, if you are having a difficult time please reach out for support. I am not a licensed professional however my inbox is open for questions and/or support.

You got this!! Keep going!!

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Pagan Deities

This part is separated into “deity categories” where I will only be listing the deities in each category because they may overlap and I unfortunately don’t have the time to go through every single deity, if any interest you by name feel free to look them up, but the categories should be helpful if you want to find a deity in a specific category,  there are 15 deity categories from the website I used and I want to make sure my sources are good, so any feedback with corrections or additions you think I should add to it are greatly appreciated, especially since not every culture is represented in every category :)

Deities of Love and Marriage 

Aphrodite (Greek) 

Cupid (Roman) 

Eros (Greek) 

Frigga (Norse) 

Hathor (Egyptian) 

Hera (Greek) 

Juno (Roman) 

Parvati (Hindu) 

Venus (Roman) 

Vesta (Roman) 

Deities of Healing 

Asclepius (Greek) 

Airmed (Celtic) 

Aja (Yoruba) 

Apollo (Greek)

Artemis (Greek) 

Babalu Aye (Yoruba) 

Bona Dea (Roman)

Brighid (Celtic) 

Eir (Norse) 

Febris (Roman) 

Heka (Egyptian) 

Hygieia (Greek) 

Isis (Egyptian) 

Maponus (Celtic) 

Panacaea (Greek) 

Sirona (Celtic)

Vejovis (Roman) 

Lunar Deities

Alignak (Inuit) 

Artemis (Greek) 

Cerridwen (Celtic) 

Chang’e (Chinese) 

Coyolxauhqui (Aztec) 

Diana (Roman) 

Hecate (Greek) 

Selene (Greek) 

Sina (Polynesia) 

Thoth (Egyptian) 

Deities of Death and the Underworld 

Anubis (Egyptian) 

Demeter (Greek)

Freya (Norse) 

Hades (Greek) 

Hecate (Greek)

Hel (Norse) 

Meng Po (Chinese) 

Morrighan (Celtic) 

Osiris (Egyptian) 

Whiro (Maori) 

Yama (Hindu) 

Deities of the Winter Solstice 

Alcyone (Greek) 

Ameratasu (Japan) 

Baldur (Norse) 

Bona Dea (Roman) 

Cailleach Bheur (Celtic) 

Demeter (Greek) 

Dionysus (Greek) 

Frau Holle (Norse) 

Frigga (Norse) 

Hodr (Norse) 

Holly King (British/Celtic) 

Horus (Egyptian) 

La Befana (Italian) 

Lord of Misrule (British)

Mithras (Roman) 

Odin (Norse) 

Saturn (Roman) 

Spider Woman (Hopi)

Deities of Imbolc 

Aradia (Italian) 

Aenghus Og (Celtic) 

Aphrodite (Greek) 

Bast (Egyptian) 

Ceres (Roman) 

Cerridwen (Celtic) 

Eros (Greek) 

Faunus (Roman) 

Gaia (Greek) 

Hestia (Greek) 

Pan (Greek) 

Venus (Roman) 

Vesta (Roman) 

Deities of Spring 

Asase Yaa (Ashanti) 

Cybele (Roman) 

Eostre (Western Germanic) 

Freya (Norse) 

Osiris (Egyptian) 

Saraswati (Hindu) 

Fertility Deities 

Artemis (Greek) 

Bes (Egyptian) 

Bacchus (Roman) 

Cernunnos (Celtic) 

Flora (Roman) 

Hera (Greek) 

Kokopelli (Hopi) 

Mbaba Mwana Waresa (Zulu) 

Pan (Greek) 

Priapus (Greek) 

Sheela-na-Gig (Celtic) 

Xochiquetzal (Aztec)

Deities of the Summer Solstice

Amaterasu (Shinto) 

Aten (Egyptian) 

Apollo (Greek) 

Hestia (Greek) 

Horus (Egyptian) 

Huitzilopochtli (Aztec) 

Juno (Roman) 

Lugh (Celtic) 

Sulis Minerva (Celtic, Roman) 

Sunna or Sol (Germanic) 

Deities of the Fields

Adonis (Assyrian) 

Attis (Phrygean) 

Ceres (Roman) 

Dagon (Semitic) 

Demeter (Greek) 

Lugh (Celtic) 

Mercury (Roman) 

Osiris (Egyptian) 

Parvati (Hindu) 

Pomona (Roman)  

Tammuz (Sumerian) 

Deities of the Hunt 

Artemis (Greek) 

Cernunnos (Celtic) 

Diana (Roman) 

Herne (British, Regional) 

Mixcoatl (Aztec) 

Odin (Norse) 

Ogun (Yoruba) 

Orion (Roman) 

Pakhet (Egyptian) 

Warrior Deities 

Ares (Greek) 

Athena (Greek) 

Bast (Egyptian) 

Huitzilopochtli (Aztec) 

Mars (Roman) 

The Morrighan (Celtic) 

Thor (Norse) 

Tyr (Norse) 

Warrior Pagans

Mother Goddesses 

Asasa Ya (Ashanti) 

Bast (Egyptian) 

Bona Dea (Roman) 

Brighid (Celtic) 

Cybele (Roman) 

Demeter (Greek) 

Freya (Norse)

Frigga (Norse) 

Gaia (Greek) 

Isis (Egyptian) 

Juno (Roman) 

Mary (Christian, but not referred to as a goddess according to some Christian beliefs) 

Yemaya (West African/ Yoruban)

Source: https://www.learnreligions.com/types-of-pagan-deities-2561986 the links of each category show the deities provided

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Shadow Work

Origins, Meaning and Utility

The Structure of the Mind

Carl Jung theorized the existence of three levels/spheres in the human psyche: the Ego, representing the conscious mind, the Personal Unconscious where memories are contained and the Collective Unconscious, where all knowledge and experiences of the species are shared.

Each Sphere has in it a certain number of Archetypes, used to better describe the components of those structures, and the Shadow is one of them.

What is the Shadow

The shadow can be seen as a instinctual or primitive part of ourselves, it exists as part of the unconscious mind and is composed of repressed ideas, weaknesses, desires, instincts, and shortcomings.

It is this archetype that contains all of the things that are unacceptable not only to society, but also to one's own personal morals and values, normally going against social norms and rules as well as what we personally consider right.

The Shadow is often described as the darker side of the psyche, representing wildness, chaos, and the unknown, and it is common for people to deny this element of their own psyche and instead project it on to others.

The Shadow in Witchcraft and Benefits of Shadow Work

Art: Unknown

The Shadow, in witchcraft, can represent The Unknown, hidden depth of ourselves. Speaking in terms of energy, this is an area that can be a deep source of energetic issues, because it’s locked up in the dark and always striving to reach the light.

To not work with one’s Shadow is to make it greedy and aggressive, as well as denying a big part of oneself, making everything a half of a whole.

Through that brief explanation, we can already establish the importance and role of the Shadow in witchcraft, and with that in mind, comes the concept of Shadow Work.

Shadow Work can be seen in a number of practices, meditation, trances, inner journey’s, lucid dreaming, astral travels, spells and divination.

The method can change, but the principle is simple: Centering your intent to self discovery, self knowledge and self acceptance.

Working with one’s Shadow is not only beneficial to one’s craft, as it allows one to get in touch with their intuition as well as allows for easier connection with one’s guide/guides, but it also allows for healing and acceptance of one’s feelings and needs.

Think of all aspects of life as a wheel. If there is one part bent, the wheel can turn, but with more effort. If the owner spends time fixing that bent part, the wheel will turn in a much more smooth manner.

That is what happens when you take the time to do Shadow Work, you have to put in effort, and most of the time it’s not easy, but once done, all other components on the wheel of your life will be relieved to move on without that obstacle that makes their job harder.

The Shadow is not evil, as evil is just a moral compass invented by humans. It is a part of one’s nature, and to deny it is to supress a connection with yourself.

Take the time to know and accept your shadow, and you’ll see that life will be a little easier.

References:

A Natureza da psique (Structure & Dynamics of the Psyche) by C.G. Jung

The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by C.G. Jung