IS IT INTUITION OR OVERTHINKING?

How to Distinguish Between Visions and Imagination

Magic exists. But don’t fool yourself into seeing it where it isn’t.

WHEN ASLEEP

When your dream is about something you saw, heard or thought about in the last few days, it means nothing.

If you watched a documentary about tigers and you dream of a tiger, that is not a divine message. It is just your mind processing information.

But if you dream of being in a medieval banquet, when you have not watched an Arthurian film in months and have not thought about buffets in days, then you might be wandering in a past life.

WHEN AWAKE

When you are sleepy or lost in thought, and you find yourself seeing, hearing or smelling things that are not there, they mean nothing.

If you are daydreaming about going to Disneyland and you suddenly hear the sound of a carousel, you simply have an active imagination.

But if you are very focused on finishing a paper, and the words on your screen suddenly warp into the shape of a rollercoaster, then you are having a waking vision.

WHEN SCRYING

When the images you see are merely derived from the colors or marks on your scrying instrument, then you are not scrying.

If your crystal ball has a scratch in the shape of a musical note, and you see a piano, your mind is simply thinking creatively.

But if your scrying mirror is entirely spotless, and yet from its center, you see a detailed portrait emerging, only then are you really scrying.

WHEN WORSHIPPING

When what you see on your altar are slight movements that take only a moment, your god did not create them.

If you are looking at Venus’ portrait while praying to her, and you see her smile for a second, you are only imagining it.

But if you see her running her hand through her hair while you hear the soft sound of her fingers against it, then she is hearing your prayer and enjoying your presence.

✨ Misconceptions About Demons ✨

Of all the topics in the witchcraft/pagan/any community, demons seem to be high on the list when it comes to misconceptions surrounding them. Considering the dark portrayal of demons & the lack of information on many platforms about them - this is no surprise. With demons being a favorite topic of many sites, it can be quite hard to find any accurate information on the topic.

1. Demons are evil

Demons are neutral spirits, and unless you do something to offend them, disrespect them, etc. they aren’t interested in harming you. Demons have better things to do than mess with random people for no apparent reason. If something is stirring up trouble in your house for no reason, that is a trickster spirit, not a demon. Demons aren’t only capable of aiding in negative workings either, and many can aid in positive ways as well. That being said, demons are not harmless, if you do something to offend a demon you will not have a fun time. Not all demons are helpful either, they’re individuals and each one has its own personality, and thus, some demons are more helpful than others. Demons may not always appear when you try to evoke them, and may not be willing to work with you even if they do show.

2. Demons are Christian

While today, demons are primarily associated with Christianity, a demon-like spirit can be found in almost every culture around the world. Demons have a history dating back as far as ancient Mesopotamia, and perhaps even further. The word demon itself originated as “daimon” in ancient Greek, which later changed to the spelling “daemon.” In ancient Greece, demons weren’t originally viewed as evil. Historical texts show the word demon was sometimes used somewhat interchangeably with God, with the distinction of “God” describing the personality of a God and “demon” describing the the actions of a God.

3. You can sell your soul to a demon

One of the moet popular ideas in hollywood is that of selling your soul to a demon. However, this is not possible to do. Demons aren’t interested in souls or any hollywood idea of a demon deal, though it is possible to make a pact with a demon. A demon pact is nothing as dark as anything from movies, and the stakes aren’t as high as rotting in hell for eternity. A pact with a demon, whether a one-time deal or long term commitment, is like any other pact you may make, the demon aids you, and you do something for it in return. This may include: making the demon an altar, doing something in the name of the demon, or offerings of some sort. In the same way working with a deity doesn’t always involve a pact. Working with a demon doesn’t always involve one either. In general, demons don’t work for free, so offerings are still necessary. Offerings do not equate to worship of the demon at all.

4. Everyone who works with demons is a Satanist

The first problem here is probably the villainization of Satanists, Satanists aren’t inherently bad or evil, and don’t sacrifice people or animals. As I mentioned in point number 2, demons aren’t an inherently Christian concept, so it’s possible to work with demons without believing in well, much of anything from Christianity. Though quite a few people who work with demons are Satanists or Luciferians, not all of them are. You can be an Atheist and work with demons. You can be a Wiccan and work with demons. You can be a Pagan and work with demons. You can be a Muslim and work with demons. You can be of any religion and work with demons. The only requirement is your belief in them.

5. You need to sacrifice something to summon a demon

Sacrificing to summon a demon won’t do anything to help make a demon appear. Though it is true that if you make a pact with a demon you’ll need to do something on your end of the deall. It isn’t going to involve killing any people or animals. The goriest thing you can expect from a pact with a demon is a drop or two of your blood. Blood from other beings is no good in blood magick - unless you’re using it as a taglock. Blood in general isn’t necessary in a demon evocation. The only result killing a rabbit for a demon evocation will have is animal abuse charges.

6. You need to offer blood for a demon to help you

Demons aren’t as interested in blood as you may think, and while the potency and meaning of a blood offering is often helpful - it’s not necessary. Even when blood is offered, you’re not filling entire cups full of blood or slitting a palm. It’s a prick of the finger. A drop or two of blood. Nothing more. A little goes a long way.

7. Demons will possess you

Unless given a reason to, demons aren’t interested in possessing people. The occurrence is pretty rare. They don’t need to possess someone to speak to people either, and are completely capable of communicating without a physical form in this realm. The only circumstances under which a demon may be inclined to possess someone is for the purpose of protection or a divinatory circumstance - such as automatic writing.

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Hi, I wanted to ask since you seem to know what you're doing. I'm not confident in my pendulum skills as I feel like it only tells me what I want to hear and I don't have tarot cards. I was wondering if you knew I'd there was a more definitive, trustworthy way of asking yes or no questions?

I want to communicate with my guides and ask them things but I really don't have a reliable way of asking, any help would be appreciated.

hii!!! i usually cleanse my pendulum with incense before using it to clear it from any negative energies, and before asking it questions i call upon my spirit guides and higher self with the intention "i call upon my spiritual team and higher self only, for the highest good of all, please come through and help me find the truth" and then i keep my pendulum steady with my dominant hand, and holding it a few centimeters away from my other palm, i start asking questions i already know like "are my eyes black? is my hair blue? am i wearing red?" just to calibrate it and see if it gives me the right answers, then I start asking the real questions and voilà, the job is done 🕊️

How to Know When Your God Has Claimed You

As I told the initiates in one of our first classes, traditional pagan witchcraft is closer to atheism than to modern witchcraft. Because we never rely on faith alone. We wait for evidence. “In our family, being claimed is never just a feeling. It is real and concrete. Neither circumstantial nor fleeting.” And now that all of the initiates have been claimed by their divine parents, I can finally repost this.

APOLLO

The God of Victory will give you a miraculous triumph at the last minute. Whether through a sports match, a final exam in school or a promotion at work… whatever was impossible will take a turn. And at the moment of your win, the Sun will shine on you. If it is raining, it will suddenly stop. If it is a bright day, it will turn gloomy, except right above you.

DIANA

The Goddess of Fertility will bathe you in silver. When you look in the mirror, you will see yourself wearing a silver necklace you cannot feel on your neck. You will hear people compliment a silver bracelet you cannot see yourself wearing. You will see photographs of you wearing a silver dress when in reality the fabric was black or red.

MERCURY

The God of Wit and Trickery will give you a tragedy. Something unexpected and shocking. But almost immediately, you will find that this disaster has led you to something better than you ever imagined. That is him whimsically turning your car around, showing you the right way to your destiny.

VENUS

The Goddess of Beauty will scar you. Something will wound you. An accident will make you bleed. And then the very next day, you will see no trace of it on your skin. It will miraculously heal. That is her letting you know that she can give and she can take away, now that you are hers.

MARS

The God of War will spill blood in your name to christen you. That boy in school who has been bullying you will find himself in a wheelchair. Some villainous adult you have been feeling threatened by could suddenly die. You will come across books and websites about making your dreams come true and being ambitious and true to you.

JUPITER

The God of Abundance will give you a windfall. Your parents could suddenly get promoted, benefitting you directly. A distant aunt you did not know you had could die, leaving you an enormous inheritance. You could win a raffle draw you would not even remember joining. He likes to throw a party for his new children.

SATURN

The God of Harvest will balance the scales for you so you can start again. Anyone who cheated to get ahead of you will suddenly fall. Someone you deem unethical or immoral could lose everything they have. He will not give you an advantage, but he will take away others’ head start so you can compete fairly again.

URANUS

The God of Chaos will give you endless waking visions. You will spend a whole afternoon in a chocolatier only to find out the next day that it never existed. You will have a long conversation with a man only for someone to approach you and say, “Why are you talking to yourself?” He will let you travel through the veil to different times and realities.

NEPTUNE

The God of the Hidden will whisper in your ear. He will tell you secrets about people, places and things. It is a test. If you use this knowledge to hurt the innocent, you will never hear from him again. But if you use it to destroy only the cruel and the deserving, he will keep talking.

PLUTO

The God of the Underworld will physically visit you. You will wake up in the middle of the night to find a tall, hooded figure standing a few feet away. You will feel sleepy. When you wake up again, you will see him sitting on your bed, silently watching you. The next time you open your eyes, you will see his face inches away from yours. He will not be smiling, but it will feel so comforting.

Getting Started: The Seven Laws of Magic

Magic is an inherently mysterious thing but there is a strange logic to its nature. Describing said nature is a difficult thing. How does one describe something that can never truly be known?

The answer for most of history? poorly. Practitioners of the arcane arts are not known for straightforward explanations. I will do my best to explain the basic mechanics:

The Law of Contagion: Once together, always together. The part of the thing is the whole of the thing. By performing magic on a strand of your hair, one can effect your entire body. The more intimate the connection, the more powerful the effect. A cigarette butt you smoked will have almost no effect, but a phial of your blood will be extremely effective. Magic using this law is known as Thaumaturgy.

The Law of Sympathy: Like attracts like. The image is the thing. A drawing or representation of something can gain its properties. A photo or drawing of you will have a similar thaumaturgical connection to you. Combining sympathy and contagion is the basis for poppet magic.

The Law of Correspondence: As Above, So Below. The gods are like us and we are like them. When viewed closely, atoms resemble solar systems. The big effects the small. The idea that there is a sort of harmony between similar patterns no matter their size. This is the basis behind astrological magic.

The Law of Resistance: Some things are more magically conductive than other things. Everything exists on a spectrum of “magical“ to “mundane“ and the less magic something is, the harder it is to effect with magic. The same extends to people who, for whatever the reason, simply have a harder time being interacting with magic. 

The Law of Balance: Magic seeks equilibrium, and therefore, every magical action has a cost. No magical act takes place without some sort of power behind it. Energy will not move unless something is moving it, be it a practitioner or the natural energy of the moon. A body in motion will stay in motion, a body at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

The Law of Reciprocity: If you don’t know where its pointed, its pointed at you. If it doesn’t have enough energy, it will get get energy from you. The process of getting hit with your own improperly constructed spell is known as Recoil. Safe practice often involves setting up wards to act as a barrier between you and any mistakes.

The Law of Reversal: That which is done by magic can be undone by magic. For every spell there is a counterspell, for every ritual a counterritual. Every ward can be hexed, every curse can be dispelled. This does not mean countermeasure will be easy or efficient.

Tips for my closeted witches <3

-Pick up gardening or cooking so you have an excuse to buy/grow herbs/plants

-Do your big spells at night, so no one will intrude & the power of the moon will be the highest than too

-For making moon water just stick a glass of water on your window sill for a couple hours, it doesn’t need to be overnight

-Use symbolism & substitution, such as symbols that represent any deities your work with (if you work with them) this way you can represent them subtly

-Wear a black shirt for protection (use color magic for clothes or make up)

-Make paper book covers to cover your witchcraft books, put them behind other books, or place them with your school work

-Take advantage of windy days and use wind to cleanse

-Practice candle magick

-Research energy work

-Practice ring magick

-Work with essential oils

-Use pdf books and change the name of the file

-Start a crystal collection because they’re pretty

-Start a candle collection because they smell nice

-When making sigils, write them in moon water or in invisible ink so your parents won’t see them

-Store pressed dried herbs in books

-If you play an instrument you can turn spells into songs or melodies

-Use regular cards instead of a tarot deck for cartomancy (in the link down below is our discord server where you will be able to find how to use and play cartomancy), you can also make your own tarot!

-Use showers to cleanse yourself with water and visualization

-Create a cleansing spray and disguise it as an air freshener

-Make a travel alter in an altoids can or make an altar on a board/baking tray and store it under your bed

-Turn your room into an altar, a plant could represent earth in the north corner, a fan or incense burner in the east for air, a dragons statue south for fire and a fountain for water in the west (you can choose what represents each element, this is an example)

-You can also make your altar in a shoebox

-make a digital altar (a dedicated tumblr blog, pinterest board, moodboard, a crafted temple in a building game, etc)

-dedicate meals to them before you eat it, art, music, writing, etc

-Say your grimoire/bos is a book of story ideas or info for a game of dnd

-make digital grimoires/bos in notion or google drive

-Art magick!!

-Sigils as fancy doodles or a language for a fantasy setting

-Trace sigils in your food, in the shower, while applying skin care, in your notebooks, digitally on pictures in your phone, draw a sigil on your nails before painting them with nail polish

-Drinking tea and you’re bad at drawing sigils at the bottom with honey? Don’t like the taste of honey but want to incorporate sigils on your tea) use washable markers on your mugs, you can also use color intent

-enchant your jewelry, masks, clothes, etc

-Pass your pendulum as jewelry

-Make your own incense with kitchen spices/herbs

-If you need to get rid of the smell of incense or perfume or burnt herbs, you can make a solution of 50% water and 50% white vinegar in a spray bottle, also keeping a wet wipe or mini towel next to you can absorb some of the odor

-Hide stuff in plain sight and say they’re decorations (crystals, shells, feathers, etc)

-Spend time on nature so you can connect to the Earth

-If you want to have chalices, you can try to find a cup that you can pass off as drinking cup you keep in your room, if this isn’t possible, than even something as small as a thimble can work

-containers you can use, little pots of lip balm when it runs out, container ||sharpeners||, the containers of camera fills, use old makeup containers, sweet containers, lead containers (pencils, compasses, etc.), medicine containers, etc

-take advantage of being home alone!!!!

-candle wax can be replaced with glue (if you want it with color respondence you can put colorant in it) or melted crayons

Join our discord server: All Things Spiritual for more tips!!!!!!

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