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Taoism, like Buddhism, is a philosophy that grew into a religious practice. Originating China around 2000 years ago, it acts as a culminating religion of Chinese beliefs and practices.
Let's take a step deeper into Taoism and explore it's practices in today's article for the Introduction to Deity Worship series.
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As apart of this challenge, I have to research or try different methods of the craft and share my results. This was another reason I picked this particular challenge; I get to try new things!
Today's new experience will be a with automatic writing. The results are sure to be interesting, especially since I've never done it before. So let's get started! I know we've gone over essential oils quite a bit on the blog. That's because they're so beneficial and have so many different uses! But we've only gone over the actual benefits of essential oils and their effect on your chakras and in diffusers, not their affects on your body itself.
Today, we're going to focus on combining essential oils for detoxing and cleansing your body, especially extracts. So let's get started! I've covered the differences between paganism, witchcraft, and Wicca on the blog before.
Today, for the Introduction to Deity Worship series, we're going to take a closer look at Paganism, it's deities, and how it can be incorporated into your craft. Let's get started:
Music can be a fantastic way to get into a spell casting, magic brewing, "back off I'm fabulously witchy" mood. I do it all the time!
I decided to share my personal power building playlist with you today. So crank up the volume and get ready to jam out! **NOTE: This article is written as a review for the jewelry from Precious Mammaries. I'm receiving no commission from this or any other article I've written for this business; I was sent the product to review it.**
As I mentioned in a previous article, I've been having some trouble with feeding my daughter. School, work, a business, and a lot of other issues (mainly with our doctor) almost ruined my ability to breastfeed anymore. I wanted to share a bit of an update on that battle and how things are going now. There can be as many Hindu Gods as there are devotees to suit the moods, feelings, emotions and social backgrounds of the devotees. Sri Ramakrishna, a well-known Hindu saint once said this. BOY was he right! There's such a variety of deities to choose from, especially when it comes to magical study and worship.
Today's all about Hinduism and it's history, practices, gods, and ideas for worship. There are centers of energy within your body called chakras. These spheres are constantly in movement, moving energy through out your body.
When aligned and balanced, you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually feel at peace. But, as energy is constantly shifting, your chakras can move out of alignment. Here's how you can fix it: I've had some recent requests to go over deity worship, how to get started, and what to do for different pantheons.
This is actually a fantastic topic; just because you're a witch and don't have a set religion yet doesn't mean you aren't looking for one. The best part of witchcraft is being able to incorporate it into a religious or spiritual practice of your chosing. And this is a blog for finding your spiritual path, after all. Sooo... We're going to have a mini-series! Every week I'm going to talk about deity worship, different pantheons and the gods in them, the religious systems they're based off of, and how to get started with worship. Note: I'm doing this from a researched-based standpoint. So any information I find that conflicts with you feel free to comment, shoot me an email, or research for yourself and let me know you findings on the Facebook group. Let's learn and grow together through this series! I'm taking the next month or so to do a 30 Days of Witchcraft challenge. I'm going to do articles based on prompts about different kinds of magical topics and share them with you!
This is going to be a fun series to do, plus we all get to experience the amazingness together! First up: What got me into witchcraft? When you're first starting out with any magical practice, you're told to have a set of tools to work with. This usually consists of a ceremonial knife (or athame), wand, altar with an altar cloth, cauldron, bowls, statues, candles, and maybe more items after that.
Here's the thing: not every magical practice uses tools. Like mine. Plus, as a beginner, who says you have the money for all the latest and greatest tools out there? I know I want a giant black cauldron for my kitchen but I sure as hell can't afford a tiny one right now. So these are the tools I would recommend for witchlings instead:
One step that trips up newcomers to magic is the idea of visualization.
We're alive at a time when imagination is suppressed and looked down on. We lose the ability to imagine when we're young, making it difficult to find it again later. Imagination and visualization is key for any kind of spellwork and magical practice, even for every day life. It's incredibly easy to get back into, even if it's been years since you have, with a few tried and true methods of mine: The Law of Attraction is something you quite often hear in magic; it's the idea of intention bringing out manifestation of goals, dreams, and even spell or tarot work.
In her book The Law of Attraction Does Not Work, Briana Marie goes over this idea and how the Law of Attraction, despite the title, can be correctly used to make positive changes in your life. As a magic practitioner, I was very curious about her thoughts of this widely debated topic. So I picked up a copy; here's my thoughts! Meditation is a topic that I probably should've thought to cover earlier. When learning witchcraft or any spiritual practice, meditation is an easy skill that seamlessly connects you to your higher self and intuition.
Problem: majority of guides make meditation seem ridiculously difficult. You must be in a cross-legged position with your hands forming the symbol of the third-eye. Then you must have a singing bowl chiming every two minutes while a stream is trickling in the distance; this promotes peace and a connect with the divinity within us all. Your mind must be blank and- Wait. Just, wait, waitwaitwait, WAIT. Meditation doesn't have to be that difficult. And it isn't. I've wanted to share about a type of magic I use regularly as it's also a big part of my life, and a bit of a story I've needed to share.
Being a mother really has opened my eyes to using magic with what I have and in very mundane ways for my little girl. So for for those who are interested in natural, everyday spells and recipes this is the post for you (especially for Mamas-to-be)! What is a Ouija board?
Are they dangerous? Can they put you in contact with spirits? Can they summon demons? Are they really just games? These are questions I get asked daily on my Ouija board advice blog, The Ouija Girl.
I first came across tarot while I was in college.
A roommate had an old deck she hadn't used in awhile and thought I would enjoy it. And a new love was born! Being a theater major with two workstudies, a part time job, rehearsals, and somewhat of a social life was busy enough. Adding a daily tarot practice was just going to make things more complicated for me; I barely had time to sleep! However I came up with some awesomely handy techniques to keep me on top of my practice. Today I'm sharing all of that with you! So let's get started: Last week we went over essential oils and how you can diffuse them with some awesome lava stone bracelets.
Today we're doing the same thing, only more hi-tech! ByLeah on Etsy makes colorful lava stone jewelry that are compatible with Bellabeats. Let's start this awesomeness! Its easy to just go online and look up a spread to use. It saves time and someone did all the work for you.
But what if you can't find a spread to answer your question? Or you want to personalize something for yourself? That's when you make your own tarot spread.
You're super excited!
You get your first tarot deck; maybe you went to the store and tried to "feel the energy of the cards". Or maybe they were given to you as a gift. Either way, you go home, open the box, and then... You're lost. What the fuck does this dude standing on a edge of a cliff mean? Or the dude standing on top of a pentagram with a "screw off" look on his face? What have I gotten myself into?! Not only that, but sometimes the deck doesn't come with a guide and million people online are tell you to do different things. It's okay! Here's a complete guide on what to do when you first get a tarot deck, just for you. Now get your cards and let's get started! We all know how awesome gemstones are, as I've gone over them before in other posts. But have you ever thought of using essential oils for your craft?
Essential oils are an awesome way of using herbs in your craft without actually using the herb itself. You can dress candles, diffuse, and even make awesome bath magic spells with essential oils! Certain oils are even commonly known to aid with natural healing and relieve symptoms of hard-to-live-with diseases, like cancer and Alzheimer's. Today we're talking to Melissa from Inspired Designs about how she started using essential oils and natural crystals and what they've done for her. Let's get started!
I need to get something off my chest.
I've been thinking about how my family officially found out (well, somewhat) about my practice and it's clinging to me. All of the emotions are latched on to me. I've been wanting to tell you guys about what happened. That way you can learn from my experience. Because I'm honestly no different than any of you who haven't officially said your spirituality out loud. So let's get this going: Let’s talk about labels for a moment.
I see a LOT of hemming and hawing, both within the pagan community, and general community as well, that “Labels are just some thing we call ourselves!” Exactly! That’s the POINT! I feel it's safe to say that the first place you heard of witchcraft was somewhere in the media.
Maybe it's was related to Charles Manson and his cult going on a killing spree. Maybe it was The Craft or Witches of Eastwick (two fabulous movies, I might add). Maybe you watched AHS: Coven (which is on my watch list.) No matter how it's been protrayed, pop culture loves the potential dangers and creepiness of witchcraft and feeding off that fear with the general public. However, that's not what this post is about. Some sources of media are incredibly inspired by witchcraft, and visa versa for the witchy community. |