The Anthropological Masterlist is HERE.
South America is an American continent that is underneath North America.
AFRO-BRAZIL ─ “The Afro-Brazilian people are an African people. They live in Brazil.” ─ Slavery in Brazil
ARGENTINA ─ “The Argentine, or Argentinian, people are a South American people that share the Argentine culture. They are native to Argentina.” ─ Argentine Information ─ Argentine Literature (in Spanish) ─ Argentine History
BOLIVIA ─ “The Bolivian people are a South American people that share the Bolivian culture. They are native to Bolivia.” ─ Bolivian Information ─ Andean Culture ─ Andean Music
BRAZIL ─ “The Brazilian people are a South American people that share the Brazilian culture. They are native to Brazil.” ─ Brazilian Information
CANDOMBLÉ ─ “Candomblé is a Brazilian diasporic religion that resulted from the syncretism of existing religions such as Yoruba and Roman Catholic Christianity.” ─ Candomblé Music
CHILE ─ “The Chileans are a South American people that share the Chilean culture. They are native to Chile.” ─ Chilean Information ─ Chilean Culture (in Spanish) ─ Chilean History
CHILOTE ─ “The Chilote, or Chilota, people are anyone that lives in the Chiloé Archipelago off the coast of Chile. They share the Chilote culture.” ─ Chilote Churches
COLOMBIA ─ “The Colombian people are a South American people that share the Colombian culture. They are native to Colombia.” ─ Colombian Information ─ Colombian Culture ─ Colombian History
ECUADOR ─ “Ecuadorians are a South American people that share the Ecuadorian culture. They are native to Ecuador.” ─ Ecuadorian Information ─ Ecuadorian Culture ─ Ecuadorian Culture
GUYANA ─ “The Guyanese are a South American people that share the Guyanese culture. They are native to Guyana.” ─ Guyanese History
PERU ─ “The Peruvian people are a South American people that share the Peruvian culture. They are native to Peru.” ─ Peruvian Information ─ Machu Picchu Information ─ Peruvian Indigenous Cultures
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ─ “The Trinidadian and Tobagonian, or Trinbagonian, people are a South American people that share the Trinidadian and Tobagonian culture. They are native to Trinidad and Tobago.” ─ Trinidad and Tobago Information ─ Trinidad and Tobago English ─ Trinidad and Tobago Slang
VENEZUELA ─ “The Venezuelan people are a South American people that share the Venezuelan culture. They are native to Venezuela.” ─ Venezuelan Information ─ Venezuelan Information ─ Venezuelan History
●●● Warding
★ There are many forms of magic that serve the purpose of protecting the environments that are important to us
☆ Wardings are a type of magic, which is characterized by the act of creating an energy barrier around something or place, with the intention of protecting. Protective barriers will keep certain energies out, and with clear intentions and practice, you can shift your ward focus to block all negative and harmful energies, or banish only specific energies.
★ Energy barriers can be constructed in many ways, both complex and simplified, and customized according to your personal practices. They can be temporary or permanent, but they are usually made to continue to protect the place for a long period of time.
→ To keep in mind when planning your energy barriers
• Have multiple layers with different purposes. A tip is to have at least the following layers:
1 - Concealment layer, to keep your home camouflaged and to make it more difficult for some entity or person with bad intentions to find your residence.
2 - Offensive layer, intended to deal with entities that wish you harm, or that want to harm you.
3 - Defensive layer, to prevent the energies sent against you from reaching you, whether from people or entities.
• Be very specific and selective when creating your wards, especially when placing intention and visualization. It is not enough to just determine "protection against malicious entities", as this is very vague, and an energetic barrier has no conscience to discern what is a good or bad intention. In that case, a better way to determine your protection would be "protection against entities I consider to be malicious or harmful," as that becomes your personal perspective.
It's always good to make clear what a bad intention is too, such as "things that bring me nightmares", "things that bring conflict to my life", "things that affect me negatively", in short.
• The ceiling, corners of the house, floor and walls must be completely covered by the barriers! It doesn't matter how much power and energy you put into wards, if they have weaknesses and unprotected spaces. So visualization is very important, and in methods that use physical things like water, furniture must be moved to reach hidden spaces.
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Seriously, I've never seen anyone talk about music in modern witchcraft, and that's weird to me cuz I know most if not all of you pagans absolutely adore music. At least I do!
Plus, it has been like, primordial for witchcraft and religion in general since humans have been a thing. It connects people, helps achieve trance or specific emotions, gives you catharsis and is just perfect in every way.
So here's some help for implementing music in your practice if you're interested:
Listen to specific songs that will help you get in the right mood for the spell/ritual/sigil you wanna perform
Cast spells by dancing, create choreography-based spells
Meditate on a song that's important to you, ask why it's important, what emotions it gives you and why
Pay attention to the song you're listening, try to hear the instruments or beats in the back. I've noticed I can hear so many more "parts" of my songs after practicing Zen (not only after meditating, I mean as a permanent upgrade lol)
Compose magic songs/spells in song format
Compose spell lyrics for instrumental songs
Visualize an intention while singing with all your heart to a song that vibes with your intention
Put music in the background while doing your craft
I remember that I dreamt using a song for a spell, then I did and now every time I listen to it I get goosebumps and powerful feelings. I even feel that spell "activating" a bit even though I don't mean to (that's why we don't do hexes, kids! Jk, it was a good spell). I think I can even fully activate it again just by hearing the song if I want to, because it meant a lot to me even before I became pagan.
Seriously, mindfully using music and dance in your craft is really, really worth it.
Crisp air like a freshly picked apple and leaves the colors of sunset indicating the ending of a season; here comes Autumn and with it a very popular pagan holiday: Samhain!
This is a remake of my original Samhain post. This one is going to be a long one so buckle up!~
While us those in the northern hemisphere are celebrating Samhain, our friends in the southern hemisphere will be celebrating Beltane!
The name “Samhain” (pronounced Sah-when) comes from the Old Irish samain which literally means “Summer’s end” as it was created using Old Irish sam ”Summer” and fuin ”end” (etymonline.com).
By now I’m sure you’ve guessed Samhain’s origin, it’s a Celtic* festival, one of four major holidays.
**In this post when I refer to “Celts” or “Celtic people” I am referring only to the Insular Celts, more specifically the Gaelic-speaking Celts. To learn the difference between Celtic and Gaelic please read this article
For these Celts, Samhain was the beginning of the new year. Due to the oral nature of the culture, not much is known about the traditions of Samhain, though we have some documentation from other cultures as well as some ideas from historians as to what they may have done.
The traditions of Samhain may vary by group or even by family, but one common tradition was to have a large, public sacred bonfire. (Fun fact, the term “Bonfire” comes from the English “bonefire” meaning literally “a fire of bones”). During these bonfires, the Celts would sacrifice livestock and crops as offerings to their deities.
Households would extinguish their hearth fires earlier that day and would take the flame from the public bonfire to reignite their hearths. This was likely to represent renewal or new beginnings as they transitioned to the new year as well as a representation of community.
The veil between this world and other worlds is thought to be very thin on Samhain, making it easier not only for us to reach out to spirits, deities, and the like, but for them to reach out to us. These otherworldly beings are thought to be able to influence our world more powerfully during Samhain.
In some places, like Britanny, they believed that the dead would visit their living friends and relatives during this time.
In Welsh tradition, people would leave out food, leave doors unlocked, and prepare the house for the spirits of relatives that may come to visit.
Large turnips were hollowed out and would have faces carved into them and then place on window sills to ward off evil spirits.
In other places, like Scotland, Samhain was a time for mischief. Young men would dress up as spirits, donning masks, painting their faces, or wearing costumes.
Divination was very popular during this time, especially marriage divination. This wasn’t just done by druids but by the common folk as well.
In some places, it was considered taboo to forage for fruit or grain during and after Samhain, it was thought that the fae or spirits would have passed over and tainted them. There were even laws against doing so.
Samhain is the Irish name for the month of November.
Samhain is one of the four main holidays of the ancient Celts, the other three are Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Imbolc.
Pigs were the choice of sacrificial animal for Samhain.
Samhain was a sacred time that often welcomed assemblies and would be used to settle important business matters like the inauguration of new kings, debts being paid, and trials.
In Celtic mythology, the Second Battle of Mag Tuired begins on Samhain.
Trick-or-treating is a modern-day tradition but could have derived from the many different traditions of old.
The Cailleach is a seasonal goddess said to rule the “dark” side of the year (fall and winter) and would rule between Samhain and Beltane. Likewise, the goddess Brigid would rule the “light” side of the year between Beltane and Samhain.
While Wiccans may celebrate Samhain as part of their Wheel of the Year, it is not a Wiccan-specific holiday and has ties to much older traditions.
Modern Halloween is an amalgamation of Samhain and the Christian All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ day. Halloween found its popularity after many Celts immigrated to North America.
Similar to these holidays is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which originated in Mexico. This holiday reunites the living and the dead, allowing the spirits of loved ones to cross back over to our world for a short period of time. Families will make altars and give offerings to those who have passed. Festivities and celebrations are held during this time. It is traditionally held on November 1st or 2nd but is celebrated on October 31st or November 6th depending on the location.
As long as you’re aware of and honor the history of Samhain and are being respectful you can celebrate this holiday however you choose!
Here is a list of correspondences and the like that I found throughout my research for Samhain, some have historical backing and others don’t. Take what speaks to you and leave what doesn’t.
Mead, beer, and mulled wine
Meat
Bread, soul cakes, pies, and other such pastries.
Apples, squash, and potatoes.
Colcannon
Soul cakes
Barmbrack
Warm colors such as red, orange, brown, and yellow.
Black
Dark green
Onyx
Obsidian
Citrine
Hematite
Carnelian
Smoky quartz
Tiger’s eye
Ruby
Copper
Jet
Rosemary
Thyme
Vervain
St. John’s Wort
Mugwort
Dragon’s blood
Saffron
The Morrigan
The Dagda
The Morrigan and The Dagda seem to be the main deities for Samhain as per Celtic mythology but you could also choose to honor any Celtic deity or even other deities on this day, especially those involving liminality and death such as:
Cerunnos
Diana
Anubis
Hecate
Heimdall
Here are more liminal deities and here are more death deities.
Spirit work: honoring or communicating with spirits
Banishing and cleansing (out with the old and in with the new!)
Honoring ancestors
Bonfire
Fest
Baking
Decorating or creating an altar for Samhain
Tarot: Death, The World
Death in the Tarot often means “the end of something with the promise of something new on the horizon”, and represents transition the perfect card for a holiday of similar sentiment.
The World tarot card indicates cycles, closure, and completion.
Zodiac: Scorpio
It’s Scorpio season!
Runes: Fehu, Eihwaz
Fehu can represent new beginnings.
Eihwaz represents transformation, out with the old and in with the new, which pairs well with the ancient Celtic new year.
Androgyny
In Samhain's past, it wasn’t uncommon for men to dress in traditionally women’s clothes and women to dress in traditionally men’s clothes. While the social idea of gender is shifting and we don’t gender clothes as often in some modern societies, we can still use this as a way of celebration. Androgyny is like the liminal version of gender, neither male nor female. So trans witches or gender non-conforming witches of all flavors: show yourself some extra love this coming Samhain holiday!
The Ancient Origins of Halloween - History.com
Samhain - Worldhistory.com
Halloween Customs in the Celtic World - by Bettina Arnold
Samhain - Wikipedia
Samhain - Flying the hedge
Secular Celebrations - Samhain - @breelandwalker
literally just a rock. it can be a protective crystal if you want, but also if you pick up a rock from outside it can be a ward.
black salt (or any salt, if you wish) on windowsills. i also have black salt in jars in the 4 corners of my room.
sticks. dude trees are SO cool and protective, just don’t cut off a branch (unless you’ve been given permission, but i doubt a tree would like one of their limbs being cut off when you can easily find naturally dropped ones on the ground).
sigils! sigils are so versatile, make your own or find some online, draw it on a paper, and put it in your room. i have some thumbtacked to my wall as well as on my altar.
thread or ribbons around doorknobs. tbh, im not sure where this one comes from (maybe witch bells? which are also an idea) but you can tie black (or any color, but black is good for protection) ribbon around your doorknobs as a form of protection.
i’ll probably add a second post if i think of more. hope these can help you come up with your own ideas, too!! happy witching!
Keeping this here as well-
This is a masterpost of tarot & oracle card spreads. None of them are mine; this is solely a compilation of various spreads found on tumblr. I’ve broken them down into sections to sort through them with ease. This is not a full list, but do enjoy the spreads listed below. Note: Witchcraft is NOT a replacement for medical care. Seek the services in your area if you need help.
Enjoy!
Daily Spreads:
Good Morning Spread
Harmonious Day Spread
Daily Brew
Morning Mug
One Day At A Time
Love/Luck/Truth:
Soulmate Spread
Relationship Insight
how to make friends
Luck Ducky
Illuminate the Truth
Bat Tarot Spread
two halves of the same heart
confusion in a relationship
Love Tarot Spread
Single and Looking
A Way Back into Love
Where is my love life going?
Self Love/Self Care/Spirituality:
The New You
What’s Up My Dude?
The Unicorn Spread
Mirrored Heart Spread
Breathe Deeply
Inner Empress Spread
Shine Like a Star
Self-Love Spread
Self-Exploration Spread
May Your Self-Confidence Rise Like the Moon
Self-Care Spread
A spread for healing from hurtful words
Forgiveness Spread
For Gaining Closure & Letting Go
Let Your Soul Shine
calm the f@%k down
hierarchy of needs
Pyramid of Present Introspection
Unlock yourself
Walking Away
Stop Being Bad To Yourself
For Empaths
I Can’t F@%king Sleep
Up All Night
Reprogram your Subconscious
Higher Self & Purpose Spread
Spiritual Growth
Spiritual Check-up
Spiritual Progress
connecting with the gods/goddesses
The Baking Sun
Enlightened Perspective
Temper Temper
Loneliness Spread
Self Love Spread
Personal Protection Spread
Self Image Spread
Wholeness Spread
Aphrodite’s Pearl
Hidden Self
Change/Fear:
The New Adventure Spread
Evolve Your Blog
The Tree of Life & The Sprout of Fear
Go With the Flow: A Guide for Change
Keys to Courage
Terrified
Classic Tarot Spreads/Based on Tarot:
Classic Tarot Spreads
Star Spread
100 Variations of the 3-Card Spread
Simple and classic spreads
The Empress
The Fool
The Tower
Eviction Notice
The World
Connect with your Tarot Deck:
Bond with Your Tarot Deck
Hello New Friend (Tarot Deck)
Get to Know Your Deck
Pop Culture:
Harry Potter Hogwarts Houses
Rapunzel Spread
Happy Little Trees
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess Bride
Brainstorming/Productiveness/Success:
Achieve Your Dreams
Plan Your Goals
Job Search
Solution Spread
The Right Choice
for busy motherf@%kers
Busy Bee
Toxic Workplace Spread
Quick Coffee Break
growth and goals
Problem Solving Spread
Focus Spread
Holiday/Specific Time Period/Date:
August 2017 Solar Eclipse
New Year’s Spread
Imbolc Spread of Growth
Imbolc Spread for Goal Setting
Valentine’s Day Spread
Valentine’s Day Self-Love Spread
Be Your Own Damn Valentine
Galentine’s Day Spread
Ostara Tarot Spread
For Beltane
Lammas Spread
Back to School Bag
Holiday Survival Spread
Tarot Spread for Yule
Neptune Retrograde
Embracing Mercury Retrograde Part 1 & Part 2
How to Survive Mercury Retrograde
Beginning, Middle, & End of the Month
New Moon Reflection Spread
New Moon Spread
New Moon New Start Spread
Full Moon Spread
Near to Distant future Spread
Creativity:
Paint Palette Tarot Spread
Protagonist Spread
Sunny Creativity
Storytelling through Tarot
The Artist Spread
Find Your Muse
writing tip
Realize Special Talents
Quick Tarot Fixes/Tricks:
Fix My Wifi
Goals & Desires
Stalker Stand Still
Spiderweb Spread
for when you’re stuck between two choices
Easy Tarot Tricks
The Hermit
doing the right thing?
fix a f@%k up
Wheel of Fortune
goals and desires
41 Quick Spreads for any situation
For When You’re Lost/Going through a Hard Time:
Putting the Faith in the Universe
Well, Now What?
Finding Balance
A Light In the Dark
Radical Acceptance
Fork In the Road
When You’re Laying On Your Bed Wondering Where the F@%K You’re Going In Life
What are my next steps?
Self-Discovery
When the World is Cruel
This Too Will Pass
Bottled Up
“Strongest Person I Know”
Difficult Conversation Spread
What the Actual F@%K?!
Past-Lives:
Pyramid of a Past Life
Past Life Spread
A Glimpse into Past Lives
Miscellaneous:
RGB Spread
Conquering a Bad Habit
12 Olympians Spread
Spread for Hobbies
Zodiac
Planetary Tarot Spread
Seven Sisters
Setting Intentions
The Lessons
How to Handle a Situation Getting Out of Hand
Remove the Blinders
I Want to Know You
Chakra Spread
What You’re Attracting in Life
Mending the Communication Gap
Crystals: Card Reading Aids
A stated goal (what do you want to happen) ex. to find a job, to send someone away
A target (who or what the spell is aimed at)
Intention (the ability to consciously focus on a desire) ex. protection, attraction, banishing
Ingredients (herbs, crystals, bones, shells, etc)
Method (jars, sigils, poppets, amulets, etc)
Timing (moon phases, seasons, time of day, weather)
Sources of power (yourself, deities, spirits, elements, magical tools, etc)
Raising Power
Sending power to the target
Ending the Spell (disposing of remains and declaring success "So mote it be!")
Keeping this here for safe reminders
The Ace of Wands could mean finding a new hobby, like painting or hiking. The Two of Wands could mean planning the renovation of your home, if interior design or woodworking is among your passions.
Passion is related to creativity. So the Six of Wands could mean your Instagram posts gaining a lot of attention, if you are into fashion or photography.
And we tend to be very passionate about our favorite celebrities and our crushes, so the Eight of Wands could mean receiving attention from someone famous or somebody you are interested in.
The Ace of Cups could mean the arrival of a new lover, while the Two of Cups could mean romance blooming between you and a friend.
Emotions are not always positive. Sometimes it is as if they do not even exist, like in the Four of Cups, where you are bored from feeling nothing. Other times they are negative, like in the Five of Cups, where you could be grieving a death or a breakup.
The Page of Cups could be an invitation to go out on a date. The Knight of Cups could be a marriage proposal. Both offers involve strong emotions.
These thoughts could be mundane, like the Two of Swords asking you to decide between steak and salmon for dinner.
Other times, they could be of the higher kind, such as the Four of Swords conveying that your mind is at peace, because you have found your true spiritual path.
Most of the time, though, these thoughts are about day to day affairs, such as the Page of Swords confirming that you will get the job, or the Eight of Swords predicting how stressed you will be because of an exam.
Since we are living in a material world, most of our foundations are material. The Ace of Pentacles could mean starting at a new job, while the Six of Pentacles could mean receiving a bonus.
Foundations are related to stability. So the Five of Pentacles does not necessarily mean you will lose everything and become a beggar. It could simply be predicting that you will suffer a salary deduction because of the pandemic, causing you to feel less financially stable than usual.
For this reason, the King of Pentacles is the most stable figure in this arcana, closely followed by the Queen and the Knight.
Because all of life overlaps.
If what you are most passionate about is money, then when the Suit of Wands talks to you, it would be speaking about finances, instead of hobbies. And if you are emotionally focused on spirituality, then instead of symbolizing a new lover, the Ace of Cups could mean a new religious journey.
The Three of Swords, for example, is about heartbreak. So why is it not under the Suit of Cups? Because when we are heartbroken, our heart is actually quiet. It is our mind that screams in pain, and that is the Suit of Swords’ domain.
a shiny golden coin (ex. penny, after sitting in coke for a day or two- seriously, have you seen those?! SO SHINY)
mint in any form (leaf, extract, essential oil, etc.)
pinch of cinnamon
bay leaf (should be large enough to completely cover one surface of the coin)
money sigil (you can create your own!! Or just draw a dollar sign, that works too. I also sell mine on my site.)
green or gold wax (literally any kind. Melt down a crayon safely, research how to do it!! Or one of those cheap Ikea tealights.)
So picture this spell as a little package with layers.
Pinch up that pinch of cinnamon and drop it on the shiny coin.
Now add your mint on top of that. If it's in liquid form, just drip it onto the cinnamon. If it's in leaf form, sort of wrap it around that little pinch of cinnamon & the coin, or cover it, depending on how big the leaf is.
Draw your sigil (or dollar sign) on the bay leaf, and wrap the whole thing up like a little package. Try to make sure your final wrapping movement, or fold of the leaf, is aimed inwards toward your body, for drawing things in. If you mess this folding bit up though, don't worry! It's not a must.
Flip your little parcel over and seal up all those edges of the bay leaf with some melted/malleable wax.
Accidentally clicked on the poll option gah & I have no idea how to remove it after you've added one does anyone know? So...
When I seal things up in magic, I like to think of the energy inside fermenting like a jar of pickles until you eventually get that deliciously sour yum. In fact, I don't tend to recharge when things are sealed, I just leave it and picture the spell inside slowly growing stronger the longer it's left like that to "ferment." I do this with my spell jars too.
5. You could further wrap up the whole little package with some twine or string the way you would a present, or add a layer of tin foil (especially if you're worried about it getting damaged or falling apart if the wax isn't secure enough) if you like.
6. Leave it somewhere that could count as your 'doorstep.' It's great if you could leave it on your actual doorstep, but it could easily get stepped on there. You could leave it under your doormat (visitors charge when they step on the mat on their way in), under the pot of your potted plant (especially good when it's something also associated with money, like basil), or just tape it to your door where you'd place a wreath.
Do place it on the outside of your home rather than somewhere inside though, since this spell is meant to attract money from the outside to your doorstep. It's very small so if you're a closeted witch, there's not a high chance of it being discovered, and it looks quite mundane when wrapped in tin foil. Granted, a small wad of tin foil on the ground near your door could be mistaken as trash and thrown away, but you can always make a new one!
I tend to swap mine out when I see it's been displaced; ex. If you taped it to the door, it's fallen off; if you didn't tin-foil-wrap it, you see that the wax has broken and the package has come apart.
Part 1 – Reading the Planets/Objects
For this, the only important part of the chart is the box with the planets and corresponding zodiac signs. I’m using my own chart as a reference.
Each planet (eg. sun) and object (eg. rising/ascendant) governs a specific portion of your personality.
The planets each have corresponding symbols, which are standardised for everyone’s birth chart (☉☽☿♀♂♃ ♄⛢♆♇).
The chart will show you what zodiac sign each planet and object was in the moment you were born, which is personalised for you.
Each planet and object has its own meaning,
☉ Sun: your core identity, ego
☽ Moon: feelings, emotions, aesthetics
Rising: how you are perceived by others (technically the 1st house, not a planet)
☿ Mercury: communication, intelligence, socialising
♀ Venus: love, romance, affection
♂ Mars: sex, passion, anger, drive
♃ Jupiter: luck, fortune, ideals
♄ Saturn: restrictions, limitations
⛢ Uranus: changes
♆ Neptune: dreams, sleep
♇ Pluto: transformation, deep meanings, destiny, your soul
and it takes the characteristics of the associated sign.
♈︎ Aries: active, initiating, leading, independent, aggressive, impatient, combative, energetic, pioneering, naive, assertive
♉︎ Taurus: persevering, down-to-earth, stable, stubborn, possessive, prosperous, dependable, physical, sensual
♊︎ Gemini: talkative, mental, adaptable, flexible, changeable, responsive, sociable, superficial, versatile, inquisitive, witty
♋︎ Cancer: gentle, conservative, feeling, nurturing, defensive, contemplative
♌︎ Leo: magnanimous, generous, hospitable, caring, warm, authoritative, active, open
♍︎ Virgo: analytical, intelligent, reserved, critical, helpful, conscientious
♎︎ Libra: just, sociable, refined, accommodating, kind, fair, diplomatic, likeable, indecisive, respectful, artistic
♏︎ Scorpio: passionate, perceptive, resourceful, possessive, psychological, prowling, determined, probing, fixed, focused
♐︎ Sagittarius: optimistic, restless, enthusiastic, adventurous, honest, irresponsible, outspoken, independent
♑︎ Capricorn: tenacious, conservative, resourceful, disciplined, wise, ambitious, prudent, constant
♒︎ Aquarius: individualistic, assertive, independent, humanitarian, inventive, original, eccentric, opinionated, intellectual, idealistic, cool, friendly, detached
♓︎ Pisces: intuitive, dreamy, artistic, humane, sympathetic, sensitive, compassionate, perceptive, tender, impressionable
For example, my sun, which governs my core identity, is in Capricorn. This shows that my core identity is tenacious, conservative, resourceful etc.
My rising/ascendant, which governs how I am perceived by others, is in Taurus. This shows that I am perceived as persevering, down-to-earth, stable etc.
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Now just replace this out with your own info and congrats! You now know the basics of reading the planets and objects in your birth chart!
I’m still working on learning to read the houses, but I’ll link it when I’m done!
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Chart made on https://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?btyp=w2gw&rs=3&usechpref=1 (more accurate)
Information gathered from my book of shadows and https://astro.cafeastrology.com/ (better info)
The Laws of Magick are concepts that describe patterns in the effects of witchcraft. Here are some simple definitions.
The Law of Attraction
What you put out to the world will be returned to you. This is manifestation through intention: "I want kindness so I will give kindness"
The Law of Knowledge
Knowledge is power. The more you know about something, the more you understand it and can use it or have power over it.
The Law of Self-Knowledge
Know thyself. The more you know yourself, the more you are capable of becoming the master of your own destiny and the facilitator of change in your own life.
The Law of Cause and Effect
Consistency is key. If you do the exact same action in the exact conditions, you will get exactly the same results every time.
The Law of Synchronicity
There is no such thing as coincidence. Though possible, it's extremely rare that two things happen at the same time that are not interconnected in some way.
The Law of Association
If any two patterns have elements in common, the patterns interact through those common elements.
The Law of Similarity
Having an accurate physical or mental representation of something facilitates control over it.
The Law of Contagion
Objects or beings in physical contact with each other continue to interact after separation. More contact = more connection.
The Law of Names
Knowing the complete and TRUE name of an object, being, or process gives one complete control over it.
The Law of Words of Power
Certain words hold great power. Even if their meaning is lost, the power is still there. An example is names: though you may not know what your name means exactly, it still holds a lot of power.
The Law of Personification
Personifying (considering it alive or to have a personality) anything makes it an entity. This can be beneficial in many ways: one example is personifying an object to channel a deity through it
The Law of Invocation
It is possible to establish internal communication with entities from either inside or outside oneself, said entities seeming to be inside of oneself during the communication process.
The Law of Evocation
It is possible to establish external communication with entities from either inside or outside oneself, said entities seeming to be outside oneself during the communication process.
The Law of Identification
Prolonged connection or association with another (person, being, entity, etc) can result in becoming said person/thing, including holding their knowledge or power. In other words, possession is possible.
The Law of Personal Universes
Reality is only our perceived conscious understanding of the world around us (and within us). It's possible that "reality" means different things to different people.
The Law of Infinite Universes
The concepts that multiple realities can exist at once, whether that be your own (like "multiple/alternate reality theory") or yours vs another's (like your perception of reality being different than your friend's).
The Law of Pragmatism
If a belief system allows someone to cope, survive, or achieve their goals, it becomes "real," "true," and "sensible" to them.
The Law of True Falsehoods
It's possible for two belief systems to contradict but still exist at the same time. Basically, just because something doesn't make sense to you, it doesn't mean it won't make sense to someone else. This is like a TL;DR of the above 3 laws.
The Law of Synthesis
If two "opposing" patterns combine to produce a new pattern, that new pattern will be more true than the previous two alone. In other words, if two understandings of reality combine, the new understanding will be more "true" or reasonable/understandable because it applies to more realities and therefore can be believed by more people.
The Law of Polarity
Any pattern of data can be split into (at least) two "opposing" characteristics, and each will contain the essence of the other within itself.
The Law of Opposites
The "opposite" of something contains information about said thing, by providing information on what it is not. This creates control or power over it because you now have knowledge over it, even if through its opposite; once again showing how interconnected all existence is.
The Law of Dynamic Balance
Balance is key. To live life to its fullest, one must allow themselves to not fall into extremes so that they can experience all that life is and can offer.
The Law of Perversity
Murphy's Law. If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. Emotional stability and self-awareness can help avoid things becoming utter disasters.
The Law of Unity
Every phenomena in existence is linked directly or indirectly to every other one, past, present, or future.