Sarah Kane, Crave

charleville castle, 2007

have you ever seen anything more beautiful than this photo series of a crow with dew glistening on their feathers

(photo credit - Frank King, for Macaulay Library)

Its okay if you're not who you thought you would be, take all the time to grieve the person you tried so hard to become when you wanted to better yourself and learn from your past mistakes. But its also okay to just love the person you are now and learn to get to know that person better. There is no shame in being who you are, even if you still have a lot to learn. You don't always have to upgrade yourself, sometimes there is peace in appreciating who you are and what you have right now.

through trees by capturedlight

so these past few days have been ridiculously mentally taxing and i hate winter festive time HOWEVER i am drastically grateful for my boyfriend who literally keeps me sane. that is all

Grimoire/Book of Shadows Entry Ideas That Aren't All Basic

Do keep in mind! The basics are important!

WARNING long post ahead

Introduction

⚝ Your name

⚝ Your pronouns

⚝ How long you've been practicing

⚝ Your sun, moon and rising sign

⚝ Birth time (if applicable)

⚝ Your path (if you have a specific path)

⚝ Deities you worship/work with (if applicable)

⚝ Birth tarot card

⚝ Birth chart

How You Define Witchcraft/Magic(k)

Differences Between Wicca, Paganism, Witchcraft, Satanism, Luciferianism

The Elements

⚝ Their directions

⚝ Deities associated

⚝ Symbols

⚝ Genders associated

⚝ Seasons

Meditation/Mudras

⚝ Note: Include what culture Mudras originated from!

Casting Circles

Grounding

Omens/Good Luck/Bad Luck/Superstitions

Charging/Activating/Cleansing

Summary of The Salem Witch Trials

Folklore in Your State/Country

Protection

Warding

Different Types of Divination

Sigils

Runes

Talismans

Types of Spells

⚝ Note: I don't mean different spells, I mean different TYPES of spells. Such as spell jars, word spells, etc.

Moon Cycles

Astrology

⚝ Note: By this I mean the basics of astrology. Astrology is a lot deeper than a lotta people realize, so fitting it all in a grimoire/BOS would be almost impossible lmao

Altars

Color Correspondences

⚝ Note: I often like to refer to psychology and how colors affect the brain

List of Closed Practices

Symbols in Witchcraft

Herb Correspondences

Crystals + Crystal Grids

⚝ Examples: What crystals you can put into water, what damages crystals, where they are native to, their spiritual properties, etc.

Different Pantheons/Mythologies Across Different Cultures

Auras

Numerology

⚝ Note: NOT JUST ANGEL NUMBERS

Tarot/Oracle Spreads

Affirmations

Everyday Glamor Magic(k)

List of Books You Want/Authors You Like

Strange Dreams

Chakras

⚝ Note: Include what cultures Chakras came from

Recipes

Holidays

What Each Day of the Week Represents

What Each Month Represents

What You Believe to Happen After Death

Types of Spiritual Entities

⚝ Examples: The Fae, Tulpa, Spirit Guides, etc.

⚝ You can also include Cryptids if you are interested in those!

Sacred Geometry

Flame Candle Reading

⚝ Note: Don't stare at candle flames for too long!

Thought of any more? Reblog with some ideas!! This is Tumblr brah!!

can't believe that pompeii by bastille is over ten years old now. but I guess if you close your eyes it does almost feel like nothing changed at all