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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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Summer at the arboretum

🌳Willow Tree

The willow tree is associated to the moon and it is connected to the element of water. Its qualities are femininity, love, healing, protection, and divination.🌜

✨ Willow bark is useful to alleviate pain and lower fevers.

✨A decoction of the leaves or bark, simmered lightly, is used to treat dandruff.

✨The white willow is most commonly used as an herbal remedy. The Purple Willow has the same general properties as the White Willow and is even more effective in lowering fevers. The Sallow or Goat Willow eases indigestion, whooping cough and catarrh, and is used as an antiseptic to disinfect bandages.

✨ In the Lakota tradition, tobacco and willow are smoked together in the sacred pipe because it was thought that the willow’s energy helped the tobacco ascend to the heavens.

✨Willow is generally found near sources of water or in swampy areas. Ancient burial mounds in the British Isles that are near water were often lined with willows. Maybe to help keep them from being damaged by moisture. Funerary flints were cut in a willow leaf shape.

✨Willow leaves are used in herbal mixtures designed to attract love, and its wood is used to make wands for moon magic. 

✨Willow is often used by dowsers to locate underground water, earth energies, and buried objects,

✨Willow wood carried or placed in the home guards against evil.

✨A willow tree growing near a home will provide protection.

✨Willow leaves, bark, and wood add energy to healing magic.

✨Willow bark and Sandalwood mixed and burned together during the waning moon may conjure spirits.

✨Carrying a piece of willow wood helps to overcome the fear of death.

✨If you wish to manifest something in your life, tie a knot on a willow branch as you visualize your intention. When you receive what you asked for, untie the knot and use it again. 

*Before consuming any part of a Willow Tree, do some research first! Make sure the tree/leaves have not been treated with pesticides, etc. Before taking anything make sure to tell the tree what you are about to do and why. Also, give something in return as thanks (coins, tobacco, pour a drink, crystal chips, etc.) *

I Bet You Think About Me / Blank Space Part 2

Part 1

Gavarnie, France, photo by Maxime Gourga

This is about 20 minutes from my house.

Just Texas things…

Photo by me

just showing off my two favorite cuttings i’ve been growing this summer ☀️🌱

pothos ‘njoy (3 months of rooting)

philodendron brasil (4 months of rooting)

🧼 Witchy Reset Day 🧼

When life feels overwhelming, a reset day can be incredibly useful. 

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🏠 Reset your home 🏠

Your home can be essential to your well-being. Here’s a list to follow to start this reset day: 

- Open your windows wide open to get fresh air, and release old energies - Clean your bed sheets with fresh and scented detergent - Vacuum and de-dust every surface, clean your oven and shower and sinks - Take the trash out and declutter your living space  - Put your books back in the shelves, sort your clothes in your wardrobe - Check your fridge and pantry: throw what is old, give away what you never use

Once that is done, make a large grocery haul to fill up your house with healthy, comforting food. Light scented candles. Replace flowers from your vases and add new elements to your altar. 

Try to list everything that makes you happy and grateful in your home: the view you have from the windows, or how your bed feels so cosy after a long day, or the memories you have in your kitchen, cooking meals for your loved ones.

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🤸 Reset your body 🤸

Before doing anything else, drink a large glass of water. Yes, this seems obvious, you probably think that you’re drinking enough water. Believe me: you probably are not.

If it’s lunch time, cook whatever you feel like, with one condition: make sure your dish has enough vegetables. Eat it slowly, without looking at your phone or the TV.

Go to the bathroom and take care of everything that you’ve been scheduling for later. Make an appointment with the hairdresser, if possible. Clean up your nails, shave your face or body (only if that makes you feel good), scrub off dead skins and put on a hydrating mask. Take a long shower – make it as warm as you want but finish with cold, refreshing water.

Put on clean and comfortable clothes. Look at yourself in the mirror and make a mental list of everything that you like about yourself: the way your smile completely changes your face, or how your hair looks right after you cleaned it, or even the scars and marks you have on your body, indicating that through challenges and difficult times, you survived.

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🧘 Reset your mind 🧘

Now, sit down on your desk and take a piece of paper. Write down every tasks that have been weighing on your mind. Think about every area of your life – family, friends, work, health, gym, etc. Use this Getting Things Done Trigger List to ensure that you are not forgetting anything.

Once that is done, read through the list again. Add a star to each item that can be done in 10 minutes. Schedule the others in your calendar. Then, try to knock off as many tasks on the list as you can: make an appointment with your dentist, order a present for your brother’s birthday that is coming up, pay your electricity bills, invite your friends over for dinner, set up a date with your partner, return the clothes you just bought that didn’t fit, etc.

Then, open your computer and declutter your digital space. If your desktop looks like this, start by organizing your files. Upload the important documents in your drive, delete the unnecessary ones, sort through the mess. Open your browser and do the same with your bookmarks. Check your personal emails and unsubscribe to old newsletters that you never open. On your phone, delete the apps that you never use. Save the pictures you love on your drive.

Close your computer, turn off your phone, and clear up your papers from your desk. Pour yourself a cup of tea. You have done so much by now! Hopefully, you are feeling content and rejuvenated.

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✨ Reset your soul ✨ 

The last step is for yourself. You decide whatever you want to do now. Resetting your soul is all about self-care and spirituality, which is very personal, so I am not going to enforce anything on you. I have listed below a few steps I like to take. However, none of that is mandatory. You have to figure out by yourself what makes you feel good.

- Pour yourself a bath with scented oils and salts - Try positive affirmations with simple sentences such as “I am unique and interesting”, “My life is filled with love and happiness” - Practice meditation or light stretching for 20 minutes - Open the book that you’ve wanted to read for a long time - Close your eyes and take a well-deserved nap - Listen to a podcast while baking your favorite dessert

🔞 Sex Magic 🔞

– This blog is sex positive and LGBTQ friendly. If you are feeling uncomfortable about this topic, feel free to skip this post. Please unfollow me if you are homophobic or transphobic. – 

Here is a list of witchy tips to enjoy magic in the bedroom… 

🔥 Practice solo, without shame, to learn what turns you on, what gets you off and what you find uncomfortable. 

🔥 Focus on specific mantras while taking pleasure. I like to use this one: “I am sexy. I am powerful. I am confident.” 

🔥 The porn industry can be particularly toxic and violent, especially against women. Educate yourself about it and find feminist videos or female-centric erotic stories for your own pleasure. 

🔥 Use sigils to draw magical symbols on your own body or your partner’s. You can draw with your fingers, oils, or even semen / sexual fluids for a powerful experience… 

🔥 Learn about tantric love to understand balance, focus on mind-body connections and increase intimacy. 

🔥 Orgasms and climaxes can be very powerful for spell-casting. With a consenting partner or on your own, channel this energy to use in your practice.

🔥 Beltane (May 1st) is the witch festival of love and sex magic. If your practice involves sabbaths, read my previous post on Beltane to celebrate it. 

📜 Sabbats Journal Prompts 📜

The Witches’ Sabbats are good moments in the year to reflect and meditate, using your journal. Here are a few prompts for each festival, to help you in your mindfulness journey. 

💀 SAMHAIN 💀

October 31

Write about dead relatives and passed loved ones.

What cycle is currently closing in your life? Is this a positive ending?

Have you noticed signs of the thinning veil this month?

What have you inherited that needs banishment?

What have you inherited that needs to be cultivated?

Write about your spiritual journey since last Samhain.

Are you scared of divination/spirits? Why or why not?

❄️ YULE ❄️

December 19-22

Write a list of everything good that has happened this year.

What deserves a fresh start in your life?

Write a happy memory from the festive season.

What are your goals and dreams for the next year?

As a witch, what meaning do you attach to Christmas?

What do you find difficult about the holiday season?

Write about the energy you can draw from the darkness.

🕯️ IMBOLC 🕯️

February 1

Write how you plan to take care of nature in the following months.

Write about what needs cleansing in your life.

Why are you in pain and what helps you heal?

What metaphorical seed do you need to plant and nurture this year?

Write your feelings on climate change.

How can you nurture yourself and others right now?

Describe the garden of your dreams.

🐣 OSTARA 🐣

March 19-22

Write about negative thoughts that you are choosing not to bring with you in the coming spring.

What area of your life feels balanced at the moment?

What does fertility and growth mean to you?

What idea in your life is ready to hatch and turn into action?

Write about spring activities that you can enjoy now that winter is over.

What do you feel is your truest purpose this spring?

As a witch, what meaning do you attach to Easter?

🌸 BELTANE 🌸

May 1

Write a list of everything about yourself that gives you self-confidence.

Is there something that is making you very happy right now?

Write about your sexuality and what gives you pleasure.

What does celebrating life mean to you?

What turns you on? What turns you off?

How can you use the spring energy to make your dreams come true?

What would you want to harvest in the coming fall?

☀️ LITHA ☀️

June 19-22

Write about a difficult topic that needs addressing in the second half of the year.

In which area of your life do you feel the strongest?

How can you use the solar energy to achieve your goals?

Write a memory from your childhood summer breaks.

How can you make this summer extra special?

Write a love-letter to your body.

What is your favorite outdoor activity?

🌽 LAMMAS 🌽

August 1

Write about what you are harvesting in your life at the moment.

Make a list of everything you’ve accomplished in your life.

What will you miss most about summer once fall arrives?

Write about professional goals and plans you have for September.

How can you have a healthier lifestyle by next summer?

What is one thing you love about where you live?

What does abundance mean to you?

🍂 MABON 🍂

September 19-22

Write a list of everything you are grateful for this year.

What makes you proud in your life?

Do you feel like your life is out of balance?

Are you excited about the cold season coming up? Why or why not?* Write about welcoming darkness and becoming more magical.

Make a list of your favorite horror movies.

Write about what scares you and why.

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✨ Find my Witches’ Sabbats Masterpost here ✨