With the ever-devolving state of search engines, I've been having trouble finding relevant sources for a topic I've encountered while talking with someone, but maybe someone on here can point me in the right direction.

Does anyone know of any folkloric accounts of Faeries or other nonhuman spirits/entities forming a one-sided attachment to a human and ultimately blocking their ability to form meaningful relationships (romantic, platonic, or otherwise) with other humans? Any sources or even personal anecdotes would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

#Folklore #Mythology #SpiritWork #Paranormal #HighStrangeness

Spirit Communication Discernment Tips:

If you're new to spirit work, you may wonder how you can verify if the entity communicating with you is real or a figment of your imagination.

An easy way to check is to ask questions that are
1. Verifiable (meaning you can find the answer through research)
2. Discrete (meaning there's only one right answer).
3. Obscure (meaning it'd be difficult to just guess the right answer without some prior knowledge)

And make sure you ask a question that you don't already know the answer to!

If you're given the right answer, it's less likely that you're pulling nonsense from your own mind.

#spirit #SpiritWork #spiritual #spirituality #occult #magick #religion

You might be interested in a recent chat I had with Cyndi Brannen and Coyote Mae. We talked about psychopomp work, a.k.a. deathwalking, underworld goddesses, and some of the concerns to look out for when undertaking this kind of work. Also, I look like a total goof in the thumbnail photo. 😂

#psychopomp #deathwalking #spiritwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W65ZuVKiW4Q

(Disregarding the fact I somehow keep forgetting to post on here)

Let's talk about #death and the #energy currents of the week leading up to (Orthodox Christian) Easter - and why they're important to pagans.

It's Great Friday today, and as the church bells ring their mournful tune, a veil of grief settles over the world. All is quiet, and the faithful gather flowers for the Epitaph. This somber mood lends a great advantage to #deathwork if one is willing to experiment.

For us in Eastern Europe, the blending of pagan traditions with Christian elements is far from a surprise, yet it always seems to shock Westerners. Having the capacity to adapt and evolve can be a gift, and it leads to new horizons. But don't let me get carried away.

This blanket of grief will linger over the hearts and minds of those who believe, growing until it reaches its crescendo at midnight on Saturday, and is dissipated by the joy of the Resurrection. In short, this is free real estate for your magic. Of course, any energy of this magnitude needs to be treated with the appropriate risk mitigation, but I am assuming the reader is educated on how to safely interact with energy.

So, what exactly can one do with this energy? Many things, really, but let's start with the simplest and work our way up.

If you've been curious about death work, this is a prime opportunity to introduce yourself to the energy currents without overwhelming yourself. You can dip your toes in the river without getting swept away, because the water has risen far past the shore.

For those already immersed in the work, you will find ease in crossing the bounds or calling forth spirits who may have otherwise had trouble reaching through. #Necromancy Friday is what I jokingly call this day, because it really feels like any #ghost I see is barely kept out of the physical world. #Ancestor work of course would be well-received, whether you offer a ritual meal or communicate with them through your preferred means.

#Spiritwork in general may be easier for those not yet experienced as well, due to the curiosity some spirits have over such strong emotion in the human population.

Rituals such as cord cuttings, banishments and other such "getting rid of" workings would also benefit from harnessing these energies, as would astral travel and dream work- granted you take the appropriate measures to guard yourself from what may be lurking - but you should already be taking those safety measures anyway! Ritual death and rebirth are definitely worth a mention, though I rarely see them talked about, so if you know you know.

To summarise: The energy of a major religious event is there, so why not make use of it for your magic and workings?

I do want to get ahead of the potential mean comments here and say I understand that many turned to #witchcraft and #paganism to escape Christianity and the religious trauma that came with their upbringing. This isn't a pro-Christianity post. This is a suggestion people are free to implement or ignore based on their practice and boundaries.

Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Spring 2023 cycle of my psychic development and witchcraft classes at Tea Addicted Witch!

The lessons are prerecorded and closed captioned, released weekly for about 11-12 weeks per class. Discussions take place in Google classrooms which will remain open indefinitely once the class is over so that people can review the material whenever they want.

Classes start April 17th.

More information including how to register here: https://www.teaaddictedwitch.com/classes/

#witchcraft #witch #pagan #wicca #paganism #magic #ritual #spiritwork

One more week before registration closes on the Spring 2023 cycle of my psychic development and witchcraft classes at Tea Addicted Witch!

The lessons are prerecorded and closed captioned, released weekly for about 11-12 weeks per class. Discussions take place in Google classrooms which will remain open indefinitely once the class is over so that people can review the material whenever they want.

Classes start April 17th.

More information including how to register here: https://www.teaaddictedwitch.com/classes/

#witchcraft #witch #pagan #wicca #paganism #magic #ritual #spiritwork #energywork #psychicdev #psychicdevelopment #classes

Registration for my classes on witchcraft and psychic dev ends two weeks from tomorrow!

I have three available: Psychic Development 101, Psychic Development 102, and Magic & Witchcraft 101. They go for about 11-12 weeks each with a new lesson released each week. Discussions take place in a private Google classroom that will remain open indefinitely to review material whenever you want.

More information here: https://www.teaaddictedwitch.com/classes/

#witch #witchcraft #wicca #pagan #paganism #PsychicDev #psychic #tarot #divination #SpiritWork #PsychicDevelopment #magic #EnergyWork

Just realized tonight that it's a strong boundary of mine not to talk shop with self-identified psychics and thr otherwise head-sensitive unless they have a basic concept of spiritual boundary setting.

Because if not, it probably means they don't have a functional set of human boundaries either and are going to waste my time dumping their spiritual quirks and problems onto me.

#occult #witchcraft #pagan #SpiritWork #spirits

Bone #witchcraft post!

Do you feel humbled, coming across the #bones of a life that's gone by?

Life in the mountains means we have far more opportunity to see #death first-hand, to reach out and be taught by it.
Cities are too fast-paced for me- I do not have enough time to pull the pigeon from the road before the bus ravages its tiny body, nor to take the kitten that sickness claimed before the sanitary workers dispose of it like it was trash. I'm sure others who do #spiritwork thrive just fine there. Just not my style.

I much prefer the forest, because here, death lingers. The song thrush will melt into the earth that fed it, and its feathers may come to be the nest bed of a fresh clutch of eggs. The old fox will go to sleep in her den and wake in a different world, the snow covering her home's entrance until it's warm enough for the critters to nourish themselves on the body she left behind. We see death, sometimes invite it in- be it #hunting or culling livestock. We honour death and the life it brings.

This beautiful lady was a life. An ewe that likely bore several lives herself, before death took her. I have a special place in my heart for sheep. My people have lived alongside them for so long that maybe it's in our blood by now. She wanted to come home with me, to sit near me and the other unseen friends I keep. How could I say no?

I brought her home, meaning to dye her #skull with coffee to help the myriad textures of her bone steal the show with more contrast, but that's another post altogether.

#deathwork crew, this one's for you.

(This is a cross-post from Instagram)

Decided to finally write my ✨ first post ✨ on here, in hopes I'll like this place enough to establish myself and share things on here.

Is it just me that's incredibly picky about online spaces? It can be difficult for me to take the plunge and explore a new site or platform, and this goes doubly so for witchy/pagan/spiritual oriented places because after years of being (a queer) Greek online, I know what I'll see, and some times you just do not have the energy to get into arguments because foreigners think they know better than you your own culture. Fun stuff. Anyway. Positive thinking and whatnot. Hopefully the people here are chill!

I miss sharing informative tidbits and exchanging perspectives and methods with fellow practitioners, you know? It's nice to get to see how other cultures, other people do things, especially when you get to draw parallels and point out differences and similarities. There are good people out there, curious and respectful people who are willing to learn without overstepping boundaries and who take correction with grace. That's why I keep coming back to posting, I guess, regardless of platform. I like helping people learn.

What kind of posts you can expect from me: #divination like #cartomancy , including but not limited to #tarot and #oracle decks, #osteomancy , #scrying and #bibliomancy , #herbalism #deathwork #spiritwork #greek #myth #folklore #culture #tradition and #witchcraft oh and #polytheism of course. I'm sure some posts about textiles (knitting, weaving, etc.) will worm their way over as well.

Hopefully this is how the tag system works here, lol.

I'm personally wary of occult sources that stereotype entities.

(Example: Saying that all Faeries are too evil to work with or are all untrustworthy. Or saying that all non-human hauntings are inherently malicious/parasitic.)

While certain traits may be more common among certain entities, non-human beings are hardly a monolith amongst themselves. It's just like no two humans are exactly alike, even if they share certain traits or a common background. In some ways, the differences between non-human entities may even be *more* nuanced.

And, as an aside, I find the folks most likely to demonize the non-human Other are also more likely to demonize other humans who exist on the margins.

#occult #OccultThoughtOfTheDay #spirits #SpiritWork #paranormal #witchcraft #witch #pagan #paganism

"How do you get back into your regular ritual/spiritual/magical practices after major events disrupted your life over a significant period of time?"

My latest blog post:

How To Come Back After Life Acts Up: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-come-back-77687243

#witch #pagan #witchcraft #paganism #Polytheism #DevotionalWork #spiritwork #wicca #deitywork #magick #magic

Wizard Problems:

Maybe I've just gotten too familiar with my mediating spirit, because I hardly recognize the distinction between us. People talk about them like they're a separate thing, and I'm left wondering if maybe I'm the only one having a Bleed Effect. I don't pay much mind to the three dimensional differences.

#magick #occult #ChaosMagick #HGA #SpiritWork #wizard #witchcraft

From the zettel vault:

There are three categories of spirits humans encounter:

1. The personal (given at birth)
2. God's interceding "Holy" Spirit (gifted through grace)
3. The spirits of other beings, living or dead (called upon or rejected)

When examining our impulses, as in the practice of Ignatian spirit discernment, it's important to recognize which we are responding to and engaging with.

#spirits #spiritwork #zettelkasten #holyspirit #lukumi

How's the #polytheist #pagan community going on here lately? Anyone new from the hellsite to follow?

#polytheism #animism #platonism #DevotionalPolytheism #SpiritWork #witchcraft

Happy New Years Everyone! For those of you subscribe to my channel on YouTube just wanted to let you know that I will be creating new videos bi weekly now that come out on Weekends. I put up two polls on my channel to figure out my audience and content direction for this year. I've been seeing a sharp decline in content creators that are active so I feel more active now than ever to get the ball rolling. My focus of my content revolves around #spiritwork , #hedgewitch, and #greywitchcraft while building your own traditions/practice.

Alive in the heart, dead in the mind.
#advaita #spiritwork #meditation #AIArt

Witch Tip: Spirits aren't always all-knowing. Some may have a considerable amount of knowledge on some topics and then be nearly clueless about others; verify what a spirit knows before accepting the validity of their advice and information.

#witchcraft #spirits #spirituality #occult #paranormal #SpiritWork @witchcraft

Dear #magic #animist #pagan #mastodon ,
Have a complimentary #cernunnos working to call upon your #ancestors of #spiritwork ❤️💕

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZHlPgS0KNeiEGlJ2bstC9DN6qHQtQV2-ysmcvdOwrw/edit?usp=drivesdk

New video out now! Did a demonstration of a very basic way to open circle for those new to spirit work or working with the elemental watchtowers. https://youtu.be/eUIs_bTuuCY #CircleCasting #magick #witchy #spiritwork #protectionmagic