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So this looks like a good read. Text: after half a year of work, my academic zine on the history of antisemitism & appropriation in western occult movements is done 🖤 a 22-page PDF full of citations, illustrated with historic & public domain images, pay-what-you-want (or FREE!): https://ezrarose.itch.io/fyma-a-lesser-key
I don’t know why it took me so long to explain that witchcraft isn’t a spiritual practice to me, it’s a philosophical practice.
I’m in love with this new Tarot deck from artist Kristine Fredheim!! This gorgeous deck is the Soul Cards Tarot, you can find the artist on Instagram @soullifemagic. I’m going to start doing readings with this deck soon, including free one card draws so if you’re interested feel free to message me! You can find me here, on Instagram @readingsbylily, or on my website at readingsbylily.com.
“I Am Jinx Proof” “I Am Curse Proof” “I Am Hex Proof”
Requested by @lovepayal Since the sigil requested was to block the 3 different malicious spell types/levels I pulled out the big guns for this one. I made 3 separate sigils, one for each malicious spell type, and combined them into one like so.
full strawberry moon
That’s one hot Moon.
Tarot deck ID help?
I have had this rabbit-themed Tarot deck for several years and have found zero info about the background, the artist...basically I can't find any other pics/mentions of these cards anywhere online.
Some notes about them:
🐰 This is a Major Arcana only deck
🐰 The box they came in looks just like the card backs: black with a white symbol
🐰 The instructions are all in Chinese except for the card titles
🐰 Idk whether the deck is an official release and is just rare...or whether it's a bootleg deck
🐰 I bought the cards off ebay about 3-4 years ago, they shipped from China
I am generally very picky with choosing tarot decks, and if even 1 card turns me off, the whole deck becomes a no-go for me. This is because I do believe in reading tarot as an overall picture and with each card having its place, every card MUST resonate with me otherwise the reading becomes crooked. The presence and absence of certain cards must be accounted for, and thus is mainly because I like to do huge readings of more than 30 cards being drawn, since it just presents the situation as much clearer in general.
So for my also nitty-picky followers obsessed with details, below are the top 7 tarot decks I’m honestly in love with! The artwork is absolutely stunning, and the uses for them practical too:) Some of them aren’t published yet, however I can already feel my heart beating in anticipation for them in the viewing of the images! 💛💛💛😭😭😭✨✨✨
7. Modern Seers Tarot Deck
How can anybody turn down a minimalist deck which is both clean and sweepingly clear in its messages? This is honestly one of the most loving and stunning promotions of feminity I have ever come across. Although this is just recently published and hasn’t had much promotions yet, other than on KickStarter, where the project started, the holistic message for this deck is bluntly clear.
It is best used for self-care and for consultations on issues such as health, body care and clarifications of blockages to your self-esteem and inner beauty shining out. A must have tarot for those who are always in the midst of self-improvement. And this just isn’t solely for women either- we all have a balance between masculinity and feminity, and the feminity side of us is incredibly important for the subconscious power of nurturing to occur.
6. Soul Cards
There are pink, white and black decks for Soul Cards, and if I can be honest with you? I have all 3, the white one coming in late April.
The truly amazing aspect of these cards is in their proximity to the messages they display about the human condition and a need to overcome ourselves before we progress in any shape or form. I like to call these types of decks as the “care-givers” of the tarot tradition. Although they display very contemporary reworkings of the traditional symbols, they have been incorporated very well in the deck and for Kantian aesthetic fans such as myself, definitely balm for the heart and soul.
These decks don’t come with a booklet, however there is so much in the imagery and the cards’ interactions with each other to be drawn from in a single reading. These cards aim to heal and improve you, not belittle your lack of progress.
5. Threads of Fate Tarot: Journeyer and Ascendant
I have written about this in a previous post, fanning my metaphorical brain neurons form going into an overdrive with these cards! The imagery is stunning, and the amount of work bled out into the cards by the artist, is well worth the sweat, blood and tears. The result is of a beautifully and harmoniously put together tarot deck touching on the most important aspect of human life.
Relationships.
I cannot stress how fundamental this concept is for us to grasp as tarot readers. Relationships and their conditions can give so much insight into one’s progress in life (because that’s what we’re all here for, right? To learn and improve and reincarnate until we ascend ☺️). And thus deck pretty much covers all of that.
4. The Sabbath Tarot
I know a lot of people don’t appreciate the darker tarots such as this one, but to cover all bases from the bright to the taboo, the next two tarots really spoke out to me as a practitioner learning to grasp her environment. The Sabbath Tarot is relatively new, and a tarot aimed at gay male witches, promoting a deep cherishing of the beauty of male and female nudity.
The card I’ve shown above is pretty much one of the only below 18 cards there is in the deck, but I’ve chosen that card for my lovely minors who is viewing this post! This deck wasn’t cheap (around $155 USD in total), and I’m still waiting for my deck to arrive in about 2 months time. But this deck is what I call a “challenger” deck, as it points out the deepest, most taboo secrets of the human mind. And this is exactly what I need at the moment- to be challenged, and challenged again in order to take advantage of the spurts of growth that follows.
The artist himself is a photographer and although this tarot deck was designed for those on the left hand path, I still highly recommend it to those who just wish to have a blunt deck jabbing an accusing finger at what you’re erring and the subtle traits beneath.
3. The Goetia Tarot in the Darkness (Notoria coming out!)
This was a KickStarter Project which caught my eye a few weeks back, but unfortunately they have limited the deluxe productions to only 100 people (lucky!) and will not be releasing the tarot deck targeted at the commercial audience until 2021. Needless to say, I am fired up to barge into their store and order this deck when it does get released!
This is a far more advanced deck, and the counterpart deck for this will be released on Kickstarter soon as the artist sketches up the angel counterparts to the demons featured in this deck. Again, completely beautiful art (the card featured here is of Lucifer) and this deck is also what I term as a “challenger deck” although it’s energy is much more grounded than the Sabbath Tarot.
I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this to “beginner” tarot readers (I say beginner with quotation marks because I don’t believe in distinguishing between the ranks through experience of reading tarot, but through your understanding of the tarot which can arguably be best done through the actual motion of reading tarot), however I do recommend that you get your hands on a copy while you can.
2. The Nameless One by Xia Hunt (coming out soon)
Oh man, this is one of the most GORGEOUS tarot decks I have ever come across in my life! The key theme for this tarot deck is the subconscious, and as such, the tarot cards are larger and more promiscuous without labels on them. I am eagerly waiting for the preorders to be sent out in early January 2021 (hopefully!) since the artist, Xia Hunt, has to fulfill the Kickstarter preorders first, but I am honestly shaking in excitement for this deck!
It is honestly hands down the best deck to explore the inner crevasses of your mind with, and surface unexpected suppressed memories. As such, it is suitable for almost any situation, not to mention, there will also be a huge (600+ paged) book coming for it as well. This will be summarizing and detailing the historical and symbolic background for each card, in both the traditional strain of their production, and Hunt’s own interpretation of her own cards.
1. True Black Tarot by Arthur Wang
Last but obviously not least, the True Black Tarot.
Dreamy sigh.
There is no discourse needed to explain the utter trascendance of this deck, in the tarot world. The amount of effort put into creating this deck, by Wang, throughout the 3 years of just brainstorming and creating these timeless cards is remarkable.
For my lovely followers, you can be sure to be on the lookout for these cards to be involved heavily in future readings and spellwork from me. This is the go-to deck for any readings you may have, since they are not only flexible, but also ties everything together from all aspects you must cover. I highly recommend this deck, especially to magick practitioners who are looking for advice on their paths.
Honestly, there is no deck better than this. Period.
As a witch your most powerful tool is yourself.
There was something so wonderful about your soul that the universe just wanted you to exist. (or this is your 1004th time existing if youre a old soul.)
Theres absolutely a reason for you to be alive and exist right now, you have the right to take up space, take pride in who you are and cherish the person youve become, things you overcame and just the fire inside you.
You are very powerful, you have the world at your fingertips, you have ancestors/guides/archangels/deities or family/friends/soul family that love you and follow your journey to give you a helping hand as well as company spiritually/physically.
Youre so special, so so amazing with how you do witchcraft that its so unique and different, you are powerful in your own right with the ability to learn as you go.
Take some self care, practice self love, keep positive, get help when you need it, voice your love to the people you love and enjoy your craft.
Enjoy existing, theres beauty in it all, you have a purpose and you are just the light of someones life.
Do that spell, make those runes and shuffle those tarots my witch 💖. The universe is calling to you.
If you want spread the love! Tag your loved ones, your fellow witches or just anyone to remind them you care!
This goes out to all my followers or whoever stumbles upon this, you are loved!
Please take take your meds if you have any
Drink some water
Eat a lil something you like
Take a self care day and replenish yourself
Dont forget to cleanse to keep bad/negative energies/spirits from keeping you down.
Confidence
"Vivid Dreams" sigil by @thatgayguywitch
Thanks for the inspiration, @just-a-reindeer ! Hope you enjoy the sigil.
Leaving tiny little vials of herbs or luck spells for someone to find. Charmed coins or hand made runes. Mini tarot cards, bought or handmade. Little pieces of sea glass, tiny crystals, dried flowers, or pretty sigils neatly folded and closed with a sticker or washi tape.
More tea leaf divination knowledge. Take notes.
Ingredients:
This potion is not for consumption!
This one is real easy to make. Just get a little container, a small glass or a little bowl or one of those little condiment holders, and add in a nice little pile of your spice, then a few flowers, and enough oil to coat both things.
Carefully swirl the oil around in the container, or stir if you’d prefer, then place it somewhere near where you sleep, but not where it might get knocked over in the night!
I personally like to place it where it’ll be in the moonlight, but that is completely optional.
For added power, leave a few things that you like around the container!
Explanation of Ingredients:
Lavender oil:
This one is actually pulling double duty! The lavender soothes and heals, while smoothing out the energy around it, and the oil represents light and safety, as well as bringing the other ingredients together so that they can work as a team.
If it would be more convenient for you to use dried lavender or lavender essential oil, simply add some cooking oil to the mix to make sure that it is unified!
Sunflower seed oil is my personal favorite, since sunflowers are also protective and cheerful, but it’s okay to use whatever oil you have available!
Just be sure that it doesn’t smell bad to you, or it might be hard to sleep near it!
I don’t yet know of many flowers that I would use in place of lavender (maybe jasmine?), but if you have one (or more!) that you prefer, go ahead! As long as it is soothing and promotes healing.
Ground cloves:
The cloves are to give this potion some oomph! They are a protective spice, good for banishing negative spirits and energy, but they have some gentler qualities too.
Cloves also promote love and healing, which will boost the lavender.
You can use things like nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice (which is a blend of several of these, plus or minus some things!) in place of cloves. The important thing is that it be a spice with some kick, but isn’t as harsh as, say, black pepper.
Primrose flowers:
These are just the finishing touch. They are a generally positive plant, promoting love and the revealing of secrets, which is useful here for letting you know in your sleep that you are okay, and that you are just dreaming.
I’ve read that these flowers are sometimes associated with the Fair Folk, so if you thing that your nightmares might be stemming from an issue with them, perhaps substitute a different flower in for them, and leave the primrose out in a different room as a small offering.
The important thing in deciding what flower to use as a substitution is finding one that is energetic without being enough to interfere with your sleep, and gives off a sense of kindness or peace.
Try to find a flower that you could see quietly reading a book while you rest nearby, keeping an eye on you to make sure you’re okay.
Purpose:
To be a glamour spell that provides the caster with a polished, attractive, and glowing appearance and to help them appear to be more charismatic, confident, and powerful.
Items:
Process:
Firstly, paint the nails of one of your hands(once the polish is on, you can incorporate the optional cinnamon stick by smoldering it over your nails before and\or during the chant). While your nails are drying, say:
May this increase my glamour And make all who perceive me instantly enamored. Whilst this dries, Let it solidify The attractiveness, charisma, and confidence inside of me. May I be polished and powerful in my own right, And may I always shine bright. May this spell give me glamour pure That glows from inside of me akin to a star. Glamour, glamour, let it be. Be it, let it, may it be.
Repeat the above for your other hand. Then close your eyes and imagine a glow coming from your nails, and picture it highlighting all of the best features about you, as well as bringing out all of the characteristics mentioned before in the “purpose” section. Open your eyes once you feel that the spell is complete, and enjoy!
LOOKIT!
LOOKIT!
LOOKIT!
LOOKIT!
AHHHH!
THEY’RE HERE! WELL, SOME OF THEM ARE HERE! AND I’M SO HAPPY WITH THEM!
All this struggle suddenly seems so worth it. Holy shit.
I gotta hook up my amazing Kickstarter backers, but then the deck will FINALLY go up for normal sales! I expect that’s gonna take… maybe a week?
If you wanna know when my deck is available for sale, email me at [email protected] and put “ADD ME” in the subject line to join my deck release mailing list. That is the ONLY email you will receive. No spam!
These look so great!!! OwO
Baby witches who follow me, if y’all wanna get into tarot but feel intimidated by it, I totally recommend joining the mailing list, since I know Germ designed this deck to be friendly to new readers!
Yes! I did! And was so excited I totally forgot to, like, mention that! Thank you!
The deck has short upright and reversed definitions for all cards, elemental symbols and keywords for each Minors suit, and is color-coded to aid in retaining the information. They also have both Roman and Arabic numberals to help build that association as well.
I love the new boxes! Congrats :)
Oh holy snap where do I buy this?
@littlewitchlingrowan It’s on my shop at germscurioshop.bigcartel.com as a Coming Soon item. :) Right now I need to take care of my Kickstarter preorders first, but it should be available within the next week. Email me at [email protected] with “ADD ME” in the subject of you’d like to get an email when it’s officially available.
Could be used in the sense of plants, or in the sense of emotional/spiritual maturity - @zhephaesthetics
I just saw this bc I haven’t viewed tumblr from a computer in forever I’m so sorry!! I assume since you submitted this you meant for it to be posted but if not, I can take this down! But you always design the prettiest sigils 💕
