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Katie (or Darkling is fine), 23, gay, green/eclectic solitary witch, non-recon Hellenic pagan, follower of Hades, Persephone, and Hekate. This is more or less my online grimoire/journal/aesthetic/reference page for witchcraft and paganism. Think digital commonplace book. If you have any advice for this relatively new path, have ideas to share, or just want to say hi, my inbox is open :D
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Latin phrases to use as incantations.

This is gonna be a long list.

  • ab intra - from within
  • ab origine - from the source
  • absit iniuria - “let insult be absent”
  • absit invidia - “let envy be absent”
  • absit omen - “let omens be absent”
  • ab uno disce omnes - from one, learn all.
  • abyssus abyssum invocat - deep calleth unto deep
  • a capite ad calcem - from head to heel
  • acta non verba - actions not words
  • ad altiora tendo - “I strive to higher things”
  • ad astra - to the stars
  • ad fontes - to the sources
  • ad meliora - towards better things
  • ad oculos - to the eyes
  • ad undas - to the waves
  • ad victoriam - to victory
  • adsum - I am here
  • a fortiori - from the stronger/from strength
  • a mari usque ad mare - from sea to sea
  • audeamus - let us dare
  • audentes fortuna iuvat - fortune favors the bold
  • audi, vide, tace - hear, see, be silent
  • beatae memoriae - of blessed memory
  • bona fide - in good faith
  • bono malum superate - overcome evil with good
  • capax infiniti - holding the infinite
  • carpe diem - seize the day
  • carpe noctem - seize the night
  • cave - beware
  • ceteris paribus - all other things being equal
  • circa - around
  • citius, altius, fortius - faster, higher, stronger
  • clavis aurea - golden key
  • cogito ergo sum - I think, therefor I am
  • compos mentis - in control of the mind
  • concilio et labore - by wisdom and effort
  • concordia cum veritate - in harmony with truth
  • concordia salus - well-being through harmony
  • coniunctis viribus - with connected strength
  • consummatum est - it is complete
  • corruptus in extremis - corrupt to the extreme
  • crescit eundo - it grows as it goes
  • de novo - from the new
  • de profundis - from the depths
  • dies irae - day of wrath
  • dona nobis pacem - give us peace
  • ego te provoco - I challenge you
  • esse est percipi - to be is to be perceived  
  • esse quam videri - to be, rather than to seem
  • esto quod es - be what you are
  • ex animo - from the soul
  • ex luna scientia - from the moon, knowledge
  • ex scientia tridens - from knowledge, sea power
  • ex silentio - from silence
  • ex undis - from the waves of the sea
  • experientia docet - experience teaches
  • fac et spera - do and hope
  • fac fortia et patere - do brave deed and endure
  • faciam quodlibet quod necesse est - I’ll do whatever it takes
  • faciam ut mei memineris - I’ll make you remember me
  • facta, non verba - deeds, not words
  • fortis et liber - strong and free
  • fortis in arduis - strong in difficulties
  • gloriosus et liber - glorious and free
  • hic abundant leones - here lions abound
  • hic et nunc - here and now
  • hic sunt dracones - here there are dragons
  • hinc illae lacrimae - hence those tears
  • hinc itur ad astra - from here the way leads to the stars
  • igni ferroque - with fire and iron
  • in memoriam - into the memory
  • in nocte consilium - advice comes over night
  • libra - balance
  • littera scripta manet - the written words endure
  • locus standi - a right to stand
  • luceo non uro - I shine, not burn
  • luctor et emergo - I struggle and emerge
  • mare liberum - free sea
  • memento vivere - remember to live
  • more ferarum - like beasts
  • natura non contristatur - nature is not saddened
  • nec spe, nec metu - without hope, without fear
  • noli me tangere - do not touch me
  • ophidia in herba - a snake in the grass
  • pro se - for oneself
  • propria manu - by one’s own hand
  • quaere - to seek
  • quod abundat non obstat - what is abundant does not hinder
  • resurgam - I shall arise
  • semper ad meliora - always towards better things
  • semper anticus - always forward
  • semper apertus - always open
  • semper fortis - always brave
  • semper liber - always free
  • stet - let it stand
  • tuebor - I will protect
  • vera causa - true cause
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Prayer to Khthonic Deities

“Mighty and powerful Gods of the Underworld

I come to you this night

To praise and honor you under the night sky

I thank you for all that you do, Almighty Gods

For you all are the guardians of night, death, and darkness

You all balance the world

Without you life and light cannot exist

I send my prayers and thanks to you all, Great Khthonic Gods

And know you all will be there at the entrance of the Underworld

to greet us when we pass from this life

Hail to the Underworld Gods!”

Written by me.

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breelandwalker how close are these substitutions? Most look pretty good but another set of eyes on the list won’t hurt!

Well, I question the use of fresh fruit and black tea for reasons of neatness and adulteration, and I can’t agree with Barley for protection when it’s usually used for abundance and growth.

If you’re looking to put this exclusively into cooking magic, then yes, this is viable, but for general spellcraft, I’d make some alterations.

The changes I would make (ignoring the specialty herbs) would be:

  • Courage - Ginger
  • Luck - Orange Peel
  • Money - Allspice
  • Protection - Basil & Rosemary
  • Success - Cinnamon

Salt for purification works fine, as does Pecan for gaining employment. Other grocery store finds that are very useful would be Thyme for all-purpose healing, Honey for sweetening and persuasion, Chervil or Apples for love, and Bay Leaves for banishing.

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maddiviner

Nobody really appreciates astrology and how useful it is in Tarot sometimes. Or, maybe I’m wrong. People should definitely look into it!

Gonna check these against my star chart later.

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I went ahead and made a cleaner image for the new spread, I like how it turned out. I had to switch two of the positions with each other because it made more sense this way. Anyhow, on with the explanation:

- Place the Sun card in the center

- Position 1: Your self in the light or parts of yourself that you see often

- Position 2: Your self in the shadows or parts of yourself you don’t use much

- Position 3: What you seek at the moment

- Position 4: What you have left behind

- Position 5: What you need at the moment

- Position 6: What to let go of now

- Position 7: The path you will soon take

- Position 8: Your deepest heart brought to light

So there it is! An image, a description…everything you need in order to Read The Sun and learn more about yourself! Let me know if you use this spread, I’d be very curious to see if it worked well for anyone else. I tried it out and it worked out pretty nicely, things seemed accurate and helpful.

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My Personal Haides’ Epithets

I love epithets! I also love creating and finding my own to use for worship. Here are a few I use in my hymns, poems, and prayers to Haides. 

  • Father of Snapdragons - have you seen the little seed capsule things? They look like skulls. I feel like He and Persephone collaborated and created a flower child. 
  • Solemn King of Ages - He’s been there through the years, the ages, He has seen people from every generation. 
  • Flower-Wreathed King - I feel like Haides has a certain flair for His beautiful wife’s gift to the world. When they’re together, I view it blooming and when they’re apart… 
  • King of Broken Petals - This is the more morose aspect of Haides I worship. It’s the Haides I picture with a withered flower crown, bent over in His throne, humming a sad melody that reminds Him of a song Persephone sang once. 
  • The Dreaded Son of the Shadows - This is the epithet I use to describe His strength, power, and His darker side. I like to honour the deathly part of Haides, the King of death. 
  • Bone King - This is pretty self explanatory, He is the King of the dead. 
  • Overseer of the Dead - Just a similar title to Host of Many. 
  • Dragon King - Dragons are often viewed as creatures who treasure shiny, valuable things. Sometimes I offer crystals and pieces of jewelry to Him under this title. 
  • Scout of Light - He waits for Persephone each Spring and Summer, constantly scouting for her divine light. 
  • King of Soft Smiles - I picture His expression unwilling to change, but does on occasion. In particular, to the soft smile Persephone inspires. 
  • Master of Plenty - This is an epithet of abundance. 
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I wrote this hymn to Haides and Persephone, focusing on the connection between them, the Earth, while they are apart. Feel free to reblog, and share with credit to me. Do not remove my caption, and if you want to repost it elsewhere, ask me first please. You are welcome to print and use as you please for personal use, and may use it for group rituals and such with credit to me. I hope you enjoy using it!

The background image is from canva.com, and is free to use and distribute.

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Icicles have protective, defensive properties, and are also great in curse work! Melt an icicle in a jar, and use it’s water to protect or attack.

I MUST DO THIS. O.O

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florence welch: forest goddess, queen of the fae
hozier: florence's son with a mortal woodcutter, trapped between the mortal realm and the fae realm
lorde: dark entity summoned by victorian occultists
lady gaga: diva possessed by the spirit of a modern art exhibit
beyonce and solange: the sun and the moon
kanye west: protagonist of an epic greek tragedy
lana del rey: met the devil at the crossroads and sucked his dick
carly rae jepsen: a mortal, but we don't deserve her
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florence welch: forest goddess, queen of the fae
hozier: florence's son with a mortal woodcutter, trapped between the mortal realm and the fae realm
lorde: dark entity summoned by victorian occultists
lady gaga: diva possessed by the spirit of a modern art exhibit
beyonce and solange: the sun and the moon
kanye west: protagonist of an epic greek tragedy
lana del rey: met the devil at the crossroads and sucked his dick
carly rae jepsen: a mortal, but we don't deserve her
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fyodorpavlov

Another #inktober drawing I worked on over the weekend inspired by @laurakimsey’s gorgeous portrait in Greenwood Cemetery. Definitely falling behind with everything else going on, but enjoying eking these little drawings out when I can. #inktober2017

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