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@hiswitchcraft / hiswitchcraft.tumblr.com

| He/him | Been practicing for at least 4 years |

| I try to help new witches as best I can ~ I talk about being a trans masc witch specifically sometimes |

| Please look at this post before asking me a question/following me, thanks! |

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Hello everyone! I’ve gone on one of my many hiatuses as a lot of you have probably noticed. I haven’t posted in a long time but I felt like it was finally time I come on here and address this break. This one is a little bit different from the previous ones where I just got busy or burnt out.

This account has been very good to me. It’s been a huge part of my teenagehood. A wonderful hobby. A wonderful project. But a while back, various things made me realize I’m really not qualified to teach and approach witchcraft with the approach and tone that I do with my content. I’ve had moments of realizing that I don’t know how I got here, teaching as seriously as I do. Well I do know… but well, it escalated over a long time and is a long story. So I just sort of drifted away from posting as I was having this realization.

I’ve also realized I’m really not interested in teaching about witchcraft anymore. I’ve let making content about witchcraft take energy away from me focusing on my own practice far too many times. I wish I could say it was just one.

I have other interests. Other special interests. Other things I may in the future even make content about. But the persona on this account just really isn’t for me anymore!

If there’s anyone still about who enjoyed my content and is upset by this, I’m sorry ❤️ And I’m sorry if my content ever fed you ignorance, misinformation, or not the whole picture.

I may return to this account eventually and delete it or rebrand it or just post more casual witchcraft content but for now I think I’ll post this and leave it be. Thank for you reading. Thanks to those of you who stuck by for months or years and really supported me. Thanks to those who came back and told me how much my replies or content helped them. I won’t forget that!

Last but not least by any means, thank you to the person who made me realize it’s best even and especially for me that I step away from making witchcraft posts. You know who you are ❤️

If any of you want to be friends or keep in touch, feel free to reach out.

I hope all of you are doing wonderfully!

love,

HisWitchcraft.

Anonymous asked:

Any tips for setting intentions? I find my mind jumps all over the place when I try to zero in on one, and I'm worried I don't even know how it works. If you have resources, I'd greatly appreciate em.

Setting or focusing on your intention doesn't have to look one way. Maybe you're set on setting intentions being just thinking the same word or words over and over again, or visualization, or meditation, and that's just not working for you. You don''t have to do it that way.

Maybe try something else. You can say the same words over and over again out loud, you can make a rhyme or poem out of them, you can visualize something like a color that you associate with your intention, sing or play a song you associate with your intention, use a petition, which I have a post on here, get creative! Get really creative.

Ask yourself this. What about it is making it difficult to focus, when can you focus and how can you incorporate that into your practice?

Anonymous asked:

Actually, I do have kinda a "new witch" question: I follow a few witch tumblrs that advocate for like personal correspondences and making your practice your own, especially if something doesn't vibe with you or isn't accessible (eg my family watches like hawks and would notice if I took some herbs mysteriously). What's your thoughts on this? Do you think it's something we should do?

(Also side tangent, since idk crystal correspondences well I've been looking up how they are made scientifically to come up with correspondences)

Oh you must not have been around my blog recently! I made a post about their not too long ago. Yes I absolutely think that's something witches should do.

Belief is a part of it. Your practice may function differently because through UPG you've developed unique beliefs and that changes how you approach things.

Accessibility is also a factor. Like in the example you used, there are secret witches. There are poor witches. There are mentally ill and disabled witches who have to all approach things differently.

Also correspondences are deeply subjective and influenced by culture. You can develop personal correspondences, yes. I did this by learning a lot of the common correspondences you'll find in books or online, and then asking myself where those came from. The answers are vast. Science. Culture. Folklore. Comparison to other plants. Comparison to other correspondence system that are also subjective and cultural. You get the idea. Then I started looking into local plants, studying them, experimenting and developing my own uses.

Sorta like what you described with crystals! Which btw, I would be happy to find you some common crystal correspondences, but I honestly think your approach is smart. I always suggest people look into the science behind the things they're working with, like foraging, botany, and gardening for plants. Geology is just that for crystals, gemstones, etc.

In fact my practice is mostly made up of this concept. Learn about what other people are doing and why they do it, then experiment with your own methods and develop ideas and beliefs from there.

As long as you know the how, the why, the risks, or for things like spell work, how to undo, then you can go nuts. You can do things you've never seen in books or seen other witches do.

Witchcraft is deeply personal. Each witch will have their own rules.

#I mean I do usually advocate for not falling down the alt right pipeline or appropriating #and warding is something to consider especially with magic and spell work #but those still aren't necessarily rules I suppose!

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Anonymous asked:

hey, hope you are well!

i'm a beginner witch and one of my goals in witchcraft is to eventually do deity work.

i was wondering if you could give me any insight into the practice you may have and any things to look into on this path?

thanks so much!

hiswitchcraft answered:

So deity work is actually not an inherent part of witchcraft! Not all witches are religious, Pagan, or work with deities. I don’t. I just practice the craft, so unfortunately I don’t have a lot of insight on that front.

If you’re new I do have some general insight and things I think a new witch should keep in mind, things to watch out for, you get the idea. You were probably asking about deities but I'm gonna tell you these things anyways!

What I Think a New Witch Should Know

Bad ideologies - I'm not gonna sugarcoat this one. There's a lot of nazis and TERFs lurking around. New age stuff can be (almost always is) a pipeline to ideas that are based in white supremacy and anti semitism and I see a lot of people just ending up caught in the web of anti semitic conspiracy theories when they're into new age stuff. A lot of TERFs will say things like "we're the daughters of the witches you couldn't burn" or that only women are magical or can be witches. Now the concept of the divine feminine has been appropriated and is turning people into tradwives and TERFs and spreading bioessentialsm and basically just spreading transphobia and taking people down the alt right pipeline. I know I mention this is a lot but it's really important to me! Practice research skills. Consider where ideas come from and their history before internalizing them.

No rules - There aren't any rules. I generally do not tolerate cultural appropriation and strongly encourage people to ward, so those are the closest things to rules that I preach, but at the end of the day there are no rules. If someone says "you have to/can't do this to be a witch" like 99% of the time they're full of shit. People who are BRAND new contact me with the same 10 misconceptions all the time. Be weary of people who say there are strict rules, they may just be preaching their beliefs as facts.

Safety & discernment - The other two kinda go over this already but this is just a general suggestion. Practice regular safety precautions and discernment! Discernment is asking things like is this suggestion safe for me? Where did this idea come from and what's its history? Or for your own practice, could this experience have a logical, not spiritual, explanation? This will keep you from falling for bad ideas and misinformation but also from burning yourself on candles, ingesting herbs you don't know anything about and rendering your medications ineffective, following essential oil advice that will give you a chemical burn, assuming that an experience is spiritual when it is not, and so much more!

Learn what you want - You wanna know what I think you should look into? Dogwhistles. Okay that was me being a little bit funny, we already talked about TERFs and watching out for them. While dogwhistles are a generally good to know I think as far as your witchcraft practice and research goes, you should learn whatever the hell you want. As I've mentioned in my pinned post, I have built my practice and beliefs from scratch and approach teaching with the same goals in mind for you. You wanna know what you should learn? I don't know. You tell me. If you want some general suggestions? Do actually learn dogwhistles. Learn about practices that are closed so you do not appropriate from them. Learn about warding and go outside and learn about the animals and plants around you! But as far as practices go, like tarot or spells or spirit work? Learn about the ones you think are neat.

Also if you wanna know about deity work, specifically working with the Greek pantheon or Aphrodite, I think @teawiththegods is pretty cool. She's nice. Ask him stuff!

I hope this helps 💕

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Hey new witches!

What are some things you wish you could ask someone who's more experienced but are afraid to? Or maybe what's something you're struggling with but haven't thought to ask about?

Sometimes I struggled especially when I was newer but it never really occurred to me to ask someone else for resources or advice. I also feel like a lot of people may feel they will be shamed for their questions, so know this is a space where I specifically will not tolerate that! This stuff can be confusing. There are a lot of conflicting ideas.

If I don't know the answer hopefully I can direct you to someone who does. Also I stole this idea from @coinandcandle, I thought it'd be fun to do since I've been getting a few new followers. Hope you don't mind!

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Discernment tip for newbies!

A lot of witches talk about how important discernment is, including me, so here's an example of how to do it when it comes to your practice (discernment in research is a whole different post…) I consider it the number one discernment rule and the default for me. If you have an experience that you feel may be intuitive, a sign, or an entity, ask yourself this: Could this experience have a logical explanation, not a spiritual one?

That isn't to say that if an experience does have a logical explanation that that’s the right answer 100% of the time, but I find that most of the time that's the case.

It's important to me to default to a more common or logical explanation especially as someone who experiences paranoia. Defaulting to something being a sign is in my opinion not conducive to a solid witchcraft practice, and honestly sometimes not healthy!

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Anonymous asked:

do you have any sea witch resources by any chance? if not that’s fine

hiswitchcraft answered:

I didn't have any saved but I found some just for you! I haven't proofread everything here, so remember to always take what you read with a grain of salt, critically think and cross reference.

Sea Witch Resources

Also this website/personal blog is under construction and I have no idea how long it's been that way but it looks cool and may be something to keep an eye on?

I feel like concepts like "sea witch" are a relatively new thing so a lot of what I found tends to be shorter, online inspiration unfortunately. But it's something!

Also reminder, you guys can ask me for resources anytime. I'm more likely to get back to you through messages, but I do my best either way.

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New Witch Resources

I’m gonna say it again, I made a google doc full of online resources for new witches!

See see see it’s absolutely packed with good stuff! We’re talking PDFs, small businesses to get books from, and tons of links. Please go check it out! And remember my DMs are always open if you have any or many questions 💕

Ahhh we hit 2000 notes yay! Remember my dms are always open if you guys need specific resources or help.

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justsomecatsinatrenchcoat asked:

id love to see your collection/list! my tarot niche is cat themed decks but i love seeing what otber people are drawn to :)

My Collection of Divination Decks

You're so sweet! You got it! I wish this post hadn’t taken so long. When it was halfway done I decided to take the pictures myself instead and got overwhelmed so I've done it a bit at a time. Anyways you guys remember that I'm always happy to help you find beginner decks that work for you or decks that fit certain ideas or themes! Rather if that's more inclusivity, certain vibes, the deck being based on animals, plants, etc. Don't be afraid to reach out!

Without further delay, the decks...

The Classic Rider Waite

This was my first deck as I'm sure it was for a lot of people. I heard a lot of people talking about it and knew a lot of other decks were based on it so I got it. I'm glad it was my first deck because it helped familiarize me with all the Rider Waite based decks yet to come in my practice and it's just a sort of neutral starting point. I could also see the appeal in getting a more themed deck which is why I offer to help beginners find one that fits their needs. The good deck is the deck you'll pick up and use!

The Linestrider Tarot

This was my first deck that's well... not just the plain old Rider Waite. I was 14 or 15 when I got it so it probably wouldn't be my first pick now, aesthetic wise, but I have a huge soft spot for it. It's always felt like I was in tune with this deck and I love little details like that The Fool has no face and the two of cups are cats! Like isn't that just the cutest? Also it wasn't that expensive and came with a solid box and a thick guidebook, which is always a welcome bonus in my opinion.

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Anonymous asked:

I am a witch who's trying to get back into witchcraft after an immense amount of burn out. The burn out wasn't due to the witchcraft, it was due to things piling on my brain in general. What sort of things do you suggest to ease myself back into it? If you don't have an answer that's okay, just thought to ask

I've been dealing with this myself and I actually just made a video on it that I really like not too long ago, so I think I can help you!

How to Come Back to the Craft After Burn Out (+ A Guide to doing Witchcraft with Low Spoons)

I was burnt out in general and because of the craft, particularly because of the way I was filtering my personal practice through social media. I realized a lot of my burnout was tied to pushing myself, and shame. I feel like maybe this is common. This is a mix of both personal and witchy advice, and I may be projecting, but I think you have to focus first and foremost on not rushing back in and getting overwhelmed by adding a bunch of stuff to your routine at once and trying to do everything right or perfect. A good practice or routine is sustainable, not perfect. Perfect is the enemy of good, and also the enemy of done. I've had to focus on this a lot recently.

With this in mind, you might be wondering where you should even begin when it comes to actually practicing again. Remember to go slow. I’d suggest thinking about what you were doing and interested in before and start practicing and researching whatever sounds the most fun when you’re ready. You could also go over any notes you had about your practice before, if you had a blog or something look at that, etc. You get the idea! It will help you remember and might inspire you. If you really enjoyed tarot for example, you could do that when you feel inspired to. Starting slow is important. if you want go slower you could just do whatever practices you were doing before, or like now, whenever you feel like it. You could also try working witchcraft into your routine. Routine is hard for a lot of people but it doesn’t have to be intense. It can just be adding one thing. That’s all it needs to be. It could be something you do once a month, once a week, when you wake up, after you brush your teeth, only some days or whatever you think will make you feel the best.

Of course I don’t know anything about your practice but to inspire you and others, here’s some ways you can easily introduce magic into your life.

Anonymous asked:

i love your posts, and im wondering if you have one on warding/wards! if you dont, could you tell me about them and how to set them up? thanks!!

Aw thank you! To be honest with you I had a post on them a long time ago but after a while it started to feel very simple and outdated to compared to what I had learned. I deleted it planning to make a new one, but as time has gone on I’ve learned more and more and so that’s going to be one of the biggest longest projects I’ve ever tackled and I wanna do it a right. Goodness knows when that will be. So realistically if I tried to answer this for you it would just sit in my drafts for ages.

Instead of doing that, I thought I’d just go on and respond explaining and saying the best I can comfortably offer for now is what’s in my new witch resources google doc if you haven’t seen that. And although I know it intimidates some of you for some reason, the opportunity to message me and I can share what I know as best I can without getting overwhelmed. It’s not ideal and I wish I had a better answer but I know it’s realistically what I can offer for now.

Anonymous asked:

Hi! I am working with a deity I find very little people work with on a goal that is a little unusual, and there are other things I would like to do that in general I don’t see people talk openly about. Would using existing practices/spells and tweaking them be ok? How would I know if it will work? Or should I be working from the ground up? It’s very daunting as a beginner!

Hi! So as stated in my pinned post, I do not work with deities and can’t really speak on doing more unusual practices or experimenting with that. However if there’s one thing I know about from my own practice it may just be experimenting with spell work. As long as the existing practices or techniques are open, yes you can do things like tweak or make substitutions with spells. I encourage it actually in my post about spell writing. In my experience? You won’t know a spell will work until you try. There’s so many factors that go into spell work that although I think you can make an educated guess after a while, sometimes you’ll miss stuff. You can also write spells, methods or correspondences from the ground up and this is one of my favorite things to do in my practice. But like I said you can also start with experimenting with different ideas and substitutions and build up to doing things from the scratch too. It’s really up to you! I know this isn’t super direct instructions, but it’s experimenting we’re talking about here and these answers are really just based on my personal experience. Also as it states in my pinned post you’re best off messaging me about spell work because I can only do so much without elaboration and the ability to ask questions, and I feel that especially applies to something like this. It’s a personal thing. With all that having been said, you’re welcome to message me for a discussion about this and my approach. I hope this provides insight either way if you’re not comfortable reaching out! 💕

serenespacecadet asked:

hey! i haven't practiced my craft in a while (mental health) and I really want start practicing again daily in little ways. right now I want to take little steps to get back on track. what is your favorite way to incorporate witchcraft into your daily life?

Hi! I was in the same situation not too long ago and I have a post about doing exactly that, adding little things back into your life to return to the practice. I think adding little things back into your routine is the one of the best ways to approach something like this. Here’s that post:

How to Come Back to the Craft After Burn Out

I also have this post!

Ideas for Your Witchcraft Routine

I hope that helps 💕

#starryeyedspacecadet

Anonymous asked:

hello! i just saw your post encouraging witches to post their craft, and i find that encouraging on a personal level.

the only problem is me not knowing witchcraft + living in an unsafe place. but once it’s safe, i will post about my queer witchcraft adventures!

-ghost anon (not sure if that’s taken yet)

Hi! Sorry I’m getting to this a little later than usual. I’m glad you found it encouraging! That was the idea but I’m not sure it’s come across that way to everyone :( Anyways what I said wasn’t meant to mean everyone should post all the time. You be safe okay?

Also P.S the only consistent anon I have is CAH anon (I think) so you’re all good! Welcome to my inbox ghost anon :)

Anonymous asked:

Cah anon, I had a rough day yesterday and then you replied to my message and I was like “oh yeah I was supposed to take this week in tiny bites”. Also, I did a reading for today and the cards said “dont be h*rny” and im like “wow rude, that wasnt even the plan but go off” so yeah the cards have good advice and also weird advice

I’m sorry it took me so long to respond to this but that’s partially because I didn’t want it to leave my inbox 😭 It has made me laugh so many times. If I had gotten that card I absolutely would have forgotten and gotten overwhelmed.

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🎨Art Magic Ideas🎨

Use enchanted waters such as moon, elemental or holy waters to enchant your paint water
Create a thoughtform for/ensorcell a tool (paintbrush, pencil, needle, etc.) to assist your spell(s)
Recite chants/prayers/affirmations (intention) as you work
Experiment using herbs, resins, teas, etc. to make magical pigments
Make sigil stamps out of erasers, cork, hot glue, etc.
Create a portrait of your shadow self, or your witch/wizard/whatever-sona
Compile or record different playlists for different spell 'genres', meditation, and "vision board-ing"
Create your own recycled handmade enchanted paper for petitions
Protect your spells by documenting them in pictograms- use only images to portray the process
Use a recycled or handmade decorated container to house your 'personal demons'

Y’all this existing is a result of that post I made saying people should try making their own content more 🥹 That makes me so happy. I have actually never seen a post on art magic suggest making sigil stamps! I love that.

#pageofpomegranates

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I had such a lovely exchange with @hiswitchcraft today! It was so great!

I said a thing! I was read as a simple neutral statement of thing (as it always should be until more context is known) instead of in bad / poor faith (which we desperately need to stop doing)! And then we had a really lovely dialogue about the thing (YAY) instead of me getting a bunch of completely unnecessary posturing bullshit like always (BOO)!

I've been around too long, y'all ... This is the kind of "old Witchblr" I miss (whenever I see the few rare little gems that can manage it instead of being huffy, egotistical, vapid little pissants for no actual reason) ... Please keep being darlings. Witchblr needs more beautifully inquisitive, good faith people like you 💜 This is the stuff that gives me hope for our community and its future.

This warms my heart! 🥹 I honestly just have a hard time interpreting tone, so I’m cautious with assuming negative or rude intent and approach people with that same neutrality. I guess this is one of the benefits of that!

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